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1959 in jazz
| 1959 in jazz | |
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 The "Milan College Jazz Society" |
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| Decade | 1950s in jazz |
| Music | 1959 in music |
| Standards | List of post-1950 jazz standards |
| See also | 1958 in jazz - 1960 in jazz |
1959 in jazz:
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Events
- August 25: Between sets at Birdland in New York City, Miles Davis is beaten by police and jailed.[1]
Album releases
- Dave Brubeck - Time Out (Columbia)
- Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz to Come (Atlantic)
- John Coltrane - Giant Steps (Atlantic)
- Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (Columbia)
- Johnny Hodges and Duke Ellington - Back to Back: Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges Play the Blues (Verve)
- Milt Jackson and John Coltrane - Bags & Trane (Atlantic)
- Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um (Columbia)
- Art Pepper - Art Pepper + Eleven – Modern Jazz Classics (Contemporary/OJC)
- Horace Silver - "Blowin' the Blues Away," Finger Poppin'" (Blue Note)
- Cannonball Adderley & John Coltrane - "Quintet in Chicago" (Polygram)
Standards
See also: List of post-1950 jazz standards
Deaths
- Alphonse Trent, American jazz pianist and territory band leader
- Avery Parrish,
- Baby Dodds,
- Billie Holiday,
- Boyce Brown,
- Boris Vian, French polymath: writer, poet, musician, singer, translator, critic, actor, inventor and engineer.
- Charlie Johnson,
- Ed Cuffee,
- Hal McIntyre, American saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader
- Ivie Anderson, American jazz singer
- Lawrence Marrero, American jazz banjoist
- Lester Young,
- Minor Hall,
- Omer Simeon,
- Shadow Wilson,
- Sidney Bechet,
- Sidney Desvigne,
Births
- Akira Jimbo,
- Alan Barnes (musician),
- Anjani,
- Antoine Hervé,
- Antonio Ciacca,
- Bill Ware,
- Billy Drummond,
- Brian Setzer,
- Burhan Öçal,
- Cindy Blackman,
- Cleveland Watkiss,
- Conrad Herwig,
- Corinne Drewery,
- Dale Barlow,
- Del Rey (musician),
- Dennis Chambers,
- Dominique Di Piazza,
- Drew Gress,
- Ellery Eskelin,
- Ernesto Rodrigues,
- Frank Lacy,
- François Bourassa (musician),
- Frode Fjellheim,
- Graham Clark (violinist),
- Gregg Bissonette,
- Jeff Harnar,
- Joe Locke,
- John Patitucci,
- Ken Peplowski,
- Kevyn Lettau,
- Kris Defoort,
- Marcus Miller,
- Michael Philip Mossman,
- Nguyên Lê,
- Omar Hakim,
- Ottmar Liebert,
- Paul Goldberg,
- Phil Roy,
- Rebecca Jenkins,
- Rene Van Verseveld,
- Ronnie Burrage,
- Russ Gershon,
- Russel Walder,
- Sade Adu,
- Scott Robinson,
- Sheldon Reynolds (guitarist),
- Stanley Jordan,
- Sue Terry,
- Sweet Baby J'ai,
- Ted Rosenthal,
- Tony Reedus,
- Vicki Genfan,
- Yoshihide Otomo,
- Zim Ngqawana,
Awards
References
- ^ Kaplan, Fred (2009-05-31). "How 1959 Changed the City and the World". New York Magazine. http://nymag.com/news/features/57058/index4.html. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
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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