1932 in jazz

; February

• 2 – The Duke Ellington Orchestra released the album Moon Over Dixie on the label Brunswick Records.

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; March

• 1 – Frank Teschemacher, American jazz clarinetist and alto-saxophonist (born 1906).

; May

• 20 – James "Bubber" Miley, trumpeter and cornet player, specializing in the use of the plunger mute (born 1903).

; Unknown date

• Virginia Liston, American classic female blues and jazz singer (born 1890).

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; January

• 1 – Jack Reilly, American pianist (died 2018).{{cite web | url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/toms-river-nj/john-reilly-7854641 | title=Obituary John Aloysius Reilly | website=DignityMemorial.com | accessdate=2018-08-06}}
• 6 – John Burch, English pianist, composer, and bandleader (died 2006).
• 8 – Dick Charlesworth, English clarinettist and saxophonist (died 2008).
• 11 – János Gonda, Hungarian pianist (died 2021).
• 12 – Hadley Caliman, American saxophone and flute player (died 2010).
• 14 – Grady Tate, American drummer and singer (died 2017).
• 18 – Irene Kral, American singer (died 1978).
• 22 – Teddy Smith, American upright bassist (died 1979).
• 31 – Ottilie Patterson, Northern Irish singer (died 2011).

; February

• 10
• Roland Hanna, American jazz pianist, composer and teacher (died 2002).
• Walter Perkins, American drummer (died 2004).
• 21 – Eddie Higgins, American pianist and composer (died 2009).
• 22 – Whitey Mitchell, American bassist (died 2009).
• 24 – Michel Legrand, French composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist (died 2019).{{cite web | url=https://www.france24.com/en/20190126-oscar-winning-french-composer-michel-legrand-dies-86 | title=Oscar-winning French composer Michel Legrand dies at 86 | website=France24.com | date=2019-01-26 | accessdate=2019-01-27}}
• 25 – Åke Persson, Swedish trombonist (died 1975).
• 28 – Don Francks, Canadian actor and musician (died 2016).

; March

• 4 – Miriam Makeba, South African singer (died 2008).
• 9 – Keely Smith, American singer (died 2017).
• 10 – Shelley Moore, English-born American singer (died 2016).
• 11
• Atle Hammer, Norwegian trumpeter (died 2017).
• Leroy Jenkins, American composer and violinist (died 2007).
• 14 – Mark Murphy, American singer (died 2015).
• 21 – Masaru Imada, Japanese pianist and composer.
• 22 – Leo Welch, American guitarist, singer, and songwriter (died 2017).
• 23 – Al Aarons, American trumpeter (died 2015).
• 24 – Dave MacKay, American pianist and singer (died 2020).

; April

• 7 – Rauno Lehtinen, Finnish conductor and composer (died 2006).
• 21 – Slide Hampton, American trombonist, composer and arranger (died 2021).
• 25 – Willis Jackson, American tenor saxophonist (died 1987).
• 29 – Andy Simpkins, American bassist (died 1999).

; May

• 8 – Robin Douglas-Home, Scottish pianist and author (died 1968).
• 12 – Walter Wanderley, American organist andpianist (died 1986).
• 13 – Harold Rubin, South African-Israeli visual artist and clarinettist (died 2020).
• 15 – John Barnes, English saxophonist and clarinetist.
• 17 – David Izenzon, American upright bassist (died 1979).
• 20 – Bob Florence, American arranger and pianist (died 2008).
• 23 – Les Spann, American guitarist and flautist (died 1989).
• 29 – Alan Shorter, American trumpeter and flugelhornist (died 1988).
• 31 – Ed Lincoln, Brazilian musician and composer (died 2012).

; June

• 2 – Akitoshi Igarashi, Japanese saxophonist.
• 4 – Oliver Nelson, American saxophonist and clarinetist (died 1975).
• 5 – Pete Jolly, American pianist and accordionist (died 2004).
• 7 – Tina Brooks, American tenor saxophonist and composer (died 1974).
• 14 – Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, American composer (died 2004).
• 21
• Jamil Nasser, American bassist and tubist (died 2010).
• Lalo Schifrin, Argentine pianist, composer, arranger and conductor.

; July

• 6 – Don Wilkerson, American tenor saxophonist (died 1986).
• 7 – Joe Zawinul, Austrian-American keyboardist and composer (died 2007).
• 16 – John Chilton, British trumpeter and jazz writer (died 2016).

; August

• 6 – Dorothy Ashby, American harpist and composer (died 1986).
• 16 – Shoji Suzuki, Japanese clarinetist (died 1995).
• 17 – Duke Pearson, American pianist and composer (died 1980).
• 29
• Ed Bickert, Canadian guitarist (died 2019).
• Jerry Dodgion, American saxophonist and flautist (died 2023).

; September

• 2
• Emil Richards, American vibraphonist percussionist (died 2019).
• Walter Davis Jr., American pianist (died 1990).
• 3 – Mickey Roker, American drummer (died 2017).
• 8 – Bobby Cole, American singer and pianist (died 1996).
• 11 – Ian Hamer, British trumpeter (died 2006).
• 13 – Bengt Hallberg, Swedish jazz pianist (died 2013).
• 19 – Lol Coxhill, English saxophonist (died 2012).

; October

• 13 – Johnny Lytle, American drummer and vibraphonist (died 1995).
• 14 – Earl Gill, Irish trumpeter and bandleader (died 2014).
• 16 – Ben Aronov, American pianist (died 2015).

; November

• 7 – Alvin Batiste, American clarinetist (died 2007).
• 10 – Paul Bley, American pianist (died 2016).
• 11 – Al Levitt, American drummer (died 1994).
• 26 – Kiane Zawadi, American trombone and euphonium player.
• 28
• Ethel Ennis, American singer and pianist (died 2019).
• Gato Barbieri, Argentine saxophonist (died 2016).

; December

• 2 – Gene Russell, American keyboardist (died 1981).
• 3
• Bob Cranshaw, American bassist (died 2016).
• Webster Young, American trumpeter and cornetist (died 2003).
• 9 – Donald Byrd, American trumpeter (died 2013).
• 15 – Curtis Fuller, American trombonist (died 2021).{{cite news|last=Russonello|first=Giovanni|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/14/arts/music/curtis-fuller-dead.html|title=Curtis Fuller, a Powerful Voice on Jazz Trombone, Dies at 88|work=The New York Times|date=May 14, 2021|access-date=May 14, 2021}}
• 17 – Sonny Red, American alto saxophonist (died 1981).
• 22 – Masayuki Takayanagi, Japanese guitarist (died 1991).

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• [https://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/timeline_year.php?pg=38 History Of Jazz Timeline: 1932] at All About Jazz

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