You know the drill, just like the 70s, 80s, and 90s lists. Too much good stuff, so unfortunately knocked off were Christian Scott, Hiromi, Robert Glasper, Steve Lehman, Drew Gress, Brad Mehldau, Susie Ibarra, The Bad Plus, as well as a bunch of great big bands (Guillermo Klein y Los Guachos, Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble, Adam Lane's Full Throttle Orchestra, Exploding Star Orchestra) and European groups (Polar Bear, Led Bib, Acoustic Ladyland, Portico Quartet, The Thing, Zu, Esbjörn Svensson Trio). Also unfortunately cut were albums by veterans leading young bands including Wayne Shorter's fantastic album Beyond The Sound Barrier with his new quartet featuring Brian Blade, Danilo Perez, and John Patitucci, as well as Charles Lloyd's Rabo de Nube with the quartet of Jason Moran, Reuben Rogers, and Eric Harland.
Asphalt Flowers Forking Paths - Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet (2009 hatOLOGY)
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