John Stevenson’s Top 20 jazz recordings for 2008
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Posted by: editoron Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 06:23 PM |
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1. Petit Oiseau, William Parker Quartet (AUM Fidelity)
2. The Silent Truth, Tony Kofi Quartet (Specific Jazz)
3. Castries Underground, Luther Francois (LRF Soundworks)
4. Abyss, Jacques Schwarz-Bart (Universal France)
5. Cultural Survival, David Sanchez (Concord Picante)
6. Romance, Rosa Passos (Telarc)
7. Butterflies, Finn Peters (Accidental)
8. The Monk, Asaf Sirkis (SAM)
9. Greenspace, Belinda Underwood (Belinda Underwood)
10. Beat Street, Bill King’s Rhythm Express (7 Arts Entertainment)
11. Every Time We Say Goodbye, Marilyn Scott (Venus)
12. Miles Davis All-Stars Featuring John Coltrane, Miles Davis (Acrobat)
13. Bird in Time, Selected Recordings and Interviews 1940-1947, Charlie Parker (ESP)
14. The Standard, Take 6 (Heads Up)
15. Traveler, Kenny Barron (Sunnyside)
16. Contos, Leonardo EM Cioglia (Quizamba)
17. Sketches of MD: Live at the Iridium, Kenny Garrett (MackAvenue)
18. Something for You: Eliane Elias Sings and Plays Bill Evans, Eliane Elias (Blue Note)
19. What Lies Within, Denise Donatelli (Savant)
20. 20 Years Celebration, Sydney Ace Mnisi (Sydney Ace Mnisi)
John Stevenson’s Top 10 Christmas jazz recordings for 2008
1. Verve Remixed Christmas (Verve)
2. A Night Before Christmas, Spyro Gyra (Heads Up)
3. Christmas With My Friends II, Nils Landgren (ACT)
4. Christmas Notes, Manuel Engel, (Metonic)
5. Christmas, Al Jarreau (Rhino)
6. What A Night! Harry Connick Jr (Columbia)
7. A Swingin’ Christmas (Columbia)
8. A Jazz and Blues Christmas (Putumayo)
9. Deck the Halls: A Smooth jazz Christmas (Lifestyles)
10. New Christmas, Pamela Hines (Spicerack)
John Stevenson’s Top 10 ‘WorldBeat and Beyond’ recordings for 2008
1. Warchild, Emmanuel Jal (Sonic360)
2. Su La Take, Etienne M’Bappe (0 + Music)
3. Maestro, Taj Mahal (Heads Up)
4. Afro-Funky Beats, Inemo (Black Mango)
5. Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 (Disorient)
6. Boo!, Was Not Was (Rykodisc)
7. Circus Money, Walter Becker (Mailboat)
8. Rebel Woman, Chiwoniso (Cumbancha)
9. Extraordinary Rendition, Rupa and the April Fishes (Cumbancha)
10. Umalali, The Garifuna Women’s Project (Cumbancha)
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