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1949 in jazz

Jazz in 1949: 16 albums, 7 standards, 57 births and 9 deaths.

Albums released in 1949

Frankly Sentimental 1949 · Columbia Sings Songs by Jerome Kern 1949 · Decca Records Christmas Greetings 1949 · Decca Records Sings Songs by George Gershwin 1949 · Decca Records Bing Crosby Sings Cole Porter Songs 1949 · Decca Records St. Valentine's Day 1949 · Decca Records Souvenir Album 1949 · Decca Records King Cole at the Piano 1949 · Capitol Records Charlie Parker With Strings 1949 · Mercury Records South Pacific 1949 · Capitol Records Jolson Sings Again 1949 · Decca Records Shades of Blue 1949 · Remington Records Erroll Garner at the Piano 1949 · Savoy Records Swinging the Classics 1949 · Decca Records Boogie Woogie Piano 1949 · Mercury Records An Evening of Jazz 1949 · Norgran Records

Standards written in 1949

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
My Foolish Heart Victor Young B♭ major ABAC · 32 Ballad
Crazy He Calls Me Carl Sigman F major BBAA · 32 Ballad
Some Enchanted Evening Richard Rodgers C major AABAC · 60 Ballad
Happy Talk Rodgers-Hammerstein II F major AABA · 64 Medium swing
Segment Charlie Parker B♭ minor ABA · 26 Up-tempo swing
Passport Charlie Parker B♭ major AABA · 32 Up-tempo swing
Wow Lennie Tristano F major ABCA · 32 Up-tempo swing

Died in 1949

Ivie Anderson 1905–1949 · American jazz singer (1905-1949) Albert Ammons 1907–1949 · American jazz pianist, recording artist (1907–1949) Louis Nelson Delisle 1885–1949 · American musician (1885-1949) Eddie DeLange 1904–1949 · American stunt man, bandleader, lyricist (1904-1949) Danny Polo 1901–1949 · American musician (1901-1949) Bunk Johnson 1879–1949 · American musician (1879-1949) Euday L. Bowman 1887–1949 · American composer Irving Fazola 1912–1949 · American musician (1912–1949) Alfred Aloysous Bernard 1888–1949 · American singer (1888–1949)

Born in 1949

Tom Waits 1949 · American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1949) Arturo Sandoval 1949 · Cuban jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer Fred Frith 1949 · English musician, composer and improvisor (born 1949) Djavan 1949 · Brazilian singer/songwriter Bill Bruford 1949 · English drummer Michael Brecker 1949–2007 · American jazz saxophonist and composer (1949-2007) Enrico Pieranunzi 1949 · Italian jazz musician, classical pianist, composer… Chico Freeman 1949 · American saxophonist Phyllis Hyman 1949–1995 · American rhythm-and-blues singer (1949–1995) David Toop 1949 · British musician (born 1949) Leon Redbone 1949–2019 · musician, songwriter, arranger, producer (1949-2019) Armik 1949 · Armenian-American guitarist and songwriter Lenny White 1949 · American drummer Phil Miller 1949–2017 · English progressive rock/jazz guitarist (1949–2017) Jerry Goodman 1949 · American violinist (born 1949) Jay Graydon 1949 · American musician songwriter, recording artist, guitarist… Kaoru Abe 1949–1978 · Japanese saxophonist (1949-1978) Christy Doran 1949 · Swiss musician Barbara Morrison 1949–2022 · American singer (1949–2022) Hans Reichel 1949–2011 · German improvisational guitarist, experimental luthier… Glen Velez 1949 · American musician David Moss 1949 · American singer (born 1949) Rebecca Kilgore 1949–2026 · American musician Will Ackerman 1949 · American guitarist, composer, and producer David S. Ware 1949–2012 · American jazz saxophonist (1949–2012) Alfred 23 Harth 1949 · German musician and composer Philip Aaberg 1949–2026 · pianist Jim McNeely 1949–2025 · American musician Jerry Gonzalez 1949–2018 · American musician (1949–2018) John Altman 1949 · British film composer Gyula Babos 1949–2018 · Hungarian jazz guitarist (1949-2018) Per Husby 1949 · Norwegian musician Michel Herr 1949 · Belgian jazz pianiste, composer and arranger Duck Baker 1949 · American guitarist Thomas Clausen 1949 · Danish jazz pianist (born 1949) Paul Lovens 1949 · German musician Vincent Klink 1949 · German chef, author, editor, publisher of culinary… Larry Ochs 1949 · American jazz saxophonist Tristan Honsinger 1949–2023 · American cello player active in free jazz and free… Steven Feld 1949 · ethnomusicologist Raúl di Blasio 1949 · Argentine musician Nilson Matta 1949 · Brazilian jazz bassist and educator Chris Laurence 1949 · English jazz musician Viktor Paskov 1949–2009 · Bulgarian writer, musician, musicologist and screenwriter… Richard James Burgess 1949 · English studio drummer, music-computer programmer… Bill Payne 1949 · American musician Marilyn Scott 1949 · American singer Rainer Brüninghaus 1949 · German musician Andrzej Zaucha 1949–1991 · Polish jazz musician (1949–1991) Frank Ricotti 1949 · British musician Adrian Gurvitz 1949 · English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer Bill Connors 1949 · American musician Barrie Lee Hall, Jr. 1949–2011 · American jazz musician, music director and band leader… Dale Spalding 1949 · American singer Ronald Muldrow 1949–2007 · American jazz musician (1949–2007) Bill Reichenbach Jr. 1949 · American musician Konstanty Wileński 1949 · Polish-Ukrainian musician