New York City Jazz Record, January 2022
Best of 2021 selections:
BEST TRIBUTES OF THE YEAR / BEST CONCERTS OF THE YEAR
Dave Liebman Expansions: Selflessness (Dot Time)
BEST REISSUES OF THE YEAR
Louis Armstrong: The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia and RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-1966 (Mosaic)
BEST DEBUTS OF THE YEAR
Samara Joy: Samara Joy (Whirlwind Recordings)
BEST VOCAL RELEASES OF THE YEAR
Champian Fulton: Live from Lockdown (s/r)
Helen Gillet/Jeff Coffin: Let It Shine (Ear Up)
Lucy Yeghiazaryan/Vanisha Gould: In Her Words (La Reserve)
BEST LATIN JAZZ RELEASES OF THE YEAR
Carlos Henriquez: The South Bronx Story (Tiger Turn)
HONORABLE MENTION – BEST NEW RELEASES
Gonzalo Rubalcaba: Skyline (5Passion)
BEST BOXED SETS OF THE YEAR
Lennie Tristano: Personal Recordings, 1946-1970 (Mosaic, Dot Time)
Reviews by Dan Bilawsky, Ken Dryden, Marco Cangiano
Michael Stephenson/Alexander Claffy: Michael Stephenson Meets The Alexander Claffy Trio (Cellar Music Group)
Miki Yamanaka: Stairway to the Stars (Outside In Music)
Ralph Peterson: Raise Up Off Me (Onyx Productions)
Brandon Goldberg: In Good Time (s/r)
Concert Reviews by Russ Musto
Ulysses Owens Jr. Big Band
Papo Vázquez Mighty Pirates Troubadours
Vox News article by Suzanne Lorge
The Baylor Project: Generations (Be A Light)