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The AllRovi editors are recapping the year in recordings by providing a list of their favorite jazz releases of 2010. The avant garde played made a big impact this year with albums from Rudresh Mahanthappa, Trygve Seim, and Nels Cline making our list. However, albums by artists who combined very traditional jazz styles with more contemporary sounds — including Trombone Shorty and Preservation Hall — also made the cut.
significant works & people
songs
albums
musicians & bands
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Speckled Red
1920s - 1960s
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Pablo All-Stars
1970s - 1990s
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Tony Bennett
1950s - 2010s
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Spike Hughes
1930s - 1950s
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Charles Mingus
1940s - 1970s
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Speckled Red
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Stanley Jordan
1980s - 2000s
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Stanley Turrentine
1950s - 1990s
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Shelly Manne
1940s - 1980s
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Chuck Mangione
1960s - 2000s
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Amsterdam String Trio
1980s - 2000s
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Stanley Jordan
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Ted Heath
1920s - 1960s
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Ted Weems
1920s - 1940s
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Terry Callier
1960s - 2000s
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Steve Coleman
1980s - 2000s
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Shorty Rogers
1950s - 1990s
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Ted Heath
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Paul Winter
1960s - 2000s
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Shirley Scott
1950s - 1990s
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Sidney Bechet
1920s - 1950s
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Andrew Hill
1950s - 2000s
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Ray Noble
1920s - 1950s
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Paul Winter
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Sid Phillips
1920s - 1960s
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Sonny Rollins
1940s - 2000s
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Sonny Stitt
1940s - 1980s
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Branford Marsalis
1970s - 2000s
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Masada String Trio
1990s - 2000s
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Sid Phillips
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Bernard "Pretty" Purdie
1990s
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The Blackbyrds
1970s
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Benoît Delbecq
1990s - 2000s
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Bert Ambrose
1910s - 1950s
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West Coast All-Stars
1990s
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Bernard "Pretty" Purdie
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Big Jay McNeely
1940s - 1990s
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Bessie Smith
1920s - 1930s
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Bob James
1960s - 2000s
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Keith Jarrett
1960s - 2000s
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Kenny G
1980s - 2000s
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Big Jay McNeely
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Paul Desmond
1940s - 1970s
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Jimmy McGriff
1950s - 2000s
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Bobby Hackett
1930s - 1970s
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Billie Holiday
1930s - 1950s
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Bobby Hutcherson
1960s - 2000s
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Paul Desmond
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Kid Ory
1910s - 1970s
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Jimmy Rushing
1920s - 1970s
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Chet Baker
1940s - 1980s
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King Oliver
1910s - 1930s
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Jack Hylton
1920s - 1950s
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Kid Ory
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Concord All Stars
1970s - 1990s
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Paul Horn
1960s - 1990s
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Bix Beiderbecke
1920s - 1930s
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Chris Barber
1950s - 2000s
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Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
1950s - 1960s
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Concord All Stars