Overview of the events of 1928 in jazz
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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1928 .
Musicians born that year included Cannonball Adderley , Etta Jones and Fats Domino .
By 1928, jazz was becoming popular in Germany and was being taught in Frankfurt .[1]
Standards [ edit ]
June
August
Sheila Jordan in Jerusalem , 2007
Fats Domino in concert at Deauville (Normandy , France ) in 1992.
Jimmy Smith at Festival Jazz Sori – Italy , July 1994
January
3 – Al Belletto , American saxophonist and clarinetist (died 2014 ).
4 – Alan Littlejohn , British trumpeter (died 1996 ).
11 – Cal Massey , American trumpeter (died 1972 ).
12 – Ruth Brown , American singer-songwriter and actress (died 2006 ).[3]
14 – Joe Muranyi , Hungarian-American clarinetist (died 2012 ).
15 – Werner Dies , German tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, guitarist, composer, and arranger (died 2003 ).
23 – Dave Black , American drummer (died 2006 ).
24 – Mick Mulligan , English trumpeter and bandleader (died 2006 ).
26 – Dick Nash , American trombonist.
29 – Beverly Kenney , American singer (died 1960 ).
31 – Keshav Sathe , Indian tabla player (died 2012 ).
February
March
April
3 – Bill Potts , American pianist (died 2005 ).
4 – Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros , Cuban trumpeter (died 2016 ).
6 – Eddie Hubble , American trombonist (died 2016 ).
8 – Derek Hogg , English drummer.
9 – Monty Sunshine , English clarinettist (died 2010 ).
10
13 – Teddy Charles , American vibraphonist, pianist, and drummer (died 2012 ).
14
18 – Ken Colyer , English trumpeter and cornetist (died 1988 ).
22 – Tommy Turrentine , American trumpeter (died 1997 ).
23 – Mike Daniels , British trumpeter and bandleader (died 2016 ).
24 – Johnny Griffin , American jazz saxophonist (heart attack) (died 2008 ).[4]
25 – Rick Henderson , American saxophonist (died 2004 ).
26 – Herman Foster , American pianist (died 1999 ).
29 – Errol Buddle , Australian bassoonist and saxophonist (died 2018 ).[5]
May
June
1 – Frank Parr , English trombonist and cricketer (died 2012 ).
4 – Teddy Kotick , American bassist (died 1986 ).
11 – Bob Gordon , American saxophonist (died 1955 ).
12 – Vic Damone , American singer, songwriter, and actor (died 2018 ).[6]
20 – Eric Dolphy , American alto saxophonist, flutist, and bass clarinetist (died 1964 ).
23 – Bob Badgley , American upright bassist (died 2012 ).
26 – Don Lanphere , American saxophonist (died 2003 ).
July
2 – Richard Wyands , American pianist, composer, and arranger (died 2019 ).
4 – Ted Joans , American trumpeter and jazz poet (died 2003 ).
13 – Leroy Vinnegar , American upright bassist (died 1999 ).
15 – Joe Harriott , Jamaican saxophonist and composer (died 1973 ).
17
18 – Carl Fontana , American trombonist (died 2003 ).
20 – Peter Ind , British upright bassist and record producer (died 2021 ).
22 – Keter Betts , American upright bassist (died 2005 ).
29 – Konstantin Orbelyan , Armenian pianist, composer, and head of the State Estrada Orchestra of Armenia (died 2014 ).
30 – Vernel Fournier , American drummer (died 2000 ).
August
September
1 – Ed Summerlin , American composer, arranger, saxophonist, and music educator (died 2006 ).[8]
2 – Horace Silver , American pianist and composer (died 2014 ).
5
11 – Lorraine Geller , American pianist (died 1958 ).
14 – Jay Cameron , American saxophonist (died 2001 ).
15 – Cannonball Adderley , American saxophonist (died 1975 ).
20 – Vi Redd , American alto saxophonist and singer (died 2022 ).
21 – William Russo , American trombonist, composer, and arranger (died 2003 ).
23
28 – Koko Taylor , American singer (died 2009 ).[9]
30 – Jon Eardley , American trumpeter (died 1991 ).
October
November
December
References [ edit ]
^ Budds, Michael J. (2002). Jazz & the Germans: essays on the influence of "hot" American idioms on the 20th-century German music Monographs and bibliographies in American music . Pendragon Press . p. 168. ISBN 1-57647-072-5 .
^ "History of Jazz Time Line: 1928" . All About Jazz. Archived from the original on 2011-04-15. Retrieved December 2, 2010 .
^ "R&B Legend and 'Black and Blue' Star Ruth Brown Dies" . BroadwayWorld.com. 2006-11-20. Retrieved 2016-11-06 .
^ Ratliff, Ben (2008-07-26). "Johnny Griffin, 80, Jazz Saxophonist, Dies" . The New York Times . Retrieved 2016-02-27 .
^ Shand, John (2018-03-01). "Errol Buddle story: World's first jazz bassoonist was a hit in the US" . Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 2018-04-10 .
^ McFadden, Robert D. (2018-02-12). "Vic Damone, Who Crooned to Postwar Popularity, Dies at 89" . The New York Times . Retrieved 2018-04-10 .
^ Smith, Steve (2011-03-13). "Joe Morello, Drummer with Dave Brubeck Quartet, Dies at 82" . The New York Times . Retrieved 2016-11-07 .
^ Heckman, Don (2006-10-13). "Edgar Summerlin, 78; Musician Wrote Jazz-Based Liturgical Works" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2016-02-27 .
^ Keepnews, Peter (2009-06-04). "Koko Taylor, Queen of Chicago Blues, Is Dead at 80" . The New York Times . Retrieved 2016-11-07 .
^ Reich, Howard (2018-04-01). "Singer-pianist Audrey Morris dies at 89, was an icon of Chicago cabaret and jazz" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 2018-04-12 .
Bibliography [ edit ]
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 978-1-4234-2452-9 .
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 .
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