1953 in jazz

1953 in jazz
Leontyne Price from Porgy and Bess
Decade	1950s in jazz
Music	1953 in music
Standards	List of post-1950 jazz standards
See also	1952 in jazz – 1954 in jazz

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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1953.

Events

• The musical Porgy and Bess was revived, playing in many European cities.

Album releases

• Duke Ellington: Piano Reflections
• Ben Webster: King of the Tenors
• Modern Jazz Quartet: Django
• Shorty Rogers: Cool and Crazy
• Jay Jay Johnson: Four Trombones

Standards

See also: List of post-1950 jazz standards

Deaths

Larry Shields c. 1915

• Django Reinhardt, virtuoso jazz guitarist and composer.
• Jimmy "Jammin'" Smith, American jazz trumpet player
• Larry Shields, American dixieland jazz clarinetist.
• Peter DeRose, American Hall of Fame composer of jazz and pop music during the Tin Pan Alley era.
• Tiny Kahn, American jazz drummer, arranger, and composer.

Births

• Alex Coke, saxophonist and flutist
• Alex Foster, saxophonist
• Alton "Big Al" Carson, singer
• Andrew Bisset,
• Andy Dickens,
• Azar Lawrence, saxophonist
• Bob Mintzer,
• Bobby Watson,
• Bruce Kapler,
• Chaka Khan, singer-songwriter
• Charles Foster Johnson,
• Craig S. Harris, trombonist
• Dan Knight,
• Darol Anger, violinist
• David Benoit, pianist
• David Torn,
• Dennis Taylor,
• Diane Schuur, singer and pianist
• Don Blackman, pianist, singer, songwriter
• Edward Wilkerson,
• Erik Balke, Norwegian saxophonist
• Erling Aksdal, Norwegian pianist
• Ernest Dawkins, saxophonist
• Eugenio Colombo, Italian saxophonist and flautist
• Federico Ramos, guitarist, arranger, producer and composer
• Gary Braith,
• Gary Valente, trombone player
• Gilberto "Pulpo" Colón Jr.,
• Grant Geissman, guitarist
• Greg Carmichael, guitarist
• Hilario Durán, Cuban pianist
• Ignacio Berroa, Cuban drummer
• James Chance, saxophonist, keyboard player, songwriter and singer
• James Chirillo,
• James Newton,
• Jeff Berlin, bass player
• Jeff Hamilton, drummer
• Jimmy Bruno, guitarist
• Joanie Bartels, singer
• John Doheny, tenor saxophonist and band leader
• John Esposito, pianist
• John Molo,
• John Zorn,
• Jon Eberson, Norwegian guitarist and composer
• Jon Faddis,
• Joseph Bowie,
• Jørgen Emborg, Danish pianist
• Kahil El'Zabar, multi-instrumentalist
• Kei Akagi, Japanese American pianist
• Ken Navarro, Italian-American guitarist and composer
• Keni Burke,
• Kevin Toney, pianist and composer
• Kurt Maloo, Swiss singer-songwriter, composer and record producer
• Louis Sclavis,
• Lyle Mays, pianist and composer
• Marc Johnson
• Michael Di Pasqua, drummer and percussionist
• Michael Gregory, guitarist, singer and songwriter
• Michele Rosewoman,
• Mike Miller, guitarist
• Mike Stern, American guitarist
• Odd Riisnæs, Norwegian saxophonist
• Oleta Adams, singer and pianist
• Paul Wertico,
• Randy Crouch,
• Randy Halberstadt,
• Ray Arvizu, saxophonist
• Renée Geyer, Australian singer
• Robert Irving III, pianist, composer, arranger and music educator
• Sigurd Ulveseth, Norwegian bassist
• Stein Erik Tafjord, Norwegian tubist
• Suzanne Davis, pianist
• T. K. Blue, saxophonist
• Taborah Johnson, Canadian singer and actor
• Tom Cora,
• Tom Olstad, Norwegian drummer
• Tommy Muellner, pianist and composer
• Vidar Johansen, Norwegian saxophonist
• Vic Juris, guitarist
• Yoshiaki Miyanoue, Japanese guitarist

See also

• 1950s in jazz
• List of years in jazz
• 1953 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.