| Month |
Day |
Album |
Artist |
Label |
Notes |
Ref. |
| January |
6 |
Pentagon Tapes |
Dag Arnesen Trio |
Losen |
|
|
| 13 |
Hà Nội Duo |
Nguyên Lê featuring Paolo Fresu |
ACT |
Executive producer Siggi Loch |
|
| Danse |
Colin Vallon Trio |
ECM |
Produced by Manfred Eicher |
|
| Up and Coming |
John Abercrombie Quartet (Marc Copland, Drew Gress, Joey Baron) |
Produced by Manfred Eicher |
|
| The Invariant |
Benedikt Jahnel Trio (Antonio Miguel, Owen Howard) |
Produced by Manfred Eicher |
|
| Politur Passiarer |
Scheen Jazzorkester & Audun Kleive |
Losen |
|
|
| 20 |
Chromola |
1982 (Nils Økland, Sigbjørn Apeland, Øyvind Skarbø) |
Heilo |
|
|
| Vit |
Christer Fredriksen |
Losen |
Produced by Christer Fredriksen |
|
| 27 |
Elegy |
Theo Bleckmann with Ben Monder, Shai Maestro, Chris Tordini, John Hollenbeck |
ECM |
Produced by Manfred Eicher |
|
| Godspeed |
Morten Schantz |
Edition |
Produced by Morten Schantz with Kristian Thomsen |
|
| Meet Me At The Movies |
Viktoria Tolstoy |
ACT |
Produced by Nils Landgren executive producer Siggi Loch |
|
| Piano Song |
Matthew Shipp Trio |
Thirsty Ear |
Produced by Peter Gordon |
|
| Potsdamer Platz |
Jan Lundgren |
ACT |
Produced by Siggi Loch |
|
| Quiet Dreams |
Hilde Hefte |
Ponca Jazz |
|
|
| February |
3 |
Daylight Ghosts |
Craig Taborn |
ECM |
Produced by Manfred Eicher |
|
| Ut Og Se Noe Annet |
Marthe Wang |
Kirkelig Kulturverksted |
Produced by Markus Lillehaug Johnsen. Nominated for the folk Spellemannprisen |
|
| My Foolish Heart |
Ralph Towner |
ECM |
Produced by Manfred Eicher |
|
| 10 |
La Diversité |
Nicolas Kummert |
Edition |
|
|
| Third Set |
Oleta Adams |
|
|
|
| 17 |
Axis |
Irabagon, Hegre & Drønen |
Rune Grammofon |
|
|
| 24 |
Drunk |
Thundercat |
Brainfeeder |
Produced by Flying Lotus, Mono/Poly, Sounwave, Thundercat |
|
| Potsdamer Platz |
Jan Lundgren |
ACT |
Produced by Siggi Loch |
|
| The Roc |
Daniel Herskedal |
Edition |
Produced by Daniel Herskedal |
|
| Sooner And Later |
Julia Hülsmann Trio |
ECM |
Produced by Manfred Eicher |
|
| March |
3 |
Rímur |
Trio Mediaeval / Arve Henriksen |
ECM |
Produced by Manfred Eicher |
|
| 7 |
Animals |
Megalodon Collective |
Jazzland |
|
|
| 17 |
Asian Field Variations |
Louis Sclavis, Dominique Pifarely, Vincent Courtois |
ECM |
Produced by Manfred Eicher |
|
| Metrics |
Stephan Meidell |
Hubro |
|
|
| 24 |
Dance of Time |
Eliane Elias |
Concord |
Produced by Eliane Elias, Marc Johnson, Steve Rodby |
|
| Preverbal |
Matthew Stevens |
Ropeadope |
|
|
| Vessel in Orbit |
Whit Dickey, Mat Maneri, and Matthew Shipp |
AUM Fidelity |
Produced by Whit Dickey |
|
| 31 |
December Avenue |
Tomasz Stanko New York Quartet |
ECM |
Produced by Manfred Eicher |
|
| Skinner Plays Skinner |
David Arthur Skinner |
Losen |
Produced by David Arthur Skinner |
|
| April |
7 |
Charlie Watts Meets The Danish Radio Big Band |
Charlie Watts |
Impulse! |
|
|
| East West Time Line |
Kevin Eubanks |
Mack Avenue |
Produced by Kevin Eubanks |
|
| Gratitude |
Dayna Stephens |
Contagious Music |
Produced by Matt Pierson |
|
| Nattsongar |
Erlend Apneseth / Ole Morten Vågan / Hans Hulbækmo |
Hubro |
Produced by Andreas R Meland and Erlend Apneseth |
|
| Nuit Blanche |
François Couturier, Tarkovsky Quartet |
ECM |
Produced by Manfred Eicher |
|
| Thunder of the Gods |
Sun Ra and His Arkestra |
Modern Harmonic |
|
|
| Silent Light |
Dominic Miller |
ECM |
Produced by Manfred Eicher |
|
| 14 |
Walk Against Wind |
Linda May Han Oh |
Biophilia |
|
|
| 21 |
The Dreamer Is The Dream |
Chris Potter, David Virelles, Joe Martin, and Marcus Gilmore |
ECM |
Produced by Manfred Eicher |
|
| Find The Way |
Aaron Parks, Ben Street, and Billy Hart |
ECM |
|
|
| Guzuguzu |
Helge Lien Trio |
Ozella |
Nominated for the jazz Spellemannprisen |
|
| Sabiduría |
Eddie Palmieri |
Ropeadope |
|
|
| Titok |
Ferenc Snétberger, Anders Jormin, and Joey Baron |
ECM |
Produced by Manfred Eicher |
|
| 22 |
Death to the Planet |
The Comet Is Coming |
The Leaf Label |
Produced by Dan Leavers |
|
| 28 |
Flowers: Beautiful Life, Volume 2 |
Jimmy Greene |
Mack Avenue |
Produced by Jimmy Greene, executive producer Gretchen Valade |
|
| Nightfall |
Quercus (June Tabor, Iain Ballamy, Huw Warren) |
ECM |
Produced by Huw Warren, Iain Ballamy |
|
| May |
5 |
Cross My Palm With Silver |
Avishai Cohen Quartet |
ECM |
Produced by Manfred Eicher |
|
| Fly Or Die |
Jaimie Branch |
International Anthem Recording Co. |
|
|
| Kingdom |
Alexi Tuomarila, Mats Eilertsen, and Olavi Louhivuori |
Edition |
Produced by Alexi Tuomarila, executive producer Dave Stapleton |
|
| Towards Language |
Arve Henriksen |
Rune Grammofon |
Produced by Jan Bang, co-produced by Arve Henriksen |
|
| Turn Up the Quiet |
Diana Krall |
Verve |
Produced by Tommy LiPuma |
|
| 12 |
La Saboteuse |
Yazz Ahmed |
Naim Audio |
Produced by Noel Jangley and Yazz Ahmed |
|
| 17 |
She Moves On |
Youn Sun Nah |
ACT |
Produced by Jamie Saft |
|
| 19 |
Music From Our Soul |
Charnett Moffett |
Motema |
|
|
| 26 |
Dizzy |
Jukka Perko Tritone |
We Jazz Records |
|
|
| Loneliness Road |
Jamie Saft, Steve Swallow, Bobby Previte, with Iggy Pop |
RareNoise Records |
Produced by Christian Castagno, Jamie Saft |
|
| Planetary Prince |
Cameron Graves |
Mack Avenue |
Produced by Cameron Graves |
|
| Serenade for Horace |
Louis Hayes |
Blue Note |
Produced by Dezron Douglas, Don Was |
|
| 26 |
Small Town |
Bill Frisell and Thomas Morgan |
ECM |
Produced by Manfred Eicher |
|
| 31 |
Ruler Rebel |
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah |
Ropeadope |
Produced by Chris Dunn |
|
| June |
16 |
Bells for the South Side |
Roscoe Mitchell |
ECM |
|
|
| The Late Trane |
Denys Baptiste |
Edition |
Produced by Jason Yarde |
|
| A Piece Of The Apple |
Frode Kjekstad |
Losen |
Produced by Frode Kjekstad |
|
| 23 |
Diaspora |
Christian Scott |
Ropeadope |
|
|
| Interactions |
Kåre Kolve |
Curling Legs |
Commission for Vossajazz |
|
| 30 |
Unbreakable |
Nils Landgren Funk Unit featuring Ray Parker Jr. |
ACT |
Produced by Magnum Coltrane Price and Nils Landgren, executive producer Siggi Loch |
|
| July |
7 |
Saluting Sgt. Pepper |
Django Bates |
Edition |
Produced by Django Bates and Tim Adnitt |
|
| 14 |
Passin’ Thru |
Charles Lloyd New Quartet |
Blue Note |
|
|
| 28 |
Sinatra & Jobim @ 50 |
John Pizzarelli |
Concord Jazz |
Featuring Daniel Jobim |
|
| August |
18 |
Rathkes Gate 12:21:58 |
Bendik Hofseth / Jacob Young / Paolo Vinaccia |
Oslo Session Recordings |
|
|
| Aqustico Vol 2 |
Luca Aquino |
Losen |
Produced by RVB – AeA societa cooperativa |
|
| Utopian Tales |
Stein Urheim |
Hubro |
Produced by Jørgen Træen and Stein Urheim |
|
| 25 |
Far from Over |
Vijay Iyer Sextet |
ECM |
|
|
| Incidentals |
Tim Berne's Snakeoil |
Produced by David Torn |
|
| Tangents |
Gary Peacock Trio including with Marc Copland and Joey Baron |
Produced by Manfred Eicher |
|
| Brothers |
Adam Baldych and Helge Lien Trio featuring Tore Brunborg |
ACT |
Produced by Siggi Loch with the artist |
|
| Kind Of Spain |
Wolfgang Haffner |
Produced by Lars Danielsson with Wolfgang Haffner, executive producer & curator Siggi LochSiggi Loch with the artist |
|
| Stockholm Underground |
Magnus Lindgren |
Produced by Nils Landgren and Siggi Loch |
|
| September |
1 |
5 |
Eple Trio |
Shipwreckords |
|
|
| Blank Out |
Ellen Andrea Wang |
Jazzland |
Nominated for the jazz Spellemannprisen |
|
| Carla. The Fish |
Espen Rud |
Curling Legs |
|
|
| 4 |
Some Place Called Where |
Marilena Paradisi and Kirk Lightsey |
Losen |
Produced by Marilena Paradisi |
|
| 8 |
Clocks |
Erland Dahlen |
Hubro |
Produced by Erland Dahlen |
|
| Trip |
Mike Stern |
Heads Up |
|
|
| 15 |
Åra |
Erlend Apneseth Trio |
Hubro |
Produced by Andreas R Meland and Erlend Apneseth Trio. Nominated for the open class Spellemannprisen |
|
| Gnosis |
David Virelles |
ECM |
Produced by Manfred Eicher |
|
| Provenance |
Björn Meyer |
Produced by Manfred Eicher |
|
| 22 |
Bringin' It |
Christian McBride Big Band |
Mack Avenue |
Produced by Christian McBride |
|
| Old Songs |
Olga Konkova and Jens Thoresen |
Losen |
Produced by Olga Konkova and Jens Thoresen |
|
| 25 |
Vi Är Ledsna Men Du Får Inte Längre Vara Barn |
Hegge |
Particular Recordings |
Recipient of the jazz Spellemannprisen |
|
| 29 |
Dreams and Daggers |
Cécile McLorin Salvant |
Mack Avenue |
Produced by Al Pryor
Awarded Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards |
|
| Circle Of Chimes |
Marius Neset |
ACT |
Produced by Marius Neset, co-produced by Anton Eger. Nominated for the jazz Spellemannprisen |
|
| Everybody Loves Angels |
Bugge Wesseltoft |
Produced by Siggi Loch with the artist |
|
| A Meeting of Spirits |
Gary Husband |
Edition |
|
|
| Pastor´n |
Asmundsen & Co |
Losen |
Produced by Tine Asmundsen and Vidar Johansen. All compositions by Einar “Pastor´n” Iversen. |
|
| October |
6 |
Bandes Originales |
Vincent Courtois, Daniel Erdmann, Robin Fincker |
La Buissonne |
Produced by 22D Music, RJAL for La Buissonne |
|
| Freedom Nation |
Natalie Sandtorv |
Øra Fonogram |
Commission for Moldejazz |
|
| Setembro |
Mário Laginha, Julian Argüelles, and Helge Andreas Norbakken |
Edition |
Executive producer Dave Stapleton |
|
| 13 |
Blue Maqams |
Anouar Brahem (Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, Django Bates) |
ECM |
Produced by Manfred Eicher |
|
| Flyge Fra |
Frida Ånnevik |
Grappa Music |
Recipient of the folk Spellemannprisen |
|
| 20 |
The Emancipation Procrastination |
Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah |
Ropeadope |
|
|
| 22 |
Kornstad + KORK Live |
Kornstad Ensemble & Norwegian Radio Orchestra |
Grappa Music |
Produced by Geoff Miles and Håkon Kornstad |
|
| 27 |
Autumn Wind |
Scott DuBois |
ACT |
Produced by Scott DuBoi |
|
| Good Stuff |
Iiro Rantala & Ulf Wakenius |
Produced by Siggi Loch |
|
| Not Nearly Enough To Buy A House |
Kjetil Mulelid Trio |
Rune Grammofon |
|
|
| November |
3 |
Mediterraneo: Jazz at Berlin Phil VIII |
Stefano Bollani Trio |
ACT |
ACT98492 |
|
| Comment C'est |
Michael Mantler |
ECM |
Produced by Manfred Eicher |
|
| Nahnou Houm |
Jon Balke, Siwan |
Produced by Manfred Eicher |
|
| The Study Of Touch |
Django Bates' Belovèd |
Produced by Manfred Eicher |
|
| Unloved |
Maciej Obara Quartet (Dominik Wania, Ole Morten Vågan, Gard Nilssen) |
Produced by Manfred Eicher |
|
| 10 |
Jazzkammer |
Helge Iberg |
Odin |
ODINCD9563 |
|
| 17 |
Music Without Borders |
Annbjørg Lien |
Heilo |
HCD7324 |
|
| Louder Than You |
Molecules & Erlend Skomsvoll |
Øra Fonogram |
OF121 |
|
| Sundown |
Kristoffer Kompen |
Kompis Records |
KRE111 |
|
| Worst Generation |
Nakama |
Nakama Records |
NKM013CD |
|
| 24 |
Plastic Sun (Remastered) |
Svein Finnerud Trio |
Odin |
Originally released in 1970. ODINCD9558 |
|
| Space In Between |
Vigleik Storaas/Tor Yttredal |
Inner Ear |
INEA24 |
|
| Steamdome |
Ola Kvernberg |
Grappa |
Nominated for the open class Spellemannprisen |
|
| You I Me |
Kim Myhr |
Hubro |
HUBROLP3593 |
|
| December |
1 |
Kroks Bok |
Bjørn Krokfoss |
Hot Club Records |
HCRBOK556 |
|
| Orchestral Works |
Hans Mathisen |
Curling Legs |
CLPCD161 |
|
| Meander |
Jo David Meyer Lysne & Mats Eilertsen |
Øra Fonogram |
OF128 |
|