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1916 in jazz

Jazz in 1916: 1 standard and 30 births.

Standards written in 1916

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
Poor Butterfly Raymon Hubbell A♭ major ABAC · 32 Ballad

Born in 1916

Yehudi Menuhin 1916–1999 · American violinist and conductor (1916–1999) Ray Conniff 1916–2002 · American bandleader and arranger best known for his Ray… Harry James 1916–1983 · American trumpeter, big band leader (1916-1983) Moondog 1916–1999 · American composer (1916–1999) Charlie Christian 1916–1942 · American swing and jazz guitarist (1916-1942) Svend Asmussen 1916–2017 · Danish jazz violinist (1916-2017) Billy May 1916–2004 · American composer, arranger and trumpeter (1916–2004) Johnny Claes 1916–1956 · Belgian racing driver Oleg Lundstrem 1916–2005 · Russian jazz musician (1916-2005) Slim Gaillard 1916–1991 · American musician (1916–1991) Tiny Grimes 1916–1989 · American jazz and R&B guitarist (1916–1989) Charlie Ventura 1916–1992 · American musician (1916–1992) Ina Ray Hutton 1916–1984 · American singer (1916-1984) Red Callender 1916–1992 · American string bass and tuba player, member of The… Bill Doggett 1916–1996 · American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist… Cat Anderson 1916–1981 · American jazz trumpeter (1916–1981) Hadda Brooks 1916–2002 · American musician (1916–2002) Joe Bushkin 1916–2004 · American jazz pianist, songwriter (1916–2004) Oscar Moore 1916–1981 · American jazz guitarist (1916-1981) Bill Harris 1916–1973 · American jazz trombonist (1916–1973) Bob Eberly 1916–1981 · American singer, vocalist (1916–1981) Freddie Webster 1916–1947 · American musician (1916-1947) Paul Quinichette 1916–1983 · American saxophonist and jazz musician (1916-1983) Sam Taylor 1916–1990 · American jazz and blues saxophonist (1916–1990) Miles Copeland, Jr. 1916–1991 · American spy (1916–1991) Charlie Fowlkes 1916–1980 · American musician (1916–1980) Jimmy Skidmore 1916–1998 · British musician Al Killian 1916–1950 · American jazz trumpet player and occasional bandleader… Kamil Běhounek 1916–1983 · Czech accordionist and composer (1916–1983) John L. Nelson 1916–2001 · American jazz musician, songwriter