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OPENING CHORUS • January/February 2022

Walking and Writing • The late FRANK KIMBROUGH warrants as much notice for his composing as for his piano playing

Separation Is an Illusion • ALEXIS LOMBRE hears and plays music without borders

Misha’s Story: The Sequel • Russian pianist MISHA TSIGANOV took the hard way here

Poster Man • For half a century, EARL NEWMAN made art for the Monterey Jazz Festival—and, at 91, he’s still going strong

Feeling the Surge • CHUCK OWEN’s 25-year-old big band doesn’t hide its ambitions

The 33rd Earshot • Seattle’s most important annual jazz event puts on its 2021 edition

Farewells

A Little Brother Like No Other • His siblings Wes and Monk got most of the attention, but BUDDY MONTGOMERY deserves props too

Pete Malinverni • Of Lenny and legacies

Brian Jackson • The man behind the curtain emerges

The Year in Review 2021: 50 CRITICS’ PICKS • We calculated our top 40 new releases and top 10 historical/reissue recordings of 2021 based on year-end lists by our writers. They were asked to choose the 10 best new releases and five best historical titles—i.e., albums and box sets consisting primarily of music recorded 10 or more years ago. To see each voter’s ballot, visit jazztimes.com. Albums and box sets released between Nov. 9, 2020 and Nov. 12, 2021 were eligible. Some discs may have slipped through the cracks, however, as official release dates shifted or weren’t available.

TOP 10 HISTORICAL RELEASES

IMPROVISING HEAVEN • From Harpo Marx to Brandee Younger, the harp has a distinguished but rarely told history in jazz

Renee Rosnes Keeps on Making Hay • An already distinguished career is becoming ever deeper, marked by compositional breakthroughs and exciting collaborative opportunities

Embrace the Process • HELEN SUNG finds purpose in what other musicians can often take for granted

2021’s Top Audio Gear • Despite shortages and shipping issues, the audio industry managed to deliver some stellar new products. Here are our faves.

Tuning In • Pianists and piano technicians explain the process and career of piano tuning

Honoring the Messenger’s Legacy • Mapex pays tribute to RALPH PETERSON JR. with a limited-edition snare drum

5 FOR THE ROAD

One Master to Another • The late Harold Mabern honors John Coltrane in a posthumous live recording

DAVE STRYKER

EVA CASSIDY

HASAAN IBN ALI

MAREIKE WIENING

Fusion on the Table • RANDY KLEIN and ALEX SKOLNICK talk hyphenated cuisine