1963 in jazz:

Events

Album releases

• Charles Mingus: The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
• Sun Ra: Cosmic Tones For Mental Therapy
• Joe Harriott: Movement
• Andrew Hill: Black Fire
• Bill Evans: Conversations with Myself
• Thelonious Monk: Criss Cross
• Jackie McLean: Destination Out
• Stanley Turrentine: Soul Shoutin'
• Eric Dolphy: Iron Man
• Jackie McLean: One Step Beyond
• Joe Henderson: Page One
• Kai Winding: Solo
• Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers: Caravan
• Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers: Buhaina's Delight
• Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers: Ugetsu
• Lee Morgan: Sidewinder
• Donald Byrd: A New Perspective
• Chico Hamilton: Man from Two Worlds
• Grant Green: Idle Moments
• Kenny Burrell: Midnight Blue

Standards

Births

Deaths

• Dinah Washington (August 29, 1924  December 14, 1963)
• Sonny Clark (July 21, 1931  January 13, 1963)
• Ike Quebec (August 17, 1918  January 16, 1963)
• Herbie Nichols (3 January 1919  12 April 1963)

References

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