The Music of 1951

Reviews for albums released in 1951 can be found below. The reviews are categorized by genre and alphabetical order.

• Top 10 Albums of 1951

Jazz

• Satchmo at Pasadena (Louis Armstrong) A
• The New Sounds (Miles Davis) A-
• Masterpieces by Ellington (Duke Ellington) A
• Piano Interpretations (Wynton Kelly) A
• City of Glass (Stan Kenton) A
• Genius of Modern Music (Volume One) (Thelonious Monk) A+
• Mary Lou Williams (Mary Lou Williams) A
• Lester Young Trio (Lester Young) A-

Pop

• Ritual of the Savage (Les Baxter) A-
• Lullaby of Broadway (Doris Day) B
• On Moonlight Bay (Doris Day) B
• I’ll See You In My Dreams (Doris Day) B+

Folk/Country

• Songs of Jimmie Rodgers (Lefty Frizzell) A
• Nursery Days (Woody Guthrie) B+
• Les Paul’s New Sound, Vol. 2 (Les Paul and Mary Ford) A
• The Unquiet Grave (Andrew Rowan Summers) B+
• Hank Williams Sings (Hank Williams) A

Classical

• Classical Check-Up
  • Pierre Boulez
  • Benjamin Britten
  • Elliott Carter
  • Henri Dutilleux
  • Igor Stravinsky

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