{"id":4586,"date":"2014-11-18T21:25:43","date_gmt":"2014-11-18T21:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.artinfo.com\/blunotes\/?p=4586"},"modified":"2014-11-18T21:25:43","modified_gmt":"2014-11-18T21:25:43","slug":"top-ten-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/larryblumenfeld.com\/index.php\/2014\/11\/18\/top-ten-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Ten (So Far)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I don’t love making those year-end top 10 lists (for more on why, look here<\/a>).
\nBut I got my first of what will be several requests, and here’s what I came up with. (And note: the Coltrane CD, which was of course recorded decades ago as a bootleg but never before commercially released, is tenth only because it’s of an earlier time\u2014yet it also demanded inclusion.)
\nI’m sure my thoughts on this will change, as they always do, by year’s end.
\nBrandon Ross\/ Stomu Takeishi Revealing Essence<\/em> (Sunnyside)
\nGuitarist Brandon Ross fascinates for many reasons, including the humility he exudes in both meditative and frenzied musical moments. He\u2019s been a key player in bands led by Henry Threadgill and Cassandra Wilson and the singularly wonderful collaborative trio, Harriet Tubman. Ross introduced electric bassist Stomu Takeishi to Threadgill, in whose Make a Move band they worked together. Here, it\u2019s mostly meditative and all about texture, warmth and sonic possibility, with rhythms that speak of Threadgill used more as a through-line than a frame. Other albums this year may exert greater influence or even better stand time\u2019s test, but this is the one I\u2019ve returned to the most.
\nYosvany Terry New Throned King<\/em> (5Passion)
\nArturo O\u2019Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra The Offense of the Drum<\/em> (Mot\u00e9ma)
\nMatthew Shipp Trio Root of Things<\/em> (Relative Pitch)
\nCharles Lloyd Manhattan Stories<\/em> (Resonance Records)
\nHenry Butler-Steven Bernstein & the Hot 9 Viper\u2019s Drag<\/em> (Impulse)
\nAmbrose Akinmusire The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier to Paint <\/em>(Blue Note)
\nFred Hersch Trio Floating<\/em> (Palmetto)
\nDanilo P\u00e9rez Panama 500<\/em> (Mack Avenue)
\nJohn Coltrane Offering: Live at Temple University<\/em> (Impulse\/Resonance)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I don’t love making those year-end top 10 lists (for more on why, look here). But I got my first of what will be several requests, and here’s what I came up with. (And note: the Coltrane CD, which was of course recorded decades ago as a bootleg but never before commercially released, is tenth … <\/p>\n

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