Reviews for albums released in 1952 can be found below. The reviews are categorized by genre and alphabetical order.
Jazz
- Satchmo Serenades (Louis Armstrong) A-
- Penthouse Serenade (Nat King Cole) B+
- Young Man with a Horn (Miles Davis) A-
- Billie Holiday Sings (Billie Holiday) A-
- Wizard of the Vibes (Milt Jackson) A
- Genius of Modern Music (Volume Two) (Thelonious Monk) A
- South of the Border (Charlie Parker) A-
- Bird and Diz (Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie) A
- The Amazing Bud Powell (Bud Powell) A
Pop
- Unforgettable (Nat King Cole) B+
- Johnnie Ray (Johnnie Ray) A
Country/Folk
- Singing the Traditional Songs of Her Kentucky Mountain Family (Jean Ritchie) A-
- Moanin’ the Blues (Hank Williams) A
Classical
- Classical Check-Up
- Luciano Berio
- John Cage
- Henry Cowell
- Alberto Ginastera
- Gail Kubik
- Luigi Nono
- Sergei Prokofiev
- Karlheinz Stockhausen
Foreign
- Legend of the Sun Virgin (Yma Sumac) B+