JMA 2019 albums TOP list

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   2019 in general was quite a busy year for jazz community with lot of activities, plenty of new releases but it didn't bring many masterpieces. With many better-than-average albums released, there are some which could be more interesting than others. 

Few of them unsurprisingly came from still burgeoning English jazz scene: 
The Comet Is Coming - The Afterlife (EP)
SEED Ensemble - Driftglass
Ruby Rushton - Ironside

Jazz veterans offered few strong albums as well:
Art Ensemble Of Chicago - We Are On The Edge
Chick Corea Spanish Heart Band - Antidote
William Parker - Live/Shape Shifter

Modern creative jazz continues to impress:
Whit Dickey - Peace Planet & Box Of Light
Steve Lehman - The People I Love
Matt Mitchell - Phalanx Ambassador

Quite a big pleasant surprise was a new Allison Miller album, successful continuation of classic fusion tradition transferred on today's ground:
Allison Miller - Glitter Wolf

From mainstream jazz side, Joshua Redman offered strong work:
Joshua Redman - Come What May

From r'n'b scene, I was really impressed by The Rolling Stones' back-vocalist solo work, deeply  reworking Stone's songs:
Bernard Fowler - Inside Out

And - I want to mention Matana Roberts who continues releasing albums in a class of her own. Some will like it, others - not too much, but she has her own voice that's for sure

Edited by snobb - 15 Jan 2020 at 6:36am

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snobb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Forum Admin Group Site Admin Joined: 22 Dec 2010 Location: Vilnius Status: Offline Points: 29515	Post Options Post Reply Quote snobb Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: JMA 2019 albums TOP list Posted: 10 Jan 2020 at 6:31am
	2019 in general was quite a busy year for jazz community with lot of activities, plenty of new releases but it didn't bring many masterpieces. With many better-than-average albums released, there are some which could be more interesting than others. Few of them unsurprisingly came from still burgeoning English jazz scene: The Comet Is Coming - The Afterlife (EP) SEED Ensemble - Driftglass Ruby Rushton - Ironside Jazz veterans offered few strong albums as well: Art Ensemble Of Chicago - We Are On The Edge Chick Corea Spanish Heart Band - Antidote William Parker - Live/Shape Shifter Modern creative jazz continues to impress: Whit Dickey - Peace Planet & Box Of Light Steve Lehman - The People I Love Matt Mitchell - Phalanx Ambassador Quite a big pleasant surprise was a new Allison Miller album, successful continuation of classic fusion tradition transferred on today's ground: Allison Miller - Glitter Wolf From mainstream jazz side, Joshua Redman offered strong work: Joshua Redman - Come What May From r'n'b scene, I was really impressed by The Rolling Stones' back-vocalist solo work, deeply reworking Stone's songs: Bernard Fowler - Inside Out And - I want to mention Matana Roberts who continues releasing albums in a class of her own. Some will like it, others - not too much, but she has her own voice that's for sure Edited by snobb - 15 Jan 2020 at 6:36am

Sean Trane Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Senior Member Joined: 19 Apr 2011 Location: Brussels Status: Offline Points: 789	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sean Trane Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 Jan 2020 at 4:25am
	Hopefully, I don't polute Slava's topic by posting my own top (prog & jazz) 2019 list Prog list: 1- Hooffoot - The Lights In the Aisle Will Guide You 2- Yokaï – s/t 3- Ikarus – Mosaismic 4- Elephan9 with Riene Fiske - Psychedelic Backfire II 5- The Wrong Object- Into the Herd 6- Jordsjø – Nattfiolen 7- Magma - Zess 8- Supersister - Retsis Repus 9- Panzerpappa - Summarisk Suite 10- October Equus - Presagios 11- Isildurs Bane and Peter Hammill - In Amazonia 12- Rustin Man - Drift Code 13- Spacious Mind - No. 4 or 5 Gravy Band 14- Vannier & Patton - Crystal Corpses 15- Elephan9 - Psychedelic BackfireI 16- Ghost Rhythms - Live at Yoshiwara 17- Ghost Funk Orchestra -A Song For Paul 18- De Loreans - s/t 19- Charlie Cawood - Blurring Into Motion 20- Gong - The Universe Also Collapses 21- Unit Wail - Egares Jazz list: 1- Graham Costello's Strata - Obelisk 2- Levitation Orchestra - Inexpressible Infinity 3- Muriel Grossmann - Reverence 4- The Comet Is Coming - Trust in the lifeforce....+The Afterlife 5- Joe Armon-Jones - Turn To Clear View 6- Ezra Collective - You Can't Steal my joy. 7- Nerija - Blume 8- Yokaï - s/t 9- Compro Oro - Suburban Exotica 10- Yazz Ahmed - Polyhymnia 11- Cykada-s/t 12- Mimika Orchestra - Divinities of the Earth and the Waters 13- Kokoroka - EP 14- Akku Quintet - Départ 15- Sure Fire Soul Ensemble – Build Bridges 16- Makaya McCraven - Where We Come From (Chicago X London Mixtape) 17- Ill Considedred - Live in Camden Town July 2018 18- Christian aTunde Adjuah Scott - Ancestral Recall 19- Theo Croker - Star People Nation
	my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicted musicians to crazy ones....

backonstageapp Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Forum Newbie Joined: 26 Apr 2020 Location: 3704 College St Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote backonstageapp Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Apr 2020 at 6:15am
	Hi, this is nice to see the post.

JMA 2019 albums TOP list

18- Christian aTunde Adjuah Scott - Ancestral Recall