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    Posted: 26 Nov 2011 at 2:12pm
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The Top 20 albums of the year are:

1 Gregory Porter Water Motéma

2 Ambrose Akinmusire When The Heart Emerges Glistening Blue Note

3= Marius Neset Golden Xplosion Edition

3= Kurt Elling The Gate Concord

5 Stan Tracey Quartet A Child’s Christmas In Wales Resteamed

6 Jeremy Pelt The Talented Mr. Pelt Highnote

7= The Impossible Gentlemen The Impossible Gentlemen Basho

7= Gretchen Parlato The Lost And Found Obliqsound

9 Keith Jarrett Rio ECM

10= Kit Downes Trio Quiet Tiger Basho

10=Wadada Leo Smith Heart’s Reflections Cuneiform

12= Brad Mehldau Live In Marciac Nonesuch

12= Liane Carroll Up And Down Quietmoney

14= Kairos 4tet Statement Of Intent Edition

14= Courtney Pine Europa Destin-e

14= Colin Towns/NDR Big Band John Lennon: In My Own Write Provocateur

17= Archie Shepp and Joachim Kühn Wo!man Archieball

17= Ian Shaw The Abbey Road Sessions Splashpoint

19 Gerald Wilson Orchestra Legacy Mack Avenue

20 Matana Roberts Coin Coin Chapter One: Les Gens de Couleur Libres Constellation




Edited by idlero - 26 Nov 2011 at 2:33pm
I think the problem with a lot of the fusion music is that it's extremely predictable, it's a rock rhythm and the solos all play the same stuff and they play it over and over again ...
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote snobb Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 Nov 2011 at 2:46pm
I have  heard 6 albums from the above list, some of them are really great IMO, others - just quality "again the same" music. In all the list looks as strongly mainstream oriented what is not too unusual or strange for "Jazzwise" though

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Yeah, I've not heard more than five (though not remembering if the Kit Downes I listened to was this year's) and it's too late to check the rest. Of those five, Matana sort of kicks ass compared to the rest.

I anticipate many more jazz tops like this one in which the artists will barely ring a bell to me.


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I've heard nine of them, I am surprised that Brad Mehldau entered the top, his album sounds OK but nothing special, I have to get Marius Neset's album, I've seen some review of his album and I'm curious.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote snobb Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 Nov 2011 at 5:05pm
I agree (and even more than agree LOL) about Mehldau album, and yes - ^^ Matana's album is the best from what I heard from this list
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