What Are Your Favorite Jazz Recordings of the 21st Century?

[Jim Duckworth]

 

[mjazzg]

23 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Here's a round-up from JazzTimes.  It only focuses on the last decade, instead of the last twenty years.  But still, it's worthwhile if it generates some discussion.

Interesting to see how much the CRITIC's lists differ from the READER's.

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The Decade in Review: Best Jazz Albums of the 2010s
https://jazztimes.com/features/lists/the-decade-in-review-best-jazz-albums-of-the-2010s/

As Selected by JazzTimes CRITICS

2010
Jason Moran Ten (Blue Note)
Charles Lloyd Quartet Mirror (ECM)
Rudresh Mahanthappa & Bunky Green Apex (Pi)
Keith Jarrett/Charlie Haden Jasmine (ECM)
Dave Holland Octet Pathways (DARE2)
Vijay Iyer Solo (ACT)
Christian Scott Yesterday You Said Tomorrow (Concord Jazz)
Regina Carter Reverse Thread (E1)
Steve Coleman and Five Elements Harvesting Semblances and Affinities (Pi)
Henry Threadgill Zooid This Brings Us To, Volume II (Pi)

2011
Sonny Rollins Road Shows Vol. 2 (Doxy/EmArcy)
Joe Lovano Us Five Bird Songs (Blue Note)
Ambrose Akinmusire When the Heart Emerges Glistening (Blue Note)
Lee Konitz/Brad Mehldau/Charlie Haden/Paul Motian Live at Birdland (ECM)
Miguel Zenón Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook (Marsalis)
Charles Lloyd/Maria Farantouri Athens Concert (ECM)
JD Allen Trio Victory! (Sunnyside)
Craig Taborn Avenging Angel (ECM)
Keith Jarrett Rio (ECM)
Roy Haynes Roy-alty (Dreyfus Jazz)

2012
Vijay Iyer Trio Accelerando (ACT)
Branford Marsalis Quartet Four MFs Playin’ Tunes (Marsalis)
Sam Rivers/Dave Holland/Barry Altschul Reunion: Live in New York (Pi)
Ryan Truesdell Centennial: Newly Discovered Works of Gil Evans (ArtistShare)
Ravi Coltrane Spirit Fiction (Blue Note)
Gregory Porter Be Good (Motéma)
Henry Threadgill Zooid Tomorrow Sunny/The Revelry, Spp (Pi)
Wadada Leo Smith Ten Freedom Summers (Cuneiform)
Tim Berne Snakeoil (ECM)
Brad Mehldau Trio Ode (Nonesuch)

2013
Wayne Shorter Quartet Without a Net (Blue Note)
Cécile McLorin Salvant WomanChild (Mack Avenue)
Craig Taborn Trio Chants (ECM)
Charles Lloyd/Jason Moran Hagar’s Dream (ECM)
Steve Coleman and Five Elements Functional Arrhythmias (Pi)
Terence Blanchard Magnetic (Blue Note)
Gregory Porter Liquid Spirit (Blue Note)
Jaimeo Brown Transcendence (Motéma)
Pat Metheny Tap: John Zorn’s Book of Angels, Vol. 20 (Nonesuch/Tzadik)
Tim Berne’s Snakeoil Shadow Man (ECM)

2014
Sonny Rollins Road Shows Volume 3 (Doxy/OKeh)
Ambrose Akinmusire The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier to Paint (Blue Note)
Jason Moran All Rise: A Joyful Elegy for Fats Waller (Blue Note)
Mark Turner Quartet Lathe of Heaven (ECM)
Steve Lehman Octet Mise en Abîme (Pi)
Keith Jarrett/Charlie Haden Last Dance (ECM)
Chick Corea Trio Trilogy (Stretch/Concord Jazz)
Kenny Barron/Dave Holland The Art of Conversation (Impulse!)
Brian Blade & the Fellowship Band Landmarks (Blue Note)
Yosvany Terry New Throned King (5Passion)

2015
Kamasi Washington The Epic (Brainfeeder)
Maria Schneider Orchestra The Thompson Fields (ArtistShare)
Rudresh Mahanthappa Bird Calls (ACT)
Cécile McLorin Salvant For One to Love (Mack Avenue)
Jack DeJohnette Made in Chicago (ECM)
John Scofield Past Present (Impulse!)
Charles Lloyd Wild Man Dance (Blue Note)
Steve Coleman & the Council of Balance Synovial Joints (Pi)
Vijay Iyer Trio Break Stuff (ECM)
Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Cuba: The Conversation Continues (Motéma)

2016
Henry Threadgill Ensemble Double Up Old Locks and Irregular Verbs (Pi)
Jack DeJohnette/Ravi Coltrane/Matthew Garrison In Movement (ECM)
JD Allen Americana: Musings on Jazz and Blues (Savant)
John Scofield Country for Old Men (Impulse!)
Charles Lloyd & the Marvels I Long to See You (Blue Note)
Charlie Haden Liberation Music Orchestra Time/Life (Impulse!)
Kris Davis Duopoly (Pyroclastic)
Nels Cline Lovers (Blue Note)
Esperanza Spalding Emily’s D+Evolution (Concord)
Julian Lage Arclight (Mack Avenue)

2017
Vijay Iyer Sextet Far from Over (ECM)
Charles Lloyd New Quartet Passin’ Thru (Blue Note)
Steve Coleman’s Natal Eclipse Morphogenesis (Pi)
Rudresh Mahanthappa’s Indo-Pak Coalition Agrima (rudreshm.com)
Cécile McLorin Salvant Dreams and Daggers (Mack Avenue)
Matt Wilson Honey and Salt: Music Inspired by the Poetry of Carl Sandburg (Palmetto)
Hudson (DeJohnette/Grenadier/Medeski/Scofield) Hudson (Motéma)
Linda May Han Oh Walk Against Wind (Biophilia)
Craig Taborn Daylight Ghosts (ECM)
Ambrose Akinmusire A Rift in Decorum – Live at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note)

2018
Wayne Shorter Emanon (Blue Note)
Ambrose Akinmusire Origami Harvest (Blue Note)
Myra Melford’s Snowy Egret The Other Side of Air (Firehouse 12)
Kenny Barron Quintet Concentric Circles (Blue Note)
Cécile McLorin Salvant The Window (Mack Avenue)
Joshua Redman, Ron Miles, Scott Colley, Brian Blade Still Dreaming (Nonesuch)
Bill Frisell Music IS (OKeh/Sony Masterworks)
Brad Mehldau Trio Seymour Reads the Constitution! (Nonesuch)
Sons of Kemet Your Queen Is a Reptile (Impulse!)
Miguel Zenón Featuring Spektral Quartet Yo Soy la Tradición (Miel)

2019
Branford Marsalis Quartet The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul (OKeh)
Dave Holland/Zakir Hussain/Chris Potter Good Hope (Edition)
Chick Corea/Christian McBride/Brian Blade Trilogy 2 (Concord)
Camila Meza & the Nectar Orchestra Ámbar (Sony Masterworks)
Kris Davis Diatom Ribbons (Pyroclastic)
Tom Harrell Infinity (HighNote)
Joel Ross KingMaker (Blue Note)
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Ancestral Recall (Ropeadope)
Johnathan Blake Trion (Giant Step Arts)
Linda May Han Oh Aventurine (Biophilia)

As Selected by JazzTimes READERS

2010
Charles Lloyd Quartet Mirror (ECM) 
Pat Metheny Orchestrion (Nonesuch)
Rudresh Mahanthappa & Bunky Green Apex (Pi)

2011
Sonny Rollins Road Shows Vol. 2 (Doxy/EmArcy)
John Scofield A Moment’s Peace (EmArcy)
Kurt Elling The Gate (Concord Jazz)

2012
Kurt Elling 1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project (Concord Jazz)
Pat Metheny Unity Band (Nonesuch)
Brad Mehldau Trio Ode (Nonesuch)

2013
Wayne Shorter Quartet Without a Net (Blue Note)
Chick Corea The Vigil (Concord Jazz)
Pat Metheny Tap: John Zorn’s Book of Angels, Vol. 20 (Nonesuch/Tzadik)

2014
Ambrose Akinmusire The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier to Paint (Blue Note)
Pat Metheny Unity Group Kin (Nonesuch)
Kenny Barron/Dave Holland The Art of Conversation (Impulse!)

2015
Kamasi Washington The Epic (Brainfeeder)
Various Artists Revive Music Presents: Supreme Sonacy Vol. 1 (Revive/Blue Note)
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Live in Cuba (Blue Engine)

2016
Joey Alexander Countdown (Motéma)
Donny McCaslin Beyond Now(Motéma)
Tie: Jack DeJohnette/Ravi Coltrane/Matthew Garrison In Movement (ECM), John Scofield Country for Old Men (Impulse!)

2017
Hudson (DeJohnette/Grenadier/Medeski/Scofield) Hudson (Motéma)
Vijay Iyer Sextet Far from Over (ECM)
Blue Note All-Stars Our Point of View (Blue Note)

2018
Kamasi Washington Heaven and Earth (Young Turks)
Wayne Shorter Emanon (Blue Note)
Chick Corea + Steve Gadd Band Chinese Butterfly (Stretch/Concord)

2019
TBD

 

Were they only allowed to choose US artists? 

4 hours ago, Jim Duckworth said:

 

 

and the other two for me

Edited January 28, 2020 by mjazzg

[HutchFan]

On 1/7/2020 at 7:01 PM, Larry Kart said:

My longtime friend drummer Doug Mitchell, who passed away this year, was a big fan of guitarist Lage Lund. Based on the two Lund albums I've heard, he had a point.

Larry, I listened to Zach Brock's Purple Sounds (Criss Cross, 2014) today, and Lund is featured on it.  He sounded great, like someone who's building on and extending Jim Hall's approach to the instrument. 

Made me want to hear those two discs you recommended.   

 

 

4 hours ago, mjazzg said:

Were they only allowed to choose US artists? 

Apparently so.