MAGNET’s Bill Meyer picks the best jazz/improv releases of the year
1) Sophie Agnel / John Butcher La Pierre Tachée; Liz Allbee / John Butcher / Ignaz Schick / Marta Zapparoli Lamenti Dall’infinito; Burkhard Beins / John Butcher / Werner Dafeldecker Induction; John Butcher / Thomas Lehn / Gino Robair Shaped & Chased; Magda Mayas / Tony Buck / John Butcher Glints (Ni Vu Ni Connu)
2) Mary Halvorson Amaryllis & Belladonna (Nonesuch)
3) Rhodri Davies For Simon H. Fell (Amgen)
4) Peter Brötzmann / William Parker / Milford Graves Historic Music Past Tense Future (Black Editions)
5) Dave Rempis & Avreeayl Ra Bennu (Aerophonic)
6) Kirk Knuffke Trio Gravity Without Airs (Tao Forms)
7) Dan Clucas / Kyle Motl / Nathan Hubbard Daydream And Halting (FMR)
8) David Murray / Brad Jones / Hamid Drake Seriana Promethea (Intakt)
9) Susie Ibarra & Tashi Dorji Master Of Time (Astral Spirits)
10) Fred Anderson & Hamid Drake From The River To The Ocean (Thrill Jockey)
