Rhythm In Every Guise

David A. Orthmann's Top Releases of 2009

By Published: December 30, 2009

It's impossible to do justice to all of the fine new music issued in 2009. So I've listed ten of the discs that had the greatest impact on me. Each one includes the name of the drummer who was essential in making the music special.



Joe Locke and David Hazeltine
Mutual Admiration Society 2
(Sharp Nine Records)
Billy Drummond



Rich Perry
Gone
(SteepleChase)
Jeff Hirshfield



Neal Miner
Happy Hour
(Gut String Records)
Joe Strasser



Mike DiRubbo
Repercussion
(Posi-Tone Records)
Tony Reedus



Scott Reeves Quintet
Shape Shifter
(Miles High Records)
Andy Watson



Mike Lee/Ted Shubb
New Tricks
(New Tricks Records)
Shawn Baltazor



Nick Hempton Band
Nick Hempton Band
(Self Produced)
Dan Aran



Dick Oatts/Jerry Bergonzi
Saxology
(SteepleChase)
Tom Melito



Ronnie Cuber
Ronnie
(SteepleChase)
Johnathan Blake



Vitaly Golovnev
To Whom It May Concern
(Tippin' Records)
Jason Brown

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