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Troy Collins' Best of 2007
by Troy Collins
Considering the sheer multitude of recordings released in a year's time, narrowing down what amounts to hundreds of recordings heard to a mere handful is never easy. The titles listed below define for me the most exceptional and rewarding albums heard in a year filled with great music.New Releases The Bad Plus ...
Dan McClenaghan' s 2007 Top Ten
by Dan McClenaghan
A wonderful year for this music we call jazz. Here's the ten that I couldn't get off the CD player in 2007. Sky Blue Maria Schneider Orchestra ArtistShare Maria Schneider is in a class of her own in the large ensemble category--in a class of her own ...
Samuel Chell's Best of 2007: Two Distinguished Dozens
by Samuel Chell
Any artist has a love-hate relationship with the past, the “modern" descendant necessarily engaged in an Oedipal struggle with the formidable progenitor. Yet without acknowledging the continuing presence of the past, there can be no tradition. And without tradition--which prizes the “inventive" above the “creative"-- there can be no genuine art. Attempts to create beauty without ...
Top Eleven Releases and Top Dozen Sideman Appearances in 2007
by Phil DiPietro
The jazz world sustained tragic losses of several Great Masters in 2007. By now, many tears have been shed and much has been written, but please feel free to engage in heavy retrospection when you get halfway down this list. Best to dwell here on where we're headed and what incredible hands the ...
John Kelman's Best of 2007
by John Kelman
Selected picks representing the top recorded events in jazz and beyond for 2007.... Jazz New Releases David Torn Prezens (ECM) Michael Brecker Pilgrimage (Heads Up) Dave Douglas & Keystone Moonshine (Greenleaf) ...
C. Michael Bailey's Best Releases of 2007
by C. Michael Bailey
Again this year I am going to devote my attention to two classes of recordings deserving inclusion on my end-of-the-year, best-of list: new and re-released (or previously unreleased) recordings I personally reviewed, and others I missed or which were reviewed better by my colleagues at All About Jazz. Additionally, in keeping with last year, I am ...
Year in Review: 2006
by AAJ Staff
All About Jazz compiled our “best of" lists and “year in review" articles and placed the links below. Best New Recordings Contributor Picks Chris May John Kelman Michael Ricci Nils Jacobson Samuel Chell Budd Kopman C. ...
2006 Contributor Picks
by AAJ Staff
We solicited opinions from all active All About Jazz contributors, and out of more than 500 nominations, the following 2006 releases garnered the most votes. New Releases Andrew Hill Time Lines (Blue Note) CD Reviews Interview Ornette Coleman
AAJ's Best Interviews of 2006: A Baker's Dozen (Plus One)
by John Kelman
2006 was a banner year for interviews at AAJ. Nearly 120 interviews were published, featuring relative newcomers like Adam Unsworth and Nik Bärtsch, established artists including Pat Metheny and Dave Douglas, and jazz icons like Andrew Hill, Dave Holland and Sonny Rollins. While every interview published provided valuable insight into the artist, here's a baker's dozen ...
2006: The Year in Jazz
by Ken Franckling
A year of triumphs, support, tragedies, controversy and great losses In the jazz world, 2006 was a year that defied a tidy little description. There was much going on, including the continuing efforts to rebuild New Orleans from the tragic and deadly aftermath of August 2005's Hurricane Katrina. Support initiatives for Crescent City ...
