1957 in jazz

none 1957 Jazz Monitors.jpg The Jazz Monitors 1957 – from left, Roger Dawson, drums, Herbie Lewis, bass, Bobby Hutcherson, vibraphone, Nat Brown, piano post-1950 1956 1958 1957 jazz 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).album r138695 Ella Fitzgerald – Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book 2016-05-03 She won at the 1st Grammy Awards in the category Best Jazz Performance, Individual for this album.http://www.ellafitzgerald.com/about/awards.html About Ella Fitzgerald Ellafitzgerald.com 2016-05-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20160413154753/http://ellafitzgerald.com/about/awards.html 2016-04-13 dead July 4 – The 5th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 4 – 7).https://www.rirocks.net/Band%20Articles/Newport%20Jazz%20Festival%201957.htm Newport Jazz Festival 1959 Poster Rirocks.net 2016-05-03 Unknown dates Carla Bley (born Borg in 1936) was married to Paul Bley.http://www.jazz.com/encyclopedia/bley-carla-lovella-may-borg Bley, Carla (Lovella May Borg) Jazz.com 2016-03-27 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150302045714/http://www.jazz.com/encyclopedia/bley-carla-lovella-may-borg 2015-03-02 Album releases 30em 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: Way Out West The Sound of Sonny Art Taylor: Taylor's Wailers Ben Webster: Soulville Tenor Giants Standards 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 He Dasha, Chinese musician (born 1897). Births thumb|Sophia Domancich 2011. thumb|Hanna Banaszak 2007. thumb|Geri Allen 2011. thumb|Anca Parghel 2010. thumb|Sibongile Khumalo 2008. thumb|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 – 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).https://www.vg.no/rampelys/musikk/dance-with-a-stranger-artist-doede/a/10115550 Dance With A Stranger-artist døde Norwegian Halstein Røyseland Ivar Brandvol Verdens Gang 2013-04-17 2015-04-30 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 1950s Jazz 1950s in jazz List of years in jazz 1957 in music References Bibliography The New Real Book, Volume I 1988 Sher Music 0-9614701-4-3 refTheNewRealBookVol1 The New Real Book, Volume II 1991 Sher Music 0-9614701-7-8 refTheNewRealBookVol2 The New Real Book, Volume III 1995 Sher Music 1-883217-30-X refTheNewRealBookVol3 The Real Book, Volume I 6th 2004 Hal Leonard 0-634-06038-4 refTheRealBookVol1 The Real Book, Volume II 2nd 2007 Hal Leonard 978-1-4234-2452-9 refTheRealBookVol2 The Real Book, Volume III 2nd 2006 Hal Leonard 0-634-06136-4 refTheRealBookVol3 The Real Jazz Book Warner Bros 978-91-85041-36-7 refTheRealJazzBook The Real Vocal Book, Volume I 2006 Hal Leonard 0-634-06080-5 refTheRealVocalBookVol1 External links History Of Jazz Timeline: 1957 at All About Jazz October 2021 Jazz Category:Jazz by year