1. Jazz in 1959
One year for all time
Presented by Nik Thompson for Elderwise
November 7th, 2013
2. 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)
9. 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-
Ross
FRIDAY
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
13. 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
14. 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
16. 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
17. 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
18. 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
19. Miles Davis – trumpet
Cannonball Adderley – alto
saxophone
Paul Chambers – double bass
Jimmy Cobb – drums
John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
Bill Evans – piano
Wynton Kelly – piano
20. 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
21. Dave Brubeck – piano Paul Desmond – alto saxophone
Eugene Wright – bass Joe Morello –
drums
22. 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
23. 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
24. Cecil Taylor: piano
Buell Neidlinger:
bass
Denis Charles:
drums
Bill Barron: tenor
sax
Ted Curson:
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
