8th Annual Jazz Critics Poll: 2013
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2013 Totals: Reissues

  1. Miles Davis, Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2 (Columbia/Legacy) 81 (32)
  2. Woody Shaw, The Complete Muse Sessions (Mosaic) 40 (21)
  3. Jack DeJohnette, Special Edition (ECM) 38 (19)
  4. Clifford Jordan, The Complete Strata-East Sessions (Mosaic) 38 (18)
  5. Miles Davis, Original Mono Recordings (Columbia/Legacy) 34 (15)
  6. Paul Motian, Paul Motian (ECM) 27 (13)
  7. John Coltrane, Sun Ship: The Complete Session (Impulse/Mosaic) 27 (12)
  8. Herbie Hancock, The Complete Columbia Album Collection (Legacy) 25 (11)
  9. New York Art Quartet, Call It Art (Triple Point) 24 (8)
  10. Earl Hines, The Classic Earl Hines Sessions: 1928-1945 (Mosaic) 21 (9)
  11. Chick Webb & Ella Fitzgerald, Complete Decca Sessions 1934-1941 (Mosaic) 17 (7)
  12. Joe McPhee, Nation Time: The Complete Recordings (1969-70) (Corbett vs. Dempsey) 15 (8)
  13. Roscoe Mitchell, Live at "A Space" 1975 (Delmark) 12 (9)
  14. John Coltrane, Afro Blue Impressions (Pablo) 12 (6)
  15. Ran Blake, Plays Solo Piano (ESP-Disk) 11 (6)
  16. Paul Bley, Closer (ESP-Disk) 10 (6)
  17. Ornette Coleman, Friends and Neighbors: Ornette Live at Prince Street (Flying Dutchman/BGP) 9 (5)
  18. Thelonious Monk, Paris 1969 (Blue Note) 9 (5)
  19. Various, The Rise & Fall of Paramount, Volume One, 1917-1927 (Third Man/Revenant) 9 (3)
  20. John Carter & Bobby Bradford, Flight for Four (International Phonograph) 8 (4)
  21. Instant Composers Pool, The Complete Catalogue (ICP) 8 (3)
  22. Charles Lloyd, Quartets (ECM) 7 (4)
  23. Tito Puente, Quatro: The Definitive Collection (Sony Music Latin) 7 (4)
  24. Chris McGregor Brotherhood of Breath, Procession Live at Toulouse (Ogun) 7 (3)
  25. Jeremy Steig, Flute Fever (International Phonograph) 7 (3)
  26. Keith Jarrett, Hymns/Spheres (ECM) 6 (3)
  27. S.O.S. [John Surman-Mike Osborne-Alan Skidmore], Looking for the Next One (Cuneiform) 6 (3)
  28. Tony Bennett & Dave Brubeck, The White House Sessions, Live 1962 (Columbia/RPM/Legacy) 5 (3)
  29. Steve Kuhn, The Vanguard Date (Sunnyside) 5 (3)
  30. Neil Ardley, A Symphony of Amaranths (Dusk Fire) 5 (2)
  31. John Stevens-Paul Rutherford-Evan Parker-Barry Guy, One Four and Two Twos (Emanem) 5 (2)
  32. Duke Ellington, The Ellington Suites (OJC/Pablo) 4 (3)
  33. James Booker, Classified: Remixed and Expanded (Rounder) 4 (2)
  34. Anthony Braxton, Eight (+1) Tristano Compositions 1989 for Warne Marsh (Hatology) 4 (2)
  35. Clifford Brown & Max Roach, The EmArcy Albums (Mosaic) 4 (2)
  36. Art Hodes, I Remember Bessie (Delmark) 4 (2)
  37. Stark Reality, Acting Thinking Feeling (Now Again) 4 (2)
  38. Byron Allen, Trio (ESP-Disk) 3 (2)
  39. Albert Ayler, Live on the Riviera (ESP-Disk) 3 (2)
  40. Charles Mingus, The Jazz Experiments of Charles Mingus (Bethlehem/Verse) 3 (2)
  41. Matthew Shipp, Greatest Hits (Thirsty Ear) 3 (2)
  42. Sarah Vaughan, Sophisticated Lady: The Duke Ellington Songbook Collection (Pablo ) 3 (2)
  43. Tom McDermott, Bamboula (Minky -12) 3 (1)
  44. Ran Blake & Jeanne Lee, Free Standards: Stockholm 1966 (Fresh Sound) 3 (1)
  45. Caldera, Caldera/Sky Islands (SoulMusic) 3 (1)
  46. Ted Curson, Ode to Booker Ervin (Rocket) 3 (1)
  47. Detroit Jazz Composers Ltd, Hastings St. Jazz Experience (Soul Jazz) 3 (1)
  48. Tommy Flanagan, Giant Steps (Enja Jazz Classics) 3 (1)
  49. Clifford Jordan, Seven Classic Albums (Real Gone) 3 (1)
  50. John McLaughlin, Belo Horizonte (WEA Japan) 3 (1)
  51. Pyramids, They Play to Make Music Fire! 1973-1976 (Disko B) 3 (1)
  52. Various, French New Wave (Jazz on Film) 3 (1)
  53. Various, Spiritual Jazz, Volume 4 (Jazzman) 3 (1)
  54. Giuseppi Logan, More (ESP-Disk) 2 (2)
  55. Lester Young, Boston 1950 (Uptown) 2 (1)
  56. Muhal Richard Abrams The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint and Soul Note, CAM Jazz () 2 (1)
  57. Cannonball Adderley & Milt Jackson, Things Are Getting Better (OJC/Riverside) 2 (1)
  58. Louis Armstrong, The Okeh/Columbia & RCA Victor Recordings 1925-33 (Columbia/RCA/Legacy -12) 2 (1)
  59. Bunny Berigan, Swingin' & Jumpin' (Hep) 2 (1)
  60. Bing Crosby, Bing Sings the Johnny Mercer Songbook (Bing Crosby Enterprises) 2 (1)
  61. Miles Davis, So What: The Complete 1960 Amsterdam Concerts (Dutch Jazz Archives) 2 (1)
  62. Jim Hall, Live Vol. 2-4 (ArtistShare) 2 (1)
  63. Bob James, Rhodes Scholar: Jazz-Funk Classics 1974-1982 (Tappan Zee/Decision Records) 2 (1)
  64. Philly Joe Jones, Six Classic Albums (Real Gone Jazz) 2 (1)
  65. Volker Kriegel, Lost Tapes (Jazz Haus) 2 (1)
  66. Wynton Marsalis, The Spiritual Side Of (Columbia) 2 (1)
  67. Wes Montgomery, So Much Guitar (Original Jazz Classics) 2 (1)
  68. Ohio Penitentiary, 511 Ensemble Hard Luck Soul (Jazzman) 2 (1)
  69. Theo Parrish, Black Jazz Signature (Snow Dog) 2 (1)
  70. Gil Scott-Heron, The Revolution Begins (BGP -12) 2 (1)
  71. Nina Simone, Little Girl Blue (Bethelem) 2 (1)
  72. Martial Solal, Le Cinema De Martial Solal (Universal Japan) 2 (1)
  73. Louis Armstrong, Satchmo at Symphony Hall 65th Anniversary: The Complete Recordings (Decca -12) 1 (1)
  74. Walter Bishop, Jr., Keeper of My Soul (Black Jazz/Snow Dog) 1 (1)
  75. Eric Dolphy, Out to Lunch (Blue Note (Japan)) 1 (1)
  76. Duke Ellington, Big Bands Live (Jazz Haus) 1 (1)
  77. Duke Ellington, The Complete Columbia Studio Albums 1951-58 (Columbia/Legacy -12) 1 (1)
  78. Bill Evans, How My Heart Sings (Concord) 1 (1)
  79. Iskra 1903, South on the Northern (Emanem) 1 (1)
  80. Harry James, The Harry James Sessions 1976 & 1979 (Sheffield Labs) 1 (1)
  81. Volker Kriegel, With A Little Help From My Friends (Mig Music/Liberty) 1 (1)
  82. Albert Mangelsdorff, Live (SWR) 1 (1)
  83. Charlie Parker, Integrale (Fremeaux & Associates) 1 (1)
  84. Oscar Pettiford, Lost Tapes: Germany 1958/1959 (SWR Music) 1 (1)
  85. Max Roach, Deeds Not Words (Original Jazz Classics/Riverside) 1 (1)
  86. Archie Shepp, Live in Antibes (Charly) 1 (1)
  87. Eddie Shu, I Only Have Eyes For Shu (Bethlehem) 1 (1)
  88. Zoot Sims, Compatibility (Delmark) 1 (1)
  89. Jeri Southern, The Warm Singing Style of Jeri Southern (The Complete Decca Years: 1951-1957) (Fresh Sound) 1 (1)
  90. Juma Sultan, Whispers From the Archives (Porter) 1 (1)
  91. Sun Ra, Continuation (Corbett vs. Dempsey) 1 (1)
  92. Sarah Vaughan, Divine: The Jazz Albums 1954-1958 (Verve Select) 1 (1)
  93. Patty Waters, College Tour (ESP-Disk) 1 (1)
  94. Frank Wess and Johnny Coles, Two at the Top (Uptown) 1 (1)
  95. Various, Liberation Music: Spiritual Jazz and the Art of Protest on Flying Dutchman Records, 1969-1974 (BGP) 1 (1)
  96. Various, Selected Signs III - VIII (ECM) 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.