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- Ambrose Akinmusire – When the Heart Emerges Glistening (Blue Note)
- Aaron Goldberg and Guillermo Klein – Bienestan (Sunnyside)
- Endangered Blood – Endangered Blood (Skirl)
- Starlicker – Double Demon (Delmark)
- Jeff Gauthier Goatette – Open Source (Cryptogramophone)
- Matana Roberts – Coin Coin Chapter One: Les Gens De Couleur Libres (Constellation)
- JD Allen Trio – Victory! (Sunnyside)
- Colin Vallon Trio – Rruga (ECM)
- Bill McHenry – Ghosts of the Sun (Sunnyside)
- Shane Endsley and the Music Band – Then the Other (Low Electrical Records)
Detaljnije obrazloženje izbora možete pogledati na sledećoj stranici:
2011 year in review: Best in jazz
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Nema ni Hiromi Uehare ni Ahmeda Jamala??? Molim urednika da vise ne objavljuje ovakve izbore! Glas za "Voice"!
amerika brani ameriku…ovde je samo Colin Vallon neamerikanac.
kad bi svi branili produkciju svoje zemlje kao oni…pa da nas vidi almighty