Additional notes on 2019—part one

I wanted to share my ten favorite reissues/archival titles from 2019—apologies for the lack of annotation below, but where possible I’ve added a track from each recording.

1. Various artists, World Spirituality Classics 2: The Time for Peace is Now (Luaka Bop)

2. Stan Getz, Getz at the Gate (Verve)

3. Fernando Falcão, Memória das Águas (Selva Discos)

4. Louis Moholo Octet, Spirits Rejoice! (Otoroku)

5. Roland Kayn, Scanning (Kybernetische Musik IV) (Reiger Records Reeks)

6. Eric Dolphy, Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions (Resonance)

7. Marion Brown, Le Temps Fou (Polydor)

8. Jeanne Lee & Ran Blake, The Newest Sound You Never Heard (A-Side)

9. Winfried Mühlum-Pyrápheros, Musica Nova Contemplativa (Blume)

10. Nat “King” Cole, Hittin’ the Ramp: The Early Years (1936–1943) (Resonance)

Today’s playlist:

Friends & Neighbors, What’s Next? (Clean Feed)

Cave, Allways (Drag City)

Senyawa, Sujud (Sublime Frequencies)

Wayne Shorter, Emanon (Blue Note)

Frode Haltli, Border Woods (Hubro)