The Top Ten Albums of 2025 by Kansas City Artists
1. Carl Allen- Tippin’
Plastic Sax review.
2. Brittany Davis- Black Thunder
Plastic Sax review.
3. Hermon Mehari and Tony Tixier- Soul Song
Plastic Sax review.
4. Pete Fucinaro- Little Window
Plastic Sax review.
5. Henry Scamurra- Urban Forum
Plastic Sax review.
6. Seth Andrew Davis and Krista Kopper- Popular Mechanics
Plastic Sax review.
7. Drew Williams- Demons Hate Fresh Air
Review forthcoming.
8. Jackie Myers- What About the Butterfly
Plastic Sax review.
9. Gerald Spaits- Sunday Night Live at Green Lady Lounge
Review forthcoming.
10. Eddie Moore- What Makes Us
Plastic Sax review.
The Top Ten Albums of 2025 by Artists from Elsewhere
1. Linda May Han Oh- Strange Heavens
2. Sylvie Courvoisier and Mary Halvorson- Bone Bells
3. Gerald Clayton- Ones & Twos
4. Charles Lloyd- Figure in Blue
5. Patricia Brennan- Of the Near and Far
6. Vijay Iyer and Leo Wadada Smith- Defiant Life
7. Anouar Brahem- After the Last Sky
8. Ches Smith- Clone Row
9. Trio of Bloom- Trio of Bloom
10. Camila Nebbia, Marilyn Crispell and Lesley Mok- A Reflection Distorts Over Water
Last year’s listings are here.