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"Top Ten" lists often seem rather arbitrary, so here are my favorites out of more than a thousand CDs which came my way last year.

Favorite Jazz | Reissues | Northwest | Earlier Picks


Jim's Favorite Jazz CDs of 2001

artist - album title - label

Small groups
Tom Scott / w. Phil Woods - Bebop United - MCG
Ingrid Jensen - At Sea - ArtistShare
Larry Goldings - Quartet - Palmetto
Mimi Fox - Perpetually Hip - Favored Nations Cool
Manu Katche - Neighborhood - ECM
Ulf Wakenius - Notes From the Heart ACT
Joe Locke & Geoffrey Keezer - Live in Seattle - Origin
Joey DeFrancesco - Organic Vibes - Concord
SFJAZZ Collective - 2 - Nonesuch
Jim Rotondi - Iron Man - Criss Cross Jazz
Pat Martino - Remember - Blue Note
Bob Belden - Three Days of Rain Soundtrack - Sunnyside
Dave Douglas - Meaning and Mystery - GreenLeaf
Roy Hargrove - Nothing Serious - Verve
Eddie Daniels - Mean What You Say - IPO
John Ellis - By A Thread -Hyena
Hank Jones & Frank Wess Hank and Frank - Lineage
Steve Davis - Update - Criss Cross Jazz
Jon Faddis - Teranga - Koch
Regina Carter - Iíll Be Seeing You: A sentimental journey - Verve
Jiggs Whigham & Wolfgang K–hler - Two Too - Summit
Dr. Lonnie Smith - Jungle Soul - Palmetto
Bob Lark/Phil Woods Qnt - In Her Eyes Jazzed Media
Kenny Wheeler - It Takes Two! - CAM
Scott Hamilton - Nocturnes and Serenades - Concord
Kenny Garrett -Beyond the Wall - Nonesuch (advance)
Sheryl Bailey 3 - Live @ the Fat Cat - Pure Music
Dave Stryker - The Chaser - Mel Bay
Ray Barretto - Standards Rican-ditioned - ZOHO
One for All - The Lineup - Sharp Nine
Roy Haynes - Whereas - Dreyfus Jazz
Von Freeman - Good Forever - Premonition
Dave Holland Quintet - Critical Mass - Dare 2
Tomasz Stanko - Lontano - ECM
Eric Alexander Quartet - Live at The Keynote - VideoArts Music
Kenny Garrett - Beyond The Wall - Nonesuch
Terri Gibbs w.Hubert Laws - Findiní The Groove - Jazzed Media
Branford Marsalis Quartet - Braggtown - Marsalis Music
Ted Nash & Still Evolved - In the Loop - Palmetto
Delfeayo Marsalis - Minions Dominion - Troubadour Jass
Louis Hayes & Cannonball Legacy Band - Maximum Firepower - Savant
Stefon Harris - African Tarantella - Blue Note
Sonny Rollins - Sonny, Please - Doxy
Ben Rileyís Monk Legacy Septet - Memories of T - Concord
Steve Turre - Keep Searchiní - HighNote
Romero Lubambo - Softly - MaxJazz
Russell Malone - Live at Jazz Standard, Vol.1 - MaxJazz
Vic Juris, Jimmy Bruno, Corey Christiansen - MB3 Jazz Hits Vol.1 - Mel Bay
Carl Fontana/Arno Marsh - Live at Capozzoliís - Woofie Prod.

Pianists and Friends
Fred Hersch - In Amsterdam: Live at the Bimhuis - Palmetto
Taylor Eigsti - Lucky To Be Me - Concord
Martial Solal/Dave Douglas - Rue de Seine - CAM
Jessica Williams - Billyís Theme - Origin
Larry Vuckovich Trio - Street Scene - Tetrachord
Brad Mehldau Trio - House On Hill - Nonesuch
Christian Jacob Trio - Contradictions - WilderJazz
Cedar Walton - One Flight Down - HighNote
Alan Broadbent - Everytime I Think Of You - Artistry Music
Rich Perry & Harold Danko - Rhapsody - SteepleChase
Mulgrew Miller Trio - Live at the Kennedy Center Vol.1 - MaxJazz
Pat Metheny/ Brad Mehldau - Metheny Mehldau - Nonesuch
Keith Jarrett - Carnegie Hall Concert - ECM

Vocalists
 Ernie Andrews - How About Me - HighNote
Roberta Gambarini - Easy To Love - Grooviní High/ Kindred Rhy
Sandy Cressman - Brasil - sempre no coraÁ“o - Cressman Music
Karrin Allyson - Footprints - Concord
Jazz Vocalists (Various) - Hear & Now - JAI/ Concord Jazz
Anne Ducros - Piano, Piano - Dreyfus
Nancy King/ Fred Hersch - Live at Jazz Standard - MaxJazz
Marilyn Harris - Round Trip - Wrightwood
Bob Dorough - Small Day Tomorrow - Candid
Freddy Cole - Because of You - HighNote
Nancy Wilson - Turned to Blue - Manchester Craftsmens Guild
Patricia Barber - Mythologies -Blue Note
Diana Krall - From this Moment On - Verve
Ray Charles / Basie Band - Ray Sings/ Basie Swings - Concord/ Hear Music

Big Bands, Large Ensembles
Marcus Shelby Jazz Orch - Port Chicago Noir
Vanguard Jazz Orchestra - Up From The Skies (Jim McNeely) - Planet Arts
Gordon Goodwinís Big Phat Band - The Phat Pack - Immergent
Steven Bernsteinís Millennial Territory Orchestra - MTO Vol.1 - Sunnyside
Mark Masters Ensemble - Wish Me Well - Capri
Dizzy Gillespie All Star Big Band - Dizzyís Business - MCG
Mingus Big Band - Live In Tokyo 2005 - Mingus Music/Sunnyside
Phil Kelly & SW Santa Ana Winds - My Museum - Origin
Jimmy Heath Big Band - Turn up the Heath - Planet Arts
Bob Brookmeyer New Art Orchestra - Spirit Music - Artists Share

Afro-Cuban & Latin Jazz
Jovino Santos Neto - Roda Carioca (Rio Circle) - Adventure Music
Diego Urcola - Viva - Cam Jazz
Ignacio Berroa - Codes - Blue Note
Tania Maria - Intimidade - Blue Note
Jane Bunnett - Radio Guant·namo - Blue Note
Brian Lynch/ Eddie Palmieri - Simp·tico - ArtistShare



Jim's Favorite Reissues of 2001
Herbie Hancock - Essential - Columbia/Legacy 2 CDs
Miles Davis Quintet - Relaxiní With - Prestige
Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus - Prestige
MJQ - Django - Prestige
Jazz Vocalists (Various) - Hear & Now - JAI/ Concord Jazz
Jay McShann - Hootie Blues - Stony Plain
Miles Davis Quintet - Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions - Prestige 4 CDs
Duke Ellingtonís Spacemen - The Cosmic Scene - Mosaic
J.J.Johnson - J.J.! - Mosaic
Joe Henderson - Milestone Profiles - Milestone
McCoy Tyner - Milestone Profiles - Milestone
Sonny Rollins - Milestone Profiles - Milestone
John Coltane - Soutrane - Prestige
Miles Davis All Stars - Walkiní - Prestige
Serge Chaloff Sextet - Boston Blow-Up! - Capitol
Fats Waller - If You Got to Ask You Ainít Got It - Bluebird/ Legacy 3 CDs
Frank Rosolino - The Last Recording - Sea Breeze
Kenny Dorham - Trompeta Toccata - Blue Note
Hank Mobley - Another Workout - Blue Note
Freddie Hubbard - Here To Stay - Blue Note
Ray Brown Trio - Bassics (Best of RBT) - Concord 2 CDs
Jim Hall - Hallmarks (Best of Jim Hall) - Concord 2 CDs
Jon Hendricks - A Good Git-Together - Pacific Jazz
Sarah Vaughan - Sarah + 2 - Roulette
Chris Connor - at The Village Gate - Roulette
Nat King Cole - The Very Best of - Capitol
Nat King Cole - The World of (DVD) - Capitol
Don Lanphere - Into Somewhere - Hep


Best Northwest Jazz CDs of 2001
For Northwest jazz fans in particular, here are some of the exceptional releases from artists living in Seattle, Portland, Vancouver and Victoria.

Seattle Repertory Jazz Orch - Sacred Music of Duke Ellington - Origin 2 CD
Brad Turner - Quartet (w.Seamus Blake) - Maximum Jazz
Victor Noriega - Alay - T & D
Dina Blade - My Romance - Joyswing
Sonando - Tres - Origin
Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra - In Progress - Pony Boy
Skerikís Syncopated Taint Septet - Husky - Hyena
Mel Brown Quartet - Live: an evening with the MBQ - SAPHU
Bill Anschell - More to the Ear Than Meets the Eye - Origin
Jodi Proznick Quartet - Foundations - Cellar Live
Bill Coon/Oliver Gannon - Two Much Guitar - Cellar Live

Earlier picks: 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997


Buy any CD on this list and you're guaranteed some great music! Each of these CDs has received frequent airplay on Jazz After Hours and/or Jazz Northwest.

—Jim