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Paul Olson's Best of 2006

By Paul Olson
January 1, 2007
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Jazz

Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet
Husky
(Hyena)

Tomasz Stanko Quartet
Lontano
(ECM)

John Ettinger
Kissinger in Space
(Ettinger Music)

Paul Motian Band
Garden of Eden
(ECM)

Nels Cline
New Monastery
(Cryptogramophone)

John Taylor
Angel of the Presence
(CamJazz)

Andrew Hill
Time Lines
(Blue Note)

Bobby Previte
The Coalition of the Willing
(Ropeadope)

Rob Reddy's Gift Horse
A Hundred Jumping Devils
(Reddy Music)

Nik Bärtsch's Ronin
Stoa
(ECM)

Benevento/Russo Duo
Play Pause Stop
(Reincarnate)

Frank Kimbrough
Play
(Palmetto)

Mark Feldman
What Exit
(ECM)

Other

Tortoise
A Lazarus Taxon
(Thrill Jockey)

Bob Dylan
Modern Times
(Sony)

Nas
Hip Hop is Dead
(Def Jam)

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