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Doug Collette's Best Releases of 2011

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DOUG COLLETTE,
Doug Collette

Doug Collette

CD/DVD Reviewer since 2003

DC writes regularly about rock and roll, jazz and the blues, composing reviews of CD's, DVD's, live performances, books and films, as well as conducting interviews.

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Published: January 5, 2012

In no particular order, but all artists display unusually high levels of imagination and creative courage here, rendering each album worth playing for years to come.


Brad MehldauBrad Mehldau Brad Mehldau
b.1970
piano

Live in Marciac
(Nonesuch)



Pat MethenyPat Metheny Pat Metheny
b.1954
guitar

What's It All About
(Nonesuch)



Corea, Clarke & White
Forever
(Concord)



Bela FleckBela Fleck Bela Fleck
b.1958
banjo

Rocket Science
(eOne)



John ScofieldJohn Scofield John Scofield
b.1951
guitar

A Moment's Peace
(Emarcy)



The New Gary BurtonGary Burton Gary Burton
b.1943
vibraphone
Quartet
Common Ground
(Mack Avenue)



Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood
In Case the World Changes Its Mind
(Indirecto)



The Wood BrothersThe Wood Brothers The Wood Brothers

Smoke Ring Halo
(Southern Ground)



North Mississippi AllstarsNorth Mississippi Allstars North Mississippi Allstars

guitar

Keys to the Kingdom
(Songs of the South)



Tedeschi Trucks BandTedeschi Trucks Band Tedeschi Trucks Band

Revelator
(Sony Masterworks)

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