2023 was a special year to us: Everything Jazz first launched in June. To celebrate the end of the year with some great music, our writers each picked one favourite album from our store catalogue.

PART 1

Kevin Le Gendre

Joshua Redman
Where Are We

Sharonne Cohen

Nina Simone
You’ve Got To Learn

Julian Brimmers

Irreversible Entanglements
Protect Your Light

Randall Roberts

Alice Coltrane
Ptah The El Daoud

PART 2

Shannon J. Effinger

Ahmad Jamal
The Awakening

Stephan Kunze

Meshell Ndegeocello
The Omnichord Real Book

Max Cole

Don Cherry, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, Ed Blackwell
Old And New Dreams

Andy Thomas

Archie Shepp
Fire Music

PART 3

Freya Hellier

Brandee Younger
Brand New Life

Daniel Spicer

Kenny Cox
Introducing Kenny Cox

Jane Cornwell

Dorothy Ashby
The Rubáíyát of Dorothy Ashby

Matt Phillips

Kenny Wheeler
Gnu High