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Karl Ackermann (All About Jazz)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Andrew Hill, Solos - The Jazz Sessions (Original Spin)
  2. Kit Downes & Tom Challenger, Wedding Music (Loop)
  3. São Paulo Underground, Beija Flors Velho e Sujo (Cuneiform)
  4. Arve Henriksen, Places of Worship (Rune Grammofon)
  5. Eberhard Weber, Résumé (ECM)
  6. Darcy James Argue, Brooklyn Babylon (New Amsterdam)
  7. Jason Kao Hwang, Burning Bridge (Innova -12)
  8. Travis Sullivan's Björkestra, I Go Humble (Zoho)
  9. Rudresh Mahanthappa, Gamak (ACT)
  10. Mario Pavone, Arc Trio (Playscape)

REISSUES

  1. John Coltrane, Afro Blue Impressions (Pablo)
  2. Cannonball Adderley & Milt Jackson, Things Are Getting Better (OJC/Riverside)
  3. Miles Davis, Original Mono Recordings (Columbia/Legacy)

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David R. Adler (JazzTimes, The New York City Jazz Record)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Wayne Shorter, Without a Net (Blue Note)
  2. Craig Taborn, Chants (ECM)
  3. Ben Monder, Hydra (Sunnyside)
  4. Steve Coleman, Functional Arrythmias (Pi)
  5. Cécile McLorin Salvant, WomanChild (Mack Avenue)
  6. JD Allen, Grace (Savant)
  7. Joshua Abrams, Unknown Known (RogueArt)
  8. Mike McGinnis, Road Trip (RKM)
  9. Gary Burton, Guided Tour (Mack Avenue)
  10. Kris Davis, Capricorn Climber (Clean Feed)

REISSUES

  1. Keith Jarrett, Hymns/Spheres (ECM)
  2. Roscoe Mitchell, Live at "A Space" 1975 (Delmark)
  3. Steve Kuhn, The Vanguard Date (Sunnyside)

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Scott Albin (JazzTimes)

NEW RELEASES

  1. New York Voices & WDR Big Band Cologne, Live (Palmetto)
  2. Amir ElSaffar, Alchemy (Pi)
  3. Gary Burton, Guided Tour (Mack Avenue)
  4. Frank Wess, Magic 101 (IPO)
  5. P.J. Rasmussen, Adventures in Flight (Third Freedom)
  6. Fred Hersch & Julian Lage, Free Flying (Palmetto)
  7. Roger Kellaway & Eddie Daniels, Duke at the Roadhouse: Live in Santa Fe (IPO)
  8. Lou Caimano & Eric Olsen, Dyad Plays Puccini (Ringwood)
  9. Billy Lester, Storytime (Jujikaan)
  10. Chucho Valdes, Border-Free (Jazz Village)

REISSUES

  1. Miles Davis, Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2 (Columbia/Legacy)
  2. Earl Hines, The Classic Earl Hines Sessions: 1928-1945 (Mosaic)
  3. Duke Ellington, The Ellington Suites (OJC/Pablo)

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Clifford Allen (The New York City Jazz Record, Tiny Mix Tapes)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Ted Brown & Kirk Knuffke, Pound Cake (SteepleChase)
  2. Alexander von Schlippenbach, Plays Monk (Intakt -12)
  3. Frank Rosaly, Cicada Music (Delmark)
  4. Matthew Shipp, Piano Sutras (Thirsty Ear)
  5. Roscoe Mitchell-Tony Marsh-John Edwards, Improvisations (Oto Roku)
  6. The Group, Live (NoBusiness)
  7. Tim Berne, Shadow Man (ECM)
  8. Various, Turkish Free Music (Sagittarius A-Star)
  9. Mike Pride, Drummer's Corpse (AUM Fidelity)
  10. Peter Brötzmann, Long Story Short (Trost)

REISSUES

  1. Neil Ardley, A Symphony of Amaranths (Dusk Fire)
  2. Joe McPhee, Nation Time: The Complete Recordings (1969-70) (Corbett vs. Dempsey)
  3. Roscoe Mitchell, Live at "A Space" 1975 (Delmark)

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Larry Appelbaum (JazzTimes)

NEW RELEASES

  1. John Clayton, Parlor Series (ArtistShare)
  2. Mario Adnet, Um Olhar Sobre Villa Lobos (Boranda)
  3. Steve Coleman, Functional Arrythmias (Pi)
  4. Angelica Sanchez & Wadada Leo Smith, Twine Forest (Clean Feed)
  5. Cécile McLorin Salvant, WomanChild (Mack Avenue)
  6. Etienne Charles, Creole Soul (Culture Shock)
  7. Michele Rosewoman's New Yor-uba, 30 Years: A Musical Celebration of Cuba in America (Advance Dance Disques)
  8. Warren Wolf, Wolfgang (Mack Avenue)
  9. Nicole Mitchell, Aquarius (Delmark)
  10. Gerald Clayton, Life Forum (Concord)

REISSUES

  1. Various, French New Wave (Jazz on Film)
  2. Paul Motian, Paul Motian (ECM)
  3. Roscoe Mitchell, Live at "A Space" 1975 (Delmark)

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Hrayr Attarian (Jazziz, Chicago Jazz)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Wayne Shorter, Without a Net (Blue Note)
  2. Charles Lloyd & Jason Moran, Hagar's Song (ECM)
  3. Rudresh Mahanthappa, Gamak (ACT)
  4. Terence Blanchard, Magnetic (Blue Note)
  5. Craig Taborn, Chants (ECM)
  6. Steve Coleman, Functional Arrythmias (Pi)
  7. Mary Halvorson, Illusionary Sea (Firehouse 12)
  8. Geri Allen, Grand River Crossings: Motown & Motor City Inspirations (Motéma)
  9. Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile (Constellation)
  10. Rob Mazurek, The Space Between (Delmark)

REISSUES

  1. Woody Shaw, The Complete Muse Sessions (Mosaic)
  2. Miles Davis, So What: The Complete 1960 Amsterdam Concerts (Dutch Jazz Archives)
  3. Roscoe Mitchell, Live at "A Space" 1975 (Delmark)

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Duck Baker (The Absolute Sound, New York Jazz Record)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Roswell Rudd, Trombone for Lovers (Sunnyside)
  2. Bill Horvitz, The Long Walk (Big Door Prize)
  3. Stan Tracey, UK Live: With Ben Webster & Ronnie Scott 1967 Vol. 1 (Jazzhaus)
  4. Anthony Braxton, Echo Echo Mirror House (Victo)
  5. Art Pepper, Live at the Winery: Unreleased Art, Vol. VIII (Widow's Taste)
  6. Jessica Jones & Connie Crothers, Live at the Freight (New Artists)
  7. Tubby Hayes, Seven Steps to Heaven: Live at the Hopbine 1972 (Gearbox)
  8. São Paulo Underground, Beija Flors Velho e Sujo (Cuneiform)
  9. Jason Robinson, Tiresian Symmetry (Cuneiform -12)
  10. Ronnie Scott Quintet Featuring Alan Skidmore, BBC Jazz Club (Gearbox)

REISSUES

  1. John Coltrane, Sun Ship: The Complete Session (Impulse/Mosaic)
  2. Miles Davis, Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2 (Columbia/Legacy)
  3. Clifford Brown & Max Roach, The EmArcy Albums (Mosaic)

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Chris Barton (Los Angeles Times)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd, Holding It Down: The Veterans' Dreams Project (Pi)
  2. Charles Lloyd & Jason Moran, Hagar's Song (ECM)
  3. Albert "Tootie" Heath, Tootie's Tempo (Sunnyside)
  4. Craig Taborn, Chants (ECM)
  5. Dawn of Midi, Dysnomia (Thirsty Ear)
  6. Jonathan Finlayson, Moment & the Message (Pi)
  7. Cécile McLorin Salvant, WomanChild (Mack Avenue)
  8. Marc Cary, Four Directions (Motéma)
  9. Ben Goldberg, Unfold Ordinary Mind (BAG)
  10. Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile (Constellation)

REISSUES

  1. Miles Davis, Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2 (Columbia/Legacy)
  2. Charles Lloyd, Quartets (ECM)
  3. Herbie Hancock, The Complete Columbia Album Collection (Legacy)

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Bill Beuttler (JazzTimes, Emerson College)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Wayne Shorter, Without a Net (Blue Note)
  2. Dave Douglas, Time Travel (Greenleaf)
  3. Pat Metheny, Tap: John Zorn's Book of Angels, Vol. 20 (Nonesuch/Tzadik)
  4. Dave Holland, Prism (Dare 2)
  5. Fred Hersch & Julian Lage, Free Flying (Palmetto)
  6. David Gilmore, Numerology (Evolutionary Music -12)
  7. Nicole Mitchell, Aquarius (Delmark)
  8. Steve Coleman, Functional Arrythmias (Pi)
  9. Chris Potter, Sirens (ECM)
  10. Charles Lloyd & Jason Moran, Hagar's Song (ECM)

REISSUES

  1. Miles Davis, Original Mono Recordings (Columbia/Legacy)
  2. Herbie Hancock, The Complete Columbia Album Collection (Legacy)
  3. Woody Shaw, The Complete Muse Sessions (Mosaic)

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Nick Bewsey (Icon Magazine, JazzInSpace)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Terri Lyne Carrington, Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue (Concord)
  2. Brian Landrus, Mirage (Blueland)
  3. John Escreet, Sabotage and Celebration (Whirlwind)
  4. Cécile McLorin Salvant, WomanChild (Mack Avenue)
  5. Christian McBride, Out Here (Mack Avenue)
  6. Jamie Baum, In This Life (Sunnyside)
  7. Etienne Charles, Creole Soul (Culture Shock)
  8. Gregory Porter, Liquid Spirit (Blue Note)
  9. Stan Killian, Evoke (Sunnyside )
  10. Kendrick Scott, Conviction (Concord Jazz)

REISSUES

  1. Tommy Flanagan, Giant Steps (Enja Jazz Classics)
  2. Miles Davis, Original Mono Recordings (Columbia/Legacy)
  3. Sarah Vaughan, Sophisticated Lady: The Duke Ellington Songbook Collection (Pablo )

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Dan Bilawsky (All About Jazz)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Dave Holland, Prism (Dare 2)
  2. John Hollenbeck, Songs I Like a Lot (Sunnyside)
  3. Darcy James Argue, Brooklyn Babylon (New Amsterdam)
  4. Chris Potter, Sirens (ECM)
  5. Charles Lloyd & Jason Moran, Hagar's Song (ECM)
  6. Marc Cary, For the Love of Abbey (Motéma)
  7. Fred Hersch & Julian Lage, Free Flying (Palmetto)
  8. Alexis Cuadrado, A Lorca Soundscape (Sunnyside)
  9. Frank Wess, Magic 101 (IPO)
  10. Dick Hyman & Ken Peplowski, Live at the Kitano (Victoria Company)

REISSUES

  1. Charles Lloyd, Quartets (ECM)
  2. Woody Shaw, The Complete Muse Sessions (Mosaic)
  3. Jack DeJohnette, Special Edition (ECM)

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Larry Birnbaum (Stereophile)

NEW RELEASES (listed alphabetically; 5.5 points each)

REISSUES

  1. Various, The Rise & Fall of Paramount, Volume One, 1917-1927 (Third Man/Revenant)
  2. Miles Davis, Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2 (Columbia/Legacy)
  3. Giuseppi Logan, More (ESP-Disk)

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Larry Blumenfeld (Wall Street Journal, Blu Notes)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Michele Rosewoman's New Yor-uba, 30 Years: A Musical Celebration of Cuba in America (Advance Dance Disques)
  2. Dave Douglas, Time Travel (Greenleaf)
  3. Miguel Zenón, Oye!!! Live in Puerto Rico (Miel)
  4. Steve Coleman, Functional Arrythmias (Pi)
  5. Tim Berne, Shadow Man (ECM)
  6. Charles Lloyd & Jason Moran, Hagar's Song (ECM)
  7. Pat Metheny, Tap: John Zorn's Book of Angels, Vol. 20 (Nonesuch/Tzadik)
  8. Black Host, Life in the Sugar Candle Mines (Northern Spy)
  9. Pedrito Martinez, The Pedrito Martinez Group (Motéma)
  10. Wayne Shorter, Without a Net (Blue Note)

REISSUES

  1. New York Art Quartet, Call It Art (Triple Point)
  2. Thelonious Monk, Paris 1969 (Blue Note)
  3. Jack DeJohnette, Special Edition (ECM)

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Bob Blumenthal (freelance)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Steve Coleman, Functional Arrythmias (Pi)
  2. Jamie Baum, In This Life (Sunnyside)
  3. Craig Taborn, Chants (ECM)
  4. Eric Revis-Kris Davis-Andrew Cyrille, City of Asylum (Clean Feed)
  5. Michael Formanek, Small Places (ECM)
  6. Claudia Quintet, September (Cuneiform)
  7. Dave Holland, Prism (Dare 2)
  8. Kenny Barron, Kenny Barron & the Brazilian Knights (Sunnyside)
  9. Wadada Leo Smith & Tumo, Occupy the World (TUM)
  10. Vadim Neselovskyi, Music for September (Sunnyside)

REISSUES

  1. Steve Kuhn, The Vanguard Date (Sunnyside)
  2. Clifford Jordan, The Complete Strata-East Sessions (Mosaic)
  3. Paul Motian, Paul Motian (ECM)

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Philip Booth (JazzTimes, DownBeat)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Wayne Shorter, Without a Net (Blue Note)
  2. Terence Blanchard, Magnetic (Blue Note)
  3. Joe Lovano, Cross Culture (Blue Note)
  4. 3 Cohens, Tightrope (Anzic)
  5. Chuck Owen, River Runs (Summit)
  6. Carla Bley-Andy Sheppard-Steve Swallow, Trios (ECM)
  7. Gregory Porter, Liquid Spirit (Blue Note)
  8. Pascal Le Boeuf, Pascal's Triangle (Nineteen-Eight)
  9. Dave Douglas, Time Travel (Greenleaf)
  10. Yellowjackets, A Rise in the Road (Mack Avenue)

REISSUES

  1. Miles Davis, Original Mono Recordings (Columbia/Legacy)
  2. Herbie Hancock, The Complete Columbia Album Collection (Legacy)
  3. Max Roach, Deeds Not Words (Original Jazz Classics/Riverside)

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Michael Bourne (WBGO, DownBeat)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Joe Locke, Lay Down My Heart (Motéma)
  2. New York Voices & WDR Big Band Cologne, Live (Palmetto)
  3. Nilson Matta, Black Orpheus (Motéma)
  4. Dave Stryker, Blue to the Bone IV (SteepleChase)
  5. Paquito D'Rivera & Trio Corrente, Song for Maura (Sunnyside)
  6. Ahmad Jamal, Saturday Morning (Jazz Village)
  7. Christian McBride, Out Here (Mack Avenue)
  8. Gabriel Alegria, Ciudad de los Reyes (Saponegro)
  9. Frank Wess, Magic 101 (IPO)
  10. Charles Lloyd & Jason Moran, Hagar's Song (ECM)

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Shaun Brady (Philadelphia Inquirer, JazzTimes)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Chris Potter, Sirens (ECM)
  2. John Escreet, Sabotage and Celebration (Whirlwind)
  3. Craig Taborn, Chants (ECM)
  4. Jaimeo Brown, Transcendence (Motéma)
  5. Tim Berne, Shadow Man (ECM)
  6. Wayne Shorter, Without a Net (Blue Note)
  7. Ben Monder, Hydra (Sunnyside)
  8. Joel Harrison, Infinite Possibility (Sunnyside)
  9. Mark Dresser, Nourishments (Clean Feed)
  10. Steve Coleman, Functional Arrythmias (Pi)

REISSUES

  1. Jack DeJohnette, Special Edition (ECM)
  2. Keith Jarrett, Hymns/Spheres (ECM)
  3. S.O.S. [John Surman-Mike Osborne-Alan Skidmore], Looking for the Next One (Cuneiform)

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Marcela Breton (JJA)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Jane Ira Bloom, Sixteen Sunsets (Outline)
  2. Buika, La Noche Mas Larga (Warner Music Latina)
  3. Greg Abate, Time for Dave (Downeast)
  4. Chucho Valdes, Border-Free (Jazz Village)
  5. Pedrito Martinez, The Pedrito Martinez Group (Motéma)
  6. Jason Marsalis, In a World of Mallets (Basin Street)
  7. Gabriel Alegria, Ciudad de los Reyes (Saponegro)
  8. Eddie Palmieri, Doin' It in the Park (GRG Music)
  9. Paquito D'Rivera & Trio Corrente, Song for Maura (Sunnyside)
  10. Omar Sosa, Eggun (Ota)

REISSUES

  1. Miles Davis, Original Mono Recordings (Columbia/Legacy)
  2. Thelonious Monk, Paris 1969 (Blue Note)
  3. Tony Bennett & Dave Brubeck, The White House Sessions, Live 1962 (Columbia/RPM/Legacy)

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Richard Brody (The New Yorker)

NEW RELEASES

REISSUES

  1. Miles Davis, Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2 (Columbia/Legacy)
  2. Clifford Jordan, The Complete Strata-East Sessions (Mosaic)
  3. Thelonious Monk, Paris 1969 (Blue Note)

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Christian Broecking (Jazz Thing, Tagesspiegel [Germany])

NEW RELEASES

  1. Irène Schweizer & Pierre Favre, Live in Zürich (Intakt)
  2. David Murray, Be My Monster Love (Motéma)
  3. Peter Brötzmann, Long Story Short (Trost)
  4. Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd, Holding It Down: The Veterans' Dreams Project (Pi)
  5. William Parker-Conny Bauer-Hamid Drake, Tender Exploration (Jazzwerkstatt )
  6. Trevor Anderies, Shades of Truth (Nine Winds)
  7. Johnny Butler, Carousel (self-released)
  8. Kevin Finseth & Peggy Lee, The Wounded Quartet (High Life)
  9. Nate Wooley, (Sit In) The Throne of Friendship (Clean Feed)
  10. Myra Melford, Life Carries Me This Way (Firehouse 12)

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