 Artists who recorded his music include conductors Harold Farberman and Gianmaria Griglio, soprano Nancy Allen Lundy, pianist Scott Dunn, and percussionists William Moersch, Eliseo Rael, and William Klymus.Bazelon's music lacks any regular pulse, instead it is characterized by unpredictable syncopation, irregular groupings, unexpected triplets, and off-beat accents.His theme music for NBC News opened the show from 1962 to 1977..

Irwin Bazelon was the elder of two sons born to Roy and Jeanette Bazelon.