Howard Mandel
These are the "best" records of 2015 for me in that they continue to hold and repay my interest. They're all superbly realized, expressive and conceptualized in ways that appeal to me personally, but I...
View ArticleJohn Szwed
Best New Releases:Ran Blake. Ghost Tones: Portraits of George Russell. A-SideVijay Iyer. Break Stuff. ECMRudresh Mahanthappa. Bird Calls. ACTNate Wooley. Dance to the Early Music. Clean...
View ArticleAlex W. Rodriguez
New ReleasesVijay Iyer, Break StuffKamasi Washington, The EpicJosh Nelson, Exploring MarsAmir El Saffar, CrisisJohn Hollenbeck, Songs We Like a LotSteve Coleman, Synovial JointsJ.D. Allen,...
View ArticleKarl Ackermann
10 best New ReleasesPLS.trio: East River (Echo Chamber)Rob Mazurek: Alternate Moon Cycles (International Anthem RecordingCompany)Wayne Horvitz: Some Places Are Forever Afternoon (Songlines...
View ArticleDavid R. Adler
New Releases: 1. Maria Schneider Orchestra, The Thompson Fields (ArtistShare)2. Vijay Iyer Trio, Break Stuff (ECM)3. Julian Lage, World’s Fair (Modern Lore) 4. Matt Mitchell, Vista Accumulation (Pi)5....
View ArticleMarcela Breton
New Releases:Leny Andrade and Roni Ben-Hur “Alegria de Vivir” (Motema)Tony Bennett w/Bill Charlap, “The Silver Lining : the Songs of Jerome Kern” (RPM/Columbia)Eliane Elias, “Made in Brazil”...
View ArticleSteve Feeney
1) Matt Mitchell - Vista Accumulation (PI)2) Kamasi Washington- The Epic (Brainfeeder)3) Maria Schneider Orchestra - The Thompson Fields (artistShare)4) Dave Douglas - Brazen Heart (Greenleaf)5) Brad...
View ArticleRalph A. Miriello
My Ten Best This YearChris Dingman’s : The Subliminal and the SublimeJD Allen’s : GraffittiCharlie Hunter Trio : Let the Bells Ring OnJose James : Yesterday I Had the BluesJohn Fedchock New York Big...
View ArticleDavid Hajdu
New Releases 1. Maria Schneider Orchestra, The Thompson Fields (ArtistShare) 2. Steve Coleman and the Council of Balance, Synovial Joints (Pi) 3. Jen Shyu and Jade Tongue, Sounds and Cries of the World...
View ArticleNick Bewsey
Best/Favorite Jazz Recordings of 2015Kamasi Washington The Epic (Brainfeeder)Maria Schneider, The Thompson Fields (artistShare)Ben Williams Coming Of Age (Concord Jazz)Jose James, Yesterday I Had The...
View ArticleJim Wilke
Here are some of my favorite releases of 2015, the ones I really enjoy listening to and find new layers each time I hear them. The Maria Schneider album is tops in ANY category in my book. Full...
View ArticleBill Milkowski
Albums of the Year Rudresh Mahanthappa, Bird Calls (ACT) Dave Douglas Quintet, Brazen Heart (Greenleaf Music)...
View ArticleNancy Barell
My 10 best for 2015 in no particular order:Dena DeRose "We Won't Forget You" HighNote RecordsChris McNulty "Eternal" Palmetto RecordsTony Bennett and Bill Charlap "The Silver Lining" RPM/Columbia...
View ArticlePhilip Booth
My favorite jazz discs of 2015NEW RELEASESArturo O'Farrill, Cuba: The Conversation Continues (Motéma)Cecile McLorin Salvant, For One to Love (Mack Avenue)Snarky Puppy, Sylva (Impulse!)John Scofield,...
View ArticleRusty Hassan
Among my favorite recording of 2015 are these ten in no particular order: Stanley Cowell Juneteenth Vision Fugitive Jack DeJohnette Made In Chicago ECMGeorge Cables In Good Company...
View ArticleGeoffrey Himes
GEOFFREY HIMESTWENTY BEST JAZZ ALBUMS: 1. Rudresh Mahanthappa: Bird Calls (ACT)2. The Maria Schneider Orchestra: The Thompson Fields (ArtistShare)3. Charles Lloyd: Wild Man Dance (Blue...
View ArticleW. Royal Stokes
Nota bene: All of my choices are in alphabetical order by artist and thus are equally rated.10 BEST NEW RELEASESMichael Gibbs & the NDR Big Band, Play A Bill Frisell Set List (CUNEIFORM...
View ArticleBob Protzman
Just a brief comment. In what has been arguably the most violent year in many of our lifetimes, there seems to have been at least a slight trend in jazz toward making more melodic, orchestral-like,...
View ArticleRick Mitchell
This past spring, I began doing a radio program called Jazz In the New Millennium, based on the title of the book I published in 2014. Each one-hour show focuses on an individual living jazz artist....
View ArticleSteve Monroe
My Best of List for 2015:J.D. Allen, "Graffiti"Amina Figarova, "Blue Whisper"Rudresh Mahanthappa, "Bird Calls"Gil Evans, "Lines of Color"Charles McPherson, "The Journey"Todd Marcus, "Blues for...
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