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John Kelman's Best Releases of 2009
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Selected picks representing the top recorded events in jazz and beyond for 2009....
Jazz New Releases
David Sylvian Manafon (Samadhi Sound) | Stefano Bollani Stone In The Water (ECM) | Kornstad Dwell Time (Jazzland) |
Lars Danielsson Tarantella (ACT) | Tim Garland Libra (Global Mix) | David Binney Third Occasion (Mythology) |
Jon Hassell Last night the moon came... (ECM) | In The Country Whiteout (Rune Grammofon) | Marc Copland NYTV3: Night Whispers (Pirouet) |
Anouar Brahem The Astounding Eyes of Rita (ECM) | Kurt Rosenwinkel Reflections (Wommusic) | Gwilym Simcock Blues Vignette (Basho) |
Jazz Reissues/Historical Releases
Eberhard Weber Colours (ECM) | Henry Cow 40th Anniversary Box (ReR Megacorp) | Manfred Schoof Resonance (Mosaic) |
David Liebman Group Live at MCG (MCG Jazz) | CODONA The CODONA Trilogy (ECM) | Bugge Wesseltoft New Conceptions of Jazz Box (Jazzland) |
Progressive/Fusion/Funk New Releases
Nils Petter Molvær Hamada (Sula) | Chris Potter Underground Ultrahang (ArtistShare) | Forgas Band Phenomena L'Axe du Fou (Cuneiform) |
Jeff Beck Performing This Week... (Eagle) | Mike Keneally Scambot 1 (Exowax) | Rewiring Genesis Tribute to The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (Prog Rock) |
Progressive/Fusion/Funk Reissues/Historical Releases
King Crimson Lizard (DGM Live) | Hatfield and the North The Rotters Club (Esoteric) | Jaco Pastorius Portrait of Jaco: The Early Years (Holiday Park) |
Soft Machine Live at Henie Onstad 1971 (Reel Recordings) | National Health Of Queues and Cures (Esoteric) | King Crimson In the Court of the Crimson King (DGM Live) |
Beyond
Jon Balke Siwan (ECM) | Sweet Billy Pilgrim Twice Born Men (Samadhi Sound) | Ambrose Field/John Potter Being Dufay (ECM) |
GVSU New Music Ensemble In C Remixed (Innova) | Susanna and the Magical Orchestra 3 (Rune Grammofon) | Mungolian Jetset We Gave It All Away...Now We Are Taking It Back (Smalltown Supersound) |
New Discoveries
Barney McAll Flashbacks (Extra Celestial Arts) | Al Orkestra Where Are We Now? (Mogno Music) | Lars Horntveth Kaleidoscopic (Smalltown Supersound) |
Terry Plumeri Water Garden (GMMC) | Cyminology As Ney (ECM) | The Season Standard Squeeze Me Ahead of Line (Unsung) |