Episode 347: The Best Of 2025 According to Experts, Part 2

Part 2 of The Best of 2025 According To Jazz Reviewers and other jazz lovers. I select a few albums (often randomly) that have been rated by one or more reviewers as one of the year's best. Then, of the ones I seem to like at first listen, I play a track for you.

And usually try to throw a short tidbit of information about it

This episode includes a track from the following albums:

ARTEMIS: Arboresque
ERIC ALEXANDER: Chicago to New York
KEITH JARRETT: New Vienna
VENNA: Malik
DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER and BILL CHARLAP: Elemental
EMMA RAWLICZ: Inkyra
THE SPANNER BIG BAND: A Load of Old Toot
HIROMI'S SONIC WONDER: Out There
SYLVIE COURVOSIER & MARY HALVORSON: Bone Bells
CURTIS NOWOSAD: I Am Doing My Best
MARSHALL ALLEN (a 101 year old who just put out his first album last year): New Dawn