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Year End Picks by Doug Collette

These albums represent my favorites by year...

Jon Hassell: Music Is Invisible
Music Is Invisible
Jon Hassell
Ndeya Records, 2026
buy
Son Volt: Sound Signal Serenades
Sound Signal Serenades
Son Volt
Transmit Sound/Thirty Tigers, 2026
buy
Luca Benedetti: Slow Down For Turtles
Slow Down For Turtles
Luca Benedetti
Flying Potato Records, 2026
buy
Myra Melford: Katarahi
Katarahi
Myra Melford
Rogue Art, 2026
buy
Steven Bernstein: ResoNation Trio/Ultra Resonance
ResoNation Trio/Ultra Resonance
Steven Bernstein
Royal Potato Family, 2026
buy
Club d'Elf: Loon & Thrush
Loon & Thrush
Club d'Elf
Face Pelt Records, 2026
buy
Yelena Eckemoff: Rosendals Garden
Rosendals Garden
Yelena Eckemoff
L & H Production, 2026
buy
Will Bernard: Moving Target
Moving Target
Will Bernard
Losen Records, 2025
buy
Matt Schofield: Many Moons Vol. 1
Many Moons Vol. 1
Matt Schofield
Number 7 Records, 2025
buy
Dino Saluzzi: El Viejo Caminante
El Viejo Caminante
Dino Saluzzi
ECM Records, 2025
buy
Miguel Zenon: Vanguardia Subterránea: Live at The Village Vanguard
Vanguardia Subterránea: Live at The Village Vanguard
Miguel Zenon
Miel Music , 2025
buy
Fred Hersch: The Surrounding Green
The Surrounding Green
Fred Hersch
ECM Records, 2025
buy
BEATrio: BEATrio
BEATrio
BEATrio
Thirty Tigers, 2025
buy
Vijay Iyer: Defiant Life
Defiant Life
Vijay Iyer
ECM Records, 2025
buy
Miles Davis: Miles In France 1963 & 1964: The Bootleg Series Vol. 8
Miles In France 1963 & 1964: The Bootleg Series Vol. 8
Miles Davis
Legacy Recordings, 2024
buy
Natsuki Tamura: Aloft
Aloft
Natsuki Tamura
Libra Records, 2024
buy
Matt Choboter: Unburying, from Liminals, Emerging
Unburying, from Liminals, Emerging
Matt Choboter
ILK Music, 2024
buy
Yelena Eckemoff: Romance of the Moon
Romance of the Moon
Yelena Eckemoff
L & H Production, 2024
buy
Chick Corea: Remembrance
Remembrance
Chick Corea
Thirty Tigers, 2024
buy
Gary Clark, Jr.: JPEG RAW
JPEG RAW
Gary Clark, Jr.
Warner Music Group, 2024
buy
Lynne Arriale: Being Human
Being Human
Lynne Arriale
Challenge Records, 2024
buy
Satoko Fujii: Unwritten
Unwritten
Satoko Fujii
Libra Records, 2024
buy
Bela Fleck: Rhapsody In Blue
Rhapsody In Blue
Bela Fleck
Self Produced/Thirty Tigers, 2024
buy
Vijay Iyer: Compassion
Compassion
Vijay Iyer
ECM Records, 2024
buy
Satoko Fujii: Jet Black
Jet Black
Satoko Fujii
Libra Records, 2024
buy
Mary Halvorson: Cloudward
Cloudward
Mary Halvorson
Nonesuch Records, 2024
buy
Gili Lopes: Algures
Algures
Gili Lopes
Self Produced, 2024
buy
Christian Parker: Sweethearts: A Tribute To The Byrds 'Sweetheart of the Rodeo'
Sweethearts: A Tribute To The Byrds 'Sweetheart of the Rodeo'
Christian Parker
Subcat Records, 2023
buy

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