GA Russell Posted December 16, 2010 Author Report Posted December 16, 2010 I notice how few of these are products of large labels/companies. Quote
Larry Kart Posted December 16, 2010 Report Posted December 16, 2010 Would have voted for the Threadgill and Ellington Mosaics under reissues, but they hadn't arrived when I cast my V. Voice ballot -- that poll of necessity has a Thanksgiving-to-Thanksgiving time frame. Wait till next year. Quote
B. Goren. Posted December 17, 2010 Report Posted December 17, 2010 (edited) I'll add one more to my list (post #5): Classic Meets Toshiko. Edited December 17, 2010 by B. Goren. Quote
David Ayers Posted December 21, 2010 Report Posted December 21, 2010 Has anyone issued a poll-of-polls absolute overall top ten yet? I don't read the jazz press but a quick look round the websites just found every individual reviewer listing a top ten - too much information! Quote
okierambler Posted December 23, 2010 Report Posted December 23, 2010 (edited) Here's my baker's dozen of jazz favorites for 2010 (alphabetical order): Mulatu Astatke - Steps Ahead Brandon Bernstein, Aaron Shragge, & Matt Otto - Innocent When You Dream Claudia Quintet - Royal Toast Dave Douglas - Spark of Being Expanded John Ellis - Puppet Mischief Bill Frisell - Beautiful Dreamer Ben Goldberg - Go Home Vijay Iyer - Solo Keith Jarrett & Charlie Haden - Jasmine Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra - Portrait in Seven Shades Marc Ribot - Silent Movies Liam Sillery - Phenomenology Tomasz Stanko Quintet - Dark Eyes Edited December 23, 2010 by okierambler Quote
Mark Stryker Posted December 28, 2010 Report Posted December 28, 2010 (edited) This was my list published Sunday in the Detroit Free Press.I'll give the titles here with a link to the paper where there are capsule summaries too. It ran under the umbrella of "a baker's dozen of the best jazz CDs and reissues for 2010." Like Larry, I think of the order as rather arbitrary. A version of this with a couple alterations will run in the Village Voice poll. http://www.freep.com/article/20101226/ENT04/12260412/1039/Top-jazz-CDs-Geri-Allen-Sinatra-the-Cookers-Ahmad-Jamal Tom Harrell, "Roman Nights" (High Note) Geri Allen, "Flying Toward the Sound" (Montema Music) Keith Jarrett/Charlie Haden, "Jasmine" (ECM) Rudresh Mahanthappa & Bunky Green, "Apex" (Pi) Kenny Dorham, "The Flamboyan, Queens, NY, 1963" (Uptown) Hal Galper, "E Pluribus Unum" (Origin) Bruce Barth and Steve Wilson, "Home" (WASJS-1002) John Irabagon, "Foxy" (Hot Cup) The Cookers, "Warriors" (Jazz Legacy) Chris Lightcap's Bigmouth, "Deluxe" (Clean Feed) Jason Moran, "Ten" (Blue Note) Edited December 28, 2010 by Mark Stryker Quote
ghost of miles Posted December 28, 2010 Report Posted December 28, 2010 Here's a list I did for the Night Lights site: Best Historical Releases and Reissues of 2010 Quote
Van Basten II Posted December 28, 2010 Report Posted December 28, 2010 Took advantage of the Boxing day to buy Dave Douglas - Spark of Being Expanded, it deserves a place in my top ten Quote
papsrus Posted December 28, 2010 Report Posted December 28, 2010 Here's a list I did for the Night Lights site: Best Historical Releases and Reissues of 2010 Valuable list. Thank you. Quote
John Tapscott Posted January 1, 2011 Report Posted January 1, 2011 (edited) Ehud Asherie - Welcome to New York (Arbors) Dmitry Baevsky - Down With It (Sharp Nine) Carl Fontana - The Fifties (Uptown) Jimmy Greene - Live at Small's (Smalls Live) Scott Hamilton/Rossano Sportiello - Midnight at Nola's (Arbors) Keith Jarrett/Charlie Haden - Jasmine (ECM) Wynton Marsalis Quintet & Richard Galliano - From Billie Holiday to Edith Piaf (WM) Grant Stewart - Around the Corner (Sharp Nine) Spike Wilner - Solo Piano Live at Small's (Smalls Live) Gerald Wilson - Detroit (Mack Avenue) Phil Woods Quintet - Ballads and Blues (Venus) * footnoting 2 excellent recordings on the Woodville label from England which were released in 2008 but which I only heard in '10 - Simon Spillett - Sienna Red; Alan Barnes Octet - Harlem Airshaft. Edited January 1, 2011 by John Tapscott Quote
manfred Posted January 11, 2011 Report Posted January 11, 2011 No order - Braxton/ Hemingway: "Old Dogs" (Mod/Avant) - Parker/ Guy/ Lytton + Peter Evans: "Scenes In The House Of Music" (Clean Feed) - Warne Marsh Trio: "New York City Live" (Riverworks Records) - Potsa Lotsa: "The Complete Works Of Eric Dolphy" (Jazzwerkstatt) - Steve Lacy: "November" (Intakt) - Ross Bolleter: "Night Kitchen: An Hour Of Ruined Piano" (Emanem) - Cecil Taylor & Tony Oxley: "Ailanthus/ Altissima (Bilateral Dimension Of Two Roots Songs)" (Triple Point) - Nate Wooley & Paul Lytton: "Crack Above 33" (Emanem) - Herman Keller: "Nicht Ohne Wasser (Quartet)/ 29 Stücke (Solo)" (Jazzwerkstatt) - Uwe Oberg & Evan Parker: "Full Bloom" (Jazzwerstatt) + (copyright 2009, but I get it in early 2010) - Fred Anderson Trio: "A Night At The Velvet Lounge/ Made In Chicago Festival 2007" (Estrada Poznanska) Reissues: - John Carter & Bobby Bradford: "Mosaic select 036" (Mosaic Records) - Henry Threadgill: "Complete Novus/ Columbia Recordings" (Mosaic Records Limited Edition Box Set) - Bill Dixon: "The Complete Remastered Recordings On Black Saint & Soul Note" (CamJazz) wowh, looks very impressive and sweeping, but also exhausting and demanding....do you hear this already for breakfast...?? perhaps try some tord gustavsen or ketil bjornstad from time to time.... ;-) Quote
Chicago Expat Posted January 20, 2011 Report Posted January 20, 2011 It would be interesting to know an estimate of how many new releaes posters have actually heard? Seems that selecting ten favorites from a pool of one hundred new releases has a bit more weight than selecting ten from twenty? That's something that always keeps me from creating these lists. I feel like I've just now caught up sufficiently to give my definitive best of 2008 list. My premature 2010 list... 1. "The Adventures of a Polar Expedition" - Ulrik, Koppel, Balke, Danielsson, and Riel. 2. "Goddess" - John Zorn/Alhambra Love Quintet 3. "In Search of the Miraculous" - John Zorn/Alhambra Love Quartet 4. "Terre lontane" - Michel Godard, Maurizio Aliffi, Marco Bianchi, Niccolò Faraci, and Francesco D'Auria. 5. "Royal Toast" - Claudia Quintet 6. "Radioactive" - Dave Chisholm 7. "Guiding Spirit" - Nat Birchall 8. "If Not For You" - Our Park 9. "Domandor De Huellas" - Guillermo Klein 10. "Prima" - Carlos Bica + Materia 10. "Beautiful Dreamers" - Bill Frisell Quote
P.L.M Posted January 21, 2011 Report Posted January 21, 2011 No order - Braxton/ Hemingway: "Old Dogs" (Mod/Avant) - Parker/ Guy/ Lytton + Peter Evans: "Scenes In The House Of Music" (Clean Feed) - Warne Marsh Trio: "New York City Live" (Riverworks Records) - Potsa Lotsa: "The Complete Works Of Eric Dolphy" (Jazzwerkstatt) - Steve Lacy: "November" (Intakt) - Ross Bolleter: "Night Kitchen: An Hour Of Ruined Piano" (Emanem) - Cecil Taylor & Tony Oxley: "Ailanthus/ Altissima (Bilateral Dimension Of Two Roots Songs)" (Triple Point) - Nate Wooley & Paul Lytton: "Crack Above 33" (Emanem) - Herman Keller: "Nicht Ohne Wasser (Quartet)/ 29 Stücke (Solo)" (Jazzwerkstatt) - Uwe Oberg & Evan Parker: "Full Bloom" (Jazzwerstatt) + (copyright 2009, but I get it in early 2010) - Fred Anderson Trio: "A Night At The Velvet Lounge/ Made In Chicago Festival 2007" (Estrada Poznanska) Reissues: - John Carter & Bobby Bradford: "Mosaic select 036" (Mosaic Records) - Henry Threadgill: "Complete Novus/ Columbia Recordings" (Mosaic Records Limited Edition Box Set) - Bill Dixon: "The Complete Remastered Recordings On Black Saint & Soul Note" (CamJazz) wowh, looks very impressive and sweeping, but also exhausting and demanding....do you hear this already for breakfast...?? perhaps try some tord gustavsen or ketil bjornstad from time to time.... ;-) No I prefered Schönberg, Webern or, even, some Varese, for Breakfast. An easy going music to start the day. I keep serious music for the late afternoon. Maybe you should try some of it yourself, it could give you a real sense of humour. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted January 21, 2011 Report Posted January 21, 2011 No I prefered Schönberg, Webern or, even, some Varese, for Breakfast. An easy going music to start the day. I keep serious music for the late afternoon. Maybe you should try some of it yourself, it could give you a real sense of humour. Quote
Ken Dryden Posted January 22, 2011 Report Posted January 22, 2011 It would be interesting to know an estimate of how many new releaes posters have actually heard? Seems that selecting ten favorites from a pool of one hundred new releases has a bit more weight than selecting ten from twenty? I guess I could go through my log of new releases received or purchased to figure that out, but it would be time-consuming, plus there are titles I didn't hear until after I compiled my list. Quote
GA Russell Posted January 23, 2011 Author Report Posted January 23, 2011 It would be interesting to know an estimate of how many new releaes posters have actually heard? Seems that selecting ten favorites from a pool of one hundred new releases has a bit more weight than selecting ten from twenty? Ron, of course what you say makes sense. But I don't set the bar so high. I'm just looking for ten albums I can recommend to my friends. I was generally unimpressed with my new recordings throughout 2010, and I was surprised last month as I went through my new CDs that there actually were ten I can recommend. Quote
six string Posted January 27, 2011 Report Posted January 27, 2011 Marc Cary - Focus Trio Live 2009 I just played a gig with David Ewell (the Focus Trio bassist)--unreal player. I actually hadn't heard him before that (save for hearing the Focus Trio, momentarily). The local talent here can be very, very intense (Ewell and Dan Seamans--of the Lost Trio and New Klezmer Trio--are two of the best bass soloists I've heard in person, period). Do you live in the SF Bay Area? I've caught the Lost Trio a few times here in Sacramento and really liked them, bought two of their cds. I spoke briefly with Phillip after one of the gigs, really nice guy. I haven't seen their name around lately so I didn't know if they had "snuck" into town without me knowing, split up or just busy closer to home. I haven't listened to too many new releases this year but among those I listened to, here are my favorites: Junko Onishi - Baroque Jason Moran - Ten Geri Allen- Flying Toward the Sound Marc Cary - Focus Trio Live 2009 How does the Onishi album sound? Is it truly Baroque influenced or is that just the title? I wasn't aware of the Geri Allen album and it looks inviting. Quote
Peter Friedman Posted January 28, 2011 Report Posted January 28, 2011 When I look over all those top ten lists posted here It verifies that what appeals to me is a far cry from what others here find most interesting. The only list that seems to share similar taste to mine was that by John Tapscott. New releases Kenny Dorham - The Flamboyan, Queens, NY, 1963 - Uptown Grant Stewart - Around The Corner - Sharp 9 P.J. Perry - Nota Bene - P J Perry Neal Smith Quintet - Live At Smalls - Smalls Live Rich Perry - Gone - Steeplechase Stan Getz Quartet - Live In Stockholm 1978 - Gambit Alan Broadbent Trio - Live At Giannelli Square, Vol.1 - Chilly Bib Harry Allen - New York State Of Mind - Challenge Peter Beets - Chopin Meets The Blues - Criss Cross Peter Bernstein Quartet - Live At Smalls - Smalls Live Quote
Ken Dryden Posted January 31, 2011 Report Posted January 31, 2011 It would be interesting to know an estimate of how many new releaes posters have actually heard? Seems that selecting ten favorites from a pool of one hundred new releases has a bit more weight than selecting ten from twenty? I guess I could go through my log of new releases received or purchased to figure that out, but it would be time-consuming, plus there are titles I didn't hear until after I compiled my list. Between new arrivals and purchases of new releases, I received around 700 titles. I have no idea how many of them that I found time to hear. Quote
GA Russell Posted January 31, 2011 Author Report Posted January 31, 2011 Ken, of the 700, how many would you estimate were on major labels? Quote
JETman Posted January 31, 2011 Report Posted January 31, 2011 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Quote
Ken Dryden Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 Ken, of the 700, how many would you estimate were on major labels? Not all that many, depending on what you call major anymore. Blue Note, Sony/Columbia/RCA and Verve release relatively little new jazz compared to a few years ago. Quote
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