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). She won at the 1st Grammy Awards in the category Best Jazz Performance, Individual for this album. July 4 – The 5th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 4 – 7). Unknown dates Carla Bley (born Borg in 1936) was married to Paul 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 (Blue Note) 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 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 January 1 –