|
1958 In Jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1958. Events July * 3 – The 5th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 3 – 6). 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 *Cannonball Adderley: '' Somethin' Else'' *Chet Baker: ''Everything Happens to Me'' *Art Blakey: '' Moanin''' (recorded, released 1959) *Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio: ''Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio'' * Jimmy Giuffre **''Western Suite'' (recorded, released 1960) **'' The Four Brothers Sound'' *Chico Hamilton: "South Pacific in Hi-Fi" * Stan Kenton: ''Back to Balboa'' * Blue Mitchell: '' Big 6'' *Hank Mobley: ''Peckin' Time'' *Thelonious Monk: '' Misterioso'' * Max Roach: ''Deeds, Not Words'' *Sonny Rollins: '' Freedom Suite'' * Mongo Santamaria: '' Yambu'' *John Serry Sr.: '' Chicago Musette – John Serry and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Strayhorn
William Thomas Strayhorn (November 29, 1915 – May 31, 1967) was an American jazz composer, pianist, lyricist, and arranger, who collaborated with bandleader and composer Duke Ellington for nearly three decades. His compositions include "Take the 'A' Train", "Chelsea Bridge", "A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing", and " Lush Life". Early life Strayhorn was born in Dayton, Ohio, United States. His family soon moved to the Homewood section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. However, his mother's family came from Hillsborough, North Carolina, and she sent him there to protect him from his father's drunken sprees. Strayhorn spent many months of his childhood at his grandparents' house in Hillsborough. In an interview, Strayhorn said that his grandmother was his primary influence during the first ten years of his life. He became interested in music while living with her, playing hymns on her piano, and playing records on her Victrola record player. Return to Pittsburgh and meeting Ellington S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Pacific In Hi-Fi
''South Pacific in Hi-Fi'' is an album by drummer and bandleader Chico Hamilton featuring jazz interpretations of themes from the Broadway musical ''South Pacific (musical), South Pacific''. It was released in 1958 on the Pacific Jazz Records, Pacific Jazz label.Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 1200 series accessed June 30, 2015Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M accessed June 30, 2015 Reception AllMusic rated the album 3 stars.Allmusic listing... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mongo Santamaria
Mongo may refer to: Geography Africa * Mongo, Chad, a Sahel city * Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo (Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction) * Mongo, Sierra Leone, a chiefdom * Mongo River (Little Scarces River), Guinea and Sierra Leone, a tributary of the Little Scarces River; see List of rivers of Guinea and List of rivers of Sierra Leone * Mongo Department, Gabon United States * Mongo, Indiana, United States, an unincorporated community Languages * Mongo language, the language of the Mongo people * Mongo, one of the five languages of the Duala language-cluster, spoken in Cameroon People * Mongo people, one of the largest ethnic groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo * Mongo Santamaría (1917–2003), Cuban jazz/salsa percussionist * Mongo Beti (1932–2001), pen name of Cameroonian writer Alexandre Biyidi Awala * "Mongo", family nickname for Ramón Castro Ruz (1924–2016), eldest brother of Fidel Castro * Mongo, nickname of musician Drew Parsons (born 1974) * Mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freedom Suite (Sonny Rollins Album)
''Freedom Suite'' is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, his last recorded for the Riverside label, featuring performances by Rollins with Oscar Pettiford and Max Roach.Sonny Rollins discography accessed October 4, 2009. Reception The review by states: "Rollins is very creative, stretching out on his lengthy 'Freedom Suite,' clearly enjoying investigating the obscure Noël Coward melody 'Someday I'll Find You,' turning the show tune 'Till There Was You' into jazz, and finding beauty in 'Shadow Waltz' and 'Will Y ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonny Rollins
Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. In a seven-decade career, he has recorded over sixty albums as a leader. A number of his compositions, including " St. Thomas", " Oleo", " Doxy", "Pent-Up House", and "Airegin", have become jazz standards. Rollins has been called "the greatest living improviser" and the "Saxophone Colossus". Early life Rollins was born in New York City to parents from the United States Virgin Islands. The youngest of three siblings, he grew up in central Harlem and on Sugar Hill, receiving his first alto saxophone at the age of seven or eight. He attended Edward W. Stitt Junior High School and graduated from Benjamin Franklin High School in East Harlem. Rollins started as a pianist, changed to alto saxophone, and finally switched to tenor in 1946. During his high school years, he played in a band with other future ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deeds, Not Words
''Deeds, Not Words'' is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach featuring tracks recorded in 1958 and released on the Riverside Records, Riverside label. accessed September 19, 2012 Reception Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars, stating: "This is fine music from a group that was trying to stretch themselves beyond hard bop".Yanow, SAllmusic Review accessed September 19, 2012 Track listing # "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) - 7:46 # "Filidé" (Ray Draper) - 7:06 # "It's You or No One" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 4:14 # "Jodie's Cha-Cha" (Bill Lee (music ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Roach
Maxwell Lemuel Roach (January 10, 1924 – August 16, 2007) was an American jazz Jazz drumming, drummer and composer. A pioneer of bebop, he worked in many other styles of music, and is generally considered one of the most important drummers in history. He worked with many famous jazz musicians, including Clifford Brown, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Abbey Lincoln, Dinah Washington, Charles Mingus, Billy Eckstine, Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins, Eric Dolphy, and Booker Little. He was inducted into the ''DownBeat'' Hall of Fame in 1980 and the ''Modern Drummer'' Hall of Fame in 1992. In the mid-1950s, Roach co-led a pioneering quintet along with trumpeter Clifford Brown. In 1970, he founded the percussion ensemble M'Boom. He made numerous musical statements relating to the civil rights movement. Biography Early life and career Max Roach was born to Alphonse and Cressie Roach in the Township of Newland, Pasquotank County, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misterioso (Thelonious Monk Album)
''Misterioso'' is a 1958 live album by American jazz ensemble the Thelonious Monk Quartet. By the time of its recording, pianist and bandleader Thelonious Monk had overcome an extended period of career difficulties and achieved stardom with his residency at New York's Five Spot Café, beginning in 1957. He returned there the following year for a second stint with his quartet, featuring drummer Roy Haynes, bassist Ahmed Abdul-Malik, and tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin. Along with ''Thelonious in Action'' (1958), ''Misterioso'' captures portions of the ensemble's August 7 show at the venue. One of the first successful live recordings of Monk's music, ''Misterioso'' was produced by Orrin Keepnews of Riverside Records. According to Keepnews, the pianist played more distinctly here than on his studio albums in response to the audience's enthusiasm during the performance. ''Misterioso''s title was meant to evoke Monk's reputation as an enigmatic, challenging performer, while its cover a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Sphere Monk (, October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including " 'Round Midnight", "Blue Monk", " Straight, No Chaser", "Ruby, My Dear", "In Walked Bud", and "Well, You Needn't". Monk is the second-most-recorded jazz composer after Duke Ellington. Monk's compositions and improvisations feature dissonances and angular melodic twists and are consistent with his unorthodox approach to the piano, which combined a highly percussive attack with abrupt, dramatic use of switched key releases, silences, and hesitations. Monk's distinct look included suits, hats, and sunglasses. He also had an idiosyncratic habit during performances: while other musicians continued playing, Monk would stop, stand up, and dance for a few moments before returning to the piano. Monk is one of five jazz musicians to have been featured on the cover of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peckin' Time
''Peckin' Time'' is an album credited to saxophonist Hank Mobley and trumpeter Lee Morgan recorded by the Blue Note label on February 9, 1958 and first released as BLP 1574 (mono). It features the two playing in a quintet rounded out by pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Charlie Persip. Reception The Allmusic review by Steve Leggett stated: "It all adds up to a fine program, and if Mobley didn't push the envelope a whole lot, his lyrical and economical playing was always appropriate and graceful, and that's certainly the case here."Leggett, SAllmusic Reviewaccessed November 18, 2011. Track listing :''All compositions by Hank Mobley except as indicated'' # "High and Flighty" – 6:09 # "Speak Low" ( Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) – 7:12 # "Peckin' Time" – 6:52 # "Stretchin' Out" – 9:04 # "Git-Go Blues" – 12:25 Bonus tracks on CD: #"High and Flighty" lternate Take– 6:35 # "Speak Low" lternate Take– 7:13 # "Stretchin' Out" lternate Take– 6:46 P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hank Mobley
Henry "Hank" Mobley (July 7, 1930 – May 30, 1986) was an American hard bop and soul jazz tenor saxophonist and composer. Mobley was described by Leonard Feather as the "middleweight champion of the tenor saxophone", a metaphor used to describe his tone, that was neither as aggressive as John Coltrane nor as mellow as Lester Young, and his style that was laid-back, subtle and melodic, especially in contrast with players like Coltrane and Sonny Rollins. The critic Stacia Proefrock claimed him "one of the most underrated musicians of the bop era." Mobley's compositions included "Double Exposure," "Soul Station", and "Dig Dis," among others. Early life and education Mobley was born in Eastman, Georgia, but was raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey, near Newark. He described himself as coming from a musical family and spoke of his uncle playing in a jazz band. As a child, Mobley played piano. When he was 16, an illness kept him in the house for several months. His grandmother though ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big 6 (album)
''Big 6'' is the debut album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell recorded in 1958 and released on the Riverside label.Riverside Records discography accessed October 25, 2010 It contains the first recording of 's "".Yanow, Scot "Blue Mitchell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
.jpg "Click for more on -> Thelonious Monk")
_Alfred_Lion_(cropped).jpg "Click for more on -> Hank Mobley")