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John Kelman's Best Releases of 2012
ByJazz New Releases
Eivind Aarset Dream Logic (ECM) | Endresen/Westerhus Didymoi Dreams (Rune Grammofon) | Simcock / Garland / Sirkis Lighthouse (ACT) |
Bugge Wesseltoft Songs (Jazzland) | Vloeimans/Weber Live at the Concertgebouw (Challenge) | Bobo Stenson Indicum (ECM) |
Joel Harrison 7 Search (Sunnyside) | Tim Berne Snakeoil (ECM) | Kurt Rosenwinkel Star of Jupiter (Wommusic) |
Oregon Family Tree (Cam Jazz) | Nik Bärtch's Ronin Live (ECM) | Pat Metheny Unity Band (Nonesuch) |
Brad Mehldau Trio Ode (Nonesuch) | Corea/Burton Hot House (Concord) | Tord Gustavsen Ensemble The Well (ECM) |
Jazz Reissues & Historical Releases
Garbarek/Gismonti/Haden Magico: Carte de Amore (ECM) | Loose Tubes Säd Afrika (Lost Marble) | Jan Garbarek Dansere (ECM) |
Jon Balke Magnetic Works (ECM) | Michael Gibbs/NDR Back in the Days (Cuneiform) | Keith Jarrett Sleeper (ECM) |
Progressive/Fusion/Funk New Releases
Motorpsycho/Storløkken The Death Defying Unicorn (Rune Grammofon) | Alex Machacek FAT (Abstract Logix) | Steven Wilson Get All You Deserve (Kscope) |
Wayne Krantz Howie 61 (Abstract Logix) | Elephant9 Atlantis (Rune Grammofon) | Michael Landau Group Organic Instrumentals (Tone Center) |
Progressive/Fusion/Funk Reissues & Historical Releases
King Crimson Larks Tongues in Aspic (DGM Live) | The Brecker Brothers Complete Arista Albums (Legacy) | Allan Holdsworth Hard Hat Area (MoonJune) |
New Discoveries (including new groups)
Ivar Grydeland Bathymetric Modes (Hubro) | Pessi/Wallumrød If Grief Could Wait (ECM) | Sheppard/Benita/Rochford Trio Libero (ECM) |
Konitz/Frisell/Peacock/Baron Enfants Terrible (Half Note) | Metta Quintet Big Drums / Small World (Self Produced) | Niels Lyhne Lokkegaard Vesper (Self Produced) |
Beyond: Is it jazz? Is it not? Does it really matter?
Farmers Market Slav to the Rhythm (Division Records) | Jan Bang/Erik Honoré Uncommon Deities (SamadhiSound) | Floratone Floratone II (Savoy Jazz) |
Stian Westerhus The Matriach and the Wrong Kind of Flower (Rune Grammofon) | John Surman Saltash Bells (ECM) | Sweet Billy Pilgrim Crown and Treaty (Luxor Purchase) |
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