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John Kelman's Best Releases of 2013 Home Advertise Join Sign In Serving jazz worldwide since 1995 ARTICLES SOUNDS VIDEOS NEWS PHOTOS MUSICIANS EVENTS ShSarheSarheSarheSarheSarheMaroere0 Editor's Choice John Kelman's Best Releases of 2013 By JOHN KELMAN, Published: December 13, 2013 Help us sustain All About Jazz and Jazz Near You for years to come. 2013 was a challenging year: more travel than usual, and some faLmeailryn hoewa hltehre i sosr umeask ea at dhoonmatieon slowing things down when it came to reviewing the seemingly endlteosdsa yf!low of music coming in each and every day. With hopes that 2014 will be better on that front, here are just a few of the top recorded events in jazz and beyond—and this is by no means all-inclusive; there were plenty of terrific albums for which there simply was insufficient time to cover and, as a result, cannot be included here: Thank you for your support, and we Jazz New Releases look forward to sharing our progress with you for years to come! All the best, Your friends at All About Jazz Quest Carla Bley Pat Metheny Circular Dreaming Trio Tap (Enja) (ECM) (Nonesuch/Tzadik) Aaron Parks Joe Locke Drew Gress Arborescence Lay Down My Heart The Sky Inside (ECM) (Motéma) (Pirouet) The Impossible Gentlemen International Unrecognisable Edward Simon John Abercrombie Aliens Live at the Jazz Standard 39 Steps (Basho) (Sunnyside) (ECM) Tim Berne Snakeoil John Hollenbeck Antonio Sanchez Shadow Man Songs I Like a Lot New Life (ECM) (Sunnyside) (Cam Jazz) Peacock/Crispell Wayne Shorter Chris Potter Azure Without a Net The Sirens (ECM) (Blue Note) (ECM) Jazz Reissues & Historical Releases Woody Shaw Manfred Eicher Miles Davis Complete Muse Sessions Selected Signss Live in Europe 1969 (Mosaic) (ECM) (Legacy) S.O.S. Bill Frisell Keith Jarrett Looking for the Next One Live Download Series Concerts (ECM) (Cuneiform) (Songline/Tonefield) Progressive/Fusion/Funk New Releases Grand General Steven Wilson Jaga Jazzist Grand General The Raven Live w/ Britten Sinfonia (Rune Grammofon) (Kscope) (Ninja Tune) Prism Levin Minnemann Rudess Asaf Sirkis Trio Prism Levin Minnemann Rudess Shepherd's Stories (Dare2) (Lazy Bones) (Stonebird) Progressive/Fusion/Funk Reissues & Historical Releases King Crimson Herbie Hancock Peter Gabriel Road to Red Complete Columbia Albums Live in Athens (DGM Live) (Legacy) (Real World/Eagle Eye) New Discoveries (including new groups) Masson/Pianca/Maniscolco Møster! Bill Frisell Third Reel Edvard Lygre Møster Big Sur (ECM) (Hubro) (Okeh) The Swallow Quintet Pierluigi Balducci Moskus Into the Woodwork Blue from Heaven Salmesykkel (XtraWATT/ECM) (Dodicilune) (Hubro) Fire! Orchestra Tomas Stańko New York David Binney Exit! Quartet Lifted Land (Rune Grammofon) Wislawa (Criss Cross) (ECM) Beyond: Is it jazz? Is it not? Does it really matter? John Scofield Arve Henriksen Tabor/Ballamy/Warren Überjam Deux Places of Worship Quercus (EmArcy) (Rune Grammofon) (ECM) Jan Bang Richard Thompson Eyes of a Blue Dog Narrative From the Subtropics Electric Rise (Jazzland) (Newwest) (Babel Label) ShSarheSarheSarheSarheSarheMaroere0 Shop for jazz: Amazon CD Baby CD Universe Gear iTunes Meet the Author Recent Articles Joined All About Jazz in 2004 With the realization that there will always be more music coming at him than he can keep up with, John wonders why anyone would think that jazz is dead or dying. Join the All About Jazz staff! 0 comments 0 Start the discussion… Best Community Share Login No one has commented yet. ALSO ON ALL ABOUT JAZZ WHAT'S THIS? 81-year Mississippi blues/gospel singer makes Jazz Near You - Publicity Firm: Scott Thompson debut album: Leo Welch Public Relations [in … 1 comment • 18 days ago 1 comment • 11 hours ago Luis Castañeda — At 81 years old first Ginetta Vendetta — hiya Scott! Please get back to w/ cd.awesome,Congratulations! pricing soon!!! Thanks a million!!!! updateThe Clash: Hits Back (2013) updateMemories in Motian 2 comments • 19 days ago 1 comment • 23 days ago Larry Coffield — If you don't like political rock, why Michael Ricci — Incredible tribute, Zeno! Thanks so not review music that can approached with an open much for submitting it!! mind. You … Subscribe Add Disqus to your site.
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