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darkshade 
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 Topic: Best Jazz Albums 2007-2011 (any genre)Posted: 25 Oct 2011 at 2:52pm |
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What do you consider the best albums of the last 5 years? I feel like the last few years have been some of the best years for new music, and jazz is no exception.
Some of my favorites are Hiromi - Time Control Medeski Martin & Wood - Radiolarians I, II, and III Stanley Clarke Trio - Jazz In The Garden Bela Fleck & The Flecktones - Rocket Science Chick Corea & John McLaughlin - Five Peace Band Live Jonas Hellborg - Art Metal |
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Posted: 25 Oct 2011 at 3:05pm |
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Judging from my tops:
E.S.T. - Leucocyte Led Bib - Sensible Shoes Deus Ex Machina - Imparis Jean Louis - Jean Louis Elephant9 - Doodoovoodoo Wadada Leo Smith - Tabligh Hammeriver - Hammeriver Steve Coleman - Harvesting Semblances and Affinities Anouar Brahem - The Astounding Eyes of Rita |
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Posted: 25 Oct 2011 at 4:59pm |
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Forgot about...
Jaga Jazzist - One Armed Bandit Frogg Cafe - Bateless Egde |
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Posted: 25 Oct 2011 at 5:32pm |
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Your post inspired me to check out Elephant9 (been seeing that name around a lot), so I ordered that album. How's their other album? |
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Posted: 25 Oct 2011 at 6:13pm |
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Lately I've been enjoying Chris Colangelo, any of his recent CDs will do.
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Posted: 26 Oct 2011 at 6:59am |
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Just as good for me, yet giving their first a slight edge. I wish I'd have rather inspired you tocheck out Hammeriver or Coleman. Killuhrs!  Edited by Ricochet - 26 Oct 2011 at 7:00am |
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Posted: 26 Oct 2011 at 7:48am |
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I seem to remember you not very enthusiastic about it!  But I may be wrong. |
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Posted: 26 Oct 2011 at 7:56am |
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Probably something else you remember, this one almost made my top 10 last year. |
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Posted: 27 Oct 2011 at 11:52am |
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I would like to check out the rest of those titles. What style are the rest of those albums? |
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For me, the first that comes to mind is this one from the World Fusion genre:
Old Grooves for New Streets - Way Out West.  Now for the sickening plug  http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/way-out-west--old-grooves-for-new-streets.aspx And you can hear samples here at the label's page Old Grooves at - Jazzhead Records |
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Posted: 29 Oct 2011 at 6:22am |
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E.S.T. plunging into a black hole, Leb Bib avant-jazzy, while Jean Louis even avant-jazzier (imagine the entire RIO/Avant PA team jizzing over it), Hammeriver nu-jazz going on electro-acoustic and Wadada, Coleman & Brahem are pretty much themselves. |
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Posted: 31 Oct 2011 at 12:08pm |
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Abstract Logix have establshed themselves as a label issuing some excellent jazz fusion in the last 5 years - including a couple of great McLaughlin albums, at least one each from Alex Machacek, Gary Husband. Wayne Krantz's Krantz, Carlock Lefevbre (also Abstract) was my favourite jazz rock album the year of its release. And who recorded that knock bassoon jazz fusion album on Abstract???? Elephant9's Dodo Voodoo was a most excellent tribute to early jazz rockers and didn't come off my player for a very long time - although their more recent Walk The Nile didn't work so well for me. Many of those albums (7?) based on a 43 minute drum solo track by Marcus Minnemann, worked e.g. Alex Machacek's, Mike Keneally's, John Czajkowski's, etc.. At least a couple of excellent world fusion albums were issued by Nguyen Le. Thumbs up for Art Metal - good to see the Johansson brothers doing jazzy things again - Jens IMHO is wasted doing metal prog . Talking of Swedish drum and keyboard players, mustn't forget Mats Morgan Band's issues and reissues from Cuneform. And let's hear one for (John Czajkowski's) Hectic Watermelon's Great American Road Trip. (Also loved Paul Anka's Rock Also Swings album).
Have to say too little issued by Bugge Wesseltoff over this period. etc - for instance I would love to hear more collaboration with John Scofield. And about time we had more from Allan Holdsworth - although I think Blues For Tony just about sneaks into the time slot.
Away from maninstream jazz rock fusion, Seb Rochford's Acoustic Ladyland and Polar Bear produced some excellent albums.
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Posted: 31 Oct 2011 at 7:14pm |
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I just got this one this weekend:
 The aforementioned Art Metal, John Zorn's The Dreamers and O'o, Jon Hassell's Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes in the Street. Pat Metheny's Orchestrion. |
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Posted: 31 Oct 2011 at 9:00pm |
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Minority Report - Alejandro Herrera
Em Mias Ao Vivo - Jobim Face a Face - Erik Truffazz O'o - John Zorn The Way Up - Metheny Yep, I'm pretty much a newb when it comes to modern jazz, although I've seen a couple of Argentina modern jazz groups, and sound great.
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Posted: 01 Nov 2011 at 3:34am |
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Posted: 01 Nov 2011 at 12:57pm |
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Leucocyte and Hammeriver whoooooooa BROFIST
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Posted: 01 Nov 2011 at 1:30pm |
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I got this recently, and I like it a lot. A lot different from the other two Zorn albums I have. |
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Posted: 01 Nov 2011 at 1:33pm |
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True, but always worth mentioning. It's some of the most epic jazz Ive ever heard, and is easily top 5 best jazz albums of the 2000s.
What album is that? Ive seen that cover around these parts for some time. |
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Posted: 01 Nov 2011 at 1:57pm |
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But you narrowed it down to the last five years yourself!
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Ricochet wrote:
