BEST NEW RELEASES OF 2018

10 BEST NEW RELEASES OF 2018

Don Byron & Aruan Ortiz: Random Dances & (A)tonalities (Intakt Records) 

 Steve Coleman & Five Elements, Live At The Village  Vanguard Vol. I (The Embedded Sets) (Pi Recordings)

 Diva Jazz Orchestra, 25th Anniversary Project (ArtistShare)

 Stefon Harris & Blackout, Sonic Creed (Motema Music)

 Monika Herzig, Sheroes (Whaling City Sound)

 McClenty Hunter Jr., The Groove Hunter (Strikezone Records)

 Roger Kellaway Trio, New Jazz Standards, Vol. 3 (Summit Records)

Ernie Krivda , A Bright And Shining Moment (Capri Records Ltd.)

 Roberta Piket, West Coast Trio (13th Note Records)

 Joshua Redman, Still Dreaming (Nonesuch)

       3 BEST REISSUE OR HISTORICAL RELEASES

 Gene Krupa Quartet, Live 1966 (Dot Time Legends)

 New Black Eagle Jazz Band, Goin’ to New Orleans (Black Eagle/blackeagles.com)

 The Savory Collection 1935-1940 (Mosaic) 

 BEST VOCAL RELEASE

 Tessa Souter, Picture in Black and White (NOA Records) 

  BEST DEBUT RELEASE

 Mariel Austin Rock-Jazz Orchestra, Runner in the Rain      (Mariel Austin/marielaustin.com) 

             BEST LATIN JAZZ RELEASE

 Dafnis Prieto Big Band, Back to the Sunset (Dafnison Music)