One year across the standards
Recorded in 1974
53 recordings on this site were made in 1974, across 50 tunes.
January
- I'm in the Mood for LoveElla Fitzgerald · 1974 · MGM Studios, Los Angeles · Pablo
- But BeautifulBill Evans Trio · 1974 · Village Vanguard, New York · Fantasy
- Willow Weep for MePhil Woods · 1974 · New York · Muse
- C Jam BluesCharles Mingus · 1974 · Carnegie Hall, New York City · Atlantic
February
- AireginHubert Laws · 1974 · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · CTI
- If You Could See Me NowTommy Flanagan · 1974 · Zurich, Switzerland · Storyville
- Inútil PaisagemElis Regina and Antonio Carlos Jobim · 1974 · MGM Studios, Los Angeles (album sessions February 22 to March 9, 1974) · Philips
- TristeElis Regina & Antonio Carlos Jobim · 1974 · MGM Studios, Los Angeles · Philips
- My Shining HourKenny Drew and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen · 1974 · Rosenberg Studio, Copenhagen · SteepleChase
March
April
- Honeysuckle RoseZoot Sims, Bucky Pizzarelli, Milt Hinton and Buddy Rich · 1974 · New York · Groove Merchant
- Memories of YouZoot Sims & Bucky Pizzarelli · 1974 · New York City · Groove Merchant
- Donna LeeArt Pepper and Warne Marsh · 1974 · Donte's · Omnivore
May
- A FelicidadeKenny Drew Trio · 1974 · Rosenberg Studio, Copenhagen, Denmark · SteepleChase
- Love LettersKenny Drew Trio · 1974 · Rosenberg Studio, Copenhagen · SteepleChase
- In Your Own Sweet WayKenny Drew Trio · 1974 · Rosenberg Studio, Copenhagen · SteepleChase
- Old FolksDexter Gordon · 1974 · Rosenberg Studio, Copenhagen · SteepleChase
- Donna LeeAnthony Braxton · 1974 · Rosenberg Studio, Copenhagen · SteepleChase
- Half NelsonAnthony Braxton · 1974 · Rosenberg Studio, Copenhagen, Denmark · SteepleChase
June
- I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)Kenny Burrell · 1974 · Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA · Fantasy
- I Let a Song Go Out of My HeartJoe Pass · 1974 · Los Angeles · Pablo
- SolitudeJoe Pass · 1974 · Los Angeles · Pablo
- Sophisticated LadyJoe Pass · 1974 · Los Angeles · Pablo
July
- Cantaloupe IslandHerbie Hancock · 1974 · Tokyo Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan, Shinjuku, Tokyo · CBS/Sony
- Dolphin DanceHerbie Hancock · 1974 · Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan, Tokyo · CBS/Sony
- Maiden VoyageHerbie Hancock · 1974 · Kosei Nenkin Kaikan, Shinjuku, Tokyo · CBS/Sony
- Easy to LoveLee Konitz and Red Mitchell · 1974 · Rosenberg Studio, Copenhagen · SteepleChase
- I Concentrate on YouLee Konitz & Red Mitchell · 1974 · Rosenberg Studio, Copenhagen · SteepleChase
August
- After You've GoneRay Brown Sextet with Herb Ellis · 1974 · Concord Boulevard Park, Concord, CA · Concord Jazz
- Blue in GreenBill Evans Trio · 1974 · Camp Fortune, near Ottawa, Canada · Milestone
- So WhatBill Evans Trio · 1974 · Camp Fortune, Gatineau, Quebec (near Ottawa), Canada · Milestone
September
- I'm Old FashionedPaul Desmond Quartet · 1974 · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · CTI
- Mean to MePaul Desmond · 1974 · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ · CTI
- WavePaul Desmond Quartet · 1974 · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · CBS Associated
- In a Sentimental MoodMcCoy Tyner · 1974 · Keystone Korner, San Francisco · Milestone
October
- All the Things You AreDave Brubeck with Lee Konitz and Anthony Braxton · 1974 · CI Recording, New York · Atlantic
- Don't Get Around Much AnymoreDave Brubeck and Lee Konitz · 1974 · CI Recording, New York City · Atlantic
- ImpressionsPat Martino · 1974 · Generation Sound Studio, New York City · Muse
- InvitationAndrew Hill · 1974 · Minot Sound Studios, White Plains, NY · SteepleChase
November
- All the Things You AreBill Evans and Eddie Gomez · 1974 · Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California · Fantasy
- Con AlmaOscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie · 1974 · Advision Studios, London, England · Pablo
- InvitationBill Evans and Eddie Gomez · 1974 · Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA · Fantasy
- NardisRichard Beirach, Frank Tusa and Jeff Williams · 1974 · Generation Sound (city not given in the source read) · ECM
- My Funny ValentineGerry Mulligan and Chet Baker · 1974 · Carnegie Hall, New York City · CTI
- There Will Never Be Another YouGerry Mulligan and Chet Baker · 1974 · Carnegie Hall, New York City · CTI
- DjangoThe Modern Jazz Quartet · 1974 · Avery Fisher Hall, New York City · Atlantic
December
- A Time for LoveThe Joe Pass Trio · 1974 · Donte's, Los Angeles · Pablo Live
- I'm Getting Sentimental Over YouOscar Peterson, Joe Pass and Ray Brown · 1974 · MGM Studios, Los Angeles · Pablo
Month not known
- Autumn LeavesChet Baker · 1974 · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ · CTI
- LigiaChico Buarque · 1974 · Phonogram Studios, Rio de Janeiro · Philips
- Lover ManBill Evans Trio with Stan Getz · 1974 · Europe
- TangerineChet Baker · 1974 · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ · CTI
- ZingaroElis Regina & Antônio Carlos Jobim · 1974 · MGM Studios, Los Angeles (sessions February 22 to March 9, 1974) · Philips