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1917 in jazz
| 1917 in jazz | |
|---|---|
 Hanley and MacDonald's "Indiana" (1917) is one of the most popular pre-1920s standards. |
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| Decade | Pre-1920 in jazz |
| Music | 1917 in music |
| Standards | List of pre-1920 jazz standards |
| See also | 1916 in jazz - 1918 in jazz |
In 1917 in jazz standards such as "Indiana" and "Tiger Rag" appeared. [1] Musicians born in this year included Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald and Thelonious Monk.
Standards
Births
Unless stated otherwise, the musicians listed below were American.
- Avery Parrish, jazz pianist and songwriter
- Bea Wain, Big Band-era vocalist
- Bill Finegan, bandleader, pianist, arranger, and composer
- Billy Butterfield, band leader, jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and cornetist
- Billy Maxted, jazz pianist
- Boots Mussulli,
- Buddy Rich,
- Buster Harding,
- Charlie Munro,
- Charlie Shavers,
- Curley Russell,
- Dave Lambert (American jazz vocalist),
- Dean Martin,
- Denzil Best,
- Dizzy Gillespie, jazz trumpet player, bandleader, singer, and composer
- Ella Fitzgerald, vocalist
- Floyd Smith (musician),
- Fred Beckett,
- Helen Forrest,
- Henri Salvador,
- Howard Rumsey,
- J. C. Heard,
- Jimmy Butts,
- Jimmy Hamilton,
- Jimmy Maxwell (trumpeter),
- Joe Comfort,
- Joe Dixon (musician), jazz reed player
- John Adriano Acea, jazz pianist
- John Benson Brooks, pianist, songwriter, arranger, and composer
- John Graas, French horn player, composer, and arranger
- Johnny Guarnieri, virtuoso jazz and stride pianist
- Johnny Letman,
- Junior Raglin,
- Laurindo Almeida,
- Lena Horne,
- Les Elgart,
- Lou McGarity,
- Mike Pedicin,
- Mongo Santamaría,
- Morty Corb,
- Mose Vinson,
- Nelson Williams,
- Pat Flowers,
- Pud Brown,
- Russell Jacquet,
- Sandy Block,
- Shep Shepherd,
- Si Zentner,
- Sonny White,
- Streamline Ewing,
- Sylvia Syms (singer),
- Tadd Dameron,
- Thelonious Monk,
References
- ^ "History of Jazz Time Line: 1917". All About Jazz. http://www.allaboutjazz.com/jazz1917.htm. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
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