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Night Train's Best Music of 2022

Chris Heim, host of Night Train, shares her picks for the best jazz releases of 2022.

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  1. Harry Skoler –Living in Sound, the Music of Charles Mingus(Sunnyside)
  2. Samara Joy –Linger Awhile(Verve)
  3. Deanna Witkowski –Force of Nature(MCG Jazz)
  4. Charles Lloyd –Trios: Chapel(Blue Note)
  5. Ron Carter –Finding the Right Notes(In + Out)
  6. Blue Moods –Myth & Wisdom(Posi-Tone)
  7. Bobby Watson –Back Home in Kansas City(Smoke Sessions)
  8. Skip Walker –Tina’s Contemplation(Skip Walker Music)
  9. Diego Rivera –Mestizo(Posi-Tone)
  10. Ben Sidran –Swing State(Nardis)
  11. Ahmad Jamal – Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse 1963-1964 and Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse 1965-1966 (Jazz Detective)
  12. John Stein –Lifeline(Whaling City Sound)
  13. John Lee –The Artist(Cellar)
  14. Antonio Adolfo –Octet and Originals(AAM)
  15. Brian Lynch & Spheres of Influence -Dance The Way You Want To(Hollistic MusicWorks)
  16. Thomas Linger –Out in It(Cellar)
  17. Javon Jackson -The Gospel According to Nikki Giovanni(Solid Jackson)
  18. Catherine Russell –Send for Me(Dot Time)
  19. Miles Davis -That's What Happened 1982-1985: The Bootleg Series Vol. 7(Columbia/Legacy)
  20. Jeff Coffin -Between Dreaming and Joy(Ear Up)

Here's a sampling of songs from the top ten albums on Spotify:

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Chris Heim
Chris Heim produces and hosts Global Village, a nationally and internationally distributed world music show; the nightly jazz show Night Train, and Crossroads, KMUW’s twice-weekly blues and R&B show. Chris is also a critic and freelance writer whose work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Utne, Global Rhythm, Dirty Linen, and Option, among others.
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