9th Annual Jazz Critics Poll: 2014 |
2014 Totals: Latin
- Arturo O'Farrill, The Offense of the Drum (Motéma) 19
- Miguel Zenón, Identities Are Changeable (Miel Music) 16
- Yosvany Terry, New Throned King (5 Pasion) 11
- Danilo Pérez, Panama 500 (Mack Avenue) 8
- David Virelles, Mbókò (ECM) 6
- Alfredo Rodriguez, The Invasion Parade (Mack Avenue) 5
- Edward Simon, Venezuelan Suite (Sunnyside) 3
- Sammy Figueroa & Glacia Nasser, Talisman (Savant) 3
- Manuel Valera, In Motion (Criss Cross) 3
- Elio Villafranca, Caribbean Tinge (Motéma) 2
- Pharoah Sanders & the Underground, Spiral Mercury (Clean Feed) 1
- Paquito D'Rivera, Jazz Meets the Classics (Paquito) 1
- Antonio Adolfo, Rio, Choro, Jazz (AAM) 1
- Jane Bunnett, Jane Bunnett and Maqueque (Justin Time) 1
- Mario Castro, Estrella de Mar (Interrobang) 1
- Romero Lubambo, Brazilian Essence (Sunnyside) 1
- Magos & Limón, Dawn (Okeh) 1
- Emilio Solla y la Inestable De Brooklyn, Second Half (self-released) 1
- Elio Villafranca, Old Waters, New Rivers (Harbinger) 1
- Eliana Cuevas, Espejo (Alma) 1
- Scott Feiner, A View From Below (self-released) 1
- Roberto Fonseca, Yo (Concord) 1
- Conrad Herwig, The Latin Side of Joe Henderson (Half Note) 1
- Guillermo Klein, Live at the Village Vanguard (Sunnyside) 1
- Bill O'Connell, Imagine (Savant) 1
- Ritmos Unidos, Ritmos Unidos (Patois) 1
- Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Spanish Harlem Orchestra (ArtistShare) 1
- Manuel Valera, Sr., Recuerdos (Mavo) 1
- Mark Weinstein, Latin Jazz Underground (Zoho) 1
- Grand Fatilla, Global Shuffle (self-released) 1
Critics were asked to name one album apiece, with no point system.