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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1947.
Events
- 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 Lakewood, New Jersey, supporting Billie Holiday.
Album releases
- The Duel – Dexter Gordon and Teddy Edwards
- Accordion Capers – 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
- Dee Daniels, American singer.
- Derf Reklaw 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.
- Vladimir Chekasin, 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 bassist 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 – Leo Cuypers, 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 – Allman Brothers Band (died 2017).
- 13 – Chuck Findley, American trumpeter.
- 19 – Thomas "Pae-dog" McEvoy, 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.
- ^ "Louis Armstrong House Museum - Timeline". Archived from the original on 2012-01-07. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
- ISBN 978-0-8108-4882-5.
- ^ "Accordion Capers 1974 (band) by Joe Biviano, his Accordion and Rhythm Sextette". October 31, 1947 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ 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.
- The Advertiser. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
Bibliography
- 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.
- 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.
- ISBN 0-634-06080-5.
External links