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Thomas Dean is born in Franklin, Louisiana, USA. He will find success as jazz swing pianist, bandleader and recording artist Tommy Dean.The Chicago Tribune reports that "from Twenty-second Street south in Michigan Avenue, Wabash Avenue, State Street, and the cross streets as far south as Thirty-first Street is a rich district of the so-called buffet flats. There, too, can be found hundreds of handbooks, gaming houses, and all night saloons of the most vicious character." A "buffet flat" was essentially a domestic residence in which live music, usually jazz or blues, was performed to small audiences. Bessie Smith is recorded as having frequently played shows in "buffet flats".
Art Gillham, known as the Whispering Pianist, records You May Be Lonesome for Columbia Records in the USA. One of his own compositions, it makes recording history as the first recording using the new Western Electric electrical recording system to be commercially released. The new Viva-tonal records made by this process will set a benchmark in tone and clarity unequalled during the 78 era.
Jazz drummer Stu Martin is born in Liberty, New York State, USA. He will play with artists as diverse as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Quincy Jones, John McLaughlin and Charles Mingus.
The musical comedy Hellzapoppin', starring Olsen and Johnson is performed at The 46th Street Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a total run of 1404 performances at three different theatres.Coleman
Hawkins' All-Star Octet records When Day Is Done, The Sheik Of Araby, My Blues Heaven and Bouncing With Bean in New York City, USA, for Bluebird Records.
Fats Waller, big band leader and composer of such standards as Ain't Misbehavin' and Honeysuckle Rose, dies of pneumonia aggravated by his alcoholic excesses while travelling on the Santa Fe Chief train from Los Angeles, California, USA, to New York City.
The musical revue Make Mine Manhattan plays at The Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 429 performances.
Jazz pianist Erroll Garner becomes one of the first jazz instrumentalists to give a solo concert.
Revered bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger Fletcher Henderson suffers a stroke which partly paralyses him, limiting his ability to work for the remainder of his life.
Peggy Lee records The Mill On The Floss, Pick Up Your Marbles And Go Home and the Cole Porter song Climb Up The Mountain in Capitol Studios, 5515 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, California, USA.
George Lewis' New Orleans Jazz Band records Big Butter And Egg Man, Bourbon Street Parade, Over The Waves, Who's Sorry Now and Weary Blues, in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, for Riverside Records.
Pioneering steel guitar player Alvino Rey And His Orchestra, with vocalist Marilyn King, play at the UCLA Collegiate Clash dance in The Racquet Club, Santa Monica, California, USA.
Charlie Parker And His Band play the sixth of seven nights at The Hi Hat, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, with The Al Vega Trio.
The King Kolax Quintette, Mitzi Mars and The Sax Mallard Quartette are playing at The Crown Propeller, Chicago, Illinois, USA.Paul Wertico is born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He will find success as drummer with The Pat Metheny Group for the better part of two decades, before going on to establish his own band, The Paul Wertico Trio, and collaborations with jazz notables including Larry Coryell, Kurt Elling and Jeff Berlin.
Little Things Mean A Lot reaches No1 in the Sheet Music Sales Chart in the UK. The position is achieved by amalgamating sales of versions of the song by Kitty Kallen and Alma Cogan.
Vic Lewis And His Orchestra play at The Festival Hall, Kirkby In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK, Europe.Chris Barber's Jazz Band, Mick Mulligan and his Band with George Melly, Sandy Brown and his Band with Neva Raphallo, Johnny Duncan And His Blue Grass Boys and Russell Quaye's City Ramblers play at The Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. The show is broadcast live by BBC radio's Light Programme as Jazz Saturday.
Jazz critic Steve Race writes a feature in UK pop music weekly Melody Maker celebrating what he believes to be the demise of rock'n'roll. When teenager Ian Samwell reads it, he is inspired to write the song Move It, which will become the first genuine British rock'n'roll hit, sung by Cliff Richard.
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It is reported that, in the past week, Columbia Records has added two new jazz artists to its roster, pianist and singer Mose Allison and organist/pianist Sir Charles Thompson.
Etta Jones records You Better Go Now, This Is My Beloved and other tracks at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for Prestige Records.
The original cast soundtrack album to the Broadway musical
How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, featuring Rudy Vallee, is recorded in Webster Hall, New York City, USA.
Mary Lou Williams is playing at Joe Wells' Club, New York City, USA.
Carmen McRae records Take Five and It's A Raggy Waltz for Columbia Records in New York City, USA. She is backed for this session by the Dave Brubeck Quartet.
Nat King Cole, with George Shearing on piano, records Serenata, The Game Of Love, Fly Me To The Moon (In other Words) and Guess I'll Go Back Home in Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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It is reported that Nina Simone is suing Premier Records, R.H.Macy and others in the State Supreme Court, New York City, USA, over sales of an unauthorised album, Starring Nina Simone, in the USA.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra record I Want To Hold Your Hand (written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles) and other tracks at Fine Recording Studios, New York City, USA, for Reprise Records.
The Modern Jazz Quartet and the All Star Jazz Band record Django, Animal Dance and other tracks in New York City, USA, for Atlantic Records.
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band play the last of three nights at The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA, supported by the Charles Lloyd Quartet.
Peggy Lee records Bridge Over Troubled Water, Always Something There To Remind Me and The Thrill Is Gone in Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Argentinian guitarist Oscar Aleman, who became one of the leading jazz guitarists and recording artists in France during the 1930s, dies aged 71, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Bob Dylan plays at newly elected US president Bill Clinton's Inaugural Concert at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC, USA, backed by the Quincy Jones orchestra. Later the same day, at the Blue Jean Bash, Dylan plays with two members of The Band, Rick Danko and Levon Helm.On the Red Medicine tour, Fugazi play at The Rainbo Rink, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by Shellac and The Make Up.
Elvis Costello and The Metropole Orchestra play at the Buhrmann Midsummer Jazz Gala, in the Netherlands Congress
Centre, The Hague, Netherlands, Europe.
It is reported that Amy Winehouse's album Back To Black has now sold 5.1 million copies worldwide.
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Antonio Forcione plays the sixth of seven nights at the Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.Damon Brown and the Martin Zenker Quintet play at Ronnie Scott's Club, 47 Frith Street, London, UK.
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