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Geniuses Collide In 2008's Best Jazz

Dave Holland Sextet's <em>Pass It On</em>
Dave Holland Sextet's Pass It On

Cross-pollination of excellent musicians made for some amazing jazz in 2008. The year's best CDs find guitarist Lionel Loueke making an appearance on albums by Francisco Mela and Kenny Barron, Mela playing on Barron's new CD as well as his own, Joe Lovano releasing one album solo and one with Saxophone Summit, and pianist Jason Moran appearing on recordings by Mela and Cassandra Wilson.

Hearing the best musicians work with other geniuses is a wonderful thing to witness.

There were so many new jazz releases this year that it's virtually impossible to have heard everything. For that reason, there's likely some great music out there that was overlooked only because I didn't hear it. (Feel free to nominate your own favorites in the comments section below.) That said, in no particular order, here are the year's 10 best jazz CDs.

Click here for more entries in the Best CDs of 2008 series.

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Shaunna Morrison Machosky