Podcast 402: A Few of My Favorite Things 2013

Rather than attempt to make a conventional list of "Best of" CDs at the end of each year, I take stock of what artists impressed me the most, what CDs found their way back into the player most often, and whose music continued to move me after the initial novelty of a first listen wore off. Then I break these into a few handy categories, like "Memorable Reissues" or "Tribute Albums of Note". It seems unfair to me to match, say, John Coltrane's Sun Ship Session against Chris Potter's latest CD to say which is "better". The two musicians are from different times and take different approaches to music, although both play the saxophone extremely well. So without further ado, here are a few of my favorite things of 2013.  It was a very good year. Great New Things from Old Friends Chris Potter – The Sirens Wayne Shorter Quartet – Without a Net Joe Lovano UsFive – Cross Culture Dave Holland – Prism Christian McBride & Inside Straight – People Music New Artists and Those Hitting Their Stride Cécile McLorin Salvant- WomanChild Craig Taborn Trio – Chants Warren Wolf - Wolfgang Gregory Porter – Liquid Spirit Aaron Diehl - The Bespoke Man's Narrative Etienne Charles – Creole Soul Memorable Reissues, Compilations, and Posthumous or Archival Albums Jack DeJohnette - Special Edition [Box set] John Coltrane Quartet - The Complete Sun Ship Session Charles Lloyd -  ECM Box Set Paul Motian -  ECM Box Set Miles Davis - Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2 Tribute Albums of Note Tierney Sutton – After Blue Marc Carey – For the Love of Abbey Rene Marie – I Wanna Be Evil: With Love to Eartha Kitt Geri Allen - Grand River Crossings – Motown & Motor City Terri Lynne Carrington - Money Jungle; Provacative in Blue Reunions and Collaborations of Note Fred Hersch & Julian Lage – Free Flying Charles Lloyd & Jason Moran – Hagar’s Song Eddie Daniels & Roger Kellaway – Duke at the Roadhouse – Live in Santa Fe The Swallow Quintet – Into the Woodwork Bob James and David Sanborn – Quartette Humaine Podcast 402 gives you a chance to hear music from some of these memorable CDs, one from each category, including: Christian McBride & Inside Straight – “Gang Gang” from People Music Cécile McLorin Salvant – “Baby Have Pity On Me” from WomanChild Miles Davis – “No Blues”  from Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2 Geri Allen – “ Save the Children” from Grand River Crossings – Motown & Motor City The Swallow Quintet – “Exit Stage Left” from Into the Woodwork