Beyond the Mountains, Beyond the Woods…: A Survey of Modern Jazz in Eastern Europe, 1956-89

Preface

What’s Here and What’s Not

The Development of Modern Jazz in Eastern Europe – Some Observations.

Grading

Allegro Jazz-Ensemble (USSR: Russia)

Astoria Jazz Quartet (Hungary)

David Azarian, Artur Abramian & Grigory Valagian (USSR: Armenia)

Rafiq Babayev Instrumental Ensemble (USSR: Azerbaijan)

Ion Baciu Jr. (Romania)