Our top 50 CD's of the year are compiled
from our individual critic's picks. If a critic chose a CD as her
top album of the year, it was s given a score of 10. If a CD was
picked as number ten on a critic's top ten list, it was given a
score of 1. The scores from all of JazzTimes' contributors were
then tallied and the 50 CDs which scored highest are listed below.
Note that many CDs received the same combined score. CD's with the
same combined score are listed alphabetically within their ranking.
| Title |
Review
(if available) |
 |
Score |
|
Pilgrimage
by Michael Brecker |
|
|
(115.0) |
|
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Sky Blue
by Maria Schneider Orchestra |
|
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(94.0) |
|
|
A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina)
by Terence Blanchard |
|
|
(85.0) |
|
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River: The Joni Letters
by Herbie Hancock |
|
|
(60.0) |
|
|
Back East
by Joshua Redman |
|
|
(55.0) |
|
|
My Foolish Heart
by Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette |
|
|
(55.0) |
|
|
Red Earth: A Malian Journey
by Dee Dee Bridgewater |
|
|
(52.0) |
|
|
Time and Time Again
by Paul Motian/Bill Frisell/Joe Lovano |
|
|
(51.0) |
|
|
Kids: Duets Live at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola
by Joe Lovano & Hank Jones |
|
|
(50.0) |
|
|
Quartet
by McCoy Tyner |
|
|
(48.0) |
|
|
With Love
by Charles Tolliver |
|
|
(47.0) |
|
|
Brown Street
by Joe Zawinul |
|
|
(44.0) |
|
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The Third Quartet
by John Abercrombie Quartet |
|
|
(31.0) |
|
|
On The Other Side
by Tierney Sutton Band |
|
|
(29.0) |
|
|
Disorder at the Border
by Bennie Wallace |
|
|
(26.0) |
|
|
Poetica
by Anat Cohen |
|
|
(23.0) |
|
|
Ain’t Necessarily So
by Andy Bey |
|
|
(20.0) |
|
|
Hommage
by Andrew Hill |
|
|
(19.0) |
|
|
Live at the Village Vanguard
by Bill Charlap Trio |
|
|
(19.0) |
|
|
Nightmoves
by Kurt Elling |
|
|
(19.0) |
|
|
This Meets That
by John Scofield |
|
|
(19.0) |
|
|
Dear Miles
by Ron Carter |
|
|
(18.0) |
|
|
Re: Pasolini
by Stefano Battaglia |
|
|
(17.0) |
|
|
You and the Night and the Music
by Jackie Ryan |
|
|
(17.0) |
|
|
Early and Late
by Steve Lacy-Roswell Rudd Quartet |
|
|
(16.0) |
|
|
Latest Outlook
by The Stryker/Slagle Band |
|
|
(16.0) |
|
|
Live at the Jazz Gallery
by Jason Lindner Big Band |
|
|
(16.0) |
|
|
Song for Anyone
by Chris Potter 10 |
|
|
(16.0) |
|
|
Live 2006: 3rd Annual Concert Tour
by SFJazz Collective |
|
|
(15.0) |
|
|
Live 2007: 4th Annual Concert Tour
by SFJazz Collective |
|
|
(15.0) |
|
|
Roses
by Bill McHenry |
|
|
(15.0) |
|
|
Dearest Duke
by Carol Sloane |
|
|
(14.0) |
|
|
In My Element
by Robert Glasper |
|
|
(14.0) |
|
|
Floratone
by Matt Chamberlain/Bill Frisell/Tucker Martine/Lee Townsend |
|
|
(12.0) |
|
|
Homecoming: Live at the Iridium
by Eddie Daniels |
|
|
(12.0) |
|
|
Quartet
by Pat Metheny/Brad Mehldau |
|
|
(12.0) |
|
|
Lawn Chair Society
by Kenny Werner |
|
|
(11.0) |
|
|
Prezens
by David Torn |
|
|
(11.0) |
|
|
Prog
by The Bad Plus |
|
|
(11.0) |
|
|
Shock Value
by Jeremy Pelt & Wired |
|
|
(11.0) |
|
|
We Are All From Somewhere Else
by Exploding Star Orchestra |
|
|
(11.0) |
|
|
Abbey Sings Abbey
by Abbey Lincoln |
|
|
(10.0) |
|
|
Between the Lines
by Mike Moreno |
|
|
(10.0) |
|
|
Dialogues
by Kenny Davern & Ken Peplowski |
|
|
(10.0) |
|
|
Draw Breath
by Nels Cline Singers |
|
|
(10.0) |
|
|
En Route
by Four80East |
|
|
(10.0) |
|
|
Hommage
by Bill Holman Band |
|
|
(10.0) |
|
|
Live in Concert: Moment to Moment
by Double Image |
|
|
(10.0) |
|
|
My Museum
by Phil Kelly & the SW Santa Ana Winds |
|
|
(10.0) |
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