Лучшиее джазовые альбомы 2024 по версии Allmusic / Favorite jazz albums of 2024
Aaron Parks - Little Big III
Квартет Паркса возвращается в «Blue Note» с захватывающим третьим альбомом, отражающим восторженный подход к смелым композициям и импровизации.
Allen Lowe & the Constant Sorrow Orchestra / Allen Lowe - Louis Armstrong's America, Vol. 1
Первый том двухтомного труда художника, посвященного опыту и влиянию Луи Армстронга, поражает своим размахом.
Altus - Mythos
Дебютный полноформатный альбом нью-йоркской джазовой группы звучит как эпическая авангардная джазовая поэма.
Amaro Freitas - Y’Y
Четвертый альбом бразильского пианиста был вдохновлен почти мистическим путешествием длиной 4 600 километров в Манаус в бассейне Амазонки.
Anthony Branker & Imagine / Anthony Branker / Imagine - Songs My Mom Liked
Джазовый композитор посвящает этот страстный, наполненный энергичным свингом альбом своей матери и их теплым, полным поддержки отношениям.
BadBadNotGood - Mid Spiral
Непринужденная, но в то же время виртуозная работа канадской джазовой группы, записанная в спонтанной атмосфере во время недельной сессии в Лос-Анджелесе.
Ben Monder - Planetarium
В этом обширном трёхдисковом альбоме гитариста представлены глубокие звуковые поэмы, замысловатые импровизации и великолепные мелодии, исполняемые как сольно, так и в сопровождении избранных музыкантов.
Bill Frisell - Orchestras
В этом роскошном оркестровом проекте гитарист возглавляет свое трио в сотрудничестве с аранжировщиком Майклом Гиббсом.
Bremer/McCoy - Kosmos
Третий альбом датского дуэта, наполненный расслабляющими и атмосферными звуками космического даб-джаза, выпущенный лейблом Luaka Bop.
Cassie Kinoshi's seed. / Cassie Kinoshi - gratitude
Записанное вживую в 2023 году, это масштабное произведение композитора, исполняемое расширенным ансамблем, посвящено темам эмоций и психического здоровья.
Charles Lloyd - The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow
В своём первом студийном альбоме с 2017 года саксофонист пригласил звездный квартет для исполнения своих новых композиций и переработки старых.
Chris Potter - Eagle's Point
The saxophonist draws inspiration from the windswept shoreline of San Francisco's Lands End park.
Cooper-Moore / Hamid Drake / William Parker - Heart Trio
Recorded in a day, the trio organically explores rhythms and spiritualities from across the globe with percussion, flutes, and homemade instruments.
Dan Berglund / Magnus Öström - e.s.t. 30
Aided by all-star soloists, the E.S.T. rhythm section celebrate the group's 30th anniversary live by reimagining titles from its catalog.
Darius Jones - Legend of E'boi (The Hypervigilant Eye)
The alto saxophonist and his trio examine free jazz, spirituals, gospel, blues, and wild improvisation on the seventh entry in his Manish Boy project.
Dave Stryker / Dave Stryker Trio - Groove Street
The guitarist's longtime trio records with guest saxophonist Bob Mintzer in a grooving set of hard bop, blues, and funky soul-jazz.
David Murray / David Murray Quartet - Francesca
The prolific saxophonist and bandleader adds pianist Marta Sanchez to his touring trio with Luke Stewart and Russell Carter to excellent result.
Elephant9 - Mythical River
Extending the aesthetic shift on 2022's Arrival of the New Elders, the electric jazz power trio dig deep into composed structures and prog rock.
Empirical - Wonder Is the Beginning
Selectively expanding the lineup with contributions from guests Jason Rebello and Alex Hitchcock, the quartet delivers its first long-player since 2016.
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble - Open Me: A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit
This Chicago ensemble celebrates 50 years with wildly creative redone selections from their catalog with a small handful of covers.
Exploding Star Orchestra / Rob Mazurek - Live at Adler Planetarium
Recorded at the venerable Chicago venue in 2023, this document reveals the creative, spontaneous musicality of this ever-evolving ensemble.
Fred Hersch - Silent, Listening
A moon-dappled solo piano album showcasing the pianist's artful blend of jazz and classical.
Immanuel Wilkins - Blues Blood
With a quartet, vocalists, and select guests, the alto saxophonist explores a racial incident from 1964 through a lens that reflects modern society.
Jakob Bro - Taking Turns
The Danish guitarist's warm collaboration with the acclaimed guitarist and legendary alto saxophonist.
Jenny Scheinman - All Species Parade
The jazz violinist and composer presents a wild and expansive double album inspired by Northern California's Lost Coast.
Jim Rotondi - Finesse
The trumpeter's first album of all-original big band and orchestral jazz.
Jim Snidero - For All We Know
An artfully realized trio album from the alto saxophonist and his first without a chordal instrument.
Joe Sanders - Parallels
On his third leader date, the bassist and composer hosts a star-studded live quartet and intimate, revelatory home-studio recordings.
Joel Ross - nublues
The vibraphonist's fourth Blue Note album is a harmonically textural distillation of blues and ballads.
John Escreet - The Epicenter of Your Dreams
The British pianist's second album since moving to Los Angeles features his trio and saxophonist Mark Turner.
Julian Lage - Speak to Me
A gorgeously textured and varied set from the enigmatic guitarist featuring production from Joe Henry.
Julien Knowles - As Many, as One
The debut album from the jazz trumpeter showcases his exploratory harmonies and artful string arrangements.
Kamasi Washington - Fearless Movement
Using the idea of dance as a creative and physical engine, the saxophonist's star-studded cast travel across jazz, funk, fusion, R&B, and more.
Kenny Garrett / Svoy - Who Killed AI?
The saxophonist balances improvisation with groove-based soundscapes on his first all-electronic album.
Kit Downes / Norma Winstone - Outpost of Dreams
This artful, poignant, dreamy duo outing melds originals, covers of traditional folk songs, and jazz classics with poetic new lyrics.
Madeleine Peyroux - Let's Walk
For the first time in her career, the iconic singer writes her own songs, that meld of jazz, gospel, folk, and jump blues.
Mary Halvorson - Cloudward
Returning with the sextet that cut Amaryllis, the guitarist charts an adventurous course embracing musical difference and common cause.
Mathias Højgaard Jensen - Is as Is
The Danish bassist's reflective and harmonically exploratory debut as leader.
Matthew Shipp / Matthew Shipp Trio - New Concepts in Piano Trio Jazz
The synergistic free jazz trio erases the line between composition and improvisation on this masterfully dynamic and beautifully tense collection.
Meshell Ndegeocello - No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin
Joined by an ensemble including co-producer Chris Bruce, the genre-blurring musician delivers an impassioned tribute to the titular writer/activist on his centennial.
Mike Stern - Echoes and Other Songs
On his first leader date since 2017, the guitarist and an all-star cast play bop, fusion, funk, blues, and rock with taste and intensity.
Mildlife - Chorus
On their third studio album, the Australian psychedelic fusion quartet seamlessly integrate vintage-sounding jazz-funk, electronics, and spacey rock.
Milton Nascimento / Esperanza Spalding - Milton + Esperanza
The Brazilian icon looks back on his career on this warm collaboration with the Grammy-winning singer and bassist.
Nala Sinephro - Endlessness
An enlightening and awe-inspiring second effort from the visionary composer, harpist, and modular synth player.
Nduduzo Makhathini - uNomkhubulwane
On his intimate third Blue Note album, the pianist's trio delivers a three-movement masterwork balancing past, present, and future.
Nubiyan Twist - Find Your Flame
The fourth long-player by this English nonet features the debut of powerful new frontwoman Aziza Jaye.
Oded Tzur - My Prophet
The saxophonist and his quartet go deeper on his third ECM date, building out their meld of spiritual jazz, post-bop, and folk music.
Raffi Garabedian - The Crazy Dog
A literate song cycle based on the saxophonist's family history of escaping the Armenian Genocide.
Ray Angry / David Murray / Questlove - Plumb
A spacey, avant-garde jazz mood music collaboration featuring the Roots drummer and his esteemed cohorts.
Roxana Amed - Becoming Human
The Argentine singer's 11th album of artfully conceptual, poetic jazz.
Ryan Keberle / Reverso - Shooting Star–Étoile Filante
The trombonist's trio draws vivid inspiration from the work of French composer Lili Boulanger.
Sam Anning - Earthen
The bassist's third effort that is dedicated to Australian singer/songwriter Archie Roach.
Samara Joy - Portrait
The Grammy-winning singer leads a lushly arranged octet on her fourth album.
Shabaka - Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace
The first full-length by the British jazzman to fully explore his commitment to the flute, with an illustrious cast.
SML - Small Medium Large
A fluid, supernatural mix of Afrobeat, free funk, and post-punk assembled from live improvisations and home recordings by five L.A.-based artists.
Steve Turre - Sanyas
On his first live album, the great trombonist leads a stellar sextet playing intoxicating originals, standards, and a hard bop classic.
Tigran Hamasyan - The Bird of a Thousand Voices
The Armenian composer and keyboardist offers a kaleidoscopic masterwork that cuts across and joins classical, pop, metal, and prog.
Tomasz Stańko / Tomasz Stańko Quartet - September Night
A gorgeously rendered archival live album featuring the late Polish jazz trumpeter's quartet.
Tomin - A Willed and Conscious Balance
Breathtaking ensemble work combining freshly written material and expanded arrangements of pieces the artist previously recorded solo.
Tyshawn Sorey / Tyshawn Sorey Trio - The Susceptible Now
The drummer's trio with pianist Aaron Diehl and bassist Harish Raghavan ambitiously explores and expands tunes from the jazz and R&B books.
Vijay Iyer / Linda May Han Oh / Tyshawn Sorey - Compassion
The trio's second outing showcases newly recorded compositions and compelling covers rendered with poignancy, humor, invention, and energy.
Walter Smith III - Three of Us Are From Houston and Reuben Is Not
The Texas-born tenor saxophonist's second Blue Note album features a playful yet sophisticated quartet.