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Chris May's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024

By Chris May
December 3, 2024
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In case you missed the sad news, our dear friend and compatriot, Chris May, passed away in November (read our tribute). Below are the albums he considered extraordinary in 2024—a final testament to his discerning taste and love of sound. -mR

Rob Luft
Dahab Days
Edition Records

Kahil El'Zabar
Open Me: A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit
Spiritmuse

Joel Ross
Nublues
Blue Note Records

Ruth Goller
Skyllumina
International Anthem Recording Company

Chris Potter
Eagle's Point
Edition Records

Lucien Johnson
Ancient Relics
Deluge Records

Cassie Kinoshi
Gratitude
International Anthem Recording Company

Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus To Pre Bird Revisited
Ezz-thetics

Charles Lloyd
The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow
Blue Note Records

Kjetil Mulelid
Agoja
Odin Records

Amy Clark
Cadair Idris
New Soil

Lizz Wright
Shadow
Blues & Greens

Jake Long
City Swamp
New Soil

Shabaka Hutchings
Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace
Impulse! Records

Tomeka Reid
3+3
Cuneiform Records

Alina Bzhezhinska
Altera Vita
BBE Records

Hanna Paulsberg
Flukten
Odin Records

Tom Skinner
Voices Of Bishara Live
International Anthem Recording Company

Almost All Things Considered
Sail Cabin Records

Cecil Taylor
Live At Fat Tuesday's February 9,1980 First Visit
Ezz-thetics

Oded Tzur
My Prophet
ECM Records

Johanna Burnheart
Bär
Self Produced

Tomasz Stańko
September Night
ECM Records

Etienne Charles
Creole Orchestra Featuring René Marie
Culture Shock Music

Vinicius Mendes
Macunaismo Tardio Vol. 1&2
Notes On A Journey

Jon De Lucia
The Brubeck Octet Project
Museum Clausum

Linda Sikhakhane
Iladi
Blue Note Records

Ndubisi Onyedieke
Orile To Berlin
Sonar Kollectiv

Larry Stabbins
Strangeness Oscillation
Noetic Records

Michael Wintsch
Live At Jazz Festival Willisau 2023
Ezz-thetics

Esperanza Spalding
Milton + esperanza
Concord Music Group

HarrisP
Spirits Of Mauronoros
Veego

Dorothy Ashby
Afro-Harping Deluxe Edition
Verve Music Group

Marcelo Frota
Gira
Batov Records

Seun Kuti
Heavier Yet Lays The Crownless Head
Record Kicks

Josephine Davies
Satori: Weatherwards
Whirlwind Recordings

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