Freedom Jazz Dance
Top 10 Jazz Releases of 2006

1. The Marcus Strickland Quartets – Twi-Life – Strick Musik

2. Andrew Hill – Time Lines – Blue Note

3. Jae Sinnett – The Sinnett Hearings – Jae Sinnett dot com

4. Sam Rivers, Kresten Osgood and Ben Street - Violet Violets — Stunt Records

5. Jerry Bergonzi – Tenor Of The Times – Savant Records

6. Karrin Allison – Footsteps – Concord

7. We Three (Dave Liebman/Steve Swallow/Adam Nussbaum) – Three For All – Challenge Jazz

8. The Odeon Pope Saxophone Choir – Locked & Loaded – Half Note

9. Geri Allen & The Mary Lou Williams Collective – Zodiac Suite Revisited – Mary Records

10. Billy Hart Quartet – Quartet – High Note

Doubtless, best-of lists are extremely subjective. But they do help us think a little harder about which artists are setting higher standards and what songs resonate with us the most, both mnemonically and emotionally. Feel free to submit your favorites of the year right here.

FJD Best of 2006 Show Playlist

Marcus Strickland—Oriental Folk Song—Twi-Life—Strick Muzik 2006

Geri Allen Mary Lou Williams Collective—Gemini—Zodiac Suite: Revisited—Mary Records 2006

Billy Hart Quartet—Irah—High Note 2006

The Odean Pope Saxophone Choir—Prince Lasha—Fully Loaded—2006

Jerry Bergonzi—Bob Berg—Tenor Of The Times—2006

Jae Sinnett—What Elvin Left—The Sinnett Hearings—Sinnett Records 2006

We Three—Played Twice—Three For All—Challenge 2006

Karrin Allyson—Give Me A Break—Footsteps—Concord 2006

Sam Rivers, Ben Street, Kresten Osgood—Nature Calls—Violet Violets—Stunt 2006

Andrew Hill—Timelines—Blue Note 2006

Ben Allison—Tricky Dick—Cowboy Justice—Palmetto 2006

Ben Riley’s Monk Legacy Septet—Rhythm-A-Ning—Memories of T—Concord 2006

Records From Aunt Ruth Entry

John Faddis
“Into The Faddisphere”
Into The Faddisphere
Epic Records 1989

Result: Treasure! 5 Treasure Votes to 2 Trash Votes

Sorry about the delay in results. The majority voted that the high note improv was cool. Always a surprise from my RFAR listeners. Thanks for your calls!

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