1978 in jazz
Jazz in 1978: 120 albums, 33 births and 21 deaths.
Albums released in 1978
Songbird
1978 · CBS/Sony
The Astaire Story Vol.2
1978 · Verve Records, Inc.
Sounds… And Stuff Like That!!
1978 · A&M Records
Love & Peace
1978 · Atlantic
Tea for Two
1978 · EMI
The George And Ira Gershwin Songbook
1978 · Verve
Dream Dancing: Ella Fitzgerald & Cole Porter
1978 · Pablo
Lady Time
1978 · Pablo
“Fine and Mellow”: Ella Fitzgerald Jams
1978 · Pablo
Studio Tan
1978 · DiscReet
Backless
1978 · RSO
Country Girl
1978 · Disques Espérance
Sunlight
1978 · Columbia
Porgy and Bess
1978 · RCA Red Seal
Baltimore
1978 · CTI
Paco de Lucía Interpreta a Manuel de Falla
1978 · Philips
Once in a While
1978 · Reprise Records
Saarbrücken 1978
1978 · Live
Rubber Slices
1978
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue/An American in Paris
1978 · CBS Odyssey
1978-02-15: Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
1978 · Live
Project-Object
1978 · Live
Disco Magic Concorde
1978
Deep in the Night
1978
The Theme Scene
1978
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
1978
Revenge of the Pink Panther
1978
Blue Valentine
1978
Nightingale
1978
Antologia do samba-choro
1978
An Evening With Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea: In Concert
1978 · Live
Body Meta
1978
Friends
1978
The Mad Hatter
1978
Secret Agent
1978
Circulus
1978
Where You’re Concerned
1978
Who's Happy Now?
1978
All Fly Home
1978
Pure Gold Jazz
1978
Chico Buarque
1978
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (Remastered)
1978
Muito
1978
How Long Has This Been Going On?
1978
O Som Brasileiro De Sarah Vaughan
1978
Starportrait
1978
Children of the World
1978
Rosie Sings Bing
1978
Chaka
1978
Cumbia & Jazz Fusion
1978
Toto
1978
New Conversations
1978
Affinity
1978
Manu Dibango
1978
Le Prix de la liberté (Bande originale du film)
1978
Space
1978
Erotic Moods
1978
Hot Streets
1978
Uptown Dance
1978
Bop‐Be
1978
My Song
1978
Great Encounters
1978
Montmartre Collection Volume 3
1978
Brasil 88
1978
Slow Motion
1978
Third Plane
1978
Gypsies
1978
Nunzio
1978
Truth n’ Time
1978
Remasters, Volume 2: Live in Austin
1978 · Live
1978-11-21: Warner Theater, Washington, DC, USA
1978 · Live
Natalie Live!
1978 · Live
Montreux Jazz Festival
1978 · Live
Everybody’s Dancin’
1978
Les Canotiers
1978
Classics Up to Date 5
1978
New Non Stop Dancing 79
1978
World Hits
1978
Non Stop Dancing 78
1978
Auf last geht’s los 2
1978
Streams of Consciousness
1978
Birth and Rebirth
1978
Solos
1978
Confirmation
1978
As Time Goes By
1978
Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite / Copland: El Salon Mexico
1978
Guitar Monsters
1978
Electric Guitarist
1978
Lanquidity
1978
New Steps
1978
Jazz Maturity... Where It's Coming From
1978
Places
1978
Music on My Mind
1978
Just Family
1978
There Will Never Be Another You
1978 · Live
Don’t Stop the Carnival
1978 · Live
Bicho Baile Show
1978 · Live
Energy
1978
Back to Memphis
1978
Herb Alpert / Hugh Masekela
1978
City Lights
1978
Out of Nowhere
1978
One
1978
Malcolm Arnold: Guitar Concerto, op. 67 / Leo Brouwer: Guitar Concero
1978
As Long as There’s Music
1978
The Cecil Taylor Unit
1978
Super Blue
1978
Casino
1978
Road Father
1978
Chick, Donald, Walter & Woodrow
1978
La ragazza dal pigiama giallo
1978
Primo amore
1978
The Many Facets of George Shearing
1978
"Little Jazz" Jazz
1978
Carnival
1978
Volcán
1978
Lo pasado pasado
1978
Live ’78
1978 · Live
Weekend in L.A.
1978 · Live
Sun Bear Concerts
1978 · Live
Died in 1978
Happy Caldwell
1903–1978 · American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist (1903-1978)
Don Ellis
1934–1978 · American jazz musician (1934-1978)
Erskine Tate
1895–1978 · American musician (1895–1978)
Blanche Calloway
1902–1978 · American singer, bandleader and composer
Dajos Béla
1897–1978 · (1897–1978) fiddle-player and band-leader
Frank Rosolino
1926–1978 · American jazz trombonist (1926–1978)
Lennie Tristano
1919–1978 · American jazz pianist and composer (1919–1978)
Kaoru Abe
1949–1978 · Japanese saxophonist (1949-1978)
Louis Prima
1910–1978 · American musician (1910–1978)
Irene Kral
1932–1978 · American singer (1932-1978)
Joe Venuti
1903–1978 · American jazz musician and pioneer jazz violinist…
Arne Hülphers
1904–1978 · Swedish pianist (1904–1978)
Freddie Jenkins
1906–1978 · American musician
Teddy Bunn
1910–1978 · American musician (1910–1978)
Matty Matlock
1907–1978 · American musician (1907–1978)
Enrico Simonetti
1924–1978 · Italian composer (1924–1978)
Teddy Hill
1909–1978 · American musician (1909–1978)
Ray Noble
1903–1978 · English jazz and big band musician (1903–1978)
Larry Young
1940–1978 · American jazz musician (1940-1978)
Joe Marsala
1907–1978 · Italian-American jazz clarinetist and songwriter
Frances Wayne
1924–1978 · American singer (1924–1978)
Don Ellis
1934–1978 · American jazz musician (1934-1978)
Erskine Tate
1895–1978 · American musician (1895–1978)
Blanche Calloway
1902–1978 · American singer, bandleader and composer
Dajos Béla
1897–1978 · (1897–1978) fiddle-player and band-leader
Frank Rosolino
1926–1978 · American jazz trombonist (1926–1978)
Lennie Tristano
1919–1978 · American jazz pianist and composer (1919–1978)
Kaoru Abe
1949–1978 · Japanese saxophonist (1949-1978)
Louis Prima
1910–1978 · American musician (1910–1978)
Irene Kral
1932–1978 · American singer (1932-1978)
Joe Venuti
1903–1978 · American jazz musician and pioneer jazz violinist…
Arne Hülphers
1904–1978 · Swedish pianist (1904–1978)
Freddie Jenkins
1906–1978 · American musician
Teddy Bunn
1910–1978 · American musician (1910–1978)
Matty Matlock
1907–1978 · American musician (1907–1978)
Enrico Simonetti
1924–1978 · Italian composer (1924–1978)
Teddy Hill
1909–1978 · American musician (1909–1978)
Ray Noble
1903–1978 · English jazz and big band musician (1903–1978)
Larry Young
1940–1978 · American jazz musician (1940-1978)
Joe Marsala
1907–1978 · Italian-American jazz clarinetist and songwriter
Frances Wayne
1924–1978 · American singer (1924–1978)
Born in 1978
Ringo Sheena
1978 · Japanese singer-songwriter (1978-)
Lauren Ambrose
1978 · American actress (born 1978)
Amos Lee
1978 · American singer-songwriter
Robert Glasper
1978 · American jazz pianist, composer and record producer
Justin Guarini
1978 · American singer
José James
1978 · American vocalist (born 1978)
Tatiana Okupnik
1978 · Polish singer
Matana Roberts
1978 · American musician
China Moses
1978 · American singer and TV host
Avishai Cohen
1978 · Israeli-born jazz trumpeter
Mélanie De Biasio
1978 · Belgian soul jazz singer, composer and flutist
Tineke Postma
1978 · Dutch saxophonist
Tyondai Braxton
1978 · American musician
Esthero
1978 · Canadian singer
Jakob Bro
1978 · Danish guitarist, composer and bandleader
Eric Harland
1978 · American musician
Cibelle
1978 · Brazilian singer
Soweto Kinch
1978 · British jazz musician
Andreas Öberg
1978 · Swedish guitarist
Jonas Kullhammar
1978 · Swedish jazz musician
Edmar Castañeda
1978 · Colombian musician
Malia
1978 · Malawian musician
Susy Kane
1978 · actress
Clarice Assad
1978 · American musician and singer
Sean Jones
1978 · American musician
Dayna Stephens
1978 · American jazz saxophonist and composer
Terrace Martin
1978 · American multi-instrumentalist and record producer (born…
Mikko Innanen
1978 · Finnish saxophonist and composer
Casey Benjamin
1978–2024 · American musician (1978–2024)
Andrea McEwan
1978 · Australian actress and musician
Susanne Alt
1978 · Dutch musician
Mike Moreno
1978 · prominent contemporary jazz guitarist and educator from…
Antal Pusztai
1978 · Hungarian musician