{"id":70,"date":"2012-04-14T02:21:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-14T02:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toddbishopjazz.com\/index.php\/2012\/04\/14\/best-of-2009-69-annee-erotique_13\/"},"modified":"2015-09-28T00:23:35","modified_gmt":"2015-09-28T00:23:35","slug":"best-of-2009-69-annee-erotique_13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toddbishopjazz.com\/index.php\/2012\/04\/14\/best-of-2009-69-annee-erotique_13\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of 2009: 69 Ann\u00e9e \u00c9rotique – Allaboutjazz.com (#2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Allaboutjazz.com’s Dan McClenaghan put our 69 Ann\u00e9e \u00c9rotique on his top ten CDs of 2009<\/a> list, along with albums by Jan Garbarek, Gary Peacock, Steve Kuhn, and Jessica Williams. Here’s his introduction followed by our entry:<\/p>\n

2009 was a fantastic year for music. Every disc on this list is a marvelous set of sounds. This is what keeps me excited about the art form. <\/p>\n

Todd Bishop’s Pop Art 4
\n69 Annee Erotique
\nOrigin Records<\/p>\n

A meticulously-crafted jazz\/pop mix nod to the music of the late French musical Renaissance man, Serge Gainsbourg.<\/p>\n

Dan’s complete list after the break:<\/p>\n

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Jessica Williams
\nArt of the Piano <\/b>
\nOrigin Records<\/p>\n

Always a fine pianist, Jessica Williams has driven deeper into her artistry since she started her own record label. This live set features Jessica Williams at the peak of her solo piano powers.<\/p>\n

\nEdmar Castaneda
\nEntre Cuerdas <\/b>
\nArtistShare<\/p>\n

An unusual combination of Castaneda’s harp with trombone and percussion blending into a uniquely exuberant sound.<\/p>\n

\nSteve Kuhn Trio with Joe Lovano
\nMostly Coltrane <\/b>
\nECM Records<\/p>\n

Pianist Kuhn’s stint with John Coltrane was brief, but he soaked up the saxophonist’s spirit. This quartet doesn’t try to copy the Trane’s sound; interprets the spirit of it.<\/p>\n

\nGreg Reitan
\nSome Other Time <\/b>
\nSunnyside Records<\/p>\n

An extraordinary debut by a pianist with a with a supple touch and an elegant, classic approach to the piano trio format.<\/p>\n

\nRudresh Mahanthappa’s Indo-Pak Coalition
\nApti <\/b>
\nInnova Records<\/p>\n

Following his much praised Kinsmen (Pi Recordings, 2008), altoist Rudresh Mahanthappa continues his exploration of Western jazz mixed with Indian music with guitarist Rez Abassi and tablaist Dan Weiss.<\/p>\n

\nGary Peacock\/Marc Copland
\nInsight <\/b>
\nPirouet Records<\/p>\n

Two veterans immerse themselves in this duo outing of the highest order. Just beautiful!<\/p>\n

\nTodd Bishop’s Pop Art 4
\n69 Annee Erotique <\/b>
\nOrigin Records<\/p>\n

A meticulously-crafted jazz\/pop mix nod to the music of the late French musical Renaissance man, Serge Gainsbourg.<\/p>\n

\nBridge Quartet
\nNight <\/b>
\nOrigin Records<\/p>\n

A top notch quartet, sax and piano\/bass\/drums, sounding devil-may-care relaxed, giving some familiar tunes a wild ride.<\/p>\n

\nFred Hess Big Band
\nHold On <\/b>
\nDazzle Records<\/p>\n

Saxophonist Fred Hess expands his pallet from small group to big band with excellent results.<\/p>\n

Jan Garbarek Group
\nDresden <\/b>
\nECM Records<\/p>\n

The Norwegian saxophonist’s first ever live set, a double disc that won’t leave the CD player and encourages a journey of discovery into his catalog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Allaboutjazz.com’s Dan McClenaghan put our 69 Ann\u00e9e \u00c9rotique on his top ten CDs of 2009 list, along with albums by Jan Garbarek, Gary Peacock, Steve Kuhn, and Jessica Williams. Here’s his introduction followed by our entry: 2009 was a fantastic year for music. Every disc on this list is a marvelous set of sounds. This is what keeps me excited about the art form. Todd Bishop’s Pop Art 4 69 Annee Erotique Origin Records A meticulously-crafted jazz\/pop mix nod to the music of the late French musical Renaissance man, Serge Gainsbourg. Dan’s complete list after the break: Jessica Williams Art of the Piano Origin RecordsRead More →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[61,20,21,22,14,15],"class_list":{"0":"entry","1":"post","2":"publish","3":"author-todd","4":"post-70","6":"format-standard","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"post_tag-69-annee-erotique","9":"post_tag-allaboutjazz-com","10":"post_tag-best-of","11":"post_tag-dan-mcclenaghan","12":"post_tag-press-quotes","13":"post_tag-reviews"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/toddbishopjazz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/toddbishopjazz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/toddbishopjazz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toddbishopjazz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toddbishopjazz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/toddbishopjazz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":194,"href":"https:\/\/toddbishopjazz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70\/revisions\/194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/toddbishopjazz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toddbishopjazz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toddbishopjazz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}