1 Kris Davis “Diatom Ribbons” (Pyroclastic)
2 Crosscurrents Trio “Good Hope” (Editions)
3 Chick Corea “Trilogy 2” (Concord)
4 Enrico Rava/Joe Lovano “Roma” (ECM)
5 Go: Organic Orchestra and Brooklyn Raga Massive “Ragmala” (BRM)
6 Bill Frisell “Harmony” (Blue Note)
7 Johnathan Blake “Trion” (Giant Step Arts)
8 Tomeka Reid “Wabash Blues” (Cuneiform)
9 Bria Skonberg “Nothing Never Happens” (Crowd-Funded)
10 Ben Goldberg “Good Day For Cloud Fishing”(Pyroclastic Records)
Reissue/Historical
1 Nat “King” Cole “Hittin’ The Ramp” (Resonance)
2 John Coltrane “Blue World” (Impulse)
3 Art Pepper “Promise Kept: The Complete Artist House Recordings” (Omnivore)
4 Erroll Garner “Octave Remastered Series” Mack Aavenue
5 Johnny Griffin & Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis “OW! Live at the Penthouse (Reel To Real)
This is great. Thanks for this, Larry. I especially appreciate the reissue/historical recommendations: It’s always hard for me to know how to sort out the good from the mediocre or bad among the reissues. John C, SE DC