Happy Holidays! I hadn’t given much thought to a list of 2014 favorites until today when suddenly a few listeners looking for gift ideas wrote to ask if I was going to post a Top Ten. On short notice, here’s a list of the ten most-played releases of the year in Jazz a la Mode, and the five most-played albums featuring vocalists. Happy downloading and/or shopping retail for jazz.
Chris Byars The Music of Duke Jordan Steeplechase Records

Chick Corea Trio Trilogy Concord/Stretch

Steve Davis For Real Positone Records

Wycliffe Gordon The Intimate Ellington Criss Cross Jazz

Jimmy Greene Beautiful Life Mack Avenue

Peter Hand Big Band Out of Hand Savant Records

Jason Moran All Rise: A Joyful Elegy for Fats Waller Blue Note

Miro Sprague Blue Dreaming Light Magnet

Dayna Stephens Peace Sunnyside

Helen Sung Anthem for a New Day Concord Jazz

The vocal department includes the great singers Rene Marie and Gregory Porter, pianists Champian Fulton and Dr. John, and saxophonist-clarinetist Aurora Nealand.
Champian Fulton Change Partners Cellar Live

Dr. John Ske-Dat-De-Dat: The Spirit of Satch Concord Jazz

Rene Marie I Wanna Be Evil Motema Records

Aurora Nealand & The Royal Roses The Lookback Transmission http://auroranealand.com/store/

Gregory Porter Liquid Spirit Blue Note
