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David A. Orthmann's Top Releases of 2009

By David A. Orthmann
December 30, 2009
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It's impossible to do justice to all of the fine new music issued in 2009. So I've listed ten of the discs that had the greatest impact on me. Each one includes the name of the drummer who was essential in making the music special.

Joe Locke and David Hazeltine Mutual Admiration Society 2 (Sharp Nine Records) with

Billy Drummond

drums
b.1959

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Rich Perry Gone (SteepleChase) with

Jeff Hirshfield

drums
b.1955

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Neal Miner Happy Hour (Gut String Records) with

Joe Strasser

drums

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Mike DiRubbo Repercussion (Posi-Tone Records) with

Tony Reedus

drums
1959 - 2008

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Scott Reeves Quintet Shape Shifter (Miles High Records) with

Andy Watson

drums

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Mike Lee/Ted Shubb New Tricks (New Tricks Records) with

Shawn Baltazor

drums
b.1983

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Nick Hempton Band Nick Hempton Band (Self Produced) with

Dan Aran

drums
b.1977

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Dick Oatts/Jerry Bergonzi Saxology (SteepleChase) with

Tom Melito

drums

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Ronnie Cuber Ronnie (SteepleChase) with

Johnathan Blake

drums

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Vitaly Golovnev To Whom It May Concern (Tippin' Records) with

Jason Brown

drums

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