1940 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1940.

1940 in jazz
Decade1940s in jazz
Music1940 in music
StandardsList of 1940s jazz standards
See also1939 in jazz 1941 in jazz
List of years in jazz

Events

March
  • The American Society of Composers, Artists and Producers (ASCAP) proposed a new contract, increasing by 100 percent the royalties which they received from broadcast use.[1]

Top hits of the year

On February 8, 1940, “How High the Moon” was introduced during the Broadway revue Two for the Show. The musical would run at the Booth Theatre for 124 performances. Music and Lyrics by Alfred Drake and Frances Comstock.[2]

Einar Aaron Swan from newspaper article in Worcester Telegram 1927

Album releases

Standards

Deaths

February
April
  • 23Walter Barnes, American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and bandleader (born 1905).
May
August
September
December
  • 6Charlie Dixon, American jazz banjoist (born 1898).
  • 21Hal Kemp, jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, composer, and arranger (born 1904).

Births

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Unknown date

See also

References

  1. "Jazz History: The Standards (1940s)". JazzStandards.com. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
  2. "How High the Moon (1940)", JazzStandards.com.
  3. "Percussionista Laudir de Oliveira morre, aos 77 anos" (in Portuguese). 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  4. Gans, Charles J. (2015-10-10). "Larry Rosen, music producer and label founder, dies at 75". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-04-15.

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 1-4234-2452-2.
  • 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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