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1947 in jazz

Jazz in 1947: 12 albums, 23 standards, 53 births and 5 deaths.

Albums released in 1947

Songs by Sinatra 1947 · Columbia Billie Holiday 1947 · Commodore Records Dizzy Gillespie and His All-Stars 1947 · Musicraft The Saga Of Mr. Jelly Lord Vol. III - Jazz Is . . . Strictly Music 1947 · Circle Gospel Hymns 1947 · Decca Records Gospel Songs 1947 · Decca Records A Collection of Tropical Songs 1947 · Decca Records Frankie Laine Sings 1947 · Mercury Records Blues 1947 · Disc Records California Boppin' 1947 · Jazz Showcase
Paris 1934 1947
Rhapsody in Blue 1947

Standards written in 1947

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
Autumn Leaves Joseph Kosma G minor AABC · 32 Medium swing
On Green Dolphin Street Bronislau Kaper E♭ major BACA · 32 Up-tempo swing
But Beautiful Jimmy Van-Heusen G major ABAC · 32 Ballad
Nature Boy Eden Ahbez D minor ABAC · 32 Ballad
Old Devil Moon Burton Lane F major AA · 48 Medium swing
Midnight Sun Hampton-Burke-Mercer C major AABA · 50 Medium swing
Well You Needn't Thelonious Monk F major AABA · 32 Medium swing
Donna Lee Charlie Parker A♭ major AB · 32 Up-tempo swing
Scrapple From The Apple Charlie Parker F major AABA · 32 Up-tempo swing
Ruby, My Dear Thelonious Monk E♭ major AABA · 32 Ballad
Manteca Dizzy Gillespie B♭ major AABA · 40 Latin
Ask Me Now Thelonious Monk D♭ major AABA · 32 Ballad
Our Delight Tad Dameron A♭ major AABA · 32 Medium swing
What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? Frank Loesser F major AABA · 32 Ballad
In Walked Bud Thelonious Monk A♭ major AABA · 32 Medium-up swing
Relaxin' At Camarillo Charlie Parker C major A · 12 Up-tempo swing
Half Nelson Miles Davis C major A · 16 Up-tempo swing
Cheryl Charlie Parker C major A · 12 Medium swing
Dexterity Charlie Parker B♭ major AABA · 32 Medium-up swing
Dewey Square Charlie Parker E♭ major AABA · 32 Medium-up swing
Little Willie Leaps Charlie Parker F major AA · 32 Up-tempo swing
Quasimodo Charlie Parker E♭ major AB · 32 Medium swing
Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps Farres-Davis E minor AABA · 32 Latin

Died in 1947

Earl Fuller 1885–1947 · American musician (1885-1947) Jimmie Lunceford 1902–1947 · American musician (1902–1947) Freddie Webster 1916–1947 · American musician (1916-1947) Michel Warlop 1911–1947 · French classical and jazz violinist (1911–1947) Fate Marable 1890–1947 · American musician (1890–1947)

Born in 1947

Paco de Lucía 1947–2014 · Spanish flamenco, classical, jazz guitarist & musician… Carlos Santana 1947 · American guitarist Jan Garbarek 1947 · Norwegian saxophonist and composer (born 1947) Terje Rypdal 1947 · Norwegian jazz guitarist and composer Laura Nyro 1947–1997 · American singer and songwriter (1947–1997) Timothy Buckley 1947–1975 · American musician (1947–1975) Miroslav Vitouš 1947 · Czech bass guitarist, jazz musician and contrabassist Barry Guy 1947 · British composer and jazz musician (born 1947) Ryo Kawasaki 1947–2020 · Japanese jazz guitarist (1947-2020) Butch Morris 1947–2013 · American cornetist (1947–2013) Bobby Kimball 1947 · American singer Marilyn Crispell 1947 · American pianist Steve Khan 1947 · American musician Julie Driscoll 1947 · English singer and actress Richie Beirach 1947–2026 · American jazz pianist and composer (1947–2026) Billy Bang 1947–2011 · American musician (1947–2011) Harvey Mason 1947 · American jazz drummer Keith Tippett 1947–2020 · British jazz pianist and composer (1947–2020) Jasper van 't Hof 1947 · Dutch musician Franz Koglmann 1947 · Austrian jazz trumpeter and composer Jerry Bergonzi 1947 · American jazz musician Charlie 1947 · Hungarian singer Guem 1947–2021 · Algerian percussionist Alan Broadbent 1947 · New Zealand jazz pianist, arranger, and composer Norman Connors 1947 · American musician Christian Escoudé 1947–2024 · French Gypsy jazz guitarist (1947–2024) Roy Budd 1947–1993 · British jazz musician and composer (1947-1993) Uschi Brüning 1947 · German singer-songwriter Stomu Yamash'ta 1947 · Japanese musician Carlo Domeniconi 1947 · Italian musician Guy Klucevsek 1947–2025 · American musician Tom Malone 1947 · American musician Percy Jones 1947 · Welsh musician Paul McCandless 1947 · American musician Paul Lytton 1947 · British musician Ray Phiri 1947–2017 · South African jazz musician (1947–2017) Greg Abate 1947 · jazz musician Jean Carn 1947 · American singer Andy LaVerne 1947 · American musician Ray Russell 1947 · British musician Nick Evans 1947 · Welsh jazz and progressive rock trombonist Marc Jordan 1947 · American-born Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer… Lynn Lowry 1947 · American actress Alan Wakeman 1947 · English musician James Mtume 1947–2022 · American jazz and R&B musician, songwriter, record… Marek Bliziński 1947–1989 · Polish musician (1947-1989) Terje Venaas 1947–2025 · Norwegian jazz musician (1947–2025) Eric Gravatt 1947 · American musician Linda Sharrock 1947 · American jazz singer Paul Jackson 1947–2021 · American musician (1947–2021) Bruce Fowler 1947 · American musician Art Lande 1947 · American jazz pianist, drummer, composer and educator Chuck Findley 1947 · American musician