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Best of 2017: The All About Jazz Mixtape, Volume 1

By AAJ Italy Staff | All About Jazz
January 15, 2018
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Some cling to the belief that jazz is in crisis or worse, dead. Our impression is quite the opposite, and to prove our point, we've compiled a mixtape featuring some of the best jazz released in 2017. Also, check out our staff's BEST OF 2017 lists and view our 2017 recommendations.

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Playlist

Fabrizio Puglisi

piano

" data-original-title="" title="">Fabrizio Puglisi, Guantanamo, "Giallo Oro" from Giallo Oro (Caligola) 0:00

Jaimie Branch

trumpet
1983 - 2022

" data-original-title="" title="">Jaimie Branch, "Theme 002" from Fly or Die (International Anthem) 09:08

James Brandon Lewis

saxophone, tenor
b.1983

" data-original-title="" title="">James Brandon Lewis, "Y'all Slept" from No Filter (BNS) 14:28

Gabriele Mitelli

trumpet
b.1988

" data-original-title="" title="">Gabriele Mitelli O.N.G., "Frequency -Another Missar�� -Tuco -Lanquidity" from Crash (Parco della Musica) 21:44

Brian Landrus

saxophone, baritone
b.1978

" data-original-title="" title="">Brian Landrus, "Jeru Concerto, Mvt. 1" from Generations (BlueLand Records) 37:02

Cuong Vu

trumpet
b.1969

" data-original-title="" title="">Cuong Vu 4-Tet, "And on the Third Day" from Ballett: the Music of Michael Gibbs (RareNoise) 41:26

Jaco Pastorius

bass, electric
1951 - 1987

" data-original-title="" title="">Jaco Pastorius, "Three Views of a Secret" from Truth, Liberty & Soul—Live in NYC: The Complete 1982 NPR Jazz Alive! (Resonance)53:14

Hermeto Pascoal

flute
b.1936

" data-original-title="" title="">Hermeto Pascoal & Grupo Vice Versa, "Dan?a do Paj��" from Viajando Com O Som (The Lost '76 Vice-Versa Studio Session) (Far Out Recordings) 59:24

Ferdinando Farao

drums
b.1959

" data-original-title="" title="">Ferdinando Farao & Artchipel Orchestra, "England Descending" from To Lindsay: Omaggio a Lindsay Cooper (Music Center) 1:08:22

Rudresh Mahanthappa

saxophone, alto
b.1971

" data-original-title="" title="">Rudresh Mahanthappa, "Revati" from Agrima (Self-produced) 1:18:52

Maria Grand

saxophone, tenor

" data-original-title="" title="">Maria Grand, "South" from Tetrawind (Self-produced) 1:31:19

Miles Okazaki

guitar
b.1974

" data-original-title="" title="">Miles Okazaki, "Box in a Box" da "Trickster" (PI) 1:34:54

Steve Coleman

saxophone, alto
b.1956

" data-original-title="" title="">Steve Coleman, "Horda" from Morphogenesis (PI) 1:44:38

Lisa Mezzacappa

bass, acoustic

" data-original-title="" title="">Lisa Mezzacappa, "Fillmore Street" from avantNOIR (Clean Feed) 1:51:03

The Flock

" data-original-title="" title="">The Flock, "Truth" from Truth—The Columbia Recordings 1969-1970 (Cherry Red Records) 1:54:12

King Crimson

band / ensemble / orchestra
b.1969

" data-original-title="" title="">King Crimson, "Sailor's tale" from Sailor's Tale (box) (Inner Knot) 2:09:32

Marvin Pontiac

b.1932

" data-original-title="" title="">Marvin Pontiac, "I Hope She Is Okay" from Marvin Pontiac: The Asylum Tapes (Strange & Beautiful Music) 2:17:00

Sexmob

band / ensemble / orchestra

" data-original-title="" title="">Sexmob, "Valentino" from Cultural Capital (Rex Records) 2:18:58

David Grubbs, "Creep Mission" from Creep Mission (Blue Chopsticks) 2:23:52

Dhafer Youssef

oud

" data-original-title="" title="">Dhafer Youssef, "Fly Shadow Fly" from Diwan of Beauty and Odd (O'Keh) 2:29:48

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