The Best New Releases of 2011
Alyn Shipton is joined by a group of the country's leading jazz critics, broadcasters and writers to select the best new releases of 2011.
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Ambrose Akinmusire
Henya
Composer: Ambroke Akinmusire Performers: Ambrose Akinmusire, t; Walter Smith III, ts; Gerald Clayton, p; Justin Brown, d. Brooklyn Studios, NY, 2010.
- When the Heart Emerges Glistening.
- Blue Note.
- 70619.
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Johnny Varro
Speak Low
Composer: Weill Performers: Johnny Varro, p ; Warren Vache, c ;Harry Allen, ts; Nicki Parrott, b; Chuck Riggs, d. Nola Studios, NY Aug 2010.
- Speak Low.
- Arbors.
- ARCD 19418.
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The Impossible Gentlemen
Laughlines
Composer: Walker Performers: Gwilym Simcock, p; Mike Walker, g; Steve Swallow, b; Adam Nussbaum,d. Basho Records, 2011.
- Impossible Gentlemen.
- Basho.
- SRCD 36-2.
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Gregory Porter
Pretty
Composer: Porter Performers: Gregory Porter, voc; Chip Crawford, p. 58 North Six Media Lab, Brooklyn, NY, 2009.
- Water.
- Motema Music.
- 41.
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Gerald Wilson
Blowin' in the Windy City
Composer: Wilson Performers: Sean Jones, Jeremy Pelt, Tony Lujan, Mike Rodriguez, t ; Dennis Wilson, Douglas Purviance, Luis Bonilla, Alan Ferber, tromb; Antonio Hart Dick Oatts, Kamasi Washington, Ron Blake, Jay Brandford, Gary Smulyan, reeds; Renee Rosnes, p ; Anthony Wilson, g ; Peter Washington, b; Lewis Nash , d. Avatar Studios, NY, June 2011
- Legacy.
- Mack Avenue.
- MAC1056.
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Gerald Wilson
Riffin' at the Regal
Composer: Wilson Performers: Sean Jones, Jeremy Pelt, Tony Lujan, Mike Rodriguez, t ; Dennis Wilson, Douglas Purviance, Luis Bonilla, Alan Ferber, tromb; Antonio Hart Dick Oatts, Kamasi Washington, Ron Blake, Jay Brandford, Gary Smulyan, reeds; Renee Rosnes, p ; Anthony Wilson, g ; Peter Washington, b; Lewis Nash , d. Avatar Studios, NY, June 2011
- Legacy.
- Mack Avenue.
- MAC1056.
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Gerald Wilson
47th Street Blues
Composer: Wilson Performers: Sean Jones, Jeremy Pelt, Tony Lujan, Mike Rodriguez, t ; Dennis Wilson, Douglas Purviance, Luis Bonilla, Alan Ferber, tr; Antonio Hart Dick Oatts, Kamasi Washington, Ron Blake, Jay Brandford, Gary Smulyan, reeds; Renee Rosnes, p ; Anthony Wilson, g ; Peter Washington, b; Lewis Nash , d. Avatar Studios, NY, June 2011
- Legacy.
- Mack Avenue.
- MAC1056.
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Julian Lage
233 Butler
Composer: Listening Walk Performers: Julian Lage, ag, eg; Aristides Rivas, c ; Dan Blake, m, ts; Jorge Roeder, ab ; Tupac Mantilla, d. WBGH Studios, Boston, MA, April 2011
- Gladwell.
- Emarcy.
- 001550202.
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Mike Gibbs/ Norma Winstone / NDR
Here Comes The Honeyman
Composer: G and I Geshwin Performers: Norma Winstone, voc ; Thorsten Benkenstein, Ingolf Burkhardt, Michael Leuschner, Claus Stötter, Reiner Winterschladen, t ; Fiete Felsch, Peter Bolte, as ;Christof Lauer*, Lutz Büchner, ts; Frank Delle, bs ; Dan Gottshall, Klaus Heidenreich, Steve Trop, tr ; Ingo Lahme, btr, tu ; Stephan Diez Bass, Dave Whitford, g ; Vladyslav Sendecki, p ; Marcio Doctor, perc ; Mark Mondesir, d ; NDR Studios, Hamburg, Germany. April and December 2009
- Here’s a Song For You.
- Fuzzy Moon.
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Keith Jarrett
Part V
Composer: Jarrett Performers: Keith Jarrett, p; Theatro Municipal, Rio De Janeiro, July 2011.
- Rio.
- ECM.
- 001611902.
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- Christmas Day 2011 00:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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