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Mark F. Turner's Best Releases Of 2017

By Mark F. Turner
January 3, 2018
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In a year filled with loss, uncertainty and numerous challenges, the following releases by these creative and talented artists repeatedly moved me while bringing something fresh to my ears. No matter what critics or doubters say, the music lives on and is as strong as ever; always colored by its diversity.

Harriet Tubman

band / ensemble / orchestra

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Araminta
(Sunnyside)

Nicholas Payton

trumpet
b.1973

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Afro-Caribbean Mixtape
(Paytone Records)

Gerald Clayton

piano

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Tributary Tales
(Mot��ma)

Laurent Coq

piano
b.1970

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Kinship
(jazz&people)

Cecile McLorin Salvant

vocals
b.1989

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Dreams and Daggers
(Mack Avenue)

Nate Smith

drums
b.1974

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Kinfolk: Postcards from Everywhere
(Ropeadope)

Blue Note All Stars
Our Point of View
(Blue Note)

Vinnie Sperrazza

drums

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Apocryphal: Hide Ye Idols
(Loyal Label)

The Great Harry Hillman
Tilt
(Cuneiform Records)

Mr. Jukes
God First
(Universal Music)

Kendrick Lamar
DAMN.
(Top Dawg Entertainment)

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