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... Os melhores CD's de jazz de 2018.

Jazz Journalists Association


Record of the year - 2018



Honey and Salt: Music Inspired by the Poetry of Carl Sandburg (Palmetto)
Matt Wilson





Top Ten JazzTimes - 2018




1. Wayne Shorter - Emanon (Blue Note)


2. Ambrose Akinmusire - Origami Harvest (Blue Note)

3. Myra Melford’s Snowy Egret - The Other Side of Air (Firehouse 12)

4. Kenny Barron Quintet - Concentric Circles (Blue Note)

5. Cécile McLorin Salvant - The Window (Mack Avenue)

6. Joshua Redman, Ron Miles, Scott Colley, Brian Blade - Still Dreaming (Nonesuch)

7. Bill Frisell - Music IS (Okeh/Sony Masterworks)

8. Brad Mehldau Trio - Seymour Reads the Constitution! (Nonesuch)

9. Sons of Kemet - Your Queen Is a Reptile (Impulse!)

10. Miguel Zenón Featuring Spektral Quartet - Yo Soy la Tradición (Miel)





66th DownBeat Critics Poll - 2018




1. Cécile McLorin Salvant - Dreams and Daggers (Mack Avenue)


2. Anat Cohen Tentet - Happy Song (Anzic)

3. Charles Lloyd New Quartet - Passin’ Thru (Blue Note)

4. DeJohnette/Grenadier/ Medeski/Scofield - Hudson (Motéma)

5. Ambrose Akinmusire - Live at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note)

6. Matt Wilson - Honey and Salt (Palmetto)

7. Jaimie Branch - Fly or Die (International Anthem)

8. Fred Hersch - Open Book (Palmetto)

9. Bill Charlap Trio - Uptown, Downtown (Impulse!)

10. Chick Corea - The Musician (Concord)





NPR Critics Poll - 2018




1. Wayne Shorter - Emanon (Blue Note)


2. Henry Threadgill 14 or 15 Kestra - Agg Dirt . . . And More Dirt (Pi)

3. Andrew Cyrille - Lebroba (ECM)

4. Makaya McCraven - Universal Beings (International Anthem)

5. Ambrose Akinmusire - Origami Harvest (Blue Note)

6. Steve Coleman and Five Elements - Live at the Village Vanguard, Vol. 1 (Pi)

7. Mary Halvorson - Code Girl (Firehouse 12)

8. Myra Melford's Snowy Egret - The Other Side of Air (Firehouse 12)

9. Cecile McLorin Salvant - The Window (Mack Avenue)

10. Thumbscrew - Ours/Theirs (Cuneiform)