And the best jazz albums of 2022 were…?


I’ve read a number of articles and it seems there’s very little consensus ( with the exception of a few artists (Charles Lloyd, Immanuel Wilkins, Mary halvorson).  So let me rephrase the question:  which 2022 jazz albums did you really enjoy?

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As @carlsbad said, quite a few newer jazz albums I try to listen to aren't relaxing at all. In fact, they make me tense. I listen to music to relax most of the time. I looked through Roon and see I added 26 albums Roon considers jazz and only 4 show to be from 2022. I don't even think some would consider them jazz. They are as follows:

Leland Whitty "Anyhow"

Lady Blackbird "Black Acid Soul" (came out in '21 but release date streaming shows October '22)

Joshua Redman/Brad Mehldau/Christian McBride/Brian Blade "LongGone"

Matthew Halsall "Changing Earth"

I just tried listening to Mary Halvorson's new album, "Amaryllis" and don't enjoy it at all. Just not the style I like.