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Contributor Picks for 2002

By AAJ Staff
February 2, 2003
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Each year we conduct a poll of All About Jazz contributors to come up with a consensus list of outstanding jazz recordings. The top vote-getters for the 2002 All About Jazz Editor's choice are...

	1 - Footprints - Live! Wayne Shorter ( Verve ) Reviews: 1 - 2 Interviews: 1 - 2
	3 - A Beautiful Day Andrew Hill ( Palmetto ) Reviews: 1 - 2 - 3
	5 - Belly of the Sun Cassandra Wilson ( Blue Note ) Review
	7 - Come Away With Me Norah Jones ( Blue Note ) Reviews: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 Profile
	9 - Soul of Things Tomasz Stanko ( ECM ) Review Profile

	2 - What Goes Around Dave Holland ( ECM ) Reviews: 1 - 2 Interview - Article
	4 - The Infinite Dave Douglas ( Bluebird/RCA ) Reviews: 1 - 2 - 3 Interview
	6 - Raining on the Moon William Parker ( Thirsty Ear ) Review
	8 - Lift Every Voice Charles Lloyd ( ECM ) Reviews: 1 - 2
	10 - Verse Patricia Barber ( Blue Note ) Reviews: 1 - 2 Interview

Honorable Mentions...

	Optometry DJ Spooky ( Thirsty Ear ) Reviews: 1 - 2
	Peace Pipe Ben Allison ( Palmetto ) Reviews: 1 - 2 - 3 Interview
	Footsteps of Our Fathers Branford Marsalis ( Marsalis Music ) Reviews: 1 - 2 Interview

	Vietnam: The Aftermath Billy Bang ( Justin Time ) Reviews: 1 - 2 - 3
	The Improvisor Von Freeman ( Premonition ) Reviews Interview
	Freedom Suite David S. Ware ( AUM Fidelity ) Review Interview

Genre Pick: Latin Jazz

Looking Forward

Miguel Zen?n

( Fresh Sound )

Reviews: 1 - 2

Genre Pick: Free Jazz

Age of Everything

Joe Morris

( Riti Records )

Review

Genre Pick: Big Band

Conundrum

McGill Jazz Orchestra

(McGill Records)

Review

Best Reissue of the Year...

A Love Supreme (Deluxe Edition)

John Coltrane

( Verve/Impulse! )

Review

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