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Top 25 "Read" Album Reviews: 2016

By Michael Ricci
January 1, 2017
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All About Jazz tracks how often an album review is read, and the reviews listed below represent our top twelve published in 2016.

Evolution

Dr. Lonnie Smith

organ, Hammond B3
1942 - 2021

" data-original-title="" title="">Dr. Lonnie Smith
by Dan Bilawsky
Published: January 4, 2016

Spark

Hiromi

piano
b.1979

" data-original-title="" title="">Hiromi
by Jeff Winbush
Published: April 1, 2016

A Multitude of Angels

Keith Jarrett

piano
b.1945

" data-original-title="" title="">Keith Jarrett
by Karl Ackermann
Published: November 30, 2016

Cuong Vu Trio Meets Pat Metheny

Cuong Vu

trumpet
b.1969

" data-original-title="" title="">Cuong Vu Trio With

Pat Metheny

guitar
b.1954

" data-original-title="" title="">Pat Metheny
by Dan Bilawsky
Published: April 20, 2016

Take Me To The Alley

Gregory Porter

vocals
b.1971

" data-original-title="" title="">Gregory Porter
by Dan Bilawsky
Published: April 10, 2016

The Ludwigsburg Concert

Lyle Mays

keyboards
1953 - 2020

" data-original-title="" title="">Lyle Mays Quartet
by Karl Ackermann
Published: February 26, 2016

Arclight

Julian Lage

guitar, electric

" data-original-title="" title="">Julian Lage
by Troy Collins
Published: March 4, 2016

Some Other Time: The Lost Session From the Black Forest

Bill Evans

piano
1929 - 1980

" data-original-title="" title="">Bill Evans with

Eddie Gomez

bass
b.1944

" data-original-title="" title="">Eddie Gomez and

Jack DeJohnette

drums
b.1942

" data-original-title="" title="">Jack DeJohnette
by Karl Ackermann
Published: April 27, 2016

In Movement

Jack DeJohnette

drums
b.1942

" data-original-title="" title="">Jack DeJohnette/

Ravi Coltrane

saxophone, tenor
b.1965

" data-original-title="" title="">Ravi Coltrane/

Matthew Garrison

bass, electric
b.1970

" data-original-title="" title="">Matthew Garrison
by Karl Ackermann
Published: May 4, 2016

Shift

Logan Richardson

saxophone, alto

" data-original-title="" title="">Logan Richardson
by Mark F. Turner
Published: February 11, 2016

2016 top 50 most recommended CD reviews: Upward Spiral by The Branford Marsalis Quartet with Special Guest Kurt Elling

Upward Spiral
The

Branford Marsalis

saxophone
b.1960

" data-original-title="" title="">Branford Marsalis Quartet with Special Guest

Kurt Elling

vocals
b.1967

" data-original-title="" title="">Kurt Elling
by Dan Bilawsky
Published: May 19, 2016

Into the Silence

Avishai Cohen

bass
b.1970

" data-original-title="" title="">Avishai Cohen
by Mark Sullivan
Published: February 5, 2016

Blues and Ballads

Brad Mehldau

piano
b.1970

" data-original-title="" title="">Brad Mehldau Trio
by Geno Thackara
Published: June 2, 2016

The Distance

Michael Formanek

bass, acoustic
b.1958

" data-original-title="" title="">Michael Formanek's Ensemble Kolossus
by Mark Sullivan
Published: February 5, 2016

A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke

Vijay Iyer

piano
b.1971

" data-original-title="" title="">Vijay Iyer &

Wadada Leo Smith

trumpet
b.1941

" data-original-title="" title="">Wadada Leo Smith
by Karl Ackermann
Published: March 9, 2016

Songbook Sessions: Ella Fitzgerald

Jane Monheit

vocals
b.1977

" data-original-title="" title="">Jane Monheit
by C. Michael Bailey
Published: March 26, 2016

Let's Get Lost

Cyrille Aimée

vocals
b.1984

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by C. Michael Bailey
Published: January 25, 2016

The New Breed

Jeff Parker

guitar
b.1967

" data-original-title="" title="">Jeff Parker
by Jakob Baekgaard
Published: June 4, 2016

I Long To See You

Charles Lloyd

saxophone
b.1938

" data-original-title="" title="">Charles Lloyd & The Marvels
by Dan Bilawsky
Published: March 6, 2016

Nihil Novi

Marcus Strickland

clarinet, bass

" data-original-title="" title="">Marcus Strickland's Twi-Life
by Dan Bilawsky
Published: April 30, 2016

In Paris: The ORTF Recordings

Larry Young

organ, Hammond B3
1940 - 1978

" data-original-title="" title="">Larry Young
by Mark Corroto
Published: March 2, 2016

Work Songs

Jaimeo Brown

drums

" data-original-title="" title="">Jaimeo Brown Transcendence
by Mark F. Turner
Published: March 1, 2016

What Was Said

Tord Gustavsen

piano
b.1970

" data-original-title="" title="">Tord Gustavsen with

Simin Tander

vocals

" data-original-title="" title="">Simin Tander & Jarle Vespestad
by Mark Sullivan
Published: February 22, 2016

Space Squid

Bill Stewart

drums
b.1966

" data-original-title="" title="">Bill Stewart
by Dan Bilawsky
Published: January 8, 2016

Old Locks And Irregular Verbs

Henry Threadgill

woodwinds
b.1944

" data-original-title="" title="">Henry Threadgill Ensemble Double Up
by Dan Bilawsky
Published: March 18, 2016

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