Ballots 2022 [4]

[Acquaro - Cantor] · [Chacona - Franckling] · [Freeman - Holley] · [Hollis - Kunian] · [Lange - Moore] · [Morrison - Schepper] · [Schmidt - vanTrikt] · [Walls - Yanow]

NEW RELEASES

1. Alex Sipiagin, Ascent to the Blues (Posi-Tone)
2. Steve Gadd-Eddie Gomez-Ronnie Cuber, Center Stage (Leopard)
3. Tom Harrell, Oak Tree (HighNote)
4. Jason Palmer, Live From Summit Rock in Seneca Village (Giant Step Arts)
5. JD Allen, Americana Vol. 2 (Savant)
6. Al Foster, Reflections (Smoke Sessions)
7. Craig Davis, Tone Paintings: The Music of Dodo Marmarosa (MCG Jazz)
8. Houston Person, Reminiscing at Rudy's (HighNote)
9. Walt Weiskopf European Quartet, Diamonds and Other Jewels (AMM)
10. Duduka Da Fonseca & Quarteto Universal, Yes!!! (Sunnyside)

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Dick Hyman, One Step to Chicago (1992, Rivermont)
2. Michel Petrucciani, Solo in Denmark (1990, Storyville)
3. Elvin Jones, Revival: Live at Pookie's Pub (1967, Blue Note)

VOCAL

• Giacomo Gates, You (Savant)

DEBUT

• Aaron Seeber, First Move (Cellar Live)

LATIN

• Conrad Herwig, The Latin Side of Mingus (Savant)

NEW RELEASES

1. Tom Harrell, Oak Tree (HighNote)
2. Antonio Adolfo, Octet and Originals (AAM Music)
3. Conrad Herwig, The Latin Side of Mingus (Savant)
4. Roxana Amed, Unánime (Sony Music Latin)
5. George Colligan, King's Dream (P.Ice)
6. Charlton Singleton, Crossroads (BME)
7. Xiomara Torres, La Voz Del Mar (Patois)
8. Flora Purim, If You Will (Strut)
9. Roberto Magris, Duo & Trio: Featuring Mark Colby (JMood)
10. Gustavo Cortiñas, Kind Regards: Saludos Afectuosos (Desafio Candente)

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

• No choice.

VOCAL

• Roxana Amed, Unánime (Sony Music Latin)

DEBUT

• Do'a, Higher Grounds (Outside In Music)

LATIN

• Conrad Herwig, The Latin Side of Mingus (Savant)

NEW RELEASES

1. Tyshawn Sorey Trio + 1 With Greg Osby, The Off-Off Broadway Guide to Synergism (Pi)
2. Dave Rempis & Avreeayl Ra Duo, Bennu (Aerophonic)
3. Omri Ziegele Where's Africa, That Hat (Intakt)
4. Marta Sanchez, SAAM (Spanish American Art Museum) (Whirlwind)
5. Rodrigo Amado, Refraction Solo (Trost)
6. Andrew Cyrille-William Parker-Enrico Rava, 2 Blues for Cecil (TUM)
7. Tomas Fujiwara's Triple Double, March (Firehouse 12)
8. Avram Fefer Quartet, Juba Lee (Clean Feed)
9. Wadada Leo Smith, The Emerald Duets (TUM)
10. Dave Sewelson, Smooth Free Jazz (Mahakala Music '21)

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. William Parker, Universal Tonality (2002, Centering/AUM Fidelity)
2. Horace Tapscott Quintet, Legacies for Our Grandchildren (1995, Dark Tree)
3. Sam Rivers, Caldera [Sam Rivers Archive Project, Volume 6] (2002, NoBusiness)

VOCAL

• Gerry Hemingway, Afterlife (Auricle)

DEBUT

• Julieta Eugenio, Jump (Greenleaf Music)

LATIN

• Felipe Salles-Zaccai Curtis-Avery Sharpe-Jonathan Barber, Tiyo's Songs of Life (Tapestry)

Note: Voter published an extended list or essay here.

NEW RELEASES

1. Immanuel Wilkins, The 7th Hand (Blue Note)
2. Tyshawn Sorey Trio + 1 With Greg Osby, The Off-Off Broadway Guide to Synergism (Pi)
3. Mark Guiliana, The Sound of Listening (Edition)
4. Kit Downes-Petter Eldh-James Maddren, Vermillion (ECM)
5. Miguel Zenón, Música De Las Américas (Miel Music)
6. Melissa Aldana, 12 Stars (Blue Note)
7. David Virelles, Nuna (Pi)
8. Cécile McLorin Salvant, Ghost Song (Nonesuch)
9. Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Aymée Nuviola, Live in Marciac (5Passion)
10. Jon Cowherd Trio, Pride and Joy (Le Coq)

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Charles Mingus, The Lost Album: From Ronnie Scott's (1972, Resonance)
2. Ahmad Jamal, Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse 1963-1964 (Jazz Detective/Elemental)
3. Joyce With Mauricio Maestro, Natureza (1977, Far Out)

VOCAL

• Cécile McLorin Salvant, Ghost Song (Nonesuch)

DEBUT

• Domi & JD Beck, Not Tight (Apeshit/Blue Note)

LATIN

• Miguel Zenón, Música De Las Américas (Miel Music)

Note: Rara Avis ballot cited both Ahmad Jamal, Emerald City Nights albums, 1963-1964 and 1965-1966.

NEW RELEASES

1. Terri Lyne Carrington, New Standards Vol. 1 (Candid)
2. Miguel Zenón, Música De Las Américas (Miel Music)
3. Ches Smith, Interpret It Well (Pyroclastic)
4. Tomas Fujiwara's Triple Double, March (Firehouse 12)
5. Wayne Shorter-Terri Lyne Carrington-Leo Genovese-Esperanza Spalding, Live at the Detroit Jazz Festival (Candid)
6. Andrew Cyrille-William Parker-Enrico Rava, 2 Blues for Cecil (TUM)
7. Jakob Bro & Joe Lovano, Once Around the Room: A Tribute to Paul Motian (ECM)
8. Kirk Knuffke Trio, Gravity Without Airs (Tao Forms)
9. Emmet Cohen, Uptown in Orbit (Mack Avenue)
10. Jussi Reijonen, Three Seconds/Kolme Toista (Challenge)

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Albert Ayler, Revelations: The Complete ORTF 1970 Fondation Maeght Recordings (Elemental Music)
2. Charles Mingus, The Lost Album: From Ronnie Scott's (1972, Resonance)
3. Elvin Jones, Revival: Live at Pookie's Pub (1967, Blue Note)

VOCAL

• Kate Baker & Vic Juris, Return to Shore: The Duo Sessions (Strikezone)

DEBUT

• Julieta Eugenio, Jump (Greenleaf Music)

LATIN

• Miguel Zenón, Música De Las Américas (Miel Music)

NEW RELEASES

1. Satoko Fujii, Hyaku: One Hundred Dreams (Libra)
2. Wadada Leo Smith, The Emerald Duets (TUM)
3. Ches Smith, Interpret It Well (Pyroclastic)
4. Cory Smythe, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (Pyroclastic)
5. Michael Bisio Quartet, MBefore (Tao Forms)
6. Columbia Icefield [Nate Wooley], Ancient Songs of Burlap Heroes (Pyroclastic)
7. Wadada Leo Smith-Henry Kaiser-Alex Varty, Pacifica Koral Reef (577)
8. The Nu Band, Renual (Not Two)
9. Trevor Dunn Trio-Convulsant Avec Folie à Quatre, Séances (Pyroclastic)
10. Tomas Fujiwara's Triple Double, March (Firehouse 12)

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

• No choice.

VOCAL

• No choice.

DEBUT

• No choice.

NEW RELEASES (listed alphabetically; 5.5 points each)

• Melissa Aldana, 12 Stars (Blue Note)
• JD Allen, Americana Vol. 2 (Savant)
• Terri Lyne Carrington, New Standards Vol. 1 (Candid)
• Mary Halvorson, Amaryllis (Nonesuch)
• Craig Harris, Managing the Mask (Aquastra)
• Charles Lloyd, Trios: Ocean (Blue Note)
• Dafnis Prieto Featuring Luciana Souza, Cantar (Dafnison)
• Joshua Redman-Brad Mehldau-Christian McBride-Brian Blade, Long Gone (Nonesuch)
• Cécile McLorin Salvant, Ghost Song (Nonesuch)
• Immanuel Wilkins, The 7th Hand (Blue Note)

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL) (listed alphabetically; 2 points each)

• Ahmad Jamal, Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse 1965-1966 (Jazz Detective/Elemental)
• Charles Mingus, Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus (1961, Candid)
• Max Roach, We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite (1961, Candid)

VOCAL

• Cécile McLorin Salvant, Ghost Song (Nonesuch)

DEBUT

• Nicole Zuraitis-Thana Alexa-Julia Adamy, Sonica (Outside In Music)

LATIN

• Chucho Valdés & Paquito D'Rivera Reunion Sextet, I Missed You Too! (Sunnyside)

NEW RELEASES

1. Terri Lyne Carrington, New Standards Vol. 1 (Candid)
2. Ron Carter, Finding the Right Notes (In+Out)
3. Melissa Aldana, 12 Stars (Blue Note)
4. Christian McBride & Inside Straight, Live at the Village Vanguard (Mack Avenue '21)
5. Miguel Zenón, Música De Las Américas (Miel Music)
6. Cécile McLorin Salvant, Ghost Song (Nonesuch)
7. Dave Stryker, As We Are (Strikezone)
8. Samara Joy, Linger Awhile (Verve)
9. Grant Stewart Quartet With Bruce Harris, The Lighting of the Lamps (Cellar)
10. Steve Gadd-Eddie Gomez-Ronnie Cuber, Center Stage (Leopard)

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Lennie Tristano, Personal Recordings, 1946-1970 (Mosaic)
2. Classic Black & White Jazz Sessions (1942-49, Mosaic)
3. Frank Kimbrough, 2003-2006: Lullabluebye/Play (Palmetto)

VOCAL

• Cécile McLorin Salvant, Ghost Song (Nonesuch)

DEBUT

• Ana Nelson, Bridges (Ana Nelson Music)

LATIN

• Miguel Zenón, Música De Las Américas (Miel Music)

NEW RELEASES

1. Cécile McLorin Salvant, Ghost Song (Nonesuch)
2. The Angelica Sanchez Trio, Sparkle Beings (Sunnyside)
3. Marta Sanchez, SAAM (Spanish American Art Museum) (Whirlwind)
4. Tim Berne & Matt Mitchell, One More, Please (Intakt)
5. Myra Melford's Fire and Water Quintet, For the Love of Fire and Water (RogueArt)
6. Miles Okazaki, Thisness (Pi)
7. Mary Halvorson, Amaryllis (Nonesuch)
8. Makaya McCraven, In These Times (International Anthem/Nonesuch)
9. Jacob Garchik, Assembly (Yestereve)
10. Milford Graves & Jason Moran, Live at Big Ears (Yes '21)

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Cecil Taylor, The Complete, Legendary, Live Return Concert: The Town Hall, NYC November 4, 1973 (Oblivion)
2. Mal Waldron, Searching in Grenoble: The 1978 Solo Piano Concert (Tompkins Square)
3. Charles Mingus, The Lost Album: From Ronnie Scott's (1972, Resonance)

VOCAL

• Cécile McLorin Salvant, Ghost Song (Nonesuch)

DEBUT

• No choice.

LATIN

• No choice.

NEW RELEASES

1. Nicholas Payton, The Couch Sessions (Smoke Sessions)
2. Gerald Clayton, Bells on Sand (Blue Note)
3. Charles Stepney, Step on Step (International Anthem)
4. Makaya McCraven, In These Times (International Anthem/Nonesuch)
5. Mary Halvorson, Amaryllis (Nonesuch)
6. Greg Spero, The Chicago Experiment (Ropeadope)
7. Joshua Redman-Brad Mehldau-Christian McBride-Brian Blade, Long Gone (Nonesuch)
8. Melissa Aldana, 12 Stars (Blue Note)
9. Daniel Villarreal, Panamá 77 (International Anthem)
10. Jeremy Pelt, Soundtrack (HighNote)

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Miles Davis, That's What Happened [The Bootleg Series, Vol. 7: 1982-1985] (Columbia/Legacy)
2. John Coltrane Quartet, Crescent (1964, Impulse!)
3. Brother Jack McDuff, Moon Rappin' (1969, Blue Note)

VOCAL

• Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Jazz Is Dead 12: Jean Carne (Jazz Is Dead)

DEBUT

• Daniel Villarreal, Panamá 77 (International Anthem)

LATIN

• David Virelles, Nuna (Pi)

NEW RELEASES

1. Grant Stewart Quartet With Bruce Harris, The Lighting of the Lamps (Cellar)
2. The DIVA Jazz Orchestra, Swings Broadway (Diva)
3. Catherine Russell, Send for Me (Dot Time)
4. Houston Person, Reminiscing at Rudy's (HighNote)
5. Pete Malinverni, On the Town: Pete Malinverni Plays Leonard Bernstein (Planet Arts)
6. Samara Joy, Linger Awhile (Verve)
7. Cyrus Chestnut, My Father's Hands (HighNote)
8. Molly Ryan, Sweepin' the Blues Away (Turtle Bay)
9. Night Is Alive, Old New Borrowed & Blue (Night Is Alive)
10. Nate Najar, Jazz Samba Pra Sempre (BlueLine)

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Dick Hyman, One Step to Chicago (1992, Rivermont)
2. Oscar Peterson Trio, On a Clear Day: Live in Zurich 1971 (Mack Avenue)
3. Donald Byrd, Live: Cookin' With Blue Note at Montreux (1973, Blue Note)

VOCAL

• Catherine Russell, Send for Me (Dot Time)

DEBUT

• No choice.

LATIN

• Nate Najar, Jazz Samba Pra Sempre (BlueLine)

NEW RELEASES

1. Makaya McCraven, In These Times (International Anthem/Nonesuch)
2. Binker Golding, Dream of a Dogwood Wild Boy (Gearbox)
3. Bill Laurance, Affinity (Flint Music)
4. Louis Cole, Quality Over Opinion (Brainfeeder)
5. Joel Ross, The Parable of the Poet (Blue Note)
6. Immanuel Wilkins, The 7th Hand (Blue Note)
7. Binker & Moses, Feeding the Machine (Gearbox)
8. Cécile McLorin Salvant, Ghost Song (Nonesuch)
9. Jasmine Myra, Horizons (Gondwana)
10. Kokoroko, Could We Be More (Brownswood)

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Elvin Jones, Revival: Live at Pookie's Pub (1967, Blue Note)
2. Esbjörn Svensson, Home.S. (2008, ACT)
3. Donald Byrd, Live: Cookin' With Blue Note at Montreux (1973, Blue Note)

VOCAL

• Cécile McLorin Salvant, Ghost Song (Nonesuch)

DEBUT

• Jasmine Myra, Horizons (Gondwana)

LATIN

• Flora Purim, If You Will (Strut)

NEW RELEASES

1. Miguel Zenón, Música De Las Américas (Miel Music)
2. Wadada Leo Smith, The Emerald Duets (TUM)
3. Tyshawn Sorey Trio + 1 With Greg Osby, The Off-Off Broadway Guide to Synergism (Pi)
4. Marta Sanchez, SAAM (Spanish American Art Museum) (Whirlwind)
5. Somi, Zenzile: The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba (Salon Africana)
6. Trish Clowes, A View With a Room (Greenleaf Music)
7. Vadim Neselovskyi, Odesa: A Musical Walk Through a Legendary City (Sunnyside)
8. Noah Lemish, Twelve (TPR)
9. Clark Sommers Lens, Intertwine (Outside In Music)
10. Kate Wyatt, Artifact (self-released)

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Charles Mingus, The Lost Album: From Ronnie Scott's (1972, Resonance)
2. Max Roach, We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite (1961, Candid)
3. Clark Sommers Lens, Intertwine (Outside In Music)

VOCAL

• Somi, Zenzile: The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba (Salon Africana)

DEBUT

• Kate Wyatt, Artifact (self-released)

LATIN

• Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers, First Flight to Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings (Blue Note '21)

Note: Voter published an extended list or essay here and here.

NEW RELEASES

1. Jim McNeely & Frankfurt Radio Big Band Featuring Chris Potter, Rituals (Double Moon)
2. Jon Irabagon, Rising Sun (Irabbagast)
3. Rufus Reid Trio and the Sirius Quartet, Celebration (Sunnyside)
4. Ethan Philion, Meditations on Mingus (Sunnyside)
5. Craig Davis, Tone Paintings: The Music of Dodo Marmarosa (MCG Jazz)
6. Pasquale Grasso, Be-Bop! (Sony Masterworks)
7. Jeremy Pelt, Soundtrack (HighNote)
8. John Escreet, Seismic Shift (Whirlwind)
9. Al Foster, Reflections (Smoke Sessions)
10. Dave Stryker, As We Are (Strikezone)

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Frank Kimbrough, 2003-2006: Lullabluebye/Play (Palmetto)
2. Nina Simone, The Montreux Years (1968-90, BMG '21)
3. Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Blacknuss (1972, Modern Harmonic)

VOCAL

• Samara Joy, Linger Awhile (Verve)

DEBUT

• Ethan Philion, Meditations on Mingus (Sunnyside)

LATIN

• Miguel Zenón, Música De Las Américas (Miel Music)

Note: Debut vote for Tawana, Smile (Resonance) replaced by top Debut album in New Releases.

NEW RELEASES

1. Cécile McLorin Salvant, Ghost Song (Nonesuch)
2. Tyshawn Sorey Trio, Mesmerism (Yeros7 Music)
3. Andrew Cyrille-William Parker-Enrico Rava, 2 Blues for Cecil (TUM)
4. Keith Jarrett, Bordeaux Concert (ECM)
5. Charles Lloyd, Trios: Chapel (Blue Note)
6. Matthew Shipp Trio, World Construct (ESP-Disk')
7. Mary Halvorson, Amaryllis (Nonesuch)
8. Marta Sanchez, SAAM (Spanish American Art Museum) (Whirlwind)
9. John Zorn, Incerto (Tzadik)
10. Samara Joy, Linger Awhile (Verve)

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Bill Evans, Inner Spirit: The 1979 Concert at the Teatro General San Martín, Buenos Aires (Resonance)
2. Ahmad Jamal, Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse 1965-1966 (Jazz Detective/Elemental)
3. Mal Waldron, Searching in Grenoble: The 1978 Solo Piano Concert (Tompkins Square)

VOCAL

• Cécile McLorin Salvant, Ghost Song (Nonesuch)

DEBUT

• Rick Rosato, Homage (self-released)

LATIN

• Marta Sanchez, SAAM (Spanish American Art Museum) (Whirlwind)

Note: Voter published an extended list or essay here.

NEW RELEASES

1. Terri Lyne Carrington, New Standards Vol. 1 (Candid)
2. Bill Frisell, Four (Blue Note)
3. Cécile McLorin Salvant, Ghost Song (Nonesuch)
4. Myra Melford's Fire and Water Quintet, For the Love of Fire and Water (RogueArt)
5. Tyshawn Sorey Trio, Mesmerism (Yeros7 Music)
6. Patricia Brennan, More Touch (Pyroclastic)
7. Manel Fortià, Despertar (Segell Microscopi)
8. ChimyTina, Constellations (La Reserve)
9. Andres Vial, When Is Ancient? (Chromatic Audio)
10. Steven Feifke and Dijon Watson Present: Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra (Cellar)

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Ahmad Jamal, Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse 1965-1966 (Jazz Detective/Elemental)
2. Alice Coltrane, Ptah the El Daoud (1970, Verve by Request/Third Man)
3. Elvin Jones, Revival: Live at Pookie's Pub (1967, Blue Note)

VOCAL

• Cécile McLorin Salvant, Ghost Song (Nonesuch)

DEBUT

• Allison Wheeler, Winterspring (Ubuntu)

LATIN

• Miguel Zenón, Música De Las Américas (Miel Music)

NEW RELEASES

1. Mary Halvorson, Amaryllis (Nonesuch)
2. Joel Ross, The Parable of the Poet (Blue Note)
3. Tomas Fujiwara's Triple Double, March (Firehouse 12)
4. Tyshawn Sorey Trio + 1 With Greg Osby, The Off-Off Broadway Guide to Synergism (Pi)
5. David Murray-Brad Jones-Hamid Drake Brave New World Trio, Seriana Promethea (Intakt)
6. Alexander Hawkins Mirror Canon, Break a Vase (Intakt)
7. Patricia Brennan, More Touch (Pyroclastic)
8. Ches Smith, Interpret It Well (Pyroclastic)
9. Sasha Berliner, Onyx (self-released)
10. Binker & Moses, Feeding the Machine (Gearbox)

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

• No choice.

VOCAL

• No choice.

DEBUT

• No choice.

LATIN

• No choice.

NEW RELEASES (listed alphabetically; 5.5 points each)

• Michael Blake, Combobulate (Newvelle)
• Burton/McPherson Trio, The Summit Rock Session at Seneca Village (Giant Step Arts)
• Avishai Cohen, Naked Truth (ECM)
• Andrew Cyrille-William Parker-Enrico Rava, 2 Blues for Cecil (TUM)
• Erik Friedlander, A Queen's Firefly (Skipstone)
• Charles Lloyd, Trios: Chapel (Blue Note)
• Reverso, Harmonic Alchemy (Outnote)
• Marta Sanchez, SAAM (Spanish American Art Museum) (Whirlwind)
• Eri Yamamoto Trio, A Woman With a Purple Wig (Mahakala Music)
• Miguel Zenón, Música De Las Américas (Miel Music)

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL) (listed alphabetically; 2 points each)

• Ornette Coleman, Genesis of Genius: The Contemporary Albums (1958-59, Craft)
• William Parker, Universal Tonality (2002, Centering/AUM Fidelity)
• Tony Williams, Play or Die (1980, MIG)

VOCAL

• Catherine Russell, Send for Me (Dot Time)

DEBUT

• Ethan Philion, Meditations on Mingus (Sunnyside)

LATIN

• Hilario Duran & David Virelles, Front Street Duets (Alma)

NEW RELEASES

1. Tyshawn Sorey Trio, Mesmerism (Yeros7 Music)
2. Enrico Rava & Fred Hersch, The Song Is You (ECM)
3. Matthew Shipp Trio, World Construct (ESP-Disk')
4. Whit Dickey Quartet, Root Perspectives (Tao Forms)
5. Tomas Fujiwara's Triple Double, March (Firehouse 12)
6. Ivo Perelman & Matthew Shipp, Fruition (ESP-Disk')
7. Tyshawn Sorey Trio + 1 With Greg Osby, The Off-Off Broadway Guide to Synergism (Pi)
8. Wadada Leo Smith, The Emerald Duets (TUM)
9. Patricia Brennan, More Touch (Pyroclastic)
10. Dan Weiss Trio, Dedication (Cygnus)

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Mal Waldron, Searching in Grenoble: The 1978 Solo Piano Concert (Tompkins Square)
2. Elvin Jones, Revival: Live at Pookie's Pub (1967, Blue Note)
3. Charles Mingus, The Lost Album: From Ronnie Scott's (1972, Resonance)

VOCAL

• No choice.

DEBUT

• No choice.

LATIN

• No choice.

Note: Voter published an extended list or essay here.

NEW RELEASES

1. JD Allen, Americana Vol. 2 (Savant)
2. James Singleton, Malabar (Sinking City)
3. Charlie Gabriel, Eighty Nine (Sub Pop)
4. Sun Ra Arkestra Directed by Marshall Allen, Living Sky (Omni Sound)
5. Nicholas Payton, The Couch Sessions (Smoke Sessions)
6. Basher, Doubles (Sinking City)
7. Makaya McCraven, In These Times (International Anthem/Nonesuch)
8. Tuba Skinny, Magnolia Stroll (self-released)
9. David Virelles, Nuna (Pi)
10. Extended, Without Notice (self-released)

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Danny Barker, Save the Bones (1988, Tipitina's Record Club)
2. Elvin Jones, Revival: Live at Pookie's Pub (1967, Blue Note)
3. Ahmad Jamal, Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse 1963-1964 (Jazz Detective/Elemental)

VOCAL

• Meschiya Lake & the New Movement, Looking the World Over (Sungroove)

DEBUT

• Anna Laura Quinn, Open the Door (Outside In Music)

LATIN

• Charlie Halloran, The Alcoa Sessions (ArtistShare)

[Acquaro - Cantor] · [Chacona - Franckling] · [Freeman - Holley] · [Hollis - Kunian] · [Lange - Moore] · [Morrison - Schepper] · [Schmidt - vanTrikt] · [Walls - Yanow]