Michelle Lordi – Moon And Sand – Two Moons – Self Released

Peter Erskine – Some Other Time – Bernstein in Vienna – Origin Records

Ambrose Akinmusire – Owl Song 2 (feat Bill Frisell & Herlin Riley) – Owl Song – Nonesuch Records

Flying Horse Big Band – Whisper Not – A Message From The Flying Horse Big Band – Flying Horse Records

Jun Iida – Holding On to Autumn – Evergreen – OA2 Records

Alex Pope Norris – My Ideal – Chess Moves – Steeplechase

Nils Landgren – Spring Dance – 4 Wheel Drive II – ACT

Rubim de Toledo – Son del Arroyo – The Drip – Self Released

Royce Campbell – Playground Swing – Originals – Moon Cycle Records

Gregory Tardy – Crazy Love – In His Timing – WJ3

Ben Allison, Ted Nash and Steve Cardenas – Swan Song – Tell The Birds I Said Hello – Sonic Camera