page_title: 1967 in jazz
section_title: Deaths
hierarchical_section_title: 1967 in jazz / Deaths
caption_attribution_description: English: Billy Strayhorn on 14 Aug 1958
context_page_description: This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1967.
context_section_description: January
  9 – Rob Swope, American trombonist (born 1926).
  February
  11
  Edmond Hall, American clarinetist and bandleader (born 1901).
  Simon Brehm, Swedish upright bassist (born 1921).
  12 – Muggsy Spanier, American cornetist (born 1901).
  25 – Fats Pichon, American pianist, singer, bandleader, and songwriter (born 1906).
  March
  7 – Willie Smith, American saxophonist, clarinetist, and singer (born 1910).
  8 – Herman Chittison, American pianist (born 1908).
  23 – Pete Johnson, American pianist (born 1904).
  April
  12 – Buster Bailey, American clarinetist and saxophonist (born 1902).
  17 – Red Allen, American trumpeter and vocalist (born 1908).
  May
  19 – Elmo Hope, American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (born 1923).
  23 – Carl-Henrik Norin, Swedish saxophonist (born 1920).
  31 – Billy Strayhorn, American composer and pianist (born 1915).
  August
  24 – Amanda Randolph, American actress, singer, and musician (born 1896).
  July
  17 – John Coltrane, American saxophonist and composer (born 1926).
  September
  7 – Rex Stewart, American cornetist, Duke Ellington Orchestra (born 1907).
  23 – Boots Mussulli, Italian-American jazz saxophonist (born 1915).
  25 – Stuff Smith, American violinist (born 1909).
  October
  19 – Billy Banks, American singer (born 1908).
  November
  8 – Keg Johnson, American trombonist (born 1908).
  10 – Ida Cox, African-American singer and vaudeville performer (born 1888).
  16 – Jimmy Archey, American trombonist (born 1902).
  December
  29 – Paul Whiteman, American bandleader, composer, orchestral director, and violinist (born 1890).
  Unknown date
  Randy Brooks, American trumpeter and bandleader (born 1919).
caption: Billy Strayhorn
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