One year across the standards
Recorded in 1951
35 recordings on this site were made in 1951, across 33 tunes.
January
- How High the MoonLes Paul and Mary Ford · 1951 · Les Paul and Mary Ford's apartment studio, Jackson Heights, Queens, New York · Capitol
- OrnithologyLes Paul and Mary Ford · 1951 · Les Paul and Mary Ford's apartment studio, Jackson Heights, Queens, New York · Capitol
- FlamingoEarl Bostic · 1951 · King
- September in the RainLester Young Quartet · 1951 · New York City · Norgran
- The Nearness of YouOscar Peterson · 1951 · New York, NY · Clef
- LizaSonny Stitt Quartet · 1951 · New York City · Prestige
February
- Just One of Those ThingsBud Powell · 1951 · New York, NY · Mercury
- Half NelsonMiles Davis Sextet · 1951 · Birdland, New York City · Blue Note
March
- YesterdaysLee Konitz Sextet featuring Miles Davis · 1951 · New York City · Prestige
- I Only Have Eyes for YouStan Getz and the Swedish All Stars · 1951 · Stockholm, Sweden · Metronome
- I'm a Fool to Want YouFrank Sinatra · 1951 · New York (studio not stated in the sources) · Columbia
- AnthropologyDizzy Gillespie - Charlie Parker Quintet · 1951 · Birdland, New York City · Columbia
May
- A Night in TunisiaBud Powell Trio · 1951 · WOR Studios, New York City · Blue Note
- It Could Happen to YouBud Powell · 1951 · WOR Studios, New York City · Blue Note
June
July
- Straight, No ChaserThelonious Monk Quintet · 1951 · WOR Studios, New York City · Blue Note
- Blue MoonWynton Kelly · 1951 · WOR Studios, New York City · Blue Note
- Born to Be BlueWynton Kelly Trio · 1951 · WOR Studios, New York City · Blue Note
- I've Found a New BabyWynton Kelly Trio · 1951 · WOR Studios, New York · Blue Note
August
- Somebody Loves MeThe Dave Brubeck Quartet · 1951 · San Francisco · Fantasy
- Moonlight in VermontWynton Kelly Trio · 1951 · WOR Studios, New York · Blue Note
- Blues for AliceCharlie Parker Quintet · 1951 · RCA Victor's 24th Street Studios, New York · Clef
- East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)Zoot Sims Quartet · 1951 · New York City · Prestige
- The Song Is YouStan Getz Quintet · 1951 · New York City · Roost
- Between the Devil and the Deep Blue SeaMilt Jackson Quartet · 1951 · New York · Dee Gee
September
October
- It's Only a Paper MoonMiles Davis · 1951 · Apex Studios, New York · Prestige
- Time on My HandsDizzy Gillespie Sextet · 1951 · New York · Savoy
November
- UndecidedGene Ammons Septet · 1951 · New York · Prestige
- Love for SaleOscar Peterson Trio · 1951 · Los Angeles · Mercury
- When It's Sleepy Time Down SouthLouis Armstrong with Gordon Jenkins · 1951 · Decca