8th Annual Jazz Critics Poll: 2013

Ballots 2013 [6]

Craig Premo (Improvised Blog)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Mary Halvorson, Illusionary Sea (Firehouse 12)
  2. Convergence Quartet, Slow and Steady (NoBusiness)
  3. Taylor Ho Bynum, Navigation (Firehouse 12)
  4. Drew Gress, The Sky Inside (Pirouet)
  5. Craig Taborn, Chants (ECM)
  6. Alexander Hawkins, Song Singular (Babel)
  7. Ralph Alessi, Baida (ECM)
  8. Satoko Fujii, Spring Storm (Libra)
  9. Francois Houle & Havard Wiik, Aves (Songlines)
  10. Nate Wooley, (Sit In) The Throne of Friendship (Clean Feed)

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Doug Ramsey (Rifftides, Wall Street Journal)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock/Jack DeJohnette, Somewhere (ECM)
  2. Wayne Shorter, Without a Net (Blue Note)
  3. Roger Kellaway & Eddie Daniels, Duke at the Roadhouse: Live in Santa Fe (IPO)
  4. Dave Holland, Prism (Dare 2)
  5. Bill Frisell, Big Sur (Okeh)
  6. JD Allen, Grace (Savant)
  7. Dave Douglas, Pathways (Greenleaf)
  8. Ivo Perelman, Enigma (Leo)
  9. Steve Turre, The Bones of Art (HighNote)
  10. Rudresh Mahanthappa, Gamak (ACT)

REISSUES

  1. Jeremy Steig, Flute Fever (International Phonograph)
  2. Lester Young, Boston 1950 (Uptown)
  3. Woody Shaw, The Complete Muse Sessions (Mosaic)

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Derk Richardson (The Absolute Sound, KPFA 94.1 FM)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Kris Davis, Massive Threads (Thirsty Ear)
  2. Myra Melford, Life Carries Me This Way (Firehouse 12)
  3. Satoko Fujii, Time Stands Still (Not Two)
  4. Ben Goldberg, Unfold Ordinary Mind (BAG)
  5. Bill Frisell, Silent Comedy (Tzadik)
  6. Steve Coleman, Functional Arrythmias (Pi)
  7. Dave Douglas, Time Travel (Greenleaf)
  8. Matthew Shipp, Piano Sutras (Thirsty Ear)
  9. Carla Bley-Andy Sheppard-Steve Swallow, Trios (ECM)
  10. Sex Mob, Plays Fellini (Royal Potato Family)

REISSUES

  1. John Coltrane, Sun Ship: The Complete Session (Impulse/Mosaic)
  2. Earl Hines, The Classic Earl Hines Sessions: 1928-1945 (Mosaic)
  3. Keith Jarrett, Hymns/Spheres (ECM)

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Joel Roberts (The New York City Jazz Record)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Jaimeo Brown, Transcendence (Motéma)
  2. Charles Lloyd & Jason Moran, Hagar's Song (ECM)
  3. Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock/Jack DeJohnette, Somewhere (ECM)
  4. Aaron Diehl, The Bespoke Man's Narrative (Mack Avenue)
  5. Kenny Garrett, Pushing the World Away (Mack Avenue)
  6. David Weiss, Endangered Species: The Music of Wayne Shorter (Motéma)
  7. Brussels Jazz Orchestra & Joe Lovano, Wild Beauty (Half Note)
  8. Ellery Eskelin, Trio New York II (Prime Source)
  9. Joshua Redman, Walking Shadows (Nonesuch)
  10. Randy Weston & Billy Harper, The Roots of the Blues (Sunnyside)

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Chris Robinson (Downbeat, Outsideinsideout)

NEW RELEASES (listed alphabetically; 5.5 points each)

REISSUES (listed alphabetically; 2 points each)

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Giovanni Russonello (JazzTimes, CapitalBop)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Charles Lloyd & Jason Moran, Hagar's Song (ECM)
  2. Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile (Constellation)
  3. Michele Rosewoman's New Yor-uba, 30 Years: A Musical Celebration of Cuba in America (Advance Dance Disques)
  4. Wayne Shorter, Without a Net (Blue Note)
  5. Steve Coleman, Functional Arrythmias (Pi)
  6. Terence Blanchard, Magnetic (Blue Note)
  7. Giovanni Guidi, City of Broken Dreams (ECM)
  8. Dawn of Midi, Dysnomia (Thirsty Ear)
  9. Craig Taborn, Chants (ECM)
  10. Harold O'Neal, Man on the Street (DD172)

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Lloyd Sachs (JazzTimes)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Tim Berne, Shadow Man (ECM)
  2. Craig Taborn, Chants (ECM)
  3. Ken Vandermark, Impressions of Po Music (Okka)
  4. Antonio Sanchez, New Life (CAM Jazz)
  5. Ben Goldberg, Unfold Ordinary Mind (BAG)
  6. Amir ElSaffar, Alchemy (Pi)
  7. John Hollenbeck, Songs I Like a Lot (Sunnyside)
  8. Tarbaby, The Ballad of Sam Langford (Hipnotic)
  9. Tom Harrell, Colors of a Dream (HighNote)
  10. Frank Rosaly, Cicada Music (Delmark)

REISSUES

  1. Miles Davis, Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2 (Columbia/Legacy)
  2. Roscoe Mitchell, Live at "A Space" 1975 (Delmark)
  3. Jack DeJohnette, Special Edition (ECM)

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Bret Saunders (Denver Post, KBCO-FM)

NEW RELEASES

  1. William Parker, Wood Flute Songs (AUM Fidelity)
  2. Mary Halvorson, Illusionary Sea (Firehouse 12)
  3. Charles Lloyd & Jason Moran, Hagar's Song (ECM)
  4. Rudresh Mahanthappa, Gamak (ACT)
  5. The Thing, Boot! (The Thing)
  6. Rob Mazurek, Skull Sessions (Cuneiform)
  7. Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd, Holding It Down: The Veterans' Dreams Project (Pi)
  8. Billy Bang, Da Bang! (TUM)
  9. Marty Ehrlich, A Trumpet in the Morning (New World)
  10. Allison Miller, No Morphine, No Lilies (Royal Potato Family)

REISSUES

  1. Clifford Jordan, The Complete Strata-East Sessions (Mosaic)
  2. Jack DeJohnette, Special Edition (ECM)
  3. Joe McPhee, Nation Time: The Complete Recordings (1969-70) (Corbett vs. Dempsey)

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Richard Scheinin (San Jose Mercury News and Bay Area News Group)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Aaron Parks, Alive in Japan (Bandcamp; free download)
  2. Orrin Evans, ". . . It Was Beauty" (Criss Cross)
  3. Cécile McLorin Salvant, WomanChild (Mack Avenue)
  4. Jamie Baum, In This Life (Sunnyside)
  5. Charnett Moffett, The Bridge (Solo Bass Works) (Motéma)
  6. Eric Revis-Kris Davis-Andrew Cyrille, City of Asylum (Clean Feed)
  7. Nicholas Payton, Sketches of Spain (BMF)
  8. Scott Neumann, Blessed (Origin)
  9. Ralph Alessi, Baida (ECM)
  10. Aaron Diehl, The Bespoke Man's Narrative (Mack Avenue)

REISSUES

  1. Clifford Jordan, The Complete Strata-East Sessions (Mosaic)
  2. John Coltrane, Sun Ship: The Complete Session (Impulse/Mosaic)
  3. Miles Davis, Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2 (Columbia/Legacy)

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Gene Seymour

NEW RELEASES

  1. Ahmad Jamal, Saturday Morning (Jazz Village)
  2. Steve Coleman, Functional Arrythmias (Pi)
  3. Darcy James Argue, Brooklyn Babylon (New Amsterdam)
  4. Etienne Charles, Creole Soul (Culture Shock)
  5. David Weiss, Endangered Species: The Music of Wayne Shorter (Motéma)
  6. Matthew Shipp, Piano Sutras (Thirsty Ear)
  7. Wayne Shorter, Without a Net (Blue Note)
  8. Claudia Quintet, September (Cuneiform)
  9. Chucho Valdes, Border-Free (Jazz Village)
  10. Gerry Gibbs-Kenny Barron-Ron Carter, Thrasher Dream Trio (Whaling City Sound)

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Mike Shanley (JazzTimes, shanleyonmusic)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Barry Altschul, The 3dom Factor (TUM)
  2. Gary Peacock & Marilyn Crispell, Azure (ECM)
  3. Frank Rosaly, Cicada Music (Delmark)
  4. Rudresh Mahanthappa, Gamak (ACT)
  5. Tim Berne, Shadow Man (ECM)
  6. Mary Halvorson, Illusionary Sea (Firehouse 12)
  7. Rob Mazurek, Skull Sessions (Cuneiform)
  8. Dave Douglas, Time Travel (Greenleaf)
  9. Mark Dresser, Nourishments (Clean Feed)
  10. Nicole Mitchell, Aquarius (Delmark)

REISSUES

  1. Paul Motian, Paul Motian (ECM)
  2. Byron Allen, Trio (ESP-Disk)
  3. John Coltrane, Sun Ship: The Complete Session (Impulse/Mosaic)

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John Sharpe (The New York City Jazz Record, All About Jazz)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Barry Guy, Mad Dogs (Not Two)
  2. Trio 3 & Jason Moran, Refraction: Breakin' Glass (Intakt)
  3. Convergence Quartet, Slow and Steady (NoBusiness)
  4. Satoko Fujii, Time Stands Still (Not Two)
  5. Kris Davis, Capricorn Climber (Clean Feed)
  6. Eric Revis-Kris Davis-Andrew Cyrille, City of Asylum (Clean Feed)
  7. Craig Taborn, Chants (ECM)
  8. Aki Takase, New Blues (Enja)
  9. Sylvie Courvoisier & Mark Feldman, Live at Theatre Vidy-Lausanne (Intakt)
  10. Lotte Anker-Rodrigo Pinheiro-Hernani Faustino, Birthmark (Clean Feed)

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Bill Shoemaker (Point of Departure)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Barry Altschul, The 3dom Factor (TUM)
  2. William Parker, Wood Flute Songs (AUM Fidelity)
  3. Aki Takase, My Ellington (Intakt)
  4. Various, Just Not Cricket! Three Days of British Improvised Music in Berlin (N! Vu N! Connu)
  5. Wadada Leo Smith & Tumo, Occupy the World (TUM)
  6. Harry Miller, Different Times, Different Places (Ogun)
  7. The Engines & John Tchicai, Other Violets (Not Two)
  8. Lafayette Gilchrist, The View from Here (self-released)
  9. Ellery Eskelin-Susan Alcorn-Michael Formanek, Mirage (Clean Feed)
  10. Tim Berne, Shadow Man (ECM)

REISSUES

  1. Clifford Jordan, The Complete Strata-East Sessions (Mosaic)
  2. S.O.S. [John Surman-Mike Osborne-Alan Skidmore], Looking for the Next One (Cuneiform)
  3. John Carter & Bobby Bradford, Flight for Four (International Phonograph)

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Hank Shteamer (Time Out New York, Pitchfork)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Black Host, Life in the Sugar Candle Mines (Northern Spy)
  2. Charles Lloyd & Jason Moran, Hagar's Song (ECM)
  3. Aaron Parks, Arborescence (ECM)
  4. David Ake, Bridges (Posi-Tone)
  5. Aaron Diehl, The Bespoke Man's Narrative (Mack Avenue)
  6. Matthew Shipp, Piano Sutras (Thirsty Ear)
  7. Dr. Lonnie Smith, In the Beginning, Vols. 1 & 2 (Pilgrimage)
  8. Kirk Knuffke, Chorale (SteepleChase)
  9. Harris Eisenstadt, The Destructive Element (Clean Feed)
  10. Kris Davis, Massive Threads (Thirsty Ear)

REISSUES

  1. New York Art Quartet, Call It Art (Triple Point)
  2. Miles Davis, Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2 (Columbia/Legacy)
  3. Woody Shaw, The Complete Muse Sessions (Mosaic)

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Slim (Cadence)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Clotilde Rullaud, In Extremis (The Orchard -11)
  2. Gregory Porter, Liquid Spirit (Blue Note)
  3. Travis Sullivan's Björkestra, I Go Humble (Zoho)
  4. Billy Lester, Storytime (Jujikaan)

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Chip Stern (Radio Free Chip, Positive Feedback)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Bela Fleck, The Imposter (Decca)
  2. Bill Frisell, Big Sur (Okeh)
  3. Rudresh Mahanthappa, Gamak (ACT)
  4. Dave Holland, Prism (Dare 2)
  5. Ralph Towner-Wolfgang Muthspiel-Slava Grigoryan, Travel Guide (ECM)
  6. John Abercrombie, 39 Steps (ECM)
  7. Pat Metheny, Tap: John Zorn's Book of Angels, Vol. 20 (Nonesuch/Tzadik)
  8. Wayne Shorter, Without a Net (Blue Note)
  9. Barry Altschul, The 3dom Factor (TUM)
  10. Ahmad Jamal, Saturday Morning (Jazz Village)

REISSUES

  1. Miles Davis, Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2 (Columbia/Legacy)

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Jeff Stockton (The New York City Jazz Record)

NEW RELEASES

  1. William Parker, Wood Flute Songs (AUM Fidelity)
  2. Wayne Shorter, Without a Net (Blue Note)
  3. Adam Lane, Absolute Horizon (NoBusiness)
  4. Joshua Abrams, Unknown Known (RogueArt)
  5. David Murray, Be My Monster Love (Motéma)
  6. Chicago Jazz Orchestra & Cyrille Aimee, Burstin' Out (Origin)
  7. Lucian Ban, Elevation/Mystery (Sunnyside)
  8. Chris Potter, Sirens (ECM)
  9. Paul Dunmall & Tony Bianco, Tribute to Coltrane (Slam)
  10. Colin Stetson, New History Warfare Vol. 3: To See More Light (Constellation)

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W. Royal Stokes (wroyalstokes.com, JJA News)

NEW RELEASES (listed alphabetically; 5.5 points each)

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Mark Stryker (Detroit Free Press)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Wayne Shorter, Without a Net (Blue Note)
  2. Frank Wess, Magic 101 (IPO)
  3. Ahmad Jamal, Saturday Morning (Jazz Village)
  4. Quest, Circular Dreaming (Enja)
  5. Robert Hurst, BOB: A Palindrome (Bebob)
  6. Craig Taborn, Chants (ECM)
  7. Cécile McLorin Salvant, WomanChild (Mack Avenue)
  8. Dave Douglas, Time Travel (Greenleaf)
  9. Geri Allen, Grand River Crossings: Motown & Motor City Inspirations (Motéma)
  10. Mike LeDonne, Speak (Cellar Live)

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Dave Sumner (Bird Is the Worm, eMusic.com)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Jaimeo Brown, Transcendence (Motéma)
  2. Emilio Teubal, Música Para un Dragon Dormido (Brooklyn Jazz Underground)
  3. Arun Ghosh, A South Asian Suite (Camoci)
  4. Ben Goldberg, Unfold Ordinary Mind (BAG)
  5. Nicolas Moreaux, Fall Somewhere (Fresh Sound New Talent)
  6. Tim Horner, Head of the Circle (Origin)
  7. Reijseger/Fraanje/Sylla, Down Deep (Winter & Winter)
  8. Anna Webber, Percussive Mechanics (Pirouet)
  9. John Zorn, The Mysteries (Tzadik)
  10. Nicole Mitchell, Aquarius (Delmark)

REISSUES

  1. Detroit Jazz Composers Ltd, Hastings St. Jazz Experience (Soul Jazz)
  2. Ohio Penitentiary, 511 Ensemble Hard Luck Soul (Jazzman)
  3. Juma Sultan, Whispers From the Archives (Porter)

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