Born on May 25
9 jazz musicians born on May 25, including Wallace Roney, Kitty Kallen, Marshall Allen and Melvin Gibbs.
Wallace Roney
1960–2020 · American jazz trumpeter (1960–2020)
Kitty Kallen
1921–2016 · American singer (1921-2016)
Marshall Allen
1924 · American jazz saxophonist, flutist and oboist (born 1924)
Melvin Gibbs
1958 · American bassist
Jimmy Hamilton
1917–1994 · American jazz musician (1917–1994)
Gary Foster
1936–2026 · Musician, Instrumentalist
Karin Bertling
1937 · actress
Pha Terrell
1910–1945 · American singer (1910–1945)
Jean-Marie Aerts
1951–2024 · Belgian guitarist and producer (1951–2024)
Died on May 25
Sonny Rollins
1930–2026 · American jazz saxophonist and composer (1930–2026)
Herb Jeffries
1913–2014 · American singer and actor (1913-2014)
Wardell Gray
1921–1955 · American musician (1921–1955)
Eric Gale
1938–1994 · American jazz guitarist (1938–1994)
Meco
1939–2023 · American musician (1939–2023)
Foday Musa Suso
1950–2025 · Gambian musician
Barney Wilen
1937–1996 · French saxophonist (1937-1996)
Paul Quinichette
1916–1983 · American saxophonist and jazz musician (1916-1983)
Jean-Louis Chautemps
1931–2022 · French jazz musician, saxophonist (1931–2022)
Albums released on May 25
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 25 May 2026 | Frankenstein: The True Story Gil Mellé |
| 25 May 2021 | Live 1991 Part Two (live) Live Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 25 May 2004 | Private Brubeck Remembers Dave Brubeck |
| 25 May 1999 | Too Marvelous for Words Count Basie |
| 25 May 2010 | 99 44/100% Dead! Henry Mancini |
| 25 May 2018 | Milhaud: La Bien-Aimée / Stravinsky: L’Oiseau de feu Darius Milhaud, Igor Stravinsky; Orchestre National d'Île-de-France, Enrique Mazzola, Rex Lawson |
| 25 May 2010 | così così Mina |
| 25 May 1973 | Killing Me Softly With Her Song Johnny Mathis |
| 25 May 2018 | Ofertório Live Caetano Veloso, Moreno Veloso, Zeca Veloso & Tom Veloso |
| 25 May 1983 | Jackson, Johnson, Brown & Company Jackson, J.J. Johnson, Brown & Company |
| 25 May 2018 | Greatest Hits Live Live Toto |
| 25 May 2005 | Milhaud: Concerto for Percussion and Small Orchestra / Poulenc: The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant / Jolivet: Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra Live Milhaud, Poulenc, Jolivet; Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa, Jean‐Louis Forestier, Thomas O’Kelly, Madoka Mayuzumi |
| 25 May 1979 | Fluid Rustle Eberhard Weber |
| 25 May 1990 | 大航海時代 菅野よう子 |
| 25 May 2012 | The Absence Melody Gardot |
| 25 May 1990 | Moon Child Pharoah Sanders |
| 25 May 1992 | 高橋悠治リアルタイム2 ゾーン・三宅・マセダ Live Zorn, Miyake, Maceda; 高橋悠治 |
| 25 May 2005 | Dr. John Bellinzona Piazza Blues Live Dr. John |
| 25 May 2004 | Algonquin Live Cecil Taylor |
| 25 May 1999 | Roots Cedar Walton |
| 25 May 1999 | Stir It Up - The Music of Bob Marley Monty Alexander |
| 25 May 2018 | Still Dreaming Joshua Redman, Ron Miles, Scott Colley, Brian Blade |
| 25 May 1979 | Casiopea Casiopea |
| 25 May 1990 | Droppin' Things Live Betty Carter |
| 25 May 2002 | Deep in a Dream Charlie Mariano |
| 25 May 1980 | To Chi Ka 渡辺香津美 |
| 25 May 2004 | Brutal Calling Bill Laswell vs. Submerged |
| 25 May 2007 | Live at the Hotel Nacional Havana 1986 Live Arturo Sandoval |
| 25 May 1999 | A joyful noise Chester Thompson |
| 25 May 1994 | Tone Poems David Grisman & Tony Rice |