top 13 + 4 more for 2018

yes, it’s time once again for a year-end list. here are the CDs i most enjoyed in 2018

first, a baker’s dozen of new releases, in alphabetical order:

Andy Biskin - 16 Tons - Songs From The Alan Lomax Collection (Andorfin)

Black Art Jazz Collective - Armor Of Pride (HighNote)

Samuel Blaser - Early In The Mornin' (Out Note)

Frank Carlberg/Noah Preminger - Whispers And Cries (Red Piano)

Nels Cline 4 - Currents, Constellations (Blue Note)

Steve Coleman & Five Elements - Live at the Village Vanguard, Vol. 1 

(The Embedded Sets) (Pi Recordings)

Benjamin Deschamps - No Codes (Multiple Chords)

Fred Hersch Trio - Live In Europe (Palmetto)

Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas Sound Prints - Scandal (Greenleaf Music)

Jamie Saft Quartet - Blue Dream (RareNoise)

Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band - West Side Story Reimagined (Jazzheads)

Thumbscrew - Theirs (Cuneiform)

Denny Zeitlin - Wishing On The Moon (Sunnyside)

and here are some historical and reissue highlights:

Miles Davis & John Coltrane - The Bootleg Series, Volume 6: The Final Tour (Columbia/Legacy)

Frank Morgan/George Cables - Montreal Memories (HighNote)

Teddy Wilson - Classic Brunswick & Columbia Sessions 1934-1942 (Mosaic)

Various Artists - The Savory Collection 1935-1940 (Mosaic)

and thanks to all the labels and publicists who keep me busy,

and especially to all the people who actually make the music!