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Kurt Gottschalk's Top 12 for 2014

By Kurt Gottschalk
December 17, 2014
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A dozen of my top picks and in no particular order.

Dave Burrell

piano
b.1940

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Steve Swell

trombone
b.1954

" data-original-title="" title="">Steve Swell
Turning Point
No Business

Neneh Cherry & FourTet
Blank Project
Smalltown Supersound

Gato Libre

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Dudu
Libra

JazzWerkstatt Wien New Ensemble
Sympathikus-Parasympathikus
JazzWerkstatt

Ju Sei and Utah Kawasaki
U is for Utah
ftarri / meenna

David Krakauer

clarinet
b.1956

" data-original-title="" title="">David Krakauer
The Big Picture
Table Pounding Records

Potsa Lotsa Plus
Potsa Lotsa Plus plays Love Suite by Eric Dolphy
JazzWerkstatt

Andreas Schaerer

vocals

" data-original-title="" title="">Andreas Schaerer / Lucas Niggle
Arcanum
Intakt

Wadada Leo Smith

trumpet
b.1941

" data-original-title="" title="">Wadada Leo Smith
The Great Lakes Suite
TUM Records

Tyshawn Sorey

drums
b.1980

" data-original-title="" title="">Tyshawn Sorey
Alloy
Pi Recordings

Aki Takase

piano
b.1948

" data-original-title="" title="">Aki Takase /

Alexander von Schlippenbach

piano
b.1938

" data-original-title="" title="">Alexander von Schlippenbach
So Long, Eric! Homage to Eric Dolphy
Intakt

Bernie Worrell

keyboards
1944 - 2016

" data-original-title="" title="">Bernie Worrell
Elevation: The Upper Air
M.O.D.

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