1941 in jazz

1941 in jazz
Danish bandleader Teddy Petersen (1892-1991) with his orchestra
Decade	1940s in jazz
Music	1941 in music
Standards	List of 1940s jazz standards
See also	1940 in jazz – 1948 in jazz

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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1941.

Events

• Cab Calloway is struck by a spitball during a concert in Hartford, Connecticut and fights Dizzy Gillespie after which Dizzy is fired.^[1]

Standards

Deaths

• Casper Reardon, American classical and later jazz harpist
• Dick Wilson, American jazz tenor saxophonist
• Eric Burdon, English singer
• Frank Melrose, American jazz and blues pianist
• Jelly Roll Morton, American ragtime and early jazz pianist, bandleader and composer.
• Ken Snakehips Johnson, jazz band leader and dancer, originally from British Guiana.
• Steve Lewis, New Orleans jazz pianist and compose

Births

Airto Moreira in 2007

Aldo Romano in 2008

Chick Corea in 2009

• Airto Moreira, Brazilian jazz drummer and percussionist
• Aldo Romano, Italian jazz drummer
• Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis, American saxophonist, composer and arranger
• Bobby Hutcherson, American jazz vibraphone and marimba player
• Bobby Matos, American percussionist
• Bobby Shew, American trumpet and flugelhorn player
• Charles Earland, American composer, organist and saxophonist
• Chick Corea, American pianist, keyboardist and composer
• Chucho Valdés, Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger
• Clifford Jarvis, American drummer
• Connie Crothers, American pianist
• Cornel Chiriac, Romanian journalist, producer and jazz drummer
• David T. Walker, American guitarist
• Don Grusin, American songwriter, producer and keyboardist
• Don Pullen, American pianist and organist
• Don Weller, British tenor saxophonist and composer
• Eddie Daniels,
• Eddie Gale, American trumpeter
• Eddy Louiss,
• Elisa Gabbai,
• Gary Windo, American tenor saxophonist
• Gia Maione, American singer
• Glen Moore, American bassist
• Harry Miller, South African bass player
• Herbie Lewis, American double bassist
• Howard Johnson,
• Hugo Rasmussen, Danish bassist
• Irène Schweizer, Swiss pianist
• Jay Clayton, American avant-garde vocalist and jazz educator
• Jesper Thilo, Danish tenor saxophonist, alto saxophonist and clarinetist
• Jim Cullum, Jr., American cornetist
• Jim Pepper, American jazz saxophonist, composer, and singer
• Jim Richardson, British jazz bassist and session musician
• Jim Riggs, American saxophonist
• John Hicks, American jazz pianist and composer
• Jonas Gwangwa, South African trombone player
• Knut Kiesewetter, German jazz musician, singer, songwriter and producer
• LaMont Johnson, American jazz pianist
• Lester Bowie, American jazz trumpet player and composer
• Lowell Davidson, American jazz pianist
• Meredith D'Ambrosio, American jazz singer
• Michael Moriarty, American-Canadian actor and musician
• Mickey Tucker, American pianist and organist
• Mike Osborne, English alto saxophonist, pianist and clarinetist
• Mike Renzi, American pianist, arranger and musical director
• Miles Kington, British journalist, musician and broadcaster
• Milford Graves, American drummer and percussionist
• Norma Winstone, British singer and lyricist
• Olu Dara, American cornetist, guitarist and singer
• P. J. Perry, saxophonist
• Palle Mikkelborg, Danish trumpeter
• Pete Yellin,
• Peter Brötzmann, German saxophonist and clarinetist
• Phil Upchurch, American guitarist and bassist
• Phillip Wilson, American percussionist
• Putter Smith, American bassist
• R. Winston Morris,
• Robertinho Silva, Brazilian drummer
• Rogier van Otterloo, Dutch composer and conductor
• Ron McClure, American bassist
• Ronnie Cuber, American saxophonist
• Stanley Cowell, American pianist and founder of Strata-East Records
• Sérgio Mendes, Brazilian musician
• Teppo Hauta-aho, Finnish double bassist and composer
• Terry Rosen, American jazz guitarist, concert promoter, and radio DJ.
• Tom Coster, American keyboardist and composer
• Trevor Tomkins, English jazz drummer
• Uli Trepte, German double bass / bass guitar player
• Wadada Leo Smith, American trumpeter and composer
• Wayne Dockery, American jazz double bassist

See also

• 1940s in jazz
• List of years in jazz
• 1941 in music

References

1. "History of Jazz Time Line: 1941". All About Jazz. Retrieved December 6, 2010.

Bibliography

• The New Real Book, Volume I. Sher Music. 1988. ISBN 0-9614701-4-3.
• The New Real Book, Volume II. Sher Music. 1991. ISBN 0-9614701-7-8.
• The New Real Book, Volume III. Sher Music. 1995. ISBN 1-883217-30-X.
• The Real Book, Volume I (6th ed.). Hal Leonard. 2004. ISBN 0-634-06038-4.
• The Real Book, Volume II (2nd ed.). Hal Leonard. 2007. ISBN 1-4234-2452-2.
• The Real Book, Volume III (2nd ed.). Hal Leonard. 2006. ISBN 0-634-06136-4.
• The Real Jazz Book. Warner Bros. ISBN 978-91-85041-36-7.
• The Real Vocal Book, Volume I. Hal Leonard. 2006. ISBN 0-634-06080-5.