1957 in jazz
Introduction 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 Sophia Domancich 2011.Hanna Banaszak 2007.Geri Allen 2011.Anca Parghel 2010.Sibongile Khumalo 2008.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. * '''5''' – John Fumo, American trumpeter. * '''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). ** 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 in jazz* List of years in jazz* 1957 in music
References
Bibliography ********
External links *  History Of Jazz Timeline: 1957 at All About Jazz