1. Steve Coleman and the Council of Balance, Synovial Joints (Pi Recordings)
2. Matthew Shipp, The Conduct of Jazz (Thirsty Ear)
3. Orchestre National de Jazz, Europa Berlin (ONJazz)
4. Amir ElSaffar, Crisis (Pi Recordings)
5. William Parker Raining on the Moon, Great Spirit (AUM Fidelity)
6. Vijay Iyer Trio, Break Stuff (ECM)
7. Henry Threadgill's Zooid, In for a Penny, In for a Pound (Pi Recordings)
8. Gard Nilssen's Acoustic Unity, Firehouse (Clean Feed)
9. Benoit Delbecq 3, Ink (Clean Feed)
10. Nick Mazzarella Trio, Ultraviolet (International Anthem)
11. Stephen Haynes, Pomegranate (New Atlantis)
12. Georg Graewe, Stills and Stories (Random Acoustics)
13. Chico Freeman - Henry Känzig, The Arrival (Intakt)
14. Dave McDonnell Group, The Time Inside a Year (Delmark)
15. Simon Nabatov - Mark Dresser, Projections (Clean Feed)
16. Rodrigo Amado, This Is Our Language (Not Two)
17. JD Allen, Graffiti (Savant)
18. Irène Schweizer - Han Bennink, Welcome Back (Intakt)
19. Mike Reed's People Places & Things, A New Kind of Dance (482 Music)
20. Michael Zerang & the Blue Lights, Songs from the Big Book of Love (Pink Palace)
3. Orchestre National de Jazz, Europa Berlin (ONJazz)
