Acquisitions- New Enough Edition

It’s pretty rare that I’ll be listening to mostly newly recorded music for any significant stretch, but the three records here all grabbed my interest on my last trip to the store.

Acquisitions- A little backed up…

I’ve been away from the blog for awhile, but I’m still buying music on a regular basis. I’m also going to start including music on these posts. If I post something of yours and you want it removed, let me know. Here’s what’s new to me:

2009 is fading fast…

It seems appropriate to start a jazz blog with a post about looking back. So much of the jazz media would rather remind you how great it used to be than give attention to the great music that is happening all around us. A quick browse through Downbeat’s Best CDs of the 2000s reveals a strong yearning for yesterday with nearly half of the best CDs of the last decade being re-issues or remasters of music that, while great, is just nothing new.

Rather than re-hashing why this approach is not only harmful (as has been covered in many columns and articles by much more informed writers than myself), but also lazy (something I will touch on at another time), I will focus this quick first post on my favorite records of the last ten years. All of the following were released for the first time in the last decade and represent music that is happening now, or at least was when it was released. Hope you enjoy, look forward to any input you might have.