1953 in jazz
| 1953 in jazz | |
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| Decade | 1950s in jazz |
| Music | 1953 in music |
| Standards | List of post-1950 jazz standards |
| See also | 1952 in jazz – 1954 in jazz |
1953 in jazz:
Events
- The musical Porgy and Bess was revived, playing in many European cities.
Album releases
- Duke Ellington: Piano Reflections
- Ben Webster: King of the Tenors
- Modern Jazz Quartet: Django
- Shorty Rogers: Cool and Crazy
- Jay Jay Johnson: Four Trombones
Standards
See also: List of post-1950 jazz standards
Deaths
Larry Shields c. 1915
- Django Reinhardt, virtuoso jazz guitarist and composer.
- Jimmy "Jammin'" Smith, American jazz trumpet player
- Larry Shields, American dixieland jazz clarinetist.
- Peter DeRose, American Hall of Fame composer of jazz and pop music during the Tin Pan Alley era.
- Tiny Kahn, American jazz drummer, arranger, and composer.
Births
- Alex Coke, saxophonist and flutist
- Alton "Big Al" Carson, singer
- Andrew Bisset,
- Andy Dickens,
- Azar Lawrence, saxophonist
- Bob Mintzer,
- Bobby Watson,
- Bruce Kapler,
- Chaka Khan, singer-songwriter
- Charles Foster Johnson,
- Craig S. Harris, trombonist
- Dan Knight,
- Darol Anger, violinist
- David Benoit, pianist
- David Torn,
- Dennis Taylor,
- Diane Schuur, singer and pianist
- Don Blackman, pianist, singer, songwriter
- Edward Wilkerson,
- Ernest Dawkins, saxophonist
- Eugenio Colombo, Italian saxophonist and flautist
- Federico Ramos, guitarist, arranger, producer and composer
- Gary Braith,
- Gary Valente, trombone player
- Gilberto "Pulpo" Colón Jr.,
- Grant Geissman, guitarist
- Greg Carmichael, guitarist
- Hilario Durán, Cuban pianist
- Ignacio Berroa, Cuban drummer
- James Chance, saxophonist, keyboard player, songwriter and singer
- James Chirillo,
- James Newton,
- Jeff Berlin, bass player
- Jeff Hamilton, drummer
- Jimmy Bruno, guitarist
- Joanie Bartels, singer
- John Doheny, tenor saxophonist and band leader
- John Esposito, pianist
- John Molo,
- John Zorn,
- Jon Eberson, Norwegian guitarist and composer
- Jon Faddis,
- Joseph Bowie,
- Jørgen Emborg, Danish pianist
- Kahil El'Zabar, multi-instrumentalist
- Kei Akagi, Japanese American pianist
- Ken Navarro, Italian-American guitarist and composer
- Keni Burke,
- Kevin Toney, pianist and composer
- Kurt Maloo, Swiss singer-songwriter, composer and record producer
- Louis Sclavis,
- Lyle Mays, pianist and composer
- Marc Johnson
- Michael Di Pasqua, drummer and percussionist
- Michael Gregory, guitarist, singer and songwriter
- Michele Rosewoman,
- Mike Miller, guitarist
- Mike Stern,
- Oleta Adams, singer and pianist
- Paul Wertico,
- Randy Crouch,
- Randy Halberstadt,
- Ray Arvizu, saxophonist
- Renée Geyer, Australian singer
- Robert Irving III, pianist, composer, arranger and music educator
- Suzanne Davis, pianist
- T. K. Blue, saxophonist
- Taborah Johnson, Canadian singer and actor
- Tom Cora,
- Tommy Muellner, pianist and composer
- Vic Juris, guitarist
- Yoshiaki Miyanoue, Japanese guitarist
References
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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