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1955 in jazz

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1955 in jazz
Cleveland Call and Post, September 8, 1955
Decade1950s in jazz
Music1955 in music
StandardsList of post-1950 jazz standards
See also1954 in jazz1956 in jazz
List of years in jazz
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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1955.

Events

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July

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Album releases

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Deaths

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March
April
  • 23Henry Busse, German-born trumpeter (born 1894).
  • 30Dave Peyton, American songwriter, pianist, and arranger (born 1889).
May
June
  • 28John Spikes, American jazz musician and entrepreneur (born 1881).
August
October
September
November
December
Unknown date

Births

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Marilyn Mazur in 2014.
Rune Klakegg at Victoria during the 2016 Oslo Jazzfestival.
Jon Balke at Victoria during the 2016 Oslo Jazzfestival.
Jan Kåre Hystad at the 2017 Vargtime Jazz, Jølst.
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. ^ "Newport Jazz Festival 1955 Poster". Rirocks.net. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  2. ^ "Miles Davis Biography". MilesDavis.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  3. ^ "The Dozens – Jazz.com". www.jazz.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  4. ^ "British music stars born in 1955". PatheticFacts.com. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  5. ^ "Steve Byrd (1955–2016)". Wilde-Life.com. 2016-10-04. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
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