| 1 | Matthew Shipp | Nu Bop | Thirsty Ear Communication |
| 2 | Chicago Underground | Duo Axis And Alignment | Thrill Jockey |
| 3 | Medeski Martin & Wood | Uninvisible | Blue Note Records |
| 4 | Cassandra Wilson | Belly Of The Sun | Blue Note Records |
| 5 | Mark Dresser Trio | Aquifer | Cryptogramaphone |
| 6 | Myra Melford Trio | Alive In The House Of Saints | Hat Art |
| 7 | Bireli Lagrene | Gypsy Project | Dreyfus |
| 8 | John Surman/Jack Dejohnette | Invisible Nature | ECM Records |
| 9 | Dave Douglas | Witness | Bluebird |
| 10 | Curlew | Meet The Curlews! | Cuneiform Records |
| 11 | Omar Sosa | Sentir | Ota |
| 12 | The Nommonsemble | Life Cycle | Aum Fidelity |
| 13 | Craig Taborn | Light Made Lighter | Thirsty Ear Communication |
| 14 | Henri Salvador | Room With A View | Blue Note Records |
| 15 | Soulive | Next | Blue Note Records |
| 16 | Guillermo E. Brown | Soul At The Hands Of The Machine | Thirsty Ear |
| 17 | Bill Frisell W/ Dave Holland & Elvin Jones | Cd | Nonesuch Records |
| 18 | Lionel Hampton | Hamp | Decca Jazz/Mca |
| 19 | John Scofield Band | Uberjam | Verve Records |
| 20 | John Hollenbeck | The Claudia Quintet | CRI |