Best jazz albums of 2012
By Chris Barton
A selection of notable releases in another year that found jazz evolving as boundaries and definitions shifted and fell, leaving only the music behind.
A selection of notable releases in another year that found jazz evolving as boundaries and definitions shifted and fell, leaving only the music behind.
Best of 2012: Movies | TV | Pop music | Jazz | Video Games | Art | Theater | Dance | Classical music
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Vijay Iyer, "Accelerando" (ACT)
Already one of the most acclaimed pianists in jazz, Iyer shifts the focus to the undeniable pull of rhythm. In addition to intricate and immediate originals, Iyer gives songs by Duke Ellington, Henry Threadgill and Flying Lotus an inventive drive that moves both head and body.
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