Mark Corroto's Best Releases of 2016
Nothing gives me such simultaneous joy and grief as selecting my top discs of the year. The task is akin to choosing your favorite child. Regretfully, I give you (in no particular order) my top 12. Please email mail me separately if you want my top 30 and include your top discs, I may want to spend my Christmas money on a few more titles.
 Matt Wilson Beginning Of A Memory (Palmetto) |  Nels Cline Lovers (Blue Note) |  Jeff Lederer Brooklyn Blowhards (Little (i) Music) |
 Cortex Live In New York (Clean Feed) |  Matt Parker Trio Present Time (BYNK) |  Steve Lehman Sélébéyone (Pi Recordings) |
 Larry Young In Paris: The ORTF Recordings (Resonance) |  Noah Preminger Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground (Self Produced) |  Fred Hersch Sunday At The Vanguard (Palmetto) |
 Jon Lundbom 2016: EPs... (Hot Cup) |  Franklin Kiermyer Closer To The Sun (Mobility Music) |  Wadada Leo Smith/Vijay Iyer A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke (ECM) |
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