BIRD CALLS DECADE OF JAZZ 2000-2009

BIRD CALLS DECADE OF JAZZ 2000-2009

TOP CHOICES

Peter Brotzman Chicago Tentet. Stonewater (OkkaDisk, 2000)

Anthony Brown's Asian American Orchestra. Monk's Mood (Water Baby, 2002)

Nels Cline. New Monastery (cryptogramophone, 2006)

Clusone 3. An Hour with... (hatology, 2000)

Ornette Coleman. Sound Grammar (Sound Grammar, 2006)

Jack DeJohnette/Trio Beyond. Saudades (ECM, 2006)

Pierre Dorge/New Jungle Orchestra. Live at Birdland (Stunt, 2003)

Gerry Hemingway. Devils Paradise (clean feed, 2003)

Jewels & Binoculars (Michael Moore, Lindsey Horner, Michael Vatcher). Floater (Ramboy, 2004)

Julius Hemphill Sextet (Marty Ehrlich). The Hard Blues (clean feed, 2004)

Steve Lacy/ Roswell Rudd. Early & Late (Cuneiform, 2007)

Joe Lovano. 52^nd Street Themes (Blue Note, 2000)

Jason Moran. Modernistic (Blue Note, 2002)

William Parker. O'Neal's Porch (AUM Fidelity, 2000)

Odean Pope's Saxophone Choir. Locked & Loaded (HalfNote, 2006)

Sonny Rollins. Road Shows Vol. 1 (Doxy, 2008)

Alexander Von Schlippenbach. Monk's Casino (Intakt, 2005)

Henry Threadgill. Up Popped the Two Lips (Pi, 2001)

Vandermark 5. Free Jazz Classics, Vols. 1 & 2 (Atavistic, 2001)

John Zorn/Masada. Live at Tonic (Tzadik, 2001)

OTHER OUTSTANDING CDs

2000

Dave Douglas. Soul on Soul (RCA)

Sonny Rollins. This Is What I Do (Milestone)

Ken Vandermark/School Days. Crossing Division (OkkaDisk)

New York Art Quintet. Reunion (DIW)

Ran Blake. Horace Is Blue: a Silver Noir (hatology)

2001

ICP Orchestra. Oh My Dog! (ICP)

Frank Gratkowski. Kollaps (Red Toucan)

Herbie Nichols Project. Strange City (Palmetto)

Jason Moran. Black Stars (Blue Note)

2002

Steve Lacy. 10 of Duke + 6 Originals (Senators)

Ben Allison. Peace Pipe (Palmetto)

Keith Jarrett. My Foolish Heart (ECM)

2003

Dave Holland. Extended Play (ECM)

2004

Bik Bent Braam. Growing Pains (BBB)

John Scofield. EnRoute (Verve)

Marc Ribot. Spiritual Unity (Pi)

Grachan Moncur III.  Exploration ( Capri )

Matt Wilson. Wake Up! (Palmetto)

Sam Rivers. Celebration (Post-Tone)

Vandermark 5. Elements of Style (Atavistic)

2005

Bill Mays. Live at Jazz Standard (Palmetto)

Greg Osby. Channel Three (Blue Note)

Bill Frisell. East West. (Nonesuch)

2006

Andrew Hill. Time Lines (Blue Note)

Bill Frisell/Ron Carter/Paul Motian (Nonesuch)

2007

Paul Bley. Solo Mondsee (ECM)

 Jewels & Binoculars. Ships with Tattooed Sails (Upshot)

 Enrico Rava. The Words and the Days (ECM)

2008

Carla Bley. Appearing Nightly (Watt/ECM)

Matana Roberts. Chicago Project (Central Control)

 2009

 Dave Douglas. Spirit Moves (Greenleaf)

Marty Ehrlich. Things Have Got to Change (clean feed)

Joe Lovano. Folk Art (Blue Note)

John Zorn/Masada Quintet. Stolas (Tzadik)