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Nicola Negri's Best Releases Of 2016
Satoko Fujii Orchestra Tokyo Peace
Libra Records
A powerful example of Fujii's explosive creativity and masterful compositional prowess. Simply wonderful.
Wadada Leo Smith America's National Parks
Cuneiform Records
Another work of epic proportions from Maestro Wadada Leo Smith. Essential.
Fire! She Sleeps, She Sleeps
Rune Grammofon
An unexpected side of this powerful trio—a dark and dreamy, exquisitely crafted album.
Nuova Camerata Chant
Improvising Beings
Spontaneous musical expression at its highest level, brilliantly merging the worlds of free improvisation and contemporary classical music.
Henry Threadgill Ensemble Double Up Old Locks And Irregular Verbs
Pi Recordings
A breathtaking tribute from one master to another, Threadgill pays homage to Butch Morris with uncompromising rigour and passion.
High Definition Quartet Bukoliki
For Tune
An astonishing album from a young Polish quartet that shows once again the excellent state of today's jazz.
Tyshawn Sorey The Inner Spectrum Of Variables
Pi Recordings
An ambitious and continually surprising view on the convergence of composition and improvisation in creative music.
Susana Santos Silva, Lotte Anker, Sten Sandell, Torbjorn Zetterberg, John Fält Life And Other Transient Storms
Clean Feed Records
Carefully pondered and elegant collective improvisations from some of Europe's finest improvisers.
Thomas Johansson/Øyvind Storesund/Paal Nilssen-Love Revolution Before Lunch
Tammtz Records
A perfect example of the powerful and unabashed creativity of Norwegian free jazz.
Tatsuya Nakatani Confirmation
Taiga
The mysterious sound world of a fearless explorer of contemporary percussion's creative potential.
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