Jazz Albums of the Year 2010

Top 20 best jazz albums of the past year


1.       The Monterey Quartet - Live At The 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival (MJF /Concord) Review


2.       Keith Jarrett - Paris / London – Testament (ECM) Review

3.       Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow, Antonio Sanchez - Quartet Live (Concord Jazz) Review


4.       Ravi Coltrane - Blending Times (Savoy Jazz) Review


5.        Bill Frisell - Disfarmer (Nonesuch) Review


6.        Chick Corea and John McLaughlin - Five Peace Band Live (Concord) Review

7.        Christian McBride - Kind Of Brown (Mack Avenue) Review

8.       Tom Harrell - Prana Dance (High Note) Review

9.       Bobby Broom - Plays For Monk (Origin) Review

10. Mike DiRubbo – Repercussion (Posi-Tone) Review

11. Heath Brothers - Endurance (Jazz Legacy) Review

12. Joshua Redman - Compass (Nonesuch) Review

13. Ken Fowser / Behn Gillece - Full View (Posi-Tone) Review

14. Stefano Bollani - Stone In The Water (ECM) Review

15. Ralph Bowen - Dedicated (Posi-Tone) Review

16. John Patitucci - Remembrance (Concord) Review

17. Joe Locke & David Hazeltine - Mutual Admiration Society 2 (Sharp Nine) Review

18. Benny Golson - New Time, New 'Tet (Concord Jazz) Review

19. Seamus Blake - Live In Italy (Jazz Eyes) Review

20. David Berkman Quartet - Live At Smoke (Challenge) Review












Jazz Albums of the Year 2011


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