Appreciate you putting this together. Lots to dig through! I personally really enjoyed Small Medium Large by SML (International Anthem really had a great year!) and the new Patricia Brennan album, Breaking Stretch.
An excellent move to promote living lesser known jazz musicians and the smaller but ambitious labels rather than „riding the old jazz (audiophile) reissues horse“ year around. There’s so much to be discovered that the excitement goes deeper and lasts way longer than what all of these ever increasing Blue Note Classics and Tone Poets, Acoustic Sounds, Craft, Impex, reissues for shelves possibly can. Plumb, International Anthems, Sabbagh, … all spot on! Many thanks!
Agreed 100%. Please do more about current artists. We don't need another youtuber rambling about the 100th reissue of a lee morgan blue note. these records are great, but I would prefer to hear about new and exciting stuff, that flies under the radar. And there are literally 100s of guys talking about tone poets and the like. We don't need another one of them. Please keep this direction :)
Killer picks, I've got a ton of new releases to explore now, thank you! I'd add: Out Of/Into - Motion I Nduduzo Makhathini - uNomkhubulwane Avishai Cohen - Ashes To Gold Keyon Harrold - Foreverland Nubya Garcia - Odyssey Tomin - A Willed and Conscious Balance
Excellent. Essentially a top twenty four. The honorable mentions are all stellar. My personal favorite from 2024 is 11:11 from the Portuguese bassist Carlos Bica. Superb. Oh wait. Devin Daniels was a remarkable voice in Herbie Hancock's (80 years young) band which really delivered at Big Ears last March. 2024 was a great year in music.
Mr. Brown my Top 10 Favorite Albums of 2024😎 1. Motion I - Out Of/Into 2. The World is on Fire - Isaiah Collier and The Chosen Few 3. Blackanomics - Marc Cary 4. Nublues - Joel Ross 5. Songs My Father Would Like - Bob Baldwin 6. The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow - Charles Lloyd 7. Origin Story ( Live at The Velvet Rope) - Russell Gunn 8. Grande - Terre - Roy Hargrove 9. iladies - Linda Sikdakhone 10. uNomkhubulwane - Nduduzo Makhathini Historical Album - Miles in France 1963 & 1964 - Miles Davis
@@lazarus533 those are excellent releases. I saw both Vijay and Tyshawn perform together at the village vanguard earlier this year and it was fantastic
I saw Vijay Iyer Trio at Fasching in Stockholm in October. Fantastic concert!! Over two hours of pure magic!! It was with Jeremy Dutton on drums. I had never heard of him before the concert. He was a very good drummer. Linda May Han was a fantastic bass player and Vijay is my favorite contemporary piano player. I hope to get the oportunity to see Tyshawn Sorey some day..... Thank you for your great channel!
Thanks for the rundown! Some albums I’d have love to have seen mentioned (my favorites this year) Rising - Jasmine Myra Rituals of Infinity - Greg Foat Beyond this place - Kenny Baron Superkillen - Svanbourg Kardyb Nostalgia - Hania Rani People of the Fast Flowing River - Work Money Death Speak to Me - Julian Lage The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis - S/T Sunday Morning Put On - Andrew Bird Vibe Provider - Emmett Cohen
Amaro Freitas Y’Y is pronounced eey-eh eey-eh, the word for ‘water’ or ‘river’ in the dialect of the Sateré Mawé people of Amazonas (Source Jazzzwise). Also the Passacaglia album is pronounced pa-sa-ca-li-a and is an Italian musical term originating from Spanish Passacalle and it's a form of courtly dance. Thanks for your annual picks and suggestions.
I loved it and I’ve seen it in one or two Top 2024 lists (will try to find which and let you know). I don’t know if I’d consider one of my top fav of the year but definitely a great album!
I mostly only listen to Jazz but have no idea what is going on in the scene these days so I appreciate this list. I had only heard Jeff Parker and Kamasi Washington.
What a great upload! My only critique is the lack of releases from the burgeoning British Jazz scene, which you reference. Shabaka Hutchings and Andy Hay are in there but Ezra Collective, Nubya Garcia and Ashley Henry released incredible albums during 2024 and it’s puzzling they don’t even make your honourable mentions list.
Was fortunate to catch Isiah Collier and Chosen Few live this past year. Definitely evocative of spiritual jazz but also very percussive. Highly recommended!
Phew, was able to score the last Andy Hay “Polaris” on Bandcamp. Usually shy from the GBP shipping but decided to pull the trigger for the holidays - just such great music. Thanks for the reminder, ha!
Album jazz of year 2024 1. Rober glasper code derivative 2. Samara joy portrait 3. Boney james slow burn 4. Aaron parks little big 5. Roy harogve grande- terre 6. Nunbya Garcia Odyssey 7. Ezra Collective Dance, No One's Watching 8. ØKSE's self-titled 9. . Kamasi Washington fearless movement
Nice list -- thanks for sharing WCB! Surprised you have so much trouble getting the Baldych ACT release in the USA. ACT are such a massive German label (almost of ECM proportions), one would have thought they would be ubiquitous where you are. Alas... All the best for 2025!
Btw, would totally recommend Adam Baldych & the Baltic Gang from 2012 (on ACT): Imaginary Room. Outstanding modern jazz, and an album I frequently return to. I think that's a good acid test for an album's quality!
Awesome job on this list! Really think you have one of the best jazz channels! Always enjoy your knowledge and perspective.
Appreciate you putting this together. Lots to dig through! I personally really enjoyed Small Medium Large by SML (International Anthem really had a great year!) and the new Patricia Brennan album, Breaking Stretch.
An excellent move to promote living lesser known jazz musicians and the smaller but ambitious labels rather than „riding the old jazz (audiophile) reissues horse“ year around.
There’s so much to be discovered that the excitement goes deeper and lasts way longer than what all of these ever increasing Blue Note Classics and Tone Poets, Acoustic Sounds, Craft, Impex, reissues for shelves possibly can.
Plumb, International Anthems, Sabbagh, … all spot on! Many thanks!
Agreed 100%. Please do more about current artists. We don't need another youtuber rambling about the 100th reissue of a lee morgan blue note. these records are great, but I would prefer to hear about new and exciting stuff, that flies under the radar. And there are literally 100s of guys talking about tone poets and the like. We don't need another one of them. Please keep this direction :)
Great to see your favorites. What a nice selection. The year 2024 was another fantastic year for jazz. Happy holidays. /Paul
Killer picks, I've got a ton of new releases to explore now, thank you! I'd add:
Out Of/Into - Motion I
Nduduzo Makhathini - uNomkhubulwane
Avishai Cohen - Ashes To Gold
Keyon Harrold - Foreverland
Nubya Garcia - Odyssey
Tomin - A Willed and Conscious Balance
Out of / into has gotten a few spins for me lately too. Very good!
Excellent. Essentially a top twenty four. The honorable mentions are all stellar. My personal favorite from 2024 is 11:11 from the Portuguese bassist Carlos Bica. Superb. Oh wait. Devin Daniels was a remarkable voice in Herbie Hancock's (80 years young) band which really delivered at Big Ears last March. 2024 was a great year in music.
Mr. Brown my Top 10 Favorite Albums of 2024😎
1. Motion I - Out Of/Into
2. The World is on Fire - Isaiah Collier and The Chosen Few
3. Blackanomics - Marc Cary
4. Nublues - Joel Ross
5. Songs My Father Would Like - Bob Baldwin
6. The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow - Charles Lloyd
7. Origin Story ( Live at The Velvet Rope) - Russell Gunn
8. Grande - Terre - Roy Hargrove
9. iladies - Linda Sikdakhone
10. uNomkhubulwane - Nduduzo Makhathini
Historical Album - Miles in France 1963 & 1964 - Miles Davis
I like your list. Thank you!
My two favorites of the year are:
1. Vijay Iyer Trio - Compassion
2. Tyshawn Sorey Trio - The Susceptible Now
@@lazarus533 those are excellent releases. I saw both Vijay and Tyshawn perform together at the village vanguard earlier this year and it was fantastic
I saw Vijay Iyer Trio at Fasching in Stockholm in October. Fantastic concert!! Over two hours of pure magic!! It was with Jeremy Dutton on drums. I had never heard of him before the concert. He was a very good drummer. Linda May Han was a fantastic bass player and Vijay is my favorite contemporary piano player. I hope to get the oportunity to see Tyshawn Sorey some day..... Thank you for your great channel!
Can i just say that Oded Tzur My Prophet is utter gorgeousness!!! Beautifully gorgeous. My top record of the year
Nala Sinephro’s Endlessness seems like something you’d like
Great album!
@@RevsFan89 I’ll be sure to check it out, thanks!
Great shout..in my top five of the year. It's a beautiful, beautiful listen!
Yeah been listening to this one a lot. Really great.
Thanks for the rundown! Some albums I’d have love to have seen mentioned (my favorites this year)
Rising - Jasmine Myra
Rituals of Infinity - Greg Foat
Beyond this place - Kenny Baron
Superkillen - Svanbourg Kardyb
Nostalgia - Hania Rani
People of the Fast Flowing River - Work Money Death
Speak to Me - Julian Lage
The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis - S/T
Sunday Morning Put On - Andrew Bird
Vibe Provider - Emmett Cohen
Fantastic list of both familiar records I picked up and many more for me to explore! Happy Holidays 🎉
Thanks for including the tracks down below. I was wondering if anyone was going to do a best of jazz for 2024. Excellent!
Amaro Freitas Y’Y is pronounced eey-eh eey-eh, the word for ‘water’ or ‘river’ in the dialect of the Sateré Mawé people of Amazonas (Source Jazzzwise). Also the Passacaglia album is pronounced pa-sa-ca-li-a and is an Italian musical term originating from Spanish Passacalle and it's a form of courtly dance. Thanks for your annual picks and suggestions.
Really nice list, Andy Hay just keeps knocking out my faves every year.
I love everything so far and Polaris is just another great addition.
Great list. I actually favor some of your honorable mentions, but I appreciate your thoughtful choices. Thank you.
Excellent picks! Much appreciated!
Did anyone else love Alan Braufman Infinite Love Infinite Tears? Haven't seen it mentioned on any lists yet.
I loved it and I’ve seen it in one or two Top 2024 lists (will try to find which and let you know). I don’t know if I’d consider one of my top fav of the year but definitely a great album!
Yup.
I mostly only listen to Jazz but have no idea what is going on in the scene these days so I appreciate this list. I had only heard Jeff Parker and Kamasi Washington.
Luke Stewart Silt Trio- Unknown Rivers
Bless you my friend thankyou so much for that. Andy x
What a great upload! My only critique is the lack of releases from the burgeoning British Jazz scene, which you reference. Shabaka Hutchings and Andy Hay are in there but Ezra Collective, Nubya Garcia and Ashley Henry released incredible albums during 2024 and it’s puzzling they don’t even make your honourable mentions list.
Jerome Sabbagh - Heart for sure!
Extra copies added on Bandcamp of Andy Hay’s Polaris. 39 left the last time I checked at 00:30 UK time on the 26th December.
Was fortunate to catch Isiah Collier and Chosen Few live this past year. Definitely evocative of spiritual jazz but also very percussive. Highly recommended!
@@LWayneB jealous!
Check out jazz drummer Ari hoenig’s “tea for three”. Just came out. I don’t think it’s on vinyl though
Phew, was able to score the last Andy Hay “Polaris” on Bandcamp. Usually shy from the GBP shipping but decided to pull the trigger for the holidays - just such great music. Thanks for the reminder, ha!
@@matthewezelasko well played!!
1. Sacred Garden (Logan Richardson)
2. Milton + esperanza (Nascimento & spalding)
3. Fearless Movement
4. MoonDial (Pat Metheny)
5. The Bird Of A Thousand Voices (Tigran Hamasyan)
Honorable Mention
Joker: Folie à Deux (Music from the Motion Picture)
Harlequin (Lady Gaga)
Songs (only heard singles/tracks)
Vango (Igor Osypov)
Symptom of Life/Wanted (Willow)
Still gotta check out (only heard snippets)
Orchestras (Bill Frisell)
Odyssey (Nubya Garcia)
Interesting, I got both the Blues for K, here in 2022, how strange, fantastic albums.
what is the music of the opening credits of your video, this one please,
it's excellent
Album jazz of year 2024
1. Rober glasper code derivative
2. Samara joy portrait
3. Boney james slow burn
4. Aaron parks little big
5. Roy harogve grande- terre
6. Nunbya Garcia Odyssey
7. Ezra Collective Dance, No One's Watching
8. ØKSE's self-titled
9. . Kamasi Washington fearless movement
Love your additional artists.
Nice list -- thanks for sharing WCB! Surprised you have so much trouble getting the Baldych ACT release in the USA. ACT are such a massive German label (almost of ECM proportions), one would have thought they would be ubiquitous where you are. Alas... All the best for 2025!
Btw, would totally recommend Adam Baldych & the Baltic Gang from 2012 (on ACT): Imaginary Room. Outstanding modern jazz, and an album I frequently return to. I think that's a good acid test for an album's quality!
Thanks... I look forward to this list every year. It gives me lots of ideas for making my wallet lighter.
Aaron Parks - Little Big Ⅲ...
Mr Olli Ahvenlahti, basically perch bay.
No blues no swing no jazz
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