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Troy Collins' Best of 2008
ByFor those interested in contemporary trends it is worth noting that the vast majority of titles listed below were released by independent labels. Much ink has been spilled in the past few years about the future of the music industry in relation to internet downloading and the contrasts between major and independent record labels. For those interested in knowing where the music is headed, the future of jazz lies underground, where it began.
New Releases
Ben Allison Little Things Run The World (Palmetto) | Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band Season of Changes (Verve) | Anthony Braxton/Milford Graves/William Parker Beyond Quantum (Tzadik) |
Conference Call Poetry in Motion (Clean Feed) | Satoko Fujii Ma-Do Heat Wave (Not Two) | Joel Harrison The Wheel (Innova) |
Dave Holland Pass It On (Emarcy) | Vijay Iyer Tragicomic (Sunnyside) | Donny McCaslin Recommended Tools (Greenleaf) |
Nicole Mitchell Xenogenesis Suite: A Tribute to Octavia Butler (Firehouse 12) | Joe Morris Bass Quartet High Definition (Hatology) | Mostly Other People Do The Killing This Is Our Moosic (Hot Cup) |
William Parker Quartet Petit Oiseau (AUM Fidelity) | Mario Pavone Trio Arc (Playscape) | Vandermark 5 Beat Reader (Atavistic) |
New Discoveries
Michael Bates Clockwise (Greenleaf) | Samuel Blaser 7th Heaven (Between The Lines) | Cosmologic Eyes in the Back of My Head (Cuneiform) |
Scott Dubois Banshees (Sunnyside) | Fight the Big Bull Dying Will Be Easy (Clean Feed) | Mary Halvorson Trio Dragon's Head (Firehouse 12) |
Rob Mosher's Storytime The Tortoise (Independent) | Matana Roberts Quartet The Chicago Project (Central Control) | Angelica Sanchez Life Between (Clean Feed) |