No hay cosa que guste más a los músicos de jazz que hacer referencia a su propio nombre para titular temas o discos. Sin sacar conclusiones socio-emocionales de ningún tipo, solo exponiendo la curiosa necesidad de mostrarse objeto y sujeto del acto creativo de estos artistas, he elaborado una lista con 50 ejemplos, entre temas y discos de autoría propia (se excluyen por lo tanto álbumes recopilatorios y otros tributos ajenos…). Seguramente hay casos discutibles y otros que no están. Se aceptan sugerencias.
- Chick’s Tune – by Chick Corea
- Milestones – by Miles Davis
- Miles Smiles – by Miles Davis
- Miles Ahead – by Miles Davis
- Monk’s Dream – by Thelonius Monk
- Monk – by Thelonius Monk
- Monk’s Blues – by Thelonius Monk
- Blue Monk – by Thelonius Monk
- Monk´s Mood – by Thelonious Monk
- Thelonius – by Thelonius Monk
- Blue Trane – by John Coltrane
- Soultrane – by John Coltrane
- Gary’s Waltz – by Gary McFarland
- Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus – by Charles Mingus
- Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus – by Charles Mingus
- Mingus Fingers – by Charles Mingus
- Saxophone Colossus – by Sonny Rollins
- Sonny Side Up – by Sonny Rollins
- The Sound of Sonny – by Sonny Rollins
- Bag’s Groove – by Milt Jackson “Bags”
- Blue Silver – by Blue Mitchell
- Silver’s Blue – by Horace Silver
- Quicksilver – by Horace Silver
- Six Pieces of Silver – by Horace Silver
- Silver’s Serenade – by Horace Silver
- Hamp’s Boogie Woogie – by Lionel Hampton
- Subconciouslee – by Lee Konitz
- Ice Cream Konitz – by Lee Konitz
- Sound Lee – by Lee Konitz
- Lennie´s Pennies – by Lennie Tristano
- Lennie-Bird – by Lennie Tristano
- Chet´s Choice – by Chet Baker
- Blues for myself – by Tete Montoliu
- Tête à Tete - by Tete Montoliu
- Marshmallow – by Warne Marsh
- Omix Rabet – by Ximo Tebar
- Land’s End – by Harold Land
- Bouncing with Bud – by Bud Powell
- Bud’s Bubble – by Bud Powell
- Parker’s Mood – by Charlie Parker
- Chasin’ The Bird – by Charlie Parker “Bird”
- Blue Bird – by Parker “Bird”
- The Bird – by Charlie Parker “Bird”
- Sweet Clifford – by Clifford Brown
- West Coast Blues – by Wes Montgomery
- Mel’s Spell – by Melvin Rhyne
- Bernies Tune – by Bernie Miller
- Cedar’s Blues – by Cedar Walton
- Dr. Jackle – by Jackie McLean
- Dizzy Atmosphere – by Dizzie Gillespie
Me gustó el de omix rabet, me costo un poco pillarlo. Y el de mingus se pasó de egocentrico.