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Year End Picks by Chris May

These albums represent my favorites by year...

Jake Long: City Swamp
City Swamp
Jake Long
New Soil, 2024
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Cecil Taylor: Live At Fat Tuesday's February 9,1980 First Visit
Live At Fat Tuesday's February 9,1980 First Visit
Cecil Taylor
Ezz-thetics, 2024
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Shabaka Hutchings: Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace
Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace
Shabaka Hutchings
Impulse! Records, 2024
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Lizz Wright: Shadow
Shadow
Lizz Wright
Blues & Greens, 2024
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Cadair Idris
Cadair Idris
New Soil, 2024
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Kjetil Mulelid: Agoja
Agoja
Kjetil Mulelid
Odin Records, 2024
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Charles Mingus: Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus To Pre Bird Revisited
Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus To Pre Bird Revisited
Charles Mingus
Ezz-thetics, 2024
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Charles Lloyd: The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow
The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow
Charles Lloyd
Blue Note Records, 2024
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Cassie Kinoshi: Gratitude
Gratitude
Cassie Kinoshi
International Anthem Recording Company, 2024
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Lucien Johnson: Ancient Relics
Ancient Relics
Lucien Johnson
Deluge Records, 2024
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Chris Potter: Eagle's Point
Eagle's Point
Chris Potter
Edition Records, 2024
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Ruth Goller: Skyllumina
Skyllumina
Ruth Goller
International Anthem Recording Company, 2024
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Kahil El'Zabar: Open Me: A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit
Open Me: A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit
Kahil El'Zabar
Spiritmuse, 2024
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Joel Ross: Nublues
Nublues
Joel Ross
Blue Note Records, 2023
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Keith Jarrett: Solo-Concerts Bremen Lausanne
Solo-Concerts Bremen Lausanne
Keith Jarrett
ECM Records, 2023
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Chris Batchelor: Telling The Tale
Telling The Tale
Chris Batchelor
Pokey Records, 2023
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Samir Böhringer: Meta Zero
Meta Zero
Samir Böhringer
Ezz-thetics, 2023
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Espen Eriksen: As Good As It Gets
As Good As It Gets
Espen Eriksen
Rune Grammofon, 2023
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Jaimie Branch: Fly Or Die Fly Or Die Fly Or Die ((World War))
Fly Or Die Fly Or Die Fly Or Die ((World War))
Jaimie Branch
International Anthem Recording Company, 2023
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Rob Luft: Dahab Days
Dahab Days
Rob Luft
Edition Records, 2023
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Charles Mingus: At Antibes 1960 Revisited
At Antibes 1960 Revisited
Charles Mingus
Ezz-thetics, 2023
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Bill Dixon: With Archie Shepp, 7-Tette & Orchestra Revisited
With Archie Shepp, 7-Tette & Orchestra Revisited
Bill Dixon
Ezz-thetics, 2023
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Idris Ackamoor: Afro Futuristic Dreams
Afro Futuristic Dreams
Idris Ackamoor
Strut Records, 2023
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Pharoah Sanders: Pharoah (Box Set)
Pharoah (Box Set)
Pharoah Sanders
Luaka Bop, 2023
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Irreversible Entanglements: Protect Your Light
Protect Your Light
Irreversible Entanglements
Impulse! Records, 2023
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Frank Swart: Soundtrack For A Film Without Pictures
Soundtrack For A Film Without Pictures
Frank Swart
Need To Know, 2023
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Nina Simone: You've Got To Learn
You've Got To Learn
Nina Simone
Verve Records, 2023
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John Coltrane: Evenings At The Village Gate
Evenings At The Village Gate
John Coltrane
Impulse! Records, 2023
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