This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1955.
| 1955 in jazz | |
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 Cleveland Call and Post, September 8, 1955 | |
| Decade | 1950s in jazz |
| Music | 1955 in music |
| Standards | List of post-1950 jazz standards |
| See also | 1954 in jazz – 1956 in jazz |
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Events
July
- 15 – The 2nd Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 15 – 17).[1]
- 17
- Miles Davis historic performance at the Newport Jazz Festival resulted in George Avakian signing him to Columbia Records. This led to the formation of his so-called “first great quintet,” featuring John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones (the "’Round About Midnight" sessions).[2]
Album releases
- Herbie Nichols: The Third World
- Ahmad Jamal: Poinciana
- Erroll Garner: Concert by the Sea
- George Shearing: Spell
- Horace Silver: Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers
- Lennie Tristano: Lennie Tristano
- Oscar Peterson: At Zardi's
- Frank Morgan: Frank Morgan
- Herbie Nichols: Herbie Nichols Trio
- Frank Sinatra: Songs for Young Lovers
- Thelonious Monk: Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington[3]
Deaths
- March
- 12 – Charlie "Bird" Parker, American saxophonist and composer (born 1920).
- April
- 23 – Henry Busse, German-born trumpeter (born 1894).
- 30 – Dave Peyton, American songwriter, pianist, and arranger (born 1889).
- May
- 17 – Ernst van 't Hoff, Dutch pianist and bandleader (born 1908).
- 25 – Wardell Gray, American tenor saxophonists (born 1921).
- June
- 28 – John Spikes, American jazz musician and entrepreneur (born 1881).
- August
- 28 – Bob Gordon, American baritone saxophonist (born 1928).
- October
- 21 – Dick Twardzik, American pianist (born 1931).
- September
- Reuben Reeves, American jazz trumpeter and bandleader (born 1905).
- 25 – Shotaro Moriyasu, Japanese pianist (born 1924).
- November
- 10 – Junior Raglin, American upright bassist (born 1917).
- 17 – James P. Johnson, American pianist and composer (born 1894).
- Unknown date
- Bessie Brown, American blues, jazz, and cabaret singer (born 1890)
- Eddie Pollack, American saxophonist (born 1899).
- Porter Grainger, American pianist (born 1891)
Births
- January
- 10 – Ole Henrik Giørtz, Norwegian pianist.
- 11 – Ed Schuller, American bassist and composer.
- 12 – Jane Ira Bloom, American soprano saxophonist and composer.
- 17 – Vladislav Sendecki, Polish pianist.
- 18 – Marilyn Mazur, Danish percussionist, drummer, composer, vocalist, pianist, dancer, and bandleader.
- 22 – Phillip Johnston, American composer and saxophonist.
- 26 – Gary Crosby, British upright bassist, music arranger, and educator.
- 27 – Pheeroan akLaff, American drummer.
- February
- 12 – Bill Laswell, American bassist and producer.
- 13 – Akiko Yano, Japanese singer and composer.
- 19 – David Murray, American tenor saxophonist and bass clarinetist.
- 27 – Glenn Horiuchi, American pianist, composer, and shamisen player (died 2000).
- March
- 1 – Enzo Avitabile, Italian saxophonist and singer-songwriter.
- 3 – Bheki Mseleku, South-African pianist, saxophonist, guitarist, and composer (died 2008).
- 23 – Gerry Hemingway, American composer and percussionist.
- April
- 13
- Hal Lester, American guitarist and graphic artist.
- Preston Reed, American guitarist.
- 14 – Laurent Cugny, French pianist, bandleader, composer, jazz critic, and musicologist.
- 15 – Jeff Golub, American guitarist (died 2015).
- 19 – Rune Klakegg, Norwegian pianist.
- May
- 5
- Alain Caron, French-Canadian bassist.
- Brian Hughes, Canadian guitarist.
- 10 – Chris Tyle,
- 19 – Geoff Stradling, American pianist, keyboardist, composer, and arranger.
- 22 – Chalmers Alford, American guitarist (died 2008).
- 23 – Dean Friedman, American singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and guitarist.
- 29 – Mars Williams, American saxophonist.
- 31 – Marty Ehrlich, American saxophonist, clarinetist, and flautist.
- June
- 4 – Johnny Alegre, Filipino guitarist and composer, Johnny Alegre Affinity.
- 5
- Erica Lindsay, American saxophonist and composer.
- Hugh Marsh, Canadian violinist.
- 7 – Jon Balke, Norwegian pianist and composer, Magnetic North Orchestra.
- 12 – Enver Izmaylov, Ukrainian-Tatar guitarist.
- 26 – Joey Baron, American drummer.
- 27 – Santi Debriano, Panaman upright bassist.
- 29 – Jean Derome, French-Canadian saxophonist, flautist, and composer.
- July
- 5 – Eric Watson, American pianist and composer.
- 6 – Rick Braun, American trumpet player and multi-instrumentalist.
- 7 – John Campbell, American pianist.
- 9 – Jan Kåre Hystad, Norwegian saxophonist, Bergen Big Band.
- 10 – Mihály Dresch, Hungarian saxophonist.
- 15 – Pål Thowsen, Norwegian drummer
- 16 – Annie Whitehead, English trombonist.
- 17 – Mark Feldman, American violinist.
- 21 – Jukka Linkola, Finnish pianist and composer.
- 28 – Gerald Veasley, American bass guitarist.
- 31 – Paul Sullivan, American pianist and composer.
- August
- 3 – Hamid Drake, American drummer and percussionist.
- 7 – Jerry Tachoir, American vibraphone and marimba performer.
- 13 – Mulgrew Miller, American pianist, composer, and educator (died 2013).
- 17 – Grażyna Auguścik, Polish singer, composer, and arranger.
- 18 – Shelly Berg, American pianist.
- 19 – Dean Brown, American guitarist.
- 22 – Jeff Hirshfield, American drummer.
- 23 – Avery Sharpe, American upright bassist.
- 27 – Laura Fygi, Dutch singer.
- 30 – Helge Schneider, German pianist and multi-instrumentalist.
- September
- 1
- Andrzej Łukasik, Polish upright bassist.
- Wayne Horvitz, American composer, keyboardist and record producer.
- 11 – Hiram Bullock, American guitarist (died 2008).
- 12 – Adam Rudolph, American composer and percussionist.
- 13 – Joe Morris, American guitarist, bassist, and composer.
- 25 – Steve Byrd, English guitarist, Gillan and Kim Wilde (heart attack) (died 2016).[4]
- 28 – Kenny Kirkland, American pianist/keyboardist (died 1998).
- 29 – Enzo Pietropaoli, Italian bassist.
- 30 – Scott Fields, American guitarist, composer, and band leader.
- October
- 1
- Curtis Lundy, American upright bassist.
- Morten Gunnar Larsen, Norwegian pianist.
- 12 – Jane Siberry, Canadian singer-songwriter.
- 18 – Vitold Rek, Polish upright bassist, composer and educator.
- 21 – Fred Hersch, American pianist.
- 25 – Robin Eubanks, American trombonist.
- November
- 2 – Chris Burnett, American saxophonist and composer.
- 7 – Kitty Margolis, American singer.
- 8 – Patricia Barber, American singer, pianist, songwriter and bandleader.
- 15 – Georgina Born, British cellist, academic, and anthropologist, Henry Cow.
- 19 – Chris Cain, American guitarist.
- 29 – Adam Nussbaum, American drummer.
- December
- 4 – Cassandra Wilson, American vocalist and songwriter.
- 7 – Chuck Loeb, American guitarist, Steps Ahead and Fourplay (died 2017).
- 8 – Nathan East, American bassistand vocalist.
- 14 – Dan Barrett, American arranger, cornetist and trombonist.
- 23 – Grace Knight, English-Australian vocalist, saxophonist, and songwriter.
- Unknown date
- Annemarie Roelofs, Dutch trombone player and violinist, Henry Cow.
- Kenny Klein, American fiddler and author.
- Kyle Jones, American bass guitarist, archivist, and politician.
- Nat Reeves, American bassist.
See also
References
- ^ "Newport Jazz Festival 1955 Poster". Rirocks.net. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ^ "Miles Davis Biography". MilesDavis.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ^ http://www.jazz.com/dozens/the-dozens-twelve-essential-thelonious-monk-performances/
- ^ "Steve Byrd (1955–2016)". Wilde-Life.com. 2016-10-04. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
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