Phil DiPietro here, jja member and writer for Allaboutjazz, submitting my top 10 for ‘04 with links to my articles/reviews.
Indulge me in submitting a “top ten sideman appearances” category for 2004; an slight bit of recognition for some stellar, essential performances.
- Matt Garrison, Shapeshifter – GarrisonJazz Productions
- Craig Taborn, Junk Magic – Thirsty Ear
- Jesse Chandler, Somewhere:Between – Fresh Sounds Records
- David Binney, Welcome to Life – Mythology Records
- Steve Lehman, Artificial Light – Fresh Sound Records
- Tony Grey, ...Moving – tonygrey.com
- Rebecca Martin, People Behave Like Ballads – MAXJAZZ
- Steve Jenkins, Mad Science – (with Dave fiuczynski) – www.SteveJenkinsBass.com
- Jerome Sebbagh, North – Fresh Sound records
- Bartmes, Me We – and/ohr music
Top appearance by a sideman for 2004
- Jesse Chandler, organ – Rob Wilkerson – Imaginary Landscape – Fresh Sound Records
- Ben Monder, guitar – Jerome Sabbagh – North – Fresh Sound Records
- Ben Monder, guitar – Owen Howard and Andrew Rathbun – Days Before and After – Fresh Sound Records
- Chris Dingman, vibes – Steve Lehman – Artificial Light – Fresh Sound Records
- Aaron Stewart, tenor saxophone – Craig Taborn – Junk Magic – Thirsty Ear
- Craig Taborn, keyboards – Tim Berne Big Satan – Souls Saved Hear – Thirsty Ear
- Marc Ducret, guitar – Tim Berne Big Satan Souls Saved Hear – Thirsty Ear
- Adam Rogers, guitar – Terry Lyne Carrington – Structure – Act
- Vijay Iyer, piano – Rudresh Mahanthrappa – Mother Tongue – Pi
- Jef Lee Johnson, guitar – Ben Schachter and Sung/Unsung – Nothingman – Ben – Jam Music
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