546 Jazz The Eighties in America
Selected 1980’s Jazz AlbumsYear Title Artist
1980 Ella Abraca Jobim Ella Fitzgerald
Give Me the Night George Benson
Kansas City Shout Count Basie
Winelight Grover Washington, Jr.
Walk on the Water Gerry Mulligan
As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls Pat Metheny
1981 Mecca for Moderns The Manhattan Transfer
Warm Breeze Count Basie
Breakin’ Away Al Jarreau
Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett,
McCoy TynerChick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Keith
Jarrett, McCoy Tyner
Offramp Pat Metheny
We Want Miles Miles Davis
1982 Travels Pat Metheny
Gershwin Live! Sarah Vaughan
An Evening with George Shearing and Mel Tormé Mel Tormé and George Shearing
The Best Is Yet to Come Ella Fitzgerald
All in Good Time Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass
Looking Out McCoy Tyner
1983 Jarreau Al Jarreau
Bop Doo-Wop; Bodies and Souls The Manhattan Transfer
88 Basie Street Count Basie
Top Drawer Mel Tormé
Think of One Wynton Marsalis
Nothin’ but the Blues Joe Williams
Cleo Laine at Carnegie: The Tenth Anniversary Concert Cleo Laine
The Cotton Club: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Bob Wilber and John Barry
Cityscape Michael Brecker
1984 The Voice Bobby McFerrin
First Circle Pat Metheny Group
Hot House Flowers Wynton Marsalis
New York Scene Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Straight to the Heart David Sanborn
1985 You’re Under Arrest Miles Davis
Live from the Village Vanguard Phil Woods Quartet
Vocalese The Manhattan Transfer
Black Codes from the Underground;J Mood Wynton Marsalis
Round Midnight; The Other Side of “Round Midnight” Dexter Gordon
Water from an Ancient Well Abdullah Ibrahim