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  1. Joshua Redman Quartet - MoodSwing

    A quartet of stars, in their first outing together, in 1994: Redman (Sax), McBride (bass), Brian Blade (drums), and Brad Mehldau (piano).

    Two discs full of originals, really nicely recorded. The performances are uniformly great, too.

    Liner notes were left out of this, but are on Redman's website, and well worth reading:

    joshuaredman.com/moodswing

    #nowplaying #jazz #postbop #JoshuaRedmanQuartet #ChristianMcBride #BradMehldau #BrianBlade #JoshuaRedman

  2. Interested in exploring jazz? I just posted this as a reply elsewhere and will add a dedicated post. Just my 2 cents.

    --

    Up to the 70’s it’s easy to align jazz styles to decades - there were clear stylistic shifts each decade from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s. After that it’s a bit messy but let’s see. I'm not a musician, just a fan.

    20’s and 30’s
    Not my sweet spot really. Swing and big band, Dixieland…..Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count Basie I guess would be places to start.

    40’s - Bebop
    Bebop was a “hot”, fast and frantic style. Think Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie.
    Charlie Parker - “The Best Of The Complete Savoy & Dial Studio Recodings”

    50’s - Cool (or West Coast) Jazz
    A reaction to bebop, Cool Jazz toned down the heat and was calmer, more composed.
    Miles Davis - "Birth Of The Cool"
    Gerry Mulligan - “Night Lights"

    Mid-late 50’s - Hard Bop
    A reaction in turn to Cool Jazz, hard bop is not as fast as bebop and is rooted in soulful rhythm and blues, gospel and blues itself. It’s generally what jazz sounds like to people who know nothing else, in a good way. I could play this stuff for hours and often do. They play the melody, then each musician takes turns to solo based on that, then they return to the melody to close.
    Cannonball Adderly - "Somethin Else”
    Hank Mobley - “Soul Station”
    Sonny Clark - “Cool Struttin"

    Special mention here for Miles Davis’ “first great quintet" (Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones). Released a string of great albums in the mid-late 50’s, four of which are from two 1-day sessions: “Workin’", “Cookin’", “Steamin’", “Relaxin’". Others include “‘Round About Midnight", plus an earlier band with “Bags Groove”.

    Late 50’s - Modal Jazz
    To the non-musician this is difficult to figure out, but basically its like hard bop but they solo over modes, or scales. I dunno - it generally just sounds ace. Kind Of Blue is modal, as is Miles’s album Milestones. Incidentally KoB features the single greatest cymbal crash of all time, at the beginning of So What. Brilliant album.

    Late 50’s - other classics
    John Coltrane’s “Giant Steps”. There's a video on YT that explains the infamous ‘Coltrane changes’ over the 2-5-1. Great album even to a non-musician.
    Charles Mingus - "Mingus Ah Um” - like the man himself - bold, brash, raucous, angry.
    Bill Evans - “Explorations” - brilliant piano trio - this trio blazed a new trail where the bass and drums wouldn't just be ‘walking’ behind the piano, but would effectively be improvising even as Evans is soloing.

    Anything from the hard bop era is best enjoyed with a Manhattan or Dry Martini in hand. You just feel cooler with this stuff playing.

    60’s - post bop
    In the 60’s, hard bop evolved to be more modal and generally more abstract and edgy. Best example of this is Miles Davis’s “second great quintet" (Miles, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams).
    Miles Davis - “ESP”, “Miles Smiles”

    This might be the best spot to mention Coltrane’s "A Love Supreme”. When the “greatest jazz album of all time” question comes up its generally Kind Of Blue, but ALS is alway a close second. Or even first. A totally different feel. There's a video that explains how he solos using a psalm/invocation. Charles Shaar Murray (I think) once said that he didn’t understand the ALS album but it just sounds brilliant played loud in a thunderstorm. Certainly intense. (Everything from Coltrane after this album is avant-garde and a tough listen, IMHO)

    70’s - funk and fusion
    Not my favorite decade. The major stylistic shift was to electric funk and fusion which started in the late 60’s. There’s some funk that’s OK…..but 70’s fusion generally leaves me stone cold.
    For funk - Herbie Hancock - “Headhunters”
    For fusion - I dunno, the bands would be Weather Report (“Heavy Weather”), Chick Corea’s Return To Forever, maybe Brand X “Unorthodox Behavior”.

    80’s
    Not great for jazz, IMHO, but one of my all-time favorite artists released his best stuff here so let’s see:
    Pat Metheny Group - “Offramp”, “Travels”, “First Circle”. Sort of jazz-rock-ish with Metheny’s guitar synth a common feature.

    A movement evolved that was loosely centered around Wynton Marsalis called the “Young Lions”, a sort of reaction to the electric fusion years that turned back to 60’s style acoustic post-bop. Not sure I’d recommend much here though, the 60’s stuff is better.

    90’s
    Another tough one. Stylistically all over the map.
    Joshua Redman’s “Moodswing” from 1994 is a great straight ahead set, with four of my all-time favorite musicians - Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride and Brian Blade.

    2000’s - ECM
    The German ECM label has a real vibe all its own. Not blues based at all, an often austere, icy crisp production quality. Usually introspective & mellow but can get quite avant-garde. I love a lot of what’s been released.
    Marcin Wasilewski Trio - "January"
    Michel Benita & Ethics - "River Silver"

    2000’s - modern fusion
    There’s a wave of modern fusion bands that surpass the 70’s fusion style. Snarky Puppy, Darcy James Argue, Jaga Jazzist among others.
    Snarky have a great video at NPR’s Tiny Desk - the second tune has the leader teaching the audience a polyrhythm and then they play a great tune.

    Another favorite band is Brian Blade’s Fellowship Band - start with “Perceptual” and “Landmarks”. A real folkloric, Americana feel.
    And for modern straight-ahead, Christian McBride’s Inside Straight album “Kind Of Brown”.

    2000’s - London
    And finally, London has a thriving scene with an often urban, hip-hop mix.
    The Comet Is Coming - see them live at NPR
    Other London acts to try would include Sons Of Kemet (“Your Queen Is A Reptile” - just two drummers, a tuba and sax), Nubya Garcia (“Source”, dub-wise basslines), many others.
    I also like the spiritual Alice Coltrane feel of Matthew Halsall ("Colour Yes”).

    --

    From 2025 I am enjoying Brandee Younger's "Gadabout Season"and the Aleph Quintet's "Hiwar".

    That will keep you busy. And will also help you decide whether to dive in further or just run away.

    #jazz
    #music
    #milesdavis
    #johncoltrane
    #patmethenygroup
    #HankMobley
    #cannonballadderley
    #sonnyclark
    #charlesmingus
    #billevans
    #herbiehancock
    #bradmehldau
    #christianmcbride
    #brianblade
    #joshuaredman
    #marcinwasilewski
    #NubyaGarcia
    #brandeeyounger
    #alephquintet #MatthewHalsall

  3. @davep I made a list with some recommendations a few years ago for a friend and will cut and paste below:

    --

    Up to the 70’s it’s easy to align jazz styles to decades - there were clear stylistic shifts each decade from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s. After that it’s a bit messy but let’s see. I'm not a musician, just a fan.

    20’s and 30’s
    Not my sweet spot really. Swing and big band, Dixieland…..Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count Basie I guess would be places to start.

    40’s - Bebop
    Bebop was a “hot”, fast and frantic style. Think Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie.
    Charlie Parker - “The Best Of The Complete Savoy & Dial Studio Recodings”

    50’s - Cool (or West Coast) Jazz
    A reaction to bebop, Cool Jazz toned down the heat and was calmer, more composed.
    Miles Davis - "Birth Of The Cool"
    Gerry Mulligan - “Night Lights"

    Mid-late 50’s - Hard Bop
    A reaction in turn to Cool Jazz, hard bop is not as fast as bebop and is rooted in soulful rhythm and blues, gospel and blues itself. It’s generally what jazz sounds like to people who know nothing else, in a good way. I could play this stuff for hours and often do. They play the melody, then each musician takes turns to solo based on that, then they return to the melody to close.
    Cannonball Adderly - "Somethin Else”
    Hank Mobley - “Soul Station”
    Sonny Clark - “Cool Struttin"

    Special mention here for Miles Davis’ “first great quintet" (Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones). Released a string of great albums in the mid-late 50’s, four of which are from two 1-day sessions: “Workin’", “Cookin’", “Steamin’", “Relaxin’". Others include “‘Round About Midnight", plus an earlier band with “Bags Groove”.

    Late 50’s - Modal Jazz
    To the non-musician this is difficult to figure out, but basically its like hard bop but they solo over modes, or scales. I dunno - it generally just sounds ace. Kind Of Blue is modal, as is Miles’s album Milestones. Incidentally KoB features the single greatest cymbal crash of all time, at the beginning of So What. Brilliant album.

    Late 50’s - other classics
    John Coltrane’s “Giant Steps”. There's a video on YT that explains the infamous ‘Coltrane changes’ over the 2-5-1. Great album even to a non-musician.
    Charles Mingus - "Mingus Ah Um” - like the man himself - bold, brash, raucous, angry.
    Bill Evans - “Explorations” - brilliant piano trio - this trio blazed a new trail where the bass and drums wouldn't just be ‘walking’ behind the piano, but would effectively be improvising even as Evans is soloing.

    Anything from the hard bop era is best enjoyed with a Manhattan or Dry Martini in hand. You just feel cooler with this stuff playing.

    60’s - post bop
    In the 60’s, hard bop evolved to be more modal and generally more abstract and edgy. Best example of this is Miles Davis’s “second great quintet" (Miles, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams).
    Miles Davis - “ESP”, “Miles Smiles”

    This might be the best spot to mention Coltrane’s "A Love Supreme”. When the “greatest jazz album of all time” question comes up its generally Kind Of Blue, but ALS is alway a close second. Or even first. A totally different feel. There's a video that explains how he solos using a psalm/invocation. Charles Shaar Murray (I think) once said that he didn’t understand the ALS album but it just sounds brilliant played loud in a thunderstorm. Certainly intense. (Everything from Coltrane after this album is avant-garde and a tough listen, IMHO)

    70’s - funk and fusion
    Not my favorite decade. The major stylistic shift was to electric funk and fusion which started in the late 60’s. There’s some funk that’s OK…..but 70’s fusion generally leaves me stone cold.
    For funk - Herbie Hancock - “Headhunters”
    For fusion - I dunno, the bands would be Weather Report (“Heavy Weather”), Chick Corea’s Return To Forever, maybe Brand X “Unorthodox Behavior”.

    80’s
    Not great for jazz, IMHO, but one of my all-time favorite artists released his best stuff here so let’s see:
    Pat Metheny Group - “Offramp”, “Travels”, “First Circle”. Sort of jazz-rock-ish with Metheny’s guitar synth a common feature.

    A movement evolved that was loosely centered around Wynton Marsalis called the “Young Lions”, a sort of reaction to the electric fusion years that turned back to 60’s style acoustic post-bop. Not sure I’d recommend much here though, the 60’s stuff is better.

    90’s
    Another tough one. Stylistically all over the map.
    Joshua Redman’s “Moodswing” from 1994 is a great straight ahead set, with four of my all-time favorite musicians - Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride and Brian Blade.

    2000’s - ECM
    The German ECM label has a real vibe all its own. Not blues based at all, an often austere, icy crisp production quality. Usually introspective & mellow but can get quite avant-garde. I love a lot of what’s been released.
    Marcin Wasilewski Trio - "January"
    Michel Benita & Ethics - "River Silver"

    2000’s - modern fusion
    There’s a wave of modern fusion bands that surpass the 70’s fusion style. Snarky Puppy, Darcy James Argue, Jaga Jazzist among others.
    Snarky have a great video at NPR’s Tiny Desk - the second tune has the leader teaching the audience a polyrhythm and then they play a great tune.

    Another favorite band is Brian Blade’s Fellowship Band - start with “Perceptual”. A real folkloric, Americana feel.
    And for modern straight-ahead, Christian McBride’s Inside Straight album “Kind Of Brown”.

    2000’s - London
    And finally, London has a thriving scene with an often urban, hip-hop mix.
    The Comet Is Coming - see them live at NPR
    Other London acts to try would include Sons Of Kemet (“Your Queen Is A Reptile” - just two drummers, a tuba and sax), Nubya Garcia (“Source”, dub-wise basslines), many others.
    I also like the spiritual Alice Coltrane feel of Matthew Halsall ("Colour Yes”).

    --

    From 2025 I am enjoying Brandee Younger's "Gadabout Season"and the Aleph Quintet's "Hiwar".

    That will keep you busy. And will also help you decide whether to dive in further or just run away.

    #jazz #music #milesdavis #johncoltrane #patmethenygroup #HankMobley #cannonballadderley #sonnyclark #charlesmingus #billevans #herbiehancock #bradmehldau #christianmcbride #brianblade #joshuaredman #marcinwasilewski #NubyaGarcia #brandeeyounger #alephquintet

  4. #JohnPatitucci #ChrisPotter #BrianBlade

    #SpiritFall
    #EditionRecords 2025

    John has been in so many places creating such beautiful music, this is no exception.

    John ha estado en tantos sitios creando música tan hermosa, esta no es la excepción.

    editionrecords.com/releases/jo

    #music #música #jazz #USA #EstadosUnidos

  5. #JohnPatitucci #ChrisPotter #BrianBlade

    #SpiritFall
    #EditionRecords 2025

    John has been in so many places creating such beautiful music, this is no exception.

    John ha estado en tantos sitios creando música tan hermosa, esta no es la excepción.

    editionrecords.com/releases/jo

    #music #música #jazz #USA #EstadosUnidos

  6. #JohnPatitucci #ChrisPotter #BrianBlade

    #SpiritFall
    #EditionRecords 2025

    John has been in so many places creating such beautiful music, this is no exception.

    John ha estado en tantos sitios creando música tan hermosa, esta no es la excepción.

    editionrecords.com/releases/jo

    #music #música #jazz #USA #EstadosUnidos

  7. #JohnPatitucci #ChrisPotter #BrianBlade

    #SpiritFall
    #EditionRecords 2025

    John has been in so many places creating such beautiful music, this is no exception.

    John ha estado en tantos sitios creando música tan hermosa, esta no es la excepción.

    editionrecords.com/releases/jo

    #music #música #jazz #USA #EstadosUnidos

  8. #JohnPatitucci #ChrisPotter #BrianBlade

    #SpiritFall
    #EditionRecords 2025

    John has been in so many places creating such beautiful music, this is no exception.

    John ha estado en tantos sitios creando música tan hermosa, esta no es la excepción.

    editionrecords.com/releases/jo

    #music #música #jazz #USA #EstadosUnidos

  9. Haven't spent a lot of time look at #NewMusicFriday releases yet today.

    But currently playing this new album from John Patitucci, Chris Potter, and Brian Blade, and it's feeling just right for a Friday morning.

    johnpatitucciofficial.bandcamp

    Fairly straight-ahead jazz-ish vibes so far, but the best kind.

    #Jazz #ChrisPotter #JohnPatitucci #BrianBlade #NowListening

  10. Haven't spent a lot of time look at #NewMusicFriday releases yet today.

    But currently playing this new album from John Patitucci, Chris Potter, and Brian Blade, and it's feeling just right for a Friday morning.

    johnpatitucciofficial.bandcamp

    Fairly straight-ahead jazz-ish vibes so far, but the best kind.

    #Jazz #ChrisPotter #JohnPatitucci #BrianBlade #NowListening

  11. Haven't spent a lot of time look at #NewMusicFriday releases yet today.

    But currently playing this new album from John Patitucci, Chris Potter, and Brian Blade, and it's feeling just right for a Friday morning.

    johnpatitucciofficial.bandcamp

    Fairly straight-ahead jazz-ish vibes so far, but the best kind.

    #Jazz #ChrisPotter #JohnPatitucci #BrianBlade #NowListening

  12. Haven't spent a lot of time look at #NewMusicFriday releases yet today.

    But currently playing this new album from John Patitucci, Chris Potter, and Brian Blade, and it's feeling just right for a Friday morning.

    johnpatitucciofficial.bandcamp

    Fairly straight-ahead jazz-ish vibes so far, but the best kind.

    #Jazz #ChrisPotter #JohnPatitucci #BrianBlade #NowListening

  13. Haven't spent a lot of time look at releases yet today.

    But currently playing this new album from John Patitucci, Chris Potter, and Brian Blade, and it's feeling just right for a Friday morning.

    johnpatitucciofficial.bandcamp

    Fairly straight-ahead jazz-ish vibes so far, but the best kind.

  14. Wolfgang Muthspiel patří ke generaci znamenitých evropských kytaristů vyrůstající na bostonské Berklee College Of Music. V roce 2006 nahrál s jazzovou bubenickou extratřídou Brianem Bladem zajímavé LP Friendly Travelers.
    #10YearsOfPuddingRevisited #Music #Jazz #WolfgangMuthspiel #BrianBlade
    cernejpudink.cz/2016/07/29/wol

  15. Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band - "Stoner Hill" (live @ Chicago Music Exchange)

    Brian Blade: Drums
    Jon Cowherd: Piano
    Melvin Butler: Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone
    Myron Walden: Alto Saxophone, Bass Clarinet
    Chris Thomas: Bass

    Brian Blade is - by far - my favourite musician and "The Fellowship Band" my favourite band.

    >>> youtu.be/lz4B5rMuRSA

    >>> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Bl

    #music #live #performance #jazz #modernjazz #brianblade #drums

  16. New #review today: "Saxophonist #BenjaminKoppel has been very busy lately. Since Anna’s Dollhouse (2022), he’s released these four albums along with at least four more with various combinations of collaborators. Both of the albums listed under Koppel’s name alone are concept albums." #ExposeOnline #jazz #AndersKoppel #BrianBlade #ScottColley expose.org/index.php/articles/

  17. Aktuell in der #HörBar der #nmz: Koppel/Blade/Koppel – Time Again — … Die Hammond-Orgel flötet mal hier, dann kreischt sie; die Drei drehen manchmal dermaßen auf, dass man vom Stuhl kippt, wenn zum Beispiel Al Agami als rappender Lyriker dem Trio Infernale im Titelstück «Time Again» zur Seite steht. Das ist ohne Umwege glanzvoll und pures Energiespiel …

    hoerbar.nmz.de/2024/06/koppel-

    #Jazz #AndersKoppel #BenjaminKoppel #BrianBlade #jazz #Orgeltrio

  18. Aktuell in der #HörBar der #nmz: Koppel/Blade/Koppel – Time Again — … Die Hammond-Orgel flötet mal hier, dann kreischt sie; die Drei drehen manchmal dermaßen auf, dass man vom Stuhl kippt, wenn zum Beispiel Al Agami als rappender Lyriker dem Trio Infernale im Titelstück «Time Again» zur Seite steht. Das ist ohne Umwege glanzvoll und pures Energiespiel …

    hoerbar.nmz.de/2024/06/koppel-

    #Jazz #AndersKoppel #BenjaminKoppel #BrianBlade #jazz #Orgeltrio

  19. Aktuell in der #HörBar der #nmz: Koppel/Blade/Koppel – Time Again — … Die Hammond-Orgel flötet mal hier, dann kreischt sie; die Drei drehen manchmal dermaßen auf, dass man vom Stuhl kippt, wenn zum Beispiel Al Agami als rappender Lyriker dem Trio Infernale im Titelstück «Time Again» zur Seite steht. Das ist ohne Umwege glanzvoll und pures Energiespiel …

    hoerbar.nmz.de/2024/06/koppel-

    #Jazz #AndersKoppel #BenjaminKoppel #BrianBlade #jazz #Orgeltrio

  20. Aktuell in der #HörBar der #nmz: Koppel/Blade/Koppel – Time Again — … Die Hammond-Orgel flötet mal hier, dann kreischt sie; die Drei drehen manchmal dermaßen auf, dass man vom Stuhl kippt, wenn zum Beispiel Al Agami als rappender Lyriker dem Trio Infernale im Titelstück «Time Again» zur Seite steht. Das ist ohne Umwege glanzvoll und pures Energiespiel …

    hoerbar.nmz.de/2024/06/koppel-

    #Jazz #AndersKoppel #BenjaminKoppel #BrianBlade #jazz #Orgeltrio

  21. Aktuell in der #HörBar der #nmz: Koppel/Blade/Koppel – Time Again — … Die Hammond-Orgel flötet mal hier, dann kreischt sie; die Drei drehen manchmal dermaßen auf, dass man vom Stuhl kippt, wenn zum Beispiel Al Agami als rappender Lyriker dem Trio Infernale im Titelstück «Time Again» zur Seite steht. Das ist ohne Umwege glanzvoll und pures Energiespiel …

    hoerbar.nmz.de/2024/06/koppel-

    #Jazz #AndersKoppel #BenjaminKoppel #BrianBlade #jazz #Orgeltrio

  22. CW: A quick list of my #2023AlbumsCatchUp listening from the last week or so.

    Album 2: #TheAlchemist - Flying High. I actually went through most of his releases this year on the same day, including the just-released Flying High 2.

    Album 3: #DanielCaesar - NEVER ENOUGH

    Album 4: #LaurelHalo - Atlas

    Album 5: #BrianBlade - Mama Rosa

    Album 6: #VicenteArcher - Short Stories

    Album 7: #YoniMayraz - Dybbuk Tse!

    Album 8: #ShinSasakubo & #JamaelDean - Convergence

    Album 9: #CompleteMountainAlmanac - s/t

  23. CW: A quick list of my #2023AlbumsCatchUp listening from the last week or so.

    Album 2: #TheAlchemist - Flying High. I actually went through most of his releases this year on the same day, including the just-released Flying High 2.

    Album 3: #DanielCaesar - NEVER ENOUGH

    Album 4: #LaurelHalo - Atlas

    Album 5: #BrianBlade - Mama Rosa

    Album 6: #VicenteArcher - Short Stories

    Album 7: #YoniMayraz - Dybbuk Tse!

    Album 8: #ShinSasakubo & #JamaelDean - Convergence

    Album 9: #CompleteMountainAlmanac - s/t

  24. CW: A quick list of my #2023AlbumsCatchUp listening from the last week or so.

    Album 2: #TheAlchemist - Flying High. I actually went through most of his releases this year on the same day, including the just-released Flying High 2.

    Album 3: #DanielCaesar - NEVER ENOUGH

    Album 4: #LaurelHalo - Atlas

    Album 5: #BrianBlade - Mama Rosa

    Album 6: #VicenteArcher - Short Stories

    Album 7: #YoniMayraz - Dybbuk Tse!

    Album 8: #ShinSasakubo & #JamaelDean - Convergence

    Album 9: #CompleteMountainAlmanac - s/t

  25. CW: A quick list of my #2023AlbumsCatchUp listening from the last week or so.

    Album 2: #TheAlchemist - Flying High. I actually went through most of his releases this year on the same day, including the just-released Flying High 2.

    Album 3: #DanielCaesar - NEVER ENOUGH

    Album 4: #LaurelHalo - Atlas

    Album 5: #BrianBlade - Mama Rosa

    Album 6: #VicenteArcher - Short Stories

    Album 7: #YoniMayraz - Dybbuk Tse!

    Album 8: #ShinSasakubo & #JamaelDean - Convergence

    Album 9: #CompleteMountainAlmanac - s/t

  26. CW: A quick list of my #2023AlbumsCatchUp listening from the last week or so.

    Album 2: - Flying High. I actually went through most of his releases this year on the same day, including the just-released Flying High 2.

    Album 3: - NEVER ENOUGH

    Album 4: - Atlas

    Album 5: - Mama Rosa

    Album 6: - Short Stories

    Album 7: - Dybbuk Tse!

    Album 8: & - Convergence

    Album 9: - s/t

  27. Joshua Redman, Ron Miles, Scott Colley, Brian Blade - Unanimity (Live in Marciac)

    Joshua Redman, Ron Miles, Scott Colley & Brian Blade perform "Unanimity" live at Jazz in Marciac 2017. They perform the song on their new album, Still Dreaming, out now on Nonesuch:

    #JoshuaRedman #RonMiles #ScottColley #BrianBlade #Unanimity #Jazz #Art #Music #BlackMastodon #BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #Musician

    youtube.com/watch?v=usVFfVl-or

  28. In looking at some of the critics' Top Jazz Releases of 2022 lists, I've been reminded of a few truths:
    - there is nothing like a critic's list to stir up passionate disagreement, and
    - #jazz critics in particular write in a style best described as literary masturbation
    The album that scored high on every list I've seen is also my top pick
    #joshuaredman #bradmehldau #christianmcbride #brianblade #longgone
    youtube.com/watch?v=gYWeS6tP7Y