8th Annual Jazz Critics Poll: 2013
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2013 Totals: New Albums

  1. Wayne Shorter, Without a Net (Blue Note) 359 (46)
  2. Craig Taborn, Chants (ECM) 164.5 (26)
  3. Charles Lloyd & Jason Moran, Hagar's Song (ECM) 160 (24)
  4. Cécile McLorin Salvant, WomanChild (Mack Avenue) 157.5 (26)
  5. Steve Coleman, Functional Arrythmias (Pi) 129 (22)
  6. Tim Berne, Shadow Man (ECM) 102.5 (18)
  7. Dave Douglas, Time Travel (Greenleaf) 98.5 (20)
  8. Terence Blanchard, Magnetic (Blue Note) 96 (13)
  9. Darcy James Argue, Brooklyn Babylon (New Amsterdam) 95 (14)
  10. Mary Halvorson, Illusionary Sea (Firehouse 12) 93 (14)
  11. Chris Potter, Sirens (ECM) 92.5 (15)
  12. Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock/Jack DeJohnette, Somewhere (ECM) 88 (13)
  13. Joe Lovano, Cross Culture (Blue Note) 85.5 (12)
  14. William Parker, Wood Flute Songs (AUM Fidelity) 85.5 (11)
  15. Rudresh Mahanthappa, Gamak (ACT) 82.5 (17)
  16. Matthew Shipp, Piano Sutras (Thirsty Ear) 70 (14)
  17. Wadada Leo Smith & Tumo, Occupy the World (TUM) 70 (13)
  18. Barry Altschul, The 3dom Factor (TUM) 67.5 (10)
  19. Gregory Porter, Liquid Spirit (Blue Note) 67 (12)
  20. Dave Holland, Prism (Dare 2) 65 (11)
  21. Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile (Constellation) 64.5 (11)
  22. Frank Wess, Magic 101 (IPO) 61 (11)
  23. Ahmad Jamal, Saturday Morning (Jazz Village) 59 (10)
  24. Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd, Holding It Down: The Veterans' Dreams Project (Pi) 58.5 (9)
  25. Michele Rosewoman's New Yor-uba, 30 Years: A Musical Celebration of Cuba in America (Advance Dance Disques) 58.5 (8)
  26. Nicole Mitchell, Aquarius (Delmark) 57.5 (12)
  27. Jaimeo Brown, Transcendence (Motéma) 57 (7)
  28. John Hollenbeck, Songs I Like a Lot (Sunnyside) 56 (8)
  29. Myra Melford, Life Carries Me This Way (Firehouse 12) 52 (9)
  30. Pat Metheny, Tap: John Zorn's Book of Angels, Vol. 20 (Nonesuch/Tzadik) 49 (9)
  31. Gary Burton, Guided Tour (Mack Avenue) 48 (10)
  32. Black Host, Life in the Sugar Candle Mines (Northern Spy) 47 (8)
  33. Amir ElSaffar, Alchemy (Pi) 46.5 (8)
  34. Terri Lyne Carrington, Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue (Concord) 46 (8)
  35. Fred Hersch & Julian Lage, Free Flying (Palmetto) 43 (7)
  36. Bill Frisell, Big Sur (Okeh) 43 (7)
  37. Jamie Baum, In This Life (Sunnyside) 42 (7)
  38. Dawn of Midi, Dysnomia (Thirsty Ear) 41.5 (6)
  39. Ben Goldberg, Unfold Ordinary Mind (BAG) 41 (7)
  40. Marc Cary, For the Love of Abbey (Motéma) 39 (7)
  41. Roswell Rudd, Trombone for Lovers (Sunnyside) 39 (6)
  42. Mark Dresser, Nourishments (Clean Feed) 38 (8)
  43. Andy Bey, The World According to Andy Bey (HighNote) 38 (6)
  44. Eric Revis-Kris Davis-Andrew Cyrille, City of Asylum (Clean Feed) 37 (7)
  45. 3 Cohens, Tightrope (Anzic) 37 (5)
  46. Mostly Other People Do the Killing, Slippery Rock (Hot Cup) 37 (5)
  47. David Murray, Be My Monster Love (Motéma) 37 (5)
  48. Kenny Garrett, Pushing the World Away (Mack Avenue) 36.5 (7)
  49. Etienne Charles, Creole Soul (Culture Shock) 35 (8)
  50. Joshua Redman, Walking Shadows (Nonesuch) 35 (6)
  51. Randy Weston & Billy Harper, The Roots of the Blues (Sunnyside) 34 (8)
  52. Ben Monder, Hydra (Sunnyside) 34 (6)
  53. Aaron Diehl, The Bespoke Man's Narrative (Mack Avenue) 32 (8)
  54. Carla Bley-Andy Sheppard-Steve Swallow, Trios (ECM) 32 (8)
  55. Taylor Ho Bynum, Navigation (Firehouse 12) 31 (6)
  56. Convergence Quartet, Slow and Steady (NoBusiness) 31 (4)
  57. Peter Evans, Zebulon (More Is More) 30 (6)
  58. Chucho Valdes, Border-Free (Jazz Village) 29.5 (7)
  59. Tommy Flanagan & Jaki Byard, Magic of Two (Resonance) 29.5 (5)
  60. Jane Ira Bloom, Sixteen Sunsets (Outline) 29.5 (4)
  61. John Escreet, Sabotage and Celebration (Whirlwind) 29 (5)
  62. Mostly Other People Do the Killing, Red Hot (Hot Cup) 29 (5)
  63. Anthony Braxton, Echo Echo Mirror House (Victo) 29 (4)
  64. Trio 3 & Jason Moran, Refraction: Breakin' Glass (Intakt) 28.5 (4)
  65. David Weiss, Endangered Species: The Music of Wayne Shorter (Motéma) 28 (4)
  66. The Whammies, Play the Music of Steve Lacy, Vol. 2 (Driff) 28 (4)
  67. Frank Rosaly, Cicada Music (Delmark) 27 (7)
  68. Christian McBride, Out Here (Mack Avenue) 27 (6)
  69. Ches Smith, Hammered (Clean Feed) 27 (6)
  70. John McNeil, Hush Point (Sunnyside) 26 (4)
  71. Albert "Tootie" Heath, Tootie's Tempo (Sunnyside) 25 (6)
  72. Geri Allen, Grand River Crossings: Motown & Motor City Inspirations (Motéma) 25 (5)
  73. Antonio Sanchez, New Life (CAM Jazz) 25 (4)
  74. Sex Mob, Plays Fellini (Royal Potato Family) 25 (4)
  75. Claudia Quintet, September (Cuneiform) 23 (5)
  76. Robert Hurst, BOB: A Palindrome (Bebob) 23 (5)
  77. Kris Davis, Massive Threads (Thirsty Ear) 23 (5)
  78. Christine Jensen, Habitat (Justin Time) 23 (4)
  79. Billy Martin's Wicked Knee, Heels Over Head (Amulet) 23 (3)
  80. Tomasz Stanko, Wislawa (ECM) 22.5 (4)
  81. Patricia Barber, Smash (Concord Jazz) 22 (4)
  82. Roger Kellaway & Eddie Daniels, Duke at the Roadhouse: Live in Santa Fe (IPO) 22 (4)
  83. Jonathan Finlayson, Moment & the Message (Pi) 21 (4)
  84. Aaron Parks, Arborescence (ECM) 21 (4)
  85. Fire! Orchestra, Exit! (Rune Grammofon) 21 (3)
  86. Satoko Fujii, Time Stands Still (Not Two) 21 (3)
  87. Curtis Hasselbring, Number Stations (Cuneiform) 20 (3)
  88. Aki Takase, My Ellington (Intakt) 20 (3)
  89. Kaze, Tornado (Libra) 19 (4)
  90. Adam Lane, Absolute Horizon (NoBusiness) 19 (3)
  91. Revolutionary Ensemble, Counterparts (Mutable) 19 (3)
  92. New York Voices & WDR Big Band Cologne, Live (Palmetto) 19 (2)
  93. Clotilde Rullaud, In Extremis (The Orchard -11) 19 (2)
  94. Irène Schweizer & Pierre Favre, Live in Zürich (Intakt) 19 (2)
  95. Ralph Alessi, Baida (ECM) 18 (5)
  96. Billy Bang, Da Bang! (TUM) 18 (4)
  97. Drew Gress, The Sky Inside (Pirouet) 18 (4)
  98. Quest, Circular Dreaming (Enja) 18 (4)
  99. Nate Wooley, (Sit In) The Throne of Friendship (Clean Feed) 18 (4)
  100. Ghost Train Orchestra, Book of Rhapsodies (Accurate) 18 (3)
  101. Brian Landrus, Mirage (Blueland) 18 (3)
  102. Chick Corea, The Vigil (Concord) 18 (2)
  103. Jose James, No Beginning No End (Blue Note) 18 (2)
  104. Joe Locke, Lay Down My Heart (Motéma) 18 (2)
  105. Christian McBride, People Music (Mack Avenue) 17.5 (4)
  106. Tom Harrell, Colors of a Dream (HighNote) 17 (7)
  107. Allison Miller, No Morphine, No Lilies (Royal Potato Family) 17 (7)
  108. Warren Wolf, Wolfgang (Mack Avenue) 17 (4)
  109. Ben Goldberg, Subatomic Particle Homesick Blues (BAG) 17 (3)
  110. Nicholas Payton, Sketches of Spain (BMF) 17 (3)
  111. Preservation Hall Jazz Band, That's It (Legacy) 17 (3)
  112. Charles Evans, Subliminal Leaps (More Is More) 17 (2)
  113. Duke Pearson, Baltimore 1969 (Uptown) 17 (2)
  114. Dawn Upshaw & Maria Schneider, Winter Morning Walks (ArtistShare) 17 (2)
  115. Steve Turre, The Bones of Art (HighNote) 16.5 (4)
  116. São Paulo Underground, Beija Flors Velho e Sujo (Cuneiform) 16 (3)
  117. Bill Frisell, Silent Comedy (Tzadik) 16 (2)
  118. Rocket Science, Live at the Vortex (More Is More) 16 (2)
  119. Marc Cary, Four Directions (Motéma) 15.5 (4)
  120. Christian Wallumrod, Outstairs (ECM) 15.5 (3)
  121. Kjetil Møster, Edvard Lygre Møster (Hubro) 15.5 (2)
  122. Ketil Bjørnstad, La Notte (ECM) 15 (2)
  123. René Marie, I Wanna Be Evil: With Love to Eartha Kitt (Motéma) 15 (2)
  124. Bill Mays, Life's a Movie (Chiaroscuro) 15 (2)
  125. Odean Pope, Odean's Three (In+Out) 15 (2)
  126. Various, Just Not Cricket! Three Days of British Improvised Music in Berlin (N! Vu N! Connu) 15 (2)
  127. Orrin Evans, ". . . It Was Beauty" (Criss Cross) 14.5 (2)
  128. Carline Ray, Vocal Sides (Carlcat) 14.5 (2)
  129. Alexis Cuadrado, A Lorca Soundscape (Sunnyside) 14 (3)
  130. Harris Eisenstadt, The Destructive Element (Clean Feed) 14 (3)
  131. Travis Sullivan's Björkestra, I Go Humble (Zoho) 14 (3)
  132. Evan Parker-Barry Guy-Paul Lytton, Live at Maya Recordings Festival (Maya) 13.5 (2)
  133. Lucian Ban, Elevation/Mystery (Sunnyside) 13 (3)
  134. Brussels Jazz Orchestra & Joe Lovano, Wild Beauty (Half Note) 13 (3)
  135. Bill Horvitz, The Long Walk (Big Door Prize) 13 (3)
  136. Dick Hyman & Ken Peplowski, Live at the Kitano (Victoria Company) 13 (3)
  137. Kneebody, The Line (Concord) 13 (3)
  138. Steve Swallow, Into the Woodwork (ECM) 13 (3)
  139. The Thing, Boot! (The Thing) 13 (3)
  140. The Group, Live (NoBusiness) 13 (2)
  141. Kikoski, Carpenter, Novak & Sheppard, From the Hip (BMF) 13 (2)
  142. Monika Roscher, Failure in Wonderland (Enja) 13 (2)
  143. Lester Young, Boston 1950 (Uptown) 13 (2)
  144. Tierney Sutton, After Blue (BFM Jazz) 12.5 (3)
  145. Matt Parker, Worlds Put Together (BYNK) 12.5 (2)
  146. Joshua Abrams, Unknown Known (RogueArt) 12 (3)
  147. Marty Ehrlich, A Trumpet in the Morning (New World) 12 (3)
  148. Ceramic Dog, Your Turn (Northern Spy) 12 (2)
  149. Champian Fulton, Sings and Swings (Sharp Nine) 12 (2)
  150. Verneri Pohjola, Rubidium (TUM) 12 (2)
  151. Nate Wooley, Seven Storey Mountain III and IV (Pleasure of the Text) 12 (2)
  152. Peter Brötzmann, Long Story Short (Trost) 11 (3)
  153. Arve Henriksen, Places of Worship (Rune Grammofon) 11 (3)
  154. Stefano Bollani & Hamilton de Holanda, O Que Será (ECM) 11 (2)
  155. John Butcher-Thomas Lehn-John Tilbury, Exta (Fataka) 11 (2)
  156. Harris Eisenstadt, Golden State (Songlines) 11 (2)
  157. John Hébert, Floodstage (Clean Feed) 11 (2)
  158. Fredrik Ljungkvist & Yun Kan, Ten (Hoob) 11 (2)
  159. Harold Lopez-Nussa, New Day (Jazz Village) 11 (2)
  160. Ken Peplowski, Maybe September (Capri) 11 (2)
  161. Angelica Sanchez & Wadada Leo Smith, Twine Forest (Clean Feed) 11 (2)
  162. Matt Mitchell, Fiction (Pi) 11 (2)
  163. Gerald Clayton, Life Forum (Concord) 10 (4)
  164. Pedrito Martinez, The Pedrito Martinez Group (Motéma) 10 (3)
  165. Scott Neumann, Blessed (Origin) 10 (2)
  166. JD Allen, Grace (Savant) 10 (2)
  167. Paul Dunmall & Tony Bianco, Tribute to Coltrane (Slam) 10 (2)
  168. Kahil El'Zabar, What It Is! (Delmark)) 10 (2)
  169. Ellery Eskelin, Trio New York II (Prime Source) 10 (2)
  170. Jason Kao Hwang, Burning Bridge (Innova -12) 10 (2)
  171. Jessica Jones & Connie Crothers, Live at the Freight (New Artists) 10 (2)
  172. Pascal Le Boeuf, Pascal's Triangle (Nineteen-Eight) 10 (2)
  173. Harold Mabern, Live at Smalls (Smalls Live) 10 (2)
  174. Mark Masters, Everything You Did: The Music of Becker & Fagen (Capri) 10 (2)
  175. Colin Stetson, New History Warfare Vol. 3: To See More Light (Constellation) 10 (2)
  176. Tarbaby, The Ballad of Sam Langford (Hipnotic) 10 (2)
  177. Ken Vandermark, Impressions of Po Music (Okka) 10 (2)
  178. Butcher Brown, A-Sides/B-Sides (self-released) 10 (1)
  179. Ted Brown & Kirk Knuffke, Pound Cake (SteepleChase) 10 (1)
  180. Tommy Cecil & Bill Mays, Our Time: Sondheim Duos Vol. 2 (Tommy Cecil) 10 (1)
  181. John Clayton, Parlor Series (ArtistShare) 10 (1)
  182. Bela Fleck, The Imposter (Decca) 10 (1)
  183. Igor Gehenot, Road Story (Sowarex) 10 (1)
  184. Benny Green, Magic Beans (Sunnyside) 10 (1)
  185. Barry Guy, Mad Dogs (Not Two) 10 (1)
  186. Nick Hempton, Odd Man Out (Posi-Tone) 10 (1)
  187. Andrew Hill, Solos - The Jazz Sessions (Original Spin) 10 (1)
  188. Allyn Johnson, The Truth (self-released) 10 (1)
  189. Geoffrey Keezer, Heart of the Piano (Motéma) 10 (1)
  190. Modern Jazz Quartet, Germany 1956-58: The Lost Tapes (Jazzhaus) 10 (1)
  191. Ted Nash, Chakra (Plastic Sax) 10 (1)
  192. Aaron Parks, Alive in Japan (Bandcamp; free download) 10 (1)
  193. Odean Pope w/ Marshall Allen, In This Moment (CIMP) 10 (1)
  194. Nicky Schrire, Space and Time (self-released) 10 (1)
  195. François Tusques, L'Étang Change (Improvising Beings) 10 (1)
  196. Pablo Ziegler & Metropole Orkest, Amsterdam Meets New Tango (Zoho) 10 (1)
  197. Paquito D'Rivera & Trio Corrente, Song for Maura (Sunnyside) 9 (3)
  198. Ellery Eskelin-Susan Alcorn-Michael Formanek, Mirage (Clean Feed) 9 (3)
  199. Han Bennink & Uri Caine, Sonic Boom (816 Music) 9 (2)
  200. Oscar Brown Jr. & Maggie Brown, We're Live (ESP-Disk) 9 (2)
  201. Billy Lester, Storytime (Jujikaan) 9 (2)
  202. Mike McGinnis, Road Trip (RKM) 9 (2)
  203. Charnett Moffett, The Bridge (Solo Bass Works) (Motéma) 9 (2)
  204. Mario Adnet, Um Olhar Sobre Villa Lobos (Boranda) 9 (1)
  205. Buika, La Noche Mas Larga (Warner Music Latina) 9 (1)
  206. Petr Cancura, Down Home (Roots to Boot) 9 (1)
  207. Andrew Cyrille, Duology (Jazzwerkstatt) 9 (1)
  208. Kit Downes & Tom Challenger, Wedding Music (Loop) 9 (1)
  209. Bryan Ferry, The Great Gatsby Jazz Recordings: A Selection of Yellow Cocktail Music (Water Tower) 9 (1)
  210. Paolo Fresu, Desertico (Bonsaï/Otá) 9 (1)
  211. Gilad Hekselman, This Just In (Jazz Village/Harmonia Mundi) 9 (1)
  212. Adam Lane, Oh Freedom (CIMP) 9 (1)
  213. Yusef Lateef-Roscoe Mitchell-Adam Rudolph-Douglas R. Ewart, Voice Prints (Meta) 9 (1)
  214. Mike Longo, Live from New York (Creative Artists) 9 (1)
  215. Peter Madsen & Alfred Vogel, Soul of the Underground (Playscape) 9 (1)
  216. Gary Peacock & Marilyn Crispell, Azure (ECM) 9 (1)
  217. Art Pepper & Warne Marsh, Art Pepper & Warne Marsh (Widow's Taste (download)) 9 (1)
  218. Ivo Perelman-Joe Morris-Balazs Pandi, One (RareNoise) 9 (1)
  219. Shatner's Bassoon, Aquatic Ape Privilege (Wasp Millionaire) 9 (1)
  220. Jonathan Suazo, Extracts of a Desire (self-released) 9 (1)
  221. Emilio Teubal, Música Para un Dragon Dormido (Brooklyn Jazz Underground) 9 (1)
  222. Laia Genc Liason Tonique, Talisman (Wismart) 9 (1)
  223. Alexander von Schlippenbach, Plays Monk (Intakt -12) 9 (1)
  224. John Zorn, Dreamachines (Tzadik) 9 (1)
  225. Taylor Ho Bynum-John Hébert-Gerald Cleaver, Book of Three: Continuum (2012) (Relative Pitch) 8 (2)
  226. David Chesky, Jazz in the New Harmonic (Chesky) 8 (2)
  227. Mario Pavone, Arc Trio (Playscape) 8 (2)
  228. Greg Abate, Time for Dave (Downeast) 8 (1)
  229. David Binney, Lifted Land (Criss Cross) 8 (1)
  230. Anthony Braxton, Ensemble Montaigne (Bau 4) 2013 (Leo) 8 (1)
  231. Michel Camilo, What's Up? (Okeh) 8 (1)
  232. Stephen Crump, Thwirl (Sunnyside) 8 (1)
  233. Arun Ghosh, A South Asian Suite (Camoci) 8 (1)
  234. Keefe Jackson, A Round Goal (Delmark) 8 (1)
  235. Thad Jones, The Danish Radio Big Band & Eclipse (Storyville) 8 (1)
  236. Kidd Jordan/Hamid Drake, A Night in November (Valid) 8 (1)
  237. Pandelis Karayorgis, Circuitous (Driff) 8 (1)
  238. Edgar Knecht, Dance on Deep Waters (Ozella) 8 (1)
  239. Dave Liebman-Michael Stephens, Lineage (Whaling City Sound) 8 (1)
  240. Nilson Matta, Black Orpheus (Motéma) 8 (1)
  241. John O'Gallagher, Anton Webern Project (Cadiz) 8 (1)
  242. Darryl Reeves, The Herbie Sessions (self-released) 8 (1)
  243. Stephen Riley, Lover (SteepleChase) 8 (1)
  244. Yeahwon, Shin Lua Ya (ECM) 8 (1)
  245. Rossano Sportiello-Harry Allen-Joel Forbes, I Walk With Music: The Hoagy Carmichael Song Book (GAC) 8 (1)
  246. Stan Tracey, UK Live: With Ben Webster & Ronnie Scott 1967 Vol. 1 (Jazzhaus) 8 (1)
  247. Miguel Zenón, Oye!!! Live in Puerto Rico (Miel) 8 (1)
  248. Kris Davis, Capricorn Climber (Clean Feed) 7 (2)
  249. Gabriel Alegria, Ciudad de los Reyes (Saponegro) 7 (2)
  250. Robert Glasper, Black Radio 2 (Blue Note) 7 (2)
  251. Art Pepper, Live at the Winery: Unreleased Art, Vol. VIII (Widow's Taste) 7 (2)
  252. Noah Preminger, Haymaker (Palmetto) 7 (2)
  253. David Ake, Bridges (Posi-Tone) 7 (1)
  254. Bengt Berger, Beches Brew Big (Country & Eastern) 7 (1)
  255. Alan Ferber, March Sublime (Sunnyside) 7 (1)
  256. Scott Fields, Kintsugi (Between the Lines) 7 (1)
  257. Flex Bent Braam, Lucebert (BBB) 7 (1)
  258. Roberto Fonseca, Yo (Concord) 7 (1)
  259. Mike Jones, Plays Well With Others (Capri) 7 (1)
  260. Daniel Lantz, Plays Bond (Do Music) 7 (1)
  261. Jon Lundbom, Liverevil (Hot Cup) 7 (1)
  262. Barbara Morrison, A Sunday Kind of Love (Savant) 7 (1)
  263. Now vs. Now, Earth Analog (Now vs Now Productions) 7 (1)
  264. Bill O'Connell, Zócalo (Savant) 7 (1)
  265. Mike Reed, Second Cities: Volume 1 (482 Music) 7 (1)
  266. Claudio Scolari, Synthesis (Principal) 7 (1)
  267. Dave Stryker, Blue to the Bone IV (SteepleChase) 7 (1)
  268. Trifolia, Le Refuge (Productions Marianne Trudel) 7 (1)
  269. Manuel Valera, Expectativas (Mavo) 7 (1)
  270. Matt Wilson, Gathering Call (Palmetto) 7 (1)
  271. Ivo Perelman, Enigma (Leo) 6 (3)
  272. Joel Harrison, Infinite Possibility (Sunnyside) 6 (2)
  273. Vadim Neselovskyi, Music for September (Sunnyside) 6 (2)
  274. Ralph Alessi & Fred Hersch, Only Many (CAM Jazz) 6 (1)
  275. Bobby Avey, Be Not So Long to Speak (Minsi Ridge) 6 (1)
  276. George Benson, Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole (Concord) 6 (1)
  277. Frank Carlberg, Big Enigmas (Red Piano) 6 (1)
  278. Ryan Cohan, The River (Motéma) 6 (1)
  279. Claire Daly, Baritone Monk (NCB Jazz) 6 (1)
  280. Michel Edelin, Resurgence (RogueArt) 6 (1)
  281. Mats Eilertsen, Sails Set (Hubro) 6 (1)
  282. Eliane Elias, I Thought About You (Concord Jazz) 6 (1)
  283. Lorraine Feather, Attachments (Jazzed Media) 6 (1)
  284. Michael Formanek, Small Places (ECM) 6 (1)
  285. Illinois Jacquet & Leo Parker, Toronto 1947 (Uptown) 6 (1)
  286. Frank Kimbrough & Scott Robinson, Afar (ScienSonic) 6 (1)
  287. Joachim Kühn, Voodoo Sense (ACT) 6 (1)
  288. Nicole Mitchell, Engraved in the Wind (RogueArt) 6 (1)
  289. Roscoe Mitchell-Tony Marsh-John Edwards, Improvisations (Oto Roku) 6 (1)
  290. Nicolas Moreaux, Fall Somewhere (Fresh Sound New Talent) 6 (1)
  291. Vadim Neselovskyi & Arkady Shilkloper, Last Snow (Art Beat) 6 (1)
  292. O'Farrill Brothers, Sensing Flight (Zoho) 6 (1)
  293. Chuck Owen, River Runs (Summit) 6 (1)
  294. Tony Oxley, A Birthday Tribute--75 Years (Incus) 6 (1)
  295. William Parker-Conny Bauer-Hamid Drake, Tender Exploration (Jazzwerkstatt ) 6 (1)
  296. Ivo Perelman, Serendipity (Leo) 6 (1)
  297. Oscar Pettiford, Lost Tapes: Germany 1958/1959 (Jazz Haus) 6 (1)
  298. Marcus Printup, Desire (SteepleChase) 6 (1)
  299. P.J. Rasmussen, Adventures in Flight (Third Freedom) 6 (1)
  300. Adam Rudolph, Sonic Mandala (Meta) 6 (1)
  301. Jackie Ryan, Listen Here (Open Art) 6 (1)
  302. Alex Sipiagin, From Reality and Back (5 Passion) 6 (1)
  303. Carmen Souza, Kachupada (Galileo) 6 (1)
  304. Ralph Towner-Wolfgang Muthspiel-Slava Grigoryan, Travel Guide (ECM) 6 (1)
  305. J.D. Walter, One Step Away (JWal) 6 (1)
  306. Eberhard Weber, Résumé (ECM) 6 (1)
  307. Wheelhouse [Dave Rempis-Jason Adasiewicz-Nate McBride], Boss of the Plains (Aerophonic) 6 (1)
  308. Various, Salsa de la Bahia - Salsa From the Bay (Patois) 6 (1)
  309. Alaturka, Yalniz (Tzigane) 5.5 (1)
  310. Chris Biesterfeldt, Urban Mandolin (self-released) 5.5 (1)
  311. CACAW, Stellar Power (Skirl) 5.5 (1)
  312. Jeremiah Cymerman, Sky Burial (5049) 5.5 (1)
  313. DKV Trio + Gustafsson/Pupillo/Nilssen-Love, Schl8hof (Trost) 5.5 (1)
  314. Roberta Donnay, A Little Sugar (Motéma) 5.5 (1)
  315. Daryl Harper, The Edenfred Files (Hipnotic) 5.5 (1)
  316. Lisa Hilton, Getaway (Lisa Hilton Music/Ruby Slippers Productions) 5.5 (1)
  317. Derrick Hodge, Live Today (Blue Note) 5.5 (1)
  318. Lama & Chris Speed, Lamaçal (Clean Feed) 5.5 (1)
  319. Rachel Musson-Mark Sanders-Liam Noble, Tatterdemalion (Babel) 5.5 (1)
  320. Nerve4tet, Even Worms Have Nerves (Not Two) 5.5 (1)
  321. Steve Owen, Stand Up Eight (OA2) 5.5 (1)
  322. Enrico Rava, On the Dance Floor (ECM) 5.5 (1)
  323. Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, In the Spirit of Duke (Spartacus) 5.5 (1)
  324. Marco Cappelli, Le Stagioni Del Commissario Ricciardi (Tzadik) 5 (2)
  325. Scott Hamilton, Remembering Billie (Blue Duchess) 5 (2)
  326. Kendrick Scott, Conviction (Concord Jazz) 5 (2)
  327. John Abercrombie, 39 Steps (ECM) 5 (1)
  328. Trevor Anderies, Shades of Truth (Nine Winds) 5 (1)
  329. Ab Baars-Meinard Kneer-Bill Elgart, Give No Quarter (Evil Rabbit) 5 (1)
  330. Jon Batiste & Stay Human, Social Music (Razor & Tie) 5 (1)
  331. Samuel Blaser, A Mirror to Machaut (Songlines) 5 (1)
  332. Will Calhoun, Life in This World (Motéma) 5 (1)
  333. Chicago Jazz Orchestra & Cyrille Aimee, Burstin' Out (Origin) 5 (1)
  334. Mark de Clive-Lowe, Take the Space Trane (Tru Thoughts) 5 (1)
  335. Fire!, (Without Noticing) (Rune Grammofon) 5 (1)
  336. Erik Friedlander, Claws and Wings (Skipstone) 5 (1)
  337. David Gilmore, Numerology (Evolutionary Music -12) 5 (1)
  338. Alexander Hawkins, Song Singular (Babel) 5 (1)
  339. Miho Hazama, Journey to Journey (Sunnyside) 5 (1)
  340. Marquis Hill, The Poet (Skiptone) 5 (1)
  341. Cliff Hines, Wanderlust (self-released) 5 (1)
  342. Tim Horner, Head of the Circle (Origin) 5 (1)
  343. Meschiya Lake, Fooler's Gold (CD Baby) 5 (1)
  344. Andrew Lamb, Honeymoon on Saturn (CIMP) 5 (1)
  345. Jesper Lundgaard-Bob Rockwell-Doug Raney-Henrik Gunde-Aage Tangaard, Love&Peace: The Music of Horace Parlan (Storyville) 5 (1)
  346. Jason Marsalis, In a World of Mallets (Basin Street) 5 (1)
  347. Harry Miller, Different Times, Different Places (Ogun) 5 (1)
  348. Radio String Quartet Vienna, Celebrating Weather Report--Live (ACT) 5 (1)
  349. Reut Regev's R*Time, Exploring the Vibe (Enja) 5 (1)
  350. Joana Sá & Luís José Martins, Almost a Song (Shhpuma) 5 (1)
  351. Samo Salamon, Stretching Out (Samo) 5 (1)
  352. Kenny Wessel, Weights and Measures (CD Baby) 5 (1)
  353. Mulatu Astatke, Sketches of Ethiopia (Jazz Village) 4 (2)
  354. Mike Pride, Drummer's Corpse (AUM Fidelity) 4 (2)
  355. Antonio Adolfo, Finas Misturas (AAM Music) 4 (1)
  356. Gregg August, Four by Six (Inacuessa -12) 4 (1)
  357. Lucian Ban & Mat Maneri, The Transylvania Concert (ECM) 4 (1)
  358. Johnny Butler, Carousel (self-released) 4 (1)
  359. Caswell Sisters, Alive in the Singing Air (Turtle Ridge) 4 (1)
  360. Freddy Cole, This and That (HighNote) 4 (1)
  361. Stephan Crump & Mary Halvorson, Secret Keeper: Super Eight (Intakt) 4 (1)
  362. Michael Dease, Coming Home (Clef) 4 (1)
  363. Benoît Delbecq/Fred Hersch, Fun House (Songlines) 4 (1)
  364. Dave Douglas, Pathways (Greenleaf) 4 (1)
  365. Kaja Draksler, The Lives of Many Others (Clean Feed) 4 (1)
  366. Endangered Blood, Work Your Magic (Skirl) 4 (1)
  367. The Engines & John Tchicai, Other Violets (Not Two) 4 (1)
  368. Maria Faust, Jazz Catastrophe (Barefoot) 4 (1)
  369. Giacomo Gates, Miles Tones (Savant) 4 (1)
  370. Wycliffe Gordon, The Intimate Ellington (Criss Cross) 4 (1)
  371. Giovanni Guidi, City of Broken Dreams (ECM) 4 (1)
  372. Tubby Hayes, Seven Steps to Heaven: Live at the Hopbine 1972 (Gearbox) 4 (1)
  373. Jutta Hipp, The German Recordings 1952-1955 (Jazz Haus) 4 (1)
  374. Julia Hülsmann, In Full View (ECM) 4 (1)
  375. Ethan Iverson-Lee Konitz-Larry Grenadier-Jorge Rossy, Costumes Are Manditory (High Note) 4 (1)
  376. Eugenie Jones, Black Lace Blue Tears (self-released) 4 (1)
  377. Stan Kenton, Road Shows (Tantara) 4 (1)
  378. Laubrock/Rainey/Davis/Alessi, LARK (Skirl) 4 (1)
  379. Panorama Jazz Band, Dance of the Hot Earth (self-released) 4 (1)
  380. Evan Parker & Matthew Shipp, Rex, Wrecks & XXX (RogueArt) 4 (1)
  381. Jeremy Pelt, Water and Earth (HighNote) 4 (1)
  382. Ivo Perelman/Matthew Shipp/Mat Maneri, A Violent Dose of Anything Leo () 4 (1)
  383. Reijseger/Fraanje/Sylla, Down Deep (Winter & Winter) 4 (1)
  384. Howie Smith & Mike Nock, Opal Dream (Open Blue) 4 (1)
  385. Dr. Lonnie Smith, In the Beginning, Vols. 1 & 2 (Pilgrimage) 4 (1)
  386. Simon Spang-Hanssen, Luna Moon (Alisio) 4 (1)
  387. Mary Stallings, But Beautiful (HighNote) 4 (1)
  388. Tingvall Trio, In Concert (Skip) 4 (1)
  389. Worldservice Project, Fire in a Pet Shop (Megasound) 4 (1)
  390. John Zorn, A Vision of Blakelight (Tzadik) 4 (1)
  391. Lotte Anker-Rodrigo Pinheiro-Hernani Faustino, Birthmark (Clean Feed) 3 (2)
  392. Sophie Agnel-John Edwards-Steve Noble, Meteo (Clean Feed) 3 (1)
  393. Atomic, There's a Hole in the Mountain (Jazzland) 3 (1)
  394. Kenny Barron, Kenny Barron & the Brazilian Knights (Sunnyside) 3 (1)
  395. Michael Bates & Samuel Blaser, One From None (Fresh Sound New Talent) 3 (1)
  396. Stefano Battaglia, Songways (ECM) 3 (1)
  397. Peter Brötzmann & Steve Noble, I Am Here Where Are You (Trost) 3 (1)
  398. Lou Caimano & Eric Olsen, Dyad Plays Puccini (Ringwood) 3 (1)
  399. Ian Carey, Roads & Codes (Kabocha) 3 (1)
  400. Ensemble Real Book Argentina, Contemplación (Club del Disco) 3 (1)
  401. Kevin Eubanks, The Messenger (Mack Avenue) 3 (1)
  402. Kevin Finseth & Peggy Lee, The Wounded Quartet (High Life) 3 (1)
  403. Llyn Foulkes, Sounds From Bldg 22 (Brewery) 3 (1)
  404. Satoko Fujii, Spring Storm (Libra) 3 (1)
  405. Lafayette Gilchrist, The View from Here (self-released) 3 (1)
  406. Kirk Knuffke, Chorale (SteepleChase) 3 (1)
  407. Joe McPhee, . . . Sonic Elements (for pocket trumpet and alto saxophone) (Clean Feed) 3 (1)
  408. Marius Neset, Birds (Edition) 3 (1)
  409. Phil Nimmons & David Braid, Nimmons 'n' Braid (Independent) 3 (1)
  410. Hod O'Brien, I Hear a Rhapsody (Spice of Life) 3 (1)
  411. Eddie Palmieri, Doin' It in the Park (GRG Music) 3 (1)
  412. Saffron, Dawning (Tames/Palmetto) 3 (1)
  413. Gunter Baby Sommer, Dedications (Intakt) 3 (1)
  414. Stahls Trio, Jag Skulle Bara Ga Ut (Moserobie) 3 (1)
  415. Ira Sullivan, Presents the Jim Holman Trio: Blue Skies (Delmark) 3 (1)
  416. Aki Takase, New Blues (Enja) 3 (1)
  417. Anna Webber, Percussive Mechanics (Pirouet) 3 (1)
  418. Kenny Wheeler & Norma Winstone, Mirrors (Edition) 3 (1)
  419. Various, Turkish Free Music (Sagittarius A-Star) 3 (1)
  420. Ben Allison, The Stars Look Very Different Today (Sonic Camera) 2 (2)
  421. Thundercat, Apocalypse (Brainfeeder) 2 (2)
  422. Jakob Bro, December Song (Loveland) 2 (1)
  423. David Buchbinder, Walk to the Sea (Tzadik) 2 (1)
  424. George Colligan, The Endless Mysteries (Origin) 2 (1)
  425. Confusion Bleue, East Side Banquet (Ictus) 2 (1)
  426. Sylvie Courvoisier & Mark Feldman, Live at Theatre Vidy-Lausanne (Intakt) 2 (1)
  427. DePaul Jazz Ensemble & Jeff Hamilton, Salutes Woody Herman (Jazzed Media) 2 (1)
  428. Dr. Kay & His Interstellar Tone Scientists, The Search for True Happiness (Bangles and Brass) 2 (1)
  429. David Haney, Avenue of the Americas (CIMP) 2 (1)
  430. Francois Houle & Havard Wiik, Aves (Songlines) 2 (1)
  431. In the Country, Sunset, Sunrise (ACT) 2 (1)
  432. Marc Johnson & Eliane Elias, Swept Away (ECM -12) 2 (1)
  433. Stan Killian, Evoke (Sunnyside ) 2 (1)
  434. Hans Koch-Martin Schütz-Fredy Studer & Shelly Hirsch, Walking and Stumbling Through Your Sleep (Intakt) 2 (1)
  435. Marty Krystall, Moments Magical (K2B2) 2 (1)
  436. Little Women, Lung (AUM Fidelity) 2 (1)
  437. Mariano Loiacono, Hot House (Rivo) 2 (1)
  438. Tom McDermott, Bamboula (Minky -12) 2 (1)
  439. Denman Maroney & Hans Tammen, Arson (OutNow) 2 (1)
  440. Roscoe Mitchell, Duets With Tyshawn Sorey and Special Guest Hugh Ragin (Wide Hive) 2 (1)
  441. Luis Muñoz, Luz (self-released) 2 (1)
  442. Arturo O'Farrill, Final Night at Birdland (Zoho) 2 (1)
  443. Linda Oh, Sun Pictures (Greenleaf) 2 (1)
  444. Paris Washboard, Swinging Castle (Kur und Kongress) 2 (1)
  445. Ivo Perelman, The Edge (Leo) 2 (1)
  446. Jason Robinson, Tiresian Symmetry (Cuneiform -12) 2 (1)
  447. Sam Sadigursky & Laurent Coq, Words Projects 3 (New Amsterdam) 2 (1)
  448. George Shearing, At Home (Jazzknight) 2 (1)
  449. Too Noisy Fish, Fight Eat Sleep (Rat) 2 (1)
  450. Marlene Ver Planck, Ballads . . . Mostly (Audiophile) 2 (1)
  451. David Weiss, Venture Inward (Posi-Tone) 2 (1)
  452. John Zorn, The Mysteries (Tzadik) 2 (1)
  453. Rob Mazurek, The Space Between (Delmark) 1 (1)
  454. Eric Alexander, Touching (HighNote) 1 (1)
  455. Monty Alexander, Uplift 2 Higher (Jazz Legacy) 1 (1)
  456. Killer Ray Appleton, Naptown Legacy (Holistic Musicworks) 1 (1)
  457. Samuel Blaser, As the Sea (Hat Hut) 1 (1)
  458. François Carrier-Michel Lambert-John Edwards-Steve Beresford, Overground to the Vortex (Not Two) 1 (1)
  459. Lol Coxhill & Michel Doneda, Sitting on Your Stairs (Emanem) 1 (1)
  460. Gerry Gibbs-Kenny Barron-Ron Carter, Thrasher Dream Trio (Whaling City Sound) 1 (1)
  461. Rich Halley, Crossing the Passes (Pine Eagle) 1 (1)
  462. Scott Hamilton, Swedish Ballads . . . and More (Charleston Square) 1 (1)
  463. Bruno Heinen, Karlheinz Stockhausen: Tierkreis (Babel) 1 (1)
  464. Hungry Cowboy, Dance (Prom Night) 1 (1)
  465. Alexey Kruglov-Alexey Lapin-Jaak Sooäär-Oleg Yudanov, Military Space (Leo) 1 (1)
  466. Oliver Lake, Wheels (Passin' Thru) 1 (1)
  467. Ralph Lalama, Bop Juice (Smalls Live -12) 1 (1)
  468. Ingrid Laubrock, Strong Place (Intakt) 1 (1)
  469. Mike LeDonne, Speak (Cellar Live) 1 (1)
  470. Liberty Ship, Approaching (Eclipse) 1 (1)
  471. Manhattan School of Music Jazz Philharmonic Orchestra, Artistry in Rhythm (Jazzheads) 1 (1)
  472. John Medeski, A Different Time (Okeh) 1 (1)
  473. Lubomyr Melnyk, Three Solo Pieces (Unseen Worlds) 1 (1)
  474. Mathieu Metzger, Self-Cooking (Ayler) 1 (1)
  475. Chris Morrissey, North Hero (Sunnyside) 1 (1)
  476. Youn Sun Nah, Lento (ACT) 1 (1)
  477. Harold O'Neal, Man on the Street (DD172) 1 (1)
  478. Gretchen Parlato, Live in NYC (Obliqsound) 1 (1)
  479. Venissa Santi, Big Stuff: Afro-Cuban Holiday (Sunnyside) 1 (1)
  480. Anton Schwartz, Flash Mob (AntonJazz) 1 (1)
  481. Ronnie Scott Quintet Featuring Alan Skidmore, BBC Jazz Club (Gearbox) 1 (1)
  482. Silk Road Ensemble & Yo-Yo Ma, A Playlist Without Borders (Masterworks) 1 (1)
  483. Omar Sosa, Eggun (Ota) 1 (1)
  484. Jim Snidero, Stream of Consciousness (Savant) 1 (1)
  485. 10-32K, That Which Is Planted: Live in Buffalo and Rochester (Passin' Thru) 1 (1)
  486. Tower of Power, Hipper than Hip: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow: Live On the Air 1974 (Real Gone) 1 (1)
  487. Marcos Valle & Stacey Kent, Ao Vivo (Sony) 1 (1)
  488. Ken Vandermark/Made to Break, Lacerba (Clean Feed) 1 (1)
  489. Mike Wofford, It's Personal (Capri) 1 (1)
  490. Yellowjackets, A Rise in the Road (Mack Avenue) 1 (1)
  491. Various, Taiwan Jazz & World (Buda Musique) 1 (1)

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.