Top-10 World Jazz albums of 2007

This year brought some nice world jazz albums, but not that many. The genre is of course very broad, and there is no comparison between the intimistic setting of the two solo cello records here on the list, and the extravert Archie Shepp & Dar Gnawa on the other extreme. The mediterranean world jazz is well-represented with Rabih Abou-Khalil, Myriam Alter, Paolo Fresu and Gato Libre. You can find reviews for each of these albums by clicking on the title.

In random order (and as said before, I'm not a great mathematician):

• Erik Friedlander -Volac, Book Of Angels, Vol. 8
• Ned Rothenberg - Inner Diaspora
• The Cracow Klezmer Band - Remembrance
• Myriam Alter - Where Is There?
• Andrea Centazzo - The Voyagers
• Rabih Abou-Khalil - Songs For Sad Women
• Ravish Momin's Trio Tirana - Miren
• Joachim Kühn - Kalimba
• Archie Shepp - Dar Gnawa
• Rufus Cappadocia - Songs For Cello
• Gato Libre - Nomad
• Paolo Fresu, Galliano, Landgren - Mare Nostrum

Two special mentions

• Bitter Funeral Beer Band - Live In Nurnberg - best re-issue of the year
• Tom Chess -In The Beautiful Future - because he brings something new (and I like the combination oud + trumpet!)