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Nick Davies Best Releases of 2016

By Nick Davies
December 24, 2016
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In terms of jazz 2016 has been a strong year with a number of solid releases and this has made the task of choosing twelve releases all that more difficult. The selections I have made take the listening on a journey from Matthew Bourne and his experimental sounds of the Moog to Nat Birchall more traditional saxophone playing. 2016 also saw the emergence of young talent such as Elliot Galvin as well as some great independent record labels and it would difficult to ignore their contribution to the year so this is the reason for their inclusion I really hope you enjoy the selections as much as I have listening to them.

Phronesis Parallax (Edition)	Dave Helbock Into The Mystic (ACT)	Joachim Kühn Beauty & Truth (ACT)
Marius Neset Snowmelt (ACT)	Hackney Colliery Band Sharpener (Self-Produced)	Scrapbook Scrapbook (Spark)
Laura Jurd Together As One (Edition)	Elliot Galvin Punch (Edition)	Rantama Trio Catching The Mystery Train (Eclipse Music)
Matthew Bourne Moogmemory (Leaf)	Nat Birchall Creation (Sound Soul & Spirit Records)

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