- Saxophone Summit, “Gathering of Spirits” (Telarc)
- Bill Frisell, “Unspeakable” (Nonesuch)
- Dave Douglas, “Strange Liberation” (Bluebird)
- John Scofield, “EnRoute” (Verve)
- John Abercrombie, “Class Trip” (ECM)
- Don Byron, “Ivey-Divey” (Blue Note)
- Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts, “Detained at the Blue Note” (Half Note)
- Elvin Jones Jazz Machine, “The Truth: Heard Live at the Blue Note” (Half Note)
- Alice Coltrane, “Translinear Light” (Impulse!)
- Tony Malaby, “Adobe” (Sunnyside)
Reissues:
- Miles Davis, “Seven Steps: The Complete Recordings” (Columbia/Legacy)
- James Brown, “Soul On Top” (Verve)
- Joe Henderson, “Inner Urge” (Blue Note)
Bill Milkowski, freelance music writer, contributor to Jazz Times and Jazziz, author of “JACO: The Extraordinary And Tragic Life Of Jaco Pastorius” (Back Beat Books)
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