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1938 in jazz

Jazz in 1938: 1 album, 12 standards, 53 births and 1 death.

Albums released in 1938

A Swing Session With Benny Goodman 1938 · Victor

Standards written in 1938

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
Cherokee Ray Noble B♭ major AAB · 48 Up-tempo swing
September Song Kurt Weill C major AABA · 32 Ballad
This Can't Be Love Richard Rodgers F major AABA · 32 Medium swing
Spring Is Here Richard Rodgers A♭ major ABAC · 36 Ballad
I'll Be Seeing You Sammy Fain E♭ major AB · 32 Medium swing
Jeepers Creepers Harry Warren B♭ major AABA · 34 Medium swing
I Hadn't Anyone Till You Ray Noble F major ABAC · 32 Medium swing
Alexander's Ragtime Band Irving Berlin F major ABAC · 32 Medium swing
Two Sleepy People Hoagy Carmichael E♭ major AABA · 32 Ballad
Change Partners Irving Berlin F major AABA · 56 Medium swing
A Tisket A Tasket Traditional E♭ major AABA · 32 Medium swing
Heart And Soul Hoagy Carmichael F major AABA · 34 Medium swing

Died in 1938

King Oliver 1881–1938 · American jazz cornet player and bandleader

Born in 1938

Etta James 1938–2012 · American singer (1938–2012) Freddie Hubbard 1938–2008 · American jazz trumpeter (1938–2008) McCoy Tyner 1938–2020 · American jazz pianist (1938–2020) Pupi Avati 1938 · Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter Lee Morgan 1938–1972 · American jazz trumpeter (1938–1972) Duane Eddy 1938–2024 · American guitarist (1938–2024) Jack Jones 1938–2024 · American singer and actor (1938–2024) Allen Toussaint 1938–2015 · American musician, songwriter and record producer… Charles Lloyd 1938 · American jazz musician Luigi Tenco 1938–1967 · Italian recording artist; singer, songwriter (1938-1967) Rhoda Scott 1938 · American musician Steve Kuhn 1938 · American pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach 1938 · German jazz pianist and composer Jaki Liebezeit 1938–2017 · German musician (1938-2017) Daniel Humair 1938 · Swiss drummer and painter (born 1938) Mike Mainieri 1938 · American vibraphonist Bobby Hebb 1938–2010 · American singer-songwriter (1938-2010) Julius Hemphill 1938–1995 · American saxophonist (1938-1995) Tony Oxley 1938–2023 · British drummer (1938–2023) Joanne Brackeen 1938 · American jazz pianist and music educator Denny Zeitlin 1938 · American pianist Carlos Garnett 1938–2023 · Panamanian-American musician Perry Robinson 1938–2018 · American musician (1938–2018) Eric Gale 1938–1994 · American jazz guitarist (1938–1994) Booker Little 1938–1961 · American jazz musician (1938–1961) Dave Pike 1938–2015 · American jazz musician (1938–2015) Eje Thelin 1938–1990 · Swedish trombonist (1938–1990) Pete La Roca 1938–2012 · American drummer (1938–2012) Jimmy Hastings 1938–2024 · British musician (1938–2024) Warren Bernhardt 1938–2022 · American pianist (1938–2022) Roy Brooks 1938–2005 · American drummer (1938–2005) Hal Galper 1938–2025 · American pianist Charles Neville 1938–2018 · American musician (1938–2018) Laco Déczi 1938 · Slovak painter and trumpeter Gap Mangione 1938 · American musician Petr Skoumal 1938–2014 · Czech musician and composer (1938-2014) Gerd Dudek 1938–2022 · German musician (1938–2022) Stix Hooper 1938 · American musician William Thomas McKinley 1938–2015 · American composer and executive (1938–2015) Lloyd Miller 1938–2024 · American jazz musician (1938–2024) Mike Wofford 1938–2025 · American pianist Sugar Chile Robinson 1938 · American musician Dudu Pukwana 1938–1990 · South African musician (1938–1990) Tommy Vig 1938 · Hungarian percussionist, arranger, bandleader, and composer Monty Waters 1938–2008 · American jazz musician (1938–2008) Stu Martin 1938–1980 · American musician (1938–1980) François Guin 1938 · French conductor and trumpeter Colin Allen 1938 · English blues drummer Eddie Marshall 1938–2011 · American drummer (1938-2011) Ross Tompkins 1938–2006 · American pianist (1938–2006) Ruth Price 1938 · American singer Dennis Budimir 1938–2023 · American musician (1938–2023) Johnny Scott 1938–2010 · Canadian jazz musician