End Of year List: Part 4 (10-1)

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The moment you've been waiting for, the final part of our 40 releases list.

PART FOUR: 10-1

10. Ellery Eskelin - TRIO NEW YORK
A warm and intimate date, featuring Gerald Cleaver and the organ of Gary Versace.

9. Andre Vida - BRUD VOLUMES I-III, 1995-2011
Pieces for solo sax, cello, woodwind sextet, electronic music, NY free jazz and much, much more.

8. Joe Hertenstein, Thomas Heberer, Pascal Niggenkemper & Joachim Badenhorst - POLYLEMMA
There guys are really fantastic! (Free Jazz Blog)

7. Satoko Fujii Min Yoh Ensemble - WATERSHED
A genre-bending classic in the making.

6. Tarfala Trio - SYZYGY
2LP + 7" of a concert recorded in Hasselt, Belgium. Fantastic!

5. Rob Mazurek - CALMA GENTE
Improvised industrial, ambiant and weirdness. Mazurek in a creative peak.

4. Agusti Fernandez - EL LABERINT DE LA MEMORIA
Based on classical Spanish piano music - between meditative calmth and abstract coloring.

3. Julius Hemphill - DOGON A.D.
Reissue of the year!

2. Peter Evans Quintet - GHOSTS
Jazz for the 21st century and beyond.

1. Darius Jones Trio - BIG GURL (SMELL MY DREAM)
Putting the soul back in free jazz. The preacher!