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The Best New Releases of 2011

Alyn Shipton is joined by a group of the country's leading jazz critics, broadcasters and writers to select the best new releases of 2011.

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Christmas Day 2011 00:00
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  • Ambrose Akinmusire

    Henya

    Composer: Ambroke Akinmusire Performers: Ambrose Akinmusire, t; Walter Smith III, ts; Gerald Clayton, p; Justin Brown, d. Brooklyn Studios, NY, 2010.

    • When the Heart Emerges Glistening.
    • Blue Note.
    • 70619.

  • Johnny Varro

    Speak Low

    Composer: Weill Performers: Johnny Varro, p ; Warren Vache, c ;Harry Allen, ts; Nicki Parrott, b; Chuck Riggs, d. Nola Studios, NY Aug 2010.

    • Speak Low.
    • Arbors.
    • ARCD 19418.

  • The Impossible Gentlemen

    Laughlines

    Composer: Walker Performers: Gwilym Simcock, p; Mike Walker, g; Steve Swallow, b; Adam Nussbaum,d. Basho Records, 2011.

    • Impossible Gentlemen.
    • Basho.
    • SRCD 36-2.

  • Gregory Porter

    Pretty

    Composer: Porter Performers: Gregory Porter, voc; Chip Crawford, p. 58 North Six Media Lab, Brooklyn, NY, 2009.

    • Water.
    • Motema Music.
    • 41.

  • Gerald Wilson

    Blowin' in the Windy City

    Composer: Wilson Performers: Sean Jones, Jeremy Pelt, Tony Lujan, Mike Rodriguez, t ; Dennis Wilson, Douglas Purviance, Luis Bonilla, Alan Ferber, tromb; Antonio Hart Dick Oatts, Kamasi Washington, Ron Blake, Jay Brandford, Gary Smulyan, reeds; Renee Rosnes, p ; Anthony Wilson, g ; Peter Washington, b; Lewis Nash , d. Avatar Studios, NY, June 2011

    • Legacy.
    • Mack Avenue.
    • MAC1056.

  • Gerald Wilson

    Riffin' at the Regal

    Composer: Wilson Performers: Sean Jones, Jeremy Pelt, Tony Lujan, Mike Rodriguez, t ; Dennis Wilson, Douglas Purviance, Luis Bonilla, Alan Ferber, tromb; Antonio Hart Dick Oatts, Kamasi Washington, Ron Blake, Jay Brandford, Gary Smulyan, reeds; Renee Rosnes, p ; Anthony Wilson, g ; Peter Washington, b; Lewis Nash , d. Avatar Studios, NY, June 2011

    • Legacy.
    • Mack Avenue.
    • MAC1056.

  • Gerald Wilson

    47th Street Blues

    Composer: Wilson Performers: Sean Jones, Jeremy Pelt, Tony Lujan, Mike Rodriguez, t ; Dennis Wilson, Douglas Purviance, Luis Bonilla, Alan Ferber, tr; Antonio Hart Dick Oatts, Kamasi Washington, Ron Blake, Jay Brandford, Gary Smulyan, reeds; Renee Rosnes, p ; Anthony Wilson, g ; Peter Washington, b; Lewis Nash , d. Avatar Studios, NY, June 2011

    • Legacy.
    • Mack Avenue.
    • MAC1056.

  • Julian Lage

    233 Butler

    Composer: Listening Walk Performers: Julian Lage, ag, eg; Aristides Rivas, c ; Dan Blake, m, ts; Jorge Roeder, ab ; Tupac Mantilla, d. WBGH Studios, Boston, MA, April 2011

    • Gladwell.
    • Emarcy.
    • 001550202.

  • Mike Gibbs/ Norma Winstone / NDR

    Here Comes The Honeyman

    Composer: G and I Geshwin Performers: Norma Winstone, voc ; Thorsten Benkenstein, Ingolf Burkhardt, Michael Leuschner, Claus Stötter, Reiner Winterschladen, t ; Fiete Felsch, Peter Bolte, as ;Christof Lauer*, Lutz Büchner, ts; Frank Delle, bs ; Dan Gottshall, Klaus Heidenreich, Steve Trop, tr ; Ingo Lahme, btr, tu ; Stephan Diez Bass, Dave Whitford, g ; Vladyslav Sendecki, p ; Marcio Doctor, perc ; Mark Mondesir, d ; NDR Studios, Hamburg, Germany. April and December 2009

    • Here’s a Song For You.
    • Fuzzy Moon.

  • Keith Jarrett

    Part V

    Composer: Jarrett Performers: Keith Jarrett, p; Theatro Municipal, Rio De Janeiro, July 2011.

    • Rio.
    • ECM.
    • 001611902.

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  • Christmas Day 2011 00:00
    BBC Radio 3

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