6th Annual Jazz Critics Poll: 2011 |
2011 Totals: Reissues
- Miles Davis, Live in Europe: The Bootleg Series Volume 1 (Columbia/Legacy) 116 (46)
- Julius Hemphill, Dogon A.D. (International Phonograph) 97 (44)
- Bill Dixon, Intents and Purposes (International Phonograph) 55 (27)
- Duke Ellington, The Complete 1932-1940 Brunswick, Columbia and Master Recordings (Mosaic) 31 (14)
- Modern Jazz Quartet, The Complete Atlantic Studio Recordings (Mosaic) 20 (11)
- FMP In Rückblick In Retrospect 1969-2010 (FMP) 20 (7)
- Jimmie Lunceford, The Complete Decca Sessions (Mosaic) 17 (8)
- Stan Getz, Quintets: The Clef & Norgran Studio Albums (Hip-O-Select) 12 (6)
- Thelonious Monk, Monk's Music (OJC/Concord Jazz) 11 (7)
- First Impulse!: The Creed Taylor Collectionb 50th Anniversary (Verve) 10 (6)
- Art Pepper, Blues for the Fisherman (Unreleased Art, Volume VI) (Widow's Taste) 8 (4)
- Heiner Stadler, Tribute to Bird and Monk (Labor) 8 (4)
- Randy Weston, Blue Moses (CTI/Masterworks Jazz) 8 (4)
- Ornette Coleman, Something Else!!! (Contemporary/Concord) 7 (3)
- Billy Bang, Black Man's Blues/New York Collage (NoBusiness) 6 (4)
- Art Blakey, Ugetsu: Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers at Birdland (Riverside) 6 (4)
- Dinah Washington, The Fabulous Miss D!: The Keynote, Decca and Mercury Singles 1943-1953 (Verve) 6 (4)
- Brad Mehldau, The Art of the Trio: Recordings 1996-2001 (Nonesuch) 6 (3)
- John Surman, Flashpoint (Cuneiform) 6 (3)
- Tony Bennett, The Complete Collection (Sony) 5 (2)
- Sun Ra, Eternal Myth Revealed, Vol. 1 (Transparency) 5 (2)
- Charlie Christian, Electric (Uptown) 4 (3)
- Roscoe Mitchell, Old/Quartet Sessions (Nessa) 4 (3)
- Boswell Sisters, Collection (Storyville) 4 (2)
- Ray Charles, Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles (Concord) 4 (2)
- Howard Riley, The Complete Short Stories 1998-2010 (NoBusiness) 4 (2)
- Woody Shaw, The Complete Columbia Albums Collection (Columbia/Legacy) 4 (2)
- Frank Sinatra & Count Basie, The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings (Concord Jazz/Frank Sinatra) 4 (2)
- Aretha Franklin, Take a Look: Complete on Columbia (Columbia/Legacy) 3 (2)
- Von Freeman, Have No Fear (Nessa) 3 (2)
- Steve Lacy, School Days (Emanem) 3 (2)
- Sun Ra, College Tour Vol. 1 The Complete Nothing Is . . . (ESP-Disk) 3 (2)
- Ornette Coleman, Free Jazz (Atlantic) 3 (1)
- Bill Dixon, The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note (CAM Jazz) 3 (1)
- Duke Ellington, Meets Coleman Hawkins/And John Coltrane (Impulse) 3 (1)
- Ellery Eskelin, One Great Day (Hatology) 3 (1)
- Bill Evans, Explorations (Riverside) 3 (1)
- Jimi Hendrix, Hendrix in the West (Reprise) 3 (1)
- Robert Johnson, The Complete Recordings [The Centennial Collection] (Columbia/Legacy) 3 (1)
- Steve Lacy, Live at Jazzwerkstatt Peitz (Jazzwerkstatt) 3 (1)
- Philip Lewis, The Hottest of the Philip Lewis/Rhythm Maniacs Recordings (1928-1930) (Retrieval) 3 (1)
- Wes Montgomery, Boss Guitar (OJC/Concord Jazz) 3 (1)
- Oliver Nelson, Blues and the Abstract Truth (Impulse) 3 (1)
- Nina Simone, Nina Simone Sings the Blues (4 Men With Beards) 3 (1)
- Charles Tyler, Eastern Man Alone (ESP-Disk) 3 (1)
- Mike Westbrook, Marching Song (Righteous Psalm) 3 (1)
- Dexter Gordon, The Complete Columbia Albums Collection (Columbia/Legacy) 2 (2)
- Oscar Aleman, Ritmo Loco: El Rey de la Guitarra Swing (Saga Jazz) 2 (1)
- Louis Armstrong, Intégrale Louis Armstrong, Vol. 9: Jeepers Creepers, 1938-1941 (Frémeaux & Associes) 2 (1)
- Mulatu Astake, New York-Addis-London: The Story Of Ethio Jazz 1965-1975 (Strut) 2 (1)
- Ron Carter, All Blues (CTI/Masterworks Jazz) 2 (1)
- John Coltrane, Africa Brass (Impulse) 2 (1)
- John Coltrane, The Impulse! Albums: Volume Four (Impulse/Hip-O Select) 2 (1)
- John Coltrane, The Impulse! Albums: Volume Five (Impulse/Hip-O Select) 2 (1)
- Lol Coxhill, Instant Replay (Nato) 2 (1)
- Curtis Fuller, Cabin in the Sky/Soul Trombone (Impulse) 2 (1)
- Stan Getz & Cal Tjader, Sextet (Fantasy/OJC Remasters) 2 (1)
- Langston Hughes, Harlem in Vogue (Fingertips) 2 (1)
- Jackie Cain & Roy Kral, A Wilder Alias (CTI/Masterworks Jazz) 2 (1)
- Etta James, Call My Name (Kent) 2 (1)
- The Jazztet, & John Lewis (Argo) 2 (1)
- Clarence "Jelly" Johnson III, Low Down Papa (Delmark) 2 (1)
- Steve Lacy, Solos Duos Trios (Soul Note) 2 (1)
- Thelonious Monk, At Town Hall (OJC/Concord) 2 (1)
- Archie Shepp, For Losers/Kwanza (Impulse) 2 (1)
- Bill Smith & Enrico Pieranunzi, The Rome Sessions (Edipan) 2 (1)
- Charles Tolliver, Charles Tolliver Big Band (Mosaic Select) 2 (1)
- Horacee Arnold, Tales of the Exonerated Flea (Wounded Bird) 1 (1)
- Derek Bailey, Concert in Milwaukee (Incus) 1 (1)
- Ray Charles, Genius + Soul=Jazz (Impulse) 1 (1)
- Ray Charles, Live in Concert (Concord) 1 (1)
- Alice Coltrane, Universal Consciousness/Lord of Lords (Impulse) 1 (1)
- Chick Corea, The Definitive Chick Corea on Stretch and Concord (Concord/Stretch) 1 (1)
- Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass, Easy Living (Pablo) 1 (1)
- Ella Fitzgerald & Oscar Peterson, Ella and Oscar (Concord) 1 (1)
- Sir Roland Hanna, Solo Piano (Storyville) 1 (1)
- Jimi Hendrix, Winterland (Experience Hendrix/Legacy) 1 (1)
- Gilbert Holmström, Utan Misstankar (Moserobie) 1 (1)
- Charles Mingus, Black Saint and the Sinner Lady/Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (Impulse) 1 (1)
- Byron Morris, A Retrospective (By-Morr) 1 (1)
- Gerry Mulligan, The Complete Verve Concert Jazz Band Sessions (Verve) 1 (1)
- Red Nichols, Vols 1-9 (Jazz Oracle) 1 (1)
- Jean-Luc Ponty, Open Strings (Promising Music) 1 (1)
- Sam Rivers, Fuchsia Swing Song (Blue Note/Music Matters Jazz (45rpm LP)) 1 (1)
- Sam Rivers, The Quest (Red) 1 (1)
- Jimmy Smith, Midnight Special (Blue Note) 1 (1)
- Sun Ra, The Heliocentic Worlds (ESP-Disk) 1 (1)
- Junior Wells, Hoodoo Man Blues (Delmark) 1 (1)
- Mary Lou Williams, At Rick's Café Americain (Storyville) 1 (1)
- Jazz à la Gitane: Bands of Gypsies (Gitane) 1 (1)
Critics were asked to list three reissues in descending order,
with three points awarded for #1, 2 for #2, and 1 for #3. The first
bold number indicates total points; the number in parentheses tallies
ballots on which a CD appeared, which was used as a
tiebreaker.