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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 · Columbia The Benny Goodman Story, Vol. 1 1955 · Decca Records So Smooth 1955 · RCA Victor Let’s Get Away From It All 1955 · Decca Records Songs from Walt Disney's Lady and The Tramp 1955 · Decca Records Songs From Pete Kelly’s Blues 1955 · Decca Records In the Land of Hi-Fi 1955 · EmArcy The Divine Sarah 1955 · Mercury Records Sarah Vaughan 1955 · EmArcy My Kinda Love 1955 · MGM Records After Hours With Sarah Vaughan 1955 · Columbia Starring Sammy Davis Jr. 1955 · Decca Records West Coast Jazz 1955 · Norgran Records Hamp and Getz 1955 The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker 1955 · Pacific Jazz Sings and Plays With Bud Shank, Russ Freeman and Strings 1955 · Pacific Jazz Jazz Collaborations, Vol. I 1955 · Debut Jazzical Moods 1955 · Period Records The Genius of Art Tatum #9 1955 · Clef Records The Genius of Art Tatum #7 1955 · Clef Records The Genius of Art Tatum #6 1955 · Clef Records The Art Tatum - Roy Eldridge - Alvin Stoller - John Simmons Quartet 1955 · Clef Records Daddy Plays the Horn 1955 · Bethlehem Records The Sound: The Amazing Jean "Toots" Thielemans 1955 · Columbia Mambo! 1955 · Capitol Records Rendez-vous dansant à Copacabana 1955 · Disques Vogue New Jazz Sounds 1955 · Norgran Records Henri Salvador chante ses derniers succès 1955 · Polydor Lionel Hampton and the Just Jazz All Stars 1955 · GNP Crescendo Records Jam Session in Paris 1955 · EmArcy For Those in Love 1955 · EmArcy Dinah Washington Sings the Blues 1955 · Grand Award Sing And Swing With Buddy Rich 1955 · Norgran Records Presenting Cannonball Adderley 1955 · Savoy Records Julian Cannonball Adderley and Strings 1955 · EmArcy Julian Cannonball Adderley 1955 · EmArcy Julie Is Her Name 1955 · Liberty Clark Terry 1955 · EmArcy The Hawk Returns 1955 · Savoy Records The "Hawk" Talks 1955 · Decca Records Chamber Music of the New Jazz 1955 · Parrot Stan Getz at The Shrine 1955 · Live · Norgran Records Pres and Sweets 1955 · Norgran Records Rosemary Clooney at the London Palladium 1955 · Live · Philips The Charles Mingus Quintet + Max Roach 1955 · Live · Fantasy Music for Tired Lovers 1955 · Columbia Shearing...... By Request 1955 · London Records Dimensions 1955 · EmArcy Byrds Eye View 1955 · Esquire Records Torchy 1955 · Decca Records A Foggy Day With Carmen McRae 1955 · Stardust Carmen McRae 1955 · Bethlehem Records Bud Powell's Moods 1955 · Norgran Records Jazz Original 1955 · Norgran Records Bohemia After Dark 1955 · Savoy Records Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers 1955 · Blue Note Telefunken Blues 1955 · Savoy Records Mr. Wilson: The Fabulous Teddy Wilson at the Piano 1955 · Columbia For Quiet Lovers 1955 · Verve Command Performance 1955 · Columbia Roy Haynes Modern Group 1955 · Disques Vogue When Farmer Met Gryce 1955 · Prestige The Hank Jones Quartet-Quintet 1955 · Savoy Records Henri Salvador chante à Pleyel 1955 · Live · Philips Subconscious-Lee 1955 · Prestige Lee Konitz with Warne Marsh 1955 · Atlantic The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 2 1955 · Blue Note Trombone for Two 1955 · Columbia The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 1 1955 · Blue Note Serenade to Laura 1955 · Savoy Records Contrasts 1955 · EmArcy Mambo Moves Garner 1955 · Mercury Records Solitaire 1955 · Mercury Records Afternoon of an Elf 1955 · Mercury Records Magic Keys 1955 · Philips Contemporary Concepts 1955 · Capitol Records Encores 1955 · Capitol Records Popular Favorites By Stan Kenton 1955 · Capitol Records Music For Loving 1955 · Norgran Records It's a Blue World 1955 · Bethlehem Records With Strings 1955 · EmArcy Milt Jackson Quartet 1955 · Prestige Opus de Jazz 1955 · Savoy Records Barney Kessel, Volume 3: "To Swing or Not to Swing" 1955 · Contemporary Paul Bley 1955 · Wing Big Band Dixieland 1955 · Capitol Records Mr. B. With a Beat 1955 · MGM Records The Love Songs Of Mr. “B” 1955 · EmArcy Sambas 1955 · Odeon Afro-Cuban 1955 The Jo Jones Special 1955 · Vanguard Concorde 1955 · Prestige Creamy 1955 · Clef Records Dance Bash 1955 · Norgran Records Jazz Great 1955 · Bethlehem Records Flamingo, Volume 2 1955 · Bethlehem Records East Coast Jazz/4 1955 · Bethlehem Records K + J.J. 1955 · Bethlehem Records Basically Duke 1955 · Bethlehem Records Introducing Nat Adderley 1955 · Wing

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… Akiko Yano 1955 · Japanese singer-songwriter 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 Wayne Horvitz 1955 · American musician Chuck Loeb 1955–2017 · American smooth jazz guitarist and musician (1955-2017) Hamid Drake 1955 · American musician Vladimir Kuzmin 1955 · Russian musician (born 1955) Jane Siberry 1955 · Canadian singer-songwriter Hiram Bullock 1955–2008 · American jazz guitarist (1955–2008) Axel Zwingenberger 1955 · German musician Dušan Bogdanović 1955 · composer and guitarist Rick Braun 1955 · American smooth jazz trumpeter, vocalist and record producer Alain Caron 1955 · Canadian bass player Jon Balke 1955 · Norvegian jazz pianist, composer and professor Annie Whitehead 1955 · English trombonist Mircea Tiberian 1955–2025 · Romanian pianist Marty Ehrlich 1955 · American musician Anthony Coleman 1955 · American musician Mark Feldman 1955 · American violinist Jeff Golub 1955–2015 · American guitarist (1955–2015) Preston Reed 1955 · American musician Gerry Hemingway 1955 · American drummer Jane Ira Bloom 1955 · American jazz saxophonist and composer Robin Eubanks 1955 · American musician Javier Ruibal 1955 · Spanish musician Kenny Kirkland 1955–1998 · American musician (1955–1998) René Marie 1955 · American jazz singer and songwriter Johnny Alegre 1955 · jazz guitarist and composer from Manila, Philippines Mars Williams 1955–2023 · American musician (1955–2023) Morten Gunnar Larsen 1955 · Norwegian musician Gerald Veasley 1955 · American musician Jukka Linkola 1955 · Finnish jazz pianist, conductor and composer Chris Cain 1955 · American blues and jazz guitarist Louis Johnson 1955–2015 · American bass guitarist, songwriter (1955–2015) Kjetil Bjerkestrand 1955 · Norwegian keyboardist Romero Lubambo 1955 · Brazilian musician Janet Seidel 1955–2017 · Australian jazz vocalist and pianist (1955-2017) Dan Barrett 1955 · American musician Vladislav Sendecki 1955 · Polish musician Bheki Mseleku 1955–2008 · South African musician (1955–2008) Dean Brown 1955–2024 · American jazz fusion guitarist and session musician… Pheeroan akLaff 1955 · American jazz drummer Jeff Clayton 1955–2020 · American musician (1955–2020) Laurent Cugny 1955 · French musician Peter Madsen 1955 · American musician Haakon Graf 1955 · Norwegian musician Louan Gideon 1955–2014 · American actress (1955-2014) Adam Nussbaum 1955 · American jazz drummer Shelly Berg 1955 · American musician Neil Swainson 1955 · Canadian jazz bassist