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 |