GA Russell Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 It's that time of year again to reflect on the past twelve months, and consider what ten albums you've picked up are your favorites. This year there really hasn't been a great deal of discussion on the board about new releases, so let's open it up to CDs you have purchased (or were given) in the past twelve months regardless of when they were recorded or released. I've still got a couple of promos I want to listen to before deciding on my list, so go ahead and start without me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazaro Vega Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Wadada Leo Smith's "Ten Freedom Summers" is near the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Recorded and released 2012: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hawkins Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Some I've really enjoyed have been: Henry Threadgill - Tomorrow Sunny/The Revelry, Spp. (Pi Recordings) Wadada Leo Smith - Ten Freedom Summers (Cuneiform) Marilyn Crispell/Mark Dresser/Gerry Hemingway - Play Braxton (Tzadik) Blue Notes - Before the Wind Changes (Ogun) Chris McGregor - In His Good Time (Ogun) Hafez Modirzadeh - Post-Chromodal Out! (Pi Recordings) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Jason Stein - The story this time [Delmark] Mikolaj Traska - Inner ear, breathing steam [Kilogram] Steve Lehman - Dialect Fluorescent [Pi] Eddie Prevost - Meetings with remarkable saxophonists, vol.1 (Evan Parker) [Matchless] Henry Threadgill - Tomorrow Sunny/The Revelry, Spp [Pi] Guy/Weber/Nill - Games and Improvisations [intakt] Josh Berman & his Gang - There now [Delmark] and if the OP will sanction LP only releases then these Brotzmann/Noble/Edwards - the worse the better [Otoroku} - LP only Mats Gustafssonn - Bengt [utech] - LP only The Thing/Barry Guy - Metal [No Business] - LP only Trzaska/Brice/Sanders - River Loam trio [No Business} - LP only Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Some I've really enjoyed have been: Henry Threadgill - Tomorrow Sunny/The Revelry, Spp. (Pi Recordings) Wadada Leo Smith - Ten Freedom Summers (Cuneiform) Marilyn Crispell/Mark Dresser/Gerry Hemingway - Play Braxton (Tzadik) Blue Notes - Before the Wind Changes (Ogun) Chris McGregor - In His Good Time (Ogun) Hafez Modirzadeh - Post-Chromodal Out! (Pi Recordings) The two you have on top of your list are my favorites this year! Forgot the Blue Notes was from this year, seems a long time ago ... as for archival releases, I also enjoy the Elton Dean from Reel Recordings a log: Elton Dean's Ninesense - The 100 Club Concert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tapscott Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 (edited) Edited December 12, 2012 by John Tapscott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Oh yes, the Rivers! Just got it last week, finally (it was around before that, of course) - it's great! Last year, Rivers just arrived in time to make the best of the year lists with his amazing Mosaic Select ... and then he died. Darn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tapscott Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 (edited) 5 more: Don't overlook the Quill - it fully lives up to its title. and a fine DVD thrown in for good measure Edited December 12, 2012 by John Tapscott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElginThompson Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 (edited) My Top 10 list is really a Top 7 list ... Discs 1 - 7. Edited December 12, 2012 by Delightfulee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Ptah Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 My Top 10 list is really a Top 7 list ... Discs 1 - 7. Nothing shows up on my computer, just a red X. I would like to read your list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Been a pretty good year for oldies and newies, as far as I'm concerned Old ones I missed Swan Silvertones - 1946-51 - King (Acrobat) Lionel Hampton - Hamp - CLef (MFP) Al Grey - Shades of Grey - Tangerine Savannah COmmunity Choir - Alive forever - Creed (Nashboro) Earl Hines - Tour de force - Black Lion Harry Edison/Buddy Tate - Swing summit - Candid Dial Moussa Ale - Pello pello - KSF Recent Kouyate Sory Kandia - Voix de la revolution - Syliphone (Sterns) Kerfala Kante - Biyedi - Syllart Sekouba Bambino - Diatiguyw - Syllart Kerfala Kante - New system - Syllart Aminata Kamissoko - Kognoumalon - BKS Ouza - 20 ans? - Lampe Fall Fode Baro - Debrouillons nous - Syllart Aminata Kamissoko - Ambition - TAT Audio Visual Grant Green - Live at the Holy Barbarian 1959 - UPtown Guelewar - Xaley Ndakarou - Touba Auto K7 (Teranga Beat) West Africa is really where it's at for me at present. Plenty of good recent stuff. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 (edited) This stands out as the new jazz recording I got most pleasure from this year: Enjoyed lots of things but most are still being absorbed. I'd select these as having been especially enjoyable: Abercrombie John - Within A Song Iles Nikki Trio - Hush Johnson Marc - Swept Away McGarry Kate - Girl Talk Neon Quartet - Subjekt Surman John - Saltash Bells Tobin Christine - Sailing to Byzantium Truedell Ryan - Centennial Alexander Hawkins - All There, Ever Out (late entry - thought this came out last year). Edited December 15, 2012 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Ten best favorites of the year's acquisitions: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 I would definitely include that one too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 John Tapscott's Gene Quill, The Tiger and Greg Abate, Horace Is Here were near misses, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 I apologize in advance for this list not containing any Jazz releases. 1. Storm Corrosion (Steven Wilson/Mikael Akerfeldt) 2. Rush - Clockwork Angels 3. Steven Wilson - Get All You Deserve 4. Ian Anderson - Thick As A Brick 2 5. Beardfish - The Void 6. Anathema - Weather Systems 7. Witchcraft - Legend 8. Alcest - Les Voyages de L'Ame 9. The Pineapple Thief - All The Wars 10. High On Fire - De Vermis Mysteriis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 I'll just plug my own list here, which is alphabetized so as to avoid hierarchy and in a 24 new/12 reissue or unearthed format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tapscott Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 John Tapscott's Gene Quill, The Tiger and Greg Abate, Horace Is Here were near misses, too. I forgot about the excellent O'Higgins/Alexander disc, but could/should have included it, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 John Tapscott's Gene Quill, The Tiger and Greg Abate, Horace Is Here were near misses, too. I forgot about the excellent O'Higgins/Alexander disc, but could/should have included it, too. I keep meaning to buy their first album, Sketch Book. Motivation for so doing has been weakened by the fact that I have most of its tracks on a compilation disc put together and given me by British tenorman Simon Spillett. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 John Tapscott's Gene Quill, The Tiger and Greg Abate, Horace Is Here were near misses, too. I forgot about the excellent O'Higgins/Alexander disc, but could/should have included it, too. I keep meaning to buy their first album, Sketch Book. Motivation for so doing has been weakened by the fact that I have most of its tracks on a compilation disc put together and given me by British tenorman Simon Spillett. Solved that problem by buying the three remaining tracks as downloads - and, of course, they're right up to the standard of the others. Great to have more of this lovely music! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Wood Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 (edited) The Pyramids Phil Cohran Peter Brotzmann Watershed Nicole and Roscoe Mitchell Trespass Trio Kullhammer Marc Ducret The Ex There are so many others, which is a good thing. Edited December 14, 2012 by Stefan Wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 CT - is that Harmos Live recording out/available on Intakt?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 (edited) Jazz Melissa Aldana--Second Cycle (Inner Circle) Romain Collin--The Calling (Palmetto) Orrin Evans--Flip the Script (Positone) Ari Hoenig Punkbop--Live at Smalls (SmallsLive) Mark Gross--Backside (Jazz Legacy) Tom Harrell--Number 5 (High Note) Vijay Iyer--Accelerando (ACT) Manu Katche (ECM) Ludmila Stefanikova--Be Beautiful (Inner Circle) Lonnie Smith--The Healer Mike Stern--All Over the Place (Heads Up) Henry Threadgill--Tomorrow Sunny, the Revelry Spp (Pi) Mads Tolling Quartet--Live at Yoshi's (Madsman) Archival: Grant Green--The Holy Barbarian (Uptown) Freddie Hubbard--Gleam (Wounded Bird) Charles Mingus--Jazz Workshop Concerts (Mosaic) Wes Montgomery--Echoes of Indiana Avenue (Resonance) Blues Michael Iron Man Burks--Show of Strength (Alligator) Lucky Peterson--Live at the 55 Arts Club Berlin Archival: Magic Sam--Raw Blues Live 1969 Brazil Joyce--Rio (Far Out) Adriana Calcanhotto--Microbio Live African Ablaye Cissoko and Volker Goetze--Amanke Dionti (Motema) Bai Janha and Karantamba--Ndigal (Teranga Beat) The Funkees--Dancing Time (Soundway) Guelewar--Acid Trip from Banjl to Dakar (Kindred Spirits) KonKoma (Soundway) Tunji Oyelana--A Nigerian Retrospective (Soundway) Edzayawa--Projection One (Soundway) Zani Diabate--Tientalaw (Sterns) Edited December 15, 2012 by kh1958 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 Guelewar--Acid Trip from Banjl to Dakar (Kindred Spirits) Just got that today. Damn good! Bai Janha and Karantamba--Ndigal (Teranga Beat) Zani Diabate--Tientalaw (Sterns) These two are down for next year MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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