Editor's Choice
Warren Allen's Best Releases of 2010
Warren Allen
Warren is a freelance writer working in New York and Boston.2010 was special for its sheer quality in quantity. While no one album truly ran away from the pack (as evidenced by the vast disagreements between other writers' top recording lists this year), each month seemed to produce something new and fantastic. Represented here are 15 releases, some by well-established names and some by new(ish) faces, all highly deserving of greater recognition. While I always look for a diverse array of artists, labels, instrumentation, styles, etc., the only consideration in assembling this list was great music with emotional impact. The resulting variety was only a happy coincidence.
New Releases You have a wrong link for Zorn's "In Search of the Miraculous". Thanks Phil, fixed it. (I think) the rest should be good, save for the Ribot one which is going to be published very soon.
Charles Lloyd
Mirror
(ECM) 
John Zorn
Dictee/Liber Novus
(Tzadik) 
Theo Bleckmann
I Dwell in Possibility
(Winter & Winter)
Eli Degibri
Israeli Song
(Anzic) 
Ketil Bjornstad
Remembrance
(ECM) 
Paul Motian
Lost in a Dream
(ECM)
Brad Mehldau
Highway Rider
(Nonesuch) 
John Zorn
In Search of the Miraculous
(Tzadik) 
Keith Jarrett / Charlie Haden
Jasmine
(ECM)
Rudresh Mahanthappa / Bunky Green
Apex
(Pi) 
Marc Ribot
Silent Movies
(Pi) 
Trichotomy
Variations
(Naim Label)
Richard Sussman Quintet
Live at Sweet Rhythm
(Origin) 
Yelena Eckemoff
Cold Sun
(Self Produced) 
Mike Mainieri with Charlie Mariano
Crescent
(NYC Records)
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