1968 in jazz
| 1968 in jazz | |
|---|---|
| Decade | 1960s in jazz |
| Music | 1968 in music |
| Standards | List of post-1950 jazz standards |
| See also | 1967 in jazz – 1969 in jazz |
1968 in jazz:
Album releases
- Michael Mantler: The Jazz Composer's Orchestra
- Chick Corea: Now He Sings, Now He Sobs
- Roscoe Mitchell: Congliptious
- Don Cherry: Eternal Rhythm
- Miles Davis: Filles de Kilimanjaro
- Peter Broetzmann: Machine Gun
- John Surman: John Surman
- Spontaneous Music Ensemble: Karyobin
- Kenny Wheeler: Windmill Tilter
- Modern Jazz Quartet: Under the Jasmine Tree
- Roland Kirk: Left & Right
- Sun Ra: Outer Spaceways Incorporated
- Horace Silver: Serenade to a Soul Sister
- Paul Horn: Inside the Taj Mahal
- McCoy Tyner: Expansions
- Gary Bartz: Another Earth
- Pat Martino: Baiyina
- Charles Tolliver: Paper Man
- Herbie Hancock: Speak Like a Child
- Miles Davis: Miles in the Sky
Births
- David Sánchez, tenor saxophonist (September 9, 1968)
- Eric Alexander, saxophonist (August 4, 1968)
- Kyle Eastwood, bassist (May 19, 1968)
- Lalah Hathaway, singer (December 16, 1968)
Deaths
- Wes Montgomery (6 March 1923 – 15 June 1968)
- Luckey Roberts (August 7, 1887 – February 5, 1968)
Music criticism
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