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Dan Ouellette

DownBeat, Napster.com

JAZZ TOP 10: 2008

1. 
   Jenny Scheinman: Crossing the Field (Koch)
   
2. 
   Bobby Previte & New Bump: Set the Alarm for Monday (Palmetto)
   
3. 
   Erik Friedlander: Broken Arm Trio (SkipStone Records)
   
4. 
   Joe Lovano: Symphonica (Blue Note)
   
5. 
   Marco Benevento: Invisible Baby (Hyena)
   
6. 
   McCoy Tyner: Guitars (CD/DVD) (HalfNote)
   
7. 
   Ben Allison: Little Things Run the World (Palmetto)
   
8. 
   Ahmad Jamal: It's Magic (Dreyfus)
   
9. 
   Anat Cohen: Notes from the Village (Anzic)
   
10. Tie:
    

    
    Chick Corea/Gary Burton: The New Crystal Silence (Concord)
    

    
    Charles Lloyd Quartet: Rabo de Nube (ECM)
    

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BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUMS

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  Cassandra Wilson: Loverly (Blue Note)
  
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  Holly Cole: Holly Cole (Koch)
  

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BEST BEYOND ... TOP 10: 2008

(no order)

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  Bell X1: Flock (Yep Roc)
  
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  Sam Phillips: Don't Do Anything (Nonesuch)
  
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  Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet: Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet (Nettwerk Records)
  
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  Jenny Scheinman: Jenny Scheinman (Koch)
  
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  Lizz Wright: The Orchard (Verve Forecast)
  
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  Otis Taylor: Recapturing the Banjo (Telarc)
  
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  Shelby Lynne: Just A Little Lovin' (Lost Highway)
  
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  Willie Nelson: One Hell of a Ride (boxed set/Columbia/Legacy)
  
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  Alejandro Escovedo: Real Animal (Back Porch Records)
  
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  Elvis Costello & the Imposters: Momofuku (Lost Highway)