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1949 in jazz

Jazz in 1949: 15 albums, 7 standards, 56 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
Jolson Sings Again 1949
Shades of Blue 1949
Erroll Garner at the Piano 1949
Swinging the Classics 1949
Boogie Woogie Piano 1949

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
Segment Charlie Parker B♭ minor ABA · 26 Up-tempo swing
Wow Lennie Tristano F major ABCA · 32 Up-tempo swing
Happy Talk Rodgers-Hammerstein II F major AABA · 64 Medium swing
Passport Charlie Parker B♭ major AABA · 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) 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… David Moss 1949 · American singer (born 1949) Glen Velez 1949 · American musician Jerry Gonzalez 1949–2018 · American musician (1949–2018) Barbara Morrison 1949–2022 · American singer (1949–2022) Hans Reichel 1949–2011 · German improvisational guitarist, experimental luthier… Per Husby 1949 · Norwegian musician Vincent Klink 1949 · German chef, author, editor, publisher of culinary… Alfred 23 Harth 1949 · German musician and composer Christy Doran 1949 · Swiss musician John Altman 1949 · British film composer Philip Aaberg 1949–2026 · pianist Armik 1949 · Armenian-American guitarist and songwriter David S. Ware 1949–2012 · American jazz saxophonist (1949–2012) Michel Herr 1949 · Belgian jazz pianiste, composer and arranger Thomas Clausen 1949 · Danish jazz pianist (born 1949) Will Ackerman 1949 · American guitarist, composer, and producer Gyula Babos 1949–2018 · Hungarian jazz guitarist (1949-2018) Viktor Paskov 1949–2009 · Bulgarian writer, musician, musicologist and screenwriter… Paul Lovens 1949 · German musician Richard James Burgess 1949 · English studio drummer, music-computer programmer… Steven Feld 1949 · ethnomusicologist Larry Ochs 1949 · American jazz saxophonist Jim McNeely 1949–2025 · American musician Chris Laurence 1949 · English jazz musician Bill Payne 1949 · American musician Tristan Honsinger 1949–2023 · American cello player active in free jazz and free… Nilson Matta 1949 · Brazilian jazz bassist and educator Rebecca Kilgore 1949–2026 · American musician Rainer Brüninghaus 1949 · German musician Frank Ricotti 1949 · British musician Barrie Lee Hall, Jr. 1949–2011 · American jazz musician, music director and band leader… Andrzej Zaucha 1949–1991 · Polish jazz musician (1949–1991) Dale Spalding 1949 · American singer Adrian Gurvitz 1949 · English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer Raúl di Blasio 1949 · Argentine musician Kaoru Abe 1949–1978 · Japanese saxophonist (1949-1978) Bill Connors 1949 · American musician Duck Baker 1949 · American guitarist Ronald Muldrow 1949–2007 · American jazz musician (1949–2007) Bill Reichenbach Jr. 1949 · American musician Konstanty Wileński 1949 · Polish-Ukrainian musician