C. Andrew Hovan's Best Recordings of 2021
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Even as it seemed that jazz continued its trajectory into the outer limits, there was no lack of pure swinging excellence to experience this past year. Although many of these releases probably flew under the radar of jazz followers with wider ranging tastes, this reviewer always finds it necessary to remind us all how vital and engaging the mainstream vernacular can be in the right hands. In addition, drummers placed at the top with highly musical efforts, while the ever-popular Pat Metheny took honors both under his own name and in a sublime tribute from fellow plectrist John Pizzarelli.
Joe Farnsworth
City of Sounds
Smoke Sessions
Donald Edwards
The Color of Us Suite
Criss Cross Jazz
Orrin Evans
The Magic of Now
Smoke Sessions
Pat Metheny
Side-Eye NYC
Modern Recordings
Bill Charlap
Street of Dreams
Smoke Sessions
Mike LeDonne
It's All Your Fault
Savant
John Pizzarelli
Better Days Ahead: Solo Guitar Takes on Pat Metheny
Ghostlight
Brian Lynch
Songbook Vol.1: Bus Stop Serenade
Hollistic Music
Renee Rosnes
Kinds of Love
Smoke Sessions
Brian Charette
Power From the Air
SteepleChase
Louis Armstrong
The Complete Columbia and RCA Victor Sessions 1946-1966
Mosaic Records
Lee Morgan
The Complete Live at the Lighthouse
Blue Note

City of Sounds
Smoke Sessions

The Color of Us Suite
Criss Cross Jazz

The Magic of Now
Smoke Sessions

Side-Eye NYC
Modern Recordings

Street of Dreams
Smoke Sessions

It's All Your Fault
Savant

Better Days Ahead: Solo Guitar Takes on Pat Metheny
Ghostlight

Songbook Vol.1: Bus Stop Serenade
Hollistic Music

Kinds of Love
Smoke Sessions

Power From the Air
SteepleChase

The Complete Columbia and RCA Victor Sessions 1946-1966
Mosaic Records

The Complete Live at the Lighthouse
Blue Note
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