Here are 20 jazz tracks that made 2018.
No rank, just a playlist to enjoy outstanding music. You will find under the playlist, full details of the listed artists, album covers, titles, and sometimes links.
All comments to correct information are very welcomed. Any recommendations on missing tracks are also very welcomed 😉
Best Jazz 2018
Kamasi Washington
“Fists of Fury”
from Heaven And Earth
(Young Turks)
Makaya McCraven
“Atlantic Black”
from Universal Beings
(International Anthem)
Sons Of Kemet
“My Queen Is Harriet Tubman”
from Your Queen Is A Reptile
(Impulse!)
Barre Phillips
End To End
(ECM)
“Listeners will be struck by the decisiveness of the playing on End to End, and the way each note, each sound, is put firmly, or gently, in its place. And by the deep feeling that always seems to be part of Barre Phillips’s music”
— Steve Lake (liner notes)
Emanative
“Heaven’s Mirror”
from Earth
(Jazzman)
Anteloper
“Oryx”
from Kudu
(International Anthem)
Lisa Ullén
“Streets”
from Piano Works
(Disorder)
Christopher Ali Solidarity Quartet
“To Those Who Walked Before Us”
from To Those Who Walked Before Us
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Angles 3
“Equality & Death (Mothers, Fathers, Where Are Ye?)”
from Parede
(Clean Feed)
Dave Liebman, Ravi Magnifique
“Marche sur les Nuages”
from Seven Stairs / India
(Jazzwerkstatt)
Quin Kirchner
“Drums & Tines Pt 2”
from The Other Side Of Time
(Astral Spirits)
Kaja Draksler, Petter Eldh, Christian Lillinger
“Nuremberg Amok”
from Punkt.Vrt.Plastik
(Intakt Records)
Andrew Cyrille, Wadada Leo Smith, Bill Frisell
“Worried Woman”
from Lebroba
(ECM)
Ambrose Akinmusire
“Miracle And Streetfight”
from Origami Harvest
(Blue Note)
Keith Jarrett
“Part I”
from La Fenice
(ECM)
Ben Lamar Gay
“The Escape, The Chase”
from 500 Chains
(International Anthem)
DJ Khalab
“Bafia”
from Black Noise 2084
(On The Corner Records)
Binker And Moses
“How Land Learnt To Be Still”
from Alive In The East?
(Gearbox Records)
Angelika Niescier, Christopher Tordini, Tyshawn Sorey
“Kundry”
from The Berlin Concert
(Intakt Records)
Nate Smith
“Get Down Get Down”
from Pocket Change
(Water Baby Music)
Jazz Playlist 2018
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Records’ List 2018
- Kamasi Washington – Heaven And Earth
- Makaya McCraven – Universal Beings
- Sons Of Kemet – Your Queen Is A Reptile
- Barre Phillips – End To End
- Emanative – Earth
- Anteloper – Kudu
- Lisa Ullén – Piano Works
- Christopher Ali Solidarity Quartet – To Those Who Walked Before Us
- Angles 3 – Parede
- Dave Liebman, Ravi Magnifique – Seven Stairs / India
- Quin Kirchner – The Other Side Of Time
- Kaja Draksler, Petter Eldh, Christian Lillinger – Punkt.Vrt.Plastik
- Andrew Cyrille, Wadada Leo Smith, Bill Frisell – Lebroba
- Ambrose Akinmusire – Origami Harvest
- Keith Jarrett – La Fenice
- Ben Lamar Gay – 500 Chains
- DJ Khalab – Black Noise 2084
- Binker And Moses – Alive In The East?
- Angelika Niescier, Christopher Tordini, Tyshawn Sorey – The Berlin Concert
- Nate Smith – Pocket Change