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Topic: JMA 2020 albums Top list

Posted By: snobb
Subject: JMA 2020 albums Top list
Date Posted: 08 Jan 2021 at 5:03am

The year 2020 wasn't just another year, it was an extremely strange time around, and not much different speaking about jazz scene as well. Lot of albums' releases were postponed, and then plenty of vault materials has been released, often of lower than average quality. Few good archival albums came still.

English jazz scene is still on the top, possibly there are not so many unexpected new music, but it still produces most youthful and fresh jazz around.

Shabaka & The Ancestors - We are Sent Here By History

Nubya Garcia - Source

American (pre-dominantly New Yorkian) mid-generation creative jazz as often generates plenty of strong albums

Peter Evans - Being & Becoming

Kirk Knuffke - Brightness: Live In Amsterdam

Jim Black - Recon

Whit Dickey - Morph

Joel Harrison+18 - America At War

Jason Robinson - Harmonic Constituent

Noah Preminger - Contemptuent

Aruan Ortiz - Inside Of Rhythmic Falls

Of jazz veterans releases, this one I possibly like the most

Charles Lloyd - 8:Kindered Spirits

And for the end - one very strong album from Japan

Bonjintan -Dental Kafka