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Jakob Baekgaard's Best Danish Releases of 2010
by Jakob Baekgaard
The Danish jazz scene has evolved tremendously during recent years. The recurring Copenhagen Jazz Festival is a testament to the strength of the Danish jazz scene and its ability to soak up influences from outside. Openness towards musical influences is also reflected in this year's harvest of the best Danish records, which often bring in American ...
Lyn Horton's Top Releases of 2010
by Lyn Horton
William Parker Quartet Uncle Joe's Spirit House(AUM Fidelity) Matthew Shipp 4D(Thirsty Ear) David S. Ware Saturnian, Volume One(AUM Fidelity) Vox Arcana Aerial Age(Allos Documents) David Rempis and Frank RosalyCyrillic(482 Music) Joe McPhee / Dominic ...
Hrayr Attarian's Best Releases of 2010: Female Instrumentalists
by Hrayr Attarian
More experienced editors before me have already posted their best choices for this past year. Instead of adding yet another list of some of the same, I would like to take a slightly different approach. Here are my top 10 picks for 2010, by female jazz instrumentalists: Mary Halvorson QuintetSaturn Sings
Chris May's Best Releases of 2010
by Chris May
Here are my favorite dozen new releases of 2010. It was an outstanding year on many fronts. There was ravishing lyricism from saxophonists Nat Birchall and Stan Sulzmann and beyond-touristic flamenco and Indian infusions from bassist Dave Holland and singer Amit Chaudhuri, the politically charged complete works of Fela Anikulapo Kuti and the delicious ...
Mark F. Turner's Best Releases of 2010
by Mark F. Turner
With the sheer amount of artists heard and undiscovered, it's impossible to narrow down the list to a just a few releases. But one thing that holds true, whether it's technical ability, progressiveness, or music that touches the spirit; it's all about the re-spinability that these recordings garnered on my music players throughout 2010.Jazz ...
Mark Corroto’s Best Releases 2010
by Mark Corroto
Who says jazz is dying? This was one of the best years for music, at least to these ears. Here's a list of my favorite discs of 2010. Jazz New Releases Nels Cline/OJM Initiate (Cryptogramophone) Magnus BrooSwedish Wood (Moserobie) Allison Miller
Dan Bilawsky's Best Releases of 2010
by Dan Bilawsky
As 2010 draws to a close, I am taking this opportunity to look back at some of the new, standout recordings I've encountered over the course of the year. Some of my new favorites--like Paul Motian's Lost In A Dream (ECM, 2010), the new three-disc collection from the SFJazz Collective, and People Time: The Complete Recordings ...
Bruce Lindsay's Best Releases of 2010
by Bruce Lindsay
Like most people, I love a good list. But the act of compilation isn't easy. I have no idea of the criteria by which a collection of tunes on a CD can be judged to be The Best. Even if I had, the simple fact that I haven't heard every new jazz CD released in 2010 ...
Eyal Hareuveni's Best Releases of 2010 and More
by Eyal Hareuveni
Best new releases (in no particular order): Eple Trio, In The Clearing/In The Cavern (NORCD)Harris Eisenstadt, Woodblock Prints (No Business)Savina Yannatou/Barry Guy, <em>Attikos</em> (Maya)<br /><br />{{Agustí Fernández/Barry Guy/Ramón López, Morning Glory (Maya)Trondheim Jazz Orchestra and& Kim Myhr, Stems And Cages (MNJ)Trondheim Jazz Orchestra and Eirik Hegdal ...
Dan McClenaghan's Best Releases of 2010
by Dan McClenaghan
These are the CDs that never roamed away from the current listening shelf. Jessica Williams Touch Origin Records Masterpiece isn't a word to be tossed around lightly. Jessica Williams, with the eighty-eight piano keys and a lifetime of musical immersion, has created one with this recording.
