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) |