Pacific Jazz
Total Releases:
374
Key Styles:
Cool Jazz,
Soul-Jazz,
Bop,
Hard Bop,
Big Band
Top 10 Pacific Jazz Albums
Grand Encounter: 2° East - 3° West
John Lewis (2), Percy Heath, Bill Perkins, Chico Hamilton, Jim Hall
1956
Bop
Big Swing Face
Buddy Rich Big Band
1967
Big Band
Jazz Immortal
Clifford Brown, Zoot Sims
1960
Paris Concert
Gerry Mulligan Quartet
1955
Hard Bop
Katanga!
Curtis Amy, Dupree Bolton
1963
Hard Bop
Gerry Mulligan Quartet
Gerry Mulligan Quartet
1952
Bop
Chet Baker & Crew
Chet Baker & Crew
1956
Pacific Jazz Albums by Style
Cool Jazz
Gerry Mulligan Quartet
Gerry Mulligan Quartet
1952
Grand Encounter: 2° East - 3° West
John Lewis
1956
Jazz Guitar
Jim Hall Trio
1957
Soul-Jazz
Save The Country
George Duke
1970
Revolution
Wilbert Longmire
1969
New Bottle Old Wine
Gil Evans And His Orchestra
1958
Freedom Sound
The Crusaders
1961
Bop
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Artists
| Musician | Instrument | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Chet Baker | Trumpet | 38 |
| Carson Smith | Bass | 35 |
| Russ Freeman | Piano | 32 |
| Bud Shank | Alto Saxophone | 31 |
| Les McCann | Piano | 27 |
| Leroy Vinnegar | Bass | 26 |
| Chico Hamilton | Drums | 23 |
| Ron Jefferson | Drums | 23 |
| Shelly Manne | Drums | 23 |
| Gerry Mulligan | Baritone Saxophone | 21 |
Personnel
| Person | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Bock | Producer | 153 |
| Woody Woodward | Art Direction | 28 |
| John William Hardy | Liner Notes | 23 |
| William Claxton | Photography By | 15 |
| Gabor Halmos | Design | 14 |
| Lanky Linstrot | Engineer | 9 |
| Leonard Feather | Liner Notes | 8 |
| William Claxton | Photography By, Design | 8 |
| Woody Woodward | Design, Photography By | 7 |
| William Claxton | Design [Cover] | 7 |
Genres & Styles
| Genre | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Jazz | 427 | 78.1% |
| Funk / Soul | 17 | 3.1% |
| Latin | 12 | 2.2% |
| Blues | 7 | 1.3% |
| Stage & Screen | 6 | 1.1% |
| Pop | 5 | 0.9% |
| Rock | 2 | 0.4% |
| Style | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Cool Jazz | 123 | 22.5% |
| Soul-Jazz | 74 | 13.5% |
| Bop | 56 | 10.2% |
| Hard Bop | 37 | 6.8% |
| Big Band | 33 | 6% |
| Swing | 16 | 2.9% |
| Post Bop | 16 | 2.9% |
| Jazz-Funk | 14 | 2.6% |
| Bossa Nova | 12 | 2.2% |
| Vocal | 11 | 2% |
Releases Timeline
Pacific Jazz Discography
Total: 356 releases
| Artist | Album | Style | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Haig Trio | The Moon Was Yellow / Yardbird Suite | Bop | 1954 |
| Annie Ross, Gerry Mulligan Quartet | Sings A Song With Mulligan! | Vocal | 1959 |
| Annie Ross, The Buddy Bregman Orchestra | Gypsy | Vocal | 1959 |
| Annie Ross, Zoot Sims | A Gasser! | Vocal | 1959 |
| Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | Ritual | Hard Bop | 1957 |
| Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Elmo Hope Quintet, Harold Land | Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers / The Elmo Hope Quintet Featuring Harold Land | Bop | 1962 |
| Art Pepper | The Return Of Art Pepper | Cool Jazz | 1957 |
| Art Pepper | Art Pepper Plays Shorty Rogers & Others | Cool Jazz | 1978 |
| Art Pepper Quartet | The Art Of Pepper | Cool Jazz | 1957 |
| Bengt Hallberg | Bengt Hallberg Ensemble Featuring Lars Gullin | 1954 | |
| Bill Perkins Octet | On Stage | Cool Jazz | 1956 |
| Bill Perkins, Art Pepper, Richie Kamuca | Just Friends | 1957 | |
| Bill Perkins, John Lewis (2), Chico Hamilton, Jim Hall, Percy Heath | Love Me Or Leave Me / I Can't Get Started | Bop | 1955 |
| Bill Perkins, Richie Kamuca, Pete Jolly, Stan Levey, Red Mitchell | Tenors Head-On | Cool Jazz | 1957 |
| Billy Larkin And The Delegates | Pigmy | Soul-Jazz | 1965 |
| Bob Brookmeyer Quintet | Traditionalism Revisited | Cool Jazz | 1957 |
| Bob Brookmeyer, Jim Hall, Jimmy Raney, Osie Johnson, Bill Crow | The Street Swingers | Bop | 1958 |
| Bob Gordon (2), Bob Gordon Quintet | Meet Mr. Gordon | 1954 | |
| Bob Gordon (2), The Jack Montrose Quintet | What A Difference A Day Makes / Two Can Play | 1955 | |
| Bob Gordon Quintet | Meet Mr. Gordon | Cool Jazz | 1954 |