Top 20 albums of the year from 'Jazzwise'
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Topic: Top 20 albums of the year from 'Jazzwise'
Posted By: idlero
Subject: Top 20 albums of the year from 'Jazzwise'
Date Posted: 26 Nov 2011 at 2:12pm
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http://jazzwisemagazine.com/news-mainmenu-139/68-2011/12152-jazz-breaking-news-gregory-porter-wins-jazzwise-album-of-the-year" rel="nofollow - http://jazzwisemagazine.com 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 ------------- 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 ... Ken Burns |
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Posted By: snobb
Date 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 |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: 26 Nov 2011 at 4:08pm
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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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Posted By: idlero
Date Posted: 26 Nov 2011 at 4:47pm
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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.
------------- 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 ... Ken Burns |
Posted By: snobb
Date Posted: 26 Nov 2011 at 5:05pm
I agree (and even more than agree  ) about Mehldau album, and yes - ^^ Matana's album is the best from what I heard from this list
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