Reviews for albums released in 1953 can be found below. The album reviews are categorized by genre and alphabetical order.
Jazz
- Introducing Paul Bley (Paul Bley) A-
- Jazz at Oberlin (Dave Brubeck Quartet) A
- Blue Period (Miles Davis) A-
- Miles Davis Volume 2 (Miles Davis) A-
- The Duke Plays Ellington (Duke Ellington) A
- Jazz at Massey Hall (The Quintet) A
- New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm (Stan Kenton) A-
- Sketches on Standards (Stan Kenton) A-
- This Modern World (Stan Kenton) A
- Portraits on Standards (Stan Kenton) A-
Swing/Pop
- The Astaire Story (Fred Astaire) B+
- Nat King Cole Sings for Two in Love (Nat King Cole) A-
- An Evening with Billie Holiday (Billie Holiday) A-
- Black Coffee (Peggy Lee) A
Country
- The Hit Makers! (Les Paul & Mary Ford) A-
Classical
- Classical Check-Up
- Dmitri Shostakovich
- Karlheinz Stockhausen
- Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Music of 1953
