The Best Jazz of 2014

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

I'm just an old fig - can't afford horn rims and tweeds

All old stuff on the jazz front for me this year, and for the third time in my life, jazz wasn't the largest kind of music I've got in the year - I got more Latin material this year.

The most recent jazz album I got was Fred Anderson's 'On the run', which was done in 2000.

I did get some of this year's new recordings (at least as far as I can tell they're this year's) from Africa, however. And at least one of this year's reissues of elderly material.

So the African newies are

Kande Sy - Khabou - CK7 - Best of the year!

Diaby Doua - Faba ndambe - CK7

Thionne Ballago Seck - Diaga - TBS

Wally Ballago Seck - Voglio - TBS

This year's reissues

Kemo Conde - Soumankoi - Syllart - Best of LOTS of years!

Sayon Camara - Saramaya - Syllart

MG

[Utevsky]

I can't buy recorded music any more, unless I discard it, usually within a week. So I only bought one CD in 2014: Randy Weston and BIlly Harper, Roots of the Blues. So without any comparison to any other CD purchased in 2014 (but compared to what I heard during about six hours of radio listening a day), I'll say, "I liked Roots of the Blues".

Well, if you had to choose only one, that was a good choice!

[johnblitweiler]

My list of favorites changes somewhat every day, but Silver Cornet and The Great Lakes Suites and Force Majeure are always near the top.

[Stefan Wood]

Listed my favorites on the freejazzblog site.

[LWayne]

My listings for top new releases, top reissues. No real ranking. Looking forward to 2015:

New releases:

Artist

Title

Label

1

Nels Cline Singers

Macrsoscope

Mack Avenue

2

Steve Lehman Octet

Mise en Abime

Pi Recordings

3

Kenny Barron and Dave Holland

The Art of Conversation

Impulse Recordings

4

Adrian Legg

Dead Bankers

AL2 Records

5

Matt Wilson Quartet

Gathering Call

Palmetto Records

6

Frank Kimbrough

Quartet

Palmetto Records

7

Steve Wilson and Lewis Nash

Duologue

MCG Records

8

Mark Turner Quartet

Lathe of Heaven

ECM Records

9

Jason Adasiewicz & Sun Rooms

From The Region

Delmark Records

10

Michael Shipp

I've Been To Many Places

Thirsty Ear Recordings

Reissues:

Artist

Title

Label

1

Horace Tapscott

The Giant Awakens

Flying Dutchman/ Intl Phonograph

2

Miles Davis Quintet

Live at the Fillmore

Sony/ CBS

3

Sam Rivers

Contrasts

ECM Records

4

Jaki Byard

The Late Show, Live at Keystone Korner, Vol 3

High Note

5

Various Artists

The Complete Dial Modern Jazz Sessions

Mosaic Records

Edited January 4, 2015 by LWayne

[kh1958]

Dr. Funkenstein, you reminded me that I need to go listen to Melissa Aldana on Spotify.

You should, she's good (Crash Trio and/or Second Cycle).

[ghost of miles]

Here's my list of favorite 2014 historical jazz releases:

http://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/historical-releases-2014/

[GA Russell]

I don't know why, but this year I listened to only a small selection of albums. I did not go through my CDs of past years like I normally do, and I did not open up many new acquisitions either. Instead, I listened to the same music over and over. No complaints.

These are my new albums of 2014 (in chronological order) which I can recommend to one and all:.

Ian Carey & Ben Stolorow - Duocracy

Miles - Live 1969 Bootleg

The Beatles - Live at the BBC, vol. 2

Mike Longo - Step on It

Bernie Worrell - Elevation

Shirazette Tinnin - Humility

Camille Thurman - Origins

Mimi Jones - Balance

Zan Stewart - The Street is Making Music

Russ Nolan - Relentless

Miles - Filmore Bootleg

Sonny - Road Shows, vol. 3

Dick Dale - Surfers' Choice

Jason Jackson - Inspiration

Donald Fagen - Sunken Condo's

Mike Longo - Celebrates Oscar Peterson

Charles Lloyd - Manhattan Stories

Peter Zak - The Disciple