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1924 in jazz

Jazz in 1924: 4 standards and 52 births.

Standards written in 1924

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
The Man I Love George Gershwin E♭ major AABA · 32 Ballad
Copenhagen Davis-Melrose B♭ major AABA · 40 Medium swing
Fascinating Rhythm George Gershwin F major ABB · 48 Medium-up swing
All Alone Irving Berlin F major ABBD · 32 Jazz waltz

Born in 1924

Henry Mancini 1924–1994 · American film composer (1924–1994) Sarah Vaughan 1924–1990 · American jazz and classical singer (1924–1990) Max Roach 1924–2007 · American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer… Chet Atkins 1924–2001 · American guitarist (1924–2001) Dinah Washington 1924–1963 · American singer (1924-1963) Bud Powell 1924–1966 · American jazz pianist and composer (1924–1966) J. J. Johnson 1924–2001 · American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924–2001) Paul Desmond 1924–1977 · American jazz musician (1924-1977) Alice Babs 1924–2014 · Swedish singer and actor (1924-2014) Sonny Stitt 1924–1982 · American jazz saxophonist (1924-1982) Kenny Dorham 1924–1972 · American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer (1924–1972) Louie Bellson 1924–2009 · American jazz drummer (1924–2009) Rita Reys 1924–2013 · Dutch jazz singer (1924-2013) Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown 1924–2005 · American blues musician (1924-2005) Lucky Thompson 1924–2005 · American jazz saxophonist (1924–2005) Arne Domnérus 1924–2008 · Swedish musician (1924-2008) Mary Ford 1924–1977 · American musician (1924-1977) Armando Peraza 1924–2014 · Cuban percussionist (1924-2014) Shorty Rogers 1924–1994 · American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and… Ella Mae Morse 1924–1999 · American popular music singer (1924-1999) Benny Bailey 1924–2005 · American jazz trumpeter (1925–2005) Sam Jones 1924–1981 · American double bassist and cellist (1924-1981) Marshall Allen 1924 · American jazz saxophonist, flutist and oboist (born 1924) Dorothy Donegan 1924–1998 · American jazz pianist (1922–1998) Earl Palmer 1924–2008 · American drummer (1924–2008) Charlie Rouse 1924–1988 · American musician (1924–1988) Sammy Nestico 1924–2021 · American composer and arranger (1924–2021) Teddy Edwards 1924–2003 · American jazz tenor saxophonist Coco Schumann 1924–2018 · German jazz musician (1924–2018) Bobby Short 1924–2005 · American singer and pianist (1924–2005) George Wallington 1924–1993 · Italian-American jazz pianist and composer (1924–1993) Terry Gibbs 1924 · American vibraphonist Enrico Simonetti 1924–1978 · Italian composer (1924–1978) Putte Wickman 1924–2006 · Swedish jazz musician (1924–2006) Blossom Dearie 1924–2009 · American jazz singer and pianist (1924–2009) Joe Albany 1924–1988 · American pianist (1924–1988) Pino Rucher 1924–1996 · Italian musician Jiří Šlitr 1924–1969 · Czech actor, composer, pianist, artist and singer… Hal McKusick 1924–2012 · American jazz flautist and saxophonist (1924–2012) Major Holley 1924–1990 · American jazz upright bassist (1924–1990) Tiny Kahn 1924–1953 · American drummer (1924–1953) Bobby Rosengarden 1924–2007 · American jazz drummer, bandleader (1924–2007) Dick Katz 1924–2009 · American musician (1924–2009) Ray Wetzel 1924–1951 · American jazz trumpeter (1924-1951) Bill Perkins 1924–2003 · American jazz musician (1924–2003) Joya Sherrill 1924–2010 · American musician (1924-2010) Wilbur Harden 1924–1969 · American jazz musician (1924–1969) Alan Abel 1924–2018 · (1924-2018) American prankster Mat Mathews 1924–2009 · Dutch musician (1924-2009) Dick Marx 1924–1997 · American musician (1924–1997) Frances Wayne 1924–1978 · American singer (1924–1978) Jackie Paris 1924–2004 · American jazz musician (1924–2004)