My list of ten favorite 2018 releases, along with 25 other notable new recordings, and historical releases. Listed alphabetically, as I hate numerical rankings.
Kenny Barron Quintet, Concentric Circles (Blue Note)
Eddie Daniels, Heart of Brazil: A Tribute to Egberto Gismonti (Resonance)
Larry Goldings/Peter Bernstein/Bill Stewart, Toy Tunes (Pirouet)
Chris Lightcap, Superette (Royal Potato Family)
Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas/Sound Prints, Scandal (Greenleaf)
Nolatet, No Revenge Necessary (Royal Potato Family)
Joshua Redman/Ron Miles/Scott Colley/Brian Blade, Still Dreaming (Nonesuch)
Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band, West Side Story Reimagined (Jazzheads)
Antonio Sanchez (featuring WDR Big Band), Channels of Energy (CamJazz)
Wayne Shorter, Emanon (Blue Note)
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Historical
John Coltrane, Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album (Impulse)
Miles Davis and John Coltrane, The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6 (Columbia/Legacy)
Charlie Haden & Brad Mehldau, Long Ago and Far Away (Impulse)
Fred Hersch Trio, ‘97 @ The Village Vanguard (Palmetto)
Art Pepper, Unreleased Art Pepper Vol. 10: Toronto (Widow’s Taste)
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25 other Notable Jazz Releases
Antonio Adolfo: Encontros -- Orquestra Atlantica (AAM)
Ambrose Akinmusire, Origami Harvest (Blue Note)
Roni Ben-Hur & Harvie S, Introspection (Jazzheads)
Anat Cohen & Fred Hersch, Live in Healdsburg (Anzic)
Chick Corea, The Musician (Concord)
Rob Dixon Trio featuring Charlie Hunter & Mike Clark, Coast to Crossroads (Rob Dixon)
Bill Frisell, Music IS (Okeh/Sony)
Aaron Goldberg, At the Edge of the World (Sunnyside)
Jimmy Haslip/Scott Kinsey/Gergo Borlai, Arc Trio (Blue Canoe)
Carlos Henriquez, Dizzy Con Clave (RodBros)
Fred Hersch Trio, Live in Europe (Palmetto Records)
Charles Lloyd & the Marvels + Lucinda Williams, Vanished Gardens (Blue Note)
Medeski Martin & Wood with Alarm Will Sound, Omnisphere (Indirecto)
Brad Mehldau Trio, Seymour Reads the Constitution! (Nonesuch)
Hendrik Meurkens/Bill Cunliffe,
Cabin in the Sky (Height Advantage)
Francois Moutin & Kavita Shaw, Interplay (Dot Time)
Bill O'Connell, Jazz Latin (Savant)
Houston Person & Ron Carter, Remember Love (HighNote)
Charles Pillow Large Ensemble, Electric Miles (MAMA)
Dan Pugachi Nonet, Plus One (Unit)
Cecile McLorin Salvant, The Window (Mack Avenue)
SFJAZZ Collective, Original Compositions & the Music of Ornette Coleman, Stevie Wonder & Thelonious Monk (SFJAZZ)
John Scofield, Combo 66 (Verve)
Dr. Lonnie Smith, All in My Mind (Blue Note)Jim Snidero & Jeremy Pelt, Jubilation! Celebrating Cannonball Adderley (Savant)
Kamasi Washington, Heaven and Earth (Young Turks)
