1957 in jazz

1957 in jazz
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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This is a timeline documenting events ofJazzin the year 1957.

Events

June

• 25–Ella Fitzgeraldstarted recording the albumThe Irving Berlin Songbook(June 25 – October 17).
  • She won at the1st Grammy Awardsin the categoryBest Jazz Performance, Individualfor this album.

July

• 4– The 5thNewport Jazz Festivalstarted inNewport, Rhode Island(July 4 – 7).

Unknown dates

• Carla Bley(born Borg in1936) was married toPaul Bley.

Album releases

• 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

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 (born1930).
• 20–Dean Benedetti,Italian-American saxophonist (born1922).

February

• 7–Sonny Parker,American singer, dancer, and drummer (born1925).

March

• 12–Robert Graettinger,American composer (born1923).
• 25–Fud Livingston,American clarinetist, saxophonist, arranger and composer (born1906).

June

• 12–Jimmy Dorsey,American clarinetist, saxophonist, trumpeter, composer, big-band leader (born1904).
• 25–Curtis Mosby,American jazz drummer, bandleader, and businessman (born 1888).

July

• 16–Serge Chaloff,American baritone saxophonist (born1923).

August

• 2–Joe Shulman,American upright bassist (born1923).
• 28–Erik Tuxen,Danish big-band leader, composer, and arranger (born1902).

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 (born1903).
• 30–Richard McPartland,American violin, banjo, and guitar player (born1905).

December

• 20–Walter Page,American multi-instrumentalist and bandleader (born1900).
• 29–Ernie Henry,American saxophonist (born1926).

Unknown date

• He Dasha,Chinese musician (born 1897).

Births

Sophia Domancich2011.

Hanna Banaszak2007.

Geri Allen2011.

Anca Parghel2010.

Sibongile Khumalo2008.

Pamela Fleming2011.

January

• 1–Issei Noro,Japanese guitarist and composer,Casiopea.
• 5
  • Maartin Allcock,British multi-instrumentalist,Fairport Convention,Jethro Tull(died2018).
  • 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 (died1998).
• 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 (died2017).
• 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 (died2017).
• 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 (died2014).
• 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 (died2008).
• 18
  • Emily Remler,American guitarist (died1990).
  • 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 guitaristDance with a Stranger(died2013).
  • 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 (died1989).
• 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 (died2015).
• Tom McDermott,pianist and composer.
• Tom Rainey,American drummer.

See also

• 1950s in jazz
• List of years in jazz
• 1957 in music

Bibliography

• The New Real Book,Volume I.Sher Music. 1988.ISBN0-9614701-4-3.
• The New Real Book, Volume II.Sher Music. 1991.ISBN0-9614701-7-8.
• The New Real Book, Volume III.Sher Music. 1995.ISBN1-883217-30-X.
• The Real Book,Volume I(6th ed.). Hal Leonard. 2004.ISBN0-634-06038-4.
• The Real Book, Volume II(2nd ed.). Hal Leonard. 2007.ISBN978-1-4234-2452-9.
• The Real Book, Volume III(2nd ed.). Hal Leonard. 2006.ISBN0-634-06136-4.
• The Real Jazz Book.Warner Bros.ISBN978-91-85041-36-7.
• The Real Vocal Book,Volume I.Hal Leonard. 2006.ISBN0-634-06080-5.

External links

• History Of Jazz Timeline: 1957atAll About Jazz