The Music Behind WordPress
0.7
1.0
1.2
1.5
2.0
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
3.0
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
4.0
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
5.0
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
5.8
5.9
6.0
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6
Data Sources
The raw data for this chart is based on the jazz musicians major WordPress versions were named for.
The full list can be found at WordPress.org history page.
History
Starting from WordPress 1.0 major releases are named after well-known jazz musicians.
WordPress 0.7 is the only major version that was not names after any musician.
WordPress 1.0.2 and WordPress 2.0.5 are the only two minor versions that were named after a jazz musician.
Historical Data
| 6.6 | Named after Tommy Dorsey. |
|---|---|
| 6.5 | Named after Regina Carter. |
| 6.4 | Named after Shirley Horn. |
| 6.3 | Named after Lionel Hampton. |
| 6.2 | Named after Eric Allan Dolphy Jr.. |
| 6.1 | Named after Mikhail Alperin. |
| 6.0 | Named after Arturo O'Farrill. |
| 5.9 | Named after Joséphine Baker. |
| 5.8 | Named after Art Tatum. |
| 5.7 | Named after Esperanza Spalding. |
| 5.6 | Named after Nina Simone. |
| 5.5 | Named after Billy Eckstine. |
| 5.4 | Named after Nat Adderley. |
| 5.3 | Named after Rahsaan Roland Kirk. |
| 5.2 | Named after Jaco Pastorius. |
| 5.1 | Named after Betty Carter. |
| 5.0 | Named after Bebo Valdés. |
| 4.9 | Named after Billy Tipton. |
| 4.8 | Named after William John Evans. |
| 4.7 | Named after Sarah Vaughan. |
| 4.6 | Named after Pepper Adams. |
| 4.5 | Named after Coleman Hawkins. |
| 4.4 | Named after Clifford Brown. |
| 4.3 | Named after Billie Holiday. |
| 4.2 | Named after Bud Powell. |
| 4.1 | Named after Dinah Washington. |
| 4.0 | Named after Benny Goodman. |
| 3.9 | Named after Jimmy Smith. |
| 3.8 | Named after Charlie Parker. |
| 3.7 | Named after Count Basie. |
| 3.6 | Named after Oscar Peterson. |
| 3.5 | Named after Elvin Jones. |
| 3.4 | Named after Grant Green. |
| 3.3 | Named after Sonny Stitt. |
| 3.2 | Named after George Gershwin. |
| 3.1 | Named after Django Reinhardt. |
| 3.0 | Named after Thelonious Monk. |
| 2.9 | Named after Carmen McRae. |
| 2.8 | Named after Chet Baker. |
| 2.7 | Named after John Coltrane. |
| 2.6 | Named after McCoy Tyner. |
| 2.5 | Named after Michael Brecker. |
| 2.3 | Named after Dexter Gordon. |
| 2.2 | Named after Stan Getz. |
| 2.1 | Named after Ella Fitzgerald. |
| 2.0 | Named after Duke Ellington. |
| 1.5 | Named after Billy Strayhorn. |
| 1.2 | Named after Charles Mingus. |
| 1.0 | Named after Miles Davis. |
| 0.7 |