In a year that rendered ‘Best Ofs’ pretty much irrelevant, Rolling Stone magazine instead offered ‘6 Paths Through Jazz’ to round off the year. It is inevitably US-centered but looks at the music from different perspectives and is a great place to start to explore new releases. It could easily have you absorbed for hours – days even – with the wealth of links to new music.
Start your journey here: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/best-jazz-albums-2020-1103878/
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