These are a few of my favorite CDs in 2018:
Leny Andrade "Bossa Nossa : Leny Andrade Canta Fred Falcão (Biscoito Fino)
Roxy Coss "The Future is Female" (Posi-tone)
Champian Fulton "The Stylings of Champian" (Champian Records) (2 CDs)
Jeff Hamilton Trio "Live at San Pedro" (Capri)
Azar Lawrence "Elementals" (HighNote)
Jorge Nila "Tenor Time" (Ninjazz Records)
Orquesta Akokán “Orquesta Akokán" (Concord)
Eddie Palmieri "Full Circle" (Uprising)
Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band "West Side Story Reimagined" (Jazzheads)(2 CDs)
Lauren Sevian "Bliss" (Posi-tone)
Chucho Valdés “Jazz Batá 2” (Mack Avenue)
Los Van Van "Legado" (Egrem)
Reissues:
Various “The Complete Cuban Jam Sessions” (Craft) (5 CDs)
Alice Coltrane “Spiritual Eternal : the Complete Warner Bros. Studio Recordings” (Real Gone Music) (2 CDs)
Dexter Gordon "Tokyo 1975" (Elemental Music)
Helen Humes "The Helen Humes Collection,1927-62" (Acrobat) (2 CDs)
Charles Mingus “Live at Montreaux 1975” (Eagle Rock Entertainment) (2 CDs)
Teddy Wilson "Classic Brunswick & Columbia Sessions 1934-42" (Mosaic) (7 CDs)