1981 Jazz Album Releases

1981
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Feb
Bill Evans - You Must Believe in Spring
Bill Evans
You Must Believe in Spring
80
critic score
(1)
82
user score
(48)
Jul 1
Miles Davis - The Man with the Horn
Miles Davis
The Man with the Horn
50
critic score
(1)
64
user score
(36)
1981
Masayoshi Takanaka - The Rainbow Goblins
Masayoshi Takanaka
The Rainbow Goblins
88
user score
(35)
Jul
Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
90
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(29)
1981
The Lounge Lizards - The Lounge Lizards
The Lounge Lizards
The Lounge Lizards
78
user score
(22)
1981
Tuxedomoon - Desire
Tuxedomoon
Desire
60
critic score
(1)
85
user score
(19)
May 1
Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays - As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls
Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays
As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls
80
critic score
(1)
74
user score
(11)
1981
Dün - Eros
Dün
Eros
75
user score
(8)
1981
Bernard Wright - 'Nard
Bernard Wright
'Nard
74
user score
(5)
Aug 1
Jaco Pastorius - Word of Mouth
Jaco Pastorius
Word of Mouth
80
critic score
(1)
77
user score
(5)
1981
William Ackerman - Passage
William Ackerman
Passage
90
critic score
(1)
76
user score
(3)
1981
Franco Cerri - Omaggio A Bill Evans
Franco Cerri
Omaggio A Bill Evans
62
user score
(2)
1981
Billy Bang - Rainbow Gladiator
Billy Bang
Rainbow Gladiator
75
user score
(2)
1981
Stanley Turrentine - Ain't No Way
Stanley Turrentine
Ain't No Way
60
critic score
(1)
65
user score
(1)
1981
Scott Cossu - Wind Dance
Scott Cossu
Wind Dance
90
critic score
(1)
73
user score
(1)
1981
John Kaizan Neptune & Mu'ryo - Shogun
John Kaizan Neptune & Mu'ryo
Shogun
92
user score
(1)
Apr
Stanley Turrentine - Tender Togetherness
Stanley Turrentine
Tender Togetherness
70
critic score
(1)
60
user score
(1)
1981
Billy Cobham - Live: Flight Time
Billy Cobham
Live: Flight Time
1981
Larry Coryell - Bolero
Larry Coryell
Bolero
Oct 9
Landscape - European Man
Landscape
European Man
Oct 9
Haircut One Hundred - Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)
Haircut One Hundred
Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)
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