1949 in jazz

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1949 in jazz
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Satchmo plays the trumpet in Töölö Sports Hall between two Finnish musicians, October 1949
Decade 1940s in jazz
Music 1949 in music
Standards List of 1940s jazz standards
See also 1948 in jazz 1950 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1949.

Contents

In 1949 Bebop dominates the scene, but Dixieland is still being played. Miles Davis makes the first recordings with other artists of what will be known as Cool Jazz. The first LPs are issued, as are the first 45s.

Shows, movies and events

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Sarah Vaughan

Recordings

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Django Reinhardt
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Nat King Cole

Standards

Industry and technology

Deaths

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Big Eye Louis Nelson Delisle, 1910
January
February
March
April
July
August
October
December

Births

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Fred Frith August 2006.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Unknown date

See also

References

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  3. Strauss, Matthew (April 7, 2016). "David Bowie Drummer Dennis Davis Is Dead". Pitchfork . Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  4. Revheim, Hanna Huglen (2017-04-09). "Kollegaer sørger over Knut Borge: – En vegg har falt ut" (in Norwegian). NRK . Retrieved 2017-04-25.

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