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A look at more 2011 “best of” jazz lists

As you might imagine, my Best Jazz Albums of 2011 list wasn’t the only list posted in recent weeks. Just in case you wanted to see some other lists, I figured I would track down and post them for your own comparison.

Jazz After Hours – Jim Wilke’s Favorite Jazz CD’s of 2011

John Kessler’s Top 10 Blues CD’s of 2011

ABC Jazz – Best of 2011

Scott Albin, JazzTimes – Top 50 Jazz CDs of 2011

AllMusic’s Favorite Jazz Albums of 2011

Amazon.com – The Best Jazz Albums of 2011

C. Michael Bailey, AllAboutJazz.com – Best Releases of 2011

Steve Greenlee, Boston Globe – Jazz’s top albums of 2011

Patrick Jarenwattenon, NPR’s A Blog Supreme – The Best Jazz of 2011

Jazzcorner.com’s Speakeasy – Top 10 of 2011

John Kelman, AllAboutJazz.com – Best Releases of 2011

Dan McClenaghan, AllAboutJazz.com – Best Releases of 2011

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10 Best Jazz Albums of 2011

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10 Best Jazz Albums of 2011

I realize that there are a lot of people who do not care for the word “best” when it comes to music. To those, you may also call this list “Kevin’s Favorite Jazz Albums of 2011” if you’d like. Regardless, it is simply my opinion of 10 releases that stood out to me over the past year (with an informal ranking). Enjoy!

1. Live in Marciac – Brad Mehldau (Nonesuch, February 2, 2011) CLICK HERE TO BUY

2. Bird Songs – Joe Lovano/Us Five (EMI Catalogue, March 21, 2011) CLICK HERE TO BUY

3. Three Stories – Eldar Djangirov (Masterworks Jazz, April 5, 2011) CLICK HERE TO BUY

4. Forever – Corea, Clarke, & White (Concord Jazz, June 6, 2011) CLICK HERE TO BUY

5. Chano y Dizzy! – Poncho Sanchez & Terence Blanchard (Concord Picante, September 27, 2011) CLICK HERE TO BUY

6. Songs From the Chateau – Kyle Eastwood (Mack Avenue, August 29, 2011) CLICK HERE TO BUY

7. Ninety Miles – Stefon Harris/David Sanchez/Christian Scott (Concord, June 21, 2011) CLICK HERE TO BUY

8. Dawn of Goodbye – Dominick Farinacci (E1 Entertainment, July 26, 2011) CLICK HERE TO BUY

9. ‘Round Midnight – Karrin Allyson (Concord Jazz, May 3, 2011) CLICK HERE TO BUY

10. Road Shows, Vol. 2 – Sonny Rollins (Emarcy, September 13, 2011) CLICK HERE TO BUY