I was doing a lot of work around the house, like painting, back in October and I was growing tired of my usual playlists. So I was happy when I stumbled on some 2023 jazz releases I hadn't heard. That set me off on a jazz binge over the last three months of the year which was so fun because I discovered all sorts of new stuff, enough that I could make a year-end list and mix.
I hope to continue diving into new jazz artists and recordings next year. While I love all my old jazz albums from Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Chet Baker, Bill Evans, John Coltrane, etc., it was exciting to seek out new stuff the same way I am constantly on the lookout for new music in the ambient sphere or in the indie rock scene. I see so many people get hung up on the latest reissues of a classic jazz recordings that I wonder if they ever take the time to appreciate any of the excellent new music being released.
Full list of my favorite Jazz Albums of 2023 in alphabetical order:
Cello Mood Swings
I will not be sad in this world
Sunday Morning Music Vol. 21 - Dreamland
Last Night the Moon Came - A Tribute to Jon Hassell
The Cloud Appreciation Society
Aromas from the East - by Paul Asbury Seaman
LUMINOUSOUNDS - Orchestral Strings & Strands
Secret Songs of the Harp
Quiet Indie Songs #2- Spring 2021
Meditation & Solace
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Ambient Folk & Cosmic Roots
The Canterbury Scene
memories and tides
Ambient Trumpet: A Jazz-Colored Solitude — by Paul Asbury Seaman
Blade Runner Pop Soundtrack
Guest Mix from Brad Deschamps of Polar Seas Recordings
snow on my piano
The Infinite Present
Resonant Spaces
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Irish Songs with Ken Murray
Immediately Kinfolk
Turned On
Resident by Hernan Cattaneo
Markus Schulz presents Global DJ Broadcast