TOP JAZZ RECORDS OF 2021
| # | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR LONNIE SMITH | Breathe | Blue Note |
| 2 | CORY WEEDS | O Sole Mio! | Cellar |
| 3 | CHARLES LLOYD AND THE MARVELS | Tone Poem | Blue Note |
| 4 | ADRIAN YOUNGE | The American Negro | Jazz Is Dead |
| 5 | EMMET COHEN | Future Stride | Mack Avenue |
| 6 | DAVE MCMURRAY | Grateful Deadication | Blue Note |
| 7 | GERRY GIBBS | Songs From My Father | Whaling City Sound |
| 8 | GARY BARTZ, ADRIAN YOUNGE AND ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD | Gary Bartz JID006 | Jazz Is Dead |
| 9 | BRIAN JACKSON, ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD AND ADRIAN YOUNGE | Brian Jackson JID008 | Jazz Is Dead |
| 10 | DAVE STRYKER | Baker's Circle | Strikezone |
| 11 | DELVON LAMARR ORGAN TRIO | I Told You So | Colemine |
| 12 | ERIC REED | For Such A Time As This | Smoke Sessions |
| 13 | DOUG CARN, ADRIAN YOUNGE AND ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD | Doug Carn JID005 | Jazz Is Dead |
| 14 | ERROLL GARNER | Symphony Hall Concert | Mack Avenue/Octave |
| 15 | ART BLAKEY AND THE JAZZ MESSENGERS | First Flight To Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings | Blue Note |
| 16 | CLIFTON ANDERSON | Been Down This Road Before | Ropeadope |
| 17 | ALICE COLTRANE | Kirtan: Turiya Sings | Impulse |
| 18 | BRANDEE YOUNGER | Somewhere Different | Impulse |
| 19 | CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE AND INSIDE STRAIGHT | Live At The Village Vanguard | Mack Avenue |
| 20 | BADBADNOTGOOD | Talk Memory | XL/Innovative Leisure |
| 21 | BLUE NOTE RE:IMAGINED | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Blue Note |
| 22 | ESPERANZA SPALDING | SONGWRIGHTS APOTHECARY LAB | Concord |
| 23 | DAVID LARSEN | The Mulligan Chronicles | DLP |
| 24 | BRUCE HARRIS | Soundview | Cellar |
| 25 | AZYMUTH, ADRIAN YOUNGE AND ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD | Azymuth JID004 | Jazz Is Dead |
| 26 | DAN WILSON | Vessels Of Wood And Earth | Brother Mister |
| 27 | DAVID FINCK | BASSic Instinct | Burton Avenue |
| 28 | GREG ABATE | Magic Dance | Whaling City Sound |
| 29 | ARTURO O'FARRILL | Dreaming In Lions | Blue Note |
| 30 | GEORGE CABLES | Too Close For Comfort | High Note |
| 31 | BENITO GONZALEZ | Sing To The World | Rainy Days |
| 32 | ANTONIO ADOLFO | Jobim Forever | Self-Released |
| 33 | HAROLD MABERN | Mabern Plays Coltrane | Smoke Sessions |
| 34 | HANNAH BAIARDI | Straight From The Soul | HBM |
| 35 | ALFA MIST | Bring Backs | Anti- |
| 36 | DEZRON DOUGLAS AND BRANDEE YOUNGER | Force Majeure | International Anthem |
| 37 | CAMERON GRAVES | Seven | Mack Avenue |
| 38 | BILLY TEST TRIO | Coming Down Roses | ATM |
| 39 | GREG SKAFF | Polaris | SMK Jazz |
| 40 | CHICK COREA | Plays | Concord |
| 41 | ELLA FITZGERALD | Ella: The Lost Berlin Tapes | Verve |
| 42 | FLOATING POINTS, PHAROAH SANDERS AND THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | Promises | Luaka Bop |
| 43 | CHAD LEFKOWITZ-BROWN AND THE GLOBAL BIG BAND | Open World | La Reserve |
| 44 | ARTEMIS | Artemis | Blue Note |
| 45 | BILL CHARLAP TRIO | Street Of Dreams | Blue Note |
| 46 | AMANDA TOSOFF | Earth Voices | Empress |
| 47 | DAGGERBOARD | Last Days Of Studio A | Wide Hive |
| 48 | ANTHONY WONSEY | Lorraine's Lullaby | Cellar |
| 49 | 2B3 | Jimi | Self-Released |
| 50 | CHARLIE BALLANTINE | Reflections/Introspection: The Music Of Thelonious Monk | Green Mind |
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