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Steve Bryant's Best Releases Of 2017

By Steve Bryant
January 3, 2018
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My personal favorites from 2017. The best of the best.

Joey DeFrancesco

organ, Hammond B3
1971 - 2022

" data-original-title="" title="">Joey DeFrancesco + The People
Project Freedom
Mack Avenue

Eddie Palmieri

piano
1936 - 2025

" data-original-title="" title="">Eddie Palmieri
Sabiduria
Ropeadope

Jazzmeia Horn

vocals

" data-original-title="" title="">Jazzmeia Horn
Social Call
Concord

Charles Lloyd

saxophone
b.1938

" data-original-title="" title="">Charles Lloyd New Quartet
Passing Through
Blue Note

Arturo O'Farrill

piano
b.1960

" data-original-title="" title="">Arturo O'Farrill /

Chucho Valdes

piano
b.1941

" data-original-title="" title="">Chucho Valdes
Familia: Tribute to Bebo & Chico
Motema

The Curtis Brothers

" data-original-title="" title="">The Curtis Brothers
Szygy
Truth/Revolution

Johnny O'Neal

piano
b.1956

" data-original-title="" title="">Johnny O'Neal
In The Moment
Smoke Sessions

Sean Jones

trumpet
b.1978

" data-original-title="" title="">Sean Jones
Live From Jazz at Bistro
Mack Avenue

Christian McBride

bass
b.1972

" data-original-title="" title="">Christian McBride Big Band
Bringin' It
Mack Avenue

Bobby Zankel

saxophone, alto
b.1949

" data-original-title="" title="">Bobby Zankel & Wonderful Sound
Celebrating William Parker at 65
Not Two

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