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Favorite Jazz and Fusion Albums 2025 - Music from Artemis, Behn Gillece, Johnathan Blake, Hiromi, and Others
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A subjectively selected "Best 25 jazz and jazz fusion albums of 2025" list, with artists as diverse as Branford Marsalis, Phil Bancroft, Ella Fitzgerald, and Yellowjackets.Playlist
- Artemis "Sights Unseen"—from Arboresque (Blue Note) 00:00
- Branford Marsalis "'Long As You Know You're Living Yours"—from Belonging (Blue Note) 7:21
- Nnenna Freelon "Changed"—from Beneath The Skin (Origin) 16:04
- Joe Farnsworth "Continuance"—from The Big Room (Smoke Sessions) 21:23
- Carmen Bradford "Sometimes I'm Happy"—from Carmen Sings Carmen: Echoes Of Carmen McRae (Artist Alliance) 32:34
- Michael Dease "ST In The House"—from Flow (Posi—Tone) 36:22
- Sharel Cassity "Suspect"—from Gratitude (Sunnyside Communications) 41:32
- Johnathan Blake "Always The Wrong Color"—from My Life Matters (Blue Note) 46:10
- Karla Harris "Merge"—from Merge (Self-Released) 49:42
- Phil Bancroft "Inner Urge"—from No Need For Silence (Myriad Streams) 53:44
- Tyreek McDole "The Creator Has A Master Plan"—from Open Up Your Senses (Artworks) 1:05:06
- Behn Gillece "Haymaker"—from Pivot Point (Posi-Tone) 1:12:17
- Lori Williams "Fire And Rain"—from Here We Are (Double Moon) 1:17:31
- Dave Potter "Tom Sawyer"—from Retro Groove 2 (Self-Released) 1:23:17
- Ella Fitzgerald "Music To Watch Girls By"—from The Moment Of Truth: Ella At The Coliseum (Verve) 1:38:28
- Horace Silver "Song For My Father"—from Silver In Seattle: Live At The Penthouse (Blue Note) 1:42:25
- Eric Alexander and Vincent Herring "A Pec A Sec"—from Split Decision (Smoke Sessions) 1:51:35
- Tommy Smith "Naima"—from Embodying The Light (Spartacus) 2:00:35
- Nat Adderley, Jr. "Invitation"—from Took So Long (Self-Released) 2:08:12
- Terri Lyne Carrington and Christie Dashiell "Freedom Day (Pt. 2)"—from We Insist 2025! (Candid) 2:13:09
- Kurt Elling and Charlie Hunter "Sharp Dressed Man"—from Superblue: Guilty Pleasures Vol. 2 (Big Shoulders) 2:17:11
- Yellowjackets "Fasten Up"—from Fasten Up (Mack Avenue) 2:26:05
- Lettuce "Keep On"—from Cook (Lettuce) 2:32:52
- Steve Smith and Vital Information "Josef The Alchemist"—from New Perspective (Drum Legacy) 2:36:51
- Hiromi with Sonicwonder "XYZ"—from Out There (Telarc) 2:44:34
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Nnenna Freelon
Joe Farnsworth
CARMEN BRADFORD
Michael Dease
Sharel Cassity
Karla Harris
Phil Bancroft
Tyreek McDole
Behn Gillece
Lori Williams
Dave Potter
Ella Fitzgerald
Horace Silver
Eric Alexander
Vincent Herring
Tommy Smith Quartet
Nat Adderley Jr.
Terri Lyne Carrington
Christie Dashiel
Kurt Elling
Charlie Hunter
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Lettuce
Steve Smith
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