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Jerome Wilson's Best of 2017
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By most measures 2017 was not the best of years. In the jazz world however, the creativity and dedication of musicians worldwide was a beacon of positivity and purpose. Matt Wilson and Jane Ira Bloom made superb connections between poetry and jazz, new artists like Simon Millerd and Laura Campisi made strong first impressions and veteran powerhouses like Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith kept on doing what they do. Here are the 12 recordings that moved me the most in the past year.
Brian Landrus
Generations
BlueLand
Dominique Eade & Ran Blake
Town and Country
Sunnyside
Matt Wilson
Honey And Salt
Palmetto
Wadada Leo Smith
Najwa
TUM
Joe Rosenberg Ensemble
Tomorrow Never Knows
Quark
Jane Ira Bloom
Wild Lines: Improvising Emily Dickinson
Outline
Harris Eisenstadt
Recent Developments
Songlines
Ingrid Jensen & Christine Jensen
Infinitude
Whirlwind
Vijay Iyer
Far From Over
ECM
Simon Millerd
Lessons And Fairytales
Songlines
Laura Campisi
Double Mirror
Self Produced
Rudresh Mahanthappa
Agrima
Self Produced
Brian Landrus
Generations
BlueLand
Dominique Eade & Ran Blake
Town and Country
Sunnyside
Matt Wilson
Honey And Salt
Palmetto
Wadada Leo Smith
Najwa
TUM
Joe Rosenberg Ensemble
Tomorrow Never Knows
Quark
Jane Ira Bloom
Wild Lines: Improvising Emily Dickinson
Outline
Harris Eisenstadt
Recent Developments
Songlines
Ingrid Jensen & Christine Jensen
Infinitude
Whirlwind
Vijay Iyer
Far From Over
ECM
Simon Millerd
Lessons And Fairytales
Songlines
Laura Campisi
Double Mirror
Self Produced
Rudresh Mahanthappa
Agrima
Self Produced
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Best of / Year End
Jerome Wilson
Matt Wilson
Jane Ira Bloom
Simon Millerd
Laura Campisi
Vijay Iyer
Wadada Leo Smith
Brian Landrus Orchestra
Dominique Eade & Ran Blake
Joe Rosenberg Ensemble
Harris Eisenstadt
Ingrid & Christine Jensen
Vijay Iyer Sextet
Rudresh Mahanthappa