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1951 in jazz

Jazz in 1951: 32 albums, 7 standards, 42 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 · Blue Note Modern Jazz Trumpets 1951 · Prestige The New Sounds 1951 · Prestige Red Norvo's Fabulous Jam Session 1951 · Dial Records Dynamic Dinah! The Great Voice of Dinah Washington 1951 · Mercury Records Sidney Bechet and His Blue Note Jazz Men 1951 · Blue Note Bechet Souvenirs 1951 · Disques Vogue Blessed Assurance 1951 · Decca Records Irving Berlin Songs 1951 · Decca Records Gone With Garner 1951 · Mercury Records Erroll Garner, Vol. 2 1951 · Vogue Productions Piano Solos 1951 · Atlantic Erroll Garner 1951 · Disques Vogue Stan Kenton Presents 1951 · Capitol Records A Streetcar Named Desire 1951 · Capitol Records At Storyville / At The Hickory House 1951 · Savoy Records Fats Navarro Memorial Album 1951 · Blue Note Modern Jazz Trombones 1951 · Prestige Favorites Volume One 1951 · Prestige Free Forms By Ralph Burns 1951 · Mercury Records Talking and Drum Solos 1951 · Folkways Records Talking And Drum Solos 1951 · Folkways Records Modern Jazz Trombones Volume Two 1951 · Prestige Presenting Jimmy Raney 1951 · Universal Digital Enterprises Mambo Jambo 1951 · Decca Records Jamming in Jazz 1951 · Blue Note Music Minus One, Vol. 2: A Rhythm Background Record for Any Musician or Vocalist 1951 · Branditmusic
Swingin' With Zoot Sims 1951 · Prestige
Bix Beiderbecke Suite / Piano Portraits 1951

Standards written in 1951

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
Straight No Chaser Thelonious Monk B♭ major A · 12 Medium-up swing
Au Privave Charlie Parker F major A · 12 Up-tempo swing
Unforgettable Gordon Irving G major ABAC · 32 Ballad
My Little Suede Shoes Charlie Parker E♭ major AABA · 32 Latin
Blues For Alice Charlie Parker F major A · 12 Medium-up swing
Dig Miles Davis A♭ major AA · 32 Up-tempo swing
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) Joëlle Léandre 1951 · French double bassist, vocalist and composer Kenny Werner 1951 · American jazz pianist, composer, and author 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) Steve Grossman 1951–2020 · American saxophonist (1951–2020) Howard Levy 1951 · American musician Bobby Previte 1951 · American drummer Richard Bennett 1951 · American musician and record producer Jimmy Haslip 1951 · American electric bass player and record producer Anthony Davis 1951 · American pianist and composer Warren Vaché 1951 · American musician Jay Beckenstein 1951 · American musician Mark Egan 1951 · American jazz musician James Williams 1951–2004 · American jazz pianist (1951-2004) Roseanna Vitro 1951 · Jazz singer Guus Janssen 1951 · Dutch composer (born 1951) Roy Nathanson 1951 · American musician Karen Young 1951 · Canadian singer Barry Finnerty 1951 · American musician Lars Jansson 1951 · Swedish composer António Pinho Vargas 1951 · Portuguese musician, pianist and composer Alex Blake 1951 · American musician Wah-Wah Watson 1951–2018 · American guitarist Carla White 1951–2007 · American jazz singer (1951–2007) Judi Silvano 1951 · American singer Sue Evans 1951 · American musician Bill MacCormick 1951 · British musician Jean-Marie Aerts 1951–2024 · Belgian guitarist and producer (1951–2024)