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1917 in jazz

Jazz in 1917: 2 standards, 37 births and 1 death.

Standards written in 1917

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
Indiana (Back Home Again In) James Hanley F major BA · 32 Up-tempo swing
I'm Always Chasing Rainbows Harry Carroll G major AB · 32 Medium swing

Died in 1917

Scott Joplin 1867–1917 · American composer, musician, pianist (1867/68-1917)

Born in 1917

Ella Fitzgerald 1917–1996 · American jazz singer (1917–1996) Dean Martin 1917–1995 · American singer, actor, comedian and film producer… Dizzy Gillespie 1917–1993 · American jazz trumpeter (1917–1993) Lena Horne 1917–2010 · American singer, actress, dancer and activist (1917–2010) Thelonious Monk 1917–1982 · American jazz pianist and composer (1917–1982) Henri Salvador 1917–2008 · French Caribbean recording artist; singer, songwriter… Buddy Rich 1917–1987 · American jazz drummer and bandleader (1917–1987) Armando Trovajoli 1917–2013 · Italian film composer and pianist (1917-2013) Desi Arnaz 1917–1986 · Cuban-born American musician, actor and television… Laurindo Almeida 1917–1995 · Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer (1917-1995) Jo Stafford 1917–2008 · American singer (1917–2008) Tadd Dameron 1917–1965 · American pianist (1917–1965) Eddie Vinson 1917–1988 · American jump blues, jazz, bebop and R&B alto saxophonist… Helen Forrest 1917–1999 · American singer (1917-1999) Velma Middleton 1917–1961 · American singer (1917–1961) Curley Russell 1917–1986 · American jazz musician (1917–1986) Charlie Shavers 1917–1971 · jazz trumpeter (1920–1971) Bea Wain 1917–2017 · American jazz musician (1917–2017) Denzil Best 1917–1965 · American jazz drummer (1917–1965) J. C. Heard 1917–1988 · American musician (1917–1988) Lou Monte 1917–1989 · American singer (1917–1989) Dave Lambert 1917–1966 · American jazz singer (1917-1966) Julien-François Zbinden 1917–2021 · Swiss composer and pianist (1917-2021) Jimmy Hamilton 1917–1994 · American jazz musician (1917–1994) Paul Tanner 1917–2013 · American trombonist (1917–2013) Sylvia Syms 1917–1992 · American jazz singer (1917–1992) Robert Farnon 1917–2005 · Canadian-born composer, conductor, musical arranger and… Billy Butterfield 1917–1988 · American musician (1917–1988) Pat Flowers 1917–2000 · American musician (1917-2000) Myra Taylor 1917–2011 · American jazz singer and songwriter (1917-2011) Boots Mussulli 1917–1967 · Italian-American jazz saxophonist (1915-1967) Floyd Smith 1917–1982 · American jazz guitarist (1917–1982) Johnny Guarnieri 1917–1985 · American musician (1917–1985) Junior Raglin 1917–1955 · American musician (1917–1955) Avery Parrish 1917–1959 · American musician (1917-1959) Jimmy Maxwell 1917–2002 · American musician (1917–2002) Henry Jerome 1917–2011 · American musician (1917–2011)