One year across the standards
Recorded in 1949
50 recordings on this site were made in 1949, across 45 tunes.
January
February
- All God's Chillun Got RhythmBud Powell Trio · 1949 · New York · Mercury
- CherokeeBud Powell Trio · 1949 · New York City · Mercury Jazz Scene
- September in the RainGeorge Shearing Quintet · 1949 · New York · MGM
- ConfirmationCharlie Parker Quintet · 1949 · Royal Roost, New York City (radio broadcast) · Savoy
- Good BaitTadd Dameron's Big Ten · 1949 · Royal Roost, New York City · Fresh Sound
March
- AnthropologyCharlie Parker Septet · 1949 · Royal Roost, New York City · Savoy
- For All We KnowThe King Cole Trio · 1949 · WMGM Studio, New York City · Capitol
- All of MeErroll Garner Trio · 1949 · Los Angeles, CA · Savoy
- I Can't Believe That You're in Love with MeErroll Garner Trio · 1949 · Los Angeles · Savoy
- I Only Have Eyes for YouErroll Garner Trio · 1949 · Los Angeles · Savoy
- Lush LifeNat King Cole · 1949 · WMGM Studios, New York City · Capitol
- September SongErroll Garner · 1949 · Los Angeles · Savoy
- Stompin' at the SavoyErroll Garner Trio · 1949 · Los Angeles, CA · Savoy
- UndecidedErroll Garner Trio · 1949 · Los Angeles · Savoy
April
- It's the Talk of the TownWardell Gray and the Al Haig Quintet · 1949 · New York · Seeco
- That Old Black MagicDizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra, vocal Johnny Hartman · 1949 · New York City · RCA Victor
May
- Good BaitThe Miles Davis / Tadd Dameron Quintet · 1949 · Salle Pleyel, Paris · Columbia
- Lady BirdMiles Davis / Tadd Dameron Quintet · 1949 · Salle Pleyel, Paris · Columbia
- BewitchedDoris Day with The Mellomen · 1949 · Columbia
June
July
- I Cover the WaterfrontArt Tatum · 1949 · Los Angeles, California · Capitol Jazz
- Flying HomeIllinois Jacquet · 1949 · The Ed Sullivan Show (television) · Ed Sullivan Show / UMe
- Sweet LorraineArt Tatum · 1949 · Los Angeles · Capitol
- Exactly Like YouThe Nat King Cole Trio · 1949 · Capitol
August
- On the Sunny Side of the StreetErroll Garner Trio · 1949 · New York City · Portrait
- OrnithologyBud Powell Trio · 1949 · WOR Studios, New York City · Blue Note
- There's a Small HotelColeman Hawkins · 1949 · New York City · Clef
September
- Tea for TwoThe Dave Brubeck Trio · 1949 · San Francisco, California · Coronet
- PerdidoElla Fitzgerald at JATP · 1949 · Carnegie Hall, New York City · Verve
- Basin Street BluesElla Fitzgerald with Sy Oliver · 1949 · Decca
- I Hadn't Anyone Till YouElla Fitzgerald · 1949 · New York · Decca
- I Cried for YouSarah Vaughan with Hugo Winterhalter's orchestra · 1949 · New York City · Columbia
October
November
- Sweet LorraineWardell Gray Quartet · 1949 · New York City · Prestige
- April in ParisCharlie Parker with Jimmy Carroll's orchestra · 1949 · Reeves Sound Studios, New York · Mercury
- Everything Happens to MeCharlie Parker with Strings · 1949 · Reeves Sound Studios, New York · Mercury
- I Didn't Know What Time It WasCharlie Parker with Strings · 1949 · Reeves Sound Studios, New York City · Mercury
- If I Should Lose YouCharlie Parker with Jimmy Carroll's orchestra · 1949 · Reeves Sound Studios, New York City · Mercury
- Just FriendsCharlie Parker with Strings · 1949 · Reeves Sound Studios, New York City · Mercury
- SummertimeCharlie Parker with Strings · 1949 · Reeves Sound Studios, New York · Mercury
December
- All God's Chillun Got RhythmSonny Stitt Quartet · 1949 · New York · Prestige
- Sophisticated LadyColeman Hawkins and His Rhythm · 1949 · Paris · Disques Vogue
- The Nearness of YouSarah Vaughan with Joe Lipman · 1949 · New York, NY · Columbia
Month not known
- All the Things You AreDjango Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli · 1949 · Rome · RCA Bluebird
- Blue LouDjango Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli · 1949 · Rome · Original issue not confirmed
- Blue SkiesArt Tatum · 1949 · Los Angeles · Capitol
- It's Only a Paper MoonDjango Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli · 1949 · Rome · RCA Victor
- Just FriendsSarah Vaughan · 1949 · Columbia
- Too Marvelous for WordsLester Young Quartet · 1949 · New York City · Verve