1935 in jazz

Jazz in 1935: 6 standards, 64 births and 2 deaths.

Standards written in 1935

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
Summertime George Gershwin A minor A · 16 Slow swing
In a Sentimental Mood Duke Ellington D minor AABA · 32 Ballad
Goodbye Gordon Jenkins C major AAB · 32 Ballad
It Ain't Necessarily So George Gershwin G minor AABA · 32 Medium swing
Little Girl Blue Richard Rodgers F major AAB · 44 Medium swing
Last Night When We Were Young Harold Arlen G major AABA · 32 Ballad

Died in 1935

Born in 1935

Dudley Moore 1935–2002 · British actor, comedian, composer and musician (1935–2002) Herb Alpert 1935 · American trumpeter and recording industry executive (born… Johnny Mathis 1935 · American singer Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1935–1977 · American musician (1935-1977) Grant Green 1935–1979 · American jazz guitarist and composer (1935–1979) Ramsey Lewis 1935–2022 · American jazz composer (1935–2022) Enzo Jannacci 1935–2013 · Italian singer songwriter, composer, actor, stand-up… Michel Portal 1935–2026 · French composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist Les McCann 1935–2023 · American jazz pianist and vocalist (1935–2023) Steve Lawrence 1935–2024 · American singer and actor (1935–2024) Gary Peacock 1935–2020 · American jazz double-bassist Esther Phillips 1935–1984 · American singer (1935–1984) Peter Herbolzheimer 1935–2010 · German musician (1935-2010) Paul Chambers 1935–1969 · American jazz double bassist (1935–1969) Misha Mengelberg 1935–2017 · Dutch jazz pianist and composer (1935–2017) Albert Heath 1935–2024 · American drummer (1935–2024) Roswell Rudd 1935–2017 · American jazz trombonist and composer (1935–2017) Ted Curson 1935–2012 · Jazz trumpeter (1935–2012) Bobby Timmons 1935–1974 · American pianist (1935-1974) Ran Blake 1935 · American musician Enrico Intra 1935 · Italian jazz pianist, composer, conductor Dorothy Masuka 1935–2019 · jazz singer (1935-2019) Wolfgang Dauner 1935–2020 · German musician (1935-2020) Rashied Ali 1935–2009 · American jazz musician (1933–2009) George Coleman 1935 · American jazz saxophonist (b. 1935) Juhani Aaltonen 1935 · Finnish jazz saxophonist and flautist Carol Kaye 1935 · American bass guitarist Aleksey Kozlov 1935–2026 · Soviet and Russian saxophonist and jazz musician (1935-2026) Rob McConnell 1935–2010 · Canadian jazz musician (1935–2010) Henry Grimes 1935–2020 · American musician (1935–2020) Cecil McBee 1935 · American bassist Dino Saluzzi 1935 · Argentine musician Pete Escovedo 1935 · Mexican-American jazz musician and percussionist Fenton Robinson 1935–1997 · American Chicago blues singer and guitarist Dannie Richmond 1935–1988 · American drummer Harry Beckett 1935–2010 · Barbadian musician (1935–2010) Don Friedman 1935–2016 · American jazz pianist (1935–2016) Nino Tempo 1935–2025 · American actor, musician and singer (1935–2025) Kidd Jordan 1935–2023 · American saxophonist (1935–2023) Julian Priester 1935 · American jazz trombonist Giuseppi Logan 1935–2020 · American musician (1935-2020) Karl Berger 1935–2023 · German jazz vibraphonist, pianist and composer (1935–2023) Bobby Few 1935–2021 · American jazz musician (1935-2021) Johnnie Bassett 1935–2012 · American electric blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter… Bruno Spoerri 1935 · Swiss musician Reuben Wilson 1935–2023 · American jazz musician (1935–2023) John Patton 1935–2002 · American organist (1935–2002) Tubby Hayes 1935–1973 · British jazz musician (1935-1973) Milton Banana 1935–1999 · Brazilian musician (1935–1999) Ann Richards 1935–1982 · American singer (1935–1982) Joe Lee Wilson 1935–2011 · American singer (1935-2011) Paul Humphrey 1935–2014 · American musician (1935–2014) Noel Kelehan 1935–2012 · Irish musician (1935-2012) Michel Sardaby 1935–2023 · French jazz pianist (1935–2023) Lino Patruno 1935 · Italian actor and banjoist Ian Bargh 1935–2012 · Canadian jazz pianist (1935–2012) Ronnie Mathews 1935–2008 · American musician (1935–2008) Chuck Flores 1935–2016 · American jazz drummer (1935-2016) Roland Alexander 1935–2006 · musician (1935-2006) Tülay German 1935 · Turkish singer (born 1935) Peter Warren 1935–1999 · American musician Alvin Fielder 1935–2019 · American drummer (1935–2019) Solomon Ilori 1935 · Nigerian musician Jean-Serge Essous 1935–2009 · Congolese musician (1935–2009)