Willard Jenkins: Top 20
January 5th 2010 06:27 pm
Copyright © 2010 Willard Jenkins
(listed in alpha order)
- Dee Alexander, Wild is the Wind, Blu Jazz
- Jane Bunnett, Embracing Voices, Sunnyside
- Kurt Elling, Dedicated to You, Concord
- Oran Etkin, Kelenia, Motema
- Robert Glasper, Double Booked, Blue Note
- Stefon Harris & Blackout, Urbanus, Concord
- Bobby Hutcherson, Wise One, Kind of Blue
- Vijay Iyer, Historicity, ACT
- Sean Jones, The Search Within, Mack Avenue
- James King, Allen’s Odyssey, Vibrant Tree
- Joe Locke/David Hazeltine Quartet, Mutual Admiration Society 2, Sharp Nine
- Joe Lovano Us Five, Folk Art, Blue Note
- Branford Marsalis, Metamorphosen, Marsalis Music
- Nicole Mitchell Black Earth Strings, Renegade, Delmark
- David Murray & the Gwo-Ka Masters, The Devil Tried to Kill Me, Justin Time
- Joshua Redman, Compass, Nonesuch
- Marcus Roberts, New Orleans to Harlem, J Master
- Jackie Ryan, Doozy, Open Art
- Michael Thomas, Live at Twins Jazz, Jazhead
- Miguel Zenon, Esta Plena, Marsalis Music
REISSUE: Fela Kuti, Best of the Black President, Kalakuta/Knitting Factory
Now posted at www.openskyjazz.com/blog in The Independent Ear are our selections for the top 20 new releases for 2009, the top reissue, and an additional deserving baker’s dozen; all based primarily on the annual outlook of the Ancient Future radio program (WPFW, Pacifica Radio for the Washington, DC metro area).
Peace,
Willard Jenkins
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