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John Kelman's Best of 2005
by John Kelman
Selected picks representing the top recorded events in jazz and beyond for 2005.... Jazz New Releases Tim Garland If the Sea Replied (Sirocco) Marc Johnson Shades of Jade (ECM) The Vandermark 5 The Color of Memory ...
Dan McClenaghan's Top 10 for 2005
by Dan McClenaghan
1. Fred Hess Quartet Crossed Paths Tapestry RecordsAn inspired pianoless quartet with Hess on tenor sax, Ron Miles, on trumpet, with Ken Filiano and Matt Wilson on bass and drums, respectively. Beautifully vibrant precision freedom.2. Ted Howe Ellington Summit RecordsAn elegantly interactive piano trio infusing some of some of Duke's ...
AllAboutJazz-New York's Best of 2005
by AAJ Staff
Yes, it's that time again. The season for turkey dinners, holiday cheer and, soon, New Year's resolutions is also the time for reflection and endless best of lists. Hopefully you'll see ours first, before you have become numb to every publication in sight choosing their year's highlights. Though a new year is around the corner, with ...
Contributor Picks for 2004
by AAJ Staff
We solicited opinions from all AAJ contributors, and out of more than 500 nominations, the following 2004 releases garnered the most votes. New ReleasesJoe Lovano I'm All For You ( Blue Note ) Reviews: 1 | 2 Interview Website featureAlice Coltrane Translinear Light ( Impulse! ) Reviews: 1 | 2 ProfileCharles Lloyd/Billy Higgins Which ...
Year in Review: 2004
by AAJ Staff
We compiled all the “best of" lists and the “year in review" articles and placed the links below. Best New Recordings Contributor Picks C. Michael Bailey Doug Collette Nils Jacobson Dan McClenaghan Michael Ricci Best Reissues C. Andrew Hovan Best Downloads
Best of 2004
by AAJ Staff
Selected picks representing the top recorded events in jazz and beyond for 2004.... Jazz Omar Sosa Mulatos (Ota) The Vandermark 5Elements of Style... (Atavistic) Enrico PieranunziFelliniJazz (Cam Jazz) Rabih Abou-KhalilMorton's Foot (Enja/Justin Time) Ted SirotaBreeding Resistance (Delmark) Tomasz StankoSuspended Night (ECM) South Africa Shiyani ...
Publisher's Top Picks for 2004
by Michael Ricci
2004 was a productive one as we introduced several new columns, features, and systems (we call them “centers"). It was a pedal-to-the-metal-bring-on-the-stress kind of year that saw us launch the Jazz Musician Center, the Contributor Center, the Upcoming Releases Center, the Article & CD Review Centers, AAJ Live Content & RSS, the “Near You" box (which ...
2004: The Year in Jazz
by Ken Franckling
Mark down 2004 as a year in which the makers of jazz celebrated their sustained successes--and mourned the passing of many musicians and members of the jazz industry. Those milestones and losses stand out even ore because there were no significant stylistic rumblings on the performance scene. Here's a look at significant happenings over ...
Publisher's Top Picks for 2003
by Michael Ricci
2003 proved to be quite a challenging year for AAJ, especially the tail end. The two server crashes in September created a mountain of recovery work and curtailed my CD listening for a good month. It took me a while to get my ears back to the music, but when I finally did, I discovered several ...
Publisher's Top Picks for 2002
by Michael Ricci
The following CDs were culled from the 100+ releases that were designated as publishers picks throughout the past year. Though I thoroughly enjoyed them all, these sixteen represent the finest and most exciting releases of the bunch. They also spent the most time in my CD player! Be sure to click the links ...
