The Best J*** Al***s of 2010 ???

Gordon,

John Kelman from All About Jazz has a real passion for the European Jazz scene and also prog rock, so his tastes are very similar to mine.

Here is his list for the year

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=38321


Jazzwise magazine named Phronesis Alive as their album of the jazz year and that would be mine too - must get to see them live

My next albums in no particular order are

Charles Lloyd - Mirror
Arild Andersen - Early Quartets
Cassandra Wilson - Silver Pony
John McLaughlin - To the One
Ketil Bjornstad - Remeberance
Markku Ounaskari - Kuara
Nik Bartsch - Llyria
Robert Wyatt - For the Ghosts Within
Steve Tibbetts - Natural Causes
Supersilent 10
Tryvge Seim/Andreas Utnem - Purcor
Wollny/Kruse/Schaefer - Em Live
Brah Mehldau - Highway Rider
Jarrett/Haden - Jasmine
Trichotomy - Variations
Neil Cowley - Radio Silence
Dan Berglund Tonbruket


This guy has a good site and has revealed his 50-11 best releases with top 10 to come
http://thejazzbreakfast.wordpress.com/festive-fifty/

Excellent Adrian...I was hoping to generate some discusssion of alternate titles for best jazz album of 2010 as the list I found and posted didn't concur with mine but then I haven't heard every jazz album yet!

I'll check out some of your albums before New Years Eve..

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Originally posted by Voltaire:
Excellent Adrian...I was hoping to generate some discusssion of alternate titles for best jazz album of 2010 as the list I found and posted didn't concur with mine but then I haven't heard every jazz album yet!

I'll check out some of your albums before New Years Eve..

So what are yours Gordon?



Dean...

I should also add Anat Fort and Paul Motian.

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Originally posted by Whizzkid:

So what are yours Gordon?

Dean...

Putting together a list right now.

Mine are, again in no particular order:

Neil Cowley - Radio Silence
Sam Crowe Group - Synaesthesia
Stephane Kerecki Trio - Houria
Trudy Kerr, Ingrid James - Reunion
Branco Stoysin Trio - Inexhaustible

steve

Céline Bonacina Trio -Way Of Life
Charles Lloyd - Mirror
Brah Mehldau - Highway Rider
Act label Signature Editions 1,2,3 & 4
Frøy Aagre - Cycle Of Silence
Anat Fort Trio - And If
Marilyn Crispell & David Rothenberg - One Dark Night I Left My Silent House
Steve Tibbetts - Natural Causes
Manu Katché - Third Round
Esperanza Spalding - Chamber Music Society
Jeff Lorber Fusion - Now Is The Time
Jon Irabagon - The Observer
Vijay Iyer - Solo
Jason Moran - Ten
Yaron Herman Trio - Follow The White Rabbit

I'm sure I have missed some but for now..

Biggest disappointment = Terje Rypdal - Crime Scene

A good list Gordon and yes, Mr Rypdal's album was a bit of a crime.

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Originally posted by Lontano:
A good list Gordon..

I must stress that I have yet to hear some of the jazz albums that you and other aficionados have mentioned.

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Originally posted by Voltaire:

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Originally posted by Whizzkid:

So what are yours Gordon?

Dean...

Putting together a list right now.

Great saves me a lot of searching what to buy.



Dean...

I won't list mine as a lot of them have alreay been mentioned - especially Anat Fort and the Wollny, Kruse and Schaeffer live album. I also agree that the Phronesis live album is excellent, and a real find (for me). Of the original list I'm most intrigued by "The Spark of Being", Dave Douglas' triple CD of music inspired by the Frankenstein myth - I mean really, what's not to like. Finally a trio of strong ECMs that don't appear to have been mentioned so far:

Food - Quiet Inlet
Francois Couturier - Un Jour si Blanc
Stefano Battaglia - Pastorale

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I'm going to revisit this years albums but I'm struggling for a standout. Last year I had two albums that I love so much and play constantly, Lars Danielsson "Tarantella" and Tomasz Stanko Quintet "Dark Eyes"

I would rather hope it's just my fussy nature and there is something there that I have missed. Carry on posting and I will hopefully find something or rediscover something I already have?

Mark

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Originally posted by Voltaire:
here

Any thoughts?

Gordon,

There is nothing there that REALLY excites me, enough to be included in a "best of" list. I think this has been a weak year on the Jazz front. Just my opinion of course. I can't even say I've been to some great Jazz concerts, never mind.

Mark

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Originally posted by munch:

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Originally posted by markah:
I'm going to revisit this years albums but I'm struggling for a standout. Last year I had two albums that I love so much and play constantly, Lars Danielsson "Tarantella" and Tomasz Stanko Quintet "Dark Eyes"

I would rather hope it's just my fussy nature and there is something there that I have missed. Carry on posting and I will hopefully find something or rediscover something I already have?

Mark

Mark,
I think its more of a case of you have bought so many ECM's and others this year and not got to know them.
Because the listening time has not been there?
More cd's than hours in a year.
When you relax you play the stuff you know well.
Stu

Yes, I think you have a good point there. More CD's than I have a proper chance to listen to. Stu, you have got me sussed!

For me, the best jazz album of 2010:



The best older jazz album (2002) discovered in 2010:

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Originally posted by markah:

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Originally posted by Voltaire:
here

Any thoughts?

Gordon,

There is nothing there that REALLY excites me, enough to be included in a "best of" list. I think this has been a weak year on the Jazz front. Just my opinion of course. I can't even say I've been to some great Jazz concerts, never mind.

Mark

Fair enough Mark.

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Originally posted by munch:
I think i bought these great bits of vinyl this year?

Stu - it was not released on vinyl unless Manfred did you a one off....

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Originally posted by munch:
Love this one to bits.
It gets played loads, even my 5 year old son loves it.

Best testimonial ever! Based on such empirical observation . . . that of a 5 year old, I've gone ahead and ordered this CD. It had better be good Munch, or your son goes on my ignore list

Max

Max

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Originally posted by Max Bass:

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Originally posted by munch:
Love this one to bits.
It gets played loads, even my 5 year old son loves it.

Best testimonial ever! Based on such empirical observation . . . that of a 5 year old, I've gone ahead and ordered this CD. It had better be good Munch, or your son goes on my ignore list

Max

Max

Max - my money is on that comment being for the E.S.T album which I know Munch loves to bits. Do you have some E.S.T? Well worth checking out. Still the Jarrett is good, so I am sure you will enjoy.

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Originally posted by markah:
I'm going to revisit this years albums but I'm struggling for a standout. Last year I had two albums that I love so much and play constantly, Lars Danielsson "Tarantella" and Tomasz Stanko Quintet "Dark Eyes"

Mark - I think you are right - nothing of the calibre of these two this year but still there was some good music released, but not a classic year

merde . . . okay I will have to pick up the E.S.T. album. And thanks for setting the record straight.

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Originally posted by Max Bass:
merde

you won't be disappointed although it did not become the classic in my eyes that I thought it might be before release. I might be wrong though and Munch's comment may be for the Jarrett

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Originally posted by droodzilla:
Finally a trio of strong ECMs that don't appear to have been mentioned so far:

Food - Quiet Inlet
Francois Couturier - Un Jour si Blanc
Stefano Battaglia - Pastorale

Three very enjoyable albums I agree which narrowly missed my best jazz albums top ten..

Surely one of the best jazz albums of the year is this one:

When Larry Met Harry - Larry Goldings and Harry Allen




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