One year across the standards
Recorded in 1976
34 recordings on this site were made in 1976, across 31 tunes.
January
- One Note SambaElla Fitzgerald & Joe Pass · 1976 · RCA Victor's Music Center of the World, Hollywood, Los Angeles · Pablo
- Wrap Your Troubles in DreamsZoot Sims Quartet · 1976 · RCA Studios, New York · Pablo
- You Stepped Out of a DreamMcCoy Tyner · 1976 · Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA · Milestone
- Recado Bossa NovaRoy Eldridge Septet · 1976 · RCA Studios, New York City · Pablo
- SummertimeOscar Peterson & Joe Pass · 1976 · Group IV Recording Studios, Hollywood · Pablo
February
- Blue BossaPat Martino · 1976 · Blue Rock Studio, New York City · Muse
- I Remember CliffordPat Martino · 1976 · Blue Rock Studio, New York City · Muse
March
May
- A Child Is BornBill Evans · 1976 · Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California · Fantasy
- ZingaroStan Getz & João Gilberto · 1976 · Keystone Korner, San Francisco · Resonance
- SolitudeArchie Shepp Trio · 1976 · East-West Jazz Festival, Nuremberg, West Germany · Enja
June
- Cantaloupe IslandHerbie Hancock · 1976 · Wally Heider Recording, San Francisco, California · Columbia
- Born to Be BlueDexter Gordon Trio · 1976 · Copenhagen · SteepleChase
- Maiden VoyageHerbie Hancock · 1976 · Newport Jazz Festival, New York City Center, New York City · Columbia
August
September
- A Child Is BornTony Bennett and Bill Evans · 1976 · San Francisco, California · Improv
- I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)Zoot Sims with Bill Holman Orchestra · 1976 · RCA Studios, Los Angeles · Pablo
- Love for SalePhineas Newborn Jr. Trio · 1976 · Contemporary Records, Los Angeles · Contemporary
- More Than You KnowZoot Sims with Bill Holman Orchestra · 1976 · RCA Studios, Los Angeles, CA · Pablo
October
November
- Blue BossaDexter Gordon Quartet · 1976 · CI Recording Studios, New York City · SteepleChase
- Georgia on My MindDexter Gordon Quartet · 1976 · SteepleChase
December
- 'Round MidnightDexter Gordon Quintet · 1976 · Village Vanguard, New York · Columbia
- Body and SoulDexter Gordon · 1976 · Village Vanguard, New York · Columbia
- Sometimes I'm HappyThe Phineas Newborn Trio · 1976 · RCA Studios, Los Angeles · Pablo
- The Man I LoveThe Phineas Newborn Trio · 1976 · RCA Studios, Los Angeles · Pablo
Month not known
- Flying HomeTeddy Wilson · 1976 · Nice, France · Black & Blue
- Joy SpringJoe Pass · 1976 · RCA Studios, Los Angeles · Pablo
- LigiaStanley Turrentine · 1976 · Generation Sound Studios, New York City · Fantasy
- Old Devil MoonGeorge Benson & Joe Farrell · 1976 · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and A&R Studios, New York City · CTI
- Waltz for DebbyEarl Klugh · 1976 · Los Angeles area (Kendun Recorders, Burbank; Record Plant and Westlake Audio, Los Angeles) · Blue Note
- We'll Be Together AgainPat Martino · 1976 · Muse
- ZingaroJoão Gilberto · 1976 · Rosebud Studio, New York (November 1976), and Capitol Studios, Hollywood (January 1977) · Warner Bros.
- Água de BeberAl Jarreau · 1976 · Capitol Studios and Sound Labs, Hollywood, California · Reprise