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Finnish drummer Ossi Aalto

Decade| 1940s in jazz
Music| 1945 in music
Standards| List of 1940s jazz standards
See also| 1944 in jazz - 1946 in jazz

Overview of the events of 1945 in jazz

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This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 1945.

## Events

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* Miles Davis has graduated from high school. He goes to New York and becomes a musician. He enrolls in Juilliard at his parents' request.
* John Coltrane was drafted and plays clarinet with the Navy Band in Hawaii.[1]

## Standards

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See also: List of 1940s jazz standards

## Album releases

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* Mary Lou Williams: Zodiac Suite (1945)
* John Serry Sr.: Leone Jump for Sonora Records (catalogue # 3001 B) with the Biviano Accordion & Rhythm Sextette [2][3]

## Deaths

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March

* 10 – Josef Taussig, Czech trombonist and journalist (born 1914).

April

* 25 – Teddy Weatherford, American pianist, an accomplished stride pianist (born 1903).

August

* 5 – Nat Jaffe, American pianist (born 1918).

October

* 7 – Erhard Bauschke, German reedist and bandleader (born 1912).
* 14 – Pha Terrell, American singer (born 1910).

December

* 8 – Richard M. Jones, American pianist, composer, band leader, and record producer (born 1892).
* 16 – Jack Jenney, American trombonist (born 1910).
* 29 – Bobby Stark, American trumpeter (born 1906).

## Births

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Bob Stewart in New York City. Colin Hodgkinson in 2015. Anthony Braxton

January

* 2 – Terje Bjørklund, Norwegian pianist and composer.
* 15 – Bob Maize, American upright bassist (died 2004).
* 27 – Henri Texier, French upright bassist.

February

* 3 – Bob Stewart, American tubist.
* 4 – John Stubblefield, American saxophonist, flautist, and oboist (died 2005).
* 6 – Ernie Krivda, American saxophonist.
* 13 – Keith Nichols, English multi-instrumentalist.
* 15 – Edward Vesala, Finnish drummer (died 1999).
* 16 – Pete Christlieb, American tenor saxophonist.
* 21 – Akira Sakata, Japanese saxophonist.
* 24
* Kaj Backlund, Finnish trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (died 2013).
* Steve Berrios, American drummer and percussionist (died 2013).

March

* 17 – Elis Regina, Brazilian singer (died 1982).
* 21 – Ed Soph, American drummer and educator.
* 23 – David Grisman, American mandolinist.

April

* 1 – Bjørnar Andresen, Norwegian bassist (died 2004).
* 4 – Leszek Żądło, Polish saxophonist, flautist, composer, and university teacher.
* 9 – Steve Gadd, American drummer.
* 12 – Doug Riley, Canadian pianist (died 2007).
* 19 – Ole Kock Hansen, Danish pianist and composer.
* 22 – Demetrio Stratos, Greek lyricist and multi-instrumentalist (died 1979).
* 25 – Halvard Kausland, Norwegian guitarist (died 2017).
* 27 – Dominic Duval, American bassist (died 2016).
* 29 – Hugh Hopper, British bass guitarist (died 2009).

May

* 2 – Bob Rockwell, American saxophonist.
* 4 – Bill Stapleton, American trumpeter and arranger (died 1984).
* 8 – Keith Jarrett, American pianist and composer.
* 13 – Lou Marini, American saxophonist, arranger and composer.
* 16 – Michael Moore, American bassist.
* 24 – Terry Callier, American guitarist and singer-songwriter (died 2012).

June

* 3 – Bjørn Alterhaug, Norwegian bassist, arranger, and composer.
* 4 – Anthony Braxton, American composer, saxophonist, clarinettist, flautist, and pianist.
* 6 – Tom Coppola, American pianist and arranger.
* 9 – Mick Goodrick, American guitarist.
* 28 – Magni Wentzel, Norwegian singer and guitarist.

July

* 3 – Thomas Mapfumo, Zimbabwean singer.
* 11 – Vaughn Wiester, American musician and educator.
* 12 – Bernard Lubat, French drummer, pianist, singer, percussionist, vibraphonist, and accordionist.
* 13 – Josef Vejvoda, Czech composer, percussionist, conductor and bandleader.
* 29 – Joe Beck, American guitarist (died 2008).
* 30 – David Sanborn, American alto saxophonist.

August

* 14 – Eliana Pittman, Brazilian singer.
* 19 – Brian Godding, American guitarist.
* 21 – Takehiro Honda, Japanese pianist (died 2006).
* 22 – Sylvia Vrethammar, Swedish singer.
* 24 – Bryan Spring or Brian Spring, British drummer.
* 28 – Victor Assis Brasil, Brazilian saxophonist (died 1981).
* 29 – Trevor Richards, English drummer.

September

* 2 – Svein Finnerud, Norwegian pianist (died 2000).
* 4 – Danny Gatton, American guitarist (died 1994).
* 10 – Harry Pepl, Austrian guitarist (died 2005).
* 27 – Peter Ecklund, American cornetist.
* 28 – Murray Wall, Australian upright bassist.

October

* 5
* Geoff Leigh, English saxophonist and flautist.
* George Finola, American cornetist (died 2000).
* 8 – John Betsch, American drummer.
* 14 – Colin Hodgkinson, British bass guitarist.
* 19 – Carol Kidd, Scottish singer.
* 23 – Ernie Watts, American saxophonist.
* 27 – Arild Andersen, Norwegian upright bassist.
* 28 – Elton Dean, English saxophonist (died 2006).

November

* 3 – Mark Kramer, American pianist and composer.
* 10 – John LaBarbera, American trumpeter and arranger.
* 13 – Knut Riisnæs, Norwegian saxophonist.
* 26 – Jim Mullen, Scottish guitarist.
* 27 – Randy Brecker, American trumpeter and flugelhorn player, Brecker Brothers.
* 30 – Johnny Dyani, South African upright bassist and pianist (died 1986).

December

* 12 – Tony Williams, American drummer (died 1997).
* 15 – Kimiko Kasai, Japanese singer.
* 21 – Cameron Brown, American upright bassist.
* 28 – Daniel Carter, American saxophonist, flautist, clarinetist, and trumpeter.

Unknown date

* Johnny "Dandy" Rodriguez Jr, American percussionist.
* Mongezi Feza, South African trumpeter and flautist (died 1975).
* Steve Gregory, English saxophonist, flautist, and composer.

## See also

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* 1940s in jazz
* List of years in jazz
* 1945 in music

## References

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1. ^ "History Of Jazz Timeline: 1945". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
2. ^ "The Sonora Label – Robert L. Campbell". Campber.People.Clemson.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
3. ^ Leone Jump;Swing Low Sweet Chariot;The Jazz Me Blues;Nursery Rhymes as performed by the Joe Biviano Accordion & Rhythm Sextette with John Serry Sr. (1947) on archive.org

## Bibliography

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* 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

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* History Of Jazz Timeline: 1945 at All About Jazz

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