| 13th Annual Jazz Critics Poll: 2018 |
Ballot 2018
Russ Musto (New York City Jazz Record, DownBeat)
NEW RELEASES (listed alphabetically; 5.5 points each)
- JD Allen, Love Stone (Savant)
- Kenny Barron Quintet, Concentric Circles (Blue Note)
- Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band, Presence (Smoke Sessions)
- Christian McBride, Christian McBride's New Jawn (Mack Avenue)
- Eddie Palmieri, Full Circle (Ropeadope)
- Joshua Redman, Still Dreaming (Nonesuch)
- Wayne Shorter Quartet, Emanon (Blue Note)
- Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Anniversary (ArtistShare)
- Henry Threadgill 14 or 15 Kestra: Agg, Dirt . . . and More Dirt (Pi)
- Elio Villafranca, Cinque (ArtistShare)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL (listed alphabetically; 2 points each)
- Eric Dolphy, Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions (Resonance)
- Dexter Gordon, Tokyo 1975 (Elemental)
- Woody Shaw, Tokyo '81 (Elemental)
VOCAL
- Cécile McLorin Salvant, The Window (Mack Avenue)
DEBUT
- Corcoran Holt, The Mecca (Holthouse Music)
LATIN
- Eddie Palmieri, Full Circle (Ropeadope)