13th Annual Jazz Critics Poll: 2018
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2018 Totals: Reissues/Historical

  1. John Coltrane, Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album (Impulse!) 181 (75)
  2. Miles Davis & John Coltrane, The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6 (Columbia/Legacy) 58 (28)
  3. Eric Dolphy, Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions (Resonance) 42 (20)
  4. The Savory Collection 1935-1940 (Mosaic) 37 (15)
  5. Charles Mingus, Jazz in Detroit/Strata Concert Gallery/46 Selden (BBE) 33 (17)
  6. Anthony Braxton, Sextet (Parker) 1993 (New Braxton House) 31 (13)
  7. The Art Ensemble of Chicago and Associated Ensembles (ECM) 26 (11)
  8. Wes Montgomery, In Paris: The Definitive ORTF Recording (Resonance) 14 (9)
  9. Erroll Garner, Nightconcert (Mack Avenue) 14 (9)
  10. Charlie Haden & Brad Mehldau, Long Ago and Far Away (Impulse!) 14 (7) *
  11. Alan Braufman, Valley of Search (Valley of Search) 11 (5)
  12. Beaver Harris-Don Pullen 360° Experience, A Well Kept Secret (Corbett vs. Dempsey) 11 (5)
  13. Keith Jarrett, La Fenice (ECM) 10 (6) **
  14. Woody Shaw, Tokyo '81 (Elemental) 10 (6)
  15. Dexter Gordon Quartet, Espace Cardin 1977 (Elemental Music) 10 (4)
  16. Bobby Naughton-Leo Smith-Perry Robinson, The Haunt (NoBusiness) 9 (4)
  17. Milford Graves, Bäbi (Corbett vs. Dempsey) 8 (5)
  18. Thelonioous Monk, Mønk (Gearbox) 8 (4)
  19. Don Rendell-Ian Carr Quintet, The Complete Lansdowne Recordings 1965-1969 (Jazzman) 8 (3)
  20. Sun Ra, Astro Black (Modern Harmonic) 7 (6)
  21. Roscoe Mitchell Sextet, Sound (Delmark) 7 (6)
  22. Woody Shaw, Live in Bremen 1983 (Elemental Music) 7 (6)
  23. Keith Jarrett-Gary Peacock-Jack DeJohnette, After the Fall (ECM) 7 (4) ***
  24. Sun Ra & His Arkestra, Discipline 27-11 (Corbett vs. Dempsey -17) 7 (3) ****
  25. Spontaneous Music Ensemble, Karyobin Are the Imaginary Birds Said to Live in Paradise (Emanem -17) 7 (3)
  26. Fred Hersch Trio, '97 @ The Village Vanguard (Palmetto) 6 (5)
  27. Grant Green, Funk in France: From Paris to Antibes (1969-1970) (Resonance) 6 (4)
  28. Sonny Rollins, Way Out West [Deluxe Edition] (Craft) 6 (3)
  29. Esbjorn Svensson Trio, E.S.T. Live in London (ACT) 6 (3) *****
  30. Amarcord Nino Rota (Corbett vs. Dempsey) 6 (3)
  31. Alice Coltrane, Spiritual Eternal: The Complete Warner Brothers Studio Recordings (Real Gone) 6 (3)
  32. The Complete Cuban Jam Sessions (Craft) 6 (3)
  33. Alice Coltrane, Lord of Lords (Superior Viaduct) 5 (3)
  34. Art Pepper, Unreleased Art Pepper Vol 10: Toronto (Widow's Taste) 5 (3)
  35. Prince, Piano and a Microphone 1983 (NPG/Warner Bros) 5 (2)
  36. Anthony Braxton, Quartet (Willisau) 1991 Studio (Hatology) 5 (2)
  37. Alexander Von Schlippenbach/Aki Takase, Live at Café Amores (NoBusiness) 5 (2)
  38. Miles Davis, Ascenseur Pour L'Échafaud (State of Art) 5 (2)
  39. Gary Burton, Take Another Look: A Career Retrospective (Mack Avenue) 4 (4)
  40. Dexter Gordon, Tokyo 1975 (Elemental) 4 (3)
  41. Teddy Wilson, Classic Brunswick & Columbia Teddy Wilson Sessions 1934-42 (Mosaic) 4 (3)
  42. Fred Hersch Trio, Heartsongs (Sunnyside) 4 (3)
  43. Don Cherry Trio, Studio 105, Paris 1967 (Hi Hat) 4 (2)
  44. Grant Green, Slick! Live at Oil Can Harry's (Resonance) 4 (2)
  45. Robbie Basho, Live in Forli, Italy 1982 (Obsolete/ESP-Disk) 4 (2)
  46. John Coltrane, 1963: New Directions (Impulse!) 4 (2)
  47. Charles Mingus, Live in Montreux 1975 (Eagle Rock Entertainment) 3 (2)
  48. David S. Ware Trio, The Balance (Vision Festival XV+) (AUM Fidelity) 3 (2)
  49. Don Cherry, Home Boy (Sister Out) (Wewantsounds) 3 (2)
  50. J-Jazz (Deep Modern Jazz From Japan, 1969-1984) 3 (1)
  51. Donald Byrd, Fancy Free (Blue Note -17) 3 (1)
  52. Terry Pollard, A Detroit Jazz Legend (Fresh Sound) 3 (1)
  53. Ella Fitzgerald, Ella at Zardi's (Verve -17) 3 (1)
  54. Slim Gaillard, Groove Juice: The Norman Granz Recordings + More (Verve) 3 (1)
  55. Frank Morgan/George Cables, Montreal Memories (High Note) 3 (1)
  56. Frode Gjerstad-Hamid Drake-William Parker, Frode Gjerstad With Hamid Drake and William Parker (Not Two -17) 3 (1)
  57. Cecil Taylor, Poschiavo (Black Sun) 3 (1)
  58. Frank Sinatra, Sings for Only the Lonely [60th Anniversary Edition] (Capitol) 3 (1)
  59. Derek Bailey & Greg Goodman, Extracting Fish-Bones From the Back of the Despoiler (The Beak Doctor -17) 3 (1)
  60. John Coltrane, My Favorite Things: The Mono & Stereo Versions (Green Corner -17) 3 (1)
  61. John Carter & Bobby Bradford Quartet, Flight for Four (Flying Dutchman) 3 (1)
  62. Count Basie & Lester Young, Classic 1936-1947 Count Basie and Lester Young Studio Sessions (Mosaic -16) 3 (1)
  63. Betty Davis, The Columbia Years 1968-1969 (Light in the Attic -16) 3 (1)
  64. Choi Sun Bae Quartet, Arirang Fantasy (NoBusiness) 3 (1)
  65. Johnny Mbizo Dyani, African Bass Solo Concert: Willisau Jazz Festival 1978 (Sing a Song Fighter) 3 (1)
  66. The Gene Krupa Quartet, Live 1966 (Dot Time Legends) 2 (1)
  67. New Black Eagle Jazz Band, Goin' to New Orleans (Black Eagle) 2 (1)
  68. Eliane Radigue, Oeuvres Électroniques (INA-GRM) 2 (1)
  69. André Hodeir, "Essais": Complete Paris & New York Sessions (Fresh Sound -17) 2 (1)
  70. Mike Gibbs Band, Symphony Hall, Birmingham 1991 (Dusk Fire) 2 (1)
  71. Walt Dickerson & Richard Davis, Divine Gemini (SteepleChase -17) 2 (1)
  72. Sun Ra, Sun Ra Plays Gershwin (Enterplanetary Koncepts) 2 (1)
  73. Ornette Coleman, The Atlantic Years (Atlantic/Rhino) 2 (1)
  74. Eddie Harris, Listen Here: The Very Best of Eddie Harris (Varese Sarabande) 2 (1)
  75. Derek Bailey & Evan Parker, The London Concert (Otoroku) 2 (1)
  76. Alice Coltrane, Carnegie Hall '71 (Hi Hat) 2 (1)
  77. Svein Finnerud Trio, Plastic Sun (Odin) 2 (1)
  78. Michael Cosmic & Phill Musra Group, Cosmic Paradise/Peace in the World/Cosmic Records (Now-Again -17) 2 (1)
  79. Tohru Aizawa Quartet, Tachibana (BBE) 2 (1)
  80. Sonny Clark Trio, The 1960 Time Sessions (Tompkins Square -17) 2 (1)
  81. Sun Ra, Standards (ORG Music) 2 (1)
  82. Thelonious Monk, Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960 (Sam -17) 2 (1)
  83. Sun Ra and His Astro-Infinity Arkestra, My Brother the Wind (Cosmic Myth -17) 2 (1)
  84. Kaoru Abe & Sabu Toyozumi, Mannyoka (NoBusiness) 2 (1)
  85. Randy Weston, Sound (African Rhythms) 2 (1)
  86. William Parker, Voices Fall From the Sky (AUM Fidelity) 1 (1)
  87. Dexter Gordon, Live at the Playboy Jazz Festival (Run Out Groove) 1 (1)
  88. Eumir Deodato & Os Catedráticos, Ataque (Far Out) 1 (1)
  89. Gordon Beck, Jubilation! Trios, Quartets and Septets in Session 1964-1984 (Turtle) 1 (1)
  90. Barbara Dane, Hot Jazz, Cool Blues & Hard-Hitting Songs (Smithsonian Folkways) 1 (1)
  91. Joe Farrell, Penny Arcade/Upon This Rock/Canned Funk (BGO) 1 (1)
  92. Cecil Taylor, The Complete Nat Hentoff Sessions (Black Satin) 1 (1)
  93. Peter Brötzmann Octet, Machine Gun (Cien Fuegos) 1 (1)
  94. Sun Ra, God Is More Than Love Can Ever Be (Cosmic Myth) 1 (1)
  95. Thing, Thing (Cultures of Soul) 1 (1)
  96. Buddy Terry, Awareness (Wewantsounds -17) 1 (1)
  97. Dave McKenna, In Madison (Arbors) 1 (1)
  98. Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook [Poll-Winners Edition] (Poll Winners -17) 1 (1)
  99. Herman Schoonderwalt, The Winner (Nederlands Jazz Archief -17) 1 (1)
  100. Ralph Thomas, Eastern Standard Time (BBE) 1 (1)
  101. New Orleans Rhythm Kings, Complete Recordings 1922-1925 (Rivermont) 1 (1)
  102. Fela Kuti, Box Set #4 (Knitting Factory -17) 1 (1)
  103. Don Friedman Trio, Love Music (Progressive) 1 (1)
  104. Sun Ra, Of Abstract Dreams (Strut) 1 (1)
  105. Alice Coltrane, World Spirituality Classics 1: The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda (Luaka Bop -17) 1 (1)
  106. Misha Mengelberg-Peter Brötzmann-Evan Parker-Peter Bennink-Paul Rutherford-Derek Bailey-Han Bennink, Groupcomposing (Corbett vs. Dempsey) 1 (1)

Notes

* Charlie Haden & Brad Mehldau, Long Ago and Far Away (Impulse!) includes 9 (3) transferred from New Albums.

** Keith Jarrett, La Fenice (ECM) includes 1 (1) transferred from New Albums.

*** Keith Jarrett-Gary Peacock-Jack DeJohnette, After the Fall (ECM) includes 3 (1) transferred from New Albums.

**** Sun Ra & His Arkestra, Discipline 27-11 (Corbett vs. Dempsey -17) includes 2 (1) carried over from 2017.

***** Esbjorn Svensson Trio, E.S.T. Live in London (ACT) includes 3 (1) transferred from New Albums.

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.

Reissues/Historical albums that received votes as New:

New albums that received votes as Reissues/Historical:

Albums receiving votes this year that had received votes in last 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.