2014 Totals: Debuts

1. Jeff Ballard, Time's Travels (Okeh) 16
2. Otis Brown III, The Thought of You (Blue Note) 8
3. Rudy Royston, 303 (Greenleaf) 7
4. Matt Brewer, Mythology (Criss Cross) 4
5. Anna Webber, Simple (Skirl) 3
6. Tim Hegarty, Tribute (Miles High) 3
7. Battle Trance, Palace of Wind (New Amsterdam) 2
8. Lena Bloch, Feathery (13th Note) 2
9. Kris Bowers, Heroes + Misfits (Concord) 2
10. Noah Garabedian, Big Butter and the Eggmen (BJU) 2
Westerlies, Wish the Children Would Come on Home (Songlines) 2
11. Tom Chang, Tongue and Groove (Raw Toast) 2
12. Nir Felder, Golden Age (Okeh) 2
13. Ben Flocks, Battle Mountain (West Cliff) 2
14. Camille Thurman, Origins (Hot Tone Music) 2
16. Afro Bop Alliance, Angel Eyes (Zoho) 1
17. Awakening Orchestra, Vol. 1: This Is Not the Answer (Innova) 1
18. Sam Boshnack, Exploding Syndrome (self-released) 1
19. John Brown, Quiet Time (Brown Boulevard) 1
20. Alan Chan, Shrimp Tale (Crown Heights Audio Network) 1
Jean-Luc Danna, No Stress (Notes d'Azur) 1
21. Donald Edwards, Evolution of an Influenced Mind (Criss Cross) 1
22. Andrew Hadro, For Us, the Living (Tone Rogue) 1
23. Jean Louis, Uranus (Coax -13) 1
24. Paul Jost, Breaking Through (Dot Time) 1
25. Takuya Kuroda, Rising Son (Blue Note) 1
26. Shahin Novrasli, Bayati (Bee Jazz) 1
27. Kavita Shah, Visions (Inner Circle Music) 1
28. Suzanna Smith, Between Heaven & Love (Ink Pen) 1
29. Brianna Thomas, You Must Believe in Love (Sound on Purpose) 1
Velkro, Don't Wait for the Revolution (Clean Feed) 1
30. The Hot Sardines, The Hot Sardines (Decca/Universal Music Classics) 1
31. Michael Eaton, Individuation (Destiny) 1
32. Ananda Gari, T-Duality (Auand) 1
33. Nora Germain, Little Dipper (self-released) 1
34. Grip, Celebrate (Slowfoot) 1
35. Mitch Haupers, Invisible Cities (self-released) 1
36. Honest John, Canarie (Rudi) 1
37. Horse Orchestra, Living the Dream (Barefoot) 1
38. Gonzalo Levin, Octeto (Whatabout Music) 1
Joelle Lurie, Take Me There (self-released) 1
39. Earl McIntyre, Brass Carnival & Tribute! (self-released) 1
40. Matt Nelson, Lower Bottoms (Tubapede) 1
41. Mitch Shiner, Fly (Patois) 1
42. Nathan Parker Smith, Not Dark Yet (BJU) 1
43. Zan Stewart, The Street Is Making Music (Mobo Dog) 1
44. Whahay, Whahay (Babel) 1
45. Chris Weller, Hanging Hearts (self-released) 1
46. Basak Yavuz, Things . . . (Z Music) 1
47. Brandee Younger, Live at the Breeding Ground (Harpista) 1

Critics were asked to name one album apiece, with no point system.