Jazz in 1959One year for all time

Presented by Nik Thompson for Elderwise

November 7th, 2013

Jazz in the 1950s:

Transition• Out of a steady tradition, divergent paths

• Explosive decade highlighted by a wellspring of new energy and direction

• Elder statesmen at the height of their game

• Veterans in their prime

• A new generation of players blazing new trails

• Big bands, small groups, soloists, be-bop, hard bop, cool jazz, Avant-garde, and even Bossa-Nova

• The passing of giants (established and would be)

Elder Statesmen

Veterans

New Generation

Major Losses

Clifford Brown1930-1956

1958: A Great Day In Harlem

Newport Jazz Festival,

1959THURSDAY

Newport Jazz Festival All Stars

The Four Freshman

George Shearing

The Gene Krupa Trio

The Ahmad Jamal Trio

Count Basie and His Orchestra

featuring

Joe Williams and Lambert-Hendricks-

RossFRIDAY

The Kenny Burrell Trio

Johnny Griffin

Roy Eldridge and Coleman

Hawkins

The Horace Silver Quintet

The Maynard Ferguson Orchestra

Johnny Dankworth and his

Orchestra

Dakota Staton

Thelonious Monk

Phil Napoleon and his Original The

Oscar Peterson Trio

The Modern Jazz Quartet Dizzy

SATURDAY

Erroll Garner

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

SUNDAY

The Jimmy Smith Trio

The Charles Mingus Quintet

The Jazz Messengers with Art Blakey

The Herbie Mann Quintet

Stan Kenton and His Orchestra Pat

Suzuki

Dave Brubeck Quartet

The Kingston Trio

The Louis Armstrong All Stars

Just gaining popularity

Not yet arrived

A century’s standouts……in one amazing year

1959

Dozens of jazz albums recorded in, and released during,

the year

Every important jazz performer released/recorded music

All of the recordings are memorable

A half dozen of which rate amongst the most important recordings – regardless of genre – ever made

Let’s have a listen

Kenny Dorham – Trumpet

Tommy Flanagan – Piano

Paul Chambers – Bass

Art Taylor -- Drums

Kenny Dorham – trumpet

Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone

David Amram – French horn

Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone

Cedar Walton – piano

Paul Chambers – bass

Jimmy Cobb – drums

Philly Joe Jones – drums

Ornette Coleman — alto saxophone Don Cherry —

cornet

Charlie Haden — bass Billy Higgins —

Milt Jackson — vibraphone

John Coltrane — tenor saxophone

Hank Jones — piano

Paul Chambers — bass

Connie Kay — drums

Cannonball Adderley - alto saxophone

John Coltrane - tenor saxophone

Wynton Kelly - piano

Paul Chambers - bass

Jimmy Cobb - drums

John Coltrane — tenor saxophone

Tommy Flanagan — piano

Wynton Kelly — piano on "Naima"

Paul Chambers — bass

Art Taylor — drums

Jimmy Cobb — drums on "Naima"

Cedar Walton — piano

Lex Humphries — drums

Wynton Kelly – piano

Nat Adderley – cornet

Bobby Jaspar – flute

Benny Golson – tenor saxophone

Paul Chambers – bass

Jimmy Cobb – drums

Horace Silver – piano

Blue Mitchell – trumpet

Junior Cook – tenor saxophone

Gene Taylor – bass

Louis Hayes – drums

Miles Davis – trumpet

Cannonball Adderley – alto

saxophone

Paul Chambers – double bass

Jimmy Cobb – drums

John Coltrane – tenor saxophone

Bill Evans – piano

Wynton Kelly – piano

Bill Evans – piano

Scott LaFaro – bass

Paul Motian – drums

Harold Land – tenor sax

Dupree Bolton – trumpet

Elmo Hope – piano

Herbie Lewis – bass

Frank Butler – drums

Dave Brubeck – piano Paul Desmond – alto saxophone

Eugene Wright – bass Joe Morello –

drums

Duke Ellington – piano

Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Herbie Jones,

Ray Nance, Clark Terry, Gerald Wilson -

trumpet

Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman -

trombone

John Sanders - valve trombone

Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet, tenor saxophone

Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone

Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet

Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone

Harry Carney - baritone saxophone,

clarinet, bass clarinet

Jimmy Woode - bass

James Johnson - drums

Duke Ellington – piano

Johnny Hodges – alto

saxophone

Harry "Sweets" Edison – trumpet

Les Spann – guitar

Al Hall – bass

Sam Jones – bass

Jo Jones – drums

John Handy – alto sax, clarinet, tenor

sax

Booker Ervin – tenor sax

Shafi Hadi – tenor sax, alto sax

Willie Dennis – trombone

Jimmy Knepper – trombone

Horace Parlan – piano

Charles Mingus – bass, piano

Dannie Richmond – drums

Charles Mingus – bass

John Handy – alto sax

Jackie McLean – alto sax

Booker Ervin – tenor sax

Pepper Adams – baritone sax

Jimmy Knepper – trombone

Willie Dennis – trombone

Dannie Richmond – drums

Horace Parlan – piano

Mal Waldron – piano

Cecil Taylor: piano

Buell Neidlinger:

bass

Denis Charles:

drums

Bill Barron: tenor

sax

Ted Curson:

trumpet

Sun Ra - Piano, celeste, gong

Hobart Dotson - Trumpet

Marshall Allen - Alto sax, flute

James Spaulding - Alto sax, flute

John Gilmore - Tenor sax

Bo Bailey - Trombone

Pat Patrick - Baritone sax, flute

Charles Davis - Baritone sax

Ronnie Boykins - Bass

William Cochran - Drums

Ornette Coleman — alto saxophone Don Cherry —

cornet

Charlie Haden — bass Billy Higgins —