1948 in jazz

1948 in jazz
Sylvia Syms and Bob Wyatt, New York, N.Y.
Decade1940s in jazz
Music1948 in music
StandardsList of 1940s jazz standards
See also1947 in jazz 1949 in jazz
List of years in jazz

1948 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1948.

The Nice Jazz Festival held annually since February 25, 1948 in Nice, on the French Riviera. Also in 1948, Louis Armstrong formed the first version of the Jazz All Stars with Jack Teagarden on trombone, Barney Bigard on clarinet, Dick Carey on piano, Sid Catlett on drums and Arvell Shaw on bass. Their music fits in with New Orleans revival. Louis Armstrong performed at the Jazz festival in 1948, where Suzy Delair sang "C'est si bon" by Henri Betti and André Hornez for the first time in public.

Events

February

Album releases

Stan Kenton with bassist Eddie Safranski, 1948

Standards

Deaths

January
February
  • 6Sidney Arodin, American jazz clarinetist and songwriter (born 1901).
  • 7Red McKenzie, one of the only comb players in jazz history (born 1899).
September
  • 3Mutt Carey, New Orleans jazz trumpeter (born 1891).
October
  • 4Jan Savitt, American bandleader, musical arranger, and violinist (born 1907).
November
December
  • 3Chano Pozo, Cuban percussionist, singer, dancer and composer (born 1915).
  • 6Dave Tough, American jazz drummer (born 1907).
  • 31Wilton Crawley, American composer and clarinetist (born 1900).

Births

Theo Jörgensmann at "Kulturhalle Jülchendorf", Germany 2009.
Barbara Hendricks at The Hague Jazz Festival 2008.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Unknown date

See also

References

  1. "The 1948 Jazz Festival in Nice – #2". FrenchRivieraTraveller.com. 2015-09-21. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  2. Axelrod, Alan (1999). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Jazz. Alpha. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-02-862731-1.
  3. Spera, Keith (2010-03-23). "New Orleans blues singer Marva Wright dies at 62". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  4. Pareles, Jon (2018-07-04). "Henry Butler, Quintessential New Orleans Pianist, Is Dead at 69". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  5. "Portland jazz musician Thara Memory dies at 68'". Oregonlive.com. Retrieved 2017-10-30.

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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