2012 Top 10 List

• Christian Scott - "Christian aTunde Adjuah" (Concord)
  
• Pat Metheny - "Unity Band" (Nonesuch)
  
• Ravi Coltrane - "Spirit Fiction" (Blue Note)
  
• David Virelles - "Continuum" (Pi Recordings)
  
• Henry Cole & The Afro-Beat Collective - "Roots Before Branches" (Self-Released)
  
• Chick Corea & Gary Burton - "Hot House" (Concord)
  
• Robert Glasper Experiment - "Black Radio" (Blue Note)
  
• Brad Mehldau Trio - "Where Do You Start" (Nonesuch)
  
• Bill McHenry - "La Peur Du Vide" (Sunnyside Communicat)
  
• Dave Douglas - "Be Still" (Green Leaf)