Episode 288:Critics Choices from the Last 7 Years, part 1

Discovering Jazz

I'm starting a three part series going through some albums that I had noted over the past seven years. These are also albums that various reviewers (sometimes several, sometimes one) put on their lists of favourites from that particular year.

For this episode there end up being lots of piano led ensembles. They include Vijay Iyer, Billy CHilds, Robi Botos, Carla Bley, and Fergus McCreadie. Also a great solo piano interpretation of Thelonious Monk's "Reflections" by Kenny Barron. Rounding out the program are Chelsea McBride and her Socialist Night School (featuring Alex Samaras), Ellas Kapell, and Veronica Swift.