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1960 in jazz

Jazz in 1960: 120 albums, 11 standards, 53 births and 5 deaths.

Albums released in 1960

Louie and the Dukes of Dixieland 1960 · Audio Fidelity I’ve Got the World on a String 1960 · Verve Nice ’n’ Easy 1960 · Capitol Records Bing & Satchmo 1960 · MGM Records I Dig Dancers 1960 · Mercury Records The Genius Hits the Road 1960 · ABC-Paramount Fathead 1960 · Atlantic Let No Man Write My Epitaph 1960 · Verve Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas 1960 · Verve Hello Love 1960 · Verve Sketches of Spain 1960 · Columbia Miriam Makeba 1960 · RCA Victor Dance Air Force Date 1960 1960 · Unique Jazz Blues in Orbit 1960 · Columbia Alone Together 1960 · Columbia To My Wonderful One 1960 · Columbia Sings a String of Harold Arlen 1960 · Columbia Concerto in F Major & Rhapsody in Blue 1960 · Sony Classical This Time I’m Swingin’! 1960 · Capitol Records Every Time I Feel the Spirit 1960 · Capitol Records The Christmas Song 1960 · Capitol Records Tell Me All About Yourself 1960 · Capitol Records Wild Is Love 1960 · Capitol Records Appalachian Spring / The Tender Land - Suite 1960 · RCA Victor Red Seal Giant Steps 1960 · Atlantic Brubeck à la mode 1960 · Fantasy Gillespiana 1960 · Verve Just The Blues 1960 · Roulette String Along With Basie 1960 · Roulette The Count! 1960 · Verve At Last! 1960 · Argo The Blues and the Beat 1960 · RCA Victor The Mancini Touch 1960 · RCA Victor Original Album Classics 1960 · RCA Victor The Complete Piano Works of Scott Joplin 1960 · Audiophile ...A Lot of Dominos! 1960 · Imperial Fats Domino Sings Million Record Hits 1960 · Imperial Change of the Century 1960 · Atlantic O amor, o sorriso e a flor 1960 · Odeon Sings Spanish and Latin American Favorites 1960 · MGM Records Connie Francis Sings Jewish Favorites 1960 · MGM Records Country & Western Golden Hits 1960 · MGM Records More Italian Favorites 1960 · Universal Records West Side Story 1960 · Contemporary Olé Ala Lee! 1960 · Capitol Records Latin ala Lee! 1960 · Capitol Records Christmas Carousel 1960 · Capitol Records Pretty Eyes 1960 · Capitol Records Close to You 1960 · Mercury Records Dreamy 1960 · Roulette I Gotta Right to Swing 1960 · Decca Records Rosemary Clooney Swings Softly 1960 · MGM Records A Touch of Tabasco 1960 · RCA Victor Clap Hands! Here Comes Rosie! 1960 · RCA Victor For Teenagers Only 1960 · ATCO Records The 25th Day of December 1960 · ATCO Records Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus 1960 · Candid Mingus 1960 · Candid Mingus Dynasty 1960 · Columbia Blues & Roots 1960 · Atlantic Still More of the Greatest Piano of Them All 1960 · Verve Il cielo in una stanza 1960 · Italdisc Tintarella di luna 1960 · Italdisc Introducing Wayne Shorter 1960 · Vee-Jay Records Sax A La Carter! 1960 · United Artists Award Winning Drummer 1960 · Time Records Silver Vibes (With Trombones And Rhythm) 1960 · Columbia I Concentrate on You 1960 · Mercury Records For Lonely Lovers 1960 · Mercury Records September in the Rain 1960 · Mercury Records Teensville 1960 · RCA Victor The Other Chet Atkins 1960 · RCA Victor Something Wonderful 1960 · Capitol Records Like in Love 1960 · Capitol Records The 'Electric-Sticks' Of Buddy Rich 1960 · Alto Records Sister Rosetta Tharpe 1960 · MGM Records Gospels In Rhythm 1960 · Coronet Records Cannonball Adderley and the Poll-Winners 1960 · Riverside Around Midnight 1960 · Liberty Julie… at Home 1960 · Liberty Color Changes 1960 · Candid Clark Terry and His Orchestra 1960 Coleman Hawkins and Confrères 1960 · Verve At Ease With Coleman Hawkins 1960 · Moodsville Happy Moods 1960 · Argo Together 1960 · Dot Records Pretty Music Prima Style, Volume One 1960 · Dot Records Wonderland by Night 1960 · Dot Records Darin at the Copa 1960 · Live · ATCO Records The Concert Jazz Band 1960 · Verve The World of Cecil Taylor 1960 · Candid Open Sesame 1960 · Blue Note Gone 1960 · Craftsmen The Fourth Herd 1960 · Jazzland The Shearing Touch 1960 · Capitol Records The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery 1960 · Riverside Byrd in Flight 1960 · Blue Note The Third World 1960 · Warwick Fuego 1960 · Blue Note Motor City Scene 1960 · Bethlehem Records The Rhythms & Ballads Of Broadway 1960 · Columbia Johnny’s Mood 1960 · Columbia Songs of Our Heritage 1960 · London Records Something to Swing About 1960 · Kapp Records First Place Again 1960 · Warner Bros. Records Gone With Golson 1960 · Prestige Gettin' With It 1960 · Prestige The Modern Sound of Betty Carter 1960 · ABC-Paramount Big Joe Rides Again 1960 · Atlantic And Then They Wrote... 1960 · Columbia You Are My Love 1960 · Columbia Just Us 1960 · Prestige Martial Solal 1960 · Columbia Records Art 1960 · Argo The Three Faces of Yusef Lateef 1960 · Riverside Cry! — Tender 1960 · Prestige The Centaur and the Phoenix 1960 · Riverside Crazy! Baby 1960 · Blue Note À l'Alhambra 1960 · Live · Barclay Trombone and Voices 1960 · Columbia

Standards written in 1960

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
Corcovado Antonio-Carlos Jobim C major ABAC · 34 Bossa nova
Giant Steps John Coltrane E♭ major A · 16 Up-tempo swing
Naima John Coltrane A♭ major AABAA · 29 Ballad
Moon River Henry Mancini C major AA · 38 Jazz waltz
Meditation Antonio-Carlos Jobim C major AAB · 40 Bossa nova
The Second Time Around Jimmy Van-Heusen C major AA · 36 Medium swing
Estate Bruno Martino B minor AAB · 42 Bossa nova
Once I Loved Antonio-Carlos Jobim D minor AA · 44 Bossa nova
Dat Dere Bobby Timmons C minor AABA · 32 Slow swing
Mr. P.C. John Coltrane C minor A · 12 Up-tempo swing
Four On Six Wes Montgomery G minor A · 16 Up-tempo swing

Died in 1960

Newton Mendonça 1927–1960 · Brazilian musician, composer, and lyricist (1927–1960) Henri Crolla 1920–1960 · French musician (1920-1960) Oscar Pettiford 1922–1960 · American musician (1922–1960) Beverly Kenney 1932–1960 · American jazz vocalist (1932-1960) Fred Buscaglione 1921–1960 · Italian actor, recording artist, singer (1921-1960)

Born in 1960

Angelique Kidjo 1960 · Beninese-French world music singer (born 1960) Nils Petter Molvær 1960 · Norwegian jazz trumpeter, composer and music producer… Eliane Elias 1960 · Brazilian jazz pianist, singer, arranger and songwriter… Branford Marsalis 1960 · American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader John Pizzarelli 1960 · American jazz guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and bandleader Kenny Garrett 1960 · American musician Tony MacAlpine 1960 · American musician and composer (born 1960) Maria Schneider 1960 · Jazz bandleader and composer Wallace Roney 1960–2020 · American jazz trumpeter (1960–2020) Joe Henry 1960 · American musician Matthew Shipp 1960 · American pianist, composer, and bandleader Dave Weckl 1960 · American musician Richard Elliot 1960 · Scottish-born American saxophonist Maria Pia De Vito 1960 · Italian singer and composer Jeff "Tain" Watts 1960 · American musician Erik Truffaz 1960 · French jazz trumpeter and composer Pedro Abrunhosa 1960 · Portuguese musician Michel Godard 1960 · French musician Leila Pinheiro 1960 · Brazilian recording artist; singer, pianist and composer Victor Bailey 1960–2016 · American musician (1960–2016) Erik Friedlander 1960 · American musician Greg Osby 1960 · American saxophonist (born 1960) Donald Harrison 1960 · American musician (born 1960) Sergio Cammariere 1960 · Italian singer and pianist Chad Wackerman 1960 · American drummer Brian Bromberg 1960 · American musician Page Hamilton 1960 · American singer and guitarist (born 1960) Tom Kennedy 1960 · American musician Chano Domínguez 1960 · Spanish jazz musician Django Bates 1960 · British musician María Rivas Castro 1960–2019 · Venezuelan singer (1960-2019) Carol Welsman 1960 · Canadian jazz musician Mário Laginha 1960 · Portuguese musician Michael Manring 1960 · American musician Jean-Paul Bourelly 1960 · American jazz fusion guitarist Valarie Pettiford 1960 · American actor and singer (b. 1960) Isabelle Antena 1960 · French jazz singer Marla Glen 1960 · German singer Gary Husband 1960 · British musician Jens Winther 1960–2011 · Danish jazzmusician, composer and conductor (1960-2011) Rudy Linka 1960 · Czech jazz musician and guitarist Jim Beard 1960–2024 · American jazz pianist (1960–2024) Gary Thomas 1960 · American musician Diederik Wissels 1960 · Dutch jazz pianist Lonnie Plaxico 1960 · American jazz bassist Russ Freeman 1960 · American jazz guitarist; founder and leader of The… Alec Dankworth 1960 · English jazz bassist and composer Michel Massot 1960 · Belgian musician Mark Ledford 1960–2004 · American jazz musician (1960–2004) Peter Apfelbaum 1960 · American jazz saxophonist and composer Zachary Breaux 1960–1997 · American jazz guitarist (1960–1997) Graham Haynes 1960 · American musician Dan Pinto 1960 · American musician