People love lists. And Groove Notes isn’t shy about posting them. There were some great albums that came out in the last year, and in no particular order, here are my ten favorites from 2010.
1. 
Highway Rider by Brad Mehldau (Nonesuch, March 16, 2010) CLICK HERE TO BUY
2. 
Decisive Steps by Tia Fuller (Mack Avenue, March 16, 2010) CLICK HERE TO BUY
3. 
Jasmine by Keith Jarrett/Charlie Haden (ECM Records, May 25th, 2010) CLICK HERE TO BUY
4. 
Music Redeems by The Marsalis Family (Marsalis Music, August 24, 2010) CLICK HERE TO BUY
5. 
Tribal by Dr. John (429 Records, August 3, 2010) CLICK HERE TO BUY
6. 
Straight Ahead by Hadley Caliman (Origin Records, January 19, 2010) CLICK HERE TO BUY
7. 
Stanley Clarke Band by Stanley Clarke (Heads Up, June 15, 2010) CLICK HERE TO BUY
8. 
The Cycle of Love by Maurice Brown (Brown Records, April 20, 2010) CLICK HERE TO BUY
9. 
Groove Alchemy by Stanton Moore (Telarc, April 13, 2010) CLICK HERE TO BUY
10. 
Whirl by Fred Hersch Trio (Palmetto Records, June 21, 2010) CLICK HERE TO BUY
Honorable Mentions:
Providencia by Danilo Perez CLICK HERE TO BUY
Orchestrion by Pat Metheny CLICK HERE TO BUY
Reverse Thread by Regina Carter CLICK HERE TO BUY
Mirror by Charles Lloyd Quartet CLICK HERE TO BUY
Home by Jane Monheit CLICK HERE TO BUY
A Time For Love by Arturo Sandoval CLICK HERE TO BUY
Great choices indeed, choosing just ten is very difficult, which of course exposes the lunacy that are the grammy awards (best jazz solo, oh brother!). I would, however, offer another candidate to the fray, that being Thomas Marriott’s superb release, “Constraints and Liberations.” I sincerely believe this to be a true treasure, the fact that is a local Origen release is truly, icing on the cake, and a source of regional pride. It is cerebral, intuitive, genius. Lastly, thanks so much for yet another superb year Kevin!