1955 in jazz

1955 in jazz
Cleveland Call and Post, September 8, 1955
Decade	1950s in jazz
Music	1955 in music
Standards	List of post-1950 jazz standards
See also	1954 in jazz – 1956 in jazz

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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1955.

Events

July

• 15 – The 2nd Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 15 – 17).
• 17
  • Miles Davis historic performance at the Newport Jazz Festival resulted in George Avakian signing him to Columbia Records. This led to the formation of his so-called “first great quintet,” featuring John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones (the "’Round About Midnight" sessions).

Album releases

• Herbie Nichols: The Third World
• Ahmad Jamal: Poinciana
• Erroll Garner: Concert by the Sea
• George Shearing: Spell
• Horace Silver: Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers
• Lennie Tristano: Lennie Tristano
• Oscar Peterson: At Zardi's
• Frank Morgan: Frank Morgan
• Herbie Nichols: Herbie Nichols Trio
• Frank Sinatra: Songs for Young Lovers
• Thelonious Monk: Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington

Deaths

• Bessie Brown, American blues, jazz, and cabaret singer
• Bob Gordon, American baritone saxophonist
• Charlie Parker, American saxophonist and composer
• Dave Peyton, American songwriter, pianist, and arranger
• Dick Twardzik, American pianist
• Eddie Pollack, American saxophonist
• Henry Busse, German-born trumpeter
• James P. Johnson, American pianist and composer
• John Spikes, American jazz musician and entrepreneur
• Junior Raglin, American double-bassist
• Reuben Reeves, American jazz trumpeter and bandleader
• Wardell Gray, American tenor saxophonists

Births

• Adam Nussbaum,
• Adam Rudolph, American composer and percussionist
• Alain Caron, French-Canadian bassist
• Annemarie Roelofs, Dutch trombone player and violinist
• Annie Whitehead, English trombone player
• Avery Sharpe, American jazz double-bassist
• Bheki Mseleku, South African pianist, saxophonist, guitarist and composer
• Bill Laswell, American bassist and producer
• Brian Hughes, Canadian guitarist
• Cassandra Wilson, American vocalist and songwriter
• Chalmers Alford, American guitarist
• Chris Burnett, American saxophonist and composer
• Chris Cain, American guitarist
• Chris Tyle,
• Chuck Loeb, American guitarist
• Dan Barrett, American arranger, cornetist and trombonist
• David Murray, American tenor saxophonist and bass clarinet player
• Dean Brown, American bassist
• Dean Friedman, American singer-songwriter who plays keyboards, guitar and other instruments.
• Ed Schuller, American bassist and composer
• Enver Izmaylov,
• Enzo Avitabile, Italian saxophonist and singer-songwriter
• Enzo Pietropaoli, Italian bassist
• Eric Watson, jazz pianist and composer
• Erica Lindsay, American saxophonist and composer
• Fred Hersch, American pianist
• Gary Crosby, British double bassist, music arranger and educator
• Geoff Stradling, American pianist, keyboardist, composer and arranger
• Gerald Veasley, American bass guitarist
• Gerry Hemingway, American composer and percussionist
• Glenn Horiuchi, American pianist, composer and shamisen player
• Grace Knight, Australian vocalist, saxophone player and songwriter
• Hal Lester, American lead guitarist
• Hamid Drake, American drummer and percussionist
• Helge Schneider, German multi-instrumentalist
• Hiram Bullock, American guitarist
• Hugh Marsh, Canadian violinist
• Jan Kåre Hystad, Norwegian saxophonist
• Jane Ira Bloom, American soprano saxophonist and composer
• Jane Siberry, Canadian singer-songwriter
• Jean Derome, French Canadian avant-garde saxophonist, flautist and composer
• Jeff Golub, American guitarist
• Jeff Hirshfield, American drummer
• Jerry Tachoir, American vibraphone and marimba performer
• Joe Morris, American guitarist
• Joey Baron, American drummer
• John Campbell, American pianist
• Johnny Alegre, guitarist and composer
• Jon Balke, Norwegian pianist and composer
• Kenny Kirkland, American pianist/keyboardist
• Kenny Klein,
• Kitty Margolis, American singer
• Kyle Jones,
• Laura Fygi, Dutch singer
• Marilyn Mazur,
• Mark Feldman, American violinist
• Mars Williams, American saxophonist
• Marty Ehrlich, multi-instrumentalist
• Mihály Dresch, Hungarian saxophone player
• Morten Gunnar Larsen, Norwegian pianist
• Mulgrew Miller, American pianist
• Nat Reeves, American bassist
• Nathan East, American bass player and vocalist
• Ole Henrik Giørtz, Norwegian pianist
• Pål Thowsen, Norwegian drummer
• Patricia Barber, American singer, pianist, songwriter and bandleader.
• Paul Sullivan, American pianist and composer
• Pheeroan akLaff, American drummer
• Phillip Johnston, American composer and saxophonist
• Preston Reed, American guitarist
• Rick Braun, American trumpet player and multi-instrumentalist
• Robin Eubanks, American trombonist
• Rune Klakegg, Norwegian pianist
• Santi Debriano, bassist
• Scott Fields, American guitarist, composer and band leader
• Shelly Berg, American pianist
• Vitold Rek, Polish double bassist, composer and educator
• Vladislav Sendecki, Polish pianist
• Wayne Horvitz, American composer, keyboardist and record producer

See also

• 1950s in jazz
• List of years in jazz
• 1955 in music