14th Annual Jazz Critics Poll: 2019 |
Ballots 2019 [7]
NEW RELEASES
- Enrico Rava & Joe Lovano, Roma (ECM)
- Kendrick Scott Oracle, A Wall Becomes a Bridge (Blue Note)
- Ethan Iverson Quartet With Tom Harrell, Common Practice (ECM)
- Joel Ross, KingMaker (Blue Note)
- Linda May Han Oh, Aventurine (Biophilia)
- Bill Frisell & Thomas Morgan, Epistrophy (ECM)
- Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Ancestral Recall (Ropeadope)
- Johnathan Blake, Trion (Giant Step Arts)
- Melissa Aldana, Visions (Motema)
- Kneebody, Chapters (Edition)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- John Coltrane, Blue World (1964, Impulse!)
- Eric Dolphy, Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions (Resonance -3CD -18)
- Betty Carter, The Music Never Stops (Blue Engine)
VOCAL
- Camila Meza & the Nectar Orchestra, Ambar (Sony Masterworks)
DEBUT
- Joel Ross, KingMaker (Blue Note)
LATIN
- Miguel Zenón, Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera (Miel Music)
Note: Voted for Billy Mohler, Focus! for Debut, but Joel Ross higher on new music ballot.
NEW RELEASES (listed alphabetically; 5.5 points each)
- Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science, Waiting Game (Motema)
- Anat Cohen Tentet, Triple Helix (Anzic)
- The DIVA Jazz Orchestra, DIVA + the Boys (MCG Jazz)
- Ivo Perelman-Matthew Shipp-William Parker-Bobby Kapp, Ineffable Joy (ESP-Disk)
- Scott Robinson, Tenormore (Arbors Jazz)
- Jim Robitaille Group, A View From Within (Whaling City Sound)
- Marcus Shelby Orchestra, Transitions (MSO)
- Tyshawn Sorey & Marilyn Crispell, The Adornment of Time (Pi)
- Carol Sudhalter Quartet, Live at Saint Peter's Church (Alfa Projects)
- Rodney Whitaker, All Too Soon: The Music of Duke Ellington (Origin)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL (listed alphabetically; 2 points each)
- Louis Armstrong, Live in Europe (1948-52, Dot Time)
- Betty Carter, The Music Never Stops (Blue Engine)
- Buddy Rich, Just in Time: The Final Recording (Gearbox)
VOCAL
- Calabria Foti, Prelude to a Kiss (Moco)
DEBUT
- John Yao's Triceratops, How We Do (See Tao)
LATIN
- Pablo Lanouguere Quintet, Eclectico (self-released)
Mark Stryker (Jazz From Detroit (University of Michigan Press))
NEW RELEASES
- Branford Marsalis Quartet, The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul (Okeh)
- Kris Davis, Diatom Ribbons (Pyroclastic)
- Chick Corea Trio, Trilogy 2 (Concord -2CD)
- Crosscurrents Trio [Dave Holland/Zakir Hussain/Chris Potter], Good Hope (Edition)
- Linda May Han Oh, Aventurine (Biophilia)
- Nicholas Payton, Relaxin' With Nick (Smoke Sessions -2CD)
- Johnathan Blake, Trion (Giant Step Arts)
- Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science, Waiting Game (Motema)
- Pasquale Grasso, Solo Standards, Vol. 1 (Sony Masterworks)
- Art Ensemble of Chicago, We Are on the Edge: A 50th Anniversary Celebration (Pi -2CD)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Nat "King" Cole, Hittin' the Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (Resonance -7CD)
- Johnny Griffin & Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Ow! Live at the Penthouse (1962, Reel to Reel)
- Miles Davis, The Lost Quintet (1969, Sleepy Night)
VOCAL
- Mary Stallings, Songs Were Made to Sing (Smoke Sessions)
DEBUT
- Kassa Overall, Go Get Ice Cream and Listen to Jazz (self-released)
LATIN
- Guillermo Klein, Los Guachos Cristal (Sunnyside)
Note: Pasquale Grasso vote also cited Solo Monk and Solo Ballads, Vol. 1 (both Sony Masterworks), separate albums.
NEW RELEASES
- Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble, Where Future Unfolds (International Anthem)
- Aaron Novik, The Fallow Curves of the Planospheres (Avant LaGuardia)
- Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Four: Memphis (Constellation)
- Jaimie Branch, Fly or Die II: Bird Dogs of Paradise (International Anthem)
- Guillermo Klein, Los Guachos Cristal (Sunnyside)
- Allison Miller's Boom Tic Boom, Glitter Wolf (The Royal Potato Family)
- Svetlost, Odron Ritual Orchestra (PMG)
- Minua, Still Light (Traumton)
- Laura Jurd, Stepping Back, Jumping In (Edition)
- Erlend Apneseth Trio & Frode Haltli, Salinka, Molika (Hubro)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
VOCAL
- Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble, Where Future Unfolds (International Anthem)
DEBUT
- Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble, Where Future Unfolds (International Anthem)
LATIN
- Camila Meza & the Nectar Orchestra, Ambar (Sony Masterworks)
NEW RELEASES
- Chick Corea Trio, Trilogy 2 (Concord -2CD)
- Frank Kimbrough, Monk's Dreams: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Sphere Monk (Sunnyside -6CD -18)
- Etienne Charles, Carnival: The Sound of a People Vol. 1 (Culture Shock Music)
- Go: Organic Orchestra & Brooklyn Raga Massive, Ragmala (Meta)
- Michael Leonhart Orchestra, Suite Extracts Vol. 1 (Sunnyside)
- Billy Lester, From Scratch (Newvelle)
- Miles Okazaki, The Sky Below (Pi)
- Allison Miller's Boom Tic Boom, Glitter Wolf (The Royal Potato Family)
- Joey DeFrancesco, In the Key of the Universe (Mack Avenue)
- Eve Risser, Après Un Rêve (Clean Feed)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Paul Bley-Gary Peacock-Paul Motian, When Will the Blues Leave (1999, ECM)
- Stan Getz, Getz at the Gate: The Stan Getz Quartet Live at the Village Gate Nov 26 1961 (Verve)
- The Art Ensemble of Chicago and Associated Ensembles (1979-2017, ECM -21CD -18)
VOCAL
- Veronica Swift, Confessions (Mack Avenue)
DEBUT
- Javier Red's Imagery Converter, Ephemeral Certainties (Delmark)
LATIN
- Miguel Zenón, Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera (Miel Music)
Jeff Tamarkin (JazzTimes, Relix, Mojo)
NEW RELEASES
- Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Ancestral Recall (Ropeadope)
- Quiana Lynell, A Little Love (Concord Jazz)
- Joey DeFrancesco, In the Key of the Universe (Mack Avenue)
- Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science, Waiting Game (Motema)
- Bill Frisell, Harmony (Blue Note)
- Enrico Rava & Joe Lovano, Roma (ECM)
- Crosscurrents Trio [Dave Holland/Zakir Hussain/Chris Potter], Good Hope (Edition)
- Anat Cohen Tentet, Triple Helix (Anzic)
- George Benson, Walking to New Orleans (Provogue)
- Wynton Marsalis, Bolden: Music From the Original Soundtrack (Blue Engine)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- John Coltrane, Blue World (1964, Impulse!)
- 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)
VOCAL
- Quiana Lynell, A Little Love (Concord Jazz)
DEBUT
- Quiana Lynell, A Little Love (Concord Jazz)
LATIN
- Alfredo Rodriguez & Pedrito Martinez, Duologue (Mack Avenue)
NEW RELEASES
- Mark Dresser Seven, Ain't Nothing but a Cyber Coup & You (Clean Feed)
- Fabian Almazan Trio, This Land Abounds With Life (Biophilia)
- Nature Work, Nature Work (Sunnyside)
- Miguel Zenón, Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera (Miel Music)
- Kris Davis, Diatom Ribbons (Pyroclastic)
- Branford Marsalis Quartet, The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul (Okeh)
- Russ Lossing, Changes (SteepleChase)
- Nick Sanders Trio, Playtime 2050 (Sunnyside)
- Miho Hazama, Dancer in Nowhere (Sunnyside)
- Tom Harrell, Infinity (HighNote)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Nat "King" Cole, Hittin' the Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (Resonance -7CD)
- Betty Carter, The Music Never Stops (Blue Engine)
- Eric Dolphy, Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions (Resonance -3CD -18)
VOCAL
- Sara Gazarek, Thirsty Ghost (MRI)
DEBUT
- Joel Ross, KingMaker (Blue Note)
LATIN
- Miguel Zenón, Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera (Miel Music)
Michael Ullman (Fanfare, Arts Fuse)
NEW RELEASES
- Kris Davis, Diatom Ribbons (Pyroclastic)
- Miguel Zenón, Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera (Miel Music)
- Mark Dresser Seven, Ain't Nothing but a Cyber Coup & You (Clean Feed)
- Noah Preminger Group, Zigsaw: Music of Steve Lampert (self-released)
- Tomeka Reid Quartet, Old New (Cuneiform)
- Ben Goldberg, Good Day for Cloud Fishing (Pyroclastic)
- Ingrid Jensen & Steve Treseler, Invisible Sounds: For Kenny Wheeler (Whirlwind -18)
- Mark Turner & Gary Foster, Mark Turner Meets Gary Foster (2003, Capri -2CD)
- Matthew Shipp Trio, Signature (ESP-Disk)
- Dave Douglas, Engage (Greenleaf 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)
- Mal Waldron, Free at Last [Extended Edition] (1969, ECM)
- Louis Armstrong, Live in Europe (1948-52, Dot Time)
- Johnny Griffin & Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Ow! Live at the Penthouse (1962, Reel to Reel)
VOCAL
- Cyrille Aimée, Move On: A Sondheim Adventure (Mack Avenue)
DEBUT
LATIN
- Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet, The Rhythm of Invention (Patois)
Note: Mark Turner Meets Gary Foster should have been considered as Historical. Only the top three Historical votes counted.
Ludwig vanTrikt (Cadence, NPR)
NEW RELEASES
- Andrés Vial-Dezron Douglas-Eric McPherson, Gang of Three (Chromatic Audio)
- Gebhard Ullmann-Hans Ludemann-Oliver Potratz-Eric Schaefer, MikroPULS (Intuition)
- Don Aliquo & Michael Jefry Stevens, Live at Hinton Hall: The Innocence of Spring (Artists Recording Collective)
- Satoko Fujii & Ramon Lopez, Confluence (Libra)
- Jerome Jennings, Solidarity (Iola)
- Iro Haarla, Ulf Krokfors & Barry Altschul, Around Again (TUM)
- John Yao's Triceratops, How We Do (See Tao)
- Colin Stranahan-Glenn Zaleski-Rick Rosato, Live at Jazz Standard (Capri)
- Eric Alexander, Leap of Faith (Giant Step Arts)
- Bangkok Lingo, Smells/Colours/Noise (Losen)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Phil Ranelin, Collected 2003-2019 (Wide Hive -2CD)
- Bertil Strandbergs Kvintett, Cirrus (1973, Frederiksberg)
- Shamek Farrah & Sonelius Smith, World of Children (1976, Strata East/Svart)
VOCAL
DEBUT
- Michael Wang, Bone of the Wang Volume 1 (Next Level)
LATIN
- The Ed Palermo Big Band, A Lousy Day in Harlem (Sky Cat)
Seth Colter Walls (New York Times, Pitchfork, Bandcamp)
NEW RELEASES
- Anthony Braxton, GTM (Syntax) 2017 (New Braxton House -12CD)
- Anthony Braxton, Quartet (New Haven) 2014 (Firehouse 12 -4CD)
- Anna Webber, Clockwise (Pi)
- Kris Davis, Diatom Ribbons (Pyroclastic)
- Tomeka Reid Quartet, Old New (Cuneiform)
- Elder Ones [Amirtha Kidambi], From Untruth (Northern Spy)
- Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis, Swing Symphony (Blue Engine)
- Tyshawn Sorey & Marilyn Crispell, The Adornment of Time (Pi)
- Kassa Overall, Go Get Ice Cream and Listen to Jazz (self-released)
- George Lewis & Roscoe Mitchell, Voyage and Homecoming (RogueArt)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- John Coltrane, Blue World (1964, Impulse!)
- Ray Charles, Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music: Volumes 1 & 2 (Concord)
- Burnt Sugar/The Arkestra Chamber, Twentieth Anniversary Mixtapes: Groiddest Schnizzits: Volume One (Trugroid/Avantgroidd)
VOCAL
- Anthony Braxton, GTM (Syntax) 2017 (New Braxton House -12CD)
DEBUT
- Joel Ross, KingMaker (Blue Note)
LATIN
Ken Waxman (Jazz Word, The Whole Note, MusicWorks)
NEW RELEASES
- Uri Caine, The Passion of Octavius Catto (816 Music)
- Mark Dresser Seven, Ain't Nothing but a Cyber Coup & You (Clean Feed)
- Robert Dick-Joëlle Léandre/Miya Masaoka, Solar Wind (Not Two)
- Anna Webber, Clockwise (Pi)
- Rodrigo Amado & Chris Corsano, No Place to Fall (Astral Spirits)
- Simon Nabatov, Readings: Gileya Revisited (Leo)
- James Brandon Lewis, An UnRuly Manifesto (Relative Pitch)
- John Dikeman-George Hadow-Dirk Serries-Martina Verhoeven-Luis Vicente, Ideal Principle (Raw Tonk -18)
- Jon Irabagon, Invisible Horizon (Irabbagast -2CD)
- Carl Ludwig Hübsch-Pierre-Yves Martel-Philip Zoubek, Otherwise (Insub -18)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Le Quatuor De Jazz Libre Du Québec, Musique-Politique Anthologie 1971-1974 (Tour De Bras -4CD)
- Johnny Griffin & Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Ow! Live at the Penthouse (1962, Reel to Reel)
- ICP Tentet, Tetterettet (Corbett vs. Dempsey)
VOCAL
- Phil Minton-John Butcher-Gino Robair, Blasphemious Fragments (Rastascan)
DEBUT
- Lao Dan-Paul Flaherty-Randall Colbourne-Damon Smith, Live at Willimantic Records (Family Vineyard)
LATIN
NEW RELEASES
- Tyshawn Sorey & Marilyn Crispell, The Adornment of Time (Pi)
- Fabian Almazan Trio, This Land Abounds With Life (Biophilia)
- OGJB Quartet [Oliver Lake/Graham Haynes/Joe Fonda/Barry Altschul], Bamako (TUM)
- Dopolarians, Garden Party (Mahakala)
- Matthew Shipp Trio, Signature (ESP-Disk)
- Crosscurrents Trio [Dave Holland/Zakir Hussain/Chris Potter], Good Hope (Edition)
- Evan Parker & Kinetics, Chiasm (Clean Feed)
- Brian Lynch Big Band, The Omni-American Book Club: My Journey Through Literature in Music (Holistic MusicWorks)
- Mario Pavone Dialect Trio, Philosophy (Clean Feed)
- Steve Lehman Trio & Craig Taborn, The People I Love (Pi)
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)
VOCAL
- Jazzmeia Horn, Love and Liberation (Concord)
DEBUT
- Pureum Jin, The Real Blue (Cellar Live)
LATIN
- Rafael Zaldivar, Consecration (Effendi)
Jason Weiss (Le Ventre et l'Oreille, The Wire)
NEW RELEASES
- Art Ensemble of Chicago, We Are on the Edge: A 50th Anniversary Celebration (Pi -2CD)
- Tomeka Reid Quartet, Old New (Cuneiform)
- Anna Webber, Clockwise (Pi)
- Evan Parker & Matthew Wright Trance Map+, Crepuscule in Nickelsdorf (Intakt)
- Anthony Braxton, Quartet (New Haven) 2014 (Firehouse 12 -4CD)
- Meditations & Prayers, Stabat Mater (Giraffa)
- Yoram Rosilio & the Anti Rubber Brain Factory, Ensueños Burlescos, Peligrosos y Misticos de Tierras Mexicanas (LFDS)
- Aki Takase, Hokusai: Piano Solo (Intakt)
- Ivo Perelman-Matthew Shipp-William Parker-Bobby Kapp, Ineffable Joy (ESP-Disk)
- Oslo 14 Vocal Ensemble, Ut=inn (Losen)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Derek Bailey-Han Bennink-Evan Parker, Topographie Parisienne: Dunois, April 3d, 1981 (Fou -3CD)
- Ran Blake & Jeanne Lee, The Newest Sound You Never Heard (1966-67, A-Side -2CD)
- Mal Waldron, Free at Last [Extended Edition] (1969, ECM)
VOCAL
- Oslo 14 Vocal Ensemble, Ut=inn (Losen)
DEBUT
- Meditations & Prayers, Stabat Mater (Giraffa)
LATIN
- Ivo Perelman-Matthew Shipp-William Parker-Bobby Kapp, Ineffable Joy (ESP-Disk)
Ken Weiss (Cadence, Jazz Inside)
NEW RELEASES
- Miguel Zenón, Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera (Miel Music)
- Human Feel [Chris Speed/Andrew D'Angelo/Kurt Rosenwinkel/Jim Black], Gold (Intakt)
- Iro Haarla, Ulf Krokfors & Barry Altschul, Around Again (TUM)
- Miles Okazaki, The Sky Below (Pi)
- Matt Mitchell, Phalanx Ambassadors (Pi)
- The Vampires, Pacifica (Earshift)
- Satoko Fujii & Ramon Lopez, Confluence (Libra)
- Taylor Ho Bynum 9-tette, The Ambiguity Manifesto (Firehouse 12)
- Johnathan Blake, Trion (Giant Step Arts)
- Jason Kao Hwang Burning Bridge, Blood (True Sound -18)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
VOCAL
DEBUT
LATIN
Michael J. West (JazzTimes, DownBeat, Washington Post)
NEW RELEASES
- Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Ancestral Recall (Ropeadope)
- Angel Bat Dawid, The Oracle (International Anthem)
- Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Four: Memphis (Constellation)
- Miho Hazama, Dancer in Nowhere (Sunnyside)
- Marilyn Mazur, Marilyn Mazur's Shamania (RareNoise)
- Matthew Shipp Trio Invites Nicole Mitchell, All Things Are (RogueArt)
- Joel Ross, KingMaker (Blue Note)
- Jaimie Branch, Fly or Die II: Bird Dogs of Paradise (International Anthem)
- Ben Monder, Day After Day (Sunnyside)
- James Brandon Lewis, An UnRuly Manifesto (Relative Pitch)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Nat "King" Cole, Hittin' the Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (Resonance -7CD)
- Woody Herman, The Complete Woody Herman Decca, Mars, MGM Sessions (1943-1954) (Mosaic -7CD)
- John Coltrane, Blue World (1964, Impulse!)
VOCAL
- Angel Bat Dawid, The Oracle (International Anthem)
DEBUT
- Angel Bat Dawid, The Oracle (International Anthem)
LATIN
NEW RELEASES
- Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science, Waiting Game (Motema)
- Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Four: Memphis (Constellation)
- Tyshawn Sorey & Marilyn Crispell, The Adornment of Time (Pi)
- SEED Ensemble, Driftglass (Jazz Re:freshed)
- Christian Lillinger, Open Form for Society (Plaist Music)
- Arve Henriksen, Captured Under Mountainsides/Cryosphere/Towards Language/Acousmograph (Rune Grammofon -4CD)
- Giovanni Guidi, Avec Le Temps (ECM)
- Laura Jurd, Stepping Back, Jumping In (Edition)
- Art Ensemble of Chicago, We Are on the Edge: A 50th Anniversary Celebration (Pi -2CD)
- Jaimie Branch, Fly or Die II: Bird Dogs of Paradise (International Anthem)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- John Coltrane, Blue World (1964, Impulse!)
- Johnny Burch Octet, Jazz Beat (Rhythm & Blues)
- Nat "King" Cole, Hittin' the Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (Resonance -7CD)
VOCAL
DEBUT
- SEED Ensemble, Driftglass (Jazz Re:freshed)
LATIN
- ¿Que Vola? [Fidel Fourneyron], ¿Que Vola? (No Format)
Jerome Wilson (All About Jazz, Radio Fairfax)
NEW RELEASES
- Fire! Orchestra, Arrival (Rune Grammofon)
- Steve Haines, Steve Haines and the Third Floor Orchestra (Justin Time)
- Wadada Leo Smith, Rosa Parks: Pure Love: An Oratorio of Seven Songs (TUM)
- James Brandon Lewis, An UnRuly Manifesto (Relative Pitch)
- Art Ensemble of Chicago, We Are on the Edge: A 50th Anniversary Celebration (Pi -2CD)
- OGJB Quartet [Oliver Lake/Graham Haynes/Joe Fonda/Barry Altschul], Bamako (TUM)
- Eric Hofbauer's Five Agents, Book of Water (Creative Nation Music)
- Bria Skonberg, Nothing Never Happens (self-released)
- Sara Gazarek, Thirsty Ghost (MRI)
- Eri Yamamoto Trio & Choral Chameleon, Goshu Ondo Suite (AUM Fidelity)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- 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)
- John Surman & John Warren, The Brass Project (1992, ECM)
VOCAL
- Fire! Orchestra, Arrival (Rune Grammofon)
DEBUT
LATIN
- Jane Bunnett & Maqueque, On Firm Ground/Tierra Firme (Linus Entertainment)
Josef Woodard (DownBeat, Jazziz, Los Angeles Times)
NEW RELEASES
- Joe Lovano, Trio Tapestry (ECM)
- Art Ensemble of Chicago, We Are on the Edge: A 50th Anniversary Celebration (Pi -2CD)
- Chris Potter, Circuits (Edition)
- Tyshawn Sorey & Marilyn Crispell, The Adornment of Time (Pi)
- Bill Frisell, Harmony (Blue Note)
- Bill Frisell & Thomas Morgan, Epistrophy (ECM)
- Kris Davis, Diatom Ribbons (Pyroclastic)
- Linda May Han Oh, Aventurine (Biophilia)
- Branford Marsalis Quartet, The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul (Okeh)
- Charlie Haden & Brad Mehldau, Long Ago and Far Away (2007, Impulse -18)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Nat "King" Cole, Hittin' the Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (Resonance -7CD)
- Paul Bley-Gary Peacock-Paul Motian, When Will the Blues Leave (1999, ECM)
- John Coltrane, Blue World (1964, Impulse!)
VOCAL
- Tierney Sutton Band, ScreenPlay (BFM)
DEBUT
- Petter Eldh, Petter Eldh Presents Koma Saxo (We Jazz)
LATIN
- David Sanchez, Carib (Ropeadope)
Note: Charlie Haden & Brad Mehldau should have been considered as Historical. Petter Eldh has previous albums.
NEW RELEASES
- Art Ensemble of Chicago, We Are on the Edge: A 50th Anniversary Celebration (Pi -2CD)
- Michele Rosewoman's New Yor-Uba, Hallowed (Advance Dance Disques)
- Anat Cohen Tentet, Triple Helix (Anzic)
- Vijay Iyer & Craig Taborn, The Transitory Poems (ECM)
- Herlin Riley, Perpetual Optimism (Mack Avenue)
- James Carter Organ Trio, Live From Newport Jazz (Blue Note)
- Ahmad Jamal, Ballades (Jazz Village)
- Jazzmeia Horn, Love and Liberation (Concord)
- Veronica Swift, Confessions (Mack Avenue)
- Steve Lehman Trio & Craig Taborn, The People I Love (Pi)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Nat "King" Cole, Hittin' the Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (Resonance -7CD)
- John Coltrane, Blue World (1964, Impulse!)
- Miles Davis, Rubberband (Rhino)
VOCAL
- Jazzmeia Horn, Love and Liberation (Concord)
DEBUT
- Veronica Swift, Confessions (Mack Avenue)
LATIN
- Michele Rosewoman's New Yor-Uba, Hallowed (Advance Dance Disques)
Scott Yanow (DownBeat, Jazziz, New York City Jazz Record, Los Angeles Jazz Scene, Syncopated Times)
NEW RELEASES
- Chick Corea & the Spanish Heart Band, Antidote (Concord)
- Ehud Asherie Trio, Wild Man Blues (Capri)
- Veronica Swift, Confessions (Mack Avenue)
- Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, The Gordian Knot (Music Content)
- Hiromi, Spectrum (Telarc)
- Lucas Gillan's Many Blessings, Chit-Chatting With Herbie (Jeru Jazz)
- Marcus Shelby Orchestra, Transitions (MSO)
- Catherine Russell, Alone Together (Dot Time)
- Chicago Cellar Boys, Busy 'Til Eleven (Rivermont)
- Tom McDermott, Meets Scott Joplin (Arbors)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Muggsy Spanier, Rare and Unissued Recordings 1941-1952 (Jazzology)
- 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)
VOCAL
- Veronica Swift, Confessions (Mack Avenue)
DEBUT
LATIN
- Chick Corea & the Spanish Heart Band, Antidote (Concord)