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JAZZ 2006
by Dr. Bill
1/5/2007
BIRD CALLS BEST JAZZ 2006
*most played
+not in WRUW library
Art Ensemble of Chicago/NON-COGNITIVE ASPECTS OF THE CITY (Pi)
+Ran Blake/ALL THAT IS TIED (Tomkins Square)
*Nels Cline/NEW MONASTERY (cryptogramophone)
*+Ornette Coleman/SOUND GRAMMAR (Sound Grammar)
*Jack DeJohnette/Trio Beyond/SAUDADES (ECM)
*Andrew Hill/TIME LINES (Blue Note)
Monks Music Trio/MONK'S BONES (CMB)
*Paul Motian Band/GARDEN OF EDEN (ECM)
*Odean Pope's Saxophone Choir/LOCKED & LOADED (HalfNote)
Paul Samuels/SPEAK (LKS)
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ALSO WORTH A LISTEN
Ben Allison/COWBOY JUSTICE (Palmetto)
Fred Anderson/TIMELESS (Delmark)
Jimmy Cobb/JIMMY COBB (Marsalis Music)
Dave Douglas/MEANING AND MYSTERY (Greenleaf)
Frequency/FREQUENCY (Thrill Jockey)
Stefon Harris/AFRICAN TARANTELLA (Blue Note)
Billy Hart/QUARTET (HighNote)
Fred Hersch/IN AMSTERDAM (Palmetto)
John Hicks/SWEET LOVE OF MINE (HighNote)
Dave Holland/CRITICAL MASS (Dare2)
Kidd Jordan/PALM OF SOUL (Aum Fidelity)
Frank Kimbrough/PLAY (Palmetto)
Lee Konitz/NEW NONET (Omnisound)
+Steve Lacy/RECESSIONAL (mode/avant)
Joe Lovano/STREAMS OF EXPRESSION (Blue Note)
Branford Marsalis/BRAGGTOWN (Marsalis Music)
John McNeil/EAST COAST COOL (Omnitone)
Bennie Maupin/PENUMBRA (cryptogramophone)
Mingus Big Band/LIVE IN TOKYO (Sue Mingus/Sunnyside)
Ted Nash/IN THE LOOP (Palmetto)
Eric Reed/HERE (MaxJazz)
Tomasz Stanko/LONTANO (ECM)
David S. Ware/BALLADWARE (Thirsty Ear)
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MISSED FROM PREVIOUS YEARS (2004-2005)
+Michael Moore/Jewels & Binoculars/FLOATER (Ramboy)
Sam Rivers/VIOLET VIOLETS (Stunt)
*Alexander von Schlippenbach/MONK'S CASINO (Intakt)
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FLAWED
Muhal Richard Abrams/George Lewis/Roscoe Mitchell/STREAMING (Pi)
Jason Moran/ARTIST IN RESIDENCE (Blue Note)
Sonny Rollins/SONNY, PLEASE (Doxy)
+Ken Vandermark/Territory Band/COMPANY SWITCH (OkkaDisk)
Randy Weston/ZEP TEPI (Random Chance)
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REISSUES
Miles Davis/CELLAR DOOR SESSIONS (Columbia)
Herbie Hancock/ESSENTIAL (Columbia)
Microscopic Septet (2) (Cuneiform)
Harry Miller/WHICH WAY NOW (Cuneiform)
Charles Mingus/MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MONTEREY... (Sue Mingus/Sunnyside)
Roswell Rudd/BLOWN BONE (Emanen)
Fats Waller/IF YOU'VE GOT TO ASK...(RCA)
Weather Report/FORECAST: TOMORROW (Columbia)
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BEST LIVE JAZZ IN CLEVELAND
Jason Moran/MOCA/ JAZZFEST
Paul Shapiro/JCC
Paul Samuels/NIGHTTOWN
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