MASKED 10 JAZZ 2017

Here are the MASKED 10 Jazz albums of 2017

Although there was a lot of sweet Jazz this year there was nothing that I would call great or transcendent. These are the ten that would catch my attention while I shuffled through the albums in my collection. The pleasant discover was Joao Barradas and it’s always great when Cecile McLorin Salvant blesses us with an album.

·      DAVID MURRAY & AKI TAKASE – Cherry-Sakura

·      CHARLES LLOYD NEW QUARTET – Passin’ Through

·      JOAO BARRADAS – Directions

·      HELENA ECKEMOFF QUINTET – In the Shadow of a Cloud

·      CECILE McLORIN SALVANT – Dreams and Daggers

·      SHERMAN IRBY & MOMENTUM – Cerulean Canvas

·      VICTOR GONCALVES – Victor Goncalves Quartet

·      JEN SHYU – Song of the Silver Geese

·      JOHN BEASLEY – MONK’estra, Vol.2

·      TROY ROBERTS – Tales & Tones