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- Jason Moran – Ten (Blue Note)
- Rudresh Mahanthappa & Bunky Green – Apex (Pi)
- Mary Halvorson Quintet – Saturn Sings (Firehouse 12)
- Charles Lloyd Quartet – Mirror (ECM)
- Henry Threadgill Zooid – This Brings Us To, Vol. 2 (Pi)
- Keith Jarrett & Charlie Haden – Jasmine (ECM)
- Steve Coleman & Five Elements – Harvesting Semblances and Affinities (Pi)
- Vijay Iyer – Solo (ACT)
- Geri Allen – Flying Towards The Sound (Motema)
- Paul Motian – Lost in a Dream (ECM)
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