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1922 in jazz

Jazz in 1922: 2 standards and 51 births.

Standards written in 1922

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
Chicago Fred Fisher C major ABAC · 32 Medium swing
My Buddy Walter Donaldson G major AA · 32 Jazz waltz

Born in 1922

Charles Mingus 1922–1979 · American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader… Toots Thielemans 1922–2016 · Belgian jazz musician (1922–2016) Yma Sumac 1922–2008 · Peruvian-American singer (1922–2008) Mongo Santamaría 1922–2003 · Cuban musician (1917–2003) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 1922–1986 · American saxophonist (1922–1986) Ray Anthony 1922 · American bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter, and actor… Kai Winding 1922–1983 · Danish-born American jazz composer and trombonist Al Hirt 1922–1999 · American trumpeter and bandleader (1922–1999) Kay Starr 1922–2016 · American singer (1922–2016) Oscar Pettiford 1922–1960 · American musician (1922–1960) Luiz Bonfá 1922–2001 · Brazilian musician (1922–2001) Neal Hefti 1922–2008 · American jazz trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and… Jaki Byard 1922–1999 · American musician (1922-1999) Frank Wess 1922–2013 · American saxophonist, flutist, composer and arranger Illinois Jacquet 1922–2004 · American jazz tenor saxophonist (1922–2004) Jerry Fielding 1922–1980 · American jazz musician, arranger, band leader, and film… Tony Leblanc 1922–2012 · Spanish actor, director, and comedian (1922-2012) Ralph Burns 1922–2001 · American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (1922-2001) Al Haig 1922–1982 · American pianist (1922-1982) Duke Jordan 1922–2006 · American jazz pianist (1922–2006) Ralph Sutton 1922–2001 · American pianist (1922–2001) Johnny Smith 1922–2013 · American jazz guitarist (1922–2013) Mundell Lowe 1922–2017 · American jazz guitarist (1922-2017) Cecil Payne 1922–2007 · American jazz saxophonist (1922–2007) Thelma Carpenter 1922–1997 · American actress and musician (1922–1997) Joe Newman 1922–1992 · American musician (1922–1992) Maria Cole 1922–2012 · American jazz singer; wife of Nat King Cole (1922–2012) Joe Wilder 1922–2014 · American trumpeter (1922-2014) Manny Albam 1922–2001 · musician and composer (1922–2001) Dean Benedetti 1922–1957 · American musician (1922–1957) Harry Betts 1922–2012 · American jazz trombonist (1922-2012) Rolf Ericson 1922–1997 · Swedish musician (1922–1997) Big Nick Nicholas 1922–1997 · American jazz saxophonist and singer (1922–1997) Johnny Costa 1922–1996 · American pianist Eddie Bert 1922–2012 · American musician (1922-2012) Franco Pisano 1922–1977 · Italian composer, conductor, arranger, and jazz musician… Paul Smith 1922–2013 · jazz pianist from the United States Buddy Stewart 1922–1950 · American musician Jack Sels 1922–1970 · Belgian musician (1922-1970) Gerald Wiggins 1922–2008 · American pianist (1922-2008) Mousey Alexander 1922–1988 · Jazz drummer (1922-1988) Sol Yaged 1922–2019 · American jazz clarinetist King Fleming 1922–2014 · American pianist (1922–2014) Bubba Brooks 1922–2002 · American musician Bernard Peiffer 1922–1976 · French musician (1922-1976) King Pleasure 1922–1981 · American singer (1922–1981) Page Cavanaugh 1922–2008 · American musician (1922–2008) Specs Powell 1922–2007 · American musician Aaron Bell 1922–2003 · American musician (1922-2003) Danny Bank 1922–2010 · American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist… Stan Hasselgård 1922–1948 · Swedish musician