13. In My Element, Robert Glasper (Blue Note)
14. Prezens, David Torn (ECM)
15. Dreams and False Alarms, Andy Milne (Songlines)
16. Kids: Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, Joe Lovano and Hank Jones (Blue Note)
17. "Joint Happening," Mushroom with Eddie Gale (Hyena)
18. Metheny-Mehldau Quartet (Nonesuch)
19. From the Plantation to the Penitentiary, Wynton Marsalis (Blue Note)
20. Cinco de Mowo!, Mocean Worker (Mowo)
Archival Release:
Is there really another choice, besides Charles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy at Cornell, 1964? It's a magical piece from the Wayback Machine, one that shows the sick rapport the band had onstage and Mingus' respect for his players. My personal favorite among these is trumpeter Johnny Coles, who might have had his finest showpiece had this been released roughly around the time of its performance.
RIP:
Donald Ayler.
Michael Brecker.
Art Davis.
Joel Dorn.
Andrew Hill.
Frank Morgan.
Cecil Payne.
Oscar Peterson.
Herb Pomeroy.
Joe Zawinul.
And Max Roach - the most gigantic figure of them all.
Article comments
1 - Pico
The Eubanks is probably my #2 jazz album, too. Very, very inventive and stands up well over many listens.
I had high hopes for Mistico and they were fulfilled...via Hunter's latest Groundtruther record with Previte and Medeski.
Both you and Saleski are trumpeting that Terresson, which is plenty enough impetus for me to try it out.
And I can't believe I missed out on an Abercrombie release.
Enjoyed the list and look forward to more of your reviews in 2008.
2 - Glen Boyd
That goes double for me (what Pico said at the end there). Happy New Year West!
-Glen