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Editor's Choice
Contributor Picks for 2004
We solicited opinions from all AAJ contributors, and out of more than 500 nominations, the following 2004 releases garnered the most votes.
New Releases
| Don Byron Ivey-Divey ( Blue Note ) Reviews: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 Interviews: 1 | 2 |
 Joe Lovano I'm All For You ( Blue Note ) Reviews: 1 | 2 Interview Website feature |  Alice Coltrane Translinear Light ( Impulse! ) Reviews: 1 | 2 Profile |  Charles Lloyd/Billy Higgins Which Way Is East ( ECM ) Reviews: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Interview Concert Reviews: 1 | 2 | 3 Personal Statement |
 Maria Schneider Orchestra Concert in the Garden ( Artist Share ) Reviews: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |  Dave Douglas Strange Liberation ( RCA/Bluebird ) Reviews: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Interviews: 1 | 2 Concert Reviews: 1 | 2 | 3 |  Craig Taborn Junk Magic ( Thirsty Ear ) Reviews: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Interview (2003) |
 Andy Bey American Song ( Savoy Jazz ) Review Concert Review |  Medeski, Martin & Wood End of the World Party (Just in Case) ( Blue Note ) Reviews: 1 | 2 | 3 Interviews: 1 | 2 |  Bill Frisell Unspeakable ( Nonesuch ) Review Interview Profile Concert Reviews: 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Matthew Shipp Harmony and Abyss ( Thirsty Ear ) Reviews: 1 | 2 Interview (2003) |  Vandermark 5 Elements in Style, Exercises in Surprise ( Atavistic ) Reviews: 1 | 2 Interview Concert Review Bulletin Board Thread |  Ted Sirota Rebel Souls ( Delmark ) Reviews: 1 | 2 | 3 Interview Bulletin Board Thread |
Reissues
 Andrew Hill Dance with Death ( Blue Note ) Review |  Miles Davis Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings ( Columbia/Legacy ) Reviews: 1 | 2 | 3 |  Dexter Gordon The Complete Prestige Recordings ( Prestige/Fantasy ) Reviews: 1 | 2 |
| Book | DVD | Historic Release |
 Michelle Mercer Footprints: The Life and Work of Wayne Shorter ( Tarcher/Penguin ) Reviews: 1 | 2 | 3 |  Miles Davis Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue ( Eagle Eye Media ) Reviews: 1 | 2 |  Albert Ayler Holy Ghost: Rare & Unissued Recordings ( Revenant ) Review |
