1981 in jazz
| 1981 in jazz | |
|---|---|
 Max Roach American Jazz Drummer with saxohonist Odeon Pope at Keystone Korner San Francisco Tuesday February 22nd 1981 | |
| Decade | 1980s in jazz |
| Music | 1981 in music |
| Standards | List of post-1950 jazz standards |
| See also | 1980 in jazz – 1982 in jazz |
1981 in jazz:
Album releases
- Anthony Davis: Episteme
- Joe McPhee: Topology
- Paul Motian: Psalm
- Rova Saxophone Quartet: As Was
- Marilyn Crispell: Spirit Music
- Muhal Richard Abrams: Blues Forever
- Henry Kaiser: Aloha
- Sergey Kuryokhin: The Ways of Freedom
- David Moss: Terrain
- David Murray: Home
- Frank Lowe: Skizoke
- Willem Breuker: In Holland
- Ronald Shannon Jackson: Nasty
- Billy Bang: Rainbow Gladiator
- Don Moye: Black Paladins
- Frederic Hand: Heart's Song
- Jaco Pastorius: Word of Mouth
- Joanne Brackeen: Special Identity
- Hal Russell: NRG Ensemble
- Marvin Peterson: The Angels of Atlanta
- Jan Garbarek: Paths Prints
- Oscar Peterson: Nigerian Marketplace
- Saheb Sarbib: Aisha
- Ronald Shannon Jackson: Street Priest
- Steve Douglas: Rainbow Suite
- Steve Khan: Eyewitness
- Wynton Marsalis: Wynton Marsalis
- Keith Tippett: Mujician
- Larry Carlton: Strikes Twice
Deaths
- Sonny Red (December 17, 1932 – March 20, 1981)
- Mary Lou Williams (May 8, 1910 – May 28, 1981)
- Bob Bates (September 1, 1923 - September 13, 1981)
- Cat Anderson (12 September 1916 – April 29, 1981)
- Helen Humes (June 23, 1913 - September 9, 1981)
- Russell Procope (August 11, 1908 – January 21, 1981)
- Bill Coleman (August 4, 1904 – August 24, 1981)
- Samuel Jones (November 12, 1924 – December 15, 1981)
- Tommy Turk (1927–August 4, 1981)
- Frank Weir (January 30, 1911 – May 12, 1981)
Births
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