Dan Ouellette

2005

JJA TOP 10 + 2 (JAZZ)-no order

  • Thelonious Monk Quartet With John Coltrane: “At Carnegie Hall” (Blue Note/ Thelonious Records)
  • Dave Holland Big Band: “Overtime” (Sunnyside/ Dare2)
  • Keith Jarrett: “Radiance” (ECM)
  • David Murray 4tet & Strings: “Waltz Again” (Justin Time)
  • Jason Moran: “Same Mother” (Blue Note)
  • The Bad Plus: “Suspicious Activity” (Columbia)
  • E.S.T.: “Viaticum” (215 Records)
  • Sonny Rollins: “Without a Song (The 9/11 Concert)” (Milestone/ Concord)
  • Tord Gustavsen Trio: “The Ground” (ECM)
  • Wayne Shorter Quartet: “Beyond the Sound Barrier” (Verve)
  • Dave Liebman & Phil Markowitz: “Manhattan Dialogues” (Zoho)
  • Joshua Redman: “Momentum” (Nonesuch)

TOP 10 +2 (POP/BEYOND)-no order

  • Fiona Apple: “Extraordinary Machine” (Epic/Clean Slate)
  • Gretchen Wilson: “All Jacked Up” (Epic)
  • Amy Rigby: “Little Fugitive” (Signature Sounds)
  • Kronos Quartet and Asha Bhosle: “You’ve Stolen My Heart” (Nonesuch)
  • Petra Haden and Bill Frisell: “Petra Haden and Bill Frisell” (Sovereign Artists)
  • Ry Cooder: “Chávez Ravine” (Nonesuch)
  • Death Cab for Cutie: “Plans” (Barsuk/ Atlantic)
  • Paul McCartney: “Chaos and Creation in the Backyard” (MPL/ Capitol)
  • Jamie Cullum: “Catching Tales” (Verve)
  • Herbie Hancock: “Possibilities” (Hancock/ Vector/ Starbucks Hear)
  • John Prine: “Fair & Square” (Oh Boy)
  • Chiara Civello: “Last Quarter Moon” (Verve Forecast)