Albert Ayler proclaimed that Music is the healing force of the universe.
Some of the best medicine of 2022 came from these new releases:
Patricia Brennan – More Touch (Pyroclastic)
Whit Dickey Quartet - Root Perspectives (TAO Forms)
Avram Fefer Quartet - Juba Lee (Clean Feed)
Tomas Fujiwara’s Triple Double - March (Firehouse 12)
Just Jones - Just Justice (ESP-Disk’)
Ivo Perelman/Matthew Shipp - Fruition (ESP-Disk’)
Enrico Rava and Fred Hersch - The Song is You (ECM)
Matthew Shipp Trio - World Construct (ESP-Disk’)
Wadada Leo Smith – Emerald Duets (TUM)
Tyshawn Sorey Trio - Mesmerism (Yeros7 Music)
Tyshawn Sorey Trio +1 - The Off-Off Broadway Guide to Synergism (Pi Recordings)
Dan Weiss Trio – Dedication (Cygnus)
Megumi Yonezawa - Resonance (Sunnyside)
It was also another banner year for archival and historical projects:
(Elemental Music)
Joe Henderson - The Complete Joe Henderson Blue Note Studio Sessions - (Mosaic)
Freddie Hubbard - The Complete Blue Note & Impulse ‘60s Studio Sessions - (Mosaic)
Ahmad Jamal - Emerald City Nights: Live At The Penthouse 1963-1964 and 1965-1966 (Jazz Detective)
Elvin Jones - Revival : Live At Pookie’s Pub (Blue Note)
Charles Mingus - The Lost Album from Ronnie Scott's (Resonance)
Mal Waldron - Searching in Grenoble : The 1978 Solo Piano Concert (Tompkins Square)
And many thanks to the publicists and record labels who keep my in-box full.
Above all, grateful thanks to all the musicians!!
