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Paul Rauch's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024

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It's been an eventful year in jazz, as the recording side of the music returned to full swing. Below are my top ten albums of the year, excluding re-issues and historic recordings. These selections represent what is happening creatively in the here and now in jazz, in some small way. The new music on today's scene is fresh and vibrant, providing the light of hope in the future of this art form. Dig in folks, enjoy the bounty.

Nicole Glover
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Savant Records






Eric Jacobson
Heading Home
Origin Records






Caleb Wheeler Curtis
The True Story of Bears and the Invention of the Battery (Deluxe Edition)
Imani / 88 Keys Productions






Nublues
Joel Ross
Blue Note Records






Run the Gauntlet
Kris Davis
Pyroclastic Records






Walk A Mile In My Shoe
Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band
Imani / 88 Keys Productions






You Think This Is America
Tarbaby
Giant Step Arts






Blues Blood
Immanuel Wilkins
Blue Note Records






The Almighty
Isaiah Collier
Division 81






Portrait
Samara Joy
Verve Records






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