10 BEST NEW RELEASES OF 2018

Don Byron & Aruan Ortiz: Random Dances &(A)tonalities (Intakt Records) 

Steve Coleman & Five Elements, Live At The Village Vanguard Vol. I (The Embedded Sets) (PI Recordings)

Diva Jazz Orchestra, 25th Anniversary Project (ArtistShare)

Stefon Harris & Blackout, Sonic Creed (Motema Music)

Monika Herzig, Sheroes (Whaling City Sound)

McClenty Hunter Jr., The Groove Hunter (Strikezone Records)

Roger Kellaway Trio, New Jazz Standards Vol. 3 (Summit Records)

Ernie Krivda, A Bright And Shining Moment (Capri Records Ltd.)

Roberta Piket, West Coast Trio (13th Note Records)

Joshua Redman, Still Dreaming (Nonesuch)

3 BEST REISSUE OR HISTORICAL RELEASES

Gene Krupa Quartet, Live 1966 (Dot Time Legends)

New Black Eagle Jazz Band, Goin’ to New Orleans (Black Eagle/blackeagles.com)

The Savory Collection 1935-1940 (Mosaic)

   

BEST VOCAL RELEASE

Tessa Souter, Picture in Black and White (NOA Records) 

              

BEST DEBUT RELEASE

Mariel Austin Rock-Jazz Orchestra, Runner in the Rain (Mariel Austin/marielaustin.com) 

              

BEST LATIN JAZZ RELEASE

Dafnis Prieto Big Band, Back to the Sunset (Dafnison Music) 

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