Rhythm In Every Guise

Top Releases of 2008

By Published: December 14, 2008

It's impossible to do justice to all of the fine new music issued in 2008. So I've listed the eleven discs that had the greatest impact on me. Each one includes the name of the drummer who was essential in making the music special.


Pete Malinverni Invisible Cities
(Reservoir Music)
Tom Melito


Ellis Marsalis Quartet Open Letter to Thelonious
(Elm Music)
Jason Marsalis


Grant Stewart Young At Heart
(Sharp Nine Records)
Joe Farnsworth


Ruslan Khain For Medicinal Purposes Only!
(Smalls Records)
Phil Stewart


Joe Magnarelli Persistence
(Reservoir Music)
Kenny Washington


Eliot Zigmund Breeze
(SteepleChase)
Eliot Zigmund


Pete Zimmer Quartet Chillin' Live @ Jazz Factory
(Tippin' Records)
Pete Zimmer


John Marshall Quintet Live At "Le Pirate"
(Organic Music)
Mark Taylor


Rob Schneiderman Glass Enclosure
(Reservoir Music)
LeRoy Williams


Ralph Lalama Energy Fields
(Mighty Quinn Productions)
Joe Corsello


Gary Smulyan High Noon
(Reservoir Music)
Steve Johns

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