Big Bands & Jazz : 1957 

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January 6th 1957

Bradford (St George's Hall)

Chris Barber's Jazz Band with Ottilie Patterson
Johnny Duncan Skiffle Group
 


Programme from a few weeks ;later

January 1957

09 - Glasgow (St. Andrew's Hall)
10 - Manchester (Free Trade Hall)
11 - Birmingham (Town Hall)

Dutch Swing College Band  
January 1957

10 - London (Assembly Hall, Walthamstow)
11 - London (Town Hall, Lewisham)

15 - London (Royal Festival Hall)

Chris Barber's Jazz Band

January 1957

17 - Glasgow (St. Andrew's Hall)
18 - Leicester (De Montfort Hall)
19 - Bristol (Colston Hall)
20 - Plymouth (Odeon)
23 - Hull (City Hall)
24 - Newcastle (City Hall)
25 - Birmingham (City Hall)
27 - London  (Stoll Kingsway)
29 - Dundee (Caird Hall)
30 - Edinburgh (Usher Hall)

February 1957

01 - Manchester (Free Trade Hall)
02 - Bradford (St. George's Hall)
03 - Liverpool (Empire)
04 - London (Royal Festival Hall)

Eddie Condon with his All-Star Jazzmen
Humphrey Lyttleton & His Band - Saints Jazz Band at Bradford

January 18th 1957

London (Royal Albert Hall)

Humphrey Littleton & His Band
Chris Barber's Jazz Band
Sandy Brown's Jazz band
Ken Colyer's Jazzmen
Alex Welsh's Dixielanders
Otille Patterson
Neva Raphaello

"All Night Carnival of Jazz"
 

January 19th 1957

Saltaire (Victoria Hall)

Mick Mulligan & His Band
    with George Melly
Jeff Locke's Clubmen

January 27th 1957

Bradford (St George's Hall)

Eric Delaney Band Show with Cab Kaye and Marion Williams

January 29th 1957

London (Royal Festival Hall)

Ken Colyer's Skiffle Group
The Vipers
Bob Cort

February 3rd 1957

London (Royal Albert Hall)

Ted Heath & His Orchestra
Johnny Dankworth & His Orchestra
Eric Delaney & His Orchestra
Basil & Ivor Kirchin Orchestra

Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group
Chris Barber's Jazz Band
Dickie Valentine
Alma Cogan
The Stargazers

March 3rd 1957

London (Adelphi Theatre)

Ken Colyer's Jazzmen
The Skifflle Group
Bob Kelly
The Omega Brass Band

March 1957

09 - Dundee (Caird Hall)
10 - London (Stoll)
11 - Brighton (Dome)
13 - Glasgow (St. Andrew's Hall)
15 - Sheffield (City Hall)
17 - Manchester (Hippodrome)
21 - Liverpool (Philharmonic)
22 - Birmingham (Town Hall)
23 - Newcastle (City Hall)

George Lewis
Ken Colyer & His Band

April 1957

02 - London (Royal Festival Hall)
03 - Manchester (KIngs Hall, Belle Vue)
04 - Bradford (St George's Hall)
05 - Blackburn (King George's Hall)
06 - Sheffield (City Hall)
07 - Croydon (Davis Thaetre)
08 - Leicester (De Montfort Hall)
09 - Newcastle (City Hall)
11 - Glasgow (St. Andrew's Hall)
14 - Dublin (Theatre Royal)
15 - Bournemouth (Winter Gardens)
17 - London (Royal Albert Hall)
20 - Birmingham (Town Hall)


 

Count Basie & His Orchestra

Promoter : Harold Fielding

September 8th 1957

Bradford (St George's Hall)

Full copy of programme

Chris Barber's Jazz Band with Ottilie Patterson

 

October 1957

21 - Bradford (St George's Hall)
24 - London (Royal Festival Hall)
25 - Dublin (Theatre Royal)
26 - Rochester (Gaumont)
27 - Croydon (Davis)
28 - Norwich (Samson & Hercules)
29 - Scunthorpe (Star Cinema)
30 - Glasgow (St Andrews Hall)
31 - Edinburgh (Usher Hall)

November 1957

01 - Manchester (Belle Vue)
02 - Sheffield (City Hall)
03 - Coventry (Hippodrome)
04 - Newcastle (City Hall)

 

Count Basie & His Orchestra

Promoter : Harold Davison

 

October 27th 1957

Kilborn (Gaumont State)

Jazz Jamboree 1957

November 1957

22 - Birmingham (Town Hall)
24 - Chiswick (Empire)
26 - Wolverhampton (Civic Hall)
27 - Swansea (Brangwyn Hall)
28 - Cardiff (Sophia Gardens)
29 - Hanley (Victoria Hall)
30 - Sheffield (City Hall)

December 1957

01 - Leeds (Town Hall)
03 - Middlesbrough (Town Hall)
04 - Harrogate (Royal Hall)
05 - Bradford (St. George's Hall)
06 - Liverpool (Philharmonic Hall)
07 - Scarborough (Floral Hall)
08 - Nottingham (empire)
09 - Manchester (Free Trade Hall)
11 - Walthamstow (Assembly Hall)
12 - Oxford (Town Hall)
13 - Leicester (De Montfort Hall)
14 - Brighton (Dome)
15 - London (Coliseum)

Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Chris Barber's Jazz Band

Promoter - Jazzshows

Full copy of programme

November 30th 1957

London (Royal Festival Hall)

Modern Jazz Quartet
Don Rendell Jazz Six

 

December 1st 1957

Bradford (St George's Hall)

Humphrey Lyttleton & His Jazz Band

Probable lineup : Humphrey Lyttleton (Trumpet.), Wally Fawkes (Clarinet), Bruce Turner, Tony Coe (Alto Sax), Jimmy Skidmore, Kathy Stobart (Tenor Sax.), Joe Temperley (Baritone Sax), Johnny Parker, Ian Armit (Piano.), Freddy Legon (Guitar), Jim Bray, Brian Brocklehurst (Bass.), Stan Greig, Eddie Taylor (Drums.).

Bad Penny Blues reached number 19 in July 1956

 

December 30th 1957

London (Wembley Town Hall)

Chris Barber & His Jazz Band

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