Overview of the events of 1949 in jazz
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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1949 .
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.
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Begone Dull Care is an animated film directed by Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart , giving a visual presentation of Oscar Peterson 's jazz music.
My Foolish Heart was a film starring Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward that was panned by the critics, but the title song "My Foolish Heart ", written by singer Billie Holiday and sung by Martha Mears , was a hit and became a jazz standard.
Sarah Vaughan made her first appearance with a symphony orchestra in a benefit for the Philadelphia Orchestra entitled "100 Men and a Girl."
Al Jolson appeared in the film Jolson Sings Again , a sequel to the 1946 The Jolson Story .
Dolly Rathebe 's career was launched by an appearance as a nightclub singer in the British-produced movie Jim Comes To Jo'burg .
Frank Sinatra co-starred with Gene Kelly in Take Me Out to the Ball Game .
Lena Horne appeared in the movie Some of the Best .
Liza Minnelli made her debut aged three in the movie In the Good Old Summertime .
The musical Lost in the Stars premiered on Broadway .
At a Jazz at the Philharmonic concert, Ray Brown first worked with the jazz pianist Oscar Peterson .
Sonny Rollins made his first recording with Babs Gonzales .
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers danced to the jazz standard "They Can't Take That Away from Me " in their last movie The Barkleys of Broadway .
Waring's Pennsylvanians , a jazz – Dixieland band had their own TV show in 1949.
Club openings included Birdland , founded by Monte Kay in New York City , the Lighthouse Café in Hermosa Beach, California and The Black Hawk in San Francisco .
Django Reinhardt
Nat King Cole
Industry and technology [ edit ]
New labels launched in 1949 included Coral Records , EMS Recordings , Fantasy Records , Good Time Jazz Records , Jazzology Records , New Orleans Records , Peacock Records , Prestige Records , Roost Records and Tempo Records , a subsidiary of Decca Records .
Columbia Records opened their CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan , New York , thought by some to have been the greatest recording studio in history.
The Fender Telecaster guitar was introduced, and Gibson launched their ES-165 , ES-175 and ES-5 guitars.
Capitol Records and Decca Records introduced their first LPs (33-1/3 rpm). In response, RCA Records released the first 45 rpm recordings, while Universal Audio was granted a patent for "Double Feature", a method for putting two songs on each side of a 10-inch record.
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14 – Seymour Simons , American pianist, composer, orchestra leader, and radio producer (born 1896).
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Fred Frith August 2006.
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6 – Chris Laurence , English upright bassist.
21 – David Moss , American composer, percussionist, and singer.
22 – Phil Miller , English guitarist (died 2017 ).
25 – Paul Murphy , American drummer.
27 – Djavan , Brazilian singer and songwriter.
29 – Vincent Klink , German trumpeter, chef, and restaurateur.
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5 – Jerry Gonzalez , American trumpeter and percussionist (died 2018 ).
12 – John Wetton , English singer, bassist, and songwriter (cancer) (died 2017 ).[ 1]
14 – Papa Wemba , American soul singer (died 2016 ).[ 2]
20 – Harald Halvorsen , Norwegian trombonist.
21 – Christy Doran , Irish guitarist.
26 – Gyula Babos , Hungarian guitarist (died 2018 ).
29 – Richard James Burgess , English singer, drummer, electronic musician, songwriter, producer, and composer.
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2 – Knut Borge , Norwegian journalist, entertainer, and jazz entusiast (died 2017 ).[ 4]
3 – Onaje Allan Gumbs , American pianist, composer, and bandleader.
9 – Larry Stabbins , British saxophonist, flautist, and composer.
10 – Viktor Paskov , Bulgarian writer, musician, and musicologist (died 2009 ).
14 – Peter Guidi , Scottish saxophonist and flutist (died 2018 ).
19 – Sally Potter , English composer, musician, film director, actor, and screenwriter.
24 – Bill Connors , American guitarist, Return to Forever .
27 – Allan C. Barnes , American saxophonist (died 2016 ).
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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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