Jazzhouse Diaries » Mike West http://www.jazzhouse.org/diary The world as heard by the JJA's writers Sun, 24 Oct 2010 15:36:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Michael J. West: Top 13 of 2009, et al. http://www.jazzhouse.org/diary/2009/12/michael-j-west-top-13-of-2009-et-al/ http://www.jazzhouse.org/diary/2009/12/michael-j-west-top-13-of-2009-et-al/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:43:19 +0000 Michael J. West http://www.jazzhouse.org/diary/?p=393
  • Ramsey Lewis  - Songs From the Heart: Ramsey Plays Ramsey (Concord Jazz)
  • Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society - Infernal Machines (New Amsterdam)
  • Rakalam Bob Moses - Father’s Day B’hash (Sunnyside)
  • Gretchen Parlato - In A Dream (ObliqSound)
  • Vijay Iyer - Historicity (ACT Music + Vision)
  • Arve Henriksen - Cartography (ECM)
  • Steve Lehman – Travail, Transformation & Flow (Pi)
  • Joe Lovano’s Us Five - Folk Art (Blue Note)
  • Jeff “Tain” Watts - Watts (Dark Key Music)
  • Robert Glasper - Double Booked (Blue Note)
  • Giovanni Guidi – The Unknown Rebel Band (CAM Jazz)
  • Stefon Harris & Blackout – Urbanus (Concord Jazz)
  • Tyshawn Sorey – Koan (Pi)

    • From the Archives:

    1. Roscoe Mitchell Art Ensemble – Congliptious (Nessa)
    2. Tony Bennett & Bill Evans - The Complete Tony Bennett & Bill Evans Recordings on Fantasy (Concord Jazz)
    3. Tony Williams – Spring (Blue Note)
    4. Wadada Leo Smith – Spirit Catcher (Nessa)
    5. Scott LaFaro – Pieces of Jade (Resonance)
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