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Year End Picks by Pierre Giroux

These albums represent my favorites by year...

Randy Ingram: Sound Within
Sound Within
Randy Ingram
Chill Tone Records, 2026
buy
Kenny Barron: So Many Lovely Things: Live in Brecon
So Many Lovely Things: Live in Brecon
Kenny Barron
Elemental Music, 2026
buy
Freddie King: Feeling Alright: The Complete 1975 Nancy Jazz Pulsation Concerts
Feeling Alright: The Complete 1975 Nancy Jazz Pulsation Concerts
Freddie King
Elemental Music, 2026
buy
Roy Hargrove: Bern
Bern
Roy Hargrove
Time Traveler Recordings, 2026
buy
Oscar Peterson: The Oscar Peterson Trio at Baker's Keyboard Lounge
The Oscar Peterson Trio at Baker's Keyboard Lounge
Oscar Peterson
Verve Records, 2026
buy
John Pizzarelli: Dear Mr. Bennett
Dear Mr. Bennett
John Pizzarelli
Green Hill, 2026
buy
Django Festival All-Stars: Evolution
Evolution
Django Festival All-Stars
Motéma Music, 2026
buy
Red Norvo: The Secret Session
The Secret Session
Red Norvo
Dot Time Records, 2026
buy
Paul Marinaro: Mood Ellington
Mood Ellington
Paul Marinaro
Origin Records, 2025
buy
Brian Charette: Vancouver Jazz Orchestra Meets Brian Charette
Vancouver Jazz Orchestra Meets Brian Charette
Brian Charette
Cellar Music Group, 2026
buy
Thelonious Monk: Bremen 1965
Bremen 1965
Thelonious Monk
Sunnyside Records, 2025
buy
Carlos Garnett: Cosmos Nucleus
Cosmos Nucleus
Carlos Garnett
Time Traveler Recordings, 2025
buy
Roy Brooks: The Free Slave
The Free Slave
Roy Brooks
Time Traveller Recordings, 2025
buy
Mike LeDonne: Turn It Up!: Live at the Sidedoor
Turn It Up!: Live at the Sidedoor
Mike LeDonne
Cellar Music Group, 2025
buy
Kenny Barron: Sunset to Dawn
Sunset to Dawn
Kenny Barron
Time Traveler Recordings, 2025
buy
Charlie Rouse: Cinnamon Flower: The Expanded Version
Cinnamon Flower: The Expanded Version
Charlie Rouse
Resonance Records, 2025
buy
Colin Hancock: Cat & The Hounds
Cat & The Hounds
Colin Hancock
Turtle Bay Records, 2025
buy
Pete McGuinness: Mixed Bag
Mixed Bag
Pete McGuinness
Summit Records, 2025
buy
Denny Zeitlin: With a Song In My Heart: Exploring The Music of Richard Rodgers
With a Song In My Heart: Exploring The Music of Richard Rodgers
Denny Zeitlin
Sunnyside Records, 2025
buy
Ryan Truesdell: Shades of Sound
Shades of Sound
Ryan Truesdell
Outside in Music, 2025
buy
Miles Black: The Slow Road
The Slow Road
Miles Black
Cellar Music Group, 2025
buy
Kenny Dorham: Blue Bossa in the Bronx: Live from the Blue Morocco
Blue Bossa in the Bronx: Live from the Blue Morocco
Kenny Dorham
Resonance Records, 2025
buy
Noah Preminger: Ballads
Ballads
Noah Preminger
Chill Tone Records, 2025
buy
David Robbins: Happy Faces
Happy Faces
David Robbins
Cellar Music Group, 2025
buy
Carl Allen: Tippin'
Tippin'
Carl Allen
Cellar Music Group, 2025
buy
Emily Remler: Cookin' at the Queens: Live in Las Vegas 1984 & 1988
Cookin' at the Queens: Live in Las Vegas 1984 & 1988
Emily Remler
Resonance Records, 2024
buy
Delfeayo Marsalis: Crescent City Jewels
Crescent City Jewels
Delfeayo Marsalis
Troubadour Jass, 2024
buy
John Fedchock: Justifiably J.J.
Justifiably J.J.
John Fedchock
Summit Records, 2024
buy

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