6th Annual Jazz Critics Poll: 2011
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2010 Totals: New Albums

  1. Sonny Rollins, Road Shows, Vol. 2 (Doxy/Emarcy) 230.5 (36)
  2. Ambrose Akinmusire, When the Heart Emerges Glistening (Blue Note) 178 (28)
  3. Joe Lovano, Bird Songs (Blue Note) 145 (22)
  4. Miguel Zenón, Alma Adentro: A Puerto Rican Songbook (Marsalis Music) 140.5 (24)
  5. Craig Taborn, Avenging Angel (ECM) 128.5 (20)
  6. Matthew Shipp, Art of the Improviser (Thirsty Ear) 109 (17)
  7. Lee Konitz-Brad Mehldau-Charlie Haden-Paul Motian, Live at Birdland (ECM) 103 (16)
  8. Rudresh Mahanthappa, Samdhi (ACT) 97 (15)
  9. JD Allen, Victory! (Sunnyside) 90 (16)
  10. Terri Lyne Carrington, Mosaic Project (Concord) 82.5 (12)
  11. Charles Lloyd & Maria Farantouri, Athens Concert (ECM) 82.5 (12)
  12. Muhal Richard Abrams, SoundDance (Pi) 82 (14)
  13. Wadada Leo Smith, Heart's Reflections (Cuneiform) 74.5 (16)
  14. David Murray, Plays Nat King Cole: En Español (Motéma) 74.5 (11)
  15. Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter One: Les Gens de Couleur Libres (Constellation) 73 (10)
  16. Keith Jarrett, Rio (ECM) 69.5 (11)
  17. Tyshawn Sorey, Oblique-1 (Pi) 67.5 (12)
  18. Roscoe Mitchell, Before There Was Sound (Nessa) 62.5 (9)
  19. Darius Jones, Big Gurl (AUM Fidelity) 61 (10)
  20. Claudia Quintet + 1, What is the Beautiful? (Cuneiform) 59 (12)
  21. Roy Haynes, Roy-alty (Dreyfus) 59 (9)
  22. Steve Coleman, The Mancy of Sound (Pi) 53 (11)
  23. Gretchen Parlato, The Lost and Found (ObliqSound) 53 (9)
  24. 3 Cohens, Family (Anzic) 52.5 (7)
  25. FAB Trio, History of Jazz in Reverse (TUM) 49 (6)
  26. Amir ElSaffar, Inana (Pi) 48 (9)
  27. Brad Mehldau, Live in Marciac (Nonesuch) 48 (7)
  28. Ben Allison, Action-Refraction (Palmetto) 47 (9)
  29. Aaron Goldberg & Guillermo Klein, Bienestan (Sunnyside) 45 (6)
  30. Tony Malaby, Tony Malaby's Novela (Clean Feed) 44 (8)
  31. Tom Harrell, Time of the Sun (HighNote) 44 (7)
  32. Vijay Iyer, Tirtha (ACT) 44 (7)
  33. Joshua Redman-Aaron Parks-Matt Penman-Eric Harland, James Farm (Nonesuch) 43 (11)
  34. David S. Ware-Cooper-Moore-William Parker-Muhammad Ali, Planetary Unknown (AUM Fidelity) 43 (8)
  35. Branford Marsalis & Joey Calderazzo, Songs of Mirth and Melancholy (Marsalis Music) 43 (6)
  36. Brian Lynch, Unsung Heroes (Holistic MusicWorks) 42 (6)
  37. Stefon Harris-Christian Scott-David Sanchez, Ninety Miles (Concord Picante) 41 (9)
  38. Mostly Other People Do the Killing, The Coimbra Concert (Clean Feed) 41 (6)
  39. Fred Hersch, Alone at the Vanguard (Palmetto) 40 (6)
  40. Other Dimensions in Music & Fay Victor, Kaiso Stories (Silkheart) 40 (5)
  41. Kenny Werner, Balloons (Half Note) 39 (4)
  42. Joel Harrison, The Music of Paul Motian (Sunnyside) 38 (5) *
  43. Terell Stafford, This Side of Strayhorn (MaxJazz) 37 (6)
  44. Gary Burton, Common Ground (Mack Avenue) 37 (5)
  45. David Binney, Graylen Epicenter (Mythology) 36 (6)
  46. Jim Black-Trevor Dunn-Oscar Noriega-Chris Speed, Endangered Blood (Skirl) 36 (6)
  47. Chick Corea-Stanley Clarke-Lenny White, Forever (Concord) 36 (5)
  48. World Saxophone Quartet, Yes We Can (Jazzwerkstatt) 36 (5)
  49. Peter Evans, Ghosts (More Is More) 35 (5)
  50. [Bob Belden], Miles Español: New Sketches of Spain (E1) 34 (6)
  51. Allen Lowe, Blues and the Empirical Truth (Music & Arts) 33 (7)
  52. The Cookers, Cast the First Stone (Plus Loin Music) 33 (6)
  53. Noah Preminger, Before the Rain (Palmetto) 32 (7)
  54. Dan Tepfer, Goldberg Variations/Variations (Sunnyside) 32 (4)
  55. BB & C, The Veil (Cryptogramophone) 31.5 (5)
  56. Dave Douglas, Three Views: Greenleaf Portable Series Volumes 1-3 (Greenleaf Music) 31 (6) **
  57. Pilc Moutin Hoenig, Threedom (Motéma) 30 (7)
  58. Orrin Evans, Captain Black Big Band (Posi-Tone) 30 (5)
  59. Starlicker, Double Demon (Delmark) 30 (5)
  60. Jeff Gauthier, Open Source (Cryptogramophone) 27.5 (5)
  61. James Carter, At the Crossroads (Emarcy) 27 (6)
  62. Orchestre National de Jazz & John Hollenbeck, Shut Up and Dance (Bee Jazz) 27 (4)
  63. Michael Bates, Acrobat: Music for, and by, Dmitri Shostakovich (Sunnyside) 26.5 (4)
  64. Tierney Sutton, American Road (BFM Jazz) 26 (6)
  65. Adam Cruz, Milestone (Sunnyside) 25.5 (4)
  66. Chris Dingman, Waking Dreams (Between Worlds) 24 (7)
  67. Rez Abbasi, Suno Suno (Enja) 24 (5)
  68. Kurt Elling, The Gate (Concord) 24 (4)
  69. Sam Rivers, Trilogy (Mosaic Select) 24 (4)
  70. Juma Sultan, Father of Origin (Eremite) 24 (4)
  71. Paul Motian, The Windmills of Your Mind (Winter & Winter) 23.5 (3)
  72. Lynne Arriale, Convergence (Motéma) 23 (4)
  73. Bill Frisell, Sign of Life: Music for 858 Quartet (Savoy Jazz) 23 (4)
  74. Nicole Mitchell, Awakening (Delmark) 22 (5)
  75. Roseanna Vitro, The Music of Randy Newman (Motéma) 22 (4)
  76. Tim Berne, Insomnia (Clean Feed) 21.5 (4)
  77. Gerald Cleaver, Be It as I See It (Fresh Sound New Talent) 21 (4)
  78. Trio M, The Guest House (Enja) 21 (4)
  79. Abdullah Ibrahim, Sotho Blue (Sunnyside) 21 (3)
  80. Bill McHenry, Ghosts of the Sun (Sunnyside) 20 (5)
  81. Trio 3 + Geri Allen, Celebrating Mary Lou Williams (Intakt) 20 (4)
  82. Bill Carrothers, A Night at the Village Vanguard (Pirouet) 20 (3)
  83. Cuong Vu, Leaps of Faith (Origin) 20 (3)
  84. Bill Dixon, Envoi (Victo) 20 (2)
  85. Christian McBride, The Good Feeling (Mack Avenue) 19 (5)
  86. James Carter, Caribbean Rhapsody (Emarcy) 19 (4)
  87. Julian Lage, Gladwell (Emarcy) 19 (4)
  88. Farmers by Nature, Out of This World's Distortions (AUM Fidelity) 19 (3)
  89. Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Fé -- Faith (5Passion) 19 (3)
  90. Arrive [Aram Shelton], There Was . . . (Clean Feed) 19 (3)
  91. Avram Fefer-Eric Revis-Chad Taylor, Eliyahu (Not Two) 19 (2)
  92. Ran Blake & Dominique Eade, Whirlpool (Jazz Project) 18.5 (3)
  93. Taylor Ho Bynum, Apparent Distance (Firehouse 12) 18 (5)
  94. Giacomo Gates, The Revolution Will Be Jazz: The Songs of Gil Scott-Heron (Savant) 18 (4)
  95. Tim Hagans, The Moon Is Waiting (Palmetto) 18 (4)
  96. Honey Ear Trio, Steampunk Serenade (Foxhaven) 18 (4)
  97. Dead Cat Bounce, Chance Encounters (Cuneiform) 18 (3)
  98. Matt Lavelle, Goodbye New York, Hello World (Musicnow) 18 (3)
  99. Sir Roland Hanna, Colors From a Giant (IPO) 18 (2)
  100. Marcus Strickland, Triumph of the Heavy, Volumes 1 & 2 (Strick Muzik) 18 (2)
  101. Denny Zeitlin, Labyrinth (Sunnyside) 18 (2)
  102. John Scofield, A Moment's Peace (Emarcy) 17 (3)
  103. Colin Stetson, New History Warfare, Vol. 2: Judges (Constellation) 17 (3)
  104. Kenny Wheeler, One of Many (CAM Jazz) 17 (3)
  105. Cecilia Coleman, Oh Boy! (PandaKat) 17 (2)
  106. Roswell Rudd, Incredible Honk (Sunnyside) 16.5 (4)
  107. Jen Shyu & Mark Dresser, Synasty (Pi) 16 (3)
  108. Samuel Blaser & Paul Motian, Consort in Motion (Kind of Blue) 16 (2)
  109. Alexis Cuadrado, Noneto Ibérico (BJU) 16 (2)
  110. Rich Halley, Requiem For a Pit Viper (Pine Eagle) 16 (2)
  111. Nate Wooley, (Put Your) Hands Together (Clean Feed) 16 (2)
  112. Lalo Schifrin, Jazz Meets the Symphony #7 (Aleph) 15.5 (2)
  113. Landrus Kaleidoscope, Capsule (Blueland) 15 (3)
  114. Pat Martino, Undeniable (HighNote) 15 (3)
  115. Colin Vallon, Rruga (ECM) 15 (3)
  116. Jason Kao Hwang, Crossroads Unseen (Euonymous) 15 (2)
  117. John Zorn, Nova Express (Tzadik) 15 (2)
  118. Erik Friedlander, Bonebridge (Skipstone) 14 (5)
  119. Deep Blue Organ Trio, Wonderful! (Origin) 14 (3)
  120. Jamaaladeen Tacuma, For the Love of Ornette (Jazzwerkstatt) 14 (3)
  121. David Binney, Barefooted Town (Criss Cross) 14 (2)
  122. Anthony Braxton, Trillium E (Braxton House) 14 (2)
  123. Christian McBride, Conversations With Christian (Mack Avenue) 14 (2)
  124. Donny McCaslin, Perpetual Motion (Greenleaf Music) 14 (2)
  125. Joe McPhee & Michael Zerang, Creole Gardens: A New Orleans Suite (NoBusiness) 14 (2)
  126. René Marie, Black Lace Freudian Slip (Motéma) 14 (2)
  127. Ken Peplowski, In Search Of . . . (Capri) 13.5 (3)
  128. Gigi Gryce, Doin' the Gigi (Uptown) 13.5 (2)
  129. Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Race Riot Suite (The Royal Potato Family) 13 (3)
  130. Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton, Play the Blues (Reprise/JALC) 13 (3)
  131. Gilad Hekselman, Hearts Wide Open (Le Chant du Monde) 13 (2)
  132. Andrew Cyrille, Route de Freres (TUM) 12.5 (4)
  133. Warren Wolf, Warren Wolf (Mack Avenue) 12.5 (3)
  134. Eric Harland, Voyager: Live by Night (Sunnyside) 12.5 (2)
  135. Dave Douglas, Brass Ecstasy at Newport (Greenleaf Music) 12 (2)
  136. Bill Evans, The Sesjun Radio Shows (Out of the Blue) 12 (2)
  137. Simon H. Fell, Composition No. 75: Positions & Descriptions (Clean Feed) 12 (2)
  138. Marcus Shelby, Soul of the Movement (Porto Franco) 12 (2)
  139. São Paulo Underground, Três Cabeças Loucuras (Cuneiform) 11.5 (3)
  140. Ron Carter, Great Big Band (Sunnyside) 11.5 (2)
  141. Archie Shepp & Joachim Kühn, Wo!Man (Archieball) 11.5 (2)
  142. René Marie, Voice of My Beautiful Country (Motéma) 11 (3)
  143. Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood, MSMW Live: In Case the World Changes Its Mind (Indirecto) 11 (3)
  144. Joseph Daley, The Seven Deadly Sins (Jaro) 11 (2) ***
  145. Jerry Gonzalez, Jerry Gonzalez Y El Commando de la Clavé (Sunnyside) 11 (2)
  146. Gerald Clayton, Bond: The Paris Sessions (Emarcy) 10 (3)
  147. Ellery Eskelin, New York (Prime Source) 10 (3)
  148. Fabian Almazan, Personalities (Biophilia) 10 (2)
  149. Agustí Fernández, El Laberint de la Memòria (Mbari) 10 (2)
  150. Gerry Hemingway, Riptide (Clean Feed) 10 (2)
  151. Freddie Hubbard, Pinnacle (Resonance) 10 (2)
  152. Darren Johnston, The Big Lift (Porto Franco) 10 (2)
  153. Adam Kolker, Reflections (Sunnyside) 10 (2)
  154. Ingrid Laubrock, The Madness of Crowds (Intakt) 10 (2)
  155. Les Doigts de l'Homme, 1910 (Alma) 10 (2)
  156. Harold O'Neal, Marvelous Fantasy (Smalls) 10 (2)
  157. William Parker, Crumbling in the Shadows Is Fraulein Miller's Stale Cake (Centering) 10 (2)
  158. Ivo Perelman, The Hour of the Star (Leo) 10 (2)
  159. Wadada Leo Smith, Dark Lady of the Sonnets (TUM) 10 (2)
  160. Dr. Michael White, Adventures in New Orleans Jazz (Basin Street) 10 (2)
  161. Atomic, Here Comes Everybody (Jazzland) 10 (1)
  162. George Benson, Guitar Man (Concord) 10 (1)
  163. Jane Ira Bloom, Wingwalker (Outline) 10 (1)
  164. Jacques Coursil, Trail of Tears (Sunnyside) 10 (1)
  165. Kermit Driscoll, Reveille (19/8) 10 (1)
  166. Kip Hanrahan, At Home in Anger (American Clavé/Yellow Bird) 10 (1)
  167. Jan Lundgren-Chuck Berghofer-Joe La Barbera, Together Again at the Jazz Bakery (Fresh Sound) 10 (1)
  168. Warne Marsh & Ted Brown, Live in Hollywood 1957 (Marshmallow) 10 (1)
  169. Vince Mendoza, Nights on Earth (Horizontal) 10 (1)
  170. Aurora Nealand, A Tribute to Sidney Bechet: Live in New Orleans (self-released) 10 (1)
  171. Necks, Mindset (ReR) 10 (1)
  172. Dan Raphael-Rich Halley-Carson Halley, Children of the Blue Supermarket (Pine Eagle) 10 (1)
  173. Stephen Riley, Lucky Seven (SteepleChase) 10 (1)
  174. Jürg Wickihalder, Jump! (Intakt) 10 (1)
  175. Cartagena! Curro Fuentes & the Big Band Cumbia and Descarga Sound of Colombia 1962-1972 (Soundway) 10 (1)
  176. Karrin Allyson, Round Midnight (Concord) 9 (2)
  177. Jane Bunnett & Hilario Duran, Cuban Rhapsody (Alma) 9 (2)
  178. Kris Davis, Aeriol Piano (Clean Feed) 9 (2)
  179. Nate Wooley & Taylor Ho Bynum, The Throes (CIMP) 9 (2)
  180. Monty Alexander, Harlem-Kingston Express (Motéma) 9 (1)
  181. Anthony Braxton & John McDonough, 6 Duos (Wesleyan) 2006 (Nessa) 9 (1)
  182. Cachao, The Last Mambo: La Leyenda en Vivo (Sony) 9 (1)
  183. Ernesto Cervini, There (Anzic) 9 (1)
  184. Yamandu Costa & Hamilton de Holanda, Live! (Adventure Music) 9 (1)
  185. Satoko Fujii, Watershed (Libra) 9 (1)
  186. Leroy Jenkins & the New Chamber Jazz Quintet, Beneath Detroit -- Volume 2 (Geodesic) 9 (1)
  187. Christine Jensen, Treelines (Justin Time) 9 (1)
  188. Dave King, Good Old Light (Sunnyside) 9 (1)
  189. Lukas Ligeti, Pattern Time (Innova) 9 (1)
  190. Seth MacFarlane, Music Is Better Than Words (Universal Republic) 9 (1)
  191. Frank Macchia, Son of Folk Songs for Jazzers (Cacophony) 9 (1)
  192. Carol Morgan, Blue Glass Music (Blue Bamboo Music) 9 (1)
  193. Buell Neidlinger, Live at Ravenna Jazz '87 (K2B2) 9 (1)
  194. Angelika Niescier, Quite Simply (Enja) 9 (1)
  195. Houston Person, So Nice (HighNote) 9 (1)
  196. Zoe Rahman, Kindred Spirits (Manushi) 9 (1)
  197. Akira Sakata, . . . And That's the Story of Jazz (Family Vineyard) 9 (1)
  198. Ira Sullivan & Stu Katz, A Family Affair (Origin) 9 (1)
  199. Stan Tracey, Sound Check (ReSTEAMed) 9 (1)
  200. Darius Jones & Matthew Shipp, Cosmic Lieder (AUM Fidelity) 8 (4)
  201. Eric Reed, The Dancing Monk (Savant) 8 (3)
  202. Randy Brecker & Danish Radio Big Band, The Jazz Ballad Songbook (Red Dot) 8 (2)
  203. Rob Brown, Unknown Skies (Rogue Art) 8 (2)
  204. Stephan Crump & Steve Lehman, Kaleidescope and Collage (Intakt) 8 (2)
  205. Eric Reed, Something Beautiful (WJ3) 8 (2)
  206. Weasel Walter-Mary Halvorson-Peter Evans, Electric Fruit (Thirsty Ear) 8 (2)
  207. Bill Anschell, Figments (Origin) 8 (1)
  208. Tyler Blanton, Botanic (self-released) 8 (1)
  209. Cyrus Chestnut, Journeys (Jazz Legacy) 8 (1)
  210. Carlo Actis Dato, Domestic Rehearsals (Actis Dato/Rocco) 8 (1)
  211. Cornell Dupree, I'm Alright (Dialtone) 8 (1)
  212. Arun Ghosh, Primal Odyssey (Camoci Records) 8 (1)
  213. Hubbub, Whobub (Matchless) 8 (1)
  214. Kidd Jordan-Harrison Bankhead-Warren Smith, On Fire (Engine) 8 (1)
  215. Virginia Mayhew, Mary Lou Williams, The Next 100 Years (Renma) 8 (1)
  216. New Zion Trio, Fight Against Babylon (Veal) 8 (1)
  217. Bill O'Connell, Rhapsody in Blue (Challenge) 8 (1)
  218. Matana Roberts, Live in London (Central Control) 8 (1)
  219. Walter Smith III, III (Criss Cross) 8 (1)
  220. Becca Stevens, Weightless (Sunnyside) 8 (1)
  221. David Weiss, Snuck Out (Sunnyside) 8 (1)
  222. Brian Carpenter, Hothouse Stomp (Accurate) 7 (3)
  223. Dave Douglas, Rare Metals [Greenleaf Portable Series Volume 1] (Greenleaf Music) 7 (2)
  224. Bill Frisell, All We Are Saying (Savoy Jazz) 7 (2)
  225. Benjamin Herman, Hypochristmastreefuzz: More Mengelberg (Dox) 7 (2)
  226. Youn Sun Nah, Same Girl (ACT) 7 (2)
  227. Marcin Wasilewski, Faithful (ECM) 7 (2)
  228. Chet Baker, The Sesjun Radio Shows (Out of the Blue) 7 (1)
  229. John Butcher & Gino Robair, Apophenia (Rastascan) 7 (1)
  230. Bill Carrothers, Excelsior (Out Note) 7 (1)
  231. Eldar Djangirov, Three Stories (Masterworks Jazz) 7 (1)
  232. Mats Eilertsen, Sky Dive (Hubro) 7 (1)
  233. Orrin Evans, Freedom (Posi-Tone) 7 (1)
  234. Bela Fleck, Rocket Science (E1) 7 (1)
  235. Gordon Goodwin, That's How We Roll (Telarc) 7 (1)
  236. Jimmy Greene, Live at Smalls (Smalls Live) 7 (1)
  237. William Hooker & Thomas Chapin, Crossing Points (NoBusiness) 7 (1)
  238. Steve Khan, Parting Shot (Tone Center) 7 (1)
  239. Hans Koller, Cry, Want (psi) 7 (1)
  240. Gene Ludwig, Love Notes of Cole Porter (Big O) 7 (1)
  241. Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra & Bobby Sanabria, Tito Puente Masterworks Live!!! (Jazzheads) 7 (1)
  242. Roger Manins-Bern McGann-Carl Dewhurst-Olivier Holland-Ron Samsom, Latitude (Rufus) 7 (1)
  243. Enrico Pieranunzi, Plays Bach Handel Scarlatti, Works and Improvisations: 1685 (CAM Jazz) 7 (1)
  244. Preservation Hall Jazz Band & Del McCoury, American Legacies (McCoury Music/Preservation Hall) 7 (1)
  245. Rufus Reid, Hues of a Different Blue (Motéma) 7 (1)
  246. Adam Rudolph, Both/And (Meta) 7 (1)
  247. Andy Statman, Old Brooklyn (Jazz Project) 7 (1)
  248. Per Tjernberg, Music Is My Salvation (Country & Eastern) 7 (1)
  249. Walt Weiskopf, Live at Koger Hall (Capri) 7 (1)
  250. Jessica Williams, Freedom Trane (Origin) 7 (1)
  251. Anthony Wilson, Seasons: Live at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Goat Hill) 7 (1)
  252. CIMPfest, Live in Villach 2009 (CIMP) 7 (1)
  253. Bad Luck, Two (Table & Chairs) 6.5 (2)
  254. Scott Hamilton & Rossano Sportello, Midnight at NOLA (Arbors Jazz) 6.5 (2)
  255. Monty Alexander, Uplift (Jazz Legacy) 6 (2)
  256. Chris Byars, Lucky Strikes Again (SteepleChase) 6 (2)
  257. Ken Filiano, Dreams From a Clown Car (Clean Feed) 6 (2)
  258. Klang, Other Doors (Allos Documents) 6 (2)
  259. Pat Metheny, What's It All About (Nonesuch) 6 (2)
  260. Alex Sipiagin, Destinations Unknown (Criss Cross) 6 (2)
  261. Jason Stein, The Story This Time (Delmark) 6 (2)
  262. Joan Stiles, Three Musicians (Oo-Bla-Dee) 6 (2)
  263. Jeremy Udden, If the Past Seems So Bright (Sunnyside) 6 (2)
  264. Geri Allen, A Child Is Born (Motéma) 6 (1)
  265. Louie Belogenis, Tiresias (Porter) 6 (1)
  266. Michael Cain, Solo (Native Drum) 6 (1)
  267. Al DiMeola, Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody (Telarc Jazz) 6 (1)
  268. The Dorf, Le Record (Leo) 6 (1)
  269. Phil Dwyer, Changing Seasons (Alma) 6 (1)
  270. Ingebrigt Håker Flaten & Dennis González, The Hymn Project (Daagnim) 6 (1)
  271. Sean Jones, No Need for Words (Mack Avenue) 6 (1)
  272. Joachim Kühn, Chalaba (ACT) 6 (1)
  273. Tim Laughlin, If Dreams Come True (Gentilly) 6 (1)
  274. Daunik Lazro-Benjamin Duboc-Didier Lasserre, Pourtant Les Cimes des Arbres (Dark Tree) 6 (1)
  275. Joelle Léandre, Can You Hear Me? (Leo) 6 (1)
  276. Les Rois du Fox-Trot, Fireworks (Stomp Off) 6 (1)
  277. Daniel Levin, Organic Modernism (Clean Feed) 6 (1)
  278. Dave Liebman, The Turnaround (Jazzwerkstatt) 6 (1)
  279. Joe Morris & Agustí Fernández, Ambrosia (Riti) 6 (1)
  280. Marcus Printup, A Time For Love (SteepleChase) 6 (1)
  281. Trio Derome Guilbeault Tanguay, Danse à l'Anvers (Ambiances Magnétiques) 6 (1)
  282. We3 [Dave Liebman-Adam Nussbaum-Steve Swallow], Amazing (Kind of Blue) 6 (1)
  283. Steven Bernstein, MTO Plays Sly (Royal Potato Family) 5.5 (1)
  284. Raoul Bjorkenhein-Bill Laswell-Morgen Agren, Blixt (Cuneiform) 5.5 (1)
  285. Bryan and the Haggards, Still Alive and Kickin' Down the Walls (Hot Cup) 5.5 (1)
  286. Elektro, Feat John Tchicai (Blackout) 5.5 (1)
  287. Peter Evans-Agusti Fernandez-Mats Gustafsson, Kopros Lithos (Multikulti Project) 5.5 (1)
  288. Joel Forrester & Phillip Johnston, Live at the Hillside Club (Asynchronus) 5.5 (1)
  289. Billy Hart, Sixty-Eight (SteepleChase) 5.5 (1)
  290. Grace Kelly & Phil Woods, Man With the Hat (Pazz) 5.5 (1)
  291. Michael Moore, Amsterdam (Ramboy) 5.5 (1)
  292. Pascal Niggenkemper, Upcoming Hurricane (NoBusiness) 5.5 (1)
  293. Reed Trio, Last Train to the First Station (Kilogram) 5.5 (1)
  294. Reynolds Jazz Orchestra, Threepenny Opera (Shani) 5.5 (1)
  295. Omar Sosa, Calma (Ota) 5.5 (1)
  296. Terry Vosbein & The Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, Fleet Street (Sweeney Todd) (MFM) 5.5 (1)
  297. Cedar Walton, The Bouncer (HighNote) 5.5 (1)
  298. Boardwalk Empire [soundtrack] (Elektra/Asylum) 5.5 (1)
  299. Harris Eisenstadt, Canada Day II (Songlines) 5 (2)
  300. Szilárd Mezei, Innen (Ayler) 5 (2)
  301. SFJazz Collective, Live in New York 2011: Music of Stevie Wonder and New Compositions (SFJazz) 5 (2)
  302. Thirteenth Assembly Station, Direct (Important) 5 (2)
  303. Absolute Ensemble, Arabian Nights (Enja) 5 (1)
  304. Morgan Ågren-Henry Kaiser-Trey Gunn, Invisible Rays (7D) 5 (1)
  305. Howard Alden, I Remember Django (Arbors Jazz) 5 (1)
  306. Harry Allen, Rhythm on the River (Challenge) 5 (1)
  307. BANN (Seamus Blake-Jay Anderson-Oz Noy-Adam Nussbaum), As You Like It (JazzEyes) 5 (1)
  308. Susana Baca, Afrodiaspora (Luaka Bop) 5 (1)
  309. Bad Plus, Never Stop (E1) 5 (1)
  310. Hybrid 10tet [Michiel Braam], On the Move (BBB) 5 (1)
  311. Anat Cohen, Clarinetwork: Live at the Village Vanguard (Anzic) 5 (1)
  312. Das Kapital, Plays Hanns Eisler: Conflicts & Conclusions (Das Kapital) 5 (1)
  313. Dave Douglas, Orange Afternoons [Greenleaf Portable Series Volume 2] (Greenleaf Music) 5 (1)
  314. Marc Ducret, Tower Vol. 2 (Ayler) 5 (1)
  315. Empirical, Elements of Truth (Naim) 5 (1)
  316. Dominic Farinacci, Dawn of Goodbye (E1) 5 (1)
  317. Agusti Fernández-Barry Guy-Ramon Lopez, Morning Glory (Maya) 5 (1)
  318. Giovanni Guidi, We Don't Live Here Anymore (CAM Jazz) 5 (1)
  319. Mary Halvorsen & Jessica Pavone, Departure of Reason (Thirsty Ear) 5 (1)
  320. Ari Hoenig, Lines of Oppression (Naive) 5 (1)
  321. Jason Kao Hwang, Symphony of Souls (Mulatta) 5 (1)
  322. Etta Jones & Houston Person, The Way We Were (HighNote) 5 (1)
  323. Noah Kaplan, Descendants (Hatology) 5 (1)
  324. Tim Kuhl, Doomsayer (self-released) 5 (1)
  325. Led Bib, Bring Your Own (Cuneiform) 5 (1)
  326. George Lewis, Les Exercices Spirtuels (Tzadik) 5 (1)
  327. Ikue Mori-Mark Nauseef-Evan Parker-Bill Laswell, Near Nadir (Tzadik) 5 (1)
  328. Jack Wilkins, The Blue & Green Project (Summit) 5 (1)
  329. Sam Yahel, From Sun to Sun (Origin) 5 (1)
  330. David S. Ware, Organica (Solo Saxophones, Volume 2) (AUM Fidelity) 5 (1)
  331. Pandelis Karayorgis, System of 5 (Hatology) 4 (2)
  332. Tom McDermott & Evan Christopher, Almost Native: Music From New Orleans and Beyond (Threadbead) 4 (2)
  333. Judy Wexler, Under a Painted Sky (Jazzed Media) 4 (2)
  334. David Braid, Verge (self-released) 4 (1)
  335. Frank Carlberg, Uncivilized Ruminations (Red Piano) 4 (1)
  336. Jeff Coffin & the Mu'tet, Live! (Ear Up) 4 (1)
  337. Harris Eisenstadt, September Trio (Clean Feed) 4 (1)
  338. The Four Bags, Forth (NCM) 4 (1)
  339. Rob Garica, The Drop and the Ocean (BJU) 4 (1)
  340. Pedro Giraudo, Cordoba (Zoho) 4 (1)
  341. Donald Harrison-Ron Carter-Billy Cobham, This Is Jazz (Half Note) 4 (1)
  342. Vicious World, Plays the Music of Rufus Wainwright (Spinaround) 4 (1)
  343. Kirk Knuffke & Jesse Stacken, Orange Was the Color (SteepleChase) 4 (1)
  344. Helge Lien, Natsukashii (Ozella) 4 (1)
  345. Mark Lopeman, Nice Work If You Can Get It (Lopeman) 4 (1)
  346. Zara MacFarlane, Until Tomorrow (Brownswood Music) 4 (1)
  347. Tony Malaby, Tamarindo Live (Clean Feed) 4 (1)
  348. Pascal Marzan & John Russell, Translations (Emanem) 4 (1)
  349. Pat Murray & Mark Kieswetter, Ticket to Ride: The Beatles Book (University Health Network) 4 (1)
  350. Nice Guy Trio, Sidewalks and Alleys/Waking Music (Porto Franco) 4 (1)
  351. Jimmy Owens, The Monk Project (IPO) 4 (1)
  352. Enrico Rava, Tribe (ECM) 4 (1)
  353. RED Trio & John Butcher, Empire (NoBusiness) 4 (1)
  354. Brian Settles, Secret Handshake (Engine Studios) 4 (1)
  355. Shimrit Shoshan, Keep It Movin' (Shimmya) 4 (1)
  356. Storms/Nocturnes [Geoff Keezer-Joe Locke-Tim Garland], VIA (Origin) 4 (1)
  357. Tarfala Trio, Syzygy (NoBusiness) 4 (1)
  358. Ta Lam 11 [Gebhard Ullmann], Mingus! (Jazzwerkstatt) 4 (1)
  359. Gerald Wilson, Legacy (Mack Avenue) 4 (1)
  360. Phil Woods & Bill Mays, Woods & Mays (Palmetto) 4 (1)
  361. MURAL, Live at the Rothko Chapel (Rothko Chapel Publications) 4 (1)
  362. Ernestine Anderson, Nightlife (High Note) 3 (1)
  363. Denys Baptiste, Identity by Subtraction (Dune) 3 (1)
  364. BassDrumBone, The Other Parade (Clean Feed) 3 (1)
  365. Dave Brubeck, Their Last Time Out (Columbia/Legacy) 3 (1)
  366. Connie Crothers & Bill Payne, The Stone Set/Conversations (New Artists) 3 (1)
  367. Claire Daly, Mary Joyce Project: Nothing to Lose (Daly Bread) 3 (1)
  368. Delirium, Green Side Up (ILK) 3 (1)
  369. Armen Donelian, Leapfrog (Sunnyside) 3 (1)
  370. Curtis Fuller, The Story of Cathy & Me (Challenge) 3 (1)
  371. Harriet Tubman, Ascension (Sunnyside) 3 (1)
  372. Soren Kjaergaard-Ben Street-Andrew Cyrille, Femlkang (ILK) 3 (1)
  373. Ben Kono, Crossing (1918 Records) 3 (1)
  374. Nguyen Lê, Songs of Freedom (ACT) 3 (1)
  375. Jeff Lederer, Sunwatcher (Jazzheads) 3 (1)
  376. Mike LeDonne, Keep the Faith (Savant) 3 (1)
  377. Nancy Marano, Magic (Laughing Face) 3 (1)
  378. Brad Mehldau & Kevin Hays, Modern Music (Nonesuch) 3 (1)
  379. Yoko Miwa, Live at Scullers (self-released) 3 (1)
  380. Térez Montcalm, Here's to You (self-released) 3 (1)
  381. New York Standards Quartet, Unstandard (Challenge) 3 (1)
  382. Nordic Connect, Spirals (ArtistShare) 3 (1)
  383. Operation ID, Legs (Table & Chairs) 3 (1)
  384. Radio String Quartet, Radiodream (ACT) 3 (1)
  385. Rempis Percussion Quartet, Montreal Parade (482 Music) 3 (1)
  386. John Santos, La Esperanza (Machete) 3 (1)
  387. Jim Snidero, Interface (Savant) 3 (1)
  388. Dan Weiss, Jhaptal Drumset Solo (Chhandayan) 3 (1)
  389. Anthony Wilson, Campo Belo (Goat Hill) 3 (1)
  390. Shane Endsley, Then the Other (Low Electrical) 2 (2)
  391. Jay Ashby & Steve Davis, Mistaken Identity (MCG) 2 (1)
  392. Omer Avital, Free Forever (Smalls) 2 (1)
  393. Harrison Bankhead, Morning Sun Harvest Moon (Engine) 2 (1)
  394. Bruce Barth, Live at Smalls (Smalls Live) 2 (1)
  395. Matt Bauder, A Day in Pictures (Clean Feed) 2 (1)
  396. Tore Brunborg & Kirsti Huke, Scent of Soil (Hubro) 2 (1)
  397. Chick Corea & Stefano Bollani, Orvieto (ECM) 2 (1)
  398. Eddie Daniels & Roger Kellaway, Live at the Library of Congress (IPO) 2 (1)
  399. Eliane Elias, Light My Fire (Concord) 2 (1)
  400. John Escreet, The Age We Live In (Mythology) 2 (1)
  401. Ellery Eskelin & Gerry Hemingway, Inbetween Spaces (Auricle) 2 (1)
  402. Benny Green, Source (Jazz Legacy) 2 (1)
  403. Julius Hemphill & Peter Kowald, Live at Kassiopeia (NoBusiness) 2 (1)
  404. Art Hirahara, Noble Path (Posi-Tone) 2 (1)
  405. Fred Ho, Big Red (Innova) 2 (1)
  406. Fred Ho, The Sweet Science Suite (Mutable) 2 (1)
  407. Andrew Lamb, Hues of Destiny (CIMP) 2 (1)
  408. Roberto Magris, Morgan Rewind: A Tribute to Lee Morgan, Vol. 1 (J Mood) 2 (1)
  409. Russell Malone, Tripleplay (MaxJazz) 2 (1)
  410. Delfeayo Marsalis, Sweet Thunder (Troubadour Jass) 2 (1)
  411. Misha Mengelberg & Evan Parker, It Won't Be Called Broken Chair (psi) 2 (1)
  412. Jeremy Pelt, The Talented Mr. Pelt (HighNote) 2 (1)
  413. Jean-Michel Pilc, Essential (Motéma) 2 (1)
  414. Ted Rosenthal, Out of this World (Playscape) 2 (1)
  415. Rova Saxophone Quartet, Planetary (SoLyd) 2 (1)
  416. Georg Ruby & Michel Pilz, Deuxième Bureau (JazzHaus Musik) 2 (1)
  417. Ali Ryerson, ConBrio! (ACR) 2 (1)
  418. Schlippenbach Trio, Bauhaus Dessau (Intakt) 2 (1)
  419. Dred Scott, Going Nowhere (Dredrum) 2 (1)
  420. The Spanish Donkey, XYX (Northern Spy) 2 (1)
  421. Stephanie Trick, Something More (Victoria) 2 (1)
  422. SFJazz Collective, Live 2010 7th Annual Concert Tour: The Works of Horace Silver and New Compositions (SFJazz) 2 (1)
  423. Agogic, Agogic (Table & Chairs) 1 (1)
  424. Eric Alexander, Don't Follow the Crowd (High Note) 1 (1)
  425. Evan Christopher, Remembering Song (Arbors) 1 (1)
  426. Cinque, Catch a Corner (Alma) 1 (1)
  427. Ernest Dawkins, The Prairie Prophet (Delmark) 1 (1)
  428. De Nazaten & James Carter, For Now (Strotbrocck) 1 (1)
  429. Mike DiRubbo, Chronos (Posi-Tone) 1 (1)
  430. Dave Douglas & So Percussion, Bad Mango [Greenleaf Portable Series Volume 3] (Greenleaf Music) 1 (1)
  431. Potsa Lotsa, The Complete Works of Eric Dolphy (Jazzwerkstatt) 1 (1)
  432. Mathias Eick, Skala (ECM) 1 (1)
  433. Falkner Evans, The Point of the Moon (CAP) 1 (1)
  434. Mike Garson, The Bowie Variations (Reference) 1 (1)
  435. Noah Haidu, Slipstream (Posi-Tone) 1 (1)
  436. Hiromi, The Voice (Telarc) 1 (1)
  437. Jazz Passengers, Reunited (JustinTime) 1 (1)
  438. Curtis Macdonald, Community Immunity (Greenleaf Music) 1 (1)
  439. Magic Pocket & Morten Qvenild, The Katabatic Wind (Bolage) 1 (1)
  440. Nick Mazzerella, This Is Only a Test (Sonichla) 1 (1)
  441. Alon Nechustan, Words Beyond (Buckyball) 1 (1)
  442. Ryoko Nuruki, Asian Bird (Integral) 1 (1)
  443. Arturo O'Farrill, 40 Acres and Burro (Zoho) 1 (1)
  444. Ralph Peterson, Outer Reaches (Onyx) 1 (1)
  445. Madeleine Peyroux, Standing on the Rooftop (Decca) 1 (1)
  446. Courtney Pine, Europa (Destin-ee) 1 (1)
  447. Adam Rudolph, Organic Orchestra--Can You Imagine the Sound of a Dream? (Meta) 1 (1)
  448. Dino Saluzzi-Anja Lechner-Felix Saluzzi, Navidad de los Andes (ECM) 1 (1)
  449. Jake Saslow, Crosby Street (14th Street) 1 (1)
  450. Brandon Terzic, The Xalam Project (Xalam) 1 (1)
  451. Tin/Bag, Bridges (MabnotesMusic) 1 (1)
  452. Trombone Shorty, For True (Verve Forecast) 1 (1)
  453. Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Forever Lasting -- Live in Tokyo (Planet Arts) 1 (1)
  454. Tommy Vig, Welcome to Hungary (Klasszikus Jazz) 1 (1)
  455. Trevor Watts & Veryan Weston, More Dialogues (Emanem) 1 (1)
  456. Yellowjackets, Timeline (Mack Avenue) 1 (1)
  457. Iro Haarla, Vespers (ECM) 1 (1)

* Includes 17 (2) from 2010.

** Combined totals for Three Views (18 points, 2 ballots) and each of its three individual volumes: Rare Metals (7 points, 2 ballots); Orange Afternoons (5 points, I ballot); and Bad Mango (1 point, 1 ballot).

Critics were asked to list 10 albums in descending order, with 10 points awarded for their #1, 9 for #2, etc. (On ballots where choices were listed alphabetically, each received 5.5 points.) The first bold number indicates total points; the number in parentheses is the tally of ballots on which a CD appeared, which was used as a tiebreaker.