THE 10 BEST JAZZ CDS OF 2012
Claire Daly: Baritone Monk (NCB Jazz)
Dena DeRose: Travelin' Light (MaxJazz)
Joe Fiedler: Joe Fiedler's Big Sackbut (Yellow Sound Label)
Marshall Gilkes: Sound Stories (Alternate Side)
Fred Hersch: Alive at the Village Vanguard (Palmetto)
Tomoko Ohno & Ricardo Lew: From Tokio to Buenos Aires (Midway Point)
Roberta Piket: Solo (Thirteenth Note)
Dennis Rollins Velocity Trio: The 11th Gate (Motéma)
Bobby Sanabria: Multiverse (Jazzheads)
Matt Wilson's Arts & Crafts: An Attitude for Gratitude (Palmetto)
BEST BRAZILIAN JAZZ CDs:
Roni Ben-Hur & Santi Debriano: Our Thing (Motéma)
Duduka Da Fonseca: Samba Jazz — Jazz Samba (Anzic)
BEST REISSUE CD: Buddy Greco: Live at the Sands (BNL)
BEST BOX SET: Paul Desmond: The Complete RCA Albums Collection (Legacy)