This first episode for the New Year continues where we left off last week with reviews of some of my favorite 2024 releases. 

Playlist

Artist ~ Name ~ Album

Ulysses Owens Jr. ~ Better Days ~ A New Beat

Lori Bell Quartet ~ Recorda Me ~ Recorda Me - Remembering Joe Henderson

Roy Hargrove ~ Lake Danse ~ Grande-Terre

Emmet Cohen ~ Vibe Provider ~ Vibe Provider

Joel Ross ~ equinox ~ nublues

Duke Ellington ~ Blues for New Orleans ~ New Orleans Suite

SFJAZZ Collective ~ God Bless The Child / That's The Way Of The World ~ New Works & Classics Reimagined