1939 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1939.

1939 in jazz
Clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman popularized many of the 1930s standards, including "Darn That Dream", How Deep Is the Ocean, and "Stompin' at the Savoy".
Decade1930s in jazz
Music1939 in music
StandardsList of 1930s jazz standards
See also1938 in jazz 1940 in jazz
List of years in jazz

Events

  • The earliest formal books on jazz begin to appear, including Wilder Hobson's American Jazz Music and Frederick Ramsey and Charles Edward Smith's Jazzmen.[1]
  • Fletcher Henderson becomes the first black musician who is a regular member of a white big band when he joins Benny Goodman, although he does not became a featured artist in the band.[1]
  • Charlie Christian makes some revolutionary electric guitar records which allow to the guitar to play lead with the trumpet and the saxophone for the first time.[1]
  • The Duke Ellington Band experiences major success. Django Reinhardt records "Montmartre", "Solid Old Man", "Low Cotton" and "Finesse" with the band.[1]

Standards

Deaths

February
May
  • 19Louis Douglas, American dancer, choreographer, and music businessman (born 1889).
June
December
Unknown date

Births

Alan Silva in Belgium in 1969
January
February
  • 1Joe Sample, American pianist, keyboarder and composer (died 2014).
  • 5Derek Wadsworth, English trombonist, composer, and arranger (died 2008).
  • 6Jair Rodrigues, Brazilian singer (died 2014).
  • 7Niels Jørgen Steen, Danish pianist and orchestra leader.
  • 11Okay Temiz, Turkish percussionist and drummer.
  • 14Chris Pyne, English trombonist (died 1995).
  • 15Csaba Deseo, Hungarian violinist.
  • 17Bruce Cale, Australian upright bassist and composer.
  • 24Abu Talib (musician), African-American guitarist, singer, and harmonica player (died 2009).
  • 26Trevor Watts, English alto and soprano saxophonist.
  • 28Charles Gayle, American saxophonist, pianist, bass clarinetist, bassist, and percussionist.
March
  • 14Rosa King, American saxophonist/singer (died 2000).
  • 19Mike Longo, American pianist and composer.
  • 20 – Larry Harlow, American pianist.
  • 21Christer Boustedt, Swedish saxophonist and actor (died 1986).
April
  • 4Hugh Masekela, South African trumpeter, singer, and composer (died 2018).
  • 18Jorge Anders, Argentinian saxophonist, clarinetist and composer.
  • 23Patrick Williams, American composer, arranger, and conductor (died 2018).[2]
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Unknown date
  • David Batey, English pianist (died 2001).
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References

  1. "History of Jazz Time Line: 1939". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on 2011-04-15. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
  2. Burlingame, Jon (2018-07-25). "Patrick Williams, Emmy-Winning TV Composer, Dies at 79". Variety. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  3. Russonello, Giovanni (July 11, 2018). "Bill Watrous, Trombonist and Bandleader, Is Dead at 79". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  4. "Ove Stokstad". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). 2018-02-08. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  5. "Harald Heide-Steen Jr". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  6. "Campbell Burnap". The Telegraph. 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
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