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Developments in Jazz
Historical Events
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
should not set music to a set of words that are a direct insult to
the colored race."
theory of relativity.
1906
1907
1908
1909
Year
Developments in Jazz
Historical Events
1910
Composer and conductor James Reese Europe founds the Clef
Club, an association for Black musicians based in New York.
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
The Original Dixieland Jass Band (an all white group) makes
the first jazz recording, Livery Stable Blues, and also becomes
the first jazz group to appear on film in the movie, The Good
for Nothing.
1918
people worldwide.
1919
Year
Developments in Jazz
Historical Events
1921
1922
banned.
Blues singer Bessie Smith makes her first recording, Downhearted Blues, which sells a million copies in six months and
leads to her signing a nine-year contract with Columbia
Records.
1923
1924
Louis Armstrong makes his first recordings with his group, the
Hot Five.
1925
1926
1927
1928
The film St. Louis Blues about the life of pianist W.C. Handy is
released, featuring blues singer Bessie Smith, Handy as
musical director, and pianist James P. Johnson's band.
1929
Year
Developments in Jazz
Historical Events
1930
1931
1932
1933
With the rise of the Nazi party in Germany, Berlin radio station
Funkstunde bans jazz broadcasts.
Pianist Art Tatum records his first piano solo, Tiger Rag, which
is thought by many to be a duet.
1934
Billie Holiday and Teddy Wilson record I Cried for You, which
goes on to sell 15,000 copies.
Pianist Nat King Cole makes his first recordings with the Solid
Swingers, a band led by his brother, Eddie Cole, a bassist.
1935
1936
1937
Nat King Cole creates a new ensemble with piano, bass, and
guitar.
1938
1939
Chick Webb dies and Ella Fitzgerald takes over his band.
Year
Developments in Jazz
Historical Events
Nat King Cole's trio records the timely piece, Gone with the
Draft.
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
Japan surrenders.
1945
Austria.
1946
Charlie Parker records numerous tracks for the Dial and Savoy
labels.
1947
Israel is founded.
1948
Miles Davis forms a nonet which appears for two weeks at the
Royal Roost as a replacement for pianist Count Basie's band.
1949
Year
Developments in Jazz
Historical Events
The Miles Davis All Stars record their first long-playing album
for Prestige.
NATO is formed.
1950
1951
1952
Milt Jackson and John Lewis rename their group the Modern
Jazz Quartet.
for Godot.
1953
Miles Davis records Walkin' and Miles Davis and the Modern
Jazz Giants, the latter featuring Thelonious Monk and Milt
Jackson.
1954
Bassist Charles Mingus makes his first recordings with the Jazz
Composers Workshop.
Drummer Art Blakey records his first album under the name
the Jazz Messengers.
1955
1956
The Modern Jazz Quartet provides the score for the film Saiton jamais, and tours Europe performing the music.
1957
The film St. Louis Blues depicts Handy's life and features Nat
King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, and blues singer Mahalia Jackson.
Art Blakey records Holiday for Skin with three jazz drummers
and seven Latin percussionists and tours Europe with the Jazz
Messengers.
1958
1959
Dave Brubeck and his quartet record Time Out, which includes
Paul Desmond's hit Take Five.
Pianist Oscar Peterson forms a trio with bassist Ray Brown and
drummer Ed Thigpen.
Year
Developments in Jazz
Historical Events
1960
1961
1962
Charles Mingus records The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady,
1963
Miles Davis performs and records with his new group with
Herbie Hancock, saxophonist George Coleman, bassist Ron
Carter, and 17-year-old drummer Tony Williams.
1964
1965
Thad Jones and Mel Lewis debut with their big band at the
Village Vanguard in New York.
1966
1967
John Coltrane makes his last recordings and dies soon after of
liver disease.
1968
U.S.
1969
Year
Developments in Jazz
Historical Events
Chick Corea and bassist Dave Holland quit Miles Davis' band
and form the group Circle.
1970
1971
1972
1973
Trumpeter Thad Jones and drummer Mel Lewis take their big
band to Tokyo.
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
Year
Developments in Jazz
Historical Events
1980
1981
Court Justice.
1982
1983
1984
Ghandi is assassinated.
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
Year
Developments in Jazz
Verses.
Historical Events
1990
Composer Leonard
Bernstein dies.
1991
1992
Waiting to Exhale.
Carol Moseley-Braun
becomes the first African
American woman elected to
the U.S. Senate.
1993
1994
1995
building is bombed.
President Clinton is
impeached.
President Clinton is
acquitted on impeachment
charges after a Senate trial.
1996
1997
1998
1999
Year
Developments in Jazz
Historical Events
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Tony Bennett, Chick Corea and the late Ray Barretto are
named NEA Jazz Masters.
2007
2008
2009