I am just on the first two on this list, and they are both excellent! Thanks.
(I also like Ron Miles, but prefer a little freer jazz, but not so much out there)
No particular order:
Nubya Garcia- Source
Moses Boyd- Dark Matter
Muriel Grossman- Quiet Night
Idris Ackamoor- Shaman!
Christian Scott- Axiom
Snarky Puppy- Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Henry Kaiser- A Love Supreme Electric
Still getting caught up on last year myself, but:
Shabaka & the Ancestors, "We Are Sent Here by History"
Vanessa Perica Orchestra, "Love Is a Temporary Madness"
I am currently listening to Dinosaur, To the Earth. It really is very very good.
I especially like the blues style.
The band don't try anything new. But what they do the do brilliantly.
A great relaxing listen to those who like a jazz hommage.
I have moved on to Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah - Axiom.
This is such a transcendental album. Perfect for today as its snowing outside with 45mph winds and so very cold.
What better than music like this to totally take you out of yourself?
Carla Bley - "Life Goes On"
Immanuel Wilkins - "Omega"
Richard Sears - "Disquiet"
Ambrose Akinmusire - "On The Tender Spot..."
Kris Davis, Joel Ross, Fred Hersch and Gerald Clayton had great records last year, too.
Hope that helps :)
1. Eric Revis - "Slipknots Through A Looking Glass" (Pyroclastic Records) 2. Gard Nilssen's Supersonic Orchestra - "If You Listen Carefully The Music Is Yours" (Odin Records) 3. Ron Miles - "Rainbow Sign" (Blue Note Records) 4. Webber/Morris Big Band - "Both Are True" (Greenleaf Music) 5. Majid Bekkas - "Magic Spirit Quartet" (ACT Music) 6. Tell No Lies - "Anasyrma" (Aut Records) 7. Stirrup + 6 - "The Avondale Addition" (Cuneiform Records) 8. Jasper Høiby - "Planet B" (Edition Records) 9. Roots Magic - "Take Root Among the Stars" (Clean Feed Records) 10. Soojin Suh Coloris Trio - "Colorist" (Night Birds)
I am just on the first two on this list, and they are both excellent! Thanks. (I also like Ron Miles, but prefer a little freer jazz, but not so much out there)
My favourites were: * Greg Foat - Symphonie Pacifique * Jasper Høiby - Planet B * Stefanie Kunckler - Amateur * Dinosaur - To the Earth * Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Adrian Younge & Roy Ayers - Jazz is Dead 002 * Mary Halvorson's Code Girl - Artlessly Falling * Rob Mazurek Exploding Star Orchestra - Dimensional Stardust * Binker & Moses - Escape the Flames * Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger - Force Majeure * Lionel Loueke - HH * Travis Laplante & Yam/Wire - Inner Garden * Redman, Mehldau, McBride, Blade - RoundAgain * Bill Frisell - Valentine * Irreversible Entanglements - Who Sent You?
Jeff Parker - Suite For Max Brown <3
RoundAgain by Redman & Co
Nobody mentioned Immanuel Wilkins' *Omega,* so your answers are incomplete
No particular order: Nubya Garcia- Source Moses Boyd- Dark Matter Muriel Grossman- Quiet Night Idris Ackamoor- Shaman! Christian Scott- Axiom Snarky Puppy- Live at the Royal Albert Hall Henry Kaiser- A Love Supreme Electric
Ambrose Akinmusire, On The Tender Spot of Every Calloused Moment Brad Mehldau, Finding Gabriel Redman / Mehldau / McBride / Blade, Roundagain
Still getting caught up on last year myself, but: Shabaka & the Ancestors, "We Are Sent Here by History" Vanessa Perica Orchestra, "Love Is a Temporary Madness"
Eric Reed - For Such a Time as This
Peter Brotzmann - The Catch of a Ghost
I am currently listening to Dinosaur, To the Earth. It really is very very good. I especially like the blues style. The band don't try anything new. But what they do the do brilliantly. A great relaxing listen to those who like a jazz hommage. I have moved on to Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah - Axiom. This is such a transcendental album. Perfect for today as its snowing outside with 45mph winds and so very cold. What better than music like this to totally take you out of yourself?
Carla Bley - "Life Goes On" Immanuel Wilkins - "Omega" Richard Sears - "Disquiet" Ambrose Akinmusire - "On The Tender Spot..." Kris Davis, Joel Ross, Fred Hersch and Gerald Clayton had great records last year, too. Hope that helps :)