1921 in jazz
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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1921.
Decade1920s in jazz
Music1921 in music
StandardsList of 1920s jazz standards
See also1920 in jazz â 1922 in jazz
| 1921 in jazz | |
|---|---|
Paul Whiteman and orchestra in 1921 | |
| Decade | 1920s in jazz |
| Music | 1921 in music |
| Standards | List of 1920s jazz standards |
| See also | 1920 in jazz â 1922 in jazz |
Musicians born that year included Humphrey Lyttelton and Eddie Calhoun.
Events
- Bix Beiderbecke attended the Lake Forest Academy near Chicago, and got the opportunity to learn about the New Orleans and Chicago Jazz.
- Frankie Trumbauer worked for Isham Jones at the College Inn in Chicago.
- Sidney Bechet returns from his trip to Europe, and musicians like Duke Ellington become aware of his abilities.
- Fletcher Henderson is on the road with Ethel Waters. He hears Armstrong for the first time and immediately offers him a job. Armstrong turns him down.
- James P. Johnson starts approaching jazz with the recording of "Worried and Lonesome Blues" and "Carolina Shout". He becomes a pioneer of stride piano with these recordings.
- Saxophonist Coleman Hawkins joined the Mamie Smith's Jazz Hounds.
- Lennie Tristano takes an interest in piano at the age of two years.
Standards
- In 1921 the main standard published was "The Sheik of Araby".[1]
Deaths
- April
- 20 â Tony Jackson, American pianist, singer, and composer (born 1882).
Births
- January
- 20 â Connie Haines, American singer (died 2008).
- 22 â André Hodeir, French violinist (died 2011).
- 30 â Bernie Leighton, American pianist (died 1994).
- 31 â John Anderson, American trumpeter (died 1974).
- February
- 12 â Hans Koller, Austrian tenor saxophonist and bandleader (died 2003).
- 13 â Wardell Gray, American tenor saxophonist (died 1955).
- March
- 1 â Kenny Baker, English trumpeter (died 1999).
- 11 â Astor Piazzolla, Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player (died 1992).
- 15 â Vinnie Burke, American bassist (died 2001).
- 19 â Harry Babasin, American bassist (died 1988).
- 20 â Jimmy Coe, American saxophonist (died 2004).
- 26 â Joe Loco, American pianist and arranger (died 1988).
- April
- 3 â Earl Washington, American pianist (died 1975).
- 7 â Al Hayse, American trombonist (died 1982).
- 13 â Dona Ivone Lara, Brazilian samba singer (died 2018).[2]
- 22 â Candido Camero, Cuban conga and bongo player (died 2020).
- 26
- Jimmy Giuffre, American clarinet and saxophone player (died 2008).
- Preston Love, American saxophonist (died 2004).
- May
- 6 â Freddy Randall, American trumpeter and bandleader (died 1999).
- 20 â Jimmy Henderson, American trombonist and bandleader (died 1995).
- 22 â Gustav Brom, Czech big band leader and clarinetist (died 1995).
- 23 â Humphrey Lyttelton, English trumpeter (died 2008).
- 28 â Al Tinney, American pianist (died 2002).
- 31 â Alan Clare, British jazz pianist (died 1993).
- June
- 2
- Ernie Royal, American trumpeter (died 1983).
- Marty Napoleon, American pianist (died 2015).
- 7 â Tal Farlow, American guitarist (died 1998).
- 15 â Erroll Garner, American pianist and composer (died 1977).
- 17 â Tony Scott, American clarinetist (died 2007).
- July
- 9 â Irv Kluger, American drummer (died 2006).
- 17
- George Barnes, American guitarist (died 1977).
- Mary Osborne, American guitarist (died 1992).
- 24 â Billy Taylor, American pianist and composer (died 2010).
- August
- 4
- Herb Ellis, American guitarist (died 2010).
- Pat Friday, American singer (died 2016).
- 6 â Buddy Collette, American flautist, saxophonist, and clarinetist (died 2010).
- 7 â Warren Covington, American big band trombonist (died 1999).
- 21 â Dennis Berry, English musician and composer (died 1994).
- 28 â Tony Aless, American pianist (died 1988).
- September
- 3 â Cab Kaye, English singer, pianist, and bandleader (died 2000).
- 8 â Norris Turney, American flautist and saxophonist (died 2001).
- 15 â Gene Roland, American composer and musician (died 1982).
- 16 â Jon Hendricks, American lyricist and singer (died 2017).
- 20
- Bill DeArango, American guitarist (died 2005).
- Chico Hamilton, American drummer and bandleader (died 2013).
- 29 â Franny Beecher, American guitarist (died 2014).[3]
- October
- 3 â Leon Breeden, American clarinetist and saxophonist (died 2010).
- 4 â Shifty Henry, American bassist (died 1958).
- 10
- Julius Watkins, American French hornist (died 1977).
- Monk Montgomery, American bass guitarist (died 1982).
- Roy Kral, American pianist and singer (died 2002).
- 18 â Willy Andresen, Norwegian pianist orchestra leader (died 2016).
- 28 â Chico O'Farrill, Cuban composer and conductor (died 2001).
- November
- 13 â Eddie Calhoun, American upright bassist (died 1993).
- 20 â Norman O'Connor, American pianist (died 2003).
- 23 â Jack Marshall, American guitarist, conductor, and composer (died 1973).
- December
- 1 â John Bunch, American pianist (died 2010).
- 26 â Steve Allen, American singer, songwriter, and television personality (died 2000).
- 31 â Simon Brehm, Swedish upright bassist (died 1967).