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John Kelman's Best Releases of 2014
So, bearing that in mind, here are just a few of the top recorded events in jazz and beyond for 2014 (and in no particular order):
Jazz New Releases
 Stefano Bollani Joy In Spite Of Everything (ECM) |  Pat Metheny Kin (Nonesuch) |  Brian Blade Landmarks (Blue Note) |
 Christine Jensen Habitat (Justin Time) |  Norma Winstone Dance Without Answer (ECM) |  Marius Neset Lion (ACT) |
 Robin Eubanks KLassik RocK Vol. 1 (Artistshare) |  Tord Gustavsen Extended Circle (ECM) |  David Binney Anacapa (Criss Cross) |
 Arild Andersen Mira (ECM) |  Saxophone Summit Visitation (Artistshare) |  Mike Pope Cold Truth Warm Heart (19/8) |
 Steve Khan Subtext (Tone Center) |  Keith Jarrett/Charlie Haden Last Dance (ECM) |  Tom Guarna Rush (BJU) |
Jazz Reissues and Historical Releases
 Jon Hassell City: Works of Fiction (All Saints) |  Keith Jarrett Hamburg '72 (ECM) |  Miles Davis Miles at Fillmore (Legacy) |
 Miroslav Vitous Miroslav Vitous Group (ECM) |  Jaco Pastorius Modern American Music (Omnivore) |  Ralph Towner/John Abercrombie Five Years Later (ECM) |
Progressive/Fusion/Funk New Releases
 John McLaughlin Boston Record (Abstract Logix) |  sPacemoNkey The Karman Line (Hubro) |  Sonar Static Motion (Cuneiform) |
 Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen Enfant Terrible (Rune Grammofon) |  InterStatic Arise (RareNoiseRecords) |  Tim Bowness Abandoned Dancehall Dreams (Inside Out) |
Progressive/Fusion/Funk Reissues
 King Crimson Starless (Panegyric) |  Led Zeppelin 2014 Remasters (Atlantic) |  Yes The Yes Album (Panegyric) |
New Discoveries (incl. new groups)
 Jon Cowherd Mercy (ArtistShare) |  Brad Mehldau/Mark Guiliana Mehliana: Taming the Dragon (Nonesuch) |  Claudio Fasoli London Tube (Abeat) |
 Medeski Martin & Wood/Nels Cline Woodstock Sessions, Vol. 2 (Woodstock Sessions) |  David Virelles Mbókò (ECM) |  Wolfgang Muthspiel Driftwood (ECM) |
Beyond: Is It Jazz? Is It not? Does it really matter? New Releases
 Arve Henriksen The Nature of Connections (Rune Grammofon) |  Erik Honore Heliographs (Hubro) |  Anja Lechner/Francois Couturier Moderato Cantabile (ECM) |
 Susanna and Ensemble NeoN The Forester (Susanna Sonata) |  Nils Petter Molvaer Switch (Okeh) |  Solveig Slettahjell/Various Artists Norwegian Woods (ACT) |
Beyond: Is It Jazz? Is It not? Does it really matter? Reissues
 Manfred Eicher/Various Artists Selected Signs III-VIII (ECM) |  Mike Bloomfield From His Head... (Legacy) |  Paul Simon Complete Albums Collection (Legacy) |
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