Colin's Review

Kansas City Suite – Count Basie

On “Kansas City Suite,” the Count Basie Orchestra plays the music of famous saxophonist Benny Carter.

“No Cover, No Minimum” finds the irresistibly suave Billy Ecstine delivering a woozy set of nightclub ballads.

From Bing Crosby to Benny Goodman, Robert Johnson to Ray Noble, these are the Colin’s Review picks for the 50 Best Songs of the 1930s.

The popularization of radio and the onset of the Great Depression led to a new era in popular music. Read about the Greatest Albums of the 1930s.

From cyberpunk to Skynet to science fiction spoofs, click here to revisit the Top 10 Sci-fi Films of the ’90s.

Read about the 10 best songs from the quintessential progressive rock band of the 1970s.

From blues to folk to early jazz, here are the 50 best songs of the 1920s.

“Portrait in Jazz” is the first studio album released by the famous Bill Evans Trio consisting of Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian.

“The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery” forever changed the way that the electric guitar is played.

“Mel Tormé” Swings Shubert Alley” is the singer’s finest album, a jazzy collection of Broadway tunes that still holds up today.

Released at the tail end of his legendary Capitol years, “Nice ‘n’ Easy” is the last great Frank Sinatra album.

Although “His Hand in Mine” isn’t one of Elvis Presley’s best albums, it is most certainly Elvis Presley’s best Gospel album.