I usually listen to jazz at work while doing some computer maintenance or slogging through emails. I don't keep as close track of standout albums like I do with ambient and indie. So this is a collection of tracks that I happened to enjoy this year and of course they had to fit with the vibe of the whole mix.
My top 5 jazz albums are:
I cheated on number 5 and included two Oren Ambarchi albums, both of which aren't exactly jazz but I don't really know what genre they are so they get plopped into jazz. I absolutely love both albums and it's my list so I can do whatever I want. Number 4 on the list may not be jazz either as I had it in my top 10 for ambient albums. It's the perfect melding of the two genres. Makaya McCraven - In These Times has gotten a lot of mainstream attention and has shown up on a lot of year-end lists and it deserves it. The album by Vega Trails is essentially bass & wind instruments so it's nice and sparse which why I love it. Charles Lloyd - Trio of Trios is the most straightforward jazz and it's fantastic.
This is the last mix of 2022. Here's to another good musical year in 2023.
Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
NUMINOUSTRINGS
Music for Recovery(from the midterm elections)
Slightly Spooky
Quiet Indie Fall 2022
Robert Fripp Guitar Moments
Soalce of the Sea
Autumn Trumpet by Paul Asbury Seaman
The Birdsong Project
Mystical Waterwheel by Paul Asbury Seaman
4th World Excursions - Slow Water
Walk Softly Upon This Earth - A Handpan Journey
Summer Stargazing
Undeniably Ambient
Train Six-56 by Paul Asbury Seaman
That Beautiful Land of Nod Vol. 2
Time to Listen - by Peter van Cooten of Ambientblog
Sunday Morning Music Vol. 22 - Warm Waves
The Beautiful Land of Nod
Guitarissimo Vol. 3
The New World of Deutsche Grammophon
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