Viewpoint by: Paul J. Youngman
2009! These are some of my favorites from this past year. They are listed in no particular order. The common thread, they all have a strong jazz sensibility, they’re cd’s that I want to play over and over again. I have also listed fifteen of my favorite live concerts. I urge everyone to get out and support live music.
1.)Mark Weinstein, Omar Sosa - Tales From The Earth, Ota Records
2.)Ayelet Rose Gottlieb - Up To Here From Here, Obliq Sound
3.)Chembo Corniel - Things I Wanted To Do, Chemboro Records
4.)Roberto Magris - Restless Spirits Big Band Ritmo Sinfonica Citta Di Verona Plays The Music of Roberto Magris, Marco Pasetto Conductor
5.)Robert Glasper - Double-Booked, Blue Note Records
6.)Jesse Elder - The Winding Shell, Off Records
7.)Daniel Ori - So It Goes, Independent
8.)Vijay Iyer - Historicity, Act Music
9.)Tony Foster - In Between Moods, Tony Foster Music
10.)Lorraine Desmarais Big Band, Analekta Records
11.) Rita diGhent - Sprawl Indigo, Groove Records
12.) Matt Newton - Push, Fire Town Music
13.) Gordon Grdina - East Van Strings, The Breathing of Statues, Songlines
14.)Gabriel Espinosa - From Yucatan to Rio, Zoho Music
15.) Adam Shulman Quintet - Patterns of Change, Kabocha Records
I also had some wonderful experiences this past year checking out live music. Some of my favorites are listed below:
1.)Rashied Ali Quintet
2.)Roberta Gambarini & Neil Swainson
3.)Pat Martino Organ Trio
4.)Eliana Elias
5.) Brantford Marsalis
6.) Dave Holland Quintet
7.) Dave Brubeck Quartet
8.)Three Pianos, Six Hands
Featuring: Lorraine Desmarais, Robi Botos and Mark Eisenman
9.)Oliver Jones Trio with Chet Doxas
10.)Milford Graves & David Murray
11.)Marilyn Crispell, Fred Anderson, Hamid Drake
12.)Diane Reeves Quartet
13.) Hilario Duran Trio with Phil Dwyer
14.) Chris Potters Underground
15.) Dave Restivo Trio with Christine Jensen
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