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One Writer's Method of Compiling a Year End "Best of" List
by Ken Dryden
Many of us are habitual list makers and list readers, which even prompted a book a couple of decades ago entitled The Book of Lists. I am frequently asked for desert island lists (I usually say I do not want to get that far away from my entire collection), or even just a favorite album by ...
Staff Picks 2007
by AAJ Staff
We compiled the individual “Best of" 2007 lists from a select group of contributors:David R. AdlerGlenn AstaritaHrayr AttarianJakob BaekgaardJohn BarronChip BoazJ. Robert BragonierGreg CamphireDoug ColletteMark CorrotoPhil DiPietroKen DrydenNenad Georgievski
All About Jazz-New York Best of 2007
by AAJ Staff
Chapter Index MUSICIANS OF THE YEAR RECORD LABELS OF THE YEAR VENUES OF THE YEAR PERFORMANCES OF THE YEAR ALBUMS OF THE YEAR UNEARTHED GEMS TRIBUTE RECORDINGS REISSUED RECORDINGS LATIN JAZZ RELEASES DEBUT ALBUMS VOCAL RELEASES LARGE ENSEMBLE RELEASES JAZZ BOOKS BOXED SETS BEST ORIGINAL ALBUM ARTWORK 2007 HONORABLE MENTIONS MUSICIANS ...
2007 Contributor Picks
by AAJ Staff
We solicited opinions from all active All About Jazz contributors, and out of more than 1,000 nominations, the following 2007 releases garnered the most votes. New Releases Maria Schneider Orchestra Sky Blue (ArtistShare) Review Michael ...
C. Andrew Hovan's Top Jazz Picks For 2007
by C. Andrew Hovan
Taking time to reflect back on the year in jazz music brought with it mixed emotions in regards to the current state of the record industry in America. Without a doubt, the affects of internet downloads and other ways of acquiring music, both legal and illegal, have had a huge impact on the amount of product ...
AAJ's Top Twenty Interviews of 2007
by John Kelman
2007 continued the growth trend seen in 2006, with over 150 interviews published. The number of interviews is increasing so rapidly, in fact, that we've expanded the Interview Center on the AAJ homepage, in order to allow for four interviews a week, with an eye to publishing five a week in 2008. As always, AAJ provided ...
Top Ten "Most Read" Articles & CD Reviews: 2007
by AAJ Staff
AAJ tracks how often an article is read, and the articles and CD reviews below represent our top ten published in 2007. Top Ten Articles Interviews John McLaughlin: On The Road, Part 1: The Interview By John Kelman Megaphone The Care and Feeding of a Musical Margin
Jeff Dayton-Johnson's Best of 2007
by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
Identifying the best releases of the year is a simple matter. There are only two conditions: (1) Have unerring critical judgment; and (2) Listen to every release of the year. The rest falls into place. Both are necessary conditions, by the way--even if you have unerring taste, you might miss a masterpiece if you slack off ...
Budd Kopman's Best of 2007
by Budd Kopman
2007 was a wonderful year for jazz. Far from being dead, jazz lives and the pace of releases is quickening making it harder and harder to keep up. ECM, all by itself, could fill a Top Ten, so below are thirty-two releases that I found particularly memorable. Gebhard Ullmann This year belonged, in ...
Mark F. Turner's Best of 2007
by Mark F. Turner
Outstanding recordings that made lasting impressions in 2007. New Releases David Torn Prezens(ECM) Joel PalssonVarp (Self Produced) Nacho Arimany World-Flamenco SeptetSilence-Light (Fresh Sound) Bruce Hornsby Camp Meeting(Legacy) Sacks-Opsvik-Maneri-MotianTwo Miles ...
