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1955 in jazz

Jazz in 1955: 120 albums, 2 standards, 63 births and 7 deaths.

Albums released in 1955

Satch Plays Fats: A Tribute to the Immortal Fats Waller 1955 · Columbia In the Wee Small Hours 1955 · Capitol Records Christmas With Sinatra 1955 · Columbia The Voice 1955 · Columbia Sweet and Hot 1955 · Decca Records Lullabies of Birdland 1955 · Decca Records Blue Moods 1955 · Debut Miles Davis and Milt Jackson Quintet / Sextet 1955 · Prestige Music for Torching 1955 · Clef Records Cloud 7 1955 · Philips Alone at Last with Tony Bennett 1955 · Columbia Dean Martin Sings 1955 · Capitol Records Swingin’ Down Yonder 1955 · Capitol Records Charlie Parker Memorial Vol. 1 1955 · Savoy Records Oscar Peterson Plays Jimmy McHugh 1955 · Clef Records It’s Love 1955 · RCA Victor Jazz Recital 1955 · Norgran Records Diz and Getz 1955 · Norgran Records Roy & Diz 1955 · Blue Star Dizzy and Strings 1955 · Blue Star
Benny Goodman Combos 1955
The Benny Goodman Story, Vol. 1 1955
So Smooth 1955
Let’s Get Away From It All 1955
Songs from Walt Disney's Lady and The Tramp 1955
Songs From Pete Kelly’s Blues 1955
In the Land of Hi-Fi 1955
The Divine Sarah 1955
Sarah Vaughan 1955
My Kinda Love 1955
After Hours With Sarah Vaughan 1955
Starring Sammy Davis Jr. 1955
West Coast Jazz 1955
Hamp and Getz 1955
The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker 1955
Sings and Plays With Bud Shank, Russ Freeman and Strings 1955
Jazz Collaborations, Vol. I 1955
Jazzical Moods 1955
The Genius of Art Tatum #9 1955
The Genius of Art Tatum #7 1955
The Genius of Art Tatum #6 1955
The Art Tatum - Roy Eldridge - Alvin Stoller - John Simmons Quartet 1955
Daddy Plays the Horn 1955
The Sound: The Amazing Jean "Toots" Thielemans 1955
Mambo! 1955
Rendez-vous dansant à Copacabana 1955
New Jazz Sounds 1955
Henri Salvador chante ses derniers succès 1955
Lionel Hampton and the Just Jazz All Stars 1955
Jam Session in Paris 1955
For Those in Love 1955
Dinah Washington Sings the Blues 1955
Sing And Swing With Buddy Rich 1955
Presenting Cannonball Adderley 1955
Julian Cannonball Adderley and Strings 1955
Julian Cannonball Adderley 1955
Julie Is Her Name 1955
Clark Terry 1955
The Hawk Returns 1955
The "Hawk" Talks 1955
Chamber Music of the New Jazz 1955
Stan Getz at The Shrine 1955 · Live
Pres and Sweets 1955
Rosemary Clooney at the London Palladium 1955 · Live
The Charles Mingus Quintet + Max Roach 1955 · Live
Music for Tired Lovers 1955
Shearing...... By Request 1955
Dimensions 1955
Jam Session Featuring Maynard Ferguson 1955
Byrds Eye View 1955
Torchy 1955
A Foggy Day With Carmen McRae 1955
Carmen McRae 1955
Bud Powell's Moods 1955
Jazz Original 1955
Bohemia After Dark 1955
Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers 1955
Telefunken Blues 1955
Mr. Wilson: The Fabulous Teddy Wilson at the Piano 1955
For Quiet Lovers 1955
Command Performance 1955
Roy Haynes Modern Group 1955
When Farmer Met Gryce 1955
The Hank Jones Quartet-Quintet 1955
Henri Salvador chante à Pleyel 1955 · Live
Subconscious-Lee 1955
Lee Konitz with Warne Marsh 1955
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 2 1955
Trombone for Two 1955
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 1 1955
Serenade to Laura 1955
Contrasts 1955
Plays For Dancing 1955
Mambo Moves Garner 1955
Solitaire 1955
Afternoon of an Elf 1955
Magic Keys 1955
Contemporary Concepts 1955
Encores 1955
Popular Favorites By Stan Kenton 1955
Music For Loving 1955
It's a Blue World 1955
With Strings 1955
Milt Jackson Quartet 1955
Opus de Jazz 1955
Milt Jackson Quartet 1955
Barney Kessel, Volume 3: "To Swing or Not to Swing" 1955
Gerry Mulligan Quartet 1955
Paul Bley 1955
Big Band Dixieland 1955
Mr. B. With a Beat 1955
The Love Songs Of Mr. “B” 1955
Sambas 1955
Afro-Cuban 1955
The Jo Jones Special 1955
Jazzology 1955
Concorde 1955
Creamy 1955
Dance Bash 1955
Jazz Great 1955

Standards written in 1955

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
St. Thomas Sonny Rollins C major A · 16 Latin
In Your Own Sweet Way Dave Brubeck E♭ major AABAC · 40 Medium swing

Died in 1955

James P. Johnson 1894–1955 · American pianist and composer (1894–1955) Bessie Brown 1895–1955 · American classic blues, jazz, and cabaret singer Junior Raglin 1917–1955 · American musician (1917–1955) Dick Twardzik 1931–1955 · pianist (1931–1955) Bob Gordon 1928–1955 · American musician (1928–1955) Wardell Gray 1921–1955 · American musician (1921–1955) Charlie Parker 1920–1955 · American jazz saxophonist (1920–1955)

Born in 1955

Tommy Emmanuel 1955 · Australian guitarist Cassandra Wilson 1955–2026 · American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from… Pino Daniele 1955–2015 · Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (1955-2015) David Murray 1955 · American jazz musician (tenor saxophone and bass clarinet) Helge Schneider 1955 · German entertainer Bill Laswell 1955 · American musician (born 1955) Nathan East 1955 · American jazz, R&B and rock bassist, guitarist and singer… Enzo Avitabile 1955 · Italian saxophonist and singer-songwriter Marilyn Mazur 1955–2025 · Danish musician (1955–2025) Enver İzmaylov 1955 · Crimean Tatar folk and jazz guitarist (b. 1955) Patricia Barber 1955 · American composer, jazz singer and pianist as well as… Laura Fygi 1955 · Dutch jazz singer Fred Hersch 1955 · American jazz pianist Mulgrew Miller 1955–2013 · American pianist (1955-2013) Joey Baron 1955 · American avant-garde jazz drummer Vladimir Kuzmin 1955 · Russian musician (born 1955) Hiram Bullock 1955–2008 · American jazz guitarist (1955–2008) Annie Whitehead 1955 · English trombonist Alain Caron 1955 · Canadian bass player Wayne Horvitz 1955 · American musician Chuck Loeb 1955–2017 · American smooth jazz guitarist and musician (1955-2017) Jane Siberry 1955 · Canadian singer-songwriter Akiko Yano 1955 · Japanese singer-songwriter Kenny Kirkland 1955–1998 · American musician (1955–1998) Johnny Alegre 1955 · jazz guitarist and composer from Manila, Philippines Mark Feldman 1955 · American violinist Dušan Bogdanović 1955 · composer and guitarist Mircea Tiberian 1955–2025 · Romanian pianist Jon Balke 1955 · Norvegian jazz pianist, composer and professor Marty Ehrlich 1955 · American musician Rick Braun 1955 · American smooth jazz trumpeter, vocalist and record producer Robin Eubanks 1955 · American musician Anthony Coleman 1955 · American musician Louis Johnson 1955–2015 · American bass guitarist, songwriter (1955–2015) Javier Ruibal 1955 · Spanish musician Axel Zwingenberger 1955 · German musician Kjetil Bjerkestrand 1955 · Norwegian keyboardist Jeff Golub 1955–2015 · American guitarist (1955–2015) René Marie 1955 · American jazz singer and songwriter Preston Reed 1955 · American musician Mars Williams 1955–2023 · American musician (1955–2023) Morten Gunnar Larsen 1955 · Norwegian musician Dan Barrett 1955 · American musician Gerald Veasley 1955 · American musician Jane Ira Bloom 1955 · American jazz saxophonist and composer Hamid Drake 1955 · American musician Jukka Linkola 1955 · Finnish jazz pianist, conductor and composer Jeff Clayton 1955–2020 · American musician (1955–2020) Gerry Hemingway 1955 · American drummer Dean Brown 1955–2024 · American jazz fusion guitarist and session musician… Louan Gideon 1955–2014 · American actress (1955-2014) Bheki Mseleku 1955–2008 · South African musician (1955–2008) Romero Lubambo 1955 · Brazilian musician Janet Seidel 1955–2017 · Australian jazz vocalist and pianist (1955-2017) Pheeroan akLaff 1955 · American jazz drummer Chris Cain 1955 · American blues and jazz guitarist Haakon Graf 1955 · Norwegian musician Laurent Cugny 1955 · French musician Peter Madsen 1955 · American musician Jay Anderson 1955 · American jazz double-bassist and studio musician Jean Derome 1955 · Canadian musician Neil Swainson 1955 · Canadian jazz bassist Shelly Berg 1955 · American musician