Here are the possible solutions for influential 1957 jazz album ahead clue
Answer
Clue
Relevancy
miles
Clue
Influential 1957 jazz album "___ Ahead"
Definition
MILE, a unit of distance
eartha
Clue
"That Bad ___" (1957 vocal jazz album)
rlhns
Clue
Influential jazz bandleader known as "Fatha"
satchmo
Clue
1957 four-LP jazz set subtitled "A Musical Autobiography"
ern
Clue
"Ol' Rockin' ___" (bin-mate of the 1957 album "Ford Favorites")
Definition
(Milton) to earn
kennyg
Clue
"For his contributions to jazz, ___ should be smeared with bacon grease, placed in a cage with three underfed Kodiak grizzly bears, and whatever happens, happens." ("Genius Guide to Jazz")
teams
Clue
Jazz and Blues, but not smooth jazz or jump blues, AFAIK
