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Ten Top Tens: 2005
ByChris May
New Releases
- Tony Bevan, Bruised, Foghorn Records
- Steve Reid Ensemble, Spirit Walk, Soul Jazz Records
- Polar Bear, Held On The Tips Of Fingers, Babel
- Evan Parker, The Eleventh Hour, ECM
- Hendrik Meurkens, Amazon River, Blue Toucan Music
- Enrico Pieranunzi, Play Morricone, Cam Jazz
- Konono No.1, Congotronics, Crammed Discs
- Acoustic Ladyland, Last Chance Disco, Babel
- Nachito Herrera, Bembe En Mi Casa, FS Music
- The Necks, Mosquito, See Through, ReR Megacorp
Reissues, Historical Releases
- John Coltrane, One Down, One Up: Live At The Half Note, Impulse
- Various Artists, Lagos Chop Up, Lagos All Routes, Honest Jons
- Shrimp Boat, Speckly, Aum Fidelity
- Ike Quebec, The Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions, Blue Note
- Leo Parker, Let Me Tell You 'Bout It, Blue Note
Doug Collette
New Releases
- The Brad Mehldau Trio, Day Is Done, Nonesuch
- The Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, The Sameness of Difference, Hyena
- Jazz Mandolin Project, The Deep Forbidden Lake, Lenapee
- The Benevento, Russo Duo, Best Reason to Buy the Sun, Ropeadope
- Pat Metheny Group, The Way Up, Nonesuch
- Wayne Shorter, Beyond the Sound Barrier, Verve
- John Scofield, That's What I Say, Verve
- Groundtruther, Longitude, Thirsty Ear
- Garage a Trois, Outre Mer, Telarc
- John Ellis, One Foot in the Swamp, Hyena
- Greg Osby, Channel Three, Blue Note
Reissues, Historical Releases
- Grateful Dead, Complete Fillmore West 1969, Rhino-GD Productions
- Phish, Island Tour, Live Phish
- Miles Davis, The Complete Cellar Door Sessions, Sony BMG Legacy
- Miles Davis, 'Round Midnight-Legacy Edition, Sony BMG Legacy
- Rory Gallagher, Big Guns, Sony BMG Legacy
Jim Santella
New Releases
- Don Ellis, Don Ellis at Filmore, Wounded Bird
- Joe Lovano, Joyous Encounter, Blue Note
- Jessica Williams, Live at Yoshi's, Volume Two, MaxJazz
- Clayton-Hamilton Orch., Live at MCG, MCG
- Greg Osby, Channel Three, Blue Note
- Jimmy Thackery, Healin' Ground, Telarc Blues
- Bireli Lagrene, Move, Dreyfus
- Connie Evingson, Gypsy in My Soul, Minnehaha
- Brad Dutz, Nine Gardeners Named Ned, pfMENTUM
- Dan Cray, Save Us!, Blujazz
John Eyles
New Releases
- Stan Tracey & Evan Parker Crevulations, Psi
- James Blood Ulmer, Birthright, Hyena
- David S Ware, Live in the World, Thirsty Ear
- Joe Giardullo, No Work Today: Nine for Steve Lacy, Drimala
- Louis Moholo-Moholo, Stan Tracey Khumbula, Remember, Ogun
- Oren Marshall, Introduction to the story of Speedy Sponda. Part One: In a silent room, Slowfoot
- Jim McAuley, Gongfarmer18, Nine Winds
- Anthony Braxton Quintet, London 2004 Live at the Royal Festival Hall, Leo Records
- Free Base, The Ins and Outs, Emanem
- Bill Frisell, Richter 858, Songlines
Reissues, Historical Releases
- Moondog, The Viking of 6th Avenue, Honest Jon's
Marc Meyers
New Releases
- SF Jazz Collective, The Inaugural Season 2004, Self-published
- Samo Salamon, Ela's Dream, Splasc(H)
- Fred Hersch, Leaves Of Grass, Palmetto
- Wayne Shorter, Beyond The Sound Barrier, Verve
- Bud Shank, Phil Woods, Bouncing With Bud And Phil, Capri
- Drew Gress, 7 Black Butterflies, Premonition
- Sonny Rollins, Without A Song, Milestone
Reissues, Historical Releases
- John Coltrane, One Down, One Up: Live At The Half Note, Impulse
- Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane: At Carnegie Hall, Blue Note
- Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Town Hall, New York City, June 22, 1945, Uptown
- Pat Metheny, Ornette Coleman, Song X, Geffen
- Jazz Crusaders, Complete Pacific Jazz Studio Quintet Sessions, Mosaic
- Blue Mitchell, The Thing To Do, Blue Note
Mark Corroto
New Releases
- Evan Parker, With Birds, Treader
- Jeff Parker, The Relatives, Thrill Jockey
- Joshua Redman, Momentum, Nonesuch
- Alexander von Schlippenbach, Monk's Casino, Intakt
- Dave Douglas, Keystone, Greenleaf
- Jenny Scheinmann, 12 Songs, Cryptogramophone
- James Finn, Plaza de Toros, Clean Feed
- Gerry Hemingway Quartet, The Whimbler, Clean Feed
- Steve Lehman, Demian As Posthuman, Pi
- Ben Monder, Oceana, Sunnyside
- Bebo Valdez, Cigala, Blanco Y Negro, Bebo & Cigala, RCA, (CD/DVD)
Reissues, Historical Releases
- Ike Quebec, Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions, Blue Note
- Dizzy Gillespie, Town Hall, NYC, June 22, 1945, Uptown
- Bill Evans, Complete Village Vanguard Recordings: 1961, Riverside
- Herbie Hancock, Inventions And Dimensions, Blue Note
Mark F. Turner
New Releases
- Dafnis Prieto, About the Monks, Zoho
- Enrico Pieranunzi, Paul Motian, Doorways, CamJazz
- Ravi Coltrane, In Flux, Savoy
- Drew Gress, 7 Black Butterflies, Premonition
- Myron Walden, This Way, Fresh Sound New Talent
- JC Hopkins Biggish Band, Underneath a Brooklyn Moon, Tigerlily Records
- The Susan Weinert Band, Running Out of Time, Tough Tone Records
- Cuong Vu, It's Mostly Residual, ArtistShare
- New Talent Jazz Orchestra, The Sound Of New York Jazz Underground, Fresh Sound New Talent
Reissues, Historical Releases
- Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane: At Carnegie Hall, Blue Note
Michael P. Gladstone
New Releases
- Steve Heckman Quartet, Live at Yoshi's, World City
- Dave Holland Big Band, Overtime
- Keith Jarrett, The Out of Towners, ECM
- Branford Marsalis, Eternal, Marsalis Music
- Mark Masters Ensemble, Porgy & Bess Redefined!
- Grachan Moncur III Octet, Exploration
- Sonny Rollins, Without A Song The 9/11 Concert, Milestone
- SFJazz Collective, SFJazz Collective, Nonesuch
Reissues, Historical Releases
- Wes Montgomery, Smokin' at the Half Note, Verve
- Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane: At Carnegie Hall, Blue Note
Paul Olson
New Releases
- Taylor Ho Bynum & SpiderMonkey Strings, Other Stories (Three Suites), 482 Music
- Vijay Iyer, Reimagining, Savoy
- Tom Christensen, New York School, Playscape Recordings
- Drew Gress, 7 Black Butterflies, Premonition
- Mat Maneri, Pentagon, Thirsty Ear
- Dave Douglas, Keystone, Greenleaf Music
- Cuong Vu, It's Mostly Residual, ArtistShare
- Ben Monder, Oceana, Sunnyside
- Claudia Quintet, Semi-Formal, Cuneiform
- Paraphrase, Pre-emptive Denial, Screwgun
Reissues, Historical Releases
- Pat Metheny, Song X, Nonesuch
- George Russell, The Complete Bluebird Recordings, Lone Hill Jazz
Phil DiPietro
New Releases
- Ben Monder, Oceana, Sunnyside Records
- Fieldwork, Vijay Iyer, Steve Lehman and Elliott Humberto Kavee, Simulated Progress, Pi Recordings
- Mat Maneri, Pentagon, Thirsty Ear Recordings
- Janek Gwizdala, Mystery to Me, Live in New York, Self-released
- Avishai Cohen, At Home, Razdaz, Self-released
- Nelson Cascais, Nine Stories, Tone of a Pitch Records
- Sebastiaan Cornelissen with Gary Willis, Lale Larson, Timeline, Self-released
- Tim Berne, with Craig Taborn and Tom Rainey, Hardcell Live, Screwgun Records
- Claudia Quintet, John Hollenbeck, Semi-Formal, Cuneiform
- Marc Ducret, Bruno Chevillon, Eric Echampard, lânnexe, Self-released
Reissues, Historical Releases
- Miles Davis, The Complete Cellar Door Sessions, Sony BMG Legacy
- Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane: At Carnegie Hall, Blue Note
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