WNYC
John Schaefer
January 6, 2010

For this New Sounds, listen to John Schaefer’s completely personal and opinionated look at the ten best new music releases of 2009. There just might be something by a death jazz piano trio, a banjo player, and perhaps an indie rocker’s tribute to a major thoroughfare, along with some big band music.

Artist
Derek Bermel

Recording
Derek Bermel: Voices

Cut
Elixir

Catalog
BMOP/sound 1008