1940 in jazz
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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1940.
Einar Aaron Swan from newspaper article in Worcester Telegram 1927
1939 in jazz
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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1939.
Clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman popularized many of the 1930s standards, including "Darn That Dream", How Deep Is the Ocean, and "Stompin' at the Savoy".
Alan Silva in Belgium in 1969
Andrew Cyrille