Stereogum's 10 Best Jazz Albums Of 2016
Jazz had no breakout star on the scale of Kamasi Washington in 2016. Of course, the burly LA-based saxophonist who dominated 2015’s press coverage, even getting mainstream outlets to write about him, was the kind of story that comes along once in a generation, so expecting there to be a “next” one would be absurd. […]
Published: December 09, 2016 17:48
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Americana: Musings on Jazz and Blues | JD Allen | May-20-2016, Jazz |
| #2 | Black Bombaim & Peter Brötzmann | Black Bombaim, Peter Brötzmann | Sep-21-2016, Psychedelic Rock |
| #3 | The Distance | Michael Formanek, Ensemble Kolossus | Feb-12-2016, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #4 | Beyond Now (Deluxe Edition) | Donny McCaslin | Oct-14-2016, |
| #5 | Real Feels | John Raymond | Feb-12-2016, |
| #6 | Jersey Cat | Freddie Hendrix | Feb-05-2016, |
| #7 | #'Jiveculture | Jeremy Pelt | Jan-15-2016, |
| #10 | A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke | Vijay Iyer, Wadada Leo Smith | Mar-11-2016, ECM Style Jazz |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Americana: Musings on Jazz and Blues | JD Allen | Album, May-20-2016, Jazz |
| #2 | Black Bombaim & Peter Brötzmann | Black BombaimPeter Brötzmann | Album, Sep-21-2016, Psychedelic Rock |
| #3 | The Distance | Michael FormanekEnsemble Kolossus | Album, Feb-12-2016, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #4 | Beyond Now (Deluxe Edition) | Donny McCaslin | Album, Oct-14-2016, |
| #5 | Real Feels | John Raymond | Album, Feb-12-2016, |
| #6 | Jersey Cat | Freddie Hendrix | Album, Feb-05-2016, |
| #7 | #'Jiveculture | Jeremy Pelt | Album, Jan-15-2016, |
| #10 | A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke | Vijay IyerWadada Leo Smith | Album, Mar-11-2016, ECM Style Jazz |