Top 10 Jazz Albums of 2006
Jazz Albums of 2006
We took an informal poll amongst our writers to came up with our annual top 10 album list. After a bit of debate, disagreement, point and counterpoint we had the shortest list we could mutually agree upon, but it’s bit longer than 10 items…
- Concrete Jungle – The Music of Bob Marley | Monty Alexander | Telarc
- Beyond The Wall | Kenny Garrett | Nonesuch
- Realization | George Colligan’s Mad Science | Sirocco Music
- Remember:A Tribute To Wes Montgomery | Pat Martino | Blue Note
- Rewind That | Christian Scott | Concord
- African Tarantella | Stefon Harris | Blue Note
- Hank And Frank | Hank Jones & Frank Wess | Lineage
- Live At Tonic | Christian McBride | Rope A Dope
- Jazz And The New Songbook | Carmen Lundy | Afrasia
- Simpatico | Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project | Artist Share
- Intimidade | Tania Maria | Blue Note
- Look At Me Now | Laika Fatien | Body & Soul
- Organic Vibes | Joey DeFrancesco | Concord
- Twenty | Five | Yellowjackets | Heads Up International
- Sonny Please | Sonny Rollins | Doxy
- Always There | Mala Waldron | Soulful Sound/Sony Japan
- Forever Young | Von Freeman Premonition
- Turned To Blue | Nancy Wilson | MCG Jazz/Telarc
- Because Of You | Freddie Cole | High Note
- Dirt Road | Phillipe Baden Powell | Adventure Music
- You Don’t Know What Love Is | Marlon & Stephanie Jordan | Louisiana Red Hot
- Idenity | Jeremy Pelt | MaxJazz
- Arothymian | Nickos Kapilidis & The Jazz Utopia | Muse.
- East Coast Roots | Pat Bianchi | Jazzed Media
- Better Times Ahead | Anke Helfrich Trio w/ Roy Hargrove | Double Moon
