1958 in jazz

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1958 in jazz
BillyStrayhorn1958.jpg
Jazz pianist Billy Strayhorn in 1958
Decade1950s in jazz
Music1958 in music
StandardsList of post-1950 jazz standards
See also1957 in jazz – 1959 in jazz
List of years in jazz
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by with reliable sources.

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1958.

Events[]

July[]

August[]

  • 12 – A Great Day in Harlem, a black and white group photograph of 57 notable jazz musicians, is taken in front of a brownstone building in Harlem, New York City.

Album releases[]

  • Cannonball Adderley: Somethin' Else
  • Chet Baker: Everything Happens to Me
  • Art Blakey: Moanin' (recorded, released 1959)
  • Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio: Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio"
  • Jimmy Giuffre
    • Western Suite (recorded, released 1960)
    • The Four Brothers Sound
  • Chico Hamilton: "South Pacific in Hi-Fi"
  • Stan Kenton: Back to Balboa
  • Blue Mitchell: Big 6
  • Hank Mobley: Peckin' Time
  • Thelonious Monk: Misterioso
  • Max Roach: Deeds, Not Words
  • Sonny Rollins: Freedom Suite
  • Mongo Santamaria:
  • John Serry Sr.: [2][3]
  • Cecil Taylor: Looking Ahead!
  • Clark Terry: In Orbit
  • Toots Thielemans: Man Bites Harmonica!
  • Cal Tjader:

Standards[]

See also: List of post-1950 jazz standards

Deaths[]

Danny Alvin, Webster Hall, New York, N.Y., May 9, 1947
January
  • 1 – Fulton McGrath, American pianist and songwriter (born 1907).
March
  • 17 – Carl Perkins, American pianist (born 1928).
  • 25 – Tom Brown, New Orleans trombonist (born 1888).
  • 28 – W. C. Handy, African-American blues composer and musician (born 1873).
May
  • 8 – Ted Donnelly, American trombonist (born 1912).
June
  • Sterling Bose, American trumpeter and cornetist (born 1906).
July
  • 2 – Martha Boswell, American singer and pianist (born 1905).
September
  • 13 – Lorraine Geller, American pianist (born 1928).
  • 17 – Herbie Fields, American saxophonist and clarinetist, bandleader (born 1919).
October
  • 2 – George E. Lee, American bandleader (born 1896).
November
  • 7 – Joe Morris, American trumpeter and bandleader (born 1922).
  • 11 – Olivia Plunket Greene, English musician, Bright Young Things (born 1907).
  • 26 – Tiny Bradshaw, American bandleader, singer, composer, pianist, and drummer (born 1907).
  • 30 – Shifty Henry, American bassist and songwriter (born 1921).
December
  • 6 – Danny Alvin, American drummer and bandleader (born 1902).
  • 25 – Doc Cook, American bandleader and arranger (born 1891).

Births[]

January
  • 26 – Anita Baker, American singer-songwriter
  • 30 – Bjørn Klakegg, Norwegian guitarist.
  • 31 – Tom Schuman, American keyboardist.
February
  • 3 – Bob Holz, American drummer and composer.
  • 7 – Frans Bak, Danish composer, choral conductor, saxophonist, and pianist.
  • 8 – Bill Evans, American saxophonist.
  • 10 – Michael Weiss, American pianist and composer.
  • 18 – Gar Samuelson, American drummer (died 1999).
  • 20 – Leroy Jones, American trumpeter.
  • 23 – , Spanish-Catalonian pianist and cellist.
  • 24 – Jerry Zigmont, American trombonist
March
  • 5 – Ronan Guilfoyle, Irish acoustic bass guitarist.
  • 10 – Jeanie Bryson, American singer.
  • 12 – Leon Lee Dorsey, American bassist.
  • 15 – Gerald L. Cannon, American upright bassist and visual artist.
  • 19 – Anne-Marie Giørtz, Norwegian singer.
  • 31 – Bajone, Serbian singer.
April
  • 16 – Ulf Wakenius, Swedish guitarist.
  • 17 – Chieli Minucci, American guitarist, composer, and producer.
  • 30 – Ronaldo Folegatti, Brazilian composer, guitarist, and record producer (died 2007).
May
  • 7 – Michael Formanek, American upright bassist.
  • 10 – Claude Deppa, South African trumpeter.
  • 17 – Carlos del Junco, Cuban-Canadian harmonica player.
  • 20 – , American upright bassist.
  • 29
    • Jim Snidero, American saxophonist.
    • Kenny Washington, American drummer.
June
  • 6 – Wolfgang Mitterer, Austrian composer, organist, and keyboardist.
  • 7
    • Jonas Hellborg, Swedish bass guitarist.
    • Prince Rogers Nelson, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer (died 2016).[4]
  • 8 – Jakko Jakszyk, English guitarist and singer-songwriter.
  • 14 – Kenny Drew, Jr., American pianist (died 2014).
July
  • 8 – Jim Campilongo, American guitarist and composer.
  • 10 – Béla Fleck, American banjo player.
  • 11 – Kirk Whalum, American saxophonist and songwriter.
  • 18 – Gabriel Fliflet, Norwegian accordionist and singer.
  • 26 – Deirdre Cartwright, British guitarist and composer.
  • 30 – Kevin Mahogany, American vocalist (died 2017).
August
  • 26
    • Andrew Lamb, American saxophonist and flautist.
    • David Finck, American bassist.
  • 29 – Jesse McGuire, American trumpeter.
September
  • 3 – Lakki Patey, Norwegian guitarist and inventor.
  • 5 – Lars Danielsson, Swedish upright bassist, composer, and record producer.
  • 7 – Bruce Barth, American pianist.
  • 8 – Stevie Vallance, Canadian singer.
  • 16 – Rodney Franklin, American pianist and composer.
  • 25 – Greg Boyer, American trombonist.
  • 27
    • Paul Grabowsky, American pianist and composer.
October
  • 1 – Ana Caram, Brazilian singer, guitarist, and flutist.
  • 6 – Roberto Gatto, Italian drummer.
  • 9 – Satoko Fujii, Japanese pianist, accordionist and composer.
  • 13 ��� Jair-Rôhm Parker Wells, American bassist.
  • 14 – Tomas Franck, Swedish tenor saxophonist.
  • 17 – Howard Alden, American guitarist.
  • 22 – Jan Gunnar Hoff, Norwegian pianist and composer.
  • 27 – David Hazeltine, American pianist.
  • 30 – Olav Dale, Norwegian saxophonist, composer and orchestra leader (died 2014).[5]
November
  • 1 – Joe DeRenzo, American drummer, composer, and producer.
  • 8 – Don Byron, American composer, clarinetist, and multi-instrumentalist.
  • 13 – Tony Lakatos, Hungarian saxophonist.
December
  • 9 – George Koller, Canadian bassist and multi-instrumentalist.
  • 10 – , American upright bassist, bandleader, and composer.
  • 15 – Don Laka, South African pianist, songwriter, and producer.
  • 16 – Erna Yuzbashyan, Armenian singer.
  • 28 – David Berkman, American pianist, composer, and arranger.
  • 29 – George Schuller, American drummer.
  • 30
    • Ellen Sandweiss, American singer and actress.
    • Lewis Nash, American drummer.
Unknown date
  • Carol Chaikin, American saxophonist, flautist, and composer.
  • David Newton, Scottish pianist and composer.
  • Nancy Zeltsman, American marimba soloist.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Newport Jazz Festival 1958 Poster". Rirocks.net. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  2. ^ Chicago Musette – John Serry et son Accordéon on bnf.fr(in French)
  3. ^ Chicago Musette – John Serry et son accordéon – John Serry Sr. performing his arrangements of: "Rock and Roll Polka", '"Granada", "Secret Love", and "My Heart Cries for You" in the 45 RPM recording "Chicago Musette" on youtube.com
  4. ^ Katy, Forrester (2016-10-06). "Prince's sister speaks out after his death claiming she knew it was coming for TWO years". The Mirror. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  5. ^ "Til minne om Olav Dale" (in Norwegian). Vestnorsk.JazzINorge.no. 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2015-05-29.

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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