♪ Genres · 23 reviewed records
Swing
23 reviewed records, 1951 to 1979
Every Swing record reviewed on Vinyl Standard: 23 albums, 1951 to 1979, by 8 artists, led by Coleman Hawkins, Count Basie, Count Basie & Joe Williams. Every record links to its review.
23Reviewed records
8Artists
1951–1979Years
8Five-star records
Most reviewed artists
Who turns up most in Swing among the records reviewed here. The number is reviewed records in this genre.
On which labels
The labels behind the Swing records reviewed here.
- Verve7
- Clef4
- Roulette3
- Columbia Records1
- Decca1
- Impulse! Records1
- Mercury1
- Norgran1
Reviewed records
By year of release as printed on the review. Red is the site’s rating out of five.
1950s
- 1951Lester Young TrioLester Young Trio · Mercury★★★★☆
- 1952The Hawk TalksColeman Hawkins · Decca★★★☆☆
- 1954Dance SessionCount Basie · Clef★★★☆☆
- 1955Basie JazzCount Basie · Clef★★★★☆
- 1955Concert by the SeaErroll Garner · Columbia Records★★★★★
- 1955Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams SingsCount Basie & Joe Williams · Clef★★★★★
- 1955Dance Session Album #2Count Basie · Clef★★★☆☆
- 1955Hamp and GetzLionel Hampton & Stan Getz · Norgran★★★★☆
- 1955The Hawk ReturnsColeman Hawkins · Savoy★★★★☆
- 1956The Greatest!!Count Basie & Joe Williams · Verve★★★★☆
- 1956The Hawk in Hi FiColeman Hawkins · RCA Victor★★★★☆
- 1956The Hawk in ParisColeman Hawkins · Vik★★★★★
- 1957April in ParisCount Basie · Verve★★★★★
- 1957Basie in LondonCount Basie · Verve★★★★☆
- 1957Count Basie at NewportCount Basie · Verve★★★★★
- 1958Basie Plays HeftiCount Basie · Roulette★★★★☆
- 1958Coleman Hawkins and His ConfrèresColeman Hawkins · Verve★★★★☆
- 1958Sing Along with BasieCount Basie with Lambert, Hendricks & Ross · Roulette★★★★☆
- 1958The Atomic Mr. BasieCount Basie · Roulette★★★★★
- 1959Encounters Ben WebsterColeman Hawkins · Verve★★★★★
1960s
- 1963Alive! At the Village GateColeman Hawkins · Verve★★★★☆
- 1963Duke Ellington Meets Coleman HawkinsColeman Hawkins · Impulse! Records★★★★★
1970s
- 1979SkolOscar Peterson · Pablo★★★★☆
The genre comes from the category line of each review, as the reviewer filed it, so a record can appear in more than one genre and this is not a definition of Swing. It lists only records reviewed here and updates when a new review goes up.