1959 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1959.

1959 in jazz
The "Milan College Jazz Society"
Decade1950s in jazz
Music1959 in music
StandardsList of post-1950 jazz standards
See also1958 in jazz 1960 in jazz
List of years in jazz

Events

May

July

August

November

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

Album releases

By Artist Name

Standards

Deaths

January
February
March
  • 15Lester Young, American tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, composer, and bandleader (born 1909).
May
  • 5Hal McIntyre, American saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader (born 1914).
  • 14Sidney Bechet, American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer (born 1897).
June
  • 5Lawrence Marrero, American banjoist (born 1900).
  • 23Boris Vian, French polymath: writer, poet, musician, singer, translator, critic, actor, inventor and engineer (born 1920).
July
September
October
December

Births

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
  • 10Anjani, American singer-songwriter and pianist.
  • 16Joanna MacGregor, British concert pianist, conductor, composer, and festival curator.
  • 23Alan Barnes, English clarinetist and saxophonist.
  • 27Jeff Harnar, American singer.
  • 31Stanley Jordan, American guitarist and pianist.
August
September
October
November
December
Unknown date

Awards

See also

References

  1. "Grammy Awards 1959 (May)". AwardsandShows.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  2. "Newport Jazz Festival 1959 Poster". Rirocks.net. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  3. {{| https://www.festivival.com/history/playboy-jazz-festival-1959 |accessdate=2020-5-5 }}
  4. Kaplan, Fred (2009-05-31). "How 1959 Changed the City and the World". New York Magazine. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
  5. "Grammy Awards 1959". AwardsandShows.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.

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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