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Louis Armstrong recorded the first jazz version in 1930. Benny Goodman's 1936 recording, sung by Lionel Hampton, revived interest in the song; the following year it was recorded by Count Basie and Quintette du Hot Club de France. [16] "Georgia on My Mind" [8] [11] [19] is a song composed by Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics by Stuart Gorrell.
Viguen Derderian, a celebrated pop and jazz artist popularly known simply as "Viguen", began his career in the early 1950s. [3] Viguen's first song, Moonlight , which was released in 1954, [ 1 ] was also an instant hit on the radio, [ 3 ] and is considered to have marked a turning point in Iran's western-influenced music. [ 1 ]
3 – Cecil Irwin, American jazz reed player and arranger (born 1902). July. 21 – Honoré Dutrey, dixieland jazz trombonist (born 1894). April. 2 – Bennie Moten, American jazz pianist and band leader (born 1894). November. 27 – Charlie Green, jazz trombonists, and the soloist in the Fletcher Henderson orchestra (born 1893).
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1930. Musicians born that year included Ornette Coleman , Herbie Mann , Helen Merrill , Sonny Rollins , Ray Charles and Clifford Brown .
It is the most recorded jazz standard of all time. [2] In the 1930s, swing jazz emerged as a dominant form in American music. Duke Ellington and his band members composed numerous swing era hits that have become standards: "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (1932), "Sophisticated Lady" (1933) and "Caravan" (1936), among others.
It hosted performances by notable jazz musicians of the era, contributing significantly to London's jazz scene. Operating as a bottle club to avoid licensing restrictions on drinking and dancing, [4] the Shim Sham was described as "London's miniature Harlem", highlighting its influence and the lively, speakeasy-style atmosphere it provided. [2]
October 12th, Jimmy Wade, jazz trumpeter (born 1895) 26 – Eddie Lang, American guitarist, regarded as Father of Jazz Guitar (born 1902). July. 15 – Freddie Keppard, jazz cornetist (born 1889). September. 30 – William Krell, American bandleader and composer (born 1868).
In the 1930s, Kansas City Jazz as exemplified by tenor saxophonist Lester Young marked the transition from big bands to the bebop influence of the 1940s. An early 1940s style known as "jumping the blues" or jump blues used small combos, uptempo music and blues chord progressions, drawing on boogie-woogie from the 1930s.