1947 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1947.

Events

• The Fabulous Dorseys is released, a fictionalized biographical film that tells the story of the Dorsey Brothers, Tommy and Jimmy, from their boyhood in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, through their rise, their breakup, and their personal reunion. <br />Standards published included "Autumn Leaves", "But Beautiful" and "Nature Boy".
• The Miles Davis All-Stars (with Charlie Parker, Max Roach, John Lewis and Nelson Boyd) debuted at the Savoy.
• Louis Armstrong performs at Carnegie Hall with his big band.
• The Count Basie Orchestra take up a summer residency at the Paradise Club in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on 27 June, agreeing to perform on lower wages. They followed with a four-week stint at the Strand Theater in 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

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 FreÅ¡o, 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).
• 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).
• 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 (died 2026).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• 14 – Buckwheat Zydeco, American accordionist and zydeco musician (lung cancer) (died 2016).
• 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 VitouÅ¡, Czech upright bassist.
• Uli Beckerhoff, German composer, trumpeter, and academic.
• 8 – Gregg Allman, American singer, guitarist, pianist, and songwriter, the 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

• 1940s in jazz
• List of years in jazz
• 1947 in music

References

Bibliography

External links

• History Of Jazz Timeline: 1947 at All About Jazz