| TOP CHOICES |
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| Muhal Richard Abrams |
Blu Blu Blu |
Black Saint |
1991 |
| Ray Anderson et al |
Slideride |
hat ART |
1995 |
| Paul Bley |
Bebop |
Steeplechase |
1990 |
| Michiel Braam |
Het XYZ der Bik Bent Braam |
BVHaast |
1996 |
| Anthony Braxton |
Charlie Parker Project |
hat ART |
1995 |
| Peter Brotzmann |
The Chicago Octet/Tentet |
Okkadisk |
1998 |
| Jaki Byard |
At Maybeck |
Concord Jazz |
1992 |
| Clusone 3 |
Rara avis |
hatology |
1999 |
| Steve Coleman/Dave Holland |
Phase Space |
DIW |
1992 |
| Steve Coleman |
Curves of Life |
RCA Victor |
1995 |
| Dave Douglas |
Constellations |
hat ART |
1995 |
| Bill Frizell |
Have a Little Faith |
Nonesuch |
1993 |
| Steve Lacy |
5 x Monk 5 x Lacy |
Silkheart |
1996 |
| Steve Lacy |
The Rent |
Cavity Search |
1999 |
| Mingus Big Band |
Live in Time |
Dreyfus |
1996 |
| Paul Motian |
Trio at the Village Vanguard |
JMT/Winter & Winter |
1995 |
| Paul Motian |
Sound of Love |
Winter & Winter |
1997 |
| David Murray |
Death of a Sideman |
DIW |
1992 |
| Sam Rivers |
Inspiration/Culmination |
RCA Victor |
1999 |
| Kenny Wheeler |
Angel Song |
ECM |
1997 |
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| OTHER OUTSTANDING CDs |
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| 1990 |
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| Dave McKenna |
Live at Maybeck Recital Hall |
Concord Jazz |
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| Marian McPartland |
Plays the Benny Carter Songbook |
Concord Jazz |
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| Paul Motian |
On Broadway, Vol. 2 |
JMT/Winter & Winter |
| Paul Motian |
Bill Evans |
JMT/Winter & Winter |
| Maceo Parker |
Roots Revisited |
Verve |
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| Don Pullen |
Random Thoughts |
Blue Note |
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| John Scofield |
Time on My Hands |
Blue Note |
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| Kenny Wheeler |
Music for Large and Small Ensembles |
ECM |
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| 1991 |
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| Anthony Braxton |
Willisau (Quartet) |
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| Betty Carter |
Feed the Fire |
Verve |
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| Marty Ehrlich |
Side by Side |
ENJA |
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| Charlie Haden |
Dream Keeper |
Blue Note |
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| Barry Harris |
Live at Maybeck Recital Hall |
Concord Jazz |
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| Julius Hemphill |
Fat Man and the Hard Blues |
Black Saint |
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| Andrew Hill |
But Not Farewell |
Blue Note |
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| ICP Orchestra |
Bospaadje Konijnehol I |
ICP |
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| Steve Lacy |
More Monk |
Soul Note |
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| Paul Motian |
In Tokyo |
JMT/Winter & Winter |
| Ralph Peterson |
Presents the Fo'tet |
Blue Note |
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| Bobby Previte |
Weather Clear, Track Fast |
ENJA |
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| John Scofield |
Meant to Be |
Blue Note |
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| Sonny Sharrock |
Ask the Ages |
Axiom |
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| 1992 |
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| Jane Ira Bloom |
Art and Aviation |
Arabesque |
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| Anthony Braxton |
Willisau (Quartet) 1991 |
hat ART |
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| Don Byron |
Tuskegee Experiment |
Nonesuch |
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| Dedication Orchestra |
Spirits Rejoice |
Ogun |
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| 8 Bold Souls |
Sideshow |
Arabesque |
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| Joe Henderson |
Lush Life |
Verve |
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| Joe Lovano |
From the Soul |
Blue Note |
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| 1993 |
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| Alvin Batiste |
Late |
Columbia |
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| Tim Berne |
Diminutive Mysteries |
JMT/Winter & Winter |
| Tommy Flanagan |
Let's |
ENJA |
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| Charles Gayle |
Touchin' on Trane |
FMP |
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| Joe Henderson |
So Near, So Far |
Verve |
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| John Scofield |
What We Do |
Blue Note |
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| Cassandra Wilson |
Blue Light 'til Dawn |
Blue Note |
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| 1994 |
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| Peter Brotzmann |
Songlines |
FMP |
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| Clusone 3 |
Soft Lights and Sweet Music |
hat ART |
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| Marty Ehrlich |
Can You Hear a Motion? |
ENJA |
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| Tommy Flanagan |
Lady Be Good...For Ella |
Verve |
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| Bill Frisell |
This Land |
Nonesuch |
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| Ed Jackson |
Wake Up Call |
New World |
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| Misha Mengelberg |
Who's Bridge |
Avant |
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| Maria Schneider |
Evanescence |
ENJA/Artists Share |
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| Randy Weston |
Marrakech in the Cool of the Evening |
Verve |
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| 1995 |
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| Tim Berne |
Poisoned Minds |
JMT |
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| Baikida Carroll |
Door of the Cage |
Soul Note |
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| Thomas Chapin |
Menagerie Dreams |
Knitting Factory |
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| Dave Douglas |
In Our Lifetime |
New World |
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| Abdullah Ibrahim |
Yarona |
Tiptoe/ENJA |
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| Myra Melford |
Even the Sounds Shine |
hat ART |
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| David Murray |
Flowers around Cleveland |
Bleu Regard |
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| Buell Neidlinger |
Blue Chopsticks |
K2B2 |
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| Henry Threadgill |
Too Much Sugar for a Dime |
Axiom |
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| Reggie Workman |
Cerebral Caverns |
Postcards |
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| 1996 |
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| Han Bennink/Dave Douglas |
Serpentine |
Songlines |
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| Jane Ira Bloom |
The Nearness |
Arabesque |
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| Don Byron |
Bug Music |
Nonesuch |
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| James Carter |
Conversin' with the Elders |
Atlantic |
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| Pierre Dorge |
Music from the Danish Jungle |
dacapo |
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| Dave Douglas |
Stargazer |
Arabesque |
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| Marty Ehrlich |
New York Child |
ENJA |
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| Dave Holland |
Dream of the Elders |
ECM |
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| Howard Johnson |
Gravity!!! |
Verve |
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| Steve Lacy |
Bye-Ya |
Free Lance |
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| Myra Melford |
The Same River, Twice |
Gramavision |
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| Horace Tapscott |
aiee! The Phantom |
Arabesque |
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| 1997 |
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| Aaly Trio + Ken Vandermark |
Hidden in the Stomach |
Silkheart |
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| Clusone 3 |
Love Henry |
Gramavision |
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| Steve Coleman |
Genesis & The Opening of the Way |
RCA Victor |
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| Dave Douglas |
Stargazer |
Arabesque |
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| Ellery Eskelin |
One Great Day... |
hatology |
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| Tommy Flanagan |
Sea Changes |
Evidence |
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| Bill Frisell |
Nashville |
Nonesuch |
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| Julius Hemphill Sextet |
At Dr. King's Table |
New World |
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| Lee Konitz |
Alone Together |
Blue Note |
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| Misha Mengelberg |
No Idea |
DIW |
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| Sam Rivers |
Portrait |
FMP |
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| Martial Solal |
Just Friends |
Dreyfus |
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| Henry Threadgill |
Where's Your Cup? |
Columbia |
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| 1998 |
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| Elton Dean |
Newsense |
Slam |
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| Pierre Dorge |
Giraf |
dacapo |
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| Dave Douglas |
Convergence |
Soul Note |
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| Tommy Flanagan |
Sunset and the Mockingbird |
Blue Note |
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| Bill Frisell |
Gone, Just like a Train |
Nonesuch |
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| Vinny Golia |
Lineage |
Nine Winds |
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| Fred Hersch |
Thelonious |
Nonesuch |
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| Dave Holland |
Points of View |
ECM |
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| Greg Osby |
Banned in New York |
Blue Note |
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| Ken Peplowski |
Grenadilla |
Concord Jazz |
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| Rova |
Bingo |
Victo |
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| Vandermark 5 |
Target or Flag |
Atavistic |
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| 1999 |
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| Ray Anderson |
Where Home Is |
ENJA |
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| Dave Douglas |
Leap of Faith |
Arabesque |
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| 8 Bold Souls |
Last Option |
Thrill Jockey |
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| Gerry Hemingway |
Waltzes, Two-steps, Other Matters of the Heart |
GM |
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| ICP Orchestra |
Jubilee Varia |
hatology |
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| Vandermark 5 |
Simpatico |
Atavistic |
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| Matt Wilson |
Smile |
Palmetto |
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