TOP TEN JAZZ ALBUMS 2012
BY LARRY RENI THOMAS

1. Be Good—Gregory Porter—Motema Records
2. Freedom Jazz Dance—Cynthia Felton—Felton Ent.
3. Coexist—Winard Harper—Jazz Legacy
4. Afro-Straight—Ernest Dawkins—Delmark
5. Moving Pictures Orchestra—Joe Chambers—Savant
6. Blue Moon—Ahmad Jamal—Jazz Village
7. Impressions of C. Mayfied—Jazz Soul Seven--BFM
8. Hardcore—Willy Torres—Latin Street
9. A Celebration Of Diz And Miles—Mike Longo—CAP
10. When Freedom Swings—Ira Wiggins—Iwiggs