Born on December 5
9 jazz musicians born on December 5, including Bhumibol Adulyadej, Enrico Pieranunzi, Egberto Gismonti and Art Davis.
Bhumibol Adulyadej
1927–2016 · former King of Thailand (1927–2016)
Enrico Pieranunzi
1949 · Italian jazz musician, classical pianist, composer…
Egberto Gismonti
1944 · Brazilian musician and composer
Art Davis
1934–2007 · American double-bassist
Kay Davis
1920–2012 · Jazz singer (1920–2012)
John Altman
1949 · British film composer
Alvin Tyler
1925–1998 · American R&B and neo-bop jazz saxophonist and arranger
Anders Bergcrantz
1961 · Swedish musician
Brian Bromberg
1960 · American musician
Died on December 5
Dave Brubeck
1920–2012 · American jazz pianist and composer (1920–2012)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
1935–1977 · American musician (1935-1977)
Kenny Dorham
1924–1972 · American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer (1924–1972)
Eugen Cicero
1940–1997 · Romanian-German jazz pianist
Bob Berg
1951–2002 · American jazz saxophonist (1951–2002)
Anca Parghel
1957–2008 · singer, music teacher
Dajos Béla
1897–1978 · (1897–1978) fiddle-player and band-leader
Bill Hardman
1932–1990 · American jazz musician (1933–1990)
Albums released on December 5
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 5 December 1995 | Victor/Victoria (1995 original Broadway cast) Henry Mancini |
| 5 December 2025 | Brass Concertos Corea, Higdon, Warnaar; José Sibaja, Joseph Alessi, Paul Jenkins, Derek W. Hawkes, Steven Brown, Gilbert Long, Nashville Symphony, Giancarlo Guerrero |
| 5 December 1978 | Remasters, Volume 2: Live in Austin Live Tom Waits |
| 5 December 2025 | Around The World (Live) Live Oscar Peterson |
| 5 December 1987 | 1987-12-05: Audimax, Hamburg, Germany Live Tom Waits |
| 5 December 2018 | Trilogy 2 Live Chick Corea, Christian McBride, Brian Blade |
| 5 December 2006 | Luminescence Disc 1 Pat Metheny, The Heath Brothers, Bill Smith, The Dave Brubeck Quartet |
| 5 December 2000 | Filmworks IX: Trembling Before G-d John Zorn |
| 5 December 2025 | Portraits at the Penthouse: Live in Seattle Live Bill Evans |
| 5 December 2005 | Un autre univers Tina Arena |
| 5 December 2017 | Lovemaker - L'Uomo Per Fare L'Amore Armando Trovajoli |
| 5 December 2011 | undun The Roots |
| 5 December 2002 | Sometimes I'm Happy Anita O’Day |
| 5 December 2012 | La Gitane Claude Bolling |
| 5 December 2018 | Comin’ in the Back Door Wynton Kelly |
| 5 December 1995 | Forever Now Level 42 |
| 5 December 2011 | Rendezvous Suite David Murray / Jamaaladeen Tacuma |
| 5 December 2000 | Stone Country Renee Olstead |
| 5 December 2019 | The Music of Wayne Shorter Live Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra & Wynton Marsalis |
| 5 December 2002 | Rockin' At The Hi-Hat Sonny Stitt |
| 5 December 2000 | Running Back Thru Canada Live The Guess Who |
| 5 December 1994 | Outer Dark Bill Laswell |
| 5 December 2025 | Golden Flower: Live in Sweden Live Yusef Lateef |
| 5 December 2019 | Jausmai Evelina Sašenko |
| 5 December 2018 | Helen Merrill in Tokyo Helen Merrill |
| 5 December 2025 | Seek & Listen: Live at the Penthouse Live Rahsaan Roland Kirk |
| 5 December 2025 | Vibrations in the Village: Live at the Village Gate Live Rahsaan Roland Kirk |
| 5 December 2007 | FLASH BACK capsule |
| 5 December 2001 | THE MAN WITH THE GUITAR -recorded at LIVETERIA- 高中正義 |
| 5 December 2025 | Live at Smoke Live Al Foster, Chris Potter, Brad Mehldau & Joe Martin |