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1954 In Jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1954. Events July * 17 – The very first Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 17 – 18). ** The 1st day featured Dizzy Gillespie Quintet, Billie Holiday, and Oscar Peterson ** The 2nd day featured Ella Fitzgerald, Gene Krupa Trio, and Erroll Garner November * 8 – Following the release of ''Jazz Goes to College'', Dave Brubeck is featured on the cover of ''Time'' magazine, with the accompanying article describing Brubeck as "the most exciting new jazz artist at work today". Album releases *Dave Brubeck Quartet: ''Jazz Goes to College'' *Sarah Vaughan: ''Sarah Vaughan'' *Chet Baker: ''Sextet'' *Tal Farlow: '' The Tal Farlow Quartet'' *Tal Farlow: ''The Tal Farlow Album'' *John Serry Sr.: ''RCA Thesaurus'' *Stan Kenton: ''Kenton Showcase'' Standards Deaths ; February * 7 – Alfred Burt, American composer and trumpeter (born 1920). ; March * 11 – William Frank Newton, American trum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem. A master at writing miniatures for the three-minute 78 rpm recording format, Ellington wrote or collaborated on more than one thousand compositions; his extensive body of work is the largest recorded personal jazz legacy, and many of his pieces have become standards. He also recorded songs written by his bandsmen, such as Juan Tizol's " Caravan", which brought a Spanish tinge to big band jazz. At the end of the 1930s, Ellington began a nearly thirty-year collaboration with composer-arranger-pianist Billy Strayhorn, whom he called his writing and arranging companion. With Strayhorn, he composed multipl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
