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Mark Corroto's Best Releases of 2016

By Mark Corroto
December 16, 2016
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Nothing gives me such simultaneous joy and grief as selecting my top discs of the year. The task is akin to choosing your favorite child. Regretfully, I give you (in no particular order) my top 12. Please email mail me separately if you want my top 30 and include your top discs, I may want to spend my Christmas money on a few more titles.

Matt Wilson drums b.1964 " data-original-title="" title="">Matt Wilson Beginning Of A Memory (Palmetto)	Nels Cline guitar, electric b.1956 " data-original-title="" title="">Nels Cline Lovers (Blue Note)	Jeff Lederer woodwinds " data-original-title="" title="">Jeff Lederer Brooklyn Blowhards (Little (i) Music)
Cortex band / ensemble / orchestra b.2011 " data-original-title="" title="">Cortex Live In New York (Clean Feed)	Matt Parker saxophone " data-original-title="" title="">Matt Parker Trio Present Time (BYNK)	Steve Lehman saxophone, alto " data-original-title="" title="">Steve Lehman S��l��b��yone (Pi Recordings)
Larry Young organ, Hammond B3 1940 - 1978 " data-original-title="" title="">Larry Young In Paris: The ORTF Recordings (Resonance)	Noah Preminger saxophone, tenor b.1986 " data-original-title="" title="">Noah Preminger Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground (Self Produced)	Fred Hersch piano b.1955 " data-original-title="" title="">Fred Hersch Sunday At The Vanguard (Palmetto)
Jon Lundbom guitar " data-original-title="" title="">Jon Lundbom 2016: EPs... (Hot Cup)	Franklin Kiermyer drums b.1956 " data-original-title="" title="">Franklin Kiermyer Closer To The Sun (Mobility Music)	Wadada Leo Smith trumpet b.1941 " data-original-title="" title="">Wadada Leo Smith/ Vijay Iyer piano b.1971 " data-original-title="" title="">Vijay Iyer A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke (ECM)

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