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1951 in jazz

Jazz in 1951: 29 albums, 7 standards, 41 births and 5 deaths.

Albums released in 1951

The New Sounds 1951 · Prestige Encores Américaines 1951 · Columbia Lover Man 1951 · Decca Records
Genius of Modern Music, Volume 1 1951
Modern Jazz Trumpets 1951
The New Sounds 1951
Red Norvo's Fabulous Jam Session 1951
Dynamic Dinah! The Great Voice of Dinah Washington 1951
Sidney Bechet and His Blue Note Jazz Men 1951
Bechet Souvenirs 1951
Blessed Assurance 1951
Irving Berlin Songs 1951
Gone With Garner 1951
Erroll Garner, Vol. 2 1951
Piano Solos 1951
Erroll Garner 1951
Stan Kenton Presents 1951
A Streetcar Named Desire 1951
At Storyville / At The Hickory House 1951
Swingin' With Zoot Sims 1951
Fats Navarro Memorial Album 1951
Modern Jazz Trombones 1951
Favorites Volume One 1951
Free Forms By Ralph Burns 1951
Talking and Drum Solos 1951
Talking And Drum Solos 1951
Modern Jazz Trombones Volume Two 1951
Presenting Jimmy Raney 1951
Music Minus One, Vol. 2: A Rhythm Background Record for Any Musician or Vocalist 1951

Standards written in 1951

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
Blues For Alice Charlie Parker F major A · 12 Medium-up swing
Straight No Chaser Thelonious Monk B♭ major A · 12 Medium-up swing
Dig Miles Davis A♭ major AA · 32 Up-tempo swing
Unforgettable Gordon Irving G major ABAC · 32 Ballad
Au Privave Charlie Parker F major A · 12 Up-tempo swing
My Little Suede Shoes Charlie Parker E♭ major AABA · 32 Latin
Si Si Charlie Parker F major A · 12 Medium swing

Died in 1951

Mildred Bailey 1907–1951 · Native American jazz singer Constant Lambert 1905–1951 · British composer and conductor (1905–1951) Ray Wetzel 1924–1951 · American jazz trumpeter (1924-1951) Sid Catlett 1910–1951 · American musician (1910–1951) Valentin Parnakh 1891–1951 · Russian jazz pioneer (1891-1951)

Born in 1951

Phil Collins 1951 · English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951) Zakir Hussain 1951–2024 · Indian tabla player, musical producer, film actor, and… Jaco Pastorius 1951–1987 · American jazz bassist (1951–1987) Stanley Clarke 1951 · American bassist, film composer and founding member of… John Scofield 1951 · American jazz guitarist and composer (born 1951) Bill Frisell 1951 · American jazz guitarist Tommy Bolin 1951–1976 · American guitarist (1951–1976) Philip Bailey 1951 · American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter… Elliott Sharp 1951 · American musician Trilok Gurtu 1951 · Indian musician Tony Rice 1951–2020 · American bluegrass musician (1951–2020) Poncho Sanchez 1951 · American musician Bob Berg 1951–2002 · American jazz saxophonist (1951–2002) Bobby Caldwell 1951–2023 · American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist… Alphonso Johnson 1951 · American musician Michael Henderson 1951–2022 · American musician (1951–2022) Howard Levy 1951 · American musician Richard Bennett 1951 · American musician and record producer Jimmy Haslip 1951 · American electric bass player and record producer Steve Grossman 1951–2020 · American saxophonist (1951–2020) Joëlle Léandre 1951 · French double bassist, vocalist and composer Kenny Werner 1951 · American jazz pianist, composer, and author Jay Beckenstein 1951 · American musician Bobby Previte 1951 · American drummer Guus Janssen 1951 · Dutch composer (born 1951) Anthony Davis 1951 · American pianist and composer Roseanna Vitro 1951 · Jazz singer Mark Egan 1951 · American jazz musician Karen Young 1951 · Canadian singer James Williams 1951–2004 · American jazz pianist (1951-2004) Alex Blake 1951 · American musician Roy Nathanson 1951 · American musician António Pinho Vargas 1951 · Portuguese musician, pianist and composer Barry Finnerty 1951 · American musician Wah-Wah Watson 1951–2018 · American guitarist Carla White 1951–2007 · American jazz singer (1951–2007) Steven Springer 1951–2012 · Trinidad and Tobago musician (1951-2012) Sue Evans 1951 · American musician Bill MacCormick 1951 · British musician Judi Silvano 1951 · American singer Jean-Marie Aerts 1951–2024 · Belgian guitarist and producer (1951–2024)