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Publisher's Top Picks for 2006
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2006 could very well have been All About Jazz's best year yet in terms of new developments. MY AAJ and regional calendar of events were launched in July and we've been actively building "MY" memberships and spreading the word about the calendar ever since. We also topped one million monthly readers for the first time (in November), we're rapidly approaching one million MP3 downloads, and we added Chris May and Samuel Chell to our editorial staff.
That's the year in review and the year ahead in a nutshell; now onto the music...
I featured nearly 150 publisher's picks this year and highlighted the top 30 belowthey represent the most memorable in my 2006 listening experience.
Label Spotlight: ECM Records
Style Spotlight: Piano Trio
Honorable Mention... Sound In Action Trio's Gate (Atavistic), Chip White's Harlem Sunset (Postcards), Edward Simon's Unicity (Cam Jazz), David Bixler's Call It A Good Deal (Zoho), Diego Urcola's Viva (Cam Jazz) and Francisco Mela's Melao (Ayva Musica).
That's the year in review and the year ahead in a nutshell; now onto the music...
I featured nearly 150 publisher's picks this year and highlighted the top 30 belowthey represent the most memorable in my 2006 listening experience.
Jim Black Dogs Of Great Indifference (Winter & Winter) | John McNeil East Coast Cool (OmniTone) | |
John Ettinger Kissinger In Space (Ettinger Music) | Ron Horton Everything In a Dream (Fresh Sound) | Chris Potter Underground (Sunnyside) |
Nels Cline New Monastery (Cryptogramophone) | Metta Quintet Subway Songs (Jazz Reach) | Kenny Garrett Beyond the Wall (Nonesuch) |
Label Spotlight: ECM Records
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Style Spotlight: Piano Trio
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Honorable Mention... Sound In Action Trio's Gate (Atavistic), Chip White's Harlem Sunset (Postcards), Edward Simon's Unicity (Cam Jazz), David Bixler's Call It A Good Deal (Zoho), Diego Urcola's Viva (Cam Jazz) and Francisco Mela's Melao (Ayva Musica).