One year across the standards
Recorded in 1978
42 recordings on this site were made in 1978, across 40 tunes.
January
- BluesetteMel Tormé and Buddy Rich · 1978 · New York City · Century
- I'm Getting Sentimental Over YouBill Evans Trio · 1978 · Village Vanguard, New York City · Milestone
- AnthropologyHank Jones Quintet · 1978 · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Muse
- Lady BirdTommy Flanagan & Hank Jones · 1978 · Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California · Galaxy
- Good BaitTommy Flanagan Trio · 1978 · Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA · Galaxy
- Groovin' HighTommy Flanagan Trio · 1978 · Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California · Galaxy
February
- A Child Is BornArt Farmer and Jim Hall · 1978 · Electric Lady Studios, New York City · CTI
- LizaHerbie Hancock & Chick Corea · 1978 · Concert tour, February 1978 (venues for the album include the Masonic Auditorium, San Francisco, and Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor) · Columbia
- Maiden VoyageHerbie Hancock and Chick Corea · 1978 · Concert tour dates in San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and Ann Arbor · Columbia
- Recorda MeJoe Henderson Quartet · 1978 · Joe Segal's Jazz Showcase, Chicago · Resonance
- SolarDavid Liebman Quintet · 1978 · Village Vanguard, New York City · Mosaic Select
- You and the Night and the MusicKenny Burrell Trio · 1978 · Dimensional Sound Studio, New York · Muse
- I'll Be AroundClifford Jordan · 1978 · CI Recording, New York City · Muse
- Poor ButterflyCount Basie and Oscar Peterson · 1978 · Group IV Studios · Pablo
April
- I Cried for YouZoot Sims · 1978 · New York City · Pablo
- How Long Has This Been Going On?Sarah Vaughan · 1978 · Pablo
- I've Got the World on a StringSarah Vaughan · 1978 · Group IV Studios, Los Angeles · Pablo
May
- Ruby, My DearDexter Gordon Quartet · 1978 · New York City · Columbia
- As Time Goes ByDexter Gordon Quartet · 1978 · New York City · Columbia
- The Gentle RainJoe Pass and Paulinho da Costa · 1978 · Hollywood, California · Pablo
- WaveJoe Pass and Paulinho da Costa · 1978 · Hollywood, California · Pablo
June
September
- Get HappyTommy Flanagan Trio · 1978 · New York City · Inner City
- My Shining HourTommy Flanagan Trio · 1978 · New York City · Inner City
- Blue BossaArt Pepper · 1978 · United/Western Recorders, Hollywood, California · Interplay
October
- Days of Wine and RosesBill Evans with Toots Thielemans · 1978 · New York City · Warner Bros.
- On Green Dolphin StreetHerbie Hancock · 1978 · Columbia
- Blue LouOscar Peterson Trio · 1978 · Salle Pleyel, Paris · Pablo Live
- Donna LeeOscar Peterson · 1978 · Salle Pleyel, Paris · Pablo
- Samba de OrfeuOscar Peterson, Joe Pass and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen · 1978 · Salle Pleyel, Paris · Pablo Live
- I Let a Song Go Out of My HeartAl Haig and Jamil Nasser Combo · 1978 · R.G. Jones Studios, Wimbledon, London · Spotlite
- Jitterbug WaltzOscar Peterson Trio · 1978 · Royal Festival Hall, London · Pablo Live
November
December
- Lover, Come Back to MeArt Pepper · 1978 · Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA · Galaxy
- I Can't Get StartedTommy Flanagan and Kenny Barron · 1978 · Sound Ideas Studios, New York City · Nippon Columbia
- FlamingoArchie Shepp Quartet · 1978 · Sound Ideas Studios, New York, NY · Denon
- Work SongKenny Burrell Trio · 1978 · Village Vanguard, New York City · Muse
Month not known
- Ain't Misbehavin'Milt Jackson · 1978 · Filmways/Heider Recording, Los Angeles · Pablo
- Blues in the NightMel Tormé and Buddy Rich · 1978 · Gryphon
- Jitterbug WaltzArthur Blythe · 1978 · New York · Columbia
- My Foolish HeartJohn McLaughlin · 1978 · Sound Mixer, New York City, or Devonshire Sound Studios, North Hollywood (album sessions January-February 1978) · Columbia
- Secret LoveDexter Gordon · 1978 · New York · Columbia