1957 in jazz

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1957 in jazz
Jazz Monitors.jpg
The Jazz Monitors 1957 – from left, Roger Dawson, drums, Herbie Lewis, bass, Bobby Hutcherson, vibraphone, , piano
Decade1950s in jazz
Music1957 in music
StandardsList of post-1950 jazz standards
See also1956 in jazz – 1958 in jazz
List of years in jazz
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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[]

Unknown dates[]

  • Carla Bley (born Borg in 1936) was married to Paul Bley.[4]

Album releases[]

  • Stan Kenton: Kenton with Voices
  • 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:
  • 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:
  • Johnny Griffin: A Blowin' Session
  • Sonny Rollins: The Sound of Sonny
  • Thelonious Monk: Brilliant Corners

Standards[]

See also: List of post-1950 jazz standards

Deaths[]

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
  • , Chinese musician (born 1897).

Births[]

Sophia Domancich 2011.
Hanna Banaszak 2007.
Geri Allen 2011.
Anca Parghel 2010.
Sibongile Khumalo 2008.
Pamela Fleming 2011.
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 – , 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.
  • 5 – John Fumo, American trumpeter.
  • 12 – Geri Allen, American pianist and composer (died 2017).
  • 17 – Tom Varner, American hornist and composer.
  • 20 – , Canadian bassist.
  • 24 – Luis Salinas, Argentine guitarist.
  • 28 – Annette A. Aguilar, American percussionist, bandleader, and music educator.
July
  • 7 – , American saxophonist, composer, producer, filmmaker, bandleader, and educator.
  • 12
  • 18 – Lynn Seaton, American upright bassist.
  • 21 – , 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 – , 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[]

References[]

  1. ^ Ella Fitzgerald – Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  2. ^ "About Ella Fitzgerald". Ellafitzgerald.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  3. ^ "Newport Jazz Festival 1959 Poster". Rirocks.net. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  4. ^ "Bley, Carla (Lovella May Borg)". Jazz.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  5. ^ Røyseland, Halstein; Brandvol, Ivar (2013-04-17). "Dance With A Stranger-artist døde". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2015-04-30.

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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