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John Kelman's Best Releases of 2013
Jazz New Releases
 Quest Circular Dreaming (Enja) |  Carla Bley Trio (ECM) |  Pat Metheny Tap (Nonesuch/Tzadik) |
 Aaron Parks Arborescence (ECM) |  Joe Locke Lay Down My Heart (Motéma) |  Drew Gress The Sky Inside (Pirouet) |
 The Impossible Gentlemen Int'l Unrecognisable Aliens (Basho) |  Edward Simon Live at the Jazz Standard (Sunnyside) |  John Abercrombie 39 Steps (ECM) |
 Tim Berne Snakeoil Shadow Man (ECM) |  John Hollenbeck Songs I Like a Lot (Sunnyside) |  Antonio Sanchez New Life (Cam Jazz) |
 Peacock/Crispell Azure (ECM) |  Wayne Shorter Without a Net (Blue Note) |  Chris Potter The Sirens (ECM) |
Jazz Reissues & Historical Releases
 Woody Shaw Complete Muse Sessions (Mosaic) |  Manfred Eicher Selected Signss (ECM) |  Miles Davis Live in Europe 1969 (Legacy) |
 Keith Jarrett Concerts (ECM) |  S.O.S. Looking for the Next One (Cuneiform) |  Bill Frisell Live Download Series (Songline/Tonefield) |
Progressive/Fusion/Funk New Releases
 Grand General Grand General (Rune Grammofon) |  Steven Wilson The Raven (Kscope) |  Jaga Jazzist Live w/ Britten Sinfonia (Ninja Tune) |
 Prism Prism (Dare2) |  Levin Minnemann Rudess Levin Minnemann Rudess (Lazy Bones) |  Asaf Sirkis Trio Shepherd's Stories (Stonebird) |
Progressive/Fusion/Funk Reissues & Historical Releases
 King Crimson Road to Red (DGM Live) |  Herbie Hancock Complete Columbia Albums (Legacy) |  Peter Gabriel Live in Athens (Real World/Eagle Eye) |
New Discoveries (including new groups)
 Masson/Pianca/Maniscolco Third Reel (ECM) |  Møster! Edvard Lygre Møster (Hubro) |  Bill Frisell Big Sur (Okeh) |
 The Swallow Quintet Into the Woodwork (XtraWATT/ECM) |  Pierluigi Balducci Blue from Heaven (Dodicilune) |  Moskus Salmesykkel (Hubro) |
 Fire! Orchestra Exit! (Rune Grammofon) |  Tomas Stańko New York Quartet Wislawa (ECM) |  David Binney Lifted Land (Criss Cross) |
Beyond: Is it jazz? Is it not? Does it really matter?
 John Scofield Überjam Deux (EmArcy) |  Arve Henriksen Places of Worship (Rune Grammofon) |  Tabor/Ballamy/Warren Quercus (ECM) |
 Jan Bang Narrative From the Subtropics (Jazzland) |  Richard Thompson Electric (Newwest) |  Eyes of a Blue Dog Rise (Babel Label) |
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