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Troy Dostert's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024

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by Troy Dostert

Another year of first-rate creative jazz is in the books, along with another impossible set of choices in assembling a top-10 list. These are some of the standouts, in a year in which trios and quartets were especially prominent, taking advantage of the unparalleled opportunities for close collaboration that smaller ensembles provide. My favorites are listed ...

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Jerome Wilson's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024

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by Jerome Wilson

The ten recordings on this list made up some of the most stimulating and breathtaking work I heard all year. There was intelligence, emotion and daring laced all through this music and the title of the Charles Lloyd album provided a comforting sentiment to take into the uncertain future of 2025. Fay VictorLife ...

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Paul Rauch's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024

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by Paul Rauch

It's been an eventful year in jazz, as the recording side of the music returned to full swing. Below are my top ten albums of the year, excluding re-issues and historic recordings. These selections represent what is happening creatively in the here and now in jazz, in some small way. The new music on today's scene ...

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Neil Duggan's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024

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by Neil Duggan

When writing a review, an album receives intense, repeated listening. Once the review is completed, attention swiftly shifts to the next musical work. During breaks from critical listening, these albums remained favorites, enjoyed simply for the pure pleasure they brought. Albums by Oded Tzur (reviewed here) and Lynne Arriale (reviewed here) could also be added to ...

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Pierre Giroux's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024

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by Pierre Giroux

These recordings showcase a remarkable range of artistry, from innovative compositions to heartfelt tributes. They celebrate the genre's vibrant evolution while honouring its deep traditions. They offer a tapestry of sounds that redefine boundaries and affirm jazz as a timeless and ever-relevant musical force. Roger KellawayLive At Mezzrow Cellar Music Group ...

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Dan McClenaghan's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024

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by Dan McClenaghan

These recordings are 2024's best of the best. If the business of jazz is a rough go, the art of jazz thrives. Click on the album titles to see the full reviews. Bill AnschellImprobable Solutions Origin Records David FriesenThis Light Has ...

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Mark Corroto's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024

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by Mark Corroto

Ahh, the “Best Of" lists, when I get the privilege to tell you “what is what." For me, the releases below are not the best discs of 2024 but the ones I kept coming back to most often this past year. I certainly missed a few, as I will discover reading other AAJ contributor's best-of lists. ...

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Lawrence Peryer's Jazz & Beyond for 2024

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by Lawrence Peryer

I very much enjoy the moment we are in for improvisatory and creative music. So many traditions are coming into contact and interacting with each other: jazz cats, indigenous practitioners, electronic music experimenters, modern composers and many others. The breakdown and blurring of genre divides and dogma is something I revel in. “Collision Music," to quote ...

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John Chacona's Favorite Jazz Albums of 2024

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by John Chacona

First the bad news: There are too many recordings being released these days. In the past 12 months, I have received or purchased 769. That's insane. Now the good news: There are a great many very good recordings being released these days. The following 10 are a snapshot, on one day, of my favorites ...

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Mike Jurkovic's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024

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by Mike Jurkovic

It has been, to say the least, one hell of fright night year. But here is the music that stayed with me, through thick and thin, and all manner of human foible and political upheaval. Vijay IyerCompassion ECM Records Kris Davis


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