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Retrospect 2007

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BillF Mentor

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Best live jazz heard in 2007: Bobby Wellins at the Wigan Jazz Festival

Best jazz record bought in 2007: Jimmy Heath, The Quota

Best jazz radio show heard in 2007: "Emily Remler: a Musical Remembrance" on Night Lights (WFIU)

Best jazz book read in 2007: James Gavin, Deep in a Dream: the Long Night of Chet Baker

White Lightning Newbie

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Best Live shows:

January: Marty Erlich trio w/Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz & Mark Ferber @ the Opera House

February: After some roller coaster, experiences, finally the 18th Tel Aviv Jazz festival to which I was the artistic director happened and got to meet Organissimo and hear them play.

June: "The Cookers" w/Billy Harper, Craig Handy, Eddie henderson, David Weiss, George Cables, Cecil McBee & Gene Jackson - Twice, here in the Jerusalem Jazz Festival to which I was the musical advisor.

August: Chris Potter Underground in the Eilat Jazz Festival

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kh1958 Mentor

kh1958

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The live concert highlights for 2007 for me were:

Pat Martino at Jazz Improv Festival. A late set following an excellent performance by McCoy Tyner with Stanley Clarke, Gary Bartz and Jack DeJohnette, Martino was in very inspired and intense form, playing mostly songs associated with Wes Montgomery.

Stanley Clarke Quartet at Jazz Improv Festival. Another late set. Playing with violin, keyboards and drums, the quality of this performance quite surprised me and won me over.

Nino Josele at Village Vanguard. A pleasing fusion of flamenco and jazz, heavy on the Bill Evans.

Onaje Allan Gumbs Quartet/Sextet, at Hotel Kitano and Jazz Improv festival. I remembered him as a sideman with Woody Shaw, and rediscovered a very fine pianist and leader, who has returned, after some success I gather in the smooth jazz arena, to playing the real stuff.

Mingus Orchestra/Dynasty at the Iridium. I don't really get why this club isn't packed on Tuesday nights, but for me it's always a great pleasure to hear live performances of various treasures from the Mingus repertoire.

Mike Stern at 55 Bar. Another reliable exciting engagement. A tiny club, explosive guitar.

Buddy Guy at House of Blues, Dallas. A somewhat odious venue, complete with a body search more intrusive than airport security. But thankfully Buddy was in good form this night.

Don Friedman Trio at Jazz Improv Festival. This was very nice, Friedman in a small hotel conference room, performing before a meager crowd, but sounding just as good or better than on his Riverside albums.

Frank Morgan at Jazz Standard. I'm really glad I was able to hear him in person again.

Lonnie Smith at Jazz Standard. My first time to hear the organ master.

Sonny Fortune at Jazz Improv Festival. Another first time pleasure hearing a long-time favorite.

Van Basten II Newbie

Van Basten II

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The live concert highlights for 2007 for me were:

Mike Stern at 55 Bar. Another reliable exciting engagement. A tiny club, explosive guitar.

Saw him a couple of times this year, he still has a juvenile enthusiasm that is contagious. Music seems to keep him young.

kh1958 Mentor

kh1958

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The live concert highlights for 2007 for me were:

Mike Stern at 55 Bar. Another reliable exciting engagement. A tiny club, explosive guitar.

Saw him a couple of times this year, he still has a juvenile enthusiasm that is contagious. Music seems to keep him young.

Yes, he does not look 50 plus at all, and it is refreshing to see a smiling, enthusiastic performer.

Van Basten II Newbie

Van Basten II

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The live concert highlights for 2007 for me were:

Mike Stern at 55 Bar. Another reliable exciting engagement. A tiny club, explosive guitar.

Saw him a couple of times this year, he still has a juvenile enthusiasm that is contagious. Music seems to keep him young.

Yes, he does not look 50 plus at all, and it is refreshing to see a smiling, enthusiastic performer.

Heck, i'm not forty yet and he looks younger than me.

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GregK Apprentice

GregK

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I saw Roscoe Mitchell, George Lewis and Muhal Richard Abrams in concert at Kerrytown in Ann Arbor, and even got to briefly thank Roscoe after the show with a handshake and a few words. By far the best jazz-related event for me.

Guest Bill Barton

Guest Bill Barton

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Here's a list in totally random order of highlights from 2007 here in Seattle.

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2007 Top Concerts

Gust Burns Trio (with Jeff Johnson-bass and Greg Campbell-drums,

percussion); Wally Shoup/Gust Burns/Reuben Radding/Greg Campbell

(Chapel Performance Space, Earshot Jazz Festival, Seattle)

Satoko Fujii/Natsuki Tamura (Chapel Performance Space, Seattle)

John Butcher/Torsten Muller/Dylan van der Schyff (Chapel Performance

Space, Polestar/Earshot event, Seattle)

The Willem Breuker Kollektief's Faust (The Triple Door, Earshot Jazz

Festival, Seattle)

David Haney/Dan Blunck (Gallery 1412, Seattle)

Moutin Reunion Quartet (Ballard Jazz Festival, Seattle)

Tom Varner Trio + one (Seattle Asian Art Museum, Seattle)

New Stories (Seattle Asian Art Museum, Seattle)

Hal Galper/Jeff Johnson/John Bishop (Tula's, Seattle)

Dawn Clement Trio; Anat Cohen Quartet (PONCHO Concert Hall, Cornish

College, Earshot Jazz Festival, Seattle)

Wally Shoup Trio (Gallery 1412, Seattle)

Dafnis Prieto (The Triple Door, Earshot Jazz Festival, Seattle)

Thomas Marriott's Willie Nelson Project (Seattle Jazz Showcase,

Seattle)

Marc Seales Group (Seattle Jazz Showcase, Seattle)

More Zero (Seattle Jazz Showcase, Seattle)

Wayne Horvitz; Bill Horvitz Trio (Gallery 1412, Seattle)

Paul Rucker Quintet (Chapel Performance Space, Seattle)

Charmaine Clamor (Seattle Asian Art Museum, Seattle)

Angelique Kidjo (Jazz Alley, Seattle)

Richard Bona (Jazz Alley, Seattle)

Michael Blake's Hellbent (Tula's, Seattle)

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My Top Ten CDs of 2007 as submitted to CODA and published in the January/February 2008 issue:

Paul Bley – Solo in Mondsee – ECM

Satoko Fujii & Natsuki Tamura – In Krakow, In November – Not Two

Hal Galper/Jeff Johnson/John Bishop – Furious Rubato – Origin

David Haney & Julian Priester – Ota Benga of the Batwa – CIMP

Steve Kuhn Trio – Live at Birdland – Blue Note

Thomas Marriott – Both Sides of the Fence – Origin

Mark O'Leary/Cuong Vu/Tom Rainey – Waiting – Leo

Maria Schneider Orchestra – Sky Blue – Artist Share

Wally Shoup/Gust Burns/Reuben Radding/Greg Campbell – The Levitation Shuffle – Clean Feed

Warren Smith – Natural Cultural Forces – Engine

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Some that passed under the CD player's laser after the deadline include:

Charmaine Clamor - Flippin' Out - FreeHam

Tony Wilson 6tet - Pearls Before Swine - Drip Audio

Tony Wilson/Peggy Lee/Jon Bentley - Escondido Dreams - Drip Audio

Marty Ehrlich/Myra Melford - Spark! - Palmetto

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And one that almost made the original list:

Double Duo - Crossword Puzzle - Libra

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