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Favorite Jazz of 2023

By Jerome Wilson | The Outer View
January 31, 2024
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This episode is a belated review of the best jazz music I heard in 2023. The musicians presented include Jaimie Branch, Ingrid Laubrock, Les McCann, Tyshawn Sorey, and Jeff Lederer.

Playlist

Henry Threadgill Sextett "I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00
Leap Day Trio "Strival For Survival" from LIve at the Cafe Bohemia (GiantStep Arts) 1:15
Dan Rosenboom "Walking Shadows" from Polarity (Orenda) 8:24
Host Speaks 15:32
James Brandon Lewis "Calvary" from For Mahalia, With Love (TAO Forms) 17:05
Daniel Hersog Jazz Orchestra "Red River Valley" from Open Spaces (Folk Songs Reimagined) (Cellar Music) 25:54
Host Speaks 31:29
Tyshawn Sorey Trio "Angel Eyes" from Continuing (Pi) 33:56
Host Speaks 47:32
Michael Dease "Summer Nights" from The Other Shoe: The Music of Gregg Hill (Origin) 48:01
Todd Sickafoose "Prospects" from Bear Proof (Self Produced) 53:50
Host Speaks 59:37
Roxana Amed/Frank Carlberg "Los Trabajos Y Las Noches" from Los Trabajos Y Las Noches (Sony Music Latin) 1:01:11
Ingrid Laubrock "Anticipation" from The Last Quiet Place (Pyroclastic) 1;04:51
Susan Alcorn "Mercedes Sosa" from Canto (Relative Pitch) 1:11:21
Host Speaks 1:17:12
Les McCann "The Shampoo" from Never A Dull Moment! Live From Coast To Coast (1966-1967) (Resonance) 1:18:59
Shirley Scott "Blues By Five" from Queen Talk: Live at the Left Bank (Reel to Real) 1:24:30
Host Speaks 1:31:05
Jeff Lederer "Beneath the Shelter" from Schoenberg on the Beach (Little (i) Music) 1:34:20
Erik Friedlander "Sliding" from She Sees (ArconmoX) 1:41:18
Host Speaks 1:47:09
Jaimie Branch "Burning Grey" from Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) (International Anthem) 1:47:47
Art Ensemble Of Chicago "Odwalla / The Theme" from Selected Recordings (ECM) 1:55:07

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