John S. Wilson (born January 6, 1913, Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA - died August 27, 2002, Princeton, New Jersey, USA) was an American music critic and jazz radio host.
APPEARANCES +
Charles Mingus
Mingus At Monterey
2025
Liza Minnelli
Live In New York 1979
2022, 3x CD, 
,
, Vocal
Tommy Shepard - Richard Wess
Shepard's Flock / Music She Digs The Most...
2018, CD, Comp, RM, Fresh Sound Records, 
,
, Big Band/Swing
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Sings Broadway + Ella Swings Gently With Nelson
2018
Lennie Niehaus
Complete Fifties Recordings
2016, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Phono (4), 
,
, Cool Jazz
Joe Newman Sextet Featuring Frank Wess
The Happy Cats Plus "Joe Newman Plays In Paris"
2016, CD, Comp + CD, Album, RE, Fresh Sound Records
The Gary McFarland Orchestra, Bill Evans
The Gary McFarland Orchestra Special Guest Soloist: Bill Evans
2016
Joe Williams & Harry "Sweets" Edison*
Complete Small-Group Sessions
2015, 2xCD, Comp, RE, American Jazz Classics,
Red Norvo Featuring Helen Humes
Four Classic Albums
2014, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Avid Jazz, Avid Entertainment, ,
, Big Band/Cool Jazz
The Oscar Peterson Trio
The Trio - Live From Chicago
2014
Helen Humes
'Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do + Songs I Like To Sing!
2012, CD, Comp, Essential Jazz Classics, ,
, Vocal/Cool Jazz
Coleman Hawkins
The 1959-1960 Studio Quartets
2011, CD, Comp, Essential Jazz Classics
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Original Album Classics
2010, ,
, Bop/Hard Bop/Cool Jazz
Jack Teagarden
Chicago And All That Jazz! + The Dixie Sound Of Jack Teagarden
2009
Al Cohn / Zoot Sims
Complete Original Quintet / Sextet Studio Recordings
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Lone Hill Jazz
Maynard Ferguson And His Birdland Dream Band
Maynard Ferguson And His Birdland Dream Band
2007, CD, Comp, Fresh Sound Records, ,
, Big Band
Phil Woods And Gene Quill
Complete Quintet And Sextet Sessions 1956-1957
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Fresh Sound Records, ,
, Bop/Hard Bop
Johnny Richards
Mosaic Select
2005, Box, Comp, Mono, Ltd, Num + 3xCD, Mosaic Records (2)
Scott Hamilton
From The Beginning
2002
Ron Carter, Jim Hall
Telepathy. Live At Village West / Telephone
2001, ,
, Bop/Cool Jazz
Shorty Rogers And His Giants
Martians Come Back / Way Up There
1999, CD, Comp, Collectables, ,
, Big Band
Coleman Hawkins With Manny Albam And His Orchestra
The Hawk In Paris
1999
Birdland Dream Band
Volume 1
1998, CD, Album, Hig, RCA Victor
Dinah Washington with Quincy Jones And His Orchestra
The Swingin' Miss "D"
1998
Miles Davis Featuring Hank Mobley, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers (3), Jimmy Cobb With Gil Evans And His 21 Piece Orchestra*
Miles Davis At Carnegie Hall (The Complete Concert)
1998
Joe Newman And His Orchestra
Salute To Satch
1998
Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh
The Complete Atlantic Recordings Of Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh
1997, 6x CD, Box Set, ,
, Bop/Cool Jazz
Tony Pastor And His Orchestra
1941-1945
1995, CD, Album, RE, Circle
Carrie Smith
Fine & Mellow - Sings Billie Holiday And Hoagy Carmichael
1994
Frankie Carle And His Orchestra
1944 - 1949
1993, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Circle
The Warren Vaché Trio
Midtown Jazz
1992
George Van Eps & Howard Alden
Hand-Crafted Swing
1992
Various Featuring Milt Hinton, Hank Jones, Zoot Sims, Oscar Pettiford, Al Cohn
The Modern Art Of Jazz
1991, CD, Comp, Biograph
The Frank Wess Orchestra
Entre Nous
1991
The Newport Jazz Festival All-Stars, George Wein, Ricky Ford, Scott Hamilton, Oliver Jackson, Eddie Jones, Gray Sargent, Norris Turney, Warren Vaché
"Bern Concert '89"
1990, CD, ,
, Swing/Vocal
The Howard Alden Trio
The Howard Alden Trio Plus Special Guests Ken Peplowski & Warren Vaché
1989, ,
, Swing/Bop/Gypsy Jazz
Louie Bellson & His Jazz Orchestra*
East Side Suite
1989
Jack van Poll, Red Mitchell, Ed Thigpen
Cats Groove
1988, CD, Album, September (3)
Warne Marsh Groups*
Noteworthy
1988, CD, Album, Discovery Records
The Newport Jazz Festival All-Stars
European Tour
1988, ,
, Swing
The Howard Alden / Dan Barrett Quintet
Swing Street
1988
Toots Thielemans
Only Trust Your Heart
1988
Bobby Sherwood And His Orchestra
More 1944 - 1946
1988
Irving Berlin - Dick Hyman
Face The Music (A Century Of Irving Berlin)
1988
Tony Pastor And His Orchestra
1942-1947
1987, LP, Comp, Mono, Circle, ,
, Big Band
George Shearing
More Grand Piano
1987, CD,
Pete Compo Jazz Violin Quartet
Live At The West End Cafe New York City
1987
Andy Stein And Friends
Goin' Places
1987
Monty Alexander
To Nat, With Love
1987, Vinyl,
Diane Schuur & The Count Basie Orchestra*
Diane Schuur And The Count Basie Orchestra
1987, CD, ,
, Big Band/Contemporary Jazz
Kustbandet
Cotton Club Stomp
1986, LP, Kenneth Records (2)
Various
The Great Band Era (1936-1945)
1986, 5xLP, Comp + Box, Reader's Digest
William Roy
When I Sing Alone
1986
Roy Eldridge
The Nifty Cat
1986
Michael Abene
You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby (Solo Piano)
1985, LP, Album, Stash Records, Stash Records, Stash Records
Ron Carter And Jim Hall*
Telephone
1985
Clyde McCoy And His Orchestra
Sugar Blues 1951
1985, Vinyl,
George Williams And His Orchestra
Rhythm Was His Business (A Salute To Jimmie Lunceford)
1985, Vinyl, ,
, Big Band/Cool Jazz/Swing
Ruby Braff And Scott Hamilton
A First
1985
Richard Carr, Bucky Pizzarelli, John Pizzarelli Jr.*
Afternoon In New York
1984, LP, Album, Audiophile (2)
Woody Herman
Big Bands: Woody Herman
1984
Carmen McRae
You're Lookin' At Me = ナット・キング・コール集
1984
The Scott Hamilton Quintet
In Concert
1984, Vinyl, ,
, Swing
Gene Krupa
Gene Krupa
1984, ,
, Swing/Big Band
Various
The Swing Era 1942 - 1944
1983, 3x Vinyl, Box Set, 
,
, Big Band/Swing
Various
The Greatest Recordings Of The Big Band Era
1982, 2xLP, Comp, Mono + Box, The Franklin Mint Record Society
Anita O'Day
Live At The City: The Second Set
1982, LP, Emily Records
Various
The Swing Era 1937-1938
1982, ,
, Big Band/Swing
Various
The Swing Era 1936-1937
1982
Ellis Larkins
Ellis Larkins
1981, LP, Album, DGTL Records (2)
Scott Hamilton And Buddy Tate
Scott's Buddy
1981
Various
The Greatest Recordings Of The Big Band Era
1981
The Widespread Depression Orchestra
Time To Jump And Shout
1981, ,
, Swing
Warren Vaché
Iridescence
1981, Vinyl, ,
, Swing
Duke Ellington
Giants Of Jazz - Duke Ellington
1980, 
,
, Big Band/Swing
Phil Woods And Gene Quill
Phil And Quill
1980, 
,
, Bop
Red Norvo
Giants Of Jazz: Red Norvo
1980, 3x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
, Swing/Big Band
Various
The Greatest Recordings Of The Big Band Era
1980, ,
, Big Band
Jack Teagarden
Giants Of Jazz - Jack Teagarden
1979, 3x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
, Big Band/Swing
Scott Hamilton, Buddy Tate
Back To Back
1979
Billie Holiday
Giants Of Jazz: Billie Holiday
1979, 3x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
, Big Band/Ballad/Vocal
Cozy Cole, Buddy Tate, Wallace Davenport, Vic Dickenson
French Festival - Nice, France 1974
1979
Scott Hamilton
Scott Hamilton, 2
1978
Herb Ellis • Remo Palmier*
Windflower
1978, Vinyl, ,
, Bossanova/Cool Jazz/Swing/Latin Jazz
Maxine Sullivan
We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye
1978,
Paul Smith
Heavy Jazz - Vol. 2
1977
Various
Critics Choice By The Carras Jaz Lecturers
1976, LP, Album, Comp, Not On Label
The Seventh Century
Trinity - The Joffrey Ballet
1976
Rhoda Scott Orchestra Under The Direction Of Thad Jones Special Guest Mel Lewis
Rhoda Scott In New York
1976, Vinyl, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Hard Bop
Ruby Braff / George Barnes Quartet
Braff/Barnes Quartet Salutes Rodgers And Hart
1975
David Bromberg Band
Midnight On The Water
1975
Barbara Cook
Barbara Cook At Carnegie Hall
1975,
Phil Ochs
Gunfight At Carnegie Hall
1974
Annette Warren
Melancholy Me
1972, LP, Album, Outstanding Records (2), Outstanding Records (2)
Various
Sweet With A Beat
1972, 6xLP, Comp + Box, Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest, ,
, Easy Listening/Holiday/Hawaiian
Al Grey Et Wild Bill Davis
Al Grey Et Wild Bill Davis
1972
George Barnes & Bucky Pizzarelli
Guitars Pure And Honest
1971
Various
Happiness Is ... Up, Up And Away With The Happy Hits Of Today
1970, ,
, Easy Listening/Light Music/Big Band
Various
Big Bands' Greatest Hits
1970
Tommy Dorsey
The Incomparable Tommy Dorsey Sentimental Gentleman Of Swing
1970, 4x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
, Big Band/Swing
Various
Hear Them Again
1969
Artie Shaw
Swing With Artie Shaw: His Clarinet, His Orchestra And The Gramercy Five: 48 Of His Original Recordings
1969, 4x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
, Swing/Big Band
Glenn Miller
The Unforgettable Glenn Miller, 70 Of His Greatest Original Recordings
1968
Bill Walker*
Impressions In Color
1967, LP, Album, Ltd, Bergstrom Paper
Arlo Guthrie
Alice's Restaurant
1967
Various
In The Groove (The Masters Of Swing Play Their Greatest Music)
1967
Dave Brubeck
Time In
1966, Vinyl Santa Maria Press, ,
, Hard Bop/Cool Jazz
Various
Rare Blues Of The Twenties Vol. 5 1927-1930
1966
Bill Shelburne
Your Order, Please
1965, LP, Album, Mono, Sir Records (7)
Trini Lopez
Slow...
1965
Various
Rare Bands Of The Twenties
1965
Various
The Swing Years
1965, ,
, Swing/Big Band
Various
The Great Band Era (1936-1945)
1964, ,
, Calypso/Big Band/Swing
Trini Lopez
Live At Basin St. East
1964
Various
Magical World Of Melody
1963
Wilbur De Paris And His New New Orleans Jazz
Marchin' And Swingin'
1962, LP, Album, Mono, RM, RP, Atlantic
Miles Davis
Miles Davis At Carnegie Hall
1962
Lee Konitz
Inside Hi-Fi
1960, LP, Album, Mono, Atlantic
The Modern Jazz Quartet
Third Stream Music
1960, ,
, Cool Jazz
Various
Hits Of The '20s
1960, 
,
, Swing/Vocal/Big Band
Fats Waller
The Real Fats Waller
1959
Artie Shaw
The Great Artie Shaw
1959, Vinyl Indianapolis Pressing, ,
, Big Band
Dinah Shore
Bouquet Of Blues
1958, 7", EP, Mono, RCA Italiana, RCA Italiana
Benny Goodman Y Su Orquesta*
Selecciones De La Historia De Benny Goodman
1958, 7", EP, RCA
Harry Belafonte
The Best Of Belafonte
1958, 7", EP, RP, RCA-RCX-103
Sarah Vaughan
Great Songs From Hit Shows, Vol. 1
1958
Morton Gould
Temptation
1958
Sarah Vaughan
Great Songs From Hit Shows, Vol. 2
1958,
Birdland Dream Band
Somebody Wants Me Down There
1957, 7", EP, Mono, RCA Italiana
Various
Modern Jazz Gallery Vol. 2
1957, LP, Album, Mono, London Records
Bourbon Street All-Star Dixielanders
Jam Session On Bourbon Street (Dixieland Festival–Volume 3)
1957, 7", EP, Mono, RCA Italiana, RCA
George Girard
Dixieland Festival Volume 2 - Stompin' At The Famous Door
1957, 7", EP, Mono, RCA Italiana, RCA, RCA Italiana
Birdland Dream Band
Birdland Dream Band
1957, LP, Album, Mono, Vik,
Tommy Shepard And His Orchestra
Shepard's Flock
1957
Morton Gould
Temptation
1957
Larry Clinton And His Orchestra With Helen Ward
Larry Clinton In Hi Fi
1957
Andy Kirk And His Orchestra
A Mellow Bit Of Rhythm
1957
Maynard Ferguson
Birdland Dream Band Volume 2
1957, Vinyl, ,
, Big Band
Harry Belafonte
The Best Of Belafonte
1957
Various
Modern Jazz Gallery
1957
The Jazz Messengers*
A Midnight Session With The Jazz Messengers
1957
Dick Marx, Johnny Frigo*
Piano Solos With Bass Accompaniment
1957
Joe Newman Sextet
The Happy Cats
1957,
Harry Belafonte
An Evening With Belafonte - 2
1957
Lee Konitz
Inside Hi-Fi
1957, ,
, Cool Jazz
Eddie Heywood
Canadian Sunset
1957
Gene Bianco And His Group
Stringin' The Standards
1957,
Birdland Dream Band
Birdland Dream Band
1957, Vinyl,
Harry Belafonte
An Evening With Belafonte
1957
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra
Charlie's Choice
1957
Bourbon Street All-Star Dixielanders
Jam Session On Bourbon Street (Dixieland Festival–Volume 3)
1957
Teddy Charles
Vibe-Rant
1957, Vinyl,
The Manhattan Jazz Septette
The Manhattan Jazz Septette
1957
Skitch Henderson And His Orchestra*
Sketches By Skitch
1957
Harry Belafonte
An Evening With Belafonte - 1
1957
Al Cohn-Zoot Sims Sextet
From A To Z
1957
Red Norvo
Music To Listen To Red Norvo By
1957
Sarah Vaughan With Hal Mooney And His Orchestra
Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin
1957
Hal McKusick
The Jazz Workshop
1957, Vinyl, ,
, Bop/Cool Jazz
Mat Mathews
4 French Horns Plus Rhythm
1957, Vinyl,
Salon Orchestra, Terig Tucci
Dinner In Buenos Aires
1957
The Key Men With Larry Sonn And His Orchestra*
The Vocal Sounds Of The Key Men
1957, Vinyl, ,
, Vocal
Sarah Vaughan
Great Songs From Hit Shows
1957, ,
, Vocal
Marty Gold And His Orchestra
Sticks And Strings In Hi-Fi
1956, LP, Album, Mono, Vik
Richard Maltby
Hue-Fi Brass By Maltby
1956, 7", EP, Vik, ,
, Big Band
George Girard
Stompin' At The Famous Door
1956
The Joe Newman Septet
The Midgets
1956, Vinyl, ,
, Cool Jazz
Dinah Shore
Bouquet Of Blues
1956
Shorty Rogers And His Giants
Martians Come Back
1956, ,
, Bop/Big Band/Cool Jazz
Hampton Hawes
Everybody Likes Hampton Hawes, Vol. 3: The Trio
1956
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
The Golden Age Of Benny Goodman
1956
The Joe Newman Octet*
I'm Still Swinging
1956, Vinyl, ,
, Swing
The Voices Of Walter Schumann
Though Not A Word Was Spoken
1956
Milt Jackson
Ballads & Blues
1956, ,
, Bop/Cool Jazz
Richard Maltby
Hue-Fi Reeds By Maltby
1956
Larry Sonn And His Orchestra* Featuring Al Cohn - Hal McKusick
The Sound Of Sonn
1956
Chris Connor
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
1956, Vinyl MGM Pressing, ,
, Cool Jazz/Vocal
Al Cohn And His Orchestra Featuring Joe Newman
That Old Feeling
1956, Vinyl, ,
, Cool Jazz
Manny Albam - Ernie Wilkins And Their Orchestra*
The Drum Suite
1956
Tony Scott Quartet*
Both Sides Of Tony Scott
1956, Vinyl,
The Modern Jazz Quartet Guest Artist: Jimmy Giuffre
The Modern Jazz Quartet At Music Inn
1956
Wilbur De Paris And His New New Orleans Jazz
Marchin' And Swingin'
1956, ,
, Dixieland
Johnny Richards
Annotations Of The Muses
1955, 10", Album, Légende (2),
Various
The Cats And Jammer Kids - West German Jazz
1955, 10", Comp, Mono, Angel Records, Angel Records
The Five
The Five
1955, Vinyl, ,
, Cool Jazz
Django Reinhardt Et QHCF*
Le Jazz Hot
1955
Lennie Niehaus
Vol. 3: The Octet #2
1955, Vinyl, ,
, Cool Jazz
Ruby Braff
Holiday In Braff
1955, Vinyl,
Larry Green
Plays Vincent Youmans For Dancing
1950
Wayne King And His Orchestra
Wayne King Plays Johann Strauss
1950
George Williams And His Orchestra
Rhythm Was His Business (A Salute To Jimmie Lunceford), Volume 1
7", EP, RCA, ,
, Big Band
Birdland Dream Band
Birdland Dream Band
10", Mono, RCA Italiana, 
Tony Scott Quartet*
Both Sides Of Tony Scott
Vinyl Top Opened Cover, ,
, Instrumental/Swing
Larry Sonn Orchestra
It's Sonn Again
, Big Band
Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster
Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster
Django Reinhardt Et QHCF*
Le Jazz Hot
Johnny Frigo* With Bucky* & John Pizzarelli
Live From Studio A In New York City
Hampton Hawes
The Trio: Complete Sessions
2006
Diane Schuur & The Count Basie Orchestra*
Diane Schuur And The Count Basie Orchestra
1987, 
,
, Big Band/Contemporary Jazz
