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1917 in jazz

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1917 in jazz

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1916 in jazz – 1918 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1917.

Contents

Musicians born in this year included Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald and Thelonious Monk.

February

  • 26
  • The original Dixieland Jazz Band Records the first jazz album, Livery Stable Blues. It was a success and paved the way for the first jazz records in United States music shops.

    • Standards

  • In 1917 standards such as "Indiana" and "Tiger Rag" appeared.

    • Births

    Unless stated otherwise, the musicians listed below were American.

    References

    1917 in jazz Wikipedia
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