6th Annual Jazz Critics Poll: 2011

2011 Totals: Reissues

  1. Miles Davis, Live in Europe: The Bootleg Series Volume 1 (Columbia/Legacy) 116 (46)
  2. Julius Hemphill, Dogon A.D. (International Phonograph) 97 (44)
  3. Bill Dixon, Intents and Purposes (International Phonograph) 55 (27)
  4. Duke Ellington, The Complete 1932-1940 Brunswick, Columbia and Master Recordings (Mosaic) 31 (14)
  5. Modern Jazz Quartet, The Complete Atlantic Studio Recordings (Mosaic) 20 (11)
  6. FMP In Rückblick In Retrospect 1969-2010 (FMP) 20 (7)
  7. Jimmie Lunceford, The Complete Decca Sessions (Mosaic) 17 (8)
  8. Stan Getz, Quintets: The Clef & Norgran Studio Albums (Hip-O-Select) 12 (6)
  9. Thelonious Monk, Monk's Music (OJC/Concord Jazz) 11 (7)
  10. First Impulse!: The Creed Taylor Collectionb 50th Anniversary (Verve) 10 (6)
  11. Miles Davis, Bitches Brew Live (Sony/Legacy) 9 (4)
  12. Art Pepper, Blues for the Fisherman (Unreleased Art, Volume VI) (Widow's Taste) 8 (4)
  13. Heiner Stadler, Tribute to Bird and Monk (Labor) 8 (4)
  14. Randy Weston, Blue Moses (CTI/Masterworks Jazz) 8 (4)
  15. Ornette Coleman, Something Else!!! (Contemporary/Concord) 7 (3)
  16. Billy Bang, Black Man's Blues/New York Collage (NoBusiness) 6 (4)
  17. Art Blakey, Ugetsu: Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers at Birdland (Riverside) 6 (4)
  18. Dinah Washington, The Fabulous Miss D!: The Keynote, Decca and Mercury Singles 1943-1953 (Verve) 6 (4)
  19. Brad Mehldau, The Art of the Trio: Recordings 1996-2001 (Nonesuch) 6 (3)
  20. John Surman, Flashpoint (Cuneiform) 6 (3)
  21. Marion Brown, Geechee Recollections/Sweet Earth Flying (Impulse) 5 (3)
  22. Tony Bennett, The Complete Collection (Sony) 5 (2)
  23. Sun Ra, Eternal Myth Revealed, Vol. 1 (Transparency) 5 (2)
  24. Charlie Christian, Electric (Uptown) 4 (3)
  25. Roscoe Mitchell, Old/Quartet Sessions (Nessa) 4 (3)
  26. Boswell Sisters, Collection (Storyville) 4 (2)
  27. Ray Charles, Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles (Concord) 4 (2)
  28. Howard Riley, The Complete Short Stories 1998-2010 (NoBusiness) 4 (2)
  29. Woody Shaw, The Complete Columbia Albums Collection (Columbia/Legacy) 4 (2)
  30. Frank Sinatra & Count Basie, The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings (Concord Jazz/Frank Sinatra) 4 (2)
  31. Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology (Smithsonian Folkways) 4 (2)
  32. Aretha Franklin, Take a Look: Complete on Columbia (Columbia/Legacy) 3 (2)
  33. Von Freeman, Have No Fear (Nessa) 3 (2)
  34. Steve Lacy, School Days (Emanem) 3 (2)
  35. Sun Ra, College Tour Vol. 1 The Complete Nothing Is . . . (ESP-Disk) 3 (2)
  36. Ornette Coleman, Free Jazz (Atlantic) 3 (1)
  37. Bill Dixon, The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note (CAM Jazz) 3 (1)
  38. Duke Ellington, Meets Coleman Hawkins/And John Coltrane (Impulse) 3 (1)
  39. Ellery Eskelin, One Great Day (Hatology) 3 (1)
  40. Bill Evans, Explorations (Riverside) 3 (1)
  41. Jim Hall, Concierto (CTI/Masterworks Jazz) 3 (1)
  42. Jimi Hendrix, Hendrix in the West (Reprise) 3 (1)
  43. Robert Johnson, The Complete Recordings [The Centennial Collection] (Columbia/Legacy) 3 (1)
  44. Steve Lacy, Live at Jazzwerkstatt Peitz (Jazzwerkstatt) 3 (1)
  45. Philip Lewis, The Hottest of the Philip Lewis/Rhythm Maniacs Recordings (1928-1930) (Retrieval) 3 (1)
  46. Wes Montgomery, Boss Guitar (OJC/Concord Jazz) 3 (1)
  47. Oliver Nelson, Blues and the Abstract Truth (Impulse) 3 (1)
  48. Nina Simone, Nina Simone Sings the Blues (4 Men With Beards) 3 (1)
  49. Charles Tyler, Eastern Man Alone (ESP-Disk) 3 (1)
  50. Mike Westbrook, Marching Song (Righteous Psalm) 3 (1)
  51. Songs for the Jewish-American Jet Set: The Tikva Records Story 1950-1973 (Idelsohn Society for Musical Preservation) 3 (1)
  52. Dexter Gordon, The Complete Columbia Albums Collection (Columbia/Legacy) 2 (2)
  53. Oscar Aleman, Ritmo Loco: El Rey de la Guitarra Swing (Saga Jazz) 2 (1)
  54. Louis Armstrong, Intégrale Louis Armstrong, Vol. 9: Jeepers Creepers, 1938-1941 (Frémeaux & Associes) 2 (1)
  55. Mulatu Astake, New York-Addis-London: The Story Of Ethio Jazz 1965-1975 (Strut) 2 (1)
  56. Ron Carter, All Blues (CTI/Masterworks Jazz) 2 (1)
  57. John Coltrane, Africa Brass (Impulse) 2 (1)
  58. John Coltrane, The Impulse! Albums: Volume Four (Impulse/Hip-O Select) 2 (1)
  59. John Coltrane, The Impulse! Albums: Volume Five (Impulse/Hip-O Select) 2 (1)
  60. Lol Coxhill, Instant Replay (Nato) 2 (1)
  61. Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Ella & Louis (Verve/Analogue Productions (45rpm LP) 2 (1)
  62. Curtis Fuller, Cabin in the Sky/Soul Trombone (Impulse) 2 (1)
  63. Stan Getz & Cal Tjader, Sextet (Fantasy/OJC Remasters) 2 (1)
  64. Langston Hughes, Harlem in Vogue (Fingertips) 2 (1)
  65. Jackie Cain & Roy Kral, A Wilder Alias (CTI/Masterworks Jazz) 2 (1)
  66. Etta James, Call My Name (Kent) 2 (1)
  67. The Jazztet, & John Lewis (Argo) 2 (1)
  68. Clarence "Jelly" Johnson III, Low Down Papa (Delmark) 2 (1)
  69. Steve Lacy, Solos Duos Trios (Soul Note) 2 (1)
  70. Thelonious Monk, At Town Hall (OJC/Concord) 2 (1)
  71. Wes Montgomery, Movin': The Complete Verve Recordings (Verve) 2 (1)
  72. Archie Shepp, For Losers/Kwanza (Impulse) 2 (1)
  73. Bill Smith & Enrico Pieranunzi, The Rome Sessions (Edipan) 2 (1)
  74. Charles Tolliver, Charles Tolliver Big Band (Mosaic Select) 2 (1)
  75. Horacee Arnold, Tales of the Exonerated Flea (Wounded Bird) 1 (1)
  76. Derek Bailey, Concert in Milwaukee (Incus) 1 (1)
  77. Ray Charles, Genius + Soul=Jazz (Impulse) 1 (1)
  78. Ray Charles, Live in Concert (Concord) 1 (1)
  79. Alice Coltrane, Universal Consciousness/Lord of Lords (Impulse) 1 (1)
  80. Chick Corea, The Definitive Chick Corea on Stretch and Concord (Concord/Stretch) 1 (1)
  81. Joe Farrell, Outback (CTI/Masterworks Jazz) 1 (1)
  82. Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass, Easy Living (Pablo) 1 (1)
  83. Ella Fitzgerald & Oscar Peterson, Ella and Oscar (Concord) 1 (1)
  84. Sir Roland Hanna, Solo Piano (Storyville) 1 (1)
  85. Jimi Hendrix, Winterland (Experience Hendrix/Legacy) 1 (1)
  86. Gilbert Holmström, Utan Misstankar (Moserobie) 1 (1)
  87. Charles Mingus, Black Saint and the Sinner Lady/Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (Impulse) 1 (1)
  88. Byron Morris, A Retrospective (By-Morr) 1 (1)
  89. Gerry Mulligan, The Complete Verve Concert Jazz Band Sessions (Verve) 1 (1)
  90. Red Nichols, Vols 1-9 (Jazz Oracle) 1 (1)
  91. Jaco Pastorius, The 60th Anniversary Collection (Warner Music Japan) 1 (1)
  92. Jean-Luc Ponty, Open Strings (Promising Music) 1 (1)
  93. Sam Rivers, Fuchsia Swing Song (Blue Note/Music Matters Jazz (45rpm LP)) 1 (1)
  94. Sam Rivers, The Quest (Red) 1 (1)
  95. Jimmy Smith, Midnight Special (Blue Note) 1 (1)
  96. Sun Ra, The Heliocentic Worlds (ESP-Disk) 1 (1)
  97. Junior Wells, Hoodoo Man Blues (Delmark) 1 (1)
  98. Mary Lou Williams, At Rick's Café Americain (Storyville) 1 (1)
  99. Jazz à la Gitane: Bands of Gypsies (Gitane) 1 (1)

Critics were asked to list three reissues in descending order, with three points awarded for #1, 2 for #2, and 1 for #3. The first bold number indicates total points; the number in parentheses tallies ballots on which a CD appeared, which was used as a tiebreaker.