1951 in jazz

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1951 in jazz
Jazz Band Marinho.jpg
The Jazz band of Brazilian saxophonist Marinho de Oliveira Franco
Decade1950s in jazz
Music1951 in music
StandardsList of post-1950 jazz standards
See also1950 in jazz – 1952 in jazz
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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1951.

Events[]

  • The first American Jazz festival takes place at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in the autumn. This festival precedes the first Newport Jazz Festival.[1]
  • The tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, a Coleman Hawkins influenced player, joins the group of Miles Davis.[1]

Album releases[]

  • Stan Kenton: City of Glass
  • Oscar Peterson:
  • Shorty Rogers:

Standards[]

See also: List of post-1950 jazz standards

Deaths[]

Mildred Bailey
January
  • 21 – R.Q. Dickerson, American trumpeter (born 1898).
February
  • 7 – Shirley Clay, American trumpeter (born 1902).
March
  • 25 – Sid Catlett, American swinging drummer (born 1910).
May
  • 4 – Doc West, American drummer (born 1915).
August
  • 17 – Ray Wetzel, American trumpeter (born 1924).
October
  • 26 – Charlie Creath, American trumpeter, saxophonist, accordionist, and bandleader (born 1890).
December
  • 3 – Cyril Blake, Trinidadian trumpeter (born 1900).
  • 12 – Mildred Bailey, American singer (born 1903).[2]
  • 23 – Enrique Santos Discépolo, Argentine tango and milonga pianist, bandoneónist, and singer (born 1901).
  • 26 – Vic Berton, American jazz drummer (born 1896).
Unknown date
  • Valentin Parnakh, Russian poet, translator, historian, explorer, musician, choreographer, ballet master, best remembered as a founding father of Soviet jazz (born 1891).

Births[]

January
  • 1 – Ashwin Batish, Indian sitar and tabla player.
  • 4 – Håkan Rydin, Swedish pianist.
  • 9 – Idris Ackamoor, American multi-instrumentalist.
  • 12 – Earl Howard, American saxophonist, synthesizer player and multi-instrumentalist.
  • 14 – Mark Egan, American bass guitarist and trumpeter.
  • 18 – Steve Grossman, American saxophonist.
  • 30
    • Phil Collins, English drummer, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor.
    • , American saxophonist.
February
  • 2 – Alphonso Johnson, American bassist.
  • 20 – Anthony Davis, American pianist and composer.
  • 21
    • Herb Robertson, American trumpeter and flugelhornist.
    • Warren Vache, American trumpeter, cornetist, and flugelhornist.
  • 28 – Roseanna Vitro, American singer.
March
  • 3 – Lindsay Cooper, English bassoon and oboe player, composer, and political activist (died 2013).
  • 7 – Rocco Prestia, American bassist, Tower of Power.
  • 8 – James Williams, American pianist (died 2004).
  • 13
    • Geoff Eales, Welsh pianist, improviser, and composer.
    • Michael Jefry Stevens, American pianist.
  • 18 – Bill Frisell, American guitarist and composer.
  • 21 – Fred Sturm, American composer, arranger, and teacher (died 2014).
  • 24 – Gregory B. Johnson, American pianist, Cameo.
April
  • 3 – Mitch Woods, American pianist and singer.
  • 7 – Bob Berg, American saxophonist (died 2002).
  • 9 – Hugh Ragin, American trumpeter.
  • 10 – Steve Lodder, British keyboardist, composer, and organist.
  • 15 – Bill MacCormick, English bassist and vocalist.
  • 26 – Billy Newton-Davis, Canadian singer-songwriter.
  • 29 – Vinicius Cantuária, Brazilian singer, songwriter, guitarist, drummer, and percussionist.
  • 30 – Alexander Zonjic, Canadian flutist.
May
  • 3 – Krister Andersson, Swedish saxophonist and composer.
  • 14 – Jay Beckenstein, American saxophonist, composer, and producer, Spyro Gyra.
  • 28 – Richard Niles, American guitarist, composer, and record producer.
  • 31 – Jimmy Nalls, American guitarist and singer, Sea Level (died 2017).
June
  • 15 – , American pianist.
  • 19 – Karen Young, Canadian singer, lyricist, and composer.
  • 20 – Peter Gordon, American composer and musician.
  • 30 – Stanley Clarke, American bassist, Return to Forever.
July
  • 7 – Sue Evans, American American percussionist and drummer.
  • 16 – Bobby Previte, American drummer, composer, and bandleader.
  • 21 – Pino Minafra, Italian trumpeter and flugelhornist.
  • 22 – Richard Bennett, American guitarist and record producer.
  • 29 – Charles Loos, Belgian pianist and composer.
  • 31 – Howard Levy, American harmonica player and multi-instrumentalist.
August
  • 1 – Tommy Bolin, American guitarist, Deep Purple (died 1976).
  • 5 – Jemeel Moondoc, American saxophonist.
  • 15
  • 19 – Roland Batik, Austrian pianist and composer.
  • 22 – Edwin Birdsong, American keyboard/organ player.
September
  • 3 – Todd Cochran, American pianist, keyboard and synthesizer player, Fuse One.
  • 7 – Mark Isham, American trumpeter and synthesist.
  • 12 – Joëlle Léandre, French upright bassist, vocalist, and composer.
  • 15 – Carla White, American vocalist (died 2007).
  • 17 – Theryl DeClouet, American singer, Galactic (died 2018).[3]
  • 18 – Steve Slagle, American saxophonist, flautist, and composer.
  • 23 – Steven Springer, American guitarist, Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band (died 2012).
October
  • 2 – Sting, American singer, bassist, and guitarist, the Police.
  • 17 – , Finnish organist, keyboarder, and composer.
  • 30
    • Poncho Sanchez, Mexican-American conguero (conga player).
    • Trilok Gurtu, Indian percussionist and composer.
November
  • 17 – Lisle Ellis, Canadian upright bassist and composer.
  • 19 – Kenny Werner, American pianist and composer.
  • 28
    • Dennis Irwin, American upright bassist (died 2008).
    • Diedre Murray, American cellist and composer.
    • Peter Malick, American guitarist and record producer.
December
  • 1 – Jaco Pastorius, American bassist, Weather Report (died 1987).
  • 3 – Barry Finnerty, American guitarist, keyboardist, singer, songwriter, and arranger.
  • 14 – Nükhet Ruacan, Turkish singer and educator in musicology (died 2007).
  • 16 – Robben Ford, American guitarist, L.A. Express.
  • 20 – Brynjulf Blix, Norwegian pianist.
  • 21 – Alex Blake, American upright bassist and bass guitarist.
  • 26
    • Brooks Kerr, American pianist (died 2018).
    • John Scofield, American guitarist and composer.
  • 28 – Rebecca Parris, American singer (died 2018).
  • 31 – Jimmy Haslip, American bass guitarist, Yellowjackets.
Unknown date
  • Jon Rose, British-Australian violinist.
  • Judi Silvano, American singer and composer.
  • Kit McClure, American trombonist, saxophonist, and bandleader.
  • La Palabra, Cuban bandleader, singer-songwriter, pianist.
  • Lars Jansson, Swedish pianist and composer.
  • Tom Kubis, American saxophonist, flautist, and pianist.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "History Of Jazz Timeline: 1951". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  2. ^ Wilson, Scott (2016-08-19). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. - Mildred Bailey. ISBN 9781476625997. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  3. ^ "Theryl 'Houseman' DeClouet, former lead vocalist for Galactic, dies". Nola.com. Retrieved 2018-08-06.

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 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.

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