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Ken Hohman's Top Jazz Releases of 2014

By Ken Hohman
January 23, 2015
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I'd taken a six month hiatus from my radio show, Freedom Jazz Dance, to concentrate on other things. Turns out my timing couldn't have been worse. I was inundated with so many excellent recordings in 2014 that my head was spinning. Fortunately, I now had the time to truly enjoy them! Here are the lucky 13 that struck my fancy:

1. Melissa Aldana—Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio (Concord Records)

2. Chris Byars—The Music of Duke Jordan (Steeplechase Records)

3. Akiko Tsuruga—Commencement (Akiko Jazz)

4. Rex Richardson—Blue Shift (Summit Records)

5. The Jason Jenkins Quartet—Aphelion (32 Bar Music)

6. Mark Elf—Mark Elf Returns (Jen Bay Jazz)

7. Eric Alexander—Chicago Fire (HighNote Records)

8. Sean Jones Quartet—im.pro.vise: Never Before Seen (Mack Avenue Records)

9. Dave Stryker—Eight Track (Strikezone Records)

10. John D'Earth—On (Cosmology Records)

11. Joshua Redman—Trios LIVE (Nonesuch Records)

12. Marcus Tenney Trio—As You See It (32 Bar Music)

13. Paul Giallorenzo's Gitgo—Force Majeure (Delmark Records)

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