Chris May's Best of 2006

21 toptastic albums, containing material recorded 1925-2006, from Britain, Congo, the US, Spain, Greece, Switzerland, Mali, Poland, Lebanon, South Africa, Austria and France.

New Releases

Marcel Khalifé Taqasim (Nagam)

Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet Husky (Hyena)

Huw Warren & Peter Herbert Everything We Love And More (Babel)

Wolfgang Muthspiel Trio Bright Side (Material)

John Ettinger Kissinger in Space (Ettinger Music)

Tomasz Stanko Quartet Lontano (ECM)

Charlie Hunter Trio Copperopolis (Ropeadope)

Wilton "Bogey Gaynair Africa Calling (Candid)

Papa Wemba New Morning (Synchronies)

Soothsayers Tangled Roots (Red Earth)

Nik Bärtsch's Ronin Stoa (ECM)

Son De La Frontera Son De La Frontera (World Village)

Reissues/Compilations

Various Artists Righteousness (Blue Note)

Alice Coltrane Alice Coltrane: The Impulse Story (Impulse!)

Pharoah Sanders Pharoah Sanders: The Impulse Story (Impulse!)

The Microscopic Septet Seven Men In Neckties (Cuneiform)

Gwigwi Mrwebi Mbaqanga Songs (Honest Jons)

Dexter Gordon Gettin' Around (Blue Note)

Hugh Masekela Hugh Masekela Presents The Chisa Years 1965-76 (BBE)

Various Artists Rembetika: Songs Of The Greek Underground 1925-1947 (Klang)

Super Rail Band Super Rail Band (aka New Dimensions In Rail Culture) (Globestyle)