15th Annual Jazz Critics Poll: 2020 |
Ballots 2020 [3]
Troy Dostert (All About Jazz, Free Jazz Collective)
NEW RELEASES
- Eric Revis, Slipknots Through a Looking Glass (Pyroclastic)
- Natsuki Tamura-Satoko Fujii-Ramon Lopez, Mantle (Not Two)
- Ivo Perelman & Arcado String Trio, Deep Resonance (Fundacja Sluchaj)
- Webber/Morris Big Band, Both Are True (Greenleaf Music)
- Gard Nilssen's Supersonic Orchestra, If You Listen Carefully the Music Is Yours (Odin)
- James Brandon Lewis Quartet, Molecular (Intakt)
- Mary Halvorson's Code Girl, Artlessly Falling (Firehouse 12)
- Pedro Melo Alves, In Igma (Clean Feed)
- Sylvie Courvoisier Trio, Free Hoops (Intakt)
- Rich Halley-Matthew Shipp-Michael Bisio-Newman Taylor Baker, The Shape of Things (Pine Eagle)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Charles Mingus, @ Bremen 1964 & 1975 (Sunnyside)
- Thelonious Monk, Palo Alto (1968, Impulse)
- Sam Rivers, Ricochet [Sam Rivers Archive Project, Volume 3] (1978, NoBusiness)
VOCAL
- Elina Duni & Rob Luft, Lost Ships (ECM)
DEBUT
- Immanuel Wilkins, Omega (Blue Note)
LATIN
- Dafnis Prieto Sextet, Transparency (Dafnison Music)
NEW RELEASES
- Tim Berne's Snakeoil, The Deceptive 4 (Intakt)
- Eric Revis, Slipknots Through a Looking Glass (Pyroclastic)
- Tani Tabbal Trio, Now Then (Tao Forms)
- Jason Kao Hwang, Human Rites Trio (True Sound)
- WHO Trio, Strell: The Music of Billy Strayhorn & Duke Ellington (Clean Feed)
- Joe Fiedler's Big Sackbut, Live in Graz (Multiphonics Music)
- Ikue Mori-Satoko Fujii-Natsuki Tamura, Prickly Pear Cactus (Libra)
- Stirrup + 6, The Avondale Edition (Cuneiform)
- Sylvie Courvoisier Trio, Free Hoops (Intakt)
- TOC & Dave Rempis, Closed for Safety Reasons (Circum Disc)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Europe Jazz All Stars, Room 1220 (1970, Trio/Ultra Vybe)
- Second Sight, Tiger Tracks (1987, Sunjump)
- Borah Bergman-Perry Robinson-Steve Swell-Ray Sage, Quartets Trios Duos (2007, Mahakala Music)
VOCAL
- Cory Smythe, Accelerate Every Voice (Pyroclastic)
DEBUT
LATIN
Ken Dryden (New York City Jazz Record, Hot House, Timeless Jazz [WUTC-FM], Hot House)
NEW RELEASES
- Alan Broadbent Trio, Trio in Motion (Savant)
- Vic Juris, Let's Cool One (SteepleChase)
- Denny Zeitlin, Live at Mezzrow (Sunnyside)
- Rufus Reid & Sullivan Fortner, Always in the Moment (Newvelle)
- Kenny Barron-Dave Holland Trio Featuring Johnathan Blake, Without Deception (Dare2)
- Expansions: The Dave Liebman Group, Earth (Whaling City Sound)
- Joe Fiedler's Big Sackbut, Live in Graz (Multiphonics Music)
- Fred Hersch, Songs From Home (Palmetto)
- Jason Palmer, The Concert: 12 Musings for Isabella (Giant Steps Arts)
- Maria Schneider Orchestra, Data Lords (ArtistShare)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Dave Brubeck Quartet, Time OutTakes (1959, Brubeck Editions)
- Paul Desmond, The Complete 1975 Toronto Recordings (Mosaic)
- Bill Evans, Live at Ronnie Scott's (1968, Resonance)
VOCAL
- Champian Fulton, Birdsong (Champian)
DEBUT
- Daniel Hersog Jazz Orchestra, Night Devoid of Stars (Cellar Live)
LATIN
- Vanderlei Pereira and Blindfold Test, Vision for Rhythm (Jazzheads)
Jordannah Elizabeth (New York City Jazz Record, Chamber Music America, DownBeat)
NEW RELEASES
- Nubya Garcia, Source (Concord)
- Angel Bat Dawid & Tha Brothahood, Live (International Anthem)
- Luke Stewart, Exposure Quintet (Astral Spirits)
- Irreversible Entanglements, Who Sent You? (International Anthem)
- Ingrid Laubrock, Dreamt Twice, Twice Dreamt (Intakt)
- Jeff Parker, Suite for Max Brown (International Anthem)
- Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger, Force Majeure (International Anthem)
- Mary Halvorson's Code Girl, Artlessly Falling (Firehouse 12)
- Sara Serpa, Recognition (Biophilia)
- Makaya McCraven, Universal Beings E&F Sides (International Anthem)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Nina Simone, I Put a Spell on You (1965, Verve)
- Nina Simone, Pastel Blue (1965, Verve)
- Sharhabil Ahmed, The King of Sudanese Jazz (Habibi Funk)
VOCAL
- Nubya Garcia, Source (Concord)
DEBUT
- Immanuel Wilkins, Omega (Blue Note)
LATIN
- Pablo Ablanedo, Chistreza (Newvelle)
Steve Feeney (Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, ArtsFuse)
NEW RELEASES
- Rudresh Mahanthappa, Hero Trio (Whirlwind)
- Thumbscrew, The Anthony Braxton Project (Cuneiform)
- James Brandon Lewis Quartet, Molecular (Intakt)
- Tani Tabbal Trio, Now Then (Tao Forms)
- Kenny Barron-Dave Holland Trio Featuring Johnathan Blake, Without Deception (Dare2)
- Tomas Fujiwara, 7 Poets Trio (RogueArt -19)
- Maria Schneider Orchestra, Data Lords (ArtistShare)
- Fred Hersch, Songs From Home (Palmetto)
- Rich Halley-Matthew Shipp-Michael Bisio-Newman Taylor Baker, The Shape of Things (Pine Eagle)
- Ron Miles, Rainbow Sign (Blue Note)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Lennie Tristano, The Duo Sessions (1967-76, Dot Time)
- Thelonious Monk, Palo Alto (1968, Impulse)
- Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers, Just Coolin' (1959, Blue Note)
VOCAL
- Melody Gardot, Sunset in the Blue (Bravado)
DEBUT
- Micah Thomas, Tide (self-released)
LATIN
- Arturo O'Farrill/The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Four Questions (Zoho)
Sascha Feinstein (Brilliant Corners, Jazziz)
NEW RELEASES
- Jimmy Heath, Love Letter (Verve)
- George Garzone-Peter Erskine-Alan Pasqua-Darek Oles, 3 Nights in LA (Fuzzy Music -19)
- Carla Bley-Andy Sheppard-Steve Swallow, Life Goes On (ECM)
- Charles Lloyd, 8: Kindred Spirits (Live From the Lobero) (Blue Note)
- Ahmad Jamal, Ballades (Jazz Village -19)
- Maria Schneider Orchestra, Data Lords (ArtistShare)
- Eri Yamamoto Trio & Choral Chameleon, Goshu Ondo Suite (AUM Fidelity -19)
- Michael Dease, Never More Here (Posi-Tone -19)
- Teodross Avery, Harlem Stories: The Music of Thelonious Monk (Wj3)
- Wallace Roney, Blue Dawn-Blue Nights (HighNote -19)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Sonny Rollins, Rollins in Holland (1967, Resonance)
- Thelonious Monk, Palo Alto (1968, Impulse)
- Charles Mingus, @ Bremen 1964 & 1975 (Sunnyside)
VOCAL
DEBUT
LATIN
NEW RELEASES
- Tim Ray, Excursions and Adventures (Whaling City Sound)
- Maria Schneider Orchestra, Data Lords (ArtistShare)
- Artemis, Artemis (Blue Note)
- Jeff Rupert & George Garzone, The Ripple (Rupe Media)
- Lynne Arriale Trio, Chimes of Freedom (Challenge)
- Bernard Purdie-Christian Fabian-Ron Oswanski, Move On! (CAP)
- 3D Jazz Trio, I Love to See You Smile (DIVA)
- Funk Shui NYC, Shark NATO on a Plane (Zoho)
- Wayne Alpern, Standard Deviation (Henri Elkan Music)
- The Michael O'Neill Quartet, And Then It Rained (Jazzmo)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Sonny Rollins, Rollins in Holland (1967, Resonance)
- Thelonious Monk, Palo Alto (1968, Impulse)
- Ella Fitzgerald, Ella: The Lost Berlin Tapes (1962, Verve)
VOCAL
- Sinne Eeg, We've Just Begun (BFM Jazz)
DEBUT
- Douglas Olsen, 2 Cents (self-released)
LATIN
- Emilio Solla Tango Jazz Orchestra, Puertos: Music From International Waters (Avantango -19)
Phil Freeman (Stereogum, The Wire, Bandcamp Daily, Stereogum)
NEW RELEASES
- Ambrose Akinmusire, On the Tender Spot of Every Calloused Moment (Blue Note)
- Irreversible Entanglements, Who Sent You? (International Anthem)
- Matthew Shipp Trio, The Unidentifiable (ESP-Disk)
- Nduduzo Makhathini, Modes of Communication: Letters From the Underworlds (Blue Note)
- Aaron Diehl, The Vagabond (Mack Avenue)
- Black Art Jazz Collective, Ascension (HighNote)
- Ndabo Zulu & Umgidi Ensemble, Queen Nandi: The African Suite (Mageba Music)
- Shabaka and the Ancestors, We Are Sent Here by History (Impulse)
- Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Axiom (Ropeadope)
- James Brandon Lewis Quartet, Molecular (Intakt)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Sonny Rollins, Rollins in Holland (1967, Resonance)
- Cecil Taylor and Tony Oxley, Birdland, Neuburg 2011 (Fundacja Sluchaj)
- Pharoah Sanders, Live in Paris 1975: Lost ORTF Recordings (Transversales Disque)
VOCAL
DEBUT
- Ndabo Zulu & Umgidi Ensemble, Queen Nandi: The African Suite (Mageba Music)
LATIN
NEW RELEASES
- Kurt Rosenwinkel Trio, Angels Around (Heartcore)
- Shabaka and the Ancestors, We Are Sent Here by History (Impulse)
- The Nels Cline Singers, Share the Wealth (Blue Note)
- Gard Nilssen's Supersonic Orchestra, If You Listen Carefully the Music Is Yours (Odin)
- Tim Berne's Snakeoil, The Fantastic Mrs. 10 (Intakt)
- Maria Schneider Orchestra, Data Lords (ArtistShare)
- Matthew Shipp Trio, The Unidentifiable (ESP-Disk)
- Pat Metheny, From This Place (Nonesuch)
- Liberty Ellman, Last Desert (Pi)
- Immanuel Wilkins, Omega (Blue Note)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Thelonious Monk, Palo Alto (1968, Impulse)
- Pharoah Sanders, Live in Paris 1975: Lost ORTF Recordings (Transversales Disque)
- Chet Baker, Chet Baker Sings (1954, Blue Note)
VOCAL
- Sara Serpa, Recognition (Biophilia)
DEBUT
- Immanuel Wilkins, Omega (Blue Note)
LATIN
Pat Frisco (WHFR-FM [Dearborn, MI])
NEW RELEASES
- Luke Stewart, Exposure Quintet (Astral Spirits)
- Vinny Golia-John Hanrahan-Henry Kaiser-Wayne Peet-Mike Watt, A Love Supreme Electric: A Salvo Inspired by John Coltrane: A Love Supreme & Meditations (Cuneiform)
- Matthew Shipp, The Piano Equation (Tao Forms)
- Alan Braufman, The Fire Still Burns (Valley of Search)
- Steve Swell, The Center Will Hold (Not Two)
- Tim Berne's Snakeoil, The Fantastic Mrs. 10 (Intakt)
- Quin Kirchner, The Shadows and the Light (Astral Spirits)
- Alexander Hawkins & Tomeka Reid, Shards and Constellations (Intakt)
- Simon Nabatov, Time Labyrinth (Leo)
- Sylvie Courvoisier Trio, Free Hoops (Intakt)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Cecil Taylor & Tony Oxley, Being Astral and All Registers (2002, Discus Music)
- Borah Bergman-Perry Robinson-Steve Swell-Ray Sage, Quartets Trios Duos (2007, Mahakala Music)
- London Jazz Composers Orchestra, That Time (1972-80, Not Two)
VOCAL
- Steve Swell Quintet Soul Travelers With Leena Conquest, Astonishments (RogueArt)
DEBUT
- Karl Evangelista, Apura! (Astral Spirits)
LATIN
- Papo Vázquez Mighty Pirates Troubadours, Chapter 10: Breaking Cover (Picaro)
Richard Gehr (Relix, Bandcamp)
NEW RELEASES
- Sun Ra Arkestra, Swirling (Strut)
- Alan Braufman, The Fire Still Burns (Valley of Search)
- Carla Bley-Andy Sheppard-Steve Swallow, Life Goes On (ECM)
- Thumbscrew, The Anthony Braxton Project (Cuneiform)
- Angelica Sanchez & Marilyn Crispell, How to Turn the Moon (Pyroclastic)
- John McLaughlin-Shankar Mahadevan-Zakir Hussain, Is That So? (Abstract Logix)
- Asher Gamedze, Dialectic Soul (On the Corner)
- Whit Dickey Trio, Expanding Light (Tao Forms)
- Rob Mazurek Exploding Star Orchestra, Dimensional Stardust (International Anthem)
- Mary Halvorson's Code Girl, Artlessly Falling (Firehouse 12)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Charles Mingus, @ Bremen 1964 & 1975 (Sunnyside)
- George Coleman Quintet, In Baltimore (1971, Reel to Real)
- The Heshoo Beshoo Group, Armitage Road (1970, We Are Busy Bodies)
VOCAL
- Angel Bat Dawid & Tha Brothahood, Live (International Anthem)
DEBUT
- Emily Kuhn, Sky Stories (BACE)
LATIN
- Brian Shankar Adler, Fourth Dimension (self-released -19)
Andrew Gilbert (San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Classical Voice, Bay Area News Group)
NEW RELEASES
- Harold Mabern, Mabern Plays Mabern (Smoke Sessions)
- Ben Goldberg, Symphony No. 9 (BAG Production)
- Rudresh Mahanthappa, Hero Trio (Whirlwind)
- Jimmy Heath, Love Letter (Verve)
- Maria Schneider Orchestra, Data Lords (ArtistShare)
- Walter Smith III-Matthew Stevens-Micah Thomas-Linda May Han Oh-Nate Smith, In Common 2 (Whirlwind)
- Eddie Henderson, Shuffle and Deal (Smoke Sessions)
- Jason Palmer, The Concert: 12 Musings for Isabella (Giant Steps Arts)
- Lisa Mezzacappa Six, Cosmicomics (Queen Bee)
- Whit Dickey, Morph (ESP-Disk)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Thelonious Monk, Palo Alto (1968, Impulse)
- Sonny Rollins, Rollins in Holland (1967, Resonance)
- George Coleman Quintet, In Baltimore (1971, Reel to Real)
VOCAL
- Kenny Washington, What's the Hurry (Lower 9th)
DEBUT
- Aubrey Johnson, Unraveled (Outside In)
LATIN
- The John Santos Sextet, Art of the Descarga (Smithsonian Folkways)
Kurt Gottschalk (New York City Jazz Record, The Wire, WFMU)
NEW RELEASES
- Jeff Parker, Suite for Max Brown (International Anthem)
- The End, Allt År Intet (RareNoise)
- Angel Bat Dawid & Tha Brothahood, Live (International Anthem)
- Sara Serpa, Recognition (Biophilia)
- Roscoe Mitchell With Ostravská Banda, Performing Distant Radio Transmission Also Nonaah Trio, Cutouts for Woodwind Quintet and 8.8.88 (Wide Hive)
- Thumbscrew, The Anthony Braxton Project (Cuneiform)
- The Necks, Three (Northern Spy)
- Asher Gamedze, Dialectic Soul (On the Corner)
- PRAED Orchestra, Live in Sharjah (Morphine)
- Ambrose Akinmusire, On the Tender Spot of Every Calloused Moment (Blue Note)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- George Lewis, Rainbow Family (1984, Carrier)
- Thelonious Monk, Palo Alto (1968, Impulse)
- Nina Simone, Fodder on My Wings (1982, Verve)
VOCAL
- Sara Serpa, Recognition (Biophilia)
DEBUT
- PRAED Orchestra, Live in Sharjah (Morphine)
LATIN
David A. Graham (The Atlantic)
NEW RELEASES
- Carla Bley-Andy Sheppard-Steve Swallow, Life Goes On (ECM)
- James Brandon Lewis & Chad Taylor, Live in Willisau (Intakt)
- James Carney Sextet, Pure Heart (Sunnyside)
- Keith Jarrett, Budapest Concert (ECM)
- Dayna Stephens, Right Now! Live at the Village Vanguard (Contagious Music)
- Rob Mazurek Exploding Star Orchestra, Dimensional Stardust (International Anthem)
- Susan Alcorn Quintet, Pedernal (Relative Pitch)
- Rudresh Mahanthappa, Hero Trio (Whirlwind)
- Bill Frisell, Valentine (Blue Note)
- Joshua Redman-Brad Mehldau-Christian McBride-Brian Blade, Round Again (Nonesuch)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Thelonious Monk, Palo Alto (1968, Impulse)
- Charles Mingus, @ Bremen 1964 & 1975 (Sunnyside)
- Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers, Just Coolin' (1959, Blue Note)
VOCAL
DEBUT
- Immanuel Wilkins, Omega (Blue Note)
LATIN
NEW RELEASES
- Connie Han, Iron Starlet (Mack Avenue)
- Delfeayo Marsalis Uptown Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Party (Troubadour Jass)
- Christian McBride Big Band, For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver (Mack Avenue)
- Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis, The Music of Wayne Shorter (Blue Engine)
- Carla Bley-Andy Sheppard-Steve Swallow, Life Goes On (ECM)
- Pat Metheny, From This Place (Nonesuch)
- Charles Lloyd, 8: Kindred Spirits (Live From the Lobero) (Blue Note)
- Stephane Wrembel, The Django Experiment V (Arte Boreal)
- Funk Shui NYC, Shark NATO on a Plane (Zoho)
- Chick Corea, Plays (Concord)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Charlie Parker, The Savoy 10-Inch LP Collection (1944-48, Craft)
- Wolfgang Lackerschmid & Chet Baker, Quintet Sessions 1979 (Dot Time)
- Bob James, Once Upon a Time: The Lost 1965 New York Studio Sessions (Resonance)
VOCAL
- Bettye LaVette, Blackbirds (Verve)
DEBUT
- New Orleans High Society, New Orleans High Society (1718 Records/Slammin' Media)
LATIN
- Harold Lopez-Nussa, Te Lo Dije (Mack Avenue)
Steve Greenlee (JazzTimes)
NEW RELEASES
- Nate Wooley, Seven Storey Mountain VI (Pyroclastic)
- Benny Rubin Jr. Quartet, Know Say or See (Benny Jr. Music)
- Kenny Kotwitz & the LA Jazz Quintet, When Lights Are Low (PMRecords)
- Øyvind Skarbø/Fredrik Ljungkvist/Kris Davis/Ole Morten Vågan, Inland Empire (Clean Feed)
- Eric Revis, Slipknots Through a Looking Glass (Pyroclastic)
- 3D Jazz Trio, I Love to See You Smile (DIVA)
- Massimo Biolcati, Incontre (Sounderscore)
- Rich Halley-Matthew Shipp-Michael Bisio-Newman Taylor Baker, The Shape of Things (Pine Eagle)
- Kaze & Ikue Mori, Sand Storm (Libra)
- The Nels Cline Singers, Share the Wealth (Blue Note)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Dexter Gordon Quartet, Live in Chateauvallon 1978 (Elemental Music)
- Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers, Just Coolin' (1959, Blue Note)
- Bob James, Once Upon a Time: The Lost 1965 New York Studio Sessions (Resonance)
VOCAL
- Kat Edmonson, Dreamers Do (Spinnerette)
DEBUT
LATIN
- Calle Loiza Jazz Project, There Will Never Be Another You (self-released)
George Grella (Brooklyn Rail, New York City Jazz Record, The Wire, Red Hook Star-Review)
NEW RELEASES
- Tyshawn Sorey, Unfiltered (self-released)
- Junk Magic, Compass Confusion (Pyroclastic)
- Wolfgang Muthspiel-Scott Colley-Brian Blade, Angular Blues (ECM)
- Heroes Are Gang Leaders, Artificial Happiness Button (Ropeadope)
- James Carney Sextet, Pure Heart (Sunnyside)
- Immanuel Wilkins, Omega (Blue Note)
- Gregg August, Dialogues on Race: Volume One (Iacuessa)
- Rudresh Mahanthappa, Hero Trio (Whirlwind)
- Eric Revis, Slipknots Through a Looking Glass (Pyroclastic)
- Daniel Carter-Matthew Shipp-William Parker-Gerald Cleaver, Welcome Adventure! Vol. 1 (577 Records)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Bill Evans, Live at Ronnie Scott's (1968, Resonance)
- Sonny Rollins, Rollins in Holland (1967, Resonance)
- Paul Desmond, The Complete 1975 Toronto Recordings (Mosaic)
VOCAL
- Kurt Elling, Secrets Are the Best Stories (Edition)
DEBUT
- Chien Chien Lu, The Path (self-released)
LATIN
- Spanish Harlem Orchestra, The Latin Jazz Project (ArtistShare)
Kira Grunenberg (American Songwriter, No Depression, DownBeat, Throw the Dice and Play Nice)
NEW RELEASES
- Nubya Garcia, Source (Concord)
- SPAZA, Uprize! (Mushroom Hour Half Hour)
- Joshua Redman-Brad Mehldau-Christian McBride-Brian Blade, Round Again (Nonesuch)
- Connie Han, Iron Starlet (Mack Avenue)
- Barry Stephenson, The Iconoclast (self-released)
- Gregory Porter, All Rise (Blue Note)
- GoGo Penguin, GoGo Penguin (Blue Note)
- Warren Wolf, Reincarnation (Mack Avenue)
- Joey Alexander, Warna (Verve)
- Philippe Lemm Trio, City Birds (Outside In)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers, Just Coolin' (1959, Blue Note)
- Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker, Town Hall, New York City, June 22, 1945 (Premium Cool)
- Thelonious Monk, Palo Alto (1968, Impulse)
VOCAL
- Kandace Springs, The Women Who Raised Me (Blue Note)
DEBUT
- Artemis, Artemis (Blue Note)
LATIN
- Arturo O'Farrill/The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Four Questions (Zoho)
NEW RELEASES
- Lina Allemano's Ohrenschmaus, Rats and Mice (Lumo)
- The Nels Cline Singers, Share the Wealth (Blue Note)
- Dave Douglas, Marching Music (Greenleaf Music)
- Ran Blake & Andrew Rathbun, Northern Noir (SteepleChase)
- Joshua Redman-Brad Mehldau-Christian McBride-Brian Blade, Round Again (Nonesuch)
- Aaron Parks, Little Big II: Dreams of a Mechanical Man (Ropeadope)
- Carla Bley-Andy Sheppard-Steve Swallow, Life Goes On (ECM)
- Liberty Ellman, Last Desert (Pi)
- John Scofield, Swallow Tales (ECM)
- Ron Miles, Rainbow Sign (Blue Note)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Sonny Rollins, Rollins in Holland (1967, Resonance)
- Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers, Just Coolin' (1959, Blue Note)
VOCAL
- Luciana Souza, Storytellers (Sunnyside)
DEBUT
LATIN
Alex Henderson (New York City Jazz Record, Salon, AlterNet, The Raw Story, XBIZ, The New Civil Rights Movement, The National Memo)
NEW RELEASES
- Pat Metheny, From This Place (Nonesuch)
- Charles Lloyd, 8: Kindred Spirits (Live From the Lobero) (Blue Note)
- David Krakauer & Kathleen Tagg, Breath & Hammer (Table Pounding)
- Chick Corea, Plays (Concord)
- Eddie Daniels, Night Kisses: A Tribute to Ivan Lins (Resonance)
- Joe Farnsworth, Time to Swing (Smoke Sessions)
- Kurt Elling, Secrets Are the Best Stories (Edition)
- Mark Soskin, Everything Old Is New Again (SteepleChase)
- Sofija Knezevic, Sofijazz (Archival)
- Rachel Therrien, Vena (Bonsai Music)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- Ella Fitzgerald, Ella: The Lost Berlin Tapes (1962, Verve)
- Thelonious Monk, Palo Alto (1968, Impulse)
- Alain Jean-Marie, The Complete Alain Jean-Marie Biguine Reflections (Frémeaux & Associés -19)
VOCAL
- Kurt Elling, Secrets Are the Best Stories (Edition)
DEBUT
LATIN
- Eddie Daniels, Night Kisses: A Tribute to Ivan Lins (Resonance)