1957 in jazz
| 1957 in jazz | |
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 The Jazz Monitors 1957 - from left, Roger Dawson, drums, Herbie Lewis, bass, Bobby Hutcherson, vibraphone, Nat Brown, piano | |
| Decade | 1950s in jazz |
| Music | 1957 in music |
| Standards | List of post-1950 jazz standards |
| See also | 1956 in jazz – 1958 in jazz |
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This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1957.
Events
June
- 25 – Ella Fitzgerald started recording the album The Irving Berlin Songbook (June 25 - October 17).[1]
- She won at the 1st Grammy Awards in the category Best Jazz Performance, Individual for this album.[2]
July
- 4 – The 5th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 4 – 7).[3]
Unknown dates
- Carla Bley (b. Borg in 1936) was married to Paul Bley.[4]
Album releases
- Charles Mingus: Tijuana Moods
- Art Blakey: Orgy In Rhythm
- Yusef Lateef: Jazz Mood
- John Coltrane: Blue Train
- John Lewis: The John Lewis Piano
- Milt Jackson: Soul Brothers
- Miles Davis: Miles Ahead
- Kenny Burrell: All Day Long
- Ben Webster: Soulville
- Sonny Rollins: Way Out West
- Ben Webster: Tenor Giants
- Art Pepper: Meets the Rhythm Section
- Art Taylor: Taylor's Wailers
- Max Roach: Jazz in ¾ Time
- Jay Jay Johnson: Blue Trombone
- Hank Mobley: Hank Mobley Quintet
- Herbie Mann: Flute Soufflé
- Tito Puente: Top Percussion
- Johnny Griffin: A Blowin' Session
- Sonny Rollins: The Sound of Sonny
Standards
See also: List of post-1950 jazz standards
Deaths
- Abe Lyman, American bandleader
- Carroll Dickerson, American dixieland jazz violinist and bandleader
- Curtis Mosby, American jazz drummer, bandleader, and businessman
- Dean Benedetti, American saxophone player
- Erik Tuxen, Danish big-band leader, composer and arranger
- Ernie Henry, saxophonist
- Fud Livingston, clarinetist, saxophonist, arranger and composer
- George Girard, New Orleans trumpeter
- He Dasha,
- Jack Gardner, pianist
- Jimmy Dorsey, clarinetist, saxophonist, trumpeter, composer, big-band leader
- Joe Shulman, bassist
- Louis Mitchell, drummer and bandleader
- Richard McPartland,
- Serge Chaloff, baritone saxophonist
- Sonny Parker, American blues and jazz singer, dancer and drummer
- Walter Page, multi-instrumentalist and bandleader
- Wooden Joe Nicholas, trumpeter and cornetist
Births
- Anca Parghel, Romanian singer
- Andy Sheppard, British saxophonist and composer
- Anouar Brahem, Tunisian oud player and composer
- Arthur Rhames, guitarist, tenor saxophonist and pianist
- Bert Joris, Belgian trumpeter, composer and arranger
- Bobby Sanabria, drummer/percussionist, composer and producer,
- Bogdan Holownia, Polish pianist
- Carleen Anderson, singer
- Chris Poland, guitarist
- Clarence Seay, bassist and composer
- Clifton Anderson, trombone player
- Danilo Rea, pianist
- Dave Stryker, guitarist
- Eddie Allen, trumpeter and flugel horn player
- Eerik Siikasaari, Finnish bassist
- Emily Remler, guitarist
- Éric Le Lann, French trumpeter
- Ernst-Wiggo Sandbakk, Norwegian drummer
- Faith Nolan, singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Fred Ho,
- Fredrik Carl Størmer, Norwegian drummer
- Future Man,
- George Landress,
- George Letellier, pianist and composer
- Gerald Albright, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist
- Geri Allen, pianist and composer
- Hanna Banaszak, singer and poet
- Harri Stojka, Viennese guitarist
- Herlin Riley, drummer
- Ian Villafana, guitarist and songwriter
- James McBride (writer),
- Jason Kao Hwang, Chinese-American violinist and composer
- Jerry Weldon, tenor saxophonist
- Jimmy Earl,
- Jose Valdes, pianist and bandleader
- Kevin Eubanks, guitarist and composer
- Lynn Seaton, bassist
- Lynne Arriale, pianist
- Mamdouh Bahri, guitarist
- Manfred Hausleitner, Austrian drummer
- Manu Katché, drummer and songwriter
- Martin Litton, pianist
- Matt Kendrick, double-bassist and composer
- Mike Smith, saxophonist
- Mino Cinelu, French drummer
- Morten Halle, Norwegian saxophonist
- Myra Melford, pianist and composer
- Nestor Torres, flautist
- Paul Hardcastle,
- Phillip Barham,
- Rick Lazaroff, Canadian bassist
- Roger Ingram, trumpet player, educator and author
- Runar Tafjord, Norwegian French horn player
- Tatsu Aoki, Japanese double-bass player and record producer
- Thomas Chapin,
- Tom McClung, pianist and composer
- Tom McDermott, pianist and composer
- Tom Rainey, drummer
- Tom Varner, horn player and composer
- Vanessa Rubin, vocalist and composer
- William Edward Childs, composer and pianist
- Wolter Wierbos, Dutch trombonist
- Yngve Moe, Norwegian bassist
See also
References
- ↑ Ella Fitzgerald - Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ↑ "About Ella Fitzgerald". Ellafitzgerald.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ↑ "Newport Jazz Festival 1959 Poster". Rirocks.net. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ↑ "Bley, Carla (Lovella May Borg)". Jazz.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
Bibliography
- The New Real Book, Volume I. Sher Music. 1988. ISBN 0-9614701-4-3.
- The New Real Book, Volume II. Sher Music. 1991. ISBN 0-9614701-7-8.
- The New Real Book, Volume III. Sher Music. 1995. ISBN 1-883217-30-X.
- The Real Book, Volume I (6th ed.). Hal Leonard. 2004. ISBN 0-634-06038-4.
- The Real Book, Volume II (2nd ed.). Hal Leonard. 2007. ISBN 1-4234-2452-2.
- The Real Book, Volume III (2nd ed.). Hal Leonard. 2006. ISBN 0-634-06136-4.
- The Real Jazz Book. Warner Bros. ISBN 978-91-85041-36-7.
- The Real Vocal Book, Volume I. Hal Leonard. 2006. ISBN 0-634-06080-5.
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