Ballot 2018

NEW RELEASES

1. Wayne Shorter Quartet, Emanon (Blue Note)
2. Ambrose Akinmusire, Origami Harvest (Blue Note)
3. Thandi Ntuli, Exiled (Inpartmaint)
4. Ben Wendel, The Seasons (Motéma)
5. Kamasi Washington, Heaven and Earth (Young Turks)
6. Ryan Porter, The Optimist (World Galaxy/Alpha Pup)
7. Brandon Coleman, Resistance (Brainfeeder)
8. Alfredo Rodriguez, The Little Dream (Mack Avenue)
9. Makaya McCraven, Universal Beings (International Anthem)
10. Miles Okazaki, Work: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Monk, Vols. 1-6 (self-released)

REISSUES/HISTORICAL

1. John Coltrane, Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album (Impulse!)
2. Sun Ra, Standards (ORG Music)
3. Wes Montgomery, In Paris: The Definitive ORTF Recording (Resonance)

VOCAL

• Thandi Ntuli, Exiled (Inpartmaint)

DEBUT

• Ryan Porter, The Optimist (World Galaxy/Alpha Pup)

LATIN

• Alfredo Rodriguez, The Little Dream (Mack Avenue)