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1928 in jazz
The Moonlight Serenaders perform over WCBE New Orleans, late 1920s
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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1928.

Musicians born that year included Cannonball Adderley, Etta Jones and Fats Domino.

Events

• By 1928, jazz was becoming popular in Germany and was being taught in Frankfurt.

Standards

• In 1928 the standards "Basin Street Blues", "Sweet Lorraine" and "Mack the Knife" were published.

Deaths

June

• 24 – Jimmy O'Bryant, American jazz clarinetist (born 1896).

August

• 29 – Stump Evans, American jazz saxophonist (born 1904).

Births

January

• 3 – Al Belletto, American saxophonist and clarinetist (died 2014).
• 4 – Alan Littlejohn, British trumpeter (died 1996).
• 11 – Cal Massey, American trumpeter (died 1972).
• 12 – Ruth Brown, American singer-songwriter and actress (died 2006).
• 14 – Joe Muranyi, Hungarian-American clarinetist (died 2012).
• 15 – Werner Dies, German tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, guitarist, composer, and arranger (died 2003).
• 23 – Dave Black, American drummer (died 2006).
• 24 – Mick Mulligan, English trumpeter and bandleader (died 2006).
• 26 – Dick Nash, American trombonist.
• 29 – Beverly Kenney, American singer (died 1960).
• 31 – Keshav Sathe, Indian tabla player (died 2012).

February

• 6 – Nelson Boyd, American bassist (died 1985).
• 11 – Conrad Janis, American trombonist and actor (died 2022).
• 18 – Frank Butler, American drummer (died 1984).
• 25 – Mike Hennessey, English music journalist and pianist (died 2017).
• 26 – Fats Domino, American pianist and singer-songwriter (died 2017).

March

• 5
  • Lou Levy, American pianist (died 2001).
  • Wilbur Little, African-American bassist (died 1987).
• 9 – Keely Smith, American singer (died 2017).
• 12
  • Aldemaro Romero, Venezuelan pianist and composer (died 2007).
  • Paul Kuhn, German pianist, singer, and band leader (died 2013).
  • Willie Maiden, American saxophonist and arranger (died 1976).
• 15 – Bob Wilber, American clarinetist and saxophonist (died 2019).
• 31 – Archie Semple, Scottish clarinettist (died 1974).

April

• 3 – Bill Potts, American pianist (died 2005).
• 4 – Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros, Cuban trumpeter (died 2016).
• 6 – Eddie Hubble, American trombonist (died 2016).
• 8 – Derek Hogg, English drummer.
• 9 – Monty Sunshine, English clarinettist (died 2010).
• 10
  • Fraser MacPherson, Canadian saxophonist (died 1993).
  • Jerzy Matuszkiewicz, Polish saxophonist and composer (died 2021).
  • Marilyn Maye, American singer and actress.
• 13 – Teddy Charles, American vibraphonist, pianist, and drummer (died 2012).
• 14
  • Egil Monn-Iversen, composer and pianist (died 2017).
  • Norman Amadio, Canadian pianist and composer (died 2020).
• 18 – Ken Colyer, English trumpeter and cornetist (died 1988).
• 22 – Tommy Turrentine, American trumpeter (died 1997).
• 23 – Mike Daniels, British trumpeter and bandleader (died 2016).
• 24 – Johnny Griffin, American jazz saxophonist (heart attack) (died 2008).
• 25 – Rick Henderson, American saxophonist (died 2004).
• 26 – Herman Foster, American pianist (died 1999).
• 29 – Errol Buddle, Australian bassoonist and saxophonist (died 2018).

May

• 4
  • Lars Gullin, Swedish saxophonist (died 1976).
  • Maynard Ferguson, Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader (died 2006).
• 15 – Joe Gordon, American trumpeter (died 1963).
• 22 – Jackie Cain, American singer (died 2014).
• 24 – Max Bennett, American bassist, L.A. Express, The Wrecking Crew (died 2018).
• 26 – Jack Kevorkian, American musician and composer (died 2011).
• 29 – Freddie Redd, American pianist and composer (died 2021).
• 30 – Priscilla Bowman, American singer (died 1988).

June

• 1 – Frank Parr, English trombonist and cricketer (died 2012).
• 4 – Teddy Kotick, American bassist (died 1986).
• 11 – Bob Gordon, American saxophonist (died 1955).
• 12 – Vic Damone, American singer, songwriter, and actor (died 2018).
• 20 – Eric Dolphy, American alto saxophonist, flutist, and bass clarinetist (died 1964).
• 23 – Bob Badgley, American upright bassist (died 2012).
• 26 – Don Lanphere, American saxophonist (died 2003).

July

• 2 – Richard Wyands, American pianist, composer, and arranger (died 2019).
• 4 – Ted Joans, American trumpeter and jazz poet (died 2003).
• 13 – Leroy Vinnegar, American upright bassist (died 1999).
• 15 – Joe Harriott, Jamaican saxophonist and composer (died 1973).
• 17
  • Joe Morello, American drummer (died 2011).
  • Vince Guaraldi, American pianist (died 1976).
• 18 – Carl Fontana, American trombonist (died 2003).
• 20 – Peter Ind, British upright bassist and record producer (died 2021).
• 22 – Keter Betts, American upright bassist (died 2005).
• 29 – Konstantin Orbelyan, Armenian pianist, composer, and head of the State Estrada Orchestra of Armenia (died 2014).
• 30 – Vernel Fournier, American drummer (died 2000).

August

• 3 – Lyn Christie, Australian-born American-based bassist (died 2020).
• 8 – Don Burrows, Australian clarinetist, saxophonist and flautist (died 2020).
• 15 – Bobby Orr, Scottish drummer (died 2020).
• 16 – Carl Perkins, American pianist (died 1958).
• 21
  • Addison Farmer, American bassist (died 1963).
  • Art Farmer, American trumpeter (died 1999).
• 23 – Gil Coggins, American pianist (died 2004).
• 26 – Peter Appleyard, British–Canadian vibraphonist and percussionist (died 2016).
• 28 – Kenny Drew, American pianist (died 1993).

September

• 1 – Ed Summerlin, American composer, arranger, saxophonist, and music educator (died 2006).
• 2 – Horace Silver, American pianist and composer (died 2014).
• 5
  • Albert Mangelsdorff, German trombonist (died 2005).
  • Hal Stein, American saxophonist (died 2008).
• 11 – Lorraine Geller, American pianist (died 1958).
• 14 – Jay Cameron, American saxophonist (died 2001).
• 15 – Cannonball Adderley, American saxophonist (died 1975).
• 20 – Vi Redd, American alto saxophonist and singer (died 2022).
• 21 – William Russo, American trombonist, composer, and arranger (died 2003).
• 23
  • Frank Foster, American saxophonist and flautist (died 2011).
  • Michel Gaudry, French upright bassist (died 2019).
• 28 – Koko Taylor, American singer (died 2009).
• 30 – Jon Eardley, American trumpeter (died 1991).

October

• 10 – Junior Mance, American pianist and composer (died 2021).
• 22 – Clare Fischer, American keyboardist (died 2012).
• 28 – Ronaldo Bôscoli, Brazilian composer (died 1994).
• 30 – Bobby Jones, American saxophonist (died 1980).

November

• 2 – Herb Geller, American saxophonist (died 2013).
• 4 – Larry Bunker, American drummer and vibraphonist (died 2005).
• 11 – Ernestine Anderson, American singer (died 2016).
• 12 – Audrey Morris, American singer and pianist (died 2018).
• 13
  • Ernie Farrow, American pianist and multi-instrumentalist (died 1969).
  • Hampton Hawes, American pianist (died 1977).
• 15 – Seldon Powell, American saxophonist and flautist (died 1997).
• 17
  • Chuck Andrus, American upright bassist (died 1997).
  • John Sangster, Australian composer, arranger, drummer, cornettist, and vibraphonist (died 1995).
• 18 – Sheila Jordan, American singer and songwriter.
• 22 – John Brimhall, American pianist and musical arranger (died 2003).
• 25 – Etta Jones, American singer (died 2001).

December

• 4 – Frank Tiberi, American saxophonist.
• 5 – Gene Allen, American jazz reedist (died 2008).
• 6
  • Alan Abel, American percussionist (died 2020).
  • Frankie Dunlop, American drummer (died 2014).
• 8 – Jimmy Smith, American Hammond organist (died 2005).
• 18 – Harold Land, American saxophonist (died 2001)
• 28 – Moe Koffman, Canadian saxophonist and flautist (died 2001).
• 30 – Jack Montrose, American saxophonist (died 2006).
• 31 – Jerry van Rooyen, Dutch trumpeter, conductor, and composer (died 2009).

References

1. Budds, Michael J. (2002). Jazz & the Germans: essays on the influence of "hot" American idioms on the 20th-century German music Monographs and bibliographies in American music. Pendragon Press. p. 168. ISBN 1-57647-072-5.
2. "History of Jazz Time Line: 1928". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on 2011-04-15. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
3. "R&B Legend and 'Black and Blue' Star Ruth Brown Dies". BroadwayWorld.com. 2006-11-20. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
4. Ratliff, Ben (2008-07-26). "Johnny Griffin, 80, Jazz Saxophonist, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
5. Shand, John (2018-03-01). "Errol Buddle story: World's first jazz bassoonist was a hit in the US". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
6. McFadden, Robert D. (2018-02-12). "Vic Damone, Who Crooned to Postwar Popularity, Dies at 89". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
7. Smith, Steve (2011-03-13). "Joe Morello, Drummer with Dave Brubeck Quartet, Dies at 82". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
8. Heckman, Don (2006-10-13). "Edgar Summerlin, 78; Musician Wrote Jazz-Based Liturgical Works". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
9. Keepnews, Peter (2009-06-04). "Koko Taylor, Queen of Chicago Blues, Is Dead at 80". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
10. Reich, Howard (2018-04-01). "Singer-pianist Audrey Morris dies at 89, was an icon of Chicago cabaret and jazz". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2018-04-12.

Bibliography

• The New Real Book, Volume I. Sher Music. 1988. ISBN 0-9614701-4-3.
• The New Real Book, Volume II. Sher Music. 1991. ISBN 0-9614701-7-8.
• The New Real Book, Volume III. Sher Music. 1995. ISBN 1-883217-30-X.
• The Real Book, Volume I (6th ed.). Hal Leonard. 2004. ISBN 0-634-06038-4.
• The Real Book, Volume II (2nd ed.). Hal Leonard. 2007. ISBN 978-1-4234-2452-9.
• The Real Book, Volume III (2nd ed.). Hal Leonard. 2006. ISBN 0-634-06136-4.
• The Real Jazz Book. Warner Bros. ISBN 978-91-85041-36-7.
• The Real Vocal Book, Volume I. Hal Leonard. 2006. ISBN 0-634-06080-5.

External links

• History Of Jazz Timeline: 1928 at All About Jazz

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