1. Bobby Previte, "The 23 Constellations of Joan Miro" (Tzadik)
2. Keith Jarrett, "Always Let Me Go" (ECM)
3. Medeksi Martin and Wood, "Uninvisible" (Blue Note)
4. Andrew Hill, "A Beautiful Day" (Palmetto)
5. Natalie Merchant, "Motherland" (Elektra)
6. Los Lobos, "Good Morning Aztlan" (Mammoth)
7. Cecil Taylor, "The Willisau Concert" (Intakt)
8. Willem Breuker Kollektief, "Misery" (Bvhaast)
9. Tom Waits, "Blood Money" (Anti)
10. Stanton Moore, "Flyin' the Koop" (Blue Thumb)
archival addition of the year:
Anthony Braxton Quartet (Dortmund) 1976 (hatology)
