14th Annual Jazz Critics Poll: 2019 |
Ballots 2019 [1]
Karl Ackerman (All About Jazz)
NEW RELEASES
- Dr. Mark Lomax, II, 400: An African Epic (CFG Multimedia -12CD)
- Tyshawn Sorey & Marilyn Crispell, The Adornment of Time (Pi)
- Kris Davis, Diatom Ribbons (Pyroclastic)
- Rob Mazurek, Desert Encrypts Vol. 1 (Astral Spirits)
- Satoko Fujii & Ramon Lopez, Confluence (Libra)
- Adam Berenson & Scott Barnum, Stringent and Sempiternal (Dream Play)
- Paul Bley-Gary Peacock-Paul Motian, When Will the Blues Leave (1999, ECM)
- Matthew Shipp Trio, Signature (ESP-Disk)
- Patrick Brennan & Abdul Moimême, Terraphonia (Creative Sources)
- Club D'Elf, Night Sparkles (Live) (Face Pelt)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Horace Tapscott With the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, Live at I.U.C.C. (Soul Jazz)
- Eric Dolphy, Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions (Resonance -3CD -18)
- David S. Ware New Quartet, Théâtre Garonne, 2008 (AUM Fidelity)
VOCAL
- Veronica Swift, Confessions (Mack Avenue)
DEBUT
- Emil Karlsen, Flux (Noumenon)
LATIN
- Chick Corea & the Spanish Heart Band, Antidote (Concord)
Note: Paul Bley record is old music (1999); awarded 3 points in Historical.
Paul Acquaro (Free Jazz Collective)
NEW RELEASES
- Tomeka Reid Quartet, Old New (Cuneiform)
- Rodrigo Amado & Chris Corsano, No Place to Fall (Astral Spirits)
- Ken Vandermark, Momentum 4: Consequent Duos 2015-2019 (Audiograph -5CD)
- Bill Frisell & Thomas Morgan, Epistrophy (ECM)
- Jaimie Branch, Fly or Die II: Bird Dogs of Paradise (International Anthem)
- James Brandon Lewis, An UnRuly Manifesto (Relative Pitch)
- SLD Trio, El Contorno Del Espacio (Fundacja Sluchaj)
- Gebhard Ullmann Basement Research, Impromptus and Other Short Works (WhyPlayJazz)
- Angelika Niescier-Christopher Tordini-Gerald Cleaver, New York Trio Feat. Jonathan Finlayson (Intakt)
- Nina De Heney-Karin Johansson-Henrik Wartel, Quagmire (Creative Sources)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Derek Bailey-Han Bennink-Evan Parker, Topographie Parisienne: Dunois, April 3d, 1981 (Fou -3CD)
- Bill Dixon & Cecil Taylor, Duets 1992 (Triple Point)
- David S. Ware New Quartet, Théâtre Garonne, 2008 (AUM Fidelity)
VOCAL
DEBUT
LATIN
David R. Adler (JazzTimes)
NEW RELEASES
- Miguel Zenón, Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera (Miel Music)
- ELEW, ELEW Plays Rosenwinkel: Cubism (Heartcore)
- Johnathan Blake, Trion (Giant Step Arts)
- Anna Webber, Clockwise (Pi)
- Ben Eunson, Ace (Ocean Road)
- Rajna Swaminathan, Of Agency and Abstraction (Biophilia)
- Miles Okazaki, The Sky Below (Pi)
- JD Allen, Barracoon (Savant)
- Brad Mehldau, Finding Gabriel (Nonesuch)
- Mareike Wiening, Metropolist Paradise (Greenleaf Music)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Eric Dolphy, Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions (Resonance -3CD -18)
- Nat "King" Cole, Hittin' the Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (Resonance -7CD)
- John Coltrane, Blue World (1964, Impulse!)
VOCAL
- Jazzmeia Horn, Love and Liberation (Concord)
DEBUT
- Ben Eunson, Ace (Ocean Road)
LATIN
- Miguel Zenón, Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera (Miel Music)
Michael J. Agovino (L.A. Review of Books, The Village Voice, Esquire, Pitchfork)
NEW RELEASES
- Lee Konitz Nonet, Old Songs New (Sunnyside)
- Tomeka Reid Quartet, Old New (Cuneiform)
- Taylor Ho Bynum 9-tette, The Ambiguity Manifesto (Firehouse 12)
- Jazzmeia Horn, Love and Liberation (Concord)
- Branford Marsalis Quartet, The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul (Okeh)
- Johnathan Blake, Trion (Giant Step Arts)
- Mat Maneri Quartet, Dust (Sunnyside)
- Jason Palmer, Rhyme and Reason (Giant Step Arts -2CD)
- Ivo Perelman & Matthew Shipp, Live in Nuremberg (SMP)
- Jon Irabagon, Invisible Horizon (Irabbagast -2CD)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Eric Dolphy, Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions (Resonance -3CD -18)
- Mal Waldron, Free at Last [Extended Edition] (1969, ECM)
- Ran Blake & Jeanne Lee, The Newest Sound You Never Heard (1966-67, A-Side -2CD)
VOCAL
- Jazzmeia Horn, Love and Liberation (Concord)
DEBUT
- Joel Ross, KingMaker (Blue Note)
LATIN
- Miguel Zenón, Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera (Miel Music)
NEW RELEASES
- Enrico Rava & Joe Lovano, Roma (ECM)
- Crosscurrents Trio [Dave Holland/Zakir Hussain/Chris Potter], Good Hope (Edition)
- Johnathan Blake, Trion (Giant Step Arts)
- Matt Brewer, Ganymede (Criss Cross)
- Johnny Mansfield, Elftet (Edition)
- Sylvie Courvoisier & Mark Feldman, Time Gone Out (Intakt)
- Miguel Zenón, Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera (Miel Music)
- Jason Palmer, Rhyme and Reason (Giant Step Arts -2CD)
- Tamara Lukasheva Quartet, Homebridge (Traumton)
- Branford Marsalis Quartet, The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul (Okeh)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Frank Zappa, Zappa in New York [40th Anniversary] (Zappa/WEA -5CD)
- Charles Lloyd Quartet, Montreux Jazz Festival 1967 [Swiss Radio Days Volume 46] (TCB -2CD)
- Art Pepper, Promise Kept: The Complete Artists House Recordings (1979, Omnivore -5CD)
VOCAL
- Tamara Lukasheva Quartet, Homebridge (Traumton)
DEBUT
- Johnny Mansfield, Elftet (Edition)
LATIN
- Miguel Zenón, Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera (Miel Music)
Larry Appelbaum (JazzTimes, WPFW-FM)
NEW RELEASES
- Kris Davis, Diatom Ribbons (Pyroclastic)
- Crosscurrents Trio [Dave Holland/Zakir Hussain/Chris Potter], Good Hope (Edition)
- Chick Corea Trio, Trilogy 2 (Concord -2CD)
- Enrico Rava & Joe Lovano, Roma (ECM)
- Go: Organic Orchestra & Brooklyn Raga Massive, Ragmala (Meta)
- Bill Frisell, Harmony (Blue Note)
- Johnathan Blake, Trion (Giant Step Arts)
- Tomeka Reid Quartet, Old New (Cuneiform)
- Bria Skonberg, Nothing Never Happens (self-released)
- Ben Goldberg, Good Day for Cloud Fishing (Pyroclastic)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Nat "King" Cole, Hittin' the Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (Resonance -7CD)
- John Coltrane, Blue World (1964, Impulse!)
- Art Pepper, Promise Kept: The Complete Artists House Recordings (1979, Omnivore -5CD)
- Errol Garner, Octave Remastered Series (Mack Avenue)
- Johnny Griffin & Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Ow! Live at the Penthouse (1962, Reel to Reel)
VOCAL
- Bria Skonberg, Nothing Never Happens (self-released)
DEBUT
LATIN
Note: Only the top three Historical entries are counted.
NEW RELEASES
- Abdullah Ibrahim, The Balance (Gearbox)
- Al Foster, Inspirations & Dedications (Smoke Sessions)
- Aki Takase Japanic, Thema Prima (BMC)
- Larry Grenadier, The Gleaners (ECM)
- Joshua Redman & Brooklyn Rider, Sun on Sand (Nonesuch)
- Ahmad Jamal, Ballades (Jazz Village)
- Tomeka Reid Quartet, Old New (Cuneiform)
- Sebastián Chames, Reminiscing the Unknown Masters (self-released)
- Moisés P. Sánchez, Unbalanced: Concerto for Ensemble (Uno Música)
- Fred Hersch & the WDR Big Band, Begin Again (Palmetto)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Johnny Griffin & Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Ow! Live at the Penthouse (1962, Reel to Reel)
- John Coltrane, Blue World (1964, Impulse!)
- Hank Mobley, The Complete Hank Mobley Blue Note Sessions 1963-70 (Mosaic)
VOCAL
DEBUT
- Tobias Wiklund, Where the Spirits Eat (Stunt)
LATIN
- Javier Colina & Pepe Rivero, El Pañuelo De Pepa (Cezanne Producciones)
Hrayr Attarian (Jazziz, Chicago Jazz Magazine, All About Jazz)
NEW RELEASES
- Art Ensemble of Chicago, We Are on the Edge: A 50th Anniversary Celebration (Pi -2CD)
- Enrico Rava & Joe Lovano, Roma (ECM)
- OGJB Quartet [Oliver Lake/Graham Haynes/Joe Fonda/Barry Altschul], Bamako (TUM)
- Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Four: Memphis (Constellation)
- Yazz Ahmed, Polyhymnia (Ropeadope)
- Allison Miller's Boom Tic Boom, Glitter Wolf (The Royal Potato Family)
- Jaimie Branch, Fly or Die II: Bird Dogs of Paradise (International Anthem)
- Brittany Anjou, Enamigo Reciprokataj (Origin)
- Laura Jurd, Stepping Back, Jumping In (Edition)
- Taylor Ho Bynum 9-tette, The Ambiguity Manifesto (Firehouse 12)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Eric Dolphy, Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions (Resonance -3CD -18)
- John Coltrane, Coltrane '58: The Prestige Recordings (Craft -5CD)
- Charles Tolliver, All Stars (1969, Light in the Attic)
VOCAL
- Carmen Souza, The Silver Messengers (Galileo Music Communication)
DEBUT
- Isaiah Collier and the Chosen Few, The Unapologetic Negro (self-released)
LATIN
- Camila Meza & the Nectar Orchestra, Ambar (Sony Masterworks)
Duck Baker (New York Jazz Record, The Absolute Sound)
NEW RELEASES
- Abdullah Ibrahim, The Balance (Gearbox)
- Ivo Perelman-Matthew Shipp-William Parker-Bobby Kapp, Ineffable Joy (ESP-Disk)
- Eric Hofbauer's Five Agents, Book of Water (Creative Nation Music)
- Lioness, Pride & Joy (Posi-Tone)
- Ellery Eskelin-Christian Weber-Michael Griener, The Pearls (Intakt)
- Wayne Horvitz European Orchestra, Live at the Bimhuis (Novara Jazz)
- Mark Turner & Gary Foster, Mark Turner Meets Gary Foster (2003, Capri -2CD)
- Rich Halley, Terra Incognita (Pine Eagle)
- Michael Bisio-Kirk Knuffke-Fred Lonberg-Holm, Requiem for a New York Slice (Iluso)
- Miguel Zenón, Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera (Miel Music)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Nat "King" Cole, Hittin' the Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (Resonance -7CD)
- Eric Dolphy, Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions (Resonance -3CD -18)
- Ran Blake & Jeanne Lee, The Newest Sound You Never Heard (1966-67, A-Side -2CD)
- Bill Dixon & Cecil Taylor, Duets 1992 (Triple Point)
- John Coltrane, Blue World (1964, Impulse!)
VOCAL
- Ran Blake & Jeanne Lee, The Newest Sound You Never Heard (1966-67, A-Side -2CD)
DEBUT
LATIN
- Miguel Zenón, Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera (Miel Music)
Note: Mark Turner Meets Gary Foster is old music (2003). Only the top three Historical votes counted.
Bill Beuttler (Boston Globe, Emerson College, Make It New: Reshaping Jazz in the 21st Century)
NEW RELEASES
- Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science, Waiting Game (Motema)
- Jon Batiste, Chronology of a Dream: Live at the Village Vanguard (Verve)
- Jenny Scheinman & Allison Miller, Jenny Scheinman & Allison Miller's Parlour Game (Royal Potato Family)
- Ethan Iverson Quartet With Tom Harrell, Common Practice (ECM)
- Miguel Zenón, Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera (Miel Music)
- Steve Lehman Trio & Craig Taborn, The People I Love (Pi)
- Joe Lovano, Trio Tapestry (ECM)
- Guillermo Klein, Los Guachos Cristal (Sunnyside)
- Anat Cohen Tentet, Triple Helix (Anzic)
- Julian Lage, Love Hurts (Mack Avenue)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- The Art Ensemble of Chicago and Associated Ensembles (1979-2017, ECM -21CD -18)
- Eric Dolphy, Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions (Resonance -3CD -18)
- John Coltrane, Blue World (1964, Impulse!)
VOCAL
- Angelique Kidjo, Celia (Verve)
DEBUT
- Patricia Zárate Pérez, Violetas (Cholo Music)
LATIN
- Miguel Zenón, Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera (Miel Music)
Dan Bilawsky (All About Jazz, JAZZed Magazine, JazzTimes)
NEW RELEASES
- Fabian Almazan Trio, This Land Abounds With Life (Biophilia)
- Jennifer Wharton's Bonegasm, Bonegasm (Sunnyside)
- Dan McCarthy, Epoch (Origin)
- Skyjack, The Hunger (Enja/Yellowbird)
- Youn Sun Nah, Immersion (Warner Music)
- Peter Eldridge & Kenny Werner, Somewhere (Rosebud Music)
- Sara Gazarek, Thirsty Ghost (MRI)
- Matt Mitchell, Phalanx Ambassadors (Pi)
- Scott Robinson, Tenormore (Arbors Jazz)
- Brittany Anjou, Enamigo Reciprokataj (Origin)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- John Coltrane, Blue World (1964, Impulse!)
- Eric Dolphy, Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions (Resonance -3CD -18)
- Wes Montgomery, Back on Indiana Avenue: The Carroll DeCamp Recordings (Resonance)
VOCAL
- Youn Sun Nah, Immersion (Warner Music)
DEBUT
- Jennifer Wharton's Bonegasm, Bonegasm (Sunnyside)
LATIN
- Bill O'Connell and the Afro Caribbean Ensemble, Wind Off the Hudson (Savant)
Larry Birnbaum (Stereophile)
NEW RELEASES
- Mary Halvorson & John Dieterich, A Tangle of Stars (New Amsterdam)
- Art Ensemble of Chicago, We Are on the Edge: A 50th Anniversary Celebration (Pi -2CD)
- Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Four: Memphis (Constellation)
- Steve Lehman Trio & Craig Taborn, The People I Love (Pi)
- Vijay Iyer & Craig Taborn, The Transitory Poems (ECM)
- Joe Lovano, Trio Tapestry (ECM)
- Tyshawn Sorey & Marilyn Crispell, The Adornment of Time (Pi)
- Wadada Leo Smith, Rosa Parks: Pure Love: An Oratorio of Seven Songs (TUM)
- The Matthew Herbert Big Band, The State Between Us (Accidental)
- Kris Davis, Diatom Ribbons (Pyroclastic)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- John Coltrane, Blue World (1964, Impulse!)
- Betty Carter, The Music Never Stops (Blue Engine)
- Eric Dolphy, Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions (Resonance -3CD -18)
VOCAL
- Esperanza Spalding, 12 Little Spells (Concord -18)
DEBUT
- Angel Bat Dawid, The Oracle (International Anthem)
LATIN
- Alfredo Rodriguez & Pedrito Martinez, Duologue (Mack Avenue)
Larry Blumenfeld (Wall Street Journal, Daily Beast, Jazziz)
NEW RELEASES
- Michele Rosewoman's New Yor-Uba, Hallowed (Advance Dance Disques)
- Art Ensemble of Chicago, We Are on the Edge: A 50th Anniversary Celebration (Pi -2CD)
- Rajna Swaminathan, Of Agency and Abstraction (Biophilia)
- Abdullah Ibrahim, The Balance (Gearbox)
- Taylor Ho Bynum 9-tette, The Ambiguity Manifesto (Firehouse 12)
- Miguel Zenón, Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera (Miel Music)
- Matthew Shipp & Mat Maneri, Conference of the Mat/ts (RogueArt -18)
- Lee Konitz Nonet, Old Songs New (Sunnyside)
- Harriet Tubman, The Terror End of Beauty (Sunnyside -18)
- Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science, Waiting Game (Motema)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Eric Dolphy, Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions (Resonance -3CD -18)
- Sam Rivers Quintet, Zenith (1977, NoBusiness)
- John Coltrane, Coltrane '58: The Prestige Recordings (Craft -5CD)
VOCAL
- Catherine Russell, Alone Together (Dot Time)
DEBUT
- Rajna Swaminathan, Of Agency and Abstraction (Biophilia)
LATIN
- Michele Rosewoman's New Yor-Uba, Hallowed (Advance Dance Disques)
Philip Booth (JazzTimes, Jazziz, Relix)
NEW RELEASES
- Tom Harrell, Infinity (HighNote)
- Ryan Keberle & Catharsis, The Hope I Hold (Greenleaf Music)
- Chick Corea Trio, Trilogy 2 (Concord -2CD)
- Jerry Bergonzi, The Seven Rays (Savant)
- Frank Kimbrough, Monk's Dreams: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Sphere Monk (Sunnyside -6CD -18)
- Chick Corea & the Spanish Heart Band, Antidote (Concord)
- Bob Sheppard, The Fine Line (Challenge)
- Anat Cohen Tentet, Triple Helix (Anzic)
- Hendrik Meurkens, Cobb's Pocket (In+Out)
- Snarky Puppy, Immigrance (GroundUP Music)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- John Coltrane, Blue World (1964, Impulse!)
- Betty Carter, The Music Never Stops (Blue Engine)
- Cannonball Adderley, Swingin' in Seattle, Live at the Penthouse 1966-67 (Reel to Real)
VOCAL
- Veronica Swift, Confessions (Mack Avenue)
DEBUT
LATIN
- Chick Corea & the Spanish Heart Band, Antidote (Concord)
NEW RELEASES
- Jane Bunnett & Maqueque, On Firm Ground/Tierra Firme (Linus Entertainment)
- The DIVA Jazz Orchestra, DIVA + the Boys (MCG Jazz)
- Camila Meza & the Nectar Orchestra, Ambar (Sony Masterworks)
- Jaimie Branch, Fly or Die II: Bird Dogs of Paradise (International Anthem)
- Melissa Aldana, Visions (Motema)
- Champian Fulton & Cory Weeds, Dream a Little . . . (Cellar Live)
- Roxy Coss, Quintet (Outside In Music)
- Aubrey Logan, Where the Sunshine Is Expensive (Resonance)
- Rhiannon Giddens, There Is No Other (Nonesuch)
- Moy Eng & Wayne Wallace, The Blue Hour (Patois)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Nat "King" Cole, Hittin' the Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (Resonance -7CD)
- Stan Getz, Getz at the Gate: The Stan Getz Quartet Live at the Village Gate Nov 26 1961 (Verve)
- Barney Wilen, Live in Tokyo '91 (Elemental Music -2CD)
VOCAL
- Camila Meza & the Nectar Orchestra, Ambar (Sony Masterworks)
DEBUT
- Moy Eng & Wayne Wallace, The Blue Hour (Patois)
LATIN
- Jane Bunnett & Maqueque, On Firm Ground/Tierra Firme (Linus Entertainment)
Christian Broecking (Berliner Zeitung, Jazz Thing)
NEW RELEASES
- Steve Lehman Trio & Craig Taborn, The People I Love (Pi)
- Aki Takase, Hokusai: Piano Solo (Intakt)
- Joachim Kühn, Melodic Ornette Coleman: Piano Works XIII (ACT)
- Michael Formanek Very Practical Trio, Even Better (Intakt)
- Wadada Leo Smith, Rosa Parks: Pure Love: An Oratorio of Seven Songs (TUM)
- Oliver Hafke Ahmad, Future Blues (Urban Grooves Berlin)
- Art Ensemble of Chicago, We Are on the Edge: A 50th Anniversary Celebration (Pi -2CD)
- Christian Lillinger, Open Form for Society (Plaist Music)
- Joey DeFrancesco, In the Key of the Universe (Mack Avenue)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Paul Bley-Gary Peacock-Paul Motian, When Will the Blues Leave (1999, ECM)
VOCAL
DEBUT
LATIN
Note: Vote for Paul Bley moved from New (number 6) to Historical.
Stuart Broomer (Musicworks, New York City Jazz Record, Point of Departure)
NEW RELEASES (listed alphabetically; 5.5 points each)
- Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society, Mandatory Reality (Eremite)
- Anthony Braxton, Quartet (New Haven) 2014 (Firehouse 12 -4CD)
- Taylor Ho Bynum 9-tette, The Ambiguity Manifesto (Firehouse 12)
- Petter Eldh, Petter Eldh Presents Koma Saxo (We Jazz)
- From Wolves to Whales, Strandwal (Aerophonic -2CD)
- Zlatko Kaucic Quintet, Morning Patches (Fundacja Sluchaj)
- Evan Parker & Matthew Wright Trance Map+, Crepuscule in Nickelsdorf (Intakt)
- Tyshawn Sorey & Marilyn Crispell, The Adornment of Time (Pi)
- Carl Testa, Sway Prototypes: Volume 2 (self-released)
- Nate Wooley, Columbia Icefield (Northern Spy)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Horace Tapscott With the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra and the Great Voice of UGMAA, Why Don't You Listen? Live at LACMA 1998 (Dark Tree)
- Jimmy Giuffre 3, Graz Live 1961 (Ezz-thetics)
- Sam Rivers Trio, Emanation (1971, NoBusiness)
VOCAL
- Anthony Braxton, GTM (Syntax) 2017 (New Braxton House -12CD)
DEBUT
LATIN
Robert Bush (New York City Jazz Record, San Diego Reader, San Diego Troubadour)
NEW RELEASES
- Art Ensemble of Chicago, We Are on the Edge: A 50th Anniversary Celebration (Pi -2CD)
- Mark Dresser Seven, Ain't Nothing but a Cyber Coup & You (Clean Feed)
- Wayne Peet Trio, What The? (pfMENTUM)
- Rez Abbasi, A Throw of Dice by the Silent Ensemble (Whirlwind)
- Joel Harrison, Still Point: Turning World (Whirlwind)
- Lionel Loueke, The Journey (Aparté -18)
- Rich Halley, Terra Incognita (Pine Eagle)
- Andrew Munsey, High Tide (Birdwatcher)
- Crosscurrents Trio [Dave Holland/Zakir Hussain/Chris Potter], Good Hope (Edition)
- Keith Jarrett, Munich 2016 (ECM)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Eric Dolphy, Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions (Resonance -3CD -18)
- John Coltrane, Blue World (1964, Impulse!)
- Wes Montgomery, Back on Indiana Avenue: The Carroll DeCamp Recordings (Resonance)
VOCAL
DEBUT
- Joshua White, 13 Short Stories (Fresh Sound New Talent)
LATIN
- Miguel Zenón, Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera (Miel Music)
Dan Buskirk (WPRB [Princeton], Fun 2 Know Podcast)
NEW RELEASES
- Jaimie Branch, Fly or Die II: Bird Dogs of Paradise (International Anthem)
- Fire! Orchestra, Arrival (Rune Grammofon)
- Steph Richards, Take the Neon Lights (Birdwatcher)
- Desertion Trio, Twilight Time (Long Song)
- Allison Miller's Boom Tic Boom, Glitter Wolf (The Royal Potato Family)
- Dwight Trible, Mothership (Gearbox)
- Art Ensemble of Chicago, We Are on the Edge: A 50th Anniversary Celebration (Pi -2CD)
- Tomeka Reid Quartet, Old New (Cuneiform)
- Kris Davis, Diatom Ribbons (Pyroclastic)
- Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Four: Memphis (Constellation)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Yusef A. Lateef, Hikima: Creativity (The Key System)
- Sounds of Liberation, Unreleased (Columbia University 1973) (Dogtown -18)
- June Tyson, Saturnian Queen of the Sun Ra Arkestra (Modern Harmonic/Sundazed)
VOCAL
- Dwight Trible, Mothership (Gearbox)
DEBUT
LATIN
NEW RELEASES
- Kris Davis, Diatom Ribbons (Pyroclastic)
- Tomeka Reid Quartet, Old New (Cuneiform)
- Tyshawn Sorey & Marilyn Crispell, The Adornment of Time (Pi)
- Jaimie Branch, Fly or Die II: Bird Dogs of Paradise (International Anthem)
- Anthony Braxton, Quartet (New Haven) 2014 (Firehouse 12 -4CD)
- Art Ensemble of Chicago, We Are on the Edge: A 50th Anniversary Celebration (Pi -2CD)
- Greg Ward Presents Rogue Parade, Stomping Off From Greenwood (Greenleaf Music)
- Mark Dresser Seven, Ain't Nothing but a Cyber Coup & You (Clean Feed)
- Moppa Elliott, Jazz Band/Rock Band/Dance Band (Hot Cup -2CD)
- Dr. Mark Lomax, II, 400: An African Epic (CFG Multimedia -12CD)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- The Art Ensemble of Chicago and Associated Ensembles (1979-2017, ECM -21CD -18)
- Nat "King" Cole, Hittin' the Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (Resonance -7CD)
- Allen Lowe, Jews & Roots/Radical Jewish Acculturation: An Avant Garde of Our Own: Disconnected Works 1980-2018 (Constant Sorrow/ESP-Disk)
VOCAL
- Ran Blake & Jeanne Lee, The Newest Sound You Never Heard (1966-67, A-Side -2CD)
DEBUT
- Harish Raghavan, Calls for Action (Whirlwind)
LATIN
- Miguel Zenón, Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera (Miel Music)