This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1956. Events July 5 – The 5th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 5 – 7). 7 – Duke Ellington and his band performs at the Newport Jazz Festival. The album Ellington at Newport devises a landmark performance which is capped by an amazing tenor saxophone solo by Paul Gonsalves on "Diminuendo" and "Crescendo in Blue". Unknown date The guitarist Mundell Lowe brings pianist Bill Evans to the attention of Orin Keepnews and Bill Grauer of Riverside records. Dizzy Gillespie meets Argentine pianist Lalo Schifrin and is impressed. Dizzy continues to gravitate to the Latin rhythms. Miles Davis and his quintet record four records (Cookin' , Relaxin' , Workin' and Steamin' ) for Prestige, spending only two days in the studio to complete. Miles also records 'Round about Midnight on the Columbia label. Album releases Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: The Jazz Messengers Kenny Burrell: All Night Long Rosemary Clooney: Blue Rose Chris Connor: Chris Connor Miles Davis: Round About Midnight (released 1957 - recorded 1955 and 1956) Jimmy Giuffre: The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet Quincy Jones: This Is How I Feel About Jazz Stan Kenton: Cuban Fire! Peggy Lee: Black Coffee (Reissue) John Lewis: Grand Encounter Charles Mingus: Pithecanthropus Erectus Modern Jazz Quartet: Fontessa Phineas Newborn: Piano Artistry Max Roach: Plus Four Sonny Rollins "Sonny Rollins Plus 4" "Tenor Madness" "Work Time" George Russell:The Jazz Workshop John Serry Sr.: Squeeze Play Horace Silver: Six Pieces of Silver Zoot Sims: Tonite's Music Today Jimmy Smith: A New Star A New Sound Cecil Taylor: Jazz Advance Lucky Thompson: Tricotism Mel Torme: Touch Lennie Tristano: Manhattan Studio/ New York Improvisations Standards Deaths May 13 – Don Kirkpatrick, American pianist and arranger (born 1905). 15 – Adrian Rollini, American bass saxophonist (born 1903). 30 – Valaida Snow, African-American jazz musician and entertainer (born 1904). June 11 – Frankie Trumbauer, American saxophonists (born 1901). 26 Clifford Brown, American trumpeter (born 1930). Richie Powell, American bebop pianist (born 1931). July 7 – Alex Hyde, American bandleader and violinist (born 1898). 11 – Ernst Höllerhagen, German reedist (born 1912). September 8 – Fred Rich, Polish-born American bandleader and composer (born 1898). October 18 – Harry Parry, Welsh clarinetist and bandleader (born 1912). November 5 – Art Tatum, American pianist and virtuoso (born 1909). 7 – Una Mae Carlisle, American singer, pianist, and