Overview of the events of 1947 in jazz
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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1947 .
Events [ ]
The Fabulous Dorseys is released, a fictionalized biographical film that tells the story of the Dorsey Brothers , Tommy and Jimmy , from their boyhood in Shenandoah , Pennsylvania, through their rise, their breakup, and their personal reunion. Standards published included "Autumn Leaves ", "But Beautiful " and "Nature Boy ".
The Miles Davis All-Stars (with Charlie Parker , Max Roach , John Lewis and Nelson Boyd ) debuted at the Savoy .[1]
Louis Armstrong performs at Carnegie Hall with his big band.[2]
The Count Basie Orchestra take up a summer residency at the Paradise Club in Atlantic City , New Jersey, on 27 June, agreeing to perform on lower wages.[3] They followed with a four-week stint at the Strand Theater in Lakewood , New Jersey, supporting Billie Holiday .
Albums Released [ ]
The Duel – Dexter Gordon and Teddy Edwards
– the Biviano Rhythm Sextette with John Serry Sr. & Tony Mottola [4] [5] [6]
Standards [ ]
Deaths [ ]
January
16
Fate Marable , American pianist and bandleader (born 1890).
Sonny Berman , American trumpeter (born 1925 ).
April
1 – Freddie Webster , American trumpeter (born 1916 ).
July
12 – Jimmie Lunceford , American alto saxophonist and bandleader (born 1902 ).
December
7 – Austin Wylie , American jazz bandleader (born 1893).
Unknown date
Cee Pee Johnson , American drummer and vocalist (born 1915 ).
Births [ ]
January
4 – Chris Cutler , English percussionist, composer, lyricist, and music theorist, Henry Cow .
6 – Fedor Frešo , Slovak bassist (died 2018 ).
9 – Nick Evans , Welsh trombonist.
11
, American singer.
or Fred Walker, American musician, composer, and vocalist, The Pharaohs .
15 – Baikida Carroll , American trumpeter.
February
5
Art Lande , American pianist, drummer, composer and educator.
Chris Biscoe , English multi-instrumentalist.
10 – Butch Morris , American cornetist, composer and conductor (died 2013 ).
14 – Glenn Spearman , American tenor saxophonist (died 1998 ).
20 – Carlo Domeniconi , Italian guitarist and composer.
22 – Harvey Mason , American drummer.
24
Bob Magnusson , American bassist.
, Russian saxophonist and keyboarder.
25 – Ryo Kawasaki , Japanese guitarist.
26
Guy Klucevsek , American accordionist and composer.
John Horler , English pianist.
March
1 – Norman Connors , American drummer and composer.
4 – Jan Garbarek , Norwegian tenor and soprano saxophonist.
8 – Paul Lytton , English percussionist.
15
Jean Carne , American singer.
Stomu Yamashta , Japanese percussionist and keyboardist.
22 – Marek Blizinski , Polish guitarist and composer (died 1989 ).
23 – Ray Phiri , South African jazz fusion singer and guitarist (died 2017 ).[7]
24 – Paul McCandless , American woodwind player and composer, Oregon .
28 – Paul Jackson , American jazz bass guitarist and composer.
30 – Marilyn Crispell , American pianist and composer.
April
1
Eric Ineke , Dutch drummer.
Frank Tusa , American upright bassist, composer, and educator.
Fred Nøddelund , Norwegian flugelhornist and band leader (died 2016 ).[8]
2 – Linda Sharrock , American singer.
4 – Ray Russell , English guitarist, record producer, and composer.
11 – Frank Mantooth , American pianist and arranger (died 2004 ).
22 – Barry Guy , British composer and upright bassist.
23 – Alan Broadbent , American pianist, arranger and composer.
28
Glenn Zottola , American trumpeter and saxophonist.
Steve Khan , American guitarist.
30
Abdul Wadud , American cellist.
Terje Venaas , Norwegian bassist.
Bruce Hampton , American singer and guitarist, Hampton Grease Band (died 2017 ).
May
5 – Marty Cook , American trombonist.
10 – Ahmed Abdullah , American trumpeter.
19 – Gregory Herbert , American saxophonist and flautist (died 1978 ).
22 – Franz Koglmann , Austrian composer.
23 – Richie Beirach , American pianist and composer.
31 – Greg Abate , American saxophonist, flautist, composer, and arranger.
June
8 – Julie Driscoll , English singer and actress.
13 – Harold Danko , American pianist.
14 – Darius Brubeck , American keyboardist and educator.
16 – Tom Malone , American trombonist.
21 – Junko Akimoto , Japanese singer.
26 – Brian Abrahams , South African drummer and vocalist.
30 – Jasper van 't Hof , Dutch pianist.
July
2 – Reggie Houston , American saxophonist.
3
John Blake Jr. , American violinist (died 2014 ).
Grethe Kausland , Norwegian actress and singer (lung cancer) (died 2007 ).[9]
11 – Jon Marks , American pianist (died 2007 ).
20 – James "Plunky" Branch , African-American performer, songwriter, and music and film producer.
August
15 – Gerardo Velez , Puerto Rican musician.
19 – Anders Bjørnstad , Norwegian trumpeter.
23 – Terje Rypdal , Norwegian guitarist and composer.
25 – Keith Tippett , British pianist and composer.
September
4 – Gary King , American bassist (died 2003 ).
5 – Charles "Bobo" Shaw , American drummer (died 2017 ).
6 – Bent Persson , Swedish trumpeter and cornetist.
15 – Wesla Whitfield , American singer (died 2018 ).[10]
20 – Billy Bang , American violinist and composer (died 2011 ).
21 – Bern Nix , American guitarist (died 2017 ).
October
10 – Fred Hopkins , American upright bassist (died 1999 ).
11 – Mwata Bowden , American reeds player.
13 – Alan Wakeman , English saxophonist, Soft Machine .
14 – Norman Harris , American guitarist and songwriter (died 1987 ).
21 – Jerry Bergonzi , American tenor saxophonist, composer, and educator.
30 – Gary M. Anderson , American musician.
November
10 – Greg Lake , English guitarist, bassist, singer, songwriter, and music producer (died 2016 ).[11]
14 – Buckwheat Zydeco , American accordionist and zydeco musician (lung cancer) (died 2016 ).[12]
23 – Melton Mustafa , American trumpeter and flugelhornist, Count Basie Orchestra (died 2017 ).
December
1 – , Dutch pianist and composer (died 2017 ).
3 – Percy Jones , Welsh bass guitarist, Brand X .
4 – Andy LaVerne , American pianist, composer and arranger.
5 – Egberto Gismonti , Brazilian composer, guitarist and pianist.
6
Carlos Averhoff , Cuban tenor saxophonist (died 2016 ).
Miroslav Vitouš , Czech upright bassist.
Uli Beckerhoff , German composer, trumpeter, and academic.
8 – Gregg Allman , American singer, guitarist, pianist, and songwriter, the Allman Brothers Band (died 2017 ).
13 – Chuck Findley , American trumpeter.
19 – , American hornist (died 1987 ).
21 – Paco de Lucía , Spanish guitarist, composer and producer (died 2014 ).
25 – Tomasz Szukalski , Polish saxophonist, composer, and improviser (died 2012 ).
Unknown date
Bill Stevenson , Canadian pianist, vocalist and songwriter.
Christian Escoudé , French guitarist.
Dean Parks , American guitarist and record producer.
Eugen Gondi , Romanian drummer.
Ian Cruickshank , English guitarist, educator, author and columnist (died 2017 ).
John James , Welsh guitarist and songwriter.
Radu Goldis , Romanian-American guitarist and composer.
See also [ ]
References [ ]
^ "Biography" . Miles Davis .
^ "Archived copy" . Archived from the original on 2012-01-07. Retrieved 2012-08-27 .{{cite web }}
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^ Vail, Ken (2003). Count Basie: Swingin' the Blues, 1936–1950 . Scarecrow Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-8108-4882-5 .
^ "Accordion Capers 1974 (band) by Joe Biviano, his Accordion and Rhythm Sextette" . October 31, 1947 – via Internet Archive.
^ The Billboard 27 April 1946 P. 124
^ "Leone Jump; Swing Low, Sweet Chariot; The Jazz Me Blues; Nursery Rhymes" – via Internet Archive.
^ "Ray Phiri: South Africa's Graceland star dies" . BBC News . 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2017-10-30 .
^ "Nekrolog: Fred Nøddelund" . Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2016-12-03 .
^ Ighanian, Catherine Gonsholt; Ryste, Camilla (2007-11-16). "Grethe Kausland er død" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang . Retrieved 2017-02-20 .
^ Slotnik, Daniel E. (2018-02-10). "Wesla Whitfield, Singer Who Reinvigorated Standards, Dies at 70" . The New York Times . Retrieved 2018-08-06 .
^ Hann, Michael (2016-12-08). "Greg Lake, legendary prog rock bassist, dies aged 69" . The Guardian . Retrieved 2016-12-09 .
^ Fusilier, Herman (2016-09-24). "Dural, leader of Buckwheat Zydeco, dies" . The Advertiser . Retrieved 2016-12-05 .
Bibliography [ ]
The New Real Book , Volume I . Sher Music. 1988. ISBN 0-9614701-4-3 .
The New Real Book, Volume II . Sher Music. 1991. ISBN 0-9614701-7-8 .
The New Real Book, Volume III . Sher Music. 1995. ISBN 1-883217-30-X .
The Real Book , Volume I (6th ed.). Hal Leonard. 2004. ISBN 0-634-06038-4 .
The Real Book, Volume II (2nd ed.). Hal Leonard. 2007. ISBN 978-1-4234-2452-9 .
The Real Book, Volume III (2nd ed.). Hal Leonard. 2006. ISBN 0-634-06136-4 .
The Real Jazz Book . Warner Bros. ISBN 978-91-85041-36-7 .
The Real Vocal Book , Volume I . Hal Leonard. 2006. ISBN 0-634-06080-5 .
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