Critics Poll+ Readers Poll 2012
60th ANNUAL CRITICS POLL (VIII.2012)
| 1) | Vijay Iyer Trio | Accelerando | ACT | AVa2777 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2) | Sonny Rollins | Road Shows Vol.2 | Doxy/Emarcy | AVa2977 |
| 3) | Keith Jarrett | Rio | ECM | AVa2887 |
| 4) | Gregory Porter | Be Good | Motéme | AVa2870 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5) | Miguel Zenón, Alma Adentro |
The Puerto Rican Songbook | Marsalis Music | ??? |
| 6) | Brad Mehldau | Live In Marciac | Nonesuch | AVa2489 |
| 7) | Matt Wilson´s Art & Craft | An Attitude For Gratitude | Palmetto | ??? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8) | Corea, Clarke & White | Forever | Concord | AVa2829 |
| 9) | Terri Lyne Carrington | The Mosaic Project | Concord | AVa2830 |
| 10) | Tim Berne | Snakeoil | ECM | AVa2749 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11) | Trombone Shorty | For True | Verve | AVa2710 |
| 12) | JD Allen Trio | Victory! | Sunnyside | ??? |
| 13) | Rudresh Mahanthappa | Samdhi | ACT | AVa2778 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14) | The Claudia Quintet +1 | What is The Beautiful? | Cuneiform | AVa3015 |
| 15) | Bill Frisell | All We Are Saying | Savoy Jazz | AVa2871 |
77th ANNUAL READERS POLL (XII.2012)
| 1) | Esperanza Spalding | Radio Music Society | Heads Up | AVa2809 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2) | Ahmad Jamal | Bloo Moon | Jazz Village | AVa2805 |
| 3) | Tony Bennett | Duets II | Columbia | AVa2982 |
| 4) | Vijay Iyer Trio | Accelerando | ACT | AVa2777 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5) | Keith Jarrett | Rio | ECM | AVa2887 |
| 6) | Brad Mehldau Trio | Ode | Nonesuch | AVa2728 |
| 7) | Sonny Rollins | Road Shows Vol.2 | Doxy/Emarcy | AVa2977 |
| 8) | Arturo Sandoval | Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You) | Concord | AVa3003 |
| 9) | Corea, Clarke & White | Forever | Concord | AVa2829 |
| 10) | Trombone Shorty | For True | Verve | AVa2710 |
| 11) | Corea, Gomez, Motian | Further Explorations | Concord | AVa2882 |
| 12) | Bill Frisel | All We Are Saying | Savoy Jazz | AVa2871 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13) | Kenny Garrett | Seeds From The Underground | Mack Avenue | AVa2968 |
| 14) | Branford Marsalis & Joey Calderazzo | Songs of Mirth and Melancholy | Marsalis Music | AVa3026 |
| 15) | John Scofield | A Moment´s Peace | Emarcy | AVaJe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16) | Tooths Thielemans | Yesterday & Today | T2 | AVaJe |
| 17) | Miguel Zénon, Alma Adentro | The Puerto Rican Songbook | Marsalis Music | ??? |
| 18) | Christian McBride | Conversations With Christian | Mack Avenue | AVAJe |
| 19) | Chick Corea | The Continents | Deutsche Grammofon | AVa3056 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20) | Terri Lyne Carrington | The Mosaic Project | Concord | AVa 2830 |
| 21) | Tom Harrell | The Time of the Sun | Highnote | AVaJe |
| 22) | Wadada Leo Smith | Ten Freedom Summers | Cuneiform | AVaJe |
| 23) | Billy Hart | All Of Our Reasons | ECM | AVaJe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24) | Jack DeJohnette | Sound Travels | ECM | AVaJe |
| 25) | Alex Sipiagin | Destinations Unknown | Criss Cross Jazz | ? |
| 26) | Paul McCartney | Kisses On the Bottom | Hear Music | AVa2697 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27) | Charlie Haden , Hank Jones | Come Sunday | Decca / Emarcy | AVaJe |
| 28) | Paul Motian | The Windmills Of Your Mind | Winter & Winter | AVa2657 |
| 29) | Brian Lynch | Unsung Heroes | Holistics | ? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30) | The Claudia Quintet +1 | What Is The Beautiful? | Cuneiform | AVa3015 |
| 31) | Charles Lloyd, Maria Farantouri | Athens Concert | ECM | AVaJe |
| 32) | Rudesh Mahanthappa | Samdi | ACT | AVa2778 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33) | Gilad Hakselman | Hearts Wide Open | Chant Du Monde | AVaJe |
| 34) | Chick Corea, Stefano Bollani | Orvieto | ECM | AVaJe |
