The Calum Gourlay Quartet: Be Minor from New
Ears (Ubuntu)
Vincent Courtois, Robin Fincker & Daniel Erdmann:
Love of Life from Love of Life (La Buissonne)
The NDR Bigband with Michael Moore: Shotgun
Wedding from Sanctuary (Ramboy)
The Bad Plus: Dovetail Nicely from Activate
Infinity (Edition)
David Bennet 4: Frammande Mark from
Miljonarskvarteret (Eken Musik)
Theo Ceccaldi Trio: Acetone Charleston from
Django (Brouhaha)
Joel Harrison: Ballad of Blue Mountain from
Still Point: Turning World (Whirlwind)
chuffDRONE: Fresh Start from Re:Actio
(Jazzwerkstatt)
Mike De Souza: Morning Mind from Slow Burn
(self-released)
Vincent Courtois, Robin Fincker & Daniel Erdmann:
Am I Blue from Love of Life (La Buissonne)
Johann Lindvall Trio: Skidoo from No City,
No Tree, No Lake (Jazzland)
Yimba Rudo: Walking the Dogma from Yimba
Rudo (Barking Hoop)
Low-Fly Quintet: Shine from Winter Love
Song (Losen)
Peter Scharli: Flowers for the Women from
Peace Now! (Enja)
The NDR Bigband with Michael Moore: Anomalous Soul
from Sanctuary (Ramboy)
Brian Groder Trio: Sundog from Luminous
Arcs (Latham)
chuffDRONE: Asue from Re:Actio (Jazzwerkstatt)
The Calum Gourlay Quartet: New Ears from
New Ears (Ubuntu)
Intro/Outro - Stephane Huchard: Jakawa Jungle Spoon from Toutakoostiks (Blue Note Fr)
Zhenya Strigalev & Federico Dannemann: Algo
Rhythm from The Change (Rainy Days)
Rastko Obradovic Quartet feat. Arkady Shilkloper:
Road to Trondheim from The Northern Experience (AMP Music and Records)
The Workshop: Ornette Like from More
Conversations with the Drum (Onze Heures Onze)
Alberto Cavenati's Treifecter: The Timid Theory of Fallacy from 13 (Trouble in the East)
Alberto Cavenati’s Treifekter: La Temibile
Bicolore from 13 (Trouble in the East)
Wako: Savage Detective from Wako (Ora Fonogram)
Steve Garrett: Braw Day from In Arden
(Alt-Mor)
Leon Greening: Know Not One from Cookin’ in
Brooklyn (Leopard)
Leon Greening: The Summit from Cookin’ in Brooklyn
(Leopard)
Sirkis/Bialas IQ: Nocturnity from Our New
Earth (Moonjune)
Kevin Sun: Circle, Line III from The
Sustain of Memory (Endectomorph)
Ghost Horse: Forest for the Trees from
Trojan (Auand)
Ghost Horse: Five Civilised Tribes from
Trojan (Auand)
Emmeluth's Amoeba: No 1 from Chimaera (Ora Fonogram)
Emmeluth’s Amoeba: Circular Movements from
Chimaera (Ora Fonogram)
Leon Maria Plecity: Halcyon Bird from
Otherworld (Jazzhausmusik)
Julien Wilson: Exhale from Stock
(Lionsharecords)
As always, it was an honour to be asked to contribute to the annual El Intruso International Critics poll. Full results can be found HERE.
