WDCB DJs - Top 10 Jazz Releases in 2024
There was an abundance of great new jazz in 2024 and we enjoyed sharing it with you every day on WDCB. Here is a list of a few of our staff favorites. It's by no means a comprehensive list of everything we loved, but these are some of our airstaff's favorites, that is, the discs we enjoyed so much that we found ourselves going back to them again and again!
Paul Abella
The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis - (self-titled)
Vanisha Gould & Chris McCarthy - Life's a Gig
Zaccai Curtis - Cubop Lives!
Brian Ho Trio - Bridges
Steven Feifke - The Role of the Rhythm Section, vol II
Jazz Sabbath - The 1968 Tapes
Kris Davis Trio - Run the Gauntlet
Caity Gyorgy - Hello! How are You?
Joe Clark Big Band - Black and Cardinal
Andrew Bird Trio - Sunday Morning Put-On
honorable mention
Brother Jack McDuff - Ain't No Sunshine: Live in Seattle
Leslie Keros
Emily Remler - Cookin' at the Queens
Zaccai Curtis - Cubop Lives!
Ulysses Owens Jr. and Generation Y - A New Beat
Miles Davis - Miles in France 1963 & 1964
Sarah Hanahan - Among Giants
Warren Wolf - History of the Vibraphone
Luther Allison - I Owe It All to You
Miki Yamanaka - Chance
Alliance - (self-titled)
Akiko Tsuruga - Beyond Nostalgia
Bruce Oscar
Diva - Diva Jazz Orchestra: 30
Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra - And So It Goes
Reid Hoyson Project - On a Misty Night
Caesar Fraiser - Live at Jazz Cup
John Fedchock - Justifiably J.J.
Ken Peplowski - Live at Mezzrow
Michael Dease - Grove’s Groove
Catherine Russell & Sean Mason - My Ideal
Jeff Rupert - It Gets Better
Ben Patterson - Cookin’ in the Couve
honorable mention
Oscar Peterson - City Lights: Live in Munich
Matthew Hermes
Brian Ho Trio - Bridges
Mike Clement - Hittin' It
Kenny Reichert - Switch
Righteous Rooster - Fowl Play
Allan Harris - Live At Blue Llama
Christian McBride/Edgar Meyer - But Who's Gonna Play The Melody
Marius vanden Brink - New York Knock
Caity Gyorgy - Hello! How are You?
Rachel Z - Sensual
Joel Ross - nublues
Dona Mullen
Tony Monaco Trio - Over and Over
Greg Murphy - You Remind Me
Live Edge Trio - Closing Time
Antonio Adolfo - Love Cole Porter
Warren Wolf - The History of the Vibraphone
Linley Hamilton - Ginger's Hollow
Heavy Hitters - That's What's Up
Michael Weiss - Homage
Reid Hoyson - On a Misty Night
Eric Jacobson - Heading Home
Jay Greene
Marshall Gilkes & WDR Big Band - Life Songs
Lori Bell Quartet - Recorda Me: Remembering Joe Henderson
Charles Lloyd Quartet - The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow
Champian Fulton & Friends - Flying High: Big Band Canaries That Soared
Frank Carlberg Large Ensemble - Elegy For Thelonious
Rob Parton's Ensemble 9+ - Relentless
Tom Johnson Jazz Orchestra - Time Takes Odd Turns
Ryan Truesdell - Synthesis
Petra Van Nuis & Dennis Luxion - From Me To You
Kurt Elling & Sullivan Fortner - Wildflowers: Vol 1
Greg Easterling
Bobby Broom Organi-Sation - Jamalot
Charles Lloyd Quartet - The Sky Will Be There Tomorrow
Dave Stryker - Groove Street
Eddie Henderson - Witness To History
Monty Alexander - D-Day
Something Else! feat. Vincent Herring - Soul Jazz
Bill Charlap Trio - And Then Again
One For All - Big George
Emmet Cohen - Vibe Provider
Tom Harrell - Alternate Summer
Dan Bindert
Bobby Broom Organi-Sation - Jamalot
George Cables - I Hear Echoes
Gerald Cannon - Live At Dizzy’s Club: The Music Of Elvin & McCoy
Etienne Charles Creole Orchestra - (self-titled)
Vanisha Gould & Chris McCarthy - Life’s A Gig
Brian Ho Trio - Bridges
Jill McCarron - Gin
Ulysses Owens Jr. and Generation Y - A New Beat
Diego Rivera - With Just a Word
Milton Suggs - Pure Intention
honorable mention
Miles Davis Quintet - Miles in France 1963 & 1964
