Whitney Balliett
(April 17, 1926-February 1, 2007)
The Sound Of Surprise (1959)
Part One: 1954-1956
- Pandemonium Pays Off (Norman Granz)
- Artistry In Limbo (Stan Kenton)
- The Bibulous Aunt (jazz writing)
Part Two: 1957
- Progress and Prudence (Cecil Taylor)
- The Duke At Play (Duke Ellington, Johnny Richards)
- Pastoral (Jimmy Giuffre)
- Hot (Roy Eldridge, Jimmy Rushing)
- Avaunt (Teddy Charles)
- Colossus
- Djinni (Art Tatum, George Russell, Dave Brubeck)
- Mammoth (Newport Jazz Festival 1957)
- The M.J.Q.