TOP JAZZ RECORDS OF 2023
| ARTIST | TITLE | LABEL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAMARA JOY | Linger Awhile | Verve |
| 2 | ARTEMIS | In Real Time | Blue Note |
| 3 | ORRIN EVANS | The Red Door | Smoke Sessions |
| 4 | MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO | The Omnichord Real Book | Blue Note |
| 5 | TONY ALLEN AND ADRIAN YOUNGE | Tony Allen JID018 | Jazz Is Dead |
| 6 | JOSHUA REDMAN FEATURING GABRIELLE CAVASSA | Where Are We | Blue Note |
| 7 | ED CHERRY | Are We There Yet? | Cellar |
| 8 | LONNIE LISTON SMITH, ADRIAN YOUNGE AND ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD | Lonnie Liston Smith JID017 | Jazz Is Dead |
| 9 | EDDIE HENDERSON | Witness To History | Smoke |
| 10 | DAVE STRYKER | Prime | Strikezone |
| 11 | PLANET D NONET | Blues To Be There, A Salute To Duke Ellington | Eastlawn |
| 12 | JOE CHAMBERS | Dance Kobina | Blue Note |
| 13 | CECILIA SMITH | The Mary Lou Williams Resurgence Project: Small Ensemble Repertoire, Volume 1 | Innova |
| 14 | DIVA JAZZ ORCHESTRA, THE | The DIVA Jazz Orchestra "30" | DIVA Jazz |
| 15 | JOHNATHAN BLAKE | Passage | Blue Note |
| 16 | YUSSEF DAYES | Black Classical Music | Brownswood/Cashmere Thoughts/Nonesuch |
| 17 | WAYNE ESCOFFERY | Like Minds | Smoke Sessions |
| 18 | 3D JAZZ TRIO | 9 To 5 | DIVA Jazz |
| 19 | TAJ MAHAL | Savoy | Linus/Stony Plain |
| 20 | KENDRICK SCOTT | Corridors | Blue Note |
| 21 | PHIL RANELIN, WENDELL HARRISON, ADRIAN YOUNGE AND ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD | Phil Ranelin And Wendell Harrison JID016 | Jazz Is Dead |
| 22 | CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE'S NEW JAWN | Prime | Brother Mister/Mack Avenue |
| 23 | MICHAEL DEASE | The Other Shoe: The Music Of Gregg Hill | Origin |
| 24 | LAKECIA BENJAMIN | Phoenix | Whirlwind |
| 25 | MADDIE VOGLER | While We Have Time | Origin |
| 26 | TERELL STAFFORD | Between Two Worlds | Le Coq |
| 27 | HEAVY HITTERS | The Heavy Hitters | Cellar |
| 28 | JULIAN LAGE | The Layers [EP] | Blue Note |
| 29 | BUTCHER BROWN | Solar Music | Concord Jazz/Concord |
| 30 | JOHN COLTRANE WITH ERIC DOLPHY | Evenings At The Village Gate | Impulse |
| 31 | BUSTER WILLIAMS | Unalome | Smoke Sessions |
| 32 | BRAD MEHLDAU | Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays The Beatles | Nonesuch |
| 33 | RODNEY WHITAKER | Oasis: The Music Of Gregg Hill | Origin |
| 34 | LONDON BREW | London Brew | Downtown/Concord Jazz |
| 35 | GEORGE COLEMAN | Live At Smalls Jazz Club | Cellar |
| 36 | JAMES BRANDON LEWIS | Eye Of I | Anti- |
| 37 | JOEY ALEXANDER | Continuance | Mack Avenue |
| 38 | JOE FARNSWORTH | In What Direction Are You Headed? | Smoke Sessions |
| 39 | MIKI YAMANAKA | Shades Of Rainbow | Cellar |
| 40 | BILLY CHILDS | The Winds Of Change | Mack Avenue |
| 41 | BILL FRISELL | Four | Blue Note |
| 42 | DAVE MCMURRAY | Grateful Deadication 2 | Blue Note |
| 43 | CORY WEEDS | Home Cookin' | Cellar |
| 44 | TITO CARRILLO | Urbanessence | Origin |
| 45 | MIKE CLARK | Plays Herbie Hancock | Sunnyside |
| 46 | ARTURO O'FARRILL | Legacies | Blue Note |
| 47 | EZRA COLLECTIVE | Where I'm Meant To Be | Partisan |
| 48 | LAILA BIALI | Your Requests | Empress/ACT/Core Port |
| 49 | DONALD BYRD | Live: Cookin' With Blue Note At Montreux | Blue Note |
| 50 | GILBERT CASTELLANOS | Espérame En El Cielo | Z Note |
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