![]() Nat King Cole awarded Best Performance by a "Top 40" Artist for "Midnight Flyer". ![]() Duke Ellington awarded Best Musical Composition First Recorded and Released in 1959 (more than 5 minutes duration), and Best Performance by a Dance Band, and Best Sound Track Album – Background Score from a Motion Picture or Television for composition and soundtrack for the Motion Picture Anatomy of a Murder.Jonah Jones awarded Best Jazz Performance Solo or Small Group for the album I Dig Chicks.Ella Fitzgerald awarded Best Vocal Performance, Female for the song " But Not for Me", and Best Jazz Performance – Soloist for the album Ella Swings Lightly.Frank Sinatra awarded Album Of The Year, Best Arrangement, and Best Vocal Performance, Male for the song " Come Dance With Me".25 – Between sets at Birdland in New York City, Miles Davis is beaten by police and jailed.7-9 - Playboy Jazz Festival - First indoor Jazz Festival.2 – The 6th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 2 – 5).Billy May awarded Best Performance by an Orchestra for the album Billy May's Big Fat Brass.Count Basie awarded Best Jazz Performance, Group and Best Performance by a Dance Band for the album Basie.Ella Fitzgerald awarded Best Vocal Performance, Female for the album Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook, and Best Jazz Performance, Individual for the album Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook.
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