Jazz Albums of the Year 2012

The Top 20 best jazz albums of the past year


Some great new music makes this another great year for innovative jazz.


1.             Keith Jarrett - Rio (ECM) 2CD

2.             Bill Frisell - All We Are Saying.... (Savoy Jazz)

3.             Tom Harrell - Time of the Sun (HighNote)

4.             Charles Lloyd - Athens Concert (ECM) 2CD

5.              Christian McBride Big Band - The Good Feeling (!K7)

6.              Redman/Parks/Penman/Harland - James Farm (Nonesuch)

7.              Lee Konitz/Brad Mehldau/Charlie Haden/Paul Motian - Live At Birdland (ECM)

8.              Branford Marsalis/Joey Calderazzo - Songs of Mirth and Melancholy (Marsalis Music)

9.                Miles Davis - Live In Europe 1967 (Sony Legacy) 3CD + DVD

10.         Harris/Sanchez/Scott - Ninety Miles (Concord Picante)

11.          Danny Grissett- Stride (Criss Cross)

12.            Brad Mehldau - Live In Marciac (Nonesuch) (2CD +DVD)

13.          Wellstone Conspiracy - Humble Origins (Origin)

14.             Storms/Nocturnes Trio (Locke/Keezer/Garland) - Via (Origin)

15.            Peter Bernstein - Live At Smalls (SmallsLive)

16.             Christian McBride -Conversations With Christian (Mack Avenue)

17.             Hank Jones - Trio With Mads Vinding & Al Foster (Storyville)

18.             Bill Frisell - Blues Dream (Nonesuch)

19.            Collin Valon - Rruga (ECM)

20.           Anthony Branker & Word Play - Dialogic (Origin)


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