JJA Top Ten for '04: Laurence Donohue-Greene · Best Releases of 2004

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JJA Top Ten for '04: Laurence Donohue-Greene · Best Releases of 2004

JJA Members’ 2004 Top Ten Lists

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Laurence Donohue-Greene · Best Releases of 2004 · Dec 10th

Best Releases of 2004

In no particular order:

Dave Douglas/Louis Sclavis/Peggy Lee/Van Der Schyff – Bow River Falls (Premonition)
Giacomo Gates – Centerpiece (Origin)
Jeff Johnson – Near Earth (Origin)
Charles Lloyd/Billy Higgins – Which Way is East (ECM)
Kevin Norton/Bauhaus Quartet – Time-Space Modulator (Barking Hoop)
Mario Pavone – Boom (Playscape)
Sam Rivers – Celebration (Positone-Rhombus)
Dave Schnitter – Sketch (Omix-Sunnyside)
John Stetch – Exponentially Monk (Solo Piano) (Justin Time)
Matt Wilson – Wake Up! (Palmetto)
John Zorn’s Masada String Trio – John Zorn 50th Birthday, Vol.1 (Tzadik)

And honorable mentions go to:

Andrew Hill – Dance with Death (Blue Note)
Albert Ayler – Holy Ghost: Rare & Unissued Recordings (1962-’70) (Revenant)

-Laurence Donohue-Greene
Managing Editor, AllAboutJazz-New York

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