13th Annual Jazz Critics Poll: 2018 |
Ballots 2018 [2]
Stuart Broomer (Musicworks, New York City Jazz Record, Point of Departure)
NEW RELEASES
- Tyshawn Sorey, Pillars (Firehouse 12)
- Ingrid Laubrock, Contemporary Chaos Practices (Intakt)
- Veryan Weston, The Make Project (Barnyard)
- Dave Holland, Uncharted Territories (Dare2)
- Rodrigo Amado, A History of Nothing (Trost)
- Daniel Carter-William Parker-Matthew Shipp, Seraphic Light (AUM Fidelity)
- Cory Smythe, Circulate Susanna (Pyroclastic)
- Mary Halvorson, Code Girl (Firehouse 12)
- Jacob Sacks, Fishes (Clean Feed)
- Susana Santos Silva, All the Rivers: Live at Panteão Nacional (Clean Feed)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- John Coltrane, Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album (Impulse!)
- Spontaneous Music Ensemble, Karyobin Are the Imaginary Birds Said to Live in Paradise (Emanem -17)
- Eric Dolphy, Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions (Resonance)
VOCAL
- Veryan Weston, The Make Project (Barnyard)
DEBUT
LATIN
Dan Buskirk (WPRB [Princeton], Fun 2 Know Podcast)
NEW RELEASES
- Myra Melford's Snowy Egret, The Other Side of Air (Firehouse 12)
- Nicole Mitchell, Maroon Cloud (FPE)
- Thumbscrew, Ours/Theirs (Cuneiform)
- Sylvie Courvoisier Trio, D'Agala (Intakt)
- Andrew Cyrille, Lebroba (ECM)
- William Parker, Flower in a Stained-Glass Window & The Blinking of the Ear (Centering/AUM Fidelity)
- Cuong Vu 4Tet, Change in the Air (RareNoise)
- Mary Halvorson & Bill Frisell, The Maid With the Flaxen Hair (Tzadik)
- Kirk Knuffke & Steven Herring, Witness (SteepleChase)
- Hailu Mergia, Lala Belu (Awesome Tapes From Africa)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Eric Dolphy, Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions (Resonance)
- John Coltrane, Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album (Impulse!)
- Sun Ra, God Is More Than Love Can Ever Be (Cosmic Myth)
VOCAL
- Kirk Knuffke & Steven Herring, Witness (SteepleChase)
DEBUT
LATIN
Note: Thumbscrew vote only specified Ours.
John Chacona (Erie [PA] Times-News)
NEW RELEASES
- Miles Okazaki, Work: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Monk, Vols. 1-6 (self-released)
- Makaya McCraven, Universal Beings (International Anthem)
- Steve Coleman and Five Elements, Live at the Village Vanguard, Vol. 1 (Pi)
- James Brandon Lewis & Chad Taylor, Radiant Imprints (OFF)
- Andrew Cyrille, Lebroba (ECM)
- Nik Bärtsch's Ronin, Awase (ECM)
- Henry Threadgill 14 or 15 Kestra: Agg, Dirt . . . and More Dirt (Pi)
- Tyshawn Sorey, Pillars (Firehouse 12)
- Thiefs, Graft (Le Greffe) (Jazz & People)
- Mary Halvorson, Code Girl (Firehouse 12)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Anthony Braxton, Sextet (Parker) 1993 (New Braxton House)
- John Coltrane, Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album (Impulse!)
- Woody Shaw, Live in Bremen 1983 (Elemental Music)
VOCAL
- William Parker, Voices Fall From the Sky (AUM Fidelity)
DEBUT
- Ben LaMar Gay, Downtown Castles Can Never Block the Sun (International Anthem)
LATIN
- Román Filiú, Quarteria (Sunnyside)
Nate Chinen (WBGO, NPR Music)
NEW RELEASES
- Ambrose Akinmusire, Origami Harvest (Blue Note)
- Myra Melford's Snowy Egret, The Other Side of Air (Firehouse 12)
- Wayne Shorter Quartet, Emanon (Blue Note)
- Mary Halvorson, Code Girl (Firehouse 12)
- Henry Threadgill 14 or 15 Kestra: Agg, Dirt . . . and More Dirt (Pi)
- Kenny Barron Quintet, Concentric Circles (Blue Note)
- Makaya McCraven, Universal Beings (International Anthem)
- Dan Weiss, Starebaby (Pi)
- Cécile McLorin Salvant, The Window (Mack Avenue)
- Aaron Parks, Little Big (Ropeadope)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- John Coltrane, Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album (Impulse!)
- Erroll Garner, Nightconcert (Mack Avenue)
- Eric Dolphy, Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions (Resonance)
VOCAL
- Cécile McLorin Salvant, The Window (Mack Avenue)
DEBUT
- Justin Brown, Nyeusi (Biophilia)
LATIN
- Miguel Zenón, Yo Soy La Tradición (Miel)
Brad Cohan (Bandcamp Daily, JazzTimes)
NEW RELEASES
- Harriet Tubman, The Terror End of Beauty (Sunnyside)
- William Hooker Trio, Remembering (Astral Spirits)
- Daniel Carter-William Parker-Matthew Shipp, Seraphic Light (AUM Fidelity)
- Dan Weiss, Starebaby (Pi)
- Vinny Golia-Henry Kaiser-Bob Moses-Damon Smith-Weasel Walter, Astral Plane Crash (Balance Point Acoustics)
- Dave Holland, Uncharted Territories (Dare2)
- Hearts & Minds, Electroradiance (Astral Spriits)
- Mary Halvorson, Code Girl (Firehouse 12)
- Josh Sinton's Predicate Trio, Making Bones, Taking Draughts, Bearing Unstable Millstones Pridefully, Idiotically, Prosaically (Iluso)
- Anteloper, Kudu (International Anthem)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Alan Braufman, Valley of Search (Valley of Search)
- Michael Cosmic & Phill Musra Group, Cosmic Paradise/Peace in the World/Cosmic Records (Now-Again -17)
- Thing, Thing (Cultures of Soul)
VOCAL
DEBUT
LATIN
Troy Collins (All About Jazz, Point of Departure)
NEW RELEASES
- Dave Holland, Uncharted Territories (Dare2)
- The Nels Cline 4, Currents Constellations (Blue Note)
- Greg Saunier-Mary Halvorson-Ron Miles, New American Songbooks Volume 1 (Sound American -17)
- Thumbscrew, Ours/Theirs (Cuneiform)
- Jason Robinson, Resonant Geographies (pfMENTUM)
- Geof Bradfield, Yes and . . . Music for Nine Improvisers (Delmark)
- The Vinny Golia Sextet, Trajectory (Nine Winds/Orenda)
- Samuel Blaser, Early in the Mornin' (Out Note)
- Matthew Shipp Quartet, Sonic Fiction (ESP-Disk)
- Andrew Cyrille, Lebroba (ECM)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Anthony Braxton, Quartet (Willisau) 1991 Studio (Hatology)
- Sun Ra, Astro Black (Modern Harmonic)
- Roscoe Mitchell Sextet, Sound (Delmark)
VOCAL
- Marc Ribot, Songs of Resistance 1942-2018 (Epitaph)
DEBUT
- Quin Kirchner, The Other Side of Time (Astral Spirits)
LATIN
Thomas Conrad (JazzTimes, Stereophile, New York City Jazz Record)
NEW RELEASES
- Francesco Cafiso, We Play for Tips (EFLAT)
- Ambrose Akinmusire, Origami Harvest (Blue Note)
- Wolfgang Muthspiel, Where the River Goes (ECM)
- Kamasi Washington, Heaven and Earth (Young Turks)
- Kenny Barron Quintet, Concentric Circles (Blue Note)
- Bobo Stenson Trio, Contra La Indecisión (ECM)
- Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas Sound Prints, Scandal (Greenleaf Music)
- Noah Preminger & Frank Carlberg, Whispers and Cries (Red Piano)
- Tord Gustavsen Trio, The Other Side (ECM)
- Christian McBride, Christian McBride's New Jawn (Mack Avenue)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- John Coltrane, Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album (Impulse!)
- Miles Davis & John Coltrane, The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6 (Columbia/Legacy)
- Wes Montgomery, In Paris: The Definitive ORTF Recording (Resonance)
VOCAL
- Kate McGarry, The Subject Tonight Is Love (Binxtown)
DEBUT
- Lumina, Lumina (Tuk Music)
LATIN
- Duduka Da Fonseca Trio, Plays Dom Salvador (Sunnyside)
J.D. Considine (DownBeat, JazzTimes)
NEW RELEASES
- Ambrose Akinmusire, Origami Harvest (Blue Note)
- Wayne Shorter Quartet, Emanon (Blue Note)
- Mary Halvorson, Code Girl (Firehouse 12)
- Quinsin Nachoff's Flux, Path of Totality (Whirlwind)
- Frank Kimbrough, Monk's Dreams: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Sphere Monk (Sunnyside)
- Nicole Mitchell, Maroon Cloud (FPE)
- David Virelles, Igbó Alákorin (The Singer's Grove), Vol. I & II (Pi)
- Tom Rainey Obbligato, Float Upstream (Intakt -17)
- Mark Turner & Ethan Iverson, Temporary Kings (ECM)
- Steve Tibbetts, Life Of (ECM)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- John Coltrane, Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album (Impulse!)
- Ornette Coleman, The Atlantic Years (Atlantic/Rhino)
- Gary Burton, Take Another Look: A Career Retrospective (Mack Avenue)
VOCAL
- Cécile McLorin Salvant, The Window (Mack Avenue)
DEBUT
- Stephanie Richards, Fullmoon (Relative Pitch)
LATIN
- David Virelles, Igbó Alákorin (The Singer's Grove), Vol. I & II (Pi)
Mark Corroto (All About Jazz)
NEW RELEASES
- Frank Kimbrough, Monk's Dreams: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Sphere Monk (Sunnyside)
- Jamie Saft Quartet, Blue Dream (RareNoise)
- Ivo Perelman/Matthew Shipp, Oneness (Leo)
- Steve Coleman and Five Elements, Live at the Village Vanguard, Vol. 1 (Pi)
- Dan Weiss, Starebaby (Pi)
- Miles Okazaki, Work: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Monk, Vols. 1-6 (self-released)
- Shakers n' Bakers, Heart Love (Little i Music)
- Daniel Carter-William Parker-Matthew Shipp, Seraphic Light (AUM Fidelity)
- Thumbscrew, Ours/Theirs (Cuneiform)
- Ambrose Akinmusire, Origami Harvest (Blue Note)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Bobby Naughton-Leo Smith-Perry Robinson, The Haunt (NoBusiness)
- Anthony Braxton, Sextet (Parker) 1993 (New Braxton House)
- Roscoe Mitchell Sextet, Sound (Delmark)
VOCAL
- Kate McGarry, The Subject Tonight Is Love (Binxtown)
DEBUT
LATIN
- David Virelles, Igbó Alákorin (The Singer's Grove), Vol. I & II (Pi)
Note: Ballot listed a second Latin album: Dafnis Prieto Big Band, Back to the Sunset.
NEW RELEASES
- Myra Melford's Snowy Egret, The Other Side of Air (Firehouse 12)
- Cécile McLorin Salvant, The Window (Mack Avenue)
- Mary Halvorson, Code Girl (Firehouse 12)
- Poline Renou-Matthieu Donarier-Sylvain Lemètre, Adieu Mes Très Belle (Yolk)
- Tyshawn Sorey, Pillars (Firehouse 12)
- Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet, Time Like This (Intakt)
- Sungjae Son, Near East Quartet (ECM)
- Dan Weiss, Starebaby (Pi)
- Nick Millevoi's Desertion Trio With Jamie Saft, Midtown Tilt (Shhpuma)
- Snowpoet, Thought You Knew (Edition)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- John Coltrane, 1963: New Directions (Impulse!)
- Alice Coltrane, Carnegie Hall '71 (Hi Hat)
- Keith Jarrett, La Fenice (ECM)
VOCAL
- Cécile McLorin Salvant, The Window (Mack Avenue)
DEBUT
- WildSonicBlooms, Where We Overlap (Rattle)
LATIN
NEW RELEASES
- Miles Okazaki, Work: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Monk, Vols. 1-6 (self-released)
- Thumbscrew, Ours/Theirs (Cuneiform)
- Jon Irabagon Quartet, Dr. Quixotic's Traveling Exotics (Irabbagast)
- Satoko Fujii & Joe Fonda, Mizu (Long Song)
- Lynne Arriale Trio, Give Us These Days (Challenge)
- Fred Hersch Trio, Live in Europe (Palmetto)
- Julian Lage, Modern Lore (Mack Avenue)
- Martial Solal, My One and Only Love: Live at Theater Gutersloh (Intuition)
- Mary Halvorson & Bill Frisell, The Maid With the Flaxen Hair (Tzadik)
- David Virelles, Igbó Alákorin (The Singer's Grove), Vol. I & II (Pi)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- John Coltrane, Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album (Impulse!)
- Sun Ra and His Astro-Infinity Arkestra, My Brother the Wind (Cosmic Myth -17)
- Don Friedman Trio, Love Music (Progressive)
VOCAL
DEBUT
LATIN
- David Virelles, Igbó Alákorin (The Singer's Grove), Vol. I & II (Pi)
NEW RELEASES
- Sylvie Courvoisier Trio, D'Agala (Intakt)
- Tyshawn Sorey, Pillars (Firehouse 12)
- Henry Threadgill 14 or 15 Kestra: Agg, Dirt . . . and More Dirt (Pi)
- Ingrid Laubrock, Contemporary Chaos Practices (Intakt)
- Andrew Cyrille, Lebroba (ECM)
- Mary Halvorson, Code Girl (Firehouse 12)
- Steve Coleman and Five Elements, Live at the Village Vanguard, Vol. 1 (Pi)
- Dan Weiss, Starebaby (Pi)
- Dave Holland, Uncharted Territories (Dare2)
- Bobby Previte, Rhapsody (RareNoise)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Anthony Braxton, Sextet (Parker) 1993 (New Braxton House)
- The Art Ensemble of Chicago and Associated Ensembles (ECM)
- John Coltrane, Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album (Impulse!)
VOCAL
- William Parker, Voices Fall From the Sky (AUM Fidelity)
DEBUT
- Adam Hopkins, Crickets (Out of Your Head)
LATIN
- Dafnis Prieto Big Band, Back to the Sunset (Dafnison)
Francis Davis (Temple University)
NEW RELEASES
- Henry Threadgill 14 or 15 Kestra: Agg, Dirt . . . and More Dirt (Pi)
- Joshua Redman, Still Dreaming (Nonesuch)
- Bobby Sanabria, West Side Story Reimagined (Jazzheads)
- Frank Kimbrough, Monk's Dreams: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Sphere Monk (Sunnyside)
- Owen Broder, Heritage: The American Roots Project (ArtistShare)
- Don Byron & Aruán Ortiz, Random Dances and (A)tonalities (Intakt)
- David Virelles, Igbó Alákorin (The Singer's Grove), Vol. I & II (Pi)
- Andrew Cyrille, Lebroba (ECM)
- Thumbscrew, Ours/Theirs (Cuneiform)
- Dave Holland, Uncharted Territories (Dare2)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- The Art Ensemble of Chicago and Associated Ensembles (ECM)
- The Savory Collection 1935-1940 (Mosaic)
- John Coltrane, Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album (Impulse!)
VOCAL
- Jon Batiste, Hollywood Africans (Verve)
DEBUT
- Owen Broder, Heritage: The American Roots Project (ArtistShare)
LATIN
- Bobby Sanabria, West Side Story Reimagined (Jazzheads)
Anthony Dean-Harris (Nextbop, KRTU San Antonio, DownBeat)
NEW RELEASES
- Makaya McCraven, Universal Beings (International Anthem)
- Now Vs Now, The Buffering Cocoon (Jazzland)
- Cécile McLorin Salvant, The Window (Mack Avenue)
- Adam O'Farrill's Stranger Days, El Maquech (Biophilia)
- Julian Lage, Modern Lore (Mack Avenue)
- Javier Santiago, Phoenix (Ropeadope)
- Brad Mehldau, Seymour Reads the Constitution! (Nonesuch)
- Jonathan Finlayson, 3 Times Round (Pi)
- Thumbscrew, Ours/Theirs (Cuneiform)
- Ben Wendel, The Seasons (Motéma)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
VOCAL
- Cécile McLorin Salvant, The Window (Mack Avenue)
DEBUT
- Big Heart Machine, Big Heart Machine (self-released)
LATIN
- Miguel Zenón, Yo Soy La Tradición (Miel)
Laurence Donohue-Greene (The New York City Jazz Record)
NEW RELEASES
- John Zorn, In a Convex Mirror (Tzadik)
- Christian McBride, Christian McBride's New Jawn (Mack Avenue)
- Thumbscrew, Ours/Theirs (Cuneiform)
- Dave Holland, Uncharted Territories (Dare2)
- Michael Leonhart, The Painted Lady Suite (Sunnyside)
- Idris Ackamoor & the Pyramids, An Angel Fell (Strut)
- Brian Marsella Trio, Outspoken: The Music of the Legendary Hasaan (Tzadik)
- Sylvie Courvoisier Trio, D'Agala (Intakt)
- Lee Konitz & Dan Tepfer, Decade (Impulse!)
- Johan Lindström Septett, Music for Empty Halls (Moserobie)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Don Rendell-Ian Carr Quintet, The Complete Lansdowne Recordings 1965-1969 (Jazzman)
- The Savory Collection 1935-1940 (Mosaic)
- John Coltrane, Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album (Impulse!)
VOCAL
- Kyoko Kitamura's Tidepool Fauna, Protean Labyrinth (self-released)
DEBUT
- Mattias Risberg, Stamps (Clean Feed)
LATIN
- Carlos Henriquez, Dizzy Con Clave (RodBros Music)
Note: Thumbscrew vote for Theirs.
Troy Dostert (All About Jazz, Free Jazz Collective)
NEW RELEASES
- Steve Coleman and Five Elements, Live at the Village Vanguard, Vol. 1 (Pi)
- Mary Halvorson, Code Girl (Firehouse 12)
- Sylvie Courvoisier Trio, D'Agala (Intakt)
- Angelika Niescier Trio, The Berlin Concert (Intakt)
- Susana Santos Silva, All the Rivers: Live at Panteão Nacional (Clean Feed)
- Akira Sakata & Chikamorachi, Proton Pump (Family Vineyard)
- Ingrid Laubrock, Contemporary Chaos Practices (Intakt)
- Myra Melford's Snowy Egret, The Other Side of Air (Firehouse 12)
- Marty Ehrlich, Trio Exaltation (Clean Feed)
- Here's to Us, Animals, Wild and Tame (Hoob)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Anthony Braxton, Sextet (Parker) 1993 (New Braxton House)
- John Coltrane, Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album (Impulse!)
- Charles Mingus, Jazz in Detroit/Strata Concert Gallery/46 Selden (BBE)
VOCAL
- Kirk Knuffke & Steven Herring, Witness (SteepleChase)
DEBUT
- Signe Emmeluth's Amoeba, Polyp (Øra Fonogram)
LATIN
- Dafnis Prieto Big Band, Back to the Sunset (Dafnison)
NEW RELEASES
- Subtle Degrees, A Dance That Empties (New Amsterdam)
- Angelika Niescier Trio, The Berlin Concert (Intakt)
- Steve Swell, Music for Six Musicians: Hommage À Olivier Messiaen (Silkheart -17)
- Kris Davis & Craig Taborn, Octopus (Pyroclastic)
- Bobby Previte, Rhapsody (RareNoise)
- Jon Irabagon Quartet, Dr. Quixotic's Traveling Exotics (Irabbagast)
- Roscoe Mitchell & Matthew Shipp, Accelerated Projection: Live at Sant'Anna Arresi (RogueArt)
- Andrew Cyrille, Lebroba (ECM)
- Satoko Fujii Orchestra Berlin, Ninety-Nine Years (Libra)
- Ryan Keberle & Frank Woeste, Reverso: Suite Pavel (Phonoart)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Beaver Harris-Don Pullen 360° Experience, A Well Kept Secret (Corbett vs. Dempsey)
- Anthony Braxton, Quartet (Willisau) 1991 Studio (Hatology)
- Roscoe Mitchell Sextet, Sound (Delmark)
VOCAL
- Bobby Previte, Rhapsody (RareNoise)
DEBUT
- Quin Kirchner, The Other Side of Time (Astral Spirits)
LATIN
Note: Roscoe Mitchell & Matthew Shipp, Accelerated Projection was recorded in 2005, so should be Historical.
Ken Dryden (New York City Jazz Record, Hot House, All About Jazz)
NEW RELEASES
- Dave Liebman & John Stowell, Petite Fleur: The Music of Sidney Bechet (Origin)
- Denny Zeitlin, Wishing on the Moon (Sunnyside)
- Jim McNeely & The Frankfurt Radio Big Band, Barefoot Dances and Other Visions (Planet Arts)
- Michael Dease, Reaching Out (Posi-Tone)
- Kenny Barron Quintet, Concentric Circles (Blue Note)
- The Ken Peplowski Big Band, Sunrise (Arbors)
- Phillip Johnston & the Coolerators, Diggin' Bones (Asynchronous)
- Howard Alden-Marty Krystall-Buell Neidlinger, The Happenings: Music of Herbie Nichols (K2B2 -17)
- Peter Zak Quartet Featuring Marcos Varela, One Mind (Fresh Sound New Talent)
- Vinnie Raniolo, Air Guitar: Songs of Flight (Raniolo Music)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- The Savory Collection 1935-1940 (Mosaic)
- Miles Davis & John Coltrane, The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6 (Columbia/Legacy)
- Dave McKenna, In Madison (Arbors)
VOCAL
- Tess Souter, Picture in Black and White (NOA)
DEBUT
- The Maguire Twins, Seeking Higher Ground (Three Tree)
LATIN
- Carlos Henriquez, Dizzy Con Clave (RodBros Music)
Shannon J. Effinger (Jazzwise, Pitchfork, DownBeat)
NEW RELEASES
- Ambrose Akinmusire, Origami Harvest (Blue Note)
- JD Allen, Love Stone (Savant)
- Makaya McCraven, Universal Beings (International Anthem)
- Kamasi Washington, Heaven and Earth (Young Turks)
- Eddie Henderson, Be Cool (Smoke Sessions)
- The Bad Plus, Never Stop II (Legbreaker)
- Joshua Redman, Still Dreaming (Nonesuch)
- Joey Alexander, Eclipse (Motéma)
- Wayne Shorter Quartet, Emanon (Blue Note)
- Cécile McLorin Salvant, The Window (Mack Avenue)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- John Coltrane, Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album (Impulse!)
- Charles Mingus, Jazz in Detroit/Strata Concert Gallery/46 Selden (BBE)
- Alice Coltrane, Lord of Lords (Superior Viaduct)
VOCAL
- Cécile McLorin Salvant, The Window (Mack Avenue)
DEBUT
- R+R=Now, Collagically Speaking (Blue Note)
LATIN
Donald Elfman (New York City Jazz Record)
NEW RELEASES
- Myriad 3, Vera (ALMA)
- Frank Kimbrough, Monk's Dreams: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Sphere Monk (Sunnyside)
- Leslie Pintchik, You Eat My Food, You Drink My Wine, You Steal My Girl! (Pintch Hard)
- Don Byron & Aruán Ortiz, Random Dances and (A)tonalities (Intakt)
- John Bailey, In Real Time (Summit)
- Dead Composers Club [Noah Preminger & Rob Garcia], Chopin Project (Connection Works)
- Juan Andres Ospina Big Band, Tramontana (self-released)
- Felipe Salles and Interconnections Ensemble, The Lullalby Project and Other Works for Large Ensemble (Tapestry)
- Stephane Spira, New Playground (Jazzmax)
- Danny Fox Trio, The Great Nostalgist (Hot Cup)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- The Savory Collection 1935-1940 (Mosaic)
- John Coltrane, Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album (Impulse!)
- Miles Davis & John Coltrane, The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6 (Columbia/Legacy)
VOCAL
- Allegra Levy, Looking at the Moon (SteepleChase)
DEBUT
- John Bailey, In Real Time (Summit)
LATIN
- Miguel Zenón, Yo Soy La Tradición (Miel)
Note: Original debut pick -- Dan Pugach Nonet, Plus One (Unit) -- changed due to ballot priority.