Top 25 Classical Works of the 1950s
From early electronic music to serialist experimentation, read about the Top 25 Classical Works of the 1950s.
From early electronic music to serialist experimentation, read about the Top 25 Classical Works of the 1950s.
From jazz to pop to early rock and roll, here are the 50 best songs of the 1950s.
The Top 10 Albums of 1954, as chosen by yours truly.
The Top 10 albums of 1953.
Perhaps the first “landmark” concert recording.
Grade: A
A semi-confident debut from a technically accomplished pianist.
Grade: A-
One of the earliest and most avant-garde records in the jazz catalogue.
Grade: A-
Only 19-years-old at the time, Wynton Kelly proves himself to be in a class all his own on this marvelous debut.
Grade: A
One of America’s genre-defining country albums.
Grade: A
Three mediocre soundtracks from an American legend.
Old-time country that even a hipster could love.
Grade: B+
Links to my reviews of the music of 1951.