1947 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1947.

Events
Standards published included "Autumn Leaves", "But Beautiful" and "Nature Boy".
 * The Fabulous Dorseys is released, a fictionalized biographical film that tells the story of the Dorsey Brothers, Tommy and Jimmy, from their boyhood in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, through their rise, their breakup, and their personal reunion.
 * The Miles Davis All-Stars (with Charlie Parker, Max Roach, John Lewis and Nelson Boyd) debuted at the Savoy.
 * Louis Armstrong performs at Carnegie Hall with his big band.
 * The Count Basie Orchestra take up a summer residency at the Paradise Club in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on 27 June, agreeing to perform on lower wages. They followed with a four-week stint at the Strand Theater in Lakewood, New Jersey, supporting Billie Holiday.

Album releases

 * The Duel – Dexter Gordon and Teddy Edwards
 * Accordion Capers – the Biviano Rhythm Sextette with John Serry Sr. & Tony Mottola

Deaths

 * January
 * 16
 * Fate Marable, American pianist and bandleader (born 1890).
 * Sonny Berman, American trumpeter (born 1925).


 * April
 * 1 – Freddie Webster, American trumpeter (born 1916).


 * July
 * 12 – Jimmie Lunceford, American alto saxophonist and bandleader (born 1902).


 * December
 * 7 – Austin Wylie, American jazz bandleader (born 1893).


 * Unknown date
 * Cee Pee Johnson, American drummer and vocalist (born 1915).

Births

 * January
 * 4 – Chris Cutler, English percussionist, composer, lyricist, and music theorist, Henry Cow.
 * 6 – Fedor Frešo, Slovak bassist (died 2018).
 * 9 – Nick Evans, Welsh trombonist.
 * 11
 * Dee Daniels, American singer.
 * Derf Reklaw or Fred Walker, American musician, composer, and vocalist, The Pharaohs.
 * 15 – Baikida Carroll, American trumpeter.


 * February
 * 5
 * Art Lande, American pianist, drummer, composer and educator.
 * Chris Biscoe, English multi-instrumentalist.
 * 10 – Butch Morris, American cornetist, composer and conductor (died 2013).
 * 14 – Glenn Spearman, American tenor saxophonist (died 1998).
 * 20 – Carlo Domeniconi, Italian guitarist and composer.
 * 22 – Harvey Mason, American drummer.
 * 24
 * Bob Magnusson, American bassist.
 * Vladimir Chekasin, Russian saxophonist and keyboarder.
 * 25 – Ryo Kawasaki, Japanese guitarist.
 * 26
 * Guy Klucevsek, American accordionist and composer.
 * John Horler, English pianist.


 * March
 * 1 – Norman Connors, American drummer and composer.
 * 4 – Jan Garbarek, Norwegian tenor and soprano saxophonist.
 * 8 – Paul Lytton, English percussionist.
 * 15
 * Jean Carne, American singer.
 * Stomu Yamashta, Japanese percussionist and keyboardist.
 * 22 – Marek Blizinski, Polish guitarist and composer (died 1989).
 * 23 – Ray Phiri, South African jazz fusion singer and guitarist (died 2017).
 * 24 – Paul McCandless, American woodwind player and composer, Oregon.
 * 28 – Paul Jackson, American bassist and composer.
 * 30 – Marilyn Crispell, American pianist and composer.


 * April
 * 1
 * Eric Ineke, Dutch drummer.
 * Frank Tusa, American upright bassist, composer, and educator.
 * Fred Nøddelund, Norwegian flugelhornist and band leader (died 2016).
 * 2 – Linda Sharrock, American singer.
 * 4 – Ray Russell, English guitarist, record producer, and composer.
 * 11 – Frank Mantooth, American pianist and arranger (died 2004).
 * 22 – Barry Guy, British composer and upright bassist.
 * 23 – Alan Broadbent, American pianist, arranger and composer.
 * 28
 * Glenn Zottola, American trumpeter and saxophonist.
 * Steve Khan, American guitarist.
 * 30
 * Abdul Wadud, American cellist.
 * Terje Venaas, Norwegian bassist.
 * Bruce Hampton, American singer and guitarist, Hampton Grease Band (died 2017).


 * May
 * 5 – Marty Cook, American trombonist.
 * 10 – Ahmed Abdullah, American trumpeter.
 * 19 – Gregory Herbert, American saxophonist and flautist (died 1978).
 * 22 – Franz Koglmann, Austrian composer.
 * 23 – Richie Beirach, American pianist and composer.
 * 31 – Greg Abate, American saxophonist, flautist, composer, and arranger.


 * June
 * 8 – Julie Driscoll, English singer and actress.
 * 13 – Harold Danko, American pianist.
 * 14 – Darius Brubeck, American keyboardist and educator.
 * 16 – Tom Malone, American trombonist.
 * 21 – Junko Akimoto, Japanese singer.
 * 26 – Brian Abrahams, South African drummer and vocalist.
 * 30 – Jasper van 't Hof, Dutch pianist.


 * July
 * 2 – Reggie Houston, American saxophonist.
 * 3
 * John Blake Jr., American violinist (died 2014).
 * Grethe Kausland, Norwegian actress and singer (lung cancer) (died 2007).
 * 11 – Jon Marks, American pianist (died 2007).
 * 20 – James "Plunky" Branch, African-American performer, songwriter, and music and film producer.


 * August
 * 15 – Gerardo Velez, Puerto Rican musician.
 * 19 – Anders Bjørnstad, Norwegian trumpeter.
 * 23 – Terje Rypdal, Norwegian guitarist and composer.
 * 25 – Keith Tippett, British pianist and composer.


 * September
 * 4 – Gary King, American bassist (died 2003).
 * 5 – Charles "Bobo" Shaw, American drummer (died 2017).
 * 6 – Bent Persson, Swedish trumpeter and cornetist.
 * 15 – Wesla Whitfield, American singer (died 2018).
 * 20 – Billy Bang, American violinist and composer (died 2011).
 * 21 – Bern Nix, American guitarist (died 2017).


 * October
 * 10 – Fred Hopkins, American upright bassist (died 1999).
 * 11 – Mwata Bowden, American reeds player.
 * 13 – Alan Wakeman, English saxophonist, Soft Machine.
 * 14 – Norman Harris, American guitarist and songwriter (died 1987).
 * 21 – Jerry Bergonzi, American tenor saxophonist, composer, and educator.
 * 30 – Gary M. Anderson, American musician.


 * November
 * 10 – Greg Lake, English guitarist, bassist, singer, songwriter, and music producer (died 2016).
 * 14 – Buckwheat Zydeco, American accordionist and zydeco musician (lung cancer) (died 2016).
 * 23 – Melton Mustafa, American trumpeter and flugelhornist, Count Basie Orchestra (died 2017).


 * December
 * 1 – Leo Cuypers, Dutch pianist and composer (died 2017).
 * 3 – Percy Jones, Welsh bass guitarist, Brand X.
 * 4 – Andy LaVerne, American pianist, composer and arranger.
 * 5 – Egberto Gismonti, Brazilian composer, guitarist and pianist.
 * 6
 * Carlos Averhoff, Cuban tenor saxophonist (died 2016).
 * Miroslav Vitouš, Czech upright bassist.
 * Uli Beckerhoff, German composer, trumpeter, and academic.
 * 8 – Gregg Allman, American singer, guitarist, pianist, and songwriter, the Allman Brothers Band (died 2017).
 * 13 – Chuck Findley, American trumpeter.
 * 19 – Thomas "Pae-dog" McEvoy, American hornist (died 1987).
 * 21 – Paco de Lucía, Spanish guitarist, composer and producer (died 2014).
 * 25 – Tomasz Szukalski, Polish saxophonist, composer, and improviser (died 2012).


 * Unknown date
 * Bill Stevenson, Canadian pianist, vocalist and songwriter.
 * Christian Escoudé, French guitarist.
 * Dean Parks, American guitarist and record producer.
 * Eugen Gondi, Romanian drummer.
 * Ian Cruickshank, English guitarist, educator, author and columnist (died 2017).
 * John James, Welsh guitarist and songwriter.
 * Radu Goldis, Romanian-American guitarist and composer.