2006 Contributor Picks
We solicited opinions from all active All About Jazz contributors, and out of more than 500 nominations, the following 2006 releases garnered the most votes.
New Releases
 Andrew Hill Time Lines (Blue Note) CD Reviews Interview | Ornette Coleman Sound Grammar (Sound Grammar) CD Reviews Concert Reviews |
 Chris Potter Underground (Sunnyside) CD Reviews Interviews: 2006 | 2004 |  Paul Motian Garden of Eden (ECM) CD Reviews Interview Artist Profile (2005) |  Dave Douglas Meaning and Mystery (Greenleaf) CD Reviews Concert Reviews Interviews: 2006 | 2004 |
 The Bennie Maupin Ensemble Penumbra (Cryptogramophone) CD Reviews Interview |  Tomasz Stanko Lontano (ECM) CD Reviews Concert Review Building A Jazz Library |  Trio Beyond Saudades (ECM) CD Reviews Interviews/Profiles: Jack DeJohnette Larry Goldings John Scofield |
 Kidd Jordan / Hamid Drake / William Parker Palm of Soul (AUM Fidelity) CD Reviews William Parker Interviews: 1 | 2 (2005) Hamid Drake Artist Profile |  John Taylor Angel of the Presence (CamJazz) CD Reviews |  Nels Cline New Monastery (Cryptogramophone) CD Reviews Interviews: 2006 | 2004 |
 Nik Bärtsch's Ronin Stoa (ECM) CD Reviews Interview |  Jim Black's AlasNoAxis Dogs of Great Indifference (Winter & Winter) CD Reviews |  Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet Husky (Hyena) CD Reviews Interview |
Style Picks
| Latin  Yosvany Terry Cabrera Metamorphosis (Ewe/Kindred Rhythm) CD Reviews | Big Band  Brussels Jazz Orchestra / Royal Flemish Philharmonic Dangerous Liaison (Domusic) CD Review | Vocal  Nancy King Live at Jazz Standard (MaxJazz) CD Reviews Concert Review |
Reissues/Historical Releases
 Thomas Chapin Trio Ride [1995] (Playscape) CD Reviews |  Charles Mingus At UCLA [1965] (Sunnyside) CD Review Genius Guide: A Mingus Among Us |  Brötzmann/Mangelsdorff/Sommer Pica Pica [1982] (Atavistic) CD Reviews In Memoriam: Albert Mangelsdorff (1928-2005) |
Other
| Book  Ashley Kahn The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records (W.W. Norton) Reviews | World Music  Ali Farka Toure Savane (Nonesuch) Review | DVD  Fred Anderson Timeless: Live at the Velvet Lounge (Delmark) Reviews |
For more picks, check out our full collection: Year in Review: 2006.
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