April 2014.

• Whole Note: The Year in Music
• Feature: The Best Songs of 2013

The best songs of 2013 are:

01. The Watcher – DAVE HOLLAND
02. A Side Order of Hijiki – KENNY GARRETT
03. Creole – ETIENNE CHARLES
04. Gravity (Move Mountains, Turn Rivers Around) – MARY FAHL
05. Sing, Sing, Sing – DAVE BENNETT
06. Planet Chia – CHICK COREA
07. Old Man Song – KT TUNSTALL
08. The Moment – TOAD THE WET SPROCKET
09. Stranger – GOLDFRAPP
10. Giorgio by Moroder – DAFT PUNK
11. Last Glimpse of Gotham – JOSHUA REDMAN
12. Jumpin’ Out – JOE SATRIANI
13. Prelude/There’s a Lull in My Life – CÉCILE McLORIN SALVANT
14. Ode to the Cathars – BILL FRISELL, CAROL EMANUEL, and KENNY WOLLESEN
15. The Brook – TRICHOTOMY
16. Hail & Farewell – BIG COUNTRY
17. Seconal – GOODBYE HEART
18. S.S. Golden Mean – WAYNE SHORTER QUARTET
19. Brave – SARA BAREILLES
20. Flume – JULIAN WATERFALL POLLACK TRIO
21. Oslo Skyline – JAGA JAZZIST with BRITTEN SINFONIA
22. Violence of the Red Sea – EARTHLESS
23. Yoda – LINDA OH
24. Ask Me – STEVE GADD BAND

Listen now! The best songs of 2013.