1907 in jazz

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1907 in jazz
DecadePre-1920 in jazz
Music1907 in music
StandardsList of pre-1920 jazz standards
See also1906 in jazz1908 in jazz
List of years in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1907.

Events[]

June
  • 5 – The New Orleans Blues trumpet pioneer Buddy Bolden runs amok and is committed to the state hospital at Angola. He spent the rest of his life there and was never recorded.[1]

Standards[]

Births[]

January
  • 4Joe Marsala, Italian-American clarinetist and songwriter (died 1978).[2]
  • 31Benny Morton, American trombonist most associated with the swing genre (died 1985).
February
  • 10Joe Haymes, American bandleader and arranger (died 1964).
  • 22Rex Stewart, American cornetist, Duke Ellington Orchestra (died 1967).
  • 26Harry Gold, British saxophonist and bandleader (died 2005).
March
  • 1Albert Ammons, American pianist (died 1949).
  • 7Olivia Plunket Greene, English musician, Bright Young Things (died 1958).
  • 28Herb Hall, American clarinetist and saxophonist (died 1996).
April
  • 15Casper Reardon, American harpist (died 1941).
  • 26Dave Tough, American drummer (died 1948).[3]
May
  • 1Hayes Alvis, American upright bassist and tubist (died 1972).
  • 17Castor McCord, American saxophonist (died 1963).
  • 20Rod Cless, American clarinetist and saxophonist (died 1944).
  • 30Fernando Arbello, Puerto Rican-American trombonist and composer (died 1970).[4]
June
  • 10Dicky Wells, American trombonist (died 1985).[5]
  • 14Sid Phillips, English clarinettist, bandleader, and arranger (died 1973).
  • 17Gene Sedric, American clarinetist and tenor saxophonist (died 1963).
  • 22Ernest "Doc" Paulin, American musician (died 2007).[6]
July
  • 28Leon Prima, American trumpeter (died 1985).
  • 31Roy Milton, American singer, drummer, and bandleader (died 1983).
August
  • 3Lawrence Brown, American trombonist (died 1988).
  • 8Benny Carter, American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (died 2003).[7]
  • 13Skinnay Ennis, American bandleader and singer (died 1963).
September
  • 4Jan Savitt, American bandleader, musical arranger, and violinist (died 1948).[8]
  • 23Tiny Bradshaw, American bandleader, singer, composer, pianist, and drummer (died 1958).
October
  • 1Ryoichi Hattori, Japanese composer (died 1993).[9]
  • 19Roger Wolfe Kahn, American musician, composer, and bandleader (died 1962).
  • 24André Ekyan, French reedist (died 1972).
  • 26Tony Pastor, Italian-American novelty singer and tenor saxophonist (died 1969).
November
  • 3Joe Turner, American pianist (died 1990).[10]
  • 10Jane Froman, American singer and actress (died 1980).
  • 26Frank Melrose, American pianist (died 1941).[11]
December
  • 3Connee Boswell, American singer (died 1976).
  • 6Fulton McGrath, American pianist and songwriter (died 1958).
  • 20Al Rinker, American singer and composer (died 1982).
  • 25Cab Calloway, American singer and bandleader (died 1994).[12]
Unknown date
  • Moses Allen, American upright bassist (died 1983).
  • Snoozer Quinn, American guitarist (died 1949).

References[]

  1. ^ "History Of Jazz Timeline: 1907". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  2. ^ "Joe Marsala". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  3. ^ "Dave Tough". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  4. ^ "Fernando Arbello". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  5. ^ "Dicky Wells". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  6. ^ Berry, Jason (2007-12-04). "Doc Paulin's Long Goodbye". Gambit. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  7. ^ Wilson, John S. (2003-07-14). "Benny Carter, 95, Jazz Musician and Arranger, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  8. ^ "Jan Savitt". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  9. ^ "Ryoichi Hattori". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  10. ^ "Joe Turner". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  11. ^ "Frank Melrose". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  12. ^ "Cab Calloway". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-01-02.

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