1959 in jazz
| 1959 in jazz | |
|---|---|
 The "Milan College Jazz Society" | |
| Decade | 1950s in jazz |
| Music | 1959 in music |
| Standards | List of post-1950 jazz standards |
| See also | 1958 in jazz – 1960 in jazz |
1959 in jazz:
Events
- August 25: Between sets at Birdland in New York City, Miles Davis is beaten by police and jailed.[1]
Album releases
- Dave Brubeck - Time Out (Columbia)
- Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz to Come (Atlantic)
- Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (Columbia)
- Jimmy Smith - The Sermon! (Blue Note)
- Johnny Hodges and Duke Ellington - Back to Back: Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges Play the Blues (Verve)
- Milt Jackson and John Coltrane - Bags & Trane (Atlantic)
- Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um (Columbia)
- Art Pepper - Art Pepper + Eleven – Modern Jazz Classics (Contemporary/OJC)
- Horace Silver - Blowin' the Blues Away, Finger Poppin' (Blue Note)
- Cannonball Adderley & John Coltrane - Quintet in Chicago (Polygram)
- Sun Ra and His Arkestra - Jazz in Silhouette (Saturn)
- Bill Evans Trio - Portrait in Jazz (Riverside)
Standards
See also: List of post-1950 jazz standards
Deaths
The George Lewis Ragtime Jazz Band in New Orleans, 1950. Left to right: Jim Robinson, trombone; Alcide Pavageau, string bass; Elmer Talbert, trumpet; George Lewis, clarinet; Lawrence Marrero, banjo
- Alphonse Trent, American jazz pianist and territory band leader
- Avery Parrish,
- Baby Dodds,
- Billie Holiday,
- Boyce Brown,
- Boris Vian, French polymath: writer, poet, musician, singer, translator, critic, actor, inventor and engineer.
- Charlie Johnson,
- Ed Cuffee,
- Hal McIntyre, American saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader
- Ivie Anderson, American jazz singer
- Lawrence Marrero, American jazz banjoist
- Lester Young,
- Minor Hall,
- Omer Simeon,
- Shadow Wilson,
- Sidney Bechet,
- Sidney Desvigne,
Births
- Akira Jimbo, Japanese drummer
- Alan Barnes,
- Anjani, singer-songwriter and pianist
- Antoine Hervé, composer and pianist
- Antonio Ciacca,
- Bill Ware, vibraphonist
- Billy Drummond, drummer
- Brian Setzer, guitarist, singer and songwriter
- Burhan Öçal,
- Cindy Blackman, drummer
- Cleveland Watkiss,
- Conrad Herwig, trombonist
- Corinne Drewery, singer
- Dale Barlow,
- Del Rey,
- Dennis Chambers, drummer
- Dominique Di Piazza, electric bass player
- Drew Gress, double-bassist and composer
- Ellery Eskelin, tenor saxophonist
- Ernesto Rodrigues,
- Frank Lacy, trombonist
- François Bourassa, pianist
- Frode Fjellheim,
- Graham Clark (violinist),
- Gregg Bissonette, drummer
- Jeff Harnar, singer
- Joe Locke,
- John Patitucci, bass player
- Ken Peplowski, clarinetist and tenor saxophonist
- Kevyn Lettau, Brazilian vocalist
- Kris Defoort, pianist and composer
- Marcus Miller,
- Michael Philip Mossman, trumpeter
- Nguyên Lê,
- Omar Hakim, drummer
- Ottmar Liebert,
- Paul Goldberg, drummer
- Phil Roy,
- Rebecca Jenkins, Canadian actress and singer
- Rene Van Verseveld,
- Ronnie Burrage, drummer
- Russ Gershon, saxophonist and composer
- Russel Walder, oboist
- Sade Adu, singer-songwriter
- Scott Robinson,
- Sheldon Reynolds (guitarist),
- Stanley Jordan, guitarist and pianist
- Sue Terry, saxophonist and composer
- Sweet Baby J'ai,
- Ted Rosenthal, pianist
- Tony Reedus, drummer
- Vicki Genfan,
- Yoshihide Otomo,
- Zim Ngqawana, South African flautist and saxophonist
Awards
- Grammy Awards of 1959
- Best Jazz Performance Solo or Small Group
- Best Jazz Performance Large Group
- Best Jazz Composition of More Than Five Minutes Duration
- Best Jazz Performance Solo or Small Group
References
- ↑ Kaplan, Fred (2009-05-31). "How 1959 Changed the City and the World". New York Magazine. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
Bibliography
- The New Real Book, Volume I. Sher Music. 1988. ISBN 0-9614701-4-3.
- The New Real Book, Volume II. Sher Music. 1991. ISBN 0-9614701-7-8.
- The New Real Book, Volume III. Sher Music. 1995. ISBN 1-883217-30-X.
- The Real Book, Volume I (6th ed.). Hal Leonard. 2004. ISBN 0-634-06038-4.
- The Real Book, Volume II (2nd ed.). Hal Leonard. 2007. ISBN 1-4234-2452-2.
- The Real Book, Volume III (2nd ed.). Hal Leonard. 2006. ISBN 0-634-06136-4.
- The Real Jazz Book. Warner Bros. ISBN 978-91-85041-36-7.
- The Real Vocal Book, Volume I. Hal Leonard. 2006. ISBN 0-634-06080-5.
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