INDIVIDUAL BALLOTS
David R. Adler
New Releases:
- Miguel Zenón Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera (Miel)
- ELEW Elew Plays Rosenwinkel: Cubism (Heartcore)
- Johnathan Blake Trion (Giant Step Arts)
- Anna Webber Clockwise (Pi)
- Ben Eunson Ace (Ocean Road)
- Rajna Swaminathan Of Agency and Abstraction (Biophilia)
- Miles Okazaki The Sky Below (Pi)
- JD Allen Barracoon (Savant)
- Joshua Redman & Brooklyn Rider Sun on Sand (Nonesuch)
- Mareike Wiening Metropolis Paradise (Greenleaf)
Historical:
- Eric Dolphy Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 Studio Sessions (Resonance)
- Nat King Cole Hittin’ the Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (Resonance)
- John Coltrane Blue World (Impulse!)
- Stan Getz Getz at the Gate (Verve)
- Miles Davis Rubberband (Rhino/Warner Bros.)
A.D. Amorosi
New Releases:
- Art Ensemble of Chicago We Are on the Edge (Pi)
- Camila Meza Ámbar (Sony Masterworks)
- Joey DeFrancesco In the Key of the Universe (Mack Avenue)
- Kendrick Scott Oracle A Wall Becomes a Bridge (Blue Note)
- Desertion Trio Twilight Time (Long Song)
- Dave Douglas/Uri Caine/Andrew Cyrille Devotion (Greenleaf)
- Daniel Simmons, Jr. and Ron Carter The Brown Beatnik Tomes (Live at BRIC House) (Blue Note)
- Mark Guiliana Beat Music! Beat Music! Beat Music! (Motéma)
- Branford Marsalis The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul (OKeh)
- Flying Lotus Flamagra (Warp)
Historical:
- John Coltrane Coltrane ’58: The Prestige Recordings (Craft)
- Sounds of Liberation Unreleased (Columbia University 1973) (Dogtown)
- Celia Cruz & Tito Puente Alma Con Alma (Craft Latino)
- Wes Montgomery Back on Indiana Avenue: The Carroll DeCamp Recordings (Resonance)
- Chet Baker The Legendary New York Sessions with Bill Evans (Rev-Ola)
Larry Appelbaum
New Releases:
- Kris Davis Diatom Ribbons (Pyroclastic)
- Dave Holland/Zakir Hussain/Chris Potter Good Hope (Edition)
- Chick Corea/Christian McBride/Brian Blade Trilogy 2 (Concord)
- Tyshawn Sorey/Marilyn Crispell The Adornment of Time (Pi)
- Tomeka Reid Wabash Blues (Cuneiform)
- Enrico Rava/Joe Lovano Roma (ECM)
- Go: Organic Orchestra and Brooklyn Raga Massive Ragmala (BRM)
- Bill Frisell Harmony (Blue Note)
- Johnathan Blake Trion (Giant Step Arts)
- Pasquale Grasso Solo Monk (Sony)
- Joshua Redman and Brooklyn Rider Sun on Sand (Nonesuch)
- Gerald Cleaver & Violet Hour Live at Firehouse 12 (Sunnyside)
- Bria Skonberg Nothing Never Happens (Bria Skonberg)
Historical:
- John Coltrane Blue World (Impulse!)
- Art Pepper Promise Kept: The Complete Artist House Recordings (Omnivore)
- Erroll Garner Octave Remastered Series (Mack Avenue)
- Johnny Griffin & Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis OW! Live at the Penthouse (Reel to Real)
- Nat King Cole Hittin’ the Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (Resonance)
Dan Bilawsky
New Releases:
- Fabian Almazan This Land Abounds with Life (Biophilia)
- Jennifer Wharton’s Bonegasm Bonegasm (Sunnyside)
- Dan McCarthy Epoch (Origin)
- Skyjack The Hunter (Enja/Yellowbird)
- Youn Sun Nah Immersion (Warner Music)
- Peter Eldridge/Kenny Werner Somewhere (Rosebud)
- Sara Gazarek Thirsty Ghost (MRI)
- Matt Mitchell Phalanx Ambassadors (Pi)
- Scott Robinson Tenormore (Arbors)
- Brittany Anjou Enamiĝo Reciprokataj (Origin)
Historical:
- John Coltrane Blue World (Impulse!)
- Eric Dolphy Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions (Resonance)
- Wes Montgomery Back on Indiana Avenue: The Carroll DeCamp Recordings (Resonance)
- Kenny Barron & Mulgrew Miller The Art of Piano Duo – Live (Groovin’ High/Sunnyside)
- Bill Evans Evans in England (Resonance)
Philip Booth
New Releases:
- Tom Harrell Infinity (High Note)
- Ryan Keberle & Catharsis The Hope I Hold (Greenleaf)
- Chick Corea/Christian McBride/Brian Blade Trilogy 2 (Concord Jazz)
- Jerry Bergonzi The Seven Rays (Savant)
- Frank Kimbrough Monk’s Dreams: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Sphere Monk (Sunnyside)
- Chick Corea & the Spanish Heart Band Antidote (Concord Jazz)
- Bob Sheppard The Fine Line (Challenge)
- Anat Cohen Tentet Triple Helix (Anzic)
- Hendrik Meurkens Cobb’s Pocket (In & Out)
- Snarky Puppy Immigrance (GroundUp)
Historical:
- John Coltrane Blue World (Impulse!)
- Betty Carter The Music Never Stops (Blue Engine)
- Cannonball Adderley Swingin’ in Seattle: Live at the Penthouse 1966-1967 (Reel to Real)
- Miles Davis Rubberband (Rhino/Warner Bros.)
- Johnny Griffin & Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis OW! Live at the Penthouse (Reel to Real)
Thomas Conrad
New Releases:
- Keith Jarrett Munich 2016 (ECM)
- Frank Kimbrough Monk’s Dreams: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Monk (Sunnyside)
- Johnathan Blake Trion (Giant Step Arts)
- Jason Palmer Rhyme and Reason (Giant Step Arts)
- Dave Holland/Zakir Hussain/Chris Potter Good Hope (Edition)
- Anat Cohen Tentet Triple Helix (Anzic)
- Melissa Aldana Visions (Motéma)
- Francesco Diodati Yellow Squeeds Never the Same (Auand)
- Joel Ross KingMaker (Blue Note)
- Maciej Obara Quartet Three Crowns (ECM)
Historical:
- John Coltrane Blue World (Impulse!)
- Eric Dolphy Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions (Resonance)
- Fred Hersch Trio 10 Years/6 Discs (Palmetto)
- Cannonball Adderley Swingin’ in Seattle: Live at the Penthouse 1966-1967 (Reel to Real)
- Michel Petrucciani Trio One Night in Karlsruhe (SWR Jazzhaus)
J.D. Considine
New Releases:
- Camila Meza & the Nectar Orchestra Ámbar (Sony Masterworks)
- Tomeka Reid Quartet Old New (Cuneiform)
- JD Allen Barracoon (Savant)
- Dave Holland/Zakir Hussain/Chris Potter Good Hope (Edition)
- Ryan Keberle & Catharsis The Hope I Hold (Greenleaf)
- Steve Lehman Trio + Craig Taborn The People I Love (Pi)
- Linda May Han Oh Aventurine (Biophilia)
- Vijay Iyer and Craig Taborn The Transitory Poems (ECM)
- Brian Krock Liddle (Outside In)
- David Torn/Tim Berne/Ches Smith Sun of Goldfinger (ECM)
Historical:
- John Coltrane Blue World (Impulse!)
- Fred Hersch Trio 97 @ the Village Vanguard (Palmetto)
- Johnny Griffin & Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis OW! Live at the Penthouse (Reel to Real)
- Nat King Cole Hittin’ the Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (Resonance)
- Esbjörn Svensson Trio E.S.T. Live in Gothenburg (ACT)
Brad Cohan
New Releases:
- The Flying Luttenbachers Shattered Dimension (ugEXPLODE)
- Mike Baggetta Wall of Flowers (Big Ego)
- Amirtha Kidambi’s Elder Ones From Untruth (Northern Spy)
- Radical Empathy Trio Reality and Other Imaginary Places (ESP-Disk’)
- Sam Ospovat Ride Angles (Skirl)
- Jessica Ackerley A New Kind of Water (self-release)
- Tomeka Reid Quartet Old New (Cuneiform)
- CP Unit Riding Photon Time (Eleatic)
- Matt Mitchell Phalanx Ambassadors (Pi)
- Nick Dunston Atlantic Extraction (Out of Your Head)
Historical:
- John Coltrane Quartet Blue World (Impulse!)
- Eric Dolphy Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions (Resonance)
- John Coltrane Coltrane ’58: Prestige Recordings (Craft)
- Don Cherry Brown Rice (Verve/UMe)
- Miles Davis The Complete Birth of the Cool (Blue Note/UMe)
Morgan Enos
New Releases:
- Ralph Alessi Imaginary Friends (ECM)
- Dave Douglas/Uri Caine/Andrew Cyrille Devotion (Greenleaf)
- Ethan Iverson Quartet with Tom Harrell Common Practice (ECM)
- Brad Mehldau Finding Gabriel (Nonesuch)
- Linda May Han Oh Aventurine (Biophilia)
- The Comet Is Coming The Afterlife (Impulse!)
- Senri Oe Hmmm (Sony)
- Ryan Porter Force for Good (World Galaxy/Afro Pup)
- Tom Harrell Infinity (HighNote)
- Avishai Cohen & Yonathan Avishai Playing the Room (ECM)
Historical:
- John Coltrane Coltrane ’58: The Prestige Recordings (Craft)
- Chet Baker The Legendary Riverside Albums (Craft)
- John Coltrane Blue World (Impulse!)
- Eric Dolphy Musical Prophet: The Expanded New York Studio Sessions (Resonance)
- Stan Getz Getz at the Gate (Verve)
Ken Franckling
New Releases:
- Tierney Sutton Band ScreenPlay (BFM)
- Something Blue Maximum Enjoyment (Posi-Tone)
- Tom Harrell Infinity (HighNote)
- Charlie Dennard Deep Blue (Deneaux)
- Akiko, Hamilton and Dechter Equal Time (Capri)
- Lisa Hilton Oasis (Ruby Slippers)
- Brandon Goldberg Let’s Play! (independent)
- Dave Zinno Unisphere Stories Told (Whaling City Sound)
- Five Play Live From the Firehouse Stage (5Play)
- James Suggs You’re Gonna Hear from Me (Arbors)
Historical:
- Cannonball Adderley Swingin’ in Seattle: Live at the Penthouse 1966-67 (Reel to Real)
- Michel Petrucciani Trio One Night in Karlsruhe (SWR Jazzhaus)
- Betty Carter The Music Never Stops (Blue Engine)
- John Coltrane Blue World (Impulse!)
- Miles Davis The Complete Birth of the Cool (Blue Note/UMe)
Steve Greenlee
New Releases:
- Kris Davis Diatom Ribbons (Pyroclastic)
- David Torn/Tim Berne/Ches Smith Sun of Goldfinger (ECM)
- Branford Marsalis The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul (OKeh)
- Matt Mitchell Phalanx Ambassadors (Pi)
- Hiromi Spectrum (Telarc)
- James Carter Organ Trio Live from Newport Jazz (Blue Note)
- Wallace Roney Blue Dawn – Blue Nights (HighNote)
- The Dave Wilson Quartet One Night at Chris’ (self-released)
- Jim Snidero Waves of Calm (HighNote)
- Cat in a Bag Cat in a Bag (Clean Feed)
Historical:
- Paul Bley/Gary Peacock/Paul Motian When Will the Blues Leave (ECM) 5
- Allen Lowe Jews & Roots: An Avant Garde of Our Own — Disconnected Works: 1980-2018 (ESP-Disk’)
- Sun Ra Monorails and Satellites: Works for Solo Piano Vols. 1, 2, 3 (Cosmic Myth)
- John Coltrane Blue World (Impulse!)
- David S. Ware New Quartet Théâtre Garonne, 2008 (AUM Fidelity)
Geoffrey Himes
New Releases:
- Allison Miller’s Boom Tic Boom Glitter Wolf (Royal Potato Family)
- Bill Frisell/Thomas Morgan Epistrophy (ECM)
- Melissa Aldana Visions (Motéma)
- Todd Marcus Trio+ (Stricker Street)
- Lafayette Gilchrist Dark Matter (Gilchrist)
- Anat Cohen Tentet Triple Helix (Anzic)
- SFJAZZ Collective The Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim & Original Compositions (SFJazz)
- Matt Mitchell Phalanx Ambassadors (Pi)
- Branford Marsalis Quartet The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul (OKeh)
- Guillermo Klein y Los Gauchos Cristal (Sunnyside)
Historical:
- Eric Dolphy Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions (Resonance)
- Sam Rivers Emanation (NoBusiness)
- John Coltrane Blue World (Impulse!)
- Betty Carter The Music Never Stops (Blue Engine)
- Allen Lowe Jews and Roots: An Avant Garde of Our Own — Disconnected Works: 1980-2018 (ESP-Disk’)
