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1958 in jazz Jazz pianist Billy Strayhorn in 1958
Decade 1950s in jazz Music 1958 in music Standards List of post-1950 jazz standards See also 1957 in jazz – 1959 in jazz
Overview of the events of 1958 in jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1958 .
Events
July
August 12 – A Great Day in Harlem, a black and white group photograph of 57 notable jazz musicians, is taken in front of a brownstone building in Harlem, New York City.
Album releases
Standards
Deaths Danny Alvin , Webster Hall, New York, N.Y., May 9, 1947 January March 17 – Carl Perkins, American pianist (born 1928 ). 25 – Tom Brown, New Orleans trombonist (born 1888). 28 – W. C. Handy , African-American blues composer and musician (born 1873). May June July September October November December 6 – Danny Alvin , American drummer and bandleader (born 1902 ). 25 – Doc Cook , American bandleader and arranger (born 1891).
Births January February 3 – Bob Holz , American drummer and composer. 7 – Frans Bak , Danish composer, choral conductor, saxophonist, and pianist. 8 – Bill Evans, American saxophonist. 10 – Michael Weiss, American pianist and composer. 18 – Gar Samuelson , American drummer (died 1999 ). 20 – Leroy Jones, American trumpeter. 23 – Carles Cases, Spanish-Catalonian pianist and cellist. 24 – Jerry Zigmont , American trombonist March April May June 6 – Wolfgang Mitterer , Austrian composer, organist, and keyboardist. 7 Jonas Hellborg , Swedish bass guitarist. Prince Rogers Nelson, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer (died 2016 ).[ 4] 8 – Jakko Jakszyk , English guitarist and singer-songwriter. 14 – Kenny Drew, Jr. , American pianist (died 2014 ). July August 26 Andrew Lamb, American saxophonist and flautist. David Finck , American bassist. 29 – Jesse McGuire , American trumpeter. September October 1 – Ana Caram , Brazilian singer, guitarist, and flutist. 6 – Roberto Gatto , Italian drummer. 9 – Satoko Fujii , Japanese pianist, accordionist and composer. 13 – Jair-Rôhm Parker Wells , American bassist. 14 – Tomas Franck , Swedish tenor saxophonist. 17 – Howard Alden , American guitarist. 22 – Jan Gunnar Hoff , Norwegian pianist and composer. 27 – David Hazeltine , American pianist. 30 – Olav Dale , Norwegian saxophonist, composer and orchestra leader (died 2014 ).[ 5] November 1 – Joe DeRenzo , American drummer, composer, and producer. 8 – Don Byron , American composer, clarinetist, and multi-instrumentalist. 13 – Tony Lakatos , Hungarian saxophonist. December 9 – George Koller , Canadian bassist and multi-instrumentalist. 10 – John Goldsby, American upright bassist, bandleader, and composer. 15 – Don Laka , South African pianist, songwriter, and producer. 16 – Erna Yuzbashyan , Armenian singer. 28 – David Berkman , American pianist, composer, and arranger. 29 – George Schuller , American drummer. 30 Unknown date Carol Chaikin , American saxophonist, flautist, and composer. David Newton, Scottish pianist and composer. Nancy Zeltsman , American marimba soloist.
See also 1950s portal Jazz portal
References ^ "Newport Jazz Festival 1958 Poster". Rirocks.net. Retrieved 2016-05-03 . ^ Chicago Musette – John Serry et son Accordéon on bnf.fr (in French) ^ Chicago Musette – John Serry et son accordéon – John Serry Sr. performing his arrangements of: "Rock and Roll Polka", '"Granada", "Secret Love", and "My Heart Cries for You" in the 45 RPM recording "Chicago Musette" on youtube.com ^ Katy, Forrester (2016-10-06). "Prince's sister speaks out after his death claiming she knew it was coming for TWO years". The Mirror . Retrieved 2016-11-07 . ^ "Til minne om Olav Dale" (in Norwegian). Vestnorsk.JazzINorge.no. 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2015-05-29 .
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 978-1-4234-2452-9 . 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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