bertrand Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 I know there are some artists still very much active today who recorded in the 1940s (Roy Haynes springs immediately to mind). I'm sure there are some who even recorded in the 1930s, but I can't think of any off the top of my head. Thanks, Bertrand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 (edited) Jay McShann? Edit: question mark added because of uncertainty as to whether he recorded in the 30s. Edited January 6, 2005 by Free For All Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold_Z Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 I believe Larry Lucie is still active. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny weir Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 (edited) This lifted from a Jazz Corner thread started by Scott Yanow on April 27 last year (forgive me for cutting and pasting; JC setup doesn't allow posting of a link): The 1920s Have Ended -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Violinist Claude Williams died last Sunday at the age of 96. He was the last active jazz musician who had recorded before 1930. He made his first recordings with Andy Kirk's Orchestra in 1929. Williams was also Count Basie's rhythm guitarist before Freddie Green, was in obscurity for decades and made a comeback in the late 1960s. He often teamed up in later years with Jay McShann, was a member of the Statesmen of Jazz and was active until recently. So 74 1/2 years after the 1920s were technically finished, the 1920s have now come to its complete end in jazz. As for the 1930s, here is the list I have of still-active (if sometimes barely) musicians and singers who recorded before 1940: Svend Asmussen Noni Bernardi Johnny Best Johnny Blowers Joe Bushkin Al Casey Lena Horne Franz Jackson Herb Jeffries Lawrence Lucie Buddy Morrow Les Paul George Shearing Kay Starr Gerald Wilson Snooky Young Zeke Zarchey Honor these last 17 links to the 1930s while they are still with us. Yanow subsequently posted: Sorry, make that 16. Johnny Best passed away last year. Edited January 6, 2005 by kenny weir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brownian Motion Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Is trumpeter Jack Butler still around? He was active with the Statesmen of Jazz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILLYQ Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Les Paul still has a regular gig on Mondays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron S Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Les Paul still has a regular gig on Mondays. You can read about it here: Les Paul's regular Monday night gig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Did Hank Jones record anything in the 30's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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