1938 in jazz

Albums released in 1938

Standards written in 1938

Died in 1938

King Oliver 1881–1938 · American jazz cornet player and bandleader

Born in 1938

Etta James 1938–2012 · American singer (1938–2012) Freddie Hubbard 1938–2008 · American jazz trumpeter (1938–2008) McCoy Tyner 1938–2020 · American jazz pianist (1938–2020) Pupi Avati 1938 · Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter Lee Morgan 1938–1972 · American jazz trumpeter (1938–1972) Duane Eddy 1938–2024 · American guitarist (1938–2024) Jack Jones 1938–2024 · American singer and actor (1938–2024) Allen Toussaint 1938–2015 · American musician, songwriter and record producer… Charles Lloyd 1938 · American jazz musician Luigi Tenco 1938–1967 · Italian recording artist; singer, songwriter (1938-1967) Rhoda Scott 1938 · American musician Steve Kuhn 1938 · American pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach 1938 · German jazz pianist and composer Jaki Liebezeit 1938–2017 · German musician (1938-2017) Daniel Humair 1938 · Swiss drummer and painter (born 1938) Mike Mainieri 1938 · American vibraphonist Bobby Hebb 1938–2010 · American singer-songwriter (1938-2010) Julius Hemphill 1938–1995 · American saxophonist (1938-1995) Tony Oxley 1938–2023 · British drummer (1938–2023) Carlos Garnett 1938–2023 · Panamanian-American musician BL Booker Little 1938–1961 · American jazz musician (1938–1961) Joanne Brackeen 1938 · American jazz pianist and music educator PL Pete La Roca 1938–2012 · American drummer (1938–2012) JH Jimmy Hastings 1938–2024 · British musician (1938–2024) Eje Thelin 1938–1990 · Swedish trombonist (1938–1990) Perry Robinson 1938–2018 · American musician (1938–2018) Eric Gale 1938–1994 · American jazz guitarist (1938–1994) Roy Brooks 1938–2005 · American drummer (1938–2005) Charles Neville 1938–2018 · American musician (1938–2018) Dave Pike 1938–2015 · American jazz musician (1938–2015) William Thomas McKinley 1938–2015 · American composer and executive (1938–2015) WB Warren Bernhardt 1938–2022 · American pianist (1938–2022) HG Hal Galper 1938–2025 · American pianist Stix Hooper 1938 · American musician Tommy Vig 1938 · Hungarian percussionist, arranger, bandleader, and composer Monty Waters 1938–2008 · American jazz musician (1938–2008) Sugar Chile Robinson 1938 · American musician Odean Pope 1938 · American jazz saxophonist Denny Zeitlin 1938 · American pianist Stu Martin 1938–1980 · American musician (1938–1980) MW Mike Wofford 1938–2025 · American pianist Gap Mangione 1938 · American musician LM Lloyd Miller 1938–2024 · American jazz musician (1938–2024) Petr Skoumal 1938–2014 · Czech musician and composer (1938-2014) Günter Lenz 1938–2026 · German jazz musician FG François Guin 1938 · French conductor and trumpeter Gerd Dudek 1938–2022 · German musician (1938–2022) DP Dudu Pukwana 1938–1990 · South African musician (1938–1990) Colin Allen 1938 · English blues drummer RT Ross Tompkins 1938–2006 · American pianist (1938–2006) EM Eddie Marshall 1938–2011 · American drummer (1938-2011) DB Dennis Budimir 1938–2023 · American musician (1938–2023) RW Ray Warleigh 1938–2015 · Australian musician (1938–2015) RP Ruth Price 1938 · American singer JS Johnny Scott 1938–2010 · Canadian jazz musician JS Jimmie Smith 1938–2024 · American jazz drummer

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