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June 11, 2009 · 1 comment
15 Righteous CDs Released So Far This Year
You probably need to update your wardrobe.
Sorry, I can’t help you with that. Same goes for that hairstyle and those shoes.
But I can help you update your CD collection. Face it, you call yourself a jazz fan, but most of the jazz music on your iPod was recorded before President Obama graduated from kindergarten. Isn’t it time you put away Kind of Blue, and checked out something a little more current?
Each of the 15 CDs listed below was released within the last six months, and every one will increase your hipness quotient by at least a few points. Give them a listen, and be up-to-date for once.
Then you can start worrying about that ratty-ass shirt.
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society: Infernal Machines
Featured Track: “Phobos”
Reviewed by Ted Gioia
The Bad Plus (with Wendy Lewis): For All I Care
Featured Track: “Lithium”
Reviewed by Ted Gioia
David Binney: Third Occasion
Featured Track: “Squares and Palaces”
Reviewed by Walter Kolosky
Brian Blade: Mama Rosa
Featured Track: “Mercy Angel”
Reviewed by S. Victor Aaron
Gary Burton & Pat Metheny: Quartet Live
Featured Track: “Sea Journey”
Reviewed by Ted Gioia
Cyminology: As Ney
Featured Track: “Niyaayesh”
Reviewed by Ted Gioia
Fly: Sky and Country
Featured Track: “Perla Morena”
Reviewed by Ted Gioia
Julian Lage: Sounding Point
Featured Track: “Familiar Posture”
Reviewed by Ted Gioia
Joe Lovano Us Five: Folk Art
Featured Track: “Powerhouse”
Reviewed by Ted Gioia
Bobby Sanabria: Kenya Revisited Live!!!
Featured Track: “Wild Jungle”
Reviewed by Mark Saleski
Matthew Shipp: Harmonic Disorder
Featured Track: “GNG”
Reviewed by Ted Gioia
Tierney Sutton: Desire
Featured Track: “Cry Me a River”
Reviewed by Ted Gioia
Nicholas Urie: Excerpts From An Online Dating Service
Featured Track: “Bad Girl?”
Reviewed by Mark Saleski
Justin Vasquez: Triptych
Featured Track: “Triptych”
Reviewed by Bill Barnes
Sam Yahel: Hometown
Featured Track: “Oumou”
Reviewed by Ralph A. Miriello
This blog article posted by Ted Gioia.
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Hey now, don't hate on the shoes. I can speak to the excellence of the Secret Society album, and now I'll have to check out some of those other ones!