The Line-Up and Evolve for 23 & 24 December 2022 (My Favorite Jazz Albums of 2022)


This weekend's shows run through my favorite jazz albums of 2022, so yes, there's obvious repeating of artists between The Line-Up and the 4pm hour of Evolve this week. Such is the nature of lists.

The Line-Up for 23 December 2022


Cécile McLorin Salvant, "Ghost Song" off Ghost Song


Teebs, "Why Like" off Ardour


Michael Blake, the title track to Combobulate


Tomas Fujiwara's Triple Double, "The March of the Storm Before The Quiet of the Dance" off March


Taylor McFerrin, "Stepps" off Early Riser


The Bad Plus, "Sun Wall" off their self titled album


Julian Lage, "Word For Word" off View With A Room


Jeremy Pelt, "I'm Still Standing" off Soundtrack


Teebs, "Pretty Poly" off Collections 01


Makaya McCraven, "This Place That Place" off In These Times


Billy Mohler, "Nightfall" off Anatomy


Jeff Parker, "Suffolk" off Forfolks


Mndsgn, "Convert" off Yawn Zen


Aaron Parks / Matt Brewer / Eric Harland, "Lunar" off Volume Two


Evolve for 24 December 2022

3 o'clock hour


Nduduzo Makhathini, "Emlilweni" off In The Spirit Of Ntu


Makaya (McCraven), "Split Decision" off Living Beats EP


Mark Guiliana, "the most important question" off the sound of listening


Melissa Aldana, the title track to 12 Stars


Julieta Eugenio, the title track to Jump


Rel, "Six In The Morning" off Out Of View


KingKlavé, "Osain" off his self-titled album


Carlos Niño & Friends, "Actually" off EXTRA PRESENCE


Walter Smith III & Matthew Stevens, "For Some Time" off In Common 3


DJ Harrison, "Echo Parking" off Stashboxxx


Ethan Iverson, "She Won't Forget Me" off Every Note Is True


Katalyst, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad, "Summer Solstice" off JID013


Wayne Shorter / Terri Lyne Carrington / Leo Genevese / esperanza spalding, "Drummer's Song" off Live at the Detroit Jazz Festival 


Tycho, "Hours" off Dive


Samara Joy, "Sweet Pumpkin" off Linger Awhile


4 o'clock hour


JD Allen, "Down South" off Americana, Vol. 2


Baths, "Maximalist" off Cerulean


Cécile McLorin Salvant, "I Lost My Mind" off Ghost Song


Michael Blake, "Bob The Bob" off Combobulate


Tomas Fujiwara's Triple Double, "Life Only Gets More" off March


Apple Juice Kid, "Bitches"


The Bad Plus, "Motivations II" off their self titled album


Julian Lage, "Heart Is A Drum" off View With A Room


Jeremy Pelt, "Picking Up The Pieces" off Soundtrack


MF DOOM, "High John" off Special Herbs


Makaya McCraven, "Dream Another" off In These Times


Billy Mohler, "Speed Kills" off Anatomy


Jeff Parker, "Four Folks" off Forfolks


Mister Barrington, "Helter's Kelter" off II


Aaron Parks / Matt Brewer / Eric Harland, "Eleftheria" off Volume One


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