TOP JAZZ RECORDS OF 2021

 
#ArtistAlbumLabel
1DR LONNIE SMITHBreatheBlue Note
2CORY WEEDSO Sole Mio!Cellar
3CHARLES LLOYD AND THE MARVELSTone PoemBlue Note
4ADRIAN YOUNGEThe American NegroJazz Is Dead
5EMMET COHENFuture StrideMack Avenue
6DAVE MCMURRAYGrateful DeadicationBlue Note
7GERRY GIBBSSongs From My FatherWhaling City Sound
8GARY BARTZ, ADRIAN YOUNGE AND ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMADGary Bartz JID006Jazz Is Dead
9BRIAN JACKSON, ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD AND ADRIAN YOUNGEBrian Jackson JID008Jazz Is Dead
10DAVE STRYKERBaker's CircleStrikezone
11DELVON LAMARR ORGAN TRIOI Told You SoColemine
12ERIC REEDFor Such A Time As ThisSmoke Sessions
13DOUG CARN, ADRIAN YOUNGE AND ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMADDoug Carn JID005Jazz Is Dead
14ERROLL GARNERSymphony Hall ConcertMack Avenue/Octave
15ART BLAKEY AND THE JAZZ MESSENGERSFirst Flight To Tokyo: The Lost 1961 RecordingsBlue Note
16CLIFTON ANDERSONBeen Down This Road BeforeRopeadope
17ALICE COLTRANEKirtan: Turiya SingsImpulse
18BRANDEE YOUNGERSomewhere DifferentImpulse
19CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE AND INSIDE STRAIGHTLive At The Village VanguardMack Avenue
20BADBADNOTGOODTalk MemoryXL/Innovative Leisure
21BLUE NOTE RE:IMAGINEDVARIOUS ARTISTSBlue Note
22ESPERANZA SPALDINGSONGWRIGHTS APOTHECARY LABConcord
23DAVID LARSENThe Mulligan ChroniclesDLP
24BRUCE HARRISSoundviewCellar
25AZYMUTH, ADRIAN YOUNGE AND ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMADAzymuth JID004Jazz Is Dead
26DAN WILSONVessels Of Wood And EarthBrother Mister
27DAVID FINCKBASSic InstinctBurton Avenue
28GREG ABATEMagic DanceWhaling City Sound
29ARTURO O'FARRILLDreaming In LionsBlue Note
30GEORGE CABLESToo Close For ComfortHigh Note
31BENITO GONZALEZSing To The WorldRainy Days
32ANTONIO ADOLFOJobim ForeverSelf-Released
33HAROLD MABERNMabern Plays ColtraneSmoke Sessions
34HANNAH BAIARDIStraight From The SoulHBM
35ALFA MISTBring BacksAnti-
36DEZRON DOUGLAS AND BRANDEE YOUNGERForce MajeureInternational Anthem
37CAMERON GRAVESSevenMack Avenue
38BILLY TEST TRIOComing Down RosesATM
39GREG SKAFFPolarisSMK Jazz
40CHICK COREAPlaysConcord
41ELLA FITZGERALDElla: The Lost Berlin TapesVerve
42FLOATING POINTS, PHAROAH SANDERS AND THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAPromisesLuaka Bop
43CHAD LEFKOWITZ-BROWN AND THE GLOBAL BIG BANDOpen WorldLa Reserve
44ARTEMISArtemisBlue Note
45BILL CHARLAP TRIOStreet Of DreamsBlue Note
46AMANDA TOSOFFEarth VoicesEmpress
47DAGGERBOARDLast Days Of Studio AWide Hive
48ANTHONY WONSEYLorraine's LullabyCellar
492B3JimiSelf-Released
50CHARLIE BALLANTINEReflections/Introspection: The Music Of Thelonious MonkGreen Mind

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