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Year End Picks by Mike Jurkovic

These albums represent my favorites by year...

Cannonball Adderley: Poppin In Paris: Live At L'Olympia 1972

Poppin In Paris: Live At L'Olympia 1972

Cannonball Adderley
Elemental Music, 2024

Cannonball Adderley: Burnin’ in Bordeaux: Live in France 1969

Burnin’ in Bordeaux: Live in France 1969

Cannonball Adderley
Elemental Music, 2024

Alice Coltrane: The Carnegie Hall Concert

The Carnegie Hall Concert

Alice Coltrane
Impulse! Records, 2024

Fred Hersch: Silent, Listening

Silent, Listening

Fred Hersch
ECM Records, 2024

Ivo Perelman: Truth Seeker

Truth Seeker

Ivo Perelman
Self Produced, 2024

Melissa Aldana: Echoes Of The Inner Prophet

Echoes Of The Inner Prophet

Melissa Aldana
Blue Note Records, 2024

Dan Weiss: Even Odds

Even Odds

Dan Weiss
Cygnus Recordings, 2024

Julie Sassoon: Inside Colours Live

Inside Colours Live

Julie Sassoon
Jazzwerkstatt, 2024

Lawrence Fields: To the Surface

To the Surface

Lawrence Fields
Rhythm 'n' Flow Records, 2024

But Who's Gonna Play The Melody?

But Who's Gonna Play The Melody?

Mack Avenue Records, 2024

Charles Lloyd: The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow

The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow

Charles Lloyd
Blue Note Records, 2024

Spring Sings

Jazz&People, 2024

Eva Novoa: Novoa / Gress / Gray Trio, Vol. 1

Novoa / Gress / Gray Trio, Vol. 1

Eva Novoa
Self Produced, 2025

John Surman: Words Unspoken

Words Unspoken

John Surman
ECM Records, 2024

Eddie Henderson: Witness To History

Witness To History

Eddie Henderson
Smoke Sessions Records, 2023

Moppa Elliott: Jonesville

Jonesville

Moppa Elliott
Hot Cups, 2024

Compassion

ECM Records, 2024

Matthieu Bordenave: The Blue Land

The Blue Land

Matthieu Bordenave
ECM Records, 2024

Francisco Mela: Causa y Efecto, Vol. 2

Causa y Efecto, Vol. 2

Francisco Mela
Self Produced, 2025

Maua

577 Records, 2024

Reveal

Artwork Records, 2023

Ethan Iverson: Technically Acceptable

Technically Acceptable

Ethan Iverson
Blue Note Records, 2024

Mary Halvorson: Cloudward

Cloudward

Mary Halvorson
Self Produced, 2024

Almas Inquietas

Almas Inquietas

Self Produced, 2023

Mark Lotz: Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out!

Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out!

Mark Lotz
ZenneZ Records, 2023

Eduardo Elia: Una pregunta, tres respuestas

Una pregunta, tres respuestas

Eduardo Elia
577 Records, 2023

Ahmad Jamal: Emerald City Nights: Live at The Penthouse, 1966-1968

Emerald City Nights: Live at The Penthouse, 1966-1968

Ahmad Jamal
Jazz Detective, 2023

The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Live From The Northwest, 1959

The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Live From The Northwest, 1959

Brubeck Editions, 2023