1978 in jazz
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| 1978 in jazz | |
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Pharoah Sanders, Reggie Workman, and unidentified drummer, c. 1978
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| Decade | 1970s in jazz |
| Music | 1978 in music |
| Standards | List of post-1950 jazz standards |
| See also | 1977 in jazz – 1979 in jazz |
1978 in jazz:
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Events
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Album releases
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- Peter Sprague: Dance of the Universe
- Leo Smith: Mass on the World
- Roscoe Mitchell: LRG-Maze-S II Examples
- Leroy Jenkins: The Legend of Ai Glatson
- Rova Saxophone Quartet: Cinema Rovate
- Gerry Hemingway: Kwambe
- Sam Rivers: Waves
- George Lewis: The Imaginary Suite
- Don Pullen: Warriors
- Guenter Hampel: Oasis
- Cecil Taylor: 3 Phasis
- John Oswald: Improvised
- Andrew Cyrille: Metamusicians' Stomp
- Ralph Towner: Batik
- Art Ensemble of Chicago: Nice Guys
- Carla Bley: Musique Mecanique
- Air: Open Air Suit
- Marvin Peterson: The Light
- Anthony Davis: Of Blues and Dream
- David Liebman: Pendulum
- Pat Metheny: Pat Metheny Group
- Ernie Krivda: The Alchemist
- Evan Parker: Monoceros
- Anthony Braxton: For Four Orchestras
- Ganelin Trio: Concerto Grosso
- Cecil Taylor: Cecil Taylor Unit
- James Ulmer: Tales from Captain Black
- Oliver Lake: Life Dance of Is
- Lester Bowie: African Children
- World Saxophone Quartet: Steppin' with the World Saxophone Quartet
- Arthur Blythe: Lenox Avenue Breakdown
- Paul Winter: Common Ground
- Kenny Barron: Innocence
- Fred Anderson: Another Place
- Guenter Hampel: Freedom Of The Universe
- Dewey Redman: Soundsigns
- Misha Mengelberg: Pech Onderweg
- Max Roach & Anthony Braxton: Birth and Rebirth
- Chico Freeman: The Outside Within
- Egberto Gismondi: Solo
- Michael Franks: Burchfield Nines
- Sun Ra: Lanquidity
Deaths
- Ray Noble (17 December 1903 – 3 April 1978)
- Larry Young (October 7, 1940 — March 30, 1978)
- Joe Venuti (September 16, 1903 – August 14, 1978)
- Teddy Hill (December 7, 1909 - May 19, 1978)
- Joe Marsala (January 4, 1907 – March 4, 1978)
Births
- Matt Dusk, Canadian vocalist
- Janek Gwizdala, English bassist
- Soweto Kinch, British saxophonist
- Mike Moreno, guitarist and composer
- China Moses, singer
- Michael Wollny, German pianist
