1951 in jazz

1951 in jazz
The Jazz band of Brazilian saxophonist Marinho de Oliveira Franco
Decade	1950s in jazz
Music	1951 in music
Standards	List of post-1950 jazz standards
See also	1950 in jazz – 1952 in jazz

List of years in jazz
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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1951.

Album releases

• Stan Kenton: City of Glass
• Oscar Peterson: 1951
• Shorty Rogers: Modern Sounds

Standards

See also: List of post-1950 jazz standards

Deaths

Mildred Bailey

• Charlie Creath, American jazz trumpeter, saxophonist, accordionist, and bandleader.
• Cyril Blake, Trinidadian jazz trumpeter.
• Doc West, American jazz drummer.
• Mildred Bailey, American jazz singer
• R.Q. Dickerson, American jazz trumpeter.
• Ray Wetzel, American jazz trumpeter.
• Shirley Clay, American jazz trumpeter.
• Sid Catlett, American swinging jazz drummer
• Valentin Parnakh, Russian poet, translator, historian, explorer, musician, choreographer, ballet master, best remembered as a founding father of Soviet jazz.
• Vic Berton, American jazz drummer.

Births

• Alphonso Johnson, bassist
• Anthony Davis (composer),
• Ashwin Batish,
• Barry Finnerty,
• Bill Frisell, guitarist
• Bill MacCormick,
• Billy Newton-Davis,
• Bob Berg, saxophonist
• Bobby Caldwell,
• Bobby Previte,
• Brooks Kerr, pianist
• Brynjulf Blix, Norwegian pianist
• Carla White, vocalist
• Charles Loos, Belgian pianist
• Dennis Irwin, double-bassist
• Diedre Murray, cellist and composer
• Earl Howard,
• Fred Sturm,
• Gregory B. Johnson,
• Herb Robertson, trumpeter and flugelhornist
• Howard Levy,
• Hugh Ragin, trumpeter
• Jaco Pastorius,
• James Williams,
• Jemeel Moondoc, saxophonist
• Jimmy Haslip,
• John Scofield,
• Jon Rose, Australian violinist
• Joëlle Léandre,
• Judi Silvano, singer and composer
• Karen Young, Canadian singer
• Kenny Werner, pianist
• La Palabra,
• Lisle Ellis,
• Mark Egan, American bass guitarist
• Mark Isham,
• Mitch Woods, pianist and singer
• Peter Gordon
• Peter Malick,
• Pino Minafra,
• Poncho Sanchez,
• Rebecca Parris,
• Richard Bennett,
• Richard Niles,
• Robben Ford, guitarist
• Rocco Prestia,
• Roland Batik,
• Stanley Clarke,
• Steve Grossman, saxophonist
• Steve Slagle, saxophonist
• Steven Springer, guitarist
• Sue Evans,
• Todd Cochran,
• Tom Kubis,
• Trilok Gurtu, Indian percussionist and composer
• Vinicius Cantuária,
• Warren Vache,

See also

• 1950s in jazz
• List of years in jazz
• 1951 in music

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.