This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1957.
| 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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Events
editJune
edit- 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
edit- 4 – The 5th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 4 – 7).[3]
Unknown dates
edit- Carla Bley (born Borg in 1936) was married to Paul Bley.[4]
Album releases
edit- Art Blakey: Orgy In Rhythm
- Kenny Burrell: All Day Long
- John Coltrane: Blue Train
- Miles Davis: Miles Ahead
- Curtis Fuller: The Opener
- Johnny Griffin: A Blowin' Session
- Milt Jackson: Soul Brothers
- Jay Jay Johnson: Blue Trombone
- Stan Kenton: Kenton with Voices
- Yusef Lateef: Jazz Mood
- John Lewis: The John Lewis Piano
- Herbie Mann: Flute Soufflé
- Charles Mingus: Tijuana Moods
- Hank Mobley: Hank Mobley Quintet
- Thelonious Monk: Brilliant Corners
- Art Pepper: Meets the Rhythm Section
- Tito Puente: Top Percussion
- Max Roach: Jazz in ¾ Time
- Sonny Rollins:
- Art Taylor: Taylor's Wailers
- Ben Webster:
Standards
editDeaths
edit- January
- 9 – Cripple Clarence Lofton, American boogie-woogie pianist and singer (born 1887).
- 18 – George Girard, New Orleans trumpeter (born 1930).
- 20 – Dean Benedetti, Italian-American saxophonist (born 1922).
- February
- 7 – Sonny Parker, American singer, dancer, and drummer (born 1925).
- March
- 12 – Robert Graettinger, American composer (born 1923).
- 25 – Fud Livingston, American clarinetist, saxophonist, arranger and composer (born 1906).
- June
- 12 – Jimmy Dorsey, American clarinetist, saxophonist, trumpeter, composer, big-band leader (born 1904).
- 25 – Curtis Mosby, American jazz drummer, bandleader, and businessman (born 1888).
- July
- 16 – Serge Chaloff, American baritone saxophonist (born 1923).
- August
- 2 – Joe Shulman, American upright bassist (born 1923).
- 28 – Erik Tuxen, Danish big-band leader, composer, and arranger (born 1902).
- September
- 12 – Louis Mitchell, American drummer and bandleader (born 1885).
- October
- 9 – Carroll Dickerson, American violinist and bandleader (born 1895).
- 23 – Abe Lyman, American bandleader (born 1897).
- November
- 17 – Wooden Joe Nicholas, American trumpeter and cornetist (born 1883).
- 26 – Jack Gardner, American pianist (born 1903).
- 30 – Richard McPartland, American violin, banjo, and guitar player (born 1905).
- December
- 20 – Walter Page, American multi-instrumentalist and bandleader (born 1900).
- 29 – Ernie Henry, American saxophonist (born 1926).
- Unknown date
- He Dasha, Chinese musician (born 1897).
Births
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- January
- 1 – Issei Noro, Japanese guitarist and composer, Casiopea.
- 5
- Maartin Allcock, British multi-instrumentalist, Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull (died 2018).
- Myra Melford, American pianist and composer.
- 7 – Clarence Seay, American upright bassist and composer.
- 18 – Bert Joris, Belgian trumpeter, composer, and arranger.
- 20 – Andy Sheppard, British saxophonist and composer.
- 25 – Sophia Domancich, French pianist and composer.
- February
- 6
- Ferenc Snétberger, Hungarian guitarist.
- Faith Nolan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist.
- Simon Phillips, English drummer, songwriter, and producer.
- 11 – Oddmund Finnseth, Norwegian upright bassist, composer, and music teacher.
- 13 – Inger Marie Gundersen, Norwegian singer and composer.
- 14 – Tommy Campbell, American drummer.
- 15 – Herlin Riley, American drummer.
- 25 – Aage Tanggaard, Danish drummer and record producer.
- 26 – Ian Villafana, American guitarist and songwriter.
- March
- 3 – Mike Smith, American saxophonist.
- 8
- Billy Childs, American pianist.
- William Edward Childs, American composer and pianist.
- 9 – Thomas Chapin, American composer, saxophonist, and multi-instrumentalist (died 1998).
- 10 – Mino Cinelu, French drummer.
- 14 – Vanessa Rubin, American vocalist and composer.
- 30 – Dave Stryker, American guitarist.
- April
- 1 – Matt Kendrick, American upright bassist and composer.
- 4 – Tom McClung, American pianist and composer (died 2017).
- 24 – Hanna Banaszak, Polish singer and poet.
- 25 – Nestor Torres, Puerto Rican flautist.
- 28 – Adrian Utley, English guitarist and producer, Portishead.
- May
- 2 – Markus Stockhausen, German trumpet player.
- 10 – Carleen Anderson, American singer.
- 11 – Manfred Hausleitner, Austrian drummer.
- 12 – Jason Kao Hwang, Chinese-American violinist and composer.
- 14 – Martin Litton, British pianist.
- 29 – Lynne Arriale, American pianist.
- June
- 2 – Bobby Sanabria, American drummer, percussionist, composer, and producer.
- 12 – Geri Allen, American pianist and composer (died 2017).
- 17 – Tom Varner, American hornist and composer.
- 20 – Rick Lazaroff, Canadian bassist.
- 24 – Luis Salinas, Argentine guitarist.
- 28 – Annette A. Aguilar, American percussionist, bandleader, and music educator.
- July
- 7 – Hayes Greenfield, American saxophonist, composer, producer, filmmaker, bandleader, and educator.
- 12
- Eddie Allen, American trumpeter and flugel hornist.
- Fredrik Carl Størmer, Norwegian drummer.
- 18 – Lynn Seaton, American upright bassist.
- 21 – George Landress, American mixer, musical engineer, and producer.
- 22 – Harri Stojka, Viennese guitarist.
- 31 – Mamdouh Bahri, Tunisian guitarist.
- August
- 4
- Arto Tunçboyacıyan, Turkish-Armenian percussionist, vocalist, and duduk, sazabo, and bular player, Night Ark.
- Jose Valdes, American pianist and bandleader.
- 9 – Danilo Rea, American pianist.
- 10 – Fred Ho, American baritone saxophonist, composer, bandleader (died 2014).
- 17 – Rabih Abou-Khalil, Lebanese oud player and composer.
- 24 – Steve Berry, English upright bassist, cellist, and violinist, Mike Westbrook Orchestra.
- 30 – Gerald Albright, American saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist.
- September
- 7 – Anders Jormin, Swedish upright bassist and composer.
- 11 – James McBride, American writer and musician.
- 16 – Anca Parghel, Romanian singer (died 2008).
- 18
- Emily Remler, American guitarist (died 1990).
- John Fedchock, American trombonist, bandleader, and arranger.
- 19 – Tatsu Aoki, Japanese upright bassist and record producer.
- 24 – Sibongile Khumalo, South African singer.
- 25 – Barbara Lahr, German singer, composer, bassist, guitarist, and producer, De Phazz.
- 27 – Jerry Weldon, American tenor saxophonist.
- 28 – Ernst-Wiggo Sandbakk, Norwegian drummer.
- October
- 3 – Bogdan Holownia, Polish pianist.
- 4
- Yngve Moe, Norwegian bass guitarist Dance with a Stranger (died 2013).[5]
- Wolter Wierbos, Dutch trombonist.
- 5 – Clifton Anderson, American trombonist.
- 7 – Morten Halle, Norwegian saxophonist.
- 8 – Eerik Siikasaari, Finnish upright bassist, Trio Töykeät.
- 8 – Andrés Boiarsky, Argentine alto and tenor saxophonist.
- 10 – Pamela Fleming, American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer.
- 11 – George Letellier, American pianist and composer.
- 13 – Future Man, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and inventor, Béla Fleck and the Flecktones.
- 20 – Anouar Brahem, Tunisian oud player and composer.
- 21 – Ted Gioia, American jazz critic and music historian.
- 25 – Arthur Rhames, American guitarist, tenor saxophonist and pianist (died 1989).
- 27 – Manu Katché, French drummer and songwriter.
- November
- 2 – Gebhard Ullmann, German flautist, saxophonist, and composer.
- 4
- Éric Le Lann, French trumpeter.
- Najee, American saxophonist and flautist.
- 13
- Roger Ingram, American trumpet player, educator, and author.
- Tetsuo Sakurai, Japanese bassist, Casiopea.
- 15 – Kevin Eubanks, American guitarist and composer.
- 27 – Judy Carmichael, American pianist and vocalist.
- 29 – Jennifer Batten, American guitarist.
- December
- 1 – Chris Poland, American guitarist.
- 4 – Phillip Barham, American saxophonist.
- 10 – Paul Hardcastle, British composer, musician, producer, songwriter, radio presenter, and multi-instrumentalist
- 14 – Runar Tafjord, Norwegian French horn player.
- 19 – Eric Marienthal, American saxophonist
- 21 – Roberto Ottaviano, Italian saxophonist.
- 26 – Guy Barker, English trumpeter and composer.
- Unknown date
- Jimmy Earl, American bass guitarist.
- John Kenny, British trombonist, actor, and composer.
- Ray Kennedy, American pianist (died 2015).
- Tom McDermott, pianist and composer.
- Tom Rainey, American drummer.
See also
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References
edit- ^ Ella Fitzgerald – Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ^ "About Ella Fitzgerald". Ellafitzgerald.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-13. 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.
- ^ Røyseland, Halstein; Brandvol, Ivar (2013-04-17). "Dance With A Stranger-artist døde". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2015-04-30.
Bibliography
edit- 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 978-1-4234-2452-9.
- 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.
External links
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