Neil Tesser

Top 10 Recordings 2007

• Michael Brecker: Pilgrimage (Heads Up)
• Exploding Star Ochestra: We Are Else From Somewhere Else (Thrill Jockey)
• Terence Blanchard: A Tale Of God's Will (Blue Note)
• Kurt Elling: Night Moves (Concord)
• Bobby Sanabria: Big Band Urban Folktales (Jazzheads)
• Eldar Djangorov: Re-Imagination (Sony)
• Tineke Postma: A Journey That Matters (Foreign Media Group)
• Dee Dee Bridgewater: Red Earth (Emarcy)
• Matt Wilson: The Scenic Route (Palmetto)
• (tied) John McLean: Better Angels (Blujazz)
• (tied) Joshua Redman: Back East (Nonesuch)

And the following honorable mentions, if only to prove that "ten" is an awfully arbitrary number:

Muiza Adnet Sings Moacir Santos (Adventure); Eric Alexander, The Temple Of Olympic Zeus (HighNote); Tim Armacost, Rhythm & Transformation (ArtistShare); Ryan Cohan, One Sky (Motema); 3 Cohens, Braid (Anzic); James Davis Quintet, Angles Of Refraction (eyes&ears); Bob Florence Limited Edition, Eternal Licks & Grooves (MAMA); Hiromi¹s Sonicbloom: Time Control(Telarc); Keith Jarrett, My Foolish Heart (ECM); Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, Blues Man From Memphis (Blue Canoe); Rene Marie, Experiment In Truth (www.renemarie.com); Donny McCaslin, In Pursuit (Sunnyside); Nicole Mitchell, Black Unstoppable (Delmark); Mark Murphy, Love Is What Stays (Verve); Miles Okazaki, Mirror (www.milesokazaki.com); Chris Potter 10, Song For Anyone (Sunnyside); Maria Schneider, Sky Blue (ArtistShare); Christian Scott, Anthem (Concord); Kendra Shank, Spirit Free (Challenge); Charlies Tolliver Big Band, With Love (Blue Note); Gebhard Ullman, New Basement Research (Soul Note); Kenny Werner, Lawn Chair Society (Blue Note)