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1940 in jazz

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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1940.

Events

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March
  • The American Society of Composers, Artists and Producers (ASCAP) proposed a new contract, increasing by 100 percent the royalties which they received from broadcast use.[1]

Top hits of the year

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On February 8, 1940, “How High the Moon” was introduced during the Broadway revue Two for the Show. The musical would run at the Booth Theatre for 124 performances. Music and Lyrics by Alfred Drake and Frances Comstock.[2]

Einar Aaron Swan from newspaper article in Worcester Telegram 1927

Album releases

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Standards

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Deaths

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February
April
  • 23Walter Barnes, American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and bandleader (born 1905).
May
August
September
December
  • 6Charlie Dixon, American jazz banjoist (born 1898).
  • 21Hal Kemp, jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, composer, and arranger (born 1904).

Births

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January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Unknown date

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Jazz History: The Standards (1940s)". JazzStandards.com. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
  2. ^ "How High the Moon (1940)", JazzStandards.com.
  3. ^ "Percussionista Laudir de Oliveira morre, aos 77 anos" (in Portuguese). 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  4. ^ Gans, Charles J. (2015-10-10). "Larry Rosen, music producer and label founder, dies at 75". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-04-15.

Bibliography

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