1957 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1957.

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
 * 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

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 – 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.
 * 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.