# 1957 in jazz

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
* 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.