CD Releases 2012

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The Best of 2012

Top 10 CDs


Fourplay Espirit Du Four	Gerald Albright Norman Brown 24/7	Peter White Here We Go	Euge Groove House of Groove	Paul Brown The Funky Joint

Brian Culbertson Dreams	Dave Koz Live at the Blue Note in Tokyo	Jeff Kashiwa Let It Ride	Julian Vaughn Breakthrough	Elizabeth Mis Breakaway

Best New Male Artist of 2012

Julian Vaughn

Breakthrough

Honorable Mention

Vincent Ingala

Can't Stop Now

Best New Female Artist 2012

Elizabeth Mis

Breakaway

Best Live Performance 2012

Euge Groove

House of Groove Tour

Dave Koz and Friends Christmas Tour 2012

Featuring David Benoit, Sheila E, Javier Colon, Margo Rey
Brian Simpson, Randy Jacobs,
Nathaniel Kearney Jr., Jay Williams

Best Venue of 2012

Best Festival of 2012

January 2012

31	Candy Dulfer Crazy	Razor & Tie
31	Najee The Smooth Side of Soul	Scanachie
31	Jeff Lorber Galaxy	Heads Up
31	Eric Marienthal It's Love	Entertainment One
31	Tom Scott Presents Paulette McWilliams Telling Stories	Reviver Records
31	Rodrigo & Gabriela Area 52	ATO

February 2012

14		Michael Lington Pure	Trippin & Rhythm
28		East Bay Soul 2.0	Ripa Records

March 2012

6	Paul Brown The Funky Joint	Woodword Avenue
13	Peter White Here We Go	Heads Up
20	Chris Standring Electric Wonderland	Ultimate Vibe
20	Esperanza Spalding Radio Music Society	Heads Up
26	Darren Rahn Speechless	Trippin & Rhythm
26	Hiroshima Departure
26	Incognito Surreal	Shanachie

April 2012

Chris Botti

Impressions

Columbia Records

May 2012

Steve Oliver

World Citizen

SMO Entertainment

29itzen

David Benoit

Conversation

Heads Up Records

June 2012

5	Brian Bromberg Compared to That	Artistry Records
12	Brian Culbertson Dreams	Verve Records
12	Pat Metheny The Unity Band	Nonesuch
12	Shilts All Grown Up	Blanket Records
19	Gerald Albright and Norman Brown 24/7	Concord Records
19	Paul Hardcastle The Chill Lounge, Volume 1	Trippin & Rhythm
19	Return to Forever: Chick Corea Stanley Clarke Jean-Luc Ponty Frank Gambale Lenny White The Mothership Returns	Eagle Rock Entertainment
19	Sara Gazarek Blossom and Bee	Palmetto Records
19	BeBe Winans America, America	Razor & Tie
26	Kenny G & Rahul Sharma Namaste	Concord Records

July 2012

9	Vincent Ingala Can't Stop Now	CD Baby
17	Grant Geissman Bop! Bang! Boom!	Open All Nite Entertainment/ Futurism Records
17	Brian Bromberg Spirit of Jabim	Artistry Music
17	Brian Bromberg Bromberg Plays Hendrix	Artistry Music
31	Randy Crawford & Joe Sample Live	PRA
31	David Sanborn And Again the David Sanborn Anthology	Rhino Records

August 2012

7	Marcus Miller Renaissance	Concord Records
14	Julian Vaughn Breakthrough	Trippin'n'Rhythm
21	Jonathan Fritzen Magical	Nordic Night Records
25	Jeff Kashiwa Let It Ride	Native Language Music
28	Rippingtons Built To Last	Entertainment One Music
28	Bobby Caldwell House of Cards	Jvc Japan
29	UNAM Weekend in LA	SkyTown Records

September 2012

4	Four80East Off Duty	Boomtang Records
4	Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Rattle Them Bones	Savoy Jazz
11	Euge Groove House of Groove	Shanachie
11	Larry Carlton Then & Now Featuring Four Hands and a Heart (Volume 1)	335 Records
11	Nicholas Cole Endless Possibilities
18	Fourplay Espirit du Four	Headsup
18	Nils City Groove	Baja Records
25	Lee Ritenour Rhythm Sessions	Concord Jazz
25	Jonathan Butler Grace and Mercy	RENDEZVOUS RECORDS
25	Jesse Cook The Blue Guiter Sessions	Entertainment One

October 2012

2	Marc Antoine Guitar Destiny	Frazzy Frog Music
2	Diana Krall Glad Rag Doll	Verve
4	Craig Chaquico Red Fire Moon	Blind Pig Records
9	Elizabeth Mis Breakaway	Red General Catalog
16	Jay Gore Identity
16	Slim Man Live	Oui Oui Music
23	Jackiem Joyner Church Boy
23	Anita Baker Only Forever
23	Rick Braun Swingin' in the Snow
26	Dave Koz Live at the Blue Note Tokyo	Just Koz Entertainment, Inc.

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