1941 in jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1941.
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| 1941 in jazz | |
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 Danish bandleader Teddy Petersen (1892-1991) with his orchestra | |
| Decade | 1940s in jazz |
| Music | 1941 in music |
| Standards | List of 1940s jazz standards |
| See also | 1940 in jazz – 1942 in jazz |
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Events
- Cab Calloway is struck by a spitball during a concert in Hartford, Connecticut. He then fights Dizzy Gillespie. Dizzy is consequently fired.[1]
Standards
Deaths
- February
- 24 – David Plunket Greene, English musician, Bright Young Things (suicide) (born 1904).
- March
- 8 – Ken Snakehips Johnson, band leader and dancer, originally from British Guiana (born 1914).
- 9 – Casper Reardon, American harpist (born 1907).
- July
- 10 – Jelly Roll Morton, American pianist, bandleader and composer (born 1890).
- September
- 1 – Frank Melrose, American pianist (born 1907).
- October
- 25 – Nisse Lind, Swedish accordionist and pianist (born 1904).
- 30 – Chu Berry, American tenor saxophonist (born 1908).
- November
- 24 – Dick Wilson, American tenor saxophonist (born 1911).
- Unknown date
- Steve Lewis, New Orleans pianist and composer (born 1896).
Births
Airto Moreira in 2007
Aldo Romano in 2008
Chick Corea in 2009
- January
- 3 – Roger Neumann, American saxophonist, flutist, and composer (died 2018).
- 12 – Olu Dara, American cornetist, guitarist and singer.
- 13 – Frankie Armstrong, English singer and voice teacher, Feminist Improvising Group.
- 15 – Captain Beefheart, American singer (died 2010).[2]
- 16 – Aldo Romano, Italian drummer.
- 19
- Putter Smith, American bassist.
- R. Winston Morris, American tubist.
- 27 – Bobby Hutcherson, American vibraphone and marimba player (died 2016).
- February
- 5 – Rick Laird, American bassist.
- 6 – Palle Mikkelborg, Danish trumpeter.
- 11
- Louis Banks, Indian keyboardist, singer composer, and record producer.
- Sérgio Mendes, Brazilian musician.
- 16 – Jim Richardson, British bassist and session musician.
- 17 – Herbie Lewis, American upright bassist (died 2007).
- 18 – Lajos Dudas, German-Hungarian clarinetist and composer.
- 23 – Barry Martyn, English born drummer and bandleader.
- March
- 4 – Bobby Shew, American trumpet and flugelhorn player.
- 6 – Peter Brötzmann, German saxophonist and clarinetist.
- 8 – Franco D'Andrea, Italian pianist and composer.
- 22 – Hugo Rasmussen, Danish upright bassist (died 2015).
- 23 – Carola Standertskjöld, Finnish singer (died 1997).
- 28 – Meredith D'Ambrosio, American singer.[3]
- April
- 5 – Michael Moriarty, American-Canadian actor and musician.
- 17 – John C. Marshall, British guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter (died 2012).
- 21
- Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis, American saxophonist, composer, and arranger.
- Fredrik Norén, Swedish drummer (died 2016).
- 22 – Don Grusin, American songwriter, producer, and keyboardist.
- 25 – Harry Miller, South African upright bassist (died 1983).
- 28 – Mickey Tucker, American pianist and organist.
- May
- 2
- Connie Crothers, American pianist (died 2016).[4]
- Eddy Louiss, French Hammon organist and singer (died 2015).
- 5 – Stanley Cowell, American pianist and founder of Strata-East Records.
- 7 – Lars Sjösten, Swedish pianist and composer (died 2011).
- 8 – Cornel Chiriac, Romanian journalist, producer, and drummer (died 1975).
- 11 – Eric Burdon, English singer.
- 12 – Trevor Tomkins, English drummer.
- 13
- John Von Ohlen, American drummer, Blue Wisp Big Band (died 2018).
- Miles Kington, British journalist, musician, and broadcaster (died 2008).
- 20 – Gia Maione, American singer (died 2013).
- 24 – Charles Earland, American composer, organist, and saxophonist (died 1999).
- 27 – Teppo Hauta-aho, Finnish upright bassist and composer.
- June
- 2
- Charlie Watts, English drummer, The Rolling Stones.
- Irène Schweizer, Swiss pianist, Feminist Improvising Group.
- 3 – Janusz Muniak, Polish saxophonist, flautist, arranger, and composer (died 2016).
- 11 – Bernard Purdie, American drummer.
- 12 – Chick Corea, American pianist, keyboardist, and composer.
- 18 – Jim Pepper, American saxophonist and singer (died 1992).
- 25 – David T. Walker, American guitarist.
- 26 – Wayne Dockery, American upright bassist (died 2018).
- July
- 1 – Robertinho Silva, Brazilian drummer.
- 18 – Pete Yellin, American saxophonist and educator (died 2016).
- 19 – Phil Upchurch, American guitarist and bassist.
- 24 – Bobby Matos, American percussionist.
- 28 – Jim Riggs, American saxophonist.
- August
- 5
- Airto Moreira, Brazilian drummer and percussionist.
- Lenny Breau, American guitarist and music educator (died 1984).
- 6 – Svein Christiansen, Norwegian drummer (died 2015).[5]
- 7 – Howard Johnson, American tubist and saxophonist.
- 15 – Eddie Gale, American trumpeter.
- 20 – Milford Graves, American drummer and percussionist.
- 21 – Tom Coster, American keyboardist and composer.
- 26 – Clifford Jarvis, American drummer (died 1999).
- 27
- Anders Linder, Swedish actor and musician.
- Cesária Évora, Cape Verdean singer (died 2011).[6]
- 28 – John Marshall, English drummer, Nucleus.
- 30 – Carmen Fanzone, American horn players.
- September
- 8 – Phillip Wilson, American percussionist (died 1992).
- 13
- Chucho Valdés, Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer, and arranger.
- Knut Kiesewetter, German musician, singer, and songwriter (died 2016).
- 20 – Jim Cullum Jr., American cornetist.
- 23 – Norma Winstone, British singer and lyricist.
- 26 – Terry Rosen, American jazz guitarist, concert promoter, and radio DJ. (died 1999).
- 27 – Uli Trepte, German bassist (died 2009).
- 28 – Mike Osborne, English alto saxophonist, pianist, and clarinetist (died 2007).
- October
- 1 – LaMont Johnson, American pianist (died 1999).
- 6 – Masahiko Satoh, Japanese pianist, composer, and arranger.
- 9 – Chucho Valdés, Cuban pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- 11 – Lester Bowie, American trumpet player and composer (died 1999).
- 19 – Eddie Daniels, American clarinetist, saxophonist, and composer.
- 28
- Glen Moore, American bassist.
- Hank Marvin, English guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter.
- Jay Clayton, American vocalist and jazz educator.
- November
- 7 – Gary Windo, American tenor saxophonist (died 1992).
- 22 – Ron McClure, American bassist.
- 25 – Eleni Karaindrou, Greek pianist and composer.
- 28
- Adelhard Roidinger, Austrian bassist, electronic musician, composer, and computer graphic designer.
- Jesper Thilo, Danish tenor saxophonist, alto saxophonist, and clarinetist.
- December
- 2 – P. J. Perry, Canadian saxophonist.
- 19 – Franco Ambrosetti, Swiss trumpeter, flugelhornist and composer.
- 11 – Rogier van Otterloo, Dutch composer and conductor (died 1988).
- 12
- Gary Barone, American trumpeter and flugelhornist (died 2019).
- Tim Hauser, American singer (died 2014).[7]
- 18 – Wadada Leo Smith, American trumpeter and composer.
- 19
- Don Weller, British tenor saxophonist and composer.
- Maurice White, American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and bandleader, Earth, Wind & Fire (died 2016).
- 21 – John Hicks, American pianist and composer (died 2006).
- 25
- Don Pullen, American pianist and organist (died 1995).
- Ronnie Cuber, American saxophonist.
- 29 – Ray Thomas, British flautist and singer, The Moody Blues (died 2018).[8]
- 31 – Elisa Gabbai, German-singing Israeli singer (died 2010).
- Unknown date
- Annette Peacock, American composer, singer, songwriter, producer, arranger, and musician.
- Jonas Gwangwa, South African trombone player.
- Lowell Davidson, American pianist (died 1990).
References
- "History of Jazz Time Line: 1941". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on 2011-02-24. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
- Johnston, Maura (2010-12-17). "Captain Beefheart Dead at Age 69". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- Kennedy, Gary W. (2002). "Meredith D'Ambrosio (born 1941), singer, pianist". OxfordIndex.oup.com. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
- Russonello, Giovanni (2016-08-21). "Connie Crothers, Jazz Pianist, Composer and Instructor, Dies at 75". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
- Andersen, Arild; Stendahl, Bjørn (2015-03-04). "Nekrolog: Svein Christiansen". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-26.
- "'Barefoot Diva' Cesaria Evora Dead at 70". Rolling Stone Magazine. 2011-12-17. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- Weber, Bruce (2014-10-17). "Tim Hauser, the Founder of the Manhattan Transfer, Dies at 72". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- Baynes, Chris (2018-01-07). "Ray Thomas dead: Moody Blues founding member dies, aged 76". The Independent. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
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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