Brian Patneaude’s Top 10 Albums of 2009

BRIAN PATNEAUDE (of the Brian Patneaude Quartet)

10 Joshua Redman – “Compass”
09 Le Boeuf Brothers – “House Without A Door”
08 Kendrick Scott – “Reverence”
07 Sam Yahel – “Hometown”
06/05 (tie) Dave Douglas – “A Single Sky” and “Spirit Moves”: Two collections of original music and unique covers by the prolific trumpter featuring a big band and a brass quintet.
04 Gary Burton – “Quartet Live”: Gary Burton + Pat Metheny + Steve Swallow + Antonio Sanchez = good music.
03 Chris Potter – “Ultrahang”: The latest chapter in Potter’s electric and eclectic quartet features a combination of original material and covers of songs by Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell.
02 Ben Allison – “Think Free”: A perfect synthesis of jazz, rock and country music that’s easy on the ears yet contains enough harmonic twists and turns to keep things interesting.
01 Ben Wendel – “Simple Song”: A collection of nine intricately composed and arranged, yet highly accessible original compositions – as well as an arrangement of John Coltrane’s “Lonnie’s Lament” and a beautifully orchestrated version of Billy Strayhorn’s “A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing” – featuring Wendel on soprano and tenor sax, as well as melodica and bassoon.

You can also find out about more of the top jazz albums of 2009, as determined by contributors to www.albanyjazz.com.

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