1979 Jazz Album Releases

1979

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1979

Casiopea - Casiopea

84

user score

(213)

Jun 13

Joni Mitchell - Mingus

62

critic score

(3)

68

user score

(76)

Jan 19

Frank Zappa - Sleep Dirt

65

critic score

(2)

71

user score

(57)

1979

Sun Ra - Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty

90

critic score

(1)

85

user score

(47)

Nov 25

Casiopea - Super Flight

79

user score

(31)

1979

The Crusaders - Street Life

80

critic score

(1)

64

user score

(20)

Feb

Charles Mingus - Me Myself An Eye

Me Myself An Eye

50

critic score

(1)

64

user score

(16)

1979

Kimiko Kasai & Herbie Hancock - Butterfly

Kimiko Kasai with Herbie Hancock

74

user score

(13)

Jan

Art Ensemble of Chicago - Nice Guys

Art Ensemble of Chicago

90

critic score

(1)

81

user score

(11)

1979

Jack DeJohnette, Miroslav Vitous & Terje Rypdal - Terje Rypdal / Miroslav Vitous / Jack DeJohnette

Jack DeJohnette, Miroslav Vitous & Terje Rypdal

Terje Rypdal / Miroslav Vitous / Jack DeJohnette

90

critic score

(1)

81

user score

(9)

Jan 1

Jon Hassell - Earthquake Island

Earthquake Island

60

critic score

(1)

73

user score

(8)

Jun

Pat Metheny Group - American Garage

Pat Metheny Group

American Garage

90

critic score

(1)

75

user score

(8)

1979

Sun Ra - God Is More Than Love Can Ever Be

God Is More Than Love Can Ever Be

79

user score

(7)

1979

George Lewis - Homage to Charles Parker

Homage to Charles Parker

100

critic score

(1)

87

user score

(5)

Jan 21

Herbie Hancock - Directstep

80

critic score

(1)

72

user score

(4)

1979

Billy Harper - In Europe

76

user score

(3)

1979

Spyro Gyra - Morning Dance

60

critic score

(1)

74

user score

(3)

1979

L'Orchestre Sympathique - En concert à la Grande passe

L'Orchestre Sympathique

En concert à la Grande passe

75

user score

(3)

1979

Sadao Watanabe - Morning Island

76

user score

(2)

1979

Mount Everest - Jazz I Sverige '79

Jazz I Sverige '79

70

user score

(2)

1979

Stanley Clarke - I Wanna Play for You

I Wanna Play for You

80

critic score

(1)

41

user score

(2)

1979

Bob James - Lucky Seven

40

critic score

(1)

57

user score

(2)

Feb 15

Urszula Dudziak - Future Talk

Urszula Dudziak

70

critic score

(1)

73

user score

(2)

Dec

Kenny Burrell - Moon and Sand

40

critic score

(1)

72

user score

(2)

1979

Tom Van Der Geld, Bill Connors, Roger Jannotta ‎ - Path

Tom Van Der Geld, Bill Connors, Roger Jannotta ‎

80

user score

(1)

1979

Feminist Improvising Group - Feminist Improvising Group

Feminist Improvising Group

Feminist Improvising Group

70

user score

(1)

1979

'Thesda - Spaced Out

86

user score

(1)

1979

Derek Bailey - Domestic & Public Pieces - Solo Guitar Improvisations (1975-6)

Domestic & Public Pieces - Solo Guitar Improvisations (1975-6)

68

user score

(1)

1979

Jackie McLean - Tippin' the Scales

Tippin' the Scales

80

critic score

(1)

78

user score

(1)

1979

Arthur Blythe - In the Tradition

In the Tradition

90

critic score

(1)

50

user score

(1)

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1979

Yusef Lateef - In a Temple Garden

In a Temple Garden

60

critic score

(1)

51

user score

(1)

1979

Hubert Laws - Land Of Passion

Land Of Passion

50

critic score

(1)

82

user score

(1)

1979

Stanley Turrentine - In Memory Of

Stanley Turrentine

90

critic score

(1)

1979

Stanley Turrentine

New Time Shuffle

60

critic score

(1)

1979

Cecil McBee - Alternate Spaces

Alternate Spaces

80

critic score

(1)

1979

Jimmy Lyons - Push Pull

1979

Billy Cobham - B.C.

40

critic score

(1)

1979

Dexter Gordon - Great Encounters

Great Encounters

60

critic score

(1)

1979

Kenny Drew - Home Is Where the Soul Is

Home Is Where the Soul Is

60

critic score

(1)

1979

Kenny Drew / Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen / Philip Catherine - In Concert

Kenny Drew / Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen / Philip Catherine

60

critic score

(1)

1979

Arthur Blythe - Metamorphosis

80

critic score

(1)

Feb 18

Barry Altschul - For Stu

80

critic score

(1)

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