- Terri Lyne Carrington: New Standards Vol. 1 (Candid Records)
- Tyshawn Sorey: The Off-Off Guide to Synergism (Contemporary Jazz)
- Jon Irabagon: Rising Sun (Irrabagast Records)
- Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, Brian Blade: LongGone (Nonesuch)
- Jon Patitucci Trio: Live in Italy (Three Faces Music)
- Marquis Hill: New Gospel Revisited (Contemporary Jazz)
- Brian Blade & the Fellowship Band: Liver From the Archives (Stoner Hill)
- Nduduzo Makhathini: In the Spirit of Ntu ( Blue Note)
- Avram Fefer Quartet: Juba Lee (Clean Feed Records)
- Melissa Aldana: 12 Stars (Blue Note)
- Immanuel Wilkins: The 7th Hand (Blue Note)
- Roxy Coss: Disparate Parts (Outside In Music)
- Samara Joy: Linger Awhile (Verve)
- Joel Ross: The Parable of the Poet (Blue Note)
- Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes (In & Out Records)
- Geof Bradfield, Scott Burns, John Wojciechowski (AFAR)
- Mary Halvorson: Amaryllis (Nonesuch)
- The Jon Cowherd Trio & Jon Cowherd: Pride & Joy (Le Coq Records)
- Johannes Wallmann: Precarious Towers (Shifting Paradigm Records)
- Caleb Wheeler Curtis: Heatmap (Imani Records)
- Timo Vollbrecht: Givers & Takers (BERTHOLD Records)
- Somi: Zenzile: The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba (Salon Africana)
- Alexander Claffy: Good Spirts (Contemporary Jazz)
- Dennis Mitcheltree: Golden Rule (Dengor)
- Michael Dease: Best Next Thing (Posi-Tone)
Legacy/Historical:
Charles Mingus: The Lost Album from Ronnie Scotts (Resonance)
Ornette Coleman: Genesis of Genius: The Contemporary Albums (2-LP Box Set) (Craft Recordings)
Keith Jarrett: Budapest Concert (ECM)
Oscar Peterson: On a Clear Day (Mack Ave)
Ahmad Jamal: Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse 1963-64 (Live) (Jazz Detective)
Best Beyond Jazz:
Tedeschi-Trucks Band: I Am the Moon-A Four Album Set (Fantasy)