| Robben Ford
17 Dec Alfredo Rodriguez 12 Nov Cleo Laine and Jacqui Dankworth 22 Oct George Wein 15 Oct Lee Brenkman 08 Oct Mark Winkler 03 Sep Doug Beavers 27 Aug Fred Frith 13 Aug Larry Grenadier 06 Aug | Victor Lin
30 Jul Charles McPherson 23 Jul Erik Jekabson 16 Jul Houston Person 02 Jul Chuck Bennett 25 Jun Rebecca Coupe Franks 28 May Loren Schoenberg 30 Apr Mike Vax 23 Apr Eddie Henderson 09 Apr | Babatunde Lea
19 Mar Dave Tidball 12 Mar Adam Shulman 05 Mar Laura Klein 26 Feb Frank Sumares 19 Feb Barbara Dane 15 Jan Lee Charlton 08 Jan |
| Alex Monfort (2019) | |
|---|---|
| Pianist, composer and bandleader Alex Monfort comes from the same French musical stream that has brought us Martial Solal and Jacques Loussier, Christian Jacob and Jean-Michel Pilc, Michel Petrucciani and Jacky Terrasson.
Alex is still only 24 years old, but has years of formal musical education behind him. His recently released "Introspection" is a trio recording consisting of all originals, the titles of some of which make his influences obvious ("Mulgrew's Mood" for Mulgrew Miller, and "McColtrane" for McCoy Tyner and John Coltrane); for other influences, such as Chick Corea, you'll have to do yourself a favor and listen. |
| Pick | Artist | Album | Song | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # 1 | Chick Corea | Now He Sings, Now He Sobs | Matrix | Blue Note |
| # 2 | Chick Corea | Remembering Bud Powell | Bud Powell | Stretch |
| # 3 | Mulgrew Miller | Wingspan | Wingspan | Landmark |
| # 4 | Mulgrew Miller | With Our Own Eyes | Small Portion | Novus |
| # 5 | Kenny Barron | Wanton Spirit | Melancholia | Verve Gitanes |
| # 6 | The Chick Corea New Trio | Past, Present and Futures | Fingerprints | Stretch |
| # 7 | The Chick Corea New Trio | Past, Present and Futures | Rhumba Flamenco | Stretch |
| # 8 | McCoy Tyner | The Real McCoy | Passion Dance | Blue Note |
| Book | "I don't read [books]." | |||
| Luxury Item | A ghetto blaster | |||