Asri: Bill Frisell's most recent album, Four, came out in 2020. The other three you listed -- all artists that I greatly admire and have written about and interviewed in the past -- I never heard. Never got those CDs. Of course, I could make an addendum to the list once I've heard them. In fact, I'm listening to Jason Moran's "From the Dancehall to the Battlefield" via Bandcamp right now. It's fantastic! And it probably would've been in my Top Dozen, if I had gotten a copy sent to me earlier.
Hi Bill, thank you for your response. You are right, it’s an overwhelming task to follow all the new releases! I have noticed you have published an addendum today ❤️
And yes, Frisell’s Four album was released in November 2022, somehow I thought it was a 2023 release.
Asri: Bill Frisell's most recent album, Four, came out in 2020. The other three you listed -- all artists that I greatly admire and have written about and interviewed in the past -- I never heard. Never got those CDs. Of course, I could make an addendum to the list once I've heard them. In fact, I'm listening to Jason Moran's "From the Dancehall to the Battlefield" via Bandcamp right now. It's fantastic! And it probably would've been in my Top Dozen, if I had gotten a copy sent to me earlier.
And final recommendation from 2023. Big band reimagined, a big achievement in composition:
https://darcyjamesargue.bandcamp.com/album/dynamic-maximum-tension
And another spectacular release from 2023:
https://henrythreadgill.bandcamp.com/album/the-other-one
I heard parts of this album at the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville and it was amazing. Heavy rotation for me since then:
https://wadadaleosmith1.bandcamp.com/album/fire-illuminations
And of course:
https://krisdavis.bandcamp.com/album/diatom-ribbons-live-at-the-village-vanguard
And another outstanding Brian Blade release from 2023:
https://brianblade.bandcamp.com/album/volumes-l-ll-now-and-forevermore-honoring-bobby-hutcherson
Hi Bill, thank you for your response. You are right, it’s an overwhelming task to follow all the new releases! I have noticed you have published an addendum today ❤️
And yes, Frisell’s Four album was released in November 2022, somehow I thought it was a 2023 release.
This is a fucking incredible list, Milkman!
Jason Moran?
Bill Frisell?
Allison Miller?
Brian Blade?