I do this every December — take a shot at my Top 25 Jazz Albums of the year. My 2020 list is pretty interesting, I think — inside, outside, international... some Charles Tolliver, some Sun Ra, some less familiar things. Here we go...

#25.... Top 25 Jazz Albums of 2020

Black Art Jazz Collective: "Ascension" (High Note)

https://t.co/ZkwG0ErHUK
#24... Top 25 Jazz Albums of 2020

Chick Corea: "Plays" (Concord)

I'm tickled by Chick's Scarlatti...

https://t.co/3sdDoqEIkk
#23... Top 25 Jazz Albums of 2020

Irreversible Entanglements with Moor Mother: "Who Sent You?" (International Anthem)

https://t.co/uqnXj1BGCf
#22... Top 25 Jazz Albums of 2020

Micah Thomas: "Tide" (self-released)

https://t.co/32vVdvudr5
#21... Top 25 Jazz Albums of 2020

Catherine Sikora & Ethan Winogrand: "Things To Do In Paris" (Bandcamp)

https://t.co/lksCoI21y0
#20... Top 25 Jazz Albums of 2020

Champian Fulton: "Birdsong" (Champian Records)

https://t.co/4RJ9bIGulg
#19... Top 25 Jazz Albums of 2020

Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah: "Axiom" (Ropeadope)

https://t.co/Y1ohEeWF7u
#18... Top 25 Jazz Albums of 2020

Bill Frisell: "Valentine" (Blue Note)

https://t.co/zK09k2LKIG
#17... Top 25 Jazz Albums of 2020

Charles Tolliver: "Connect" (Gearbox)

https://t.co/SbpShuk9JZ
#16... Top 25 Jazz Albums of 2020

Sun Ra Arkestra: "Swirling" (Strut)

https://t.co/wYkYycNFDf
#15... Top 25 Jazz Albums of 2020

Nubya Garcia: "Source" (Concord)

https://t.co/qJPwb9gZLV
#14... Top 25 Jazz Albums of 2020

JD Allen: "Toys/Die Dreaming" (Savant)

https://t.co/99CSw6wrul
#13... Top 25 Jazz Albums of 2020

Sisonke Xonti: "uGaba the Migration" (As-Shams/The Sun)

https://t.co/9NRN0BdcjS
#12... Top 25 Jazz Albums of 2020

Nels Cline Singers: "Share the Wealth" (Blue Note)

https://t.co/R7PFjf1cMw
#11... Top 25 Jazz Albums of 2020

Quin Kirchner: "The Shadows and The Light" (Astral Spirits)

https://t.co/qVnOyFzwVg
#10... Top 25 Jazz Albums of 2020

Anna Hogberg Attack: "Lena" (Omlott)

https://t.co/5bQjVOp1Qa
#9... Top 25 Jazz Albums of 2020

Wayne Escoffery: "The Humble Warrior" (Smoke Sessions)

https://t.co/aRz417Ie5W
#8... Top 25 Jazz Albums of 2020

Immanuel Wilkins: "Omega" (Blue Note)

https://t.co/sr1i3tMrAk
#7... Top 25 Jazz Albums of 2020

George Burton: "Reciprocity"(self-released)

https://t.co/cmN0vKa760
#6... Top 25 Jazz Albums

Lafayette Gilchrist: "Now" (Lafayette Gilchrist Music)

https://t.co/WtKUGNtWXu
#5... Top 25 Jazz Albums

Sullivan Fortner and Kyle Athayde: "Tea for Two" (self-released)

https://t.co/gRiRUi1qYo
#4... Top 25 Jazz Albums of 2020

Dezron Douglas and Brandee Younger: "Force Majeure" (International Anthem)

https://t.co/HTbHRTwEkp
#3... Top 25 Jazz Albums of 2020

Charles Lloyd: "8: Kindred Spirits (Live from the Lobero)" (Blue Note)

https://t.co/9foKqAJIJ7
#2... Top 25 Jazz Albums of 2020

James Brandon Lewis & Chad Taylor: "Live in Willisau" (Intakt)

https://t.co/uNLngkDE7P
#1... Top 25 Jazz Albums of 2020

Nduduzo Makhathini: "Mode of Communication: Letters from the Underworlds" (Blue Note)

https://t.co/f8BTwY5meO
There you go... I've also got five or six "historical" releases to recommend: Monk, Rollins, Sam Rivers, more.... will get to those later today or tomorrow. (Threads wear me out...) Happy listening...

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