Jazz Albums of the Year 2011

The Top 20 best jazz albums of the past year.
Some great new music makes this one of the best years in recent times for innovative jazz.


1.       Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden - Jasmine cover     Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden - Jasmine (ECM) Review

2.       Tom Harrell - Roman Nights cover    Tom Harrell - Roman Nights (HighNote) Review

3.       Charles Lloyd - Mirror cover    Charles Lloyd - Mirror (ECM) Review


4.       Bobby Hutcherson- Wise One cover     Bobby Hutcherson- Wise One (Kind Of Blue) Review


5.        Paul Motian - Lost In A Dream cover     Paul Motian - Lost In A Dream (ECM) Review


6.         Christian Scott - Yesterday You Said Tomorrowcover    Christian Scott - Yesterday You Said Tomorrow (Concord) Review

7.        Bill Frisell - Beautiful Dreamers cover     Bill Frisell - Beautiful Dreamers (Savoy Jazz) Review

8.        Herbie Hancock - The Imagine Projectcover     Herbie Hancock - The Imagine Project (Sony) Review

9.       Tomasz Stanko - Dark Eyes cover     Tomasz Stanko - Dark Eyes (ECM) Review

10. John McLaughlin & The Fourth Dimension- To The One cover     John McLaughlin & The Fourth Dimension- To The One (Abstract Logix) Review





11. Ralph Bowen - Due Reverence cover     Ralph Bowen - Due Reverence (Posi-Tone) Review

12. Dave Holland Octet - Pathways cover     Dave Holland Octet - Pathways (Dare2) Review

13. Jake Hertzog - Patterns cover     Jake Hertzog - Patterns (Buckyball) Review

14. Randy Halberstadt - Flash Point cover    Randy Halberstadt - Flash Point (Origin) Review

15. Jim Rotondi - 1000 Rainbows cover    Jim Rotondi - 1000 Rainbows (Posi-Tone) Review

16.  Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes - Double Portraitcover    Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes - Double Portrait (Blue Note) Review

17. Chad McCullough / Michal Vanoucek - The Sky Cries cover     Chad McCullough / Michal Vanoucek - The Sky Cries (Origin) Review

18.  Nathan Eklund Group - Coin Flip cover     Nathan Eklund Group - Coin Flip (OA2) Review

19. Richard Sussman - Live At Sweet Rhythm cover    Richard Sussman - Live At Sweet Rhythm (Origin) Review

20. Brad Mehldau - Highway Rider cover     Brad Mehldau - Highway Rider (Nonesuch) Review




For another, New York, view - check out the Village Voice Jazz Critic's Poll




Jazz Albums of the Year 2010




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1 comment:

MWK said...

I noticed you don't have Jason Moran's "Ten" listed in the top 20 albums of the year. Just thought I'd recommend this album as it is somewhat of a "game changer" - Moran has a unique voice on this album and I believe he is the future of the piano trio (along with others like Brad Mehldau). Thanks for considering this...and for the work on your blog! Best wishes, MWK