Dr. Smooth put this wonderful post underneath The Hideaway Holiday bush and it is my sincere pleasure to share it with everyone as it is truly a gift that keeps on giving. For a confessed ignorant non-jazzbo like myself, this is some mighty fine guidance. You've already turned me on to a few of these throughout the year, so thanks, Doc.
My favorite jazz releases of 2015 (in alphabetical order by title).
Dr. Smooth sez "check 'em out"!!
| Album: |
Afrodeezia |
| Artist: |
Marcus Miller |
| Label: |
Blue Note |
| Chart Peak: |
#3 Jazz, #5 Heatseekers |
| Down Beat: |
★★★★ |
| Allmusic: |
★★★★½ |
| All About Jazz: |
★★★★★ |
| Metacritic: |
N/A |
| Album: |
Break Stuff |
| Artist: |
Vijay Iyer Trio |
| Label: |
ECM |
| Chart Peak: |
#8 Jazz |
| Down Beat: |
★★★★★ |
| Allmusic: |
★★★★ |
| All About Jazz: |
★★★★½ |
| Metacritic: |
84 |
| Album: |
Crush |
| Artist: |
Lettuce |
| Label: |
Velour Recordings |
| Chart Peak: |
#1 Jazz, #5 Heatseeker |
| Down Beat: |
N/A |
| Allmusic: |
N/A |
| All About Jazz: |
N/A |
| Metacritic: |
N/A |
| Album: |
The Epic |
| Artist: |
Kamasi Washington |
| Label: |
Brainfeeder |
| Chart Peak: |
#3 Jazz, #6 Heatseeker, #18 Independent |
| Down Beat: |
N/A |
| Allmusic: |
★★★★ |
| All About Jazz: |
★★★★★ |
| Metacritic: |
83 |
| Album: |
Midnight McCartney |
| Artist: |
John Pizzarelli |
| Label: |
Concord |
| Chart Peak: |
#4 Jazz, #25 Heatseeker |
| Down Beat: |
N/A |
| Allmusic: |
★★★★ |
| All About Jazz: |
N/A |
| Metacritic: |
N/A |
| Album: |
The New Cool |
| Artist: |
Bob James & Nathan East |
| Label: |
Yamaha |
| Chart Peak: |
#5 Jazz |
| Down Beat: |
★★★★ |
| Allmusic: |
★★★ |
| All About Jazz: |
N/A |
| Metacritic: |
N/A |
| Album: |
Step It Up |
| Artist: |
Jeff Lorber Fusion |
| Label: |
Concord |
| Chart Peak: |
#9 Jazz |
| Down Beat: |
N/A |
| Allmusic: |
★★★★ |
| All About Jazz: |
N/A |
| Metacritic: |
N/A |
| Album: |
Time and the River |
| Artist: |
David Sanborn |
| Label: |
Okeh |
| Chart Peak: |
#4 Jazz |
| Down Beat: |
★★★★ |
| Allmusic: |
★★★★ |
| All About Jazz: |
N/A |
| Metacritic: |
N/A |
| Album: |
Twin Danger |
| Artist: |
Twin Danger |
| Label: |
Decca |
| Chart Peak: |
#7 Jazz |
| Down Beat: |
★★★★ |
| Allmusic: |
★★★★ |
| All About Jazz: |
N/A |
| Metacritic: |
N/A |
| Album: |
A Twist of Rit |
| Artist: |
Lee Ritenour |
| Label: |
Concord |
| Chart Peak: |
#3 Jazz |
| Down Beat: |
N/A |
| Allmusic: |
★★★½ |
| All About Jazz: |
N/A |
| Metacritic: |
N/A |
| Album: |
70 Strong |
| Artist: |
Steve Gadd Band |
| Label: |
BFM |
| Chart Peak: |
#19 Jazz |
| Down Beat: |
★★★★ |
| Allmusic: |
N/A |
| All About Jazz: |
★★★★ |
| Metacritic: |
N/A |
But enough about what I like, what were American jazz fans were buying this year? Here's a chart of the #1 jazz albums of 2015, according to
Billboard magazine:
The list of the Year-End top-selling jazz albums, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music and reported by Billboard is available
here.
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