First, 10 of my favorite discs of 2011, in no particular order (well, OK, in alphabetical order):
- Ben Allison, Action-Refraction (Palmetto)
- Etienne Charles, Kaiso (Culture Shock)
- Adam Cruz, Milestone (Sunnyside)
- Dymaxion Quartet, Sympathetic Vibrations (self-released)
- Steven Lugerner, Narratives (self-released)
- Rene Marie, Black Lace Freudian Slip (Motema)
- Verneri Pohjola, Aurora (ACT)
- Craig Taborn, Avenging Angel (ECM)
- Tunnel Six, Lake Superior (OA2)
- Sam Yahel, From Sun to Sun (Sunnyside)
And since neither rules nor algorhythms govern the blog, I'll follow with a slew of honorable mentions that I like just about as well as any of the ten discs above:
- Ambrose Akinmusire, When the Heart Emerges Glistening (Blue Note)
- Bill Carrothers Trio, A Night at the Village Vanguard (Pirouet)
- Chris Dingman, Waking Dreams (Between Worlds)
- Aaron Goldberg/Guillermo Klein, Bienestan (Sunnyside)
- Joel Harrison String Choir, Music of Paul Motian (Sunnyside)
- Orchestre National de Jazz/John Hollenbeck, Shut Up and Dance (Bee Jazz)
- Noah Preminger, Before the Rain (Palmetto)
- Matt Slocum, After the Storm (Chandra)
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