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    Jazz 2012 - Suggestions

    I'm just looking for some suggestions for 2012 releases.

    The only styles I typically avoid are swing/big band and free jazz. Smooth jazz, too. I tend to like bop through fusion. I've recently enjoyed Bartsch's (sp?) Ronin stuff. I like some of Zorn's latest. I always seek out odd instrumentation and combinations. Trumpet is my least favorite solo instrument; flute is my favorite.

    I'd like to grab a few of the better releases from the year.

    Thanks!

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    These are some that I dug this year:

    Billy Hart All Our Reasons
    Kat Edmonson Way Down Low
    Tim Berne Snakeoil
    Vijay Iyer Trio Accelerando

    NP: Carol Akerson Duke Is the 1

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    flute is my favorite.
    Check out Jamie Baum

    I'd like to grab a few of the better releases from the year.
    Steve Lehman Trio - Dialect Flourescent
    Matthew Shipp Trio - Elastic Aspects
    Tyshawn Sorey - Oblique - 1
    Joe Locke/Geoff Keezer - Signing
    Wadada Leo Smith - Dark Lady of the Sonnets
    Ronnie Cuber - Infra-Rae
    Darius Jones Quartet - Book of Mae'bul
    Trio M - The Guest House
    Tim Berne - Snakeoil
    Fly ~ Year of The Snake
    Joe Chambers ~ Moving Pictures Orchestra
    Kenny Wheeler ~ The Long Waiting
    Wayne Escoffery ~ The Only Son Of One
    Billy Hart ~ All Our Reasons
    Henry Threadgill ~ Tomorrow Sunny/The Revelry
    Orrin Evans ~ Flip The Script
    Steve Davis ~ Gettin' It Done
    Ravi Coltrane ~ Spirit Fiction
    Mike Formenak ~ Small Places
    Donny McCaslin ~ Casting For Gravity
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    Check out the samples here:
    http://www.cuneiformrecords.com/

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    Quote Originally Posted by PiscesPraematurus View Post
    [COLOR=#8b4513][FONT=century gothic][SIZE=2]I'm just looking for some suggestions for 2012 releases.
    Andy Emler Mega Octet - E Total: Large Ensemble performing off beat slightly avant-garde jazz. Really tasty stuff with odd rhythms.
    Samples here: http://player.qobuz.com/#!/playlist/167622

    Aka Moon - Unison: This is just the group in trio format. Very good stuff, perhaps not a starting point for their albums, but one of my favorite jazz groups.


    Adam Baldych & The Baltic Gang - Imaginary Room: This violinist's last few albums are fantastic.


    Tim Berne - Snakeoil: If you're a fan of Berne, it's hard to go wrong. If you don't know him, not sure I'd start here, but...
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    Forgas Band Phenomena - Acte V: Really more of a composed jazz/prog rock fusion, but well worth a dive into their catalog if you've never heard.


    Gonzalo Rubalcaba - XXI Century: This album just smokes. You get some Afro-Cuban stylings mixed with rather complex compositions.


    Louis Sclavis Atlas Trio - Sources: Another rather solid release from Mr. Sclavis.
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    Michael Formanek - Small Places: If you're familiar with his work or Mr. Berne's, this is a no brainer.


    Magic Malik - Alternate Steps: It has FLUTE!
    (couldn't find a clip from that album, but here's one from an older album
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    quickly (noy much time ) : Jazz only (no JR/F)

    Henry Threadgill ~ Tomorrow Sunny/The Revelry
    Ravi Coltrane ~ Spirit Fiction
    McCoy Tyner - Guitars
    Aka moon - Unison


    And my fave

    Fabrizzio Cassol - Strange Fruits
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    Quote Originally Posted by Trane View Post
    quickly (noy much time ) : Jazz only (no JR/F)
    Fabrizzio Cassol - Strange Fruits
    I was going to mention this, but found it hard to describe as it's really more of a performance work.

    Here's a live excerpt though...

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    Greetings,

    Pierrejean Gaucher's Melody Makers II is probably my top candidate. Here are a pair of corresponding teaser videos:





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    Quote Originally Posted by Poisoned Youth View Post
    I was going to mention this, but found it hard to describe as it's really more of a performance work.

    Here's a live excerpt though...

    Yeah, it's not a "pure jazz" thing, but it can fall under its umbrella
    my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicts to complete nutcases.

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    Here are my fusion picks for 2012:
    Bombastic Meatbats- Live Meat and Potatoes
    Jimmy Herring- Subject To Change W/O Notice
    Spectrum Road
    Micahel Landau- Organic Instrumentals
    The Avengers- On A Mission
    HBC
    RTF- Mothership Returns
    John McLaughlin- Now Here This
    Gary Husband- Dirty and Beautiful-Volume 2
    Tribal Tech-X
    Hiromi-Move
    Chad Wackerman- Dreams, Nightmares and Improvisations
    Fazjaz- Season IV

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    Quote Originally Posted by Trane View Post
    quickly (noy much time ) : Jazz only (no JR/F)

    Henry Threadgill ~ Tomorrow Sunny/The Revelry
    Ravi Coltrane ~ Spirit Fiction
    McCoy Tyner - Guitars
    Aka moon - Unison


    And my fave

    Fabrizzio Cassol - Strange Fruits
    Sorry to quote myself, but McCoy's Guitars album is from 08
    my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicts to complete nutcases.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PiscesPraematurus View Post
    I'm just looking for some suggestions for 2012 releases.

    The only styles I typically avoid are swing/big band and free jazz. Smooth jazz, too. I tend to like bop through fusion. I've recently enjoyed Bartsch's (sp?) Ronin stuff. I like some of Zorn's latest. I always seek out odd instrumentation and combinations. Trumpet is my least favorite solo instrument; flute is my favorite.

    I'd like to grab a few of the better releases from the year.

    Thanks!
    You can check out a whack of my jazz reviews at All About Jazz here.

    Should help you make some informed decisions..at least I hope so!

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    Quote Originally Posted by mogrooves View Post
    Joe Locke/Geoff Keezer - Signing
    Is this the John Locke from Spirit??
    my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicts to complete nutcases.

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    The Mike Formanek and Tim Berne releases are at the top of my list.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Trane View Post
    Is this the John Locke from Spirit??
    No, Joe Locke, a vibes player.
    Hell, they ain't even old-timey ! - Homer Stokes

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    Terje Rypdal- Odyssey In Studio/In Concert

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    The reissue of Gary Burton Quartet-Live at Carnegie Recital Hall 1968,with Burton on vibes, Larry Coryell on guitar, Steve Swallow on acoustic bass, and Bob Moses on drums.

    Good stuff.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Reid View Post
    Terje Rypdal- Odyssey In Studio/In Concert
    yeah, that's monster.

    Here's NPR's list of the best jazz of 2012

    http://www.npr.org/blogs/bestmusic20...albums-of-2012
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    Henry Franklin-The Skipper 2012 re-issue.

    Some great early 70s modern hard bop with electric piano.
    Henry Franklin-Fender & acoustic bass
    Oscar Brasheer- trumpet
    Charles Owens-tenor & soprano sax
    Bill Henderson-electric piano
    http://www.blackjazz.com/main.html


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    Quote Originally Posted by Jerjo View Post

    Here's NPR's list of the best jazz of 2012

    http://www.npr.org/blogs/bestmusic20...albums-of-2012

    I'm a big Vijay fan, but thought Accelerando was one of his weakest efforts personally.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Reid View Post
    Henry Franklin-The Skipper 2012 re-issue.
    Awesome. I dig.
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    Awesome. I dig.
    This one sounds great too. Franklin on bass w/ two keyboard players.

    Roland Haynes-2nd Wave
    http://www.blackjazz.com/019.html

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    A recent reissue(first time on cd) thats been getting spins here is Frank Wess-Johnny Coles-Two At The Top.A 1983 session that i dug on LP and have been hoping it saw the light of day on cd for some time.

    Frank Wess on alto and tenor,Johnny Coles on flugelhorn/trumpet,Kenny Barron-piano,Reggie Johnson-bass,and Kenny Washington-drums.Firmly in the modern/hard bop tradition but done with panache and brio.A bonus cd is included with a live session from 1988 with Wess and Coles with a different rhythm section.Lots of alternate cuts from the studio session, great Rudy Van Gelder studio sound,and very good live sound.

    A winner.

    I need to check out that Henry Franklin -The Skipper cd.
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