1926 in jazz

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1926 in jazz
1926 in jazz
	A jazz ensemble playing in Berlin in the summer of 1926
Decade	1920s in jazz
Music	1926 in music
Standards	List of 1920s jazz standards
See also	1925 in jazz – 1927 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1926.

Musicians born that year included Miles Davis and John Coltrane.

Events

American author and dramatist Edna Ferber publishes the novel Show Boat, popularizing life in the Southern United States. Although Ferber never visited the south and invented her story from fictional minstrel themes, the real American Show Boats were steeped in the black Riverboat Jazz music of Mississippi and the Ohio Valley.^[1]
American ragtime jazz pianist, bandleader and composer Jelly Roll Morton is signed by Victor and begins recording with the Red Hot Peppers, featuring Kid Ory, Omer Simeon, George Mitchell, Johnny St. Cyr, Barney Bigard, Johnny Dodds, and Baby Dodds.

Album releases

Louis Armstrong's Hot Five releases recordings on Okeh: Virtuoso cornet work on Cornet Chop Suey,^[2] introduction of skat singing on Heebie Jeebies.^[3]^[4]
Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers recordings on Victor:"Sidewalk Blues."^[5]^[6]

Standards

In 1926 standards published included "Big Butter and Egg Man", "Bye Bye Blackbird" and "'Deed I Do".

Births

Czech jazz singer Vlasta Pruchova, Lucerna Hall, Prague 1985

Bernie Glow, American trumpet player
Bill Smith, American clarinetist and composer
Billy Mitchell, American saxophonist
Billy Usselton, American reed player
Bob Flanigan, American vocalist
Bobby Jaspar, saxophonist, flautist and composer
Bonnie Wetzel, American double-bassist
Bucky Pizzarelli, American guitarist and banjo player
Bud Shank, American alto saxophonist and flautist
Buddy Arnold, American saxophonist
Buddy Childers, American trumpet player
Buddy Greco, American singer and pianist
Carlos Valdes, Cuban-born conga player
Charlie Biddle, Canadian bassist
Chris Anderson, American pianist
Clarence Shaw, American trumpet player
Claude Williamson, American pianist
Curtis Counce, American double-bassist
Cy Laurie, English clarinetist and bandleader
Dave Bailey, American drummer
Don Elliott,
Don Rendell,
Elek Bacsik, American vocalist and guitarist
Ernie Henry, American saxophonist
Franco Cerri, Italian guitarist
Frank Rehak, American trombonist
Frank Rosolino, American trombonist
George Masso,
George Melly, English singer
Hal Russell,
Herbie Jones,
Herbie Steward,
Hitoshi Ueki,
Jack Brokensha,
Jack McDuff, American organist
Jackie Paris, American singer and guitarist
Jeri Southern, American pianist and singer
Jesse Drakes, American trumpet player
Jimmy "Jammin'" Smith, American trumpet player
Jimmy Cleveland, American trombonist
Jimmy Gourley, American guitarist
Jimmy Heath, American jazz saxophonist
Jimmy Woode, American bassist
Joe Houston, American saxophonist
John Coltrane,^[7] American saxophonist and composer
Johnny Coles, American trumpeter
Johnny Windhurst, American trumpeter
Julie London, American singer
Jymie Merritt, American double-bassist
Kenny Hagood, American vocalist
Kristian Bergheim, Norwegian saxophonist
Lou Bennett,
Lou Donaldson, American alto saxophonist
Melba Liston, American trombonist, composer and arranger
Miles Davis,^[8] American trumpeter, bandleader and composer
Milt Bernhart, American trombonist
Mimi Perrin, French pianist and singer
Monty Budwig, American double-bassist
Oscar Brown, American singer
Phil Seamen, English drummer
Pony Poindexter, American saxophonist
Randy Weston, American pianist and composer
Ray Brown, American double bassist
Ray Copeland,
Rick Fay, American clarinetist and saxophonist
Rob Swope, American trombonist
Russ Freeman, American pianist and composer
Sonny Bradshaw, Jamaican bandleader and trumpeter
Sonny Payne, American drummer
Stan Barker, English pianist
Stan Levey, American drummer
Stan Tracey, British pianist and composer
Tony Bennett, Italian-American singer
Tony Terran, American trumpet player
Urbie Green, American trombonist
Vlasta Průchová, Czech jazz singer
Walt Harper, American pianist and nightclub owner
Will Davis, American pianist
Willie Dennis, American trombonist

Music criticism

August: David Stanley Smith (1877–1949) Professor of Music at Yale University, dismisses Jazz as a serious art form in The Musician.^[9]
November: Andrè Coeuroy (1895–1980) and Andrè Schaeffner publish Le Jazz.^[10]
Jacques Émile Blanche (1861–1942) criticizes Jazz music and dance in La Revue nouvelle as a foreign import that threatens the nationality of France.^[11]

References

^ Kenney, William Howland (2005). Jazz on the River. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-43733-7.
^ "Louis Armstrong - Cornet Chop Suey". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
^ Ward, Geoffrey C., "Jazz: a history of America's music." Knopf, 2000. Pages 130, 131. ISBN 0-679-44551-X
^ [1] Larson, Thomas E.E. The history and tradition of jazz." Kendall Hunt Pub Co, 2002 Page 59. ISBN 978-0-7872-7574-7.
^ [2] Ratliff, Ben "The New York Times essential library: Jazz"a critic's guide to the 100 most important recordings." Times Books, 2002,Page 17. ISBN 978-0-8050-7068-2
^ Ward, Geoffrey C., "Jazz: a history of America's music." Knopf, 2000. Pages 136-137. ISBN 0-679-44551-X
^ Porter, Lewis (1999). John Coltrane: His Life and Music. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0-472-08643-X.
^ Chambers, J. K. (1998). Milestones: The Music and Times of Miles Davis. Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-306-80849-8.
^ Lopes, Paul Douglas (2002). The Rise of a Jazz Art World. Cambridge University Press. p. 82. ISBN 0-521-00039-4.
^ Porter, Lewis (1997). Jazz: A Century of Change. Schirmer Books. ISBN 0-02-864713-0.
^ Blake, Jody (1999). Le Tumulte Noir: Modernist Art and Popular Entertainment in Jazz-Age Paris, 1900-1930. Penn State Press. p. 86. ISBN 0-271-01753-8.

[Kenney-1] Kenney, William Howland (2005). Jazz on the River. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-43733-7.

[2] "Louis Armstrong - Cornet Chop Suey". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-12-02.

[3] Ward, Geoffrey C., "Jazz: a history of America's music." Knopf, 2000. Pages 130, 131. ISBN 0-679-44551-X

[4] [1] Larson, Thomas E.E. The history and tradition of jazz." Kendall Hunt Pub Co, 2002 Page 59. ISBN 978-0-7872-7574-7.

[5] [2] Ratliff, Ben "The New York Times essential library: Jazz"a critic's guide to the 100 most important recordings." Times Books, 2002,Page 17. ISBN 978-0-8050-7068-2

[6] Ward, Geoffrey C., "Jazz: a history of America's music." Knopf, 2000. Pages 136-137. ISBN 0-679-44551-X

[Porter1999-7] Porter, Lewis (1999). John Coltrane: His Life and Music. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0-472-08643-X.

[Chambers-8] Chambers, J. K. (1998). Milestones: The Music and Times of Miles Davis. Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-306-80849-8.

[Lopes-9] Lopes, Paul Douglas (2002). The Rise of a Jazz Art World. Cambridge University Press. p. 82. ISBN 0-521-00039-4.

[Porter1997-10] Porter, Lewis (1997). Jazz: A Century of Change. Schirmer Books. ISBN 0-02-864713-0.

[Blake-11] Blake, Jody (1999). Le Tumulte Noir: Modernist Art and Popular Entertainment in Jazz-Age Paris, 1900-1930. Penn State Press. p. 86. ISBN 0-271-01753-8.

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