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John Kelman's Best Releases of 2018
ByAnd so, like last year, I figured I'd throw in a top ten (well, eleven) for jazz and beyond (meaning: anything else), including a mix of new releases and reissues/archival finds. But to let folks know that this lists barely scratches the surface of all the music I've been privileged to hear this yearand that, as ever, there are far more "best of" titles than even my previously large lists includedI'll also add, at the end, for anyone interested, a whack of releases would have been reviewed, had it been possible.
So, bearing that in mind, first up are just a few of the top recorded events in jazz and beyond for 2018 (in alphabetical order):

The Complete Jan Akkerman
Red Bullet

Bay of Rainbows
ECM Records

Rumah Batu
Moonjune Records

ECV: Sticks and Stones
Kwimu Music

Music IS
Okeh

Elvesang
Elvesang

Truth Decay
Big Fun Productions

Public Access / Headline / Crossings
BGO Records

Meltdown (Live in Mexico City)
Panegyric Recordings

Travelers
ECM Records

Vortex
Rarenoise Records

Home Invasion: In Concert at The Royal Albert Hall
Eagle Records
Unreviewed But Still Faves
And now, those two additional lists of 2018 releases that I couldn't get around to reviewing, but sure wish I could have. Again, in alphabetical order, every one of these is top-drawer, regardless of genre, and worthy of attention:Jazz
Aaron Parks, Little Big (Ropeadope)Andrew Cyrille/Wadada Leo Smith/Bill Frisell, Lebroba (ECM Records)
The Art Ensemble of Chicago, The Art Ensemble of Chicago and associated ensembles (ECM Records)
Nik Bärtsch's Ronin, Awase (ECM Records)
David Binney, Here & Now (Mythology Records)
Gary Burton, Take Another Look: A Career Retrospective (Mack Avenue)
Nels Cline 4, Currents, Constellations (Mack Avenue)
John Coltrane, Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album (Deluxe) (Impulse!)
Yelena Eckemoff, Better Than Gold And Silver (L & H Production)
Elephant9, Greatest Show on Earth (Rune Grammofon)
Arve Henriksen, Towards Language: Live at Punkt (Arve Music)
John Hollenbeck, All Can Work (New Amsterdam Records)
Ingrid Jensen/Steve Treseler, Invisible Sounds: For Kenny Wheeler (Whirlwind Records)
Ola Kvernberg, Steamdome (Grappa)
Julian Lage, Modern Lore (Mack Avenue)
Charles Lloyd & The Marvels + Lucinda Williams, Vanished Gardens (Blue Note)
Joe Locke, Subtle Disguise (Origin Records)
Wolfgang Muthspiel, Where the River Goes (ECM Records)
John Scofield, Combo 66 (Verve Music Group)
Trygve Seim, Helsinki Songs (ECM Records)
Sound & Fury, Thundering of Dawn (Karkia Mistika)
John Surman, Invisible Threads (ECM Records)
Mark Wingfield, Tales from the Dreaming City (Moonjune Records)
Beyond
The Beatles, The Beatles (White Album) Super Deluxe Edition (Capitol Records)Kate Bush, Remastered Part 1 & Remastered Part 2 (Rhino Records)
Rosanne Cash, She Remembers Everything (Deluxe) (Blue Note Records)
Ry Cooder, Prodigal Son (Fantasy)
Bob Dylan, More Blood More Tracks: Bootleg Series Vol. 14 (Legacy Recordings)
Family, At the BBC (Madfish)
Grateful Dead, Pacific Northwest '73-'74 (The Complete Recordings) (Rhino Records)
Jimi Hendrix, Axis Bold As Love (Mono + Stereo SACD Hybrid) (Analogue Productions)
Ashley Hutchings, Paradise & Thorns (Talking Elephant Records)
Paul McCartney, Egypt Station (Capitol Records)
Willie Nelson, Last Man Standing (Legacy Recordings)
Procol Harum, Still There'll Be More (Esoteric Recordings
Sanguine Hum, Now We Have Power (Bad Elephant Records)
Third Ear Band, Elements 1970-1971 (Esoteric Recordings)
Richard Thompson, 13 Rivers (New West Records)
The Sea Within, The Sea Within (InsideOut Records)
Frank Zappa, The Roxy Performances (Zappa Records)
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