TOP TEN NON-JAZZ ALBUMS OF 2016 BY GEOFFREY HIMES
- 1. Charles Lloyd & the Marvels: I Long To See You (Blue Note)
- 2. The Charlie Haden Liberation Music Orchestra: Time/Life (Impulse)
- 3. Gregory Porter: Take Me to the Alley (Blue Note)
- 4. Christian Scott: Stretch Music (Ropeadope)
- 5. Murray Allen & Carrington Power Trio: Perfection (Motema)
- 6. John Scofield: Country for Old Men (Impulse)
- 7. Rene Marie: Sound of Red (Motema)
- 8. SFJazz Collective: The Music of Michael Jackson and Original Compositions (SFJazz)
- 9. Franklin Kiermyer: Closer to the Sun (Mobility)
- 10. Henry Threadgill Ensemble Double Up: Old Locks and Irregular Verbs (Pi)
TOP TEN NON-JAZZ ALBUMS OF 2016 BY GEOFFREY HIMES
- 1. Van Morrison: It's Too Late To Stop Now … Volumes II, III, IV & DVD (Exile/Legacy)
- 2. Hayes Carll: Lovers and Leavers (HWY 87/Thirty Tigers)
- 3. Beyonce: Lemonade (Columbia)
- 4. Lake Street Dive: Side Pony (Nonesuch)
- 5. Margo Price: Midwest Farmer's Daughter (Third Man)
- 6. The Drive-By: Truckers: American Band (ATO)
- 7. Miranda Lambert: The Weight of These Wings (RCA)
- 8. Jonathan Finlayson & Sicilian Defense: Moving Still (Pi)
- 9. Pharrell Williams: Hidden Figures: The Album (Columbia)
- 10. Lucinda Williams: The Ghosts of Highway 20 (20/Thirty Tigers)
