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Jerome Wilson's Best Recordings of 2021

By Jerome Wilson
December 16, 2021
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Despite all the continuing crises in the world, great creative music flourished in 2021 as it always seems to do. There were some artists like

Wadada Leo Smith

trumpet
b.1941

" data-original-title="" title="">Wadada Leo Smith and

Vijay Iyer

piano
b.1971

" data-original-title="" title="">Vijay Iyer who continued their regular flow of excellent releases, other veterans like

Charnett Moffett

bass
1967 - 2022

" data-original-title="" title="">Charnett Moffett and

Pharoah Sanders

saxophone, tenor
1940 - 2022

" data-original-title="" title="">Pharoah Sanders who came out with powerful statements and new voices like

Rodrigo Faina

composer / conductor
b.1976

" data-original-title="" title="">Rodrigo Faina and

Marques Carroll

trumpet

" data-original-title="" title="">Marques Carroll who made impressive debuts.

Charnett Moffett bass 1967 - 2022 " data-original-title="" title="">Charnett Moffett New Love Motema	John Daversa trumpet b.1972 " data-original-title="" title="">John Daversa All Without Words -Variations inspired by Loren Tiger Turn	Floating Points " data-original-title="" title="">Floating Points Promises Luaka Bop
William Parker bass b.1952 " data-original-title="" title="">William Parker Mayan Space Station AUM Fidelity	Jeff Lederer woodwinds " data-original-title="" title="">Jeff Lederer Eightfold Path Little (i) Music	Wadada Leo Smith trumpet b.1941 " data-original-title="" title="">Wadada Leo Smith The Chicago Symphonies TUM
Barry Altschul drums b.1943 " data-original-title="" title="">Barry Altschul Long Tall Sunshine Not Two	Mary LaRose vocals " data-original-title="" title="">Mary LaRose Out Here Little (i) Music	Vijay Iyer piano b.1971 " data-original-title="" title="">Vijay Iyer Uneasy ECM
Rodrigo Faina composer / conductor b.1976 " data-original-title="" title="">Rodrigo Faina Different Roots Red Piano Records	Sylvie Courvoisier/Mary Halvorson " data-original-title="" title="">Sylvie Courvoisier/Mary Halvorson Searching For The Disappeared Hour Pyroclastic	Marques Carroll trumpet " data-original-title="" title="">Marques Carroll The Ancestors' Call Self-Produced
Charles Lloyd saxophone b.1938 " data-original-title="" title="">Charles Lloyd Tone Poem Blue Note	Andrew Cyrille drums b.1939 " data-original-title="" title="">Andrew Cyrille The News ECM	Broken Shadows band / ensemble / orchestra " data-original-title="" title="">Broken Shadows Broken Shadows Intakt

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