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Best Jazz Albums of 1992

Discover the Best of Jazz selection for 1992 with our ten best jazz albums released that year. Once again, the albums are listed in no particular order: all are amazing in their own ways. At the end of the article, you will also find a playlist with a track to represent each of those ten albums, plus ten extra, for more than 200 minutes of breath-taking music.

Jazz July 2022

What should you expect from jazz this month?

Welcome to our July 2022 selection of albums that have already been released or will soon be released this month (“What to Wait For”). These albums got our full attention and are worth your time. They are listed in order of release date.

Best Jazz Albums of 1993

Discover the Best of Jazz selection for 1993 with our 10 best jazz albums released that year. Once again, the albums are listed in no particular order; all are amazing in their own ways.

At the end of the article, you will also find a playlist with a track to represent each of those 10 albums, plus 10 extra tracks for nearly 140 minutes of breathtaking music.

Billy Mohler – Anatomy

Anatomy is the second album by bassist Billy Mohler and his quartet, with Nate Wood on drums, Chris Speed on tenor saxophone, and Shane Endsley on trumpet. Anatomy was recorded in 2021 at Lucy’s Meat Market in Los Angeles, CA, and it will be released on June 10, 2022, on Contagious Music.

gabby fluke-mogul – LOVE SONGS

LOVE SONGS is a violin solo album by gabby fluke-mogul. It was recorded at GSI Studios in New York City, on July 22, 2021, and it will be released on June 10, 2022, by Relative Pitch Records.

Nduduzo Makhathini – In the Spirit of Ntu

In the Spirit of Ntu by Nduduzo Makhathini is the very first album released on Blue Note Africa, a subsidiary of Blue Note Records in partnership with Universal Music Group Africa. In the Spirit of Ntu follows Modes of Communication: Letters from the Underworlds (2020, Blue Note), which was part of our Best Jazz 2020 selection.

Best Jazz Albums of 1994

Discover the Best of Jazz selection for 1994 with our 10 best jazz albums released that year. Once again, the albums are listed in no particular order; all are amazing in their own ways. At the end of the article, you will also find a playlist with a track from each of those 10 albums, plus 10 extras, equaling nearly three hours of breathtaking music.

Jazz June 2022

What should you expect in jazz this month? This is our June 2022 selection of albums that have already been released or have yet to be released this month (“What to Wait For”). These albums got our full attention and are worth your time.

The albums are ordered by the release date.

David Murray Brand New World Trio – Seriana Promethea

When three jazz masters get stuck in South Europe due to a world lockdown, they manage to make the best out of it; they take the opportunity to play together for the first time, perform a few concerts, and crystalize this fabulous moment in a nearby studio as Seriana Promethea.

The Best Acid Jazz Albums

Acid jazz (also known as “club jazz”) is a genre that combines elements of jazz, soul, hip-hop, and funk. It is hugely inventive and often extremely groove-based. So, if you’re looking to get into jazz, then the list hereafter features some of the best acid-jazz albums to start with.