11th Annual Jazz Critics Poll: 2016
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2016 Totals: Reissues

  1. Larry Young, In Paris: The ORTF Recordings (Resonance) 84 (36)
  2. Thad Jones & Mel Lewis, All My Yesterdays (Resonance) 71 (33)
  3. Bill Evans, Some Other Time (Resonance) 66 (30)
  4. Miles Davis, Freedom Jazz Dance: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 5 (Columbia Legacy) 55 (25)
  5. Count Basie & Lester Young, Classic 1936-1947 Studio Sessions (Mosaic) 32 (13)
  6. various, The Savory Collection, Volume 1: Body and Soul: Coleman Hawkins & Friends (Apple Music) 23 (10)
  7. Don Cherry-John Tchicai-Irène Schweizer-Léon Francioli-Pierre Favre, Musical Monsters: Willisau Concert (Intakt) 22 (11)
  8. Keith Jarrett, A Multitude of Angels (ECM) 22 (10)
  9. Shirley Horn, Live at the Four Queens Live (Resonance) 16 (9)
  10. Peter Kuhn, No Coming No Going (Living Right) (No Business) 16 (7)
  11. John Coltrane, A Love Supreme: The Complete Masters (Impulse!) 15 (8)
  12. Erroll Garner, Ready Take One (Octave/Legacy) 13 (7)
  13. Arthur Blythe, Lennox Avenue Breakdown/In the Tradition/Bush Baby/Blythe Spirit (BGO) 12 (6)
  14. David S. Ware & Matthew Shipp, Live in Sant'Anna Arresi 2004 (AUM Fidelity) 11 (6)
  15. James P. Johnson, Classic James P. Johnson Sessions (Mosaic -15) 11 (5)
  16. John Coltrane, The Atlantic Years in Mono (Rhino) 11 (5)
  17. various, Classic Savoy Be-Bop Sessions 1945-49 (Mosaic) 11 (4)
  18. Peter Erskine, As It Was (ECM) 10 (9)
  19. Woody Shaw & Louis Hayes, The Tour Volume One (HighNote) 10 (5)
  20. Stan Getz, Moments in Time (Resonance) 9 (4)
  21. Joe Lovano, Classic! Live at Newport (Blue Note) 8 (5)
  22. William Hooker, Light: The Early Years 1975-1989 (No Business) 7 (4)
  23. John Abercrombie, The First Quartet (ECM) 7 (3)
  24. Sonny Sharrock, Ask the Ages (MOD Technologies) 6 (4)
  25. Albert Ayler, Bells/Prophecy (ESP Disk) 6 (3)
  26. Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto, '76 (Resonance) 6 (3)
  27. Daunik Lazro-Joëlle Léandre-George Lewis, Enfances 8 Janv. 1984 (Fou) 6 (3)
  28. Lyle Mays, The Ludwigsburg Concert (SWR Jazzhaus) 6 (3)
  29. Art Pepper & Warne Marsh, Unreleased Art: Volume 9: Art Pepper & Warne Marsh at Donte's April 26, 1974 (Widow's Taste) 5 (4)
  30. Albert Ayler, European Radio Studio Recordings 1964 (Hatology) 5 (3)
  31. Herbie Mann, Live at the Whisky 1969: The Unreleased Masters (Real Gone) 5 (3)
  32. Peter Brötzmann-Fred Hopkins-Rashied Ali, Songlines (Trost) 5 (2)
  33. Duke Ellington, Far East Suite (RCA Victor/Legacy) 5 (2)
  34. Chris McGregor, Jazz/The African Sound (Jazzman Holy Grail) 5 (2)
  35. Picnic, Picnic (Corbett vs Dempsey) 5 (2)
  36. Joe Bushkin, Live at the Embers, 1952 (Dot Time Legends) 4 (2)
  37. Tyshawn Sorey, Koan+ (482) 4 (2)
  38. Spontaneous Music Orchestra, Search & Reflect (1973-81) (Emanem) 4 (2)
  39. Spontaneous Music Ensemble, Withdrawal (Emanem) 4 (2)
  40. Wadada Leo Smith, Reflectativity (Tzadik) 3 (3)
  41. Sarah Vaughan, Live at Rosy's (Resonance) 3 (2)
  42. Svend Asmussen, The Incomparable Fiddler: 100 Years (Storyville) 3 (2)
  43. Cadentia Nova Danica, August 1966 Jazzhus Montmartre (Storyville) 3 (2)
  44. Blue Mitchell & Sonny Red, Baltimore 1966 (Uptown) 3 (2)
  45. Charlie Parker, Unheard Bird, The Unissued Takes (Verve) 3 (2)
  46. Sonny Rollins/Horace Silver, Zurich 1959 (TCB) 3 (2)
  47. Finn Von Eyben, Plays Finn Von Eyben: Finn Von Eyben Workshop & Radiojazzgruppen 1966-1967 (Storyville) 3 (2)
  48. Brother Ah and the Sounds of Awareness, Key to Nowhere (Manufactured) 3 (1)
  49. Arthur Doyle, First House (Amish) 3 (1)
  50. Dizzy Gillespie, Concert of the Century: A Tribute to Charlie Parker (Justin Time) 3 (1)
  51. Jimmy Giuffre, Bremen and Stuttgart 1961 (Emanem) 3 (1)
  52. Jim Hall & Red Mitchell, Valse Hot: Sweet Basil 1978 (Artists Share) 3 (1)
  53. Fred Hersch, Sarabande (Sunnyside) 3 (1)
  54. Freddie Hubbard, The Hub of Hubbard (MPS) 3 (1)
  55. Rolf Kühn, Spotlights (MPS) 3 (1)
  56. Joëlle Léandre, No Comment (Fou) 3 (1)
  57. Van Morrison, It's Too Late To Stop Now . . . Volumes II, III, IV & DVD (Exile/Legacy) 3 (1)
  58. Sal Mosca, Too Marvelous for Words (Cadence) 3 (1)
  59. Sun Ra, The Space Age Is Here to Stay (Modern Harmonic) 3 (1)
  60. David S. Ware, Birth of a Being (AUM Fidelity) 3 (1)
  61. Barney Wilen, Auto Jazz (Tragic Destiny of Lorenzo Bandini) (MPS) 3 (1)
  62. Sam Rivers, Fuchsia Swing Song (Blue Note) 2 (2)
  63. Cannonball Adderley, The Price You Got to Pay to Be Free (Real Gone) 2 (1)
  64. Anthony Braxton, Quintet (Basel) 1977 (Hatology) 2 (1)
  65. Jane Bunnett, Spirits of Havana/Chamalongo 25th Anniversary (Linus Entertainment) 2 (1)
  66. Ray Charles, Swiss Radio Days Vol. 41: Zurich 1961 (Montreux Jazz) 2 (1)
  67. Don Cherry, Complete Communion, Live in Stuttgart at Liederhalle, May 12, 1966 () 2 (1)
  68. Yusef Lateef, Live at Ronnie Scott's (Gearbox) 2 (1)
  69. Jimmy Lyons, Push/Pull (Corbett vs. Dempsey) 2 (1)
  70. Joe McPhee, Zurich (1979) (Astral Spirits) 2 (1)
  71. Wes Montgomery, One Night in Indy (Resonance) 2 (1)
  72. New Black Eagle Jazz Band, Celebrating the Big 40 (BlackEagles.com) 2 (1)
  73. Sun Ra, In Some Far Place: Roma '77 (Strut/Art Yard) 2 (1)
  74. Sun Ra, The Intergalactic Thing (Roaratorio) 2 (1)
  75. TEST, Always Coming From the Love Side (Eremite) 2 (1)
  76. Cecil Taylor, Live in the Black Forest (Edel) 2 (1)
  77. Weather Report, The Legendary Tapes (Legacy) 2 (1)
  78. Randy Weston, The Complete Recordings 1955-1957 (Enlightenment) 2 (1)
  79. various, Creative Music Studio Archive Selections Volume 2 (Planet Arts) 2 (1)
  80. various, Jazz Haunts and Magic Vaults (Resonance) 2 (1)
  81. Woody Shaw, Field Recordings of a Jazz Master (ITG -12) 2 (1)
  82. Kenny Wheeler, The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note (CAM Jazz) 2 (1)
  83. various, The Savory Collection, Volume 2: Jumpin' at the Woodside: The Count Basie Orchestra Featuring Lester Young (Apple Music) 2 (1)
  84. Anthony Braxton-Derek Bailey, First Duo Concert (London 1974) (Emanem) 1 (1)
  85. Sandy Bull, Fantasias (Real Gone) 1 (1)
  86. John Cage & Sun Ra, John Cage Meets Sun Ra: The Complete Concert June 8, 1986 Coney Island, NY (Modern Harmonic) 1 (1)
  87. John Carter, Echoes From Rudolph's (NoBusiness -15) 1 (1)
  88. Circle, Circle 1: Live in Germany Concert [digital] (Concord Music Group) 1 (1)
  89. Charlie Haden & Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Tokyo Adagio (Impulse! -15) 1 (1)
  90. Mahalia Jackson, Moving Up a Little Higher (Shanachee) 1 (1)
  91. George Lewis, The Solo Trombone Record (Delmark/Sackville -15) 1 (1)
  92. Abbey Lincoln, Love Having You Around: Live at the Keystone Korner, v. 2 (HighNote) 1 (1)
  93. Joe McPhee, Alone Together (Corbett vs. Dempsey) 1 (1)
  94. Albert & Emil Mangelsdorff, Early Discoveries (SWR Jazz Haus/Naxos) 1 (1)
  95. Butch Miles, Miles and Miles of Swing (GHB) 1 (1)
  96. Mothers of Invention/Frank Zappa, Meat Light (Zappa) 1 (1)
  97. Art Pepper, Live at Fat Tuesday's (Elemental) 1 (1)
  98. Charlie Parker, Complete Savoy Sessions (Essential Jazz Classics) 1 (1)
  99. Tom Prehn, Axiom Rune (Grammofon) 1 (1)
  100. Martial Solal, Trio (Vogue Legacy) 1 (1)
  101. Jeri Southern, Blue Note, Chicago, March 1956 (Uptown) 1 (1)
  102. Lennie Tristano, Chicago, April 1951 (Uptown -14) 1 (1)
  103. various, The ESP-Disk Story, Vol. 1 + Vol. 2 (Contempo) 1 (1)

James P. Johnson, Classic James P. Johnson Sessions (Mosaic -15) includes 2 (1) votes from 2015.

Critics were asked to list three reissues in descending order, with three points awarded for #1, 2 for #2, and 1 for #3. (On ballots where choices were listed alphabetically, each received 2 points.) The first bold number indicates total points; the number in parentheses tallies ballots on which a CD appeared, which was used as a tiebreaker.

Notes:

Several albums that received votes this year were released in 2015 and received votes in that year's poll:

The rule is that we add the old votes into this year's totals only if the album received more votes this year than last.