My favorite albums for 2023 are, in no particular order: 

- SUN RA / 'Paradiso 1970 Amsterdam' (Nederlands Jazz Archief) 

- CHET BAKER / 'Blue Room' (same) 

- TEUS NOBEL / 'After Hours' (TNMCD) 

- VINCE MENDOZA & METROPOLE ORKEST / 'Olympians' (Modern Recordings/BMG) 

- FRED HERSCH/ESPERANZA SPAULDING: 'Alive at the Village Vanguard' (Palmetto Recordings) 

all the best, Jeroen de Valk / www.jeroendevalk.nl