Here is my Top 10 list for 2004:
- Harry Allen and Scott Hamilton – Heavy Juice – (Concord Jazz – 2258)
- Tony Bennett – The Art of Romance (RPM/Columbia – 92820)
- Dave Glasser – Begin Again (Chiaroscuro – 373)
- Mike Longo’s New York State of the Art Jazz Ensemble – Oasis (Consolidated Artists Productions – 982)
- Mark Murphy – Bop for Miles (HighNote – 7126)
- Ted Rosenthal and Bob Brookmeyer – One Night in Vermont (Planet Arts – 200123)
- Jody Sandhaus – A Fine Spring Morning (Consolidated Artists Productions – 981)
- Clark Terry – Porgy & Bess (Americana Music – 9002)
- Phil Woods – This Is How I Feel About Quincy (Jazzed Media – 1004)
- Phil Woods and Carl Saunders – Play Henry Mancini (Jazzed Media – 1002)
Joe Lang
President – New Jersey Jazz Society
Contributor to “Jersey Jazz”
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