Rhapsody Streamnotes:
Artist Index

This is a cumulative list of records reviewed from Rhapsody streams, indexed by artist. (Various artist compilations are below.) Release dates are in brackets, as opposed to recording dates, listed first where known and different. In order to better group the records by artist minor differences in artist names have been omitted. Sort within artist is generally by the last year of material included or release date.

The 2 Bears: Be Strong (2012, Southern Fried) B+(*) 

2 Chainz:

  • B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time (2013, Def Jam) B+(**) 
  • Pretty Girls Like Trap Music (2017, Def Jam) B+(*) 
  • Rap or Go to the League (2019, Gamebread/Def Jam) B+(**) 

2nd Grade: Hit to Hit (2020, Double Double Whammy) B+(**) 

2NE1: Crush (2014, YG Entertainment) B+(**) 

2Pac:

  • 2Pacalypse Now (1991, Interscope) B+(*) 
  • Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... (1993, Interscope) B 
  • Me Against the World (1995, Interscope) B− 
  • All Eyez on Me (1996, Death Row, 2CD) B+(*) 

The 3.5.7 Ensemble: Amongst the Smokestacks and Steeples (2014 [2016], Milk Factory Productions, 2CD) B 

3hattrio: Lord of the Desert (2018, Okehdokee) B+(**) 

3unshine: We Are 3unshine (2019 [2020], Real Show) B+(**) 

4WD [Nils Landgren/Michael Wollny/Lars Danielsson/Wolfgang Haffner]: 4 Wheel Drive (2018 [2019], ACT) B− 

5 Seconds of Summer: 5 Seconds of Summer (2014, Capitol) B 

6lack:

  • East Atlanta Love Letter (2018, LoveRenaissance/Interscope) B+(***) 
  • 6pc Hot Ep (2020, Interscope, EP) B+(*) 
  • Since I Have a Lover (2023, Interscope) B+(**) 

7L & Esoteric: 1212 (2010, Fly Casual) A− 

8 Bold Souls: Last Option (1999 [2000], Thrill Jockey) A− 

9th Wonder: The Wonder Years (2011, Traffic Entertainment) A− 

10^32K:

  • That Which Is Planted: Live in Buffalo and Rochester (2013, Passin' Thru) A− 
  • The Law of Vibration (2018, self-released) B+(**) 

13 & God: Own Your Ghost (2011, Anticon) B+(**) 

The 14 Jazz Orchestra:

  • Nothing Hard Is Ever Easy (2015 [2016], self-released) B 
  • The Future Ain't What It Used to Be (2018 [2019], self-released) B 

16-17: Phantom Limb (1995-2018 [2020], Trost) B 

21 Savage:

  • /Metro Boomin: Savage Mode (2016, self-released) A− 
  • Issa Album (2017, Slaughter Gang/Epic) B+(*) 
  • /Offset/Metro Boomin: Without Warning (2017, Epic) B+(*) 
  • /Metro Boomin: Savage Mode II (2020, Slaughter Gang/Epic) B+(**) 

42 Dugg: Free Dem Boyz (2021, 4PF/CMG) B+(*) 

49 Winchester: Fortune Favors the Bold (2022, New West) B 

50 Cent: The Massacre (2005, Shady/Aftermath/Interscope) B+(**) 

070 Shake:

  • Modus Vivendi (2020, GOOD Music/Def Jam) B+(**) 
  • You Can't Kill Me (2022, GOOD Music/Def Jam) B+(***) 

75 Dollar Bill:

  • Olives in the Ears (2014, self-released) B+(***) 
  • Wooden Bag (2015, Other Music) B+(***) 
  • Wood/Metal/Plastic/Pattern/Rhythm/Rock (2013-15 [2016], Thin Wrist) A− 
  • Little Big Band: Roulette, March 27, 2017 (2017 [2020], self-released) B+(**) 
  • Power Failures (2018 [2020], self-released) B+(**) 
  • I Was Real (2019, Thin Wrist) A−  
  • Live at Cafe Oto Dec. 19, 2019 (2019 [2020], self-relased) A− 
  • Little Big Band Live at Tubby's (2020, self-released) B+(***) 
  • /Barry Weisblat: Social Music at Troost Vol. 1 (2017 [2021], self-released) B+(***) 
  • /David Watson: Social Music at Troost Vol. 2 (2027 [2021], self-released) B+(*) 
  • Social Music at Troost Vol. 3: (Other) People's Music (2015-17 [2022], self-released) A− 
  • Live Ateliers Claus (2016-19 [2021], self-released) B+(**) 
  • Singularity 06: Anchor Dragging Behind (2023, The State51 Conspiracy, EP) B+(***) 

79rs Gang:

  • Fire on the Bayou (2015, Sinking City/Urban Unrest) A− 
  • Expected the Unexpected (2020, Sinking City) B+(***) 

The 81's: 2 Things & 118 Others (2020, The 81's) B+(**) 

100 Gecs:

  • 1000 Gecs (2019, Dog Show) B 
  • 1000 Gecs and the Tree of Clues (2020, Dog Show) B+(**) 
  • 10,000 Gecs (2023, Dog Show/Atlantic) B+(*) 
  • Snake Eyes (2022, Dog Show/Atlantic, EP) B+(*) 

700 Bliss:

  • Spa 700 (2018, Halcyon Veil/Don Giovanni, EP) B+(**) 
  • Nothing to Declare (2022, Hyperdub) B+(*) 

808 State: Ex:el (1991, ZTT/Tommy Boy) B+(**) 

The 1975:

  • I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It (2016, Dirty Hit/Interscope) B+(*) 
  • A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships (2018, Dirty Hit/Interscope) B 
  • Notes on a Conditional Form (2020, Dirty Hit) B+(***) 
  • Being Funny in a Foreign Language (2022, Dirty Hit) B+(***) 

1990s: Cookies (2007, Rough Trade) B+(***) 

2562: Unbalance (2009, Tectonic) B+(***) 

$ilkmoney: I Don't Give a Fuck About This Rap Shit, Imma Just Drop Until I Don't Feel Like It Anymore (2022, DB$B) B+(**) 

A-Trak:

  • 10 Seconds: Volume 1 (2022, Fool's Gold, EP) B+(***) 
  • 10 Seconds: Volume 2 (2022, Fool's Gold, EP) B+(***) 

Espen Aalberg/Jonas Kullhammar/Torbjörn Zetterberg/Susana Santos Silva: Basement Sessions Vol. 4 (The Bali Tapes) (2016 [2017], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Snoh Aalegra:

  • Ugh, Those Feels Again (2019, Artrium) B+(**) 
  • Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies (2021, ARTium/Roc Nation) B+(*) 

Aaliyah:

  • Age Ain't Nothing but a Number (1994, Blackground) B+(*) 
  • One in a Million (1996, Blackground) B+(**) 
  • Aaliyah (2001, Blackground) B+(**) 

Juhani Aaltonen:

  • To Future Memories (2010 [2013], TUM) B+(***) 
  • /Iro Haarla: Kirkastus (2013 [2015], TUM) B+(***) 
  • /Raoul Björkenheim: Awakening (2016 [2018], Eclipse) B+(**) 
  • /Jonas Kullhammar/Christian Meaas Svendsen/Ilmari Heikinheimo: The Father, the Sons & the Junnu (2019 [2020], Moserobie) A− 

AALY Trio with Ken Vandermark:

  • Hidden in the Stomach (1996 [1997], Silkheart) B+(**) 
  • I Wonder If I Was Screaming (2000, Crazy Wisdom) B+(**) 

Aardvark Jazz Orchestra: Faces of Souls (2015-19 [2020], Leo) B+(*) 

Eivind Aarset:

  • Électronique Noire (1998, Jazzland) A− 
  • Light Extracts (2001, Jazzland) B+(***) 
  • Connected (2004, Jazzland) B+(**) 
  • Sonic Codex (2007, Jazzland) B+(**) 
  • & the Sonic Codex Orchestra: Live Extracts (2010, Jazzland) B+(**) 
  • /Jan Bang: Snow Catches on Her Eyelashes (2020, Jazzland) B+(*) 
  • Phantasmagoria, or a Different Kind of Journey (2021, Jazzland) B+(***) 

Abash [Tommy Skotte/Anders Ekholm/Nils Danell]: Abash (1993, Dragon) B+(***) 

Greg Abate:

  • Bop City: Live at Birdland (1991, Candid) B+(***) 
  • Straight Ahead (1992 [1993], Candid) B+(**) 
  • Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1995, Candid) B+(*) 
  • Bop Lives! (1996, Blue Chip Jazz) B+(**) 
  • Evolution (2002, 1201 Music) B+(***) 
  • /Alan Barnes: Birds of a Feather (2007 [2008], Woodville) A− 
  • Motif (2014, Whaling City Sound) A− 
  • /Phil Woods with the Tim Ray Trio: Kindred Spirits: Live At Chan's (2014 [2016], Whaling City Sound, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • /Tim Ray Trio: Road to Forever (2016 [2017], Whaling City Sound) B+(*) 
  • Magic Dance: The Music of Kenny Barron (2021, Whaling City Sound, 2CD) B+(**) 

ABBA: Voyage (2021, Polar) B− 

Rez Abbasi:

  • Suno Suno (2010 [2011], Enja) B+(*) 
  • Intents and Purposes (2014 [2015], Enja) B+(*) 
  • Behind the Vibration (2015 [2016], Cuneiform) B+(**) 
  • Unfiltered Universe (2016 [2017], Whirlwind) B+(**) 
  • A Throw of Dice by the Silent Ensemble (2017 [2019], Whirlwind) B+(*) 
  • Django-shift (2019 [2020], Whirlwind) B+(**) 

Tom Abbs & Frequency Response: Hawthorne (2018, Engine Studios) B+(***) 

ABC: Beauty Stab (1983, Mercury) B+(*) 

Deena Abdelwahed: Jbal Rrsas (2023, Infiné) B+(***) 

Ahmed Abdullah:

  • Liquid Song (1987, Silkheart) A− 
  • Ahmed Abdullah and the Solomonic Quintet Featuring Charles Moffett (1987 [1988], Silkheart) B+(***) 

Ahmed Abdul-Malik:

  • East Meets West (1959 [1960], RCA Victor) B+(*) 
  • The Music of Ahmed Abdul-Malik (1961, New Jazz) B+(***) 

Emmanuel Abdul-Rahim: Harlem (1988 [2021], Acid Jazz) B+(**) 

Kaoru Abe/Sabu Toyozumi: Mannyoka (1976 [2018], NoBusiness) B+(***) 

John Abercrombie:

  • The First Quartet (1978-80 [2015], ECM, 3CD) B+(**) 
  • /Arthur Blythe/Terri Lyne Carrington/Anthony Cox/Mark Feldman/Gust Tsilis: Echoes (1996 [2005], Alessa) B+(*) 
  • Up and Coming (2016 [2017], ECM) B+(*) 

Abhi the Nomad: Marbled (2018, Tommy Boy) B+(***) 

Abjects: Never Give Up (2019, Yippee Ki Yay) B+(**) 

Rabih Abou-Khalil:

  • Between Dusk and Dawn (1986 [1987], MMP) B+(***) 
  • The Cactus of Knowledge (2000 [2001], Enja) A− 
  • The Flood and the Fate of the Fish (2017-18 [2019], Enja) B+(**) 

Abraham Inc.: Together We Stand (2019, Table Pounding) B+(***) 

Ab-Soul:

  • Control System (2012, !K7) B+(**)  
  • These Days . . . (2014, Top Dawg) B+(**) 
  • Do What Thou Wilt (2016, Top Dawg) A− 
  • Herbert (2022, Top Dawg) B 

Kevin Abstract:

  • American Boyfriend: A Suburban Love Story (2016, Brockhampton) B+(*) 
  • Arizona Baby (2019, Question Everything/RCA) B+(**) 

Ramzi Aburedwan: Reflections of Palestine (2012, Riverboat) B+(***) 

Gracie Abrams: Good Riddance (2023, Interscope) B+(***) 

Joshua Abrams:

  • Natural Information (2010-12 [2014], Eremite) A− 
  • Represencing (2011 [2014], Eremite) B+(**) 
  • Magnetoception (2013 [2015], Eremite) B+(***) 
  • /Natural Information Society: Simultonality (2014-15 [2017], Eremite) A− 
  • /Natural Information Society: Mandatory Reality (2017 [2019], Eremite, 2CD) B+(***)  
  • /Chad Taylor: Mind Maintenance (2021, Drag City) B+(***) 

Muhal Richard Abrams:

  • Young at Heart/Wise in Time (1969 [1996], Delmark) B+(**) 
  • Afrisong (1975 [2009], Why Not) A− 
  • Think All, Focus One (1994 [1995], Black Saint) B+(***) 
  • Song for All (1995 [1997], Black Saint) B+(***) 

AC/DC: Power Up (2020, Columbia) B 

Chantal Acda & Bill Frisell: Live at Jazz Middelheim (2017 [2023], self-released) B+(*) 

Ace of Cups: Ace of Cups (2018, High Moon) B 

Acetone: 1992-2001 (1992-2001 [2017], Light in the Attic) B 

Aceyalone:

  • All Balls Don't Bounce (1995, Capitol) B+(**) 
  • A Book of Human Language (1998, Project Blowed) B+(**) 
  • Leanin' on Slick (2013, Decon) A− 
  • /DJ Fatjack: 43rd & Excellence (2018, That Kind of Music) A− 

Acid Arab:

  • Jdid (2019, Crammed Discs) B+(*) 
  • Trois (2023, Crammed Discs) B+(**) 

Jewel Ackah:

  • Electric Hi-Life (1986 [2023], BBE) B+(***) 
  • Me Dear (1990, Highlife World) B+(***) 

Idris Ackamoor & the Pyramids:

  • We Be All Africans (2016, Strut) B+(***) 
  • An Angel Fell (2018, Strut) B+(**) 
  • Shaman! (2020, Strut) A− 
  • Afro Futuristic Dreams (2023, Strut) B+(***) 

Bob Ackerman: Old & New Magic (1993, Silkheart) B+(***) 

Bruce Ackley/Fred Frith/Henry Kaiser/Aram Shelton: Unexpected Twins (2016 [2019], Relative Pitch) B+(**) 

Active Child: You Are All I See (2011, Vagrant) B− 

Actress:

  • Splazsh (2010, Honest Jon's) A− 
  • R.I.P. (2012, Honest Jon's) B+(***) 
  • Ghettoville (2014, Ninja Tune) B+(*) 
  • AZD (2017, Ninja Tune) B+(*) 
  • Karma & Desire (2020, Ninja Tune) B+(*)  LXXXVIII (2023, Ninja Tune) B+(**) 

Alex Acuña: Gifts (2021 [2022], Le Coq) B+(**) 

Claudia Acuña: Duo (2022, Ropeadope) B+(*) 

Ad the Voice: Maxi-Single (2007, Statik Entertainment, EP) A− 

Ada Lea: One Hand on the Steering Wheel the Other Sewing a Garden (2021, Saddle Creek) B+(**) 

Beegie Adair/Don Aliquo: Too Marvelous for Words (2015, Adair Music Group) A− 

Tony Adamo: Tony Adamo & the New York Crew (2015, Urban Zone) B+(***) 

George Adams:

  • Sound Suggestions (1979, ECM) B+(*) 
  • /Don Pullen: Don't Lose Control (1979 [1980], Soul Note) B+(***) 
  • /Don Pullen: Earth Beams (1980, Timeless) A− 
  • /Don Pullen: Life Line (1981, Timeless) B+(*) 
  • /Don Pullen: Melodic Excursions (1982, Timeless) B+(*) 
  • /Dannie Richmond: Gentlemen's Agreement (1983, Soul Note) B+(*) 
  • /Don Pullen: Decisions (1984, Timeless) B+(**) 
  • /Don Pullen: Live at Montmartre (1985 [1986], Timeless) B+(**) 

John Adams:

  • Doctor Atomic Symphony (2009, Nonesuch) B+(***) 
  • I Am Love [A Film by Luca Guadagnino] (2010, Nonesuch) B+(**) 

John Adams/San Francisco Symphony/Michael Tilson Thomas:

  • Absolute Jest/Grand Pianola Music (2013 [2015], SFS) B+(**) 

Johnny Adams: There's Always One More Time (1983-97 [2000], Rounder) B+(**) 

Justin Adams:

  • Soul Science (2007 [2008], World Village) B+(**) 
  • /Juldeh Camara: Tell No Lies (2008-09 [2009], Real World) B+(**) 

Kris Adams: Longing (2012-13 [2014], Jazzbird) B 

Pepper Adams With the Tommy Banks Trio: Live at Room at the Top (1972 [2022], Reel to Real, 2CD) B+(***) 

Ryan Adams:

  • Easy Tiger (2007, Lost Highway) C+ 
  • Ashes & Fire (2011, Capitol) B+(*) 
  • Ryan Adams (2014, Blue Note) B 
  • Prisoner (2017, Blue Note) B+(*) 

Andy Adamson: A Cry for Peace (2015 [2016], Andros) B+(*) 

Jason Adasiewicz:

  • From the Region (2013 [2014], Delmark) B+(***) 
  • Roy's World (2017 [2023], Corbett vs. Dempsey) A− 
  • Roscoe Village: The Music of Roscoe Mitchell (2023, Corbett vs. Dempsey) B+(**) 

Add-2: Jim Crow: The Musical (2019, Add-2 Productions) A− 

Cannonball Adderley:

  • /Bill Evans: Know What I Mean? (1961 [2011], Riverside/OJC) A− 
  • In Concert: Falkoner Centret, Copenhagen, Denmark, April 13, 1961 (1961 [2023], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • Swingin' in Seattle: Live at the Penthouse 1966-1967 (1966-67 [2019], Reel to Reel) B+(***) 

King Sunny Ade: Bábá Mo Túndé (2009-10 [2010], Indigedisc, 2CD) A− 

Adebisi Shank: This Is the Second Album of a Band Called Adebisi Shank (2011, Sargent House) B 

Adeem the Artist:

  • Cast Iron Pansexual (2021, self-released) A− 
  • White Trash Revelry (2022, Four Quarters) A− 

Gboyega Adelaja: Colourful Environment (1979 [2018], Odion Livingstone) B+(**) 

Adele:

  • 21 (2010 [2011], XL) B− 
  • 25 (2015, XL) B 
  • 30 (2021, Columbia) B− 

Adia Victoria:

  • Beyond the Bloodhounds (2016, Canvasback/Atlantic) B+(*) 
  • A Southern Gothic (2021, Atlantic) B+(**) 

Charlotte Adigéry:

  • Zandoli (2019, Deewee, EP) B+(**) 
  • /Bolis Pupul: Topical Dancer (2022, Deewee/Because Music) A− 

Ben Adkins: Salmagundi (2016, Ben Adkins Music) B+(**) 

Trace Adkins: Proud to Be Here (2011, Show Dog Universal) B 

Antonio Adolfo:

  • Tropical Infinito (2016, AAM) B+(***) 
  • Hybrido: From Rio to Wayne Shorter (2016 [2017], AAM) B 

Adulkt Life: Book of Curses (2020, What's Your Rupture?) B+(***) 

Adult.:

  • The Way Things Fall (2013, Ghostly International) A− 
  • Becoming Undone (2022, Dais) B+(***) 

Adult Books: Running From the Blows (2016, Lolipop) B+(*) 

Adult Mom: Driver (2020 [2021], Epitaph) B+(**) 

Stefan Aeby:

  • To the Light (2015 [2016], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • The London Concert (2017 [2018], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • Piano Solo (2018 [2019], Intakt) B+(*) 

Aeon Station: Observatory (2021, Sub Pop) B+(**) 

Aerosmith:

  • Aerosmith's Greatest Hits (1972-79 [1980], Columbia) B+(**) 
  • Pump (1989, Geffen) B− 

Aesop Rock:

  • None Shall Pass (2007, Definitive Jux) B 
  • Skelethon (2012, Rhymesayers Entertainment) B+(**) 
  • /Homeboy Sandman: Lice (2015, Stones Throw, EP) A− 
  • The Impossible Kid (2016, Rhymesayers) A− 
  • /Homebody Sandman: Lice Two: Still Buggin' (2016, Stones Throw, EP) B+(***) 
  • /Homeboy Sandman: Triple Fat Lice (2017, Stones Throw, EP) B+(***) 
  • /Tobacco: Malibu Ken (2019, Rhymesayers) B+(***) 
  • Spirit World Field Guide (2020, Rhymesayers Entertainment) B+(***) 
  • /Blockhead: Garbology (2021, Rhymesayers Entertainment) B+(**)  Integrated Tech Solutions (2023, Rhymesayers Entertainment) B+(**) 

Affinity Trio [Eric Jacobson/Pamela York/Clay Schaub]: Hindsight (2022 [2023], Origin) B+(***) 

Jaime Affoumado/Alex Blake/Arturo O'Farrill/Bill Ware: The Puppeteers (2013 [2014], Puppet's) B+(**) 

Afghan Whigs: Do to the Beast (2014, Sub Pop) B+(**) 

AFI: Burials (2013, Republic) B− 

Africaine 808: Basar (2016, Golf Channel) B+(***) 

African Express: African Express Presents . . . Terry Riley's In C Mali (2014, Transgressive) B+(***) 

African Head Charge:

  • Return of the Crocodile (1981-85 [2016], On-U Sound) B+(**) 
  • Churchical Chant of the Iyabinghi (1991-94 [2020], On-U Sound) B+(**) 
  • A Trip to Bolgatanga (2023, On-U Sound) B+(**) 

Teno Afrika:

  • Amapiano Selections (2019-20 [2021], Awesome Tapes From Africa) B+(***) 
  • Where You Are (2022, Awesome Tapes From Africa) B+(***) 

África Negra: Antologia Vol. 1 (1981-95 [2022], Bongo Joe) A− 

Afrikan Sciences: Means and Ways (2011, Deepblak) B+(**) 

Africans With Mainframes:

  • Commission Number 3 (2015, Bio Rhythm, EP) B+(*) 
  • K.M.T. (2016, Soul Jazz) A− 

Afro-Blue Persuasion:

  • Live at Haight Levels: Volume One (1967 [2019], Tramp) B+(**) 
  • Live at Haight Levels: Volume Two (1967 [2019], Tramp) B+(**) 

Afro Latin Vintage Orchestra: Pulsion (2014, Ubiquity) B+(***) 

Afro Peruvian New Trends Orchestra: Cosmic Synchronicities (2023, Blue Spiral) B+(***) 

Arooj Aftab:

  • Vulture Prince (2021, New Amsterdam) B+(*) 
  • /Vijay Iyer/Shahzad Ismaily: Love in Exile (2023, Verve) B+(**) 

Against All Logic:

  • 2012-2017 (2018, Other People) B+(***) 
  • 2017-2019 (2017-19 [2020], Other People) B+(***) 

Against Me!:

  • New Wave (2007, Warner Brothers) B+(**) 
  • White Crosses (2010, Sire) B− 
  • Transgender Dysphoria Blues (2014, Total Treble) B+(**) 

Areni Agbabian: Bloom (2016 [2019], ECM) B 

AgesandAges: Alright You Restless (2011, Knitting Factory Works) B+(**) 

Konrad Agnas:

  • /Ingebrigt Håker Flaten/Mattias Ståhl/Per Texas Johansson: All Slow Dream Gone (2022, Moserobie) A− 
  • Rite of Passage (2021 [2023], Moserobie) B+(***) 

Sophie Agnel:

  • /Daunik Lazro: Marguerite D'Or Pâle (2016, Fou) B+(**) 
  • /John Edwards/Steve Noble: Aqisseq (2016 [2018], ONJazz) B+(**) 

Raul Agraz: Between Brothers (2013-15 [2016], OA2) B 

Aguankö:

  • Invisible (2015, Aguankö Music) B+(**) 

Aguankó:

  • Latin Jazz Christmas in Havana (2016, Aguankó) B 
  • Pattern Recognition (2018, Aguankó) B+(**) 

Agust D: D-Day (2023, Big Hit Music) B+(*) 

Brother Ah:

  • /Sound Awareness: Move Ever Onward (1975 [2016], Manufactured) B− 
  • /Sounds of Awareness: Key to Nowhere (1983 [2016], Manufactured) B+(*) 

Ahanes: Petrichor (2021 [2022], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Vincent Ahehehinnou: Best Woman (1978 [2017], Analog Africa) B+(**) 

Ahilea: Cafe Svetlana (2009, Essay) B+(***) 

Ahleuchatistas: Of the Body Prone (2009, Tzadik) B 

[Ahmed]:

  • Nights on Saturn (Communication) (2019 [2021], Astral Spirits) A− 
  • Ahad/Wahid (2022, A Cheeseboard Production, EP) B+(*) 

Mahmoud Ahmed & Imperial Bodyguard Band: Éthiopiques, Vol. 26: 1972-74 (1972-74 [2010], Buda Musique) B+(***) 

Riz Ahmed: The Long Goodbye (2020, Mongrel) B+(*) 

Sharhabil Ahmed: The King of Sudanese Jazz ([2020], Habibi Funk) A− 

Yazz Ahmed:

  • La Saboteuse (2017, Naim) B+(**) 
  • Polyhymnia (2016-19 [2019], Ropeadope) B+(**) 

Kyle Aho: Rituals (2021 [2022], OA2) B 

Jhené Aiko:

  • Sail Out (2013, Def Jam, EP) B+(**) 
  • Souled Out (2014, Def Jam) B+(*) 
  • Chilombo (2020, Def Jam) B+(*) 

Aila Trio:

  • Aila Trio (2018, Hoo-Ha) B+(**) 
  • Shaped by Sea Waves (2022 [2023], Edgetone) B+(***) 

Cyrille Aimée:

  • Cyrille Aimée and the Surreal Band (2008 [2015], Harmonic Reaction) B+(*) 
  • It's a Good Day (2014, Mack Avenue) B+(*) 
  • Let's Get Lost (2016, Mack Avenue) B+(*) 
  • Live (2018, Mack Avenue) B+(**) 
  • Move On: A Sondheim Adventure (2019, Mack Avenue) B 

Ainon: Drought (2020, We Jazz) B+(**) 

Laura Ainsworth: New Vintage (2017, Eclectus) B+(**) 

Air [jazz]:

  • Air Song (1975 [2009], Why Not) B+(***) 
  • Live Air (1976-77 [1980], Black Saint) B+(*) 
  • Open Air Suit (1978, Novus) B+(**) 
  • Montreux Suisse Air: Live at Montreux 1978 (1978, Arista Novus) B+(*) 
  • Air Mail (1980 [1981], Black Saint) B+(**) 

Air [electronica]:

  • Pocket Symphony (2007, Astralwerks) B+(*) 
  • Le Voyage Dans La Lune (A Trip to the Moon) (2012, Astralwerks) A− 

Air Craft: Divergent Path (2021, Craftedair/Blujazz) B 

The Airport 77s: We Realize You Have a Choice (2022, Jem) B+(*) 

Aitch: Close to Home (2022, Capitol) B+(*) 

Tohru Aizawa: Tachibana Vol. 1 (1975 [2018], BBE) A− 

Jason Ajemian:

  • /Tony Malaby/Rob Mazurek/Chad Taylor: A Way a Land of Life (2006 [2014], NoBusiness) B+(***) 
  • Folklords (2012 [2014], Delmark) A− 

Nancy Ajram: Nancy 8 (2014, In2musica) A− 

Poppy Ajudha: The Power in Us (2022, Virgin) B+(*) 

Akala: Doublethink (2010, Illa State) B+(***) 

David Ake: Humanities (2017 [2018], Posi-Tone) B+(***) 

Akiko Hamilton Dechter: Equal Time (2018 [2019], Capri) B+(*) 

Ambrose Akinmusire:

  • When the Heart Emerges Glistening (2010 [2011], Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier to Paint (2014, Blue Note) B− 
  • A Rift in Decorum: Live at the Village Vanguard (2017, Blue Note, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • Origami Harvest (2018, Blue Note) B+(*) 
  • On the Tender Spot of Every Calloused Moment (2020, Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • Beauty Is Enough (2023, Origami Harvest) B+(*)  Owl Song (2023, Nonesuch) B+(*) 

André Akinyele: Uniglo Boy (2020, Orange River) B+(**) 

Tetuzi Akiyama/Nicolas Field/Gregor Vidic: Interpersonal Subjectivities (2017 [2019], Astral Spirits) A− 

Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band: Tales of a Courtesan (Oirantan) (1976, RCA) B+(***) 

Akmee:

  • Neptun (2016 [2017], Nakama) B+(***) 
  • Sacrum Profanum (2022, Nakama) B+(**) 

Akrobatik: Absolute Value (2008, Fat Beats) B+(*) 

Akron/Family: Love Is Simple (2007, Young God) B 

Aksak Maboul: Figures (2020, Crammed Discs) B+(**) 

Akusmi: Fleeting Future (2022, Tonal Union) B+(**) 

Rashied Al Akbar/Muhammad Ali/Earl Cross/Idris Ackamoor: Ascent of the Nether Creatures (1980 [2014], NoBusiness) B+(***) 

Al Bilali Soudan:

  • Al Bilali Soudan (2012, Clermont Music) B+(**) 
  • Tombouctou (2020, Clermont Music) A− 

Fatima Al Qadiri:

  • Asiatisch (2014, Hyperdub) B+(**) 
  • Shaneera (2017, Hyperdub, EP) B 
  • Medieval Femme (2021, Hyperdub) B− 

Al-Qasar: Who Are We? (2022, Glitterbeat) B+(***) 

Alabama Shakes:

  • Alabama Shakes (2011, Rough Trade, EP) B+(*) 
  • Boys & Girls (2012, ATO) B+(**) 
  • Sound & Color (2015, ATO) B+(*) 

Yemi Alade: King of Queens (2014, Effyzzie Music Group) B+(**) 

Lauren Alaina: Sitting Pretty on Top of the World (2021, Mercury Nashville) B− 

Juan Álamo & Marimjazzia: Ruta Panoramica (2016 [2019], Summit) B+(**) 

Alaska & Steel Tipped Dove: The Structural Dynamics of Flow (2023, Fused Arrow) B+(**) 

Alaska Thunderfuck: Anus (2015, Sidecar) A− 

Bob Albanese: Time Remembered (2012 [2015], Mayimba) B+(*) 

Albare:

  • Only Human (2014 [2015], Alfi) B+(**) 
  • Albare Plays Jobim (2019, Alfi) B+(**) 
  • Albare Plays Jobim Vol. 2 (2020 [2021], Alfi) B+(*) 

Damon Albarn:

  • Dr Dee (2012, Virgin) C+ 
  • Everyday Robots (2014, Parlophone) B+(*) 
  • The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows (2021, Transgressive) B+(*) 

Albatre: The Fall of the Damned (2018, Shhpuma) B 

Alessio Alberghini/Garrison Fewell: Inverso (2014 [2015], Floating Forest) B+(**) 

Carol Albert:

  • Fly Away Butterfly (2017, Cahara) B+(**) 
  • Stronger Now (2019 [2020], Cahara) B− 

Erlend Olderskog Albertsen: Rødssal Neen Glassdør (2018, Dugnad Rec) B+(***) 

The Alchemist:

  • Chemical Warfare (2009, Koch) B+(**) 
  • Russian Roulette (2012, Decon) B 
  • /Oh No: Welcome to Los Santos (2015, Mass Appeal) B+(*) 

Alchemy Sound Project:

  • Further Explorations (2014 [2016], ARC) B+(*) 
  • Adventures in Time and Space (2016 [2018], ARC) B+(***) 
  • Afrika Love (2018 [2021], ARC) B+(**) 

Susan Alcorn:

  • Pedernal (2019 [2020], Relative Pitch) B+(**) 
  • /Leila Bordreuil/Ingrid Laubrock: Bird Meets Wire (2018 [2021], Relative Pitch) B+(*) 
  • /Patrick Holmes/Ryan Sawyer: From Union Pool (2022 [2023], Relative Pitch) B+(*) 
  • /José Lencastre/Hernâni Faustino: Manifesto (2022 [2023], Clean Feed) B+(*) 
  • /Septeto Del Sur: Canto (2023, Relative Pitch) B+(**) 

Melissa Aldana:

  • Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio (2014, Concord Jazz) B+(*) 
  • Back Home (2015 [2016], Wommusic) B+(***) 
  • Visions (2019, Motéma) B+(**) 
  • 12 Stars (2021 [2022], Blue Note) B+(***) 

Jason Aldean:

  • My Kinda Party (2010, Broken Bow) B− 
  • Night Train (2012, Broken Bow) C+ 

Howard Alden: I Remember Django (2010, Arbors) B+(*) 

Alder Ego: III (2021, We Jazz) B+(**) 

Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet:

  • Ciudad de Los Reyes (2012 [2013], Saponegro) B+(***) 
  • 10 (2015, Zoho) B+(***) 
  • Diablo en Brooklyn (2017, Saponegro) A− 
  • Social Distancing (2020 [2021], Saponegro) B+(**) 

Rauw Alejandro: Playa Saturno (2023, Duars Entertainment/Sony Music Latin) B+(**) 

Ralph Alessi:

  • /Fred Hersch: Only Many (2011-12 [2013], CAM Jazz) B 
  • Quiver (2014 [2016], ECM) B+(***) 
  • Imaginary Friends (2018 [2019], ECM) B+(*) 
  • It's Always Now (2021 [2023], ECM) B+(***) 

Mats Åleklint/Per-Åke Holmlander/Paal Nilssen-Love: Fish & Steel (2018 [2019], PNL) B+(***) 

Thana Alexa: Ona (2020, self-released) B+(**) 

Ariel Alexander/Jon Bremen: Street Cries (2013 [2014], self-released, EP) B+(*) 

Arthur Alexander: Rainbow Road: The Warner Bros. Recordings (1972 [1994], Warner Archives) B+(*) 

Constantine Alexander: Firetet (2023, self-released) B+(**) 

Dee Alexander:

  • Wondrous Fascination (2006-07 [2007], no label) C− 
  • Songs My Mother Loves (2014, Blujazz) B+(**) 

Eric Alexander:

  • Song of No Regrets (2017, High Note) B+(**) 
  • Eric Alexander With Strings (2019, High Note) B+(*) 

Jessi Alexander: Decatur County Red (2020, Lost Creek Music) B+(*) 

Joey Alexander:

  • My Favorite Things (2014 [2015], Motéma) B+(**) 
  • Countdown (2016, Motéma) B+(*) 
  • Joey. Monk. Live! (2017, Motéma) B 
  • Eclipse (2017 [2018], Motéma) B+(**) 
  • Origin (2022, Mack Avenue) B+(***) 

Jovan Alexandre: Collective Consciousness (2014 [2015], Xippi) B+(**) 

Roland Alexander: Pleasure Bent (1961 [1962], New Jazz) B+(**) 

Taru Alexander: Echoes of the Masters (2022, Sunnyside) B+(***) 

Alexisonfire: Otherness (2022, Dine Alone) -− 

Alfa Mist:

  • Bring Backs (2021, Anti-) B+(*) 
  • Variables (2023, Anti-) B+(*) 

Alfjors: Demons 1 (2015 [2017], Shhpuma, EP) B+(**) 

Algiers:

  • Algiers (2015, Matador) B 
  • Shook (2023, Matador) B+(*) 
  • The Underside of Power (2017, Matador) B− 

Rahim AlHaj: Little Earth (2010, Ur Music, 2CD) B+(*) 

Christopher Ali Solidarity Quartet: To Those Who Walked Before Us (2018, Jazz Och Solidaritet) B+(**) 

Hasaan Ibn Ali:

  • Retrospect in Retirement of Delay: The Solo Recordings (1962-65 [2021], Omnivore, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Metaphysics: The Lost Atlantic Album (1965 [2021], Omnivore) A− 
  • Reaching for the Stars: Trios/Duos/Solos (1962-65 [2023], Omnivore) B+(**) 

Rashied Ali: First Time Out: Live at Slugs 1967 (1967 [2020], Survival) B+(*) 

Wali Ali: To Be (2016-17 [2017], Mendicant) B+(**) 

Alias: Fever Dream (2011, Anticon) B+(**) 

Alice Phoebe Lou:

  • Glow (2021, self-released) B+(*) 
  • Child's Play (2021, self-released) B+(*) 

Aline's Etoile Magique: Eclipse (2023, Elastic) B+(**) 

Don Aliquo:

  • /Michael Jefry Stevens: Live at Hinton Hall: The Innocence of Spring (2019, self-released) B+(**) 
  • Growth (2022 [2023], Ear Up) B+(**) 

All Included: Satan in Plain Clothes (2014 [2015], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Gary Allan:

  • Get Off on the Pain (2010, MCA Nashville) B− 
  • Set You Free (2013, MCA Nashville) B+(*) 
  • Ruthless (2021, EMI Nashville) B+(*) 

Mike Allemana: Vonology (2018-21 [2022], Ears & Eyes) B+(*) 

Lina Allemano:

  • 's Ohrenschmaus: Rats and Mice (2019 [2020], Lumo) B+(***) 
  • Glimmer Glammer (2019 [2020], Lumo) B+(*) 
  • Vegetables (2020 [2021], Lumo) B+(**) 
  • /Axel Dörner: Aphelia (2019 [2023], Relative Pitch) B+(*) 
  • Pipe Dream (2021 [2023], Lumo) B+(***) 
  • Canons (2022 [2023], Lumo) B+(*) 
  • /Uwe Oberg/Matthias Bauer/Rudi Fischerlehner: SOG (2022 [2023], Creative Sources) B+(***) 

Aimée Allen: Matter of Time (2013-14 [2015], Azuline) B+(**) 

Brandon Allen:

  • The Gene Ammons Project (2016, RT Jazz) B+(**) 
  • The Stanley Turrentine Project (2022, Ubuntu Music) B+(**) 

Deborah Allen: The Art of Dreaming (2022, BFD) B 

Eddie Allen:

  • Jazzy Brass for the Holidays (2009, DBCD) B− 
  • Push (2013 [2014], Edjallen Music) B+(**) 

Geri Allen:

  • /Charlie Haden/Paul Motian: Live at the Village Vanguard (Unissued Tracks) (1990 [2022], DIW) B+(**) 
  • Flying Toward the Sound (2008 [2010], Motéma Music) B+(*) 
  • Timeline: Live (2009 [2010], Motéma Music) B+(**) 

Geri Allen/Kurt Rosenwinkel:

  • A Lovesome Thing (2012 [2023], Motéma Music) B+(**) 

Harry Allen:

  • /Keith Ingham: The Intimacy of the Blues: A Celebration of Billy Strayhorn's Music, Volume Two (1993 [1994], Progressive) B+(***) 
  • /Keith Ingham: Are You Having Any Fun? A Celebration of the Music of Sammy Fain (1994, Audiophile) B+(**) 
  • Tenors Anyone? (1996 [1997], BMG Novus) A− 
  • Here's to Zoot (1997, BMG Novus) B+(***) 
  • /Randy Sandke: Turnstile: Music of the Trumpet Kings (1997 [2007], Nagel Heyer) B 
  • Day Dream (1998, BMG Novus) A− 
  • When I Grow Too Old to Dream (1999 [2000], BMG Novus) B+(***) 
  • Once Upon a Summertime (1999, BMG Novus) B+(***) 
  • Cole Porter Songbook (2001, BMG Novus) B+(***) 
  • Dreamer (2001, BMG Novus) B 
  • Love Songs Only! (1993-2001 [2013], Nagel Heyer) B 
  • I Can See Forever (2002, BMG Novus) B+(*) 
  • I Love Mancini (2002, BMG Novus) B 
  • The Harry Allen Quartet (2003, self-released) A− 
  • /Joe Cohn: The Harry Allen & Joe Cohn Quartet (2005, self-released) B+(**) 
  • Plays Music From the Sound of Music (2011, Arbors) B+(***) 
  • /Rossano Sportiello: Conversations: The Johnny Burke Songbook (2011, GAC) A− 
  • /Rossano Sportiello/Joel Forbes: I Walk With Music: The Hoagy Carmichael Songbook (2013, GAC) B+(**) 
  • For George, Cole and Duke (2015, Blue Heron) B+(***) 
  • Flying Over Rio (2015, Arbors) A− 
  • Something About Jobim (2015, Stunt) B+(***) 
  • London Date (2015 [2016], Trio) B+(***) 
  • /All Star New York Saxophone Band: The Candy Men (2016, Arbors) B+(*) 
  • /Mike Renzi: Rhode Island Is Famous for You (2019, GAC) B+(***) 
  • The Bloody Happy Song (2020, GAC) B+(**) 
  • /Mike Karn: Milo's Illinois (2021, GAC) B+(**) 
  • My Reverie by Special Request (2022, TYR1102) B+(**) 
  • /Dave Blenkhorn: Play the Music of Phil Morrison (2022, GMAC) B+(*) 
  • With Roses (2023, Triangle7) B 

JD Allen:

  • In Search of J.D. Allen (1998 [1999]. Red) B+(***) 
  • Pharoah's Children (2001 [2002], Criss Cross) B+(**) 
  • Graffiti (2015, Savant) A− 
  • Americana: Musings on Jazz and Blues (2016, Savant) A− 
  • Radio Flyer (2017, Savant) B+(***) 
  • Love Stone (2018, Savant) B+(**) 
  • Barracoon (2019, Savant) A− 
  • Toys/Die Dreaming (2020, Savant) A− 
  • Queen City (2020 [2021], Savant) B+(*) 
  • Americana Vol. 2 (2022, Savant) B+(**) 
  • This (2023, Savant) B+(***) 

Kris Allen: Beloved (2015 [2016], Truth Revolution) B+(**) 

Lillian Allen: Revolutionary Tea Party (1986, Redwood) A− 

Lily Allen:

  • Sheezus (2014, Warner Brothers/Regal) A 
  • No Shame (2018, Parlophone) A− 

Lolly Allen: Coming Home (2016 [2019], OA2) B+(*) 

Terry Allen:

  • & the Panhandle Mystery Band: Smokin the Dummy (1980 [2022], Paradise of Bachelors) B+(**) 
  • & the Panhandle Mystery Band: Bloodlines (1983 [2022], Paradise of Bachelors) B+(***) 
  • + Panhandle Mystery Band: Pedal Steel + Four Corners (1985-93 [2019], Paradise of Bachelors, 3CD) B+(*) 
  • Bottom of the World (2013, Tia) B+(**) 
  • & the Panhandle Mystery Band: Just Like Moby Dick (2020, Paradise of Bachelors) B+(***) 

Tony Allen:

  • /Afrika 70: No Accomodation for Lagos (1979, Polydor) B+(**) 
  • /Afrika 70: No Accomodation for Lagos/No Discrimination (1979 [2002], Evolver) B+(**) 
  • /Hugh Masekela: Rejoice (2010 [2020], World Circuit) A− 
  • Film of Life (2014, Jazz Village) B+(**) 
  • A Tribute to Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers (2017, Blue Note, EP) B+(**) 
  • The Source (2017, Blue Note) B+(*) 
  • There Is No End (2020 [2021], Blue Note) B+(**) 

The Allergies: Promised Land (2021, Jalapeno) B+(***) 

Ellen Allien: LISm (2011-12 [2013], Bpitch Control) B+(***) 

Amy Allison:

  • No Frills Friend (2003, Diesel Only) A− 
  • Everything and Nothing Too (2006, Cheater's World) B+(***) 
  • Sheffield Streets (2009, Urban Myth) A− 

Ben Allison:

  • Action-Refraction (2011, Palmetto) B+(***) 
  • The Stars Look Very Different Today (2013, Sonic Camera) B+(*) 
  • Layers of the City (2017, Sonic Camera) B+(**) 
  • /Steve Cardenas/Ted Nash: Quiet Revolution (2015 [2018], Sonic Camera) B+(***) 
  • Moments Inside (2021, Sonic Camera) B+(*) 

Mose Allison:

  • The Word From Mose Allison (1964, Atlantic) A− 
  • Mose Allison Sings (1957-59 [2006], Prestige) B+(***) 
  • I'm Not Talkin': The Soul Stylings of Mose Allison 1957-1971 (1957-71 [2016], BGP) B+(***) 
  • American Legend: Live in California (2006 [2015], Ibis) B+(*) 

Gregg Allman:

  • One More Try: An Anthology (1973-88 [1997], Capricorn/Chronicles, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Low Country Blues (2011, Rounder) B+(*) 
  • Gregg Allman Live: Back to Macon, GA (2014 [2015], Rounder) B+(***) 

Allman Brothers Band:

  • Live at Fillmore East (1971, Capricorn) B 
  • The Final Note: Painters Mill Music Fair, Owings Mills, MD 10-17-71 (1971 [2020], Allman Brothers) B− 
  • The Best of the Allman Brothers Band -- Live [20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection] (1971 [2007], Mercury/Chronicles) B+(***) 
  • The Road Goes On Forever: A Collection of Their Greatest Recordings (1969-73 [1975], Capricorn) B+(***) 
  • The Best of the Allman Brothers Band [20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection] (1969-79 [2000], Polydor) B+(***) 
  • One Way Out: Live at the Beacon Theatre (2003 [2004], Sanctuary/Peach, 2CD) B+(***) 

Allo Darlin':

  • Allo Darlin' (2010, Fortuna Pop) B+(***) 
  • Europe (2012, Slumberland) A− 
  • We Came From the Same Place (2014, Slumberland) A− 

Karrin Allyson:

  • Imagina: Songs of Brasil (2007 [2008], Concord Jazz) B− 
  • Many a New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein (2015, Motéma) B 
  • Shoulder to Shoulder: Centennial Tribute to Women's Suffrage (2019, EOne Music) B+(***) 

Alma: Have U Seen Her? (2020, PME) B+(**) 

Fabian Almazan:

  • Alcanza (2017, Biophilia) B− 
  • This Land Abounds With Life (2018 [2019], Biophilia) B+(*) 

Gonçalo Almeida:

  • /Martin van Duynhoven/Tobias Klein: Vibrate in Sympathy (2015, Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • /Rodrigo Amado/Marco Franco: The Attic (2015 [2017], NoBusiness) A− 
  • /Martin van Duynhoven/Tobias Klein: Live at the Bimhuis (2017 [2019], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Livio Almeida: Action and Reaction (2014 [2016], self-released) B+(*) 

Alostmen: Kologo (2020 [2021], Strut) A− 

Wayne Alpern: Secular Rituals (2022, Henri Elkan) B+(**) 

Herb Alpert: /Lani Hall: Live: Anything Goes (2009, Concord) B 

Otim Alpha: Gulu City Anthems (2004-15 [2017], Nyege Nyege) B 

Alsarah Débruit: Aljawal (2013, Soundway) B 

Altin Gün:

  • Gece (2019, ATO) B+(**) 
  • Yol (2021, ATO) B+(**) 
  • Ask (2023, Glitterbeat) B+(*) 

Alt-J:

  • An Awesome Wave (2012, Infectious) B+(*) 
  • This Is All Yours (2014, Canvasback/Atlantic) B 
  • The Dream (2022, Infectious Music) B 

Barry Altschul:

  • Irina (1983, Soul Note) B+(***) 
  • For Stu (1979 [1981], Soul Note) B+(**) 
  • That's Nice (1985 [1986], Soul Note) B+(*) 
  • /3Dom Factor: Tales of the Unforeseen (2014 [2015], TUM) A− 
  • /3Dom Factor: Live in Krakow (2016 [2017], Not Two) A− 
  • 3Dom Factor: Long Tall Sunshine (2021, Not Two) A− 
  • /David Izenson/Perry Robinson: Stop Time: Live at Prince Street, 1978 (1978 [2023] NoBusiness) A− 

Aluna:

  • Renaissance (2020, Mad Decent) A− 
  • Mycelium (2023, Mad Decent) A− 

AlunaGeorge: Body Music (2013, Island) B+(*) 

Béatrice Alunni/Marc Peillon: Dance With Me (2014 [2015], ITI) B+(*) 

Remi Álvarez/Ingebrigt Håker Flaten: First Duet Live (2010 [2012], JaZt Tapes) B+(*) 

Pedro Melo Alves:

  • /Omniae Large Ensemble: Lumina (2020 [2021], Clean Feed) B+(*) 
  • In Igma (2019 [2020], Clean Feed) B− 

Dave Alvin:

  • Blue Blvd. (1991, Hightone) B+(***) 
  • Live From Austin TX (1999 [2007], New West) B+(**) 
  • Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women (2008 [2009], Yep Roc) B+(**) 
  • Eleven Eleven (2011, Yep Roc) A− 
  • /Phil Alvin: Common Ground: Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy (2014, Yep Roc) A− 
  • /Phil Alvin: Lost Time (2015, Yep Roc) B+(*) 
  • /Jimmie Dale Gilmore: Downey to Lubbock (2018, Yep Roc) A− 
  • From an Old Guitar: Rare and Unreleased Recordings ([2020], New West) B+(***) 

Alvvays:

  • Alvvays (2014, Polyvinyl) B+(*) 
  • Antisocialites (2017, Polyvinyl) B+(**) 
  • Blue Rev (2022, Polyvinyl) B+(**) 

Amaarae: The Angels You Don't Know (2020, Golden Child Entertainment) A− 

Amaarae:

  • Fountain Baby (2023, Interscope) A− 

Rodrigo Amado:

  • /Carlos Zíngaro/Ken Filiano: The Space Between (2002 [2003], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • Wire Quartet (2011 [2014], Clean Feed) A− 
  • /Peter Evans: The Freedom Principle (2013 [2014], NoBusiness) B+(**) 
  • /Peter Evans: Live in Lisbon (2013 [2014], NoBusiness) B+(**) 
  • This Is Our Language (2012 [2015], Not Two) A− 
  • Desire & Freedom (2016, Not Two) A− 
  • A History of Nothing (2017 [2018], Trost) A− 
  • /Gonçalo Almeida/Onno Govaert [The Attic]: Summer Bummer (2018 [2019], NoBusiness) A− 
  • /Chris Corsano: No Place to Fall (2014 [2019], Astral Spirits) A−  
  • /Dirk Serries: Jazzblazzt (2018 [2019], Raw Tonk) B+(**)  Let the Free Be Men (2017 [2021], Trost) A− 
  • /Alexander von Schlippenbach: The Field (2019 [2021], NoBusiness) A− 
  • Northern Liberties: We Are Electric (2017 [2021], Not Two) A− 
  • Refraction Solo: Live at Church of the Holy Ghost (2021 [2022], Trost) A− 
  • /The Bridge: Beyond the Margins (2022 [2023], Trost) A 

Amadou & Mariam:

  • Je Pense À Toi: The Best of Amadou & Mariam (1998-2002 [2005], Circular Moves/Universal Music Jazz) B+(***) 
  • Remixes (2011, Nonesuch) B+(**) 
  • Folila (2012, Nonesuch) A− 

Farida Amadou:

  • /Pavel Tchikov: Mal De Terre (2020 [2021], Trouble in Mind) B+(*) 
  • /Jonas Cambien/Dave Rempis: On the Blink (2022 [2023], Aerophonic) A− 

Amanar: Tumastin (2015 [2016], Sahel Sounds) B+(*) 

Gabriel Amargant: And Now for Something Completely Different (2014 [2015], Fresh Sound New Talent) A− 

Zoh Amba:

  • O, Sun (2021 [2022], Tzadik) A− 
  • Bhakti (2022, Mahakala Music) B+(***) 
  • /Chris Corsano/Bill Orcutt: The Flower School (2023, Palilalia) B+(*) 
  • O Life, O Light Vol. 2 (2021 [2023], 577) B+(***) 

Oren Ambarchi:

  • Audience of One (2012, Touch) B+(***) 
  • Sagittarian Domain (2012, Editions Mego) B+(***) 
  • /Robin Fox: Connected (2012, Kranky) B+(*) 
  • Quixotism (2014, Editions Mego) B+(**) 
  • Hubris (2016, Editions Mego) A− 
  • /Johan Berthling/Andreas Werliin: Ghosted (2018 [2022], Drag City) A− 
  • Shebang (2022, Drag City) B+(***) 

Ambiance: Into a New Journey (1982 [2020], BBE) B+(**) 

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley:

  • Simigwa (1975 [2018], Mr. Bongo) B+(***) 
  • 11th Street, Sekondi (2019, Agogo) B+(**) 
  • Gyedu-Blay Ambolley and Hi-Life Jazz (2022, Agogo) B 

Franco Ambrosetti:

  • Long Waves (2019, Unit) B+(***) 
  • Lost Within You (2020 [2021], Unit) B+(**) 
  • Nora (2022, Enja) B+(*) 

Marsha Ambrosius:

  • Late Nights & Early Mornings (2011, J) B− 
  • Fvck & Love (2014, self-released, EP) B+(*) 

Roxana Amed:

  • Ontology (2021, Sony Music Latin) B 
  • Unánime (2022, Sony Music Latin) B+(***) 
  • /Frank Carlberg: Los Trabajos Y Las Noches (2022 [2023], Sony Music Latin) B+(*) 

Robby Ameen: Diluvio (2019 [2020], Origin) B+(*) 

Amen Dunes: Freedom (2018, Sacred Bones) B+(*) 

Scott Amendola: Fade to Orange (2014 [2015], Sazi) B+(*) 

Amendola vs. Blades: Greatest Hits (2015 [2016], Sazi) B+(**) 

American Aquarium:

  • Things Change (2018, New West) B+(***) 
  • Lamentations (2020, New West) B+(**) 

American Wrestlers: American Wrestlers (2014 [2015], Fat Possum) B 

Aminé:

  • Limbo (2020, Republic) A− 
  • TwoPointFive (2021, Republic/CLBN) B+(***) 

Sebastien Ammann:

  • Color Wheel (2016 [2017], Skirl) A− 
  • Resilience (2018 [2020], Skirl) B+(**) 

Ammar 808: Global Control/Invisible Invasion (2019 [2020], Glitterbeat) B+(**) 

Albert Ammons:

  • Boogie Woogie Stomp (1938-39 [1998], Delmark) B+(***) 
  • /Meade Lux Lewis: The First Day (1939 [1992], Blue Note) B+(***) 

Gene Ammons:

  • The Happy Blues (1956 [1991], Prestige/OJC) B+(***) 
  • Jammin' With Gene (1956 [1986], Prestige/OJC) B+(**) 
  • Funky (1957 [1986], Prestige/OJC) B+(*) 
  • The Big Sound (1958 [1991], Prestige/OJC) B+(*) 
  • Groove Blues (1958 [1992], Prestige/OJC) B+(**) 
  • /Sonny Stitt: Boss Tenors: Straight Ahead From Chicago August 1961 (1961 [1992], Verve) B+(***) 
  • The Gene Ammons Story: Gentle Jug (1961-62 [1992], Prestige) B+(**) 
  • /Sonny Stitt: Boss Tenors in Orbit! (1962 [2002], Verve) A− 
  • Angel Eyes (1960-62 [1998], Prestige/OJC) B+(**)  The Boss Is Back! (1969 [1993], Prestige) B+(**) 
  • /Dexter Gordon: The Chase! (1970 [1996], Prestige) A− 
  • Gentle Jug Volume 2 (1960-71 [1995], Prestige) B+(***) 

Lila Ammons: Genealogy (2019 [2020], Lila Ammons Music) B+(**) 

Amnesia Scanner: Another Life (2018, Pan) B+(*) 

Chino Amobi: Paradiso (2017, Non) B 

Amon Düül II: Phallus Dei (1969 [2006], Inside Out/Revisited) B+(***) 

Amok Amor: We Know Not What We Do (2016 [2017], Intakt) A− 

Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes (1991, Atlantic) B 

Emil Amos: Zone Black (2023, Drag City) B+(*) 

AMP Trio: Three (2016 [2017], self-released) B 

Franck Amsallem: Gotham Goodbye (2018 [2019], Jazz & People) B+(***) 

Amu: Weave (2018, Libra, CD+DVD) B+(*) 

Curtis Amy:

  • /Paul Bryant: The Blues Message (1960, Pacific Jazz) B+(***) 
  • /Paul Bryant: Meetin' Here (1961, Pacific Jazz) B+(**) 
  • /Paul Bryant: Meetin' Here (1961-62 [2013], Fresh Sound) B+(**) 
  • /Frank Butler: Groovin' Blue (1961, Pacific Jazz) B+(**) 
  • Way Down (1962, Pacific Jazz) B+(**) 
  • Tippin' On Through (1962, Pacific Jazz) B+(*) 
  • Groovin' Blue/Way Down/Tippin' On Through (1961-62 [2013], Fresh Sound, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Peace for Love (1994, Fresh Sound) B+(***) 

Amyl and the Sniffers:

  • Amyl and the Sniffers (2019, ATO) A− 
  • Comfort to Me (2021, Rough Trade) A− 

An Horse:

  • Rearrange Beds (2009, Mom & Pop) A− 
  • Walls (2011, Mom & Pop) B+(***) 

Anáhuac:

  • Y_y (2017 [2018], Astral Spirits) B 
  • Ascua (2018 [2020], Astral Spirits) B+(*) 

Suzi Analogue: Infinite Zonez (2016-19 [2022], Disciples) B+(*) 

The Anchoress: The Art of Losing (2021, Kscope) B+(***) 

Ancient Methods: Turn Ice Realities Into Fire Dreams (2015, Hands, EP) B+(*) 

. . . And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead: Tao of the Dead (2011, Superball Music) B 

Arild Andersen:

  • /Tommy Smith/Paolo Vinaccia: Mira (2012 [2014], ECM) B+(***) 
  • In-House Science (2016 [2018], ECM) A− 
  • Affirmation (2021 [2022], ECM) A− 

Jakob Anderskov: Mysteries (2017 [2018], ILK) B+(**) 

Cat Anderson:

  • Cat's in the Alley (1958-59 [2011], Fresh Sound) B+(***) 
  • Cat Speaks [The Defnitive Black & Blue Sessions] (1977 [2003], Black & Blue) B+(***) 
  • Plays WC Handy [The Defnitive Black & Blue Sessions] (1978 [1997], Black & Blue) A− 

Chad Anderson: Mellifluous Excursions Vol. 1: Where You Been (2022, Mahakala Music) B+(***) 

Chris Anderson: Inverted Image/My Romance (1960-61 [2012], Fresh Sound) A− 

Dave Anderson:

  • Blue Innuendo (2015 [2016], Label 1) B+(*) 
  • Melting Pot (2018, Label1) B+(*) 

Fred Anderson:

  • Dark Day + Live in Verona (1979 [2001], Atavistic Unheard Music Series, 2CD) A− 
  • The Milwaukee Tapes, Vol. 1 (1980 [2000], Atavistic Unheard Music Series) B+(***) 
  • The Milwaukee Tapes, Vol. 2 (1980 [2023], Corbett vs. Dempsey) B+(***) 
  • Live Volume V (1994 [2019], FPE) B+(***) 
  • On the Run: Live at the Velvet Lounge (2000 [2001], Delmark) B+(***) 
  • Staying in the Game (2008 [2009], Engine) B+(**) 

Jay Anderson: Deepscape (2018 [2019], SteepleChase) B+(**) 

John Anderson:

  • Easy Money (2007, Warner Bros.) B+(*) 
  • Bigger Hands (2009, Country Crossing) A− 
  • Years (2020, Easy Eye Sound) B+(**) 

Laurie Anderson:

  • Homeland (2010, Nonesuch) B+(***) 
  • Heart of a Dog (2015, Nonesuch) A− 
  • /Kronos Quartet: Landfall (2018, Nonesuch) A− 
  • /Tenzin Choegyal/Jesse Paris Smith: Songs From the Bardo (2019, Smithsonian Folkways) B+(***) 

Ray Anderson:

  • /Han Bennink/Christy Doran: A B D (1994-95 [2011], Hatology) B+(**) 
  • /Mark Helias/Gerry Hemingway: Oahspe (1978 [1979], Auricle) B+(***) 
  • Where Home Is (1998 [1999], Enja) A− 
  • Love Notes (2009 [2011], Raybone) B+(*) 
  • /Han Bennink/Frank Möbus/Ernst Glerum/Paul Van Kemenade: Who Is in Charge? (2010 [2011], Kemo) B+(***) 
  • Sweet Chicago Suite (2010 [2012], Intuition) B+(***) 
  • Being the Point (2015, Intuition) A− 
  • /Han Bennink/Ernst Glerum/Paul Van Kemenade: Checking Out (2016, Kemo) B+(***) 
  • /Bobby Previte: Double Trouble (2023, Double Moon) B+(***) 
  • Marching On: Solo Trombone (2022, Double Moon) B+(**) 

Reid Anderson/Dave King/Craig Taborn: Golden Valley Is Now (2018 [2019], Intakt) B− 

Ruth Anderson/Annea Lockwood: Tête-À-Tête (1974-2020 [2023], Ergot) B+(*) 

Stephen Anderson/360° Jazz Initiative: Distracted Society (2015, Summit) B+(**) 

Thomas Anderson:

  • The Moon in Transit (Four-Track Demos, 1996-2009) (1996-2009 [2012], Out There) A− 
  • On Becoming Human: Four-Track Love Songs (2013, Out There) A− 
  • Heaven (2016, Out There) B+(***) 
  • My Songs Are the House I Live In (2017, Out There) A− 
  • Analog Summer (Four-Tracks and Then Some) (2020, Out There) B+(**) 
  • The Debris Field: Lo-Fi Flotsam and Ragged Recriminations, 2000-2021 (2000-21 [2023], Out There) A− 
  • Ladies and Germs (2021, Out There) A− 

Anderson .Paak:

  • Venice (2014, OBE/Steel Wool) B+(**) 
  • Malibu (2016, OBE/Steel Wool/ArtClub/Empire) A− 
  • Oxnard (2018, Aftermath/12 Tone Music) A− 
  • Ventura (2019, Aftermath/12 Tone Music) B+(***) 

André 3000: New Blue Sun (2023, Epic) B 

Brian Andres:

  • & the Afro-Cuban Jazz Cartel: This Could Be That (2015 [2016], Bacalao) B+(*) 
  • Trio Latino: Mayan Suite (2019 [2020], Bacalao) B+(*) 

Ingrid Andress: Good Person (2022, Warner Music Nashville/Atlantic) B+(*) 

Courtney Marie Andrews:

  • Honest Life (2016, Mama Bird) B+(*) 
  • May Your Kindness Remain (2018, Fat Possum/Mama Bird) B+(*) 
  • Old Flowers (2020, Fat Possum) B+(*) 
  • Loose Future (2022, Fat Possum) B+(**) 

Android Trio: Other Worlds (2021, Cuneiform) C+ 

Bob Andy:

  • Bob Andy's Songbook (1966-68 [1970], Studio One) A− 
  • Retrospective (1970-75 [1986], Heartbeat) B 

Horace Andy:

  • Skylarking (1972, Studio One) B+(**) 
  • In the Light (1977, Hungry Town) B+(***) 
  • Midnight Rocker (2022, On-U Sound) B+(*) 
  • Midnight Scorchers (2022, On-U Sound) B+(***) 

Anemone: A Wing Dissolved in Light (2013 [2017], NoBusiness) B+(***) 

Dennis Angel: On Track (2014 [2015], Timeless Grooves) B− 

Rebecca Angel:

  • Santa Baby (2019, Timeless Grooves, 1) B+(***) 
  • Just the Two of Us (2021, Timeless Grooves) B+(*) 

Angel-Ho:

  • Death Becomes Her (2019, Hyperdub) B+(*) 
  • Alla Prima (2020, Hyperdub, EP) B 

Gretje Angell: In Any Key (2018 [2019], Grevlinto) B+(**) 

Miguel Ângelo: Dança Dos Desastrados (2021, self-released) B+(**) 

Angles: A Muted Reality (2021 [2022], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Angles 3: Parede (2016 [2018], Clean Feed) A− 

Angles 9:

  • Injuries (2013 [2014], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • Disappeared Behind the Sun (2016 [2017], Clean Feed) A−  
  • Beyond Us (2018 [2019], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Paolo Angeli/Robert Burke/Mirko Guerrini/Jordan Murray/Stephen Magnusson/Stefano Tamborrino: Sardinian Liturgy (2015 [2016], Jazzhead) B+(*) 

Angry Angles: Angry Angles (2005 [2016], Goner) B+(**) 

Anguish: Anguish (2018, RareNoise) B+(**) 

Jason Anick:

  • Tipping Point (2013 [2014], Magic Fiddle Music) B+(*) 
  • /Jason Yeager: United (2016 [2017], Inner Circle Music) B+(**) 

Anika:

  • Anika (2010, Stones Throw) B+(**) 
  • Change (2021, Sacred Bones) B+(**) 

Animal Collective:

  • Sung Tongs (2004, Fat Cat) C+ 
  • Feels (2005, Fat Cat) B+(*) 
  • Strawberry Jam (2007, Domino) B+(*) 
  • Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009, Domino) B+(*) 
  • Centipede Hz (2012, Domino) B− 
  • Painting With (2016, Domino) B+(*) 
  • Time Skiffs (2022, Sub Pop) B 

Animation: Machine Language (2014 [2015], Rare Noise) B 

Anitta:

  • Versions of Me (2022, Warner) B+(***) 
  • Funk Generation: A Favela Love Story (2023, Republic, EP) B+(**) 

Brittany Anjou: Enamigo Reciprokataj (2015-16 [2019], Origin) B+(**) 

Lotte Anker:

  • /Craig Taborn/Gerald Cleaver: Triptych (2003 [2005], Leo) B+(***) 
  • /Craig Taborn/Gerald Cleaver: Live at the Loft (2005 [2009], ILK Music) B+(***) 
  • /Sylvie Courvoisier/Ikue Mori: Alien Huddle (2006 [2009], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • /Craig Taborn/Gerald Cleaver: Floating Islands (2008 [2009], ILK Music) A− 
  • /Fred Frith: Edge of the Light (2010 [2015], Intakt) B+(*) 
  • What River Is This (2012 [2014], ILK Music) B+(*) 
  • /Jakob Riis: Squid Police (2014, Konvoj) B+(*) 
  • /Pat Thomas/Ingebrigt Håker Flaten/Ståle Liavik Solberg: His Flight's at Ten (2016 [2018], Iluso) B+(**) 

Alhousseini Anivolla: Anewal/The Walking Man (2012, Riverboat) B+(**) 

Michaela Anne: Desert Dove (2019, Yep Roc) B+(*) 

Annie:

  • Don't Stop (2009, Smalltown Supersound) B+(**) 
  • Dark Hearts (2020, Annie Melody) B+(**) 

Annie Girl and the Flight: Bodies (2015, United for Opportunity, EP) B+(**) 

The Ano Nobo Quartet: The Strings of São Domingos (2021 [2022], Ostinato) B+(*) 

Anohni:

  • Hopelessness (2016, Secretly Canadian) B+(*) 

Anohni and the Johnsons:

  • My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross (2023, Secretly Canadian) B+(**) 

Bill Anschell:

  • Rumbler (2016 [2017], Origin) B+(**) 
  • Shifting Standards (2017 [2018], Origin) B+(***) 

Tucker Antell: Grime Scene (2017 [2018], OA2) B+(**) 

Anteloper:

  • Kudu (2017 [2018], International Anthem) B+(**) 
  • Tour Beats Vol. 1 (2020, International Anthem, EP) B+(*) 
  • Pink Dolphins (2022, International Anthem) B+(**) 

Antibalas:

  • Antibalas (2012, Daptone) A− 
  • Fu Chronicles (2020, Daptone) B+(***) 

Antietam: Victory Park (2004, Carrot Top) B 

The Antlers:

  • Hospice (2007-08 [2009], Frenchkiss) B+(**) 
  • Burst Apart (2011, Frenchkiss) B+(***) 

Stacy Antonel: Always the Outsider (2022, self-released) B+(*) 

Laurie Antonioli:

  • Songs of Shadow, Songs of Light: The Music of Joni Mitchell (2013 [2014], Origin) B 
  • /Richie Beirach: Varuna (2006-15 [2015], Origin) B− 
  • The Constant Passage of Time (2018 [2019], Origin) B+(**) 

Antony and the Johnsons: Swanlights (2010, Secretly Canadian) B− 

Tamar Aphek: All Bets Are Off (2021, Kill Rock Stars) B+(**) 

Aphex Twin:

  • Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992, R&S) B+(***) 
  • I Care Because You Do (1990-94 [1995], Sire) A− 
  • Richard D. James Album (1996, Elektra) B+(***) 
  • Syro (2014, Warp) A− 
  • Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments, Pt. 2 (2015, Warp, EP) B+(**) 
  • Cheetah (2016, Warp, EP) B+(*) 
  • Collapse EP (2018, Warp, EP) B+(***) 
  • Blackbox Life Recorder 21f/In a Room7 F760 (2023, Warp, EP) B+(*) 

Charlie Apicella & Iron City:

  • Groove Machine (2018 [2019], OA2) B+(*) 
  • Meet The Griots Speak: Destiny Calling (2022 [2023], OA2) B+(***) 

Erlend Apneseth: Fragmentarium (2019 [2020], Hubro) B+(***) 

Omar Apollo: Ivory (2022, Warner) B+(**) 

Apparat:

  • Walls (2006 [2007], Shitkatapult Strike) B+(***) 
  • The Devil's Walk (2011, Mute) B 

Fiona Apple:

  • The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do (2012, Clean Slate/Epic) A− 
  • Fetch the Bolt Cutters (2020, Epic) A−  

The Apples in Stereo:

  • Tone Soul Evolution (1997, SpinArt) A− 
  • Electronic Projects for Musicians (1995-2007 [2008], Yep Roc) B+(***) 
  • #1 Hits Explosion (1995-2007 [2009], Yep Roc) A− 
  • Travellers in Space and Time (2008-10 [2010], Yep Roc) A− 

AraabMUZIK: Electronic Dream (2011, Duke Productions) B+(**) 

Arab Strap: As Days Get Dark (2021, Rock Action) B+(**) 

Arashi [Akira Sakata/Johan Berthling/Paal Nilssen-Love]: Jikan (2017 [2019], PNL) B+(**) 

Florian Arbenz:

  • /Greg Osby: Reflections of the Eternal Line (2020, Hammer) B+(***) 
  • /Hermon Mehari/Nelson Veras: Conversation #1: Condensed (2021, Hammer) A− 
  • Conversation #2 & #3 (2020 [2021], Hammer) B+(***) 
  • /Maikel Vistel/François Moutin: Conversation #4: Vulcanized (2021, Hammer) B+(***) 
  • /João Barradas/Tineke Postma/Rafael Jerjen: Conversation #5: Elemental (2022, Hammer) B+(***) 
  • Conversation #6 & #7 (2021 [2022], Hammer) B+(***) 
  • /Jorge Vistel/Wolfgang Puschnig/Oren Marshall/Michael Arbenz: Conversation #8: Ablaze (2022, Hammer) B+(***) 
  • /Greg Osby/Arno Krijger: Conversation #9: Targeted (2023, Hammer) B+(***) 
  • Conversation #10: Inland (2023, Hammer) B+(**) 

Neil Ardley:

  • & the New Jazz Orchestra: Jazz Calendar: Olympic Studios '66 (1966 [2020], Jazz in Britain, EP) B+(*) 
  • Kaleidoscope of Rainbows: QEH, 20th Oct 75 (1975 [2021], Jazz in Britain, 2CD) A− 

Arbor Labor Union: New Petal Instants (2020, Arrowhawk) B+(**) 

Arbouretum: The Gathering (2011, Thrill Jockey) B 

Khaira Arby:

  • Timbuktu Tarab (2010, Clermont Music) B+(***) 
  • Live in New York 2010 (2010 [2021], Clermont Music) A− 
  • Tchini Tchini (2012, Clermont Music, EP) B+(***) 
  • Gossip (2015, Clermont Music) B+(***) 

Arca:

  • Xen (2014, Mute) B 
  • Mutant (2015, Mute) A− 
  • Entrañas (2016, self-released, EP) B+(*) 
  • Arca (2017, XL) B 
  • @@@@@ (2020, XL) B+(*) 
  • Kick I (2020, XL) B+(*) 
  • Kick II (2021, XL) B+(*) 
  • Kick III (2021, XL) B 
  • Kick IIII (2021, XL) B 
  • Kick IIIII (2021, XL) B 

Arcade Fire:

  • The Suburbs (2010, Merge) A− 
  • Reflektor (2013, Merge, 2CD) A− 
  • Everything Now (2017, Columbia) A− 
  • We (2022, Columbia) B+(***) 

Amber Arcades:

  • Fading Lines (2016, Heavenly) B+(*) 
  • Barefoot on Diamond Road (2023, Fire) B+(*) 

Arcana: The Last Wave (1995 [1996], DIW) B+(***) 

Vicente Archer: Short Stories (2022 [2023], Cellar) B+(**) 

Archers of Loaf:

  • Archers of Loaf Vs. the Greatest of All Time (1994, Alias, EP) B+(**) 
  • The Speed of Cattle (1992-94 [1996], Alias) B+(*) 
  • Vitus Tinnitus (1997, Alias, EP) B+(**) 
  • White Trash Heroes (1998 [2012], Merge) B+(**) 
  • Reason in Decline (2022, Merge) B+(*) 

Architecture in Helsinki: Moment Bends (2011, V2) B+(***) 

Nia Archives:

  • Forbidden Feelingz (2022, Hijinxx, EP) B+(**) 
  • Sunrise Bang Ur Head Against Tha Wall (2023, Island, EP) B+(*) 

Archivist & Fugal: Undertow (2018, BleeD, EP) B+(**) 

The Arcs: Yours, Dreamily (2015, Nonesuch) B 

Arctic Monkeys:

  • Humbug (2009, Domino) B 
  • Suck It and See (2011, Domino) B− 
  • AM (2013, Domino) B− 
  • Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino (2018, Domino) C+ 
  • The Car (2022, Domino) B− 

Roo Arcus: Tumbleweed (2020, Social Family) B+(*) 

Ethan Ardelli: The Island of Form (2018, self-released) B+(***) 

Amédé Ardoin: The Roots of Zydeco: I'm Never Comin' Back (1930-34 [1995], Arhoolie) A− 

Harrison Argatoff: Toronto Streets Tour (2019 [2020], self-released) B+(*) 

Gene Argel: Luminescent (2014 [2015], Origin) B+(**) 

Darcy James Argue:

  • Infernal Machines (2008 [2009], New Amsterdam) B+(***) 
  • Brooklyn Babylon (2012 [2013], New Amsterdam) B+(**) 
  • Real Enemies (2016, New Amsterdam) B+(**) 
  • Dynamic Maximum Tension (2023, Nonesuch) B+(***) 

Julian Arguëlles:

  • Escapade (1999, Provocateur) B+(***) 
  • Partita (2005 [2006], Basho) B+(***) 

Julian Argüelles:

  • Let It Be Told (2012 [2015], Basho) B+(***) 
  • Tetra (2014 [2015], Whirlwind) B+(***) 
  • Tonadas (2017 [2018], Edition) B+(**) 

Riddy Arman: Riddy Arman (2021, La Honda) B+(***) 

Armand Hammer:

  • Paraffin (2018, Backwoodz Studioz) B+(**) 
  • Shrines (2020, Backwoodz Studioz) B+(***) 
  • /The Alchemist: Haram (2021, Backwoodz Studioz) B+(**) 
  • We Buy Diabetic Test Strips (2023, Fat Possum) B+(***) 

The Armed: Ultrapop (2021, Sargent House) B 

Joe Armon-Jones: Turn to Clear View (2019, Brownswood) B 

Jon Armstrong: Reabsorb (2020, Orenda) B+(**) 

JoVia Armstrong & Eunoia Society:

  • The Antidote Suite (2022, Black Earth Music) B+(**) 
  • Inception (2021 [2023], Black Earth Music) B 

Louis Armstrong:

  • Satchmo at Symphony Hall [65th Anniversary]: The Complete Performances (1947 [2012], Hip-O Select, 2CD) A− 
  • The Standard Oil Sessions (1950 [2017], Dot Time) B+(**) 
  • Satchmo at Pasadena (1951 [2009], Verve) A− 
  • Live in Europe (1948-52 [2019], Dot Time) B+(**) 
  • Satchmo Serenades (1949-53 [2000], Verve) B+(**) 
  • New Orleans Nights (1950-54 [2008], Verve) A− 
  • Ambassador Satch (1955 [2000], Columbia/Legacy) A− 
  • From the Big Band to the All Stars (1946-1956) (1932-56 [1992], RCA, 2CD) A− 
  • Louis Under the Stars (1957 [1958], Verve) B+(*) 
  • I've Got the World on a String (1957 [1960], Verve) B 
  • /Oscar Peterson: Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson (1957, Verve) B+(**) 
  • Pops Is Tops: The Complete Verve Studio Albums and More (1957 [2018], Verve, 4CD) B 
  • The Nightclubs (1950-58 [2017], Dot Time) B+(***) 
  • The Complete Newport 1956 & 1958 Recordings (1956-58 [2019], Legacy) A− 
  • Louis and the Good Book (1958 [2001], Verve) B 
  • Live at the 1958 Monterey Jazz Festival (1958 [2007], MJF) B+(**) 
  • /Duke Ellington: The Great Summit: The Master Takes (1961 [2000], Roulette) A 
  • Sparks, Nevada 1964! (1964 [2018], Dot Time) A− 
  • & Friends: What a Wonderful Christmas (1950-66 [1997], Hip-O) B+(***) 
  • 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Louis Armstrong (1949-67 [1999], MCA) A 
  • Louis Armstrong and His Friends (1970, Flying Dutchman) B+(*) 
  • Fleischmann's Yeast Show & Louis' Home-Recorded Tapes (1937-70 [2009], Jazz Heritage Society, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • 'Country & Western' (1970, Avco Embassy) B− 

Jeff Arnal/Curt Cloninger: Drum Major Instinct (2021 [2022], Mahakala Music) B+(***) 

Daymé Arocena: Sonocardiogram (2019, Brownswood) B 

Lynne Arriale:

  • Give Us These Days (2017 [2018], Challenge) B+(*) 
  • The Lights Are Always On (2021 [2022], Challenge) B+(**) 

Steve Arrington:

  • Dancin' in the Key of Life (1985, Atlantic) B+(***) 
  • Down to the Lowest Terms: The Soul Sessions (2019-20 [2020], Stones Throw) B+(*) 

Arrow:

  • Soca Savage (1984, Arrow) B+(*) 
  • Knock Dem Dead (1987 [1988], Mango) B+(**) 

Art Brut:

  • It's a Bit Complicated (2007, Downtown) B+(**) 
  • Art Brut vs Satan (2009, Downtown) A− 
  • Brilliant! Tragic! (2011, Cooking Vinyl) B+(***) 
  • Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out! (2018, Alcopop!) B+(**) 

Art Ensemble of Chicago:

  • A Jackson in Your House/Message to Our Folks/Reese and the Smooth Ones (1969 [2012], Snapper, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Live in Paris (1969 [2003], Charly, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Live Part 1 (1969 [1975], BYG) B+(**) 
  • Live Part 2 (1969 [1975], BYG) B+(**) 
  • Tutankhamun (1969, Black Lion) B+(*) 
  • Bap-Tizum (1972 [1973], Atlantic) B 
  • Chi Congo (1972, Decca) B+(**) 
  • Nice Guys (1978 [1979], ECM) B+(***) 
  • Live in Berlin (1979 [1998], West Wind, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • Full Force (1980, ECM) B+(***) 
  • The Third Decade (1984 [1985], ECM) B+(**) 
  • We Are on the Edge: A 50th Anniversary Celebration (2018 [2019], Pi, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • The Meeting (2003, Pi) B+(*) 
  • Sirius Calling (2003 [2004], Pi) B+(*) 
  • The Sixth Decade From Paris to Paris: Live at Sons D'Hiver (2020 [2023], RogueArt, 2CD) A− 

Artchipel Orchestra With Jonathan Coe: Suspended Moment: The Music of Jonathan Coe (2021 [2023], British Progressive Jazz) B+(**) 

Artemis:

  • Artemis (2020, Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • In Real Time (2023, Blue Note) B+(*) 

Kwesi Arthur: Son of Jacob (2022, Ground Up Chale) B+(**) 

Arthur's Landing: Arthur's Landing (2011, Strut) B+(**) 

Artifacts [Tomeka Reid/Nicole Mitchell/Mike Reed]: . . . And Then There's This (2021, Astral Spirits) A− 

Artists United Against Apartheid: Sun City (1985, Manhattan) A− 

Christian Artmann:

  • Fields of Pannonia (2014 [2015], self-released) B+(*) 
  • The Middle of Life (2021-22 [2023], Sunnyside) B 

Artvark Saxophone Quartet: Truffles (2010, Challenge) B+(**) 

As Is Featuring Alan & Stacey Schulman: Here's to Life (2017 [2018], self-released) B 

Takeshi Asai: French Trio Vol. 2 (2014 [2015], De Trois Cités) B+(**) 

Asake:

  • Mr. Money With the Vibe (2022, YBNL Nation/Empire) B+(***) 
  • Work of Art (2023, YBNL Nation) B+(**) 

ASAP Ferg: Always Strive and Prosper (2016, Polo Grounds/RCA) B+(**) 

ASAP Rocky:

  • LiveLoveASAP (2011, RCA/Polo Grounds Music) B+(***) 
  • Long. Live. ASAP (2013, Polo Grounds/RCA) B+(**) 
  • At.Long.Last.ASAP (2015, Polo Grounds/RCA) B+(**) 

Ashbury Stabbins Duo: Fire Without Bricks (1976 [2021], Corbett vs. Dempsey) B+(*) 

Dorothy Ashby:

  • The Jazz Harpist (1957, Regent) B+(**) 
  • /Frank Wess: Hip Harp (1958, Prestige) B 
  • /Frank Wess: In a Minor Groove (1958, New Jazz) B 
  • Soft Winds: The Swinging Harp of Dorothy Ashby (1961, Jazzland) B 
  • Dorothy Ashby (1962, Argo) B+(**) 
  • The Jazz Harpist (1957-62 [2012], Fresh Sound, 3CD) B+(*) 
  • The Fantastic Jazz Harp of Dorothy Ashby (1965, Atlantic) B+(*) 
  • With Strings Attached (1957-1965) (1957-65 [2023], New Land) B+(*) 
  • Afro-Harping (1968, Cadet) B+(*) 
  • Dorothy's Harp (1969, Cadet) B− 
  • The Rubáiyát of Dorothy Ashby (1969-70 [1970], Cadet) B 

Byron Asher: Byron Asher's Skrontch Music (2018 [2019], Sinking City) B+(**) 

Ehud Asherie:

  • Shuffle Along (2015 [2016], Blue Heron) B+(***) 
  • Wild Man Blues (2018 [2019], Capri) B+(**) 

Ashford & Simpson:

  • So So Satisfied (1977, Warner Brothers) B+(***) 
  • Send It (1977, Warner Brothers) B+(**) 
  • Stay Free (1979, Warner Brothers) B+(*) 
  • Solid (1984, Capitol) B+(*) 

Ashnikko: Demidevil (2021, Parlophone, EP) B+(**) 

Dave Askren/Jeff Benedict: Denver Sessions (2022 [2023], Tapestry) B+(**) 

Asleep at the Wheel:

  • Comin' Right at Ya (1973, United Artists) A− 
  • Asleep at the Wheel (1974, Columbia) B+(**) 
  • Texas Gold (1975, Capitol) B+(**) 
  • Wheelin' and Dealin' (1976, Capitol) B+(*) 
  • The Wheel (1977, Capitol) B+(***) 
  • Collision Course (1978, Capitol) B 
  • Western Standard Time (1988, Columbia) B+(*) 
  • Live From Austin TX (1992 [2006], New West) B+(*) 
  • 20 Greatest Hits (1972-2003 [2003], Capitol) B+(**) 
  • /Leon Rausch: It's a Good Day (2010, Bismeaux) B+(***) 
  • Still the King: Celebrating the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (2015, Bismeaux) A− 
  • New Routes (2018, Bismeaux) B+(*) 
  • Half a Hundred Years (2021, Home) A− 

Svend Asmussen: Makin' Whoopee! . . . and Music! (2009, Arbors) B 

A.S.O.: A.S.O. (2023, Low Lying) A− 

Clarice Assad: Imaginarium (2014, Adventure Music) B− 

Hashem Assadullahi: Strange Neighbor (2009, 8Bells) B+(**) 

Assiko Golden Band de Grand Yoff: Magg Tekki (2023, Mississippi) B+(*) 

Nanny Assis: Rovanio: The Music of Nanny Assis (2023, In + Out) B+(**) 

The Association: And Then . . . Along Comes the Association (1966, Valiant) B− 

Fred Astaire:

  • The Astaire Story (1952 [2017], Verve) B+(***) 
  • Steppin' Out: Astaire Sings (1952 [1994], Verve) B+(***) 

Mulatu Astatke:

  • Mulatu of Ethiopia (1972 [2017], Strut) B+(***) 
  • Éthiopiques, Vol. 4: Ethio Jazz and Musique Instrumentale (1969-74 [2004], Buda Musique) A− 
  • /The Heliocentrics: Inspiration Information, Vol. 3 (2009, Strut) A− 
  • Mulatu Steps Ahead (2010, Strut) B+(**) 
  • Skeches of Ethiopia (2013, Jazz Village) A− 
  • /Black Jesus Experience: To Know Without Knowing (2020, Agogo) B+(***) 

Astronautalis: This Is Our Science (2011, Fake Four) B+(*) 

Asylum Street Spankers:

  • Spanker Madness (2000, Spanks-a-Lot) A− 
  • Mercurial (2004, Yellow Dog) B+(***) 
  • What? And Give Up Show Biz? (2008, Yellow Dog, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • The Last Laugh (2014, Yellow Dog) A− 

Ata Kak: Obaa Sima (1994 [2015], Awesome Tapes From Africa) A− 

Nicole Atkins: Goodbye Rhonda Lee (2017, Single Lock) B 

Atlantic Road Trip: One (2023, Calligram) B+(**) 

Dem Atlas: Bad Actress (2018, Rhymesayers) B 

Natacha Atlas: Mounqaliba (2010, World Village) B 

Atlas Sound:

  • Logos (2007-09 [2009], Kranky) B+(*) 
  • Parallax (2011, 4AD) B 

Atmosphere:

  • Sad Clown Bad Dub II (2000 [2023], Rhymesayers Entertainment) B+(**) 
  • When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Sh*t Gold (2008, Rhymesayers) B+(***) 
  • To All My Friends, Blood Makes the Blade Holy: The Atmosphere EPs (2010, Rhymesayers Entertainment) B+(**) 
  • The Family Sign (2011, Rhymesayers Entertainment) B+(***) 
  • Southsiders (2014, Rhymesayers Entertainment) B+(***) 
  • Fishing Blues (2016, Rhymesayers Entertainment) A− 
  • Mi Vida Local (2018, Rhymesayers Entertainment) B+(**) 
  • Whenever (2019, Rhymesayers Entertainment) B+(***) 
  • Word? (2021, Rhymesayers Entertainment) B+(*) 
  • So Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously (2023, Rhymesayers Entertainment) B+(***) 

Atom[TM]:

  • Lassigue Bendhaus/Matter (1992 [2019], AtomTM Audio Archive, 2CD) A− 
  • HD (2013, Raster-Noton) B+(**) 

Atomic:

  • Feet Music (2001, Jazzland) B+(***) 
  • Boom Boom (2002 [2003], Jazzland) B+(***)  The Bikini Tapes (2004 [2005], Jazzland, 3CD) B+(***) 
  • Happy New Ears! (2005 [2006], Jazzland) B+(*) 
  • Retrograde (2007-08 [2008], Jazzland, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Live in Seattle (2008, Jazzland) B+(*) 
  • Theater Tilters Vol. 1 (2009 [2010], Jazzland) B+(**) 
  • Theater Tilters Vol. 2 (2009 [2010], Jazzland) B+(***) 
  • Here Comes Everybody (2011, Jazzland) B+(**) 
  • There's a Hole in the Mountain (2012 [2013], Jazzland) B+(*) 
  • Lucidity (2014 [2015], Jazzland) B+(***) 
  • Six Easy Pieces (2016 [2017], Odin) B+(**) 
  • Pet Variations (2018 [2019], Odin) B+(**) 

Atoms for Peace: Amok (2013, XL) B+(*) 

Michaël Attias:

  • Nerve Dance (2016 [2017], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • Ëchos La Nuit (2018 [2019], Out of Your Head) B+(**) 
  • /Simon Nabatov: Brooklyn Mischiefs (2014 [2021], Leo) B+(**) 

The Attic [Rodrigo Amado/Gonçalo Almeida/Onno Govaert]: Love Ghosts (2020 [2022], NoBusiness) A− 

Attitude!: Pause & Effect (2019 [2021], ESP-Disk) B+(**) 

Gilad Atzmon and the Orient House Ensemble:

  • The Tide Has Changed (2010, World Village) B+(***) 
  • Songs of the Metropolis (2012 [2013], World Village) B+(***) 

Allison Au:

  • The Sky Was Pale Blue, Then Grey (2012 [2014], self-released) B+(**) 
  • Forest Grove (2015 [2016], self-released) B+(*) 
  • Wander Wonder (2018 [2019], self-released) B+(**) 

Callum Au/Claire Martin: Songs and Stories (2020, Stunt) B+(**) 

Au Pairs: Sense and Sensuality (1982, Kamera) B 

Au Suisse: Au Suisse (2022, City Slang) B+(*) 

AuB: AuB (2020, Edition) B+(*) 

Auction Project: Slink (2014, self-released) B+(*) 

Audio One:

  • An International Report (2014, Audiographic) A− 
  • The Midwest School (2014, Audiographic) B+(**) 
  • What Thomas Bernhard Saw (2014 [2015], Audiographic) A− 

Dan Auerbach: Keep It Hid (2009, Nonesuch) B+(*) 

Grazyna Auguscik Orchestar: Inspired by Lutoslawski (2013 [2014], Fortune) B+(*) 

Gregg August: Dialogues on Race: Volume One (2020, Iacuessa) B+(***)> 

August Greene: August Greene (2018, Fat Beats) B+(**) 

Auntie Flo:

  • Goan Highlife (2011, Huntleys & Palmers, EP) B+(*) 
  • Future Rhythm Machine (2021, Huntleys & Palmers) B+(*) 
  • Theory of Flo (2015, Huntleys & Palmers) B+(*) 
  • Radio Highlife (2018, Brownswood) B+(**) 
  • /Sarathy Korwar: Shruti Dances (2022, Make Music) B+(**) 

Aurelio:

  • Laru Beya (2011, Sub Pop) B+(**) 
  • Lándini (2014, Real World) B+(***) 

Aurora: The Gods We Can Touch (2022, Glassnote) B 

Sil Austin: Swingsation (1957-61 [1999], Verve) A− 

Stephen David Austin: A Bakersfield Dozen (2011, self-released) B+(*) 

Tiffany Austin:

  • Nothing but Soul (2015, Con Alma) B 
  • Unbroken (2018, Con Alma) B+(*) 

Austra:

  • Feel It Break (2011, Domino) B+(*) 
  • Olympia (2013, Domino) B− 

Autechre:

  • Exai (2013, Warp, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Sign (2020, Warp) B 
  • Plus (2020, Warp) B 

Authentically Plastic: Raw Space (2022, Hakuna Kulala) B+(**) 

Autolux: Pussy's Dead (2016. 30th Century/Columbia) B+(***) 

Autosalvage: Autosalvage (1968, RCA Victor) B+(***) 

Autre Ne Veut: Anxiety (2013, Software) B+(***) 

Gene Autry: Blues Singer, 1929-1931: "Booger Rooger Saturday Nite" (1929-31 [1996], Columbia/Legacy) B+(**) 

Angela Autumn: Frontiers Woman (2021, self-released, EP) B+(*) 

Karlis Auzins/Lucas Leidinger/Tomo Jacobson/Thomas Sauerborn: Mount Meander (2015 [2016], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

AVA Trio:

  • Digging the Sand (2018 [2019], Marocco Music) B+(***) 
  • Ash (2021 [2023], Tora, EP) B+(*) 

Available Jelly: Missolonghi: More From 2004 (2004 [2020], Ramboy) B+(**) 

Avalanche Kaito: Avalanche Kaito (2022, Glitterbeat) B+(*) 

The Avalanches:

  • Wildflower (2016, Astralwerks) B 
  • We Will Always Love You (2020, Modular) B+(**) 

Avantdale Bowling Club: Trees (2022, Years Gone By) B+(***) 

Average White Band: AWB (1974, Atlantic) B+(**) 

Avelino: God Save the Streets (2023, More Music/OddChild Music) B+(**) 

Daniel Avery:

  • Song for Alpha (2018, Phantasy Sound/Mute) B+(*) 
  • Love + Light (2020, Phantasy Sound) B+(**) 
  • Ultra Truth (2022, Phantasy Sound) B+(**) 

Teodross Avery:

  • In Other Words (1994, GRP) B+(**) 
  • & the 5th Power: New Day, New Groove (1998 [2001], 5th Power) B+(*) 
  • Bridging the Gap: Hop-Hop Jazz (2008, BTG Music) B− 
  • After the Rain: A Night for Coltrane (2019, Tompkins Square) B+(***) 
  • Harlem Stories: The Music of Thelonious Monk (2020, WJ3) B+(***) 

The Avett Brothers:

  • Emotionalism (2007, Ramseur) C 
  • I and Love and You (2009, American) B 

Bobby Avey:

  • Be Not So Long to Speak (2011 [2013], Minsi Ridge) B+(**) 
  • Authority Melts From Me (2012 [2014], Whirlwind) A− 
  • Inhuman Wilderness (2015 [2016], Inner Voice Jazz) B+(***) 

Avi Buffalo: At Best Cuckold (2014, Sub Pop) B+(*) 

Omer Avital:

  • New Song (2014, Motéma) B+(*) 
  • Qantar: New York Experience (2019 [2020], Jazz & People) B+(*) 

The Awakening Orchestra: Volume II: To Call Her to a Higher Plain (2019 [2020], Biophilia) B+(***) 

Awatair: Awatair Plays Coltrane (2019, Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(***) 

Awol One & Factor: The Landmark (2011, Fake Four) B+(**) 

David Axelrod: Songs of Experience (1969, Capitol) B 

Axolotl: Abrasive (1981 [2023], Souffle Continu) B+(*) 

Hoyt Axton: The Balladeer: Recorded Live at the Troubadour (1962, Horizon) B+(*) 

Aya: Im Hole (2021, Hyperdub) B+(**) 

Kevin Ayers: The Unfairground (2007, Gigantic) B+(*) 

Roy Ayers:

  • Ubiquity (1971 [2009], Verve) B− 
  • He's Coming (1971 [2009], Verve) B 
  • Virgo Red (1973 [2009], Verve) B− 
  • Change Up the Groove (1974 [2008], Verve) B 
  • A Tear to a Smile (1975 [2009], Verve) C+ 
  • Vibrations (1976 [2008], Verve) C 
  • Lifeline (1977 [2007], Verve) C+ 
  • You Send Me (1978 [2008], Verve) C 

Albert Ayler:

  • New York Eye and Ear Control Revisited (1964 [2021], Ezz-Thetics) B+(*) 
  • 1964 Prophecy Revisited (1964 [2023], Ezz-Thetics) B+(**) 
  • Summertime to Spiritual Unity Revisited (1964 [2023], Ezz-Thetics) A− 
  • European Radio Studio Recordings 1964 (1964 [2016], Hatology) B+(**) 
  • Copenhagen Live 1964 (1964 [2017], Hatology) B+(**) 
  • /Don Cherry: European Recordings Autumn 1964 Revisited (1964 [2022], Ezz-Thetics) B+(***) 
  • Quartets 1964: Spirits to Ghosts Revisited (1964 [2023], Ezz-Thetics) B+(***) 
  • 1965: Spirits Rejoice & Bells Revisited (1965 [2023], Ezz-Thetics) B+(***)  Lörrach, Paris 1966 (1966 [2013], Hatology) B+(**) 
  • Stockholm, Berlin 1966 (1966 [2011], Hatology) B+(***) 
  • 1966: Berlin, Lörrach, Paris & Stockholm. Revisited (1966 [2021], Ezz-Thetics) B+(***) 
  • Quintet: Lost Performances 1966 Revisited (1966 [2023], Ezz-Thetics) A− 
  • La Cave Live Cleveland 1966 Revisited (1966 [2022], Ezz-Thetics, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • At Slugs' Salloon 1966 Revisited (1966 [2022], Ezz-Thetics) B+(*) 
  • More Lost Performances Revisited (1962-67 [2023], Ezz-Thetics) A− 
  • Nuits De La Fondation Maeght 1970 (1970 [2002], Water) A− 

Don Ayler: In Florence 1981 (1981 [2022], Railroad Town Music) A− 

AZ: Doe or Die II (2021, Quiet Money) B+(**) 

Linda Ayupuka: God Created Everything (2022, Mais Um Discos) B+(**) 

Iggy Azalea:

  • Ignorant Art (2011 [2012], Grand Hustle, EP) B+(**) 
  • The New Classic (2014, Island) A− 
  • Reclassified (2014, Def Jam) B+(**) 
  • In My Defense (2019, Bad Dreams/Empire) B+(***) 
  • The End of an Era (2021, Bad Dreams/Empire) A− 

Maya Azucena: Cry Love (2011, Half Note) B− 

Jay Azzolina/Dino Govoni/Adam Nussbaum/Dave Zinno: Chance Meeting (2016, Whaling City Sound) B+(**) 

Cardi B:

  • Gangsta Bitch Music Vol. 1 (2016, KSR) B+(**) 
  • Gangsta Bitch Music Vol. 2 (GBMV2) (2017, KSR) B+(*) 
  • Invasion of Privacy (2018, Atlantic) A− 

Eric B. & Rakim: Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em (1990, MCA) B+(***) 

Katy B:

  • On a Mission (2011, Columbia) B+(*) 
  • Little Red (2014, Columbia) B+(***) 
  • Honey (2016, Virgin EMI) B+(**) 

B. Cool-Aid: Leather Blvd. (2023, Lex) B+(*) 

The B-52s:

  • Funplex (2008, Astralwerks) A− 
  • With the Wild Crowd! (2011, Eagle) B+(***) 

Ab Baars:

  • Slate Blue (2014 [2015], Wig) B+(***) 
  • Invisible Blow (2012 [2015], Wig) B 

Bab L' Bluz: Nayda! (2020, Real World) B+(*) 

Baba Zula:

  • /Mad Professor: Ruhani Oyun Havalan (Psychebelly Dance Music) (2003, Doublemoon) B+(***) 
  • Hayvan Gibi (2020, Night Dreamer/Gulbara) A− 

Babe, Terror: Horizogon (2020, Glue Moon) B− 

Jeff Babko/David Piltch: The Libretto Show (2022 [2023], Tudor Tones) B+(*) 

Baby Keem: The Melodic Blue (2021, PgLang/Columbia) B+(*) 

Baby Queen:

  • Medicine (2020, Polydor, EP) A− 
  • The Yearbook (2021, Polydor) B+(***) 
  • Quarter Life Crisis (2023, Polydor) A− 

Baby Rose: Through and Through (2023, Secretly Canadian) B+(*) 

Babyface: Return of the Tender Lover (2015, Def Jam) B+(***) 

Babyfather: BBF Hosted by DJ Escrow (2016, Hyperdub) B− 

Babyshambles:

  • Shotter's Nation (2007, Astralwerks) B+(***) 
  • Sequel to the Prequel (2013, Parlophone) B+(***) 

Susana Baca: Afrodiaspora (2011, Luaka Bop) B+(*) 

Ricardo Bacelar: Concerto Para Moviola: Ao Vivo (2015 [2016], Bacelar) B+(*) 

Kevin Bachelder/Jason Lee Bruns: Cherry Avenue (2015, Panout Music Group) B− 

Danny Bacher: Still Happy (2018, Whaling City Sound) B+(*) 

Daniel Bachman: When the Roses Come Again (2023, Three Lobed) B+(*) 

Backxwash:

  • Deviancy (2019, Grimalkin, EP) B+(***) 
  • God Has Nothing to Do With This Leave Him Out of It (2020, Grimalkin, EP) B+(**) 
  • I Lie Here Buried With My Rings and My Dresses (2021, Ugly Hag) B+(*) 
  • His Happiness Shall Come First Even Though We Are Suffering (2022, Ugly Hag) B+(**) 

Baco Exu Do Blues: Bluesman (2018, self-released) B+(**) 

John Bacon/Michael McNeill/Danny Ziemann: Refractions (2017 [2019], Jazz Dimensions) B+(***) 

Carol Bach-y-Rita: Minha Casa/My House (2016, Arugula) B+(**) 

Backstreet Boys: Backstreet Boys (1996 [1997], Jive) B+(**) 

Bad Bad Hats: Walkman (2021, Don Giovanni) B+(*) 

Bad Brains:

  • Bad Brains (1982, ROIR) B+(**) 
  • Rock for Light (1983, PVC) B 

Bad Bunny:

  • X 100RPE (2018, Rimas Entertainment) B+(*) 
  • YHLQMDLG (2020, Rimas) B+(**) 
  • El Último Tour Del Mundo (2020, Rimas) B+(*) 
  • Un Verano Sin Ti (2022, Rimas Entertainment) B+(**) 

Bad Luck: Four (2016 [2018], Origin) B+(***) 

Bad Meets Evil: Hell: The Sequel (2011, Shady/Interscope) B+(**) 

The Bad Plus:

  • Never Stop (2010, E1 Entertainment) B+(**) 
  • Made Possible (2012, E1) B+(**) 
  • Inevitable Western (2014, Okeh) B+(***) 
  • /Joshua Redman: The Bad Plus Joshua Redman (2015, Nonesuch) B+(**) 
  • It's Hard (2016, Okeh) B+(*) 
  • Activate Infinity (2019, Edition) B+(**) 
  • The Tower Tapes #4 (2019 [2020], Jazz Club Ferrara) B+(**) 
  • The Bad Plus (2021 [2022], Edition) B+(**) 

Bad Religion:

  • All Ages (1982-94 [1995], Epitaph) B 
  • True North (2013, Epitaph) B+(*) 

Joey Badass:

  • Summer Knights (2013, Cinematic Music Group) B+(*) 
  • B4.DA.$$ (2015, Cinematic Music Group) B+(***) 
  • All-Amerikkkan Bada$$ (2017, Pro Era/Cinematic) A− 

BadBadNotGood:

  • BBNG2 (2012, self-released) B+(*) 
  • III (2014, Innovative Leisure) B+(**) 
  • /Ghostface Killah: Sour Soul (2015, Lex) A− 
  • IV (2016, Innovative Leisure) B−  Talk Memory (2021, XL/Innovative Leisure) B 

Badfinger:

  • Magic Christian Music (1969 [2010], Captiol) B+(*) 
  • No Dice (1970 [2010], Capitol) B 
  • Straight Up (1971 [2010], Capitol) B− 
  • Ass (1972-73 [2010], Capitol) C+ 

Priscilla Badhwar: Mademoiselle (2014 [2015], self-released, EP) B+(**) 

Jeich Ould Badou: Music From Saharan WhatsApp 03 (2020, Sahel Sounds, EP) B+(*) 

Erykah Badu:

  • New Amerykah, Pt. 1: 4th World War (2008, Universal Motown) B+(***) 
  • New Amerykah, Pt. 2: Return of the Ankh (2010, Universal/Motown) B+(*) 
  • But You Caint Use My Phone (2015, Control Freaq) A− 

Choi Sun Bae:

  • Arirang Fantasy (1995 [2018[, NoBusiness) B+(***) 

Dmitry Baevsky:

  • Down With It (2010, Sharp Nine) A− 
  • Over and Out (2014 [2015], Jazz Family) A− 
  • /Jeb Patton: We Two (2018, Jazz & People) A− 
  • Soundtrack (2019 [2021], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(**) 
  • Kid's Time (2022, Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(***) 

Joan Baez: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Joan Baez (1971-75 [1999], A&M) C+ 

Alice Bag: Blueprint (2018, Don Giovanni) B+(*) 

Issa Bagayogo: Mali Koura (2007 [2008], Six Degrees) B+(**) 

Mike Baggetta: Thieves and Secrets (2013 [2014], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(*) 

Bahamas: Bahamas Is Afie (2014, Brushfire/Island) B+(**) 

Julian Bahula: Spirit of Malombo: Malombo Jazz, Jabula and Jazz Africa 1966-1984 (1966-84 [2014], Strut, 2CD) B+(**) 

BaianaSystem:

  • O Futuro Não Demora (2019, Máquina De Louco) B+(***) 
  • OXEAXEEXU (2021, Maquina De Louco) B+(***) 

Benny Bailey:

  • In Sweden: 1957-1959 Sessions (1957-59 [2011], Fresh Sound) B+(**) 
  • Grand Slam (1978 [1998], Storyville) B+(***) 

Buster Bailey: All About Memphis (1958, Felsted) B+(***) 

Corinne Bailey Rae: Black Rainbows (2023, Thirty Tigers) B+(**) 

Derek Bailey:

  • /George Lewis/John Zorn: Yankees (1982 [1983], Celluloid) B 
  • Drop Me Off at 96th (1986-87 [1994], Scatter) B+(**) 
  • /Mototeru Takagi: Live at FarOut, Atsugi 1987 (1987 [2020], NoBusiness) B+(**) 
  • /Paul Motian: Duo in Concert (1990-91 [2023], Frozen Reeds) B+(**) 
  • Domestic Jungle (1990s [2022], Scatter) B+(***) 
  • /Company: Klinker (2000 [2018], Confront, 2CD) B 
  • Standards (2002 [2007], Tzadik) B+(*) 
  • /Evan Parker/Hugh Davies/Jamie Muir/Christine Jeffrey: The Music Improvisation Company (1970, ECM) B 
  • /Greg Goodman: Extracting Fish-Bones From the Back of the Despoiler (1992 [2017], The Beak Doctor) B+(**) 

John Bailey:

  • In Real Time (2017 [2018], Summit) B+(**) 
  • Can You Imagine? (2019 [2020], Freedom Road) B+(**) 
  • Time Bandits (2022 [2023], Freedom Road) B+(**) 

Philip Bailey: Love Will Find a Way (2019, Verve) B+(*) 

Sheryl Bailey & Harvie S: Plucky Strum: Departure (2017, Whaling City Sound) B+(*) 

Victoria Bailey: Jesus, Red Wine & Patsy Cline (2020, Rock Ridge Music) B+(***) 

Lee Bains & the Glory Fires:

  • Dereconstructed (2014, Sub Pop) B 
  • Old-Time Folks (2022, Don Giovanni) B+(**) 

Aram Bajakian:

  • There Were Flowers Also in Hell (2014, Sanasar) B+(**) 
  • Music Inspired by the Color of Pomegranates (2015, Sanasar) B+(**) 

Chet Baker:

  • It Could Happen to You: Chet Baker Sings (1958 [2010], Riverside/OJC) B+(**) 
  • Plays the Best of Lerner & Loewe [OJC Remasters] (1959 [2013], Fantasy/OJC) B+(*) 
  • Chet Is Back! (1962 [2003], RCA) B 
  • The Best Thing for You (1977 [1989], A&M) A− 
  • Broken Wing (1978 [1979], Inner City) B 

Chet Baker Quartet Featuring Phil Markowitz:

  • Live at Nick's (1978 [1989], Criss Cross) B+(***) 

Chet Baker:

  • Blue Room: The 1979 Vara Studio Sessions in Holland (1979 [2023], Jazz Detective, 2CD) B+(**)  Tune Up: Live in Paris (1980 [2022], Circle) B+(*) 

Chet Baker Quintet Featuring Warne Marsh:

  • Blues for a Reason (1984 [1985], Criss Cross) A− 

Chet Baker:

  • Live in Paris: The Radio France Recordings 1983-1984 (1983-84 [2022], Elemental Music, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • /Philip Catherine: Chet's Choice (1985 [1989], Criss Cross) A− 

Duck Baker:

  • There's Something for Everyone in America (1975, Kicking Mule) B+(***) 
  • The King of Bongo Bong (1977, Kicking Mule) A− 
  • Les Blues Du Richmond: Demos & Outtakes 1973-1979 (1973-79 [2018], Tompkins Square) B+(**) 
  • Plymouth Rock: Unreleased & Rare Recordings, 1973-1979 (1973-79 [2020], Tompkins Square) B+(***) 
  • Spinning Song: Duck Baker Plays the Music of Herbie Nichols (1995-96 [1996], Avant) B+(***) 
  • The Roots & Branches of American Music (2009, Les Cousins) B+(**) 
  • Confabulations (1994-2017 [2021], ESP-Disk) A− 

Jalen Baker: Be Still (2022 [2023], Cellar) B+(*) 

Jeff Baker: Phrases (2017 [2018], OA2) B 

Josephine Baker: Breezin' Along [Art Deco Series] (1926-27 [1995], Columbia/Legacy) B+(***) 

Julien Baker:

  • Sprained Ankle (2015, 6131 Records) B+(*) 
  • Turn Out the Lights (2017, Matador) B 
  • Little Oblivions (2021, Matador) B+(*) 

Kate Baker & Vic Juris: Return to Shore: The Duo Sessions (2019 [2022], Strikezone) B+(***) 

Kenny Baker and Warren Vaché: Ain't Misbehavin' (1996-97 [1998], Zephyr) A− 

Sam Baker:

  • Mercy (2003 [2004], Blue Lime Stone) A− 
  • Pretty World (2006 [2007], Blue Lime Stone) A− 
  • Cotton (2009, Music Road) B+(***) 
  • Say Grace (2013, self-released) B+(***)  
  • Land of Doubt (2017, self-released) B+(*) 
  • Horses and Stars (2019, self-released) B+(*) 

Baker's Brew: New Works (2020 [2021], Psychosomatic, 2CD) B+(*) 

Balance: Conjure (2020 [2022], Two Rooms) B+(**) 

Juan Pablo Balcazar:

  • Reversible (2013 [2015], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(**) 
  • Suite Resbalosa (2018 [2020], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(***) 

Daby Balde: Le Marigot Club Dakar (2009, Riverboat) B+(**) 

Rossano Baldini: Humanbeing (2020 [2021], RareNoise) B+(**) 

Bob Baldori/Arthur Migliazza: The Boogie Kings: Disturbing the Peace (2018, Blujazz/Spirit) B+(*) 

Adam Baldych & Helge Lien Trio: Bridges (2015, ACT) B+(***) 

Bali Baby:

  • Baylor Swift (2018, Twin, EP) A− 
  • Resurrection (2018, Twin, EP) B+(**) 
  • Bubbles Bali (2019, Billmania Media) B+(**) 

Balimaya Project:

  • Wolo So (2020 [2021], Jazz Re:Freshed) A− 
  • When the Dust Settles (2023, New Soil) B+(***) 

Eszter Balint: Airless Midnight (2015, Red Herring) A− 

Balka Sound: Balka Sound (1981-83 [2022], Strut) B+(***) 

Balkan Beat Box:

  • Blue Eyed Black Boy (2010, Crammed Discs) B+(***) 
  • Give (2012, Nat Geo Music) B+(***) 

Jon Balke:

  • /Magnetic North Orchestra: Kyanos (2001 [2002], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Warp (2014 [2016], ECM) B+(*) 
  • Discourses (2019 [2020], ECM) B 
  • /Siwan: Hafla (2021 [2022], ECM) B 

Marcia Ball:

  • Roadside Attractions (2011, Alligator) B+(***) 
  • The Tattooed Lady and the Alligator Man (2014, Alligator) B+(*) 
  • Shine Bright (2018, Alligator) B+(*) 

Charlie Ballantine: Reflections/Introspection: The Music of Thelonious Monk (2021, Green Mind) B+(***) 

Jeff Ballard: Time's Tales (2013 [2014], Okeh) B+(***) 

Yaala Ballin: Sings Irving Berlin (2021, SteepleChase LookOut) B+(***) 

Ballister:

  • Bastard String (2010 [2011], self-released) B+(***) 
  • Worse for the Wear (2014 [2015], Aerophonic) B+(***) 
  • Slag (2015 [2017], Aerophonic) B+(*) 
  • Znachki Stilyag (2019 [2020], Aerophonic) A− 
  • Smash and Grab (2022 [2024], Aerophonic) A− 

Dave Ballou:

  • Solo Trumpet (2015, Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • & BeepHonk: The Windup (2017 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Kelsea Ballerini:

  • Kelsea (2020, Black River) B+(*) 
  • Subject to Change (2022, Black River) B+(*) 
  • Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (2023, Black River, EP) B+(**) 

Ballrogg:

  • Abaft the Beam (2014-15 [2017], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • Rolling Ball (2020, Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Baloji:

  • Kinshasa Succursale (2010 [2012], Crammed) B+(**) 
  • 137 Avenue Kaniama (2018, Bella Union) B+(***) 

Baloni: Belleke (2012 [2014], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Balqees: Majnoun (2013, Rotana) B+(***) 

Baltazanis: End of Seas (2015, self-released) B+(*) 

Gabe Baltazar: Birdology (1992 [2023], Fresh Sound) A− 

Baltbom!: ¡!Baltbom!¡ (2015, self-released) B+(*) 

Balto!:

  • Balto! (2016, self-released) B+(**) 
  • Two Cans of Soup (2017, self-released, EP) B− 
  • Taco Cat Poops (2018, self-released, EP) B+(**) 
  • /Plaidworthy: If the Big Hurt (2015, self-released) B+(***) 

Baltsticks!!: Play You, Play Me (2016, self-released) B+(*) 

J Balvin:

  • Vibras (2018, Universal Latin) B+(**) 
  • /Bad Bunny: Oasis (2019, Universal Music Latino) B+(**) 
  • Colores (2020, Universal Latin) B+(**) 

Kwi Bamba: Kwi Bamba & L'Orchestre De Gama Berema (1997 [2018], Ouch!) B+(***) 

Sorry Bamba: Volume One 1970-1979 (1970-79 [2011], Thrill Jockey) A− 

Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force: Planet Rock: The Album (1982-84 [1986], Tommy Boy) A− 

Bambii: Infinity Club (2023, Innovative Leisure, EP) B+(***) 

Heather Bambrick: You'll Never Know (2016 [2017], self-released) B+(**) 

Lucian Ban:

  • Elevation: Songs From Afar (2014 [2016], Sunnyside) B+(*) 
  • /John Surman/Mat Maneri: Transylvanian Folk Songs: The Bela Bartók Field Recordings (2020, Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • Ways of Disappearing (2021 [2022], Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Bananagun: The True Story of Bananagun (2020, Full Time Hobby) B+(*) 

Band of Horses:

  • Cease to Begin (2007, Sub Pop) B+(*) 
  • Infinite Arms (2010, Fat Possum) B+(*)  Things Are Great (2022, BMG) B+(*) 

Banda Magda: Tigre (2017, GroundUP Music) B+(*) 

David Bandrowski & the Rhumba Defense: French Onion Superman (2021 [2022], self-released) B+(**) 

Billy Bang:

  • Invitation (1982, Soul Note) B+(**) 
  • Outline No. 12 (1982 [1983], Celluloid) B+(**) 
  • /Dennis Charles: Bangception, Willisau 1982 (1982 [1998], Hatology) B+(**) 
  • The Fire From Within (1984 [1985], Soul Note) A− 
  • Lucky Man (2008 [2021], BBE, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • /William Parker: Medicine Buddha (2009 [2014], NoBusiness) A− 

Bang On!: [Sic] (2012, Big Dada) B+(**) 

Bang on a Can: Bang on a Can Meets Kyaw Kyaw Naing (2005, Cantaloupe) A− 

Lester Bangs and the Delinquents: Jook Savages on the Brazos (1981, Live Wire) A− 

Devendra Banhart: What Will We Be (2009, Warner Brothers) B 

Harrison Bankhead: Morning Sun Harvest Moon (2010 [2011], Engine) A− 

Banks: Goddess (2014, Harvest) B+(**) 

Azealia Banks:

  • 1991 (2012, Interscope, EP) B+(**) 
  • Broke With Expensive Taste (2014, Prospect Park) B+(***) 
  • Slay-Z (2016, self-released, EP) B 

Maria Baptist: Essays on Jazz (2023, self-released, 2CD) B+(***) 

Cyro Baptista:

  • Banquet of the Spirits (2008, Tzadik) B− 
  • Infinito (2009, Tzadik) B 
  • Banquet of the Spirits: Caym: The Book of Angels Volume 17 (2010 [2011], Tzadik) B+(**) 

Denys Baptiste: The Late Trane (2017, Edition) B+(**) 

Bar Italia:

  • Tracey Denim (2023, Matador) B+(***) 
  • The Twits (2023, Matador) B+(***) 

Amiri Baraka: It's Nation Time: African Visionary Music (1972 [2018], Motown) B+(***) 

Amina Baraka:

  • /The Red Microphone: Amina Baraka & the Red Microphone (2017, ESP-Disk) A− 

Louise Baranger: Louise Baranger Plays the Great American Groove Book (2017, Summit) B 

Richard Baratta:

  • Music in Film: The Sequel (2022, Savant) B+(*) 
  • Off the Charts (2023, Savant) B+(**) 

Chris Barber:

  • Echoes of Ellington (1976 [2008], Timeless, 2CD) B+(**)  Memories of My Trip (1958-2010, Proper, 2CD) B+(**)  

Jonathan Barber & Vision Ahead: Poetic (2022, Vision Ahead) B+(*) 

Matt Barber: The Song Is You (2023, MB) B+(*) 

Patricia Barber:

  • Monday Night: Live at the Green Mill Vol. 2 (2010 [2011], Fast Atmosphere) B 
  • Smash (2012 [2013], Concord Jazz) B 
  • Clique! (2021, Impex) B+(***) 

Rahsaan Barber:

  • The Music in the Night (2017, Jazz Music City) B+(**) 
  • Mosaic (2020 [2021], Jazz Music City, 2CD) B+(**) 

Caterina Barbieri:

  • Ecstatic Computation (2019, Editions Mego) A− 
  • Spirit Exit (2022, Light-Years) B+(**) 
  • Myuthafoo (2023, Light-Years) B+(**) 

Gato Barbieri:

  • In Search of the Mystery (1967, ESP-Disk) B+(*) 
  • The Third World (1969 [1970], Flying Dutchman) B+(***) 
  • Fenix (1971, Flying Dutchman) A− 
  • El Pampero (1971 [1972], Flying Dutchman) A− 
  • Chapter One: Latin America (1973 [2009], Impulse) A− 
  • Chapter Two: Hasta Siempre (1973 [2009], Impulse) A− 
  • Ruby, Ruby (1978 [2007], Verve) B+(*) 
  • Tropico (1978 [2009], A&M) B 

Barcelona Art Orchestra: Ragtime Stories (2021 [2022], UnderPool) B+(***) 

Barcelona Clarinet Players: Fantasías Barcelónicas: A Tribute to Paquito D'Rivera (2021 [2022], Sunnyside) B+(*) 

Mike Bardash: Polygon (2013 [2014], Rhombus) B+(*) 

Sam Bardfeld: The Great Enthusiasms (2017, BJU) B+(***) 

Bardo Pond: Under the Pines (2017, Fire) B 

Bobby Bare: Darker Than Light (2012, E1/Plowboy) B+(*) 

Bobby Bare Jr.:

  • A Storm, a Tree, My Mother's Head (2010, Thirty Tigers) B+(***) 
  • 's Young Criminals' Starvation League: Undefeated (2014, Bloodshot) B 
  • Don't Follow Me (I'm Lost) [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] (2015, Bloodshot) B+(***) 

Bargou 08: Targ (2017, Glitterbeat) B+(*) 

BJ Barham: Rockingham (2016, self-released) A− 

Bark: Loud (2023, Dial Back Sound) B+(**) 

Mamane Barka: Introducing Mamane Barka (2009, World Music Network) B+(**) 

Barker: Utility (2019, Ostgut Ton) B+(***) 

Andrew Barker:

  • /Paul Dunmall/Tim Dahl: Luddite (2012 [2014], New Atlantis) B+(**) 
  • Barker Trio: Avert Your I (2017 [2018], Astral Spirits) B+(*) 
  • /Daniel Carter: Polyhedron (2017 [2018], Astral Spirits) B+(**) 

Blue Lu Barker: 1946-1949 (1946-49 [2000], Classics) A− 

Guy Barker: Soundtrack (2001 [2002], Provocateur) B+(***) 

Simon Barker/Henry Kaiser/Bill Laswell/Rudresh Mahanthappa: Mudang Rock (2017 [2018], Fractal Music) B+(***) 

MC Paul Barman:

  • Thought Balloon Mushroom Cloud (2010, Househusband) B+(***) 
  • (((Echo Chamber))) (2018, Mello Music Group) B+(***) 

Alan Barnes:

  • /Harry Allen: Barnestorming (2006 [2007], Woodville) B+(**)  60th Birthday Celebration: New Takes on Tunes From '59 (2019, Woodville) B+(**) 

Danny Barnes:

  • Pizza Box (2010, ATO) B+(**) 
  • Rocket (2011, ATO/Red) B 
  • Man on Fire (2020, ATO) B+(***) 

Charlie Barnet & Jimmy Dorsey: Swingsation (1936-46 [1999], GRP) B+(**) 

Courtney Barnett:

  • The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas (2012-13 [2014], Mom + Pop Music) B+(*) 
  • Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015, Mom + Pop Music) A− 
  • /Kurt Vile: Lotta Sea Lice (2017, Matador) B+(*) 
  • Tell Me How You Really Feel (2018, Mom + Pop Music) B+(***) 
  • MTV Unplugged (Live in Melbourne) (2019, Marathon Artists) B+(**) 
  • Things Take Time, Take Time (2021, Mom + Pop) A− 

Mandy Barnett:

  • The Original Nashville Cast Recordings of "Always . . . Patsy Cline": Live at the Ryman Auditorium (1995, Decca) B+(*) 
  • Sweet Dreams (2011, Opry Music) B+(**) 
  • I Can't Stop Loving You: The Songs of Don Gibson (2013, Rounder) B+(***) 
  • Strange Conversation (2018, Dame Productions/Thirty Tigers) A− 
  • A Nashville Songbook (2020, BMG) B+(**) 
  • Every Star Above (2019 [2021], BMG) B 

Joey Baron/Robyn Schulkowsky: Now You Hear Me (2016 [2018], Intakt) B+(**) 

Simone Baron & Arco Belo: The Space Between Disguises (2019, GenreFluid) B− 

Baroness: Blue Record (2009, Relapse) B+(*) 

João Barradas:

  • Directions (2017, Inner Circle Music) B+(**) 
  • Solo II: Live at Festival D'Aix-En-Provence (2022 [2023], Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Barrage: The Was and Is to Come (2020, Øra Fonogram) B+(***) 

Brad Barrett/Joe Morris/Tyshawn Sorey: Cowboy Transfiguration (2018 [2019], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(***) 

Darren Barrett:

  • Energy in Motion: The Music of the Bee Gees (2014, dB Studios) B− 
  • Live and Direct 2014 (2014, dB Studios) B 

Ray Barretto: Acid (1968, Fania) A− 

Kenny Barron:

  • Scratch (1985, Enja) B+(**) 
  • Green Chimneys (1983-87 [1988], Criss Cross) B+(***) 
  • /Dave Holland: The Art of Conversation (2014, Blue Note) B+(***) 
  • Book of Intuition (2015 [2016], Impulse) B+(**) 
  • Concentric Circles (2018, Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • /Mulgrew Miller: The Art of Piano Duo: Live (2005-11 [2019], Sunnyside, 3CD) A− 
  • /Dave Holland Trio Featuring Johnathan Blake: Without Deception (2019 [2020], Dare2) A−  The Source (2022 [2023], Artwork) B+(***) 

Ronnie Barron: Blues Delicacies, Vol. 1 (1979 [1981], Vivid Sound) B+(***) 

Tim Barry: Live 2018 (2018 [2020], Chunkasah) A− 

Steve Barta: Symphonic Arrangement: Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio (2015 [2016], Steve Barta Music) B 

Bruce Barth:

  • Daybreak (2013 [2014], Savant) B+(**) 
  • Sunday (2017 [2018], Blau) B+(**) 
  • Dedication (2021 [2022], Origin) B+(**) 

Dave Bartholomew: The Big Beat of Dave Bartholomew: 20 of His Milestone Productions 1949-1960 (1949-60 (2002), Capitol) B+(**) 

Nik Bärtsch:

  • 's Mobile: Continuum (2015 [2016], ECM) A− 
  • 's Ronin: Awase (2017 [2018], ECM) A− 
  • Entendre (2019 [2021], ECM) B+(**) 

Gary Bartz:

  • Ntu Troop: Juju Street Songs (1972-73 [1997], Prestige) B+(**) 
  • Ntu Troop: I've Known Rivers and Other Bodies (1973, Prestige) B+(***) 
  • NTU Troop: Live in Bremen 1975 (1975 [2021], Moosicus, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Shadows (1991 [1992], Timeless) B+(**) 
  • The Red and Orange Poems (1994, Atlantic) B+(**) 
  • Coltrane Rules: Tao of a Musical Warrior (2012, Oyo) B+(***) 
  • /Maisha: Night Dreamer Direct-to-Disc Sessions (2019 [2020], Night Dreamer) B+(***) 

Juliana Barwick: Healing Is a Miracle (2020, Ninja Tune) B 

Bas Jan:

  • Yes I Jan (2018, Lost Map) B+(***) 
  • Yes We Jan (2018, Lost Map) B 
  • Baby U Know (2022, Lost Map) B+(***) 

The Baseball Project:

  • Vol. 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails (2008, Yep Roc) B+(***) 
  • Vol. 2: High and Inside (2011, Yep Roc) A− 
  • 3rd (2014, Yep Roc) B+(***) 
  • Grand Salami Time (2023, Omnivore) B+(**) 

Basement Jaxx:

  • Scars (2009, Ultra) B+(*) 
  • Junto (2014, Atlantic Jaxx) B+(**) 

Basement Research: Live in Münster (1999 [2007], Not Two) B+(***) 

Basher: Doubles (2021 [2022], Sinking City) B+(*) 

Bashful Brother Oswald: Dobro's Best (1976 [2008], Gusto) B+(*) 

Count Basie:

  • The Best of Early Basie (1937-39 [1996], MCA) A 
  • Count Basie and His Great Vocalists (1939-50 [1993], Columbia/Legacy) A− 
  • /Tony Bennett: Basie/Bennett: Count Basie and His Orchestra Swings/Tony Bennett Sings (1958 [1959], Roulette) B+(*) 
  • On My Way & Shoutin' Again (1962 [2009], Verve) B+(*) 
  • Basie Land (1963 [2009], Verve) A− 
  • Frankly Basie: Count Basie Plays the Hits of Frank Sinatra (1963 [1993], Verve) B+(*) 
  • Basie Jam (1973 [1975], Pablo) B+(*) 
  • /Joe Turner: The Bosses (1973 [1974], Pablo) B+(***) 
  • /Oscar Peterson: Count Basie Encounters Oscar Peterson: Satch and Josh (1974, Pablo) B+(**) 
  • /Zoot Sims: Basie & Zoot (1975 [1976], Pablo) B+(***) 
  • Get Together (1979 [1986], Pablo) B+(***) 

Basie All Stars: Live at Fabrik Vol. 1: Hamburg 1981 (1981 [2023], Jazzline) B+(**) 

Al Basile: Swing n' Strings (2013 [2014], Sweetspot) B+(**) 

John Basile: Penny Lane (2015, StringTime Jazz) B 

William Basinski:

  • 92982 (1982 [2009], 2062) B+(**) 
  • A Shadow in Time (2017, Temporary Residence) B 
  • Lamentations (2020, Temporary Residence) B+(*) 

Dave Bass: NYC Sessions (2012 [2015], Whaling City Sound) B+(*) 

BassDrumBone:

  • Cooked to Perfection (1986-96 [1999], Auricle) B+(**) 
  • The Long Road (2013-16 [2016], Auricle, 2CD) B+(***) 

Bastet: Eye of Ra (2015, self-released) B 

Bastille:

  • Bad Blood (2013, Virgin) B 
  • Give Me the Future (2022, Virgin/EMI) B 

Patricia Bastos: Vos Da Taba (2023, self-released) A− 

Bat for Lashes:

  • Two Suns (2009, Astralwerks) B− 
  • The Haunted Man (2012, Capitol) B 
  • The Bride (2016, Parlophone) B− 

Django Bates:

  • Beloved: The Study of Touch (2016 [2017], ECM) B+(*) 
  • Saluting Sgt. Pepper (2016 [2017], Edition) B 

Michael Bates:

  • Northern Spy (2015, Stereoscopic) B+(***) 
  • Metamorphoses: Variations on Lutoslawski (2022 [2023], Anaklasis) B+(**) 

Baths:

  • Cerulean (2010, Anticon) B+(***) 
  • Obsidian (2013, Anticon) B+(**) 

Bathysphere: Bathysphere (2015, Driff) B+(**) 

Batida:

  • Batida (2012, Soundway) A− 
  • Dois (2014, Soundway) B+(**) 
  • Neon Colonialismo (2022, Crammed Discs) B+(**) 

Keshav Batish: Binaries in Cycle (2021, Woven Strands) B+(**) 

Jon Batiste:

  • /Chad Smith/Bill Laswell: The Process (2014, MOD Technologies) B+(***) 
  • Hollywood Africans (2018, Verve) B+(*) 
  • Anatomy of Angels: Live at the Village Vanguard (2018 [2019], Verve) B+(*) 
  • Chronology of a Dream: Live at the Village Vanguard (2018 [2019], Verve) B+(*) 
  • We Are (2020 [2021], Verve) B+(**) 
  • World Music Radio (2023, Verve) B+(**) 

The Bats: Compiletely Bats (1984-86 [1987], Communion) B+(**) 

Stefano Battaglia:

  • In the Morning: Music of Alec Wilder (2014 [2015], ECM) B+(***) 
  • Pelagos (2016 [2017], ECM, 2CD) B+(**) 

Battle Trance:

  • Palace of Wind (2014, New Amsterdam) B+(**) 
  • Blade of Love (2016, New Amsterdam) B+(*) 
  • Green of Winter (2022, New Amsterdam) B+(*) 

Battles:

  • Mirrored (2007, Warp) B 
  • Gloss Drop (2011, Warp) B+(**) 
  • La Di Da Di (2015, Warp) A− 

Matt Bauder and Day in Pictures: Nightshades (2013 [2014], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Andrzej Bauer/Adam Baldych/Cezary Duchnowski/Cezary Konrad: Trans-Fuzja (2012 [2016], ForTune) B+(**) 

Chris Bauer: In a Yuletide Groove: Harmonica Jazz for the Holidays (2011, self-released) B− 

Conrad Bauer:

  • /Johannes Bauer: Bauer Bauer (1993 [1995], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • /Peter Kowald/Günter Sommer: Between Heaven and Earth (2001 [2003], Intakt) A− 
  • Hummelsummen (2002 [2003], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • 2007-1: The Gift (2018 [2020], NoBusiness) B+(**) 

Jamie Baum: Bridges (2018, Sunnyside) B+(*) 

Quentin Baxter: Art Moves Jazz (2022, BME) B+(*) 

Edwin Bayard/Dean Hulett/Mark Lomax II: Trio Plays Mingus (2022, CFG Multimedia) B+(***) 

Dave Bayles: Live at the Uptowner (2023, Calligram) A− 

The Baylor Project:

  • Generations (2021, Be a Light) B+(***) 
  • The Evening: Live at Apparatus (2022, Be a Light) B+(**) 

David Bazan: Curse Your Branches (2009, Barsuk) B+(*) 

Ecko Bazz: Mmaso (2022, Hakuna Kulala) B+(**) 

Aaron Bazzell: Aesthetic (2022, self-released) B+(**) 

BBQ With Fred Frith: Free Postmodernism/USA 1982 (1982 [2020], SÅJ) B+(**) 

BBU!: Bell Hooks (2012, Mishka) A− 

BbyMutha: Muthaland (2020, The Muthaboard) A− 

BC Camplight:

  • Shortly After Takeoff (2020, Bella Union) B 
  • The Last Rotation of Earth (2023, Bella Union) B 

BCUC:

  • The Healing (2019, Buda Musique) B+(**) 
  • Emakhosini (2018, Buda Musique) B+(*) 

Bdrmm:

  • Bedroom (2020, Sonic Cathedral) B+(**) 
  • I Don't Know (2023, Rock Action) B+(*) 

Be Your Own Pet:

  • Get Awkward (2008, Ecstatic Peace) B 
  • Mommy (2023, Third Man) B+(**) 

Beabadoobee:

  • Fake It Flowers (2020, Dirty Hit) B+(**) 
  • Beatopia (2022, Dirty Hit) B+(***) 

Beady Beast [Christy Doran/Franz Hellmüller]: On the Go (2021, Between the Lines) B+(**) 

The Beach Boys:

  • Surfin' Safari (1962, Capitol) B+(**) 
  • Surfin' U.S.A. (1963, Capitol) B− 
  • Surfer Girl (1963, Capitol) B+(***) 
  • Little Deuce Coupe (1962-63 [1963], Capitol) B+(**) 
  • Shut Down Volume 2 (1964, Capitol) B+(*) 
  • All Summer Long (1964, Capitol) B+(***) 
  • The Beach Boys Today! (1965, Capitol) B+(***) 
  • Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!) (1965, Capitol) A− 
  • Beach Boys' Party! (1965, Capitol) A− 
  • That's Why God Made the Radio (2012, Capitol) B+(**) 

Beach Bunny: Honeymoon (2020, Mom + Pop) B+(*) 

Beach Fossils:

  • Beach Fossils (2010, Captured Tracks) B+(**) 
  • Clash the Truth (2013, Captured Tracks) B 
  • Bunny (2023, Bayonet) 

Beach House:

  • Teen Dream (2010, Sub Pop) B+(**) 
  • Bloom (2012, Sub Pop) B 
  • Depression Cherry (2015, Sub Pop) B  
  • Thank Your Lucky Stars (2015, Sub Pop) B+(***) 
  • 7 (2018, Sub Pop) B+(**) 
  • Once Twice Melody (2022, Sub Pop) B+(**) 

Beach Slang: The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us (2015, Polyvinyl) B 

Beady Eye: Different Gear, Still Speeding (2011, Dangerbird) B− 

Beak>: >>> (2018, Temporary Residence) B+(*) 

Willis Earl Beal:

  • Acousmatic Sorcery (2011 [2012], XL) B+(*) 
  • Nobody Knows (2013, Hot Charity/XL) B 

Sam Beam & Jesca Hoop: Love Letter for Fire (2016, Sub Pop/Black Cricket) B+(*) 

Keola Beamer: Wooden Boat (1994, Dancing Cat) B+(*) 

Beans on Toast:

  • The Grand Scheme of Things (2014, Xtra Mile) A− 
  • Rolling Up the Hill (2015, Xtra Mile) A− 
  • A Spanner in the Works (2016, Xtra Mile) B+(**) 
  • Cushty (2017, Xtra Mile) B+(**) 
  • A Bird in the Hand (2018, Beans on Toast Music) B+(***) 
  • The Inevitable Train Wreck (2019, Beans on Toast Music) A− 
  • Knee Deep in Nostalgia (2020, Beans on Toast Music) B+(***) 
  • The Unforseeable Future (2020, Beans on Toast Music) B+(***) 
  • Survival of the Friendliest (2021, Beans on Toast Music) B+(**) 

Nicholas Bearde: Invitation (2015 [2016], Right Groove) B+(*) 

McKendrick Bearden: Bright as the Mines Out (2023, self-released) B+(*) 

John Beasley:

  • Presents MONK'estra Vol. 1 (2016, Mack Avenue) B− 
  • Presents MONK'estra Vol. 2 (2017, Mack Avenue) B 
  • MONK'estra Plays John Beasley (2020, Mack Avenue) B+(**) 

Kenyatta Beasley: The Frank Foster Songbook (2019, Art Vs Transit, 2CD) B+(**) 

Walter Beasley:

  • Beasley (1987 [2008], Verve) B− 
  • Just Kickin' It (1989 [2008], Verve) C 
  • Intimacy (1992 [2008], Verve) C+ 

Beastie Boys: Hot Sauce Committee Part Two (2011, Capitol) B+(***) 

Beat Funktion:

  • Voodooland (2014, DO Music) B− 
  • Olympus (2015, DO Music) B 

The Beaters: Harari (1975 [2021], Matsuli Music) B+(**) 

The Beatles:

  • Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1964-65 [2016], Universal/Apple) A− 
  • 1967-1970 (1967-70 [2010], Apple, 2CD) A 
  • Anthology 1 (1958-94 [1995], Capitol, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Anthology 2 (1965-95 [1996], Capitol, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Anthology 3 (1968-70 [1996], Apple/Capitol, 2CD) B 

Kenny Beats: Louie (2022, XL) B+(*) 

Beats Antique: Shadowbox (2016, Antique) B+(***) 

The Beau Brummels: Introducing the Beau Brummels (1965, Autumn) B+(**) 

Gerry Beaudoin: The Return: The Gerry Beaudoin Trio With Harry Allen (2011, Francesca) B+(**)  

The Beautiful South:

  • BBC Sessions (1989-98 [2007], UMVD, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Golddiggas: Headnodders & Pholk Songs (2004, Sony Music [UK]) A− 
  • Superbi (2006, Sony/BMG [UK]) A− 

Beauty Pill:

  • Beauty Pill Describes Things as They Are (2015, Butterscotch) B+(*)  
  • Sorry You're Here (2020, Taffety Punk Theatre Company) B+(***) 
  • Please Advise (2020, Northern Spy, EP) B+(*) 
  • Instant Night (2021, Northern Spy, EP) B+(*) 

Beauty School: Residual Ugly (2015, Humbler) B+(*) 

Francis Bebey:

  • African Electronic Music 1975-1982 (1975-82 [2012], Born Bad) A− 
  • Psychedelic Sanza 1982-1984 (1982-84 [2014], Born Bad) B+(**) 
  • Nandola/With Love: Works: 1963-1994 (1963-94 [1995], Original Music) B+(***) 

Carlos Bechegas/João Madeira/Ulrich Mitzlaff: Open in Finder (2023, 4DaRecord) B+(*) 

Sidney Bechet: The Complete Sidney Bechet Volumes 3/4 (1941) (1941 [1986], RCA, 2CD) A− 

Beck:

  • Modern Guilt (2008, Interscope) B+(**) 
  • Morning Phase (2014, Capitol) B− 
  • Colors (2017, Capitol) B 
  • Hyperspace (2019, Capitol) B 

Gordon Beck:

  • When Sunny Gets Blue: Spring '68 Sessions (1966-68 [2018], Another Planet) B+(*) 
  • Gyroscope (1968 [2002], Art of Life) B+(**) 
  • One for the Road (1995, JMS) B+(*) 

Joe Beck: Get Me (2006 [2014], Whaling City Sound) B+(***) 

Gerald Beckett:

  • The Messenger (2013 [2014], Summit) B 
  • Oblivion (2017, Summit) B+(*) 
  • Mood (2019 [2020], Pear Orchard) B 

Harry Beckett:

  • Still Happy (1974 [2016], My Only Desire, EP) B 
  • Joy Unlimited (1974 [2020], Cadillac) B+(**) 
  • Flugelhorn 4+3: All Four One (1991, Spotlite) B 

Shirantha Beddage: Momentum (2014 [2016], Factor) B+(***) 

Natasha Bedingfield: Strip Me (2010, Epic/Phonogenic) B− 

Bedouin/DakhaBrakha: The Bedouin Reworks of DakhaBrakha (2022, Human by Default, EP) B+(**) 

Bee Gees:

  • Bee Gees' 1st (1967, Atco) B 
  • Horizontal (1968, Atco) C 
  • Idea (1968, Atco) C+ 
  • Odessa (1969, Atco) C 
  • Trafalgar (1971, Atco) C− 

Gordon Beeferman/Michael Evans/Michael Foster/Shelley Hirsch: Glow (2021 [2023], Tripticks Tapes) B+(*) 

Beekman: Vol. 02 (2015 [2016], Ropeadope) B+(***) 

Perry Beekman: S'Wonderful: Perry Beekman Sings and Plays Gershwin (2015, self-released) B 

The Beets:

  • Spit in the Face of People Who Don't Want to Be Cool (2009, Captured Tracks) B 
  • Stay Home (2011, Captured Tracks) B 

Albert Beger:

  • Listening (2004, Earsay) B+(**) 
  • /Gerry Hemingway: There's Nothing Better to Do (2011 [2012], OutNow) B+(*) 
  • The Gate (2017 [2019], NoBusiness) B+(***) 

Dahveed Behroozi: Echos (2021, Sunnyside) B+(*) 

Bix Beiderbecke: Volume 2: At the Jazz Band Ball (1927-28 [1990], Columbia) A− 

Burkhard Beins, Martin Pfleiderer & Peter Niklas Wilson: Yarbles (1996 [1997], Hatology) B+(*) 

Beirut:

  • The Flying Club Cup (2007, Ba Da Bing!) B 
  • The Rip Tide (2011, Pompeii) B 

Martin Bejerano:

  • Trio Miami (2016, Figgland) B+(*) 
  • #Cubanamerican (2021 [2022], Figgland) B+(**) 

Majid Bekkas: Magic Spirit Quartet (2018 [2020], ACT Music) B+(*) 

Tor Einar Bekken/Inga-Mei Steinbru: Jungle One Jungle Two Jungle Blues (2023, self-released) B+(**) 

Roger Bekono: Roger Bekono (1989 [2023], Awesome Tapes From Africa) B+(**) 

Bill Belasco: Three Musicians (2016, Summit) B+(*) 

Simon Belelty: Pee Wee (2020 [2022], Jojo) B+(**) 

Gregg Belisle-Chi: Koi: Performing the Music of Tim Berne (2020 [2021], Relative Pitch) B+(*) 

Andy Bell: Flicker (2022, Sonic Cathedral) B+(***) 

Drake Bell: Ready Steady Go! (2014, Surfdog) B− 

Luke Bell: Luke Bell (2016, Bill Hill) B+(***) 

Lurrie Bell:

  • Young Man's Blues: The Best of the JSP Sessions (1989-90 [1997], JSP) B+(***) 
  • Blues in My Soul (2013, Delmark) A− 

Nathan Bell:

  • In Tune, On Time, Not Dead (2007, Zensuit) A− 
  • Traitorland (2008, Zensuit)  
  • Black Crow Blue (An American Album) (2011, Stone Barn) B+(**) 
  • Blood Like a River (2013, Stone Barn) B+(*) 
  • I Don't Do This for Love, I Do This for Love (Working and Hanging On in America) (2015, Stone Barn) B+(***) 
  • Love > Fear (48 Hours in Traitorland) (2017, Stone Barn) B+(***) 
  • Er Gwaetha Pawb a Phopeth (In Spite of Everyone & Everything) (2017 [2018], Angry Stick) B+(**) 
  • Loves Bones and Stars, Love's Bones and Stars (2018, Angry Stick) B+(***) 
  • Red, White and American Blues (It Couldn't Happen Here) (2021, Need to Know) A 

William Bell:

  • Never Like This Before: The Complete 'Blue' Stax Singles 1961-1968 (1961-68 [2022], Kent Soul) B+(**) 
  • The Man in the Street: The Complete 'Yellow' Stax Solo Singles 1968-1974 (1968-74 [2023], Kent Soul) B+(**) 
  • This Is Where I Live (2016, Stax) B 
  • One Day Closer to Home (2023, Wilbe) B+(**) 

Bell X1: Chop Chop (2013, Belly Up) B+(*) 

Belle and Sebastian:

  • Write About Love (2010, Matador) A− 
  • The Third Eye Centre (2002-10 [2013], Matador) B 
  • Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance (2015, Matador) B+(*) 
  • What to Look for in Summer (2019 [2020], Matador, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • A Bit of Previous (2022, Matador) B+(**)  Late Developers (2023, Matador) B+(***) 

The Belle Brigade: The Belle Brigade (2011, Reprise) B+(*) 

The Bellfuries: Workingman's Bellfuries (2015, Hi-Style) B 

Louie Belogenis: Blue Buddha (2015, Tzadik) B+(***) 

Ilia Belorukov:

  • /Gabriel Ferrandini: Disquiet (2017 [2019], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • /Vasco Trilla: Laniakea (2017 [2019], Astral Spirits) B− 

Ewa Bem With Swing Session: Be a Man [Polish Jazz Vol. 65] (1981 [1982], Polskie Nagrania Muza) B+(**) 

Jorge Ben:

  • Samba Esquema Novo (1963, Philips) B+(***) 
  • Sacundin Ben Samba (1964, Philips) B+(**) 
  • Big Ben (1965, Philips) B+(*) 
  • O Bidú: Silêncio No Brooklin (1967, Artistas Unidos) B+(***) 
  • Jorge Ben (1969, Philips) A− 
  • Negro É Lindo (1971, Philips) B+(***) 
  • A Tábua De Esmeralda (1974, Philips) B+(***) 
  • Solta O Pavão (1975, Philips) A− 
  • África Brasil (1976, Polygram) A− 
  • Tropical (1976, Mango) B 
  • Samba Nova (1970-74 [1976], Mango) 
  • Alô Alô, Como Vai? (1980, Som Livre) B+(**) 
  • Dádiva (1983, Som Livre) B+(**) 

Benny Benack III:

  • A Lot of Livin' to Do (2019 [2020], LA Reserve) B+(**) 
  • Third Time's the Charm (2023, La Reserve/Bandstand Presents) B+(**) 

Beneficence & Jazz Spastiks: Summer Night Sessions (2023, Ill Adrenaline) A 

Tigger Benford & Party: Vessel of Gratitude (2014, self-released) B+(*) 

Marc Benham:

  • Fats Food: Autour De Fats Waller (2016, Frémeaux & Associés) B+(*) 
  • Biotope (2020, SteepleChase) B+(**) 

Gorka Benitez: Gasteiz (2012 [2014], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(**) 

Lakecia Benjamin:

  • Pursuance: The Coltranes (2020, Ropeadope) B+(*) 
  • Phoenix (2022 [2023], Whirlwind) A− 

Sathima Bea Benjamin: Memories and Dreams (1983 [1986], Ekapa/Blackhawk) B+(***) 

Benjamin Tod: Songs I Swore I'd Never Sing (2022, Anti-Corp) B+(*) 

Benji.: Smile, You're Alive! (2021, SinceThe80s) B+(**) 

Aaron Bennett/Darren Johnston/Lisa Mezzacappa/Tim Rosaly: Shipwreck 4 (2015 [2016], NoBusiness) B+(*) 

Ben Bennett/Zach Darrup/Jack Wright: Never (2018, Palliative) B+(*) 

Daniel Bennett:

  • The Mystery at Clown Castle (2014 [2015], Manhattan Daylight) B+(*) 
  • We Are the Orchestra (2018, Manhattan Daylight Media, EP) B 

Dave Bennett:

  • Clarinet Is King: Songs of Great Clarinetists (2010, Arbors) B+(*) 
  • Blood Moon (2017, Mack Avenue) B+(**) 

Heather Bennett: Lazy Afternoon (2018, Summit) B 

Richard X Bennett:

  • Experiments With Truth (2017, Ropeadope) B+(**) 
  • What Is Now (2017, Ropeadope) B+(**) 
  • /Matt Parker: Parker Plays X (2021 [2023], BYNK) B+(***) 

Tony Bennett:

  • Cloud 7 (1954 [1955], Columbia) B+(*) 
  • The Beat of My Heart (1957 [1996], Columbia/Legacy) B+(**) 
  • Live at the Sahara: Las Vegas, 1964 (1964 [2013], Columbia/Legacy) B+(*) 
  • /Bill Evans: Together Again (1976 [2003], Concord) B+(*) 
  • The Classic Christmas Album (1968-2008 [2011], Columbia/Legacy) B+(*) 
  • /Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek (2014, Interscope) B+(*) 
  • /Bill Charlap: The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern (2015, Columbia) B+(*) 
  • /Diana Krall: Love Is Here to Stay (2018, Verve/Columbia) B+(**) 
  • /Lady Gaga: Love for Sale (2021, Columbia/Interscope) B+(**) 

Han Bennink:

  • Parken (2009, ILK) B+(***) 
  • Bennink & Co. (2012, ILK) A− 

Benny the Butcher:

  • Burden of Proof (2020, Griselda) B+(**) 
  • The Plugs I Met 2 (2021, Black Soprano Family, EP) B+(**) 
  • Pyrex Picasso (2018 [2021], Rare Scrilla/BSF, EP) B+(*) 
  • Tana Talk 4 (2022, Griselda/Empire) B+(**) 

Brendan Benson: My Old, Familiar Friend (2009, ATO) B− 

George Benson:

  • It's Uptown (1966, Columbia) B+(***) 
  • Shape of Things to Come (1968 [2007], Verve) B+(*) 
  • Tell It Like It Is (1969 [2008], Verve) B 
  • I Got a Woman and Some Blues (1969 [2008], Verve) C 

Bent Shapes: Wolves of Want (2015 [2016], Slumberland) B+(**) 

Bentcousin: Bentcousin (2016, Team Love) B+(**) 

Dierks Bentley:

  • Up on the Ridge (2010, Capitol) B 
  • Home (2012, Capitol Nashville) B+(*) 
  • Black (2016, Capitol Nashville) B 
  • Riser (2014, Captiol Nashville) B− 

Brook Benton: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Brook Benton (1959-70 [2000], Mercury) A− 

Cheryl Bentyne:

  • Lost Love Songs (2003-11 [2016], Summit) B+(***) 
  • Rearrangements of Shadows: The Music of Stephen Sondheim (2017, ArtistShare) B− 

Benyoro: Benyoro (2014, self-released) B+(***) 

Kristin Berardi: The Light & the Dark (2019 [2022], Earshift Music) B+(*) 

Steve Beresford:

  • /Tristan Honsinger/David Toop/Toshinori Kondo: Double Indemnity/Imitation of Life (1980-81 [2001], Atavistic Unheard Music Series) B+(*) 
  • /John Butcher: Old Paradise Airs (2019 [2020], Iluso) B+(*) 

Kris Berg & the Metroplexity Big Band: Time Management (2014, Summit/MAMA) B+(*) 

Karl Berger:

  • /Kirk Knuffke: Moon (2013-14 [2015], NoBusiness, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • /Jason Kao Hwang: Conjure (2014 [2019], True Sound) B 
  • /Max Johnson/Billy Mintz: Sketches (2017 [2022], Fresh Sound) B+(***) 
  • /Kirk Knuffke: Heart Is a Melody (2022, Stunt) B+(***) 

Thomas Bergeron: Sacred Feast (2015, self-released) C+ 

Borah Bergman:

  • /Andrew Cyrille: The Human Factor (1992 [1993], Soul Note) B+(***) 
  • /Hamid Drake: Reflections on Ornette Coleman and the Stone House (1995, Soul Note) B+(*) 
  • /Peter Brötzmann/Frode Gjerstad: Left (1996 [2016], Not Two) B+(**) 
  • /Perry Robinson/Steve Swell/Ray Sage: Quartets Trios Duos (2007 [2020], Mahakala Music) A− 
  • Luminescence (2008 [2009], Tzadik) A− 

Jerry Bergonzi:

  • Inside Out (1989 [1990], Red) B+(**) 
  • Lost in the Shuffle (1998, Double Time) B+(**) 
  • Intersecting Lines (2012 [2014], Savant) A− 
  • Rigamaroll (2012 [2015], Savant) A− 
  • Spotlight on Standards (2016, Savant) B+(***) 
  • Dog Star (2017, Savant) B+(***) 
  • The Seven Rays (2019, Savant) B+(*) 
  • Nearly Blue (2019 [2020], Savant) A− 
  • Extra Extra (2023, Savant) B+(*) 

Gunnar Bergsten/Peter Nordahl: Play Lars Gullin (2000 [2004], Proprius) B+(***) 

Antoine Berjeaut: Wasteland (2013 [2014], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(*) 

Antoine Berjeaut:

  • Moving Cities (2017 [2019], I See Colors) B+(**) 

David Berkman:

  • Self-Portrait (2011, Red Piano) B+(**) 
  • Old Friends and New Friends (2014 [2015], Palmetto) B+(**) 
  • Six of One (2018 [2019], Palmetto) A− 
  • Plays Music by John Coltrane and Pete Seeger: Solo Piano (2020, Without) B+(**) 

Bruno Berle: No Reino Dos Afetos (2022, Far Out) B+(**) 

Rick Berlin: Paper Airplane (2010, Hi-N-Dry) B+(**) 

Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra: Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra (1989 [1990], ECM) B+(***) 

Sasha Berliner: Onyx (2022, self-released) B+(**) 

Josh Berman:

  • A Dance and a Hop (2015, Delmark) A− 
  • /Paul Lytton/Jason Roebke: Trio Discrepancies (2018 [2019], Astral Spirits) B+(**) 

Mili Bermejo/Dan Greenspan: Arte Del Dúo (2016, Ediciones Pentagrama) B+(***) 

Dan Bern: The Swastika E.P. (2002, Messenger, EP) A− 

Sarah Bernadette: Sad Poems on My Phone (2023, Blujazz, EP) B 

Will Bernard:

  • Freelance Subversives (2020, Ropeadope) B 
  • Pond Life (2022, Dreck to Disk) A− 
  • /Beth Custer: Sky (2023, Dreck to Disk) B+(*) 

Daniel Bernardes & Drumming GP: Liturgy of the Birds: In Memoriam Olivier Messiaen (2018 [2019], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Tim Berne:

  • The Ancestors (1983, Soul Note) B+(*) 
  • Mutant Variations (1983 [1984], Soul Note) B+(***) 
  • Shadow Man (2013, ECM) B+(***) 
  • You've Been Watching Me (2014 [2015], ECM) B+(***) 
  • Incidentals (2014 [2017], ECM) B+(***)  's Snakeoil: The Tower Tapes #1 (2017 [2020], Jazz Club Ferrara) B+(**) 
  • /Chris Speed/Reid Anderson/Dave King: Broken Shadows (2018 [2021], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • 's Snakeoil: The Fantastic Mrs. 10 (2019 [2020], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • 's Snakeoil: The Deceptive 4 (2009-17 [2020], Intakt, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • /Matt Mitchell: Spiders (2020, Out of Your Head Untamed) + 
  • /Matt Mitchell: Spiders (2020, Out of Your Head) A− 
  • /Gregg Belisle-Chi: Mars (2021 [2022], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • /Matt Mitchell: One More, Please (2021 [2022], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • /Hank Roberts/Aurora Nealand: Oceans And (2022 [2023], Intakt) B 

Matt Berninger: Serpentine Prison (2020, Book) B+(**) 

Eraldo Bernocchi:

  • /Prakash Sontakke: Invisible Strings (2016, RareNoise) B+(***) 

Ernaldo Bernocchi:

  • Rosebud (2017, RareNoise) B+(*) 

Eraldo Bernocchi:

  • Like a Fire That Consumes All Before It (2018, RareNoise) B+(*) 

Randy Bernsen: Grace Notes (2015, Jericho Jams) B 

Peter Bernstein:

  • Heart's Content (2002 [2003], Criss Cross) B+(***) 
  • Live at Smalls (2008 [2010], Smalls Live) B+(**) 
  • Let Loose (2016, Smoke Sessions) B+(*) 
  • Signs LIVE! (2015 [2017], Smoke Sessions, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • What Comes Next (2020, Smoke Sessions) B+(*) 

Sarah Bernstein:

  • Still/Free (2015 [2016], Leo) B+(***) 
  • Veer Quartet (2022, New Focus) B 

Steven Bernstein:

  • Community Music (2020 [2021], Royal Potato Family, EP) B+(***) 
  • 's Millennial Territory Orchestra: Tinctures in Time (Community Music, Vol. 1) (2021, Royal Potato Family) B+(***) 
  • 's MTO: Good Time Music (Community Music Vol. 2) (2022, Royal Potato Family) B+(***) 
  • & the Hot 9: Manifesto of Henryisms (Community Music Vol. 3) (2020 [2022], Royal Potato Family) B+(***) 
  • 's Millennial Territory Orchestra: Popular Culture (Community Music Vol. 4) (2020 [2022], Royal Potato Family, EP) B+(**) 

Ignacio Berroa: Straight Ahead From Havana (2017, Codes Drum Music) B+(**) 

Berry: Everything, Compromised (2018, Joyful Noise) B− 

Chris Berry and the Bayaka of Yandoumbe: Listen . . . OKA! (2011, Oka Productions) A− 

Chuck Berry:

  • After School Session (1955-57 [1957], Chess) B+(***) 
  • One Dozen Berrys (1957 [1958], Chess) B+(***) 
  • Chuck Berry Is on Top (1955-59 [1959], Chess) A− 
  • Rockin' at the Hops (1960, Chess) B+(**) 
  • New Juke Box Hits (1961, Chess) B+(*) 
  • Twist (1955-61 [1962], Chess) A− 
  • On Stage (1963, Chess) B− 
  • St. Louis to Liverpool (1957-64 [2004], Chess) A− 
  • Chuck Berry in London (1965, Chess) B+(***) 
  • Fresh Berry's (1965, Chess) B+(**) 
  • Chuck Berry's Golden Hits (1966 [1989], Mercury) B− 
  • Chuck Berry in Memphis (1967, Mercury) B+(*) 
  • Live at Fillmore Auditorium (1967, Mercury) B 
  • From St. Louie to Frisco (1968, Mercury) B+(*) 
  • Concerto in B-Goode (1969, Mercury) B+(*) 
  • Toronto Rock 'N' Roll Revival 1969 (1969 [2021], Sunset Blvd.) B+(***) 
  • Back Home (1970, Chess) B+(***) 
  • San Francisco Dues (1971, Chess) B− 
  • The London Chuck Berry Sessions (1972, Chess) B 
  • Bio (1973, Chess) B+(**)  The Anthology (1955-73 [2000], MCA/Chess, 2CD) A 
  • Gold (1955-73 [2005], Chess) A 
  • Chuck Berry (1975, Chess) B+(**) 
  • Rock It (1979, Atco) B+(*) 
  • Rock 'N Roll Rarities (1957-64 [1986], Chess) B+(***) 
  • Live From Blueberry Hill (2005-06 [2021], Dualtone) A− 
  • Chuck (1991-2014 [2017], Dualtone) A− 

Steven Bernstein/Paolo Fresu/Gianluca Petrella/Marcus Rojas: Brass Bang! (2014 [2015], Bonsaï Music) B+(*) 

Eddie Bert:

  • Kaleidoscope (1953-59 [2005], Fresh Sound) B+(**) 
  • The Human Factor (1987 [2023], Fresh Sound) B+(**) 

Camille Bertault & David Helbock: Playground (2021 [2022], ACT) B+(**) 

David Bertrand: Palmyra & Other Places (2017, Blujazz) B+(*) 

Lea Bertucci: Resonant Field (2017 [2019], NNA Tapes) B+(*) 

The Besnard Lakes: The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night (2010, Jagjaguwar) B 

Max Bessesen: Trouble (2020, Ropeadope) B+(**) 

Best Coast:

  • Crazy for You (2010, Mexican Summer) B+(*) 
  • The Only Place (2012, Mexican Summer) B+(**) 
  • Fade Away (2013, Mexican Summer, EP) B+(***) 
  • California Nights (2015, Harvest) B+(*) 

Jehnny Beth: To Love Is to Live (2010, Caroline) B+(*) 

The Beths:

  • Future Me Hates Me (2018, Carpark) B+(*) 
  • Jump Rope Gazers (2020, Carpark) B+(*) 
  • Expert in a Dying Field (2022, Carpark) B+(***) 

Better Oblivion Community Center: Better Oblivion Community Center (2019, Dead Oceans) B+(*) 

Bettie Serveert:

  • Palomine (1992, Matador) B+(**) 
  • Private Suit (2000, Hidden Agenda) B+(***) 
  • Log 22 (2003, Hidden Agenda) B+(***) 
  • Pharmacy of Love (2009 [2010], Second Motion) B+(**) 
  • Oh, Mayhem! (2013, Second Motion) B+(***) 

Tony Bevan:

  • /Paul Rogers/Steve Noble: Bigshots (1991 [1992], Incus) B+(*) 
  • /Alexander Frangenheim/Steve Noble: Twisters (1995 [1996], Scatter) B+(*) 

Beverly: Careers (2014, Kanine) B+(*) 

Girma Bèyènè & Akalé Wubé: Éthiopiques 30: "Mistakes on Purpose" (2017, Buda Musique) A− 

Yaya Bey: Remember Your North Star (2022, Big Dada) B+(**) 

Beyoncé:

  • B'Day (2006, Columbia) B+(*) 
  • I Am . . . Sasha Fierce (2008, Music World/Columbia, 2CD) C+ 
  • 4 (2011, Columbia) C 
  • Beyoncé (2013, Columbia) B+(**) 
  • Lemonade (2016, Parkwood/Columbia) A− 
  • Homecoming: The Live Album (2018 [2019], Columbia, 2CD) B 
  • Renaissance (2022, Parkwood/Columbia) A− 

Bfb Da Packman: Fat Niggas Need Love Too (2021, The Lunch Crew) B+(**) 

Bhad Bhabie: 15 (2018, Bhad Music) B+(**) 

Rafiq Bhatia: Breaking English (2018, Anti-) B+(**) 

Debashish Bhattacharya: Slide Guitar Ragas From Dusk Till Dawn (2015, Riverboat) B+(***) 

Bhi Bhiman: Bhiman (2012, Boocoo Music) B+(***) 

Bi Ba Doom: Graceful Collision (2022, Astral Spirits) B+(***) 

Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine: White People and the Damage Done (2013, Alternative Tentacles) B+(*) 

Pat Bianchi:

  • A Higher Standard (2015, 21-H) B+(*) 
  • In the Moment (2018, Savant) B 
  • Something to Say: The Music of Stevie Wonder (2021, Savant) B 

Gianni Bianchini: Type I (2016 [2017], self-released) B+(**) 

Andy Bianco: NYC Stories (2020, Next Level) B+(*) 

Eric Bibb:

  • Booker's Guitar (2008 [2010], Telarc) B+(***) 
  • Deeper in the Well (2011 [2012], Stony Plain) A− 
  • Jericho Road (2013, Stony Plain) B+(*) 
  • Blues People (2014, Stony Plain) B+(*) 
  • Dear America (2021, Provogue) B+(**) 
  • Ridin' (2023, Stony Plain) B+(***) 

Bibio:

  • Mind Bokeh (2011, Warp) A− 
  • Silver Wilkinson (2013, Warp) B+(*) 
  • A Mineral Love (2016, Warp) B 
  • Phantom Brickworks (2017, Warp) B 
  • Bib10 (2022, Warp) B+(*) 

Carlos Bica:

  • & Azul: More Than This (2016 [2017], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • & Azul: Azul in Ljubljana (2015 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(*) 
  • /Daniel Erdmann/DJ Illvibe: I Am the Escaped One (2018 [2019], Clean Feed) B+(*) 
  • Playing With Beethoven (2022 [2023], Clean Feed) B 

Bicep:

  • Bicep (2017, Ninja Tune) B+(**) 
  • Isles (2021, Ninja Tune) B+(**) 

Justin Bieber: Purpose (2015, Def Jam) B 

Nick Biello: Vagabond Soul (2016 [2018], Blujazz) B+(**) 

Biffy Clyro: A Celebration of Endings (2020, 14th Floor/Warner) B 

Big Baby Gandhi:

  • Big Fucking Baby (2011, mixtape) A− 
  • No 1 2 Look Up 2 (2012, mixtape) B+(***) 
  • Unreleased Freestyles + Other Bad Song Ideas (2013, self-released, EP) B 
  • /Yuri Beats: America Eats Its Babies (2013, Greedhead, EP) B 

The Big Bad Bones Featuring Scott Whitfield: Emergency Vehicle Blues (2019 [2020], Summit) B+(*) 

Big Boi:

  • Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty (2010, Def Jam) A 
  • Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors (2012, Def Jam) B+(*) 
  • /Phantogram: Big Grams (2015, Epic, EP) B+(*) 
  • Boomiverse (2017, Epic) B+(***) 

Big Bold Back Bone:

  • In Search of the Emerging Species (2015 [2017], Shhpuma) B 
  • Emerge (2015 [2018], Wide Ear) B+(*) 

Big Brother and the Holding Company: Be a Brother (1970, Columbia) B+(*) 

Big Chief Monk Boudreux: Bloodstains & Teardrops (2021, Whiskey Bayou) B+(*) 

Big Freedia:

  • Just Be Free (2014, Queen Diva) B+(*) 
  • 3rd Ward Bounce (2018, Asylum Worldwide, EP) B 
  • Central City (2023, Queen Diva) B− 

Big Heart Machine: Big Heart Machine (2017 [2018], self-released) B 

Big Joanie:

  • Sistahs (2018, Daydream Library Series) B+(***) 
  • Back Home (2022, Kill Rock Stars) B+(***) 

Big Joe: Keep Rocking and Swinging (1977, Live and Love) B+(***) 

Big K.R.I.T.:

  • Return of 4Eva (2011, mixtape) B+(***) 
  • 4Eva N a Day (2012, mixtape) A− 
  • Live From the Underground (2012, Def Jam) A− 
  • Cadillactica (2014, Def Jam) A− 
  • It's Better This Way (2015, self-released) B+(*) 
  • 4Eva Is a Mightly Long Time (2017, Multi Alumni/BMG, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • K.R.I.T. Iz Here (2019, Multi Alumni) B+(**) 
  • Digital Roses Don't Die (2022, BMG) B+(**) 

Big Lazy: Don't Cross Myrtle (2014, Tasankee) B+(***) 

The Big Moon: Walking Like We Do (2020, Fiction) B 

Big O: In the Company of Others (2023, Vintage Soundz) B+(*) 

The Big Pink: A Brief History of Love (2009, 4AD) B+(*) 

Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys: Swingin' West (1995, Hightone) B+(*) 

Big Satan: I Think They Liked It Honey (1996 [1997], Winter & Winter) B+(***) 

Big Sean:

  • Hall of Fame (2013, Def Jam) B+(*) 
  • Detroit 2 (2020, GOOD Music/Def Jam) B+(**) 

Big Star:

  • Live at Lafayette's Music Room (1973 [2018], Omnivore) B+(*) 
  • Live on WLIR (1974 [2018], Omnivore) B+(**) 

Big Stick: Some of the Best of Big Stick (1985-91 [2019], Drag Racing Underground) B+(**) 

Big Sugar: Revolution Per Minute (2011, Bread & Water) B 

Big Thief:

  • Masterpiece (2016, Saddle Creek) B+(*) 
  • Capacity (2017, Saddle Creek) B+(**) 
  • U.F.O.F. (2019, 4AD) A− 
  • Two Hands (2019, 4AD) B+(**) 
  • Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You (2022, 4AD) A− 

Big Ups:

  • Eighteen Hours of Static (2014, Tough Love/Dead Labour) A− 
  • Before a Million Universes (2016, Exploding/Tough Love) B+(***) 

The Big Yes: The Big Yes (2018 [2019], Nakama) B+(**) 

Big Youth:

  • Dreadlocks Dread (1975, Klik) B+(***) 
  • Natty Cultural Dread (1976, Trojan) B 
  • Hit the Road Jack (1976, Trojan) B+(*) 
  • Isaiah First Prophet of Old (1978, Negusa Nagast) B+(**) 
  • Progress (1979, Negusa Negast) A− 
  • A Reggae Collection (1973-80 [1992], Essex Entertainment) A− 
  • The Chanting Dread Inna Fine Style (1973-82 [1982], Heartbeat) B+(***) 
  • Live at Reggae Sunsplash (1982 [1984], Sunsplash) B+(**) 
  • A Luta Continua (1984 [1985], Heartbeat) B+(**) 
  • Manifestation (1988, Heartbeat) B+(*) 
  • Higher Grounds (1995, VP) B+(*) 

Bigg Jus: Machines That Make Civilization Fun (2012, Mush) B+(*) 

BigXthaPlug: Amar (2023, United Masters) B+(*) 

Bike for Three!:

  • More Heart Than Brains (2009, Anticon) B+(***) 
  • So Much Forever (2014, Fake Four) B+(**) 

Bikini Kill:

  • Revolution Girl Style Now (1991 [2015], Bikini Kill) B+(***) 
  • Bikini Kill (1992, Kill Rock Stars, EP) B+(**) 
  • Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah (1992 [1993], Kill Rock Stars, EP) B+(**) 
  • The Singles (1993-95 [1998], Kill Rock Stars, EP) B+(***) 

Bilal:

  • Love for Sale (2001-03 [2006], bootleg) B+(**) 
  • A Love Surreal (2013, E1) B+(**) 
  • In Another Life (2015, E1) B+(**) 

Crow Billiken: If I Don't Have Red I Use Blue (2022, self-released, EP) B+(*) 

Billy Joe + Norah: Foreverly (2013, Reprise) B 

Steve Bilodeau: The Sun Through the Rain (2017, self-released) B+(*) 

Biluka Y Los Canibales: Leaf-Playing in Quito, 1960-1965 (1960-65 [2022], Honest Jon's) B+(**) 

Daniel Bingert:

  • Berit in Space (2019 [2020], Moserobie) B+(***) 
  • Ariba (2023, Moserobie) A− 

Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses: Junky Star (2010, Lost Highway) B+(**) 

Binker and Moses:

  • Dem Ones (2014 [2015], Gearbox) B+(***) 
  • Journey to the Mountain of Forever (2016 [2017], Gearbox, 2CD) B+(**)  Alive in the East? (2017 [2018], Gearbox) A− 
  • Escape the Flames (2017 [2020], Gearbox) A− 
  • Feeding the Machine (2021 [2022], Gearbox) B+(**) 

David Binney:

  • South (2000 [2001], ACT) B+(**) 
  • Lifted Land (2012 [2013], Criss Cross) B+(*) 
  • Anacapa (2014, Criss Cross) B+(*) 
  • The Time Verses (2016 [2017], Criss Cross) B+(**) 
  • Here & Now (2018, Mythology) B− 
  • /Kenny Wollesen: Basu (2020, Mythology) B+(*) 
  • A Glimpse of the Eternal (2021 [2022], Criss Cross) B+(*) 
  • Tomorrow's Journey (2022, Ghost Note) B+(*) 

Biig Piig: Bubblegum (2023, RCA, EP) B+(*) 

Luciano Biondini: Senza Fine (2014 [2015], Intakt) B+(*) 

Scott H. Biram:

  • Bad Ingredients (2011, Bloodshot) B+(***) 
  • Nothin' but Blood (2014, Bloodshot) B+(***) 
  • The Bad Testament (2017, Bloodshot) B+(**) 
  • Sold Out to the Devil: A Collection of Gospel Cuts by the Rev. Scott H. Biram (2019, Bloodshot) A− 
  • Fever Dreams (2020, Bloodshot) B+(**) 

Selwyn Birchwood: Exorcist (2023, Alligator) B+(*) 

Birdman & Lil Wayne: Like Father, Like Son (2006, Cash Money/Universal) B+(***) 

Gina Birch: I Play My Bass Loud (2023, Third Man) B+(***) 

Nat Birchall:

  • World Without Form (2012, Sound Soul and Spirit) B+(***) 
  • Live in Larissa (2013 [2014], Sound Soul and Spirit) A− 
  • Invocations (2015, Jazzman) A− 
  • Creation (2016, Sound Soul & Spirit) B+(***) 
  • Cosmic Language (2018, Jazzman) B+(***) 
  • /Al Breadwinner: Sounds Almighty (2018, Tradition Disc) B+(**) 
  • The Storyteller: A Musical Tribute to Yusef Lateef (2019, Jazzman) B+(**) 
  • Mysticism of Sound (2020, Ancient Archive of Sound) B+(**) 
  • /Al Breadwinner: Upright Living (2020, Tradition Disc) B+(***) 
  • Exaltation: Live in Athens Vol 1 (2018 [2020], Parafono) B+(*) 
  • /Al Breadwinner: Tradition Disc in Dub (2020, Tradition Disc) B+(***) 
  • Ancient Africa (2021, Ancient Archive of Sound) B+(***) 
  • Afro Trane (2022, Ancient Archive of Sound) A− 

Selwyn Birchwood: Living in a Burning House (2021, Alligator) B+(*) 

Andrew Bird:

  • Armchair Apocrypha (2007, Fat Possum) B+(**) 
  • Noble Beast (2009, Fat Possum) B+(*) 
  • Break It Yourself (2012, Mom + Pop Music) B+(**) 
  • Hands of Glory (2012, Mom + Pop Music, EP) B+(*) 

Tyrone Birkett/Emancipation: Postmodern Spirituals: The Promised Land (2013 [2014], Araminta Music) B+(**) 

Adam Birnbaum: Preludes (2023, Chelsea Music Festival) B+(**) 

June Bisantz: It's Always You: June Bisantz Sings Chet Baker Vol. 2 (2015, self-released) B+(*) 

Andrew Bishop: De Profundis (2015, Envoi) B+(***) 

Bonnie Bishop: The Walk (2019, Thirty Tigers) B+(**) 

Elvin Bishop:

  • Raisin' Hell: Live! (1976 [1977], Capricorn) A−  Can't Even Do Wrong Right (2014, Alligator) B+(**) 
  • /Charlie Musselwhite: 100 Years of Blues (2020, Alligator) B+(**) 

Ice Cold Bishop: Generational Curse (2023, Epic) A− 

Jeb Bishop:

  • 98 Duets (1998, Wobbly Rail) B+(*) 
  • /Harris Eisenstadt/Jason Roebke: Tiebreaker (2008, Not Two) B+(**) 
  • 2009 (2009, Better Animal) B+(***) 
  • /Tim Daisy: Old Shoulders (2012, Relay) B+(**) 
  • Flex Quartet: Re-Collect (2015 [2019], Not Two) A− 
  • Three Valentines & Goodbye (2016 [2017], 1980) B 
  • /Jaap Blonk/Weasel Walter/Damon Smith: JeJaWeDa: Pioneer Works Vol. 1 (2019, Balance Point Acoustics) B+(*) 
  • Centrifugal Trio (2019 [2020], Astral Spirits) B+(**) 
  • /Pandelis Karayorgis/Damon Smith: Duals (2021-22 [2022], Driff/Balance Point Acoustics, 3CD) B+(**) 

John Bishop: Antwerp (2023, Origin) B+(**) 

Todd Bishop: Travelogue (2014, Origin) B 

Walter Bishop Jr.:

  • Bish at the Bank: Live in Baltimore (1966-67 [2023], Reel to Real) B+(***) 
  • Coral Keys (1971 [2020], Black Jazz/Real Gone Music) B+(**) 

Bishop Nehru/MF Doom: NehruvianDOOM (2014, Lex) B+(**) 

Michael Bisio:

  • Live at Vision Fest. XII (2008 [2009], Not Two) B+(**) 
  • /Kirk Knuffke/Fred Lonberg-Holm: Requiem for a New York Slice (2018 [2019], Iluso) B+(*) 
  • /Kirk Knuffke/Fred Lonberg-Holm: The Art Spirit (2018 [2021], ESP-Disk) B+(***) 
  • MBefore (2020 [2022], Tao Forms) B+(***) 
  • /Timothy Hill: Inside Voice/Outside Voice (2022 [2023], Origin) B+(*) 

Andy Biskin:

  • Ibid: Act Necessary (2012 [2014], Strudelmedia) A− 
  • 16 Tons: Songs From the Alan Lomax Collection (2018, Andorfin) B+(**) 

Bitchin Bajas:

  • Switched on Ra (2021, Drag City) B+(***) 
  • Bajascillators (2022, Drag City) B+(**) 

Bitori: Legend of Funana: The Forbidden Music of the Cape Verde Islands (1997 [2016], Analog Africa) B+(***) 

Bizingas: Eggs Up High (2015, NCM East) B+(**) 

B.J. the Chicago Kid:

  • In My Mind (2016, Motown) A− 
  • 1123 (2019, Motown) B+(*) 

Björk:

  • Debut (1993, Elektra) B+(*) 
  • Post (1995, Elektra) B 
  • Greatest Hits (1993-2001 [2002], Elektra) B+(***) 
  • Volta (2007, Atlantic) B+(**) 
  • Voltaic (2007 [2009], Nonesuch) B+(*) 
  • Biophilia (2011, One Little Indian) B− 
  • Vulnicura (2015, One Little Indian) B 
  • Utopia (2017, One Little Indian) B+(*) 
  • Fossora (2022, One Little Independent) B 

Raoul Björkenheim:

  • /Krakatau: Ritual (1988-90 [1996], Cuneiform) B+(***) 
  • /Ingebrigt Håker Flaten/Paal Nilssen-Love: Scorch Trio (2002, Rune Grammofon) B+(***)  
  • Ecstasy (2012 [2014], Cuneiform) B+(***) 
  • Ecstasy: Out of the Blue (2014 [2015], Cuneiform) B+(***) 
  • Ecstasy: Doors of Perception (2017, Cuneiform) A−  
  • Triad: Beyond (2016 [2017], Eclipse Music) B+(**) 
  • Solar Winds (2019 [2020], Long Song) B+(***) 

Maggie Björklund: Shaken (2014, Bloodshot) B 

Bktherula:

  • Nirvana (2020, Warner) A− 
  • Love Black (2021, Warner) B+(***) 
  • LVL5 P1 (2022, Warner, EP) B+(*) 

Aloe Blacc:

  • Good Things (2010, Stones Throw) B 
  • Lift Your Spirit (2013 [2014], XIX/Interscope) B+(*) 

Ben Black: Mystery & Wonder (2007 [2021], Origin) B+(**) 

Clint Black: Out of Sane (2020, Blacktop/Thirty Tigers) B+(*) 

Jim Black:

  • Alasnoaxis: Splay (2001 [2002], Winter & Winter) B+(**) 
  • Somatic (2011 [2012], Winter & Winter) B+(***) 
  • /AlasNoAxis: Antiheroes (2012 [2013], Winter & Winter) B+(*)  My Choice (2000-13 [2021], Winter & Winter) B+(**) 
  • The Constant (2015 [2016], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • /Óskar Gudjónsson/Elias Stemeseder/Chris Tordini: Mala Mute (2016 [2017], Intakt) B+(*) 
  • Reckon (2019 [2020], Intakt) A− 
  • & the Schrimps: Ain't No Saint (2022 [2023], Intakt) A− 

Black Alien: Abaixo De Zero: Hello Hell (2019, Extrapunk Extrafunk) B+(*) 

The Black Angels: Phosphene Dream (2010, Light in the Attic) B+(***) 

Black Art Jazz Collective:

  • Presented by the Side Door Jazz Club (2016, Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • Armor of Pride (2018, HighNote) B 
  • Ascension (2020, HighNote) B+(*) 

Black Belt Eagle Scout: The Land, the Water, the Sky (2023, Saddle Creek) B+(**) 

Black Bombaim:

  • Titans (2012, Lovers & Lollypops) B+(***) 
  • /La La La Ressonance: Black Bombaim & La La La Ressonance (2013 [2014], PAD/Lovers & Lollypops) B+(**) 
  • Far Out (2014, Lovers & Lollipops) A− 
  • /Peter Brötzmann: Black Bombaim & Peter Brötzmann (2016, Clean Feed) A− 

Black Country, New Road:

  • For the First Time (2021, Ninja Tune) B+(**) 
  • Ants From Up There (2022, Ninja Tune) B+(*) 
  • Live at Bush Hall (2023, Ninja Tune) B+(*) 

The Black Dog:

  • Brutal Minimalism EP (2022, Dust Science, EP) B+(***) 
  • Concrete Reasoning EP (2022, Dust Science, EP) B+(*) 

Black Eyed Peas:

  • The E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies) (2009, Interscope) A− 
  • The Beginning (2010, Interscope) B+(**) 
  • Translation (2020, Epic) B+(***) 

Black Flag: Damaged (1981, SST) B+(**) 

Black Flower: Magma (2022, Sdban Ultra) B+(***) 

Black Foxxes: Reiði (2018, Spinefarm) B 

The Black Keys:

  • Brothers (2010, Nonesuch) B+(**) 
  • Delta Kream (2021, Nonesuch) B+(**) 
  • Dropout Boogie (2022, Nonesuch/Easy Eye Sound) B 

Black Kids: Partie Traumatic (2008, Almost Gold/Columbia) B+(***) 

Black Light Burns: Cruel Melody (2007, I Am Wolfpack) B+(*) 

Black Lips:

  • Good Bad Not Evil (2007, Vice) B+(*) 
  • Arabia Mountain (2011, Vice) B+(*) 
  • Satan's Graffiti or God's Art? (2017, Vice) B+(*) 

Black Midi:

  • Schlagenheim (2019, Rough Trade) B+(**) 
  • Cavalcade (2021, Rough Trade) B 
  • Hellfire (2022, Rough Trade) B− 

Black Milk:

  • Album of the Year (2010, Fat Beats) B+(**) 
  • /Danny Brown: Black and Brown (2011, Fat Beats, EP) B+(**) 
  • Everybody Good? (2023, Mass Appeal) B+(*) 

Black Moth Super Rainbow:

  • Eating Us (2009, Graveface) A− 
  • Cobra Juicy (2012, Frenchkiss/Rad Cult) B+(*) 

Black Mountain: Wilderness Heart (2010, Jagjaguwar) B+(*) 

Black Pistol Fire: Look Alive (2021, Black Hill) B+(*) 

Black Prairie: A Tear in the Eye Is a Wound in the Heart (2012, Sugar Hill) B+(**) 

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Baby 81 (2007, RCA) B+(**) 

Black Sheep: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (1991, Mercury) B+(**) 

Black Tambourine: Black Tambourine (1989-92 [2010], Slumberland) B+(**) 

Black Thought:

  • Streams of Thought Vol. 1 (2018, Human Re Sources, EP) B+(***) 
  • Streams of Thought Vol. 2 (2018, Human Re Sources, EP) A− 
  • Streams of Thought, Vol. 3: Cane and Abel (2020, Republic) A− 

Black to Comm: Seven Horses for Seven Kings (2019, Thrill Jockey) B 

Black Top: #Two (2014 [2015], Babel) B+(***) 

Black Truth Rhythm Band: Ifetayo (1976 [2011], Soundway) B+(**) 

Black Uhuru:

  • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1979-80 [1981], Taxi) B+(***) 
  • Chill Out (1982, Mango) B+(**) 
  • The Best of Black Uhuru [20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection] (1979-84 [2004], Island) A− 
  • Brutal (1986, RAS) B+(**) 
  • Brutal Dub (1986, RAS) B 
  • Now (1990, Mesa) B+(**) 

Black Unity Trio: Al-Fatihah (1968 [2021], Salaam/Gotta Groove) B+(**) 

Blackalicious: Amani, Vol. 1 (2015, OGM) A− 

Blackberry Smoke: You Hear Georgia (2021, 3 Legged) B+(*) 

Blackie and the Rodeo Kings: Kings and Queens (2011, FU:M) B− 

BlackPink:

  • The Album (2020, YG Entertainment/Interscope) B+(**) 
  • Born Pink (2022, YG Entertainment) B+(***) 

Blacks' Myths: Blacks' Myths II (2019, Atlantic Rhythms) B+(**) 

Daniel Blacksberg: Perilous Architecture (2012 [2014], NoBusiness) B+(***) 

Brian Blade:

  • Fellowship: Perceptual (2000, Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • Fellowship: Live From the Archives: Bootleg June 15, 2000 (2000 [2022], Stoner Hill) B 
  • & the Fellowship Band: Landmarks (2010 [2014], Blue Note) B+(*) 
  • & the Fellowship Band: Body and Shadow (2017, Blue Note) B− 
  • & the Fellowship Band: Kings Highway (2023, Stoner Hill) B+(*) 

Namir Blade: Namir Blade Presents Aphelion's Traveling Circus (2020, Mello Music Group) B+(*) 

Bladee/Ecco2k: Crest (2022, Year0001) B+(*) 

Rubén Blades:

  • Tangos (2010 [2014], Sunnyside) B 
  • y Roberto Delgado & Orquesta: Salswing! (2021, Rubén Blades Productions) 

Blaer: Yellow (2019 [2020], Ronin Rhythm) B+(**) 

Dan Blake: Da Fé (2019 [2021], Sunnyside) B+(**) 

James Blake:

  • Klavierwerke (2010, R&S, EP) B+(*) 
  • James Blake (2011, Atlas) B 
  • Enough Thunder (2011, Atlas, EP) C 
  • Overgrown (2013, Polydor) B 
  • The Colour in Anything (2016, Polydor) B− 
  • Assume Form (2019, Polydor) B− 
  • Friends That Break Your Heart (2021, Republic) B 

Johnathan Blake:

  • Gone, but Not Forgotten (2014, Criss Cross) B+(***) 
  • Trion (2018 [2019], Giant Step Arts, 2CD) A− 
  • Homeward Bound (2021, Blue Note) B+(***) 
  • Passage (2023, Blue Note) B+(**) 

Michael Blake:

  • In the Grand Scheme of Things (2012, Songlines) B 
  • Tiddy Boom (2014, Sunnyside) A− 
  • Fulfillment (2016, Songlines) B+(*) 
  • Combobulate (2022, Newvelle) B+(***) 
  • Dance of the Mystic Bliss (2020 [2023], P&M) B+(*) 

Ran Blake:

  • Plays Solo Piano (1965 [2013], ESP-Disk) B 
  • /Jeanne Lee: Free Standards: Stockholm 1966 (1966 [2013], Fresh Sound) B+(***) 
  • /Jeanne Lee: The Newest Sound You Never Heard (1966-67 [2019], A-Side, 2CD) A− 
  • Painted Rhythms: The Compleat Ran Blake Volume II (1985 [1988], GM) B 
  • /Anthony Braxton: A Memory of Vienna (1988 [2009], Hatology) B+(**) 
  • Something to Live For (1998 [1999], Hatology) B+(*) 
  • Horace Is Blue: A Silver Noir (1999 [2000], Hatology) B+(*) 
  • Grey December: Live in Rome (2010 [2011], Tompkins Square) B 
  • Ghost Tones: Portraits of George Russell (2010 [2015], A-Side) B+(***) 
  • /Clare Ritter: Eclipse Orange (2017 [2019], Zoning) A− 
  • /Andrew Rathbun: Northern Noir (2018 [2020], SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • Looking Glass (2015 [2021], A-Side) B+(***) 

Robert Sarazin Blake:

  • Recitative (2017, Same Room, 2CD) A− 
  • One Summer Night: Live at the 2018 Subdued Stringband Jamboree (2023, Same Room) B+(**) 

Ron Blake: Mistaken Identity (2021 [2023], 7ten33 Productions) B+(***) 

Seamus Blake:

  • Superconductor (2015 [2016], 5Passion) B− 
  • /Chris Cheek: Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (2015 [2016], Criss Cross) B+(**) 
  • Guardians of the Heart Machine (2017 [2019], Whirlwind) B+(***) 

Robert Sarazin Blake with Jefferson Hamer and the Powderkegs: Put It All Down in a Letter (2011, Same Room) A− 

Blake Babies: Innocence and Experience (1986-91 [1993], Mammoth) A− 

Art Blakey:

  • The Jazz Messengers (1956 [1997], Columbia/Legacy) A− 
  • & the Jazz Messengers: Just Coolin' (1959 [2020], Blue Note) B+(***) 
  • & the Jazz Messengers: First Flight to Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings (1961 [2021], Blue Note) A−  Ugetsu (1963 [2011], Riverside/OJC) B+(**) 
  • Soul Finger (1965 [2009], Verve) B+(**) 

Yugen Blakrok:

  • Return of the Astro-Goth (2013, Iapetus) A− 
  • Anima Mysterium (2019, IOT) A− 

The Blam Blams: Opening Night (2020, LunaSea Media) B 

Terence Blanchard:

  • Bounce (2003, Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • Choices (2009, Concord) B+(*) 
  • Magnetic (2013, Blue Note) B+(*) 
  • Breathless (2015, Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • Live (2018, Blue Note) B+(*) 
  • Absence (2021, Blue Note) B+(**) 

Blanck Mass:

  • Dumb Flesh (2015, Sacred Bones) B+(***) 
  • World Eater (2017, Sacred Bones) B+(*) 

Mykki Blanco:

  • Mykki (2016, !K7) B+(*) 
  • Postcards From Italia (2023, Transgressive, EP) B+(*) 

Bobby Blue Bland: Two Steps From the Blues (1956-60 [1961], Duke/MCA) A− 

Bobby Blue Bland: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bobby Bland (1961-74 [2000], MCA) A− 

Bobby Blue Bland:

  • Blues at Midnight (2003, Malaco) B+(**) 

Walter Blanding: The Olive Tree (1999, Criss Cross) B+(**) 

BlankFor.Ms/Jason Moran/Marcus Gilmore: Refract (2022 [2023], Red Hook) B+(***) 

Carsie Blanton:

  • Ain't So Green (2005, self-released) B+(***) 
  • Idiot Heart (2012, self-released) B+(*) 
  • Not Old, Not New (2014, So Ferocious) B+(**) 
  • So Ferocious (2016, So Ferocious) B+(*) 
  • Buck Up (2019, So Ferocious) A− 
  • Love & Rage (2021, So Ferocious) A− 

Blaqstarr:

  • Divine EP (2011, NEET) A− 
  • The Blaq-Files (2002-06) (2002-06 [2014], Jeffree's/Mad Decent, EP) B+(*) 

Blarf: Cease & Desist (2019, Stones Throw) B− 

Samuel Blaser:

  • Boundless (2010 [2011], Hatology) B+(*) 
  • /Paul Motian: Consort in Motion (2010 [2011], Kind of Blue) B+(***) 
  • A Mirror to Machaut (2013, Songlines) B+(**) 
  • Spring Rain (2014-15 [2015], Whirlwind) B+(**) 
  • /Marc Ducret/Peter Bruun: Taktlos Zürich 2017 (2017 [2918], Hatology) B+(*) 
  • Early in the Mornin' (2017 [2018], Out Note) B+(*) 
  • Routes (2021-22 [2023], Enja) B+(***) 

Karl Blau: Introducing Karl Blau (2016, Raven Marching Band) B 

Bleachers:

  • Gone Now (2017, RCA) B+(*) 
  • Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night (2021, RCA) B+(*) 

Theo Bleckmann:

  • /Fumio Yasuda: Berlin: Songs of Love and War, Peace and Exile (2007, Winter & Winter) B+(***) 
  • Hello Earth! The Music of Kate Bush (2011 [2012], Winter & Winter) B+(**) 
  • Elegy (2016 [2017], ECM) B+(*) 
  • /The Westerlies: This Land (2019 [2021], Westerlies Music) B+(***) 

Bleeding Rainbow: Yeah Right (2013, Kanine) B+(*) 

Noah Bless: New York Strong: Latin Jazz! (2020, Zoho) B+(*) 

Leah Blevins: First Time Feeling (2021, Crabtree) B+(*) 

Carla Bley:

  • Tropic Appetites (1973-74 [1974], Watt) B+(*) 
  • Dinner Music (1976 [1977], Watt) B+(**) 
  • Social Studies (1980 [1981], Watt) B+(*) 
  • Live! (1981 [1982], Watt/ECM) A− 
  • I Hate to Sing (1981-83 [1984], Watt/ECM) B+(***) 
  • Heavy Heart (1983 [1984], Watt/ECM) B+(**) 
  • Night-glo (1985, Watt/ECM) B− 
  • Sextet (1986-87 [1987], Watt/ECM) B+(*) 
  • Fleur Carnivore (1988 [1989], Watt/ECM) B+(***) 
  • /Steve Swallow: Go Together (1992 [1993], Watt/ECM) B+(*) 
  • Big Band Theory (1992 [1993], Watt/ECM) B+(**) 
  • /Andy Sheppard/Steve Swallow: Songs With Legs (1994 [1996], Watt/ECM) B+(**) 
  • Big Band: Goes to Church (1996, Watt/ECM) B+(*) 
  • Fancy Chamber Music (1997 [1998], Watt/ECM) B 
  • /Steve Swallow: Are We There Yet? (1998 [1999], Watt/ECM) B+(*) 
  • 4X4 (1999 [2000], Watt/ECM) B+(*) 
  • /Andy Sheppard/Steve Swallow: Trios (2013, ECM) B+(***) 
  • /Andy Sheppard/Steve Swallow: Andando el Tiempo (2015 [2016], ECM) B+(***) 
  • /Andy Sheppard/Steve Swallow: Life Goes On (2019 [2020], ECM) B+(***) 

Paul Bley: Barrage (1964 [1965], ESP-Disk) B+(**) 

Paul Bley:

  • Touching & Blood Revisited (1965-66 [2021], Ezz-Thetics) B+(**) 
  • Mr. Joy (1968, Limelight) A− 
  • /John Surman/Bill Frisell/Paul Motian: The Paul Bley Quartet (1987 [1988], ECM) B+(**) 
  • /Paul Motian: Notes (1987 [1988], Soul Note) B+(***) 
  • /Gary Peacock: Partners (1989 [1991], Owl) B+(***) 
  • /Jimmy Giuffre/Steve Swallow: The Life of a Trio: Sunday (1989 [1990], Owl) B+(***) 
  • 12 (+6) in a Row (1990 [2008], Hatology) B+(***) 
  • /Gary Peacock: Mindset (1992 [1997], Soul Note) B+(**) 
  • Reality Check (1994 [1996], SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • Notes on Ornette (1996 [1997], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • /Evan Parker/Barre Phillips: Sankt Gerold (1996 [2000], ECM) B+(***) 
  • /Gary Peacock/Paul Motian: When Will the Blues Leave (1999 [2019], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Play Blue: Oslo Concert (2008 [2014], ECM) B+(*) 

Mary J. Blige:

  • What's the 411? (1992, Uptown/MCA) B+(**) 
  • Herstory, Vol. 1 (1992-97 [2019], Geffen) A− 
  • No More Drama (2001, MCA) B+(**) 
  • Love & Life (2003, Geffen) B+(***) 
  • Growing Pains (2007, Geffen) B+(***) 
  • Stronger With Each Tear (2009, Geffen) B+(**) 
  • My Life II . . . The Journey Continues (Act 1) (2011, Geffen) B+(*) 
  • The London Sessions (2014, Capitol) B+(***) 
  • Strength of a Woman (2017, Capitol) B+(***) 
  • Good Morning Gorgeous (2022, 300/Mary Jane Productions) A− 

Blitzen Trapper: Wild Mountain Nation (2007, Sub Pop) B 

Blind Boys of Alabama: I'll Find a Way (2013, Masterworks) B 

Blind Lemon Jazz: After Hours: New Pages in the American Songbook (2019, Ofeh) B+(*) 

Bliss Quintet: Dramaqueen (2022, Jazzland) B+(*) 

BLK JKS: After Robots (2009, Secretly Canadian) B− 

Bloc Party:

  • A Weekend in the City (2007, Vice/Atlantic) B 
  • Alpha Games (2022, Infectious/BMG) B 

Lena Bloch:

  • Feathery (2012 [2014], Thirteenth Note) B+(***) 
  • Heart Knows (2017, Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(*) 
  • /Feathery: Rose of Lifta (2019 [2021], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(*) 

Urs Blöchlinger Revisited: Harry Doesn't Mind (2018 [2020], Leo) B+(**) 

Dan Block: Block Party: A Saint Louis Connection (2015 [2018], Miles High) B+(***) 

Priscilla Block: Welcome to the Block Party (2022, InDent/Mercury Nashville) B+(*) 

Rory Block:

  • Shake 'Em on Down: A Tribute to Mississippi Fred McDowell (2011, Stony Plain) B+(**) 
  • Ain't Nobody Worried: Celebrating Great Women of Song (2022, Stony Plain) B+(**) 

Blockhead:

  • Interludes After Midnight (2012, Ninja Tune) B+(***) 
  • The Aux (2023, Backwoodz Studioz) B+(***) 

Pip Blom: Boat (2019, Heavenly) B+(***) 

Blonde Redhead:

  • 23 (2007, 4AD) B+(**) 
  • Sit Down for Dinner (2023, Section1) B+(*) 

Blondie: Pollinator (2017, BMG) B 

Blondshell: Blondshell (2023, Partisan) B+(*) 

Alpha Blondy & the Solar System: Grand Bassam Zion Rock (1996 [2011], VP) B+(*) 

Blood & Burger: Guitar Music (2002 [2003], Dernière Bande) B+(**) 

Blood Orange:

  • Coastal Grooves (2011, Domino) B+(*) 
  • Cupid Deluxe (2013, Domino) B+(***) 
  • Freetown Sound (2016, Domino) A− 
  • Negro Swan (2018, Domino) B+(**) 
  • Angel's Pulse (2019, Domino) B+(**) 

The Bloody Hollies: Yours Until the Bitter End (2011, Alive) B+(*) 

Jane Ira Bloom:

  • Mighty Lights (1982 [1983], Enja) B+(***) 
  • The Red Quartets (1997-99 [1999], Arabesque) A− 
  • Sometimes the Magic (2000 [2001], Arabesque) B+(**) 
  • Chasing Paint: Meets Jackson Pollock (2002 [2003], Arabesque) A− 
  • Like Silver, Like Song (2004 [2005], ArtistShare) B+(***) 
  • Early Americans (2015 [2016], Outline) A− 
  • Wild Lines: Improvising Emily Dickinson (2017, Outline, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • /Mark Helias: Some Kind of Tomorrow (2020 [2021], Radio Legs) B+(**) 

Jane Ira Bloom/Mark Helias:

  • See Our Way (2021-22 [2022], Radio Legs) + 

Jane Ira Bloom:

  • Picturing the Invisible: Focus 1 (2022, self-released) B+(***) 

#Bloomerangs: Moments and Fragments (2020, Instru Dash Mental) B+(*) 

Jake Blount:

  • Spider Tales (2020, Free Dirt) B+(***) 
  • The New Faith (2022, Smithsonian Folkways) B+(**) 

Kurtis Blow: The Best of Kurtis Blow [20th Century Masters/The Millennium Collection] (1979-86 [2003], Mercury/Chronicles) B+(***) 

Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas: Bye Bye Blues (2020, Seraphic) B+(**) 

Blue Lake: Sun Arcs (2023, Tonal Union) B+(**) 

Blue Lines Trio: Chance and Change (2022, Casco) B+(***) 

Blue Moods: Myth & Wisdom (2021 [2022], Posi-Tone) B+(**) 

Blue Moon Marquee: Scream, Holler & Howl (2021 [2022], Ilda) B+(*) 

Blue Reality [Michael Marcus/Joe McPhee/Jay Rosen/Warren Smith]:

  • Quartet! (2020 [2021], Mahakala Music) B+(***) 

Blue Reality Quartet!:

  • Ella's Island (2022, Mahakala Music) B+(**) 

Blu:

  • NoYork! (2011, New World Color) A− 
  • No York E Mo Work (Rmx Z 1.3) (2012, download) B 
  • Her Favorite Colo(u)r (2009 [2011], Nature Sounds) B+(*) 
  • Good to Be Home (2014, Nature Sounds, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • /Oh No: A Long Red Hot Los Angeles Summer Night (2019, Native Sounds) B+(**) 
  • /Exile: Miles (2020, Fat Beats) A− 
  • The Color Blu(e) (2021, Nature Sounds) B+(*) 

Ray Blue: Work (2019, Jazzheads) B+(**) 

T.K. Blue: A Warm Embrace (2013 [2014], Blujazz) B− 

Blue Cheer: Vincebus Eruptum (1968, Philips) B+(*) 

Blue Cranes: My Only Secret (2022 [2023], Jealous Butcher/Beacon Sound) B 

Blue Muse: Blue Muse Live (2015, Dolphinium) B 

Blue Note All-Stars: Our Point of View (2017, Blue Note, 2CD) B+(**) 

Blue Notes:

  • Legacy: Live in South Afrika 1964 (1964 [1995], Ogun) B+(***) 
  • Blue Notes for Mongezi (1975 [1976], Ogun) B+(***) 
  • Blue Notes in Concert (1977 [2022], Ogun) B+(***) 
  • Blue Notes for Johnny (1987, Ogun) A− 

Blue Notes Tribute Orkestra: Live at the Bird's Eye (2012 [2017], self-released) B+(*) 

Blue Standard: A Good Thing (2018 [2019], Big Time) B 

Blueface:

  • Dirt Bag (2019, Cash Money, EP) B+(***) 
  • Find the Beat (2020, Cash Money) B+(**) 

The Bluegrass Album Band: The Bluegrass Album, Vol. 3: California Connection (1983, Rounder) B+(**) 

Blueprint:

  • Adventures in Counter Culture (2011, Rhymesayers Entertainment) B+(**) 
  • Two-Headed Monster (2018, Weightless) A− 

Hamiet Bluiett:

  • Birthright: A Solo Blues Concert (1977, India Navigation) B+(**) 
  • Resolution (1977 [1978], Black Saint) B+(*) 
  • "Dangerously Suite" (1981, Soul Note) B+(***) 
  • Bearer of the Holy Flame (1983 [2021], Strut) A− 
  • Ebu (1984, Soul Note) B+(**) 
  • /Concept: Live at Carlos 1 (1986 [1997], Just a Memory) A− 
  • Sankofa/Rear Garde (1992 [1993], Soul Note) B+(**) 
  • Live at the Village Vanguard: Ballads and Blues (1994 [1997], Soul Note) B+(***) 
  • With Eyes Wide Open (2000, Justin Time) A− 

John Blum:

  • Nine Rivers (2013 [2023], ESP-Disk) B+(**) 
  • /Jackson Krall: Duplexity (2018 [2020], Relative Pitch) B+(***) 
  • /David Murray/Chad Taylor: The Recursive Tree (2022 [2023], Relative Pitch) A− 

Michael Blum:

  • /Jim Stinnett: Commitment (2015, self-released) B+(*) 
  • Chasin' Oscar: A Tribute to Oscar Peterson (2015 [2016], self-released) B+(*) 

Martin Blume:

  • /Tobias Delius/Achim Kaufmann/Dieter Manderscheid: Frames & Terrains (2016 [2018], NoBusiness) B+(**) 
  • /Wilbert De Joode/John Butcher: Low Yellow (2016 [2018], Jazzwerkstatt) B+(**) 

Blur:

  • Leisure (1991, SBK) B 
  • Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993, SBK) B− 
  • 13 (1999, Virgin) B+(**) 
  • The Magic Whip (2015, Parlophone) B+(**) 
  • The Ballad of Darren (2023, Parlophone) B+(*) 

Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers: Loved Wild Lost (2015, Little Sur) B+(**) 

The Michael Blum Quartet: Initiation (2014, self-released) B+(*) 

Dean Blunt:

  • /Inga Copeland: Black Is Beautiful (2012, Hyperdub) B+(*) 
  • The Redeemer (2013, Hippos in Tanks) B 
  • Black Metal (2014, Rough Trade) B+(*) 
  • Black Metal 2 (2021, Rough Trade) B+(**) 

Blushh + Maddie Ross: Split (2017, self-released, EP) B+(**) 

Arthur Blythe:

  • Blythe Spirit (1981, Columbia) B+(***)  Put Sunshine in It (1985, Columbia) B 

BNJMN: Black Square (2011, Rush Hour) B+(**) 

Eddie Bo: Check Mr. Popeye (1959-62 [1988], Rounder) B+(**) 

Boards of Canada: Tomorrow's Harvest (2013, Warp) B 

B.o.B.:

  • The Adventures of Bobby Ray (2010, Grand Hustle/Atlantic) B− 

B.o.B:

  • Strange Clouds (2012, Atlantic) B− 

The Bobby Lees: Bellevue (2022, Ipecac) A− 

Eric Bobo/Latin Bitman: Welcome to the Ritmo Machine (2011, Nacional) B+(**) 

Willie Bobo: Bobo Motion (1967 [2008], Verve) B− 

Fiorenzo Bodrato: Travelling Without Moving (2012 [2014], CMC) B+(***) 

Body Count:

  • Bloodlust (2017, Century Media) B+(***) 
  • Carnivore (2020, Century Media) B+(**) 

Body/Head: Coming Apart (2013, Matador) B− 

Body Me&!pi;a: The Work Is Slow (2020 [2021], Hausu Mountain) A− 

Bodysync: Radio Active (2022, self-released) B 

Afel Bocoum: Lindé (2020, World Circuit) B+(**) 

Erik Bogaerts/Hendrik Lasure/Pit Dahm: Bogaerts & Lasure + Dahm (2016, self-released) B− 

Mike Bogle:

  • Live at Stoney's (2015 [2016], MBP/Groove) B 
  • Let There Be Light (2021, MBP/Groove) B 

Erin Boheme: What a Life (2012 [2013], Heads Up) B+(*) 

Boi Akih: Liquid Songs (2016, TryTone) B+(*) 

Bola: Volume 7 (2009 [2012], Awesome Tapes From Africa) B+(***) 

Jason Boland and the Stragglers: Dark & Dirty Mile (2013, Proud Souls Entertainment) B+(**) 

Bolt: Shuffle (2013 [2014], Driff) B+(***) 

Axel Boman:

  • Luz (2022, Studio Barnhus) B+(**) 
  • Quest for Fire (2022, Studio Barnhus) B+(***) 

Bomb the Music Industry!: Vacation (2011, Really) B+(*) 

Bomba Estéreo:

  • Elegancia Tropical (2012 [2013], Soundway) A− 
  • Amanecer (2015, Sony Music Latin) B+(***) 
  • Ayo (2017, Sony Music Latin) B+(**) 
  • Deja (2021, Sony Music Latin) B+(**) 

Jorun Bombay & Phill Most Chill: Jorun-PMC (2020, AE Productions) B+(***) 

Bombay Bicycle Club:

  • A Different Kind of Fix (2011, Island) B 
  • Everything Else Has Gone Wrong (2020, Island) B 

Bombino:

  • Agadez (2011, Cumbancha) A− 
  • Nomad (2013, Nonesuch) B+(***) 
  • Azel (2016, Partisan) B+(***) 
  • Deran (2018, Partisan) B+(***) 
  • Sahel (2023, Partisan) B+(***) 

The Bombpops: Death in Venice Beach (2020, Fat Wreck Chords) B+(**) 

Bon Iver:

  • For Emma, Forever Ago (2006-07 [2008], Jagjaguwar) B 
  • Bon Iver (2011, Jagjaguwar) B+(*) 
  • 22, a Million (2016, Jagjaguwar) B+(*) 
  • I, I (2019, Jagjaguwar) B 

Joe Bonamassa: Tales of Time (2023, J&R Adventures) B− 

Bonde do Rolê: With Lasers (2007, Domino) B+(**) 

A.A. Bondy: Believers (2011, Fat Possum) B 

Bones [Ziv Taubenfeld/Shay Hazan/Nir Sabag]: Reptiles (2017 [2019], NoBusiness) B+(**) 

Boneshaker: Unusual Words (2012 [2014], Soul What) B+(***) 

Kadhja Bonet: Childqueen (2018, Fat Possum) B− 

Luiz Bonfa:

  • Composer of Black Orpheus Plays and Sings Bossa Nova (1962 [2008], Verve) B+(**) 
  • The Brazilian Scene (1965 [2008], Verve) B− 
  • /Maria Toledo: Braziliana (1965 [2008], Verve) B+(**) 

Bonjintan: Dental Kafka (2018 [2020], Trost) B+(**) 

Jean-François Bonnel and His Swinging Jazz Cats: With Thanks to Benny Carter (2017, Arbors) B+(**) 

Joe Bonner: Triangle (1975 [2009], Why Not) B+(***) 

Bonny Light Horseman: Bonny Light Horseman (2020, 37d03d) B 

Bonobo:

  • Black Sands (2010, Ninja Tune) B+(**) 
  • Fragments (2022, Ninja Tune) B+(*) 

Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band: Gorilla (1967, Liberty) B+(*) 

Bonzo Squad: There's Always Tomorrow (2019, self-released, EP) B 

Boogaloo Assassins: Old Love Dies Hard (2013, Sicario, EP) B+(***) 

Boogat: El Gato Y Los Rumberos (2020, Ray-On, EP) B 

Boogie: Everythings for Sale (2019, Shady/Interscope) B+(*) 

Boogie Down Productions: Sex and Violence (1992, Jive) A− 

Benjamin Booker:

  • Benjamin Booker (2014, ATO) B+(***) 
  • Witness (2017, ATO) B+(***) 

James Booker:

  • Junco Partner (1976, Rounder) B+(**) 
  • Gonzo: Live 1976 (1976 [2014], Rockbeat, 2CD) A− 
  • Vol. 1: At Onkel Pö's Carnegie Hall, Hamburg 1976 (1976 [2019], Jazzline) B+(**) 

The Books:

  • Thought for Food (2002, Tomlab) B+(***) 
  • The Lemon of Pink (2003, Tomlab) B+(*) 
  • Lost and Safe (2005, Tomlab) B+(***) 
  • The Way Out (2010, Temporary Residence) A− 

Benjamin Boone:

  • /Philip Levine: The Poetry of Jazz (2012-14 [2018], Origin) A− 
  • /Philip Levine: The Poetry of Jazz: Volume Two (2012-18 [2019], Origin) A− 
  • /The Ghana Jazz Collective: Joy (2019 [2020], Origin) B 
  • The Poets Are Gathering (2017-20 [2020], Origin) B+(***) 
  • Caught in the Rhythm (2019-21 [2023], Origin) A− 

Pat Boone: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Pat Boone (1955-62 [2000], MCA) B− 

Ken Boothe: Mr. Rock Steady (1968, Studio One) B+(**) 

Boozoo Bajou: 4 (2014, Apollo) A− 

Christiane Bopp:

  • /Jean-Luc Petit: L'Écorce et la Salive (2015 [2016], Fou) B+(*) 
  • /Jean-Marc Foussat/Emmanuelle Parrenin: Nature Still (2018 [2020], Fou) B+(*) 

Mihály Borbély:

  • Hungarian Jazz Rhapsody (2014, BMC) B+(***) 
  • Be by Me Tonight/Gyere Hozzám Estére (2016, BMC) B+(**) 

David Borden: Music for Amplified Keyboard Instruments (1981 [2015], Spectrum Spools) B+(***) 

Borderlands Trio [Stephan Crump/Kris Davis/Eric McPherson]:

  • Asteroidea (2015 [2017], Intakt) A− 
  • Wandersphere (2020 [2021], Intakt, 2CD) B+(***) 

Leila Bordreuil/Michael Foster: The Caustic Ballads (2016, Relative Pitch) B+(*) 

Boredoms: Super AE (1998, Birdman) B+(**) 

Sarah Borges: Together Alone (2022, Blue Corn Music) B+(*) 

Antonio Borghini: Banquet of Consequences (2023, We Insist!) B+(***) 

Thomas Borgmann:

  • /Wilber Morris/Denis Charles: The Last Concert: Dankeschön (1998 [2000], Silkheart) B+(***) 
  • One for Cisco (2015 [2016], NoBusiness) B+(***) 

Boris: W (2022, Sacred Bones) B− 

Janice Borla: Promises to Burn (2013 [2014], Tall Grass) B+(*) 

Itamar Borochov:

  • Outset (2011 [2014], RealBird) B+(**) 
  • Blue Nights (2018 [2019], Laborie Jazz) B+(**) 
  • Arba (2022 [2023], Greenleaf Music) B+(***) 

Lukasz Borowicki: People, Cats & Obstacles (2014, Fortune) B+(**) 

Michiel Borstlap: The Sextet Live! (1995, Challenge, 2CD) B+(**) 

Nathan Borton: Each Step (2021 [2022], OA2) B+(**) 

Samantha Boshnack's Seismic Belt: Live in Santa Monica (2018 [2019], Orenda) A− 

Bossa Brasil and Maurício de Souza Group: Here. There . . . (2010, Pulsa Music) B+(*) 

Boston Camerta/Joel Cohen: Nueva España: Close Encounters in the New World 1590-1690 (1993, Erato) B 

Theresia Bothe/Peter Croton: I'll Sing a Song for You (2008, Zah Zah) B− 

Christer Bothén: Omen (2019 [2021], Bocian) B+(***) 

Surya Botofasina: Everyone's Children (2022, Spiritmuse) B+(*) 

Bottle Rockets:

  • 24 Hours a Day (1997, Atlantic) B+(***)  
  • Leftovers (1998, Doolittle) B+(**) 
  • Brand New Year (1999, Dolittle) B+(*) 
  • Zoysia (2006, Bloodshot) B+(**) 
  • Lean Forward (2009, Bloodshot) B+(*) 
  • Not So Loud: An Acoustic Evening With Bottle Rockets (2007 [2011], Bloodshot) B+(**) 
  • South Broadway Athletic Club (2015, Bloodshot) B+(***) 

The Bottle Rockets:

  • Bit Logic (2018, Bloodshot) B+(*) 

Andrew Boudreau: Neon (2021 [2022], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(***) 

Bounaly: Dimanche à Bamako (2023, Sahel Sounds) A− 

Bibi Bourelly:

  • Free the Real (Pt. 1) (2016, Circa 13/Def Jam, EP) B+(*) 
  • Free the Real (Pt. 2) (2016, Circa 13/Def Jam, EP) B 

Joe Bourne: Upbeat and Sweet (2016 [2017], Summit) C 

Pi'erre Bourne: The Life of Pi'erre 5 (2021, SossHouse/Interscope) B+(***) 

Bouvier: Blachant (2022, Renewell) B+(***) 

Wade Bowen: Wade Bowen (2014, Amp) B+(*) 

Kris Bowers: Heroes + Misfits (2012 [2014], Concord Jazz) B− 

David Bowie:

  • Live Santa Monica '72 (1972 [2008], Virgin/EMI) A− 
  • Bowie at the Beeb: The Best of the BBC Radio Sessions 68-72 (1968-72 [2000], Virgin, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • David Live (1974 [2005], Virgin EMI, 2CD) B 
  • ChangesOneBowie (1969-76 [1976], RCA) A 
  • Stage (1978 [2005], Virgin EMI) B+(**) 
  • Tonight (1984, EMI America) B− 
  • Never Let Me Down (1987, EMI America) B− 
  • Black Tie White Noise (1993, Virgin) B 
  • The Buddha of Suburbia (1993 [2007], Virgin) B 
  • Outside (1995, Virgin) B− 
  • ChangesNowBowie (1996 [2020], Parlophone) B 
  • Earthling (1997, Virgin) B 
  • Hours . . . (1999, Virgin) B− 
  • Heathen (2002, ISO/Columbia) B 
  • The Next Day (2013, Columbia) B+(*) 
  • Nothing Has Changed (1995-2014 [2014], Columbia/Legacy) B+(*) 
  • Darkstar (2016, Columbia) B+(***) 

Joseph Bowie/Oliver Lake: Live at 'A SPACE' 1976 (1976 [2017], Delmark/Sackville) B+(**) 

Lester Bowie:

  • The 5th Power (1978, Black Saint) C+ 
  • 's Brass Fantasy: I Only Have Eyes for You (1985, ECM) B+(***) 
  • 's Brass Fantasy: Avant Pop (1986, ECM) A− 

Phil Bowler: Phil Bowler & Pocket Jungle (2013 [2014], Zoho Music) B+(*) 

Bowmanville: Bowmanville (2023, StonEagleMusic) B+(**) 

Boy Azooga: (One) (Two) (Kung Fu!) (2018, Heavenly) B+(*) 

Boy Harsher: Careful (2019, Nude Club) A− 

R.L. Boyce: Rattlesnake Boogie (2018, Waxploitation) B+(*) 

Moses Boyd:

  • Exodus: Displaced Diaspora (2018, Exodus) B+(***) 
  • Dark Matter (2020, Exodus) B+(**) 

Boygenius:

  • Boygenius (2018, Matador, EP) B 
  • The Record (2023, Interscope) B 
  • The Rest (2023, Interscope, EP) B 

Ronnie Boykins: The Will Come, Is Now (1975 [2009], ESP-Disk) B+(**) 

Boytoy: Grackle (2015, Papercup Music) B+(***) 

Carla Bozulich: Boy (2014, Constellation) B+(***) 

Andrea Brachfeld: If Not Now, When? (2017 [2018], Jazzheads) B+(*) 

Charles Brackeen:

  • Attainment (1987 [1988], Silkheart) B+(**) 
  • Bannar (1987, Silkheart) B+(*) 

Darrin Bradbury:

  • Talking Dogs & Atomic Bombs (2019, Anti-) B+(**) 
  • Artvertisement (2021, Anti-) B+(***) 

Don Braden:

  • The Time Is Now (1991, Criss Cross) B+(**) 
  • After Dark (1993 [1994], Criss Cross) B+(**) 
  • Organic (1994 [1995], Epicure) B+(**) 
  • Brighter Days (2001, High Note) B+(*) 
  • Luminosity (2010-14 [2015], Creative Perspective Music) B+(*) 
  • /Joris Teepe: In the Spirit of Herbie Hancock: Live at De Witte (2019 [2020], O.A.P.) B+(***) 
  • Earth Wind and Wonder Volume 2 (2023, self-released) B 

Geof Bradfield:

  • Our Roots (2014 [2015], Origin) B+(**) 
  • Birdhoused (2017, Cellar Live) B+(**) 
  • Yes, and . . . Music for Nine Improvisers (2018, Delmark) B+(**) 
  • /Ben Goldberg/Dana Hall Trio: General Semantics (2020, Delmark) B+(***) 
  • Quaver (2021 [2023], Calligram) B+(***) 
  • /Richard D Johnson/John Tate/Samuel Jewell: Our Heroes (2023, Afar Music) B+(***) 

James Dean Bradfield: Even in Exile (2020, Montyray) B+(*) 

Bobby Bradford:

  • /John Carter: No U Turn: Live in Pasadena 1975 (1975 [2015], Dark Tree) A− 
  • /John Carter: Comin' On (1988 [2011], Hatology) A− 
  • /Frode Gjerstad/Kent Carter/John Stevens: Blue Cat (1991 [2019], NoBusiness) B+(**) 
  • /Frode Gjerstad/Ingebrigt Håker Flaten/Paal Nilssen-Love: Reknes (2008 [2009], Circulasione Totale) B+(***) 
  • /Hafez Modirzadeh: Live at the Open Gate (2013 [2016], NoBusiness) B+(**) 
  • /Frode Gjerstad: The Delaware River (2014 [2015], NoBusiness) B+(**) 
  • /Hafez Modirzadeh: Live at the Magic Triangle (2016 [2017], NoBusiness) B+(**) 
  • /Hafez Modirzadeh: Live at the Blue Whale (2017 [2018], NoBusiness) B+(***) 
  • & Friends: Jackie Robinson: Stealing Home (2018 [2022], Cryptogramophone) B+(**) 

Charles Bradley:

  • No Time for Dreaming (2011, Daptone) B+(**) 
  • Victim of Love (2013, Daptone) B+(**) 
  • Changes (2016, Daptone) B+(*) 

Pony Bradshaw: North Georgia Rounder (2023, Black Mountain Music) B+(**) 

Kevin Brady: Plan B (2020 [2021], Ubuntu Music) B+(***) 

Ruby Braff:

  • Linger Awhile (1953-55 [1999], Vanguard) B+(**) 
  • /Ellis Larkins: 2 x 2: Ruby Braff and Ellis Larkins Play Rodgers and Hart (1955, Vanguard) B+(***) 
  • Hi-Fi Salute to Bunny (1957, RCA) A− 
  • Braff Plays Wimbledon: First Set (1996, Zephyr) B+(***) 
  • Braff Plays Wimbledon: Second Set (1996, Zephyr) B+(***) 

Cristina Braga & Brandenburger Symphoniker: Whisper (2015 [2016], Enja) B− 

Billy Bragg & Wilco:

  • Mermaid Avenue, Vol. III (1998-2000 [2012], Nonesuch) B+(**) 
  • Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions (1998-2000 [2012], Nonesuch, 3CD) A− 

Anouar Brahem: Blue Maqams (2017, ECM) B+(**) 

Aziza Brahim: Abbar El Hamada (2016, Glitterbeat) B+(**) 

Weedie Braimah: The Hands of Time (2021, Stretch Music/Ropeadope) B+(**) 

Brakes:

  • The Beatific Visions (2007, Rough Trade) B+(***) 
  • Touchdown (2009, FatCat) B+(***) 

Cory Branan: The No-Hit Wonder (2014, Bloodshot) B+(*) 

Jaimie Branch:

  • Fly or Die (2017, International Anthem) B+(**) 
  • Fly or Die II: Bird Dogs of Paradise (2018 [2019], International Anthem) A− 

Jamie Branch:

  • /Dave Rempis/Ingebrigt Håker Flaten/Tollef Østvang: Tripel/Dubbel (2018 [2020], Aerophonic) B+(***) 

Jaimie Branch:

  • Fly or Die Live (2021, International Anthem) A− 
  • Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((World War)) (2022 [2023], International Anthem) B+(***) 

Brand New: Science Fiction (2017, Procrastinate! Music Traitors) B 

Brand Nubian: Foundation (1998, Arista) B+(***) 

Brandt Brauer Frick:

  • Mr. Machine (2011, !K7) B+(**) 
  • Miami (2013, !K7) B+(**) 

Naftule Brandwein: King of the Klezmer Clarinet (1922-41 [1997], Rounder) A− 

Brandy: B7 (2020, Brand Nu/Entertainment One) B+(*) 

Anthony Branker:

  • & Ascent: Spirit Songs (2004 [2023], Origin) B+(***) 
  • /Word Play: The Forward (Towards Equality) Suite (2014, Origin) B+(***) 
  • /Imagine: Beauty Within (2016, Origin) B+(**) 
  • /Imagine: What Place Can Be for Us? A Suite in Ten Movements (2022 [2023], Origin) A− 

Craig Brann: Lineage (2017 [2018], SteepleChase) B+(**) 

Staffan Bråsjö: Stratosfär (2020 [2022], self-released) B+(***) 

Alan Braufman:

  • /Cooper-Moore: Live at WKCR May 22, 1972 (1972 [2019], Valley of Search, EP) B+(**) 
  • Valley of Search (1975 [2018], Valley of Search) A− 
  • The Fire Still Burns (2019 [2020], Valley of Search) B+(*) 

Fimber Bravo: Lunar Tredd (2021, Moshi Moshi) A− 

Alan Braxe/Fred Falke: The Upper Cuts [2023 Edition] (2005 [2023], Smugglers Way) B+(***) 

Anthony Braxton:

  • In the Tradition (1974 [1989], Steeplechase) B+(**) 
  • In the Tradition: Volume 2 (1974 [1987], Steeplechase) B+(**) 
  • Trio and Duet (1974 [2014], Delmark/Sackville) A− 
  • News From the '70s (1971-76 [1999], Felmay) B+(***) 
  • Quintet (Basel) 1977 (1977 [2000], Hatology) B+(***) 
  • Performance (Quartet) 1979 (1979 [2007], Hatology) A− 
  • The Essential Anthony Braxton: The Arista Years (1974-80 [2018], Arista/Legacy, 2CD) A− 
  • Open Aspects (Duo) 1982 (1982 [1993], Hat Art) B+(**) 
  • Quartet (Coventry) 1985 (1985 [2002], Leo, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • Quartet (Birmingham) 1985 (1985 [2002], Leo, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Quartet (London) 1985 (1985 [1990], Leo, 2CD) A− 
  • Five Compositions (Quartet) 1986 (1986, Black Saint) B+(***) 
  • Eugene (1989) (1989, Black Saint) B+(*) 
  • Seven Compositions (Trio) 1989 (1989 [2008], Hatology) A− 
  • /Marilyn Crispell: Duets: Vancouver 1989 (1989 [1990], Music & Arts) B+(***) 
  • Wesleyan (12 Alto Solos) 1992 (1992 [1995], Hat Art) B+(*) 
  • Quartet (Willisau) 1991 Studio (1991 [2018], Hatology, 2CD) A− 
  • Quartet (Santa Cruz) 1993 (1993 [1997], Hat Art, 2CD) A− 
  • Sextet (Parker) 1993 (1993 [2018], New Braxton House, 11CD) A− 
  • Ninetet (Yoshi's) 1997 Vol. 1 (1997 [2002], Leo, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • /Sonny Simmons/Brandon Evans/Andre Vida/Mike Pride/Shanir Blumenkranz: Parallactic 54 (Sextet) 2003 (2003, Parallactic/Thought Authority) B+(***) 
  • /Chris Dahlgren: ABCD (2003 [2006], Not Two) B+(**) 
  • Quintet (London) 2004: Live at the Royal Festival Hall (2004 [2005], Leo) B+(**)  Quartet (Moscow) 2008 (2008, Leo) B+(**) 

Anthony BraxtonBeyond Quantum:

  • 2008, Tzadik (A-) 081114 

Anthony Braxton:

  • Echo Echo Mirror House (2011 [2013], Victo) B+(*) 
  • 3 Compositions (EEMHM) 2011 (2011 [2016], Firehouse 12) B+(**) 
  • Quartet (Warsaw) 2012 (2012 [2013], ForTune) A− 
  • Quartet (New Haven) 2014 (2014 [2019], Firehouse 12, 4CD) A− 
  • /Jacqueline Kerrod: Duo (Bologna) 2018 (2018 [2020], I Dischi Di Angelica) B+(***) 
  • Quartet (Standards) 2020 (2020 [2021], New Braxton House, 13CD) A− 
  • 12 Comp (ZIM) 2017 (2017 [2021], Firehouse 12, 12CD) B+(***) 

Toni Braxton:

  • /Babyface: Love Marriage & Divorce (2014, Motown) B+(***) 
  • Sex & Cigarettes (2018, Def Jam) B+(**) 

Sam Braysher With Michael Kanan: Golden Earrings (2016 [2017], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(***) 

Renato Braz: Saudade (2005-15 [2016], Living Music) C 

Brazilian Girls: New York City (2008, Verve Forcast) B+(***) 

Brazilian Groove Band: Anatomy of Groove (2009, Far Out) B 

Brazzamerica: Brazzamerica (2016, self-released) B+(**) 

Breakfast in Fur: Flyaway Garden (2015, Bar/None) B+(*) 

Joshua Breakstone:

  • With the Wind and the Rain (2013 [2014], Capri) B+(*) 
  • 2nd Avenue (2014 [2015], Capri) B+(*) 

Joshua Breakstone/The Cello Quartet:

  • 88 (2016, Capri) B+(**) 

Breath of Air: Breath of Air (2019-20 [2922], Burning Ambulance) B+(***) 

Lenny Breau & Brad Terry: The Living Room Tapes (1978 [1995], Dos) B+(*) 

Randy Brecker:

  • /Bobby Shew/Jan Hasenöhrl: Trumpet Summit Prague (2012 [2015], Summit) B 
  • Randy Pop: Live (2015, Piloo) B 
  • /Mats Holmquist/UMO Jazz Orchestra: Together (2018, Summit) B+(***) 
  • /NDR Bigband: Rocks (2017 [2019], Piloo) B 
  • /Ada Rovatti: Brecker Plays Rovatti: Sacred Bond (2019, Piloo) B+(**) 

The Brecker Brothers: Return of the Brecker Brothers (1992 [2008], Verve) B 

Wolfert Brederode: Ruins and Remains (2021 [2022], ECM) B+(**) 

The Breeders: All Nerve (2018, 4AD) B+(*) 

Goran Bregovic:

  • Alkohol (2008 [2009], Wrasse) A−  
  • Welcome to Goran Bregovic (Best Of) ([2009], Wrasse) B+(*) 

Patrick Breiner: Mileage (2013 [2014], Sulde) B+(*) 

Bremer/McCoy: Utopia (2019, Luaka Bop) B 

Peter Brendler: Outside the Line (2014, Posi-Tone) B+(***) 

John Wolf Brennan/Alex Cline/Daniele Patumi/Tscho Theissing/John Voirol: Shooting Stars and Traffic Lights (1993-97 [2006], Leo) B+(**) 

Patricia Brennan:

  • Maquishti (2018 [2021], Valley of Search) B+(*) 
  • More Touch (2022, Pyroclastic) B+(***) 

Patrick Brennan:

  • /Abdul Moimême: Terraphonia (2019, Creative Sources) B+(*) 
  • Sonic Openings: Tilting Curvaceous (2021 [2023], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Willem Breuker:

  • /Han Bennink: New Acoustic Swing Duo (1967-68 [2019], Corbett vs. Dempsey, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Live in Berlin (1975, FMP) A− 
  • /Leo Cuypers: . . . Superstars (1978, FMP) B+(***) 
  • Angoulême 18 Mai 1980 (1980 [2015], Fou, 2CD) A− 
  • In Holland (1981, BV Haast) B 
  • To Remain (1983-89 [1989], BV Haast) B− 
  • /Loes Luca: Deze Kant Op, Dames!/This Way, Ladies (1992 [1993], BV Haast) B+(*) 
  • The Parrot (1980-95 [1996], BV Haast) B+(**) 
  • /Loes Luca: Kurt Weill (1983-97 [1998], BV Haast) B+(***) 
  • Psalm 122 (1998, BV Haast) B− 

Brew: Heat/Between Reflections (1998-2019 [2023], Clean Feed, 2CD) A− 

Matt Brewer: Ganymede (2018 [2019], Criss Cross) A− 

Terrence Brewer & Pamela Rose: Don't Worry 'Bout Me: Remembering Ella & Joe (2019, Strong Brew Music, EP) B+(*) 

Olie Brice:

  • /Tobias Delius/Mark Sanders: Somersaults (2014 [2015], Two Rivers) B+(***) 
  • /Binker Golding/Henry Kaiser/N.O. Moore/Eddie Prévost: The Secret Handshake With Danger: Vol. One (2020 [2021], 577) B+(*) 

Bridge of Flowers: A Soft Day's Night (2021, ESP-Disk) B+(*) 

Phoebe Bridgers:

  • Stranger in the Alps (2017, Dead Oceans) B+(*) 
  • Punisher (2020, Dead Oceans) B+(**) 
  • Copycat Killer (2020, Dead Oceans, EP) B+(*) 
  • If We Make It Through December (2020, Dead Oceans, EP) B+(***) 

Jeff Bridges: Jeff Bridges (2011, Blue Note) B 

Leon Bridges:

  • Coming Home (2015, Columbia) B+(*) 
  • Good Thing (2018, Columbia) B+(*) 
  • Gold-Diggers Sound (2021, Columbia) B+(*) 

Dee Dee Bridgewater:

  • Dee Dee Bridgewater (1976, Atlantic) B 
  • Dee Dee Bridgewater (1980, Elektra) B− 
  • Live in Paris (1986 [1987], Impulse) B+(*) 
  • In Montreux (1990 [1991], Verve) B 
  • Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver (1994 [1995], Verve) A− 
  • Red Earth (2006 [2007], Emarcy) B+(*) 
  • Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959) (2009 [2010], Emarcy) B+(*) 
  • Dee Dee's Feathers (2014 [2015], Okeh) B+(**) 
  • Memphis . . . Yes, I'm Ready (2017, Okeh) B+(*) 

Anne Briggs: Anne Briggs (1971, Topic) B+(***) 

Solemn Brigham: South Sinner Street (2021, Mello Music Group) B+(*) 

Len Bright Combo: Wreckless Eric Presents the Len Bright Combo (1986 [2013], Fire, EP) B+(**) 

Bright Dog Red: Under the Porch (2022, Ropeadope) B+(*) 

Bright Eyes:

  • A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997 (1995-97 [1998], Saddle Creek) B+(*) 
  • Letting Off the Happiness (1997-98 [1998], Saddle Creek) B 
  • Fevers and Mirrors (1999 [2000], Saddle Creek) B+(*) 
  • Lifted or the Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground (2002, Saddle Creek) B+(**) 
  • I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (2005, Saddle Creek) B+(***) 
  • Cassadaga (2007, Saddle Creek) B+(***) 
  • The People's Key (2011, Saddle Creek) B+(*) 
  • Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was (2020, Dead Oceans) B+(**) 

Bright Moments: Natives (2012, Luaka Bop) B 

Sheela Bringi: Incantations (2014, Black Swan Sounds) B+(**) 

Hailey Brinnel: Beautiful Tomorrow (2023, Outside In Music) B+(***) 

British Sea Power: Valhalla Dancehall (2011, Rough Trade) B+(*) 

Tad Britton: Cicada (1992-93 [2015], Origin) B+(*) 

The Brkn Record: The Architecture of Oppression Part 1 (2021, Mr. Bongo) B+(***) 

Jakob Bro:

  • Gefion (2013 [2015], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Streams (2015 [2016], ECM) B 
  • Returnings (2016 [2018], ECM) B 
  • Bay of Rainbows (2017 [2018], ECM) B+(**) 
  • /Arve Henriksen/Jorge Rossy: Uma Elmo (2020 [2021], ECM) B 
  • /Joe Lovano: Once Around the Room: A Tribute to Paul Motian (2021 [2022], ECM) B+(***) 

Alan Broadbent:

  • /London Metropolitan Orchestra: Developing Story (2017, Eden River) B+(*) 
  • New York Notes (2019, Savant) A− 
  • Trio in Motion (2020, Savant) B+(**) 
  • /London Metropolitan Strings: Broadbent Plays Brubeck (2021, Eden River) B+(*) 
  • Like Minds (2021 [2022], Savant) 

Broadcast: The Maida Vale Sessions (1996-2003 [2022], Warp) B+(*) 

Zach Brock/Matt Ulery/Jon Deitemyer: Wonderment (2018 [2019], Woolgathering) B+(**) 

Brockhampton:

  • Saturation (2017, Question Everything/Empire) B+(*) 
  • Saturation II (2017, Question Everything/Empire) B+(**) 
  • Saturation III (2017, Question Everything/Empire) B+(**) 
  • Iridescence (2018, RCA) B+(**) 
  • Ginger (2019, Question Everything/RCA) B+(**) 
  • Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine (2021, Question Everything/RCA) B+(**) 

Owen Broder:

  • Heritage: The American Roots Project (2017 [2018], ArtistShare) B 
  • Hodges: Front and Center, Vol. 1 (2021 [2022], Outside In Music) A− 

Chris Brokaw: Puritan (2021, 12XU) B+(**) 

Broken Bells: Broken Bells (2010, Columbia) B+(*) 

Broken Shadows: The Tower Tapes #2 (2020, Jazz Club Ferrara) A− 

Broken Social Scene:

  • You Forgot It in People (2002, Arts & Crafts) B+(***) 
  • Broken Social Scene (2005, Arts & Crafts) B+(**) 
  • Forgiveness Rock Record (2010, Arts & Crafts) B+(*) 

The Broken Spokes: Where I Went Wrong (2022, Broken Spokes Music) B+(**) 

BROM:

  • Sunstroke (2017 [2018], Trost) B+(**) 
  • Dance With an Idiot (2019 [2020], Trost) B+(***) 

Vilhelm Bromander: In This Forever Unfolding Moment (2021 [2023], Thanatos) A− 

Brian Bromberg: Full Circle (2016, Artistry) B 

David Bromberg: The Blues, the Whole Blues, and Nothing but the Blues (2016, Red House) B+(***) 

Till Brönner: Chattin' With Chet (2000 [2011], Verve) B 

Action Bronson:

  • Dr. Lecter (2011, Fine Fabric Delegates) A− 
  • Blue Chips (2012, Fool's Gold) B+(***) 
  • /Party Supplies: Blue Chips 2 (2013, Fool's Gold) B+(**) 
  • Mr. Wonderful (2014 [2015], Atlantic/Vice) B+(***) 
  • Blue Chips 7000 (2017, Vice/Atlantic) B+(**) 

Archie Bronson Outfit: Coconut (2010, Domino) B+(***) 

Magnus Broo:

  • Rules (2017 [2018], Moserobie) B+(**) 

Jonatha Brooke: My Mother Has 4 Noses (2014, Bad Dog) A− 

Brooklyn Blowhards: Brooklyn Blowhards (2015 [2016], Little (i) Music) B+(***) 

Bob Brookmeyer:

  • The Dual Role of Bob Brookmeyer (1954-55 [1990], Prestige/OJC) B+(**) 
  • Back Again (1978 [1990], Gazell) A− 
  • New Art Orchestra: New Works/Celebration (1997 [1999], Challenge) B+(**) 

Billy Brooks: Windows of the World (1974 [2002], WeWantSounds) B− 

Brad Brooks: God Save the City (2020, Brad Brooks) B+(*) 

JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound:

  • Want More (2011, Bloodshot) B 
  • Howl (2013, Bloodshot) B 

Roy Brooks: Understanding (1970 [2021], Reel-to-Real, 2CD) B+(***) 

Tina Brooks: The Waiting Game (1961 [2002], Blue Note) A− 

Brooks & Dunn:

  • Red Dirt Road (2003, Arista Nashville) B 
  • Reboot (2019, Arista Nashville) B 

Brookzill!: Throwback to the Future (2016, Tommy Boy) B+(*) 

Bobby Broom:

  • My Shining Hour (2014, Origin) B+(**) 
  • & the Organi-sation: Soul Fingers (2018, MRi) B 
  • Keyed Up (2021 [2022], Steele) B+(**) 

Big Bill Broonzy:

  • Big Bill's Blues (1937-41 [1969], Epic) A− 
  • /Washboard Sam: Big Bill Broonzy With Washboard Sam (1953 [1962], Chess) A− 

Brother Ali:

  • The Truth Is Here (2009, Rhymesayers Entertainment) B+(**) 
  • Us (2009, Rhymesayers Entertainment) B+(**) 
  • The Bite Marked Heart (2012, Rhymesayers, EP) B+(*) 
  • Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color (2012, Rhymesayers Entertainment) B+(*) 
  • All the Beauty in This Whole Life (2017, Rhymesayers Entertainment) B+(**) 

The Brother Brothers: Tugboats E.P. (2017, self-released, EP) B− 

The Brother Moves On: Tolika Mtoliki (2021, Matsuli Music) B+(**) 

Brother Reade: Rap Music (2007, Record Collection) A− 

Brothers Osborne:

  • Pawn Shop (2016, EMI Nashville) B+(*) 
  • Port Saint Joe (2018, EMI Nashville) B 
  • Skeletons (2020, EMI Nashville) B+(*) 

Peter Brötzmann:

  • For Adolphe Sax (1967 [2002], Atavistic Unheard Music Series) B+(*) 
  • Nipples (1969 [2000], Atavistic Unheard Music Series) B+(***) 
  • More Nipples (1969 [2003], Atavistic Unheard Music Series) B+(***) 
  • /Fred Van Hove/Han Bennink Plus Albert Mangelsdorff: Live in Berlin '71 (1971, FMP, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • /Fred Van Hove/Han Bennink: Jazz in Der Kammer Nr. 71: Deutsches Theater/Berlin/GDR/04/11/1974 (1974 [2022], Trost) B+(***) 
  • /Misha Mengelberg/Han Bennink: 3 Points and a Mountain . . . Plus (1979 [1999], FMP, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • /Alexander von Schlippenbach/Sven-Åke Johansson: Up and Down the Lion-Revised (1979 [2010], Olof Bright) A− 
  • 14 Love Poems (Plus 10 More) (1984 [2004], FMP) B+(*) 
  • /Sonny Sharrock: Whatthefuckdoyouwant (1987 [2014], Trost) B+(**) 
  • /Sabu Toyozumi: Triangle: Live at Ohm, 1987 (1987 [2023], NoBusiness) B+(***) 
  • Love Comes Like Sour to Milk (1993 [2021], Trost, EP) B 
  • /Maleem Mahmoud Gania/Hamid Drake: The Wels Concert (1996 [1997], Okka Disk) B+(***) 
  • Sprawl (1996 [1997], Trost) A− 
  • /Peeter Uuskyla/Peter Friis Nielsen: Noise of Wings (1999-2001 [2009], Jazzwerkstatt) B+(***) 
  • /William Parker/Hamid Drake: Never Too Late but Always Too Early: Dedicated to Peter Kowald (2001 [2003], Eremite, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • /Joe McPhee/Kent Kessler/Michael Zerang: Tales Out of Time (2002 [2015], Hatology) A− 
  • /Milford Graves/William Parker: Historic Music Past Tense Future (2002 [2022], Black Editions) B+(***) 
  • /Michiyo Yagi/Paal Nilssen-Love: Head On (2007 [2008], Idiolect) B+(**) 
  • /Johannes Bauer/Mikolaj Trzaska: Goosetalks (2008 [2010], Kilogram) B+(*) 
  • /Masahiko Satoh/Takeo Moriyama: Yatagarasu (2011 [2012], Not Two) B+(**) 
  • /Fred Lonberg-Holm: Ouroboros (2011 [2018], Astral Spirits) B+(***) 
  • /Steve Noble: I Am Here Where Are You (2013, Trost) B+(*) 
  • /John Edwards/Steve Noble: Soul Food Available (2013 [2014], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • /Peeter Uuskyla: Red Cloud on Silver (2014 [2015], Omlott, 2LP) B+(**) 
  • /ICI Ensemble: Beautiful Lies (2014 [2016], Neos Jazz) B+(*) 
  • /Steve Swell/Paal Nilssen-Love: Krakow Nights (2015, Not Two) B+(***) 
  • /Heather Leigh: Ears Are Filled With Wonder (2015 [2016], Not Two) B 
  • /Steve Swell/Paal Nilssen-Love: Live in Copenhagen (2016, Not Two) A− 
  • /Steve Swell/Paal Nilssen-Love: Live in Tel Aviv (2016 [2017], Not Two) B+(**) 
  • /Heather Leigh: Sex Tape (2016 [2017], Trost) B− 
  • /Heather Leigh: Sparrow Nights (2018, Trost) B+(*) 
  • /Alexander von Schlippenbach/Han Bennink: Fifty Years After: Live at the Lila Eule 2018 (2018 [2019], Trost) A− 
  • I Surrender Dear (2019, Trost) B+(**) 
  • /Maâlem Moukhtar Gania/Hamid Drake: The Catch of a Ghost (2019 [2020], I Dischi Di Angelica) A− 
  • /Fred Lonberg-Holm: Memories of a Tunicate (2020, Relative Pitch) B+(*) 
  • /Heather Leigh/Fred Lonberg-Holm: Naked Nudes [Brötz 80th at ADA 2021] (2021 [2023], Trost) B+(*) 
  • /Majid Bekkas/Hamid Drake: Catching Ghosts (2022 [2023], ACT) A− 

Sam Broverman: A Jewish Boy's Christmas (2018, Brovermusic) B 

Bill Brovold & Jamie Saft: Serenity Knolls (2016 [2017], Rare Noise) B+(*) 

Andy Brown: Soloist (2014 [2015], Delmark) B+(*) 

Andy Brown: Direct Call (2015 [2016], Delmark) B+(*) 

Apollo Brown:

  • /Skyzoo: The Easy Truth (2016, Mello Music) B+(***) 
  • Sincerely, Detroit (2019, Mello Music Group) A− 
  • /Che' Noir: As God Intended (2020, Mello Music Group) B+(**) 
  • /Philmore Greene: Cost of Living (2022, Mello Music Group) A− 
  • /Planet Asia: Sardines (2023, Mello Music Group) B+(***) 

Ari Brown: Groove Awakening (2013, Delmark) B+(***) 

Chris Brown: F.A.M.E. (2011, Jive) B− 

Clifford Brown:

  • /Max Roach: Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street (1956 [2002], Verve) A−  The Beginning and the End (1952-56 [1973], Columbia) B+(***) 

Danny Brown:

  • XXX (2011, Fool's Gold) B+(***) 
  • Old (2013, Fool's Gold) B+(***) 
  • Atrocity Exhibition (2016, Warp) A− 
  • Uknowhatimsayin¿ (2019, Warp) B+(***) 
  • Quaranta (2023, Warp) A− 

Jaimeo Brown Transcendence: Work Songs (2016, Motéma) B+(***) 

James Brown:

  • & the Famous Flames: The Federal & King Singles As & BVs 1956-61 (1956-61 [2018], Acrobat, 2CD) A− 
  • Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (1965, King) B+(***) 
  • Cold Sweat (1967, King) A− 
  • Say It Loud I'm Black and I'm Proud (1969, King) A− 
  • Live at Home With His Bad Self (1969 [2019], Polydor) A− 
  • Super Bad (1970 [1971], King) B+(***) 
  • Hot Pants (1971, Polydor) A− 
  • There It Is (1972, Polydor) A− 
  • Get on the Good Foot (1972, Polydor) B+(*) 

James Brown [g]: Song Within the Story (2021 [2022[, NGP) B+(**) 

John Brown: Quiet Time (2007 [2014], Brown Boulevard) B+(**) 

Justin Brown: Nyeusi (2015-17 [2018], Biophilia) B 

Katerina Brown: Mirror (2019, Mellowtone Music) B 

Maggie Brown: Maggie Brown (2004, Riverwide) B+(***) 

Marion Brown:

  • Capricorn Moon to Juba Lee Revisited (1965-66 [2019], Ezz-Thetics) A− 
  • Why Not? Porto Novo! Revisited (1966-67 [2021], Ezz-thetics) A− 
  • Porto Novo (1967-70 [1994], Black Lion) B+(***) 
  • Afternoon of a Georgia Faun (1970, ECM) B 
  • Duets Vol. 1 (1970 [2012], 1201/Black Lion Vault) B+(**) 
  • Geechee Recollections/Sweet Earth Flying (1973-74 [2012], Impulse) B+(***) 
  • Duets (1970-73 [1975], Arista/Freedom) B+(*) 
  • /Dave Burrell: Live at the Black Musicians' Conference, 1981 (1981 [2018], NoBusiness) A− 

Mel Brown: The Wizard/Blues for We (1968-69 [2012], Impulse) C+ 

Milton Brown and the Musical Brownies: The Complete Recordings of the Father of Western Swing 1932-1937 (1932-37 [1995], Texas Rose, 5CD) A− 

Norman Brown: Just Between Us (1992 [2008], Verve) B 

Otis Brown III: The Thought of You (2014, Blue Note) B 

Ray Brown: The Best of the Concord Years (1973-93 [2002], Concord, 2CD) B+(**) 

Reuben Brown:

  • Ice Scape (1994 [1997], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • Blue and Brown (1994 [1998], SteepleChase) B+(**) 

Rich Brown: Abeng (2015 [2016], self-released) B+(**) 

Rob Brown:

  • Live at Firehouse 12 (2008 [2009], Not Two) B+(**) 
  • /Daniel Levin: Natural Disorder (2008 [2010], Not Two) B+(*) 
  • /Juan Pablo Carletti: Fertile Garden (2020 [2022], NoBusiness) A− 

Roy Brown: Hard Times (1967-68 [1973], Bluesway) A− 

Rob Brown:

  • Oceanic (2021 [2023], RogueArt) B+(***) 
  • Oblongata (2022 [2023], RogueArt) A− 

Sheldon Brown Group: Blood of the Air (2015-16 [2018], Edgetone) B+(*) 

Shirley Brown: Woman to Woman (1974, Truth) B+(**) 

VV Brown:

  • Travelling Like the Light (2009 [2010], Capitol) A 
  • Samson & Delilah (2013, YOY) B+(*) 
  • Am I British Yet? (2023, YOY) B+(***) 

Zac Brown Band: The Foundation (2008, Home Grown/ROAR/Big Picture/Atlantic) B+(*) 

Brown Sugar: I'm in Love With a Dreadlocks: Brown Sugar and the Birth of Lovers Rock 1977-80 (1977-80 [2018], Soul Jazz) B 

Dan Brubeck: Celebrating the Music and Lyrics of Dave & Iola Brubeck (2013 [2015], Blue Forest, 2CD) B+(***) 

Dave Brubeck:

  • Octet (1948-49 [1991], Fantasy/OJC) B+(**) 

Dave Brubeck Quartet:

  • Jazz at the College of the Pacific (1953 [1987], Fantasy/OJC) B+(***) 

Dave Brubeck:

  • Jazz Goes to College (1954, Columbia) B+(***) 
  • Brubeck Time (1954 [1955], Columbia) B+(***)  Jazz Impressions of the U.S.A. (1956-57 [1957], Columbia) B+(***) 
  • Jazz Impressions of Eurasia (1958, Columbia) B+(**) 
  • Time OutTakes (1959 [2020], Brubeck Editions) B+(***) 
  • Jazz Impressions of Japan (1964, Columbia) A− 
  • Jazz Impressions of New York (1964 [1965], Columbia) B+(***) 
  • Live From Vienna 1967 (1967 [2022], Brubeck Editions) A− 
  • Park Avenue South (2002 [2003], Telarc) A− 

Bruce: Sonder Somatic (2018, Hessle Audio) B+(**) 

Dan Bruce's :Beta Collective: Time to Mind the Mystics (2022, Shifting Paradigm) B+(**) 

Bruch: The Fool (2020, Cut Surface/Trost) B+(***) 

Kyle Bruckmann:

  • Wrack: . . . Awaits Silent Tristero's Empire (2013 [2014], Singlespeed) B+(**) 
  • Degradient: Dear Everyone (2017, Not Two, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • /Tim Daisy/Phillip Greenlief/Lisa Mezzacappa: Semaphore (2022 [2023], Relay) B+(**) 

Bruiser Wolf: Dope Game Stupid (2021, Bruiser Brigade) B+(*) 

Nicholas Brust: Frozen in Time (2018 [2020], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(**) 

Brute Force: Confections of Love (1966-67 [2010], Bar/None) D+ 

Luke Bryan:

  • Tailgates & Tanlines (2011, Capitol Nashville) B 
  • Crash My Party (2013, Capitol Nashville) C 

Paul Bryan: Cri$el Gems (2020, self-released) B+(*) 

Zach Bryan:

  • American Heartbreak (2022, Warner, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Zach Bryan (2023, Warner) B+(***) 
  • Summertime Blues (2022, Warner, EP) B+(**) 
  • Boys of Faith (2023, Warner, EP) B+(**) 

Bryan and the Aardvarks: Sounds From the Deep Field (2017, Biophilia) B− 

Bryan and the Haggards/Eugene Chadbourne:

  • Merles Just Wanna Have Fun (2012 [2013], Northern Spy) A− 

Don Bryant: Don't Give Up on Love (2017, Fat Possum) B+(*) 

Paul Bryant:

  • Burnin' (1960, Pacific Jazz) B+(**) 
  • /Curtis Amy/Jim Hall: The Blues Message (1960 [2010], Fresh Sound) B+(**) 

Precious Bryant:

  • Feel Me Good (2002, Terminus) B+(**) 
  • The Truth (2004, Terminus) A− 
  • My Name Is Precious (2005, Music Maker Relief Foundation) B+(***) 

BTS:

  • Love Yourself: Tear (2018, Big Hit) B 
  • Map of the Soul: 7 (2020, Big Hit) B+(*) 
  • BE (2020, Big Hit) B+(*) 

A Bu: 88 Tones of Black and White (2014 [2015], Blujazz, CD+DVD) B+(*) 

Michael Bublé: Crazy Love (2009, 143/Reprise) B+(*) 

ML Buch: Suntub (2023, 15 Love) B+(*) 

Buck 65:

  • Sore (2004, WEA, EP) B+(*) 
  • Situation (2007, Strange Famous) A− 
  • Dirtbike 1 (2008, self-released) B+(**) 
  • Dirtbike 2 (2008, self-released) B+(***) 
  • 20 Odd Years (2010 [2011], WEA Canada) A− 
  • Neverlove (2014, WEA Canada) B+(**) 
  • [Produced by Jorun Bombay]: Laundromat Boogie (2014, DWG) B+(***) 
  • /Tachichi: Flash Grenade (2022, Black Buffalo) B+(**) 
  • King of Drums (2022, self-released) A− 
  • 14 KT Gold (2023, self-released, EP) B+(**) 
  • Super Dope (2023, self-released) A− 
  • Punk Rock B-Boy (2023, self-released) A 
  • /Doseone/Jel: North American Adonis (2023, Handsmade) B+(***) 

Lindsey Buckingham: Lindsey Buckingham (2021, Buckingham) B+(*) 

Tim Buckley: Goodbye and Hello (1967, Asylum) B+(*) 

Milt Buckner & Hal Singer:

  • Milt & Hal [The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions] (1966 [2004], Black & Blue) B+(**) 

Richard Buckner: Our Blood (2011, Merge) B− 

The Budos Band: The Budos Band III (2010, Daptone) B− 

Harold Budd/Brian Eno: The Pearl (1984, Editions EG) B+(**) 

Dewa Budjana: Hasta Karma (2014 [2015], Moonjune) B+(*) 

Maureen Budway: Sweet Candor (2014 [2015], MCG Jazz) B+(**) 

Sarah Buechi:

  • Shadow Garden (2015, Intakt) B+(***) 
  • Flying Letters (2013 [2014], Intakt) B+(*) 
  • Contradiction of Happiness (2017 [2018], Intakt) B+(*) 
  • /Contradiction of Happiness & Jena Philharmonic: The Paintress (2020 [2021], Intakt) A− 
  • /Franz Hellmueller/Rafael Jerjen: Moon Trail (2021 [2022], Intakt) B+(**) 

Buena Vista Social Club: Lost and Found (1996-2000 [2015], World Circuit) B 

Jarod Bufe: New Spaces (2017 [2018], OA2) B+(***) 

Buffalo Jazz Octet: Live at Pausa Art House (2016 [2017], Cadence Jazz) A− 

Buffalo Springfield: Last Time Around (1968, Atco) B 

Jimmy Buffett:

  • A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean (1973, ABC) B+(***) 
  • Living and Dying in 3/4 Time (1974, ABC) B 
  • Havana Daydreamin' (1976, ABC) B+(*) 
  • Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes (1977, ABC) B+(**) 
  • Son of a Son of a Sailor (1978, ABC) B+(*) 

The Bug:

  • London Zoo (2008, Ninja Tune) B+(*) 
  • Angels & Devils (2014, Ninja Tune) B+(*) 
  • In Blue (2020, Hyperdub) B+(*) 
  • Fire (2021, Ninja Tune) B+(*) 

Jake Bugg: Jake Bugg (2012 [2013], Mercury) B 

Bugpowder: Cage Tennis (2020 [2021], Trytone) A− 

Buika: La Noche Más Larga (2013, Warner Music Latina) B+(*) 

Built to Spill:

  • Ultimate Alternative Wavers (1992, C/Z) B+(***) 
  • There's Nothing Wrong With Love (1994, Up) A− 
  • Keep It Like a Secret (1999, Warner Brothers) A− 
  • Ancient Melodies of the Future (2001, Warner Brothers) B 
  • You in Reverse (2006, Warner Brothers) B+(**) 
  • There Is No Enemy (2009, Warner Brothers) B+(*) 
  • Untethered Moon (2015, Warner Brothers) B+(*) 

Bulbul: Hirn Fein Hacken (2014, Exile on Mainstream) B+(**) 

The Katie Bull Group Project: All Hot Bodies Radiate (2013 [2015], Ashokan Indie) B+(***) 

Bully:

  • Feels Like (2015, Startime International/Columbia) A− 
  • Losing (2017, Sub Pop) B+(**) 
  • Lucky for You (2023, Sub Pop) B+(**) 
  • Sugaregg (2020, Sub Pop) B+(*) 

Bumble Bee Slim: Back in Town! (1962, Pacific Jazz) B+(**) 

John Bunch: Do Not Disturb (2010, Arbors) B+(***) 

The Bundles: The Bundles (2009, K) B+(***) 

Laura Bell Bundy: Achin' and Shakin' (2010, Mercury Nashville) B− 

Jane Bunnett & Maqueque:

  • Oddara (2016, Linus Entertainment) B 
  • On Firm Ground/Tierra Firme (2019, Linus Entertainment) B 
  • Playing With Fire (2023, True North/Linus Entertainment) B+(*) 

Paul Burch: Words of Love: Songs of Buddy Holly (2011, Perfect Sounds) B 

Rob Burger: City of Strangers (2009, Tzadik) B 

Greg Burk:

  • The Detroit Songbook (2017 [2018], SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • /Ron Seguin/Michel Lambert: Sound Neighbors (2020, Tonos) B+(***) 
  • Simple Joys (2019 [2021], Tonos) B+(*) 

Burna Boy:

  • Outside (2018, Atlantic) B+(*) 
  • African Giant (2019, Atlantic) B+(*) 
  • Twice as Tall (2020, Atlantic) B+(**) 
  • Love, Damini (2022, Atlantic) B+(**) 

Johanna Burnheart: Burnheart (2020, Ropeadope) B+(*) 

Scott Burns/John Wojciechowski/Geof Bradfield: Tenor Time (2021 [2022], Afar Music) B+(*) 

Burnt Sugar/The Arkestra Chamber:

  • Not April in Paris: Live From Banlieus Bleues (2004, Trugroid) B+(***) 
  • If You Can't Dazzle Them With Your Brilliance, Then Baffle Them With Your Blisluth (2004 [2005], Trugroid, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Live From Minnegiggle Falls (2004 [2007], Avant Groidd) B+(**) 
  • More Than Posthuman: Rise of the Mojosexual Cotillion (2006, Trugroid, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Chopped and Screwed: Volume 2 (2007, Trugroid) B 
  • All Ya Needs That Negrocity (2008-11 [2011], Avant Groidd) A− 
  • All You Zombies Dig the Luminosity (2016-17 [2017], Avant Groidd) B+(***) 
  • Twentieth Century Mixtapes: Groiddest Schnizzits: Volume One (2001-17 [2019], Trugroid/Avantgroidd) B+(***) 
  • Twentieth Anniversary Mixtapes: Groiddest Schnizzits: Volume Two (2001-17 [2019], Trugroid/Avantgroidd) B+(***) 
  • Twentieth Century Mixtapes: Groiddest Schnizzits: Volume Three (1999-2017 [2019], Trugroid/Avantgroidd) B+(***) 
  • Angels Over Oakanda (2018-21 [2021], Avantgroidd) A−  

Aaron Burnett & the Big Machine: Jupiter Conjunct (2019 [2020], Fresh Sound New Talent) B 

T Bone Burnett:

  • Trap Door (1982, Warner Brothers, EP) B+(**) 
  • T Bone Burnett (1986, Dot) B+(**) 

Burial:

  • Untrue (2007, Hyperdub) B+(***) 
  • Street Halo (2011, Hyperdub, EP) B+(**) 
  • Kindred (2012, Hyperdub, EP) B+(***) 
  • Street Halo/Kindred (2011-12 [2012], Hyperdub) A− 
  • Truant/Rough Sleeper (2012, Hyperdub, EP) A− 
  • Rival Dealer (2013, Hyperdub, EP) B+(**) 
  • Young Death/Nightmarket (2016, Hyperdub, EP) B+(*) 
  • Subtemple/Beachfires (2017, Hyperdub, EP) B 
  • Clausto/State Forest (2019, Hyperdub, EP) B 
  • Tunes 2011 to 2019 (2011-19 [2019], Hyperdub, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • Chemz/Dolphin (2021, Hyperdub, EP) B+(*) 
  • Antidawn EP (2022, Hyperdub) B− 
  • /Blackdown: Shock Power of Love EP (2021, Keysound, EP) B+(**) 
  • Streetlands (2022, Hyperdub, EP) B 

Chris Burn: Music for Three Rivers (1995-97 [1997], Victo) B+(*) 

T Bone Burnett: Tooth of Crime (2008, Nonesuch) B+(**) 

Bo Burnham: Inside (The Songs) (2021, Imperial Distribution) B− 

Burning Ghosts:

  • Burning Ghosts (2015 [2016], Orenda) B+(**) 
  • Reclamation (2017, Tzadik) B+(***) 

Burning Spear:

  • Creation Rebel: The Original Classic Recordings From Studio One (1969-72 [2004], Heartbeat) A− 
  • Reggae Greats (1975-78 [1984], Island) A− 
  • People of the World (1986, Slash) B+(**) 
  • The Best of Burning Spear [20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection] (1975-91 [2002], Island/Chronicles) A− 

Cedric Burnside: I Be Trying (2021, Single Lock) B+(**) 

Dave Burrell:

  • Black Spring (1977, Marge) B+(**) 
  • /Bob Stewart: The Crave (1994 [2016], NoBusiness) A− 
  • /Steve Swell: Turning Point (2013 [2014], NoBusiness) A− 
  • Harlem Rhapsody (2023, Parco Della Musica) B+(***) 

Kenny Burrell:

  • A Night at the Vanguard With the Kenny Burrell Trio (1959 [2008], Verve) B+(*) 
  • A Generation Ago Today (1966-67 [2018], Verve) B+(*) 

Tré Burt: You, Yeah, You (2021, Oh Boy) B+(**) 

Abraham Burton:

  • Live at Visiones, NYC 1993 (1993 [2020], self-released, EP) B+(***) 
  • /Eric McPherson: Cause and Effect (1998 [1999], Enja) B+(***) 
  • /Lucian Ban: Black Salt: Live at the Baroque Hall (2018 [2021], Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • Eric McPherson: The Summit Rock Session at Seneca Village (2021 [2022], Giant Step Arts) B+(**) 

Art "Turk" Burton:

  • and Congo Square: Spirits: Then & Now (1983-2015 [2015], ATB) B+(**) 
  • Ancestral Spirits (2019, T N' T Music) A− 

Gary Burton:

  • /Keith Jarrett: Gary Burton and Keith Jarrett (1969-70 [1971], Atlantic) B 
  • Common Ground (2011, Mack Avenue) B+(**) 

Ludovica Burtone: Sparks (2020 [2023], Outside In Music) B+(**) 

Buruklyn Boyz: East Mpaka London (2022, self-released) B+(**) 

Busdriver:

  • Fear of a Black Tangent (2005, Mush) A− 
  • Road Kill Overcoat (2007, Epitaph) B+(**) 
  • Jhelli Beam (2009, Anti-) B+(**) 
  • Perfect Hair (2014, Big Dada) C 
  • Electricity Is on Our Side (2018, Temporary Forever) B− 

Mark Buselli: Untold Stories (2013 [2014], OA2) B+(**) 

Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra:

  • Basically Baker Vol. 2: The Big Band Music of David Baker (2016, Patois, 2CD) B+(*) 

Buselli/Wallarab Jazz Orchestra:

  • The Gennett Suite (2023, Patois, 2CD) B+(***) 

Kate Bush:

  • The Kick Inside (1978, EMI America) B+(**) 
  • Lionheart (1978, EMI America) B+(**) 
  • Never for Ever (1980, EMI America) B+(*) 
  • The Dreaming (1982, EMI America) B 
  • Director's Cut (2011, Fish People/EMI) B+(*) 
  • 50 Words for Snow (2011, Anti-) B 

Bush Tetras:

  • Boom in the Night: Original Studio Recordings 1980-1983 (1980-83 [1995], ROIR) B+(***) 
  • Rhythm and Paranoia: The Best of Bush Tetras (1980-2019 [2021], Wharf Cat, 2CD) B+(**) 

Joe Bushkin: Live at the Embers 1952 (1952 [2016], Dot Time) B+(***) 

Bushwick Gospel Singers: Songs of Worship Vol. 2 (2014, The Church of Universal Knowing) B+(***) 

Marnix Busstra: Firm Fragile Fun (2015, Buzz Music) B+(*) 

Busta Rhymes: Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God (2020, Conglomerate/Empire) B+(*) 

John Butcher:

  • Thirteen Friendly Numbers (1991 [2004], Unsounds) B+(*) 
  • /Gerry Hemingway: Buffalo Pearl (2005 [2008], Auricle) B+(***) 
  • /Gerry Hemingway: Roulette - New York City (2005) (2005 [2023], Auricle) B+(**) 
  • Bell Trove Spools (2010-11 [2012], Northern Spy) B 
  • /Ståle Liavik Solberg: So Beautiful, It Starts to Rain (2015 [2016], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • /Damon Smith/Weasel Walter: Catastrophe of Minimalism (2008 [2017], Ballace Point Acoustics) B+(**) 
  • /Veryan Weston/Øyvind Stonesund/Dag Erik Kriedal Andersen: Mapless Quiet (2018 [2020], Motvind) B+(**) 
  • /Dominic Lash/John Russell/Mark Sanders: Discernment (2020 [2021], Spoonhunt) B+(*) 
  • /Sharon Gal/David Toop: Until the Night Melts Away (2019 [2021], Shrike) B 
  • /Pat Thomas/Dominic Lash/Steve Noble: Fathom (2021 [2023], 577) B+(*) 
  • /Dominic Lash/Emil Karlsen: Here and How (2022 [2023], Bead) B+(**) 

Butcher Brown:

  • Camden Session (2018, Gearbox) B+(*) 
  • #KingButch (2020, Concord Jazz) B+(*) 
  • Encore (2021, Concord Jazz) B 
  • Butcher Brown Presents Triple Trey (2022, Concord Jazz) B+(*) 
  • Solar Music (2023, Concord Jazz) B 

Chris Butler: Easy Life (1970 [2014], Future Fossil) A− 

Will Butler:

  • Policy (2015, Merge) B+(**) 
  • Generations (2020, Merge) B+(***) 

Henry Butler/Steven Bernstein: Viper's Drag (2014, Impulse) B+(***) 

Jonathan Butler: Close to You (2018, Mack Avenue) C+ 

Anna Butterss: Activities (2022, Colorfield) B+(***) 

Butthole Surfers:

  • Butthole Surfers (1983, Alternative Tentacles, EP) B+(**) 
  • Butthole Surfers/Live PCPPEP (1982-84 [2003], Latino Buggerveil) B+(*) 
  • Electriclarryland (1996, Capitol) B+(*) 

Kaitlin Butts: What Else Can She Do (2022, self-released) B+(*) 

The Buttshakers: Arcadia (2021, Underdog) B+(**) 

Oguz Buyukberber:

  • /Tobias Klein: Reverse Camouflage (2015 [2016], TryTone) B+(**) 
  • /Simon Nabatov: Wobbly Strata (2014 [2016], TryTone) B+(**) 

Buzzcocks: The Way (2014, 1-2-3-4 Go) B 

Jaki Byard:

  • The Late Show: An Evening With Jaki Byard: Live at the Keystone Korner, Vol. 3 (1979 [2014], High Note) B+(**) 
  • /The Apollo Stompers: Phantasies II (1988 [1991], Soul Note) B+(**) 

Chris Byars:

  • Jasmine Flower (2013, SteepleChase) +(**) 
  • The Music of Duke Jordan (2014, SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • Two Fives (2014 [2015], SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • The Music of Frank Strozier (2015 [2017], SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • New York City Jazz (2016 [2018], SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • A Hundred Years From Today (2017 [2019], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • On the Shoulders of Giants (2019 [2020], SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • Rhythm and Blues of the 20s (2022, SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • Look Ahead (2023, SteepleChase) B+(***) 

Billy Byers & Martial Solal: Jazz on the Left Bank & Réunion à Paris (1956 [1998], Fresh Sound) B+(***) 

Taylor Ho Bynum:

  • /SpiderMonkey Strings: Other Stories (2003-05 [2005], 482 Music) B+(*) 
  • The Middle Picture (2005-06 [2007], Firehouse 12) B+(**) 
  • Asphalt Flowers Forking Paths (2008, Hatology) B+(**) 
  • /Spidermonkey Strings: Madeleine Dreams (2009, Firehouse 12) B 
  • /Tomas Fujiwara: Stepwise (2009 [2010], Not Two) B+(***) 
  • Navigation (The Complete Firehouse 12 Recordings) (2012 [2013], Firehouse 12, 4CD) B+(***) 
  • Enter the Plustet (2016, Firehouse 12) A− 
  • The Ambiguity Manifesto (2019, Firehouse 12) B+(**) 

Donald Byrd: Live: Cookin' With Blue Note at Montreux (1973 [2022], Blue Note) B+(*) 

The Byrds:

  • Dr. Byrds and Mr. Hyde (1969, Columbia) B 
  • The Ballad of Easy Rider (1969, Columbia) B− 

David Byrne:

  • Live From Austin TX (2001 [2007], New West) B+(***) 
  • /Brian Eno: Everything That Happens Will Happen Today (2006-08 [2008], Todomundo) B− 
  • /Fatboy Slim: Here Lies Love (2010, Nonesuch, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • /St. Vincent: Love This Giant (2012, 4AD) B+(*) 
  • American Utopia (2018, Nonesuch) B 

Dee Byrne: Outlines (2021 [2023], Whirlwind) B+(**) 

Julie Byrne:

  • Not Even Happiness (2017, Ba Da Bing) B+(**) 
  • The Greater Wings (2023, Ghostly International) B+(**) 

Don Byron/Aruán Ortiz: Random Dances and (A)tonalities (2017 [2018], Impakt) B+(***) 

Raymond Byron: Bond Wire Cur (2021 [2022], ESP-Disk) B+(***) 

Alina Bzhezhinska & HipHarpCollective: Reflections (2022, BBE) B+(*) 

Cabaret Voltaire:

  • #7885 Electropunk to Technopop (1978-85 [2014], Mute) A− 
  • Shadow of Fear (2020, Mute) B+(***) 
  • Dekadrone (2021, Mute) B+(*) 

Camila Cabello:

  • Camila (2018, Syco/Epic) B+(**) 
  • Familia (2022, Epic) A− 

Cable Ties: Far Enough (2020, Merge) B+(***) 

George Cables:

  • Why Not? (1975 [2009], Why Not) B+(***) 
  • Cables Vision (1979 [1992], Contemporary/OJC) B 
  • Beyond Forever (1991 [1992], SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • Quiet Fire (1994 [1995], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • Person to Person (1995, SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • Skylark (1995 [1996], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • Dark Side, Light Side (1996 [1997], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • Bluesology (1998, SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • One for My Baby (2000, SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • Icons & Influences (2013 [2014], HighNote) B+(***) 
  • The George Cables Songbook (2016, HighNote) B+(***) 
  • I'm All Smiles (2019, HighNote) B+(**) 
  • Too Close for Comfort (2021, HighNote) B+(*) 

Cachao: Descargas Cubanas (1957 [1994], Panart) A− 

Cachao's Mambo All Stars: Como Siempre (2009, Sony/Eventus) B+(**) 

The Cactus Blossoms:

  • You're Dreaming (2016, Red House) B+(*) 
  • One Day (2022, Walkie Talkie) B 

Cadence Weapon: Hope in Dirt City (2012, Upper Class) B+(***) 

The Cadillac Three: Tabasco & Sweet Tea (2020, Big Machine) B+(*) 

Rex Cadwallader/Mike Aseta/Arti Dixson/Tiffany Jackson: A Balm in Gilead (2015 [2016], Stanza USA) B− 

Armani Caesar: The Liz 2 (2022, Griselda) B+(*) 

Daniel Caesar:

  • Freudian (2017, Golden Child) B+(*) 
  • Never Enough (2023, Republic) B+(*) 

Gail Caesar: Guitar Woman Blues (2023, Music Maker) B+(**) 

Caffeine: Caffeine (1993 [1994], Okka Disk) A− 

Francesco Cafiso:

  • We Play for Tips (2017 [2018], EFLAT/Inciipt) B+(**) 
  • Irene of Boston: Conversation Avec Corto Maltese (2020, Eflat) A− 

Matt Caflisch: Runaway (2020, Fat Oak) B+(*) 

Cage: Depart From Me (2009, Definitive Jux) B 

Colbie Caillat: All of You (2011, Universal Republic) B+(**) 

Lou Caimano/Eric Olsen: Dyad Plays Jazz Arias (2015 [2016], self-released) B 

Ethel Cain: Preacher's Daughter (2022, Daughters of Cain) B+(*) 

Adam Caine: Transmissions (2018 [2020], NoBusiness) A− 

Uri Caine:

  • Bedrock: Plastic Temptation (2009 [2010], Winter & Winter) B 
  • /Arditti String Quartet: Twelve Caprices (2010 [2011], Winter & Winter) B+(*) 
  • Siren (2010 [2011], Winter & Winter) B+(***) 
  • Calibrated Thickness (2015 [2016], 816 Music) B+(***) 

Cakes Da Killa: The Eulogy (2013, Mishka) B+(**) 

Adriana Calcanhotto: Errante (2023, Modern/BMG) B+(**) 

Calcanhar: Jump (2023, Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Joey Calderazzo: Going Home (2014 [2015], Sunnyside) B+(**) 

John Cale:

  • Hobo Sapiens (2003, EMI) B+(***) 
  • Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood (2012, Domino) B+(**) 
  • Mercy (2023, Domino) B+(*) 

Calexico:

  • Algiers (2012, Anti-) B 
  • El Mirador (2022, Anti-) B+(*) 

Will Calhoun: Celebrating Elvin Jones (2016, Motéma) B 

Call Super:

  • Suzi Ecto (2014, Houndstooth) A− 
  • Arpo (2017, Houndstooth) A− 
  • Every Mouth Teeth Missing (2020, Incienso) B+(***) 
  • Swallow Me (2022, Can You Feel the Sun, EP) B+(**) 
  • Eulo Cramps (2023, Can You Feel the Sun) B+(**) 

Bill Callahan:

  • Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest (2019, Drag City) B+(*) 
  • Gold Record (2020, Drag City) B 
  • YTILAER (2022, Drag City) B+(*) 

Ann Hampton Callaway:

  • The Hope of Christmas (2015, MCG Jazz) B− 
  • Fever: A Peggy Lee Celebration (2023, Palmetto) B+(**) 

Calle 13:

  • Entren Los Que Quieran (2010, Sony Music Latin) A− 
  • MultiViral (2014, El Abismo/Sony Music Latin) B+(***) 

Calle Loiza Jazz Project: There Will Never Be Another You (2019 [2020], self-released) B+(**) 

Terry Callier:

  • Occasional Rain (1972 [2008], Verve) B 
  • What Color Is Love (1973 [2008], Verve) B 

Anna Calvi: Anna Calvi (2011, Domino) B+(*) 

Cam:

  • Welcome to Cam Country (2015, Arista Nashville, EP) B 
  • Untamed (2015, Arista Nashville) B+(**) 
  • The Otherside (2020, RCA) B+(***) 

Jonas Cambien:

  • A Zoology of the Future (2016, Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • /Adrian Myhr: Simiskina (2017, Clean Feed) B+(*) 
  • We Must Mustn't We (2018, Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • Nature Hath Painted the Body (2021, Clean Feed) B+(**) 

The Cambodian Space Project: 2011: A Space Odyssey (2011, Metal Postcard) B+(***) 

Camera Obscura: My Maudlin Career (2009, 4AD) B+(*) 

Lisa Cameron/Tom Carter/Ingebrigt Håker Flaten:

  • Tau Ceti (2019 [2020], Astral Spirits) B+(*) 

Jenna Camille: The Time Is NOW (2020, self-released) B+(*) 

João Camões:

  • /Jean-Marc Foussat/Claude Parle: Bien Mental (2015, Fou) B+(***) 
  • /Rodrigo Pinheiro/Miguel Mira: Earnear (2015, Tour de Bras) B+(**) 
  • /Jean-Marc Foussat: À La Face Du Ciel! (2014 [2016], Shhpuma) B+(***) 

Camp Cope:

  • How to Socialise & Make Friends (2018, Run for Cover) B+(***) 
  • Running With the Hurricane (2022, Run for Cover) B+(*) 

Cornell Campbell Meets Soothsayers: Nothing Can Stop Us (2013, Strut) B+(**) 

Glen Campbell:

  • Big Bluegrass Special (1962, Capitol) B+(*) 
  • The Legacy (1961-2002) (1961-2002 [2003], Capitol, 4CD) C 
  • Meet Glen Campbell (2008, Capitol) C 
  • Ghost on the Canvas (2011, Surfdog) C+ 

Kate Campbell: Two Nights in Texas (2010 [2011], Large River Music) B+(***) 

Mike Campbell: Close Enough for Love (2014 [2015], ITI) B+(*) 

Peter Campbell:

  • Loving You: Celebrating Shirley Horn (2016 [2017], self-released) B+(**) 
  • Old Flames Never Die (2020, self-released) B+(*) 

Roy Campbell:

  • /William Parker/Zen Matsuura: Visitation of Spirits: The Pyramid Trio Live, 1985 (1985 [2023], NoBusiness) A− 
  • Pyramid: Communion (1994, Silkheart) B+(**) 
  • Pyramid: Ethnic Stew and Brew (2000 [2001], Delmark) A− 

The Campbell Brothers:

  • Pass Me Not [Sacred Steel Guitars - Vol. 2] (1997, Arhoolie) B+(**) 
  • Can You Feel It? (2005, Ropeadope) A− 

Camper Van Beethoven:

  • La Costa Perdida (2013, 429 Records) B 
  • El Camino Real (2014, 429 Records) B+(**) 

Jim Campilongo/Steve Cardenas: New Year (2023, Sunnyside) B 

Carla Campopiano Trio: Chicago/Buenos Aires Connections (2018, self-released) B 

The Campfire Flies: Sparks Like Litle Stars (2019, OverPop Music) A− 

Carla Campopiano: Chicago/Buenos Aires Connections, Vol. II (2020, self-released) B 

Rodrigo Campos: Pagode Novo (2023, YB Music) B+(***) 

Can:

  • Monster Movie (1969, Mute) A− 
  • Landed (1975, Virgin) B+(**) 
  • Live in Stuttgart 1975 (1975 [2021], Mute, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • The Lost Tapes (1968-77 [2012], Mute, 3CD) A− 
  • Tago Mago (1971, United Artists) B+(***) 

Canadian Jazz Collective: Septology: The Black Forest Session (2022 [2023], HGBS Blue) B+(*) 

Canibus: C of Tranquility (2010, Interdependent Media) B+(***) 

The Cannanes:

  • Howling at All Hours (2013, Chapter Music) B+(**) 
  • Small Batch (2013, Exro FM, EP) B+(**) 

Laura Cannell: Simultaneous Flight Movement (2016, Brawl) B+(*) 

Cannibal Ox: Blade of the Ronin (2015, iHipHop) B+(***) 

Caitlin Cannon: The TrashCannon Album (2020, Caitlin Cannon) B+(**) 

Freddy Cannon: Boom Boom Rock 'n' Roll: The Best of Freddy Cannon (1959-81 [2009], Shout! Factory) B+(**) 

Gerald Cannon: Combinations (2017, Woodneck) B+(**) 

Toronzo Cannon: The Chicago Way (2016, Alligator) B+(*) 

Laura Cantrell:

  • Trains and Boats and Planes (1996-2008 [2008], Diesel Only, EP) B+(*) 
  • Kitty Wells Dresses: Songs of the Queen of Country Music (2011, Spit & Polish) B+(***) 
  • No Way There From Here (2013 [2014], Thrift Shop) A− 
  • Just Like a Rose: The Anniversary Sessions (2023, Propeller Sound) A− 

Vinicius Cantuária & Bill Frisell: Lágrimas Mexicanas (2011, E1) B+(*) 

Lewis Capaldi:

  • Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent (2019, Capitol) B+(*) 
  • Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent (2023, Captiol) B+(*) 

Cécile & Jean-Luc Cappozzo: Soul Eyes (2015, Fou) B+(**) 

Jean-Charles Capon: Jean-Charles Capon/Philippe Maté/Lawrence "Butch" Morris/Serge Rahoerson (1977 [2021], Souffle Continu) B+(***) 

Jean-Luc Cappozzo/Didier Lasserre: Ceremony's a Name for the Rich Horn (2014 [2016], NoBusiness, EP) B− 

Garrett T. Capps: I Love San Antone (2021, Vinyl Ranch) B+(***) 

Grayson Capps: South Front Street: A Retrospective 1997-2019 (1997-2019 [2020], The Royal Potato Family) B+(*) 

Marialuisa Capurso/Jean-Marc Foussat: En Respirant (2016, Fou) B 

Lou Caputo Not So Big Band: Uh Oh! (2015 [2016], JazzCat 47) B+(*) 

Car Seat Headrest:

  • Teens of Style (2015, Matador) B 
  • Teens of Denial (2016, Matador) B+(***) 
  • Twin Fantasy (2018, Matador) B+(***) 
  • Commit Yourself Completely (2019, Matador) B+(**) 
  • Making a Door Less Open (2020, Matador) A− 

Carate Urio Orchestra: Ljubljana (2015 [2016], Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Harley Card:

  • Hedgerow (2012 [2015], self-released) B 
  • The Greatest Invention (2015 [2018], self-released) B+(*) 

Steve Cardenas:

  • Melody in a Dream (2012 [2014], Sunnyside) B+(*) 
  • Blue Has a Range (2019 [2020], Sunnyside) B 
  • /Ben Allison/Ted Nash: Healing Power: The Music of Carla Bley (2021 [2022], Sunnyside) B+(***) 

César Cardoso: Dice of Tenors (2020, self-released) B+(*) 

Care Bears on Fire:

  • Get Over It! (2009 [2010], S-Curve) B+(***) 
  • Girls Like It Loud (2010, S-Curve, EP) B+(***) 

Ian Carey:

  • Interview Music (2015 [2016], Kabocha) B+(***) 
  • Fire in My Head: The Anxiety Suite (2019 [2020], Slow & Steady) B+(**) 

Mariah Carey: Caution (2018, Epic) B 

Caribou:

  • Andorra (2007, Merge) B 
  • Swim (2010, Merge) B+(*) 
  • Our Love (2014, Merge) B+(**) 
  • Suddenly (2020, Merge) B+(**) 

Rüdiger Carl: Zwei Quintette (1987 [1988], FMP) B+(**) 

Frank Carlberg:

  • Reflections 1952 (2021 [2022], 577) B+(***) 

Frank Carlberg Large Ensemble:

  • Elegy for Thelonious (2022 [2024], Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Juan Pablo Carletti/Tony Malaby/Christopher Hoffman: Niño/Brujo (2013 [2014], NoBusiness) B+(***) 

Brandi Carlile:

  • Bear Creek (2012, Columbia) B 
  • The Firewatcher's Daughter (2015, ATO) B+(***) 
  • By the Way, I Forgive You (2018, Low Country Sound/Elektra) B− 

Gunhild Carling: Good Evening Cats (2022, Jazz Art) B+(***) 

Brandi Carlile:

  • In These Silent Days (2021, Low Country Sound/Elektra) B 

Willi Carlisle:

  • Too Nice to Mean Much (2016, self-released, EP) B+(***) 
  • To Tell You the Truth (2018, self-released) B+(**) 
  • Peculiar, Missouri (2022, Free Dirt) A−  

Dustin Carlson: Air Ceremony (2017 [2018], Out of Your Head) B+(**) 

Hayes Carll:

  • Trouble in Mind (2008, Lost Highway) A 
  • KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories) (2011, Lost Highway) A− 
  • Lovers and Leavers (2016, Highway 87) B+(***) 
  • What It Is (2019, Dualtone) A− 
  • Alone Together Sessions (2020, Dualtone) A−  
  • You Get It All (2021, Dualtone) A− 

Carlton and the Shoes: Love Me Forever (1978, Studio One) B+(**) 

Dillon Carmichael: Hell on an Angel (2018, Riser House) B+(*) 

Judy Carmichael/Harry Allen: Can You Love Once More? (2016, GAC) A− 

Doug Carn:

  • Infant Eyes (1971 [2021], Black Jazz/Real Gone Music) B+(**) 
  • Adam's Apple (1974 [2021], Black Jazz/Real Gone Music) B+(*) 

Carn Davidson 9: Murphy (2017, self-released) B 

Carne Doce: Interior (2020, Tratore) B+(*) 

Loyle Carner:

  • Yesterday's Gone (2017, AMF) B 
  • Hugo (2022, EMI) B+(**) 

James Carney: Pure Heart (2020, Sunnyside) B+(***) 

Enzo Carniel and Filippo Vignato as Silent Room: Aria (2021, Menace) B+(***) 

Pedro Carneiro & Pedro Melo Alves: Bad Company (2021, Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Carolina Chocolate Drops:

  • Genuine Negro Jig (2009 [2010], Nonesuch) B+(***) 
  • Carolina Chocolate Drops/Luminescent Orchestrii (2011, Nonesuch, EP) B+(***) 
  • Leaving Eden (2011 [2012], Nonesuch) B+(***) 

Caroline: Caroline (2022, Rough Trade) B 

Sergio Carolino: Below 0 (2021 [2022], Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Sabrina Carpenter: Emails I Can't Send (2022, Island) B+(***) 

Carpenters:

  • Carpenters (1971, A&M) C  20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Carpenters (1970-78 [2002], A&M) C+ 

Melissa Carper:

  • Daddy's Country Gold (2021, self-released) B+(***) 
  • Ramblin' Soul (2022, Mae Music) B+(**) 

The Carper Family: Old-Fashioned Gal (2013, South Central Music) B+(**) 

Ian Carr:

  • Double Quintet: Solar Session (1970 [2021], Jazz in Britain) B+(**) 
  • With Nucleus: Solar Plexus (1971, UMC) B+(**) 
  • Nucleus: Elastic Rock (1970, Vertigo) B+(*) 
  • Nucleus: We'll Talk About It Later (1970 [1971], Vertigo) B+(***) 
  • With Nucleus Plus: Labyrinth (1973, Vertigo) B+(*) 
  • Nucleus: Roots (1973, Vertigo) B+(*) 
  • Nucleus: Under the Sun (1974, Vertigo) B 
  • Nucleus: Snakehips Etcetera (1975, Vertigo) B+(*) 
  • Nucleus: Alleycat (1975, Vertigo) B+(*) 
  • Nucleus: Torrid Zone: The Vertigo Recordings 1970-1975 (1970-75 [2019], Esoteric, 6CD) B+(*) 

Kenny Carr:

  • Idle Talk (2014 [2015], self-released) B+(**) 
  • Exit Moon (2015, Zoozazz Music) B+(*) 

Malonie Carre: Forever (2014, self-released) B 

François Carrier:

  • Openness (2006 [2023], Fundacja Sluchaj, 3CD) A− 
  • /Michel Lambert/Alexey Lapin: The Russian Concerts (2013 [2014], FMR) A− 
  • /Michel Lambert/Alexey Lapin: The Russian Concerts Volume 2 (2013 [2014], FMR) B+(***) 
  • /Michel Lambert: Io (2013 [2015], FMR) B+(***) 
  • /Michel Lambert/Rafal Mazur: Unknowable (2014 [2015], Not Two) A− 
  • /Steve Beresford/John Edwards/Michel Lambert: Outgoing (2014 [2015], FMR) A− 
  • /Michel Lambert/Rafal Mazur: The Joy of Being (2015 [2016], NoBusiness) B+(***) 
  • /Michel Lambert/Alexey Lapin: Freedom Is Space for the Spirit (2014 [2017], FMR) A− 
  • /Michel Lambert/Rafal Mazur: Oneness (2015 [2017], FMR) A− 
  • /Michel Lambert: Out of Silence (2015 [2017], FMR) A− 
  • /Michel Lambert/Rafal Mazur: Beyond Dimensions (2016 [2018], FMR) B+(***) 
  • /Michel Lambert/John Edwards: Elements (2015-16 [2018], FMR) A− 
  • /Alexander Hawkins/John Edwards/Michel Lambert: Nirguna (2017 [2019], Fundacja Sluchaj, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • /Tomek Gadecki/Marcik Bozek/Michel Lambert: Wide (2018 [2019], FMR) B+(***) 
  • /Masayo Koketsu/Daisuke Fuwa/Takashi Itani: Japan Suite (2019 [2020], NoBusiness) B+(***) 
  • Glow (2019 [2021], FMR) A− 
  • /Alexander von Schlippenbach/John Edwards/Michel Lambert: Unwalled (2022, Fundacja Sluchaj) A− 

Tito Carrillo: Urbanessence (2021 [2022], Origin) B+(*) 

Rodney Carrington: El Niño Loco (2009, Capitol Nashville) B+(**) 

Terri Lyne Carrington:

  • /Adam Rogers/Jimmy Haslip/Greg Osby: Structure (2003 [2004], ACT) B+(***) 
  • The Mosaic Project (2011, Concord) B+(**) 
  • Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue (2013, Concord) B+(*) 
  • The Mosaic Project: Love and Soul (2015, Concord) B+(**) 
  • + Social Science: The Waiting Game (2019, Motéma, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • New Standards Vol. 1 (2022, Candid) B+(**) 

Baikida Carroll:

  • Orange Fish Tears (1974 [2023], Souffle Continu) B+(***) 
  • Shadows and Reflections (1982, Soul Note) B+(**) 

Tia Carroll: You Gotta Have It (2021, Little Village Foundation) B+(**) 

The Cars:

  • Greatest Hits (1978-85 [1985], Elektra) B+(**) 
  • Move Like This (2011, Hear Music) B 

Brett Carson: Quattuor Elephantis (2014 [2015], Edgetone) B 

Ken Carson: A Great Chaos (2023, Opium/Interscope) B+(**) 

Matt Carson: No Regrets (2019, Bunba) B+(**) 

Betty Carter:

  • /Ray Bryant: Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant (1955-56 [1996], Columbia) B+(*) 
  • The Modern Sound of Betty Carter (1960, ABC) B+(*) 
  • Inside Betty Carter (1964-65 [1993], Capitol Jazz) B+(*) 
  • Finally, Betty Carter (1969 [1975], Roulette) B+(*) 
  • At the Village Vanguard (1970 [1993], Verve) B+(**) 
  • The Betty Carter Album (1976 [1988], Verve) B 
  • Look What I Got! (1988, Verve) B+(*)  The Music Never Stops (1992 [2019], Blue Engine) A− 

Carlene Carter:

  • Stronger (2008, Yep Roc) B 
  • Carter Girl (2014, Rounder) B+(**) 

Daniel Carter:

  • /William Parker/Roy S. Campbell Jr./Rashid Bakr: Other Dimensions in Music (1989 [1995], Silkheart) B+(*) 
  • /Toby Kasavan/Mark Hennen/William Parker: Feels Like It (2000 [2007], BDE-BDOP) B+(*) 
  • /Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz/Kevin Zubek: Chinatown (2003, Not Two) B+(***) 
  • /Alberto Fiori/Tom Abbs/Federico Ughi: Perfect Blue (2008 [2010], Not Two) B+(**) 
  • /William Parker/Matthew Shipp: Seraphic Light (2017 [2018], AUM Fidelity) A− 
  • /Hilliard Greene/David Haney: Live Constructions (2017 [2018], Slam) B 
  • /Tobias Wilner/Djibril Toure/Federico Ughi: New York United (2016 [2019], 577) B+(***) 
  • /Julius Priester/Adam Lane/Reggie Sylvester/David Haney: Live Constructions Volume 2 (2018 [2019], Slam) B+(*) 
  • /Stelios Mihas/Irma Nejando/Federico Ughi: Radical Invisibility (2018 [2019], 577) B+(**) 
  • /Patrick Holmes/Matthew Putman/Hilliard Greene/Federich Ughi: Electric Telepathy Vol. 1 (2018 [2019], 577 Records) B+(***) 
  • /Patrick Holmes/Matthew Putman: Whoadie (2018-19 [2020], 577) C+ 
  • /Matthew Shipp/William Parker/Gerald Cleaver: Welcome Adventure! Vol. 1 (2019 [2020], 577) B+(***) 
  • /Brad Farberman/Billy Martin: Just Don't Die (2018 [2019], Ropeadope) B+(*) 
  • Playfield Vol 1: Sonar (2020 [2021], Orbit577) B+(*) 
  • Playfield Vol. 2: The Middle (2020 [2021], Orbit577) B+(**) 
  • Playfield Vol. 3: After Life (2020 [2021], Orbit577) B+(*) 
  • /Tobias Wilner/Djibril Toure/Federico Ughi: New York United, Volume 2 (2018 [2021], 577 Records) A− 
  • /Avi Granite: Together Song: The Improvisations of Daniel Carter and Avi Granite Vol. 1 (2018 [2021], Pet Mantis) B+(*) 
  • /Evan Strauss/5-Track/Sheridan Riley: The Uproar in Bursts of Sound and Silence (2018-21 [2022], 577) B+(***) 
  • /Matthew Shipp/William Parker/Gerald Cleaver: Welcome Adventure! Vol. 2 (2019 [2022], 577) B+(**) 
  • /Patrick Holmes/Matthew Putnam/Hilliard Greene/Federico Ughi: Telepatica (2018 [2022], 577) B+(*) 
  • /Leo Genovese/William Parker/Francisco Mela: Shine Hear Vol. 1 (2021 [2023], 577) B+(**) 

James Carter: Live From Newport Jazz (2018 [2019], Blue Note) B+(***) 

John Carter:

  • /Bobby Bradford: Flight for Four (1969, Flying Dutchman) A− 
  • /Bobby Bradford: Self Determination Music (1970, Flying Dutchman) B+(***) 
  • Echoes From Rudolph's (1976-77 [2015], NoBusiness, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Dauwhe (1982, Black Saint) B+(**) 

Regina Carter:

  • Reverse Thread (2010, E1 Entertainment) B+(*) 
  • Southern Comfort (2013 [2014], Sony Masterworks) A− 
  • Ella: Accentuate the Positive (2017, Okeh/Masterworks) B+(*) 
  • Freedom Band: Swing States: Harmony in the Battleground (2020, Tiger Turn) B+(*) 

Ron Carter:

  • /Herbie Hancock/Tony Williams: Third Plane (1977 [1983], Milestone/OJC) B+(***) 
  • /Jim Hall: Telephone (1984 [1985], Concord) B+(*) 
  • /Vitoria Maldonado: Brasil L.I.K.E. (2016, Summit) B+(*) 
  • /Jack DeJohnette/Gonzalo Rubalcaba: Skyline (2021, 5 Passion) A− 
  • Finding the Right Notes (2014-21 [2022], In+Out) B+(**) 

The Carter Family: Across Generations (2019, Reviver Legacy) B 

Carter Tutti Void:

  • Transverse (2012, Mute) B+(***) 
  • f(x) (2015, Industrial) B+(***) 

The Carters: Everything Is Love (2018, Parkwood/Roc Nation) B+(***) 

Playboi Carti:

  • Playboi Carti (2017, AWGE/Interscope) B+(*) 
  • Die Lit (2018, AWGE/Interscope) B+(*) 
  • Whole Lotta Red (2020, AWGE/Interscope) B+(**) 

George Cartwright:

  • Dot (1994, Cuneiform) B+(*) 
  • The Memphis Years: Terminal Moraine (2000, Cuneiform) B+(**) 
  • The Ghostly Bee (2005 [2023], Mahakala Music) B+(*) 
  • A Tenacious Slew (2007 [2023], Mahakala Music) B+(*) 
  • /Dave King/Josh Granowski: Stick Insect (2021, Mahakala Music) B+(**) 
  • /Steve Hirsh/Chad Fowler/Christopher Parker/Kelley Hurt: Notice That There (2020 [2022], Mahakala Music) B+(**) 

Hugo Carvalhais:

  • Grand Valis (2014 [2015], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • Ascetica (2021 [2022], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

André Carvalho: Lost in Translation Vol. II ((2022 [2023], Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Dick Cary's Tuesday Night Friends: Got Swing? (2000 [2001], Arbors) B+(**) 

Marc Cary: Life Lessons (2020 [2021], Sessionheads United) B+(***) 

Casa: Futuro (2012 [2015], Clean Feed) B 

Julian Casablancas: Phrazes for the Young (2009, RCA) B− 

Neko Case:

  • Blacklisted (2002, Bloodshot) B+(*) 
  • Live From Austin TX (2003 [2007], New West) B− 
  • Middle Cyclone (2009, Anti-) B 
  • The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You (2013, Anti-) B+(**) 
  • /KD Lang/Laura Veirs: Case/Lang/Veirs (2016, Anti-) B+(**) 
  • Hell-On (2018, Anti-) B+(*) 

Johnny Cash:

  • Songs of Our Soil (1958-59 [2002], Columbia/Legacy) A− 
  • Ride This Train (1959-60 [2002], Columbia/Legacy) B+(**) 
  • The Sound of Johnny Cash (1962-62 [1962], Columbia) B+(*) 
  • Blood, Sweat and Tears (1962 [1963], Columbia) B+(***) 
  • Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash (1958-63 [1963], Columbia) B+(**) 
  • Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian (1964, Columbia) A− 
  • Orange Blossom Special (1964 [2002], Columbia/Legacy) B+(*) 
  • Sings the Ballads of the True West (1959-65 [2002], Columbia/Legacy) B+(***) 
  • Everybody Loves a Nut (1965-66 [1966], Columbia) B− 
  • Happiness Is You (1962-65 [1966], Columbia) B 
  • /June Carter: Carryin' On With Johnny Cash & June Carter (1967 [2002], Columbia/Legacy) B+(**) 
  • From Sea to Shining Sea (1967 [1968], Columbia) B+(**) 
  • Bootleg Vol II: From Memphis to Hollywood (1955-69 [2011], Columbia/Legacy, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • The Johnny Cash Show (1970, Columbia) B+(*) 
  • I Walk the Line [Soundtrack] (1970, Columbia) B 
  • Little Fauss and Big Halsy [Soundtrack] (1971, Columbia) B+(*) 
  • Man in Black (1971, Columbia) B+(***) 
  • A Thing Called Love (1972, Columbia) B 
  • Johnny Cash På Österåker (1972 [2007], Columbia/Legacy) B+(**) 
  • Any Old Wind That Blows (1973, Columbia) A− 
  • /June Carter Cash: Johnny Cash and His Woman (1973, Columbia) B 
  • Ragged Old Flag (1974, Columbia) B 
  • Johnny Cash Sings Precious Memories (1975, Columbia) C− 
  • John R. Cash (1975, Columbia) B 
  • Look at Them Beans (1975, Columbia) B+(*) 
  • Strawberry Cake (1975 [1976], Columbia) B+(**) 
  • One Piece at a Time (1976, Columbia) B+(***) 
  • The Last Gunfighter Ballad (1976 [1977], Columbia) B+(**) 
  • The Rambler (1976-77 [1977], Columbia) B 
  • I Would Like to See You Again (1976-77 [1978], Columbia) B+(**) 
  • Gone Girl (1978, Columbia) B+(**) 
  • Silver (1979 [2002], Columbia/Legacy) B+(*) 
  • Rockabilly Blues (1979-80 [1980], Columbia) B 
  • The Baron (1980-81 [1981], Columbia) B 
  • /Jerry Lee Lewis/Carl Perkins: The Survivors Live (1981 [1982], Columbia) B 
  • The Adventures of Johnny Cash (1981-82 [1982], Columbia) B+(*) 
  • Johnny 99 (1983, Columbia) B+(*) 
  • Bootleg Vol I: Personal File (1973-83 [2011], Columbia/Legacy, 2CD) A− 
  • Bootleg Vol. IV: The Soul of Truth (1975-83 [2012], Columbia/Legacy, 2CD) A− 
  • Out Among the Stars (1981-84 [2014], Columbia) B+(***) 
  • Rainbow (1984-85 [1985], Columbia) B− 
  • /Waylon Jennings: Heroes (1984-85 [1986], Columbia) B− 
  • Live From Austin TX (1987 [2005], New West) B+(**) 
  • 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Johnny Cash (1985-89 [2002], Mercury Nashville) B− 
  • 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Johnny Cash Volume 2 (1985-90 [2007], Mercury Nashville) B+(*) 
  • American V: A Hundred Highways (2003 [2006], American) B+(***) 
  • American VI: Ain't No Grave (2002-03 [2010], Lost Highway) B+(**) 

Rosanne Cash:

  • The List (2009, Manhattan) A− 
  • The River & the Thread (2014, Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • She Remembers Everything (2018, Blue Note) B+(***) 

The Cash Box Kings: Oscar's Motel (2023, Alligator) B+(**) 

Glenn Cashman's Southland Nonet: Music Without Borders (2012 [2013], Primrose Lane) B+(**) 

Cashmere Cat:

  • 9 (2017, Mad Love/Interscope) B+(*) 
  • Princess Catgirl (2019, Mad Love/Interscope, EP) B+(*) 

Casiokids: Topp Stemning På Lokal Bar (2010, Polyvinyl) B 

Lynn Cassiers:

  • Imaginary Band (2017 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(*) 
  • Yun (2019 [2020], Clean Feed) B 

Sharel Cassity/Rajiv Halim/Greg Ward: Altoizm (2021, Afar Music) B+(***) 

CASisDEAD: Famous Last Words (2023, XL) B+(**) 

Chris Castino & Chicken Wire Empire: Fresh Pickles (2022, self-released) B+(***) 

Curly Castro: Little Robert Hutton (2021, Backwoodz Studioz) B+(***) 

Joe Castro: Lush Life: A Musical Journey (1954-66 [2015], Sunnyside, 6CD) B+(**) 

Mario Castro: Estrella de Mar/Promotional Edition (2014, Interrobang) B− 

The Casual Dots: Sanguine Truth (2022, Ixor Stix) B+(**) 

Sara Caswell: The Way to You (2019 [2023], Anzic) B+(***) 

Cat Clyde: Down Rounder (2023, Second Prize) B+(*) 

Cat in a Bag: Cat in a Bag (2019, Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Cat Power:

  • Jukebox (2008, Matador) B− 
  • Sun (2012, Matador) B+(*) 
  • Covers (2022, Domino) B 

Frank Catalano:

  • /Jimmy Chamberlin: Love Supreme Collective (2014, Ropeadope) B+(*) 
  • /Jimmy Chamberlin: Bye Bye Blackbird (2016, Ropeadope) B+(*) 
  • Live at Birdland (2022, Ropeadope) A− 

Catalyst:

  • The Complete Recordings, Vol. 1 (1972 [2010], Porter) B+(***) 
  • The Complete Recordings, Vol. 2 (1974-75 [2010], Porter) B 

Caterpillar Quartet: Threads (2019 [2020], ESP-Disk) B+(**) 

Cäthe: Chill Out Punk (2022, Träum Weiter!) B+(***) 

The Catheters:

  • Static Delusions and Stone-Still Days (2002, Sub Pop) B+(***) 
  • Howling . . . It Grows and Grows!!! (2004, Sub Pop) B+(**) 

Sid Catlett: The Chronological Sid Catlett 1944-1946 (1944-46 [1997], Classics) A− 

Filipe Catto: Belezas Sao Coisis Acesas Por Dentro (2023, Joia Moderna) B+(*) 

Caleb Caudle: Paint Another Layer on My Heart (2014, This Is American Music) B+(***) 

Cauldron: Burning Fortune (2011, Earache) B+(*) 

Causa Sui: Pewt'r Sessions 3 (2014, El Paraiso) B+(**) 

Paul Cauthen: Country Coming Down (2022, Thirty Tigers/Velvet Rose) B+(*) 

Cautious Clay: Karpeh (2023, Blue Note) B+(*) 

Dan Cavanagh and James Miley With John Hollenbeck: Another Life (2019-21 [2022], S/N Alliance) B+(**) 

Cavanaugh: Time and Materials (2015 [2016], Mello Music) B+(**) 

Dan Cavanaugh/Dave Hagedorn: 20 Years (2017 [2018], UT Arlington) B+(*) 

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds:

  • Push the Sky (2013, Bad Seeds) B 
  • Skeleton Tree (2016, Bad Seeds) B− 
  • Ghosteen (2019, Ghosteen/Bad Seeds, 2CD) B 

Nick Cave & Warren Ellis: Carnage (2021, AWAL) B 

Cave In: Heavy Pendulum (2022, Relapse) B− 

Cavern of Anti-Matter:

  • Void Beats/Invocation Trex (2016, Duophonic) B+(***) 
  • Hormone Lemonade (2018, Duophonic) B+(**) 

Erich Cawalla: The Great American Songbook (2022, BluJazz) B 

The CCM Jazz Orchestra as James Bond: Nobody Does It Better (2013 [2017], Summit) B+(**) 

Valentin Ceccaldi:

  • Ossos (2017 [2020], Cipsela) B+(*) 
  • Bonbon Flamme (2023, Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Drew Ceccato/Adam Tinkle: Eidolon (2014, Edgetone) B+(*) 

Guillermo Celano/Joachim Badenhorst/Marcos Baggiani: Lili & Marleen (2016 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

The Cellar and Point: Ambit (2011-13 [2014], Cuneiform) B 

Celph Titled & Buckwild: Nineteen Ninety Now (2010, No Sleep) B+(**) 

Central Cee: 23 (2022, self-released) B+(***) 

Ceramic Dog:

  • Your Turn (2013, Northern Spy) A− 
  • YRU Still Here? (2018, Northern Spy) A− 
  • What I Did on My Long Vacation (2020, Northern Spy) B+(***) 

Cerebral Ballzy: Cerebral Ballzy (2011, Williams Street, EP) B+(*) 

Kevin Cerovich: Aging Millennial (2022, CVJ) B 

A Certain Ratio: acr:set (1980-94 [2018], Mute) B+(*) 

Ernesto Cervini:

  • Turboprop (2014 [2015], Anzic) B+(**) 
  • Turboprop: Rev (2013-16 [2017], Anzic) B+(**) 
  • Turboprop: Abundance (2013-16 [2018], Anzic) B+(**) 
  • Tetrahedron (2019 [2020], Anzic) B+(**) 

CESVR/Fleevus/Febem:

  • Brime! (2020 [2021], Butterz/Beatwise, EP) B+(***) 

CESVR/Fleezus/Febem:

  • Brime! (Deluxe Edition) (2020-23 [2023], Butterz/Beatwise) B+(***) 

Sarah Mary Chadwick:

  • Me and Ennui Are Friends, Baby (2021, Ba Da Bing!) B+(**) 
  • Flipped It (2022, Kill Rock Stars, EP) B 
  • Messages to God (2023, Kill Rock Stars) B+(***) 

Eddie Chacon: Sundown (2023, Stones Throw) B+(*) 

Raven Chacon/Tatsuya Nakatini/Carlos Santistevan: Inhale/Exhale (2020 [2022], Other Minds) B+(*) 

Chai:

  • Punk (2019, Burger) B+(*) 
  • Wink (2021, Sub Pop) B+(**) 
  • Chai (2023, Sub Pop) B+(**) 

The Chain Gang of 1974: Wayward Fire (2011, Modern Art) B 

Chairlift: Something (2012, Columbia/DMZ/Kanine) B+(*) 

Chaise Lounge:

  • A Very Chaise Lounge Christmas (2015, Modern Songbook) B+(*) 
  • Gin Fizz Fandango (2015 [2016], Modern Songbook) B+(***) 

Layale Chaker & Sarafand: Inner Rhyme (2018 [2019], In a Circle) B+(**) 

The Chalets: Check In (2005 [2007], Setanta) B+(***) 

Chamber 3:

  • Grassroots (2013 [2015], OA2) B+(*) 
  • Transatlantic (2016 [2018], OA2) B+(*) 

Chamber 4:

  • City of Light (2016 [2017], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • Dawn to Dusk (2020 [2021], JACC) B+(***) 

Joe Chambers:

  • The Almoravid (1971-73 [1974], Muse) B 
  • Phantom of the City (1991 [1992], Candid) B+(*) 
  • Mirrors (1998 [1999], Blue Note) B+(*) 
  • Samba De Marcatu (2020 [2021], Blue Note) B 
  • Dance Kobina (2023, Blue Note) B+(**) 

Kasey Chambers:

  • /Shane Nicholson: Rattlin' Bones (2008, Essence/Sugar Hill) B+(**) 
  • Little Bird (2010 [2011], Sugar Hill) B+(**) 
  • /Shane Nicholson: Wreck & Ruin (2012, Sugar Hill) B+(***) 
  • Bittersweet (2015, Sugar Hill) B 

The Chambers Brothers: Time Has Come: The Best of the Chamber Brothers (1966-71 [1996], Columbia/Legacy) B+(**) 

Joan Chamorro:

  • /Andrea Motis: Feeling Good (2012 [2015], Whaling City Sound) B+(***) 
  • & Friends: Jazz House Sessions With Scott Hamilton (2023, Associació Sant Andreu Jazz Band) B+(**) 

Pastor Champion: I Just Want to Be a Good Man (2018 [2022], Luaka Bop) A− 

Alan Chan Jazz Orchestra: Shrimp Tale (2013 [2014], Crown Heights Audio Network) B+(*) 

Chance the Rapper:

  • 10 Day (2011 [2019], self-released) A− 
  • Acid Rap (2013, self-released) A− 
  • Coloring Book (2016, self-released) A− 
  • The Big Day (2019, self-released) A− 

Vincent Chancey/Wilber Morris/Warren Smith: The Spell: The Vincent Chancey Trio Live 1987 (1987 [2020], NoBusiness) B+(*) 

Gene Chandler:

  • The Duke of Earl (1962, Vee-Jay) B+(**) 
  • The Girl Don't Care (1967, Brunswick) B+(*) 

Tom Chang: Tongue & Groove (2012 [2014], Raw Toast) B+(**) 

Change: The Glow of Love (1980, RFC/Warner Bros.) B+(**) 

The Channels Featuring Earl Lewis:

  • Golden Oldies (1956-59 [2014], Essential Music Group) B+(*) 

Manu Chao: Radio Bemba: Baionarena Live (2008 [2010], Nacional/Because, 2CD) A− 

The Chap: Mega Breakfast (2008, Lo/Ghostly International) B+(**) 

Chapel Hart: The Girls Are Back in Town (2021, self-released) B+(*) 

Rasheed Chappell & the Arcitype: Sugar Bills (2023, Project City Music Group) A− 

Marshall Chapman:

  • Big Lonesome (2010, Tall Girl) B+(**) 
  • Blaze of Glory (2013, Tall Girl) B+(***) 
  • Songs I Can't Live Without (2020, Tall Girl) B+(**) 

Michael Chapman: Time Past Time Passing (2008, Electric Ragtime) A− 

Brian Charette:

  • Music for Organ Sextette (2011, SteepleChase) B+(*) 
  • Square One (2014, Posi-Tone) B+(**) 
  • /Will Bernard/Rudy Royston: Alphabet City (2014 [2015], Posi-Tone) B+(*) 
  • Kürrent (2017, Dim Mak) B+(*) 
  • /George Coleman: Groovin' With Big G (2017 [2018], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • Beyond Borderline (2019, SteepleChase) B+(*) 
  • Like the Sun (2020, Dim Mak) B 
  • Power From the Air (2020 [2021], SteepleChase) B+(*) 
  • Jackpot (2021 [2022], Cellar) B+(*) 

Dheepa Chari: Patchwork (2015, self-released) B− 

Mark Charig:

  • w/Keith Tippett/Ann Winter: Pipedream (1977 [2010], Ogun) B− 
  • /Georg Wolf/Jörg Fischer: Free Music on a Summer Evening (2010 [2014], Spore Print) B+(*) 

Bill Charlap:

  • All Through the Night (1997 [2023], Criss Cross) B+(**) 
  • /Renee Rosnes: Double Portrait (2009 [2010], Blue Note) B 
  • Notes From New York (2015 [2016], Impulse) B+(*) 
  • Uptown Downtown (2017, Impulse!) B+(**) 

Bill Charlap Trio:

  • Street of Dreams (2021, Blue Note) B+(**) 

Etienne Charles:

  • San Jose Suite (2015 [2016], Culture Shock) B+(**) 
  • Carnival: The Sound of a People Vol. 1 (2019, Culture Shock Music) B+(**) 

Melanie Charles: Y'all Don't (Really) Care About Black Women (2021, Verve) B+(***) 

Ray Charles:

  • Ray Charles (1953-56 [1957], Atlantic) A 
  • The Great Ray Charles (1956 [1957], Atlantic) B+(**) 
  • The Genius After Hours (1956-57 [1961], Atlantic) B+(**) 
  • Yes Indeed! (1952-58 [1958], Atlantic) A− 
  • What'd I Say (1952-59 [1959], Atlantic) A 
  • The Genius of Ray Charles (1959, Atlantic) B+(**) 
  • Ray Charles In Person (1959 [1960], Atlantic) B+(*) 
  • Ray Charles Live (1958-59 [1987], Atlantic) B+(***) 
  • The Genius Sings the Blues (1952-60 [1961], Atlantic) B+(***) 
  • The Best of Ray Charles: The Atlantic Years (1951-59 [1994], Rhino) A− 

Ray Charles/Betty Carter:

  • Ray Charles and Betty Carter (1961, ABC) B 

Ray Charles:

  • Greatest Country and Western Hits (1962-66 [1988], DCC) A− 
  • Live in Stockholm 1972 (1972 [2022], Tangerine) B+(*) 
  • The Genius Hits the Road (1956-72 [2009], Concord) B+(*) 
  • True to Life (1977, Atlantic) B+(**) 

Sarah Elizabeth Charles: Blank Canvas (2022, Stretch/Ropeadope) B+(*) 

Ian Charleton: A Fresh Perspective (2020 [2021], none) B+(***) 

Charli XCX:

  • True Romance (2013, Iamsound) B+(**) 
  • Sucker (2014, Atlantic) A− 
  • Vroom Vroom (2016, Vroom Vroom, EP) B+(*) 
  • Number 1 Angel (2017, Asylum) A− 
  • Pop 2 (2017, Asylum) B+(***) 
  • Charli (2019, Asylum) B+(**) 
  • How I'm Feeling Now (2020, Asylum) B+(***) 
  • Crash (2022, Asylum) A− 

Charly Bliss:

  • Guppy (2017, Barsuk) B+(**) 
  • Young Enough (2019, Barsuk) A− 
  • Supermoon (2019, Barsuk, EP) B+(**) 

Charming Hostess: The Ginzburg Geography (2021 [2022], Tzadik) B+(**) 

Chase and Status: No More Idols (2011, Universal) B+(*) 

Chastity Belt:

  • Time to Go Home (2015, Hardly Art) B+(*) 
  • I Used to Spend So Much Time Alone (2017, Hardly Art) B+(*) 

Chat Noir:

  • Nine Thoughts for One Word (2016, Rare Noise) B+(*) 
  • Hyperuranion (2018 [2019], RareNoise) B 

Chat Pile: God's Country (2022, The Flenser) B+(*) 

Rhys Chatham:

  • A Rhys Chatham Compendium (1971-89 [2002], Table of the Elements) A− 
  • Pythagorean Dream (2016, Foom) B+(***) 

The Chats:

  • High Risk Behaviour (2020, Bargain Bin) B+(*) 
  • Get Fucked (2022, Bargain Bin) B+(***) 

Grian Chatten: Chaos for the Fly (2023, Partisan) B+(**) 

Sébastien Chaumont: Still Walkin' (2011-13 [2014], ITI) B+(**) 

Che Noir:

  • Food for Thought (2022, TCF Music Group) B+(***) 
  • The Last Remnants (2022, TCF Music Group, EP) B+(**) 
  • Noir or Never (2023, Poetic, EP) B+(**) 

Doc Cheatham: Hey Doc! [The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions] (1975 [1997], Black and Blue) B+(**) 

Chubby Checker: The Best of Chubby Checker: 1959-1963 [Cameo Parkway] (1959-63 [2005], ABKCO) A− 

Chris Cheek: Saturday Songs (2015 [2016], Sunnyside) B 

Cheekface:

  • Therapy Island (2019, New Professor Music) B+(**) 
  • Emphatically No (2021, New Professor Music) B+(***) 
  • Too Much to Ask (2022, self=released) A− 

Chelsea Light Moving: Chelsea Light Moving (2013, Matador) B+(**) 

The Chemical Brothers:

  • Brotherhood (1995-2008 [2008], Virgin) A− 
  • Brotherhood + Electronic Battle Weapons (1992-2008 [2008], Virgin, 2CD) A− 
  • Further (2010, Astralwerks) B+(***) 
  • Born in the Echoes (2015, Virgin EMI) B+(**) 
  • No Geography (2019, Virgin EMI) A− 
  • For That Beautiful Feeling (2023, Virgin EMI) B+(*) 

Annie Chen: Secret Treetop (2018, Shanghai Audio & Video) B 

Cher:

  • 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cher (1971-79 [2000], MCA) B+(*) 
  • 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cher Volume 2 (1987-98 [2004], Hip-O) B− 

Don Cherry:

  • Cherry Jam (1965 [2021], Gearbox, EP) B+(*) 
  • Complete Communion & Symphony for Improvisers Revisited (1965-66 [2021], Ezz-Thetics) B+(***) 
  • Where Is Brooklyn? & Eternal Rhythm Revisited (1966-68 [2022], Ezz-Thetics) A− 
  • The Summer House Sessions (1968 [2021], Blank Forms Editions) B+(*) 
  • Organic Music Society (1971-72 [2012], Caprice) B+(*) 
  • New Researches: Organic Music Theatre: Festival De Jazz De Chateauvallon 1972 (1972 [2021], Blank Forms Editions) B+(*) 
  • Om Shanti Om (1976 [2020], Black Sweat) B+(*) 
  • /John Tchicai/Irène Schweizer/Léon Francioli/Pierre Favre: Musical Monsters (1980 [2016], Intakt) A− 
  • Home Boy (Sister Out) (1985 [2018], Wewantsounds) B+(***) 

Ed Cherry: Are We There Yet? (2022 [2023], Cellar) B+(**) 

Neneh Cherry:

  • Man (1996, Virgin) B+(*) 
  • Blank Project (2014, Smalltown Supersound) B+(***) 
  • Broken Politics (2018, Smalltown Supersound) B+(***) 
  • The Versions (2022, EMI) B 

Cherry Glazerr: Stuffed & Ready (2019, Secretly Canadian) B 

Cherub: Year of the Caprese (2014, Columbia) B+(*) 

Kenny Chesney: Hemingway's Whiskey (BNA) B 

Cyrus Chestnut:

  • Kaleidoscope (2018, High Note) B 
  • My Father's Hands (2021 [2022], HighNote) B+(*) 

John Chibadura: The Best of John Chibadura ([1986], ZMC) A− 

Chic:

  • Chic (1977, Atlantic) B 
  • C'est Chic (1978, Atlantic) B+(**)  
  • Les Plus Grand Succès de Chic (Chic's Greatest Hits) (1977-79 [1979], Atlantic) B+(***) 
  • Real People (1980, Atlantic) A− 

Chicago Edge Ensemble:

  • Decaying Orbit (2016 [2017], self-released) A− 
  • Insidious Anthem (2018, Trost) B+(***) 
  • The Individualists (2023, Lizard Breath) B+(**) 

Chicago Farmer:

  • Midwest Side Stories (2016, self-released) B+(**) 
  • Quarter Past Tonight (2018, Chicago Farmer, 2CD) A− 
  • Flyover Country (2020, Chicago Farmer) A− 
  • & the Fieldnotes: Fore!!!! (2022, Chicago Farmer, EP) B+(*) 

Chicago/London Underground: A Night Walking Through Mirrors (2016 [2017], Cuneiform) A− 

The Chicago Plan [Gebhard Ullmann/Steve Swell/Fred Lonberg-Holm/Michael Zerang]: For New Zealand (2019 [2022], Not Two) B+(***) 

Chicago Reed Quartet: Western Automatic (2014 [2015], Aerophonic) B+(**) 

Chicago Soul Jazz Collective Meets Dee Alexander: On the Way to Be Free (2022, JMarq) B+(*) 

Chicago Underground Duo:

  • Age of Energy (2010 [2012], Northern Spy) B+(***) 
  • Locus (2014, Northern Spy) B+(***) 
  • /São Paulo Underground/Pharoah Sanders: Pharoah & the Underground (2013 [2014], Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Chicago Underground Quartet:

  • Chicago Underground Quartet (2000 [2001], Thrill Jockey) B+(**) 
  • Good Days (2018-19 [2020], Astral Spirits) B+(***) 

Chicano Batman: Freedom Is Free (2017, ATO) B− 

Chicha Libre:

  • Canibalismo (2012, Barbès) B+(*) 
  • Cuatro Tigres (2013, Barbès, EP) B+(*) 

The Chicks: Gaslighter (2020, Columbia) B+(***) 

Chiddy Bang: Breakfast (2012, Virgin) A− 

Chief Keef: 4Nem (2021, Glo Gang/RBC) B 

The Chieftains: /Ry Cooder: San Patricio (2010, Hear Music) B 

Chika: Industry Games (2020, Warner, EP) B+(**) 

The Child of Lov: The Child of Lov (2013, Domino) B+(*) 

Tyler Childers:

  • Bottles and Bibles (2011, Hickman Holler) A− 
  • Live on Red Barn Radio I & II (2013-14 [2018], Hickman Holler, EP) B+(***) 
  • Purgatory (2017, Hickman Holler) A−  
  • Country Squire (2019, Hickman Holler/RCA) A− 
  • Long Violent History (2020, Hickman Holler/RCA) B+(***) 
  • Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven? (2022, Hickman Holler/RCA, 3CD) B+(*) 
  • Rustin' in the Rain (2023, Hickman Holler/RCA) B+(***) 

Childbirth: Women's Rights (2015, Suicide Squeeze) B+(***) 

Childish Gambino:

  • Culdesac (2010, Glassnote) B+(***) 
  • Camp (2011, Glassnote) B+(*) 
  • Because the Internet (2013, Glassnote) B− 
  • Awaken, My Love! (2016, Glassnote) B+(*) 
  • 3.15.20 (2020, RCA) B 

Billy Childs:

  • Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro (2014, Masterworks) B− 
  • Rebirth (2017, Mack Avenue) B− 
  • The Winds of Change (2023, Mack Avenue) B+(**) 

The Chi-Lites: (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People (1971, Brunswick) A− 

Lando Chill: Black Ego (2018, Mello Music Group) B+(*) 

The Chills:

  • Kaleidoscope World (1982-84 [1989], Homestead) B+(*) 
  • Somewhere Beautiful (2011-12 [2013], Fire) B+(**) 
  • Silver Bullets (2015, Fire) A− 
  • Snow Bound (2018, Fire) B+(**) 
  • Scatterbrain (2021, Fire) B+(***) 

Alex Chilton:

  • Free Again: The 1970 Sessions (1969 [2012], Omnivore) B+(**) 
  • Bach's Bottom (1975 [1993], Razor & Tie, EP) B+(*) 
  • Ocean Club '77 (1977 [2015], Norton) A−  
  • Like Flies on Sherbert (1979 [1996], Last Call) B 
  • From Memphis to New Orleans (1985-89 [2019], Bar/None) A− 
  • Songs From Robin Hood Lane (1991-94 [2019], Bar/None) B+(*) 
  • A Man Called Destruction (1995 [2020], Omnivore) B+(**) 
  • Electricity by Candlelight: NYC 2/3/97 (1997 [2013], Bar/None) B+(**) 

Alex Chilton and Hi Rhythm Section:

  • Boogie Shoes: Live on Beale Street (1999 [2021], Omnivore) B+(*) 

Chimurenga Renaissance:

  • Rize Vadzimu Rize (2014, Brick Lane) B+(*) 
  • Girlz With Gunz (2016, Glitterbeat, EP) B+(*) 

John Chin: Fifth (2014 [2016], Jinsy) B+(**) 

Chingari [Ranjit Barot, U Shrinivas, Etienne Mbappé]: Bombay Makossa (2014, Abstract Logix) B+(*) 

Chino XL & Stu Bangas: God's Carpenter (2023, Brutal Music/1332) A− 

Rachel Chinouriri: Better Off Without (2022, Parlophone/Atlas, EP) B+(*) 

The Chisel: Retaliation (2021, La Vida Es Un Mus) B+(*) 

Stella Chiweshe: Kasahwa: Early Singles (1974-83 [2018], Glitterbeat) B+(**) 

Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer: Recordings From the Åland Islands (2022, International Anthem) A− 

Chloe x Halle:

  • The Kids Are Alright (2018, Parkwood/Columbia) B+(**) 
  • Ungodly Hour (2020, Columbia) B+(*) 

Roger Chong: Funkalicious (2016, self-released) B+(*) 

Chook Race: Around the House (2016, Trouble in Mind) B+(*) 

Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band:

  • Live (2010, Grigri Discs) B+(***) 
  • Chopteeth (2008, Grigri Discs) A− 

Chory Thicket [Christy Doran/Ronan Guilfoyle/Gerry Hemingway]: A Breath of Time (2023, Auricle) B+(**) 

Chord Four: California Avant Garde (2016 [2019], self-released) B+(***) 

Chouk Bwa & the Ångströmers:

  • Vodou Alé (2017-18 [2020], Bongo Joe) B+(**) 
  • Ayiti Kongo Dub #1 (2022, Bongo Joe, EP) B+(*) 

Chouk Bwa & the Ängstromers:

  • Somanti (2023, Bongo Joe) B+(**) 

Corey Christensen:

  • Factory Girl (2015 [2016], Origin) B+(**) 

Corey Christiansen:

  • Dusk (2015 [2017], Origin) b+(*) 
  • La Proxima (2019, Origin) B+(*) 
  • Standards (2022, self-released) B+(**) 

Christine and the Queens:

  • Saint Claude (2015, Neon Gold, EP) B+(**) 
  • Christine and the Queens (2014 [2015], Atlantic/Because/Neon Gold) B+(**) 
  • Chris (2018, Because Music) B+(**) 
  • Paranoia, Angels, True Love (2023, Because Music) B 

Günter Christmann:

  • /Detlef Schönenberg: We Play (1973, FMP) B+(***) 
  • /Torsten Müller/LaDonna Smith/Davey Williams: White Earth Streak (1983 [2002], Atavistic Unheard Music Series) B 

Chromatics:

  • Kill for Love (2012, Italians Do It Better) B+(***) 
  • Closer to Grey (2019, Italians Do It Better) B 

Chrome Hill:

  • The Explorer (2017 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(*) 
  • This Is Chrome Hill (2019 [2020], Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Chromeo:

  • Fancy Footwork (2007, Vice) B+(***) 
  • Business Casual (2010, Big Beat) A− 
  • White Women (2014, Big Beat) B+(***) 
  • Head Over Heels (2018, Big Beat/WEA) A− 
  • Quarantine Casanova (2020, Chromeo, EP) B+(**) 

Chronixx: Chronology (2017, Soul Circle Music/Virgin) B+(*) 

Chronophage: Chronophage (2022, Bruit Direct Disques) B 

Chubby and the Gang:

  • Speed Kills (2020, Static Shock) B+(*) 
  • The Mutt's Nuts (2021, Partisan) B+(**) 

Victor Chukwu: Akalaka/The Power (1977-79 [2020], BBE) A− 

Chumped: Teenage Retirement (2014, Anchorless) A− 

Stef Chura: Midnight (2019, Saddle Creek) B+(**)  

Eric Church:

  • Chief (2011, Capitol Nashville) B+(**) 
  • Caught in the Act: Live (2011 [2013], EMI Nashville) B+(*) 
  • The Outsiders (2014, Capitol Nashville) B+(*) 
  • Mr. Misunderstood (2015, EMI Nashville) B+(**) 
  • Desperate Man (2018, EMI Nashville) A− 
  • Heart (2021, EMI Nashville) B+(**) 
  • Soul (2021, EMI Nashville) B+(*) 

Chvrches:

  • Recover (2013, Glassnote, EP) B+(*) 
  • The Bones of What You Believe (2013, Glass Note) B 
  • Every Open Eye (2015, Glassnote) B+(**) 
  • Love Is Dead (2018, Glassnote) B+(*) 
  • Screen Violence (2021, Glassnote) B+(***) 

Ciara:

  • Ciara (2013, Epic) B+(**) 
  • Jackie (2015, Epic) B+(***) 

Cigar Box Serenaders: Spasm (2022 [2023], self-released) B+(**) 

Cigarettes After Sex:

  • Cigarettes After Sex (2017, Partisan) A− 
  • Cry (2019, Partisan) B+(***) 

Margo Cilker:

  • Pohorylle (2021, Loose) A− 
  • Valley of Heart's Delight (2023, Fluff and Gravy) B+(***) 

Mino Cinelu/Nils Petter Molvaer: SulaMadiana (2020, Modern) A− 

The Cinematic Orchestra: To Believe (2019, Domino) B+(**) 

Cinghiale [Mars Williams/Ken Vandermark]: Hoofbeats of the Snorting Swine (1995 [1996], Eighth Day) B+(***) 

Circa Survive: Blue Sky Noise (2010, Atlantic) B 

Albert Cirera/Hernâni Faustino/Gabriel Ferrandini/Agustí Fernández: Before the Silence (2015 [2016], NoBusiness) A− 

Circuit Des Yeux: Io (2021, Matador) C+ 

Circulasione Totale Orchestra: Open Port (2008 [2009], Circulsasione Totale) B+(**) 

Anansy Cissé:

  • Mali Overdrive (2014, Riverboat) B+(**) 
  • Anoura (2021, Riverboat) B+(***) 

Diabel Cissokho: Rhythm of the Griot (2019, Kafou Music) B+(**) 

Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba: Routes (2018, Twelve/Eight) A− 

Ablaye Cissoko/Volker Goetze: Amanké Dionti (2012, Motéma) B+(**) 

Ty Citerman: Bop Kabbalah (2013 [2014], Tzadik) B+(***) 

Cities Aviv: Come to Life (2014, Young One) B+(*) 

Soesja Citroen:

  • Soesja Citroen Sings Thelonious Monk (1983 [1994], Timeless) B+(**) 
  • Songs for Lovers and Losers (1996, Challenge) B+(**) 

City Girls:

  • Period (2018, Quality Control) B 
  • Girl Code (2018, Quality Control) B 
  • City on Lock (2020, Quality Control/Motown) A− 

The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra: The Symphonic Celtic Album (2011, Silva Screen) C− 

City Yelps: Half Hour (2016, Odd Box) B+(*) 

The Civil Wars:

  • Barton Hollow (2011, Sensibility) B 
  • The Civil Wars (2013, Sensibility/Columbia) B− 

Clairo:

  • Immunity (2019, Fader) B+(***) 
  • Sling (2021, Fader/Republic) B+(*) 

Clams Casino: Instrumentals (2011, mixtape) B+(***) 

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah:

  • Some Loud Thunder (2007, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah) B− 
  • Hysterical (2011, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah) B 

The Clarinet Trio: Transformations and Further Passages (2021 [2022], Leo) B+(***) 

Clark:

  • Iradelphic (2012, Warp) B 
  • Clark (2014, Warp) B 
  • Sus Dog (2023, Throttle) B 

Brandy Clark:

  • 12 Stories (2013, Smith Music Group) A− 
  • Big Day in a Small Town (2016, Warner Brothers) A− 
  • Your Life Is a Record (2020, Warner) A− 
  • Brandy Clark (2023, Warner) B+(***) 

Callista Clark: Real to Me: The Way I Feel (2022, Big Machine) B+(*) 

Gary Clark Jr.:

  • The Bright Lights EP (2011, Warner Brothers, EP) B+(**) 
  • Blak and Blu (2012, Warner Brothers) B− 
  • Live (2014, Warner Brothers, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • This Land (2019, Warner Brothers) B 

Gene Clark:

  • Gene Clark Sings for You (1967 [2018], Omnivore) B 
  • Gene Clark With the Gosdin Brothers (1967, Columbia) B+(*) 

Guy Clark:

  • Live From Austin TX (1989 [2007], New West) B+(**) 
  • Songs and Stories (2011, Dualtone) B+(*) 
  • My Favorite Picture of You (2013, Dualtone) A− 
  • The Best of the Dualtone Years (2006-13 [2017], Dualtone, 2CD) B+(***) 

Lindsay Clark: Carpe Noctem (2022, Audio Sport) B 

John Clark: I Will (1996 [1997], Postcards) B+(**) 

Mike Clark: Carnival of Soul (2010, Owl Studios) B+(***) 

Mike Clark:

  • /Delbert Bump: Retro Report (2018, Ropeadope) B+(**) 
  • /Leon Lee Dorsey/Mike LeDonne: Blues on Top (2022, Jazz Avenue 1) B+(**) 
  • Kosen Rufu (2022 [2023], Wide Hive) A− 

Scott Clark:

  • Bury My Heart (2015, Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • ToNow (2017 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(*) 
  • Dawn & Dusk (2021-22 [2023], Out of Your Head) B+(**) 

Sonny Clark: My Conception (1957-59 [2000], Blue Note) B+(***) 

Terri Clark:

  • The Long Way Home (2009, TLC/Capitol) B+(*) 
  • Some Songs (2014, Bare Track) B+(**) 

Johnny Clarke:

  • A Ruffer Version: Johnny Clarke at King Tubby's 1974-78 (1974-78 [2002], Trojan) B+(**) 
  • Dreader Dread (1976-1978) (1976-78 [1998], Blood & Fire) B+(***) 

Stanley Clarke:

  • School Days (1976, Epic) C+ 
  • /Biréli Lagrène/Jean-Luc Ponty: D-Stringz (2015, Impulse!) B+(**) 

Zack Clarke:

  • Random Acts of Order (2017, Clean Feed) B+(*) 
  • Mesophase (2017 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(*) 
  • Vertical Shores (2017 [2019], Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Kelly Clarkson: Stronger (2011, RCA) B 

Claro Intelecto: Reform Club (2012, Delsin) B+(*) 

Class Actress: Rapprocher (2011, Carpark) A− 

Classixx: Hanging Gardens (2013, Innovative Leisure) B+(*) 

The Claudettes:

  • No Hotel (2015, Yellow Dog) B 
  • The Claudettes Go Out! (2022, Forty Below) B+(*) 

Claudia Quintet:

  • Super Petite (2015 [2016], Cuneiform) B+(**) 
  • Evidence-Based (2021, Flexatonic) A− 

James Clay: The Kid From Dallas: Tenorman (1956-57 [2015], Fresh Sound) B+(***) 

Gerald Clayton:

  • Life Forum (2012 [2013], Concord) B 
  • Tributary Tales (2017, Motéma) B 
  • Happening: Live at the Village Vanguard (2020, Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • Bells on Sand (2022, Blue Note) B 

Jay Clayton:

  • /John Lindberg: As Tears Go By (1987 [2014], Jazzwerkstatt) B+(*) 
  • /Fritz Pauer/Ed Neumeister: 3 for the Road (2001-02 [2020], Meistero Music) B+(**) 
  • /Jerry Granelli: Alone Together (2020, Sunnyside) B+(*) 

Cleaners From Venus: Blow Away Your Troubles (1981 [2012], Captured Tracks) B+(**) 

The Cleanliness & Godliness Skiffle Band: Greatest Hits (1968, Vanguard) B+(***) 

Rob Clearfield:

  • Islands (2016, Ears & Eyes) B+(*) 
  • /Quin Kirchner: Concentric Orbits (2019 [2022], Astral Spirits) B+(***) 

Jon Cleary: Dyna-Mite (2018, FHQ) B+(*) 

Chuck Cleaver: Send Aid (2019, Shake It) B+(***) 

Gerald Cleaver:

  • /Uncle June: Be It as I See It (2010 [2011], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(**) 
  • & Violet Hour: Live at Firehouse 12 (2006 [2019], Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • Signs (2017-19 [2020], 577) B 
  • Griots (2020 [2021], Positive Elevation/577) B+(**) 
  • 22/23 (2023, Positive Elevation/577) B+(***) 

Slaid Cleaves: Together Through the Dark (2023, Candy House Media) B+(***) 

Clem Snide:

  • The Ghost of Fashion (2001, SpinArt) B+(***) 
  • End of Love (2005, SpinArt) A− 
  • Hungry Bird (2009, 429) B+(***) 
  • The Meat of Life (2010, 429) B+(*) 
  • Girls Come First (2015, Zaphwee) B+(**) 
  • Forever Just Beyond (2020, Ramseur) B+(**) 

Dawn Clement: Tandem (2017 [2018], Origin) B+(*) 

Jack Clement: For Once and for All (2014, IRS Nashville) B+(***) 

Benjamin Clementine: At Least for Now (2015, Virgin EMI) B+(**) 

Cleric: Resurrection (2017, Figure, EP) B+(*) 

Cleric: Retrocausal (2018, Web of Memory) B− 

The Clientele:

  • Music for the Age of Miracles (2017, Merge) B+(***) 
  • I Am Not There Anymore (2023, Merge) B+(*) 

Jimmy Cliff:

  • Sacred Fire EP (2011, Collective Sounds, EP) B+(**) 
  • Rebirth (2012, Hip-O) B+(**) 

Cliff Trio [Pandelis Karayorgis/Damon Smith/Eric Rosenthal]: Precipice (2019 [2020], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(**) 

Alex Cline: For People in Sorrow (2011 [2013], Cryptogramophone) B+(*) 

Alex Cline: Flower Garland Orchestra: Oceans of Vows (2016 [2017], self-released, 2CD) B+(***) 

Nels Cline:

  • /Julian Lage: Room (2014, Mack Avenue) B+(*) 
  • Lovers (2013 [2016], Blue Note, 2CD) B− 
  • Currents, Constellations (2017 [2018], Blue Note) B+(*) 

The Nels Cline Singers:

  • Macroscope (2013 [2014], Mack Avenue) B+(***) 
  • Share the Wealth (2020, Blue Note) B+(*) 

Clinic: Do It! (2008, Domino) B+(**) 

Clipping:

  • CLPPNG (2014, Sub Pop) B+(**) 
  • Splendor & Misery (2016, Sub Pop) B+(*) 
  • There Existed an Addiction to Blood (2019, Sub Pop) B+(*) 
  • Visions of Bodies Being Burned (2020, Sub Pop) B+(***) 

Glenn Close/Ted Nash: Transformation (2021, Tiger Turn) B+(***) 

Close Erase:

  • Close Erase (1995 [1996], Nor CD) B+(***) 
  • No. 2 (1998 [1999], Nor CD) B+(**) 
  • Dance This (2001, BP) A− 

Rosemary Clooney:

  • /Duke Ellington: Blue Rose (1956 [2008], Columbia/Legacy) B+(**) 
  • Rosie Solves the Swingin' Riddle! (1961 [2004], RCA/Bluebird) A− 
  • Everything's Coming Up Rosie (1977, Concord) B+(***) 
  • Sings the Lyrics of Johnny Mercer (1987, Concord) B+(***) 

The Close Readers:

  • The Lines Are Open (2014, Austin) A− 
  • Group Hug (2010 [2011], Austin) B+(***) 
  • New Spirit (2012, Austin) B+(***) 

Cloud Nothings:

  • Cloud Nothings (2011, Carpark) B+(*) 
  • Attack on Memory (2012, Carpark) B+(***) 
  • Here and Nowhere Else (2014, Carpark) A− 
  • Life Without Sound (2017, Carperk) B+(**) 
  • Last Building Burning (2018, Carpark) B+(**) 
  • The Shadow I Remember (2021, Carpark) B+(**) 

Trish Clowes:

  • Ninety Degrees Gravity (2019, Basho) B+(**) 
  • A View With a Room (2021 [2022], Greenleaf Music) B+(**) 

Club D'Elf:

  • Fire in the Brain (Live at Berklee) (2012 [2013], BIRN Cooperative) B+(**) 
  • Live at Club Helsinki (2012 [2017], Face Pelt, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Night Sparkles (Live) (2011 [2019], Face Pelt) B+(***) 
  • You Never Know (2022, Face Pelt) B+(**) 

Dan Clucas: /Jeb Bishop/Damon Smith/Matt Crane: Universal or Directional (2018 [2020], Balance Point Acoustics) B+(***) 

Dan Clucas:

  • /Kyle Motl/Nathan Hubbard: Daydream and Halting (2021 [2022], FMR) B+(***) 

Clusone 3: An Hour With . . . (1998 [2000], Hatology) B+(***) 

CMAT:

  • If My Wife New I'd Be Dead (2022, AWAL) B+(***) 
  • Crazymad, for Me (2023, AWAL) B+(***) 

The Coachella Valley Trio: Mid Century Modern (2019 [2020], DMAC) B+(*) 

Coathangers:

  • Coathangers (2007, Rob's House) B+(***) 
  • Scramble (2009, Suicide Squeeze) B+(***) 
  • Suck My Shirt (2014, Suicide Squeeze) A−  
  • Nosebleed Weekend (2016, Suicide Squeeze) A− 
  • Live (2017 [2018], Suicide Squeeze) B+(**) 
  • The Devil You Know (2019, Suicide Squeeze) A−  

Cobalt: Slow Forever (2016, Profound Lore, 2CD) B 

Arnett Cobb:

  • 1946-1947 (1946-47 [1999], Classics) B+(***) 
  • Smooth Sailing (1959, Prestige) A− 
  • Movin' Right Along (1960, Prestige) A− 
  • /Red Garland: Blue and Sentimental (1960 [1993], Prestige) B+(***) 
  • Deep Purple [The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions] (1973 [1995], Black & Blue) B+(***) 
  • Jumpin' at the Woodside [The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions] (1974 [2001], Black & Blue) A− 
  • The Wild Man From Texas [The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions] (1976 [1997], Black & Blue) B+(***) 
  • /Jimmy Heath/Joe Henderson: Tenor Tribute Vol. 2 (1988 [1993], Soul Note) B+(***) 

Brent Cobb:

  • Providence Canyon (2018, Low Country Sound/Elektra) B+(**) 
  • Keep 'Em on They Toes (2020, Ol' Buddy) B+(**) 
  • And Now, Let's Turn to Page . . . (2022, Ol' Buddy) B+(**) 
  • Southern Star (2023, Ol' Buddy/Thirty Tigers) B+(**) 

Jimmy Cobb:

  • The Original Mob (2014, Smoke Sessions) B+(***) 
  • This I Dig of You (2019, Smoke Sessions) B+(**) 
  • Remembering U (2016 [2019], Jimmy Cobb World) B+(*) 

Cochemea:

  • All My Relations (2019, Daptone) B+(**) 
  • Vol. II: Baca Sewa (2021, Daptone) B+(*) 

Cock Lorge: Rise (2008, Tubbys Entertainment) C+ 

Jarvis Cocker: Further Complications (2009, Rough Trade) B+(**) 

Joe Cocker:

  • Joe Cocker! (1969, A&M) B+(***) 
  • With a Little Help From My Friends (1969, A&M) B 
  • Joe Cocker's Greatest Hits (1969-76 [1977], A&M) B+(***) 
  • Hard Knocks (2010 [2012], 429 Records) B− 

Coco & Clair Clair: Sexy (2022, self-released) B+(*) 

Code Orange: Underneath (2020, Roadrunner) B 

Codeine Velvet Club: Codeine Velvet Club (2009 [2010], Dangerbird) B+(**) 

Tony Coe: Some Other Autumn (1971 [1983], Hep) A− 

Dennis Coffey: Dennis Coffey (2011, Strut) B+(*) 

Jeff Coffin:

  • Between Dreaming and Joy (2022, Ear Up) B+(**) 
  • /Jordan Perlson/Viktor Krauss: Coffin/Perlson/Krauss (2023, Ear Up) B+(***) 

Amber Coffman: City of No Reply (2017, Columbia) B+(**) 

Chris Cogburn/Juan García/Ignaz Schick: Anáhuac (2016 [2020], Astral Spirits) B+(**) 

The Allen Cohen Big Band: The Oracle [The Ron Mathewson Tapes Vol. 4] (1968 [2020], Jazz in Britain, EP) B+(*) 

Anat Cohen:

  • Luminosa (2014 [2015], Anzic) B+(***) 
  • /Trio Brasileiro: Rosa Dos Ventos (2017, Anzic) B 
  • /Marcello Gonçalves: Outra Coisa: The Music of Moacir Santos (2017, Anzic) B+(**) 
  • Happy Song (2016 [2017], Anzic) B+(***) 
  • /Fred Hersch: Live in Healdsburg (2016 [2018], Anzic) B+(*) 
  • Triple Helix (2019, Anzic) B+(**) 
  • /Marcello Gonçalves: Reconvexo (2020 [2021], Anzic) B+(*) 
  • Quartetinho (2021 [2022], Anzic) B+(**) 

Avishai Cohen [b]:

  • Arvoles (2019, Razdaz/Sunnyside) B+(***) 
  • Two Roses (2020 [2021], Naive) B 
  • Shifting Sands (2021 [2022], Naïve) B+(**) 
  • /Abraham Rodriguez Jr.: Iroko (2023, Naïve/Believe) B+(*) 

Avishai Cohen [t]:

  • Introducing Triveni (2009 [2010], Anzic) B+(***) 
  • Triveni: Dark Nights (2014, Anzic) B+(**) 
  • Into the Silence (2015 [2016], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Cross My Palm With Silver (2016 [2017], ECM) B+(**) 
  • /Yonathan Avishai: Playing the Room (2018 [2019], ECM) B+(*) 
  • Big Vicious (2020, ECM) B+(**) 
  • Naked Truth (2021 [2022], ECM) B+(**) 

Emmet Cohen:

  • Featuring Jimmy Cobb: Masters Legacy Series Volume 1 (2017, Cellar Live) B+(***) 
  • Featuring Ron Carter: Masters Legacy Series Volume 2 (2017 [2018], Cellar Live) B+(**) 
  • Dirty in Detroit (2017 [2018], self-released) B+(**) 
  • Featuring Benny Golson & Albert "Tootie" Heath: Masters Legacy Series Volume 3 (2019, self-released) B+(**) 
  • Featuring George Coleman: Masters Legacy Series Volume 4 (2019, self-released) B+(***) 
  • Future Stride (2021, Mack Avenue) B+(**) 
  • Uptown in Orbit (2022, Mack Avenue) B+(**) 
  • Master Legacy Series Volume 5: Featuring Houston Person (2023, Bandstand) A− 

Greg Cohen: Golden State (2014, Relative Pitch) B+(**) 

Leonard Cohen:

  • Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 (1970 [2009], Columbia/Legacy) B+(***) 
  • Songs From the Road (2008-09 [2010], Columbia/Legacy) B+(**) 
  • Old Ideas (2012, Columbia) A− 
  • Popular Problems (2014, Columbia) A− 
  • Live in Dublin (2013 [2014], Columbia, 3CD) A− 

Leoanrd Cohen:

  • Can't Forget: A Souvenir of the Grand Tour (2012-13 [2015], Columbia) A−  

Leonard Cohen:

  • You Want It Darker (2016, Columbia) A− 
  • Thanks for the Dance (2016 [2019], Columbia/Legacy) A− 

Lorin Cohen: Home (2014 [2015], Origin) B 

Mike Cohen: Winter Sun (2021, Blujazz) B+(**) 

Tom Cohen: My Take (2021, Versa Music) B+(**) 

Al Cohn:

  • /Zoot Sims: Al and Zoot (1957 [1998], Chess) B+(**) 
  • /Zoot Sims: You 'N Me (1960 [2002], Verve) B+(*) 
  • Rifftide (1987 [1988], Timeless) B+(***) 

Kelan Philip Cohran: Kelan Philip Cohran & the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble (2012, Honest Jon's) B+(***) 

Alex Coke & Carl Michel Sextet: Emergence (2022 [2023], PlayOn) B+(*) 

Julie Coker: A Life in the Limelight: Lagos Disco & Itsekiri Highlife 1976-1981 (1976-81 [2019], Kalita) B+(*) 

Cola: Deep in View (2022, Fire Talk) B+(*) 

Cold Cave: Cherish the Light Years (2010 [2011], Matador) B− 

Cold Specks: I Predict a Graceful Expulsion (2012, Mute) B+(**) 

Coldplay:

  • Viva la Vida (2008, Capitol) B+(***) 
  • Mylo Xyloto (2011, Parlophone) B− 

Alexis Cole: The Greatest Gift: Songs of the Season (2009, Motéma) C+ 

Freddy Cole:

  • "Waiter, Ask the Man to Play the Blues": Freddy Cole Plays & Sings Some Lonely Ballads (1964, Dot) A− 
  • The Cole Nobody Knows (1973, First Shot) B 
  • One More Love Song (1978, Poker) B 
  • I'm Not My Brother, I'm Me (1990 [2004], High Note) B+(***) 
  • This Is the Life (1993 [2003], Savoy Jazz) B+(**) 
  • To the Ends of the Earth (1997, Fantasy) B+(**) 
  • Love Makes the Changes (1998, Fantasy) B+(***) 
  • Le Grand Freddy: Freddy Cole Sings the Music of Michel Legrand (1994-99 [1999], Fantasy) B+(**) 
  • This Love of Mine (2005, High Note) B+(***) 
  • He Was the King (2016, High Note) B+(*) 
  • Singing the Blues (2014, High Note) B+(**) 
  • My Mood Is You (2018, High Note) B+(***) 

J Cole:

  • Cole World: The Sideline Story (2011, Roc Nation/Columbia) B+(**) 
  • Yours Truly (2013, self-released, EP) B+(***) 
  • Born Sinner (2013, Roc Nation/Columbia) B+(***) 
  • 2014 Forest Hills Drive (2014, RCA) B+(***) 
  • 4 Your Eyez Only (2016, Dreamville/Roc Nation/Interscope) B+(**) 
  • KOD (2018, Roc Nation) B+(**) 
  • The Off-Season (2021, Dreamville/Roc Nation) B+(*) 

Louis Cole: Quality Over Opinion (2022, Brainfeeder) B+(*) 

Nat King Cole:

  • Straighten Up and Fly Right: The Best of Hittin' the Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (1938-43 [2020], Resonance) B+(***) 
  • St. Louis Blues (1958, Capitol) B+(*) 
  • Cole Español (1958, Capitol) B+(**) 
  • A Mis Amigos (1959, Capitol) B+(**) 

Richie Cole:

  • Plays Ballads & Love Songs (2015 [2016], Mark Perna Music) B+(***) 
  • Latin Lover (2017, RCP) B+(***) 
  • Cannonball (2018, RCP) B+(**) 

Xhosa Cole: K(no)w Them, K(no)w Us (2021, Stoney Lane) B+(**) 

Jeff Colella/Putter Smith: Lotus Blossom (2013 [2014], The American Jazz Institute/Capri) B+(**) 

Anthony Coleman:

  • Freakish: Anthony Coleman Plays Jelly Roll Morton (2009, Tzadik) B+(**) 
  • Catenary Oath (2018 [2019], NoBusiness) B+(**) 

George Coleman:

  • In Baltimore (1971 [2020], Reel to Real) A− 
  • /Tete Montoliu: Dynamic Duo (1977 [1992], Timeless) B+(*) 
  • Amsterdam After Dark (1978 [1989], Timeless) B+(**) 
  • A Master Speaks (2015 [2016], Smoke Sessions) A− 
  • The Quartet (2019, Smoke Sessions) A− 
  • Live at Smalls Jazz Club (2022 [2023], Cellar) A− 

Ornette Coleman: Something Else!!!! (1958 [2011], Contemporary/OJC) B+(***) 

Ornette Coleman:

  • Tomorrow Is the Question! (1959, Contemporary) B+(**) 
  • Genius of Genius: The Contemporary Albums (1958-59 [2022], Craft, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • This Is Our Music (1960 [1961], Atlantic) A− 
  • Ornette on Tenor (1961 [1962], Atlantic) B+(***) 
  • Twins (1959-61 [1971], Atlantic) A− 
  • Beauty Is a Rare Thing: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1959-61 [1993], Rhino/Atlantic, 6CD) A  The Empty Foxhole (1966 [1967], Blue Note) B+(***) 
  • Love Call (1968, Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • New York Is Now & Love Call Revisited (1968 [2021], Ezz-Thetics) A− 
  • Friends and Neighbors: Live at Prince Street (1970 [2013], BGP) A− 
  • The 1987 Hamburg Concert (1987 [2011], Domino, 2CD) A−  Celebrate Ornette: Brooklyn Prospect Park (2014 [2016], Song X, 2CD) A− 

Steve Coleman:

  • And the Council of Balance: Synovial Joints (2014 [2015], Pi) B+(***) 
  • Natal Eclipse: Morphogenesis (2016 [2017], Pi) A− 
  • Live at the Village Vanguard, Vol. I (The Embedded Sets) (2017 [2018], Pi, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • and Five Elements: Live at the Village Vanguard Volume II (MDW NTR) (2018 [2021], Pi, 2CD) A− 

Johnny Coles:

  • New Morning (1982 [1983], Criss Cross) B+(***) 

Maya Jane Coles: Comfort (2013, I Am Me) B+(***) 

Collectif Spatule: Le Vanneau Huppé (2017, Aloya) B+(**) 

Collective Order:

  • Vol. 2 (2017, self-released) B+(*) 
  • Collective Order Vol. 3 (2018, self-released) B 

Colleen: Captain of None (2015, Thrill Jockey) B+(**) 

Jason Collett: Rat a Tat Tat (2010, Arts & Crafts) B+(**) 

Graham Collier:

  • Down Another Road @ Stockholm Jazz Days '69 (1969 [2023], My Only Desire) A− 
  • Smoke-Blackened Walls & Curlews (1970 [2023], British Progressive Jazz) B+(*) 

Isaiah Collier & the Chosen Few:

  • Cosmic Transitions (2020 [2021], Division 81) B+(***) 
  • Lift Every Voice (2020 [2022], Division 81, EP) B+(*) 

Jacob Collier: In My Room (2016, Membran) C+ 

Tom Collier:

  • Alone in the Studio (2014 [2015], Origin) B 
  • Across the Bridge (2015, Origin) B+(*) 
  • Impulsive Illuminations (2014-15 [2016], Origin) B 
  • The Color of Wood (2022, Summit) B 
  • Boomer Vibes Volume 1 (2023, Summit) B+(*) 

Collier & Dean: Sleek Buick (2013-14 [2014], Origin) B 

George Colligan:

  • Agent 99 (1999 [2001], SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • & Theoretical Planets: Risky Notion (2014 [2015], Origin) B+(**) 
  • Nation Divided (2017 [2018], Whirlwind) B+(*) 
  • King's Dream (2022, P.Ice) B+(**) 

Romain Collin:

  • Press Enter (2013 [2015], ACT) B+(**) 
  • Tiny Lights: Genesis (2019, XM) B+(**) 

Alessandro Collina/Rodolfo Cervetto/Marc Peillon/Fabrizio Bosso: Michel on Air (2014, ITI) B+(***) 

Alex Collins/Ryan Berg/Karl Latham: Together (2020-21 [2021], Dropzonejazz) B+(**) 

Bootsy Collins:

  • Tha Funk Capital of the World (2011, Megaforce) A− 
  • The Power of the One (2020, Sweetwater Sounds) B+(***) 

Jay Collins and the Kings County Band: Rivers Blues and Other People (2012, Sundown) B+(***) 

Jeff Collins: The Keys to Christmas (2016, Crossroads) C− 

Kweku Collins: Nat Love (Closed Sessions) B+(*) 

Shirley Collins:

  • Sweet England (1959, Argo) B+(**) 
  • False True Lovers (1959, Folkways) B+(*) 
  • /Davy Graham: Folk Roots, New Routes (1964, Decca) B+(*) 
  • and the Albion Country Band: No Roses (1971, Pegasus) B+(***) 
  • Lodestar (2016, Domino) B+(***) 
  • Heart's Ease (2020, Domino) B+(**) 
  • Archangel Hill (2023, Domino) B+(*) 

Edwyn Collins: Losing Sleep (2011, Heavenly) B 

Luca Collivasone/Gianni Mimmo: Rumpus Room (2019 [2020], Amirani) B+(*) 

Collocutor: Continuation (2018-19 [2020], On the Corner) B+(*) 

Colombiafrica -- The Mythic Orchestra: Voodoo Love Inna Champeta-Land (2007, Riverboat) A− 

Colomach: Colomach (1974 [2013], Soundway) B+(*) 

Frank Colón: Latin Lounge (2019 [2020], Technoprimal Music) B+(**) 

Marco Colonna:

  • /Agustí Fernandez/Zlatko Kaucic: Agrakal (2017 [2018], Not Two) B+(**) 
  • /Alexander Hawkins: Dolphy Underlined (2020, Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(***) 

Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra: Invitation (2016 [2017], OA2) B+(**) 

Colours Jazz Orchestra: Home Away From Home: Plays the Music of Ayn Inserto (2013 [2015], Neu Klang) B+(*) 

Adegoke Steve Colson: Tones for Harriet Tubman/Sojourner Truth/Frederick Douglass (2015, Silver Sphinx, 2CD) B+(**) 

Jessi Colter: Edge of Forever (2023, Appalachia) B+(**) 

Alice Coltrane:

  • A Monastic Trio (1967-68 [1998], Impulse!) B+(**) 
  • Ptah the El Daoud (1970, Impulse!) B+(***) 
  • Journey in Satchidananda (1970 [1971], Impulse!) B+(**) 
  • Huntington Ashram Monastery/World Galaxy (1969-71 [2012], Impulse) B+(*) 
  • Live at the Berkeley Community Theater 1972 (1972 [2019], BCT) B+(**) 
  • Kirtan: Turiya Sings (1981 [2021], Impulse!) B+(***) 
  • The Ecstatic Music of Turiyasangitananda [World Spirituality Classics 1] (1982-95 [2017], Luaka Bop) B+(**) 

John Coltrane:

  • Africa/Brass (1961 [2008], Impulse) A− 
  • /Paul Quinichette: Cattin' With Coltrane and Quinichette (1957 [1990], Prestige/OJC) B+(***) 
  • Coltrane/Prestige 7105 (1957 [1987], Prestige/OJC) B+(***) 
  • /Red Garland Trio: Traneing In (1957 [1987], Prestige/OJC) B+(***) 
  • Another Side of John Coltrane (1956-61 [2021], Craft) B+(***) 
  • /Eric Dolphy: Evenings at the Village Gate (1961 [2023], Impulse!) B+(***) 
  • Live at the Village Vanguard (1961 [2008], Impulse) A− 
  • Chasin' the Trane Revisited (1961 [2021], Ezz-Thetics) A− 
  • Live at the Village Vanguard: The Master Takes (1961 [1998], Impulse) A 
  • Impressions (1961-63 [2008], Impulse) B+(**) 
  • Newport '63 (1963 [1993], Impulse!) A− 
  • Newport, New York, Alabama, 1963 Revisited (1963 [2021], Ezz-Thetics) B+(***) 
  • Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album (1963 [2018], Impulse, 2CD) A− 
  • 1963: New Directions (1963 [2018], Impulse!, 3CD) B+(***)  Blue World (1964 [2019], Impulse!) A− 
  • /Pharoah Sanders: Live in Seattle (1964 [1994], Impulse!, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • Dear Old Stockholm (1963-65 [1993], Impulse) B+(***) 
  • A Love Supreme: Live in Seattle (1965 [2021], Impulse) B+(**) 
  • Song of Praise: New York 1965 Revisited (1965 [2022], Ezz-Thetics) B+(***) 
  • Living Space (1965 [1998], Impulse) A− 
  • /Archie Shepp: New Thing at Newport (1965 [2009], Impulse) B+(*) 
  • Favorites [Naima/My Favorite Things/A Love Supreme] Revisited (1963-65 [2022], Ezz-Thetics) A−  Offering: Live at Temple University (1966 [2014], Impulse, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Interstellar Space (1967 [1991], Impulse) A− 
  • Expression (1967 [1993], Impulse) B+(**) 

Michelle Coltrane: Awakening (2017, Blujazz) B+(**) 

Ravi Coltrane: Spirit Fiction (2012, Blue Note) B+(**) 

Columbia Icefield: Ancient Songs of Burlap Heroes (2021 [2022], Pyroclastic) B+(**) 

Shawn Colvin/Steve Earle: Colvin & Earle (2016, Fantasy) B+(*) 

Combo Lulo: Neotropic Dream (2021, Names You Can Trust) B+(***) 

Luke Combs:

  • What You See Is What You Get (2019, River House/Columbia Nashville) B+(**) 
  • Growin' Up (2022, Columbia Nashville) B+(*) 
  • Gettin' Old (2023, River House Artists) B+(*) 

The Comet Is Coming:

  • Channel the Spirits (2016, The Leaf Label) B+(***) 
  • Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery (2019, Impulse!) B+(**) 
  • Afterlife (2019, Impulse!) B+(*) 
  • Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam (2022, Impulse!) B+(**) 

Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen:

  • Live in San Francisco 1971 (1971 [2015], Sundazed) B+(**) 
  • Live From Deep in the Heart of Texas (1973 [1974], MCA) B+(***) 
  • We've Got a Live One Here (1976, Warner Brothers) B+(**) 

Dani Comas: Epokhé (2014 [2015], UnderPool) B+(**) 

Comet Gain:

  • City Fallen Leaves (2005, Kill Rock Stars) B+(***) 
  • Howl of the Lonely Crowd (2011, What's Your Rupture?) B+(**) 

The Commodores: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Commodores (1974-84 [1999], Motown) B 

Common:

  • The Dreamer/The Believer (2011, Warner Brothers) B+(***) 
  • Nobody's Smiling (2014, Def Jam) B+(***) 
  • Black America Again (2016, Def Jam) B+(**) 
  • A Beautiful Revolution [Part 1] (2020, Loma Vista) B+(***) 
  • A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 2 (2021, Loma Vista) B+(**) 

Company Freak: Le Disco Social (2014, Opus Label) A− 

The Computers: Love Triangles Hate Squares (2013, One Little Indian) B 

Con+Kwake: Eyes in the Tower (2022, Native Rebel) B+(***) 

Chris Conde: Engulfed in the Marvelous Decay (2021, Fake Four) B+(*) 

Condo Fucks: Fuckbook (2008 [2009], Matador) B+(**) 

Eddie Condon:

  • 1928-1931 (1928-31 [1995], Timeless) B+(**) 
  • The Town Hall Concerts Five and Six (1944, Jazzology) B+(***) 
  • 's All-Stars: Jam Session Coast-to-Coast (1954, Columbia, EP) B+(***) 
  • Bixieland (1955, Columbia) A− 
  • Eddie Condon's Treasury of Jazz (1956, Columbia) B+(***) 
  • Bixieland/Treasury of Jazz (1955-56 [2003], Collectables) B+(***) 
  • In Japan (1964 [2002], Chiaroscuro) B+(***) 

The Coneheads: L.P. 1 (2015, Erste Theke Tonträger, EP) B+(***) 

Conference Call: Prism (2020, Not Two) B+(***) 

Confidence Man:

  • Confident Music for Confident People (2018, Heavenly) A− 
  • Tilt (2022, Heavenly) B+(***) 

Confucius MC: Somewhere (2021, YNR Productions) B+(**) 

Congo Natty: Jungle Revolution (2013, Big Dada) A− 

Congotronics International: Where's the One (2022, Crammed Discs, 2CD) B+(**) 

Wayne Coniglio:

  • /Scott Whitfield: Fast Friends (2012 [2014], Summit) B+(**) 
  • /Scott Whitfield: Faster Friends (2021, Summit) B 

Mary Foster Conklin: Photographs (2014 [2016], MockTurtle Music) B+(**) 

Kevin Conlon/The Groove Rebellion: In Transit (2014, Blujazz) B+(*) 

Sean Conly: Hard Knocks (2017 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Kiely Connell: Camulet Queen (2021, self-released) B+(**) 

Harry Connick, Jr.:

  • Your Songs (2009, Columbia) B+(*) 

Harry Connick Jr.:

  • True Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter (2019, Verve) B+(*) 

Chris Connor:

  • Chris Connor (1956, Atlantic) B+(*) 
  • He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (1956, Atlantic) B+(**) 
  • I Miss You So (1956-57 [1958], Atlantic) B+(**) 
  • A Jazz Date With Chris Connor (1956, Atlantic) B+(**) 
  • Chris Craft (1958, Atlantic) B+(***) 
  • Sings Ballads of the Sad Cafe (1959, Atlantic) B+(*) 
  • Witchcraft (1959, Atlantic) B+(***) 

Loren Connors & Jim O'Rourke: Are You Going to Stop . . . in Bern? (1997 [2010], Hatology) B+(*) 

Tony Conrad:

  • Early Minimalism: Volume One (1964-65 [1997], Table of the Elements, 4CD) B+(**) 
  • /Faust: Outside the Dream Syndicate [30th Anniversary Edition] (1972 [2002], Table of the Elements, 2CD) A− 
  • Thunderboy! (1971-73 [2002], Table of the Elements) B− 

Jonah Considine: Golden Flu (2015, Nein, EP) B+(*) 

Constantines: Shine a Light (2003, Sub Pop) B+(*) 

Construction Party: Instruments of Change (2012, Not Two) B+(***) 

Container: LP (2015, Spectrum Spools) B+(**) 

The Contemporary Piano Ensemble: The Key Players (1993, DIW/Columbia) B+(**) 

The Continental Drifters: Drifted: In the Beginning & Beyond (1992-2001 [2015], Omnivore, 2CD) B+(*) 

Contour: Love Suite (2021, Good Question, EP) B+(*) 

The Contraptionists: Working Man's Dread (2021, self-released) B 

Control Top: Covert Contracts (2019, Get Better) A− 

Converge: All We Love We Leave Behind (2012, Epitaph) B 

Convergence:

  • Convergence (2020, Hammer) B+(**) 

The Convergence Quartet: Owl Jacket (2013 [2015], NoBusiness) B+(**) 

Connie Converse: How Sad, How Lovely (1954 [2015], Squirrel Thing) B+(**) 

Conway the Machine:

  • From a King to a GOD (2020, Griselda) B+(***) 
  • /The Alchemist: Lulu (2020, Griselda/ALC, EP) B+(**) 
  • La Maquina (2021, De Rap Winkel) B+(**) 
  • God Don't Make Mistakes (2022, Griselda/Interscope) B+(***) 
  • Won't He Do It (2023, Drumwork/Empire) B+(**) 

Joachim Cooder: Over That Road I'm Bound: The Songs of Uncle Dave Macon (2020, Nonesuch) B 

Ry Cooder:

  • My Name Is Buddy (2007, Nonesuch) B+(***) 
  • I, Flathead: The Songs of Kash Buk and the Klowns (2008, Nonesuch) B+(***) 
  • Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down (2011, Nonesuch) A−  
  • Election Special (2012, Nonesuch/Perro Verde) B+(***) 
  • /Corridos Famosos: Live at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco Aug 31-Sept 1, 2011 (2011 [2013], Nonesuch) B+(**) 
  • The Prodigal Son (2018, Fantasy) A− 

A.G. Cook: Apple (2020, PC Music) B 

Amy Cook: Summer Skin (2012, Roothouse/Thirty Tigers) B+(*) 

Elizabeth Cook:

  • Balls (2007, Thirty Tigers) A− 
  • Welder (2010, Thirty One Tigers) A− 
  • Gospel Plow (2012, Thirty One Tigers, EP) B+(*) 
  • Exodus of Love (2016, Agent Love) A− 
  • Aftermath (2020, Agent Love) B+(***) 

Hollie Cook:

  • Twice (2014, Mr. Bongo) B+(*) 
  • Happy Hour (2022, Merge) B+(**) 
  • Happy Hour in Dub (2023, Merge) B+(*) 

Laurence Cook/Jacques Coursil/Warren Gale/Perry Robinson/Steve Tintweiss: Ave B Free Jam (1967, Inky Dot) B 

Taylor Cook: The Cook Book (2015 [2016], self-released) B 

Lainie Cooke: The Music Is the Magic (2014 [2015], Onyx Music) B 

Sam Cooke:

  • Hits of the 50's (1960, RCA) B− 
  • My Kind of Blues (1961, RCA) B+(*) 
  • Twistin' the Night Away (1962, RCA) A− 
  • Night Beat (1963, RCA) A− 
  • Ain't That Good News (1964, RCA) A− 

The Cookers:

  • Warriors (2011, Jazz Legacy) B+(***) 
  • Believer (2012, Motéma) B+(**) 
  • Time and Time Again (2014, Motéma Music) B+(**) 
  • The Call of the Wild & Peaceful Heart (2016, Smoke Sessions) B+(*) 
  • Look Out! (2021, Gearbox) B+(*) 

The Cool Kids: When Fish Ride Bicycles (2011, Green Label Sounds) B+(**) 

Cool Sweetness Sextet:

  • Shoehorn Shuffle (2022, Storyville) B+(*) 
  • Shoehorn Shuffle (2022, Storyville) B+(*) 

Gaz Coombes: Matador (2015, Hot Fruit) B+(*) 

Jack Cooper:

  • Mists: Charles Ives for Jazz Orchestra (2014, Planet Arts) B+(*) 
  • /Jeff Tobias: Tributaries (2021, Astral Spirits) B 

Max Cooper: Unspoken Words (2022, Mesh) B+(***) 

Cooper-Moore:

  • /Stephen Gauci: Studio Sessions Vol. 1 (2019, Gaucimusic) B+(***) 
  • /Stephen Gauci: Conversations Vol. 1 (2019 [2020], 577) A− 

Johnny Copeland:

  • Fuel Presents an Introduction to Johnny Copeland (1961-67 [2006], Fuel 2000) B+(**) 
  • Copeland Special (1981, Rounder) B+(***) 

Shemekia Copeland:

  • Outskirts of Love (2015, Alligator) B+(*) 
  • Uncivil War (2020, Alligator) B+(*) 
  • Done Come Too Far (2022, Alligator) B+(**) 

Marc Copland:

  • Haunted Heart (2001 [2010], Hatology) B+(**) 
  • /David Liebman: Lunar (2001 [2002], Hatology) B+(**) 
  • /David Liebman: Impressions (2002 [2011], Hatology) B+(**) 
  • Marc Copland And . . . (2002 [2003], Hatology) B+(***) 
  • Solo: Time Within Time (2004 [2005], Hatology) B+(**) 
  • Someday (2022, InnerVoice Jazz) A− 

The Coral: Coral Island (2021, Run On, 2CD) B 

Jon Corbett/Steve Done: Another Fine Mess (1994 [1995], Slam) B+(**) 

Easton Corbin:

  • Easton Corbin (2010, Mercury Nashville) B+(**) 
  • About to Get Real (2015, Mercury Nashville) B 

The Core Trio:

  • The Core Trio With Matthew Shipp (2014, self-released) A− 
  • Live Featuring Matthew Shipp (2014 [2016], Evil Rabbit) B+(**) 

Chick Corea:

  • Tones for Joan's Bones (1966 [2005], Rhino/Atlantic) B+(**) 
  • The Complete "Is" Sessions (1969 [2002], Blue Note, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • The Song of Singing (1970 [1989], Blue Note) B+(***) 
  • Verve Jazz Masters 3 (1972-78 [1993], Verve) B+(*) 
  • Rendezvous in New York (2001 [2003], Stretch, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • /Gary Burton: The New Crystal Silence (2007 [2008], Stretch, 2CD) B− 
  • /Eddie Gomez/Paul Motian: Further Explorations (2010 [2012], Concord, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • /Gary Burton: Hot House (2012, Concord) B− 
  • The Vigil (2013, Concord) B+(**) 
  • Trilogy (2010-12 [2014], Concord, 3CD) B+(***) 
  • /Béla Fleck: Two (2015, Concord, 2CD) B 
  • /Steve Gadd: Chinese Butterfly (2017 [2018], Stretch/Concord, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • /The Spanish Heart Band: Antidote (2019, Concord) B− 
  • /Christian McBride/Brian Blade: Trilogy 2 (2010-18 [2019], Concord, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Plays (2018 [2020], Concord, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • Akoustik Band: Live (2018 [2021], Stretch, 2CD) B+(**) 

Coriky: Coriky (2020, Dischord) B+(*) 

Jonny Corndawg: Down on the Bikini Line (2011, Nasty Memories, EP) B+(**) 

Patrick Cornelius: While We're Still Young (2014 [2016], Whirlwind) B+(*) 

Cornershop:

  • Hold On It Hurts (1993, Merge) B+(***) 
  • Woman's Gotta Have It (1995, Warner Brothers) B+(***) 
  • Judy Sucks a Lemon for Breakfast (2009 [2010], Ample Play) A− 
  • Cornershop and the Double-O Groove Of (2011, Ample Play) A− 
  • Urban Turban: The Singhles Club (2012, Ample Play) A− 
  • Hold On It's Easy (2015, Ample Play) B 
  • England Is a Garden (2020, Ample Play) A− 

Chembo Corniel: Artistas, Músicos y Poetas (2023, Chemboro) B+(***) 

Corook:

  • Best of Carook (So Far) (2021-22 [2023], Atlantic) B+(***) 
  • Serious Person (Part 1) (2023, Atlantic, EP) B+(***) 
  • Serious Person (Part 2) (2023, Atlantic, EP) A− 

Bob Corritore & Friends:

  • Down Home Blues Revue (1995-2012 [2022], SWMAF/VizzTone) B+(**) 
  • Spider in My Stew (2021, SWMAF/VizzTone) B+(**) 

Corrosion of Conformity: Corrosion of Conformity (2012, Candlelight) B 

Chris Corsano & Bill Orcutt: Made Out of Sound (2020 [2021], Palilalia) B+(**) 

Eva Cortés: Crossing Borders (2016 [2017], Origin) B+(*) 

Cortex:

  • Live! (2014, Clean Feed) A− 
  • Live in New York (2015 [2016], Clean Feed) A− 
  • Avant-Garde Party Music (2017, Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • Legal Tender (2019 [2020], Clean Feed) A− 

Gustavo Cortiñas:

  • Snapshot: Esse (2016 [2017], OA2) B+(*) 
  • Kind Regards: Saludos Afectuosos (2022, Pesato Candente) B+(*) 

Larry Coryell:

  • Lady Coryell (1968 [1969], Vanguard) B 
  • Introducing the Eleventh House With Larry Coryell (1972 [1974], Vanguard) B+(*) 
  • The Restful Mind (1974 [1975], Vanguard) B+(***) 
  • With the Wide Hive Players (2010 [2011], Wide Hive) B+(*) 
  • Heavy Feel (2014 [2015], Wide Hive) B+(*) 
  • Barefoot Man: Sanpaku (2016, Purple Pyramid) B+(*) 
  • 11th House: Seven Secrets (2016 [2017], Savoy Jazz) B+(*) 

Bethany Cosentino: Natural Disaster (2023, Concord) B+(***) 

Jeff Cosgrove/John Medeski/Jeff Lederer: History Gets Ahead of the Story (2018 [2020], Grizzley Music) B+(***) 

Cosmic Vibrations: Pathways & Passages (2018 [2020], Spiritmuse) B+(**) 

Frankie Cosmos:

  • Zentropy (2014, Midheaven, EP) B+(*) 
  • Next Thing (2016, Bayonnet) B+(***) 
  • Vessel (2018, Sub Pop) B+(***) 
  • Close It Quietly (2019, Sub Pop) B+(**) 

The Cosmosamatics:

  • Reeds & Birds (2004, Not Two) B+(***) 
  • Zetrons (2005, Not Two) A− 
  • Free Within the Law (2008, Not Two) B+(*) 

Roxy Coss:

  • Restless Idealism (2014 [2016], Origin) B+(**) 
  • The Future Is Female (2018, Posi-Tone) B 
  • Disparate Parts (2022, Outside In Music) B+(**) 

Alaide Costa: O Que Meus Calos Dizem Sobre Mim (2022, Tres Selos) B+(***) 

Eddie Costa: Guys and Dolls Like Vibes (1958 [2001], Verve) B+(**) 

Johnny Costa: Classic Costa (1990-91 [1991], Chiaroscuro) B+(***) 

Mario Costa:

  • Oxy Patina (2017 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • /Cuong Vu/Benoît Delbecq/Bruno Chevillon: Chromosome (2022 [2023], Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Simão Costa: Beat With Out Byte (2021, Cipsela) B+(**) 

Elvis Costello:

  • Live at the Mocambo (1978 [2009], Hip-0) A− 
  • Momofuku (2008, Lost Highway) B 
  • /The Roots: Wise Up Ghost and Other Songs (2013, Blue Note) B+(*) 
  • & the Imposters: Look Now (2018, Concord) B− 
  • Hey Clockface (2020, Concord) B− 
  • & the Attractions: Spanish Model (2021, UMe) B+(**) 
  • & the Imposters: The Boy Named If (2022, Capitol) B+(*) 

George Cotsirilos:

  • Mostly in Blue (2017 [2018], OA2) B+(*) 
  • Refuge (2021 [2022], OA2) B+(*) 

Cotton Mather: Kontiki [Deluxe Edition] (1997 [2012], Star Apple Kingdom) B+(*) 

Curtis Counce:

  • You Get More Bounce With Curtis Counce! (1956-57 [1984], Contemporary/OJC) B+(**) 
  • Exploring the Future (1958, Boplicity) B+(***) 

Country Joe & the Fish:

  • Electric Music for the Mind and Body (1967, Vanguard) B+(*) 
  • I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die (1967, Vanguard) B+(*) 

Country Mice: Twister (2011, Woo Woo) B+(**) 

The Coup:

  • Sorry to Bother You (2012, Anti-) A− 
  • Sorry to Bother You: The Soundtrack (2018, UMGRI Interscope) A− 

Court Yard Hounds: Amelita (2013, Columbia) B 

The Courtneys: II (2017, Flying Nun) B+(**) 

Sylvie Courvoisier:

  • /Mark Feldman: Oblivia (2009 [2010], Tzadik) B+(*) 
  • /Mark Feldman: Birdies for Lulu (2013 [2014], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • /Mark Feldman/Ikue Mori/Evan Parker: Miller's Tale (2015 [2016], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • /Mary Halvorson: Crop Circles (2016 [2017], Relative Pitch) B+(***) 
  • D'Agala (2017 [2018], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • /Mark Feldman: Time Gone Out (2018 [2019], Intakt) B+(*) 
  • Free Hoops (2019 [2020], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • /Ned Rothenberg/Julian Sartorius: Lockdown (2020 [2021], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • /Mary Halvorson: Searching for the Disappeared Hour (2021, Pyroclastic) B+(***) 
  • /Cory Smythe: The Rite of Spring/Spectre D'Un Songe (2021 [2023], Pyroclastic) B+(**) 
  • Chimaera (2022 [2023], Intakt, 2CD) A− 

Rose Cousins: Natural Conclusion (2017, Old Farm Pony) B 

Cowboys & Frenchmen:

  • Rodeo (2015, Outside In Music) B+(*) 
  • Bluer Than You Think (2017, Outside In Music) B+(*) 
  • Our Highway (2020 [2021], Outside In Music) B+(*) 

Stanley Cowell:

  • Blues for the Viet Cong (1969 [1977], Arista/Freedom) A− 
  • Departure #2 (1990, SteepleChase) A− 
  • Live at Copenhagen Jazz House (1993 [1995], SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • Mandara Blossoms (1995 [1996], SteepleChase) B+(*) 
  • Hear Me One (1996, SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • Are You Real? (2014, SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • Juneteenth (2014 [2015], Vision Fugitive) B+(*) 
  • No Illusions (2015 [2017], SteepleChase) B+(**) 

Jon Cowherd: Pride and Joy (2022, Le Coq) B+(*) 

Neil Cowley:

  • Loud Louder Stop (2008, Cake) B+(***) 
  • Radio Silence (2009 [2010], Naim Jazz) B+(**) 
  • Touch and Flee (2014, Naim Jazz) B+(*) 
  • Hall of Mirrors (2021, Mote) B+(**) 

Patrick Cowley: Muscle Up (1973-81 [2015], Dark Entries) A− 

Bruce Cox Core-Tet: Status Cymbals (2012, self-released) B+(*) 

Lol Coxhill: Coxhill on Ogun (1977-78 [1998], Ogun) B+(***) 

Coyote Poets of the Universe: Strange Lullaby (2018, Square Shaped, 2CD) A− 

CP Unit:

  • Before the Heat Death (2016 [2017]. Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • Riding Photon Time (2018 [2019], Eleatic) A− 
  • One Foot on the Ground Smoking Mirror Shakedown (2018 [2020], Ramp Local) B+(***) 

Chris Crack: White People Love Algorithms (2020, New Deal Collectives) B+(**) 

Crack Cloud: Pain Olympics (2020, Meat Machine) B+(*) 

Crack Ignaz: Kirsch (2015, Melting Pot) B+(*) 

Cracker: Berkeley to Bakersfield (2014, 429 Records, 2CD) B+(***) 

Carl Craig: Versus (2017, InFiné) A− 

Ian William Craig:

  • A Turn of Breath (2014, Recital) B+(*) 
  • Centres (2016, 130701) B 

John Craigie: Asterisk the Universe (2020, Zabriskie Point) A− 

The Cramps:

  • Songs the Lord Taught Us (1980, IRS) B+(*) 
  • Bad Music for Bad People (1977-81 [1984], IRS) B+(*) 

Elysia Crampton:

  • American Drift (2015, Blueberry) A− 
  • Demon City (2016, Break World, EP) B+(***) 
  • Elysia Crampton (2018, Break World, EP) B+(*) 
  • Orcorara 2010 (2020, Pan) B 

Tommy Crane: We're All Improvisers Now (2020-21 [2022], Whirlwind) B+(*) 

Dan Cray: Outside In (2015 [2016], Origin) B+(**) 

The Robert Cray Band:

  • Shame + a Sin (1993, Mercury) B 
  • Heavy Picks: The Robert Cray Collection (1980-97 [1999], Mercury) B 

Crazy Doberman:

  • Illusory Expansion (2019 [2020], Astral Spirits) B+(*) 
  • "Everyone Is Rolling Down a Hill" or "The Journey to the Center of Some Arcane Mystery and the Entanglements of the Vines and Veins of the Cosmic and Unwieldy Millieu Encountered in the Midst of That Endeavor" (2020 [2021], Astral Spirits) B 

Crazy P: Age of the Ego (2019, Walk Don't Walk) B+(***) 

Cream:

  • Fresh Cream (1966, Polydor) B+(**) 
  • Wheels of Fire (1968, Polydor) B+(*) 
  • Goodbye (1968 [1969], Polydor) B+(*) 

Creation Rebel: Hostile Environment (2023, On-U Sound) A− 

The Credibility Gap: A Great Gift Idea (1974 [1974], Reprise) B+(*) 

Martin Creed: Thoughts Lined Up (2016, Telephone) B+(***) 

Creedence Clearwater Revival: Live at Woodstock (1969 [2019], Craft) B+(***) 

Creeper: Sex, Death & the Infinite Void (2020, Roadrunner) B 

The Creole Choir of Cuba: Santiman (2013, Real World) B+(*) 

Marshall Crenshaw:

  • Jaggedland (2009, 429) B+(***) 
  • The Wild, Exciting Sounds of Marshall Crenshaw: Live in the 20th and 21st Century (1983-2018 [2021], Sunset Blvd., 2CD) B+(*) 

Natalie Cressman & Ian Faquini: Auburn Whisper (2022, Cressman Music) B+(***) 

Sandy Cressman: Entre Amigos (2016 [2017], Cressman Music) B+(*) 

The Cribs: Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever (2007, Warner Brothers) B+(**) 

Criolo: Sobre Viver (2022, Oloko) B+(**) 

Matt Criscuolo:

  • Blippity Blat (2013 [2014], self-released) B 
  • The Dialogue (2016, Jazzeria) B+(**) 

Marilyn Crispell:

  • Live in Berlin (1982 [1984], Black Saint) B+(**) 
  • Pianosolo -- A Concert in Berlin (1983 [1984], FMP) B+(**) 
  • Selected Works: 1983-1986: Solo Duo Quartet (1983-86 [2001], Leo, 2CD) A− 
  • /Reggie Workman/Doug James: Gaia (1987 [1988], Leo) A− 

Marilyn Crispell Trio:

  • Live in Zürich (1989 [1990], Leo) A− 

Marilyn Crispell:

  • Live in San Francisco (1987-89 [1990], Music & Arts) B+(**) 
  • /Irène Schweizer: Overlapping Hands: Eight Segments (1990, FMP) B+(***) 
  • /Georg Graewe: Piano Duets (1991 [1992], Leo, 2CD) A− 
  • Highlights From the 1992 American Tour (1992 [1993], Music & Arts) B+(***) 
  • Stellar Pulsations/Three Composers (1992 [1993], Leo) B 
  • /Tim Berne: Inference (1992 [1995], Music & Arts) B+(*) 
  • /Anders Jormin/Raymond Strid: Spring Tour (1994 [1995], Alice) B+(**) 
  • Live at Mills College, 1995 (1995, Music & Arts) B+(***) 
  • The Woodstock Concert (1995 [1996], Music & Arts) A 
  • /Stefano Maltese: Red (1999 [2000], Black Saint) B+(*) 
  • /Gerry Hemingway: Affinities (2009-10 [2011], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • /Gerry Hemingway: Table of Changes (2013 [2015], Intakt) A− 
  • /Tanya Kalmanovitch/Richard Teitelbaum: Dream Libretto (2018, Leo) B+(*) 

Sonny Criss:

  • The Complete Imperial Sessions (1956 [2000], Blue Note, 2CD) A− 
  • Sonny's Dream (Birth of the New Cool) (1968, Prestige) B+(***) 
  • The Joy of Sax/Warm and Sonny (1976 [2012], Impulse) C+ 

The Croaks: One of the Best Bears! (2018 [2020], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(*) 

Charley Crockett:

  • Welcome to Hard Times (2020, Son of Davy) B+(*) 
  • 10 for Slim: Charley Crockett Sings James Hand (2021, Son of Davy) B+(**) 
  • Music City USA (2021, Son of Davy) B+(***) 
  • Lil G.L. Presents: Jukebox Charley (2022, Son of Davy) B+(**) 
  • The Man From Waco (2022, Son of Davy) B+(**) 

Theo Croker:

  • AfroPhysicist (2011 [2014], Okeh) B+(*) 
  • Escape Velocity (2015 [2016], Okeh) B+(*) 
  • Star People Nation (2019, Sony Masterworks) B 
  • BLK2LIFE // A Future Past (2021, Sony Masterworks) B 
  • Love Quantum (2022, Masterworks) B+(*) 
  • Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XII: Sketches of Miles (2021 [2022], ACT) B+(**) 
  • Live in Paris (2021 [2022], Masterworks, EP) B+(*) 
  • By the Way (2023, Masterworks, EP) B+(*) 

Mikal Cronin:

  • Mikal Cronin (2011, Trouble in Mind) B 
  • MCII (2013, Merge) B+(*) 

Crooked Fingers: Breaks in the Armor (2011, Merge) B+(**) 

Joy Crookes: Skin (2021, Insanity) B+(**) 

Steve Cropper:

  • Dedicated: A Salute to the 5 Royales (2011, 429) A− 
  • Fire It Up (2021, Provogue) B+(**) 

Bing Crosby:

  • Bing Crosby and Some Jazz Friends (1934-51 [1991], GRP/Decca) A− 
  • Bing With a Beat (1957 [2004], Bluebird) A− 
  • A Centennial Anthology of His Decca Recordings (1931-57 [2003], MCA/Decca, 2CD) A− 
  • Bing! His Legendary Years, 1931 to 1957 (1931-57 [1993], MCA, 4CD) B+(***) 
  • /Rosemary Clooney: Fancy Meeting You Here (1958-59 [2001], Bluebird) B+(**) 
  • /Louis Armstrong: Bing & Satchmo (1960 [2009], Capitol) B+(**) 

Theon Cross:

  • Fyah (2017-18 [2019], Gearbox) B+(*) 
  • Intra-I (2021, New Soil) A− 

Crosscurrents Trio [Dave Holland/Zakir Hussain/Chris Potter]: Good Hope (2018 [2019], Edition) A− 

Crosslegged: Another Blue (2023, self-released) B+(*) 

Sheryl Crow:

  • Detours (2008, A&M) B+(**) 
  • 100 Miles From Memphis (2010, A&M) B+(**) 

Rodney Crowell:

  • Ain't Living Long Like This (1978, Warner Brothers) B+(***) 
  • Fate's Right Hand (2003, DMZ/Epic) B+(***) 
  • Sex & Gasoline (2008, Yep Roc) B+(***) 
  • Tarpaper Sky (2014, New West) A− 
  • Close Ties (2017, New West) B+(***) 
  • Acoustic Classics (2018, RC1) B+(*) 
  • Texas (2019, RC1) B+(***) 
  • Triage (2021, RC1) B+(***) 
  • The Chicago Sessions (2023, New West) A−  

Croy & the Boys: Howdy High-Rise (2019, Spaceflight) B+(**) 

Julee Cruise: Floating Into the Night (1989 [2023], Sacred Bones) B 

George Crumb: Voice of the Whale/Night of the Four Moons (1974, Columbia Masterworks) B+(***) 

Stephan Crump:

  • /Mary Halvorson: Secret Keeper: Super 8 (2011 [2013], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • /Mary Halvorson: Secret Keeper (2013 [2015], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • Stephan Crump's Rhombal (2016, Papillon) A− 
  • /Ingrid Laubrock/Cory Smythe: Planktonic Finales (2015 [2017], Intakt) B+(*) 
  • 's Rosetta Trio: Outliers (2017 [2019], Papillon) B+(**) 
  • /Ingrid Laubrock/Cory Smythe: Channels (2017 [2019], Intakt) A− 
  • Rocket Love (2020-21 [2022], Papillon Sounds) B+(**) 

The Crusaders:

  • Pass the Plate (1971 [2008], Verve) B− 
  • Images (1978 [2009], Blue Thumb) B 

Allison Crutchfield: Tourist in This Town (2017, Merge) B+(**) 

Adam Cruz: Milestone (2010 [2011], Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Cryptic One & Jestoneart: Pirata (2021, Centrifugal Phorce) B+(***) 

The Crystals: Da Doo Ron Ron: The Very Best of the Crystals (1961-63 [2011], Phil Spector/Legacy) B+(**) 

Crystal Castles:

  • Crystal Castles (II) (2010, Last Gang/Universal Motown) B+(***) 
  • (III) (2012, Casablanca) B+(**) 

Crystal Stilts: In Love With Oblivion (2011, Slumberland) B− 

Alexis Cuadrado: Poética (2016, Sunnyside) B+(**) 

The Joe Cuba Sextet: Wanted Dead or Alive (Bang! Bang! Push, Push, Push) (1967, Fania) A− 

Ronnie Cuber:

  • Ronnie's Trio (2017 [2018], SteepleChase) B+(*) 
  • Straight Street (2010 [2019], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • Four (2019, SteepleChase) B+(***) 

The Cucumbers:

  • The Cucumbers (1983, Fake Doom, EP) A− 
  • The Fake Doom Years (1983-1986) (1983-86 [2016], Lifeforce) A− 
  • Total Vegitility (1999, Home Office) B+(**) 
  • The Desk Drawer Tapes (1988-2005 [2021], Life Force) B+(**) 
  • Old Shoes (self-released, EP) A− 

Eliana Cuevas: Espejo (2014, ALMA) B 

Cuir: Chez Ackenbush (2014 [2015], Fou) B+(*) 

Brian Cullman: Winter Clothes (2020, Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Jamie Cullum: Interlude (2014 [2015], Blue Note) B 

The Jim Cullum Jazz Band/William Warfield: George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess Live (1992 [2016], Riverwalk Jazz, 2CD) B+(***) 

Cults:

  • Cults (2011, In the Name Of/Columbia) B+(**) 
  • Static (2013, Columbia) B− 

Alan Cumming: Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs: Live at the Cafe Carlyle (2016, Yellow Sound) B+(*) 

Bill Cunliffe:

  • /Gary Foster: It's About Love (2003, Torii) B+(***) 
  • BACHanalia (2013-16 [2017], Metre) B− 

Adrian Cunningham: Ain't That Right! The Music of Neal Hefti (2014 [2015], Arbors) B+(**) 

Alex Cunningham & Claire Rousay: Specifically the Water (2020, Astral Spirits) B+(*) 

Jeremy Cunningham:

  • Re: Dawn (From Far) (2016, Ears & Eyes) B+(*) 
  • The Weather Up There (2020, Northern Spy) B+(**) 

Madison Cunningham: Revealer (2022, Verve Forecast) B+(**) 

Rosalie Cunningham: Two Piece Puzzle (2022, Machine Elf) B 

CunninLynguists:

  • Oneirology (2011, RBC) A− 
  • Strange Journey, Volume Three (2014, Bad Taste) B+(***) 
  • Rose Azura Njano (2017, A Piece of Strange Music/RBC) B+(**) 

CupcakKe:

  • Cum Cake (2016, self-released) A− 
  • S.T.D (Shelters to Deltas) (2016, self-released) B+(**) 
  • Audacious (2016, self-released) B+(***) 
  • Queen Elizabitch (2017, self-released) B+(**) 
  • Ephorize (2018, self-released) B+(***) 
  • Eden (2018, self-released) B+(***) 

Mestre Cupijó E Seu Ritmo: Siriá (1973-78 [2014], Analog Africa) A− 

The Cure:

  • Three Imaginary Boys (1979, Fiction) B+(*) 
  • The Head on the Door (1985, Elektra) B+(*) 
  • Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987, Elektra) B 
  • Disintegration (1989, Elektra) B 

Curlew:

  • Live in Berlin (1986-87 [1990], Cuneiform) B+(***) 
  • Bee (1990 [1991], Cuneiform) B+(***) 
  • A Beautiful Western Saddle (1993, Cuneiform) B+(*) 
  • Paradise (1996, Cuneiform) B+(**) 
  • Fabulous Drop (1998, Cuneiform) B+(***) 
  • Meet the Curlews (2002, Cuneiform) B+(**) 
  • Mercury (2003, Cuneiform) B+(***) 

Curren$y:

  • Pilot Talk (2009-10 [2010], DD172) B+(**) 
  • Pilot Talk II (2010, DD172) B+(**) 
  • New Jet City (2013, self-released) B+(*) 
  • /Young Roddy: Bales (2013, self-released) B+(**) 
  • /The Alchemist: Continuance (2022, Jet Life) B+(*) 

Billy Currington: We Are Tonight (2013, Mercury Nashville) B+(*) 

Denzel Curry:

  • TA13OO (2018, Loma Vista) B+(***) 
  • Zuu (2019, Loma Vista) B+(**) 
  • /Kenny Beats: Unlocked (2020, Loma Vista, EP) B+(*) 
  • Melt My Eyez, See Your Future (2022, PH/Loma Vista) B+(**) 

Cursive:

  • Domestica (2000, Saddle Creek) B 
  • The Ugly Organ (2003, Saddle Creek) B− 

Ted Curson: Blue Piccolo (1976 [2009], Why Not) B+(***) 

Caleb Wheeler Curtis: Heat Map (2021 [2022], Imani) B+(***) 

Jason Paul Curtis: These Christmas Days (2017, self-released) B− 

Jennifer Curtis & Tyshawn Sorey: Invisible Ritual (2020, New Focus) B+(**) 

King Curtis & Champion Jack Dupree: Blues at Montreux (1971 [2005], Atlantic/Rhino) A− 

Francesco Cusa & the Assassins Meets Duccio Bertini: Black Poker (2017 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Cut Copy: Zonoscope (2011, Modular) B 

Cut Off Your Hands: Hollow (2011, Frenchkiss) B+(***) 

Cut Worms: Nobody Lives Here Anymore (2020, Jagjaguwar) B+(*) 

Cybotron: Enter (1983, Fantasy) B+(*) 

The Cyclist: Bones in Motion (2013, Stones Throw) B+(**) 

Cyclone Trio: The Clear Revolution (2020 [2021], 577) B+(**) 

Cydnee With a C: Confessions of a Fangirl (2023, Bread & Butter, EP) B+(*) 

Cymbals Eat Guitars:

  • Why There Are Mountains (2009, Sister's Den) B+(*) 
  • Pretty Years (2016, Sinderlyn) B 

Jeremiah Cymerman:

  • Purification/Dissolution (2011-12 [2012], 5049) B 
  • /Christopher Hoffman/Brian Chase: Pale Horse (2013 [2014], 5049) B+(*) 
  • /Evan Parker/Nate Wooley: World of Objects (2013 [2014], 5049) B− 
  • /Charlie Looker: A Horizon Made of Canvas (2020 [2021], Astral Spirits) B+(*) 

Cypress Hill:

  • /Rusko: Cypress X Rusko (2012, V2/Cooperative, EP) B+(*) 
  • Back in Black (2022, MNRK) B+(**) 
  • Elephants on Acid (2018, BMG) B+(**) 

Andrew Cyrille:

  • What About? (1969 [1992], Affinity) B+(*) 
  • & Maono: Metamusicians' Stomp (1978, Black Saint) B+(***) 
  • /Jeanne Lee/Jimmy Lyons: Nuba (1979, Black Saint) B+(***) 
  • Special People (1980 [1981], Soul Note) B+(***) 
  • /Richard Teitelbaum: Double Clutch (1981 [1997], Silkheart) B+(*) 
  • /Peter Brötzmann: Andrew Cyrille Meets Brötzmann in Berlin (1982 [1983], FMP) B+(***) 
  • Ode to the Living Tree (1994 [1995], Venus) B− 
  • Good to Go, With a Tribute to Bu (1995 [1997], Soul Note) A− 
  • Duology (2012 [2013], Jazzwerkstatt) B+(**) 
  • The Declaration of Musical Independence (2014 [2016], ECM) B+(***) 
  • Lebroba (2017 [2018], ECM) B+(***) 
  • The News (2019 [2021], ECM) B 
  • /William Parker/Enrico Rava: 2 Blues for Cecil (2021 [2022], TUM) A− 
  • Music Delivery/Percussion (2022 [2023], Intakt) B+(**) 

Billy Ray Cyrus: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Billy Ray Cyrus (1992-98 [2003], Mercury Nashville) B 

Miley Cyrus:

  • Breakout (2008, Disney) B− 
  • Bangerz (2013, RCA) B+(***) 
  • Younger Now (2017, RCA) B+(*) 
  • Plastic Hearts (2020, RCA) B+(**) 
  • Endless Summer Vacation (2023, Columbia) B+(**) 

Czarface:

  • Every Hero Needs a Villain (2015, Brick) B+(**) 
  • /MF Doom: Czarface Meets Metal Face (2018, Silver Age) A− 
  • /Ghostface Killah: Czarface Meets Ghostface (2019, Silver Age) B+(**) 
  • The Odd Czar Against Us (2019, Silver Age) A− 
  • A Double Dose of Danger (2019, Silver Age, EP) B+(*) 
  • /MF Doom: Super What? (2020 [2021], Silver Age, EP) A− 
  • Czarmageddon (2022, Silver Age) B+(***) 
  • Czartificial Intelligence (2023, Silver Age/Virgin) A− 

Chuck D:

  • & the Slamjamz Artist Revue: Tribb to JB (2007, Slamjamz) B+(**) 
  • as Mistachuck: Celebration of Ignorance (2018, SpitSLAM) B+(***) 
  • We Wreck Stadiums: Homage to Rap & Baseball Heroes (2023, SpitSLAM) B+(***) 

The D.A.: You Kids! (2011, self-released) B+(***) 

Da Cruz: Sistema Subversiva (2011, Six Degrees) B+(**) 

Duduka Da Fonseca & Quarteto Universal: Yes!!! (2022, Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Maria Da Rocha/Ernesto Rodrigues/Daniel Levin/João Madeira: Hoya (2022 [2023], Creative Sources) B+(**) 

DaBaby:

  • Blank Blank (2018, South Coast Music Group, EP) B+(***) 
  • Baby on Baby (2019, South Coast music Group) B+(**) 
  • Kirk (2019, Interscope) B+(***) 

Tomasz Dabrowski:

  • /Tyshawn Sorey Duo: Steps (2013, ForTune) B+(**) 
  • Ad Hoc: Ninjazz (2018, ForTune) B+(*) 
  • Tomasz Dabrowski & the Individual Beings (2021 [2022], April) B+(***) 

Linda Dachtyl: A Late One (2015, Chicken Coup/Summit) B+(**) 

Lucy Dacus:

  • No Burden (2016, Egghunt) B+(***) 
  • Historian (2018, Matador) B+(*) 
  • Home Video (2021, Matador) B+(**) 

Daddy Issues:

  • Can We Still Hang (2015, Infinity Cat, EP) B+(***) 
  • Deep Dream (2017, Infinity Cat) A− 

Daft Punk:

  • Homework (1993-96 [1997], Virgin) B 
  • Alive 2007 (2007, Virgin) A− 
  • Tron: Legacy [Original Soundtrack] (2010, Walt Disney) B 
  • Random Access Memories (2013, Daft Life/Columbia) B+(**) 

Ori Dagan: Nathaniel: A Tribute to Nat King Cole (2017, Scat Cat) B 

Daniele D'Agaro:

  • /Ernst Glerum/Han Bennink: Strandjutters (2002 [2003], Hatology) B+(***) 
  • /Jeb Bishop/Kent Kessler/Robert Barry: Chicago Overtones (2004 [2005], Hatology) B+(***) 
  • /Giovanni Maier/Zlatko Kaucic: Disorder at the Border Plays Ornette (2015 [2016], Not Two) B+(**) 

Dagens Ungdom: Dagens Ungdom (2014, Metronomicon Audio) B+(***) 

Daggerboard:

  • Last Days of Studio A (2018-19 [2021], Wide Hive) B+(**) 
  • Daggerboard & the Skipper (2020-21 [2022], Wide Hive) B+(*) 

Bako Dagnon: Sidiba (2010, Discograph) B+(***) 

Dagny: Strangers/Lovers (2020, Polydor, EP) B+(**) 

Amalie Dahl: Dafnie (2022, Sonic Transmissions) B+(**) 

Pan Daijing: Lack (2017, Pan) B− 

Dailey & Vincent: Brothers From Different Mothers (2009, Rounder) B+(**) 

Tim Daisy:

  • Streets in Time (2012 [2013], Relay) B+(**) 
  • A Fine Day in Berlin (2013, Relay) B+(**)  /Mikolaj Trzaska: In This Moment (2012 [2014], Relay) B+(**) 
  • Relucent: Music for Marimba, Radios and Turntables (2016, Relay) B 
  • /Marc Riordan: Joyride (2016, Relay) B+(***) 
  • Celebration Sextet: The Halfway There Suite (2016, Relay) B+(**) 
  • October Music Vol. 2: 7 Compositions for Duet (2016, Relay) B+(**) 
  • Red Nation "1" (2016 [2017], Relay) B+(**) 
  • /Michael Thieke/Ken Vandermark: Triptych (2016 [2017], Relay) B+(**) 
  • Music for Lying Still (2017, Relay, EP) B+(**) 
  • 's Fulcrum Ensemble: Animation (2017 [2018], Relay) B+(***) 
  • Configurations (2018, Relay) B+(**) 

Carla Dal Forno: You Know What It's Like (2016, Blackest Ever Black) B+(*) 

Dálava: The Book of Transfigurations (2016 [2017], Songlines) B+(*) 

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.: It's a Corporate World (2011, Warner Brothers) B+(*) 

Dälek:

  • From Filthy Tongue of Gods and Griots (2002, Ipecac) B+(**) 
  • Abandoned Language (2007, Ipecac) B+(*) 
  • Asphalt for Eden (2016, Profound Lore) B+(*) 

Joseph Daley:

  • The Seven Deadly Sins (2010 [2011], Jaro) B+(***) 
  • The Seven Heavenly Virtues (2013, Jodamusic) B+(*) 
  • The Seven Deadly Sins/The Seven Heavenly Virtues (2010-13 [2019], Jodamusic) B+(**) 
  • /Warren Smith/Scott Robinson: The Tuba Trio Chronicles (2015 [2016], JoDa Locust Street Music) B+(**) 

Lucrecia Dalt: ¡Ay! (2022, RVNG Intl) A− 

Karen Dalton:

  • 1966 (1966 [2012], Delmore Recording Society) B 
  • It's So Hard to Tell Who's Going to Love You the Best (1969, Capitol) B− 

Claire Daly:

  • Rah! Rah! (2008 [2020], Ride Symbol) B+(**) 
  • /George Garzone: VuVu for Frances (2021 [2023], Daly Bread) B+(**) 

Damaged Bug: Bunker Funk (2017, Castle Face) B 

Damana (Dag Magnus Narvesen Octet): Cornua Copiae (2014 [2016], Clean Feed) A− 

Damata: What's Damata (2021, Dugnad) B+(***) 

Dâm-Funk:

  • Toeachizown (2009, Stones Throw, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Invite the Light (2015, Stones Throw) B 

Meredith D'Ambrosio: It's Your Dance (1985, Sunnyside) B+(***) 

Damily: Early Years: Madagascar Cassette Archives (1995-2002 [2020], Bongo Joe) B+(***) 

Damu the Fudgemunk: Conversation Peace (2021, Def Pressé) A− 

Lao Dan/Deng Boyu: TUTU Duo (2019 [2021], NoBusiness) B+(***) 

Benje Daneman Searchparty: Light in the Darkness (2017 [2018], ACI) C+ 

Damily: Very Aomby (2015, Helico) B+(***) 

Dan Ex Machina:

  • Pity Party Animal (2020, self-released) B+(***) 
  • My Wife (2020, self-released) B+(**) 
  • Bail Shag EP (2017 [2021], self-released) B+(*) 
  • All Is Ours, Nothing Is Theirs (2022, self-released) A−  
  • Ex's Sexts (2023, self-released) A− 

Dana Coppafeel & Speak Easy: Dana Coppafeel & Speak Easy (2013, Uni-Fi) B+(***) 

Dandy Dandie: Hypnos & Morphée (2019 [2022], Yolk Music) B+(*) 

Barbara Dane:

  • Trouble in Mind (1957 [2011], Stardust) B+(*) 
  • Anthology of American Folk Songs (1959 [2006], Empire Music Group) A− 
  • /Earl 'Fatha' Hines and His Orchestra: Livin' With the Blues (1959 [2013], Fresh Sound) B+(**) 
  • On My Way (1962 [2013, Fresh Sound) B+(***) 
  • /Lightning Hopkins: Sometimes I Believe She Loves Me (1961-65 [1996], Arhoolie) B+(**) 
  • /The Chambers Brothers: Barbara Dane and the Chambers Brothers (1966, Folkways) B+(*) 
  • FTA! Songs of the GI Resistance (1970, Paredon) B+(***) 
  • I Hate the Capitalist System (1973, Paredon) B+(*) 
  • w/Tammy Hall: Throw It Away . . . (2016, Dreadnaught Music) A− 

Andrew D'Angelo:

  • Skadra Degis (2007 [2008], Skirl) B+(***) 
  • Norman (2015, self-released) B+(***) 

D'Angelo and the Vanguard: Black Messiah (2014, RCA) A− 

Danger Dan: Das Ist Alles Von Der Kunstfreiheit Gedeckt (2021, Altilopen Geldwäsche) B+(*) 

Danger Mouse:

  • /Jemini: Ghetto Pop Life (2003, Lex) B+(***) 
  • /Jemini: Born Again (2003-04 [2023], Lex) A− 
  • /Sparklehorse: Dark Night of the Soul (2010, Capitol) B+(*) 
  • /Daniele Luppi: Rome (2011, Capitol) B 
  • /Black Thought: Cheat Codes (2022, BMG) A− 

Jesse Daniel: Beyond These Walls (2021, Die True) B+(***) 

Ted Daniel:

  • Tapestry (1974 [2008], Porter) B+(**) 
  • Interconnection (1975 [2014], NoBusiness, 2CD) A− 

Barbara Levy Daniels: Love Lost and Found (2013 [2014], Bidproductions) B+(***) 

Dee Daniels: Intimate Conversations (2012 [2014], Origin) B− 

Lars Danielsson: Poems (1991, Dragon) A− 

Harold Danko:

  • After the Rain (1994 [1995], SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • Tidal Breeze (1995-96 [1997], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • /Kirk Knuffke: Play Date (2018 [2019], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • Spring Garden (2019 [2021], SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • Rite Notes (2021 [2022], SteepleChase) B+(*) 
  • Trillium (2023, SteepleChase) B+(**) 

Stefano D'Anna:

  • Leapin' In (1991 [1992], Splasc(H)) B+(***) 
  • Carousel (1998, Splasc(H)) B+(***) 
  • Runa (2003 [2004], Splasc(H)) B+(***) 

Danny!: Payback (2012, Okayplayer) A− 

Daphne & Celeste: Daphne & Celeste Save the World (2018, Balatonic) B 

Daphni:

  • Jiaolong (2012, Merge) B+(***) 
  • Cherry (2022, Jiaolong) B+(***) 

Isaac Darche: Team & Variations (2014 [2015], Challenge) B+(**) 

Daria: Strawberry Fields Forever: Songs by the Beatles (2016, OA2) B+(*) 

The Darkness: Permission to Land (2003, Atlantic) B 

Darkside: Psychic (2013, Matador) B− 

Darkstar: News From Nowhere (2013, Warp) C+ 

Maria Da Rocha: Beetroot & Other Stories (2018, Shhpuma) B+(**) 

Darts & Arrows: Altamira (2015, Ears & Eyes) B+(*) 

Das Kondensat:

  • Das Kondensat (2016 [2017], WhyPlayJazz) B+(**) 
  • 2 (2020 [2021], WhyPlayJazz) A− 
  • Andere Planeten (2020 [2023], WhyPlayJazz) A− 

Das Racist:

  • Shut Up, Dude (2010, mixtape) B+(***) 
  • Sit Down, Man (2010, mixtape) A− 
  • Relax (2011, Greedhead) A− 

Carlo Actis Dato:

  • Ankara Twist (1989 [1990], Splasc(H)) B+(***) 
  • Bagdad Boogie (1992, Splasc(H)) B+(**) 
  • Blue Cairo (1995 [1996], Splasc(H)) B+(**) 
  • Istanbul Rap (2002 [2003], YVP) A− 

Daughter: If You Leave (2013, Glass Note) B 

Wolfgang Dauner/Charlie Mariano/Dino Saluzzi: Pas De Trois (1989, Mood) B+(**) 

Sarah Davachi: Two Sisters (2022, Late Music) B+(*) 

Dave:

  • Psychodrama (2019, Neighbourhood) A− 
  • We're All Alone in This Together (2021, Neighbourhood) A− 
  • /Central Cee: Split Decision (2023, Neighbourhood, EP) B+(**) 

Dave and Ansell Collins: Double Barrel (1971, Big Tree) B+(***) 

Chris Dave: Chris Dave and the Drumhedz (2018, Blue Note) B 

Kenny Davern: Breezin' Along (1996 [1997], Arbors) B+(***) 

John Daversa: Cuarentena: With Family at Home (2020, Tiger Turn) B+(**) 

Davido:

  • A Good Time (2019, RCA) B+(***) 
  • Timeless (2023, DMW/Columbia) B+(**) 

David's Angels: Traces (2016-17 [2017], Kopasetic) B+(*) 

Marie Davidson:

  • Working Class Woman (2018, Ninja Tune) A− 
  • /L'OEil Nu: Renegade Breakdown (2020, Ninja Tune) B+(***) 

Roger Davidson Trio: w/Hendrik Meurkens: Oração Para Amanhã/Prayer for Tomorrow (2016 [2017], Soundbrush) B+(**) 

Tara Davidson: Duets (2014, Addo) B+(**) 

Josephine Davies:

  • Satori (2016 [2017], Whirlwind) A− 
  • Satori: In the Corners of Clouds (2018, Whirlwind) A− 
  • Satori: How Can We Wake? (2020, Whirlwind) B+(***) 

Rick Davies: Thugtet (2015 [2017], Emlyn) B+(**) 

Tim Davies Big Band: The Expensive Train Set (2013-15 [2016], Origin) B 

Davina & the Vagabonds: Sunshine (2014, Roustabout) B+(**) 

DaVinci: Feast or Famine (2011, SWTBRDS, EP) B+(***) 

Betty Davis:

  • The Columbia Years 1968-1969 (1968-69 [2016], Columbia/Legacy) B+(*) 
  • Betty Davis (1973 [2008], Light in the Attic) B+(***) 
  • They Say I'm Different (1974 [2008], Light in the Attic) B+(**) 
  • Nasty Gal (1975, Island) B+(**) 
  • Is It Love or Desire (1976 [2009], Light in the Attic) B+(*) 

Caroline Davis:

  • Doors: Chicago Storylines (2013 [2015], Ears & Eyes) B+(***) 
  • Heart Tonic (2018, Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • Alula (2017 [2019], New Amsterdam) B+(*) 
  • Portals, Volume 1: Mourning (2020 [2021], Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • Alula: Captivity (2021 [2023], Ropeadope) A− 

Clarence "Bluesman" Davis: Shake It for Me (2023, Music Maker) A− 

Craig Davis: Tone Paintings: The Music of Dodo Marmarosa (2021 [2022], MCG Jazz) B+(***) 

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis:

  • The Eddie "Lockjaw" Cookbook (1958, Prestige) B 
  • The Eddie "Lockjaw" Cookbook Vol. 2 (1958 [1959], Prestige) B+(**) 

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis With Shirley Scott:

  • The Eddie "Lockjaw" Cookbook, Volume 3 (1958 [1961], Prestige) B+(**) 
  • Smokin' (1958 [1963], Prestige) B+(***) 

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis:

  • /Shirley Scott: Cookin' With Jaws and the Queen: The Legendary Prestige Cookbook Albums (1958 [2023], Craft) B+(**) 
  • /Johnny Griffin: Live at Minton's Playhouse in New York City: Complete Recordings (1961 [2012], Fresh Sound, 2CD) A−  All of Me (1983 [2023], SteepleChase) B+(***) 

Elise Davis: Cheap Date (2011, self-released) B+(*) 

Guy Davis:

  • Juba Dance (2013, M.C.) B+(**) 
  • Kokomo Kidd (2015, M.C.) B+(*) 
  • Be Ready When I Call You (2021, M.C.) B+(***) 

Jeff Davis:

  • Dragon Father (2013 [2014], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(***) 
  • The Fastness (2019, Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(***) 

Jesse Davis: Live at Smalls Jazz Club (2022 [2023], Cellar) B+(**) 

Keith Davis: Still (2013 [2014], LoNote) B+(**) 

Kris Davis:

  • Waiting for You to Grow (2013 [2014], Clean Feed) A− 
  • Infrasound: Save Your Breath (2014 [2015], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • Duopoly (2015 [2016], Pyroclastic) B+(***) 
  • /Craig Taborn: Octopus (2016 [2018], Pyroclastic) A− 
  • /Matt Mitchell/Aruán Ortiz/Matthew Shipp: New American Songbooks: Volume 2 (2018, Sound American) B+(**) 
  • Diatom Ribbons (2018 [2019], Pyroclastic) B+(***)  Diatom Ribbons: Live at the Village Vanguard (2022 [2023], Pyroclastic, 2CD) A− 

Miles Davis:

  • Miles Davis With Tadd Dameron Revisited: Live 1949 at the Royal Roost NYC & in Paris at Festival Internationale De Jazz (1949 [2023], Ezz-Thetics) B+(***) 
  • The Complete Birth of the Cool (1948-50 [1998], Capitol Jazz) B 
  • /Stan Getz/Gerry Mulligan/Lee Konitz/Sonny Rollins/Zoot Sims: Conception (1949-51 [1956], Prestige) B+(**) 
  • /Sonny Rollins: Dig (1951 [2010], Prestige/OJC) B+(**) 
  • Miles Davis and Horns (1951-53 [1989], Prestige/OJC) B+(*) 
  • Blue Haze (1953-54 [1988], Prestige/OJC) B+(***) 
  • Bags Groove (1954 [2008], Prestige/RVG Remasters) A− 
  • Walkin' (1954 [1986], Prestige/OJC) B+(***) 
  • Blue Moods (1955 [1990], Debut/OJC) B 
  • /Milt Jackson: Quintet/Sextet (1956 [1989], Prestige/OJC) B+(**) 
  • Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants (1954-56 [1989], Prestige/OJC) B+(*) 
  • 2nd Session 1956 Revisited (1956 [2022], Ezz-Thetics) A− 
  • In Concert at the Olympia, Paris 1957 (1957 [2023], Fresh Sound) B+(**) 
  • All of You: The Last Tour 1960 (1960 [2014], Acrobat, 4CD) B+(***) 
  • Live Europe 1960 Revisited (1960 [2022], Ezz-Thetics) A− 
  • /John Coltrane: The Final Tour [The Bootleg Series Vol. 6] (1960 [2018], Columbia/Legacy, 4CD) A− 
  • In Person: Friday Night at the Blackhawk, San Francisco: Complete Volume 1 (1961 [2003], Columbia/Legacy, 2CD) A− 
  • In Person: Saturday Night at the Blackhawk, San Francisco: Complete Volume 2 (1961 [2003], Columbia/Legacy, 2CD) A− 
  • In Person: Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk: Complete (1961 [2003], Columbia/Legacy, 4CD) A− 
  • Live at the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival (1963 [2007], MJF) B+(**) 
  • Stockholm Live 1967 & 1969 Revisited (1967-69 [2022], Ezz-Thetics) A− 
  • Freedom Jazz Dance [The Bootleg Series Vol. 5] (1966-68 [2016], Columbia/Legacy, 3CD) B+(*) 
  • Water Babies (1967-68 [1976], Columbia) B+(**) 
  • The Lost Quintet (1969 [2019], Sleepy Night) B+(***) 
  • Circle in the Round (1955-70 [1979], Columbia, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Miles at the Fillmore (Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 3) (1970 [2014], Columbia/Legacy, 4CD) B+(***) 
  • Big Fun (1969-72 [2000], Columbia/Legacy, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • On the Corner (1972 [2000], Columbia/Legacy) B+(***) 
  • Turnaround: Rare Miles From the Complete On the Corner Sessions (1972-73 [2023], Columbia/Legacy) B+(***) 
  • Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975 [The Bootleg Series, Vol. 4] (1955-75 [2015], Columbia/Legacy, 4CD) A− 
  • The Man With the Horn (1980-81 [1981], Columbia) B+(**) 
  • Star People (1982-83 [1983], Columbia) B+(***) 
  • Live: What It Is: Montreal 7/7/83 (1983 [2022], Columbia/Legacy) B+(***) 
  • That's What Happened [The Bootleg Series, Vol. 7: 1982-1985] (1982-85, Columbia/Legacy, 3CD) B+(**) 
  • Mercy, Miles! Live at Vienne (1991 [2021], Rhino, 2CD) B+(*) 

Nathan Davis: Happy Girl (1965 [2006], MPS) B+(*) 

On Ka'a Davis: Djoukoujou! (2009, Tzadik) B+(***) 

Orbert Davis' Chicago Jazz Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble: Havana Blue (2013 [2016], 3Sixteen) B+(**) 

Richard Davis: One for Frederick (1989 [1990, Hep) B+(***) 

Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band: Dancing on the Edge (2023, Sophomore Lounge) B+(**) 

Sammy Davis Jr.: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Sammy Davis Jr. (1972-74 [2002], Polydor) B− 

Stephen Davis/Ralph Alessi/Kris Davis: Sugar Blade (2015, Babel) B+(**) 

Steve Davis:

  • Meets Hank Jones, Vol. 1 (2008 [2023], Smoke Sessions) B+(**) 
  • Live at Smalls (2009 [2010], Smalls Live) B+(**) 
  • For Real (2013 [2014], Posi-Tone) B+(**) 
  • Say When (2014 [2015], Smoke Sessions) B+(*) 
  • Correlations (2019, Smoke Sessions) B+(*) 
  • Bluesthetic (2022, Smoke Sessions) B+(*) 

Ward Davis: Black Cats and Crows (2020, Ward Davis Music) B+(*) 

Wild Bill Davis & Johnny Hodges: In Atlantic City (1966 [1999], RCA) B+(**) 

Wild Bill Davison: The Jazz Giants (1968 [2015], Delmark/Sackville) A− 

Dawes:

  • Nothing Is Wrong (2011, ATO) C+ 
  • All Your Favorite Bands (2015, Hub) B− 

Angel Bat Dawid:

  • The Oracle (2019, International Anthem) B+(*) 
  • & Tha Brotherhood: Live (2019 [2020], International Anthem) B+(**) 
  • Hush Harbor Mixtape Vol. 1 Doxology (2021, International Anthem) B+(**) 
  • Requiem for Jazz (2019-20 [2023], International Anthem) B 

Ernest Dawkins:

  • New Horizons Ensemble: South Side Street Songs (1993, Silkheart) B+(***) 
  • Cape Town Shuffle: Live at Hothouse (2002 [2003], Delmark) A− 
  • Live the Spirit Residency Big Band: Memory in the Center: An Afro Opera: Homage to Nelson Mandela (2014 [2015], Dawk) A− 
  • New Horizons Ensemble: Transient Takes (2016 [2017], Malcom) B+(***) 

Dawn of Midi: Dysnomia (2013, Thirsty Ear) B+(***) 

Kimya Dawson:

  • Hidden Vagenda (2004, K) A− 
  • Alphabutt (2008, K) B 
  • Thunder Thighs (2011, Great Crap Factory) B+(**) 

Richard Dawson:

  • Nothing Important (2014, Weird World) B 
  • Peasant (2017, Weird World) B 
  • /Circle: Henki (2021, Weird World) B 
  • The Ruby Chord (2022, Domino) B− 

Smoke Dawson: Fiddle (1971 [2014], Tompkins Square) B+(***) 

Dennis Llewellyn Day: Bossa, Blues and Ballads (2018, DDay Media Group) B+(*) 

Doris Day:

  • Day by Day (1956, Columbia) B 
  • Day by Night (1957, Columbia) B 
  • 16 Most Requested Songs (1945-58 [1992], Columbia/Legacy) B+(*) 
  • /Harry James: Young Man With a Horn (1950 [1954], Columbia) B+(**) 
  • /Robert Goulet: Annie Get Your Gun (1963, Columbia Masterworks) B+(*) 

Zella Day: Sunday in Heaven (2022, Concord) B+(*) 

Day & Taxi:

  • Less and More (1997 [1999], Unit) B+(**) 
  • Live in Baden (2021 [2023], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Day Dream: Originals (2019 [2020], Corner Store Jazz) B+(**) 

Lucky Daye: Candydrip (2022, Keep Cool/RCA) B+(***) 

Day Tripper: What a Day to Be Dead (2023, self-released) B+(**) 

Yussef Dayes: Black Classical Music (2023, Brownswood/Nonesuch) A− 

Dazegxd & Quinn: DSX.FM (2023, DeadAir, EP) B+(*) 

The dB's:

  • Stands for Decibels (1981, Albion) B+(**) 
  • Falling Off the Sky (2012, Bar/None) B+(*) 

De Beren Gieren:

  • One Mirrors Many (2015, Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • /Susana Santos Silva: The Detour Fish: Live in Ljubljana (2014, Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Erika De Casier: Sensational (2021, 4AD) B+(**) 

Mark Dde Clive-Lowe:

  • /The Rotterdam Jazz Orchestra: Take the Space Trane (2012 [2013], Tru Thoughts) B+(**) 

Mark De Clive-Lowe:

  • Heritage (2018 [2019], Ropeadope) B+(*) 
  • Heritage II (2018 [2019], Ropeadope) B 
  • & Friends: Freedom: Celebrating the Music of Pharoah Sanders (2022, Soul Bank) B+(**) 

Raymond De Felitta: Pre-War Charm (2019, Blujazz) B+(***) 

Nina De Heney/Karin Johansson/Henrik Wartel: Quagmire (2018 [2019], Creative Sources) B+(*) 

De La Soul:

  • De La Soul's Plug 1 & Plug 2 Present . . . First Serve (2012, Duck Down) A− 
  • And the Anonymous Nobody (2016, AOI) B+(**) 

Bram De Looze: Septych (2014 [2015], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Jon De Lucia Group: As the River Sings (2014 [2017], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(***) 

Indigo De Souza:

  • Any Shape You Take (2021, Saddle Creek) B+(*) 
  • All of This Will End (2023, Saddle Creek) B+(*) 

Dan Deacon:

  • Spiderman of the Rings (2007, Carpark) B 
  • Bromst (2009, Carpark) B+(**) 
  • America (2012, Domino) B+(*) 
  • Gliss Rifter (2015, Domino) B+(*) 

Dead Composers Club [Noah Preminger/Rob Garcia]: Chopin Project (2017 [2018], Connection Works) B 

Dead Moon:

  • Live at Satyricon (1993 [2015], Voodoo Doughnut) A− 
  • Echoes of the Past (1988-2004 [2006], Sub Pop, 2CD) A− 

Dead Sara: Pleasure to Meet You (2015, Pocket Kid) B+(*) 

Deadbeat: Radio Rothko (2010, The Agriculture) B+(***) 

Deadstring Brothers: São Paulo (2010, Bloodshot) B+(*) 

The Dead Weather:

  • Sea of Cowards (2010, Third Man/Warner Brothers) B+(***) 
  • Horehound (2008-09 [2009], Third Man/Warner Brothers) A− 

Deaf Center: Owl Splinters (2011, Type) B+(**) 

Deafheaven:

  • Sunbather (2013, Deathwish) B+(***) 
  • New Bermuda (2015, Anti) B+(*) 
  • Infinite Granite (2021, Sargent House) B+(*) 

Dan Dean: Fanfare for the Common Man (2017-18 [2021], Origin Classical) B− 

Elton Dean:

  • /Steve Miller/Pip Pyle: Home Brewed (1976 [2022], British Progressive Jazz) B+(***) 
  • They All Be on This Old Road (1977, Ogun) A− 
  • 's Ninesense: Happy Daze + Oh! For the Edge (1976-77 [2009], Ogun) B+(***) 
  • On Italian Roads: Live at Teatro Cristallo, Milan, 1979 (1979 [2022], British Progressive Jazz) B+(***) 
  • Welcomet: Live in Brazil, 1986 (1986 [2017], Ogun) B+(***) 
  • Elton Dean's Unlimited Saxophone Company (1989 [1990], Ogun) B+(***) 
  • /Howard Riley/Paul Rogers/Mark Sanders: All the Tradition (1990, Slam) B+(***) 
  • The Vortex Tapes (1990, Slam) B+(**) 
  • Silent Knowledge (1995 [1996], Cuneiform) B+(***) 
  • + Roswell Rudd: Rumours of an Incident (1996 [1997], Slam) B+(**) 
  • /Paul Dunmall/Tony Levin/Paul Rogers/Roswell Rudd/Keith Tippett: Bladik (1996 [1997], Cuneiform) A− 
  • Elton Dean's Newsense (1997 [1998], Slam) B+(*) 

Jamael Dean:

  • Black Space Tapes (2019, Stones Throw) B+(*) 
  • Primordial Waters (2021, Stones Throw) B+(*) 

Oivia Dean: Messy (2023, EMI) B+(*) 

Suzanne Dean: Come to Paradise (2016, Ship's Bell Music) B 

Dean & Britta: Quarantine Tapes (2020, Double Feature) B+(**) 

Deap Vally:

  • Sistrionix (2013, Island) B+(*) 
  • Femejism (2016, Nevado) B+(***) 

Matthew Dear:

  • Asa Breed (2007, Ghostly) B+(*) 
  • Black City (2010, Ghostly International) B 
  • Beams (2012, Ghostly International) B+(*) 

Dear Eloise: Uncontrollable, Ice Age Stories (2012 [2016], Maybe Mars) B+(*) 

Chuck Deardorf: Perception (2017-18 [2019], Origin) B+(**) 

Michael Dease:

  • Reaching Out (2017 [2018], Posi-Tone) B 
  • Bonafide (2018, Posi-Tone) B+(**) 
  • Never More Here (2019, Posi-Tone) B+(**) 
  • Give It All You Got (2019 [2021], Posi-Tone) B+(*) 
  • Best Next Thing (2022, Posi-Tone) B+(*) 
  • The Other Side: The Music of Gregg Hill (2022 [2023], Origin) B+(*) 
  • Swing Low (2023, Posi-Tone) B+(**) 

Blossom Dearie:

  • Blossom Dearie (1956 [1957], Verve) B+(***) 
  • Give Him the Ooh-La-La (1957 [1958], Verve) B+(**) 
  • Once Upon a Summertime (1958, Verve) B+(***) 
  • My Gentleman Friend (1959, Verve) A− 
  • Blossom Dearie Sings Comden and Green (1959, Verve) B+(**) 
  • Soubrette: Blossom Dearie Sings Broadway Hit Songs (1960, Verve) B+(**) 

Death Cab for Cutie:

  • Narrow Stairs (2008, Atlantic) B+(*) 
  • The Open Door (2009, Atlantic, EP) B+(*) 
  • Codes and Keys (2011, Atlantic) B+(***) 
  • Asphalt Meadows (2022, Atlantic) B 

Death Grips:

  • Exmilitary (2011, Third Worlds) B+(*) 
  • The Money Store (2012, Epic) B+(*) 
  • No Love Deep Web (2012 [2013], Third Worlds/Harvest) B 
  • Government Plates (2013, Third Worlds) B− 
  • The Powers That B (2014-15 [2015], Electro Magnetic/Harvest, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • Bottomless Pit (2016, Third Worlds/Harvest) B+(*) 

DeBarge:

  • All This Love (1982, Gordy) B+(***) 
  • In a Special Way (1983, Gordy) A− 
  • Rhythm of the Night (1985, Motown) B+(*) 
  • 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of DeBarge (1982-86 [2000], Motown) B+(*) 

El DeBarge:

  • El DeBarge (1986, Gordy) B+(*) 
  • Gemini (1989, Motown) B 
  • Second Chance (2010, Geffen) B+(**) 

The DeBarges: The DeBarges (1981, Gordy) B+(**) 

Speech Debelle: Speech Therapy (2009, Big Dada) B+(***) 

Debo Band:

  • Debo Band (2012, Next Ambiance) B+(*) 
  • Ere Gobez (2016, FPE) B+(*) 

Deca: Smoking Gun (2022, Coalmine) A− 

The Decemberists:

  • The King Is Dead (2011, Capitol) B 
  • The Hazards of Love (2009, Capitol) B+(*) 

Graham Dechter: Major Influence (2018 [2021], Capri) B+(**) 

Sam Decker: Shrove (2020, Sunnyside) B+(*) 

Declaime and Theory Hazit: Rocketman (2023, SomeOthaShip) A− 

Decoy With Joe McPhee: Spontaneous Combustion (2011 [2013], Otoroku) B+(**) 

Dedicated Men of Zion: The Devil Don't Like It (2022, Bible & Tire) B+(***) 

The Dedication Orchestra:

  • Spirits Rejoice (1992, Ogun) B+(***) 
  • Ixesha (Time) (1994, Ogun, 2CD) B+(***) 

Deena: Rock River (2014, Verbena Music) A− 

Deep State: The Path to Fast Oblivion (2019, Friendship Fever) B 

Deer Tick:

  • Born on Flag Day (2009, Partisan) B+(***) 
  • The Black Dirt Sessions (2010, Partisan) B 
  • Divine Providence (2011, Partisan) B+(***) 
  • Relativity (2013, Partisan) B+(**) 
  • Vol. 1 (2017, Partisan) B+(*) 
  • Vol. 2 (2017, Partisan) B+(*) 
  • Emotional Contracts (2023, ATO) B+(*) 

Deerhoof:

  • Friend Opportunity (2007, Kill Rock Stars) C+ 
  • Deerhoof vs. Evil (2011, Polyvinyl) B− 
  • La Isla Bonita (2014, Polyvinyl) B+(**) 
  • Future Teenage Cave Artists (2020, Joyful Noise) B+(*) 
  • /Wadada Leo Smith: To Be Surrounded by Beautiful, Curious, Breathing, Laughing Flesh Is Enough (2020, Joyful Noise) B+(**) 
  • Love-Lore (2020, Joyful Noise) B+(*) 

Deerhunter:

  • Cryptograms (2007, Kranky) B+(***) 
  • Halcyon Digest (2010, 4AD) B+(**) 
  • Monomania (2013, 4AD) A− 
  • Fading Frontier (2015, 4AD) B+(***) 
  • Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared? (2019, 4AD) B 

Michael Dees: The Dream I Dreamed (2014 [2015], Jazzed Media) B+(***) 

Darwin Deez: Darwin Deez (2010 [2011], Lucky Number) B+(*) 

Default Genders: Main Pop Girl 2019 (2019, self-released) B+(**) 

Defprez: It's Always a Time Like This (2023, Closed Sessions, EP) B+(**) 

Joey DeFrancesco:

  • Finger Poppin' With Joey DeFrancesco: Celebrating the Music of Horace Silver (2008 [2009], Doodlin') B+(*) 
  • and the People: Project Freedom (2017, Mack Avenue) B+(*) 
  • In the Key of the Universe (2019, Mack Avenue) B+(**) 
  • More Music (2021, Mack Avenue) B+(***) 

Deftones:

  • White Pony (2000, Maverick) B+(*) 
  • Diamond Eyes (2009 [2010], Reprise) B− 
  • Ohms (2020, Reprise) C+ 

Pierre de Gaillande: Bad Reputation: Pierre de Gaillande Sings Georges Brassens (2010, Barbès) B+(***)  

Eli Degibri:

  • Cliff Hangin' (2014 [2016], Blujazz) B+(*) 
  • Henri and Rachel (2021 [2022], Degibri) B+(***) 

Dehd: Flower of Devotion (2020, Fire Talk) B+(*) 

Dej Loaf:

  • Sell Sole (2014, World) B+(*) 
  • &x35;AndSeeThatsTheThing (2015, Columbia, EP) B 
  • Sell Sole II (2020, BMG) B+(**) 

Jack DeJohnette:

  • The DeJohnette Complex (1968 [1969], Milestone) B 
  • Sorcery (1974, Prestige) B+(*) 
  • Pictures (1976 [1977], ECM) B− 
  • New Directions (1978, ECM) B+(*) 
  • Special Edition (1979 [1980], ECM) B+(**) 
  • New Directions: In Europe (1979 [1980], ECM) B+(*) 
  • Special Edition: Tin Can Alley (1980 [1981], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Special Edition: Inflation Blues (1982 [1983], ECM) B+(*)  Special Edition (1979-84 [2012], ECM, 4CD) B+(*) 
  • 's Special Edition: Irresistible Forces (1987, MCA/Impulse) B+(**) 
  • 's Special Edition: Audio-Visualscapes (1988, Impulse) B− 
  • Parallel Realities (1990, MCA) B+(*) 
  • Made in Chicago (2013 [2015], ECM) A− 
  • In Movement (2015 [2016], ECM) A− 
  • /Larry Grenadier/John Meddeski/John Scofield: Hudson (Motéma) A− 

DEK Trio:

  • Burning Below Zero (2014 [2016], Trost) B+(***) 
  • Construct 1: Stone (2016 [2017], Audiographic) A− 
  • Construct 2: Artfacts (2017, Audiographic) B+(***) 
  • Construct 3: Ovadlo 29 (2017, Audiographic) B+(***) 

Lana Del Rey:

  • Born to Die (2012, Interscope) B+(**) 
  • Paradise (2012, Interscope) B 
  • Ultraviolence (2014, Interscope) B+(***) 
  • Honeymoon (2015, Interscope) B+(***) 
  • Lust for Life (2017, Interscope) A− 
  • Norman Fucking Rockwell (2019, Polydor/Interscope) A− 
  • Chemtrails Over the Country Club (2021, Polydor/Interscope) B+(**) 
  • Blue Bannisters (2011, Polydor/Interscope) B+(***) 
  • Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd (2023, Interscope/Polydor) B+(**) 

Del the Funky Homosapien:

  • Golden Era (2011, The Council) B+(***) 

Gonzalo Del Val Trio: Koiné (2015 [2016], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(*) 

Helena Deland:

  • Someone New (2020, Luminelle) B+(*) 
  • Goodnight Summerland (2023, Chivi Chivi) B+(*) 

Delaney & Bonnie and Friends: D&B Together (1971 [1972], Columbia) B+(**) 

Vladislav Delay:

  • Rakka (2020, Warp) B+(*) 
  • /Sly Dunbar/Robbie Shakespeare: 500-Push-Up (2020, Sub Rosa) B+(**) 
  • Isoviha (2022, Planet Mu) B 

Benoît Delbecq:

  • /Miles Perkin/Emile Biayenda: Ink (2014 [2015], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • Spots on Stripes (2017 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • The Weight of Light (2020 [2021], Pyroclastic) B+(**) 

The Delegation: Evergreen (Canceled World) (2014-15 [2016], ESP-Disk, 2CD) B+(*) 

The Del-Lords: Elvis Club (2013, MRI) B+(*) 

Del the Funky Homosapien:

  • Eleventh Hour (2008, Definitive Jux) B+(**) 

Delicate Steve: Wondervisions (2009 [2011], Luaka Bop) B 

Diane Delin: Chicago Standard Time (1991 [2021], BluJazz) B+(*) 

The Delines:

  • Colfax (2014, El Cortez) A− 
  • The Imperial (2019, El Cortez) B+(***) 
  • The Sea Drift (2022, Jealous Butcher) B+(**) 

Christopher Dell/Johannes Brecht/Christian Lillinger/Jonas Westergaard:

  • Boulez Materialism: Live in Concert (2017 [2018], Plaist) B+(**) 

Della Mae: This World Oft Can Be (2013, Rounder) B 

The Del-Lords: Get Tough: The Best of the Del-Lords (1984-90 [1999], Restless) B+(***) 

Delorean: Subiza (2010, True Panther Sounds) B+(*) 

Dels: Gob (2011, Big Dada) B+(**) 

Delta 5: Singles & Sessions 1979-81 (1979-81 [2006], Kill Rock Stars) A− 

Deltron 3030: Event 2 (2013, Bulk) A− 

Rocco Deluca: Drugs 'N Hymns (2012, 429) B 

The Del Vikings: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Del Vikings (1956-58 [2004], Hip-O) B+(**) 

Demae: Life Works Out . . . Usually (2020, Touching Bass, EP) B 

Mac DeMarco:

  • 2 (2012, Captured Tracks) B+(*) 
  • Salad Days (2014, Captured Tracks) B 

Iris DeMent:

  • Sing the Delta (2012, Flariella) A− 
  • The Trackless Woods (2015, Flariella) B+(*) 
  • Working on a World (2023, Flariella) A− 

Les DeMerle:

  • Once in a Lifetime (1967 [2023], Origin) B+(**) 
  • Comin' Home Baby (2014 [2016], Origin) B+(***) 
  • /Bonnie Eisele: Hot Night in Venice: Live at the Venice Jazz Club (2020 [2021], Origin) B+(*) 

Brigitte DeMeyer:

  • Rose of Jericho (2011, BDM Music) B+(***) 
  • Savannah Road (2014, BDM Music) B+(**) 

Orhan Demir:

  • Solo Guitar: Freedom in Jazz (2019, Hittite) B+(***) 
  • Solo Guitar: Freedom in Jazz Vol. 2 (2020, Hittite) B+(**) 
  • Solo Guitar: Freedom in Jazz Vol. 3 (2022 [2023], Hittite) B+(***) 

Tom Dempsey/Tim Ferguson Quartet: Waltz New (2016 [2017], OA2) B+(**) 

Dengue Fever:

  • Venus on Earth (2008, M80) B+(**) 
  • Cannibal Courtship (2010-11 [2011], Fantasy) B 

Michael Denhoff/Ulrich Phillipp/Jörg Fischer: Trio Improvisations for Campanula, Bass and Percussion (2014, Sporeprint, 2CD) B+(***) 

Amy Denio/Pavel Fajt/Csaba Hajnóczy/Gabi Kenderesi:

  • The Danubians (1999 [2000], Cuneiform) B+(***) 

Allen Dennard: Flashback (2022, Allen Dennard Music) B+(*) 

Charlie Dennard: 5 O'Clock Charlie (2015, self-released) B+(*) 

Brett Dennen: Loverboy (2011, Dualtone) B+(*) 

Matt Dennis:

  • Plays and Sings Matt Dennis (1954, Trend) B+(**) 
  • Dennis, Anyone? (1955, RCA Victor) B+(**) 
  • Plays and Sings Matt Dennis: Live in Hollywood (1954-55 [2011], Fresh Sound) B+(**) 

Corey Dennison Band: Night After Night (2017, Delmark) B+(***) 

Jeff Denson:

  • /Claudio Puntin: Two (2008-10 [2014], Pfmentum) B+(**) 
  • /Joshua White: I'll Fly Away (2013 [2014], Pfmentum) B+(***) 
  • /Lee Konitz: Jeff Denson Trio + Lee Konitz (2015, Ridgeway) B+(*) 
  • Concentric Circles (2016, Ridgeway) B− 
  • /Romain Pilon/Brian Blade: Between Two Worlds (2019, Ridgeway) B+(*) 
  • /Romain Pilon/Brian Blade: Finding Light (2022, Ridgeway) B+(*) 

The Dentists: Some People Are on the Pitch They Think It's All Over It Is Now (1985 [2013], Trouble in Mind) B+(*) 

Bertrand Denzler:

  • Cluster: Y? (1998 [2000], Leo Lab) B+(***) 
  • /Norbert Pfammatter: NanoCluster 02/2000 (2000, Leo Lab) B+(**) 
  • /Dominic Lash: Pivot (2019, Spoonhunt) B− 
  • /Antonin Gerbal: Sbatax (2019 [2020], Umlaut) B+(***) 

Depeche Mode:

  • Speak & Spell (1981, Sire) B 
  • A Broken Frame (1982, Sire) B− 
  • Construction Time Again (1983, Sire) B 
  • Some Great Reward (1984, Sire) B+(*) 
  • Catching Up With Depeche Mode (1980-85 [1985], Sire) B+(**) 
  • Black Celebration (1986, Sire) B 
  • Violator (1990, Sire/Reprise) B 
  • Songs of Faith and Devotion (1993, Sire/Reprise) B− 
  • Memento Mori (2023, Columbia/Mute) B− 

Alabaster DePlume:

  • To Cy & Lee: Instrumentals Vol. 1 (2020, International Anthem) B+(**) 
  • Gold: Go Forward in the Courage of Your Love (2022, International Anthem) B+(**) 
  • Come With Fierce Grace (2023, International Anthem) B+(**) 

Deradoorian: The Expanding Flower Planet (2015, Anticon) B 

Rob Derke & the NY Jazz Quartet: Blue Divide (2013 [2014], Zoho) B+(***) 

Dena DeRose:

  • Travelin' Light: Live in Antwerp, Belgium (2010 [2012], MaxJazz) B+(*) 
  • Ode to the Road (2020, High Note) B+(***) 

Jason Derulo:

  • Jason Derülo (2010, Warner Brothers) B 
  • Talk Dirty (2014, Warner Brothers) A− 
  • Everything Is 4 (2015, Warner Brothers) B+(*) 

Ted Des Plantes' Washboard Wizards:

  • Midnight Stomp (1991, Stomp Off) B+(***) 
  • Shim-Sham-Shimmy Dance (1997 [1998], Stomp Off) A− 

Desaparecidos: Payola (2015, Saddle Creek) A− 

Descendents:

  • Milo Goes to College (1982, New Alliance) B+(***) 
  • Bonus Fat (1980-81 [1985], New Alliance, EP) B+(**) 
  • Somery (1981-87 [1991], SST) B+(***) 

Desertion Trio: Numbers Maker (2019 [2021], Cuneiform) B+(***) 

The Deslondes:

  • The Deslondes (2015, New West) B 
  • Hurry Home (2017, New West) B 

Paul Desmond:

  • Desmond Blue (1961-62 [2002], RCA) B+(**) 
  • Bridge Over Troubled Water (1969 [2008], Verve) C− 

Desole: A Story to Tell (2006, Abacus) B 

Randal Despommier:

  • Dio C'è (2019 [2021], Outside In Music) B 
  • A Midsummer Odyssey (2021 [2022], Sunnyside) B+(***) 

Julien Desprez/Luís Lopes: Boa Tarde (2016 [2018], Shhpuma) B+(**) 

Dessa:

  • A Badly Broken Code (2010, Doomtree) A 
  • Castor, the Twin (2011, Doomtree) B+(**) 
  • Parts of Speech (2013, Doomtree) B+(*) 
  • Chime (2018, Doomtree) A− 
  • Ides (2021, Doomtree, EP) B+(***) 

Michael Dessen:

  • Resonating Abstractions (2013 [2014], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • Somewhere in the Upstream (2016 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Destiny's Child:

  • Destiny's Child (1998, Columbia) B+(*) 
  • The Writing's on the Wall (1999, Columbia) B+(**) 
  • Survivor (2001, Columbia) B+(**) 

Destroyer:

  • Kaputt (2011, Merge) B+(*)  
  • Poison Season (2015, Merge) B+(*) 
  • Have We Met (2020, Merge) B+(*) 
  • Labyrinthitis (2022, Merge) B+(**) 

Detail:

  • Backwards and Forwards: First Detail (1982 [1983], Impetus) B+(**) 
  • Detail at Club 7 (1982 [2017], Not Two) B+(***) 
  • Day Two (1982 [2019], NoBusiness) B+(**) 
  • /Paul Rutherford/Barry Guy: A Concert: Detail + (1983 [2020], Circulasione Totale) B+(***) 
  • /Bobby Bradford: In Time Was (1986 [2019], Circulasione Totale) B+(***) 
  • Detail + Billy Bang (1989 [2019], Circulasione Totale) B+(***) 

Detroit Bop Quintet: Two Birds (2014 [2018], TQM, EP) B 

The Detroit Escalator Co.: Soundtrack [313] + 6 (1996, Mental Groove/Musique Pour La Danse) B+(***) 

Duke Deuce: Crunkstar (2022, Quality Control/Motown) B+(*) 

Hermine Deurloo: Riverbeast (2019, Zennes) B 

Deux Maisons: For Sale (2013 [2015], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Dev: I Only See You When I'm Dreamin' (2017, Devishot) A− 

James Devane: Beauty Is Useless (2022, Umeboshi) B+(*) 

Raheem DeVaughn: Love Behind the Melody (2008, 128/Jive/Zomba) B 

The Devil Makes Three: I'm a Stranger Here (2013, New West) B+(*) 

Devin the Dude:

  • Waitin' to Inhale (2007, Rap-A-Lot) B+(**) 
  • Suite #420 (2010, E1 Music) B+(*) 

Marc Devine: Inspiration (2017, ITI) B+(***) 

Devo:

  • Greatest Hits (1977-84 [1990], Warner Bros.) B+(***) 
  • Greatest Misses (1976-82 [1990], Warner Bros.) B+(*) 

DeVotchKa: A Mad and Faithful Telling (2008, Anti-) B+(***) 

Al Dexter: Pistol Packin' Mama (1942-49 [1999], ASV) A− 

Julie Dexter/Khari Simmons: Moon Bossa (2006 [2007], Brash Music) B+(*) 

Tetel Di Babuya: Meet Tetel (2021 [2022], Arkadia) B+(**) 

Giovanni Di Domenico/Peter Jacquemyn/Chris Corsano: A Little Off the Top (2013 [2015], NoBusiness) B+(***) 

Boubacar "Badian" Diabaté: Mande Guitar (2021, Lion Songs) B+(**) 

Toumani Diabaté/Sidiki Diabaté: Toumani & Sidiki (2014, World Circuit) B+(**) 

Zani Diabaté & Les Héritiers: Tientalaw (2012, Sterns Africa) A− 

Robert Diack: Lost Villages (2018, self-released) B+(*) 

Kristin Diable: Create Your Own Mythology (2015, Speakeasy) B 

Amadou Diagne: Introducing Amadou Diagne (2012, World Music Network) B+(*) 

Dial & Oatts/Rich DeRosa/The WDR Big Band: Rediscovered Ellington: New Takes on Duke's Rare and Unheard Music (2017, Zoho) B+(*) 

Dialect: Under~Between (2021, RVNG Intl) B+(*) 

Hannah Diamond: Perfect Picture (2023, PC Music) B+(*) 

Neil Diamond: The Bang Years 1966-1968 (1966-68 [2011], Legacy) B+(*) 

Diamond Rugs: Diamond Rugs (2012, Partisan) B+(**) 

Alela Diane: To Be Still (2009, Rough Trade) B+(*) 

Kady Diarra: Burkina Hakili (2021, Lamastrock) A− 

Jose Dias: After Silence Vol. 1 (2017 [2019], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Fatoumata Diawara:

  • Fenfo: Something to Say (2018, Shanachie) b+(**) 
  • London Ko (2023, Wagram Music) B+(*) 

Olegario Diaz:

  • Aleph in Chromatic (2015 [2016], SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • I Remember Chet (2017 [2018], SteepleChase) B+(***) 

Manu Dibango: Wakafrika (1994, Giant) B+(**) 

Robert Dick & Adam Caine: The Damn Think (2017 [2019], Chant) B+(*) 

Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard: Sing Me Back Home: The DC Tapes, 1965-1969 (1965-69 [2018], Free Dirt) B+(**) 

Little Jimmy Dickens: 16 Biggest Hits (1949-65 [2006], Columbia/Legacy) B+(***) 

Walt Dickerson:

  • Relativity (1962 [1995], New Jazz/OJC) B+(*) 
  • To My Queen (1962 [1996], New Jazz/OJC) B+(**) 
  • Tell Us Only the Beautiful Things (1975 [2009], Why Not) B+(***) 

Whit Dickey:

  • Emergence (2009, Not Two) B+(***) 
  • /Kirk Knuffke: Fierce Silence (2015 [2016], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • /Mat Maneri/Matthew Shipp: Vessel in Orbit (2017, AUM Fidelity) B+(***) 
  • /Kirk Knuffke: Drone Dream (2017 [2019], NoBusiness) B+(***) 
  • /Tao Quartets: Peace Planet/Box of Light (2018 [2019], AUM Fidelity, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Morph (2019 [2020], ESP-Disk, 2CD) A− 
  • Expanding Light (2019 [2020], Tao Forms) A− 
  • /William Parker/Matthew Shipp: Village Mothership (2020 [2021], Tao Forms) A− 
  • Astral Long Form/Staircase in Space (2021 [2022], Tao Forms) A− 
  • Root Perspectives (2022, Tao Forms) B+(**) 

Brian Dickinson: The Rhythm Method (2015 [2017], Addo) B+(*) 

James Luther Dickinson:

  • Dixie Fried (1972, Atlantic) B 
  • Jungle Jim and the Voodoo Tiger (2006, Memphis International) B+(**) 
  • I'm Just Dead, I'm Not Gone (Lazarus Edition) (2006 [2012], Memphis International) B+(***) 
  • Killers From Space (2007, Memphis International) B+(*) 
  • Dinosaurs Run in Circles (2009, Memphis International) B+(**) 

Laura Dickinson: One for My Baby: To Frank Sinatra With Love (2013 [2014], Blujazz) B+(**) 

Luther Dickinson: Rock 'N Roll Blues (2014, New West) B+(*) 

Dicks: Kill From the Heart/Hate the Police (1980-83 [2012], Alternative Tentacles) B+(***) 

Glenn Dickson: Wider Than the Sky (2021 [2022], Naftule's Dream) B+(**) 

Bo Diddley:

  • Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger (1960, Checker) B+(**) 
  • /Chuck Berry: Two Great Guitars (1964, Chess) B+(*) 

Diddy: Last Train to Paris (2010, Bad Boy) B− 

Die Antwoord:

  • Tension (2012, Zef) B+(*) 
  • $O$ (2009 [2010], Cherrytree/Interscope) B+(**) 

Die Enttäuschung:

  • 4 (2006 [2007], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • Vier Halbe (2012, Intakt) B+(***) 
  • Lavaman (2017, Intakt) A− 

Aaron Diehl:

  • The Bespoke Man's Narrative (2013, Mack Avenue) B+(*) 
  • Space Time Continuum (2015, Mack Avenue) B+(**) 
  • The Vagabond (2020, Mack Avenue) B+(*) 
  • & the Knights: Zodiac Suite (2023, Mack Avenue) B− 

Diet Cig: Over Easy (2015, Father/Daughter, EP) B+(*) 

Diet Cig: Swear I'm Good at This (2017, Frenchkiss) B+(***) 

Vito Dieterle:

  • Anemone (2018 [2020], Ride Symbol) B+(***) 
  • /Joel Forrester: Status Sphere (2019 [2020], Ride Symbol) B+(**) 

Paul Dietrich: We Always Get There (2013 [2014], Blujazz) B+(*) 

Diabla Diezco: Memento Mori (2020, Mord) B+(***) 

John Di Fiore: Yellow Petals (2013 [2014], Third Freedom Music) B+(***) 

Ani DiFranco:

  • Red Letter Year (2008, Righteous Babe) A− 
  • Which Side Are You On? (2010-11 [2012], Righteous Babe) A− 
  • Allergic to Water (2014, Righteous Babe) B+(*) 
  • Binary (2017, Righteous Babe) B+(*) 
  • No Walls: Mixtape (2019, Righteous Babe) A− 
  • Revolutionary Love (2021, Righteous Babe) B+(**) 

Digga D: Noughty by Nature (2022, CGM/EGA) B+(*) 

Daveed Diggs: Small Things to a Giant (2012 [2015], Deathbomb Arc) A− 

Digital Primitives: Lipsomuch/Soul Searchin' (2011 [2014], Hopscotch, 2CD) A 

DIIV:

  • Oshin (2012, Captured Tracks) B+(**) 
  • Is the Is Are (2016, Captured Tracks) B+(**) 

Marike van Dijk Nonet: Stranded (2022 [2023], Brooklyn Jazz Underground/ZenneZ) B+(**) 

Jorrit Dijkstra:

  • Music for Reeds and Electronics: Oakland (2013 [2014], Driff) B+(*) 
  • /Pandelis Karayorgis/Nate McBride/Curt Newton: Matchbox (2014 [2015], Driff) B+(**) 
  • Neither Odd nor Even (2014-15 [2015], Driff) B+(***) 

Dijon: Absolutely (2021, R&R Digital/Warner) B 

John Dikeman:

  • /William Parker/Hamid Drake: Live at La Resistenza (2014 [2015], El Negocito) B+(***) 
  • /Luis Vicente/Hugo Antunes/Gabriel Ferrandini: Salão Brazil (2016, NoBusiness) B+(*) 
  • /George Hadow/Dirk Serries/Martina Verhoeven/Luis Vicente: Ideal Principle (2016 [2018], Raw Tonk) B+(***) 
  • /Hamid Drake: Live in Chicago (2018 [2020], Doek Raw) B+(*) 
  • /Peter Ajtai/Nicolas Field: The Throes (2018 [2022], Orbit577) B+(*) 
  • /Stefan Gonzalez/Ingebrigt Håker Flaten/Jonathan F Horne: Texas Butt Biters (2019 [2022], Astral Spirits) B+(*) 

J Dilla:

  • Welcome 2 Detroit [The 20th Anniversary Edition] (2001 [2021], BBE, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • The Diary (2001-02 [2016], Mass Appeal/Pay Jay) B+(*) 
  • Donuts (2006, Stones Throw) B 
  • Jay Stay Paid (2009, Nature Sounds) B+(***) 

Dillinger: CB 200 (1976, Mango) A− 

Christian Dillingham: Cascades (2021 [2023], Greenleaf Music) B+(***) 

Beatrice Dillon: Workaround (2017-19 [2020], Pan) B+(**) 

Mike Dillon & Punkadelick: Inflorescence (2023, Royal Potato Family) B+(*) 

Phyllis Dillon: One Life to Live (1972, Trojan) B− 

Sam Dillon:

  • Out in the Open (2018, Cellar Live) B+(**) 
  • Force Field (2018 [2019], Posi-Tone) B+(*) 

William Michael Dillon: Black Robes and Lawyers (2011, self-released) B+(**) 

Dilly Dally: Sore (2015, Partisan) B+(**) 

The Dils: Class War (1977-80 [2000], Bacchus Archives) B+(*) 

Dim Lighting: Your Miniature Motion (2014 [2016], Off) B+(*) 

John DiMartino: Passion Flower: The Music of Billy Strayhorn (2019 [2020], Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Danny D'Imperio:

  • Blues for Philly Joe (1991 [1992], V.S.O.P.) A− 
  • Hip to It (1992 [1993], V.S.O.P.) B+(**) 
  • The Outlaw (1994-96 [1996], Sackville) B+(**) 

Chris Dingman:

  • Embrace (2020, Inner Arts Initiative) B+(*) 
  • Journeys Vol. 1 (2022, self-released) B+(*) 

Jeff Dingler: In Transit (2017, self-released) B+(**) 

Chris Dingman: The Subliminal & the Sublime (2013 [2015], Inner Arts Initiative) B+(*) 

The Dining Rooms: Do Hipsters Love Sun (Ra)? (2015, Schema) B+(**) 

Dinner Party: Enigmatic Society (2023, Sounds of Crenshaw, EP) B 

Dinosaur:

  • Together, as One (2016, Edition) B+(**) 
  • Wonder Trail (2018, Edition) B 
  • To the Earth (2019 [2020], Edition) B+(**) 

Dinosaur Jr.:

  • You're Living All Over Me (1987, SST) B+(**) 
  • Farm (2009, Jagjaguwar) B− 
  • Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not (2016, Jagjaguwar) B+(*) 
  • Sweep It Into Space (2021, Jagjaguwar) B+(*) 

Dion:

  • Kickin' Child: The Lost Album 1965 (1965 [2017], Norton) C− 
  • Recorded Live at the Bitter End August 1971 (1971 [2015], Omnivore) B 
  • Tank Full of Blues (2012, Blue Horizon) B+(**) 
  • Blues With Friends (2020, Keeping the Blues Alive) B+(*) 

Aby Ngana Diop: Liital (1994 [2014], Awesome Tapes From Africa) B+(***) 

Élage Diouf: Melokáane (2015, Pump Up the World) A− 

Diplo:

  • Express Yourself (2012, Mad Decent, EP) B+(**) 
  • Random White Dude Be Everywhere (2012-14 [2014], Mad Decent) B+(***) 

The Dirt Drifters: This Is My Blood (2011, Warner Brothers) A− 

The Dirtbombs:

  • Horndog Fest (1998, In the Red) B+(**) 
  • Ultraglide in Black (2001, In the Red) B+(***) 
  • Dangerous Magical Noise (2003, In the Red) B+(**) 
  • Party Store (2011, In the Red) B+(**) 

Mike DiRubbo:

  • Threshold (2013 [2014], Ksanti) A− 
  • Inner Light (2023, Truth Revolution) B+(***) 

Andrew DiRuzza: Shapes and Analogies (2015, self-released) B+(**) 

Dirty Beaches:

  • Badlands (2011, Zoo Music, EP) B+(*) 
  • Drifters/Love Is the Devil (2013, Zoo Music) B+(*) 

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band:

  • The New Orleans Album (1989 [1990], Columbia) B+(*) 
  • Jelly: The Dirty Dozen Brass Band Plays Jelly Roll Morton (1992-93 [1993], Columbia) B 

Dirty Loops: Loopified (2014, Verve) C+ 

Dirty Projectors:

  • Bitte Orca (2009, Domino) C+ 
  • Swing Lo Magellan (2012, Domino) C+ 
  • Dirty Projectors (2017, Domino) C 

The Dirty Snacks Ensemble: Tidy Universe (2014 [2016], Gotta Groove) C+ 

Ron Di Salvio:

  • Songs for Jazz Legends (2006 [2014], Blujazz) B 
  • /Bart Plateau: The Puglia Suite (2017 [2018], Blujazz) B− 

Disappears:

  • Lux (2010, Kranky, EP) B+(***) 
  • Guider (2011, Kranky) B+(***) 
  • Pre Language (2012, Kranky) A− 
  • Kone (2013, Kranky, EP) B+(*) 
  • Era (2013, Kranky) B+(**) 

Disclosure:

  • Settle (2013, Cherrytree/Interscope) B+(*) 
  • Energy (2020, Island) B+(**) 
  • Alchemy (2023, Apollo/AWAL) B 

Disappears:

  • Irreal (2015, Kranky) B+(***) 

The Disciples: For Those Who Understand (1991-95 [2020], Partial) B+(**) 

Disco Tex & His Sex-O-Lettes: Disco Tex & His Sex-O-Lettes (1975, Chelsea) B+(**) 

The Dismemberment Plan:

  • The Dismemberment Plan Is Terrified (1997, DeSoto) A− 
  • Change (2001, DeSoto) B+(**) 
  • Uncanney Valley (2013, Partisan) B+(**) 

District Five: Decoy (2017 [2018], Intakt) B+(**) 

Beth Ditto:

  • EP (2011, Columbia, EP) A− 
  • Fake Sugar (2017, Virgin) B+(***) 

Diva: A Swingin' Life (2001-12 [2014], MCG Jazz) B+(**) 

The DIVA Jazz Orchestra:

  • Special Kay! (2013 [2016], self-released) B+(**) 
  • DIVA + the Boys (2017 [2019], MCG Jazz) B+(*) 

Dahi Divine: The Element (2013 [2015], Right Direction) B+(**) 

Divine Fits: A Thing Called Divine Fits (2012, Merge) B+(***) 

Angelo Divino: Love A to Z (2017, self-released) B− 

Akua Dixon:

  • Akua Dixon (2014 [2015], Akua's Music) B+(***) 
  • Akua's Dance (2016 [2017], Akua's Music) B+(**) 

Bill Dixon:

  • November 1981 (1981 [1982], Soul Note) A− 
  • Thoughts (1985 [1987], Soul Note) B− 
  • Son of Sisyphus (1988 [1990], Soul Note) B 
  • /Tony Oxley: Papyrus: Volume I (1998 [1999], Soul Note) B+(**) 
  • /Tony Oxley: Papyrus: Volume II (1998 [2000], Soul Note) B+(**) 
  • Berlin Abbozzi (1999 [2000], FMP) A− 
  • Tapestries for Small Orchestra (2009, Firehouse 12, 2CD) B+(***) 

Don Dixon: Chi-Town Budget Show (1988, Restless) B+(*) 

Floyd Dixon: Marshall Texas Is My Home (1953-57 [1991], Specialty) B+(***) 

Jordon Dixon: On! (2019, self-released) B+(***) 

Kevin Dixon: The Summer We All Bought Guns (2020, Covid Charlie's Demo-lution) B 

McKinley Dixon:

  • For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her (2021, Spacebomb) B+(***) 
  • Beloved! Paradise! Jazz! (2023, City Slang) B+(*) 

Rob Dixon/Steve Allee: Standards Deluxe (2023 [2024], self-released) B+(**) 

Dizzee Rascal: Maths + English (2007, XL) B+(**) 

DJ +1: Aromáticas (2023, También) B+(*) 

DJ 809:

  • EightOh! (2022, self-released, EP) B+(*) 
  • Unexpected (2022, self-released, EP) B 

DJ Black Low:

  • Uwami (2021, Awesome Tapes From Africa) A− 
  • Monate WA Piano EP (2022, Black Low Music, EP) B+(**) 
  • Impumelelo (2023, Awesome Tapes From Africa) B+(***) 

DJ Diamond:

  • Flight Muzik (2011, Planet Mu) B+(*) 
  • Footwork or Die (2016, |Duck N' Cover) B− 

DJ Girl: Hellworld (2023, Planet Mu) B+(**) 

DJ Katapila: Trotro (2009 [2016], Awesome Tapes From Africa) B+(***) 

DJ Khaled: Suffering From Success (2013, Cash Money) B+(*) 

DJ Koze:

  • Amygdala (2013, Pampa) A− 
  • Knock Knock (2018, Pampa) B 

DJ Lag: Meeting With the King (2022, Ice Drop) B+(***) 

DJ Maphorisa:

  • /Kabza De Small: Scorpion Kings (2019, Blaqboy) A− 
  • /Kabza De Small: Scorpion Kings Live (2020, New Money Gang) B+(***) 
  • /Kabza De Small: Scorpion Kings Live 2: Once Upon a Time in Lockdown (2020, Sound African) B+(**) 
  • /Tman Xpress: Chukela (2023, New Money Gang) B+(***) 

DJ Marz Y Los Flying Turntables/DJ Jester the Filipino Fist: Made in USA (2022, self-released) B+(**) 

DJ Muggs: Muggs Presents: The Soul Assassins, Chapter 1 (1997, Columbia) B+(***) 

DJ Paypal: Sold Out (2015, Brainfeeder) B+(**) 

DJ Premier: Hip Hop 50: Vol. 1 (2022, Mass Appeal, EP) B+(**) 

DJ Python: Mas Amable (2020, Incienso) B+(**) 

DJ Quik:

  • /Kurupt: Blaqkout (2009, Mad Science) B+(***) 
  • The Book of David (2011, Mad Science) B+(**) 
  • The Midnight Life (2014, Mad Science) B+(*) 

DJ Rashad:

  • Just a Taste, Vol. 1 (2010 [2011], Ghettophiles) B 
  • Teklife Volume 1: Welcome to the Chi (2012, Lit City Trax) B 
  • Double Cup (2013, Hyperdub) B− 

DJ Roc: The Crack Capone (2010, Planet Mu) B− 

DJ/Rupture:

  • Uproot (2008, The Agriculture) B+(**) 
  • /Matt Shadetek: Solar Life Raft (2009, The Agriculture) B+(*) 

DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ: Destiny (2023, Spells on the Telly) B+(*) 

DJ Sandji: 100% Balani Show (2015, Sahel Sounds) B+(***) 

DJ Shadow:

  • The Less You Know, the Better (2011, Verve) B+(**) 
  • The Mountain Will Fall (2016, Mass Appeal) B+(*) 
  • Our Pathetic Age (2019, Mass Appeal, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Action Adventure (2023, Mass Appeal) B+(*) 

DJ Spooky: Creation Rebel (2007, Trojan/Sanctuary) B+(***) 

DJ Travella: Mr Mixondo (2022, Nyege Nyege Tapes) B+(*) 

DJ Ws Da Ingejinha: Caça Fantasma Vol. 1 (2023, Delama) B 

Django Django: Django Django (2012, Because) B 

Ernesto Djédjé: Roi Du Ziglibithy (1978-82 [2022], Analog Africa) B+(**) 

Djo: Joe Keery (2022, Awal) B 

DKV Trio:

  • Latitude 41.88 (2014 [2017], Not Two) A− 

The DKV Thing Trio: Collider (2014 [2016], Not Two) B+(**) 

Dltzk: Frailty (2021, Deadair) B 

DMX Krew:

  • There Is No Enduring Self (2015, Breakin) B+(***) 
  • Loose Gears (2021, Hypercolour) B+(***) 

The Dø: Both Ways Open Jaws (2011, Six Degrees) B+(**) 

Fabiano Do Nascimento:

  • Dança Dos Tempos (2015, Now-Again) A− 
  • Tempo Dos Mestres (2017, Now-Again) B+(**) 

Do'a: Higher Grounds (2022, Outside In Music, EP) B+(*) 

D.O.A.: War on 45 (1982, Alternative Tentacles, EP) A− 

Tod Dockstader: Eight Electronic Pieces (1961, Folkways) B+(*) 

Doctor Nativo: Guatemaya (2018, Stonetree) A− 

Baby Dodds:

  • Baby Dodds (1944-45 [1993], American Music) B+(*) 
  • Jazz A' La Creole (1946-47 [2000], GHB) B+(***) 

Johnny Dodds:

  • The Chronological Johnny Dodds 1927 (1927 [1991], Classics) A− 

Johnny Dodds/Jimmy Blythe: Johnny Dodds & Jimmy Blythe 1926-1928 (1926-28 [1993], Timeless) A− 

Dobie:

  • Nothing to Fear (2012, Big Dada, EP) B+(***) 
  • But Fear Itself (2012, Big Dada, EP) B+(***) 
  • We Will Not Harm You (2013, Big Dada) A− 

Sasha Dobson: Girl Talk (2021, self-released) B+(**) 

Dodie: Hot Mess (2022, Doddleoddle, EP) B 

The Dodos: No Color (2011, Frenchkiss) B 

John Doe and the Sadies: Country Club (2008 [2009], Yep Roc) B− 

Doechii:

  • Oh the Places You'll Go (2020, Doechii, EP) A− 
  • Bra-Less (2021, Doechi, EP) B+(***) 
  • She/Her/Black B*tch (2022, Top Dawg Entertainment/Capitol, EP) B+(**) 

Dog Leg Dilemma: Not This Time (2016 [2017], self-released) B+(*) 

Dog Party: Vol. 4 (2015, Asian Man) B+(**) 

Dogbrain: Blue Dog (2016, Dogbrain Music, EP) B+(***) 

Bill Doggett and His Combo: Fingertips (1963 [2013], Columbia/Legacy) B+(*) 

Dogleg: Melee (2020, Triple Crown) B 

Dogwood: Hecate's Hounds (2018, Nusica.org) B+(**) 

Doja Cat:

  • Hot Pink (2019, Kemosabe/RCA) B+(**) 
  • Planet Her (2021, Kemosabe/RCA) A−  
  • Scarlet (2023, Kemosabe/RCA) B+(***) 

Bo Dollis Jr. and the Wild Magnolias: A New Kind of Funk (2013, self-released) B+(***) 

Eric Dolphy:

  • Outward Bound (1960 [1987], New Jazz/OJC) A− 
  • Out There (1960 [1989], New Jazz/OJC) B+(**) 
  • Eric Dolphy at the Five Spot: Volume 2 (1961 [1992], Prestige/OJC) B+(**) 
  • /Booker Little: Memorial Album: Recorded Live at the Five Spot (1961 [1989], Prestige/OJC) B+(***) 
  • In Europe Vol. 1 (1961 [1990], Prestige/OJC) B+(**) 
  • In Europe, Vol. 2 (1961 [2006], Prestige/OJC) B+(*) 
  • In Europe/Volume 3 (1961 [1990], Prestige/OJC) B+(***) 
  • Conversations (1963, FM/Vee Jay) B+(***) 
  • Iron Man (1963 [1990], West Wind) B+(***) 
  • Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions (1963 [2019], Resonance, 3CD) A− 

Domi & JD Beck: Not Tight (2022, Apeshit/Blue Note) B− 

Dominican Jazz Project:

  • The Dominican Jazz Project (2015 [2016], Summit) B+(*) 
  • Desde Lejos (2020-21 [2021], Summit) B+(*) 

Chano Dominguez: Over the Rainbow (2012 [2017], Sunnyside) B+(*) 

David Dominique: Mask (2018, Orenda) C 

Natty Dominique: Natty Dominique's Creole Jazz Band (1953 [1994], American Music) B+(**) 

Anna Domino:

  • East and West (1984, Les Disques du Crépuscle, EP) B+(***) 
  • East and West + Singles (1984 [2017], Les Disques du Crépuscle) A− 
  • Anna Domino (1986, Les Disques du Crépuscle) B+(**) 
  • This Time (1987, Les Disques du Crépuscle) B+(**) 

Dalton Domino: Corners (2017, Lightning Rod) B+(**) 

Fats Domino:

  • The Fats Domino Jukebox: 20 Greatest Hits the Way You Originally Heard Them (1949-61 [2002], Capitol) A 
  • Live From Austin TX (1986 [2006], New West) B+(***) 
  • Alive and Kickin' (2000 [2006], Tipitina's) A− 

Arne Domnérus:

  • Dompan at the Savoy (1990 [2021], Phontastic) B+(**) 
  • Sugar Fingers (1993, Phontastic) B+(***) 
  • /Putte Wickman: Happy Together (1995, Ladybird, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Dompan! (2000 [2001], Fresh Sound) B+(***) 

Don & Dewey: Jungle Hop (1957-64 [1991], Specialty) B+(**) 

Pat Donaher: Occasionally (2020 [2021], none) B+(**) 

Miles Donahue: The Bug (2015 [2017], Whaling City Sound) B+(*) 

Lou Donaldson: Here 'Tis (1961 [2008], Blue Note) B+(*) 

Matthieu Donarier:

  • /Albert van Veenendaal's Planetarium: The Visible Ones (2010-12 [2014], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • /Santiago Quintans: Sun Dome (2017, Clean Feed) B− 

Daniel Donato: A Young Man's Country (2020, Cosmic Country Music) B+(***) 

DonaZica: Composição (2003, Tratore) A− 

Dorothy Donegan: Live at the 1990 Floating Jazz Festival (1990 [1991], Chiaroscuro) B+(**) 

Armen Donelian: Fresh Start (2020-21 [2022], Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Donkeyazz: Play the Blues (2021, Singo) C 

Roberta Donnay & the Prohibition Mob Band:

  • A Little Sugar (2011 [2012], Motéma) B+(*) 
  • Bathtub Gin (2015, Motéma Music) B+(*) 
  • My Heart Belongs to Satchmo (2018, Blujazz) B+(**) 

Stella Donnelly:

  • Beware of the Dogs (2019, Secretly Canadian) A−  
  • Flood (2022, Secretly Canadian) B+(**) 

Henrik Otto Donner & TUMO: And It Happened . . . the Music of Henrik Otto Donner (2012 [2014], TUM) B+(**) 

Donovan:

  • Sunshine Superman (1966, Epic) B+(**) 
  • Mellow Yellow (1967, Epic) B+(**) 

Don't Talk to the Cops!: Let's Quit (2012, Greedhead) B+(**) 

Doom: Born Like This (2009, Lex) B+(***) 

JJ Doom: Key to the Kuffs (2012, Lex) B+(**) 

Doomtree:

  • No Kings (2011, Doomtree) B+(*) 
  • All Hands (2015, Doomtree) B+(***) 

The Doors:

  • Waiting for the Sun (1968, Elektra) B 
  • The Soft Parade (1969, Elektra) B− 
  • Morrison Hotel (1970, Elektra) B 
  • 13 (1967-70 [1970], Elektra) B+(***) 
  • L.A. Woman: 40th Anniversary (1971 [2012], Elektra, 2CD) B+(**) 

Dopolarians:

  • Garden Party (2019, Mahakala) B+(***) 
  • The Bond (2021, Mahakala) B+(***) 
  • Blues for Alvin Fielder: Live at Crosstown Arts, Memphis (2022, Mahakala Music) B+(**) 
  • Sunday Morning Sermon (2022, Mahakala Music) B+(**) 

Dopplereffekt:

  • Gesamtkunstwerk (1995-97 [1999], International Deejay Gigolo) B+(**) 
  • Neurotelepathy (2022, Leisure System) B+(***) 

Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers: Set Me Free (2021, Louisiana Red Hot) B+(***) 

Christy Doran: What a Band (1991 [1992], Hat Art) B+(***) 

Pierre Dørge:

  • Ballad Round the Left Corner (1979 [1980], SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • /Harry Beckett/Marilyn Mazur/Klavs Hovman: Echoez Of . . . (1990, Olufsen) B+(**) 
  • /New Jungle Orchestra: Live at Birdland (1999 [2003], Stunt) B+(***) 
  • /New Jungle Orchestra: Zim Zag Zimfoni (2000 [2001], Stunt) B+(**) 
  • Blui (2014 [2015], SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • /New Jungle Orchestra: Ubi Zaa (2016, SteepleChase) B 
  • Soundscapes (2017 [2018], SteepleChase) B+(***) 

Kenny Dorham:

  • 'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia (1956 [2002], Blue Note, 2CD) A− 
  • The Flamboyan, Queens, NY, 1963 (1963 [2010], Uptown) B+(***) 

Dorian Electra: My Agenda (2020, self-released) B 

Tashi Dorji:

  • /Tyler Damon: To Catch a Bird in a Net of Wind (2018 [2020], Trost) B+(***) 
  • Stateless (2020, Drag City) B+(*) 
  • /Susie Ibarra: Master of Time (2020 [2022], Astral Spirits) B+(**) 

Lee Dorsey:

  • Yes We Can (1970, Polydor) A− 
  • Yes We Can . . . and Then Some (1970 [1993], Polydor) A− 
  • Night People (1978, ABC) A− 
  • Working in a Coal Mine: The Very Best of Lee Dorsey (1961-78 [2001], Music Club) A 

Tommy Dorsey & Artie Shaw:

  • Swingsation (1950-53 [1999], GRP) B+(*) 

Marcelo Dos Reis:

  • /Luis Vicente/Théo Ceccaldi/Valentin Ceccaldi: Chamber 4 (2013 [2015], FMR) B+(**) 
  • /Angélica V. Salvi: Concentric Rinds (2013 [2015], Cipsela) B+(*) 
  • /Luís Vicente: (Un)prepared Pieces for Guitar and Trumpet (2022 [2023], Cipsela) A− 
  • Flora (2023, JACC) B+(***) 

Dos Santos:

  • Logos (2018, International Anthem) B+(*) 
  • City of Mirrors (International Anthem) B+(*) 

Charlotte Dos Santos: Morfo (2022, Because Music) B+(***) 

Doss: 4 New Hit Songs (2021, LuckyMe, EP) B+(***) 

Dott: Swoon (2013, Graveface) B+(*) 

Double Dee & Steinski:

  • The Payoff Mix/Lesson Two/Lesson 3 (1985, Tommy Boy, EP) A 
  • Lesson 4: The Beat (2018, self-released) B+(**) 

Double Tandem [Ab Baars/Ken Vandermark/Paal Nilssen-Love]: OX (2012, dEN) B+(***) 

Rose Elinor Dougall: Without Why (2008-10 [2010], Scarlett Music) B+(*) 

Dave Douglas:

  • Spirit Moves (2008, Greenleaf Music) B+(***) 
  • Spark of Being: Expand (2010, Greenleaf Music) B+(***) 
  • United Front: Brass Ecstasy at Newport (2010 [2011], Greenleaf Music) B+(***) 
  • /Chet Doxas/Steve Swallow/Jim Doxas: Riverside (2012 [2014], Greenleaf Music) A− 
  • /Uri Caine: Present Joys (2013 [2014], Greenleaf Music) B+(**) 
  • High Risk (2014 [2015], Greenleaf Music) B+(**) 
  • Brazen Heart (2015, Greenleaf Music) B+(**) 
  • Dark Territory (2014 [2016], Greenleaf Music) B+(*) 
  • /Frank Woeste: Dada People (2015 [2016], Greenleaf Music) B+(***) 
  • Riverside: The New National Anthem (2015 [2017], Greenleaf Music) B+(***) 
  • Brazen Heart: Live at Jazz Standard: Saturday (2015 [2018], Greenleaf Music, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • w/The Westerlies and Anwar Marshall: Little Giant Still Life (2016 [2017], Greenleaf Music) B+(**) 
  • /Uri Caine/Andrew Cyrille: Devotion (2018 [2019], Greenleaf Music) B+(*) 
  • Engage (2018 [2019], Greenleaf Music) A− 
  • Dizzy Atmosphere: Dizzy Gillespie at Zero Gravity (2019 [2020], Greenleaf Music) B+(**) 
  • Marching Music (2019 [2020], Greenleaf Music) B+(***) 
  • Overcome (2020, Greenleaf Music) B+(**) 
  • Secular Psalms (2020-21 [2022], Greenleaf Music) B+(*) 
  • Songs of Ascent: Book 1 -- Degrees (2020-2021 [2022], Greenleaf Music) B+(***) 
  • /Elan Mehler: If There Are Mountains (2019 [2023], Greenleaf Music) B+(*) 

Dezron Douglas:

  • /Brandee Younger: Force Majeure (2020, International Anthem) B+(***) 
  • Atalaya (2021 [2022], International Anthem) B+(***) 

Mike Doughty: Golden Delicious (2008, ATO) B+(*) 

Nahawa Doumbia:

  • La Grande Cantatrice Malienne Vol. 1: Decouverte 81 a Dakar (1981 [2019], Awesome Tapes From Africa) B+(***) 
  • La Grande Cantatrice Malienne Vol. 3: Korodia (1982 [2011], Awesome Tapes From Africa) B+(**) 
  • Kanawa (2018-20 [2021], Awesome Tapes From Africa) B+(***) 

Thom Douvan: Brother Brother (2013 [2014], self-released) B 

Bobby Dove: Hopeless Romantic (2021, self-released) A− 

David Dove/Joe McPhee: Where's the Wine? (2023, C.I.A.) B+(***) 

The Dovells: The Best of the Dovells: 1961-1965 [Cameo Parkway] (1961-65 [2005], ABKCO) B+(**) 

Doves: The Universal Want (2020, Heavenly) B 

Bob Dowe:

  • Build Me Up (1973-78 [2021], Trojan/Sanctuary) B+(**) 
  • /The Melodians: Build Me Up/Pre-Meditation (1968-78 [2021], Doctor Bird, 2CD) B+(***) 

Kit Downes:

  • Obsidian (2016 [2018], ECM) B 
  • /Petter Eldh/James Maddren: Vermillion (2021 [2022], ECM) B+(*) 

Mike Downes: Root Structure (2016 [2017], Addo) B+(*) 

Andrew Downing:

  • /Jim Lewis/David Occhipinti: Bristles (2013 [2014], Occdav Music) B+(*) 
  • Otterville (2016, self-released, 2CD) B 

Will Downing:

  • Come Together as One (1989 [2008], Verve) B 
  • A Dream Fulfilled (1991 [2008], Verve) B+(*) 

Lila Downs: Balas y Chocolate (2015, RCA) B+(*) 

Downtown Boys:

  • Full Communism (2015, Don Giovanni) A− 
  • Cost of Living (2017, Sub Pop) B+(**) 

Mark Doyle: Watching the Detectives: Guitar Noir III (2019, Free Will) B+(*) 

Chet Doxas:

  • Rich in Symbols (2017, Ropeadope) B+(*) 
  • You Can't Take It With You (2019 [2021], Whirlwind) B+(**) 

Donato Dozzy: Plays Bee Mask (2013, Spectrum Spools) B+(**) 

Dr. Alimantado: Best Dressed Chicken in Town (1973-76 [1978], Greensleeves) B+(***) 

Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band: James Monroe H.S. Presents Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Goes to Washington (1979, Elektra) B+(***) 

Dr. Dog:

  • Shame, Shame (2010, Anti-) B+(*) 
  • Be the Void (2012, Anti-) B+(*) 

Dr. Dooom: Dr. Dooom, Vol. 2 (2008, Treshold) B+(**) 

Dr. Dre: Compton (2015, Aftermath/Interscope) B− 

Dr. John:

  • Gris-Gris (1968 [2000], Collectors' Choice) B 
  • City Lights (1978 [2008], Verve) B+(**) 
  • The Very Best of Dr. John (1968-92 [1995], Rhino) A− 
  • Tribal (2010, 429) B+(**) 
  • Locked Down (2012, Nonesuch) B+(**) 
  • Ske-Dat-De-Dat: The Spirit of Satch (2013 [2014], Concord) C 
  • Things Happen That Way (2017 [2022], Rounder) B+(*) 

Dr. Kay & His Interstellar Tone Scientists: The Search for True Happiness (2013, Bangles) B− 

Dr. Mint: Voices in the Void (2016 [2016], Orenda) B+(*) 

Dr. Yen Lo: Days With Dr. Yen Lo (2015, Pavlov Institute) A− 

Dragonchild: Dragonchild (2023, FPE) B+(**) 

Drake:

  • So Far Gone (2009, Young Money, EP) B+(**) 
  • Thank Me Later (2010, Universal Motown) B+(***) 
  • Take Care (2011, Universal Republic) B− 
  • Nothing Was the Same (2013, Cash Money/Republic) B 
  • If You're Reading This It's Too Late (2015, Cash Money/Motown) B 
  • /Future: What a Time to Be Alive (2015, Cash Money) B+(*) 
  • Views (2016, Cash Money) B+(*) 
  • More Life: A Playlist by October Firm (2017, Young Money/Cash Money) B+(*) 
  • Certified Lover Boy (2021, OVO/Republic, 2CD) B 
  • Honestly, Nevermind (2022, OVO Sound/Republic) B+(*) 
  • /21 Savage: Her Loss (2022, OVO Sound/Republic) B 

Hamid Drake:

  • /Michael Zerang: For Ed Blackwell (1995 [2015], Pink Palace) B+(***) 
  • /Albert Beger/William Parker: Evolving Silence Vol. 1 (2005, Earsay) B+(***) 
  • /Albert Beger/William Parker: Evolving Silence Vol. 2 (2005 [2006], Earsay) B+(**) 
  • /Joe McPhee: Keep Going (2018, Corbett vs. Dempsey) B+(***) 
  • /Elaine Mitchener/William Parker/Orphy Robinson/Pat Thomas: Black Top Presents: Some Good News (2019 [2021], Otoroku, 2CD) B+(**) 

Nick Drake: Pink Moon (1972, Island) B+(*) 

Hamid Drake:

  • Dedications: Black Cross Solo Sessions 6 (2020 [2022], Corbett vs. Dempsey) B+(**) 

Drakeo the Ruler: Thank You for Using GTL (2020, Stinc Team) B+(**) 

Drakkar Sauna: 20009 (2009, Marriage) B+(*) 

Kaja Draksler:

  • /Susana Santos Silva: This Love (2015, Clean Feed) B+(*) 
  • Gledalec (2016 [2017], Clean Feed, 2CD) B 
  • /Petter Eldh/Christian Lillinger: Punkt. Vrt. Plastik (2016 [2018], Intakt) A− 
  • Out for Stars (2019 [2020], Clean Feed) B− 
  • /Susana Santos Silva: Grow (2021 [2022], Intakt) B 

Dramarama: Color TV (2020, Pasadena) A−  

Ray Draper Quintet: Tuba Sounds (1957 [2001], Prestige/OJC) B+(**) 

Mikey Dread:

  • World War III (1980, Dread at the Controls) B+(***) 
  • Pave the Way (1982, Heartbeat) B+(**) 

Dream Dolphin: Gaia: Selected Ambient & Downtempo Works (1996-2003) (1996-2003 [2023], Music From Memory, 2CD) B+(**) 

The Dream Syndicate: The Uiverse Inside (2020, Down There) B+(*) 

Dream Wife:

  • Dream Wife (2018, Lucky Number) B+(***) 
  • So When You Gonna . . . (2020, Lucky Number) A− 
  • Social Lubrication (2023, Lucky Number) B+(***) 

Dreamville: Revenge of the Dreamers III (2019, Dreamville) B+(*) 

DreddFoole and the Din: Songs in Heat 1982 (1982 [2023], Corbett vs. Dempsey) B+(*) 

Dreezy:

  • No Hard Feelings (2016, Interscope) B+(*) 
  • Big Dreez (2019, Interscope) B+(**) 

Mark Dresser:

  • /Denman Maroney: Duologues (2000 [2001], Victo) B+(***) 
  • Sedimental You (2016, Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • Modicana (2016-17 [2017], NoBusiness) B+(**) 
  • Ain't Nothing but a Cyber Coup & You (2018 [2019], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • Times of Change (2019-22 [2023], Pyroclastic) B+(***) 

Dressy Bessy: Kingsized (2016, Yep Roc) B+(**) 

Kenny Drew: Trio/Quartet/Quintet: The Riverside Collection (1956-57 [1988], Riverside/OJC) B+(***) 

Kenny Drew Jr.: Third Phase (1989, Jazz City) B+(***) 

Eris Drew: Quivering in Time (2021, T4T LUV NRG) B+(**) 

Kevin Drew: Spirit If . . . (2005-07 [2007], Arts & Crafts) B+(**) 

Drexciya:

  • Journey of the Deep Sea Dweller, Vol. 1 (1992-96 [2011], Clone Classic Cuts) A− 
  • Journey of the Deep Sea Dweller II (1994-98 [2012], Clone Classic Cuts) B+(**) 
  • Journey of the Deep Sea Dweller III (1992-97 [2013], Clone Classic Cuts) A− 
  • Journey of the Deep Sea Dweller IV (1992-97 [2013], Clone Classic Cuts) B+(***) 
  • Neptune's Lair (1999, Tresor) B+(***) 
  • Grava 4 (2002, Clone) B+(**) 

Jorge Drexler: Bailar en la Cueva (2014, Warner Music Latina) B+(**) 

Arnold Dreyblatt: The Sound of One String (1979-91 [1998], Table of the Elements) B+(***) 

Lara Driscoll: Woven Dreams (2019 [2020], Firm Roots Music) B+(***) 

Phil Driscoll: Drops of Praise (2006, Jordan/Koch) B 

Drive-By Truckers:

  • Gangstabilly (1998, Soul Dump) B+(***) 
  • Alabama Ass Whuppin' (1999 [2000], Second Heaven) B+(***) 
  • Brighter Than Creation's Dark (2007 [2008], New West) A− 
  • The Fine Print: A Collection of Oddities and Rarities (2003-08 [2009], New West) A− 
  • Ugly Buildings, Whores, and Politicians: Greatest Hits 1998-2009 (1998-2009 [2011], New West) A− 
  • The Big To-Do (2010, ATO) B+(***) 
  • Go-Go Boots (2009-10 [2011], ATO/Red) A− 
  • English Oceans (2014, ATO) B+(**) 
  • It's Great to Be Alive! (2014 [2015], ATO, 3CD) A− 
  • American Band (2016, ATO) A− 
  • The Unraveling (2020, ATO) A− 
  • The New OK (2020, ATO) B+(***) 
  • Welcome 2 Club XIII (2022, ATO) A− 

Paquito D'Rivera:

  • Jazz Meets the Classics (2012 [2014], Paquito/Sunnyside) B 
  • /Quinteto Cimarron: Aires Tropicales (2012 [2015], Paquito/Sunnyside) B− 
  • /Armando Manzanero: Paquito & Manzanero (2016, Paquito/Sunnyside) B+(*) 

DRKWAV: The Purge (2015, Royal Potato Family) B+(***) 

Drone Trio [Evelyn Davis/Fred Frith/Phillip Greenlief]: Lantskap Logic (2013 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Dropkick Murphys:

  • Going Out in Style (2011, Born & Bred) B+(**) 
  • Okemah Rising (2023, Dummy Luck Music) B+(*) 

Drug Church: Hygiene (2022, Pure Noise) B 

Drumheller: Sometimes Machine (2014, Barnyard) B+(*) 

Drumming Cellist [Kristijan Krajncan]: Abraxas (2019, Sazas) A− 

Billy Drummond:

  • Dubai (1995 [1996], Criss Cross) A− 
  • /Freedom of Ideas: Valse Sinistre (2022, Cellar) B+(***) 

Don Drummond:

  • Jazz Ska Attack 1964 (1964 [1999], Jet Set) B+(**) 
  • Don Cosmic (1960-65 [2017], Studio One) B+(***) 

The Drums:

  • The Drums (2010, Moshi Moshi) B+(**) 
  • Portamento (2011, Frenchkiss) B+(*) 

Drums & Tuba: Triumph! (2018, Ropeadope) B+(*) 

Drunken Kong: Where We Start (2020, Tronic) B+(***) 

Andrew Drury:

  • The Drum (2014 [2015], Soup & Sound) B− 
  • Content Provider (2014 [2015], Soup & Sound) B 

Dry Cleaning:

  • Sweet Princess (2018 [2019], It's OK, EP) B+(***) 
  • Boundary Road Snacks and Drinks (2019, It's OK, EP) B+(***) 
  • New Long Leg (2021, 4AD) A−  
  • Stumpwork (2022, 4AD) A− 

Dry Thrust: The Less You Sleep (2020 [2023], Trost) B+(*) 

Antoine Drye With Strings: Retreat to Beauty (Oblation Vol. 3: Providence!) (2021 [2023], Cellar Music) B+(*) 

DSC [Leon Lee Dorsey/Greg Skaff/Mike Clark]: Monktime (2019, Jazz Avenue 1) B+(*) 

Dub Club: Foundation Come Again (2013, Stones Throw) B+(**) 

Dub Colossus: Dub Me Tender, Vols. 1 & 2 (2011 [2013], Real World) B+(**) 

Dub Thompson: 9 Songs (2013 [2014], Dead Oceans, EP) A− 

Laura Dubin Trio: Live at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (2016 [2017], self-released, 2CD) B+(*) 

Benjamin Duboc:

  • St. James Infirmary (2013 [2014], Improvising Beings) B+(*) 
  • /Jean-Luc Petit: Double-Basse: This Is Not Art (2013 [2015], Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Scott DuBois:

  • Autumn Wind (2017, ACT) B+(***) 
  • Summer Water (2021, Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Dubstar: Two (2022, Northern Writes) B+(*) 

Duchess:

  • Duchess (2015, Anzic) B+(**) 
  • Laughing at Life (2016 [2017], Anzic) B+(*) 

Duck Sauce: Quack to Be Released (2014, Fool's Gold) B+(**) 

Ducks Deluxe: Side Tracks & Smokers (1973-2009 [2010], Jungle) B+(**) 

Ducks Ltd.: Modern Fiction (2021, Carpark, EP) B+(**) 

Marc Ducret:

  • Métatonal (2014 [2015], Ayler) B+(**) 
  • Palm Sweat: Marc Ducret Plays the Music of Tim Berne (2022 [2023], Screwgun/Out of Your Head) B+(***) 

Lajos Dudas:

  • Live at Porgy & Bess (2009 [2013], Jazz Sick) B+(***) 
  • Live at Salzburger Jazzherbst (2012 [2013], Jazz Sick) A− 
  • /Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss: Brückenschlag (2015 [2016], Jazz Sick) B+(**) 
  • Radio Days: Birthday Edition 75 (2016, JazzSick) B+(***) 
  • Some Great Songs Vol. 2 (2017, JazzSick) B+(**) 
  • The Lake and the Music (2020, JazzSick) B+(***) 

Duduvudu: Duduvudu: The Gospel According to Dudu Pukwana (2009 [2014], Edgetone) A 

Gregory Dudzienski: Beautiful Moments (2019 [2020], OA2) B+(*) 

Dueling Experts: Dueling Experts (2020, Mello Music Group) B+(***) 

Emily Duff:

  • Maybe in the Morning (2017, Mod Prom) B+(***) 
  • Hallelujah Hello (2019, Mr. Mudshow Music) B+(**) 
  • Born on the Ground (2020, Mr Mudshow Music) B+(***) 
  • Razor Blade Smile (2021, Mr. Mudshow Music) A− 

Duffy: Rockferry (2008, Island/Mercury) B+(***) 

George Duke:

  • Faces in Reflection (1974 [2008], Verve) B 
  • Feel (1974 [2008], Verve) B− 
  • I Love the Blues, She Heard My Cry (1975 [2008], Verve) B 
  • Dream Weaver (2013, Heads Up) B− 

Dum Dum Girls:

  • I Will Be (2010, Sub Pop, EP) B 
  • He Gets Me High (2011, Sub Pop, EP) B 
  • Only in Dreams (2011, Sub Pop) B 

Duma: Duma (2020, Nyege Nyege Tapes) B 

Rebecca DuMaine: /Dave Miller Trio With Friends: Happy Madness (2016, Summit) B− 

Rebecca DuMaine:

  • /Dave Miller Combo: Chez Nous (2018 [2019], Summit) B+(**) 
  • /The Dave Miller Trio: Someday, Someday (2020 [2021], Summit) B+(*) 

Dumb: Club Nites (2019, Mint) B+(***) 

D.D. Dumbo: Utopia Defeated (2016, 4AD) B 

Dump Him: Dykes to Watch Out For (2019, Musical Fanzine/Get Better) B+(*) 

Hope Dunbar:

  • Three Black Crows (2017, self-released) B+(***) 
  • Sweetheartland (2021, self-released) B+(***) 
  • You Let the Light In (2021, self-released) B+(**) 

Maxmillion Dunbar: House of Woo (2013, RVNG Intl.) A− 

Beth Duncan: I'm All Yours (2020, Saccat) B 

C Duncan: Architect (2015, Fat Cat) B− 

Chris Dundas: Oslo Odyssey (2014, BLM, 2CD) B+(***) 

Dungen:

  • Allas Sak (2015, Mexican Summer) B 
  • En Är För Mycket Och Tusen Aldrig Nog (2022, Mexican Summer) B+(*) 

Elina Duni:

  • Dallëndyshe (2014 [2015], ECM) B+(***) 
  • Partir (2017 [2018], ECM) B+(*) 

Dunkelbunt: Raindrops and Elephants (2009, Piranha) B+(**) 

Paul Dunmall:

  • /John Adams/Mark Sanders: Ghostly Thoughts (1996 [1997], Hatology) A− 
  • /John Adams/Mark Sanders: Totally Fried Up (1998 [1999], Slam) B+(**) 
  • The Great Divide (2000 [2001], Cuneiform) B+(*) 
  • /Keith Tippett/Philip Gibbs/Pete Fairclough: Onosante (2000 [2021], 577) A− 
  • /Chris Corsano: Identical Sunsets (2010, ESP-Disk) B+(*) 
  • /Tony Bianco: Thank You to John Coltrane (2011 [2012], Slam) B+(***) 
  • /Matthew Bourne/Steve Davis/Dave Kane: Mandalas in the Sky (2013 [2015], Babel) A− 
  • /Percy Pursglove/Olie Brice/Jeff Williams: Palindromes (2020 [2021], West Hill) B+(***) 
  • /Mark Sanders: Unity (2020 [2021], 577) B+(**) 
  • Yes Tomorrow (2021 [2022], Discus) B+(***) 
  • /Olie Brice: The Laughing Stone (2021 [2023], Confront) B+(***) 
  • It's a Matter of Fact (2022 [2023], Discus Music) B+(**) 
  • Bright Light a Joyous Celebration (2022 [2023], Discus Music) A− 
  • World Without (2021 [2023], 577) B+(**) 

Trevor Dunn Trio - Convulsant Avec Folie à Quatre: Seances (2022, Pyroclastic) B+(***) 

Willie Dunn: Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology (1968-84 [2021], Light in the Attic) B+(***) 

Nick Dunston:

  • Atlantic Extraction (2019, Out of Your Head) B+(**) 
  • Atlantic Extraction: Live at Threes (2020, Out of Your Head Untamed) B+(**) 
  • Skultura (2022 [2023], Fun in the Church) B 

Duo Baars Henneman & Dave Burrell: Transdans (2016 [2017], Wig) B 

Duotrio: In the Bright and Deep (2020, Blujazz) B− 

Jens Düppe: Ego_D (2022, Enja/Yellowbird) B+(***) 

Peggy Duquesnel: Summertime Lullaby (2009 [2010], Joyspring Music) B 

Sharman Duran: Questioning Reality (2019, self-released) B+(**) 

Hilario Duran and His Latin Jazz Big Band: Cry Me a River (2023, Alma) B+(**) 

Duran Duran:

  • Rio (1982, Capitol) B− 
  • All You Need Is Now (2010 [2011], Tape Modern) B 

Jon Durant & Stephan Thelen: Crossings (2020 [2021], Alchemy) B+(**) 

Dur-Dur Band: Volume 5 (1987 [2013], Awesome Tapes From Africa) B+(***) 

Dur Dur of Somalia:

  • Volume 1, Volume 2, & Previously Unreleased Tracks (1986-87 [2018], Analog Africa, 2CD) B+(***) 

Andrew Durkin: Breath of Fire (2012-16 [2016], PJCE) B+(***) 

Baxter Dury:

  • Happy Soup (2011, Regal) B+(**) 
  • The Night Chancers (2020, Heavenly) B+(*) 
  • I Thought I Was Better Than You (2023, Heavenly) B 

Ian Dury & the Blockheads: Live! All the Best, Mate (1990 [2000], Music Club) A− 

Dutch Swing College Band: Live in 1960 (1960 [1988], Philips) B+(***) 

Dutchavelli: Dutch From the 5th (2020, Parlophone) B+(**) 

Jeremy Dutton: Anyone Is Better Than Here (2023, self-released) B+(**) 

Dominic Duval: Songs for Krakow (2007, Not Two) B+(*) 

DUX Orchestra: Duck Walks Dog (With Mixed Results) (1994 [2020], NoBusiness) B+(**) 

Dvsn:

  • Sept. 5th (2016, OVO Sound/Warner Brothers) B+(*) 
  • A Muse in Her Feelings (2020, OVO Sound/Warner Bros.) 

Johnny Dyani: Song for Biko (1978 [1979], SteepleChase) A− 

Mia Dyberg:

  • Ticket! (2017 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • Timestretch (2022 [2023], Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Bokani Dyer: Radio Sechaba (2023, Brownswood) B+(**) 

Dyke Drama: Tender Resignation (2015, Salinas, EP) B 

Bob Dylan:

  • In Concert: Brandeis University 1963 (1963 [2011], Columbia/Legacy) B+(**) 
  • The Real Royal Albert Hall 1966 Concert! (1966 [2016], Columbia/Legacy, 2CD) B 
  • Self Portrait (1970, Columbia) C 
  • New Morning (1970, Columbia) B+(**)  The Bootleg Series Vol. 10: Another Self Portrait (1969-1971) (1969-71 [2013], Columbia/Legacy) B 
  • Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Vol. II (1962-71 [1971], Columbia) A− 
  • Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973, Columbia) B− 
  • Dylan (1973 [2014], Columbia/Legacy) C− 
  • Hard Rain (1976, Columbia) C+ 
  • Bob Dylan at Budokan (1978 [1979], Columbia) C 
  • Street Legal (1978, Columbia) B− 
  • Saved (1980, Columbia) B− 
  • Shot of Love (1981, Columbia) B 
  • Infidels (1984, Columbia) B− 
  • Real Live (1984, Columbia) B− 
  • Knocked Out Loaded (1986, Columbia) B 
  • Down in the Groove (1983-87 [1988], Columbia) B− 
  • /Grateful Dead: Dylan & the Dead (1987 [1989], Columbia) B− 
  • Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 (1973-90 [1994], Columbia) B+(**) 
  • Playlist: The Very Best of Bob Dylan '80s (1980-89 [2010], Columbia/Legacy) B+(*) 
  • MTV Unplugged (1995, Columbia) B+(*) 
  • Tempest (2012, Columbia) B+(**) 
  • Shadows in the Night (2015, Columbia) C 
  • Fallen Angels (2016, Columbia) C+ 
  • Triplicate (2017, Columbia, 3CD) C+ 
  • Rough and Rowdy Ways (2020, Columbia) A− 
  • Shadow Kingdom (2021 [2023], Legacy) B+(***) 

Krzysztof Dys: Toys (2014 [2016], ForTune) B+(**) 

Dystil: Dystil (2017 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Džambo Aguševi Orchestra: Brasses for the Masses (2020, Asphalt Tango) B+(**) 

EABS:

  • Puzzle Mixtape (2012-15 [2016], self-released) B+(**)  
  • Repetitions (Letters to Krzysztof Komeda) (2017, Astigmatic) B+(***) 
  • 2009-1: Repetitions (Letters to Krzysztof Komeda ( Live at Jazz Club Hipnoza (Katowice)) 2018, Astigmatic 
  • Slavic Spirits (2019, Astigmatic) B+(*) 
  • Meets Jaubi: In Search of a Better Tomorrow (2023, Astigmatic) B+(***) 

Dominique Eade & Ran Blake: Town and Country (2015-16 [2017], Sunnyside) B+(*) 

Jason Eady:

  • Jason Eady (2017, Old Guitar) A− 
  • I Travel On (2018, Old Guitar) B+(***) 
  • Mississippi (2023, Old Guitar) B+(**) 

Open Mike Eagle:

  • Rappers Will Die of Natural Causes (2011, Hellfyre Club) B+(***) 
  • 4NML HSPTL (2012, Fake Four) B+(**) 
  • Dark Comedy (2014, Mello Music Group) B+(**) 
  • A Special Episode Of (2015, Mello Music Group, EP) B+(**) 
  • /Paul White: Hella Personal Film Festival (2016, Mello Music Group) B+(***) 
  • Brick Body Kids Still Daydream (2017, Mello Music Group) B+(**) 
  • What Happens When I Try to Relax (2018, Auto Reverse, EP) B+(***) 
  • The New Negroes: Season 1 Soundtrack (2019, Comedy Central, EP) B+(*) 
  • Anime, Trauma and Divorce (2020, Auto Reverse) A−  
  • Component System With the Auto Reverse (2022, Auto Reverse) A− 
  • Another Triumph of Ghetto Engineering (2023, Auto Reverse) B+(***) 

Fred Eaglesmith: 6 Volts (2012, Bluewater Music) B+(*) 

Eagulls: Eagulls (2014, Partisan) B+(*) 

Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters:

  • Rise Up (2020, Stony Plain) B+(*) 
  • Mercy Me (2022, Stony Plain) B+(***) 

Justin Townes Earle:

  • Harlem River Blues (2010, Bloodshot) B+(*) 
  • Nothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now (2012, Bloodshot) B+(*) 
  • Single Mothers (2014, Vagrant) B+(**) 
  • Absent Fathers (2015, Vagrant) B+(*) 
  • Kids in the Street (2017, New West) B+(**) 
  • The Saint of Lost Causes (2019, New West) B+(***) 

Steve Earle:

  • Live From Austin TX (1986 [2004], New West) A− 
  • Live From Austin TX: November 12, 2000 (2000 [2008], New West) B+(***) 
  • Townes (2009, New West) B 
  • I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive (2011, New West) B+(***) 
  • The Low Highway (2013, New West) A− 
  • Terraplane (2015, New West) B+(**) 
  • & the Dukes: So You Wannabe an Outlaw (2017, Warner Brothers) A− 
  • & the Dukes: Guy (2019, New West) B+(***) 
  • Ghosts of West Virginia (2020, New West) B+(***) 
  • J.T. (2021, New West) A− 
  • Jerry Jeff (2022, New West) B+(**) 

Earprint: Earprint (2016, Endectomorph Music) B+(**) 

Earth Tongues: Ohio (2015 [2016], Neither/Nor, 2CD) B 

Earth, Wind & Fire: Open Our Eyes (1974, Columbia) B+(***) 

EarthGang:

  • Mirrorland (2019, Dreamville/Interscope) B+(*) 
  • Ghetto Gods (2022, Dreamville/Interscope) B+(**) 

Bill Easley: Diversitonic (2022, Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Anderson East: Delilah (2015, Low Country Sound/Elektra) B+(***) 

East Axis:

  • Cool With That (2020 [2021], ESP-Disk) A 
  • No Subject (2023, Mack Avenue) B+(***) 

East India Youth: Total Strife Forever (2014, Stolen) B 

East West Quintet: Anthem (2011 [2015], self-released) B− 

Gerry Eastman: Trust Me (2021, self-released) B+(*) 

Clint Eastwood & General Saint: Stop That Train (1983, Greensleeves) B+(***) 

Easy Star All-Stars: Ziggy Stardub (2023, Easy Star) B− 

Cleveland Eaton: Plenty Good Eaton (1974 [2020], Black Jazz/Real Gone Music) B+(*) 

Mr Eazi: Life Is Eazi, Vol. 2: Lagos to London (2018, Banku Music) B+(***) 

Silke Eberhard:

  • /Dave Burrell: Darlingtonia (2010 [2012], Jazzwerkstatt) B+(***) 
  • /Ulrich Gumpert: Peanuts & Vanities (2011 [2012], Jazzwerkstart) B+(**) 
  • The Being Inn (2016 [2017], Intakt) A− 
  • /Dave Rempis/Kent Kessler/Mike Reed: Exposure (2017 [2020], Aerophonic) B+(***) 
  • Being the Up and Down (2020 [2021], Intakt) A− 
  • /Céline Voccia: Wild Knots (2021 [2023], Relative Pitch) B+(**) 

Ebi Soda: Honk If You're Sad (2022, Tru Thoughts) B+(*) 

The Ebony Hillbillies: Barefoot and Flying (2011, EH Music) B+(***) 

Clancy Eccles: Freedom: The Anthology (1967-73 [2005], Trojan, 2CD) B+(*) 

Michael Echaniz: Seven Shades of Violet (Rebiralost) (2023, Ridgeway) B+(*) 

Echoes of Swing:

  • Blue Pepper (2013, ACT) B+(*) 
  • Dancing (2016, ACT) B+(*) 

Yelena Eckemoff:

  • Desert (2015 [2018], L&H Production) B+(***) 
  • Better Than Gold and Silver (2018, L&H Production, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • /Manu Katché: Colors (2017 [2019], L&H Production) B+(***) 
  • Nocturnal Animals (2018 [2020], L&H Production, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Adventures of the Wildflower (2019 [2021], L&H Production, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • I Am a Stranger in This World (2016-20 [2022], L&H Production, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • Lonely Man and His Fish (2021 [2023], L&H Production, 2CD) B+(***) 

Rosana Eckert:

  • Sailing Home (2018 [2019], OA2) B 

Rachel Eckroth:

  • Let Go (2013 [2014], Virgo Sun) B 
  • One (2022 [2023], Blackbird Sessions) B+(*) 

Billy Eckstine:

  • Jukebox Hits 1943-1953 (1943-53 [2005], Acrobat) B 
  • Billy's Best (1957-58 [1995], Verve) B+(*) 
  • Everything I Have Is Yours: The MGM Years (1947-58 [1994], Verve, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Basie and Eckstine, Inc. (1959 [1994], Roulette) B+(*) 

Che Ecru: Til Death (2020, F Plus) B+(**) 

Vince Ector Organotomy Trio +: Live @ the Side Door (2020 [2023], Cabo Verde) B+(**) 

Eddy Current Suppression Ring:

  • So Many Things (2003-04, Goner) A− 
  • Primary Colours (2007 [2008], Goner) A− 
  • Rush to Relax (2009 [2010], Goner) B+(**) 

Gilad Edelman: My Groove, Your Move (2011 [2013], Sharp Nine) B+(**) 

Nataniel Edelman: Un Ruido De Agua (2022 [2023], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Mike Edison and the Rocket Train Delta Science Arkestra: I Have Fun Everywhere I Go (2008, Interstellar Roadhouse) B+(***) 

Kirsten Edkins: Art & Soul (2013 [2015], self-released) B+(*) 

Kat Edmonson: Old Fashioned Gal (2018, MRI) B+(*) 

Edoheart: Pandemonium (2022, Edoheart, EP) B+(**) 

Donald Edwards: Evolution of an Influenced Mind (2013 [2014], Criss Cross) B+(**) 

Ellen Edwards: A New York Session (2019 [2020], Stonefire Music, EP) B− 

Kathleen Edwards:

  • Failer (2003, Zoë) B+(*) 
  • Asking for Flowers (2008, Zoë) B+(*) 
  • Voyageur (2010-11 [2012], Zoë) B 
  • Total Freedom (2020, Dualtone) B 

Marc Edwards/Guillaume Gargaud: Black Hole Universe (2019, Atypeek Music) B+(**) 

Stoney Edwards: Mississippi You're on My Mind (1975, Capitol) A− 

Teddy Edwards:

  • Good Gravy! (1961, Contemporary) B+(**) 
  • Heart & Soul (1962, Contemporary) B+(*) 
  • Nothin' but the Truth (1966 [1967], Prestige) B+(*) 
  • Out of This World (1980 [1981], SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • /Houston Person: Close Encounters (1996 [1999], High Note) B+(**) 
  • Smooth Sailing (2001 [2003], High Note) B+(**) 

Colin Edwin/Lorenzo Feliciati:

  • Twinscapes (2013 [2014], RareNoise) B+(***) 
  • Twinscapes Vol. 2: A Modern Approach to the Dancefloor (2018, RareNoise) B+(**) 

Sinne Eeg: Dreams (2017, ArtistShare) B+(**) 

Eek-a-Mouse: Wa-Do-Dem (1981 [1982], Greensleeves) B+(***) 

Eels: Extreme Witchcraft (2022, E Works/PIAS) B+(*) 

Efterklang: Magic Chairs (2010, 4AD) B+(**) 

Mark Egan: About Now (2014, Wavetone) B− 

Florian Egli Weird Beard: Everything Moves (2014 [2016], Intakt) B+(***) 

Egyptrixx: Bible Eyes (2011, Night Slugs) B+(***) 

Jake Ehrenreich With the Roger Kellaway Trio: A Treasury of Jewish Christmas Songs: A Cool Tribute to the Jewish Songwriters (2017 [2018], self-released) B+(*) 

Marty Ehrlich:

  • Pliant Plaint (1987 [1988], Enja) B+(**) 
  • New York Child (1995 [1996], Enja) B+(***) 
  • Fables (2010, Tzadik) B+(**) 
  • A Trumpet in the Morning (2012 [2013], New World) A− 
  • Trio Exaltation (2017 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Peter Ehwald: Double Trouble (2013, Jazzwerkstatt) B+(***) 

Mathias Eick:

  • Midwest (2014 [2015], ECM) B+(**) 
  • When We Leave (2020 [2021], ECM) B+(**) 

Taylor Eigsti: Daylight at Midnight (2010, Concord) B− 

Shirley Eikhard:

  • The Last Hurrah (2000, Shirley Eikhard Music) B+(**) 
  • End of the Day (2001, Shirley Eikhard Music) B+(*) 
  • Stay Open (2002-03 [2003], Shirley Eikhard Music) B+(***) 

Mats Eilertsen:

  • Rubicon (2015 [2016], ECM) B+(***) 
  • And Then Comes the Night (2018 [2019], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Hymn for Hope (2021, Hemli) B+(***) 

Billie Eilish:

  • Don't Smile at Me (2017, Darkroom/Interscope, EP) B+(***) 
  • When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019, Darkroom/Interscope) A− 
  • Happier Than Ever (2021, Interscope) A− 

Wendy Eisenberg:

  • Auto (2020, Ba Da Bing) B+(*) 
  • Bloodletting (2019 [2021], Out of Your Head) B+(*) 

Kelly Eisenhour: I Just Found Out About Love (2022, BluJazz) B+(**) 

Harris Eisenstadt:

  • Woodblock Prints (2010, NoBusiness) B+(**) 
  • Canada Day II (2010 [2011], Songlines) B+(***) 
  • Golden State II (2014 [2015], Songlines) B+(***) 
  • Old Growth Forest (2015 [2016], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • On Parade in Parede (2016 [2017], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • /Mivos Quartet: Whatever Will Happen That Will Also Be (2015 [2017], NoBusiness) B+(*) 
  • Recent Developments (2016 [2017], Songlines) B+(**) 
  • Canada Day Quartet Live (2018 [2019], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Ekiti Sound: Abeg No Vex (2019, Crammed Discs) B+(**) 

Ekiti Sound:

  • Drum Money (2023, Crammed Discs) B+(*) 

Nathan Eklund: Craft Christmas (2011 [2012], OA2) B− 

The Ekphrastics: Special Delivery (2023, Harriet) B+(*) 

El Eco With Guillermo Nojechowicz: Puerto de Buenos Aires 1933 (2017, Zoho) B+(*) 

El Guincho:

  • Pop Negro (2009 [2010], Young Turks/XL) A− 
  • Hiperasia (2016, Nacional) B 

El Khat: Albat Alawi Op. 99 (2022, Glitterbeat) B+(*) 

Hanni El Khatib: Head in the Dirt (2013, Innovative Leisure) B+(**) 

El Michels Affair & Black Thought: Glorious Game (2023, Big Crown) A− 

El Rego: El Rego (1966-70s, Daptone) B+(**) 

Elbow: Build a Rocket Boys (2011, Fiction/Polydor) B 

Elder Ones: From Untruth (2019, Northern Spy) B 

Petter Eldh: Koma Saxo (2018 [2019], We Jazz) B+(**) 

Peter Eldridge/Kenny Werner: Somewhere (2019, Rosebud Music) C− 

Roy Eldridge:

  • /Ella Fitzgerald: In Concert: Falkoner Centret, Copenhagen, Denmark, May 21, 1959 (1959 [2022], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • /Vic Dickenson: With Eddie Locke and His Friends Feat. Budd Johnson, Tommy Flanagan, Major Holley: Recorded in Concert at St. Peter's Church, NYC, May 20, 1978 (1978 [1995], Storyville) B+(**) 

Elecktrokids: Elektroworld (1995 [2019], Clone Classic Cuts) B+(**) 

Electronic:

  • Electronic (1991, Factory) B+(***) 
  • Raise the Pressure (1996, Parlophone) A− 

Electrelane: No Shouts No Calls (2006 [2007], Too Pure) B+(*) 

The Electric Prunes:

  • I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) (1967, Reprise) B+(**) 
  • Release of an Oath (1968, Reprise) B 

Electric Six: Heartbeats and Brainwaves! (2011, Metropolis) B− 

Electric Squeezebox Orchestra:

  • Cheap Rent (2014 [2015], OA2) B+(*) 
  • The Falling Dream (2015 [2018], OA2) B 

Electric Wire Hustle: Electric Wire Hustle (2009 [2010], BBE) B+(*) 

The Electrics: Chain of Accidents (2000 [2001], Ayler) B+(*) 

Jay Electronica: A Written Testimony (2020, Roc Nation) B+(*) 

Element:

  • Element (1996, Turn Left Production) B+(***) 
  • Shaman (1998 [1999], BP) B+(***) 

Elephant9:

  • /Reine Fiske: Silver Mountain (2015, Rune Grammofon) B+(*) 
  • Psychedelic Backfire I (2019, Rune Grammofon) B+(*) 
  • /Reine Fiske: Psychedelic Backfire I (2019, Rune Grammofon) B+(**) 
  • Arrival of the New Elders (2020 [2021], Rune Grammofon) B+(**) 

ELEW: And to the Republic (2016, Sunnyside) B+(***) 

Mark Elf: Returns 2014 (2013 [2014], Jen Bay Jazz) B+(**) 

Sarah Elgeti Quartet With Friends: Dawn Comes Quietly (2019 [2020], Gateway Music) B 

Eliane Elias:

  • Cross Currents (1987 [1988], Blue Note) B+(*) 
  • Music From Man of La Mancha (1995 [2018], Concord) B+(*) 
  • I Thought About You: A Tribute to Chet Baker (2013, Concord) B+(**) 
  • Made in Brazil (2015, Concord) B+(*) 
  • Dance of Time (2017, Concord) B+(*) 
  • Love Stories (2019, Concord) B+(*) 
  • Mirror Mirror (2021, Candid) B+(***) 
  • Quietude (2022, Candid) B+(**) 

Marty Elkins: Walkin' by the River (2014 [2016], Nagel Heyer) B+(***) 

Elkka: Euphoric Melodies (2021, Technicolour, EP) B+(**) 

Kurt Elling:

  • Close Your Eyes (1994 [1995], Blue Note) B 
  • The Messenger (1994-96 [1997], Blue Note) B+(*) 
  • This Time It's Love (1997-98 [1998], Blue Note) B 
  • Flirting With Twilight (2001, Blue Note) B− 
  • Man in the Air (2003, Blue Note) B− 
  • Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman (2009, Concord) B− 
  • The Gate (2010 [2011], Concord) B− 
  • 1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project (2012, Concord) C+ 
  • Passion World (2015, Concord) C 
  • The Questions (2017 [2018], Okeh) B− 
  • Secrets Are the Best Stories (2020, Edition) B− 
  • Superblue (2021, Edition) B 
  • SuperBlue: The London Sessions (2022, Edition, EP) B+(*) 
  • /Charlie Hunter/Neal Smith: SuperBlue: Guilty Pleasures (2022 [2023], Edition, EP) B+(*) 
  • /Charlie Hunter: SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree (2023, Edition) B 

Duke Ellington:

  • The Washingtonians (1924-26 [2019], Squatty Roo) B 
  • 1927-1928 (1927-28 [1990], Classics) B+(***) 
  • 1928 (1928 [1990], Classics) B+(***) 
  • 1928-1929 (1928-29 [1990], Classics) A− 
  • 1929 (1929 [1991], Classics) B+(***) 
  • 1929-1930 (1929-30 [1991], Classics) B+(***) 
  • 1930 (1930 [1991], Classics) A− 
  • 1930, Volume 2 (1930 [1991], Classics) A− 
  • 1930-1931 (1930-31 [1991], Classics) B+(***) 
  • The Best of Early Ellington (1926-31 [1996], Decca) A+ 
  • 1931-1932 (1931-32 [1991], Classics) A− 
  • Jungle Nights in Harlem 1927-1932 (1927-32 [1991], RCA/Bluebird) A− 
  • 1932-1933 (1932-33 [1992], Classics) B+(***) 
  • 1933 (1933 [1992], Classics) B+(***) 
  • 1933-1935 (1933-35 [1992], Classics) B+(***) 
  • 1936-1937 (1936-37 [1992], Classics) B+(***) 
  • 1938 (1938 [1993], Classics) B+(***) 
  • 1938 Vol. 2 (1938 [1993], Classics) B+(***) 
  • 1938 Vol. 3 (1938 [1993], Classics) A− 
  • 1939 (1939 [1994], Classics) B+(***) 
  • 1939-1940 (1939-40 [1993], Classics) B+(***) 
  • The Centennial Collection (1927-41 [2004], Bluebird) B+(**) 
  • At the Hollywood Empire (1949 [2004], Storyville) B+(***) 
  • /Billy Strayhorn: Great Times! Piano Duets (1950 [1989], Riverside/OJC) B+(*) 
  • 1950 (1950 [2001], Classics) B+(**) 
  • Historically Speaking: The Duke (1956, Bethlehem) B+(*) 
  • Duke Ellington Presents . . . (1956, Bethlehem) B+(**) 
  • A Drum Is a Woman (1956 [1957], Columbia) B− 
  • At the Alhambra: Recorded in Paris, 1958 (1958 [2002], Pablo) A− 

Duke Ellington's Spacemen:

  • The Cosmic Scene (1958 [2007], Mosaic) B+(***) 

Duke Ellington:

  • The Private Collection, Volume Two: Dance Concerts, California, 1958 (1958 [1987], Saja) A− 
  • The Private Collection, Volume Six: Dance Dates, California, 1958 (1958 [1989], Saja) B+(***) 
  • At the Bal Masque (1958 [1959], Columbia) B 
  • Berlin 1959 (1959 [2021], Storyville, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • At the Bal Masque [Bonus Tracks] (1958-60 [2011], Essential Jazz Classics) B+(*) 
  • /Count Basie: First Time! The Count Meets the Duke (1961 [2009], Columbia/Legacy) B+(***) 
  • Featuring Paul Gonsalves (1962 [1991], Fantasy/OJC) A− 
  • The Duke: The Essential Collection: 1927-1962 (1927-62 [2000], Columbia/Legacy, 3CD) A− 
  • The Private Collection, Volume Seven: Studio Sessions, 1957 & 1962 (1957-62 [1989], Saja) B+(***) 
  • Afro-Bossa (1962-63 [1982], Discovery) A 
  • The Great Paris Concert (1963 [1973], Atlantic, 2CD) A− 
  • Duke Ellington's My People (1963 [1964], Contact) B+(**) 
  • In the Uncommon Market (1963 [1986], Pablo) B+(***) 
  • Duke Ellington's Concert of Sacred Music (1965 [1966], RCA) B+(*) 
  • Soul Call (1966 [1999], Verve) B+(**) 
  • /Boston Pops/Arthur Fiedler: The Duke at Tanglewood (1966, RCA Victor Red Seal) B+(**) 
  • The Popular Duke Ellington (1966 [1967], RCA Victor) A− 
  • In Coventry, 1966 (1966 [2018], Storyville) B 
  • The Private Collection, Volume Eight: Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, San Francisco, Chicago, New York (1957-67 [1989], Saja) B+(**) 
  • Solos, Duets and Trios (1932-67 [1990], RCA Bluebird) B+(***) 
  • Berlin '65/Paris '67 (1965-67 [1997], Pablo) B+(***) 
  • /Ella Fitzgerald/Oscar Peterson: The Greatest Jazz Concert in the World (1967 [1990], Pablo, 3CD) B+(***) 
  • 1969 All-Star White House Tribute to Duke Ellington (1969 [2002], Blue Note) B+(***) 
  • Duke Ellington's 70th Birthday Concert (1969 [1995], Blue Note, 2CD) B+(***)  The Conny Plank Session (1970 [2015], Grönland, EP) B+(**) 
  • The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse (1971 [1991], Fantasy/OJC) A−  Uppsala 1971 (1971 [2019], Storyville) B+(**) 
  • The Ellington Suites: The Queen's Suite/The Goutelas Suite/The Uwis Suite (1959-72 [2013], Fantasy/OJC) B+(*) 
  • Up in Duke's Workshop (1969-72 [1990], Pablo/OJC) A− 
  • In Sweden 1973 (1973 [1999], Caprice) B+(**) 
  • /Ray Brown: This One's for Blanton (1972-73 [2000], Pablo/OJC) B+(***) 
  • Duke's Big 4 (1973 [1974], Pablo) B+(**) 

Stro Elliot:

  • Stro Elliot (2016, Street Corner Music) B+(*) 
  • Black & Loud: James Brown Reimagined by Stro Elliot (2022, Republic) A− 

Moppa Elliott:

  • Moppa Elliott's Mostly Other People Do the Killing (2004 [2005], Hot Cup) B+(***) 
  • Still Up in the Air (2015 [2016], Hot Cup) B+(**) 
  • Jazz Band/Rock Band/Dance Band (2017-18 [2019], Hot Cup, 2CD) A− 

Alton Ellis:

  • Alton Ellis Sings Rock and Soul (1967, Coxsone) B+(*) 
  • The Best of Alton Ellis (1968-69 [1969], Studio One) B+(**) 

Don Ellis: How Time Passes (1960 [2023], Candid) B+(**) 

John Ellis:

  • /Andy Bragen: Mobro (2011 [2014], Parade Light) B− 
  • /Andy Bragen: The Ice Siren (2016 [2020], Parade Light) B 
  • /Adam Levy/Glenn Patscha: Say It Quiet (2021, Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Lisle Ellis: What We Live Fo(u)r (1994 [1996], Black Saint) B+(*) 

Robert Ellis:

  • Photographs (2011, New West) B+(*) 
  • The Lights From the Chemical Plant (2014, New West) B 
  • Texas Piano Man (2019, New West) B 

Liberty Ellman:

  • Radiate (2014 [2015], Pi) A− 
  • Last Desert (2019 [2020], Pi) B+(***) 

Joe Ely:

  • Happy Songs From Rattlesnake Gulch (2007, Rack 'Em) B+(**) 
  • Satisfied at Last (2011, Rack 'Em) B+(**) 
  • Panhandle Rambler (2015, Rack 'Em) B+(**) 
  • Love in the Midst of Mayhem (2020, Rack 'Em) B+(*) 

El-P:

  • Cancer4Cure (2012, Fat Possum) B+(***) 
  • /Killer Mike: Run the Jewels (2013, Fat Beats) B+(***) 
  • /Killer Mike: Run the Jewels 2 (2014, Mass Appeal) B+(**) 

Amir ElSaffar: Crisis (2015, Pi) A− 

Amir ElSaffar:

  • /Rivers of Sound Orchestra: The Other Shore (2020 [2021], Outnote) B+(***) 

Elucid: I Told Bessie (2022, Backwoodz Studioz) B+(**) 

Eluvium: (Whirring Marvels In) Consensus Reality (2023, Temporary Residence) B+(*) 

Paul Elwood: Nice Folks (2011 [2015], Innova) B+(***) 

Kahil El'Zabar:

  • Ritual Trio/Billy Bang: Big M: A Tribute to Malachi Favors (2004 [2006], Delmark) A− 
  • Ritual Trio: Follow the Sun (2013, Delmark) B+(**) 
  • Ft. David Murray: Kahil El'Zabar's Spirit Groove (2019 [2020], Spiritmuse) A− 
  • Kahil El'Zabar's America the Beautiful (2018 [2020], Spiritmuse) B+(**) 
  • A Time for Healing (2021 [2022], Spiritmuse) B+(**) 
  • Ethnic Heritage Ensemble: Spirit Gatherer: Tribute to Don Cherry (2022 [2023], Spiritmuse) B+(*) 

Elzhi:

  • Elmatic (2011, Jae B Group) A− 
  • Seven Times Down Eight Times Up (2020, Fat Beats) B+(**) 
  • /Oh No: Heavy Vibrato (2023, Nature Sounds) A− 

Coco Em: Kilumi (2022, InFiné) B+(*) 

EMA:

  • Past Life Martyred Saints (2011, Souterain Transmissions) B+(***) 
  • The Future's Void (2014, Matador) B+(***) 
  • Exile in the Outer Ring (2017, City Slang) B+(**) 

Ember:

  • /Orrin Evans: No One Is Any One (2020 [2021], Sunnyside) B+(**)  August in March (2023, Imani) A− 

Pablo Embon: Reminscent Mood (2018-19 [2019], self-released) B− 

Avalon Emerson: & the Charm (2023, Another Dove) B+(***) 

Vincent Neil Emerson:

  • Fried Chicken & Evil Women (2019, La Honda) A− 
  • Vincent Neil Emerson (2021, La Honda) A− 

James Emery:

  • Standing on a Whale Fishing for Minnows (1996 [1997], Enja) A− 
  • Spectral Domains (1997-98 [1999], Enja) B+(***) 
  • Transformations (2001 [2003], Between the Lines) B+(*) 

Emika:

  • Emika (2011, Ninja Tune) B+(**) 
  • Klavirni (2015, Emika) B+(*) 

Eminem:

  • Eminem Presents the Re-Up (2006, Shady/Interscope) B+(*) 
  • Relapse (2009, Aftermath/Interscope) B− 
  • Recovery (2010, Interscope) B(***) 
  • The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013, Aftermath) A− 
  • Revival (2017, Aftermath/Shady/Interscope) A− 
  • Kamikaze (2018, Aftermath/Shady/Interscope) B+(**) 
  • Music to Be Murdered By (2020, Aftermath/Shady/Interscope/Goliath) A− 
  • Music to Be Murdered By: Side B (2020, Shady/Aftermath/Interscope) B+(***) 

Andy Emler/David Liebman: Journey Around the Truth (2018 [2019], Signature Radio France) B+(*) 

Signe Emmeluth:

  • Hi Hello I'm Signe (2020 [2021], Relative Pitch) B 
  • /Dag Erik Knedal Andersen/Magnus Skavhaug Nergaard: The A-Z of Microwave Cookery (2020 [2022], Astral Spirits) B+(***) 

Emmeluth's Amoeba:

  • Polyp (2017 [2018], Øra Fonogram) B+(*) 
  • Chimaera (2019, Øra Fonogram) B+(***) 

Empath:

  • Active Listening: Night on Earth (2019, Get Better) B+(*) 
  • Visitor (2022, Fat Possum) B 

Empirical: Connection (2015 [2016], Cuneiform) B+(***) 

Emperor X:

  • Tectonic Membrane/Thin Strip on an Edgeless Platform (2004, Discos Mariscos) B+(**) 
  • Western Teleport (2011, Bar/None) A− 
  • Nineteen Live Recordings (2005-13 [2020], Dreams of Field) B+(*) 
  • The Orlando Sentinel (2014, self-released) B+(***) 
  • Oversleepers International (2017, Tiny Engines) B+(***) 
  • The Lakes of Zones B and C (2022, Dreams of Field) B+(**) 
  • Suggested Improvements to Transportation Infrastructure in the Northeast Corridor (2023, Dreams of Field, EP) B+(**) 

Empirical: Elements of Truth (2011, Naim Jazz) B+(**) 

Empress Of:

  • Me (2015, Terrible/XL) B+(*) 
  • I'm Your Empress Of (2020, Terrible) B+(**) 

En Attendant Ana:

  • Juillet (2020, Trouble in Mind) B+(**) 
  • Principia (2023, Trouble in Mind) B 

Encre:

  • Encre (2001, Clapping Music) A− 
  • Flux (2004, Clapping Music) A− 
  • Common Chord (2006, Clapping Music) B+(***) 

The End:

  • Svårmod Och Vemod Är Värdesinnen (2018, RareNoise) D+ 
  • Allt Är Intet (2019 [2020], RareNoise) C 
  • Why Do You Mourn (2021-22 [2023], Trost) B+(**) 

Endangered Blood:

  • Work Your Magic (2012 [2013], Skirl) B+(***) 
  • Don't Freak Out (2018, Skirl) A− 

Erin Enderlin:

  • Faulkner County (2019, Black Crow Productions) B+(*) 
  • Barroom Mirrors EP (2021, Black Crow Productions, EP) B+(**) 

Endless Field: Alive in the Wilderness (2020, Biophilia) B+(**) 

Marco Eneidi/Peter Kowald/Damon Smith/Spirit: Ghetto Calypso (2000 [2006], Not Two) B+(***) 

Endless Boogie: Vol. I, II (2005 [2019], No Quarter, 2CD) A− 

Enemy: Enemy (2016 [2018], Edition) B+(**) 

Enemy Radio: Loud Is Not Enough (2020, SplitSLAM) A− 

Moy Eng/Wayne Wallace: The Blue Hour (2018 [2019], Patois) B 

Kent Engelhardt & Stephen Enos: Madd for Tadd: "Central Avenue Swing" & "Our Delight" (2020 [2023], Tighten Up, 2CD) B+(***) 

The Engines: Wooden Legs (2011 [2020], Aerophonic) B+(***) 

Darren English: Imagine Nation (2014 [2016], Hot Shoe) B+(*) 

Hazel English: Wake UP! (2020, Polyvinyl) B+(*) 

The English Beat: I Just Can't Stop It (1980, IRS) A− 

The English Beat [Dave Wakeling]: Here We Go Love (2018, Here We Go) B− 

Enji: Ulaan (2023, Squama) B 

Brian Eno:

  • Film Music 1976-2020 (1976-2020 [2020], Astralwerks) B+(*) 
  • Small Craft on a Milk Sea (2010, Warp) B+(**) 
  • /Karl Hyde: Someday World (2014, Warp) B+(*) 
  • /Karl Hyde: High Life (2014, Warp) A− 
  • The Ship (2016, Warp) B+(*) 
  • Reflection (2017, Warp) B+(**) 
  • Forever and Ever No More (2022, Verve) B+(*) 

Roger Eno:

  • /Brian Eno: Mixing Colours (2020, Deutsche Grammophon) B+(*) 

Ensemble 0:

  • /Aum Grand Ensemble: Julius Eastman: Femenine (2020 [2021], Sub Rosa) B+(***) 
  • Music Nuvolosa (2022, Sub Rosa) B+(**) 
  • Jojoni [Made to Measure Vol. 49] (2023, Crammed Discs) B+(**) 

Ensemble Klang: Tom Johnson: Cows, Chords & Combinations (2009 [2010], Ensemble Klang) B+(***) 

Entoto Band: Entoto Band (2023, Guitar Globetrotter) B+(**) 

Entropic Advance: Monkey With a Gun (2003, Symbolic Insight) B+(**) 

EOLA: Dang (2016, Leaving, EP) B− 

Epic Beard Men:

  • Season 1 (2018, Strange Famous) B+(**) 
  • This Was Supposed to Be Fun (2019, Strange Famous) A− 

Equiknoxx: Basic Tools (2021, Equiknoxx Music) B+(**) 

The Equity & Social Justice Quartet:

  • The Whisper of Flowers (2013 [2014], Edgetone) B+(**) 
  • Argle-Bargle or Foofaraw (2018, Edgetone) B+(***) 

Erasure: The Neon (2020, Mute) B 

Christoph Erb/Jim Baker/Frank Rosaly: . . . Don't Buy Him a Parrot . . . (2014 [2017], Hatology) B+(***) 

Shuteen Erdenebaatar: Rising Sun (2021 [2023], Motéma Music) B+(***) 

Daniel Erdmann's Velvet Revolution: Won't Put No Flag Out (2019, Budapest Music Center) B+(**) 

Ari Erev: Flow (2015 [2016], self-released) B+(**) 

Noga Erez:

  • Off the Radar (2017, City Slang) B 
  • Kids (2021, City Slang) B+(***) 

Ergo:

  • If Not Inertia (2012, Cuneiform) B+(*) 
  • As Subtle as Tomorrow (2013 [2016], Cuneiform) B+(***) 

Roky Erickson:

  • The Evil One (1981 [2013], Light in the Attic) B 
  • True Love Cast Out All Evil (2010, Anti-) B+(**) 

Sture Ericson/Pat Thomas/Raymond Strid: Bagman Live at Cafe Oto (2019, 577) B+(**) 

Espen Eriksen Trio/Andy Sheppard:

  • Perfectly Unhappy (2018, Rune Grammofon) A− 
  • In the Mountains (2022, Rune Grammofon) B+(***) 
  • As Good as It Gets (2023, Rune Grammofon) B+(**) 

Erin Rae:

  • Putting on Airs (2018, Single Lock) B+(*) 
  • Lighten Up (2022, Good Memory) B+(*) 

Mark Ernestus:

  • Presents Jeri Jeri: 800% Ndagga (2013, Ndagga) B+(**) 
  • Presents Jeri Jeri: Ndagga Versions (2013, Ndagga) B+(**) 
  • Ndagga Rhythm Force: Yermande (2016, Ndagga) B+(**) 

Ilhan Ersahin/Dave Harrington/Kenny Wollesen: Invite Your Eye (2022, Nublu) B+(*) 

Peter Erskine:

  • /Palle Danielsson/John Taylor: You Never Know (1992 [1993], ECM) B+(*) 
  • /Palle Danielsson/John Taylor: Time Being (1993 [1994], ECM) B+(*) 
  • /Palle Danielsson/John Taylor: As It Is (1995 [1996], ECM) B+(*) 
  • /Palle Danielsson/John Taylor: Juni (1997 [1999], ECM) B+(*) 
  • /John Taylor/Palle Danielsson: As It Was (1992-97 [2016], ECM, 4CD) B+(*) 

Ersatzmusika: Voice Letter (2007 [2008], Asphalt Tango) A− 

Booker Ervin:

  • Structurally Sound (1966 [2001], Blue Note) A− 
  • The In Between (1968, Blue Note) B+(***) 

Wayne Escoffery:

  • Live at Firehouse 12 (2013 [2014], Sunnyside) B+(*) 
  • The Humble Warrior (2019 [2020], Smoke Sessions) B+(*) 
  • Like Minds (2022 [2023], Smoke Sessions) B− 

Escort: Escort (2011 [2012], Tirk) B+(***) 

Alejandro Escovedo:

  • Real Animal (2008, Back Porch/Manhattan) B+(***) 
  • Street Songs of Love (2010, Fantasy) B− 

John Escreet:

  • The Unknown: Live in Concert (2016, Sunnyside) A− 
  • Learn to Live (2018, Blue Room) B 
  • /Pera Krstajic/Anthony Fung: Cresta (2022, self-released) B+(*) 
  • Seismic Shift (2022, Whirlwind) B+(***) 

Yoav Eshed/Lex Korten/Massimo Biolcati/Jongkuk Kim: A Way Out (2019 [2021], Sounderscore) B+(*) 

Eska: Eska (2015, Naim Edge) B+(*) 

Ellery Eskelin:

  • /Andrea Parkins/Jim Black: Kulak 29 & 30 (1997 [1998], Hatology) B+(***) 
  • /Han Bennink: Dissonant Characters (1998 [1999], Hatology) A− 
  • /Andrea Parkins/Jim Black: The Secret Museum (1999 [2000], Hatology) B+(**) 
  • Forms (1990 [2004], Hatology) A− 
  • /Andrea Parkins/Jim Black: Arcanum Moderne (2002 [2003], Hatology) A− 
  • /Andrea Parkins/Jim Black: One Great Night . . . Live (2007 [2009], Hatology) B+(***) 
  • /Gerry Hemingway: From the Archives: Live at the Stone in NYC, 2010 (2010 [2022], Auricle) B+(***) 
  • Solo Live at Snugs (2013 [2015], Hatology) B+(**) 
  • /Christian Weber/Michael Griener: Sensations of Tone (2016 [2017], Intakt) A− 
  • Trio Willisau Live (2015 [2016], Hatology) A− 
  • /Christian Weber/Michael Griener: The Pearls (2018 [2019], Intakt) B+(***) 

Eskmo:

  • Eskmo (2010, Ninja Tune) B+(***) 
  • Sol (2015, Apollo) B+(**) 

Tianna Esperanza: Terror (2023, BMG) B+(***) 

Gabriel Espinosa: Bossas and Boleros (2022 [2023], Zoho) B− 

Gene Ess: Absurdist Theater (2016, SIMP) C 

EST Gee: Bigger Than Life or Death (2021, CMG/Warlike/Interscope) B+(**) 

Sleepy John Estes:

  • The Legend of Sleepy John Estes (1962 [1963], Delmark) A− 
  • /Hammie Nixon: Live in Japan (1974 [2014], Delmark) B+(***) 

Ethernet: Opus 2 (2013, Kranky) B+(*) 

Esthesis Quartet: Esthesis Quartet (2021 [2022], Orenda) B 

Silvana Estrada: Marchita (2022, Glassnote) B+(*) 

Ethnic Heritage Ensemble:

  • Three Guys From Chikago (1981, Moers Music) B+(**) 
  • Ancestral Song: Live From Stockholm (1987 [1988], Silkheart) B+(***) 
  • Ka-Real (1997 [2000], Silkheart) B+(**) 
  • Freedom Jazz Dance (1999, Delmark) A− 
  • Black Is Back: 40th Anniversary Project (2014, Katalyst) B+(***) 
  • Be Known: Ancient/Future/Music (2019, Spiritmuse) B+(***) 

Oran Etkin: What's New? Reimagining Benny Goodman (2015, Motéma) B+(***) 

Etoile 2000: Dakar Sound Volume 1 (1980-81 [1993], Dakar Sound) B+(***) 

Etoile De Dakar:

  • Volume 2: Thiapathioly (1980 [1994], Sterns) +(***) 
  • Volume 3: Lay Suma Lay (1981 [1996], Sterns) A− 
  • Volume 5: Maléo (1981 [2009], Sterns) B+(***) 

Etran De L'Aïr:

  • No. 1 (2014 [2018], Sahel Sounds) A− 

Etran de L'Aïr:

  • Agadez (2022, Sahel Sounds) A− 

Etran Finatawa:

  • Desert Crossroads (2008, Riverboat) B+(***) 
  • Tarkat Taiji/Let's Go (2010, Riverboat) B+(*) 

Kevin Eubanks:

  • Things of That Particular Nature (2014 [2015], Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • East/West Timeline (2017, Mack Avenue) B+(*) 

Robin Eubanks Mass Line Big Band: More Than Meets the Ear (2015, ArtistShare) B+(*) 

Eubanks Evans Experience: EEE (2022, Imani) B+(*) 

Julieta Eugenio:

  • Unaccompanied Saxophone Vol. 1 (2020, Greenleaf Music, EP) B+(**) 
  • Jump (2021 [2022], Greenleaf Music) A− 

Eurythmics: Greatest Hits (1982-90 [1991], Arista) B+(**) 

Brandon Evans: The Grove (2020, Human Plastic, EP) B+(**) 

Bill Evans:

  • The 1960 Birdland Sessions (1960 [2005], Fresh Sound) B+(***) 
  • Explorations (1961 [2011], Riverside/OJC) B+(***)  How My Heart Sings! (1962 [2013], Fantasy/OJC) A− 
  • The V.I.P.s Theme (1963 [2008], Verve) B 
  • Tales: Live in Copenhagen (1964) (1964-69 [2023], Elemental Music) B+(**) 
  • Live at Art D'Lugoff's Top of the Gate (1968 [2012], Resonance, 2CD) A− 
  • Some Other Time: The Lost Session From the Black Forest (1968 [2016], Resonance, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Another Time: The Hilversum Concert (1968 [2017], Resonance) B+(***) 
  • Live at Ronnie Scott's (1968 [2020], Resonance, 2CD) B+(***)  Behind the Dikes: The 1969 Netherlands Recordings (1969 [2021], Elemental Music, 2CD) A− 
  • Smile With Your Heart: The Best of Bill Evans on Resonance (1968-69 [2019], Resonance) A− 
  • Treasures: Solo, Trio & Orchestral Recordings From Denmark (1965-1969) (1965-69 [2023], Elemental, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Momentum (1972 [2012], Limetree, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Morning Glory: The 1973 Concert at the Teatro Gran Rex, Buenos Aires (1973 [2022], Resonance) A− 
  • On a Monday Evening (1976 [2017], Fantasy) B+(***) 
  • /Lee Konitz/Warne Marsh: Crosscurrents (1977 [1992], Fantasy/OJC) B+(***) 
  • Inner Spirit: The 1979 Concert at the Teatro General San Martín, Buenos Aires (1979 [2022], Resonance) B+(***) 
  • The Brilliant (1980 [1990], Timeless) A− 

Bill Evans/Scottish National Jazz Orchestra: Beauty & the Beast (2011 [2016], Spartacus) B+(**) 

Charles Evans: On Beauty (2014 [2015], More Is More) B 

Falkner Evans:

  • Marbles (2019 [2020], CAP) B+(**) 
  • Invisible Words (2021, CAP) B+(**) 
  • Through the Lines (2022 [2023], CAP) B+(**) 

Gil Evans:

  • Gil Evans & Ten (1957 [1989], Prestige/OJC) B 
  • Into the Hot (1961 [1999], Impulse) B 
  • /Steve Lacy: Paris Blues (1987 [1988], Owl) B+(**) 

The Gil Evans Orchestra: Hidden Treasures Monday Nights: Volume One (2016-17 [2018], Bopper Spock Suns Music) B+(*) 

Orrin Evans:

  • Listen to the Band (1999 [2000], Criss Cross) B+(***) 
  • /Captain Black Big Band: Mother's Touch (2011 [2014], Posi-Tone) B+(**) 
  • Liberation Blues (2014, Smoke Sessions) B+(**) 
  • The Evolution of Oneself (2014 [2015], Smoke Sessions) B+(***) 
  • #Knowingishalfthebattle (2016, Smoke Sessions) B+(**) 
  • /Captain Black Big Band: Presence (2018, Smoke Sessions) B 
  • /The Captain Black Big Band: The Intangible Between (2020, Smoke Sessions) B+(**) 
  • The Magic of Now (2021, Smoke Sessions) B+(***) 
  • The Red Door (2020-22 [2023], Smoke Sessions) B 

Peter Evans:

  • The Peter Evans Quartet (2007, Firehouse 12) B+(***) 
  • Destination: Void (2013 [2014], More Is More) B+(*) 
  • /Agustí Fernández/Mats Gustafsson: A Quietness of Water (2012 [2017], Not Two) B+(*) 
  • /Agustí Fernandez/Barry Guy: Free Radicals at DOM (2017 [2018], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(**) 
  • Horizons (2018 [2020], More Is More) + 
  • /Joel Ross/Nick Jozwiak/Savannah Harris: Being & Becoming (2019 [2020], More Is More) A−  
  • Into the Silence (2019 [2020], More Is More) + 
  • Standards (2020, More Is More) + 
  • [Being & Becoming]: Ars Memoria (2022-23 [2023], More Is More) B+(***) 

Willie Evans Jr.: Introducin' (2011, High Water Music) B+(*) 

The Evenfall Quartet: Evenfall (2015 [2016], Blue Duchess) A− 

Jace Everett: Red Revelations (2010, Wrasse) B 

Ron Everett: The Glitter of the City (1977 [2021], Jazzman) B 

The Evergreen Classic Jazz Band: Early Tunes 1915-1932 (1995 [2014], Delmark) A− 

The Everly Brothers: Songs Our Daddy Taught Us (1958, Cadence) B+(**) 

Everything but the Girl:

  • Walking Wounded (1996, Atlantic) B+(***)  Fuse (2023, Buzzin' Fly/Virgin) B+(*) 

Everything Everything: Raw Data Feel (2022, AWAL) B+(*) 

Evidence: Cats & Dogs (2011, Rhymesayers Entertainment) B+(**) 

Cesaria Evora:

  • Distino Di Belita (1990, Lusafrica) B+(**) 
  • Miss Perfumado (1992, Lusafrica) B+(*) 

Don Ewell:

  • Man Here Plays Fine Piano (1957, Good Time Jazz) B+(**) 
  • Denver Concert (1966 [2004], Storyville) B+(**) 

The Eye: The Future Will Be Repeated (2015, Ba Da Bing) B+(**) 

Eyedea: Thirty Nine Lines (2001 [2021], Crushkill) B+(**) 

The Ex:

  • Disturbing Domestic Peace (1980 [1994], Ex) B+(**) 
  • History Is What's Happening (1982, Ex) A− 
  • Tumult (1983 [1993], Ex) B+(***) 
  • Blueprints for a Blackout (1984 [1992], Ex) B+(*) 
  • Pokkeherrie (1985 [1995], Ex) B+(***) 
  • 1936, the Spanish Revolution (1986, Ex, EP) B+(**) 
  • Too Many Cowboys (1986 [1987], Ex) B+(***) 
  • Hands Up! You're Free (1983-86 [1988], Ex) A− 
  • Joggers & Smoggers (1989, Ex, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • Dead Fish (1989 [2004], Ex, EP) B+(*) 
  • /Tom Cora: Scrabbling at the Lock (1991, Ex) B+(***) 
  • /Tom Cora: And the Weathermen Shrug Their Shoulders (1993, Ex) B+(**) 
  • Mudbird Shivers (1995, Ex) B+(***) 
  • Starters Alternators (1998, Touch & Go) B+(**) 
  • Ex Orkest: Een Rondje Holland (2000 [2001], Ex) B+(*) 
  • Dizzy Spells (2000 [2001], Touch & Go) A− 
  • 30 (1980-2006 [2009], Ex, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Catch My Shoe (2010, Ex) B+(**) 
  • /Brass Unbound: Enormous Door (2013, Ex) A− 
  • The Ex at Bimhuis (1991-2015) (1991-2015 [2015], Ex, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • 27 Passports (2018, Ex) A 

Ex Cops:

  • True Hallucinations (2013, Other) B+(*) 
  • Daggers (2014, Downtown) B+(*) 

Ex Hex:

  • Rips (2014, Merge) B+(***) 
  • It's Real (2019, Merge) B+(**) 

The Exbats:

  • A Guide to the Health Issues Affecting Rescue Hens (2016, Burger) B+(**) 
  • I've Got the Hots for Charlie Watts (2018, Burger) B+(***) 
  • E Is 4 Exbats (2016-18 [2019], Burger) B+(***) 
  • Kicks, Hits and Fits (2020, Burger) B+(***) 

Expansions: The Dave Liebman Group: Samsara (2013 [2014], Whaling City Sound) B+(*) 

ExpEAR & Drew Gress: Vesper (2015 [2017], Kopasetic) B+(***) 

Explosions in the Sky: Take Care, Take Care, Take Care (2011, Temporary Residence) B+(*) 

Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire: Lost in Translation (2011, Mishka) B+(***) 

Extended: Without Notice (2020 [2022], self-released) B+(**) 

Extra Ball: Birthday [Polish Jazz Vol. 48] (1976, Polskie Nagrania Muza) B 

Extra Golden: Thank You Very Quickly (2009, Thrill Jockey, EP) B 

Extra Large Unit: More Fun Please (2017 [2018], PNL) B 

The Extra Lens: Undercard (2010, Merge) B+(***) 

Extra Soul Perception: New Tangents in Kampala, London & Nairobi Vol. 1 (2019 [2020], Extra Soul Perception, EP) B+(*) 

Eyelids: The Accidental Falls (2020, Decor) B+(*) 

George Ezra: Wanted on Voyage (2014, Columbia) B− 

Ezra Collective:

  • You Can't Steal My Joy (2019, Enter the Jungle) B 
  • Where I'm Meant to Be (2022, Partisan) B+(**) 

EZTV: Calling Out (2015, Captured Tracks) B 

Sister Fa: Sarabah: Tales From the Flipside of Paradise (2009, Piranha) B+(**) 

Dave "Knife" Fabris: Lettuce Prey (2010 [2014], Musea) B− 

FACS: Still Life in Decay (2023, Trouble in Mind) B+(**) 

Factor: Woke Up Alone (2013, Fake Four) B+(*) 

Factory Floor:

  • Factory Floor (2013, DFA) B+(***) 
  • 25 25 (2016, DFA) A− 

Fade In: Live Fast, Die a Legend (2021 [2022], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Donald Fagen: Sunken Condos (2012, Reprise) B+(**) 

Joe Fahey:

  • February on Ice (2021, Rough Fish) B+(***) 
  • Baker's Cousin (2022, Rough Fish) B+(**) 

John Fahey: The Dance of Death & Other Plantation Favorites (1964 [1999], Takoma) A− 

Fail Better!:

  • Owt (2014 [2016], NoBusiness) B+(**) 
  • The Fall (2017 [2021], JACC) B+(***) 

Jad Fair and Samuel Lock Ward: Happy Hearts (2023, Kill Rock Stars) B+(**) 

Adam Fairhall:

  • The Imaginary Delta (2011 [2012], Slam) B+(**) 
  • Friendly Ghosts (2017, Efpi) B+(***) 

Fairport Convention:

  • Fairport Convention (1968, Polydor) B+(***) 
  • Fairport Chronicles (1968-72 [1976], A&M, 2LP) B+(**) 

Th' Faith Healers: Lido (1992, Elektra) A− 

Marianne Faithfull:

  • Come and Stay With Me: The UK 45s 1964-1969 (1964-69 [2018], Ace) B 
  • Marianne Faithfull's Greatest Hits (1964-69 [1987], Abkco) B 
  • Faithfull: A Collection of Her Best Recordings (1964-94 [1994], Island) A− 
  • Vagabond Ways (1999, IT/Virgin) B+(**) 
  • Before the Poison (2005, Anti-) B 
  • The Montreux Years (1995-2009 [2021], BMG) B+(***) 
  • Give My Love to London (2014, Easy Sound) B+(*) 
  • Negative Capability (2018, BMG) B+(***) 
  • /Warren Ellis: She Walks in Beauty (2021, BMG) B+(**) 

Brent Faiyaz: Wasteland (2022, Lost Kids) B+(*) 

Chet Faker: Built on Glass (2014, Downtown) B+(**) 

Carlos Falanga: Gran Coral (2014 [2015], UnderPool) B+(**) 

Tav Falco/Panther Burns: 10th Anniversary Live LP: Midnight in Memphis (1989 [1990], New Rose) B+(**) 

The Falcons: The Definitive Falcons Collection: The Complete Recordings (1956-63 [2014], History of Soul, 4CD) A− 

The Fall:

  • Reformation: Post TLC (2007, Narnack) A− 
  • Your Future Our Clutter (2010, Domino) B+(*) 
  • Re-Mit (2013, Cherry Red) A− 
  • Sub-Lingual Tablet (2015, Cherry Red) B+(***) 
  • Wise Ol' Man (2016, Cherry Red, EP) B+(*) 
  • New Facts Emerge (2017, Cherry Red) B+(*) 

Fall Out Boy: From Under the Cork Tree (2005, Island) B− 

Erica Falls: Home Grown (2017, self-released) B+(**) 

FaltyDL: You Stand Uncertain (2011, Planet Mu) B+(*) 

Family Atlantica: Cosmic Unity (2016, Soundway) B+(*) 

Family Plan: Family Plan (2020 [2021], Endectomorph Music) B+(***) 

Mose Fan Fan:

  • Belle Epoque (1970-82 [1994], RetroAfric) B+(***) 
  • /Somo Somo/Ngobila: Hello Hello (1995, Sterns) A− 

Fanfare Ciocarlia:

  • Onwards to Mars! (2016, Asphalt Tango) B+(***) 
  • 20 (1996-2016 [2016], Asphalt Tango) B+(***) 
  • It Wasn't Hard to Love You (2021, Asphalt Tango) A− 

Fang Island: Fang Island (2010, Sargent House) B− 

Fanga/Maâlem Abdallah Guinéa: Fangnawa Experience (2012, Strut) B+(**) 

Fantasia: Side Effects of You (2013, RCA) B+(**) 

Fantasma: Eye of the Sun (2014, Soundway, EP) B+(*) 

Fantastic Negrito:

  • The Last Days of Oakland (2016, Blackball Universe) B+(***) 
  • Have You Lose Your ind Yet? (2020, Cooking Vinyl/Blackball Universe) B+(***) 
  • White Jesus Black Problems (2022, Storefront) B+(***) 

Far East Movement:

  • Free Wired (2010, Interscope) B+(***) 
  • Dirty Bass (2012, Interscope) B+(***) 
  • KTown Riot (2014, Interscope, EP) B+(*) 

Alon Farber: Hagiga: Reflecting on Freedom (2020 [2021], Origin) B 

Fred Farell: Distant Song (2016 [2018], Whaling City Sound) B+(*) 

Drayton Farley: Twenty on High (2023, Hargrove) B 

Chris Farlowe: The R&B Years [Charly R&B Masters Vol. 5] (1962-67 [1994], Charly) B 

Art Farmer:

  • /Gigi Gryce: When Farmer Met Gryce (1954-55 [1994], Prestige/OJC) A− 
  • Art Farmer Quintet Featuring Gigi Gryce (1955 [1991], Prestige/OJC) B+(***) 
  • /Benny Golson: Meet the Jazztet (1960 [1990], Chess) A− 
  • Out of the Past (1960-61 [1996], Chess) B+(***) 

Farmers by Nature: Love and Ghosts (2011 [2014], AUM Fidelity, 2CD) A− 

Joe Farnsworth:

  • Time to Swing (2020, Smoke Sessions) B+(**) 
  • City of Sounds (2021, Smoke Sessions) B+(*) 
  • In What Direction Are You Headed? (2022 [2023], Smoke Sessions) B+(*) 

Jay Farrar/Will Johnson/Anders Parker/Yim Yames: New Multitudes (2012, Rounder) B+(**) 

Justin Farren: Pretty Free (2020, Bad Service Badger) A− 

Adrean Farrugia/Joel Frahm: Blues Dharma (2017 [2018], GB) A− 

Fast 'N' Bulbous: Waxed Oop (An Impetuous Stream Bubbled Up) (2009, Cuneiform) A− 

Kali Z. Fasteau:

  • Piano Rapture (2014, Flying Note) A− 
  • Intuit (2012-13 [2016], Flying Note) B+(***) 

The Fat Babies:

  • 18th & Racine (2013, Delmark) B+(***) 
  • Solid Gassuh (2016, Delmark) B+(**) 

Fat Tony:

  • Smart Ass Black Boy (2013, Young One) B+(***) 
  • MacGregor Park (2017, First One Up, EP) A− 
  • 10,000 Hours (2018, self-released) B+(*) 
  • /Taydex: Wake Up (2020, Carpark, EP) B+(***) 
  • Exotica (2020, Carpark) B+(***) 

Fatboi Sharif X Steel Tipped Dove: Decay (2023, Backwoodz Studioz) B− 

Father: Who's Gonna Get F***** First? (2015, Awful) B+(**) 

Faust:

  • Faust IV (1973, Virgin) B+(**) 
  • Something Dirty (2011, Bureau B) B+(**) 

Maria Faust/Tim Dahl/Weasel Walter:

  • Farm Fresh (2019, Gotta Let It Out) B+(***) 

Hernâni Faustino: Twelve Bass Tunes (2020 [2021], Phonogram Unit) B+(***) 

Kari Faux:

  • Lowkey Superstar (2020 [2021], Don Giovanni) B+(*) 
  • Real B*tches Don't Die! (2023, Drink Sum Wtr) B+(*) 

Margherita Fava: Tatatu (2022 [2023], self-released) A− 

Pierre Favre:

  • Drums and Dreams (1970-78 [2012], Intakt, 3CD) B+(**) 
  • Window Steps (1995 [1996], ECM) B+(*) 
  • /Singing Drums: Souffles (1997 [1998], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • European Chamber Ensemble (1999 [2000], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • Saxophones (2003 [2004], Intakt) B+(*) 
  • Le Voyage (2010, Intakt) B+(**) 

Piere Favre:

  • DrumSights NOW (2015 [2016], Intakt) B+(***) 

FAVX: Welfare (2018, Miel de Moscas/Burger, EP) B+(**) 

Bill Fay:

  • Life Is People (2012, Dead Oceans) B+(**) 
  • Countless Branches (2020, Dead Oceans) B+(**) 

Fazer: Plex (2022, City Slang) B+(**) 

FCT = Francesco Cusa Trio Meets Carlo Atti: From Sun Ra to Donald Trump (2016 [2017], Clean Feed) A− 

Fear of Men:

  • Early Fragments (2011-13 [2013], Kanine, EP) B+(**) 
  • Loom (2014, Kanine) B+(***) 

Clinton Fearon: Mi Deh Yah (2010, Makasound/Makafresh) B+(***) 

Lorraine Feather:

  • Ages (2008-09 [2010], Jazzed Media) B+(***) 
  • Attachments (2012-13 [2013], Jazzed Media) B+(*) 
  • Flirting With Disaster (2013-15 [2015], Jazzed Media) B 
  • My Own Particular Life (2019-21 [2021], Relarion) B+(*) 

John Fedchock:

  • New York Big Band (1992 [1995], Reservoir) B+(***) 
  • Live: Fluidity (2013 [2015], Summit) B+(***) 
  • New York Big Band: Like It Is (2014 [2015], MAMA) B+(**) 
  • Into the Shadows (2019 [2020], Summit) B+(**) 

Feeble Little Horse: Girl With Fish (2023, Saddle Creek) B+(***) 

Heidi Feek: The Only (2013, Western Pin-Up) B+(***) 

Rory Feek: Gentle Man (2021, Gaither Music Group) B+(***) 

The Feelies:

  • Here Before (2011, Bar/None) B+(*) 
  • In Between (2017, Bar/None) B+(**) 
  • Some Kinda Love: Performing the Music of the Velvet Underground (2018 [2023], Bar/None) B+(**) 

Feeling Kréyol: Las Palé (1988 [2018], Strut, EP) B+(*) 

Avram Fefer:

  • Testament (2018 [2019], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • Juba Lee (2022, Clean Feed) A− 

Thomas Fehlmann:

  • 1929: Das Jahr Babylon (2018, Kompakt) B+(*) 
  • Böser Herbst (2021, Kompakt) A− 

Steven Feifke:

  • Kinetic (2019 [2021], Outside In Music) B+(*) 
  • The Role of the Rhythm Section (2022, La Reserve) B+(*) 
  • /Dijon Watson: Steven Feifke and Dijon Watson Present: Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra (2022, Cellar) B+(*) 

Michael Feinberg: Blues Variant (2022 [2023], Criss Cross) B+(***) 

Scott Feiner & Pandeiro Jazz: A View From Below (2013 [2014], self-released) B 

Jared Feinman: Love Is an Obstacle (2021, West of Philly) B+(*) 

Feist:

  • The Reminder (2007, Cherry Tree/Interscope) B 
  • Metals (2011, Cherrytree/Interscope) B 
  • Pleasure (2017, Interscope) B 
  • Multitudes (2023, Polydor) B+(*) 

Nir Felder:

  • Golden Age (2011 [2014], Okeh) B+(***) 
  • II (2020, Ropeadope) B+(*) 

David Feldman: Horizonte (2016 [2017], self-released) B+(*) 

Mark Feldman:

  • Sounding Point (2020 [2021], Intakt) + 
  • /Dave Rempis/Tim Daisy: Sirocco (2022 [2023], Aerophonic) A− 

Lorenzo Feliciati:

  • Elevator Man (2017, RareNoise) B+(**) 
  • /Michele Rabbia: Antikythera (2019, RareNoise) B+(**) 

Simone Felice: Strangers (2014, Dualtone) B+(*) 

The Felice Brothers:

  • The Felice Brothers (2008, Team Love) B+(*) 
  • Celebration, Florida (2011, Fat Possum) B+(*) 
  • Favorite Waitress (2014, Dualtone) B+(***) 
  • From Dreams to Dust (2021, Yep Roc) B+(**) 

Lorenzo Feliciati: Koi (2015, Rare Noise) B+(***) 

Sergi Felipe:

  • Whisper Songs (2011, UnderPool) B+(*) 
  • /Whisper Songs: Bombú Es Libre En El Espacio (2013, UnderPool) B+(*) 

Laura Fell: Safe From Me (2020, Balloon Machine) B+(*) 

Simon H. Fell:

  • Composition No. 12.5: Compilation II for Improvisers, Jazz Ensemble and Electronics (1990 [1999], Bruce's Fingers) ++ 
  • Composition No. 30: Compilation III: For Improvisers, Big Band and Chamber Ensemble (1998, Bruce's Fingers) + 
  • The Exploding Flask of Muesli: Electroacoustic & Electronic Works 1994-2002 (1994-2002 [2013], Bruce's Fingers) B+(*) 
  • Le Bruit De La Musique (2015 [2016], Confront) B+(*) 

Fellow Travellers: Things and Time (1993, OKra) B+(***) 

Felt:

  • 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez (2009, Rhymesayers Entertainment) B+(**) 
  • Felt 4 U (2020, Rhymesayers Entertainment) A− 

Freddy Fender:

  • Canciones De Mi Barrio [The Roots of Tejano Rock] (1959-64 [1993], Arhoolie) B+(**) 
  • The Best of Freddy Fender (1974-77 [1977], Dot) A−  20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Freddy Fender (1974-77 [2001], MCA Nashville) B+(***) 
  • Swamp Gold (1978, ABC) B+(**) 

Sam Fender: Seveneen Going Under (2021, Polydor) B 

Fennesz:

  • Bécs (2013 [2014], Editions Mego) B+(*) 
  • Agora (2019, Touch) B 

Alan Ferber:

  • Roots & Transitions (2016, Sunnyside) B 
  • Big Band: Jigsaw (2016 [2017], Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • Up High, Down Low (2022 [2023], Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Maynard Ferguson:

  • Octet (1955 [2008], Verve) A− 
  • Birdland Dream Band (1956 [1957], Vik) B+(***) 
  • Birdland Dream Band: Volume 2 (1956 [1957], Vik) B+(**) 
  • Maynard Ferguson and His Birdland Dream Band (1956 [2011], Fresh Sound) B+(***) 

André Fernandes: Kinetic (2020, Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Mané Fernandes: Enter the Squigg (2021 [2022], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Agustí Fernández:

  • /William Parker/Susie Ibarra: One Night at the Joan Miró Foundation: July 16th, 1998 (1998 [2019], Fundacja Sluchaj) A− 
  • Lonely Woman (2004 [2005], Discmedi) B+(**) 
  • /Rafal Mazur: Ziran (2016, Not Two) B+(*) 
  • /Albert Cirera/Ramon Prats: The Liquid Trio Plays Bernoulli (2017, Sluchaj Fundacja) B+(***) 
  • /Liudas Mockunas: Improdimensions (2019 [2020], NoBusiness) B+(***) 

Hugo Fernandez:

  • Cosmogram (2014 [2015], Origin) B+(**) 
  • Ozean (2022, Origin) B+(***) 

The Fernweh: Torschlusspanik! (2022, Winterlude) B+(*) 

Gabriel Ferrandini: Volúpias (2017 [2019], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Anthony Ferrara: Cold Faded (2022, SteepleChase) B+(**) 

James Ferraro: Far Side Virtual (2011, Hippos in Tanks) B+(**) 

Lisa Ferraro: Serenading the Moon (2013 [2014], Pranavasonic Universal) B+(***) 

R.A.P. Ferreira:

  • Purple Moonlight Pages (2020, Ruby Yacht) A− 
  • Bob's Son: R.A.P. Ferreira in the Garden Level Cafe of the Scallops Hotel (2021, Ruby Yacht) B+(***) 
  • The Light Emitting Diamond Cutter Scriptures (2021, Ruby Yacht) B+(***) 
  • 5 to the Eye With Stars (2022, Ruby Yacht, EP) B+(***) 

Sky Ferreira: Night Time, My Time (2013, Capitol) B+(**) 

Bob Ferrel: Bob Ferrel's Jazztopian Dream (2016 [2017], Bob Ferrel Music) B+(*) 

Sierra Ferrell: Long Time Coming (2021, Rounder) A− 

Violeta Ferrer/Raymond Boni: Federico García Lorca (2013 [2014], Fou) B+(*) 

Andre Ferreri: Numero Uno (2021, Laser) B+(**) 

Ferron: Testimony (1981, Philo) A− 

Bryan Ferry:

  • Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1974 (1974 [2020], BMG) B+(**) 
  • Dylanesque (2007, Virgin) B+(***) 
  • Olympia (2010, Virgin) B+(**) 
  • Avonmore (2014, BMG) B+(*) 
  • Orchestra: The Jazz Age (2012 [2013], BMG/Relativity) B 
  • and His Orchestra: Bitter-Sweet (2018, BMG) B+(**) 
  • Love Letters (2022, BMG, EP) B+(*) 

Festen: Festen (2015 [2016], Clean Feed) A− 

Fever Ray:

  • Fever Ray (2009, Mute) B+(*) 
  • Plunge (2017, Rabid/Mute) B+(*) 
  • Radical Romantics (2023, Rabid/Mute) B+(**) 

Garrison Fewell: Invisible Resonance Trio (2013 [2015], Creative Nation Music) B+(***) 

Lupe Fiasco:

  • The Cool (2007, Atlantic) A− 
  • Lasers (2011, Atlantic) A− 
  • Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1 (2012, Atlantic) B+(**) 
  • Tetsuo & Youth (2015, Atlantic) B+(*) 
  • Drogas Light (2017, 1st & 15) B+(**) 
  • Drogas Wave (2018, 1st & 15) A− 
  • /Kaelin Ellis: House (2020, 1st & 15, EP) B+(*) 
  • Drill Music in Zion (2022, 1st & 15th) B+(***) 

Fickle Friends: You Are Someone Else (2018, Polydor) B+(**) 

The Fictive Five: Anything Is Possible (2018 [2019], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Fiddlehead: Between the Richness (2021, Run for Cover) B+(*) 

FIDLAR: FIDLAR (2013, Mom + Pop Music) B+(***) 

Joe Fiedler:

  • Sackbut Stomp (2013, Multiphonics) B+(***) 
  • I'm In (2015, Multiphonics Music) A− 
  • Like, Strange (2017, Multiphonics Music) B+(***) 
  • Open Sesame (2018 [2019], Multiphonics Music) B+(***) 
  • 's Big Sackbut: Live in Graz (2019 [2020], Multiphonics Music) B+(**) 
  • 's "Open Sesame": Fuzzy and Blue (2021, Multiphonics) B+(***) 
  • Solo: The Howland Sessions (2022, Multiphonics) B+(**) 

The Field: Yesterday and Today (2009, Kompakt/Anti-) B+(***) 

Field Music:

  • Field Music (Measure) (2010, Memphis Industries) B+(*) 
  • Music for Drifters (2015, Memphis Industries) B+(**) 
  • Commontime (2016, Memphis Industries) B 
  • Making a New World (2020, Memphis Industries) B+(*) 

Alvin Fielder/David Drove/Jason Jackson/Damon Smith: The Very Cup of Trembling (2016 [2021], Astral Spirits) B+(***) 

Brian Fielding: An Appropriate Response: Volume One (2015 [2016], Broken Symmetries Music) B+(**) 

Amanda Fields: What, When and Without (2023, Are and Be) B+(**) 

Irving Fields:

  • My Yiddishe Mama's Favorites (2007, Tzadik) B+(**) 
  • /Roberto Rodriguez: Oy Vey!!! . . . Olé!!! (2006, Tzadik) B+(***) 

Lee Fields:

  • Let's Talk It Over (1979 [2013], Truth & Soul) A− 
  • Faithful Man (2012, Truth & Soul) B+(***) 
  • Emma Jean (2014, Truth & Soul) B+(**) 

Scott Fields Ensemble: Frail Lumber (2010 [2011], Not Two) B+(*) 

Fieldwork: Your Life Flashes (2002, Pi) A− 

The Fiery Furnaces: Widow City (2007, Thrill Jockey) C+ 

Amina Figarova:

  • Blue Whisper (2015, In + Out) B 
  • Edition 113: Persistence (2018 [2020], AmFi) B 
  • Joy (2022, AmFi) B+(*) 

Fight Like Apes: The Body of Christ and the Legs of Tina Turner (2011, Model Citizen) B+(**) 

Diego Figueiredo: My World (2023, Arbors) B+(**) 

Sammy Figueroa: Something for a Memory (Busco Tu Recuerdo) (2022 [2023], Ashé) B+(**) 

Román Filiú: Quarteria (2018, Sunnyside) B+(*) 

Jean Luc Fillon: Oboman Plays Cole Porter: Begin the Night . . . (2013 [2014], Soupir Editions) B 

Filthy Friends:

  • Invitation (2017, Kill Rock Stars) B+(*) 
  • Emerald Valley (2019, Kill Rock Stars) B+(**) 

John Finbury:

  • Quatro (2020, Green Flash Music) B 
  • American Nocturnes (2019 [2020], Green Flash Music) C+ 

David Finck: Bassically Jazz (2019, Burton Avenue Music) B+(*) 

Fine Young Cannibals:

  • Fine Young Cannibals (1985, IRS) B+(**) 
  • The Finest: The Rare and the Remixed (1985-89 [1996], MCA) A− 

Jean Fineberg: Jean Fineberg & JAZZphoria (2022, Pivotal) B+(**) 

Michael Jon Fink: A Temperament for Angels (2004, Cold Blue Music, EP) B+(*) 

Jonathan Finlayson:

  • /Sicilian Defense: Moving Still (2016, Pi) B+(**) 
  • 3 Times Round (2018, Pi) A− 

Robert Finley:

  • Sharecropper's Son (2021, Easy Eye Sound) B+(***) 
  • Black Bayou (2023, Easy Eye Sound) B+(**) 

Craig Finn:

  • Clear Heart Full Eyes (2012, Full Time Hobby) B+(***) 
  • Faith in the Future (2015, Partisan) A− 
  • We All Want the Same Things (2017, Partisan) A− 
  • I Need a New War (2019, Partisan) A−  
  • A Legacy of Rentals (2022, Positive Jams) A− 

James Finn: Great Spirit (2005, Not Two) B+(**) 

Svein Finnerud: Plastic Sun (1970 [2018], Odin) B+(*) 

Nick Finzer:

  • The Chase (2014 [2015], Origin) B+(*) 
  • Hear & Now (2016 [2017], Outside In Music) B+(*) 
  • 's Hear & Now: Live in New York City (2018, Outside In) B+(**) 
  • Cast of Characters (2019 [2020], Outside In Music) B+(*) 
  • Out of Focus (2021, Outside In Music) B+(*) 
  • Dreams Visions Illusions (2022 [2023], Outside In Music) B+(**) 

Melanie Fiona: The MF Life (2012, Universal Republic) B+(*) 

Don Fiorino:

  • /Andy Haas: Accidentals (2023, Resonant Music) A− 
  • /Andy Haas: American Nocturne (2018, Resonant Music) B+(***) 

Fire!:

  • She Sleeps/She Sleeps (2015 [2016], Rune Grammofon) B+(**) 
  • The Hands (2018, Rune Grammofon) B+(**) 
  • Defeat (2019-20 [2021], Rune Grammofon) A− 

Fire! Orchestra:

  • Exit (2012 [2013], Rune Grammofon) B 
  • Enter (2014, Rune Grammofon) B+(**) 
  • Arrival (2019, Rune Grammofon) B 
  • Actions (2018 [2020], Rune Grammofon) B+(**) 
  • Echoes (2022 [2023], Rune Grammofon, 2CD) B+(***) 

Fireboy DML: Apollo (YBNL Nation/Empire) B+(*) 

The Firesign Theatre:

  • How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You're Not Anywhere at All (1969, Columbia) B− 
  • Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers (1970, Columbia) B− 
  • I Think We're All Bozos on This Bus (1971, Columbia) C+ 
  • Everything You Know Is Wrong (1974, Columbia) B 
  • Give Me Immortality or Give Me Death (1998, Rhino) B 
  • Boom Dot Bust (1999, Rhino) B− 
  • The Bride of Firesign (2001, Rhino) B− 

Firewater: International Orange! (2012, Bloodshot) B 

The Fireworks: Switch Me On (2015, Shelflife) B+(**) 

First Aid Kit:

  • The Lion's Roar (2012, Wichita) B− 
  • Stay Gold (2014, Columbia) B 
  • Ruins (2018, Columbia) B 
  • Palomino (2022, Columbia) B+(*) 

Clare Fischer:

  • Extension (1963 [2012], International Phonograph) B 
  • Out of the Blue (2015, Clavo) B+(*) 

Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band: ¡Intenso! (2016, Clavo) B+(**) 

Cheryl Fisher: Quietly There (2015 [2016], OA2) B+(**) 

Colin Fisher:

  • Living Midnight (2019, Astral Spirits) B+(***) 

Fist City: It's 1983, Grow Up! (2012 [2013], Black Tent Press) B+(**) 

Ella Fitzgerald:

  • /Chick Webb: Swingsation (1937-39 [1998], GRP) A− 
  • Lullabies of Birdland (1947-54 [1955], Decca) A− 
  • Jazz at the Philharmonic: The Ella Fitzgerald Set (1949-54 [2016], Verve) B+(*) 
  • Ella at Zardi's (1956 [2017], Verve) A− 
  • /Count Basie/Joe Williams: One O'Clock Jump (1956-57 [1999], Verve) B+(*) 
  • Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (1956-57 [1991], Verve, 3CD) B+(**) 
  • The Very Best of the Duke Ellington Song Book (1956-57 [2007], Verve) B+(***) 
  • /Louis Armstrong: Porgy and Bess (1957 [2008], Verve) B 
  • Ella at the Hollywood Bowl: The Irving Berlin Songbook (1958 [2022], Verve) B+(***) 
  • Live at Mister Kelly's (1958 [2007], Verve, 2CD) A− 
  • Ella in Hollywood (1961 [2009], Verve) A− 
  • Ella: The Lost Berlin Tapes (1962 [2002], Verve, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Ella in Hamburg (1965 [2007], Verve) B+(**) 
  • Ella at Duke's Place (1965 [1966], Verve) B+(**) 
  • /Duke Ellington: The Stockholm Concert (1966 [1994], Jazz World) B+(***) 
  • /Oscar Peterson: Ella and Oscar (1975 [2011], Pablo/OJC) B+(*) 
  • /Joe Pass: Easy Living (1986 [2011], Pablo/OJC) B+(***) 

George FitzGerald: All That Must Be (2018, Double Six) B+(**) 

Tim Fitzgerald: Tim Fitzgerald's Full House (2019-21 [2022], Cellar) B+(*) 

Carolyun Fitzhugh: Living in Peace (2018 [2019], Iyouwe) B 

David Fiuczynski: Flam! Blam! Pan-Asian MicroJam (2015 [2016], Rare Noise) B 

The Five Blind Boys of Alabama: Down in New Orleans (2008, Time Life) B+(**) 

Five in Orbit: Tribulus Terrestris (2015 [2016], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(**) 

Five-Way Split: All the Way (2023, Ubuntu Music) B+(*) 

FKA Twigs:

  • LP1 (2014, Young Turks) B 
  • M3LL155X (2015, Young Turks, EP) C+ 
  • Magdalene (2019, Young Turks) B 
  • Caprisongs (2022, Young/Atlantic) B+(**) 

Paul Flaherty/Randall Colbourne/James Chumley Hunt/Mike Roberson: Borrowed From Children (2020, 577) B+(**) 

Flako: Natureboy (2015, Five Easy Pieces) B+(**) 

The Flaming Lips:

  • The Soft Bulletin (1999, Warner Brothers) B 
  • Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002, Warner Brothers) B+(***) 
  • Embryonic (2009, Warner Bros.) B+(**) 
  • The Terror (2013, Warner Brothers) B+(**) 
  • With a Little Help From My Fwends (2014, Warner Brothers) B+(**) 
  • American Head (2020, Warner/Bella Union) B+(*) 

Tommy Flanagan:

  • /John Coltrane/Kenny Burrell/Idrees Sulieman: The Cats (1957 [1990], Prestige/OJC) B+(*) 
  • Overseas (1957 [1999], Prestige/OJC) A− 
  • The Tommy Flanagan Trio (1960 [1990], Prestige/OJC) B+(***) 
  • Giant Steps: In Memory of John Coltrane (1982, Enja) A− 
  • Thelonica (1982 [1983], Enja) B+(**) 
  • Let's Play the Music of Thad Jones (1993, Enja) B+(***) 

Mick Flannery: Goodtime Charlie (2023, Oh Boy) B 

Flasher: Love Is Yours (2022, Domino) B+(*) 

The Flat Five: It's a World of Love and Hate (2016, Bloodshot) B− 

Flatbush Zombies:

  • 3001: A Laced Odyssey (2016, Glorious Dead) B+(**) 
  • Vacation in Hell (2018, Glorious Dead) B+(***) 

Ingebrigt Håker Flaten:

  • /Rolf-Erik Nystrøm: El Sistema (2000 [2021], Sonic Transmissions) B+(***) 
  • Double Bass (2002-03 [2003], Sofa) B+(**) 
  • Quintet (2005 [2006], Jazzland) B+(***) 
  • The Year of the Boar (2007 [2008], Jazzland) A− 
  • Birds: Solo Electric (2007-08 [2012], Tektite) B+(*) 
  • /Håkon Kornstad: Elise (2008, Compunctio) B+(**) 
  • /Håkon Kornstad/Jon Christensen: Mitt Hjerte Altid Vanker - I: Live at Oslo Jazzfestival (2009 [2011], Compunctio) B+(**) 
  • Steel: Live in Bucharest (2010 [2012], Tektite, EP) B+(***) 
  • (Exit) Knarr (2021, Odin) A− 

Ingebrigt Haker Flaten:

  • /Paal Nilssen-Love: Guts & Skins (2022 [2023], PNL) B+(**) 

Flatland Cavalry: Welcome to Countryland (2021, self-released) B+(*) 

The Flatlanders:

  • The Odessa Tapes (1972 [2012], New West) B+(***) 
  • Hills and Valleys (2009, New West) B+(**) 
  • Treasure of Love (2021, Rack 'Em) B+(***) 

Béla Fleck:

  • /Zakir Hussain/Edgar Meyer: The Melody of Rhythm: Triple Concerto & Music for Trio (2009, Koch) B+(*) 
  • My Bluegrass Heart (2021, Renew, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • /Zakir Hussain/Edgar Meyer: As We Speak (2023, Thirty Tigers) B+(*) 

Fleet Foxes:

  • Fleet Foxes (2008, Sub Pop) B− 
  • Helplessness Blues (2010 [2011], Sub Pop) B− 
  • Crack-Up (2017, Nonesuch) C+ 
  • Shore (2020, Anti-) B 

Dom Flemons: Prospect Hill (2014, Fat Possum) B+(**) 

Fleurine: Brazilian Dream (2018 [2019], Pure Imagination) B+(**) 

Birgitta Flick: Color Studies (2018, Double Moon) B+(**) 

Benton Flippen: Old Time, New Times (1970s-93 [1994], Rounder) B+(***) 

Mike Flips/Nord1kone/Seize: Life Cycles (2023, SpitSLAM) B+(**) 

Floating Points:

  • Elaenia (2015, Luaka Bop) B+(***) 
  • Reflections - Mojave Desert (2017, Luaka Bop) B+(*) 
  • Crush (2019, Ninja Tune) B+(**) 
  • /Pharoah Sanders & the London Symphony Orchestra: Promises (2021, Luaka Bop) B+(**) 

A Flock of Seagulls: A Flock of Seagulls (1982, Jive) B+(**) 

Ben Flocks: Battle Mountain (2013 [2014], self-released) A− 

Flogging Molly: Float (2008, Side One Dummy) B− 

Flohio: Out of Heart (2022, AWAL) B+(**) 

Florence + the Machine:

  • Lungs (2009, Island) B 
  • Ceremonials (2011, Universal Republic) B+(*) 
  • How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (2015, Island/Republic) B 
  • High as Hope (2018, Virgin EMI) B+(*) 
  • Dance Fever (2022, Polydor) B 

Rosie Flores:

  • Girl of the Century (2009, Bloodshot) B+(*) 
  • Working Girl's Guitar (2012, Bloodshot) B+(*) 
  • Simple Case of the Blues (2019, The Last Music Company) B+(**) 

Florist: Florist (2022, Double Double Whammy) B+(***) 

Chris Flory: The Chris Flory Quintet Featuring Scott Hamilton (2012, Arbors) B+(***) 

Flow Trio:

  • Rejuvenation (2008 [2009], ESP) B 
  • /Joe McPhee: Winter Garden (2020 [2021], ESP-Disk) A− 

Mary Flower: Misery Loves Company (2011, Yellow Dog) B+(**) 

Brandon Flowers: The Desired Effect (2015, Virgin EMI) B+(**) 

Gabby Fluke-Mogul: Threshold (2020 [2021], Relative Pitch) B+(*) 

Flukten: Velkommen Hap (2021, Odin) B+(***) 

Flume: Skin (2016, Future Classic) B 

Wolfgang Flür: Magazine 1 (2002, Cherry Red) B+(***) 

Fly Anakin: Frank (2022, Lex) B+(**) 

The Flying Burrito Brothers: Authorized Bootleg: Fillmore East, New York, N.Y.: Late Show, November 7, 1970 (1970 [2011], Hip-O Select) B 

Flying Lotus:

  • Cosmogramma (2010, Warp) B+(**) 
  • Until the Quiet Comes (2012, 4AD) B+(**) 
  • You're Dead (2014, Warp) B+(**) 
  • Flamagra (2019, Warp) B+(**) 
  • Yasuke (2021, Warp) B+(**) 

Flying Pooka! [Dani Oore & Florian Hoefner]: The Ecstasy of Becoming (2021 [2023], Alma) B+(*) 

Billy Flynn: Lonesome Highway (2017, Delmark) B 

William Flynn: Seaside (2019 [2022], OA2) B+(**) 

FME:

  • Live at the Glenn Miller Café - Feb. 27, 2002 (2002, Okka Disk) B+(***) 
  • Montage (2005 [2006], Okka Disk, 2CD) B+(**) 

Foals:

  • Antidotes (2008, Sub Pop) B+(*) 
  • Total Life Forever (2010, Sub Pop) B+(**) 
  • Tapes (2012, !K7) B+(**) 
  • Holy Fire (2013, Warner Brothers) B+(*) 
  • What Went Down (2015, Warner Brothers) B 
  • Life Is Yours (2022, Warner) B+(*) 

The Greg Foat Group: The Dancers at the Edge of Time (2015, Jazzman) B+(*) 

Focalistic: Ghetto Gospel (2022, 18 Area Holdings) B+(***) 

Focusyear Band 2021: Bosque (2021, Neuklang) B+(*) 

Dan Fogelberg: The Essential Dan Fogelberg (1973-90 [2003], Epic/Legacy) C+ 

John Fogerty: The Blue Ridge Rangers Ride Again (2009, Verve Forecast) B+(**) 

John Fogerty:

  • Wrote a Song for Everyone (2013, Vanguard) B+(*) 
  • Fogerty's Factory (2020, BMG) B+(*) 

Fokn Bois:

  • Coz Ov Moni (2010, Pidgen Music) B+(**) 
  • Fokn Wit Ewe (2012, Pidgen Music) A− 
  • Coz Ov Moni 2 (Fokn Revenge) (2014, Pidgen Music) B+(**) 
  • Fokn Ode to Ghana (2016, Hobo Truffels/Yoyo Tinz) B+(**) 

Chuck Folds: Hitting His Stride (1992 [1996], Arbors) B+(***) 

Blaze Foley:

  • The Dawg Years (1975-78 [2010], Fat Possum) B+(**) 
  • Duct Tape Messiah [Soundtrack From the Documentary Film] (1975-89 [2011], Lost Art) B+(**) 

Sue Foley:

  • Change (2004, Ruf) B+(***) 
  • The Ice Queen (2018, Stony Plain) B+(***) 
  • Pinky's Blues (2021, Stony Plain) A− 
  • Live in Austin Vol. 1 (2023, Stony Plain) B+(**) 

Miya Folick: Roach (2023, Nettwerk) B+(**) 

Föllakzoid: III (2015, Sacred Bones) B+(**) 

The Follow: Up With the Sun (2006, Oni Music) B− 

Fond of Tigers: Uninhabit (2016, Offsesson/Drip Audio) C+ 

Joe Fonda:

  • /Michael Jefry Stevens: Memphis (2008 [2009], Playscape) B+(**) 
  • /Michael Jefry Stevens: Trio (2006 [2007], Not Two) B+(**) 
  • /Michael Jefry Stevens: Trio + 2: Live in Katowice (2009 [2011], Not Two) B+(*) 

Brigitte Fontaine: Comme à la Radio (1969, Saravah) B+(***) 

Fontaines D.C.:

  • Dogrel (2019, Partisan) B+(***) 
  • A Hero's Death (2020, Partisan) B+(*) 
  • Skinty Fia (2022, Partisan) B+(*) 

Foo Fighters:

  • Wasting Light (2011, RCA) B 
  • But Here We Are (2023, Roswell/RCA) B− 

Food: This Is Not a Miracle (2013 [2015], ECM) A− 

Foot Village: Make Memories (2013, Northern Spy) B+(*) 

For Those I Love: For Those I Love (2019 [2021], September) B+(***) 

Colt Ford: Every Chance I Get (2011, Average Joe's) B 

Frazey Ford: U Kin B the Sun (2020, Arts & Crafts) B+(**) 

Ricky Ford:

  • Manhattan Plaza (1979, Muse) B+(*) 
  • Looking Ahead (1987, Muse) B+(**) 
  • Saxotic Stomp (1988, Muse) B+(**) 
  • The Wailing Sounds of Ricky Ford: Paul's Scene (2022, Whaling City Sound) B+(***) 

Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside:

  • Dirty Radio (2011, Partisan) B+(*) 
  • Untamed Beast (2013, Partisan) B− 

Tennessee Ernie Ford: Sixteen Tons (1949-56 [1995], Capitol) B+(**) 

T-Model Ford and GravelRoad: Taledragger (2011, Alive) B+(***) 

Ford & Lopatin: Channel Pressure (2011, Mexican Summer) B− 

The Foreign Exchange: Love in Flying Colors (2013, Foreign Exchange Music) B+(*) 

Forest Chorus: Forest Chorus (2019 [2022], Orenda) B+(***) 

Forest Swords:

  • Engravings (2013, Tri Angle) B+(*) 
  • Compassion (2017, Ninja Tune) B− 

Adam Forkelid:

  • Reminiscence (2017 [2018], Moserobie) A− 
  • 1st Movement (2021, Prophone) B+(***) 

Bruce Forman With John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton: Reunion! (2021, B4Man Music) B+(**) 

Michael Formanek:

  • /Ensemble Kolossus: The Distance (2014 [2016], ECM) B+(***) 
  • Elusion Quartet: Time Like This (2018, Intakt) B+(**) 
  • Very Practical Trio/Tim Berne/Mary Halvorson: Even Better (2019, Intakt) B+(***) 
  • Pre-Apocalyptic (2014 [2020], Out of Your Head) B+(***) 
  • /Peter Formanek: Dyads (2019 [2021], Out of Your Head) A−  Imperfect Measures (2017 [2021], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • Elusion Quartet: As Things Do (2022 [2023], Intakt) B+(***) 

Robert Forster:

  • Intermission: The Best of the Solo Recordings 1990-1997 (1990-97 [2007], Beggars Banquet) A− 
  • The Evangelist (2008, Yep Roc) A− 
  • Songs to Play (2015, Tapete) B+(**) 
  • Inferno (2019, Tapete) A− 
  • The Candle and the Flame (2023, Tapete) A− 

Chris Forsyth: Evolution Here We Come (2021 [2022], No Quarter) B+(**) 

Keeley Forsyth:

  • Debris (2020, The Leaf Label) B 
  • Limbs (2022, The Leaf Label) B 

Anat Fort:

  • /Gianluigi Trovesi: Birdwatching (2013 [2016], ECM) B+(***) 
  • Colour (2019, Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • The Berlin Sessions (2022 [2023], Sunnyside, 2CD) B+(**) 

Manel Fortiá: Despertar (2022, Segell Microscopi) A− 

Sullivan Fortner:

  • Aria (2014 [2015], Impulse!) B+(***) 
  • Solo Game (2023, Artwork, 2CD) B+(*) 

Daniel Fortin: Brinks (2015, Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(**) 

Aldo Fosko: This One Time (2023, Hitchtone) B+(**) 

Al Foster:

  • Inspirations & Dedications (2019, Smoke Sessions) B+(**) 
  • Reflections (2022, Smoke Sessions) B+(*) 

Michael Foster:

  • /Katherine Young/Michael Zerang: Bind the Hand(s) That Feed (2018, Relative Pitch) B+(*) 
  • /Dave Rempis/Jason Roebke/Tyler Damon: The Eagle (2019 [2020], Aerophonic, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • /Ben Bennett: Contractions (2019 [2021], Astral Spirits) B+(**) 
  • The Industrious Tongue of Michael Foster (2022, Relative Pitch) B+(*) 

Ronnie Foster:

  • Two Headed Freap (1972 [2022], Blue Note) B+(*)  Reboot (2022, Blue Note) B+(*) 

Ruthie Foster:

  • Let It Burn (2012, Blue Corn Music) B+(*) 
  • Healing Time (2022, Blue Corn Music) B 

Josephine Foster: I'm a Dreamer (2013, Fire) B+(*) 

See'J Foster: HiSonGreWings (2020, self-released) B+(**) 

Foster the People: Torches (2011, Columbia) B 

Calabria Foti: Prelude to a Kiss (2019, Moco) B 

Anne Foucher & Jean-Marc Foussat: Chair Ça (2022 [2024], Fou) B+(***) 

Fountains of Wayne: Sky Full of Holes (2011, Yep Roc) B+(***) 

Four: There You Go Thinking Again (2018 [2019], Jazz Hang) B 

The Four Bags: Waltz (2017, NCM East) B+(*) 

Four Elements & Beyond: Clock the Chemistry (2023, Four Elements & Beyond) B+(***) 

Four Tet:

  • There Is Love in You (2010, Domino) B+(***) 
  • Pink (2011-12 [2012], Text) A− 
  • Beautiful Rewind (2013, Text) B+(***) 
  • Percussions: 2011 Until 2014 (2011-14 [2015], Text) B+(**) 
  • Morning/Evening (2015, Text) B+(*) 
  • New Energy (2017, Text) B+(**) 
  • Sixteen Oceans (2020, Text) B+(*) 
  • Parallel (2020, Text) B+(***) 

Four Tops:

  • On Top (1966, Motown) B 
  • 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Four Tops (1964-73 [1999], Motown) A− 
  • 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Four Tops Volume 2 (1972-83 [2005], Hip-O) B+(*) 

Four Year Strong: Go Down in History (2014, Pure Noise, EP) B− 

Jason Foureman and Stephen Anderson: Duo (2020, Summit) B+(**) 

Fidel Fourneyron: ¿Que Vola? (2019, No Format) B+(***) 

Alex Fournier: Triio (3028 [2019], Furniture Music) B+(***) 

Jean-Marc Foussat:

  • /Sylvain Guérineau/Joe McPhee: Quod (2010 [2014], Fou) B+(*) 
  • Abattage (1973-81 [2023], Fou) B+(***) 
  • L'Oiseau (2011-12 [2014], Fou) B 
  • /Ramón Lopez: Ça Barbare, Là! (2012 [2014], Fou) B+(**) 
  • /Simon Hénocq: Nopal (2013 [2014], Fou) B+(**) 
  • /Jean-Luc Petit: . . . D'Où Vient La Lumière! (2015, Fou) B 
  • /Daunik Lazro/Evan Parker: Café Oto 2020 (2020, Fou, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • /Thomas Lehn: Spie(l)gehungen (2017 [2020], Fou) B+(***) 
  • /Daunik Lazro: Trente-Cinq Minutes & Vingt-Trois Secondes (2023 [2024], Fou) B+(***) 

Chad Fowler:

  • /WC Anderson: Lacrimosa (2020, Mahakala Music) B+(**) 
  • /Matthew Shipp: Old Stories (2021 [2022], Mahakala Music, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • /Christopher Parker: Park Hill Saudade (2021 [2022], Mahakala Music) B+(**) 
  • /William Parker/Anders Griffen: Broken Unbroken (2022, Mahakala Music) B+(***) 
  • /William Parker/Anders Griffen: Thinking Unthinking (2022, Mahakala Music) B+(***) 
  • /Ivo Perelman/Zoh Amba/Matthew Shipp/William Parker/Steve Hirsh: Alien Skin (2022, Mahakala Music) A− 

Kim Fowley: Outrageous (1968, Imperial) C− 

Danny Fox:

  • Wide Eyed (2012 [2014], Hot Cup) B+(***) 
  • The Great Nostalgist (2016 [2018], Hot Cup) B+(***) 

Grace Fox: Eleven O Seven (2022, Next Level/Blue Collar) B+(**) 

Jim Fox: The City the Wind Swept Away (2004, Cold Blue Music, EP) B+(*) 

Mimi Fox:

  • This Bird Still Flies (1985-2018 [2019], Origin) B+(*) 
  • One for Wes (2022 [2023], Origin) B+(*) 

Fox Green:

  • The Longest April (2020, self-released) B+(***) 
  • Holy Souls (2022, self-released) A− 

Foxes: The Kick (2022, PIAS) B+(*) 

Foxygen: We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic (2013, Jagjaguwar) B− 

The Foxymorons: Fake Yoga (2015, Foxyphoton) B+(***) 

Fra Fra: Funeral Songs (2020, Glitterbeat) B 

Fractal Sextet: Fractal Sextet (2020-22 [2022], Alchemy) A− 

Craig Fraedrich:

  • w/Trilogy and Friends: All Through the Night (2017, Summit) B+(*) 
  • Out of the Blues (2017, Summit) B− 

Joel Frahm: The Bright Side (2021, Anzic) B+(**) 

Nils Frahm:

  • Solo (2015, Erased Tapes) B+(**) 
  • All Melody (2018, Erased Tapes) B+(**) 

James Francies:

  • Flight (2018, Blue Note) 
  • Purest Form (2021, Blue Note) B− 

David Francis: Sings Songs of the Twenties (2022, Blujazz, EP) B 

Sage Francis:

  • Human the Death Dance (2007, Epitaph) B+(**) 
  • Li(f)e (2010, Anti-) A− 

Roddy Frame: Seven Dials (2014, AED) B+(*) 

The Frame Quartet: 35mm (2009, Okka Disk) B+(***) 

François and the Atlas Mountains: E Volo Love (2012, Domino) B+(***) 

Franco & TP OK Jazz:

  • 1967/1968 (1967-68 [1992], Sonodisc) A− 
  • 1966/1968 (1966-68 [1992], Sonodisc) B+(***) 
  • 1971/1972: Likambo Ya Ngana (1971-72 [1994], Sonodisc) A− 
  • Vicky: Marceline Oh! Oh! (1972 [1998], Sonodisc) B+(***) 
  • 79/80/81 Live: Kinshasa Makambo (1979-81 [1994], Sonodisc) B+(***) 
  • /Josky/Matalanza: A Paris 1983 Missile (1983 [1996], Sonodisc) A 
  • Makambo Ezali Bourreau: 1982/1984/1985 (1982-85 [1994], Sonodisc) B+(***) 

Franco & TP O.K. Jazz:

  • /Simaro/Jolie Detta: 1986-1987-1988 (1986-88 [1994], Sonodisc) A− 

Franco & TP OK Jazz:

  • Les Rumeurs (Inedits 1988-1989) (1988-89 [1994], Sonodisc) B+(***) 

Jackson C. Frank: Jackson C. Frank (1965, EMI Columbia) B+(**) 

Aretha Franklin:

  • You Grow Closer [Peacock Gospel Classics] (1956 [2003], MCA) B 
  • Aretha: With the Ray Bryant Combo (1960-61 [1961], Columbia) A− 
  • The Electrifying Aretha Franklin (1962, Columbia) B+(**) 
  • The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin (1962, Columbia) B− 
  • Laughing on the Outside (1963, Columbia) B 
  • Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington (1964 [1995], Columbia/Legacy) B− 
  • Runnin' Out of Fools (1964, Columbia) B+(**) 
  • Yeah!!! (1965, Columbia) B+(*) 
  • Aretha Arrives (1967, Atlantic) B+(***) 
  • Lady Soul (1968, Atlantic) A 
  • Aretha Now (1968, Atlantic) A 
  • Aretha in Paris (1968, Atlantic) B+(**) 
  • This Girl's in Love With You (1970, Atlantic) B+(***) 
  • Live at Fillmore West (1971 [1972], Atlantic) B+(*) 
  • Oh Me Oh My: Aretha Live in Philly, 1972 (1972 [2007], Rhino Handmade) B+(***) 
  • Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) (1973, Atlantic) B− 
  • Let Me in Your Life (1974, Atlantic) B 
  • Sparkle (1976, Atlantic) B+(*) 
  • The Very Best of Aretha Franklin: The '70s (1970-76 [1994], Rhino) A− 
  • Aretha (1980, Arista) B 
  • Love All the Hurt Away (1981, Arista) B+(**) 
  • Jump to It (1982, Arista) B+(**) 
  • Get It Right (1983, Arista) A− 
  • Aretha (1986, Arista) B 
  • One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism (1987, Arista, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • What You See Is What You Sweat (1991, Arista) B 
  • So Damn Happy (2003, Arista) B+(**) 
  • Sings the Great Diva Classics (2014, RCA) B+(***) 

Henry Franklin:

  • The Skipper (1972 [2021], Black Jazz/Real Gone Music) B+(***) 
  • The Skipper at Home (1974, Black Jazz) B+(*) 

Franz Ferdinand: Right Thoughts Right Words Right Action (2013, Domino) B+(**) 

Carlos Franzetti/Allison Brewster Franzetti: Alborada (2011, Amapola) B 

Nick Fraser:

  • Too Many Continents (2015, Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • Starer (2015 [2016], self-released) B+(**) 
  • Is Life Long? (2016 [2017], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • /Kris Davis/Tony Malaby: Zoning (2019, Astral Spirits) B+(**) 
  • If There Were No Opposites (2019 [2021], Ezz-Thetics) B+(*) 

Mabe Fratti: Se Ve Desde Aquí (2022, Unheard Of Hope) B+(**) 

Martin Frawley: Undone at 31 (2019, Merge) B+(***) 

Caesar Frazier:

  • Tenacity (As We Speak) (2022, TrackMerchant) B+(*) 
  • Live at Jazzcup (2023, Stunt) B+(**) 

Freakons: Freakons (2022, Fluff & Gravy) A− 

Fred Again:

  • Actual Life (April 14-December 17 2020) (2021, Atlantic) B+(**) 
  • Actual Life (February 2-October 15 2021) (2021, Atlantic) B+(**) 
  • Actual Life (January 1-September 9 2022) (2022, Atlantic) B+(*) 
  • /Brian Eno: Secret Life (2023, Text) B 

Freddie Douggie: Live on Juneteenth (2019, International Anthem) B+(*) 

Carol Fredette: No Sad Songs for Me (2012 [2014], Soundbrush) B+(**) 

Linda Fredriksson: Juniper (2021, We Jazz) B+(**) 

Mark Fredson: Nothing but Night (2021, self-released) B+(*) 

Free Energy: Stuck on Nothing (2010, Astralwerks/Caroline) B+(**) 

Free Form Funky Freqs: Hymn of the 3rd Galaxy (2020-21 [2022], Ropeadope) B+(*) 

Free Jazz Group Wiesbaden: Frictions/Frictions Now (1969-71 [2015], NoBusiness) B+(***) 

Free Jazz Quartet: Premonitions (1989, Matchless) B+(***) 

Free Nelson Mandoomjazz:

  • The Shape of Doomjazz to Come/Saxophone Giganticus (2013 [2014], RareNoise) A− 
  • Awakening of a Capital (2014 [2015], RareNoise) B+(***) 
  • The Organ Grinder (2016, RareNoise) B+(*) 

Free Radicals:

  • The Rising Tide Sinks All (1998, RWE) A− 
  • Our Lady of Sunny Delights (2000, Rastaman Work Ethic) B+(**) 
  • Aerial Bombardment (2004, Rastaman Work Ethic) B+(**) 
  • The Freedom Fence (2012, Free Radicals) B+(**) 
  • Freedom of Movement (2015, Free Radicals) B+(***) 
  • Outside the Comfort Zone (2017, Free Rads) A− 

Daniel Freedman: Imagine That (2016, Anzic) B+(***) 

Nnenna Freelon: Time Traveler (2018-20 [2021], Origin) B+(*) 

Chico Freeman:

  • Morning Prayer (1976 [2009], Why Not) B+(**) 
  • Chico (1977, India Navigation) B+(***) 
  • Kings of Mali (1977 [1978], India Navigation) B+(**) 
  • The Outside Within (1978 [1981], India Navigation) A− 
  • No Time Left (1979, Black Saint) B+(***) 
  • /Von Freeman: Freeman & Freeman (1981 [1989], India Navigation) B+(***) 
  • Tradition in Transition (1982, Elektra Musician) B+(*) 
  • You'll Know When You Get There (1988 [1989], Black Saint) B+(***) 
  • /Mal Waldron: Up and Down (1992, Black Saint) B+(**) 
  • /Heiri Känzig: The Arrival (2014 [2015], Intakt) A− 

Dori Freeman:

  • Dori Freeman (2015 [2016], Free Dirt) A− 
  • Letters Never Read (2017, MRI) A− 
  • Every Single Star (2019, Blue Hens Music) B+(***) 
  • Ten Thousand Roses (2021, Blue Hens Music) B+(*) 

George Freeman:

  • 90 Going on Amazing (2005 [2017], Blujazz) B+(*) 
  • George the Bomb! (2018 [2019], Blujazz/Southport) B+(**) 
  • The Good Life (2022 [2023], HighNote) B+(**) 

James Freeman: Echoes of Nature III (2016, Edgetone) B− 

Mike Freeman: Blue Tjade (2014 [2016], VOF) B+(**) 

Freestyle Fellowship: Inner City Griots (1993, 4th & B'way) B+(**) 

The Fresh & Onlys: Play It Strange (2010, In the Red) B+(*) 

Fresh Cut Orchestra:

  • Mind Behind Closed Eyes (2016, Ropeadope) B+(***) 
  • From the Vine (2015, self-released) B+(*) 

Paolo Fresu:

  • Devil Quartet: Desertico (2012 [2013], Ota) B+(*)  
  • /Richard Gallliano/Jan Lundgren: Mare Nostrum II (2014 [2016], ACT Music) B+(**) 
  • /Omar Sosa: Eros (2016, Otá) B+(*) 
  • /Richard Galliano/Jan Lundgren: Mare Nostrum III (2018 [2019], ACT) B+(**) 
  • /Dino Rubino/Daniele Di Bonaventura/Marco Bardoscia: Ferlinghetti (2022, Tuk Music) B+(***) 

Paulo Fresu:

  • /Omar Sosa: Food (2023, Tuk Music) B+(**) 

Danny Freyer: Must Be Love (2014, Blue Bend) B− 

Debby Friday: Good Luck (2023, Sub Pop) A− 

Eleanor Friedberger: Last Summer (2011, Merge) B+(*) 

Erik Friedlander:

  • Fifty: Miniatures for Improvising Quintet (2008 [2010], Skipstone) B+(**) 
  • Nighthawks (2013 [2014], Skipstone) B+(***) 
  • Oscalypso: Tribute to Oscar Pettiford (2015, Skipstone) A− 
  • Rings (2016, Skipstone) B+(***) 
  • Artemisia (2017 [2018], Skipstone) B+(**) 
  • Sentinel (2020, Skipstone) B+(**) 
  • A Queen's Firefly (2021 [2022], Skipstone) B+(***) 

Eric Friedlander:

  • She Sees (2023, Skipstone) B+(*) 

Gabriela Friedli:

  • Started (2010 [2012], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • Areas (2015 [2018], Leo) B+(**) 

Amit Friedman: Unconditional Love (2018 [2021], Origin) B 

Don Friedman: My Romance: Solo Piano (1996 [1997], SteepleChase) B+(***) 

Janice Friedman: Live at Kitano (2011 [2015], CAP) B+(*) 

Kinky Friedman:

  • Live From Austin TX (1975 [2007], New West) B 
  • The Loneliest Man I Ever Met (2015, Avenue A) B+(**) 
  • Circus of Life (2018, Echo Hill) B+(*) 

David Friend & Jerome Begin: Post- (2022, New Amsterdam) B+(*) 

Friendly Fires: Pala (2011, XL) B 

Friends & Neighbors:

  • Hymn for a Hungry Nation (2012-13 [2014], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • What's Wrong? (2015 [2016], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • The Earth Is # (2021, Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Matthew Fries:

  • Parallel States (2015 [2016], Xcappa) B+(*) 
  • Lost Time (2021 [2022], Xcappa) B+(**) 

David Friesen:

  • Where the Light Fails (2013 [2014], Origin, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • /Glen Moore: Bactrian (2015, Origin) B+(***) 
  • Circle 3 Trio: Triple Exposure (2015 [2016], Origin) B+(*) 
  • Structures (2017, Origin, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • My Faith, My Life (2017-18 [2018], Origin, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Circle 3 Trio: Interaction (2018 [2019], Origin, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Testimony (2018-19 [2020], Origin) B 
  • /Bob Ravenscroft: Passage (2015-20 [2021], Origin) B+(**) 
  • Day of Rest (2020 [2021], Origin) B+(**) 

Frightened Rabbit:

  • The Winter of Mixed Drinks (2010, Fat Cat) B+(*) 
  • Pedestrian View (2013, Atlantic) B 

Frikstailers: En Son de Paz (2013, ZZK) B+(***) 

Bill Frisell:

  • Ghost Town (1999 [2000], Nonesuch) B+(*) 
  • History, Mystery (2002-07 [2008], Nonesuch, 2CD) A− 
  • The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved (2012, 429) B 
  • Guitar in the Space Age (2014, Okeh) B+(***) 
  • When You Wish Upon a Star (2015 [2016], Okeh) B 
  • /Thomas Morgan: Small Town (2016 [2017], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Music IS (2017 [2018], Okeh) B+(**) 
  • /Thomas Morgan: Epistrophy (2016 [2019], ECM) B+(*) 
  • Harmony (2016 [2019], Blue Note) B+(*) 
  • Valentine (2020, Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • Four (2022, Blue Note) B+(*) 

Oleg Frish: Duets With My American Idols (2014 [2015], Time Out Media) B+(***) 

Frisque Concordance: Distinct Machinery (2017-18 [2021], Random Acoustics, 2CD) B+(***) 

Art Fristoe Trio: Double Down (2017, Merry Lane, 2CD) B 

Fred Frith:

  • /John Butcher: The Natural Order (2009 [2014], Northern Spy) B+(**) 
  • /Darren Johnston: Everybody Is Somebody Is Nobody (2013-14 [2016], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • Another Day in Fucking Paradise (2015 [2016], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • /Ikue Mori: A Mountain Doesn't Know It's Tall (2015 [2021], Intakt) + 
  • You Are Here (2016 [2017], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • Closer to the Ground (2018, Intakt) A− 
  • All Is Always Now: Fred Frith Live at the Stone (2007-16 [2019], Intakt, 3CD) B+(***) 
  • /Lotte Anker/Susana Santos Silva: Road (2021, Intakt, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • /Ikue Mori: A Mountain Doesn't Know It's Tall (2015 [2021], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • /Susana Santos Silva: Laying Demons to Rest (2021 [2023], RogueArt) B+(***) 

Donnie Fritts: Oh My Goodness (2015, Single Lock) B+(***) 

Jonny Fritz:

  • Dad Country (2013, ATO) B+(**) 
  • Sweet Creep (2016, ATO) B+(*) 

Romulo Fróes: Por Elas Sem Elas (2015, YB Music, EP) B+(*) 

Frog & Henry: England & Italy: 2020-2022 (2020-22 [2022], self-released) B+(**) 

Frog Squad: Special Noise (2023, Mahakala Music) B+(*) 

From Wolves to Whales: Strandwal (2017 [2019], Aerophonic, 2CD) B+(***) 

The Front Bottoms:

  • The Front Bottoms (2011, Bar/None) B+(***) 
  • Talon of the Hawk (2013, Bar/None) B+(**) 
  • In Sickness & in Flames (2020, Fueled by Ramen) B+(**) 
  • You Are Who You Hang Out With (2023, Fueled by Ramen) B+(*) 

Ben Frost: Aurora (2014, Bedroom Community) B+(**) 

Fruit Bats:

  • The Ruminant Band (2009, Sub Pop) A− 
  • Tripper (2011, Sub Pop) A− 
  • Absolute Loser (2016, Easy Sound) B+(**)  Gold Past Life (2019, Merge) B+(*) 
  • A River Running to Your Heart (2023, Merge) B+(*) 

Tony Fruscella:

  • Tony Fruscella (1955, Atlantic) B+(***) 
  • Tony's Blues: The Unique Tony Fruscella (1948-55 [1992], Cool & Blue) B+(**) 

The Frustrated Bachelors: In the End It Wasn't Enough: All the Good Ones 2003-2006 (2003-06 [2023], Money for Guns) B+(**) 

Rob Frye:

  • Exoplanet (2021, Astral Spirits) B+(***) 
  • Chihuahuan Desert Birdscapes (2020 [2021], Astral Spirits) B 

Fuck Buttons: Tarot Sport (2009, ATP) A− 

Fucked Up:

  • Couple Tracks: Singles 2002-2009 (2002-09 [2010], Matador, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • David Comes to Life (2010 [2011], Matador) A− 
  • Glass Boys (2014, Matador) B+(**) 

The Fugs:

  • The Fugs' Second Album (1966 [1994], Fantasy)  Greatest Hits 1984-2004 (1984-2004 [2007], Fugs) B+(***) 

Satoko Fujii:

  • /Mark Dresser/Jim Black: Toward, "To West" (1998 [2000], Enja) A− 
  • Jo (1998 [2000], Buzz) B+(**) 
  • /Orchestra New York: Shiki (2013 [2014], Libra) B+(**) 
  • Orchestra Berlin: Ichigo Ichie (2014 [2015], Libra) A− 
  • Tobira: Yamiyo Ni Karasu (2014 [2015], Libra) B+(***) 
  • /Joe Fonda: Duet (2015 [2016], Long Song) B+(***) 
  • Orchestra Tokyo: Peace (2014 [2017], Libra) A− 
  • Invisible Hand (2016 [2017], Cortez Sound, 2CD) A− 
  • /Natsuki Tamura: Kisaragi (2015-16 [2017], Libra) B+(*) 
  • Live at Jazz Room Cortez (2016 [2017], Cortez Sound) B 
  • Orchestra New York: Fukushima (2016 [2017], Libra) B+(**) 
  • Solo (2017 [2018], Libra) B+(**) 
  • Orchestra Berlin: Ninety-Nine Years (2017 [2018], Libra) B+(**) 
  • /Joe Fonda/Gianni Mimmo: Triad (2017 [2018], Long Song) B+(***) 
  • /Joe Fonda: Mizu (2018, Long Song) B+(***) 
  • Orchestra Tokyo: Kikoeru: Tribute to Masaya Kimura (2018, Libra) A− 
  • Solo Piano: Stone (2018 [2019], Libra) B+(**) 
  • /Ramon Lopez: Confluence (2018 [2019], Libra) B+(***) 
  • /Joe Fonda: Four (2018 [2019], Long Song) B+(***) 
  • Orchestra New York: Entity (2019 [2020], Libra) B+(***) 
  • /Natsuki Tamura: Pentas: Tribute to Eric and Chris Stern (2019 [2020], Not Two) B+(**) 
  • Hazuki: Piano Solo (2020 [2021], Libra) B+(***) 
  • Tokyo Trio: Moon on the Lake (2020 [2021], Libra) B+(***) 
  • Piano Music (2021, Libra) B+(*) 
  • /Joe Fonda: Thread of Light (2021 [2022], FSR) B+(***) 
  • Hajimeru (2021, Libra, EP) B+(*) 
  • Bokyaku (2022, Libra) B 
  • Hyaku: One Hundred Dreams (2022, Libra) A− 
  • /Otomo Yoshihide: Perpetual Motion (2022 [2023], Ayler) B+(***) 
  • Torrent: Piano Solo (2022 [2023], Libra) B+(**) 
  • Tokyo Trio: Jet Black (2023 [2024], Libra) B+(***) 

Fujiya & Miyagi: Artificial Sweeteners (2014, Yep Roc) B+(*) 

Dai Fujikura/Jan Bang: The Bow Maker (2022, Punkt) B+(*) 

Yuko Fujiyama/Graham Haynes/Ikue Mori: Quiet Passion (2019 [2022], Intakt) B+(**) 

Arina Fujiwara: Neon (2023, self-released) B+(*) 

Tomas Fujiwara:

  • The Air Is Different (2012, 482 Music) A− 
  • After All Is Said (2014 [2015], 482 Music) A− 
  • Triple Double (2017, Firehouse 12) A− 
  • 's Triple Double: March (2019 [2022], Firehouse 12) A− 
  • 's Triple Double: March On (2019 [2023], self-released) B+(***) 
  • Pith (2023, Out of Your Head) B+(***) 

Fujiya & Miyagi: Ventriloquizing (2011, Yep Roc) B+(*) 

Haruna Fukazawa: Departure (2019, Summit) B+(*) 

Robbie Fulks:

  • Happy: Plays the Music of Michael Jackson (2002 [2010], Bloodshot) B 
  • Gone Away Backward (2013, Bloodshot) B+(**) 
  • Upland Stories (2016, Bloodshot) A− 
  • /Linda Gail Lewis: Wild! Wild! Wild! (2018, Bloodshot) A− 
  • Bluegrass Vacation (2023, Compass) B+(***) 

Full Blast:

  • Rio (2016 [2018], Trost) B+(***) 
  • Farewell Tonic (2007 [2020], Trost) B+(**) 

The Full Salon: The Full Salon (2018 [2020], self-released) B 

John Fullbright:

  • From the Ground Up (2012, Blue Dirt) B+(**) 
  • Songs (2014, Blue Dirt) B+(*) 
  • The Liar (2022, Blue Dirt/Thirty Tigers) B+(**) 

Larry Fuller:

  • Larry Fuller (2013-14 [2014], Capri) B+(***) 
  • Overjoyed (2018 [2019], Capri) B+(***) 

Tia Fuller: Diamond Cut (2018, Mack Avenue) B+(*) 

Champian Fulton:

  • /Scott Hamilton: The Things We Did Last Summer (2017, Blau) B+(*) 
  • Meet Me at Birdland (2022 [2023], Champian) B+(**) 

Fulu Miziki: Ngbaka EP (2022, Moshi Moshi, EP) A− 

Fumaça Preta:

  • Fumaça Preta (2014, Soundway) A− 
  • Impuros Fanáticos (2016, Soundway) B+(*) 

Fun.: Some Nights (2012, Fueled by Ramen) B 

Anthony Fung: What Does It Mean to Be Free? (2022, self-released) B+(***) 

The Funk Brothers: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Funk Brothers (1960-72 [2004], Motown) B 

Funk Shui NYC: Shark NATO on a Plane (2020, Zoho) B+(*) 

Funkadelic: First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate (2014, The C Kunspyruzhy, 3CD) B+(*) 

The Funkees: Dancing Time: The Best of Eastern Nigeria's Afro Rock Exponents 1973-77 (1973-77 [2012], Soundway) B+(**) 

Funkwrench Blues: Soundtrack for a Film Without Pictures (2023, Need to Know) B+(*) 

The Funky Organics: The Funky Organics (2016, Chicken Coup/Summit) B 

Ezra Furman:

  • The Year of No Returning (2013, Bar/None) B+(*) 
  • Day of the Dog (2013, Bar/None) A− 
  • Perpetual Motion People (2015, Bella Union) A− 
  • Transangelic Exodus (2018, Bella Union) B+(**) 
  • Twelve Nudes (2019, Bella Union) A− 
  • Sex Education Original Soundtrack (2020, Bella Union) B+(**) 
  • Sex Education: Songs From Season 3 (2021, Bella Union, EP) B+(**) 
  • All of Us Flames (2022, Anti-) B+(***) 

Fu-Schnickens: Greatest Hits (1992-95 [1995], Jive) B+(***) 

Andy Fusco:

  • Vortex (2017 [2019], SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • Remembrance (2019 [2020], SteepleChase) B+(*) 

Futari:

  • Beyond (2019 [2021], Libra) B+(*) 
  • Underground (2021, Libra) B+(**) 

Joel Futterman:

  • Inneraction (1984 [2023], Mahakala Music) B+(***) 
  • Vision in Time (1988 [1990], Silkheart) B+(**) 
  • Berlin Images (1991, Silkheart) B+(***) 
  • /Kidd Jordan: Nickelsdorf Konfrontation (1995 [1996], Silkheart) B+(*) 
  • /Kidd Jordan/Alvin Fielder: Southern Extreme (1997 [1998], Drimala) B+(**) 
  • /Ike Levin: Live in Chicago (2007 [2017], Charles Lester Music) B+(***) 
  • Creation Series (2008 [2021], NoBusiness, 5CD) A− 
  • Intervals (2018 [2020], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(*) 
  • /Chad Fowler: Timeless Moments (2022, Mahakala Music) B+(**) 
  • /Steve Hirsh: Warp & Weft (2021, Mahakala Music, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • /William Parker/Chad Fowler/Steve Hirsh: The Deep (2022, Mahakala Music) A− 

Future:

  • Pluto (2012, Epic) B+(**) 
  • Monster (2014 [2019], Freebandz) B+(***) 
  • Honest (2014, Epic) B+(**) 
  • DS2 (2015, Epic) A−  
  • 56 Nights (2015, Freebandz, EP) B+(*) 
  • /Zaytoven: Beast Mode (2015 [2020], Epic/Freebandz) B+(**) 
  • EVOL (2016, Epic) B+(**) 
  • Future (2017, Epic/A1/Freebandz) B+(**) 
  • Hndrxx (Epic/A1/Freebandz) B+(**) 
  • /Young Thug: Super Slimey (2017, Epic/300 Entertainment/Freebandz) B+(*) 
  • Beast Mode 2 (2018, Epic/Freebandz) A− 
  • Future Hndrxx: The Wizrd (2019, Epic/Freebandz) B+(**) 
  • /Lil Uzi Vert: Pluto x Baby Pluto (2020, Atlantic) B+(*) 

Future Bible Heroes: Partygoing (2013, Merge) B+(**) 

Future Islands:

  • In Evening Air (2010, Thrill Jockey) B+(*) 
  • Singles (2013 [2014], 4AD) B+(*) 
  • The Far Field (2017, 4AD) B+(*) 
  • As Long as You Are (2020, 4AD) B+(*) 

Future of the Left:

  • Travels With Myself and Another (2009, 4AD) B+(*) 
  • The Plot Against Common Sense (2012, Xtra Mile) B+(*) 
  • How to Stop Your Brain in an Accident (2013, Prescriptions) B+(**) 
  • The Peace & Truce of Future of the Left (2016, Prescriptions) B+(***) 

Becky G: Esquemas (2022, Kemosabe/RCA) B+(***) 

Alex G:

  • DSU (2014, Orchid Tapes, EP) B+(*) 
  • (Sandy): Rocket (2017, Domino) B 
  • House of Sugar (2019, Domino) B 
  • God Save the Animals (2022, Domino) B 

Jayda G: Significant Changes (2019, Ninja Tune) B+(*) 

Jimmy G. and the Tackheads: The Federation of Tackheads (1985, Capitol) A− 

Ras G & the Afrikan Space Program: Dance of the Cosmos (2019, Akashik, EP) B+(**) 

G-Eazy: The Beautiful & Damned (2017, BPG/RVG/RCA) B+(***) 

GA-20: GA-20 Does Hound Dog Taylor: Try It . . . You Might Like It! (2021, Karma Chief/Alligator) B+(**) 

Charlie Gabriel: Eighty Nine (2022, Sub Pop) B+(***) 

Peter Gabriel: I/O (2023, Real World) B+(*) 

Gabriels:

  • Angels & Queens Part 1 (2022, Atlas Artists/Parlophone) B+(**) 
  • Angels & Queens (2023, Atlas Artists/Parlophone) B+(**) 

Steve Gadd/Eddie Gomez/Ronnie Cuber: Center Stage (2022, Leopard) B+(*) 

Chantale Gagné: The Left Side of the Moon (2014 [2015], self-relased) B+(***) 

Gaika:

  • Security (2016, Mixpak) B+(*) 
  • Basic Volume (2018, Warp) B+(*) 

Jim Gailloreto's Jazz String Quintet: The Pythiad (2016 [2017], Origin Classical) B− 

Greta Gaines: Whiskey Thoughts (2008, Justice) B+(*) 

Charlotte Gainsbourg:

  • IRM (2010, Elektra) B+(**) 
  • Stage Whisper (2010 [2011], Elektra) B 
  • Rest (2017, Because Music) B+(**) 

Serge Gainsbourg: Histoire de Melody Nelson (1970-71 [2009], Light in the Attic) B+(***) 

James Gaiters Soul Revival: Understanding Reimagined (2021 [2022], self-released) B+(***) 

Galactic: Carnivale Electricos (2012, Epitaph) B 

Liam Gallagher: C'mon You Know (2022, Warner) B+(*) 

Brent Gallaher: Moving Forward (2016 [2017], V&B) B 

Rory Gallagher: Big Guns: The Very Best of Rory Gallagher (1970-90 [2005], Capo, 2CD) B+(*) 

Gallant: Ology (2016, Mind of a Genius/Warner Brothers) B+(*) 

Michael Gallant Trio: Live Plus One (2014 [2015], Gallant Music) B+(*) 

Richard Galliano:

  • Concerts Inédits (1996-98 [1999], Dreyfus, 3CD) A− 
  • Sentimentale (2014, Resonance) A− 

Danilo Gallo Dark Dry Tears: A View Through a Slot (2021, Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Hal Galper:

  • Live at the Berlin Philharmonic 1977 (1977 [2021], Origin, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Ivory Forest Redux (1979 [2022], Origin) B+(***) 
  • Invitation to Openness: Live at Big Twio (2008 [2022], Origin) B+(**) 
  • O's Time (2014, Origin) B+(**) 
  • /The Youngbloods: Live at the Cota Jazz Festival (2016 [2017], Origin) B+(**) 
  • Cubist (2016 [2018], Origin) A− 
  • The Zone: Live at the Yardbird Suite (2016 [2019], Origin) A− 

Sergio Galvao/Lupa Santiago/Clement Landais/Franck Enouf: 2X2 (2017 [2018], Origin) B+(***) 

Elliot Galvin: Live in Paris at Fondation Louis Vuitton (2018 [2020], Edition) B+(*) 

Joana Gama/Luís Fernandes/Richardo Jacinto: Harmonies (2016 [2017], Shhpuma) B+(***) 

Gambari Band: Kokuma (2016, Membran Media) A− 

Roberta Gambarini/Hank Jones: You Are There (2005 [2008], Emarcy) B+(***) 

Lee Gamble:

  • Diversions 1994-1996 (2012, Pan, EP) B+(*) 
  • Koch (2014, Pan, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • Mnestic Pressure (2017, Hyperdub) B+(*) 

Game: The R.E.D. Album (2011, DGC/Interscope) B 

Asher Gamedze:

  • w/Xristian Espinoza and Alan Bishop: Out Side Work: Two Duets (2019-20 [2022], Astral Spirits) B+(**) 
  • Dialectic Soul (2020, On the Corner) B+(**) 
  • Turbulence and Pulse (2020-21 [2023], International Anthem/Mushroom Hour) B+(***) 

Runhild Gammelsæter & Lasse Marhaug: Higgs Boson (2022, Ideologic Organ) B+(*) 

Vyacheslav Ganelin/Lenny Sendersky: Hotel Cinema (2016, Leo) B+(**) 

Vyacheslav Ganelin:

  • /Deniss Pashkevich/Arkady Gotesman: Variations (2018 [2019], Jersika) B+(*) 
  • /Alexey Kruglov/Oleg Yudanov: Access Point (2017 [2021], Losen) B+(***) 

The Ganelin Trio:

  • Poco-A-Poco (1978 [1988], Leo) B+(***) 
  • Strictly for Our Friends (1978 [2001], Leo) B+(***) 
  • Encores (1978-81 [1994], Leo) B+(**) 
  • Old Bottles (1982-83 [1995], Leo) B+(***) 
  • Con Affetto (1983 [1999], Leo) B+(**) 
  • Ttaango . . . in Nickelsdorf (1985 [2010], Leo Golden Years of New Jazz, 2CD) A− 
  • Opuses (1989 [1990], Leo) B− 

Ganelin Trio Priority: Live in Lugano (2006 [2007], Not Two) B+(**) 

The Gang Font: The Gang Font feat. Interloper (2007, Thirsty Ear) B+(*) 

Gang Gang Dance: Eye Contact (2011, 4AD) B 

Gang of Four:

  • Content (2011, Yep Roc) B+(***) 
  • What Happens Next (2015, Metropolis) B+(*) 

Gang of Youths: Angel in Realtime (2022, Warner) B+(*) 

Gang Starr: One of the Best Yet (2019, TTT/Gang Starr) B+(*) 

Gangrene: Vodka & Ayahuasca (2012, Decon) B+(***) 

Moktar Gania & Gwana Soul: Gwana Soul (2022, MusjoMusic/Nuits d'Afrique) B+(***) 

Noah Garabedian: Consider the Stars Beneath Us (2022, Outside In Music) B+(***) 

Garage A Trois:

  • Always Be Happy, but Stay Evil (2011, The Royal Potato Family) B 
  • Calm Down Cologne (2019 [2021], Royal Potato Family) B+(*) 

Garbage:

  • Not Your Kind of People (2012, V2) B+(*) 
  • No Gods No Masters (2021, Infectious Music, 2CD) A− 

Jan Garbarek:

  • Afric Pepperbird (1970 [1971], ECM) B+(***) 
  • /Bobo Stenson/Terje Rypdal/Arild Andersen/Jon Christensen: Sart (1971, ECM) B+(***) 
  • /Arild Andersen/Edward Vesala: Triptykon (1972 [1973], ECM) B+(***) 
  • Places (1977 [1978], ECM) A− 
  • /The Hilliard Ensemble: Remember Me, My Dear (2014 [2019], ECM New Series) B+(*) 

Jacob Garchik:

  • Ye Olde (2014 [2015], Yestereve) B+(**) 
  • Clear Line (2018 [2020], Yestereve) B+(*) 
  • Assembly (2021 [2022], Yestereve) B+(***) 

Angelica Garcia: Cha Cha Palace (2020, Spacebomb) B 

Fernando Garcia: Guasábara Puerto Rico (2017 [2018], Zoho) B+(*) 

Nubya Garcia:

  • Nubya's 5ive (2017, Jazz Re:freshed) B+(**) 
  • Source (2020, Concord) B+(**) 
  • Source + We Move (2021, Concord) B 

Paulinho Garcia: Beautiful Love (2013 [2014], Shrinktunes) B+(**) 

Socrates Garcia Latin Jazz Orchestra: Back Home (2015 [2016], Summit) B 

The Garden of Joy: Bouncin' Around (2022 [2023], self-released) B+(**) 

Amanda Gardier: Auteur (Music Inspired by the Films of Wes Anderson) (2022 [2024], self-released) A− 

Gardland: Syndrome Syndrome (2013, RVNG Intl) B+(**) 

Derrick Gardner:

  • & the Big Dig! Band: Still I Rise (2020, Impact Jazz) B+(**) 
  • & the Jazz Prophets: Pan Africa (2022 [2023], Impact Jazz) B+(***) 

Hillary Gardner/Ehud Asherie: The Late Set (2017, Anzic) B+(*) 

Taana Gardner:

  • Taana Gardner (1979, West End) B+(***) 
  • Heartbeat (1981, West End, EP) A− 

Vincent Gardner: Elbow Room (2005, SteepleChase) B+(**) 

Laszlo Gardony:

  • Life in Real Time (2014 [2015], Sunnyside) B+(***) 
  • Serious Play (Solo Piano) (2017, Sunnyside) B+(*) 
  • La Marseillaise (2019, Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • Close Connection (2022, Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Abba Gargando: Abba Gargando (2015, Sahel Sounds) B+(***) 

Melody Gardot:

  • My One and Only Thrill (2009, Verve) B+(*) 
  • Sunset in the Blue (2020, Decca) B 

Ananda Gari: T-Duality (2013 [2014], Auand) B+(**) 

The Garifuna Collective:

  • Ayó (2013, Cumbancha) B+(*) 
  • Aban (2019, Stonetree) B+(**) 

Judy Garland: Judy at Carnegie Hall (1961 [2001], Capitol, 2CD) A− 

Red Garland: Swingin' on the Korner (1977 [2015], Elemental Music, 2CD) A− 

Bunji Garlin: Differentology (2014, RCA/VP) B+(**) 

Erroll Garner:

  • Body & Soul (1951-52 [1991], Columbia) B+(***) 
  • The Complete Concert by the Sea (1955 [2015], Columbia/Legacy, 3CD) A− 
  • Nightconcert (1964 [2018], Mack Avenue) A− 
  • The Erroll Garner Collection, Vol. 2: Dancing on the Ceiling (1961-65 [1989], Emarcy) B+(**) 
  • Ready Take One (1967-71 [2016], Legacy) B+(*) 

Kenny Garrett:

  • Standard of Language (2001-02 [2003], Warner Brothers) B+(**) 
  • Seeds From the Underground (2012, Mack Avenue) B+(**) 
  • Do Your Dance! (2016, Mack Avenue) B+(*) 
  • Sounds From the Ancestors (2021, Mack Avenue) B+(**) 

Michael Garrick:

  • Moonscape (1964 [2007], Trunk, EP) B+(***) 
  • /Don Rendell/Ian Carr: Prelude to Heart Is a Lotus (1968 [2014], Gearbox) B+(**) 
  • A Lady in Waiting (1993 [1994], Jazz Academy) B+(***) 
  • The New Quartet (2001 [2002], Jazz Academy) A− 
  • w/Jacqui Dankworth: For Love of Duke . . . and Ronnie (1995-97 [1997], Jazz Academy) A−  Garricks' Strings Quartet: Green and Pleasant Land (2003, Jazz Academy) B+(*) 
  • Gigs: Introducing Mick Garrett . . . ([2008], Jazz Academy) B+(*) 

Arv Garrison: Wizard of the Six String: Classic and Rare Recordings 1945-1948 (1945-48 [2021], Fresh Sound, 3CD) B+(**) 

Mort Garson:

  • Music From Patch Cord Productions (1968-74 [2020], Sacred Bones) B+(*) 
  • Didn't You Hear? (1970 [2020], Sacred Bones) B 

Brad Garton/Dave Soldier: The Brainwave Music Project (2017 [2018], Mulatta) B+(***) 

George Garzone:

  • Moodiology (1998 [1999], NYC) B+(**) 
  • The Fringe in New York (2000, NYC) B+(**) 
  • Among Friends (2009, Stunt) B+(***) 
  • /Jerry Bergonzi/Carl Winther/Johnny Aman/Anders Mogensen: Quintonic (2013 [2014], Stunt) B+(***) 

Gabriel Garzón-Montano:

  • Jardin (2017, Stones Throw) B 
  • Agüita (2020, Jagjaguwar) B+(*) 

Gas:

  • Narkopop (2017, Kompakt) B 
  • Der Lange Marsch (2021, Kompakt) B+(*) 

The Gaslamp Killer: Breakthrough (2012, Brainfeeder) B+(*) 

The Gaslight Anthem:

  • American Slang (2010, Side One Dummy) B+(*) 
  • Handwritten (2012, Mercury) B 

Maxfield Gast: Ogo Pogo (2014 [2015], Militia Hill) B+(**) 

Giacomo Gates: You (2022, Savant) B+(***) 

Kevin Gates:

  • The Luca Brasi Story (2013, Atlantic) B+(**) 
  • Stranger Than Fiction (2013, Bread Winners Association) B+(**) 
  • By Any Means (2014, Bread Winners Association) B+(**) 
  • Islah (2016, Atlantic) B+(*) 

Gato Libre:

  • DuDu (2013 [2014], Libra) B 
  • Neko (2016 [2017], Libra) B+(**) 

Gato Preto:

  • Tempo (2017, Unique) A− 

Gato Libre:

  • Koneko (2019 [2020], Libra) B+(**) 
  • Sleeping Cat (2022, Libra) B+(*) 

Gauche: A People's History of Gauche (2016-18 [2019], Merge) B+(***) 

Stephen Gauci/Sandy Ewan/Adam Lane/Kevin Shea: Live at the Bushwick Series (2019, Gaucimusic) B+(*) 

Gaudi: EP (2016, RareNoise, EP) B+(**) 

Mary Gauthier:

  • Between Daylight and Dark (2007, Lost Highway) B+(***) 
  • The Foundling (2010, Razor & Tie) B+(***) 
  • Trouble & Love (2014, In the Black) A− 
  • Rifles & Rosary Beads (2018, In the Black) A− 
  • Dark Enough to See the Stars (2022, In the Black/Thirty Tigers) B+(***) 

Dana Gavanski:

  • Yesterday Is Gone (2020, Ba Da Bing) B+(*) 
  • Wind Songs (2020, Ba Da Bing, EP) B 

Ben Lamar Gay:

  • 500 Chains (2013-14 [2018], International Anthem) B+(***) 

Ben LaMar Gay:

  • Grapes (2013-14 [2018], International Anthem) B+(*) 
  • /Edinho Gerber: Benjamin E Edinho (2011-13 [2018], International Anthem, EP) B+(*) 
  • Downtown Castles Can Never Block the Sun (2010-18 [2018], International Anthem) B+(**) 
  • Confetti in the Sky Like Fireworks [This Is Bate Bola OST] (2018 [2019], International Anthem) B 
  • Open Arms to Open Us (2021, International Anthem) B+(*) 
  • Certain Reveries (2022, International Anthem) B+(***) 

Gay for Johnny Depp: What Doesn't Kill You, Eventually Kills You (2011, Shinebox) B− 

Marvin Gaye:

  • The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye (1961, Tamla) C 
  • That Stubborn Kinda Fellow (1962, Tamla) B+(***) 
  • Hello Broadway (1964, Tamla) C− 
  • How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You (1965, Tamla) B+(***) 
  • A Tribute to the Great Nat King Cole (1965, Tamla) C+ 
  • Moods of Marvin Gaye (1966, Tamla) B+(**) 
  • /Kim Weston: Take Two (1964-66 [1966], Tamla) B+(***) 
  • /Tammi Terrell: United (1967, Tamla) B+(*) 
  • In the Groove (1968, Tamla) B+(***) 
  • M.P.G. (1969, Tamla) B+(***) 
  • 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Marvin Gaye Volume 1: The '60s (1962-69 [1999], Motown) A 
  • /Tammi Terrell: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (1967-69 [2000], Motown) B+(***) 
  • What's Going On (1971, Tamla) A− 
  • You're the Man (1972 [2019], Motown) B+(**) 
  • Trouble Man (1972, Tamla) B 
  • Let's Get It On (1973, Tamla) B+(***) 
  • Live! (1974, Tamla) B 
  • I Want You (1976, Tamla) B− 
  • 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Marvin Gaye Volume 2: The '70s (1971-77 [2000], Motown) A− 
  • Here, My Dear (1978, Motown) A− 
  • In Our Lifetime (1981 [1994], Tamla) B+(***) 

Charles Gayle:

  • Spirits Before (1988 [1989], Silkheart) B+(***) 
  • Homeless (1988 [1989], Silkheart) B+(**) 
  • More Live at the Knitting Factory: February, 1993 (1993, Knitting Factory Works, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Vol. 1: Translations (1993 [1994], Silkheart) B+(*) 
  • Streets (2011 [2012], Northern Spy) A− 
  • /William Parker/Hamid Drake: Live at Jazzwerkstatt Peitz (2014 [2015], Jazzwerkstatt) B+(***) 
  • Christ Everlasting (2014 [2015], ForTune) A− 
  • /Giovani Barcella/Manolo Cabras: Live in Belgium (2015 [2017], El Negocito) B+(***) 
  • Solar System (2016 [2017], ForTune) A− 
  • /Giovanni Barcella/Manolo Cabras: The Alto Sessions (2017 [2019], El Negocito) B+(**) 

Gayngs: Relayted (2010, Jagjaguwar) B+(*) 

Paul Gayten & Annie Laurie/Dave Bartholomew/Roy Brown: Regal Records in New Orleans (1949-51 [1991], Specialty) B+(**) 

Sara Gazarek/Josh Nelson: Dream in the Blue (2015 [2016], Steel Bird) B 

Gazelle Twin: Unflesh (2014, Last Gang) B+(**) 

Tobias Gebb/Trio West: Plays Holiday Songs, Vol. 2 (2009, Yummy House) B 

Awalom Gebremariam: Desdes (2007 [2016], Awesome Tapes From Africa) B+(***) 

Asnake Gebreyes: Ahadu (1988 [2018], Buda Musique) B+(***) 

George Gee Swing Orchestra: Winter Wonderland (2023, self-released) B+(**) 

Geese: 3D Country (2023, Partisan) B− 

Heinz Geisser-Guerino Mazzola Duo: Folia/The Unam Concert (2000 [2001], Silkheart) B+(*) 

Morgan Geist: Double Night Time (2008, Environ) B+(***) 

Gel: Only Constant (2023, Convulse) B 

Howe Gelb:

  • Dreaded Brown Recluse (1991, Restless) B+(***) 
  • Future Standards (2016 [2017], Fire) B+(*) 

Herb Geller:

  • Herb Geller Plays (1954-55 [1955], Emarcy) A− 
  • /Roberto Magris: An Evening With Herb Geller & the Roberto Magris Trio: Live in Europe 2009 (2009 [2014], JMood) B+(***) 

Sam Gendel:

  • Satin Doll (2020, Nonesuch) B 
  • DRM (2020, Nonesuch) B 
  • Cookup (2023, Nonesuch) B 

Myriam Gendron: Ma Délire: Songs of Love, Lost & Found (2021, Feeding Tube) B+(**) 

Generations Quartet: Flow (2015 [2016], Not Two) A− 

The Generations Quartet [Dave Liebman/Billy Test/Evan Gregor/Ian Froman]: Invitation (2021, Albert Murray/John Aveni) A− 

Domo Genesis: Genesis (2016, Odd Future) B+(***) 

Leo Genovese/Demian Cabaud/Marcos Cavaleiro: Estrellero (2023, Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Kate Gentile:

  • Mannequins (2016 [2017], Skirl) B+(***) 
  • /International Contemporary Ensemble: B i o m e i.i (2022 [2023], Obliquity) + 
  • Find Letter X (2021-23 [2023], Pi, 3CD) B+(***) 

Bobbie Gentry:

  • Ode to Billie Joe (1967, Capitol) B 

Bobby Gentry:

  • The Delta Sweete (1968, Capitol) C+ 

Geometry [Kyoko Kitamura/Taylor Ho Bynum/Joe Morris/Tomeka Reid]: Geometry of Distance (2018 [2019], Relative Pitch) B+(*) 

George: Letters to George (2022 [2023], Out of Your Head) B+(***) 

Camilla George: Isang (2016 [2017], Ubuntu Music) B+(*) 

Kazemde George: I Insist (2019 [2021], Greenleaf Music) B+(***) 

Georgia:

  • Georgia (2015, Domino) B+(**) 
  • Seeking Thrills (2020, Domino) B+(***) 
  • Euphoric (2023, Domino) B+(***) 

Arna Georgia: Yes Girl (2020, Arna Georgia) B+(*) 

Max Gerl: Max Gerl (2023, JMI) B+(*) 

Aaron Germain: Bell Projections (2015-20 [2021], Aaron Germain Music) B+(*) 

Greg Germann: Tales of Time (2020 [2021], Origin) B+(**) 

Philipp Gerschlauer/David Fiuczynski: Mikrojazz: Neue Expressionistische Musik (2016 [2017], Rare Noise) B+(*) 

Alice Gerrard: Follow the Music (2014, Tompkins Square) B+(***) 

Sue Anne Gershenzon: You Must Believe in Spring (2020, self-released) B 

Ruth Gerson: Deceived (2011, Wrong) B+(**) 

Julian Gerstin:

  • The One Who Makes You Happy (2017, self-released) B+(*) 
  • Littoral Zone (2020, self-released) B+(***) 

Justin Gerstin:

  • Music for the Exploration of Elusive Phenomena (2020 [2021], Zabap Music) B+(***) 

Get the Blessing: Lope and Antilope (2013 [2014], Naim Jazz) B+(*) 

Stan Getz:

  • Stan Getz in Stockholm (1955 [2008], Verve) B+(***) 
  • The Steamer (1956 [2015], Classic Standard) B+(***) 
  • /Gerry Mulligan/Harry Edison/Louis Bellson/Oscar Peterson: Jazz Giants '58 (1953-57 [2008], Verve) B+(***)  Getz at the Gate: The Stan Getz Quartet Live at the Village Gate Nov. 26 1961 (1961 [2019], Verve, 2CD) A− 
  • /Bob Brookmeyer: Recorded Fall 1961 (1961 [2002], Verve) B+(**) 
  • Big Band Bossa Nova (1962 [2008], Verve) B+(**) 
  • /Luiz Bonfa: Jazz Samba Encore! (1963 [2008], Verve) A− 
  • With Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida (1963 [2008], Verve) A− 
  • /Joao Gilberto: Getz/Gilberto #2 (1964 [2008], Verve) B 
  • /Astrud Gilberto: Getz Au Go Go (1964 [2007], Verve) B+(*) 
  • Dynasty (1971 [2009], Verve, 2CD) A− 
  • Live at Montreux 1972 (1972 [2013], Eagle Rock) B 
  • The Best of Two Worlds (1975, Columbia) B 
  • Pure Getz (1982, Concord Jazz) B+(***) 
  • Apasionado (1989 [2009], Verve) B+(***) 

GFOTY: Call Him a Doctor (2016, PC Music, EP) B− 

Naama Gheber: Dearly Beloved (2019 [2020], Cellar Music) B+(**) 

Ghetto Kumbé: Ghetto Kumbé (2020, ZZK) B+(**) 

Ghetts: Conflict of Interest (2021, Warner) B+(*) 

Arun Ghosh: Seclused in Light (2022, Camoci, 2CD) B+(*) 

Ghost: Impera (2022, Loma Vista) B− 

The Ghost: Vanished Pleasures (2023, Relative Pitch) B+(***) 

Eric Ghost: Secret Sauce (1975 [2022], Jazz Room) B+(***) 

Ghost of Vroom: 1 (2021, Mod Y Vi) A− 

Ghost Rhythms:

  • Live at Yoshiwara (2019, Cuneiform) B+(*) 
  • Spectral Music (2021, Cuneiform) B− 

Ghost Train Orchestra:

  • Hot Town (2013 [2015], Accurate) B+(***) 
  • Book of Rhapsodies Vol II (2012-17 [2017], Accurate) B+(*) 
  • /Kronos Quartet: Songs and Symphoniques: The Music of Moondog (2023, Cantaloupe) A− 

Ghostface Killah:

  • The Big Doe Rehab (2007, Def Jam) B+(***) 
  • Ghostdini: Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City (2009, Def Jam) A− 
  • Apollo Kids (2010, Def Jam) A− 
  • /Adrian Younge: Twelve Reasons to Die (2013, Relativity/Soul Temple) B+(***) 
  • 36 Seasons (2014, Tommy Boy) B+(***) 
  • /Adrian Younge: Twelve Reasons to Die II (2015, Linear Labs) B+(**) 
  • Ghostface Killahs (2019, Now Generation) B+(***) 

Ghostpoet:

  • Peanut Butter Blues and Melancholy Jam (2011, Brownswood) B+(***) 
  • Some Say I So I Say Light (2013, Play It Again Sam) B+(**) 
  • Dark Days + Canapés (2017, Play It Again Sam) B+(**) 

Paul Giallorenzo:

  • Force Majeure (2013 [2014], Delmark) B+(***) 
  • Flow (2017, Delmark) B+(**) 

Trevor Giancola: Fundamental (2015 [2016], self-released) B+(*) 

Giant Sand: Heartbreak Pass (2015, New West) B+(*) 

Joe Giardullo: Weather (2004, Not Two) B 

Billy F Gibbons: The Big Bad Blues (2018, Concord) B+(*) 

Polly Gibbons:

  • Many Faces of Love (2014 [2015], Resonance, CD+DVD) B+(*) 
  • All I Can Do (2019, Resonance) B 

Walter Gibbons: Jungle Music (1976-86 [2010], Strut, 2CD) B+(***) 

Freddie Gibbs:

  • Str8 Killa (2010, Decon, EP) B+(*) 
  • /Madlib: Piñata (2011-13 [2014], Madlib Invazion) B+(***) 
  • You Only Live 2wice (2017, ESGN/Empire) B+(**) 
  • Freddie (2018, ESGN/Empire, EP) B+(**) 
  • /Madlib: Bandana (2019, Keel Cool/RCA) A− 
  • /The Alchemist: Alfredo (2020, ESGN/ALC/Empire) B+(*) 
  • $oul $old $eparately (2022, Warner/ESGN) B+(***) 

Gerry Gibbs:

  • Thrasher Dream Trio: We're Back (2014, Whaling City Sound) B+(**) 
  • Thrasher Dream Trio: Live in Studio (2015, Whaling City Sound) B+(**) 
  • & Thrasher People: Weather or Not (2016 [2017], Whaling City Sound, 2CD) B 
  • Thrasher Dream Trios: Songs From My Father (2021, Whaling City Sound, 2CD) B+(**) 

Joe Gibbs & the Professionals:

  • African Dub All-Mighty (1975, Joe Gibbs Record Globe) B+(***) 
  • African Dub All-Mighty Chapter 2 (1976, Joe Gibbs Record Globe) B+(***) 
  • African Dub All-Mighty Chapter 3 (1978, Joe Gibbs Record Globe) A− 
  • African Dub Chapter 4 (1979, Joe Gibbs Music) B+(**) 
  • African Dub Chapter Five (1984, Joe Gibbs Music) B+(**) 

Michael Gibbs:

  • Michael Gibbs (1970, Deram) A− 
  • Tanglewood 63 (1970, Deram) B+(*) 
  • Revisiting Tanglewood 63: The Early Tapes (1970 [2021], Jazz in Britain) B+(**) 
  • Directs the Only Chrome-Waterfall Orchestra (1975, Bronze) A− 
  • Big Music (1988-90 [1996], ACT) B+(***) 
  • /Joachim Kühn: Europeana: Jazzphony No. 1 (1994 [1995], ACT) B+(**) 
  • /The NDR Bigband: Play a Bill Frisell Set List (2013 [2015], Cuneiform) A− 
  • /The NDR Bigband: In My View (2013-15 [2015], Cuneiform) B+(***) 

Otis Gibbs: Grandpa Walked a Picketline (2008 [2009], Thirty Tigers) B+(***) 

Terry Gibbs:

  • Dream Band, Vol. 6: One More Time (1959 [2002], Contemporary) A− 
  • Swing Is Here!! (1960 [2009], Verve) B+(***) 
  • 92 Years Young: Jammin' at the Gibbs House (2016 [2017], Whaling City Sound) B+(***) 

Terry Gibbs Legacy Band: The Terry Gibbs Songbook (2022 [2023], Whaling City Sound) B+(***) 

Clay Giberson:

  • Minga Minga (2013 [2015], Origin) B+(*) 
  • Pastures (2015 [2016], Origin) B+(***) 

Clark Gibson + Orchestra: Bird With Strings: The Lost Arrangements (2015, BluJazz) B+(**) 

Yedo Gibson/Hernâni Faustino/Vasco Trilla: Chain (2016 [2017], NoBusiness) B+(**) 

Rhiannon Giddens:

  • Tomorrow Is My Turn (2015, Nonesuch) B+(**) 
  • Freedom Highway (2017, Nonesuch) B+(**) 
  • /Francesco Turrisi: There Is No Other (2019, Nonesuch) B+(***) 
  • /Francesco Turrisi: They're Calling Me Home (2021, Nonesuch) B+(***) 
  • You're the One (2023, Nonesuch) B+(**) 

Perfect Giddimani: Live My Life Again (2017, Giddimani) B+(*) 

Sean Michael Giddings: Red Willow (2021, Origin) B+(*) 

Gift of Gab:

  • The Next Logical Progression (2012, Quannum Projects) B+(**) 
  • Rejoice! Rappers Are Rapping Again! (2018, Giftstribution Unlimited, EP) A− 
  • Finding Inspiration Somehow (2021, Nature Sounds) A 

Gigi: Maintenant (2008 [2010], Tomlab) B+(**) 

Gilberto Gil:

  • Louvaçao (1967, Phillips) B+(**) 
  • Gilberto Gil [Frevo Rasgado] (1968 [1998], Universal) A− 
  • Gilberto Gil [Cérebro Eletrônico] (1969, Philips) B+(***) 
  • Expresso 2222 (1972 [1993], Philips) B+(**) 
  • /Jorge Ben: Gil E Jorge (1975 [1992], Verve) A− 
  • Refavela (1977, Philips) B+(***) 

Brantley Gilbert: Just as I Am (2014, Valory) B− 

Vance Gilbert: Nearness of You (2015, Disismye Music) B 

Astrud Gilberto:

  • The Astrud Gilberto Album (1965 [2008], Verve) B 
  • Look to the Rainbow (1965-66 [2008], Verve) B− 
  • /Walter Wanderley: A Certain Smile, a Certain Sadness (1966 [2008], Verve) B 

Lafayette Gilchrist:

  • Dark Matter (2016 [2019], self-released) B+(***) 
  • Now (Lafayette Gilchrist Music, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Undaunted (2022 [2023], Morphius) B+(**) 

Gilfema: Three (2019 [2020], Sounderscore) B+(*) 

Marshall Gilkes: Cyclic Journey (2022, Alternate Side) B+(*) 

Eliza Gilkyson: Live From Austin TX (2001 [2007], New West) B+(***) 

Hannah Gill: Everybody Loves a Lover (2023, Turtle Bay) B+(***) 

John Gill:

  • San Francisco Jazz Band: Turk Murphy Style (1989 [1992], GHB) A− 
  • Novelty Orchestra of New Orleans: "Smile, Darn Ya, Smile" (1991, Stomp Off) B+(***) 
  • Novelty Orchestra of New Orleans: Headin' for Better Times (1992 [1993], Stomp Off) B+(***) 
  • Dixieland Serenaders: Looking for a Little Bluebird (1994 [1996], Stomp Off) A− 
  • Dixieland Serenaders: Take Me to the Midnight Cakewalk Ball (1995 [1998], Stomp Off) A− 
  • "Listen to That Dixie Band!!" (1997 [1998], Stomp Off) B+(**) 
  • Jazz Kings: "I Must Have It!" (2004, Stomp Off) B+(***) 
  • Learn to Croon: John Gill & His Sentimental Serenaders Remember Bing Crosby (2009 [2011], Stomp Off) B+(**) 

Vince Gill:

  • Guitar Slinger (2011, MCA Nashville) B+(**) 
  • /Paul Franklin: Bakersfield (2013, MCA Nashville) B+(***) 
  • Down to My Last Bad Habit (2016, MCA Nashville) B+(*) 
  • /Paul Franklin: Sweet Memories: The Music of Ray Price & the Cherokee Cowboys (2023, MCA Nashville) B+(*) 

Gilla Band: Most Normal (2022, Rough Trade) B 

Amos Gillespie: Unstructured Time for Jazz Septet (2021 [2022], self-released) B+(*) 

Dizzy Gillespie:

  • Dizzy on the French Riviera (1962 [2009], Verve) B+(***) 
  • Dizzy Goes Hollywood (1963 [2008], Verve) B+(**) 
  • The Cool World (1964 [2008], Verve) B+(***) 
  • Live at the 1965 Monterey Jazz Festival (1965 [2007], MJF) B+(*) 
  • Portrait of Jenny (1970 [2023], BBE) B+(***) 
  • /Friends: Concert of the Century: A Tribute to Charlie Parker (1980 [2016], Justin Time) B+(*) 

Luke Gillespie: Moving Mists (2018 [2019], Patois) B+(*) 

Elena Gilliam/Michael Le Van: Then Another Turns (2019, Blujazz) B+(***) 

David Gilmore:

  • Energies Of Change (2015 [2016], Evolutionary Music) B+(**) 
  • Transitions (2016 [2017], Criss Cross) B+(*) 

Jimmie Dale Gilmore/The Wronglers: Heirloom Music (2011, Neanderthal Noise) A 

Rocio Giménez López/Luciana Bass/Fermin Suarez/Rosina Scampino: Reunion En La Granja (2019 [2021], Discos ICM) B+(***) 

Ginkgoa:

  • EP Ginkgoa (self-released, EP) B+(**) 
  • One Time (2018, self-released, EP) B+(**) 

Allen Ginsberg:

  • Songs of Innocence and Experience (1970, MGM/Verve Forecast) B+(***) 
  • The Complete Songs of Innocence and Experience (1970 [2017], Omnivore, 2CD) B+(**) 

Vince Giordano's Nighthawks: Quality Shout! (1992-93 [1993], Stomp Off) A− 

Pedro Giraudo: Impulso Tanguero (2021, Tiger Turn) B 

Girl Band:

  • Holding Hands With Jamie (2015, Rough Trade) B+(**) 
  • The Talkies (2019, Rough Trade) B+(*) 

A Girl Called Eddy: Been Around (2020, Elefant) B+(*) 

Girl in Red:

  • Chapter 1 (2018, AWAL/Human Sounds, EP) B+(*) 
  • Chapter 2 (2019, AWAL, EP) B+(*) 
  • If I Could Make It Go Quiet (2021, AWAL) B+(***) 

Girl Ray: Prestige (2023, Moshi Moshi) B 

Girl Scout:

  • Real Life Human Garbage (2023, Made, EP) B+(**) 

Girl Talk:

  • Feed the Animals (2008, Illegal Art) A− 
  • All Day (2010, Illegal Art) A− 

Girl Unit: Club Rez EP (2012, Night Slugs, EP) B+(*) 

Girlpool:

  • Girlpool (2014, Wichita, EP) B+(**) 
  • Before the World Was Big (2015, Wichita) B+(**) 
  • Powerplant (2017, Anti-) B 
  • What Chaos Is Imaginary (2019, Anti-) B 
  • Forgiveness (2022, Anti-) B 

Girls:

  • Album (2009, True Panther) A− 
  • Broken Dreams Club (2010, True Panther Sounds, EP) B+(***) 
  • Father, Son, Holy Ghost (2011, True Panther Sounds) A− 

Girls' Generation:

  • Oh! (2010, SM Entertainment) B+(**) 
  • The Boys (2011 [2012], Universal) B+(*) 

Girls Guns and Glory: Sweet Nothings (2011, Lonesome Day) B+(*) 

Girls on Grass: Dirty Power (2019, self-released) B+(**) 

Bára Gisladottir: Silva (2023, Sono Luminus) B+(**) 

Dave Gisler:

  • Rabbits on the Run (2017 [2018], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • /Jaimie Branch: Zurich Concert (2019 [2020], Intakt) B+(*) 
  • With Jaimie Branch and David Murray: See You Out There (2021 [2022], Intakt) B+(**) 

Jimmy Giuffre:

  • The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet (1956 [2001], Collectables) B+(***) 
  • Emphasis, Stuttgart 1961 (1961 [1993], Hat Art) B+(***) 
  • Flight, Bremen 1961 (1961 [1993], Hat Art) B+(**) 
  • /Paul Bley/Steve Swallow: Emphasis & Flight 1961 (1961 [2003], Hatology, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Graz Live 1961 (1961 [2019], Ezz-Thetics) B+(***) 
  • New York Concerts (1965 [2014], Elemental, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • /André Jaume: Momentum, Willisau 1988 (1988 [1997], Hatology) B+(*) 

Frode Gjerstad:

  • /Kent Carter/John Stevens: Detail-90 (1990 [2021], NoBusiness) B+(***) 
  • Remember to Forget (1997 [1998], Circulasione Totale) B+(***) 
  • /William Parker/Hamid Drake: Minneapolis Vol 1 (2000 [2020], Circulasione Totale) B+(*) 
  • /William Parker/Hamid Drake: Minneapolis Vol 2 (2000, Circulasione Totale) B 
  • Mothers & Fathers & (2005 [2019], Circulasione Totale) B+(***) 
  • /Paal Nilssen-Love: Gromka (2008 [2010], Not Two) B+(**) 
  • /Louis Moholo-Moholo: MIR-13 (2013 [2019], Circulasione Totale) B+(*) 
  • w/Steve Swell: At Constellation (2014 [2019], Circulasione Totale) B+(***) 
  • /Steve Swell: Bop Stop (2018, Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • /Fred Lonberg-Holm/Matthew Shipp: Season of Sadness (2018 [2019], Iluso) B 
  • /Fred Lonberg-Holm/William Parker/Steve Swell: Tales From (2019 [2020], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(**) 
  • Forgotten City (2018 [2020], PNL) B+(*) 
  • /Isach Skeidsvoll: Twenty Fingers (2021, Relative Pitch) A− 
  • /Matthew Shipp: We Speak (2022 [2023], Relative Pitch) B+(**) 

John Glacier: Shiloh: Lost for Words (2021, PLZ Make It Ruins) B+(**) 

The Gladiators:

  • Presenting the Gladiators (1969-76 [2006], Sankofa) B+(*) 
  • Studio One Singles (1969-78 [2007], Heartbeat) B+(**) 
  • Symbol of Reality (1982 [2018], Omnivore) B+(**) 

Vincent Glanzmann/Gerry Hemingway: Composition O (2017 [2020], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(***) 

Robert Glasper:

  • Black Radio (2012, Blue Note) B+(*) 
  • Black Radio 2 (2013, Blue Note) B 
  • Covered: The Robert Glasper Trio Recorded Live at Capitol Studios (2014 [2015], Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • Everything's Beautiful (2016, Legacy) B+(**) 
  • Experiment: ArtScience (2016, Blue Note) B+(*) 
  • Fuck Yo Feelings (2019, Loma Vista) B+(*) 
  • Black Radio III (2022, Loma Vista) B+(*) 

Margaret Glaspy:

  • Emotions and Math (2016, ATO) B+(**) 
  • Echo the Diamond (2023, ATO) A− 

Glasser:

  • Ring (2010, True Panther Sounds) B+(*) 
  • Interiors (2013, True Panther Sounds) B+(*) 

Dave Glasser: Hypocrisy Democracy (2019 [2020], Here Tiz) A− 

Glee Cast:

  • Glee: The Music, Vol. 1 (2009, Columbia) B− 
  • Glee: The Music, Vol. 2 (2009, Columbia) B 
  • Glee: The Music, the Power of Madonna (2010, Columbia) B+(*) 
  • Glee: The Music, Season Tree: The Graduation Album (Columbia) B− 

Beverly Glenn-Copeland:

  • Keyboard Fantasies (1986, Atlast) B+(**) 
  • Live at Le Guess Who? 2018 (2018 [2020], Transgressive) B+(***) 
  • Transmissions: The Music of Beverly Glenn-Copeland (1970-2019 [2020], Transgressive) A− 

Glitterbust: Glitterbust (2016, Burger) B+(*) 

Globe Unity Orchestra:

  • Globe Unity 73: Live in Wuppertal (1973, FMP) A− 
  • Rumbling (1975 [1991], FMP) B+(***) 

GLOSS: Demo (2015, self-released, EP) B+(***) 

Gloss Up:

  • Before the Gloss Up (2023, Quality Control) B+(***) 
  • Shades of Gloss (2023, Quality Control) B+(**) 

Bob Gluck:

  • /Billy Hart/Eddie Henderson/Christopher Dean Sullivan: Infinite Spirit: Revisiting Music of the Mwandishi Band (2015 [2016], FMR) B+(***) 
  • Early Morning Star (2019 [2020], FMR) B+(*) 

Gnarls Barkley: The Odd Couple (2008, Atlantic) B+(**) 

Gnod: Just Say No to the Psycho Right-Wing Capitalist Fascist Industrial Death Machine (2017, Rocket) B+(***) 

Go: Organic Orchestra & Brooklyn Raga Massive: Ragmala: A Garland of Ragas (2018 [2019], Meta) B+(***) 

The Go-Betweens: Metal and Shells (1983-84 [1985], PVC) A− 

The Go! Team:

  • Proof of Youth (2007, Sub Pop) B+(**) 
  • Rolling Blackouts (2011, Memphis Industries) B+(**) 
  • The Scene Between (2015, Memphis Industries) B 
  • Semicircle (2018, Memphis Industries) B+(**) 
  • Get Up Sequences Part One (2021, Memphis Industries) B+(***) 
  • Get Up Sequences Part Two (2023, Memphis Industries) B+(***) 

GOAT:

  • World Music (2012, Rocket) B+(***) 
  • Commune (2014, Sub Pop) A− 
  • Requiem (2016, Sub Pop) B+(***) 

Goat Girl: On All Fours (2021, Rough Trade) B+(**) 

Will Goble: Consider the Blues (2015 [2016], OA2) B+(*) 

God Help the Girl: God Help the Girl (2009, Matador) B+(***) 

Jean-Brice Godet:

  • Mujô (2013 [2016], Fou) B+(***) 
  • Lignes De Crêtes (2016 [2017], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Otzir Godot: In- (2014 [2015], Epatto) B+(**) 

Godspeed You! Black Emperor:

  • F# A# ∞ (1997 [1998], Kranky) B+(**) 
  • Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (2000, Kranky, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! (2012, Constellation) B+(**) 
  • Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress (2015, Constellation) B− 
  • G_d's Pee at State's End (2021, Constellation) B+(*) 

Charles Wesley Godwin:

  • Seneca (2019, self-released) B+(*) 
  • How the Mighty Fall (2021, self-released) B+(*) 
  • Family Ties (2023, self-released) B+(*) 

The Godz: Contact High With the Godz (1966, ESP-Disk) B+(***) 

Samuel Goff/Camila Nebbia/Patrick Shiroishi: Diminished Borders (2023, Cacophonous Revival) B+(***) 

GoGo Penguin:

  • Man Made Object (2015 [2016], Blue Note) B+(***) 
  • A Humdrum Star (2017 [2018], Blue Note) B+(*) 
  • GoGo Penguin (2020, Blue Note) B+(***) 
  • Live From Studio 2 (2020, Decca) B+(*) 
  • Between Two Waves (2022, XXIM, EP) B+(**) 
  • Everything Is Going to Be OK (2023, XXIM) B+(**) 

Gogol Bordello:

  • Trans-Continental Hustle (2010, American) A− 
  • Pura Vida Conspiracy (2013, ATO) B+(***) 
  • Seekers and Finders (2017, Cooking Vinyl) B+(**) 
  • Solidaritine (2022, Cooking Vinyl) A− 

Lincoln Goines: The Art of the Bass Choir (2020-21 [2022], Origin) B+(*) 

Al Gold: Al Gold's Paradise (2019 [2020], self-released) A− 

The Brett Gold New York Jazz Orchestra:

  • Dreaming Big (2016 [2017], Goldfox) B+(*) 

Gold Motel: Summer House (2010, Good as Gold) B+(*) 

Gold Panda:

  • Lucky Shiner (2010, Spunk) B+(***) 
  • DJ-Kicks (2011, !K7) B+(*) 
  • Half of Where You Live (2013, Ghostly International) B+(**) 

Gold-Bears:

  • Are You Falling in Love? (2011, Slumberland) B+(***) 
  • Dalliance (2014, Slumberland) B+(**) 

Aaron Goldberg:

  • The Now (2009-14 [2015], Sunnyside) B+(*) 
  • At the Edge of the World (2016 [2018], Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Ben Goldberg:

  • Eight Phrases for Jefferson Rubin (1996 [1998], Victo) B+(**) 
  • Speech Communication (2009, Tzadik) B+(***) 
  • Baal: The Book of Angels, Vol. 15 (2009 [2010], Tzadik) B+(***) 
  • Subatomic Particle Homesick Blues (2008 [2013], BAG) B+(***) 
  • Unfold Ordinary Mind (2012 [2013], BAG) B+(**) 
  • /Adam Levy/Smith Dobson: Worry Later (2014, BAG Productions) B+(**)  Orphic Machine (2015, BAG) B+(***) 
  • School: Vol. 1: The Humanities (2017, BAG) B+(**) 
  • Good Day for Cloud Fishing (2017 [2019], Pyroclastic) B 
  • /Kenny Wollesen: Music for an Avant-Garde Massage Parlour (2020, BAG Production) B+(**) 
  • Everything Happens to Be (2018 [2021], BAG Productions) B+(***) 

The Golden Gate Quartet: Travelin' Shoes (1937-39 [1992], RCA/Bluebird) B+(***) 

The Golden Palominos: Blast of Silence (Axed My Baby for a Nickel) (1986, Celluloid) B− 

Golden Pelicans:

  • S/T (2014, Total Punk, EP) B+(***) 
  • Oldest Ride Longest Line (2015, Total Punk, EP) B+(**) 
  • Disciples of Blood (2017, Goner, EP) B+(***) 

Goldfrapp:

  • Head First (2010, Mute) B+(***) 
  • The Singles (2000-12 [2012], Mute) B+(*) 
  • Silver Eye (2017, Mute) B+(*) 

Alison Goldfrapp: The Love Invention (2023, Skint/BMG) B+(***) 

Binker Golding:

  • /Elliot Galvin: Ex Nihilo (2018 [2019], Byrd Out) B+(*) 
  • Abstractions of Reality Past and Incredible Feathers (2018 [2019], Gearbox) A− 
  • /John Edwards/Steve Noble: Moon Day (2020 [2021], Byrd Out) B+(***) 
  • Dream of a Dogwood Wild Boy (2021 [2022], Gearbox) B+(***) 

Larry Goldings/Peter Bernstein/Bill Stewart: Perpetual Pendulum (2021 [2022], Smoke Sessions) B+(**) 

Osvaldo Golijov/The Silkroad Ensemble: Falling Out of Time (2020, In a Circle) B 

GoldLink:

  • At What Cost (2017, Squaaash Club/RCA) B+(***) 
  • Diaspora (2019, Squaaash Club/RCA) B+(***) 

The Emma Goldman Bust-Out Brigade: The Emma Goldman Bust-Out Brigade (2021, Nomad Eel) B+(**) 

Alan Goldsher: The Complete Pocket Sessions (2019 [2023], Gold Note) B− 

Golem: Tanz (2014, Discos Corason) A− 

Vinny Golia:

  • Wind Quartet: Live at the Century City Playhouse: Los Angeles, 1979 (1979 [2017], Dark Tree) B+(***) 
  • /Aurora Josephson/Henry Kaiser/Mike Keneally/Joe Morris/Damon Smith/Weasel Walter: Healing Force: The Songs of Albert Ayler (2006 [2007], Cuneiform) B+(***) 
  • Take Your Time (2011, Relative Pitch) B+(***) 
  • /Steph Richards/Bert Turetzky: Trio Music (2017 [2018], PfMentum) B+(*) 
  • Trajectory (2017 [2018], Orenda/Nine Winds, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • /Henry Kaiser/Ra Kalam Bob Moses/Damon Smith/Weasel Walter: Astral Plane Crash (2018, Balance Point Acoustics) B+(**) 
  • /John Hanrahan/Henry Kaiser/Wayne Peet/Mike Watt: A Love Supreme Electric: A Salvo Inspired by John Coltrane: A Love Supreme & Meditations (2019 [2020], Cuneiform, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • /Bernard Santacruz/Cristiano Calcagnile: To Live and Breathe (2017 [2022], Dark Tree) A− 
  • /Max Johnson/Weasel Walter: No Refunds (2014 [2023], Unbroken Sounds) B+(**) 

Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs:

  • Nobody Will Be There (2007 [2011], Damaged Goods, EP) B+(*) 
  • Long Distance (2012, Transdreamer) B+(*) 

Chris Golinski/Tim McNally/Boaz Roberts: Rodeo (2015, Edgetone) B+(*) 

Ricardo Dias Gomes: Muito Sol (2023, Hive Mind) B+(***) 

Max Gomez: Rule the World (2013, New West) B 

Selena Gomez: Rare (2020, Interscope) B+(**) 

Gonjasufi: A Sufi and a Killer (2010, Warp) C− 

André Gonçalves: Currents & Riptides (2016, Shhpuma) B+(***) 

Vitor Gonçalves: Vitor Gonçalves Quartet (2017, Sunnyside) B+(*) 

Wendy Gondeln/Mats Gustafsson/Wolfgang Voigt: The Shithole Country & Boogie Band (2016-18 [2020], Corbett vs. Dempsey) B+(***) 

Gonora Sounds: Hard Times Never Kill (2022, The Vital Record) A 

Paul Gonsalves:

  • /Harry Carney/Mitchell "Booty" Wood: Stanley Dance Presents the Music of the Great Ellingtonians (1960-61 [2008], Fresh Sound, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • /Earl Hines: Paul Gonsalves Meets Earl Hines (1970-72 [1992], Black Lion) B+(*) 

Benito Gonzalez/Gerry Gibbs/Essiet Okon Essiet: Passion Reverence Transcendence: The Music of McCoy Tyner (2016 [2018], Whaling City Sound) B+(***) 

Chilly Gonzales: Ivory Tower (2010, Arts & Crafts) B+(*) 

Dennis González:

  • Stars/Air/Stripes (1981 [1982], Daagnim) B+(*) 
  • New Dallas Sextet: Namesake (1987, Silkheart) B+(**)  Catechism (1987 [1996], Music & Arts) B+(**) 
  • New Dallasangeles: The Desert Wind (1989, Silkheart) B+(*) 
  • Forever the Falling of Stars (1995 [2020], Daagnim) B+(**) 
  • /Yusef Komunyakaa: Herido: Live at St. James Cathedral, Chicago (1999 [2001], 8th Harmonic Breakdown) B+(***) 
  • The Gift of Discernment (2008, Not Two) A− 
  • /Ingebrigt Håker Flaten: The Hymn Project (2010 [2011], Daagnim) B+(**) 
  • Ataraxia: Ts'iibil Chaaltum (2017, Daagnim) B+(*) 

The Good Life: The Animals Took Over (2009 [2020], self-released) A− 

GOOD Music: Cruel Summer (2012, GOOD Music/Def Jam) B+(**) 

Good Ol' Persons: Anywhere the Wind Blows (1989, Kaleidoscope) B+(**) 

The Good Ones: Rwanda, You Should Be Loved (2019, Anti-) B+(*) 

The Good, the Bad, & the Queen: The Good, the Bad, & the Queen (2007, Honest Jons/Virgin) B 

Brad Goode:

  • Montezuma (2013 [2014], Origin) B+(**) 
  • The Unknown (2022 [2023], Origin) B+(**) 

Goodie Mob:

  • Age Against the Machine (2013, The Right/Warner Brothers) B+(*) 
  • Survival Kit (2020, Organized Noize/Goodie Mob Worldwide) A− 

Alex Goodman:

  • Border Crossing (2016, OA2) B− 
  • Second Act (2017, Lyte) B 
  • Impressions in Blue and Red (2019 [2020], Outside In Music, 2CD) B+(***) 

Benny Goodman:

  • Plays Eddie Sauter (1939-46 [1997], Hep) B+(**) 
  • /Rosemary Clooney: Date With the King (1956, Columbia, EP) B+(**) 
  • Swingsation (1956 [1999], GRP) B+(**) 
  • Together Again! (1963 [1964], RCA) B+(**) 

Michael Monroe Goodman: The Flag, the Bible, & Bill Monroe (2015, MammerJam) B+(***) 

S.G. Goodman: Teeth Marks (2022, Verve Forecast) B+(***) 

Sofia Goodman: Secrets of the Shore (2023, Joyous) B+(*) 

Richie Goods & Nuclear Fusion: Three Rivers (2014 [2015], Richman) B 

Mick Goodrick: In Pas(s)ing (1978 [2001], ECM) A− 

The Goon Sax:

  • Up to Anything (2016, Chapter Music) B+(***) 
  • We're Not Talking (2018, Wichita) A− 
  • Mirror II (2021, Matador) B+(**) 

Dexter Gordon:

  • The Chronological Dexter Gordon 1943-1947 (1943-47 [1999], Classics) A− 
  • /Wardell Gray: Citizens Bop (1946-52 [1994], Black Lion) B+(**) 
  • Dexter Blows Hot and Cool (1955 [2010], Essential Jazz Classics) B+(***) 
  • The Resurgence of Dexter Gordon (1960, Jazzland/OJC) B+(**) 
  • Soul Sister (1962-63 [2022], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • Cheese Cake (1964 [1979], SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • I Want More (1964 [1980], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • Montmartre 1964 (1964 [2020], Storyville) B+(***) 
  • Body and Soul (1967 [1988], Black Lion) B+(**) 
  • Jazz at Highschool (1967 [2002], Storyville) B+(***) 
  • The Squirrel: Live at Montmartre Copenhagen '67 (1967 [2020], Parlophone) B+(**) 
  • The Tower of Power (1969 [1993], Prestige/OJC) B+(**) 
  • More Power! (1969 [1994], Prestige/OJC) B+(**) 
  • The Jumpin' Blues (1970 [1994], Prestige/OJC) B+(***) 
  • The Panther! (1970 [1992], Prestige/OJC) A− 
  • Ca' Purange (1972 [1973], Prestige/OJC) B+(***) 
  • Generation (1972 [1973], Prestige/OJC) B+(*) 
  • Tangerine (1972 [1975], Prestige/OJC) B+(**) 
  • At the Subway Club 1973 (1965-73 [2019], Elemental Music, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • The Apartment (1974 [1975], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • Stable Mabel (1975, SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • Bouncin' With Dex (1975 [1976], SteepleChase) A− 
  • Something Different (1975 [1980], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • Biting the Apple (1976 [1977], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • Homecoming: Live at the Village Vanguard (1976 [1977], Columbia/Legacy, 2CD) A− 
  • Tokyo 1975 (1973-77 [2018], Elemental Music) B+(***) 

Dexter Gordon Quartet:

  • Espace Cardin 1977 (1977 [2018], Elemental Music) B+(***) 

Dexter Gordon:

  • Night Ballads: Montreal 1977 (1977 [2012], Uptown) B+(*) 
  • Atlanta Georgia May 5, 1981 (1981 [2003], Storyville) B+(***) 
  • Round Midnight [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] (1986, Columbia) B+(*) 

Diana Gordon: Pure (2019, self-released, EP) B+(*) 

Jon Gordon:

  • Along the Way (1997, Criss Cross) B+(***) 
  • The Things You Are (2005 [2007], ArtistShare) B+(***) 
  • Stranger Than Fiction (2021, ArtistShare) B+(**) 

Kevin Gordon: Gloryland (2011 [2012], Crowville Media) B+(*) 

Kim Gordon: No Home Record (2019, Matador) A−  

Robert Gordon: Rockabilly for Life (2020, Cleopatra) B+(*) 

Sax Gordon: In the Wee Small Hours (2013 [2014], Delmark) B+(**) 

Wycliffe Gordon:

  • What You Dealin' With (2001, Criss Cross) B+(***) 
  • Dreams of New Orleans (2012, Chesky) B 
  • The Intimate Ellington/Ballads and Blues (2013, Criss Cross) B+(***) 
  • Somebody New (2015, Blues Back) B+(**) 

Gorilla Mask:

  • Iron Lung (2016 [2017], Clean Feed) A− 
  • Brain Drain (2019, Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Gorillaz:

  • Plastic Beach (2010, Virgin) B 
  • The Singles Collection 2001-2011 (2001-11, Virgin) B+(*) 
  • The Now Now (2018, Parlophone) B− 
  • Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez (2020, Parlophone) B+(*) 
  • Cracker Island (2023, Parlophone/Warner) B 

Eydie Gorme and Steve Lawrence: Sing the Golden Hits (1960 [1990], MCA) B+(**) 

Bob Gorry/Pete Brunelli/Peter Riccio: GoBruCcio (2021, NHIC) B+(**) 

Gossip: A Joyful Noise (2012, Columbia) B 

Gotan Project: Tango 3.0 (2010, XL) B+(**) 

Ayelet Rose Gottlieb: Roadsides (2014, Arogole Music) B+(***) 

Gotye: Making Mirrors (2011 [2012], Universal Republic) B 

Simon Goubert: Haïti (1991, Seventh) A− 

The Marie Goudy 12tet Featuring Jocelyn Barth:

  • The Bitter Suite (2018, self-released) B 

Victor Gould: Earthlings (2017 [2018], Criss Cross) B+(**) 

Ellie Goulding: Lights (2010 [2011], Cherrytree/Interscope) B 

Robert Goulet: 16 Most Requested Songs (1960-69 [1989], Columbia) C 

Jimmy Gourley: The Cool Guitar of Jimmy Gourley: Quartet & Trio Sessions 1953-1961 (1953-61 [2021], Fresh Sound) B+(**) 

Onno Govaert + Martina Verhoeven/Dirk Serries: Twofold (2021 [2022], A New Wave of Jazz, 2CD) B+(***) 

Government Cheese: Government Cheese: 1985-1995 (1985-95 [2010], Cedar Creek, 2CD) B+(***) 

Julia Govor: Winter Mute (2021, Jujuka, EP) B+(**) 

Dusan Goykovich:

  • Swinging Macedonia (1966 [1983], Enja) B+(**) 

Dusko Goykovich:

  • Sketches of Yugoslavia (1973-74 [2019], Enja) B+(*) 
  • Portrait: A 70th Birthday Celebration (1949-99 [2001], Enja) A− 

Charlie Gracie: The Best of Charlie Gracie: 1956-1958 [Cameo Parkway] (1956-58 [2006], ABKCO) A− 

Johan Graden: Olägenheter (2017 [2018], Moserobie) B+(**) 

Jean Grae & Quelle Chris: Everything's Fine (2018, Mello Music Group) A− 

Georg Graewe:

  • /Ernst Reijseger/Gerry Hemingway: Concertgebouw Brugge 2014 (2014 [2019], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(**) 
  • /Sonic Fiction Orchestra: Fortschritt Und Vergnügen (2020, Random Acoustics) B+(**) 

Forbes Graham/Jeb Bishop/Pandelis Karayorgis/Nate McBride/Kresten Osgood: Water Lilies (2022, Driff) B+(***) 

Gramatik: The Age of Reason (2014, Lowtemp) B+(**) 

Maria Grand:

  • Magdalena (2018, Biophilia) B+(**) 
  • Reciprocity (2020 [2021], Biophilia) B+(***) 

Grand Fatilla: Global Shuffle (2014, self-released) B+(*) 

Grandaddy:

  • Just Like the Fambly Cat (2006, V2) B+(***) 
  • Last Place (2017, 30th Century/Columbia) B+(**) 

Ariana Grande:

  • Yours Truly (2013, Island/Republic) B+(***) 
  • My Everything (2014, Island/Republic) B+(**) 
  • Dangerous Woman (2016, Republic) B+(*) 
  • Sweetener (2018, Republic) B 
  • Thank U, Next (2019, Republic) B+(**) 
  • Positions (2020, Republic) B+(*) 

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five: The Message (1982, Deep Beats) A− 

Grandpa's Cough Medicine: 180 Proof (2015, self-released) B+(*) 

Jerry Granelli:

  • Broken Circle (1996, Intuition) B+(***) 
  • Music Has Its Way With Me (1999, Perimeter) B+(***) 
  • What I Hear Now (2014 [2015], Addo) B+(***) 
  • The Jerry Granelli Trio Plays Vince Guaraldi & Mose Allison (2020, RareNoise) B+(*) 

Stéphane Grappelli:

  • /Joe Pass/Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen: Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark (1979 [1990], Pablo/OJC) B+(**) 
  • /Michel Petrucciani: Flamingo (1995 [1996], Dreyfus) B+(**) 

Grass Roots: Grass Roots (2012, AUM Fidelity) B+(**) 

Grass Widow: Past Time (2010, Kill Rock Stars, EP) B+(*) 

Pasquale Grasso:

  • /Renaud Penant/Ari Roland: In the Mood for a Classic (2014 [2017], ITI Music) B+(**) 
  • Pasquale Plays Duke (2021, Sony Masterworks) B+(*) 
  • Be-Bop! (2022, Sony Masterworks) B+(**) 

Skip Grasso: Becoming (2022 [2023], Barking Coda Music) B 

The Grasso-Ravita Jazz Ensemble: Jagged Spaces (2020 [2021], Grassvita Music) B+(*) 

Grateful Dead:

  • Grateful Dead (1967, Warner Brothers) A− 
  • Anthem of the Sun (1968, Warner Brothers) B 
  • Aoxomoxoa (1969, Warner Brothers) B+(***) 
  • Dozin' at the Knick (1990 [1996], Grateful Dead, 3CD) B+(**) 
  • Crimson White & Indigo (1989 [2010], Grateful Dead/Rhino, 3CD) B 

Frank Gratkowski:

  • Spectral Reflections (2001 [2003], Leo) B+(***) 

Frank Gratkowsi:

  • Facio (2003 [2004], Leo) B+(***) 

Frank Gratkowski:

  • /Alexey Kruglov/Simon Nabatov/Oleg Yudanov: Leo Records 35th Anniversary Moscow (2014 [2015], Leo) B+(*) 
  • /Simon Nabatov: Mirthful Myths (2015 [2017], Leo) B+(**) 
  • /Simon Nabatov/Dominik Mahnig: Dance Hall Stories (2017 [2020], Leo) B+(**) 
  • /Achim Kaufmann/Wilbert de Joode/Tony Buck: Flatbosc & Cautery (2018 [2020], NoBusiness) A− 
  • /Simon Nabatov: Tender Mercies (2022 [2023], Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Joanne Grauer: Introducing Lorraine Feather (1977 [1978], MPS) B+(*) 

Cameron Graves:

  • Planetary Prince (2017, Mack Avenue) B− 
  • Seven (2021, Mack Avenue) B− 
  • Live From the Seven Spheres (2022, Mack Avenue) B− 

Micah Graves: Pawns (2021 [2022], self-released) B− 

Milford Graves:

  • /Arthur Doyle/Hugh Glover: Children of the Forest (1976 [2023], Black Editions Archive) B+(***) 
  • /Jason Moran: Live at Big Ears (2018-20 [2021], Yes) B+(***)  

Georg Graewe:

  • New Movements (1976, FMP) B+(**) 
  • Pink Pong (1977, FMP) B+(*) 
  • /Ernest Reijseger/Gerry Hemingway: Continuum (2005 [2006], Winter & Winter) B+(*) 
  • /Ernest Reijseger/Gerry Hemingway: Kammern I-V (2009 [2019], Auricle) B+(***) 

Conan Gray: Kid Krow (2020, Republic) B+(*) 

Devin Gray:

  • /Ryan Ferreira/Jonathan Goldberger/Chris Tordini: Devin Gray's Fashionable Pop Music (2012 [2016], Rataplan) B+(*)  RelativE ResonancE (2014 [2015], Skirl) B+(***) 
  • Dirigo Rataplan II (2016 [2018], Rataplan) B+(***) 
  • GPS Trio: Blast Beat Blues (2019, Rataplan, EP) B+(*) 
  • Devin Gray's Algorhythmica (2019, Rataplan, EP) B+(*) 
  • Socialytics (2019 [2020], Rataplan, EP) B+(**) 
  • /Gerald Cleaver: 27 Licks (2019 [2020], Rataplan) B+(*) 
  • Melt All the Guns (2019 [2021], Rataplan) B+(**) 
  • Most Definitely (2023, Rataplan) B+(**) 

Justin Gray & Synthesis:

  • New Horizons (2017 [2018], self-released) B+(**) 

Luther Gray/Jim Hobbs/Kaethe Hostetter/Winston Braman: Lawnmower II (2012 [2014], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Macy Gray:

  • The Sellout (2010, Concord) A− 
  • Stripped (2016, Chesky) B+(**) 

Amy Grant: Heart in Motion (1991, A&M) B 

Darrell Grant's MJ New: Our Mr. Jackson (2023, Lair Hill) B+(**) 

John Grant:

  • Queen of Denmark (2010, Bella Union) B 
  • Grey Tickles, Black Pressure (2015, Partisan) B+(*) 

Joyce Grant: Surrounded by Blue (2019 [2020], Craftedair/Blujazz) B 

Milford Graves:

  • Percussion Ensemble With Sunny Morgan (1965 [2003], ESP-Disk) B+(*) 
  • /Bill Laswell: Space/Time · Redemption (2013 [2015], TUM) A− 

Gordon Grdina:

  • Box Cutter: New Rules for Noise (2007, Spool) B+(***) 
  • Her Eyes Illuminate (2012, Songlines) B+(***) 
  • /Mark Helias: No Difference (2012 [2013], Songlines) B+(**) 
  • Inroads (2017, Songlines) B+(***) 
  • /François Houle/Kenton Loewen: Live at the China Cloud (2017, Big in Japan) B+(*) 
  • 's the Marrow: Ejdeha (2018, Songlines) B+(***) 
  • Cooper's Park (2019, Songlines) B+(***) 
  • /Matt Mitchell/Jim Black: Gordon Grdina's Nomad Trio (2019 [2020], Skirl) B+(**) 
  • Resist (2017 [2020], Irabbagast) B+(*) 
  • 's the Marrow: Safar-E-Daroon (2020, Songlines) B+(***) 
  • Prior Street (2019 [2020], self-released) B 
  • /Jim Black: Martian Kitties (2021, Astral Spirits) B+(**) 
  • Square Peg: Klotski (2021, Attaboygirl) B+(***) 
  • Pendulum (2021, Attaboygirl) B+(**) 
  • 's Haram With Marc Ribot: Night's Quietest Hour (2022, Attaboygirl) B+(***) 
  • The Music of Tim Berne: Oddly Enough (2022, Attaboygirl) B+(***) 
  • 's Nomad Trio: Boiling Point (2022, Astral Spirits) B+(**) 
  • /Mark Helias/Matthew Shipp: Pathways (2021 [2022], Attaboygirl) B+(***) 
  • /Mat Maneri/Christian Lillinger: Live at the Armoury (2023, Clean Feed) B+(*) 

The Great American Music Ensemble: It's All in the Game (2001 [2016], Jazzed Media) A− 

The Great Harry Hillman: Tilt (2017, Cuneiform) B+(**) 

Al Green:

  • Truth N' Time (1978, Hi) B+(**) 
  • Tokyo . . . Live (1978 [1981], Motown) B+(***) 
  • Precious Lord (1982, Myrrh) B+(***) 
  • I'll Rise Again (1983, Myrrh) B+(**) 
  • Trust in God (1984, Myrrh) B 
  • He Is the Light (1986, A&M) B+(**) 
  • Lay It Down (2008, Blue Note) A− 

Benny Green:

  • /Russell Malone: Jazz at the Bistro (2002 [2003], Telarc) B+(**) 
  • Benny's Crib (2020, Sunnyside) B 

Cee Lo Green:

  • The Lady Killer (2010, Elektra) B 
  • Heart Blanche (2015, Atlantic) B+(*) 
  • CeeLo Green Is Thomas Callaway (2020, Easy Eye Sound) B 

Colleen Green:

  • I Want to Grow Up (2015, Hardly Art) B 
  • Cool (2021, Hardly Art) B+(**) 

Danny Green:

  • After the Calm (2014, OA2) B+(**) 
  • Altered Narratives (2015 [2016], OA2) B+(***) 
  • Trio Plus Strings: One Day It Will (2017 [2018], OA2) B+(**) 

Josh Green & the Cyborg Orchestra: Telepathy & Bop (2016 [2017], self-released) B+(*) 

Lil Green: Romance in the Dark: 1940-1946 (1940-46 [1971], RCA) A− 

Phoebe Green: Lucky Me (2022, Chess Club) B+(**) 

Sonny Green: Found! One Soul Singer (2020, Little Village Foundation) B+(***) 

William Clark Green: Ringling Road (2015, Bill Grease) B+(*) 

Green Day:

  • Kerplunk (1992, Lookout) B+(*) 
  • Nimrod (1997, Reprise) B+(**) 
  • Warning (2000, Reprise) A− 
  • American Idiot (2004, Reprise) B+(*) 

Green Room: Live Trajectories (1996, Leo Lab) B+(**) 

The Green Seed: Drapetomania (2014, Communicating Vessels) A−  

David Greenberger:

  • /Glenn Jones/Chris Corsano: An Idea in Everything (2013 [2016], Okraïna/Pel Pel) A− 
  • /Keith Spring/Dinty Child: Take Me Where I Don't Know I Am (2016, Pel Pel) A− 
  • /The Waldameer Players: Today! (2022, Pel Pel) A− 

Chris Greene: Boundary Issues (2016 [2017], Single Malt) B 

Hilliard Greene: Spirituals (2019, Unseen Rain) B+(*) 

Jimmy Greene:

  • Beautiful Life (2014, Mack Avenue) B+(*) 
  • Flowers: Beautiful Life, Volume 2 (2017, Mack Avenue) A− 
  • While Looking Up (2020, Mack Avenue) B+(***) 

Greenhouse [Blueprint/Illogic]: Bend but Don't Break (2013, Weightless) B+(***) 

Phillip Greenlief/Scott Amendola: Stay With It (2017 [2023], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Guillermo Gregorio:

  • Otra Musica: Tape Music, Fluxus & Free Improvisation in Buenos Aires 1963-70 (1963-70 [2000], Atavistic Unheard Music Series) B 
  • Ellipsis (1997, Hatology) B+(**) 
  • /Mats Gustafsson/Kjell Nordeson: Background Music (1998, Hatology) B+(**) 
  • Red Cube(d) (1998 [1999], Hatology) B+(*) 
  • /Damon Smith/Jerome Bryerton: Room of the Present (2007-08 [2021], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(*) 
  • /Rafal Mazur/Ramón López: Wandering the Sounds (2018, Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(***) 
  • /Brandon Lopez: 12 Episodes (2017 [2019], Relative Pitch) B+(**) 
  • /Joe Fonda/Ramón López: Intersecting Lives (2018 [2020], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(**) 

Larry Grenadier: The Gleaners (2016 [2019], ECM) B+(*) 

Grenier/Archie Pelago: Grenier Meets Archie Pelago (2014, Melodic) B+(***) 

Charlotte Greve:

  • /Vinnie Sperrazza/Chris Tordini: The Choir Invisible (2018 [2020], Intakt) B+(*) 
  • Sediments We Move (2021, New Amsterdam) B+(**) 

Al Grey/Arnett Cobb:

  • Ain't That Funk for You (1977 [2002], Black & Blue) B+(***) 

Greyboy Allstars: Inland Emperor (2013, Knowledge Room) B 

Michael Griener:

  • /Jan Roder/Christof Thewes: Squakk (2008 [2009], Jazzwerkstatt) B+(**) 
  • /Rudi Mahall/Jan Roder/Christof Thewes: Squakk: Willisau & Berlin (2012-13 [2014], Intakt) A− 

Tom Griesgraber/Bert Lams: Unnamed Lands (2013 [2014], self-released) B+(*) 

Grieves:

  • Together/Apart (2011, Rhymesayers Entertainment) B+(**) 
  • Winter & the Wolves (2014, Rhymesayers Entertainment) A− 

Johnny Griffin:

  • /Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis: Ow! Live at the Penthouse (1962 [2019], Reel to Reel) A− 
  • Live at Ronnie Scott's (1964 [2023], Gearbox) B+(***) 
  • You Leave Me Breathless (1967 [1972], Black Lion) B+(*) 
  • /Steve Grossman: Johnny Griffin & Steve Grossman Quintet (2000 [2001], Dreyfus) B+(***) 

Patty Griffin:

  • Children Running Through (2007, ATO) B− 
  • Downtown Church (2010, Credential) B+(*) 
  • American Kid (2013, New West) B+(***) 
  • Servant of Love (2015, PGM) B+(**) 

Johnny Griffith: Dance With the Lady (2014, GB) B+(*) 

Nanci Griffith: Intersection (2012, Proper) B+(**) 

Marcia Griffiths: Naturally (1978, Shanachie) B+(**) 

Ricardo Grilli:

  • 1954 (2016, Tone Rogue) B+(**) 
  • 1962 (2020, Tone Rogue) B+(**) 

Grimes:

  • Visions (2012, 4AD) B+(*) 
  • Art Angels (2015, 4AD) A−  
  • Miss Anthropocene (2020, 4AD) B+(***) 

Henry Grimes/Rashied Ali:

  • Going to the Ritual (2008, Porter) B+(***) 
  • Spirits Aloft (2009 [2010], Porter) A− 

Grin:

  • Grin (1971, Spindizzy) B+(**) 
  • 1 + 1 (1971, Spindizzy) B+(***) 
  • All Out (1972, Spindizzy) A− 
  • The Very Best of Grin Featuring Nils Lofgren (1969-73 [1999], Spindizzy/Epic Associated/Legacy) A− 

Nick Grinder: Farallon (2018 [2019], self-released) B+(*) 

Grinderman:

  • Grinderman (2007, Anti-) B+(*) 
  • Grinderman 2 (2010, Anti-) B− 

Danny Grissett: Stride (2011, Criss Cross) B+(*) 

Tee Grizzley:

  • My Moment (2017, 300/Atlantic) B+(*) 
  • The Smartest (2020, 300 Entertainment) B+(***) 
  • Built for Whatever (2021, 300 Entertainment/Atlantic) B+(***) 
  • Half Tee Half Beast (2022, Grizzley Gang/300 Entertainment) B+(***) 

Grizzly Bear:

  • Veckatimest (2009, Warp) B− 
  • Shields (2012, Warp) B− 

Brian Groder:

  • Reflexology (2013 [2014], Latham) B+(***) 
  • R Train on the D Line (2014 [2016], Latham) B+(**) 

Danny Paul Grody: In Search of Light (2011, Students of Decay) B+(*) 

Grofo: Grofo (2020 [2021], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Michael Grossman/Jai Morris-Smith: Curious Music (2020-21 [2022], Research/Astral Spirits) B 

Muriel Grossmann:

  • Reverence (2019, RR Gems) A− 
  • Quiet Earth (2020, RR Gems) A− 
  • Union (2021, Dreamland) B+(***) 
  • Devotion (2023, Third Man, 2CD) B+(***) 

Richard Grossman:

  • Even Your Ears (1990-92 [1998], Hatology) B+(**) 
  • Where the Sky Ended (1989-92 [2000], Hatology) B+(***) 

Stefan Grossman: Guitar Landscapes (1990, Shanachie) B+(*) 

Steve Grossman:

  • Some Shapes to Come (1973 [1974], PM) A− 
  • Terra Firma (1975-76 [1977], PM) B+(***) 
  • Way Out East, Volume 1 (1984, RED) B+(**) 
  • Way Out East, Volume 2 (1984, RED) B+(**) 
  • Love Is the Thing (1985 [1986], RED) B+(***) 
  • Bouncing With Mr. A.T. (1989 [1996], Dreyfus) A− 
  • Live at Café Praga (1990 [1991], Timeless) B+(***) 
  • My Second Prime (1990 [1991], RED) B+(*) 
  • Do It (1991, Dreyfus) B+(***) 
  • /Harold Land: I'm Confessin' (1992 [2007], Dreyfus) B+(**) 
  • /Cedar Walton: A Small Hotel (1993, Dreyfus) B+(***) 
  • Time to Smile (1993 [1994], Dreyfus) B+(**) 
  • /Michel Petrucciani: Quartet (1998 [1999], Dreyfus) B+(***) 

Marty Grosz:

  • /His Honoris Causa Jazz Band: Hooray for Bix! (1957 [1958], Good Time Jazz) A− 
  • /Destiny's Tots: Sings of Love and Other Matters (1986, Jazzology) A− 
  • Songs I Learned at My Mother's Knee & Other Low Joints (1992 [1994], Jazzology) B+(**) 
  • /Collectors Items Cats: Thanks (1993, Jazzology) B+(**) 
  • Keep a Song in Your Soul (1994, Jazzology) B+(***) 
  • /His Sugar Daddies: On Revival Day: Live at the Atlanta Jazz Party! (1995, Jazzology) B+(**) 
  • Just for Fun! (1996, Nagel Heyer) B+(*)  Left to His Own Devices (2000 [2001], Jazzology) B+(*) 
  • /His Hot Puppies: Rhythm Is Our Business (2000-01 [2003], Sackville) B+(***) 
  • The James P. Johnson Songbook (2010 [2012], Arbors) A− 
  • /The Fat Babies: Diga Diga Doo (2013-14 [2015], Delmark) A− 

Group Doueh & Cheveu: Dakhla Sahara Session (2017, Born Bad) A− 

Group Sounds Four & Five: Black and White Raga (1965-66 [2020], Jazz in Britain) B+(**) 

Groupe RTD: The Dancing Devils of Djibouti (2020, Ostinato) B+(***) 

Grouper:

  • A/A: Dream Loss (2011, Yellowcentric) B+(*) 
  • A/A: Alien Observer (2011, Yellowcentric) B+(*) 
  • Ruins (2014, Kranky) B+(**) 
  • Grid of Points (2018, Kranky, EP) B 
  • Shade (2021, Kranky) B+(*) 

Grouplove: Never Trust a Happy Song (2011, Canvasback/Atlantic) B+(*) 

Laura Groves: Radio Red (2023, Bella Union) B+(*) 

Grrrl Gang:

  • Here to Stay (2017-18 [2020], Damnably, EP) B+(**) 
  • Spunky! (2023, Big Romantic) B+(*) 

John Gruntfest/Greg Goodman: In This Land All the Birds Wore Hats and Spurs (1984-2008 [2017], The Beak Doctor) A− 

George Gruntz:

  • Noon in Tunisia (1967, SABA) B+(***) 
  • St. Peter Power (1968, MPS) C+ 

Grupo Frontera: El Comienzo (2023, VHR Music) B+(**) 

Grupo Mono Blanco:

  • Soneros Jarochos: The Arhoolie Recordings 1989-1990 (1989-90 [2006], Arhoolie) B+(***) 
  • ¡Fandango! Sones Jaroches de Veracruz (2018, Smithsonian Folkways) B+(***) 

Grünen [Achim Kaufmann/Robert Landfermann/Christian Lillinger]: Pith & Twig (2012-13 [2014], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

G-Side:

  • The One . . . Cohesive (2011, Slow Motion Soundz) B+(***) 
  • Island (2011, Slow Motion Soundz) A− 

Vince Guaraldi Trio: Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus (1962 [2010], Fantasy/OJC) B+(**) 

Tom Guarna:

  • Rush (2014, BJU) B 
  • Spirit Science (2019 [2020], Destiny) B+(*) 

Guedra Guedra: Vexillology (2021, On the Corner) B+(**) 

Gabriel Guerrero & Quantum: Equilibrio (2019 [2023], Origin) B+(**) 

Francesco Guerri: Su Mimmi Non Si Spara! (2019, RareNoise) B+(**) 

The Guess Who: The Greatest of the Guess Who (1969-75 [1977], RCA Victor) B+(*) 

David Guetta:

  • Nothing but the Beat (2011, Capitol) B+(*) 
  • Listen (2014, Atlantic) B 
  • /Morten: New Rave (2020, Parlophone, EP) B+(**) 

Ghais Guevara:

  • May Ur Melanin Shield U From Ragnarok (2020, self-released, EP) B+(**) 
  • There Will Be No Super-Slave (2022, self-released) B+(*) 
  • Black Bolshevik (2021, self-released, EP) B+(**) 

Guided by Voices:

  • Live From Austin TX (2004 [2007], New West, 2CD) B 
  • Let's Go Eat the Factory (2012, GBV) B 

Giovanni Guidi:

  • This Is the Day (2014 [2015], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Ida Lupino (2015 [2016], ECM) B+(*) 

Joy Guidry: Radical Acceptance (2022, Whited Sepulchre) B+(**) 

Mark Guiliana:

  • Family First (2015, Beat Music Productions) B+(**) 
  • Jersey (2017, Motéma) B+(*) 
  • Beat Music! Beat Music! Beat Music! (2019, Motéma) B 
  • The Sound of Listening (2022, Edition) B+(**) 

GuiltyBeatz: Different E.P (2020, Banku Music, EP) B+(*) 

Guiss Guiss Bou Bess: Set Sela (2019, Helico) A− 

Guitar Slim: Sufferin' Mind (1953-55 [1991], Specialty) B+(***) 

Ulrich Gumpert:

  • Günter Sommer/Manfred Herring: The Old Song (1973 [1974], FMP) B+(***) 
  • /Günter Sommer: . . . Jetzt Geht's Kloß (1978 [1979], FMP) B+(***) 
  • Workshop Band (1978-79 [2008], Jazzwerkstatt, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • /Günter Sommer: Versäuminisse (1979 [1980], FMP) B+(**) 
  • Erik Satie: Danses Gothiques/Quatre Preludes/Petite Ouverture a Danser (1989 [2013], Phil.Harmonie) B+(*) 
  • Workshop Band: Smell a Rat (1995 [2007], Jazzwerkstatt) B+(***) 
  • Quartette (2006 [2007], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • Workshop Band: Suites (2008, Jazzwerkstatt) A− 
  • /Günter Baby Sommer: La Paloma (2011 [2012], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • A New One (2014 [2015], Intakt) A− 

Russell Gunn & the Royal Krunk Jazz Orchestra: The Sirius Mystery Opus 4 No. 1 (2020 [2021], Ropeadope) B+(**) 

Steve Gunn: Way Out Weather (2014, Paradise of Bachelors) B+(*) 

Gunna: Wunna (2020, YSL/300) B+(*) 

Gunna:

  • DS4EVER (2022, YSL/300 Entertainment) B+(**) 
  • A Gift & a Curse (2023, YSL/300 Entertainment) B+(***) 

Sunna Gunnlaugs: Distilled (2013, Sunny Sky) B+(*) 

Gunwale: Polynya (2016, Aerophonic) B+(***) 

Mats Gustafsson:

  • /Thurston Moore: Vi Är Alla Guds Slavar (2012 [2013], Otoroku) B+(*) 
  • Torturing the Saxophone (2008-13 [2014], Corbett vs. Dempsey) B+(*) 
  • /Craig Taborn: Ljubljana (2015 [2017], Clean Feed) B 
  • /Jason Adasiewicz: Timeless (2017 [2019], Corbett vs. Dempsey) B+(*) 
  • /Joachim Nordwall: Shadows of Tomorrow/The Brain Produces Electric Waves (2019-20 [2021], Astral Spirits, EP) B 
  • /Nu Ensemble: Hidros 8: Heal (2016 [2022], Trost) A− 
  • /Ensemble E: EE Opus One (2022 [2023], Trost) B 
  • Hidros 9: Mirrors (2022 [2023], Trost) B+(*) 

Tord Gustavsen:

  • Changing Places (2001-02 [2003], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Extended Circle (2013 [2014], ECM) B+(***) 
  • What Was Said (2015 [2016], ECM) B+(**) 
  • The Other Side (2018, ECM) B+(**) 
  • Opening (2021 [2022], ECM) B+(*) 

Gutbucket: Dance (2014 [2016], Gut) B+(**) 

Jeff Guthery: Black Paintings (2015 [2016], self-released) B− 

Woody Guthrie:

  • Muleskinner Blues: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 2 (1944 [1997], Smithsonian/Folkways) B+(***)  Hard Travelin': The Asch Recordings, Vol. 3 (1944-49 [1998], Smithsonian/Folkways) A− 

Orüj Güvenç & Tümata: Rivers of One (1997, Interworld) A− 

Guy:

  • Guy (1988, MCA) B+(*)  The Future (1990, MCA) B+(**) 

Barry Guy:

  • /Howard Riley/John Stevens/Trevor Watts: Endgame (1979, Japo) B+(**) 
  • /London Jazz Composers Orchestra: Harmos (1989, Intakt) B+(**) 
  • /London Jazz Composers Orchestra: Double Trouble (1989 [1990], Intakt) B+(*) 
  • /London Jazz Composers' Orchestra/Irène Schweizer: Theoria (1991 [1992], Intakt) B+(*) 
  • Fizzles (1991 [1993], Maya) B+(**) 
  • /London Jazz Composers Orchestra: Portraits (1993 [1994], Intakt, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • /The Now Orchestra: Study/Witch Gong Game 11/10 (1994, Maya) B+(*) 
  • /London Jazz Composers Orcheatra/Irène Schweizer/Marilyn Crispell/Pierre Favre: Double Trouble Two (1995 [1998], Intakt) B+(***)  
  • /Mats Gustafsson/Raymond Strid/Marilyn Crispell: Gryffgryffgryffs (1996 [1997], Music & Arts) B+(**) 
  • /Marilyn Crispell/Paul Lytton: Odyssey (1999 [2001], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • /Evan Parker: Studio/Live: Birds & Blades (2001 [2003], Intakt, 2CD) A− 
  • /Marilyn Crispell/Paul Lytton: Ithaca (2003 [2004], Intakt) A− 
  • Symmetries (2001 [2002], Maya) B+(***) 
  • /Marilyn Crispell/Paul Lytton: Phases of the Night (2007 [2008], Intakt) A− 
  • /London Jazz Composers Orchestra/Irène Schweizer: Radio Rondo/Schaffhausen Concert (2008 [2009], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • The Blue Shroud (2015 [2016], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • /Ken Vandermark: Occasional Poems (2014 [2015], Not Two, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Barry Guy @ 70: Blue Horizon: Live at Ad Libitum (2017 [2018], Fundacja Sluchaj, 3CD) A− 
  • Five Fizzles for Samuel Beckett (2009 [2014, NoBusiness, EP) B+(**) 
  • New Orchestra: Amphi/Radio Rondo (2013 [2014], Intakt) B+(*) 
  • /Marilyn Crispell/Paul Lytton: Deep Memory (2015 [2016], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • Irvin's Comet (2019 [2020], NoBusiness) B+(*) 

Buddy Guy:

  • /Junior Wells: Live From Chicago Blues Festival 1964 (1964 [2022], Good Time) B+(***) 
  • Skin Deep (2008, Silvertone/Zomba) B+(*) 
  • Living Proof (2010, Silvertone) B 
  • The Blues Don't Lie (2022, RCA/Silvertone) B+(***) 

Mickey Guyton:

  • Bridges (2020, Capitol Nashville, EP) B+(**) 
  • Remember Her Name (2021, Capitol Nashville) B+(***) 

Gwenno:

  • Y Dydd Olaf (2014 [2015], Heavenly) A− 
  • Le Kov (2018, Heavenly) B+(**) 
  • Tresor (2022, Heavenly) B+(**) 

Kiki Gyan: 24 Hours in a Disco: 1978-82 (1978-82 [2012], Soundway) B+(*) 

Gypsyphonic Disko: Mardi Gras Mix Tape 2013 (2013, self-released) A− 

The H2 Big Band: It Could Happen (2013 [2015], Origin) B+(**) 

Smokey Haangala: Aunka Ma Kwacha (1976 [2019], Séance Center) B+(*) 

Jari Haapalainen:

  • Fusion Machine (2016, Moserobie) B+(*) 
  • Fusion Madness (2017, Moserobie) B+(**) 
  • Fusion Nation (2017, Moserobie) B+(**) 

Iro Haarla:

  • Ante Lucem (2012 [2016], ECM) B+(**) 
  • /Ulf Krokfors/Barry Altschul: Around Again: The Music of Carla Bley (2015 [2019], TUM) A− 

Augie Haas: Dream a Little Dream (2019, Playtime Music) B+(**) 

The Habit: Lincoln Has Won (2010 [2011], Reel to Reel) B+(***) 

Hackberry Ramblers:

  • Early Recordings: 1935-1950 (1935-50 [2003, Arhoolie) B+(***) 
  • Jolie Blonde (1963-65 [1993], Arhoolie) B+(**) 
  • Cajun Boogie (1992, Flying Fish) A− 

Bobby Hackett:

  • Coast Concert (1955 [1956], Capitol) B+(**) 
  • /Jack Teagarden: Jazz Ultimate (1957 [1958], Capitol) B+(**) 
  • Hello Louis: Bobby Hackett Plays the Music of Louis Armstrong (1964, Epic) B+(***) 
  • /Vic Dickenson: This Is My Bag (1968 [1969], Project 3) B+(**) 

Michael Hackett/Tim Coffman: Western Skies (2022, Summit) B+(*) 

Marika Hackman: I'm Not Your Man (2017, Sub Pop) B+(**) 

Bartosz Hadala: Three Short Stories (2020, Zecernia) B+(**) 

Charlie Haden:

  • The Golden Number (1976 [1977], A&M) B+(***) 
  • /Jan Garbarek/Egberto Gismonti: Magico (1979 [1980], ECM) B+(*) 
  • /Jan Garbarek/Egberto Gismonti: Folk Songs (1979 [1981], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Quartet West (1986 [1987], Verve) B+(**) 
  • /Paul Motian/Geri Allen: Etudes (1987 [1988], Soul Note) A− 
  • /Egberto Gismonti: In Montreal (1989 [2001], ECM) B+(**) 
  • /Billy Higgins/Enrico Pieranunzi: First Song (1990 [1992], Soul Note) B+(***) 
  • /Jim Hall: Charlie Haden/Jim Hall (1990 [2014], Impulse) A− 
  • The Best of Quartet West (1986-96 [2007], Verve) B+(*) 
  • /Chris Anderson: None but the Lonely Heart (1997, Naim) A− 
  • /Gonzalo Rubalcaba: Tokyo Adagio (2005 [2015], Impulse) B+(*) 
  • /Brad Mehldau: Long Ago and Far Away (2007 [2018], Impulse) A− 
  • Sophisticated Ladies (2011, Decca) B+(***) 
  • /Hank Jones: Come Sunday (2010 [2012], Emarcy) B+(*) 
  • /Liberation Music Orchestra: Time/Life (Song for the Wahles and Other Beings) (2011-15 [2016], Impulse) A− 

The Haden Triplets: The Family Songbook (2020, Trimeter) B+(**) 

Petra Haden: Petra Goes to the Movies (2013, Anti-) C+ 

Andrew Hadro: For Us, the Living (2013 [2014], Tone Rogue) B+(***) 

Wolfgang Haffner:

  • Kind of Tango (2019 [2020], ACT Music) B 
  • Silent World (2022 [2023], ACT) B+(***) 

Elektro Hafiz: Elektro Hafiz (2016, Guerssen) B+(***) 

Hagaw: Do You Love Hagaw? [Polish Jazz Vol. 12] (1967, Polskie Nagrania Muza) B+(**) 

Merle Haggard:

  • Swinging Doors and the Bottle Let Me Down (1966, Capitol) A− 
  • Strangers (1965, Capitol) B+(***) 
  • I'm a Lonesome Fugitive (1967, Capitol) A− 
  • Branded Man (1967, Capitol) B+(**) 
  • The Legend of Bonnie & Clyde (1968, Capitol) B 
  • Mama Tried (1968, Capitol) B+(**) 
  • Okie From Muskogee (1969, Capitol) B 
  • Pride in What I Am (1969, Capitol) A− 
  • A Portrait of Merle Haggard (1969, Capitol) B+(*) 
  • The Fightin' Side of Me (1970, Capitol) B+(**) 
  • Hag (1971, Capitol) B+(***) 
  • Someday We'll Look Back (1971, Capitol) B+(***) 
  • The Best of the Best of Merle Haggard (1968-71 [1972], Capitol) B+(***) 
  • Let Me Tell You About a Song (1972, Capitol) B+(***) 
  • It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad) (1972, Capitol) B+(**) 
  • Vintage Collections (1965-72 [1996], Capitol) B+(**) 
  • If We Make It Through December (1974, Capitol) B+(**) 
  • Merle Haggard Presents His 30th Album (1974, Capitol) A− 
  • Keep Movin' On (1975, Capitol) B 
  • It's All in the Movies (1976, Capitol) B+(*) 
  • My Love Affair With Trains (1976, Capitol) B 
  • The Roots of My Raising (1976, Capitol) B+(***) 
  • 20 Greatest Hits (1966-76 [2002], Capitol) A− 
  • Best of the Capitol Years (1966-76 [2016], Capitol) A 
  • A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today (1975-76 [1977], Capitol) A− 
  • Ramblin' Fever (1977, MCA) B+(*) 
  • My Farewell to Elvis (1977, MCA) B− 
  • Live From Austin TX '78 (1978 [2008], New West) B+(**) 
  • The Way I Am (1980, MCA) B+(**) 
  • Back to the Barrooms (1980, MCA) B+(*) 
  • Rainbow Stew: Live at Anaheim Stadium (1980 [1981], MCA) B+(***) 
  • Big City (1981, Epic) B+(**) 
  • /George Jones: A Taste of Yesterday's Wine (1982, Epic) B 
  • Going Where the Lonely Go (1982, Epic) B+(*) 
  • That's the Way Love Goes (1983, Epic) B+(*) 
  • It's All in the Game (1984, Epic) B+(*) 
  • Kern River (1985, Epic) B+(*) 
  • Amber Waves of Grain (1985, Epic) B− 
  • A Friend in California (1986, Epic) B+(**) 
  • Out Among the Stars (1986, Epic) B 
  • /George Jones/Willie Nelson: Walking the Line (1987, Epic) B− 
  • 5:01 Blues (1989, Epic) B 
  • Chicago Wind (2005, Capitol) B+(**) 
  • The Bluegrass Sessions (2007, McCoury) B+(*) 
  • I Am What I Am (2010, Vanguard) B+(***) 
  • Working in Tennessee (2011, Vanguard) A− 

Noah Haidu:

  • Infinite Distances (2015-16 [2017], Cellar Live) B+(**) 
  • Doctone (2019 [2020], Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • /Buster Williams/Billy Hart: Slowly: Song for Keith Jarrett (2020 [2021], Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • Standards (2023, Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Al Haig:

  • Al Haig Trio [Period Recordings] (1954 [2000], Fresh Sound) B+(***) 
  • Invitation (1974, Spotlite) B+(**) 
  • /Jamil Nasser: Expressly Ellington (1978 [1979], Spotlite) B+(***) 

Haiku Hands: Haiku Hands (2020, Mad Decent) B+(*) 

Haiku Salut: Etch and Etch Deep (2015, How Does It Feel to Be Loved) B+(**) 

Hail Mary Mallon:

  • Are You Gonna Eat That? (2011, Rhymesayers Entertainment) A− 
  • Bestiary (2014, Rhymesayers Entertainment) B+(***) 

Haim:

  • Days Are Gone (2013, Columbia) B+(**) 
  • Something to Tell You (2017, Polydor) B+(**) 
  • Women in Music Pt. III (2020, Columbia) B+(**) 

Luke Haines:

  • New York in the '70s (2014, Cherry Red) B 
  • /Peter Buck: Beat Poetry for Survivalists (2020, Cherry Red) B+(**) 

Keiji Haino:

  • /Merzbow/Balasz Pandi: Become the Discovered, Not the Discoverer (2019, RareNoise) B+(*) 
  • My Lord Music, I Most Humbly Beg Your Indulgence in the Hope That You Will Do Me the Honour of Permitting This Seed Called Keiji Haino to Be Planted Within You (2019 [2022], Purple Tap/Black Editions) B+(*) 

Jason Hainsworth: Third Ward Stories (2015 [2016], Origin) B+(***) 

Haitian Rail: Solarists (2014, New Atlantis) B+(**) 

Hakim: Talakik (2002, Mondo Melodia) B+(***) 

Randy Halberstadt: Open Heart (2018, Origin) B+(*) 

Half Japanese: Overjoyed (2014, Joyful Noise) B+(***) 

James Hall: Lattice (2016 [2018], Outside In Music) B+(*) 

Jim Hall:

  • Jazz Guitar (1957, Pacific Jazz) B+(**) 
  • Dialogues (1995, Telarc) B+(***) 

Jared Hall: Seen on the Scene (2018 [2021], Origin) B+(**) 

Keith Hall: Made in Kalamazoo: Trios and Duos (2019 [2022], Zoom Out) B+(***) 

Matt Hall: I Hope to My Never (2022, Summit) B+(*) 

Nigel Hall: Ladies & Gentlemen . . . Nigel Hall (2015, Feel Music Group) B+(***) 

Robert David Hall: Things They Don't Teach You in School (2008 [2010], Robert David Hall Music) B+(***) 

Tom T. Hall:

  • Ballad of Forty Dollars and His Other Great Songs (1969, Mercury) B+(**) 
  • Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (1971-75 [1975], Mercury) B+(***) 
  • Greatest Hits: Volume I & II (1967-75 [1993], Mercury) A− 
  • New Train Same Rider (1978, RCA Victor) B+(*) 
  • Places I've Done Time (1978, RCA Victor) B+(***) 
  • In Concert! Recorded Live at the Grand Ole Opry House (1979 [1983], RCA Victor) B 
  • Saturday Morning Songs (1979, RCA Victor) B+(**) 
  • Ol' T's in Town (1979, RCA Victor) A− 
  • Soldier of Fortune (1980, RCA Victor) B+(*) 
  • 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tom T. Hall (1969-84 [2000], MCA Nashville) B+(*) 

Bengt Hallberg: Time on My Hands (1994-95 [1995], Improkomp, 2CD) B+(***) 

Hallelujah the Hills: The Music of the Beatles as Channeled in 1958 by the Echo Lake Home for the Potentially Clairvoyant (2022, Hallelujah the Hills) B+(*) 

Rich Halley:

  • The Wisdom of Rocks (2013 [2014], Pine Eagle) A− 
  • Creating Structure (2014 [2015], Pine Eagle) A− 
  • Eleven (2014 [2015], Pine Eagle) B+(***) 
  • The Outlier (2015 [2016], Pine Eagle) A− 
  • /Carson Halley: The Wild (2015 [2017], Pine Eagle) A− 
  • The Literature (2017 [2018], Pine Eagle) A− 
  • Terra Incognita (2018 [2019], Pine Eagle) A− 
  • /Matthew Shipp/Michael Bisio/Newman Taylor Baker: The Shape of Things (2019 [2020], Pine Eagle) A− 
  • /Dan Clucas/Clyde Reed/Carson Halley: Boomslang (2021, Pine Eagle) A− 
  • Fire Within (2023, Pine Eagle) A− 

Charlie Halloran:

  • Ce Biguine! (2017, self-released) B+(**) 
  • & the Tropicales: Shake the Rum (2023, self-released) B+(***) 

Charlie Hallonran:

  • & the Tropicales: Presents for Everyone! (2023, self-released) B+(**) 

The Halluci Nation: One More Saturday Night (2021, Radicalized) B+(***) 

Laurel Halo:

  • Quarantine (2012, Hyperdub) B 
  • Chance of Rain (2013, Hyperdub) B+(*) 
  • Dust (2017, Hyperdub) B+(*) 
  • Atlas (2023, Awe) B 

Matthew Halsall:

  • Salute to the Sun (2020, Gondwana) B+(***) 
  • The Temple Within (2022, Gondwana, EP) B+(**) 
  • An Ever Changing View (2023, Gondwana) B+(**) 

Halsey:

  • Badlands (2015, Astralwerks) A− 
  • Hopeless Fountain Kingdom (2017, Astralwerks) B+(**) 
  • Manic (2020, Capitol) B+(***) 
  • If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power (2021, Capitol) B+(***) 

Frode Haltli: Avant Folk II (2021, Hubro) B+(**) 

Mary Halvorson:

  • /Reuben Radding/Nate Wooley: Crackleknob (2006 [2009], Hatology) B+(**) 
  • /Jessica Pavone: On and Off (2007, Skirl) B+(*) 
  • /Jessica Pavone/Devin Hoff/Ches Smith: Calling All Portraits (2008, Skycap) B+(***) 
  • Dragon's Head (2008, Firehouse 12) A− 
  • Bending Bridges (2011 [2012], Firehouse 12) B+(**) 
  • Illusionary Sea (2012 [2013], Firehouse 12) B+(**) 
  • Ghost Loop (2012 [2013], ForTune) B+(**) 
  • /Michael Formanek/Tomas Fujiwara: Thumbscrew (2013 [2014], Cuneiform) A− 
  • Reverse Blue (2014, Relative Pitch) B+(***) 
  • Meltframe (2014 [2015], Firehouse 12) B+(***)  Thumbscrew: Convallaria (2015 [2016], Cuneiform) B+(***) 
  • Away With You (2015 [2016], Firehouse 12) B+(***) 
  • Code Girl (2016 [2018], Firehouse 12, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • /John Dieterich: A Tangle of Stars (2018 [2019], New Amsterdam) B+(**) 
  • Code Girl: Artlessly Falling (2019 [2020], Firehouse 12) B 
  • Amaryllis (2022, Nonesuch) B+(***) 
  • Belladonna (2022, Nonesuch) B+(*) 

Larry Ham/Woody Witt: Presence (2016 [2017], Blujazz) B+(*) 

Hama: Houmeissa (2019, Sahel Sounds) B+(*) 

Hamar Trio: Yesterday Is Here (2016 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Tigran Hamasyan:

  • Luys I Luso (2014 [2015], ECM) B− 
  • The Call Within (2020, Nonesuch) B+(*) 
  • Stand Art (2022, Nonesuch) B+(*) 

Hamell on Trial:

  • Big as Life (1995, Mercury) B+(*) 
  • The Chord Is Mightier Than the Sword (1997, Mercury) B+(**) 
  • Choochtown (1999, Such-a-Punch) B+(***) 
  • Ed's Not Dead -- Hamell Comes Alive (2000, Such-a-Punch) B+(***) 
  • Tough Love (2003, Righteous Babe) B+(**) 
  • Yap (2003, Such-a-Punch) B+(**) 
  • Songs for Parents Who Enjoy Drugs (2006, Righteous Babe) B+(***) 
  • Rant & Roll [Live From Edinburgh: The Terrorism of Everyday Life (2007 [2008], Righteous Babe) A− 
  • The Happiest Man in the World (2014, New West) B+(**) 
  • Tackle Box (2017, New West) A− 
  • Big Mouth Strikes Again: Hamell Live (2017, New West) A− 
  • The night Guy at the Apocalypse: Profiles of a Rushing Midnight (2018, Saustex) B+(*) 
  • The Pandemic Songs (2020, self-released) A− 
  • Bring the Kids (2023, Saustex) B+(**) 

Anthony Hamilton: Back to Love (2011, RCA) B+(***) 

Chico Hamilton: El Chico/The Further Adventures of El Chico (1965-66 [2012], Impulse) B− 

Chico Hamilton:

  • /Euphoria: Arroyo (1990 [1993], Soul Note) B+(**) 
  • My Panamanian Friend (1992 [1994], Soul Note) B+(**) 

Jeff Hamilton:

  • Live From San Pedro (2017 [2018], Capri) B+(**) 
  • Catch Me If You Can (2019 [2020], Capri) B+(*) 
  • Merry & Bright (2021, Capri) B 

Scott Hamilton:

  • From the Beginning (1977-78 [2002], Concord, 2CD) A− 
  • Tenorshoes (1979 [1980], Concord) B+(***) 
  • Our Delight! (2005 [2006], Woodville) B+(***) 
  • Across the Tracks (2008, Concord) B+(**) 
  • /Alan Barnes: Hi-Ya (2009 [2010], Woodville) B+(**) 
  • /Rossano Sportiello: Midnight at NOLA's Penthouse (2010 [2011], Arbors) B+(***) 
  • Swedish Ballads . . . & More (2013, Charleston Square) B+(**) 
  • Dean Street Nights (2012 [2014], Woodville) B+(**) 
  • Scott Hamilton Plays Jule Styne (2015, Blue Duchess) A− 
  • /Jeff Hamilton: Live in Bern (2014 [2015], Capri) B+(***) 
  • /Harry Allen: Live! (2014 [2016], GAC) A− 
  • Meets the Piano Players (2016 [2017], Organic) B+(***) 
  • /Paolo Birro/Aldo Zunino/Alfred Kramer: Ballads for Audiophiles (2016 [2017], Fonè Jazz) B+(***) 
  • The Shadow of Your Smile (2017, Blau) A− 
  • Moon Mist (2018, Blau) B+(**) 
  • Live at Pyatt Hall (2017 [2018], Cellar Live) B+(**) 
  • Danish Ballads . . . & More (2019, Stunt) A− 
  • Jazz at the Club: Live From Sociëtat De Witte (2018 [2019], O.A.P.) B+(***) 
  • Street of Dreams (2019, Blau) B+(***) 
  • /Duke Robillard: Swingin' Again (2021, Blue Duchess) B+(*) 
  • Classics (2022, Stunt) B+(**) 
  • Talk to Me, Baby (2022, Blau) B+(***) 
  • At PizzaExpress Live: In London (2022 [2023], PX) B+(***) 

Doug Hammond/David Durrah/Charles Burnham:

  • Reflections in the Sea of Nurnen (1975 [2020], Tribe) B 

Fred Hammond: The Essential Fred Hammond (1991-2004 [2007], Verity/Legacy, 2CD) C+ 

Ross Hammond:

  • Humanity Suite (2013 [2014], Prescott) B+(***) 
  • Flight (2014 [2015], Prescott) B+(**) 
  • /Sameer Gupta: Upward (2015 [2016], Prescott) B+(***) 
  • /Jon Bafus: Masonic Lawn (2016 [2017], Prescott) B+(***) 
  • /Sameer Gupta: Mystery Well (2018, Prescott) B+(***) 
  • /Oliver Lake/Mike Pride: Our Place on the Wheel (2020, Prescott) A− 

Lionel Hampton:

  • Ring Dem Bells [Bluebird's Best] (1937-40 [2002], RCA Bluebird) A− 
  • Vol. 2: The Jumpin' Jive: The All-Star Groups: 1937-39 (1937-39 [1990], RCA Bluebird) A− 
  • Midnight Sun: The Original American Decca Recordings (1946-47 [1993], MCA) B+(**) 
  • Swingsation (1942-47 [1998], GRP) A−  1958: The Mess Is Here Revisited (1958 [2022], Ezz-Thetics) B+(***) 

Connie Han:

  • Iron Starlet (2020, Mack Avenue) B+(**) 
  • Secrets of Inanna (2022, Mack Avenue) B+(*) 

Hanami: The Only Way to Float Free (2015 [2016], Ears & Eyes) B+(***) 

Herbie Hancock:

  • Inventions & Dimensions (1963 [1964], Blue Note) B+(*) 
  • Cantaloupe Island (1962-65 [1994], Blue Note) B+(***) 
  • Speak Like a Child (1968 [2005], Blue Note) B+(*) 
  • The Prisoner (1969 [2000], Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • Thrust (1974, Columbia) B+(**) 
  • The Imagine Project (2010, Hancock) B 

Wayne Hancock:

  • Viper of Melody (2009, Bloodshot) B+(***) 
  • Ride (2013, Bloodshot) A− 
  • Slingin' Rhythm (2016, Bloodshot) B+(**) 

James Hand:

  • The Truth Will Set You Free (2006, Rounder) B+(***) 
  • Shadow on the Ground (2009, Rounder) B+(***) 

Hands & Tongues: 3 Meta-Dialogues (2023, 4DaRecord) B− 

Handsome Boy Modeling School: White People (2004, Atlantic) B+(***) 

Handsome Furs: Sound Kapital (2011, Sub Pop) B+(**) 

The Handsome Family:

  • Odessa (1994, Carrot Top) A− 
  • Milk and Scissors (1996, Carrot Top) B+(**) 
  • Through the Trees (1997, Carrot Top) B+(**) 
  • Down in the Valley (1994-97 [1999], Independent) A− 
  • Twilight (2001, Carrot Top) B+(***) 
  • Smothered and Covered (1993-2001 [2003], Handsome Family Music) B+(**) 
  • Singing Bones (2003, Carrot Top) B+(***) 
  • Honey Moon (2009, Carrot Top) B+(**) 
  • Wilderness (2013, Carrot Top) B+(***) 
  • Unseen (2016, Loose Music) A− 
  • Hollow (2023, Loose) A− 

Craig Handy: Craig Handy & 2nd Line Smith (2011 [2014], Okeh) A− 

John Handy: Hard Work/Carnival (1976-77 [2012], Impulse) B 

Sir Roland Hanna: Colors From a Giant's Kit (1990s-2002 [2011], IPO) B+(*) 

Susie Hansen: Representante de la Salsa (2010, Jazz Caliente) B 

Cory Hanson: Western Cum (2023, Drag City) B+(*) 

Happy Birthday: Happy Birthday (2010, Sub Pop) B+(**) 

The Happy Fits: What Could Be Better (2020, The Happy Fits) B+(**) 

Fareed Haque: Trance Hypothesis (2013, Delmark) B+(**) 

Harari: Rufaro/Happiness (1976 [2021], Matsuli Music) B+(**) 

Hard Bop Messengers: Live at the Last Hotel (2022, Pacific Coast Jazz) B+(*) 

Hard Rubber Orchestra: Iguana (2022, Redshift) B+(*) 

Hard Working Americans:

  • Hard Working Americans (2014, Melvin/Thirty Tigers) B+(**) 
  • The First Waltz (2014, Melvin) B+(*) 
  • Rest in Chaos (2016, Melvin) B+(**) 
  • We're All in This Together (2017, Melvin) B+(***) 

Harbinger: Extended (2018 [2019], OA2) B+(**) 

Staffan Harde: Staffan Harde (1968-71 [2015], Corbett vs. Dempsey) B+(**) 

Aldous Harding:

  • Party (2017, 4AD) B 
  • Designer (2019, 4AD) B 
  • Warm Chris (2022, 4AD) B+(**) 

Alex Harding/Lucian Ban: Dark Blue (2019, Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Curtis Harding: If Words Were Flowers (2021, Anti-) B+(***) 

Françoise Hardy: Françoise Hardy (1963, Disques Vogue) B+(*) 

Roy Hargrove:

  • The Love Suite: In Mahogany (1993 [2023], Blue Engine) A 
  • /Mulgrew Miller: In Harmony (2006-07 [2021], Resonance, 2CD) A− 
  • Emergence (2008 [2009], Emarcy) B+(*) 

Eric Harland:

  • Voyager: Vipassana (2014, GSI Studios) B− 
  • 13th Floor (2018, 13th Floor) B+(*) 

Danny L Harle: Harlecore (2021, Mad Decent) B+(**) 

Harlem: "Hippies" (2010, Matador) B+(**) 

Jack Harlow: Jackman (2023, Generation Now/Atlantic) B+(*) 

Larry Harlow: Greatest Hits (1971-79 [2008], Fania) A− 

Nancy Harms: Ellington at Night (2016, Gazelle) B+(**) 

Brian Harnetty:

  • /Bonnie "Prince" Billy: Silent City (2009, Atavistic) B+(**) 
  • The Star-Faced One: From the Sun Ra/El Saturn Archives (2013, Atavistic) B+(*) 
  • Rawhead & Bloodybones (2015, Dust-to-Digital) B+(**) 

Elisabeth Harnik & Steve Swell: Tonotopic Organizations (2019 [2020], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(*) 

Ben Harper: Bloodline Maintenance (2022, Chrysalis) B+(**) 

Clay Harper:

  • Old Airport Road (2013, Terminus) A− 
  • Bleak Beauty (2018, self-released) B+(*) 
  • Dirt Yard Street (2020, Casino Music) B+(*) 
  • They'll Never Miss a Five (2022, Clay Harper Music) B+(*) 

Darryl Harper: Chamber Made (2022, Stricker Street) B+(*) 

Honey Harper: Starmaker (2019 [2020], ATO) B 

Roderick Harper: Evolving (2020 [2021], R.H.M. Entertainment) B+(*) 

Tom Harrell:

  • Infinity (2018 [2019], HighNote) B+(**) 
  • Oak Tree (2020 [2022], HighNote) B+(**) 

Joe Harriott:

  • Formation: Live '61 (1961 [2021], Jazz in Britain, EP) B+(*) 
  • Abstract (1961-62 [2015], J. Joes J. Edizioni Musicali) B+(***) 
  • Jazz for Moderns (1962 [2020], Gearbox, EP) B+(**) 
  • Free Form & Abstract Revisited (1960-62 [2021], Ezz-Thetics, 2CD) A− 
  • & Co. Feat John Dankworth & Tubby Hayes: Helter Skelter: Live, Rare and Previously Unreleased Recordings 1955-1963 (1955-63 [2017], Acrobat) B+(**) 
  • Indo-Jazz Suite (1966, Atlantic) B+(***) 
  • Swings High (1967 [2004], Cadillac) B+(**) 
  • Chronology: Live 1968-69 (1968-69 [2020], Jazz In Britain) B+(**) 

Allan Harris: Live at Blue Llama Jazz Club (2023, Love Productions/Live at Blue Llama) B+(**) 

Barry Harris: Live at Maybeck Recital Hall Volume Twelve (1990 [1991], Concord) B+(**) 

Beaver Harris:

  • Beautiful Africa (1979, Soul Note) B+(**) 
  • /Don Pullen: A Well Kept Secret (1984 [2018], Corbett vs. Dempsey) B+(***) 

Betty Harris: The Lost Queen of New Orleans Soul (1964-69 [2016], Soul Jazz) B+(**) 

Calvin Harris:

  • Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 (2017, Fly Eye/Columbia) B+(*) 
  • Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2 (2022, Columbia) B+(***) 

Corey Harris:

  • Mississippi to Mali (2003, Rounder) B+(*)  Insurrection Blues (2021, M.C.) B+(**) 

Craig Harris: Managing the Mask (2021 [2022], Aquastra) B+(**) 

Emmylou Harris and the Hot Band:

  • Hot Night in Roslyn: 1976 Radio Broadcast Recording (1976 [2021], Hobo) B+(***) 

Emmylou Harris:

  • /The Nash Ramblers: Ramble in Music City: The Lost Concert (1990 [2021], Nonesuch) B+(**) 
  • All I Intended to Be (2005-08 [2008], Nonesuch) B+(***) 
  • Hard Bargain (2010 [2011], Nonesuch) B 
  • /Rodney Crowell: Old Yellow Moon (2013, Nonesuch) B+(**) 
  • /Rodney Crowell: The Traveling Kind (2015, Nonesuch) B+(*) 

Hutch Harris: Suck Up All the Oxygen (2021, self-released, EP) B+(**) 

Jaimee Harris: Boomerang Town (2023, Thirty Tigers) B+(**) 

Jason Hawk Harris: Love & the Dark (2019, Bloodshot) C+ 

Kevin Harris & the Solution: Jazz Gumbo (2023, Blujazz) B− 

Lafayette Harris Jr.:

  • Bend to the Light (2011 [2015], Airmen) B+(**) 
  • Hangin' With the Big Boys (2013 [2016], Airmen) B+(**) 
  • You Can't Lose With the Blues (2019, Savant) B+(*) 

Lafayette Harris, Jr.:

  • Swingin' Up in Harlem (2023, Savant) B+(*) 

Stefon Harris:

  • /Jason Moran/Greg Osby/Mark Shim: New Directions (1999 [2000], Blue Note) B+(***)  Urbanus (2009, Concord) B+(**) 
  • /Blackout: Sonic Creed (2017 [2018], Motéma) B− 

Steve Harris:

  • ZAUM (2002, Slam) A− 
  • /ZAUM: Above Our Heads the Sky Splits Open (2004 [2007], Amazon) A− 
  • /ZAUM: The Little Flash of Letting Go (2004-05 [2005], Spitz Live) B+(***) 
  • /ZAUM: A Is for Ox (2006-07 [2008], Amazon) B+(***) 

Wynonie Harris: Rockin' the Blues (1944-50 [2001], Proper, 4CD) A− 

Big Chief Donald Harrison Jr.: Congo Square Suite (2023, Truth Revolution) B 

Joel Harrison:

  • Stump (2013 [2014], Cuneiform) B+(***) 
  • Spirit House (2013 [2015], Whirlwind) B+(*) 
  • Angel Band: Free Country Volume 3 (2018, HighNote) B 
  • Still Point: Turning World (2019, Whirlwind) B+(**) 
  • America at War (2019 [2020], Sunnyside) B+(***) 

Stu Harrison: Volume I (2016, One Nightstand) B+(**) 

Harrison²: Trout in Swimwear (2019 [2020], self-released) B+(***) 

Keyon Harrold: The Mugician (2017, Legacy) B+(*) 

Jo Harrop: The Heart Wants (2021, Lateralize) B+(**) 

Nancy Harrow: Wild Women Don't Have the Blues/You Never Know (1960-62 [2014], Fresh Sound) B+(***) 

Deborah Harry: Necessary Evil (2007, Eleven Seven) B 

Bill Hart:

  • Touch of Blue (2016 [2017], Blue Canoe) B− 
  • Live at Red Clay Theatre (2017 [2018], Blujazz) B 

Billy Hart:

  • One Is the Other (2013 [2014], ECM) B 

Billy Hart & the WDR Big Band:

  • The Broader Picture (2016, Enja/Yellowbird) B+(***) 

John Hart:

  • Crop Circles (2017 [2019], SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • Checkmate (2019 [2021], SteepleChase) B+(**) 

John Hartford:

  • RCA Country Legends (1967-70 [2001], Buddha) B+(***) 
  • Me Oh My, How the Time Does Fly: A John Hartford Anthology (1976-84 [2003], Flying Fish) B+(**) 

Alfred 23 Harth/Jörg Fischer/Marcel Daemgen: Confucius Tarif Reduit (2014 [2015], Spore Point) B+(**) 

Craig Hartley: Books on Tape Vol. II: Standard Edition (2015 [2016], self-released) B+(***) 

Julian Hartwell: The Julian Hartwell Project (2015, self-released) B+(**) 

Mark Harvey: A Rite for All Souls (1971 [2020], Americas Musicworks, 2CD) B+(***) 

PJ Harvey:

  • /John Parish: A Woman a Man Walked By (2009, Island) B+(*) 
  • Let England Shake (2011, Vagrant) B+(***) 
  • The Hope Six Demolition Project (2015 [2016], Vagrant) B+(**) 
  • I Inside the Old Year Dying (2023, Partisan) B+(*) 

Stephen Philip Harvey: Smash! (2021 [2022], Next Level) B 

Hash Redactor: Drecksound (2019, Goner) B+(**) 

Hasidic New Wave: Live in Cracow (1998, Not Two) B+(**) 

Taylor Haskins:

  • Fuzzy Logic (2011-13 [2014], Sunnyside) B− 
  • & Green Empire: The Point (2017, Recombination) B+(*) 

George Haslam:

  • Duos East West (1997 [1998], Slam) B+(***) 
  • /Paul Hession: Pendle Hawk Carapace (2002, Slam) B+(**) 
  • /Borah Bergman/Paul Hession: The Mahout (2003 [2004], Slam) B+(**) 
  • /João Madeira/Padro Catello Lopes/Mario Rua: Ajuda (2019 [2020], Slam) B+(***) 

Elias Haslanger: Live at the Gallery (2013 [2014], Cherrywood) B+(*) 

Mariem Hassan:

  • Mariem Hassan Con Leyoad (2002, Nubenegra) B+(***) 
  • Shouka (2010, Nubenegra) B+(*) 
  • El Aaiún Egdat (2012, Nubenegra) B+(***) 
  • /Vadiya Mint El Hanevi: Baila Sahara Baila (2015, Nubenegra) A− 
  • La Voz Indómita (del Sahara Occidental) (2017, Nubenegra) B+(***) 

João Hasselberg & Pedro Branco:

  • From Order to Chaos (2017, Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Jon Hassell:

  • Vernal Equinox (1977 [1978], Lovely Music) B+(**) 
  • Earthquake Island (1978, Tomato) B+(*) 
  • Power Spot (1983-84 [1986], ECM) A− 
  • Maarifa Street (Magic Realism 2) (2005, Nyen) B+(**) 
  • Listening to Pictures (Pentimento Volume One) (2018, Ndeya) A− 
  • Seeing Through Sound (Pentimento Volume Two) (2020, Ndeya) B+(***) 

Hans Hassler:

  • Hassler (2011 [2013], Intakt) B 
  • Wie Die Zeit Hinter Mir Her (2015 [2017], Intakt) B+(*) 

Hat: Twins (2012 [2014], Hot Blues) B+(***) 

Gerrit Hatcher: Solo Five (2021 [2023], Kettle Hole) B+(***) 

Hatchie: Giving the World Away (2022, Secretly Canadian) B+(**) 

Lalah Hathaway: Where It All Begins (2011, Stax) B− 

Helena Hauff:

  • Discreet Desires (2015, Ninja Tune/Werkdiscs) B+(***) 
  • Qualm (2018, Ninja Tune) B+(***) 

Steve Hauschildt:

  • Where All Is Fled (2015, Kranky) A− 
  • Strands (2016, Kranky) B+(***) 

Fritz Hauser & Pedro Carneiro: Pas De Deux (2022 [2023], Clean Feed) B 

Anna von Hausswolff:

  • The Miraculous (2015, Other Music) B 
  • Live at Montreux Jazz Festival (2018 [2022], Southern Lord) B 

Hauschka: Foreign Landscapes (2010, Fat Cat) B+(**) 

Hampton Hawes:

  • Everybody Likes Hampton Hawes: Vol. 3: The Trio (1956 [1990], Contemporary/OJC) B+(**) 
  • All Night Session! Volume 1 (1956 [1991], Contemporary/OJC) B+(***) 
  • All Night Session! Volume 2 (1956 [1992], Contemporary/OJC) B+(**) 
  • Four! (1958 [1991], Contemporary/OJC) A− 
  • For Real! (1958 [1995], Contemporary/OJC) A− 
  • The Green Leaves of Summer (1964, Contemporary) B+(**) 
  • The Séance (1966 [1990], Contemporary/OJC) B+(***) 
  • Trio at Montreux (1971 [1976], Jas) B+(**) 
  • /Cecil McBee/Roy Haynes: Live at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago: Volume Two (1973 [1989], Enja) B+(**) 
  • Something Special (1976 [1994], Contemporary) B+(***) 

Hamish Hawk: Angel Numbers (2023, Post Electric) B 

Alexander Hawkins:

  • /Louis Moholo-Moholo: Keep Your Heart Straight (2011 [2012], Ogun) B+(**) 
  • All There, Ever Out (2012, Babel) B+(**) 
  • Song Singular (2012 [2014], Babel) B+(*) 
  • /Evan Parker: Leaps in Leicester (2015 [2016], Clean Feed) A− 
  • Unit[e] (2016-17 [2017], self-released, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • /Elaine Mitchener: Uproot (2017, Intakt) B+(**) 
  • Iron Into Wind: Piano Solo (2018 [2019], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • /Tomeka Reid: Shards and Constellations (2019 [2020], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • Togetherness Music: For Sixteen Musicians (2020 [2021], Intakt) + 
  • Togetherness Music: For Sixteen Musicians (2020 [2021], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • /Mirror Canon: Break a Vase (2021 [2022], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • Carnival Celestial (2022 [2023], Intakt) B+(*) 

Coleman Hawkins:

  • Intimate: Duo, Trio, Quartet & Quintet Recordings 1934-38 (1934-38 [2016], Acrobat) A− 
  • /Chu Berry: Tenor Giants (1938-43 [2000], Polygram) B+(***) 
  • The Complete Jazztone Recordings 1954 (1954 [2010], Fresh Sound) A− 
  • /Henry "Red" Allen: Reunion in Hi-Fi: The Complete Classic Sessions (1957-58 [2009], Lone Hill Jazz, 2CD) A− 
  • The High and Mighty Hawk (1958, Felsted) A− 
  • Moodsville (1960 [2003], Fresh Sound) B+(**)  /Clark Terry: Back in Bean's Bag (1962 [2014], Essential Jazz Classics) A− 

Ted Hawkins:

  • Watch Your Step (1982, Rounder) B+(***) 
  • Happy Hour (1986, Rounder) B+(**) 

H. Hawkline: I Romanticize (2017, Heavenly) B 

Mayer Hawthorne:

  • A Strange Arrangement (2009, Stones Throw) B+(*) 
  • How Do You Do (2011, Universal Republic) A− 
  • Where Does This Door Go (2013, Republic) B+(**) 
  • Man About Town (2016, Vagrant) B+(**) 
  • For All Time (2023, P&L) 

The Haxan Cloak: Excavation (2013, Tri Angle) B+(*) 

Bonnie Hayes With the Wild Combo:

  • Good Clean Fun (1982, Slash) B+(***) 
  • Good Clean Fun (1982 [2020], Blixa Sounds) B+(**) 

Clancy Hayes: Swingin' Minstrel (1956-58 [1963], Good Time Jazz) B+(**) 

Dylan Hayes Electric Band: Songs for Rooms and People (2020, Blujazz) B 

Isaac Hayes: Hot Buttered Soul (1969, Stax) B 

Louis Hayes:

  • Serenade for Horace (2017, Blue Note) B+(***) 
  • Crisis (2021, Savant) B+(**) 
  • Exactly Right! (2022 [2023], Savant) B+(**) 

Tubby Hayes:

  • Down in the Village (1962 [1963], Fontana) B+(**) 
  • Late Spot at Scott's (1962 [2006], Verve) B+(**) 
  • The Syndicate: Live at the Hopbine 1968 Vol. 1 (1968 [2015], Gearbox) B+(**) 
  • Grits, Beans and Greens: The Lost Fontana Studio Session 1969 (1969 [2019], Decca) B+(**) 
  • The Complete Hopbine '69 [The Ron Mathewson Tapes Vol. 7] (1969 [2021], Jazz in Britain, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Free Flight [The Ron Mathewson Tapes Vol. 3] (1972 [2020], Jazz in Britain, 2CD) B+(**) 

Wade Hayes: Old Country Song (2017, Conabor) B 

Walker Hayes:

  • Country Stuff (2021, Monument, EP) B+(**) 
  • Country Stuff: The Album (2022, Monument) B 

Dick Haymes: Rain or Shine (1956, Capitol) B+(**) 

Graham Haynes vs Submerged: Echolocation (2020 [2021], Burning Ambulance) A− 

Phil Haynes:

  • Sanctuary (1999 [2015], Corner Store Jazz) B+(*) 
  • No Fast Food: In Concert (2012 [2014], Corner Store Jazz, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • /Free Country: 60/69: My Favorite Things (2014 [2018], Corner Store Jazz, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • /Drew Gress/David Liebman: Coda(s): No Fast Food III (2022 [2023], Corner Store Jazz, 2CD) B+(***) 

Roy Haynes: Out of the Afternoon (1962 [2007], Impulse) A− 

Stephen Haynes:

  • Parrhesia (2010, Engine Studios) B+(**) 
  • Pomegranate (2015, New Atlantis) B+(**) 

Warren Haynes: Man in Motion (2011, Stax) B 

Kevin Hays:

  • /Mark Turner/Marc Miralta: Where Are You (2018 [2019], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(***) 
  • /Ben Street/Billy Hart: All Things Are (2021, Smoke Sessions) B+(*) 
  • /Ben Street/Billy Hart: Bridges (2023, Smoke Sessions) B+(**) 

Miho Hazama:

  • Time River (2015, Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • Dancer in Nowhere (2018 [2019], Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • Imaginary Visions (2021, Edition) B+(**) 
  • M_unit: Beyond Orbits (2023, Edition) A− 

Shay Hazan:

  • Good Morning Universe (2017 [2018], NoBusiness, EP) B+(*) 
  • Nuff Headlines (2019 [2021], Chant) B+(**) 

Hazar: Reincarnated (2020, IAN Productions) B+(*) 

Angel Haze:

  • New York EP (2012, Republic, EP) B+(*) 
  • Reservation (2012, self-released) B+(***) 
  • Dirty Gold (2013, Republic) A− 
  • Back to the Woods (2015, self-released) B+(***) 

David Hazeltine:

  • Inversions (2010, Criss Cross) B+(**) 
  • For All We Know (2014, Smoke Sessions) B+(***) 
  • I Remember Cedar (2013 [2014], Sharp Nine) B+(***) 
  • The Time Is Now (2018, Smoke Sessions) B+(*) 

Jon Hazilla: Tiny Capers (2001, Double-Time) B+(**) 

Lee Hazlewood: The LHI Years: Singles, Nudes and Backsides (1968-71) (1968-71 [2012], Light in the Attic) B− 

Dale Head: Swing Straight Up (2015, Blujazz) B 

Michael Head & the Red Elastic Band: Dear Scott (2022, Modern Sky) B 

Willie Headen: Blame It on the Blues (1954-60 [2006], Ace) B+(***) 

Headie One:

  • Edna (2020, Relentless) B+(**) 
  • x Fred Again: Gang (2020, Relentless, EP) B+(*) 
  • /K-Trap: Strength to Strength (2023, self-released) B+(**) 

Heads of State:

  • Search for Peace (2015, Smoke Sessions) B+(**) 
  • Four in One (2017, Smoke Sessions) B+(**) 

Cory Healey: Beautiful Sunshine (2016, Shifting Paradigm) B+(*) 

Jeff Healey: See the Light (1988 [1995], Arista) B+(*) 

Health:

  • Get Color (2009, Lovepump United) B+(**) 
  • Death Magic (2015, Loma Vista) B+(*) 

Hear in Now [Mazz Swift/Tomeka Reid/Silvia Bolognesi]: Not Living in Fear (2012-14 [2017], International Anthem) B+(**) 

Kirby Heard: Mama's Biscuits (2019, self-released) B+(**) 

Ted Hearne: The Source (2015, New Amsterdam) B+(*) 

Heart of the Ghost: Summons (2022, No Quarter) B+(***) 

Hearth: Melt (2020 [2021], Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Heartless Bastards: The Mountain (2009, Fat Possum) B 

Hearts & Minds: Hearts & Minds (2014 [2016], Astral Spirits) B+(***) 

Heartsrevolution:

  • Ride or Die (2013, Owsla, EP) B+(*) 
  • Ride or Die (2014, Owsla) A− 

Albert "Tootie" Heath/Ethan Iverson/Ben Street: Philadelphia Beat (2014 [2015], Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Jimmy Heath:

  • The Quota (1961 [1995], Riverside/OJC) B+(**) 
  • Triple Threat (1962 [1998], Riverside/OJC) B+(**) 
  • Nice People: The Riverside Collection (1959-64 [1988], Riverside/OJC) A− 
  • Picture of Heath (1975, Xanadu) A− 
  • Peer Pleasure (1987, Landmark) B+(**) 
  • You've Changed (1991 [1992], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • You or Me (1995, SteepleChase) A− 
  • Turn Up the Heath (2004-06 [2006], Planet Arts) B+(**) 
  • Love Letter (2019 [2020], Verve) B+(*) 

Heath Brothers:

  • Marchin' On! (1976, Strata-East) B+(**) 
  • Brotherly Love (1981 [1982], Antilles) B+(*) 
  • As We Were Saying . . . (1997, Concord) B+(**) 
  • Endurance (2008 [2009], Jazz Legacy) B+(**) 

The Heat Death: The Glenn Miller Sessions (2018, Clean Feed, 3CD) B+(**) 

Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott:

  • What Have We Become (2014, Virgin) A− 
  • Wisdom, Laughter and Lines (2015, Virgin EMI) B+(***) 
  • Crooked Calypso (2017, Virgin EMI) B+(*) 
  • Manchester Calling (2020, Virgin EMI) B+(**) 
  • N.K-Pop (2022, EMI) B+(***) 

The Heavyweights Brass Band: This City (2017 [2018], Lulaworld) B+(***) 

Thomas Heberer:

  • /Dieter Manderscheid: Chicago Breakdown: The Music of Jelly Roll Morton (1989 [1993], Jazz Haus Musik) B+(***) 
  • /Dieter Manderscheid: What a Wonderful World (2001 [2002], Jazz Haus Musik) B+(**) 
  • /Joe Fonda/Joe Hertenstein: Remedy (2020 [2021], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(***) 
  • The Day That Is (2021, Sunnyside) B+(***) 
  • /Ken Filiano/Phil Haynes: Spontaneous Composition (2022, Corner Store Music) B+(**) 

John Hébert:

  • Byzantine Monkey (2009, Firehouse 12) B+(***) 
  • Rambling Confessionss (2011 [2015], Sunnyside) B+(*) 
  • Sounds of Love (2013 [2022], Sunnyside) B+(***) 

Tim Hecker:

  • Ravedeath 1972 (2011, Kranky) B+(*) 
  • Virgins (2011-12 [2013], Kranky) B 
  • Love Streams (2016, 4AD/Paper Bag) B 
  • Konoyo (2018, Kranky) B 
  • Anoyo (2019, Kranky) B 

Joshua Hedley:

  • Mr. Jukebox (2018, Third Man) B 
  • Neon Blue (2022, New West) B+(**) 

Heems:

  • Wild Water Kingdom (2012, Greedhead) A− 
  • Eat Pray Thug (2015, Megaforce) A− 

Tim Hegarty: Tribute (2013 [2014], Miles High) B+(***) 

Eirik Hegdal/Jeff Parker/Ingebrigt Håker Flaten/Øyvind Skarbø: Superless (2022 [2023], Øyvind Jazzforum) B+(***) 

Hegge:

  • Vi Är Ledsna Men Du Får Inte Längre Vara Barn (2017, Particular) B+(***) 
  • Feeling (2020, Particular) B+(***) 

Bjørn Marius Hegge:

  • Assosiasjoner (2018, Particular) A− 
  • Ideas (2019, Particular) A− 

Tim Heidecker:

  • Too Dumb for Suicide: Tim Heidecker's Trump Songs (2017, Jagjaguwar) B 
  • Another Year in Hell: Collected Songs From 2018 (2018 [2019], Jagjaguwar, EP) B 

Heinali: Kyiv Eternal (2023, Injazero) B+(*) 

Bruno Heinen Sextet: Karlheinz Stockhausen: Tierkreis (2013, Babel) B+(***) 

Aaron Yale Heisler: The Bechet Century: A Centenary Celebration of the Music of Sidney Bechet (2023, 2nd Bechet Century) B+(**) 

Duke Heitger:

  • And His Swing Band: Rhythm Is Our Business (1998-99 [2000], Fantasy) A− 
  • Big Four: Prince of Wails (2001, Stomp Off) B+(***)  /Ken Mathieson's Classic Jazz Band: Celebrating Satchmo (2010, Lake) B+(**) 

Gilad Hekselman:

  • This Just In (2011-12 [2013], Jazz Village) B+(**) 
  • Homes (2014 [2015], Jazz Village) B+(*) 

Lande Hekt:

  • Going to Hell (2021, Get Better) B+(***) 
  • Gigantic Disappointment (2019, self-released, EP) B+(*) 

David Helbock:

  • Think of Two (2013 [2014], Traumton) B+(**) 
  • The New Cool (2020 [2021], ACT) B+(*) 

Jerry Heldman: Revelation(s) (1973-74 [2014], Origin, 2CD) B 

Helen: The Original Faces (2015, Kranky) B+(*) 

Mark Helias:

  • The Signal Maker (2014 [2015], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • /Tim Berne: Blood From a Stone (2020, Radiolegs) + 
  • /Tim Berne: Blood From a Stone (2020, Radiolegs) + 

The Heliocentrics:

  • /Melvin Van Peebles: The Last Transmission (2014, Now-Again) B+(***) 
  • From the Deep (2016, Now-Again) B+(***) 
  • A World of Masks (2017, Soundway) B+(***) 
  • Infinity of Now (2020, Madlib Invazion) B+(***) 
  • Telemetric Sounds (2020, Madlib Invazion) B+(**) 

Richard Hell: Spurts: The Richard Hell Story (1973-92 [2005], Rhino) B+(**) 

Hellbound Glory: The Immortal Hellbound Glory: Nobody Knows You (2022, Black Country) B+(*) 

Amy Helm: Didn't It Rain (2015, E1) B+(**) 

Levon Helm:

  • Dirt Farmer (2007, Vanguard) B+(**) 
  • Electric Dirt (2009, Dirt Farmer Music/Vanguard) B+(*) 

Natalie Hemby:

  • Puxico (2017, GetWrucke) B+(**) 
  • Pins and Needles (2021, Fantasy) B+(*) 

Gerry Hemingway:

  • Kwambe (1978, Auricle) B+(*) 
  • Solo Works (1981, Auricle) B 
  • Outerbridge Crossing (1985 [1987], Sound Aspects) B+(*) 
  • Tubworks (1985 [1988], Sound Aspects) B+(*) 
  • Slamadam (1991-94 [1995], Random Acoustics) B+(***) 
  • Special Detail (1990 [1991], Hat Art) B+(***) 
  • Down to the Wire (1991 [1993], Hat Art) B+(*) 
  • Acoustic Solo Works 1983-94 (1983-94 [1996], Random Acoustics) B+(*) 
  • The Marmalade King (1994 [1995], Hat Art) B+(***) 
  • Perfect World (1995 [1996], Random Acoustics) A− 
  • Waltzes, Two-Steps & Other Matters of the Heart (1996 [1999], GM) B+(***) 
  • Johnny's Corner Song (1997 [1998], Auricle) B+(**) 
  • Devil's Paradise (1999 [2003], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • /Thomas Lehn [Tom & Gerry]: Kinetics (2003-06 [2008], Auricle) B+(*) 
  • Kernelings: Solo Works 1995-2012 (1995-2012 [2014], Auricle) B+(**) 
  • /Samuel Blaser: Oostum (2015 [2017], NoBusiness) B+(*) 
  • /Barre Phillips/Michael Moore: Slips (2019, Ramboy) B+(**) 
  • Afterlife (2020-22 [2022], Auricle) A− 

Julius Hemphill:

  • Dogon A.D. (1972 [1977], Arista Freedom) A− 
  • Raw Materials and Residuals (1977 [1993], Black Saint) A− 
  • /Warren Smith: Chile New York (1980 [1998], Black Saint) B+(**) 
  • Julius Hemphill Big Band (1988, Nonesuch) B+(**) 
  • The Boyé Multi-National Crusade for Harmony (1977-2007 [2021], New World, 7CD) A− 

The Julius Hemphill Sextet:

  • At Dr. King's Table (1997, New World) B+(***)  The Hard Blues: Live in Lisbon (2003 [2004], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Eddie Henderson:

  • Collective Portrait (2014 [2015], Smoke Sessions) B+(**) 
  • Be Cool (2018, Smoke Sessions) B+(***) 
  • Shuffle and Deal ( 2019 [2020], Smoke Sessions) B+(**) 
  • Witness to History (2022 [2023], Smoke Sessions) B+(***) 

Joe Henderson:

  • Our Thing (1963 [1995], Blue Note) A− 
  • Joe Henderson Quintet at the Lighthouse (1970 [2004], Milestone/OJC) B+(**) 
  • Joe Henderson in Japan (1971 [2006], Milestone/OJC) B+(***) 
  • Relaxin' at Camarillo (1979 [1993], Contemporary/OJC) A− 
  • Joe Henderson Big Band (1992-96 [1997], Verve) B+(*) 

Lauren Henderson:

  • A La Madrugada (2015, self-released) B+(**) 
  • Ármame (2016 [2018], Brontosaurus) B+(*) 
  • Conjuring (2023, Brontosaurus) B+(***) 

Luke Hendon: Silk & Steel (2016, self-released) B+(*) 

Ian Hendrickson-Smith: The Lowdown (2019 [2020], Cellar Live) B+(**) 

Freddie Hendrix: Jersey Cat (2010 [2016], Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Jimi Hendrix:

  • Radio One (1967 [1988], Rykodisc) B+(***) 
  • Woodstock (1969 [1994], MCA) A− 
  • First Rays of the New Rising Sun (1968-70 [1997], MCA) A− 
  • Hendrix in the West (1968-70 [2011], Experience Hendrix/Legacy) B+(***) 
  • Valleys of Neptune (1969-70 [2010], Experience Hendrix/Legacy) B+(**) 
  • Both Sides of the Sky (1968-70 [2018], Legacy) B+(**) 
  • Live in Maui (1970 [2020], Experience Hendrix/Legacy, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Blue Wild Angel: Jimi Hendrix Live at the Isle of Wight (1970 [2002], Experience Hendrix/MCA, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Voodoo Child: The Jimi Hendrix Collection (1967-70 [2001], Experience Hendrix/Universal, 2CD) A 
  • Fire: The Jimi Hendrix Collection (1967-70 [2010], Experience Hendrix/Legacy) A 

Nona Hendryx:

  • Mutatis Mutandis (2012, Righteous Babe) B+(*) 
  • /Gary Lucas: The World of Captain Beefheart (2017, Knitting Factory) A− 

Don Henley: Cass County (2015, Capitol) B+(*) 

Rebecca Hennessy's Fog Brass Band: Two Calls (2017, self-released) B+(*) 

Hennessy Six/Colorado Springs Youth Symphony:

  • The Road Less Traveled (2020 [2021], Summit) B+(*) 

Mette Henriette:

  • Mette Henriette (2014 [2015], ECM, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • Drifting (2020-22 [2023], ECM) B 

Arve Henriksen:

  • The Nature of Connections (2014, Rune Grammofon) B 
  • Towards Language (2016 [2017], Rune Grammofon) B 

Carlos Henriquez:

  • The Bronx Pyramid (2015, Blue Engine) B+(**) 
  • Dizzy Con Clave: Live From Dizzy's Club Coca Cola (2018, RodBros Music) B+(***) 
  • The South Bronx Story (2021, Tiger Turn) B+(***) 
  • A Nuyorican Tale (2023, self-released) B+(**) 

Cory Henry: The Revival (2016, Ground Up) B− 

Joe Henry:

  • Civilians (2007, Anti-) B+(**) 
  • Reverie (2011, Anti-) B+(*) 
  • Invisible Hour (2014, Work Song) B+(*) 

Pierre Henry: Messe Pour Le Temps Présent (1967, Philips) B+(***) 

The Henry Clay People:

  • Somewhere on the Golden Coast (2010, TBD) A− 
  • Twenty-Five for the Rest of Our Lives (2012, TBD) B+(**) 

Henry Cow:

  • Legend (1973, Virgin) B+(**) 
  • Western Culture (1978 [1979], Broadcast) B+(***) 

The Henrys: Paydirt (2020, HR-2019) B+(*) 

Weldon Henson:

  • Weldon Henson's Honky Tonk Frontier (2015, Hillbilly Renegade) B+(***) 
  • One Heart's Gone (2011, self-released) B+(**)  Texas Made Honky Tonk (2018, Hillbilly Renegade) A− 

The Heptones: Cool Rasta (1976, Trojan) B+(*) 

H.E.R.: Back of My Mind (2021, RCA) B+(**) 

Hera/Hamid Drake: Seven Lines (2013, Multikulti) B+(***) 

G Herbo:

  • Humble Beast (2017, Machine) B+(*) 
  • /Southside: Swervo (2018, Machine/Epic/Cinematic/150 Dream Team/808 Mafia) B+(*) 

Peter Herborn: Large One (1997 [1998], Jazzline) B+(**) 

Here's to Us: Animals, Wild and Tame (2018, Hoob Jazz) B+(**) 

Hercules & Love Affair:

  • The Feast of the Broken Heart (Moshi Moshi) B 
  • In Amber (2022, Skint/BMG) B 

Heritage Orchestra/Jules Buckley/Ghost-Note: The Breaks (2021, Decca) B+(**) 

Louis Heriveaux: Triadic Episode (2014 [2016], Hot Shoe) B+(**) 

Marina Herlop:

  • Pripyat (2022, Pan) B+(*) 
  • Nekkuja (2023, Pan) B+(*) 

Benjamin Herman:

  • Trouble (2013 [2014], Dox) B+(*) 
  • Nostalgia Blitz (2023, Dox) A− 

Woody Herman and His Thundering Herd: Keep on Keepin' On: 1968-1970 (1968-70 [1998], Chess/GRP) B+(*) 

Hermanos Gutiérrez: El Bueno Y El Malo (2022, Easy Eye Sound) A− 

Hermitofthewoods: Land of the Lotus Eaters (2013, Endemik Music) B+(***) 

Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas: Secret Evil (2014, Instant) B+(***) 

Oscar Hernández & Alma Libre:

  • The Art of Latin Jazz (2016 [2017], Origin) B+(**) 
  • Visión (2022, Ovation) B+(*) 

Holly Herndon:

  • Movement (2012, RVNG Intl.) B 
  • Platform (2015, 4AD) B+(**) 

Heron Oblivion: Heron Oblivion (2016, Sub Pop) B+(**) 

Maggie Herron: Good Thing (2014, self-released) B+(**) 

Heroes Are Gang Leaders:

  • The Avant Age Garde I AMs of the Gal Luxury (2015, Flat Langton's Arkeyes) B+(***) 
  • Highest Engines Near/Near Higher Engineers (2015 [2016], Flat Langton's Arkeyes) B+(***) 
  • Flukum (2016, Flat Langston's Arkeyes) B+(**) 
  • The Amiri Baraka Sessions (2014-15 [2019], Flat Langston's Arkeyes) A 
  • Artificial Happiness Button (2020, Ropeadope) A− 
  • LeAutoRoiOgraphy (2019 [2022], 577) B+(***) 

Caroline Herring: Camilla (2012, Signature Sounds) B+(*) 

Emily Herring: Gliding (2017, Eight 30) B 

Vincent Herring:

  • Uptown Shuffle (2014, Smoke Sessions) B+(**) 
  • Night and Day (2014 [2015], Smoke Sessions) B+(*) 
  • Hard Times (2017, Smoke Sessions) B+(*) 
  • Preaching to the Choir (2021, Smoke Sessions) B+(***) 

Will Herrington: Solace (2015, self-released) B+(*) 

Fred Hersch:

  • /Charlie Haden/Joey Baron: Sarabande (1986 [1987], Sunnyside) A− 
  • /Steve LaSpina/Jeff Hirshfield: ETC (1988, RED) B+(***) 
  • Heartsongs (1989 [2018], Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • Dancing in the Dark (1992 [1993], Chesky) B+(**) 
  • The Fred Hersch Trio Plays . . . (1994, Chesky) B+(**) 
  • /Jay Clayton: Beautiful Love (1994 [2017], Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • Point in Time (1995, Enja) B+(*) 
  • Fred Hersch Plays Rodgers & Hammerstein (1996, Nonesuch) B+(***) 
  • Fred Hersch Trio '97 @ The Village Vanguard (1997 [2018], Palmetto) A− 
  • Live at the Village Vanguard (2002 [2003], Palmetto) B+(***) 
  • /Norma Winstone: Songs & Lullabies (2002 [2003], Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • Everybody's Song but My Own (2011, Venus) B+(***) 
  • Floating (2014, Palmetto) A− 
  • Solo (2014 [2015], Palmetto) A− 
  • Sunday Night at the Vanguard (2016, Palmetto) A− 
  • Open Book (2016-17 [2017], Palmetto) B+(***) 
  • Live in Europe (2017 [2018], Palmetto) B+(**) 
  • /WDR Big Band: Begin Again (2019, Palmetto) B+(*) 
  • Songs From Home (2020, Palmetto) B+(***) 
  • Breath by Breath (2021 [2022], Palmetto) A− 
  • /Esperanza Spalding: Alive at the Village Vanguard (2022 [2023], Palmetto) B+(***) 

Nitai Hershkovits: Call on the Old Wise (2022 [2023], ECM) B+(*) 

Daniel Herskedal: Harbour (2021, Edition) B 

Daniel Hersog:

  • Night Devoid of Stars (2019 [2020], Cellar Live) B+(**) 
  • Open Spaces: Folk Songs Reimagined (2022 [2023], Cellar) B+(*) 

Joe Hertenstein:

  • /Achim Tang/Jon Irabagon: Future Drone (2012, Jazzwerkstatt) B+(**) 
  • /Pascal Niggenkemper/Thomas Heberer: HNH2 (2013 [2015], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Anthony Hervey: Words From My Horn (2023, Outside In Music) B+(**) 

Conrad Herwig:

  • The Latin Side of Horace Silver (2020, Savant) B+(*) 
  • The Latin Side of Mingus (2022, Savant) B+(**) 

Monika Herzig:

  • Monika Herzig's Sheroes (2016 [2018], Whaling City Sound) B+(*) 
  • Eternal Dance (2019 [2020], Savant) B+(*) 

Herzog: Cartoon Violence (2012, Exit Stencil) B+(*) 

The Heshoo Beshoo Group: Armitage Road (1970 [2020], We Are Busy Bodies) B+(***) 

Ibrahim Hesnawi: The Father of Libyan Reggae ([2023], Habibi Funk) B+(*) 

Scott Hesse:

  • The Stillness of Motion (2014 [2015], Origin) B+(*) 
  • Intention (2023, Calligram) B+(**) 

Terrie Hessels & Ken Vandermark: Splinters (2014-15 [2016], Audiograph) B+(*) 

Paul Hession/Alan Wilkinson/Simon H. Fell: Foom! Foom! (1992, Bruce's Fingers) + 

Boo Hewerdine: God Bless the Pretty Things (2009, Navigator) B+(*) 

Henry Hey: Trio: Ri-Metos (2023, self-released) B+(***) 

Richard X. Heyman: X (2013, Turn-Up) B+(*) 

Haley Heynderickx: I Need to Start a Garden (2018, Mama Bird) B+(**) 

HHY:

  • & the Macumbas: Camouflage Vector: Edits From Live Actions 2017-19 (2017-19 [2020], Nyege Nyege) B+(**) 
  • & the Kampala Unit: Lithium Blast (2020, Nyege Nyege Tapes) B+(*) 

John Hiatt:

  • Y'All Caught?: The Ones That Got Away 1979-1985 (1979-85 [1989], Geffen) B+(***) 
  • Bring the Family (1987, A&M) B+(*) 
  • The Confidence Man in Canada (1989 [2021], Hobo) B+(*) 
  • Perfectly Good Guitar (1993, A&M) B+(*) 
  • Live From Austin TX (1993 [2005], New West) B+(*) 
  • The Best of John Hiatt [20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection] (1983-93 [2003], A&M) B+(*) 
  • Crossing Muddy Waters (2000, Vanguard) B+(**) 
  • The Tiki Bar Is Open (2001, Vanguard) B+(***) 

John Hiatt & the Goners:

  • Beneath This Gruff Exterior (2003, New West) B+(***) 

John Hiatt:

  • Master of Disaster (2005, New West) B+(**) 
  • Same Old Man (2008, New West) B+(**) 
  • The Open Road (2009 [2010], New West) B+(**) 
  • Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns (2011, New West) B+(*) 
  • Mystic Pinball (2012, New West) B+(**) 
  • Here to Stay: Best of 2000-2012 (2000-12 [2013], New West) A− 
  • Terms of My Surrender (2014, New West) A− 
  • The Eclipse Sessions (2017 [2018], New West) B+(**) 
  • /Jerry Douglas Band: Leftover Feelings (2021, New West) A− 

Lilly Hiatt:

  • Trinity Lane (2017, New West) B+(**) 
  • Walking Proof (2020, New West) B+(**) 

Hiatus Kaiyote:

  • Choose Your Weapon (2015, Flying Buddha) B− 
  • Mood Valiant (2021, Brainfeeder) B+(*) 

Lauran Hibberd: Garageband Superstar (2022, Virgin) B+(***) 

Hickeys: Fragile Structure (2022, self-released) B+(**) 

Bill Hicks: Philosophy: The Best of Bill Hicks (1990-93 [2001], Rykodisc) B+(**) 

Dylan Hicks:

  • Sings Bolling Greene (2012, Two Deuces) A− 
  • Ad Out (2017, Soft Launch) B+(**) 
  • Accidental Birds (2021, Soft Launch) B+(**) 
  • /Small Screens: Airport Sparrows (2022, Soft Launch) B+(**) 

John Hicks:

  • Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Seven (1990 [1991], Concord) B+(***) 
  • Impressions of Mary Lou (1998 [2000], HighNote) B+(***) 

Hieroglyphic Being:

  • The Acid Documents (2013 [2015], Soul Jazz) A− 
  • /J.I.T.U. Ahn-Sahm-Buhl: We Are Not the First (2015, RVNG Intl) A− 
  • The Disco's of Imhotep (2016, Technicolour) B+(***) 
  • The Red Notes (2018, Soul Jazz) B+(***) 
  • The Replicant Dream Sequence (2018, Moog Recordings Library) B+(*) 
  • Synth Expressionism/Rhythmic Cubism (2019, On the Corner) A− 
  • There Is No Acid in This House (2022, Soul Jazz) B+(***) 

Bret Higgins: Bret Higgins' Atlas Revolt (2015, Tzadik) B+(**) 

Eddie Higgins: My Funny Valentine (2004 [2006], Venus) A− 

Tyler Higgins:

  • Blue Mood (2016 [2018], Shhpuma) B+(*) 
  • Broken Blues (2016 [2020], Shhpuma) B+(**) 

Joe Higgs: Unity Is Power (1979 [2013], Pressure Sounds) B+(**) 

High Definition Quartet: Bukoliki (2015, ForTune) A− 

High Pulp:

  • Pursuit of Ends (2022, Anti-) B+(*) 
  • Days in the Desert (2023, Anti-) B+(**) 

High Society: High Society [Polish Jazz Vol. 18] (1969 [1970], Polskie Nagrania Muza) B+(***) 

The Highwomen: The Highwomen (2019, Elektra) B 

HIIT: For Beauty Is Nothing but the Beginning of Terror (2022 [2023], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Hijaz: Chemsi (2011, Zephyrus) B+(**) 

Kevin Hildebrandt: Tolerance (2012 [2014], Summit) B+(**) 

Hildegard Lernt Fliegen: The Fundamental Rhythm of Unpolished Brains (2013 [2014], Yellowbird) B+(*) 

Andrew Hill:

  • Point of Departure to Compulsion!!!!! Revisited (1965 [2022], Ezz-Thetics) A− 
  • Grass Roots (1968, Blue Note) B+(*) 
  • Grass Roots [Connoisseur Series] (1968 [2000], Blue Note) B+(*) 
  • Lift Every Voice (1969 [1970], Blue Note) B 
  • Lift Every Voice [Connoisseur Series (1969-70 [2001], Blue Note) B− 

Andrew Hill Trio:

  • Invitation (1974 [1992], SteepleChase) B+(**) 

Andrew Hill:

  • Spiral (1974-75 [1975], Arista/Freedom) A− 
  • Divine Revelation (1975 [1994], SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • Strange Serenade (1980, Soul Note) B+(***) 
  • Faces of Hope (1980, Soul Note) B+(*) 

Ira Hill: Tomorrow (2015, self-released) C 

Marquis Hill:

  • The Way We Play (2016, Concord Jazz) B+(***) 
  • Modern Flows Vol. 2 (2018, Black Unlimited Music Group) B 
  • Soul Sign (2020, Black Unlimited Music Group) B 
  • New Gospel Revisited (2019 [2022], Edition) B+(**) 

Theo Hill: Reality Check (2020, Posi-Tone) B+(*) 

Z.Z. Hill:

  • The Brand New Z.Z. Hill (1971, Mankind) B+(**) 
  • The Complete Hill Records Collection/UA Recordings 1972-1975 (1972-75 [1996], Capitol, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • This Time They Told the Truth: The Columbia Years (1978-79 [1998], Columbia/Legacy) B 
  • Z.Z. Hill (1981, Malaco) B+(**) 
  • Down Home (1982, Malaco) A− 
  • The Rhythm & the Blues (1982, Malaco) B+(**) 
  • I'm a Blues Man (1983, Malaco) B+(***) 
  • Bluesmaster (1984, Malaco) A− 
  • In Memoriam 1935-1984 (1981-84 [1985], Malaco) A− 

Anna Hillburg: Tired Girls (2023, Speakeasy Studios) B+(*) 

Veda Hille: This Riot Life (2008, Ape House) A− 

Keri Hilson: No Boys Allowed (2010, Mosley) B+(*) 

Lisa Hilton:

  • Kaleidoscope (2013 [2014], Ruby Slippers) B+(**) 
  • Chalkboard Destiny (2019, Ruby Slippers) B+(**) 
  • Life Is Beautiful (2022, Ruby Slippers) B+(*) 
  • Coincidental Moment (2023, Ruby Slippers) B+(**) 

Cynthia Hilts: Lyric Fury (2014 [2017], Blond Coyote) B+(*) 

Himanshu: Nehru Jackets (2012, Greedhead) A− 

Hinds:

  • Leave Me Alone (2016, Mom + Pop) B 
  • I Don't Run (2018, Mom + Pop) B+(***) 
  • The Prettiest Curse (2020, Mom + Pop) A− 

Justin Hinds and the Dominoes:

  • Carry Go Bring Come: The Anthology (1963-72 [2005], Trojan, 2CD) A− 
  • Jezebel (1976, Island) B+(***) 
  • Just in Time (1978, Mango) A− 

Earl Hines:

  • /Cozy Cole: Earl's Backroom and Cozy's Caravan (1958, Felsted) B+(*) 
  • Blues in Thirds (1965 [1989], Black Lion) A− 
  • /Jonah Jones/Buddy Tate/Cozy Cole: Back on the Street (1972, Chiaroscuro) A− 
  • Tour de Force Encore (1972 [1992], Black Lion) B+(***) 
  • One for My Baby (1974 [1995], Black Lion) A− 
  • Plays Duke Ellington, Volume Two (1971-75 [1997], New World) B+(***) 

Tish Hinojosa: Dreaming of the Labyrinth/Soñar del Laberinto (1996, Warner Brothers) B+(***) 

Milt Hinton/Ralph Sutton/Gus Johnson/Jim Galloway: The Sackville All Star Christmas Record (1986 [2014], Sackville/Delmark) B+(*) 

Jutta Hipp: Jutta Hipp With Zoot Sims (1956 [1996], Blue Note) B+(**) 

Hippo Campus: LP3 (2022, Grand Jury) B+(**) 

Art Hirahara:

  • Sunward Bound (2017 [2018], Posi-Tone) A− 
  • Balance Point (2020, Posi-Tone) B+(*) 
  • Ascent (2022, Posi-Tone, EP) B+(*) 
  • Verdant Valley (2022, Posi-Tone) B+(***) 

Keigo Hirakawa:

  • And Then There Were Three (2014 [2015], self-released) B+(*) 
  • Pixel (2022 [2023], Origin) B+(**) 

Hiromi:

  • Spark (2016, Telarc) B+(*) 
  • Spectrum (2019, Telarc) B+(**) 

Steve Hirsh/Zoh Amba/Luke Stewart: An Unlikely Place (2022, Mahakala Music) B+(***) 

Olli Hirvonen:

  • Displace (2019, Ropeadope) B+(**) 
  • Kielo (2022, Ropeadope) B+(*) 

His Name Is Alive: Stars on E.S.P. (1996, 4AD) B+(*) 

Hiss Golden Messenger:

  • Poor Moon (2011 [2012], Tompkins Square) B+(*) 
  • Lateness of Dancers (2014, Merge) B+(*) 
  • Quietly Blowing It (2021, Merge) B+(*) 

The History of Apple Pie: Out of View (2013, Marshall Teller) B+(**) 

Robyn Hitchcock: Robyn Hitchcock (2017, Yep Roc) B+(*) 

The Hives:

  • Barely Legal (1997, Burning Heart) B+(*) 
  • The Black and White Album (2007, A&M/Octone) B+(*) 
  • The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons (2023, Disques Hives) B+(***) 
  • Lex Hives (2012, Disques Hives) B+(*) 

Fred Ho and the Green Monster Big Band:

  • The Sweet Science Suite (2011, Mutable/Big Red Media) B+(*) 
  • Year of the Tiger (2004 [2011], Innova) B 

Rui Ho: Lov3 & L1ght (2020, Planet Mu) B+(**) 

Laurence Hobgood: Tesseterra (2019, Ubuntu Music) B+(**) 

Jim Hobbs:

  • Fully Celebrated Orchestra: Peace & Pig Grease (1993 [1994], Silkheart) A− 
  • Babadita (1994, Silkheart) B+(***) 
  • /Joe Morris/Luther Gray: The Story of Mankind (2008, Not Two) B+(**) 

Steve Hobbs: Tribute to Bobby (2016 [2018], Challenge) B+(*) 

André Hodeir: Essais: Complete Paris & New York Sessions (1954-60 [2017], Fresh Sound, 2CD) B+(*) 

Art Hodes: Keepin' Out of Mischief Now (1988, Candid) A− 

Dre Hocevar:

  • Coding of Evidentiality (2014 [2015], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • Collective Effervescence (2014 [2016], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • Transcendental Within the Sphere of Indivisible Remainder (2016, Clean Feed) B+(*) 
  • Surface of Inscription (2016 [2017], Clean Feed) B− 

Derrick Hodge:

  • Live Today (2013, Blue Note) B 
  • The Second (2016, Blue Note) B 
  • Color of Noize (2020, Blue Note) B 

Johnny Hodges:

  • Castle Rock (1951-52 [1955], Verve) A− 
  • Duke's in Bed (1956 [1957], Verve) B+(**) 
  • The Big Sound (1957, Verve) B+(**) 
  • Blues-A-Plenty (1958 [2011], Verve) A− 
  • Not So Dukish (1958, Verve) B+(**) 
  • In Concert: Falkoner Central, Copenhagen, March 17, 1961 (1961 [2023], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • /Earl "Fatha" Hines: Stride Right (1966, Verve) A− 
  • Sandy's Gone (1963 [1964], Verve) D+ 

Florian Hoefner:

  • Luminosity (2015 [2016], Origin) B+(***) 
  • Coldwater Stories (2016 [2017], Origin) B+(**) 
  • First Spring (2018 [2019], ALMA) B+(***) 

Ari Hoenig:

  • Lines of Oppression (2009 [2011], Naïve) B+(*) 
  • Golden Treasures (2021 [2022], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(*) 

Eric Hofbauer:

  • Prehistoric Jazz Volume 1: The Rite of Spring (2014, Creative Nation Music) B+(***) 
  • Prehistoric Jazz Volume 2: Quintet for the End of Time (2014, Creative Nation Music) B+(**) 
  • Prehistoric Jazz Volume 3: Three Places in New England (2016, Creative Nation Music) B+(***) 
  • Ghost Frets (2016 [2017], Creative Nation Music) B+(***) 
  • Prehistoric Jazz Volume 4: Reminiscing in Tempo (2017, Creative Nation Music) B+(***) 
  • /Dan Rosenthal: Human Resources (2017 [2018], Creative Nation Music) B+(***) 
  • 's Five Agents: Book of Water (2018 [2019], Creative Nation Music) B+(***) 
  • /Dylan Jack: Remains of Echoes (2019, Creative Nation Music) B+(**) 
  • /The Five Agents: Waking Up! (2023, Creative Nation Music) B+(***) 

Holly Hofmann: Low Life: The Alto Flute Project (2014, Capri) B+(*) 

Amos Hoffman/Noam Lemish: Pardes (2017 [2018], self-released) B+(*) 

Christopher Hoffman: Asp Nimbus (2020 [2021], Out of Your Head) + 

Hinda Hoffman Meets Soul Message: People (2021 [2022], Know You Know) B+(*) 

Kelly Hogan: I Like to Keep Myself in Pain (2012, Anti-) B+(**) 

Anna Högberg:

  • Attack (2016, Omlott) B+(***) 
  • Attack: Lena (2019 [2020], Omlott) B+(***) 

Will Hoge: My American Dream (2018, Thirty Tigers/EDLO, EP) B+(**) 

Jasper Høiby:

  • Fellow Creatures (2016, Edition) B+(***) 
  • Planet B (2019 [2020], Edition) A− 
  • /Planet B: What It Means to Be Human (2021 [2022], Edition) A− 
  • 3 Elements: Earthness (2023, Edition) B+(***) 

Claus Højensgård/Emanuele Mariscalco/Nelide Bendello: Høbama (2017 [2018], Gotta Let It Out) B+(*) 

Robin Holcomb: Robin Holcomb (1990, Elektra) B+(*) 

Malcolm Holcombe: Bits & Pieces (2023, Singular) B+(***) 

The Hold Steady:

  • Stay Positive (2008, Vagrant) A− 
  • A Positive Rage (2007 [2009], Vagrant) A−  
  • Heaven Is Whenever (2010, Vagrant) A− 
  • Teeth Dreams (2014, Razor & Tie/Washington Square) A− 
  • Thrashing Thru the Passion (2019, Frenchkiss) A− 
  • Open Door Policy (2021, Positive Jams) B+(**) 
  • The Price of Progress (2023, Positive Jams) A− 

James Holden:

  • The Inheritors (2013, Border Community) B+(**) 
  • Imagine This Is a High Dimensional Space of All Possibilities (2023, Border Community) B+(*) 

Allan Holdsworth:

  • /Ray Warleigh/Ron Mathewson/Bryan Spring: Warleigh Manor: The Ron Mathewson Tapes Vol. 1 (1979 [2020], Jazz in Britain) B+(**) 
  • I.O.U. (1982 [1985], Enigma) B 
  • w/I.O.U.: Metal Fatigue (1985, Enigma) B− 
  • Atavachron (1986, Enigma) C+ 
  • Sand (1987, Relativity) B− 
  • Secrets (1989, Intima) C+ 
  • Wardenclyffe Tower (1992, Restless) B− 
  • The Sixteen Men of Tain (2000, Gnarly Geezer) B− 
  • /Alan Pasqua/Jimmy Haslip/Chad Wackerman: Blues for Tony (2007 [2009], Moonjune, 2CD) B+(*) 

Hole: Nobody's Daughter (2010, Mercury) B+(***) 

Sigurd Hole: Lys/Mørke (2019 [2020], Eivesang, 2CD) B+(*) 

Billie Holiday:

  • Lady Sings the Blues (1955-56 [2007], Verve) B+(*) 
  • Songs for Distingué Lovers (1956 [1958], Verve) A− 
  • Banned From New York City: Live 1948-1957 (1948-57 [2015], Uptown, 2CD) B+(***) 

Dave Holland:

  • Points of View (1997 [1998], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Not for Nothin' (2000 [2001], ECM) B+(**) 
  • /Chris Potter/Lionel Loueke/Eric Harland: Aziza (2016, Dare2) A− 
  • Uncharted Territories (2018, Dare2, 2CD) A− 
  • Another Land (2020 [2021], Edition) B+(**) 

John Hollenbeck:

  • /Alban Darche/Sébastien Boisseau/Samuel Blaser: JASS (2013 [2014], Yolk) A− 
  • Songs We Like a Lot (2015, Sunnyside) B 
  • Large Ensemble: All Can Work (2017 [2018], New Amsterdam) B 
  • Songs You Like a Lot (2019 [2020], Flexatonic) B− 

Lonnie Holley:

  • Keeping a Record of It (2013, Dust-to-Digital) B+(**) 
  • MITH (2018, Jagjaguwar) B 
  • Oh Me Oh My (2023, Jagjaguwar) B+(*) 

The Hollies:

  • In the Hollies Style (1964, Parlophone) B+(*) 
  • Here I Go Again (1964, Imperial) B 
  • Hear! Here! (1965, Imperial) B+(*) 
  • Bus Stop (1966, Imperial) B+(*) 
  • Evolution (1967, Epic) A− 
  • The Hollies' Greatest Hits (1965-72 [1973], Epic) B+(***) 

Christopher Hollyday:

  • Telepathy (2018, Jazzbeat Productions) B+(***) 
  • & Telepathy: Dialogue (2019 [2020], Jazzbeat Productions) B+(**) 

The Holmes Brothers: Feed My Soul (2010, Alligator) B+(**) 

Mats Holmquist: Big Band Minimalism (2015 [2017], Summit) C+ 

Mike Holober:

  • Balancing Act (2015, Palmetto) B+(**) 
  • /The Gotham Jazz Orchestra: Hiding Out (2017 [2019], Zoho, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • & Balancing Act: Don't Let Go (2022, Sunnyside, 2CD) B+(**) 

Will Holshouser/Matt Munisteri/Marcus Rojas: Introducing Musette Explosion (2014, Aviary) B+(**) 

Julia Holter:

  • Ekstasis (2012, RVNG) B 
  • Loud City Song (2013, Domino) B 
  • Have You in My Wilderness (2015, Domino) B 
  • Aviary (2018, Domino) B 

Holy Fuck:

  • LP (2007, Young Turks) A− 
  • Latin (2010, Young Turks) B+(***) 
  • Deleter (2020, Last Gang) B+(***) 

Holy Ghost!: Holy Ghost! (2011, DFA) B+(*) 

Holy Other: Held (2012, Tri Angle) B 

Holychild: The Shape of Brat Pop to Come (2015, Glassnote) B+(**) 

Home Counties: Redevelopment (2020, Alcopop!, EP) B+(*) 

Home Is Where: The Whaler (2023, Wax Bodega) B+(**) 

Homeboy Sandman:

  • Nourishment (Second Helpings) (2007, Boy Sand Industries) B+(**) 
  • Actual Factual Pterodactyl (2008, Boy Sand Industries) B+(***) 
  • Chimera EP (2012, Stones Throw, EP) B+(*) 
  • Subject: Matter (2012, Stones Throw, EP) B+(***) 
  • The Good Sun (2010, High Water Music) B+(***) 
  • First of a Living Breed (2012, Stones Throw) A− 
  • Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent (2013, Stones Throw, EP) B+(*) 
  • All That I Hold Dear (2013, Stones Throw, EP) B+(**) 
  • White Sands (2014, Stones Throw, EP) B+(***) 
  • Hallways (2014, Stones Throw) A− 
  • Kindness for Weakness (2016, Stones Throw) B+(***) 
  • Veins (2017, Stones Throw, EP) B+(**) 
  • /Edan: Humble Pi (2018, Stones Throw, EP) B+(**) 
  • Dusty (2019, Mello Music Group) B+(***) 
  • Don't Feed the Monster (2020, Mello Music Group) B+(***) 
  • Anjelitu (2021, Mello Music Group, EP) A− 
  • There in Spirit (2022, Mello Music Group, EP) B+(**) 
  • I Can't Sell These (2022, self-released) A− 
  • Still Champion (2022, self-released) A− 
  • Rich (2023, Dirty Looks) B+(**) 
  • I Can't Sell These Either (2023, self-released) A− 

Anna Homler and Steve Moshier: Breadwoman & Other Tales (1985-93 [2016], RVNG Intl) B+(**) 

Honest John:

  • International Breakthrough (2015-16 [2017], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • w/Ab Baars: Treem (2016 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Honey Dijon: Black Girl Magic (2022, Classic) B+(***) 

Honey Ear Trio: Swivel (2014 [2016], Little (i) Music) A− 

Honey Island Swamp Band: Cane Sugar (2013, Louisiana Red Hot) B 

Honey Radar: Sing the Snow Away: The Chunklet Years (2015-18 [2020], Chunklet Industries) B+(**) 

Honeyblood: Honeyblood (2014, Fat Cat) B 

Honeyhoney: Billy Jack (2011, Lost Highway) B+(*) 

Yuri Honing: Seven (2001, Jazz in Motion/Challenge) B+(**) 

Honolulu Jazz Quartet: Straight Ahead: The Honolulu Jazz Quartet Turns 20 (2022, HJQ) B 

Tristan Honsinger:

  • A Camel's Kiss (1999 [2000], ICP) B+(***) 
  • /Antonio Borghini/Tobias Delius/Axel Dörner: Hook, Line and Sinker (2016 [2017], De Platenbakakkerij, DVD) B+(*) 

Ernest Hood: Neighborhoods: Memories of Times Past (1975 [2019], Freedom to Spend) B 

Patterson Hood:

  • Murdering Oscar (and Other Love Songs) (2009, Ruth St.) A− 
  • Heat Lightning Rumbles in the Distance (2012, ATO) B+(***) 

John Lee Hooker:

  • John Lee Hooker on Vee-Jay 1955-1958 (1955-58 [1993], Vee-Jay) A− 
  • Don't Turn Me From Your Door: John Lee Hooker Sings His Blues (1953-61 [1992], Atco) A− 
  • Never Get Out of These Blues Alive (1971 [1972], ABC) B+(***) 

William Hooker:

  • Light: The Early Years 1975-1989 (1975-89 [2016], NoBusiness, 4CD) A− 
  • Lifeline (1988 [1989], Silkheart) B+(*) 
  • The Firmament Fury (1989 [1994], Silkheart) B+(**) 
  • /Billy Bang: Joy (Within)! (1994-95 [1996], Silkheart) B+(***) 
  • /Liudas Mockunas: Live at the Vilnius Jazz Festival (2013 [2014], NoBusiness) A− 
  • Remembering (2017 [2018], Astral Spirits) B+(***) 
  • Cycle of Restoration (2018 [2019], FPE) B+(*) 
  • Symphonie of Flowers (2019, ORG Music) B+(**) 
  • Big Moon (2020 [2021], Org Music) B+(***) 
  • Flesh and Bones (2023, Org Music) B+(**) 

Hookworms:

  • Pearl Mystic (2013, Weird World) A− 
  • The Hum (2014, Weird World) B+(***) 
  • Microshift (2018, Domino) B+(*) 

Jesca Hoop:

  • Memories Are Now (2017, Sub Pop) A− 
  • Stonechild (2019, Memphis Industries) B+(*) 

Hop Along:

  • Painted Shut (2015, Saddle Creek) B+(*) 
  • Bark Your Head Off, Dog (2018, Saddle Creek) B+(*) 

Elmo Hope:

  • Sounds From Rikers Island (1963 [2003], Fresh Sound) B+(***) 

Stan Hope: Stan Hope (1971, Mainstream) B+(**) 

Hope D: Clash of the Substance (2023, self-released) B+(**) 

Adam Hopkins:

  • Party Pack Ice (2015 [2017], pfMENTUM EP) B+(*) 
  • Crickets (2018, Out of Your Head) B+(**) 

Chris Hopkins: Meets the Jazz Kangaroos: Live! Vol. 1 (2020, Echoes of Swing) B+(**) 

JC Hopkins Biggish Band: New York Moment (2019 [2020], Twee-Jazz) B+(**) 

Jon Hopkins:

  • Immunity (2013, Domino) A−  
  • Singularity (2018, Domino) B+(***) 
  • Music for Psychedelic Therapy (2021, Domino) B 

Mary Hopkin:

  • Post Card (1969 [2010], Capitol) B 
  • Earth Song / Ocean Song (1971 [2010], Capitol) B+(*) 

Jazzmeia Horn:

  • A Social Call (2017, Prestige) B+(**) 
  • Love and Liberation (2019, Concord) B+(***) 
  • and Her Noble Force: Dear Love (2021, Empress Legacy) B+(*) 

Shirley Horn:

  • Live at the 4 Queens (1988 [2016], Resonance) A− 
  • May the Music Never End (2003, Verve) A− 

The Horrors:

  • Primary Colours (2009, XL) B+(**) 
  • Skying (2011, XL) B− 

Horse Lords:

  • Interventions (2016, Northern Spy) B+(**) 
  • The Common Task (2020, Northern Spy) B+(*) 
  • Comradely Objects (2022, RVNG Intl) B+(***) 
  • Live in Leipzig (2022 [2023], RVNG Intl., EP) B+(*) 

Horse Meat Disco: Volume IV (2014, Strut) B+(**) 

Horsegirl: Versions of Modern Performance (2022, Matador) B+(*) 

Heather Lynne Horton: Get Me to a Nunnery (2023, Pauper Sky) B− 

Ron Horton:

  • It's a Gadget World . . . (2009, Abeat) B+(**) 
  • A Prayer for Andrew (2023, Newvelle) A− 

Wayne Horvitz:

  • 4 + 1 Ensemble (1998, Intuition) B+(***) 
  • 55: Music and Dance in Concrete (2012 [2014], Cuneiform) B 
  • Some Places Are Forever Afternoon (2015, Songlines) B+(***) 

Hospitality: Hospitality (2012, Merge) B+(*) 

Hot 8 Brass Band:

  • On the Spot (2017, Tru Thoughts) B+(*) 
  • Take Cover (2019, Tru Thoughts, EP) B+(*) 

Hot Chelle Rae: Whatever (2011, RCA) A− 

Hot Chip:

  • Made in the Dark (2008, Astralwerks) B+(***) 
  • One Life Stand (2010, EMI) B+(*) 
  • In Our Heads (2012, Domino) B+(*) 
  • Why Make Sense? (2015, Domino) B 
  • A Bath Full of Ecstasy (2019, Domino) B+(*) 
  • Freakout/Release (2022, Domino) B+(*) 

Hot Club of Cowtown: What Makes Bob Holler (2010 [2011], Proper) B+(*) 

The Hot Club of San Francisco: Hot Club Cool Yule (2009, Azica) B− 

Hot Jazz Jumpers: The Very Next Thing (2015, On the Bol) B 

The Hot Sardines:

  • The Hot Sardines (2014, Decca) A− 
  • French Fries + Champagne (2016, Decca) B+(*) 
  • Welcome Home/Bon Voyage (2019, Eleven) B+(***) 

Hot Snakes: Jericho Sirens (2018, Sub Pop) B 

The Hotelier:

  • Home, Like Noplace Is There (2014, Tiny Engines) B+(*) 
  • Goodness (2016, Tiny Engines) B+(*) 

Hotline TNT: Cartwheel (2023, Third Man) B+(*) 

Beth Jeans Houghton & the Hooves of Destiny: Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose (2012, Mute) B 

François Houle:

  • /Håvard Wiik: Aves (2011 [2013], Songlines) B+(*) 
  • /Alexander Hawkins/Harris Eisenstadt: You Have Options (2016 [2018], Songlines) B+(***) 
  • RECODER (2019 [2020], Songlines) B+(***) 
  • /Samo Salamon: Unobservable Mysteries (2020, Samo) B+(**) 
  • In Memoriam (2022 [2023], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Son House: Forever on My Mind (1964 [2022], Easy Eye Sound) A− 

Randy Houser: Magnolia (2019, Stoney Creek) B+(**) 

How to Dress Well:

  • Total Loss (2012, Acéphale) B 
  • What Is This Heart? (2014, Domino) B 

Ben Howard:

  • Every Kingdom (2012, Universal Republic) B 
  • Is It? (2023, Island) B+(*) 

Brittany Howard: Jaime (2019, ATO) B 

Camille Howard:

  • Vol. 1: Rock Me Daddy (1947-52 [1993], Specialty) A− 
  • Vol. 2: X-Temporaneous Boogie (1947-52 [1996], Specialty) B+(***) 

Noah Howard:

  • Noah Howard Quartet (1966 [1993], ESP-Disk) B+(*) 
  • At Judson Hall (1966 [1968], ESP-Disk) B+(**) 
  • Live in Europe Vol. 1 (1975 [2020], Sconsolato) B+(**) 
  • Schizophrenic Blues (1977 [1978], FMP) A− 
  • Berlin Concert (1975 [1977], FMP) B+(***) 

Rebecca Lynn Howard: No Rules (2008, Saguaro Road) C+ 

Dylan Howe: Subterranean: New Designs on Bowie's Berlin (2014, Motorik) B+(**) 

The Ted Howe Jazz Orchestra: Pinnacle (2013 [2015], Hot Stove) B 

Joseph Howell:

  • Time Made to Swing (2015 [2016], Summit) B+(***) 
  • Live in Japan (2018 [2021], Summit) B+(**) 

Michael Howell: Looking Glass (1973, Milestone) B+(**) 

Howlin' Wolf: His Best (1951-64 [1997], MCA/Chess) A+ 

The Howling Hex: Knuckleball Express (2020, Fat Possum) B+(**) 

Hozier: Unreal Unearth (2023, Island) B+(**) 

HTRK: Rhinestones (2021, N&J Blueberries) B+(***) 

Hu Vibrational: Presents the Epic Botanical Beat Suite (2014 [2015], MOD Technologies) B+(***) 

Freddie Hubbard:

  • Goin' Up (1960 [1961], Blue Note) B+(***) 
  • Hub Cap (1961, Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard/The Body and the Soul (1962-63 [2012], Impulse) B− 
  • The Hub of Hubbard (1969 [1971], MPS) B+(*) 
  • /Ilhan Mimaroglu: Sing Me a Song of Songmy (1971, Atlantic) B+(*) 
  • Keep Your Soul Together (1973, CTI) B+(**) 
  • Pinnacle: Live & Unreleased From the Keystone Korner (1980 [2011], Resonance) B+(*) 

Ray Wylie Hubbard:

  • A. Elightenment B. Endarkenment (Hint: There Is No C) (2010, Bordello) B+(***) 
  • The Grifter's Hymnal (2012, Bordello) A− 
  • The Ruffian's Misfortune (2015, Bordello) A− 
  • Tell the Devil I'm Gettin' There as Fast as I Can (2017, Bordello/Thirty Tigers) A− 
  • Co-Starring (2020, Big Machine) B+(**) 
  • Co-Starring Too (2022, Big Machine) A− 

Joseph Huber: The Suffering Stage (2017, self-released) B+(***) 

Carl Ludwig Hübsch/Pierre-Yves Martel/Philip Zoubek: Otherwise (2018, Insub) B+(*) 

Paul Hubweber/Frank Paul Schubert/Alexander von Schlippenbach/Clayton Thomas/Willi Kellers: Intricacies (2014 [2015], NoBusiness, 2CD) B+(***) 

Mike Huckaby: The Jazz Republic (1997, Cross Section, EP) B+(**) 

Jennifer Hudson: JHUD (2014, RCA) B+(*) 

Keith Hudson:

  • Pick a Dub (1974 [1994], Blood & Fire) B+(**) 
  • Rasta Communication (1978, Greensleeves) 

Charlotte Hug & Lucas Niggli: Fulguratio: Live at Ad Libitum 2016 (2016 [2018], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(**) 

Huggy Bear: Our Troubled Youth (1992 [1993], Kill Rock Stars, EP) B 

The James Hughes/Jimmy Smith Quintet: Ever Up & Onward (2015 [2016], self-released) B+(*) 

Lena Hughes: Queen of the Flat Top Guitar (1960s [2013], Tompkins Square, EP) B+(**) 

Siul Hughes:

  • Hueman (2020, Fake Four) B+(***) 
  • Stoopkid (2018 [2019], Fake Four) B+(**) 

Sierra Hull:

  • Daybreak (2011, Rounder) B+(***) 
  • 25 Trips (2020, Rounder) B+(**) 

Julia Hülsmann: The Next Door (2022, ECM) B+(***) 

Hum: Inlet (2020, Earth Analog) B 

Human Feel:

  • Gold (2017 [2019], Intakt) B+(*) 
  • The Tower Tapes #5 (2019 [2020], Jazz Club Ferrara) B+(**) 

The Human Hearts:

  • Day of the Tiles (2020, self-released, EP) -− 
  • Viable (2023, Open Boat) B+(**) 

The Human League: Dare (1981, A&M) B− 

Humcrush: Enter Humcrush (2014-15 [2017], Shhpuma) B+(**) 

Helen Humes: Sneakin' Around [The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions] (1974 [2002], Black & Blue) B+(**) 

Hunger Pangs: Meet Meat (2013, For Tune) A− 

Kelley Hurt/Chad Fowler/Christopher Parker/Bernard Santacruz/Anders Griffen: Nothing but Love: The Music of Frank Lowe (2019 [2020], Mahakala Music) B+(***) 

Sam Hunt:

  • Montevalo (2014, MCA Nashville) B 
  • Between the Pines: Acoustic Mixtape (2015, MCA Nashville) B 
  • Southside (2020, MCA Nashville) B+(*) 

Van Hunt: What Were You Hoping For? (2011, Godless Hotspot) B+(*) 

Alberta Hunter: The Glory of Alberta Hunter (1982, Columbia) B+(**) 

Charlie Hunter:

  • Let the Bells Ring On (2015, CHT Publishing) B+(**) 
  • Everybody Has a Plan Until They Get Punched in the Mouth (2016, Ground Up/Decca) B+(***) 

Ian Hunter:

  • Shrunken Heads (2007, Yep Roc) B 
  • Man Overboard (2009, New West) B+(**) 
  • Defiance Part 1 (2023, Sun) B+(*) 

Hunx & His Punx: Too Young to Be in Love (2011, Hardly Art) B+(**) 

Michael Hurley:

  • First Songs (1964 [2009], Folkways) B 
  • Ancestral Swamp (2007, Gnomonsong) B+(**) 
  • Ida Con Snock (2009, Gnomonsong) B+(**) 
  • Time of the Foxgloves (2021, No Quartet) B+(**) 

Hurray for the Riff Raff:

  • My Dearest Darkest Neighbor (2013, Mod Mobillian/This Is American Music) B+(**) 
  • Small Town Heroes (2014, ATO) B+(**) 
  • The Navigator (2017, ATO) B+(*) 
  • Life on Earth (2022, Nonesuch) B+(***) 

J Hus:

  • Common Sense (2017, Black Butter/Epic) B+(**) 
  • Big Conspiracy (2020, Black Butter) B+(**) 
  • Beautiful and Brutal Yard (2023, Black Butter) B+(**) 

Gary Husband: A Meeting of Spirits (2005 [2017], Edition) B+(*) 

Hüsker Dü: Everything Falls Apart (1982 [1983], Reflex, EP) B+(**) 

Nipsey Hussle: Victory Lap (2018, All Money In/Atlantic) B+(*) 

Bobby Hutcherson:

  • Components (1965 [1966], Blue Note) B+(***) 
  • Medina (1968-69 [1998], Blue Note) A− 
  • /David Sanborn/Joey DeFrancesco: Enjoy the View (2014, Blue Note) B+(*) 

Hutchinson Andrew Trio: Prairie Modern (2012 [2014], Chronograph) B+(***) 

Jenny Hval:

  • Viscera (2011, Rune Grammofon) B+(*) 
  • Apocalypse, Girl (2015, Sacred Bones) B+(*) 
  • Blood Bitch (2016, Sacred Bones) C+ 
  • The Practice of God (2019, Sacred Bones) B+(***) 
  • Classic Objects (2022, 4AD) B+(**) 

Hvalfugl: By (2017, self-released) B+(**) 

Kang Tae Hwan:

  • Live at Café Amores (1995 [2018], NoBusiness) B+(**) 
  • /Midori Takada: An Eternal Moment (1995 [2019], NoBusiness) B+(***) 
  • /Hang Hae Jin: Circle Point (2019 [2020], Dancing Butterfly) B+(**) 

Kim Dae Hwan/Choi Sun Bae: Korean Fantasy (1999 [2023], NoBusiness) B+(***) 

Jason Kao Hwang:

  • Voice (2014 [2016], Innova) B+(*) 
  • Sing House (2015 [2017], Euonymous) B+(***) 
  • Burning Bridge: Blood (2018, True Sound) A− 
  • Human Rites Trio (2019 [2020], True Sound) A− 
  • /J.A. Deane [Dino Duo]: Uncharted Faith (2021 [2022], Tone Science Music/Blue Coast Music) B+(**) 
  • Critical Response: Book of Stories (2023, True Sound) A− 

Dick Hyman:

  • Solo at the Sacramento Jazz Festivals 1983-1988 (1983-88 [2017], Arbors) B+(***) 
  • One Step to Chicago: The Legacy of Frank Teschemacher and the Austin High Gang (1992 [2022], Rivermont) A−  
  • /John Sheridan: Forgotten Dreams: Archives of Novelty Piano (1920's-1930's) (2001 [2002], Arbors) B+(***) 

Hwyl Nofio: Isolate (2020, Hwyl) B+(*) 

Chrissie Hynde:

  • Stockholm (2014, Caroline) B+(*) 
  • /Valve Bone Woe Ensemble: Valve Bone Woe (2019, BMG) B 
  • Standing in the Doorway: Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan (2021, BMG) B+(**) 

Hypercolor: Hypercolor (2014 [2015], Tzadik) B+(**) 

I Am [Isaiah Collier & Michael Shekwoaga Ode]: Beyond (2021 [2022], Division 81) B+(**) 

I Am Three: Mingus Mingus Mingus (2015 [2016], Leo) B+(***) 

I Break Horses: Hearts (2011, Bella Union) B 

I Jahbar and Friends: Inna Duppy SKRS Soundclash (2019, Bokeh Versions) B− 

I Love Makonnen:

  • I Love Makonnen (2014, OVO Sound, EP) B+(*) 
  • Drink More Water 5 (2015, OVO Sound) B+(**) 
  • I Love Makonnen 2 (2015, OVO Sound, EP) B+(*) 

I See Hawks in L.A.:

  • Hallowed Ground (2008, Big Books) B+(**) 
  • New Kind of Lonely (2012, Western Seeds) B+(*) 

I Think You're Awesome: Suite to Be You and Me (2019 [2020], Jaeger Community) B+(*) 

Rocco John Iacovone:

  • /Jack DeSalvo/Mark Hagan/Phil Sirois/Tom Cabrera: Connoisseurs of Chaos IV (2018, Woodshedd) B+(***) 
  • /Tom Cabrera: Out of the Maelstrom (2020 [2021], Unseen Rain) B+(**) 
  • /Phil Sirois/Tom Cabrera: Synchronics (2021, Unseen Rain) B+(**) 

David Ian: Vintage Christmas Trio Melody (2023, Prescott) B 

Juan Ibarra Quinteto: NauMay (2017 [2018], self-released) B+(*) 

Susie Ibarra:

  • Perception (2017, Decibel Music) B 
  • Talking Gong (2020 [2021], New Focus) B+(*) 
  • Walking on Water (2018-19 [2021], Innova) B+(**) 

Ibeyi:

  • Ibeyi (2015, XL) B 
  • Ash (2017, XL) B+(*) 

Ibibio Sound Machine:

  • Ibibio Sound Machine (2014, Soundway) B+(*) 
  • Uyai (2017, Merge) B+(**) 
  • Doko Mien (2019, Merge) B+(**) 
  • Electricity (2022, Merge) B+(**) 

Abdullah Ibrahim:

  • Duke Ellington Presents the Dollar Brand Trio (1963 [1997], Reprise Archives) B+(**) 
  • African Piano (1969 [1973], Japo) B+(***) 
  • Ancient Africa (1973 [2017], Delmark/Sackville) B+(**) 
  • African Space Program (1973 [2013], Enja) B 
  • /Johnny Dyani: Echoes From Africa (1979 [1987], Enja) B+(**) 
  • African Dawn (1982 [1987], Enja) B+(**) 
  • /Ekaya: African River (1989, Enja) B+(***) 
  • Yarona (1995, Tiptoe) A− 
  • Cape Town Flowers (1997, Tiptoe) B+(**) 
  • Mukashi (2013, Intuition) B+(**) 
  • The Song Is My Story (2014 [2015], Sunnyside) B 
  • The Balance (2019, Gearbox) B+(***) 
  • Dream Time (2019, Enja) B+(**) 
  • Solotude: My Journey, My Vision (2021, Gearbox) B+(**) 

Ibrahim Electric: Meets Ray Anderson Again (2007 [2008], Stunt) B+(***) 

Christopher Icasiano: Provinces (2018 [2020], Origin) B 

Ice Cube: AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (1990, Priority) B+(**) 

Ice Spice:

  • Like . . ? (2023, 10K Projects/Capitol, EP) B+(*) 
  • Like . . ? [Deluxe] (2023, 10K Projects/Capitol, EP) A− 

Iceage:

  • New Brigade (2011, What's Your Rupture?) B+(***) 
  • You're Nothing (2013, Matador) B 
  • Plowing Into the Field of Love (2014, Matador) B 
  • Seek Shelter (2021, Mexican Summer) B 

Shawneci Icecold:

  • /Daniel Carter/Brandon Lopez: Toro (2021, Underground45) B+(*) 
  • /Daniel Carter: Familiar Roads (2021, Underground45) B 
  • /Fatlip: Carte Blanche (2021, Underground45, EP) B+(*) 
  • /Rob Swift: For the Heads That Break (2022, Fat Beats, EP) B+(*) 
  • Coldtrane (2021, Underground 45) B+(**) 
  • /Fred Lonberg-Holm: Sepphoris (2022, Underground45) B+(**) 
  • /Shuishan Yu: Flowing Water: Music for Guqin & Harpsichord (2022, Underground45) B+(**) 

Ich Bin Nintendo: Lykke (2016, Shhpuma) B+(**) 

Lia Ices: Grown Unknown (2011, Jagjaguwar) B 

Icona Pop: This Is . . . Icona Pop (2013, Big Beat/Atlantic) B+(*) 

ICP Orchestra:

  • In Berlin (1977 [1979], FMP) B+(**)  Plays Herbie Nichols in Nijmegen 7 May 1984 (1984 [2020], ICP) B+(***) 
  • Jubilee Varia (1997 [1999], Hatology) B+(***) 
  • 30 Yr Jubileum 1997: Day 1 (1997 [2022], ICP) B+(***) 
  • 30 Yr Jubileum 1997: Day 2 (1997 [2022], ICP) A− 
  • 30 Yr Jubileum 1997: Day 3 (1997 [2022], ICP) B+(***) 
  • ICP Orchestra in Albuquerque: The Outpost Performance Space, March 17th, 2003 (2003 [2019], ICP) B+(**) 
  • East of the Sun (2014, ICP) B+(**) 
  • Live at the Royal Room: First Set: 6 May 2015 (2015 [2018], ICP) B+(*) 
  • Live at the Royal Room: Second Set: 6 May 2015 (2015 [2018], ICP) B+(**) 

ICP Tentet: Tetterettet (1977 [2019], Corbett vs. Dempsey) A− 

Ida Maria:

  • Fortress Round My Heart (2009, Upper 11/Fontana) B+(***) 
  • Katla (2010 [2011], Mercury) B+(*) 

Idaho: You Were a Dick (2011, Talitres) B+(*) 

Ideal Bread:

  • The Ideal Bread (2008, KMB) B+(***) 
  • Beating the Teens: Songs of Steve Lacy (2013 [2014], Cuneiform, 2CD) B+(***) 

Idle Hands: Solid Moments (2019 [2020], Posi-Tone) B+(*) 

Idles:

  • Brutalism (2017, Bailey) B+(***) 
  • Joy as an Act of Resistance (2018, Partisan) B+(***) 
  • Ultra Mono (2020, Partisan) B+(***) 
  • Crawler (2021, Partisan) B+(***) 

Ifé: 0000+0000 (2021, Discos Ifá) B+(**) 

Ifsonever: Ifsonever (2022, Jazz & Milk) B+(***) 

Iftin Band: Mogadishu's Finest: The Al-Uruba Sessions (1982-87 [2022], Ostinato) B+(***) 

Wata Igarashi: Agartha (2023, Kompakt) B+(**) 

Iggy & the Stooges: Ready to Die (2013, Fat Possum) B+(*) 

Tommy Igoe: The Tommy Igoe Groove Conspiracy (2014, Deep Rhythm) B− 

Johnny Iguana: Johnny Iguana's Chicago Spectacular (2019 [2020], Delmark) B+(**) 

Ikebe Shakedown: Stone by Stone (2014, Ubiquity) B 

Ryoji Ikeda: Ultratronics (2022, Noton) B+(*) 

Ikizukuri + Susans Santos Silva: Suicide Underground Orchid (2021, Multikulti Project) ++ 

Kari Ikonen: Impressions, Improvisations and Compositions (2020 [2021], Ozella) B+(***) 

Ikonika: Contact, Love, Want, Have (2010, Hyperdub) B+(**) 

IKOQWE: The Beginning, the Medium, the End and the Infinite (2021, Crammed Discs) B+(***) 

Il Sogno:

  • Birthday (2015 [2017], Gotta Let It Out) B+(**) 
  • Graduation (2021, Auand/Gotta Let It Out) B+(**) 

Dieter Ilg:

  • Dedication (2020 [2022], ACT) B+(**) 
  • Ravel (2021 [2022], ACT) B+(*) 

Ill Considered:

  • Ill Considered (2017, Ill Considered Music) A 
  • Live at the Crypt (2017, Ill Considered Music) B+(***) 
  • Ill Considered 3 (2018, Ill Considered Music)  
  • Live at Total Refreshment Centre (2018, Ill Considered Music) B+(***) 
  • Live in Camden Town (2018, Ill Considered Music) B+(**) 
  • Live in Nantes (2018, Ill Considered Music) B+(***) 
  • Ill Considered 5 (2018 [2019], Ill Considered Music) B+(***) 
  • Ill Considered 6 (2018 [2019], Ill Considered Music) A− 
  • Ill Considered 8 (2018 [2019], Ill Considered Music) B+(***) 
  • Ill Considered 9: East/West (2019 [2020], Ill Considered Music) B+(***) 
  • Liminal Space (2021, New Soil) A− 

Illegal Crowns: Unclosing (2022 [2023], Out of Your Heads) B+(**) 

Illuminati Hotties:

  • Kiss Yr Frenemies (2018, Tiny Engines) B+(**)  Free I.H.: This Is Not the One You've Been Waiting For (2020, self-released) B+(*) 
  • Let Me Do One More (2021, Snack Shack Tracks/Hopeless) A− 

Imagination:

  • Body Talk (1981, MCA) B+(**) 
  • In the Heat of the Night (1982, MCA) B+(***) 

Imarhan:

  • Temet (2018, City Slang) B+(***) 
  • Aboogi (2022, City Slang) B+(**) 

Imarhan Timbuktu: Akal Warled (2014, Clermont) B+(**) 

Imelda May: Mayhem (2010 [2011], Decca) B+(**) 

Imperial Teen:

  • The Hair the TV the Baby & the Band (2007, Merge) A− 
  • Feel the Sound (2012, Merge) B+(***) 

Império Pacifico: Clubs Hit (2023, Variz) B+(**) 

In Layers: Pliable (2018 [2020], FMR) B+(***) 

Inawhirl: Streugebilde (2020 [2021], Trost) B+(*) 

Inc.: No World (2013, 4AD) B+(*) 

John Pål Inderberg:

  • Radio Inderberg (2019 [2020], AMP Music) B+(***) 

Indoor Pets: Be Content (2019, Wichita) B+(*) 

Infinite Spirit Music: Live Without Fear (1979 [2019], Jazzman) A− 

Jasmine Infiniti: Bxtch Släp (2020, New World Dysorder) B+(**) 

Christone Kingfish Ingram: 662 (2021, Alligator) B+(*) 

Jack Ingram/Miranda Lambert/Jon Randall: The Marfa Tapes (2021, RCA Nashville) B+(***) 

Keith Ingham:

  • /Harry Allen: My Little Brown Book: A Celebration of Billy Strayhorn's Music, Volume One (1993 [1994], Progressive) A− 
  • Rockin' in Rhythm (2010 [2011], Arbors) B+(*) 

Randy Ingram: Sky/Lift (2012 [2014], Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Roger Ingram: Sklyark (2015, One Too Tree) B 

Injury Reserve:

  • Live From the Dentist Office (2015, Las Fuegas) B+(**) 
  • Floss (2016, Las Fuegas) B+(***) 
  • Injury Reserve (2019, Senaca Village) B+(***) 
  • By the Time I Get to Phoenix (2021, No Label) B+(*) 

Mikko Innanen:

  • Song for a New Decade (2010-12 [2015], TUM, 2CD) A− 
  • /Stefan Pasborg/Cedric Piromalli: This Is It (2020 [2021], Clean Feed) A− 
  • /Stefan Pasborg/Cedric Piromalli: Can You Hear It? (2022 [2023], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Innerroute: Fourmation (2011 [2015], self-released) B+(**) 

Innocent When You Dream: Dirt in the Ground (2017, self-released) B+(*) 

Independence Hall Jazz Band: Louis: The Oliver Years (2002, Stomp Off) B+(**) 

Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra: Down a Rabbit Hole (2015-17 [2018], Summit) B+(***) 

Insignificant Other: I'm So Glad I Feel This Way About You! (2019, Counter Intuitive) B+(*) 

Inspectah Deck & 7L & Esoteric: Czarface (2013, Brick) B+(*) 

Instant Composers Pool:

  • Incipient ICP (1966-71 [2021], Corbett Vs. Dempsey) A− 
  • /Nieuw Amsterdams Peil: De Hondemepper (2018 [2020], ICP) A− 

International Orange: International Orange (2013 [2014], self-released) B+(***) 

International Teachers of Pop: Pop Gossip (2020, Desolate Spools) B+(**) 

The Internet:

  • Ego Death (2015, Odd Future/Columbia) B+(**) 
  • Hive Mind (2018, Columbia) B+(**) 

Interzone:

  • Crossing Atlas 45° (1998, Not Two) B+(*) 
  • Interzone Plays With Adam Pieronczyk (2000, Not Two) B+(***) 

Inventions: Maze of Woods (2015, Temporary Residence) B+(*) 

Invisible Astro Healing Rhythm Quartet:

  • Invisible Astro Healing Rhythm Quartet (2012 [2013], Epigraph) A− 
  • 2 (2014 [2015], Trouble in Mind) B+(***) 

The Invisible Party: Shumankind (2017 [2018], Chant) A− 

IPA:

  • Lorena (2008 [2009], Bolage) B+(*) 
  • It's a Delicate Thing (2010 [2011], Bolage) B+(**) 
  • I Just Did Say Something (2016, Cuneiform) B+(**) 
  • Bashing Mushrooms (2018 [2020], Cuneiform) B+(**) 
  • Grimsta (2022 [2023], Cuneiform) B+(**) 

IPT: Diffractions (2018 [2019], ForTune) B+(***) 

Nabihah Iqbal:

  • Weighing of the Heart (2017, Ninja Tune) B+(*) 
  • Dreamer (2023, Ninja Tune) B+(***) 

Jon Irabagon:

  • /Andrew Neff/Danny Fox/Scott Ritchie/Alex Wyatt: Here Be Dragons (2009 [2012], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(*) 
  • Unhinged (2012, Irabbagast) B− 
  • /Mark Helias/Barry Altschul: It Takes All Kinds (2013 [2014], Irabbagast/Jazzwerkstatt) B+(***) 
  • Behind the Sky (2014 [2015], Irabbagast) B+(**) 
  • Inaction Is an Action (2015, Irabbagast) B 
  • /John Hegre/Nils Are Drønen: Axis (2013 [2017], Rune Grammofon) B+(*) 
  • Dr. Quixotic's Traveling Exotics (2016-17 [2018], Irabbagast) B+(**) 
  • I Don't Hear Nothin' but the Blues: Volume 3: Anatomical Snuffbox (2019 [2020], Irabbagast) B− 
  • Bird With Streams (2020 [2021], Irabbagast) B 
  • Rising Sun (2021 [2022], Irabbagast) B+(***) 

Irakere:

  • Irakere (1978 [1979], Columbia) B+(***) 
  • The Best of Irakere (1978-79 [1994], Columbia/Legacy) B+(***) 

Amanda Irarrázabal/Miriam van Boer Salmón: Fauces (2019 [2022], 577) B 

Sherman Irby & Momentum: Cerulean Canvas (2017, Black Warrior) B+(*) 

Christoph Irniger:

  • Gowanus Canal (2012 [2013], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • Italian Circus Story (2014, Intakt) B+(**) 
  • Octopus (2014 [2015], Intakt) A− 
  • Pilgrim: Big Wheel Live (2015 [2016], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • Pilgrim: Crosswinds (2018 [2019], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • Open City (2020, Intakt) B+(***) 
  • Pilgrim: Ghost Cat (2022 [2023], Intakt) B+(**) 

Iron & Wine:

  • The Shepherd's Dog (2007, Sub Pop) B+(**) 
  • Kiss Each Other Clean (2011, Warner Brothers) B+(*) 

Irreversible Entanglements:

  • Irreversible Entanglements (2015 [2017] International Anthem/Don Giovanni) A− 
  • Homeless/Global (2019, International Anthem, EP) B+(**) 
  • Who Sent You? (2019 [2020], International Anthem) A− 
  • Open the Gates (2021, International Anthem) A− 
  • Protect Your Light (2023, Impulse!) A  

Aaron Irwin: A Room Forever (2015, self-released) B+(*) 

Chris Isaak: Beyond the Sun (2011, Vanguard) B 

Gregory Alan Isakov: Appaloosa Bones (2023, Dualtone) B 

Jason Isbell:

  • Sirens of the Ditch (2007, New West) B+(*) 
  • Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit (2009, Lightning Rod) B+(**) 
  • Here We Rest (2011, Lightning Rod) B+(*) 
  • Southeastern (2013, Relativity) B 
  • Something More Than Free (2015, Southeastern) B+(*) 
  • and the 400 Unit: The Nashville Sound (2017, Southeastern) B+(***)  
  • and the 400 Unit: Reunions (2020, Southeastern) B+(*) 
  • and the 400 Unit: Georgia Blue (2021, Southeastern) B 
  • and the 400 Unit: Weathervanes (2023, Southeastern) A− 

Ishmael Ensemble: Songs for Knotty (2017, Banoffee Pies, EP) B 

Islandman Feat. Okay Temiz/Muhlis Berberoglu: Direct-to-Disc Sessions (2021 [2023], Night Dreamer) A− 

Isolée:

  • We Are Monster (2005 [2011], Pampa) A− 
  • Well Spent Youth (2011, Pampa) B+(***) 

Isotope 217:

  • Utonian_Automatic (1999, Thrill Jockey) B+(***) 
  • The Unstable Molecule (1997, Thrill Jockey) B+(*) 

Dan Israel: Seriously (2022, self-released) B+(*) 

Koby Israelite: Blues From Elsewhere (2013, Asphalt Tango) B 

Ital: Hive Mind (2012, Planet Mu) B+(***) 

Ital Tek:

  • Hollowed (2016, Planet Mu) B+(**) 
  • Outland (2020, Planet Mu) B+(**) 

Italian Instabile Orchestra: Litania Sibilante (1999 [2000], Enja) B+(***) 

The Itals:

  • Early Recordings 1971-1979 (1971-79 [1987], Nighthawk) B+(*) 
  • Brutal Out Deh (1981, Nighthawk) B+(***) 
  • Give Me Power (1983, Nighthawk) B+(**) 
  • Rasta Philosophy (1985 [1997], Nighthawk) B+(***) 
  • Cool and Dread (1988, Nighthawk) B+(**) 

Ivan & Alyosha: It's All Just Pretend (2015, Dualtone) B 

Ulf Ivarsson/Bill Laswell: Nammu (2022, Ropeadope) B+(**) 

Anne Mette Iversen:

  • 's Ternion Quartet: Invincible Nimbus (2018 [2019], Bju'ecords) B+(***) 
  • Racing a Butterfly (2020, Bjurecords) A− 

Ethan Iverson:

  • The Purity of the Turf (2016, Criss Cross) B+(**) 
  • /Tom Harrell: Common Practice (2017 [2019], ECM) B+(*) 
  • /Umbria Jazz Orchestra: Bud Powell in the 21st Century (2018 [2021], Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • Every Note Is True (2022, Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • Technically Acceptable (2024, Blue Note) B+(*) 

Grace Ives:

  • Janky Star (2022, True Panther Sounds/Harvest) B+(***) 
  • 2nd (2019, Dots Per Inch) B+(***) 

Jeremy Ivey: Invisible Pictures (2022, Anti-) B 

Vijay Iyer:

  • Memorophilia (1995, Asian Improv) B+(***) 
  • Architextures (1996 [1998], Asian Improv) A− 
  • Panoptic Modes (2000 [2001], Red Giant) B+(***) 
  • Blood Sutra (2003, Artists House) A− 
  • Mutations (2013 [2014], ECM) A− 
  • Break Stuff (2014 [2015], ECM) B+(***) 
  • /Wadada Leo Smith: A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke (2015 [2016], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Far From Over (2017, ECM) B+(***) 
  • /Craig Taborn: The Transitory Poems (2018 [2019], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Uneasy (2019 [2021], ECM) B+(***) 

Bobby J From Rockaway: Summer Classics (2019, Make Noise) B+(**) 

Jessie J: Who Are You (2011, Universal Republic) B 

The J Ann C Trio: At Tan-Tar-A (1966 [2021], Modern Harmonic/Sundazed) B+(***) 

J-Hope: Jack in the Box (2022, HYBE) B+(*) 

Ja'king the Divine: Parables of the Sower (2023, Copenhagen Crates) 

Ja, Panik: Libertatia (2014, Staatsakt) B+(*) 

Nicolas Jaar:

  • Space Is Only Noise (2011, Circus) B+(***) 
  • Sirens (2016, Other People) B+(**) 

Nicholas Jaar:

  • Cenizas (2020, Other People) B+(*) 
  • Telas (2020, Other People) B+(**) 

Jachna Tarwid Karch: Sundial (2013-14 [2014], Fortune) B+(*) 

Dylan Jack:

  • Diagrams (2017, Creative Nation Music) B+(***) 

Jill Jack and the American SongBook Band: Pure Imagination (2016, UpHill Productions) B+(*) 

Julia Jacklin: Pre Pleasure (2022, Polyvinyl) B+(*) 

Jack Ruby: Jack Ruby (1974-77 [2011], UgExplode, EP) B+(***) 

JackBoys and Travis Scott: JackBoys (2019, Cactus Jack/Epic, EP) B+(*) 

Julia Jacklin: Crushing (2019, Polyvinyl) B 

Alan Jackson:

  • Here in the Real World (1989, Arista) B+(***) 
  • Don't Rock the Jukebox (1991, Arista) A− 
  • A Lot About Livin' (and a Little 'Bout Love) (1992, Arista) B+(**) 
  • Everything I Love (1996, Arista) B+(**) 
  • High Mileage (1998, Arista) B+(***) 
  • Under the Influence (1999, Arista) B 
  • When Somebody Loves You (2000, Arista) B 
  • Like Red on a Rose (2006, Arista Nashville) B+(*) 
  • Good Time (2008, Arista) A− 
  • 34 Number Ones (1989-2008 [2010], Arista, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Freight Train (2010, Arista) B+(**) 
  • Thirty Miles West (2012, ACR/EMI Nashville) B+(**) 
  • Angels and Alcohol (2015, Capitol Nashville) A− 

Ali Jackson: Amalgamations (2013 [2014], Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Alan Jackson:

  • Where Have You Gone (2021, EMI Nashville) B+(***) 

Brian Jackson: This Is Brian Jackson (2022, BBE) B+(*) 

Chubby Jackson Big Band: New York City 1949: Ooh, What an Outfit! (1949 [2014], Uptown, 2CD) B+(***) 

Gene Jackson Trio NuYorx: Power of Love (2017 [2018], Whirlwind) B+(*) 

Janet Jackson:

  • Control (1986, A&M) B+(*) 
  • Unbreakable (2015, Rhythm Nation) B+(*) 

Jason Jackson: Inspiration (2012 [2014], Jack & Hill Music/Planet Arts) B 

Javon Jackson:

  • Expression (2014, Smoke Sessions) B+(*) 
  • The Gospel According to Nikki Giovanni (2021 [2022], Solid Jackson) B+(***) 
  • With Peter Bradley: Soundtrack and Original Score (2021-22 [2023], Solid Jackson) B+(***) 

Kara Jackson: Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? (2023, September) B+(*) 

Kate Jackson: British Road Movies (2016, Hoo Ha) B+(*) 

Keefe Jackson:

  • /Jason Adasiewicz: Rows and Rows (2015 [2016], Delmark) B+(*) 
  • /Jim Baker/Julian Kirshner: So Glossy and So Thin (2018-19 [2020], Astral Spirits) B+(***) 
  • /Oscar Jan Hoogland/Joshua Abrams/Mikel Patrick Avery: These Things Happen (2016 [2022], Astral Spirits, EP) B+(**) 
  • /Jim Baker/Julian Kirshner: Routines (2019 [2022], Kettle Hole) B 

Little Willie Jackson & the Original Honeydrippers: Jazz Me Blues [The Legendary Modern Recordings] (1947-48 [2000], Ace) A− 

Michael Jackson:

  • Forever, Michael (1975, Motown) B+(*) 
  • 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Michael Jackson (1971-75 [2000], Motown) B− 

Michael Gregory Jackson:

  • Clarity (1976 [2010], ESP-Disk) B 
  • Frequency Equilibrium Koan (1977 [2021], self-released) B+(***) 
  • Whenufindituwillknow (2019, Golden) B+(**) 

Millie Jackson: Exposed: The Multi-Track Sessions Mixed by Steve Levine (1972-79 [2018], Ace) B 

Milt Jackson:

  • Wizard of the Vibes (1948-52 [2001], Blue Note) A− 
  • Early Modern (1949-54 [1999], Savoy Jazz) B+(***) 
  • /Coleman Hawkins: Bean Bags (1958 [1959], Atlantic) A− 
  • /John Coltrane: Bags & Trane (1959 [1988], Atlantic) B+(***) 
  • At the Museum of Modern Art (1965 [2008], Verve) B+(*) 
  • Ain't but a Few of Us Left (1981 [1982], Pablo) A− 
  • Memories of Thelonious Sphere Monk (1982, Pablo) B+(**) 
  • /Ray Brown/Cedar Walton/Mickey Roker: It Don't Mean a Thing if You Can't Tap Your Foot to It (1984, Pablo) B+(**) 
  • /Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra: Explosive! (1999, Qwest) B+(*) 

Ronald Shannon Jackson: /The Decoding Society: Nasty (1981, Moers Music) A− 

Ronald Shannon Jackson:

  • Pulse (1984, Celluloid) B+(*) 
  • /The Decoding Society: Decode Yourself (1984, Island) B+(*) 
  • Red Warrior (1990, Axiom) B+(**) 

Wanda Jackson:

  • The Capitol Singles 1971-1973 (1971-73 [2020], EMI Music Nashville) B+(*) 
  • The Party Ain't Over (2011, Nonesuch) B− 
  • Unfinished Business (2012, Sugar Hill) B+(*) 
  • Encore (2021, Big Machine/Blackheart, EP) B+(*) 

Willis Jackson:

  • The Remaining Willis Jackson 1951-1959 (1951-59 [2005], Blue Moon) B+(*) 
  • /Pat Martino: Willis . . . With Pat (1964 [1998], 32 Jazz) B+(**) 
  • /Von Freeman: Lockin' Horns (1978 [2000], 32 Jazz) B+(*) 
  • /Richard "Groove" Holmes: Live on Stage (1980 [2003], Black & Blue) B+(***) 

Yvette Janine Jackson: Freedom (2021, Fridman Gallery) B+(*) 

The Jackson 5: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Jackson 5 (1969-74 [1999], Motown) A− 

The Jacksons:

  • The Jacksons (1976, Epic) B 
  • Destiny (1978, Epic) B+(***) 
  • Triumph (1980, Epic) B+(**) 
  • Victory (1984, Epic) B+(***) 

Christian Jacob: New Jazz Standards Vol. 5: The Music of Carl Saunders (2021 [2022], Summit) B+(**) 

Josean Jacobo: Herencia Criolla (2022, self-released) B+(**) 

Eric Jacobson: Discover (2022, Origin) B+(**) 

Tomo Jacobson/Maria Laurette Friis/Emanuele Maniscalco + Karlis Auzixs: Split : Body (2016-17 [2018], Getta Let It Out) B+(*) 

Illinois Jacquet:

  • /Leo Parker: Toronto 1947 (1947 [2013], Uptown) B+(***) 
  • Swing's the Thing (1957, Verve) B+(**) 
  • Bottoms Up: Illinois Jacquet on Prestige! (1968, Prestige) B+(***) 
  • The Comeback (1971 [1991], Black Lion) B+(**) 
  • Bottoms Up [The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions] (1974 [1997], Black & Blue) B+(**) 
  • Jacquet's Street [The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions] (1976 [2003], Black & Blue) B+(**) 
  • Live at Schaffhausen, Switzerland March 18, 1978 (1978 [2015], Storyville) B+(***) 
  • God Bless My Solo [The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions] (1978 [2001], Black & Blue) B+(***) 

Michael Jaeger Kerouac:

  • Outdoors (2009 [2010], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • Dance Around in Your Bones (2013, Intakt) B+(**) 

Jaojoby: Aza Arianao (2001, Label Bleu) B+(**) 

Jaga Jazzist:

  • One-Armed Bandit (2010, Ninja Tune) B+(**) 
  • Pyramid (2020, Brainfeeder) B+(**) 

Jaguar: Madremonte (2021, El Palmas Music) B+(*) 

Jaguar Love: Hologram Jams (2009 [2010], Fat Possum) B+(***) 

Jahari Massamba Unit: Pardon My French (2020, Madlib Invazion) B+(*) 

Benedikt Jahnel Trio: The Invariant (2016 [2017], ECM) B+(**) 

Jaill: That's How We Burn (2010, Sub Pop) B+(**) 

Arushi Jain: Under the Lilac Sky (2021, Leaving) B+(***) 

Sunny Jain: Wild Wild East (2020, Smithsonian Folkways) B+(*) 

Jaipur Kawa Brass Band: Dance of the Cobra (2013, Riverboat) B+(*) 

Jake Breaks: Breaksy (2021, Wide Hive) B+(*) 

T.D. Jakes: Praise & Worship (1978-98 [2008], Verity/Legacy) B+(**) 

Jakuzi: Hata Payi (2019, City Slang) B+(**) 

Irene Jalenti: Dawn (2020 [2021], Antidote Sounds) B+(**) 

Jam City: Classical Curves (2012, Night Slugs) B+(**) 

Jamaican Queens: Wormfood (2013, Notown) B 

Ahmad Jamal:

  • Cross Country Tour: 1958-1961 (1958-61 [1998], Chess, 2CD) A− 
  • Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse 1963-1964 (1963-64 [2022], Elemental, 2CD) A− 
  • Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse 1965-1966 (1965-66 [2022], Elemental, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse 1966-1968 (1966-68 [2023], Jazz Detective/Elemental, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Live in Paris (1971 [2022], Transversales Disques) A− 
  • À L'Olympia (2000 [2001], Dreyfus Jazz) A− 
  • In Search of Momentum (2003, Birdology/Dreyfus) B+(**) 
  • Live in Marciac: August 5th 2014 (2014 [2015], Jazz Village) B+(*) 
  • Marseille (2016 [2017], Jazz Village) B+(**) 

Khan Jamal:

  • Creative Arts Ensemble: Drum Dance to the Motherland (1972 [2017], Eremite) B+(***) 
  • Infinity (1982-84 [2021], Jazz Room) B+(***) 

Bob James:

  • Once Upon a Time: The Lost 1965 New York Studio Sessions (1965 [2020], Resonance) B+(**) 
  • Feel Like Making Live! (2022, Evolution) B 

Boldy James:

  • /The Alchemist: The Price of Tea in China (2020, ALC/Boldy James) B+(***) 
  • /Sterling Toles: Manger on McNichols (2020, Sector 7-G) B+(***) 
  • /The Alchemist: Bo Jackson (2021, ALC) B+(*) 
  • /Rich Gains: Indiana Jones (2023, self-released) B+(**) 

Colin James: Open Road (2021, Stony Plain) B+(*) 

Elmore James: The Classic Early Recordings 1951-1956 (1951-56 [1994], Virgin, 3CD) A− 

Etta James:

  • At Last! (1961, Argo) B+(***) 
  • The Second Time Around (1961, Argo) A− 
  • Etta James Rocks the House (1963 [1964], Argo) A− 
  • The Dreamer (2011, Verve Forecast) B+(**) 

Jason James: Jason James (2015, New West) B+(***) 

José James:

  • No Beginning No End (2013, Blue Note) B 
  • While You Were Sleeping (2014, Blue Note) B 
  • Yesterday I Had the Blues: The Music of Billie Holiday (2015, Blue Note) B+(*) 
  • Love in a Time of Madness (2017, Blue Note) B+(*) 
  • Lean on Me (2018, Blue Note) B+(*) 
  • On & On (2023, Rainbow Blonde) B+(*) 

Leela James: Fall for You (2014, J&T) B+(***) 

Loraine James:

  • For You and I (2019, Hyperdub) B+(**) 
  • Nothing (2020, Hyperdub) B 
  • Reflection (2021, Hyperdub) B+(*) 
  • Building Something Beautiful for Me (2022, Phantom Limb) A− 
  • Gentle Confrontation (2023, Hyperdub) B+(*) 

Luke James: Luke James (2014, Island) B+(**) 

Rick James: Street Songs (1981, Gordy) B+(*) 

Skip James:

  • Blues From the Delta (1966-68 [1998], Vanguard) B+(***) 

Tommy James: The Very Best of Tommy James & the Shondells (1964-71 [1993], Rhino) B+(**) 

Andrew Jamieson: Heard the Voice (2015, Edgetone) A− 

Jan & Dean:

  • Jan & Dean's Golden Hits (1959-62 [1962], Liberty) C+ 
  • Jan & Dean Take Linda Surfin' (1962, Liberty) B+(*) 
  • Surf City and Other Swingin' Cities (1963, Liberty) B− 
  • Drag City (1963, Liberty) A− 
  • Dead Man's Curve/The New Girl in School (1964, Liberty) B 
  • The Little Old Lady From Pasadena (1964, Liberty) A− 
  • Ride the Wild Surf (1964, Liberty) B 
  • Jan & Dean's Pop Symphony No. 1 (1966, Liberty) B− 
  • Folk 'n Roll (1966, Liberty) C− 
  • Filet of Soul (1966 [1967], Liberty) B− 
  • Filet of Soul Redux: The Rejected Master Recordings (1966 [2017], Omnivore) B 

Janczarski & McCraven Quintet: Liberator (2016 [2018], ForTune) B+(*) 

Michael Janisch: Worlds Collide (2019, Whirlwind) B+(**) 

Danny Janklow: Elevation (2015 [2017], Outside In Music) B 

B.J. Jansen:

  • Ronin (2013 [2014], ARC) B+(**) 
  • Common Ground (2016 [2017], Ronin Jazz) B+(*) 

Guus Janssen: Meeting Points (1989-2014 [2015], Bimhuis) B+(***) 

Jaojoby: Malagasy (2004, Discorama) B+(***) 

Japandroids:

  • Post-Nothing (2008 [2009], Polyvinyl) B+(*) 
  • Celebration Rock (2012, Polyvinyl) B+(**) 
  • Near to the Wild Heart of Life (2017, Anti-) B+(**) 

Japanese Breakfast:

  • Psychopomp (2016, Dead Oceans) B+(*) 
  • Soft Sounds From Another Planet (2017, Dead Oceans) B+(**) 
  • Jubilee (2021, Dead Oceans) B+(***) 

The Japanese House:

  • Good at Falling (2019, Dirty Hit) B+(*) 
  • In the End It Always Does (2023, Dirty Hit) B+(*) 

Japanese Television: Space Fruit Vineyard (2022, Tip Top) B− 

Joseph Jarman/Marilyn Crispell: Connecting Spirits (1996, Music & Arts) B+(**) 

Jar-e: Chicas Malas (2009, Exotic) B− 

Sarah Jarosz:

  • Follow Me Down (2011, Sugar Hill) B+(**) 
  • Undercurrent (2016, Sugar Hill) B+(**) 
  • World on the Ground (2020, Rounder) B+(***) 

Keith Jarrett:

  • /Jack DeJohnette: Ruta and Daitya (1971 [1973], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Facing You (1971 [1972], ECM) B+(**) 
  • /Charlie Haden/Paul Motian: Hamburg '72 (1972 [2014], ECM) A−  Treasure Island (1974 [2009], Impulse) A− 
  • Arbour Zena (1975 [1976], ECM) B− 
  • Mysteries/Shades (1975 [2012], Impulse) A− 
  • The Survivor's Suite (1976 [1977], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Bop-Be (1976 [1978], Impulse) A− 
  • Nude Ants (1979 [1980], ECM, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Personal Mountains (1979 [1989], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Barber/Bartók (1984-85 [2015], ECM New Series) B− 
  • /Gary Peacock/Jack DeJohnette: After the Fall (1998 [2018], ECM, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • /Gary Peacock/Jack DeJohnette: Always Let Me Go: Live in Tokyo (2001 [2002], ECM, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • La Fenice (2006 [2018], ECM, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • Creation (2014 [2015], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Munich 2016 (2016 [2019], ECM, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • Budapest Concert (2016 [2020], ECM, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Bordeaux Concert (2016 [2022], ECM) B+(**) 

Jars of Clay: The Essential Jars of Clay (1995-2006 [2007], Essential/Legacy, 2CD) C+ 

Jarv Is: Beyond the Pale (2020, Rough Trade) A− 

Jaubi: Nafs at Peace (2021, Astigmatic) A− 

The Jayhawks:

  • Tomorrow the Green Grass [Legacy Edition] (1995 [2011], American/Legacy, 2CD) B 
  • Back Roads and Abandoned Motels (2018, Legacy) B 

Jay-Z:

  • Reasonable Doubt (1996, Roc-A-Fella) A− 
  • In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 (1997, Roc-A-Fella) B+(***) 
  • Vol. 2 . . . Hard Knock Life (1998, Roc-A-Fella) B+(**) 
  • The Blueprint 2: The Gift and the Curse (2002, Roc-A-Fella) B+(**) 
  • The Black Album (2003, Roc-A-Fella) A− 
  • Kingdom Come (2006, Roc-A-Fella) B+(**) 
  • American Gangster (2007, Roc-A-Fella) B+(*) 
  • The Blueprint 3 (2009, Roc Nation) B+(**) 
  • The Hits Collection, Volume One (1998-2009, Def Jam/Roc Nation) B+(**) 
  • Magna Carta Holy Grail (2013, Roc Nation) B 
  • 4:44 (2017, Roc Nation) B+(**) 

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra:

  • Live in Cuba (2010 [2015], Blue Engine, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Big Band Holidays (2012-14 [2015], Blue Engine) C− 
  • The Abyssinian Mass (2013 [2016], Blue Engine, 2CD) C− 
  • The Music of John Lewis (2013 [2017], Blue Engine) B+(*) 
  • w/Wynton Marsalis: Handful of Keys (2016 [2017], Blue Engine) B+(**) 
  • w/Wynton Marsalis: Una Noche Con Rubén Blades (2014 [2018], Blue Engine) B+(**)  w/Wynton Marsalis: The Music of Wayne Shorter (2015 [2020], Blue Engine, 2CD) B− 
  • w/Wynton Marsalis: Sherman Irby's Inferno (2012 [2020], Blue Engine) B+(*) 
  • w/Wynton Marsalis: Black Brown & Beige (2018 [2020], Blue Engine) B 
  • w/Wynton Marsalis: Rock Chalk Suite (2019 [2020], Blue Engine) B+(**) 
  • Christopher Crenshaw's the Fifties: A Prism (2017 [2020], Blue Engine) B+(**) 
  • w/Wynton Marsalis: The Ever Fonky Lowdown (2019 [2020], Blue Engine, 2CD) B− 
  • The Democracy! Suite (2020 [2021], Blue Engine) B+(***) 

Jazz at the Philharmonic:

  • Best of the 1940s Concerts (1944-49 [1998], Verve) A− 
  • J.A.T.P. in Tokyo: Live at the Nichigeki Theatre 1953 (1953 [1990], Pablo, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Stockholm '55: The Exciting Battle (1955 [1974], Pablo) B+(**) 
  • Blues in Chicago 1955 (1955 [2018], Verve) A− 
  • J.A.T.P. in London, 1969 (1969 [1989], Pablo, 2CD) B+(***) 

Jazz Band Ball Orchestra:

  • Jazz Band Ball Orchestra [Polish Jazz Vol. 8] (1966, Polskie Nagrania Muza) B+(***) 

The Jazz Couriers: England's Greatest Combo . . . The Message From Britain (1958-59 [2014], Fresh Sound) B+(**) 

The Jazz Crusaders:

  • At the Lighthouse/Pacific Jazz Records (1962 [2006], Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • Old Socks, New Shoes . . . New Socks, Old Shoes (1970 [2008], Verve) B 

Jazz Daddies: Moontower Nights (2021, self-released) B 

The Jazz Doctors: Intensive Care/Prescriptions Filled [The Billy Bang Quartet Sessions 1983/1984] (1983-84 [2023], Cadillac) B+(***) 

The Jazz Passengers: Reunited (2010 [2022], Enja/Yellowbird) B+(**) 

The Jazz Passengers: Still Life With Trouble (2017, Thirsty Ear) B+(**) 

Jazz Spastiks:

  • /Junclassic: Mode 7 (2011, Hipnott) B+(***) 
  • Camera of Sound (2021, Jazz Plastic) A− 

The Jazz Tribe:

  • The Jazz Tribe (1990 [1992], RED) A− 
  • The Next Step (1999, RED) B+(***) 
  • Everlasting (2008 [2009], RED) B+(**) 

Jazz Worms: Squirmin' (2017 [2021], Capri) B+(*) 

Jazzanova: Strata Records: The Sound of Detroit (2022, BBE) B 

JazzBonez: Watch It! (2013 [2014], Summit) B 

Jazzhole: Blue 72 (2014, Beave Music) B+(**) 

The J.B.'s & Fred Wesley: The Lost Album (1972 [2011], Hip-O Select) B+(*) 

The JCA Orchestra: Live at the BPC (2018 [2020], JCA) B 

Jealous of the Birds:

  • Wisdom Teeth (2019, Atlantic, EP) B+(**) 
  • Peninsula (2020, Atlantic) B+(*) 

Val Jeanty/Candice Hoyes/Mimi Jones: Nite Bjuti (2021 [2023], Whirlwind) B+(**) 

Jefferson Airplane:

  • Takes Off (1966, RCA) A− 
  • After Bathing at Baxter's (1967 [2003], RCA) B+(**) 
  • Crown of Creation (1968, RCA) B+(*) 
  • Bless Its Pointed Little Head (1968 [1969], RCA) B+(**) 

Anthony Jefferson: But Beautiful (2014, self-released) B+(**) 

Blind Lemon Jefferson: The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Blind Lemon Jefferson (1926-29 [2013], World Music Network, 2CD) A− 

Garland Jeffreys:

  • The King of In Between (2011, Luna Park) B+(***) 
  • 14 Steps to Harlem (2017, Luna Park) B+(*) 

Erik Jekabson: A Brand New Take (2015 [2016], OA2) B+(*) 

Jelly Roll: Whitsitt Chapel (2023, BBR Music Group) B+(**) 

Cassandra Jenkins: An Overview on Phenomenal Nature (2021, Ba Da Bing) B+(**) 

Billy Jenkins:

  • Sounds Like Bromley (1982, VOTP) B+(***) 
  • Beyond E Major (1984 [1985], Allmusic) B+(**) 
  • Greenwich (1985, VOTP) A− 
  • Uncommerciality: Volume One (1986, VOTP) B+(***) 
  • Motorway at Night (1987 [1988], De Core) B+(**) 
  • Uncommerciality: Volume Two (1988, VOTP) B+(***) 
  • Uncommerciality: Volume Three (1991, VOTP) A− 
  • /Voice of God Collective: First Aural Art Exhibition (1984-91 [1992], VOTP) A− 
  • /Blues Collective: Life (2001, VOCD) B+(***) 
  • I Am a Man From Lewisham (2010, VOTP) B+(***) 
  • Born Again (2010, VOTP) B+(**) 
  • Jazz Gives Me the Blues (2011, VOTP) B+(**) 

Ella Jenkins: Little Johnny Brown (1971 [2001], Smithsonian/Folkways) B+(***) 

Gethen Jenkins: Western Gold (2019, 5 Music) B+(*) 

Jeff Jenkins Organization: The Arrival (2014 [2015], OA2) B+(*) 

John Jenkins/Clifford Jordan/Bobby Timmons: Jenkins, Jordan and Timmons (1957 [1994], New Jazz/OJC) A− 

Lauren Jenkins: No Saint (2019, Big Machine) B+(**) 

Leroy Jenkins: Themes & Improvisations on the Blues (1994, CRI) B+(*) 

Mick Jenkins:

  • Pieces of a Man (2018, Cinematic) B+(*) 
  • The Patience (2023, BMG) B+(**) 

Jerome Jennings:

  • The Beast (2016, Iola) B+(**) 
  • Solidarity (2019, Iola) B+(***) 

Bill Jennings: Architect of Soul Jazz: The Complete Early Recordings 1951-1957 (1951-57 [2014], Fresh Sound, 2CD) B+(**) 

Waylon Jennings:

  • /Willie Nelson/Johnny Cash/Kris Kristofferson: Highwayman (1984 [1985], Columbia) B 
  • A Man Called Hoss (1987, MCA) B+(*) 
  • /Willie Nelson/Johnny Cash/Kris Kristofferson: Highwayman 2 (1989 [1990], Columbia) B− 
  • Live From Austin TX (1989 [2006], New West) B+(***) 
  • Live From Austin TX '84 (1984 [2008], New West) B+(**) 

Jenny and Johnny: I'm Having Fun Now (2010, Warner Bros.) A− 

Brent Jensen:

  • The Sound of a Dry Martini: Remembering Paul Desmond (2001 [2020], Origin) B+(**) 
  • More Sounds of a Dry Martini (2020 [2021], Origin) B+(***) 

Christine Jensen:

  • Habitat (2013 [2014], Justin Time) B+(*) 
  • /Maggi Olin: Transatlantic Conversations: 11 Piece Band Live (2013 [2016], Linedown) B+(*) 
  • Day Moon (2023, Justin Time) B+(**) 

Ingrid Jensen:

  • /Christine Jensen: Infinitude (2016, Whirlwind) B+(**) 
  • /Steve Treseler: Invisible Sounds: For Kenny Wheeler (2018, Whirlwind) B+(***) 

Peter Jensen & DR Big Band: Stand on Your Feet and Fight: Voices of the Danish West Indies (2018 [2019], ILK) B+(*) 

Jentsch Group:

  • Quartet: Fractured Pop (2009 [2017], Fleur de Son) B+(*) 
  • No Net: Topics in American History (2016 [2018], Blue Schist) B+(**) 

Song Yi Jeon/Vinicius Gomes: Home (2020 [2022], Greenleaf Music) B+(***) 

Eunhye Jeong: Nolda (2021, ESP-Disk) B+(**) 

Carly Rae Jepsen:

  • Tug of War (2008, Maple Music/Fontana North) B+(***) 
  • Kiss (2012, 604/Interscope/Schoolboy) A− 
  • E-MO-TION (2015, Interscope/Schoolboy/Silent) A−  
  • E-MO-TION: Side B (2014-15 [2016], School Boy/Interscope, EP) B+(***) 
  • Dedicated (2019, 604/School Boy/Interscope) B+(***) 
  • Dedicated Side B (2020, School Boy) B+(**) 
  • The Loneliest Time (2022, Interscope) A− 
  • The Loveliest Time (2023, Silent) B+(***) 

JER: Bothered/Unbothered (2022, Bad Time) B+(*) 

Tobias Jesso, Jr.: Goon (2015, True Panther Sounds) B+(**) 

The Jesus and Mary Chain: Damage and Joy (2017, ADA/Warner) B+(**) 

Jethro Tull:

  • Live: Bursting Out (1978 [2004], Chrysalis, 2CD) B− 
  • Stormwatch (1979, Chrysalis) C+ 
  • A (1980, Chrysalis) C+ 

Joan Jett:

  • & the Blackhearts: Unvarnished (2013, Blackheart) B+(**) 
  • Bad Reputation [Music From the Original Motion Picture] (1976-2016 [2018], Legacy) A− 

Dusan Jevtovic: No Answer (2016 [2017], Moonjune) B+(*) 

Eileen Jewell: Queen of the Minor Key (2011, Signature Sounds) B+(**) 

Ochion Jewell: Volk (2015, self-released) A− 

J.I.D:

  • The Never Story (2017, Dreamville/Interscope) B+(***) 
  • DiCaprio 2 (2018, Dreamville/Interscope) B+(*) 
  • The Forever Story (2022, Dreamville/Interscope) B+(**) 

Park Jiha: Communion (2016 [2018], Tak:til) B+(**) 

Flaco Jiminez:

  • Arriba El Norte (1969-80 [1989], Rounder) B+(**) 
  • Entre Humo Y Botellas (1982-87 [1989], Rounder) B+(*) 

Jimmy Eat World: Bleed American (2001, Grand Royal) B− 

Cody Jinks:

  • I'm Not the Devil (2016, Cody Jinks Music) B+(**) 
  • Lifers (2018, Rounder) B+(*) 
  • After the Fire (2019, Late August) B+(***) 
  • The Wanting (2019, Late August) B+(**) 

The Jive Five:

  • Their Greatest Hits (1961-63 [1990], Collectables) B+(**) 
  • Here We Are! (1982, Ambient Sound) B+(**) 

Malcolm Jiyane Tree-O: Umdali (2018 [2021], Mushroom Hour Half Hour) A− 

JJ: JJ N° 2 (2009, Sincerely Yours, EP) B+(*) 

Jlin:

  • Dark Energy (2015, Planet Mu) B+(***) 
  • Black Origami (2017, Planet Mu) B+(**) 
  • Autobiography [Music From Wayne McGregor's Autobiography] (2018, Planet Mu) B+(***) 
  • Embryo (2021, Planet Mu, EP) B+(*) 
  • Perspective (2023, Planet Mu, EP) B+(***) 

J-Live: All of the Above (2002, Coup d'Etat) B+(*) 

JME: Integrity (2015, Boy Better Know) B+(***) 

Joan as Police Woman: The Deep Field (2011, PIAS) B+(*) 

Joanna Gruesome:

  • Weird Sister (2013, Slumberland) B+(***) 
  • Peanut Butter (2015, Slumberland) B+(*) 

Dawda Jobarteh: I Met Her by the River (2018, Stern's Africa) B 

Antonio Carlos Jobim:

  • /Elis Regina: Elis & Tom (1974 [2008], Verve) A− 
  • /Gal Costa: Rio Revisited (1987 [2008], Verve) B+(**) 

Jockstrap:

  • Wicked City (2020, Warp, EP) B 
  • I Love You Jennifer B (2022, Rough Trade) B+(**) 

Billy Joel: Cold Spring Harbor (1971 [1983], Columbia) B 

Joey + Rory: The Singer and the Song: The Best of Joey + Rory (2008-16 [2018], Gaither Music Group) B 

David Johansen:

  • David Johansen (1978, Blue Sky) A− 
  • In Style (1979, Blue Sky) B+(**) 
  • Here Comes the Night (1981, Blue Sky) B+(***) 
  • Live It Up (1982, Blue Sky) B+(**) 
  • David Johansen and the Harry Smiths (2000, Chesky) B+(*) 

Gisle Røen Johansen: Kveldsragg (2018 [2022], Jazzaggression) B+(***) 

Jan Johansson:

  • 8 Bitar (1961, Megafon) A 
  • Innertrio (1962, Megafon) B+(***) 
  • 8 Bitar/Innertrio (1961-62 [1989], Heptagon) A− 
  • Jazz På Svenska (1962-64 [1964], Megafon) B+(***) 
  • Jazz På Ryska (1967, Megafon) B+(***) 
  • Folkvisor (1962-67 [1994], Heptagon) B+(***) 

Per Texas Johansson: Alla Mina Kompisar (1998 [2023], Moserobie) A− 

Per Texas Johansson:

  • De Långa Rulltrapporna I Flemingsberg (2014 [2015], Moserobie) B+(**) 
  • /Torbjörn Zetterberg/Konrad Agnas: Orakel (2018 [2019], Moserobie) A− 
  • Stråk På Himlen Och Stora Hus (2019, Moserobie) B+(***) 
  • Den Sämsta Lönningen Av Alla (2023, Moserobie) B+(***) 
  • Orkester Omnitonal (2023, Moserobie) B+(***) 

Sven-Åke Johansson/Niklas Fite/Joel Grip: Swinging at Topsi's (2020 [2021], Astral Spirits) B+(***) 

Thomas Johansson: Home Alone (2016 [2018], Tammtz) B+(**) 

Elton John:

  • Elton John (1970, Uni) B− 
  • Madman Across the Water (1971, Uni) B− 
  • Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player (1973, MCA) B 
  • Caribou (1974, MCA) B 
  • Elton John's Greatest Hits Volume II (1971-76 [1977], MCA) B+(**) 
  • Elton John's Greatest Hits Volume III 1979-1987 (1979-87 [1987], Geffen) B 
  • /Leon Russell: The Union (2010, Decca) B 

Steve Johns: Family (2014 [2015], Strikezone) B+(**) 

Aubrey Johnson:

  • Unraveled (2017 [2020], Outside In Music) B− 
  • /Randy Ingram: Play Favorites (2022, Sunnyside) B 

Budd Johnson:

  • The Chronological Budd Johnson 1944-1952 (1944-52 [2003], Classics) B+(***) 
  • Blues a la Mode (1958, Felsted) A− 
  • French Cookin' (1963, Argo) B+(**) 
  • /Joe Newman: Off the Wall (1964 [1965], Argo) B+(***) 
  • Ya! Ya! [The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions] (1970 [2002], Black & Blue) B+(**) 
  • /Phil Woods: The Ole Dude & the Fundance Kid (1984 [1985], Uptown) A− 

Bunk Johnson:

  • In San Francisco (1943-44 [1994], American Music) B+(*) 
  • 1944 (1944 [1991], American Music) A− 
  • 1944 Second Masters (1944 [1992], American Music) B+(***) 
  • 1944/45 (1944-45 [1994], American Music) B+(***) 
  • Bunk's Brass Band and Dance Band 1945 (1945 [1992], American Music) A− 

Calvin Johnson Jr.: Notes of a Native Son (2022, self-released) B+(*) 

Charlie Johnson's Paradise Band: Harlem in the 1920s (1925-29 [2018], Digital Gramophone) B+(***) 

Dexter Johnson & Le Super Star de Dakar: Live à l'Étoile (1969 [2014], Teranga Beat) B+(***) 

Eric Johnson: Live From Austin TX (1988 [2005], New West) B+(*) 

George V Johnson Jr: Walk Spirit Talk Spirit (2022, Your Majesty) B+(**) 

Hermione Johnson: Tremble (2019 [2020], Relative Pitch) B+(**) 

Howard Johnson and Gravity: Testimony (2016 [2017], Tuscarora) B+(**) 

Jamey Johnson:

  • That Lonesome Song (2008, Mercury Nashville) B+(**) 
  • The Guitar Song (2010, Mercury Nashville, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Living for a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran (2012, Mercury Nashville) B+(***) 

Jeff Johnson: My Heart (1991 [2023], Origin) B+(**) 

Jeremiah Johnson: Hi-Fi Drive By (2022, Ruf) B 

Jimmy Johnson: Every Day of Your Life (2019, Delmark) B+(**) 

Josh Johnson: Freedom Exercise (2020, Northern Spy) B+(*) 

Lucien Johnson/Alan Silva/Makoto Soto: Stinging Nettles (2006 [2014], Improvising Beings) A− 

Marc Johnson: Overpass (2018 [2021], ECM) B+(**) 

Max Johnson:

  • Quartet (2011 [2012], Not Two) B+(**) 
  • The Prisoner (2012 [2014], NoBusiness) B+(***) 
  • The Invisible Trio (2013 [2014], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(**) 
  • Something Familiar (2014 [2015], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(***) 
  • In the West (2014 [2017], Clean Feed) B+(*) 
  • Orbit of Sound (2021 [2022], Unbroken Sounds) B+(***) 

Ross Johnson: Make It Stop!: The Most of Ross Johnson (1979-2006 [2008], Goner) B+(***) 

Rudolph Johnson: Spring Rain (1971 [2021], Black Jazz/Real Gone Music) B+(*) 

Russ Johnson:

  • Still Out to Lunch (2014, Yellowbird) B+(**) 
  • Meeting Point (2014, Relay) B+(**) 
  • Headlands (2018, Woolgathering) B+(***) 
  • /Dave Rempis/Joshua Abrams/Isaiah Spencer/Jeremy Cunningham: Harmattan (2019 [2020], Aerophonic) B+(***) 
  • Reveal (2022 [2023], Calligram) B+(**) 

Sly Johnson: 55.4 (2022, BBE) B+(**) 

Wilko Johnson:

  • /Roger Daltrey: Going Back Home (2014, Chess) B+(***) 
  • Blow Your Mind (2018, Chess) B+(**) 

The Johnson Mountain Boys: At the Old Schoolhouse (1988 [1989], Rounder) B+(***) 

Darren Johnston:

  • /Tim Daisy: Crossing Belmont (2017, Relay) B+(***) 
  • Life in Time (2021 [2022], Origin) A− 

Freedy Johnston:

  • The Trouble Tree (1990, Bar/None) A− 
  • The Way I Were (1986-92 [2004], Bar/None) B+(***) 
  • Never Home (1997, Elektra) A− 
  • Right Between the Promises (2001, Elektra) B+(**) 
  • Rain on the City (2010, None) B+(**) 
  • Back on the Road to You (2022, Forty Below) B+(**) 

Phillip Johnston:

  • The Adventures of Prince Achmed (2013 [2018], Asynchronous) B+(*) 
  • & the Coolerators: Diggin' Bones (2017 [2018], Asynchronous) B+(***) 

Joi: Joi Sound System (1999-2007 [2016], RealWorld, 2CD) A− 

Joint Venture: Ways (1989 [1990], Enja) B+(***) 

Karen Jonas:

  • Oklahoma Lottery (2014, self-released) B+(***) 
  • The Southwest Sky & Other Dreams (2020, Yellow Brick) B+(**) 

Nick Jonas: Nick Jonas (2014, Island/Safehouse) B 

Jonas Brothers: A Little Bit Longer (2008, Hollywood) B+(*) 

Bessie Jones and the Georgia Sea Island Singers: Get in Union (1959-66 [2020], Global Jukebox) B+(**) 

Billy Jones: 3's a Crowd (2017, Acoustical Concepts) B 

Carolyn Lee Jones: The Performer (2013, Cat'nround Sound) B+(***) 

Darius Jones:

  • Book of Mae'bul (Another Kind of Sunrise) (2012, AUM Fidelity) B+(**) 
  • /Matthew Shipp: Cosmic Lieder: The Darkseid Recital (2011-13 [2014], AUM Fidelity) B+(*) 
  • The Oversoul Manual (2014, AUM Fidelity) B− 
  • Le Bébé de Brigitte (Lost in Translation) (2015, AUM Fidelity) B+(**) 
  • Raw Demoon Alchemy (A Lone Operation) (2019 [2021], Northern Spy) -− 
  • Fluxkit Vancouver (Its Suite but Sacred) (2022 [2023], We Jazz) A− 

Durand Jones:

  • & the Indications: Private Space (2021, Dead Oceans) A− 
  • Wait Til I Get Over (2023, Dead Oceans) B+(*) 

Elvin Jones: Revival: Live at Pookie's Pub (1967 [2022], Blue Note) B+(***) 

Elvin Jones:

  • /Richard Davis: Heavy Sounds (1968, Impulse!) A− 
  • Poly-Currents (1969 [1970], Blue Note) B+(***) 

Etta Jones:

  • Don't Go to Strangers (1960, Prestige) B+(***) 
  • Lonely and Blue (1962, Prestige) B+(**) 
  • A Soulful Sunday: Live at the Left Bank (1972 [2020], Cellar Live) B− 
  • My Buddy: Etta Jones Sings the Songs of Buddy Johnson (1997 [1998], HighNote) A− 
  • All the Way: Etta Jones Sings Sammy Cahn (1999, HighNote) B+(**) 
  • Easy Living (2000, HighNote) B+(**) 
  • Sings Lady Day (2001, HighNote) A− 

Eugenie Jones:

  • Come Out Swingin' (2015, Open Mic) B 
  • Players (2021 [2022], Open Mic, 2CD) B+(**) 

George Jones:

  • Sings the Hits of His Country Cousins (1962, United Artists) B+(***) 
  • My Favorites of Hank Williams (1962, United Artists) B+(*) 
  • The Definitive Collection 1955-1962 (1955-62 [2004], Mercury) A 
  • Sings Like the Dickens! (1964, United Artists) B+(**) 
  • United Artists Rarities (1962-64 [2019], EMI Nashville) B+(***)  The Great Lost Hits (1965-72 [2010], Time Life, 2CD) B+(**) 

Georgette Jones: Skin (2019, self-released) B+(**) 

Grace Jones:

  • Slave to the Rhythm (1985, ZTT/Island) B− 
  • Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions (1980-85 [1998], Island, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Hurricane (2004-07 [2011], PIAS America) B+(**) 
  • Hurricane Dub (2011, PIAS America) B+(*) 

Hank Jones:

  • In Copenhagen: Live at Jazzhus Sklukefter 1983 (1983 [2018], Storyville) B+(***) 
  • Live at Jazzhus Slukefter Vol. 2 (1983 [2020], Storyville) B+(***) 

Jonah Jones:

  • 1936-1945 (1936-45 [1997], Classics) B+(**) 
  • Confessin' [The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions] (1978 [1999], Black & Blue) B+(***) 

Mike Jones:

  • Roaring (2015 [2016], Capri) B+(**) 
  • /Penn Jillette: The Show Before the Show: Live at the Penn & Teller Theater (2017 [2018], Capri) B+(***) 
  • Are You Sure You Three Guys Know What You're Doing? (2022 [2023], Capri) B+(**) 

Mimi Jones:

  • Balance (2012 [2014], Hot Tone Music) B+(*) 
  • Feet in the Mud (2015 [2016], Hot Tone Music) B+(*) 

Norah Jones:

  • The Fall (2009, Blue Note) B+(*) 
  • . . . Featuring Norah Jones (2001-10 [2010], Blue Note) B 
  • Little Broken Hearts (2012, Blue Note) B 
  • Day Breaks (2015 [2016], Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • Begin Again (2019, Blue Note, EP) B 
  • Pick Me Up Off the Floor (2020, Blue Note) B+(*) 

Paul Jones:

  • Short History (2014, Blujazz) B+(**) 
  • Clean (2017, Outside In Music) B 

Quincy Jones:

  • This Is How I Feel About Jazz (1956 [1957], ABC-Paramount) B+(***) 
  • Go West, Man! (1957, ABC-Paramount) A− 
  • The Quintessence (1961 [2007], Impulse) B+(**) 
  • Explores the Music of Henry Mancini (1964 [2009], Verve) B+(***) 
  • Smackwater Jack (1971 [2009], A&M) B 
  • You've Got It Bad Girl (1973 [2009], Verve) B− 

Sean Jones:

  • No Need for Words (2011, Mack Avenue) B+(*) 
  • Live From Jazz at the Bistro (2017, Mack Avenue) B+(*) 

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings:

  • 100 Days, 100 Nights (2007, Daptone) B 
  • I Learned the Hard Way (2010, Daptone) B+(*) 
  • Give the People What They Want (2014, Daptone) B+(*) 
  • Soul of a Woman (2017, Daptone) B+(*) 
  • Just Dopped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In) (2001-17 [2020], Daptone) B+(*) 

Stephen Jones & Ben Haugland: Road to No-Where (2021 [2023], OA2) B+(**) 

Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra: All My Yesterdays (1966 [2016], Resonance, 2CD) A− 

Tom Jones:

  • 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tom Jones (1965-71 [2000], Polydor) B+(**) 
  • Praise & Blame (2010, Lost Highway) B 
  • Surrounded by Time (2021, S-Curve) B+(*) 

Topaz Jones: Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma (2021, New Funk Academy/Black Canopy) B+(**) 

Willie Jones III: Fallen Heroes (2020 [2021], WJ3) B+(*) 

Jones Jones:

  • A Jones in Time Saves Nine (2016 [2018], NoBusiness) B+(***) 
  • Just Justice (2020 [2022], ESP-Disk) B+(***) 

Jónsi: Go (2010, XL) B+(*) 

Jonwayne:

  • Oodles of Doodles (2012, Stones Throw, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • Rap Album Two (2017, The Order Label) B+(***) 

Joonsam: A Door (2014 [2016], Origin) B+(*) 

Janis Joplin: The Pearl Sessions (1970 [2012], Columbia/Legacy, 2CD) A− 

Clifford Jordan:

  • Spellbound (1960 [1993], Riverside/OJC) A− 
  • Glass Bead Games (1973 [1974], Strata East; [2019], Pure Pleasure) A− 
  • Drink Plenty Water (1974 [2023], Harvest Song) B+(***) 

India Jordan: Watch Out! (2021, Ninja Tune, EP) B+(**) 

Kidd Jordan:

  • New Orleans Festival Suite (1999 [2002], Silkheart) B+(***) 
  • /Joel Futterman/William Parker/Hamid Drake: A Tribute to Alvin Fielder: Live at Vision Festival XXIV (2019 [2020], Mahakala Music) B+(***) 
  • /Alvin Fielder/Peter Kowald: Trio and Duo in New Orleans (2002-05 [2013], NoBusiness, 2CD) A− 

Louis Jordan:

  • Five Guys Named Moe (1943-46 [1993], Charly) B+(**) 
  • Swingsation (1939-53 [1999], GRP) A− 

Marc Jordan: Waiting for the Sun to Rise (2023, Linus Entertainment) B+(*) 

Rochelle Jordan: Play With the Changes (2021, Young Art) B+(***) 

Rodney Jordan & Christian Fabian: Conversations (2019 [2021], Spicerack) B+(**) 

Sass Jordan: Bitches Blues (2022, Stony Plain) B+(*) 

Sheila Jordan:

  • Comes Love: Lost Session 1960 (1960 [2021]) B+(***) 
  • Confirmation (1975 [2005], Test of Time) B+(***) 
  • /Arild Andersen: Sheila (1977 [1978], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • Better Than Anything: Live (1991 [2015], There) B+(***) 
  • /E.S.P. Trio: Sheila's Back in Town (1998 [1999], Splasc(H)) B+(**) 
  • Believe in Jazz (2003 [2004], Ella Productions) A− 
  • /E.S.P. Trio: Straight Ahead (2004 [2005], Splasc(H)) A− 
  • Live at Mezzrow (2021 [2022], Cellar Live) B+(***) 

Theo Jörgensmann & Eckard Koltermann: Pagine Gialle (1995 [2001], Hatology) B+(***) 

Anders Jormin:

  • /Lena Willemark/Karin Nakagawa: Trees of Light (2013 [2015], ECM) B+(*) 
  • /Lena Willemark: Pasado En Claro (2021 [2023], ECM) B+(**) 

Anthony Joseph:

  • People of the Sun (2018, Heavenly Sweetness) B+(*) 
  • The Rich Are Only Defeated When Running for Their Lives (2021, Heavenly Sweetness) A 

Kathryn Joseph: For You Who Are Wronged (2022, Rock Action) B+(*) 

Marcus Joseph: Beyond the Dome (2021, Jazz Re:freshed) B 

Wesley Joseph: Glow (2023, Secretly Canadian, EP) B 

Jelena Jovovic: Heartbeat (2018 [2019], self-released) B− 

Joy: Joy (1976 [2023], Cadillac) B+(*) 

Camden Joy:

  • Updated Just Now (2020, self-released, EP) B+(**) 
  • American Love (2020, self-released) B+(**) 

Samara Joy:

  • Samara Joy (2020 [2021], Whirlwind) B+(***) 
  • Linger Awhile (2022, Verve) B+(**) 

Joy Division: The Best of Joy Division (1979-80 [2008], Rhino) A− 

Joy Kills Sorrow: This Unknown Science (Signature Sounds) B+(**) 

Joy of Cooking:

  • Castles (1972, Capitol) A− 
  • Back to Your Heart (1968-72 [2006], Njoy, 2CD) B+(**) 

Joyfultalk: Muuixx (2015, Drip Audio) B+(**) 

JPEGMafia:

  • Black Ben Carson (2016, Trashfuck) B+(*) 
  • Veteran (2018, self-released) B 
  • All My Heroes Are Cornballs (2019, EQT) B+(**) 
  • EP! (2020, Universal Republic, EP) B+(**) 
  • LP! (2021, Republic) B+(**) 
  • /Danny Brown: Scaring the Hoes (2023, AWAL) B+(*) 

J-Rocc: Some Cold Rock Stuf (2011, Stones Throw) B+(**) 

Jü:

  • Summa (2016 [2017], Rare Noise) B 
  • III (2021, RareNoise) B+(*) 

Jua: Colors of Life (2014, Chocolate Chi Music) B− 

The Juan MacLean:

  • The Future Will Come (2009, DFA) B+(**) 
  • In a Dream (2014, DFA) B+(***) 

Jubileum Quartet [Joëlle Léandre/Evan Parker/Agustí Fernández/Zlatko Kaucic]: A Uis? (2018 [2020], Not Two) B+(**) 

Judy and the Jerks: Music for Donuts EP (2019, Thrilling Living, EP) C+ 

Juice WRLD:

  • Goodbye & Good Riddance (2018, self-released) B+(*) 

Juice Wrld:

  • Death Race for Love (2019, Interscope) B− 

Juice WRLD:

  • Legends Never Die (2020, Grade A/Interscope) B 

Juicy J: Stay Trippy (2013, Taylor Gang/Kemosabe/Columbia) B+(*) 

JuJu:

  • Live at 131 Prince Street (1973 [2021], Strut) A− 
  • A Message From Mozambique (1972 [2023], Strut) A− 

Juju & Jordash: Techno Primitivism (2012, Dekmantel) B+(***) 

Kala Jula & Gangbé Brass Band: Asro (2019 [2023], Buda Musique) B+(**) 

Sherie Julianne: 10 Degrees South (2014, Azul Do Mar) B 

The Julie Ruin:

  • Run Fast (2013, Dischord) A− 
  • Hit Reset (2016, Hardly Art) A− 

Orlando Julius:

  • Super Afro Soul (1966-72 [2007], Vampi Soul, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • /Heliocentrics: Jaiyede Afro (2014, Strut) A− 

Issa Juma & Super Wanyika Stars: World Defeats the Grandfathers (1982-86 [2010], Sterns) B+(***) 

Jumpstarted Plowhards: Round One (2019, Recess, EP) B+(*) 

Larry June and the Alchemist: The Great Escape (2023, Empire) B+(*) 

Jungle:

  • Jungle (2014, XL) B+(**) 
  • Loving in Stereo (2021, Awal) B+(*) 
  • Volcano (2023, Caiola/AWAL) B+(*) 

Junglepussy:

  • JP4 (2020, Jagjaguwar) B+(*) 
  • JP5000 (2022, No Label, EP) B+(*) 

Barb Jungr:

  • Every Grain of Sand: Barb Jungr Sings Bob Dylan (2002, Linn) B+(***) 
  • Waterloo Sunset (2003, Linn) B+(**) 
  • Love Me Tender (2004 [2005], Linn) B+(*) 
  • Just Like a Woman (Hymn to Nina) (2008, Linn) B+(*) 
  • Man in the Long Black Coat: Barb Jungr Sings Bob Dylan (2003-11 [2011], Linn) B+(***) 
  • Hard Rain: The Songs of Bob Dylan & Leonard Cohen (2014, Kristalyn) B+(**) 
  • Shelter From the Storm: Songs of Hope for Troubled Times (2016, Linn) B+(*) 
  • /John McDaniel: Come Together: Barb Jungr & John McDaniel Perform the Beatles (2016, Kristalyn) B+(**) 
  • Bob, Brel, and Me (2019, Kristalyn) B 
  • My Marquee (2023, Marquee) B+(**) 

Junior Boys: It's All True (2011, Domino) B+(*) 

Juniore: Un Deux Trois (2020, Le Phonographe) B+(**) 

Junip: Fields (2010, Mute) B 

Juniper: Juniper (2020, self-released) A− 

Junk Magic: Compass Confusion (2020, Pyroclastic) B+(***) 

Jupiter: The Wild East (2022, Moserobie) B+(*) 

Jupiter & Okwess:

  • Kin Sonic (2017, Glitterbeat) B+(**) 
  • Na Kozonga (2020 [2021], Everloving) B+(***) 

Laura Jurd:

  • Stepping Back, Jumping In (2019, Edition) B 
  • The Big Friendly Album (2021 [2022], Big Friendly) B+(**) 

Vic Juris:

  • Songbook (1999 [2000], SteepleChase) B 
  • Eye Contact (2016 [2018], SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • Let's Cool One (2019 [2020], SteepleChase) B+(*) 

Just Mustard: Heart Under (2022, Partisan) B+(*) 

Justice:

  • Cross (2007, Vice/Ed Banger) B+(*) 
  • Audio, Video, Disco (2011, Elektra) C+ 
  • Access All Arenas (2013, Because) C+ 

JustVibez + Negro Justice: Art of the Craft (2023, self-released) B+(**) 

Jyoti: Mama, You Can Bet (2020, SomeOthaShip) B+(**) 

K-Lone: Swells (2023, Wisdom Teeth) B+(*) 

K. Michelle: All Monsters Are Human (2020, EOne Music) B+(**) 

Ka:

  • The Night's Gambit (2013, Iron Works) B+(**) 
  • Honor Killed the Samurai (2016, Iron Works) A− 
  • Descendants of Cain (2020, Iron Works) B+(***) 
  • A Martyr's Reward (2021, Iron Works) B+(***) 
  • Languish Arts (2022, Iron Works, EP) B+(***) 
  • Woeful Studies (2022, Iron Works, EP) B+(**) 

K.A.A.N.: Subtle Meditation (2018, Redefinition) A− 

Kabaka International Guitar Band: Kabaka International Guitar Band (1977 [2022], Palenque) B+(***) 

Joseph Kabasele/Le Grand Kallé: His Life, His Music (1953-83 [2013], Sterns Africa, 2CD) A− 

Kacy & Clayton and Marlon Williams: Plastic Bouquet (2020, New West) B+(**) 

Beat Kaestli: Collage (2013 [2014], B+B Productions) B+(**) 

Dave Kain: Raising Kain (2014, Stop Time) B+(**) 

Kairos 4tet: Everything We Hold (2013, Naim Jazz) B+(**) 

Kaisa's Machine: Taking Shape (2022 [2023], Greenleaf Music) B+(**) 

Henry Kaiser:

  • Devil in the Drain (1987, SST) B+(*) 
  • /David Lindley: A World Out of Time, Vol. 2 (1993, Shanachie) B+(*) 
  • /Ray Russell: The Celestial Squid (2014 [2015], Cuneiform) B+(***) 
  • /Anthony Pirog/Jeff Sipe/Tracy Silverman/Andy West: Five Times Surprise (2018 [2019], Cuneiform) B+(**) 

Goran Kajfes Tropiques: Into the Wild (2019, Headspin) B+(***) 

SK Kakraba: Songs of Paapieye (2015, Awesome Tapes From Africa) B+(**) 

Kalabrese: Let Love Rumpel: Part 1 (2021, Rumpelmusig) B+(**) 

Maria Kalaniemi: Maria Kalaniemi (1992 [1994], Xenophile) B+(**) 

Kaleidoscope: Side Trips (1967, Epic) B+(***) 

Kaleiido: Elements (2022, Exopac) B+(*) 

Kalle Kalima & K-18: Buñuel de Jour (2013 [2014], TUM) B+(***) 

Hamad Kalkaba: Hamad Kalkaba and the Golden Sounds 1974-1975 (1974-75 [2017], Analog Africa) A− 

Egil Kalman & Fredrik Rasten: Weaving a Fabric of Winds (2019, Shhpuma) B 

Kamaiyah: A Good Night in the Ghetto (2016, self-released) B+(**) 

Matthew Kaminski:

  • Swingin' on the New Hammond (2013 [2014], Summit) B+(*) 
  • Live at Churchill Grounds (2015 [2016], Chicken Coup) B+(*) 

Kammerflimmer Kollektief: Désarroi (2015, Staubgold) B+(***) 

Faten Kanaan: Afterpoem (2023, Fire) B+(*) 

Kanaku y El Tigre: Quema Quema Quema (2015, Strut/Tigers Milk) B+(*) 

Kanda Bongo Man:

  • Yolele! Live in Concert (2016 [2021], No Wahala Sounds) B+(**) 
  • Kekete Bue (2022, No Wahala Sounds) B+(**) 

The Kandinsky Effect: Somnambulist (2014 [2015], Cuneiform) A− 

Jonathan Kane and Dave Soldier: February Meets Soldier String Quartet (2020 [2021], EEG) B+(**) 

Matt Kane & the Kansas City Generations Sextet: Acknowledgement (2014 [2016], Bounce-Step) B 

Kanif the Jhatmaster:

  • The Hashemite (2016, Iapetus) B+(*) 
  • Flight of the 50 Foot Vimana (2016, Iapetus, EP) B+(**) 

Maria Kannegaard: Sand I En Vik (2020, Jazzland) B+(***) 

Kano:

  • Made in the Manor (2016, Parlophone) B+(***) 
  • Hoodies All Summer (2019, Parlophone) B+(*) 

Kansas: Miracles Out of Nowhere (2015, Epic) C+ 

Mory Kanté: Sabou (2004, Riverboat) B+(***) 

Vieux Kanté: The Young Man's Harp (2005 [2016], Sterns) A− 

Tyler Kaneshiro & the Highlands: Amber of the Moment (2013 [2015], self-released) B+(**) 

Benji Kaplan: Something Here Inside (2021 [2022], Wise Cat) B+(*) 

Noah Kaplan:

  • Descendants (2008 [2011], Hatology) B+(**) 
  • Cluster Swerve (2011 [2017], Hatology) A− 

Bobby Kapp:

  • /Matthew Shipp: Cactus (2016, Northern Spy) A− 
  • Synergy: Bobby Kapp Plays the Music of Richard Sussman (2023, Tweed Boulevard) B+(**) 

Vera Kappeler/Peter Conradin Zumthor: Herd (2020 [2021], Intakt) B+(*) 

Egil Kapstad:

  • Cherokee (1988 [1989], Gemini) B+(**) 
  • Remembrance (1993 [1994], Gemini) B+(***) 

Tony Karapetyan: Point of View (2020 [2022], Jazzist) B+(*) 

Adeena Karasick/Frank London: Salomé: Woman of Valor (2020, Nuiu Music) + 

Pandelis Karayorgis:

  • Heart and Sack (1998, Leo Lab) A− 
  • Seventeen Pieces: Solo Piano (2004, Leo) B+(***) 
  • /Nate McBride/Curt Newton: Betwixt (2007 [2008], Hatology) B+(**) 
  • System of 5 (2008 [2011], Hatology) B+(***) 
  • Afterimage (2014, Driff) B+(***) 
  • The Hasaan, Hope & Monk Project (2021-22 [2022], Driff) B+(**) 

Karkhana: Al Azraqayn (2021, Karlrecords) A− 

Rafael Karlen: The Sweetness of Things Half Remembered (2014, Pinnacles Music) B+(***) 

Keith Karns Big Band: An Eye on the Future (2015 [2017], Summit) C+ 

Karol G: Mañana Será Bonito (2023, Universal Music Latino) B+(***) 

Peter Karp/Sue Foley:

  • He Said, She Said (2010, Blind Pig) B+(**) 
  • Beyond the Crossroads (2012, Blind Pig) B+(*) 

Jonathan Karrant/Joshua White: Shadows Fall (2021, self-released) B+(*) 

Kartet: The Bay Window (2006 [2007], Songlines) B+(***) 

Kasai Allstars:

  • In the 7th Moon, the Chief Turned Into a Swimming Fish and Ate the Head of His Enemy by Magic (2008, Crammed Discs) B+(***) 
  • Beware the Fetish [Congotronics 5] (2014, Crammed Discs, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • /Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste: Around Félicité (2017, Crammed Discs) B+(**) 
  • Félicité Remixes (2017, Crammed Discs) B+(*) 
  • Black Ants Always Fly Together, One Bangle Makes No Sound (2021, Crammed Discs) B+(***) 

Kashmere Stage Band: Texas Thunder Soul 1968-1974 (1968-74 [2011], Now-Again, 2CD) B+(***) 

Jan Kaspersen: Live in Sofie's Cellar in Copenhagen/Vol. 1 (1991, Olufsen) B+(***) 

Ras Kass: Soul on Ice 2 (2019, Mello Music Group) B+(***) 

Kassmasse: Bahil | Weg (2022, Meedo) B+(***) 

Brian Kastan: Roll the Dice on Life (2016 [2017], Kastan, 2CD) C+ 

Katarsis 4:

  • Katarsis 4 (2019, NoBusiness) B+(**) 
  • Live at the Underground Water Reservoir (2019 [2020], NoBusiness) B+(*) 

Manu Katché:

  • Live in Concert (2014 [2015], ACT) B+(**) 
  • Touchstone for Manu (2004-12 [2015], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Unstatic (2016, Anteprima) B+(*) 

Kate NV:

  • Binasu (2017, Orange Milk) B+(***) 
  • For (2018, RVNG Intl) B+(*) 
  • Room for the Moon (2020, RVNG Intl) A− 
  • Wow (2023, RVNG Intl) B 

Darrell Katz:

  • /JCA Orchestra: Why Do You Ride? (2013 [2014], Leo) B+(*) 
  • /OddSong: Jailhouse Doc With Holes in Her Socks (2015 [2016], JCA) B 
  • /JCA Orchestra: Rats Live on No Evil Star (2016-17 [2018], JCA) B+(***) 
  • /OddSong: Galeanthropology (2019-21 [2021], JCA) B+(**) 

Zlatko Kaucic:

  • Morning Patches (2018 [2019], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(*) 

Justin Kauflin: Dedication (2014 [2015], Qwest/Jazz Village) B+(**) 

Achim Kaufmann/Ignaz Schick: Altered Alchemy (2016 [2021], Zarek, 2CD) B+(**) 

Manika Kaur: Satnam Waheguru: The True Name (2013 [2014], self-released) B+(**) 

Mark Kavuma:

  • Kavuma (2017 [2018], Ubuntu Music) B+(*) 
  • The Banger Factory (2019, Ubuntu Music) B+(*) 

Kayo Dot: Plastic House on Base of Sky (2016, The Flenser) B 

Kaytraminé [Aminé/Kaytranada]: Kaytraminé (2023, Venice Music) B+(***) 

Kaytranada:

  • 99.9% (2016, XL) A− 
  • Bubba (2019, RCA) B+(**) 
  • Intimidated (2021, RCA, EP) B+(*) 

Kaze:

  • Uminari (2014 [2015], Circum-Libra) B+(***) 
  • Atody Man (2017 [2018], Libra) B+(***) 
  • /Ikue Mori: Sand Storm (2020, Libra) B+(***) 
  • /Ikue Mori: Crustal Movement (2021-22 [2023], Libra) A− 

KC & the Sunshine Band:

  • Greatest Hits (1974-80 [1980], TK) A− 
  • The Best of KC & the Sunshine Band (1974-82 [1990], Rhino) A− 

Ryan Keberle:

  • & Catharsis: Into the Zone (2014, Greenleaf Music) B+(*) 
  • & Catharsis: Azui Infinito (2015 [2016], Greenleaf Music) B+(**) 
  • & Catharsis: Find the Common, Shine a Light (2017, Greenleaf Music) B+(**) 
  • /Frank Woeste: Reverso: Suite Ravel (2017 [2018], Phonoart) B+(**) 
  • & Catharsis: The Hope I Hold (2018 [2019], Greenleaf Music) B+(**) 
  • Collectiv Do Brasil: Sonhos Da Esquina (2021 [2022], Alternate Side) B+(**) 
  • Collectiv Do Brasil: Considerando (2023, Alternate Side) B+(**) 

John P. Kee: The Essential John P. Kee (1991-2000 [2007], Verity/Legacy, 2CD) B− 

Robert Earl Keen:

  • Live From Austin TX (2001 [2004], New West) B+(*) 
  • Ready for Confetti (2011, Lost Highway) B+(**) 

Geoffrey Keezer & Friends: Playdate (2021-22 [2022], MarKeez) B+(*) 

Kehlani:

  • You Should Be Here (2015, self-released) B− 
  • SweetSexySavage (2017, Atlantic) B+(*) 
  • While We Wait (2019, Atlantic/TSNMI) B+(**) 
  • It Was Good Until It Wasn't (2020, Atlantic) -− 
  • Blue Water Road (2022, Atlantic) B+(***) 

Aly Keïta/Jan Galega Brönnimann/Lucas Niggli:

  • Kalo-Yele (2015 [2016], Intakt) A 
  • Kalan Teban (2019 [2020], Intakt) A− 

Jason Keiser: Shaw's Groove (2022 [2023], OA2) B+(*) 

Mamani Keita:

  • Yelema (2005 [2006], No Format) A− 
  • Gagner L'Argent Français (2011, No Format) B+(***) 

Salif Keita:

  • The Mansa of Mali: A Retrospective (1978-94 [1994], Mango) B+(***) 
  • La Différence (2009 [2010], Decca) B 
  • Un Autre Blanc (2018 [2019], Naive) B+(***) 

John Paul Keith: Memphis Circa 3AM (2013, Big Legal Mess) B+(***) 

Kool Keith:

  • Tashan Dorsett (2009, Junkadelic) B+(**) 
  • The Legend of Tashan Dorsett (2011, Junkadelic) B+(*) 

Toby Keith:

  • Bullets in the Gun (2010, Show Dog Nashville) B 
  • Clancy's Tavern (2011, Show Dog Nashville) B+(*) 
  • Hope on the Rocks (2012, Show Dog Nashville) B 
  • Drinks After Work (2013, Show Dog Nashville) B 
  • 35 MPH Town (2015, Show Dog Nashville) B 

Tyler Keith & the Apostles:

  • Do It for Johnny (2016, self-released) B+(**) 
  • Hell to Pay (2023, Black & Wyatt) B+(**) 

KeiyaA: Forever, Ya Girl (2020, Keiya) B+(**) 

Ricky Kej/Wouter Kellerman: Winds of Samsara (2014, Listen 2 Africa) C 

Kel Assouf:

  • Tikounen (2016, Igloo) B+(**) 
  • Black Tenere (2019, Glitterbeat) A− 

Keleketla: Keleketla! (2020, Ahead of Our Time) B+(**) 

Kele: The Boxer (2010, Glassnote) B+(**) 

Kelela:

  • Cut 4 Me (2013, Fade to Mind) B+(*) 
  • Hallucinogen (2015, Warp/Cherry Coffee, EP) B+(*) 
  • Take Me Apart (2017, Warp) B+(**) 
  • Raven (2023, Warp) B+(**) 

Kelis:

  • Flesh Tone (2010, Interscope) B+(*) 
  • Food (2014, Ninja Tune) B− 

Arthur Kell Speculation Quartet: Live at Lunàtico (2022 [2023], Origin) B+(***) 

Roger Kellaway:

  • New Jazz Standards Vol. 3 (2017 [2018], Summit) B+(**) 
  • The Many Open Minds of Roger Kellaway (2010 [2019], IPO) A− 

Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers: Gift Horse (2011, Vanguard) B+(**) 

Jon-Erik Kellso:

  • Sweet Fruits Salty Roots (2020, Jazzology) B+(***) 
  • & the EarRegulars: Live at the Ear Inn (2023, Arbors) B+(***) 

Grace Kelly: Trying To Figure It Out (2016, Pazz Productions) B+(*) 

Keith Kelly Ask Not: A Grand Apparatus, Discarded (2014 [2015], Edgetone) B+(**) 

Kimberly Kelly: I'll Tell You What's Gonna Happen (2022, Show Dog Nashville) B+(***) 

R. Kelly: Love Letter (2010, Jive) B+(**) 

Wynton Kelly Trio/Wes Montgomery:

  • Smokin' in Seattle: Live at the Penthouse (1966 [2017], Resonance) B+(***) 

Walter Kemp 3oh!: Dark Continent (2016, Blujazz) B+(*) 

Corey Kendrick: Rootless (2016, self-released) B+(*) 

Eddie Kendricks: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Eddie Kendricks (1973-85 [2000], Motown) B+(**) 

Kenge Kenge: Introducing Kenge Kenge (2007, Riverboat) B+(**) 

Robert Kennedy: Big Shoes (2014 [2015], self-released) B+(*) 

Kenosha Kid: Inside Voices (2014 [2015], self-released) B 

Kyle Kidd: Soothsayer (2022, American Dreams) B+(*) 

Stacey Kent:

  • Raconte-Moi . . . (2010, Blue Note) B+(*) 
  • The Changing Lights (2013 [2014], Warner Jazz) B+(**) 
  • Tenderly (2015 [2016], OKeh) B+(***) 
  • I Know I Dream: The Orchestral Sessions (2017, Okeh) B+(**) 

Stan Kenton:

  • Innovations in Modern Music (1950, Capitol) B 
  • New Conceptions of Artistry in Rhythm (1952 [1989], Capitol) B+(*) 
  • Easy Go (1950-52 [2001], Capitol) B+(*) 
  • City of Glass (1947-53 [1995], Capitol) B 

Stan Kenton Alumni Band: Road Scholars Live (2013 [2014], Summit) B 

Stan Kenton Legacy Orchestra:

  • Storming Through the South (2016, Summit) B+(*) 
  • Flyin' Through florida (2018, Summit) B+(**) 

Irene Kepl: SololoS (2016, Fou) B+(*) 

Jacqueline Kerrod: 17 Days in December (2021, Orenda) B+(**) 

Kesha:

  • Animal (2010, Jive) B+(***) 
  • Cannibal (2010, RCA, EP) B+(*) 
  • Warrior (2012, RCA) B 
  • Rainbow (2017, Kemosabe/RCA) B+(*) 
  • High Road (2020, Kemosabe) B+(*) 
  • Gag Order (2023, Kemosabe) B+(*) 

Eva Kess:

  • Sternschnuppen: Falling Stars (2019 [2020], Neuklang) B+(***) 
  • Inter-Musical Love Letter (2021 [2022], Unit) B+(*) 

Barney Kessel:

  • /Shelly Manne/Ray Brown: The Poll Winners (1957 [1988], Contemporary/OJC) B+(*) 
  • /Shelly Manne/Ray Brown: Poll Winners Three! (1959 [1992], Contemporary/OJC) B+(***) 

Kent Kessler: Bull Fiddle (2001 [2002], Okka Disk) B+(**) 

Sari Kessler: Do Right (2016, Ruby Street Music) B+(*) 

Ketama/Toumani Diabate/José Soto: Songhai 2 (1994, Hannibal) B+(*) 

Stefan Keune/Dominic Lash/Steve Noble: Fractions (2013 [2015], NoBusiness) B+(***) 

Alicia Keys:

  • As I Am (2007, J) B+(**) 
  • Here (2016, RCA) A− 
  • Alicia (2020, RCA) B+(**) 

Calvin Keys:

  • Shawn-Neeq (1971 [2021], Black Jazz) B+(*) 
  • Blue Keys (2022, Wide Hive) B+(**) 

Keys & Screws [Thomas Borgmann/Jan Roder/Willi Kellers]: Some More Jazz (2017 [2020], NoBusiness) A− 

Khaled: Liberté (2009, Wrasse) A− 

Khalid:

  • American Teen (2017, Right Hand/RCA) A− 
  • Suncity (2018, RCA, EP) B+(*) 
  • Free Spirit (2019, RCA) B+(***) 

Wiz Khalifa:

  • Rolling Papers (2011, Atlantic) B+(*) 
  • Blacc Hollywood (2014, Atlantic) B+(**) 
  • /Big K.R.I.T./Smoke DZA/Girl Talk: Full Court Press (2022, Asylum/Taylor Gang) A− 

Ali Akbar Khan/Swapan Chaudhuri: Passing on the Tradition (1995 [1996], AMMP) B+(*) 

Reza Khan: Imaginary Road (2020 [2021], Painted Music) B− 

Amira Kheir: Alsahraa (2014, Sterns) B+(*) 

K-Holes: Dismania (2012, Hardly Art) B+(*) 

Khruangbin:

  • Con Todo El Mundo (2018, Dead Oceans) B+(*) 
  • Mordechai (2020, Dead Oceans) B+(*) 
  • /Leon Bridges: Texas Sun (2020, Dead Oceans, EP) B+(**) 
  • /Leon Bridges: Texas Moon (2022, Dead Oceans, EP) B+(*) 

Khrysis: The Hour of Khrysis (2021, Jamla) B+(**) 

Khun Narin: Electric Phin Band (2014, Innovative Leisure) B+(**) 

Amythyst Kiah: Wary + Strange (2021, Rounder) B+(*) 

Kiasmos: Kiasmos (2014, Erased Tapes) B+(*) 

Kid Abstrakt & Leo Low Pass: Still Dreaming (2023, Melting Pot Music) A− 

Kid Creole:

  • Going Places: The August Darnell Years (1976-83 [2008], Strut) A− 

Kid Creole and the Coconuts:

  • Live in Paris 1985 (1985 [2019], Rainman) B+(*) 
  • To Travel Sideways (1993 [1995], Atoll) B 
  • Kiss Me Before the Light Changes (1994 [1995], Atoll) B+(**) 
  • Nothin' Left but the Rest (1996 [2021], 2C2C) B+(**) 
  • The Conquest of You (1997, SPV) A− 
  • Lost Paradize Edits (1980-83 [2012], ZE) B+(*) 
  • I Wake Up Screaming (2011, Strut, 2CD) B+(*) 

Kid Cudi:

  • Man on the Moon: The End of Day (2009, Universal Motown) B+(***) 
  • Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager (2010, Universal Motown) B+(*) 
  • Man on the Moon III: The Chosen (2020, Republic) B+(**) 

Kid Koala:

  • Space Cadet [Original Still Picture Score] (2011, Ninja Tune) B 
  • 12 Bit Blues (2012, Ninja Tune) A− 
  • Creatures of the Late Afternoon (2023, Envision) B+(**) 

Kid606: Songs About Fucking Steve Albini (2010, Important) B+(**) 

Amirtha Kidambi/Elder Ones: Holy Science (2016, Northern Spy) B+(*) 

Angélique Kidjo:

  • Celia (2019, Verve) B+(*) 
  • Mother Nature (2021, Decca) B 
  • /Ibrahim Maalouf: Queen of Sheba (2022, Mister Ibé) B+(**) 

Kids See Ghosts: Kids See Ghosts (2018, GOOD/Def Jam, EP) B+(*) 

Kiefer: When There's Love Around (2021, Stones Throw) B 

Franklin Kiermyer:

  • Further (2014, self-released) B+(**) 
  • Closer to the Sun (2015 [2016], Mobility Music) A− 

Kenneth Kiesler/University of Michigan Opera Theatre: James P. Johnson: De Organizer/The Dreamy Kid (Excerpts) (2006 [2023], Naxos) B+(*) 

EG Kight:

  • A New Day (2014, Blue South) B+(**) 
  • The Trio Sessions (2021, Blue South) B+(**) 

Kiko El Crazy: Pila'e Teteo (2023, Rimas) B+(**) 

David Kikoski:

  • Almost Twilight (1999 [2000], Criss Cross) B+(***) 
  • Phoenix Rising (2019, HighNote) B+(***) 

Masabumi Kikuchi:

  • Black Orpheus (2012 [2016], ECM) B+(*) 
  • Hanamichi: The Final Studio Recording (2013 [2021], Red Hook) B+(*) 

Rebecca Kilgore:

  • /Dan Barrett's Celestial Six: I Saw Stars (1994 [1995], Arbors) B+(**) 
  • Harlem Butterfly: A Remembrance of Maxine Sullivan (2000 [2001], Audiophile) B+(***) 
  • /The Harry Allen Quartet: Live at Feinstein's at Loews Regency: Celebrating "Lady Day" and "Prez" (2011, Arbors) B+(***) 
  • /Harry Allen: I Like Men (2013 [2014], Arbors) B+(*) 
  • /Nicki Parrott: Two Songbirds of a Feather (2015, Arbors) B+(***) 
  • /Bernd Lhotzky: This and That (2017, Arbors) B+(*) 

The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble: I Forsee the Dark Ahead, If I Stay (2006-11 [2011], Parallel Corners) B 

Kill Bill: The Rapper: Fullmetal Kaiju (2023, Exociety) B+(**) 

Killer Mike:

  • PL3DGE (2011, SMC) B+(***) 
  • R.A.P. Music (2012, Williams Street) A− 
  • Michael (2023, Loma Vista) B+(**) 

Killers:

  • Hot Fuss (2004, Island/Universal) B 
  • Imploding the Mirage (2020, Island) B 

The Killers:

  • Pressure Machine (2021, Island) B+(*) 

Stan Killian: Brooklyn Calling (2021 [2022], Sunnyside) B+(**) 

The Kills:

  • Midnight Boom (2008, Domino) A− 
  • Blood Pressures (2011, Domino) B+(**) 

Natalia Kills: Perfectionist (2011, Interscope) B+(**) 

Kakai Kilonzo & Les Kilimambogo Brothers: Buffalo Mountain (1975-85 [2020], No Wahala Sounds) A− 

Sukyung Kim: Lilac Hill (2019 [2020], self-released, EP) B+(*) 

Sunny Kim/Vardan Ovsepian/Ben Monder: Liminal Silence (2023, Earshift Music) C+ 

Kimbra:

  • Vows (2011 [2012], Warner Brothers) B 
  • A Reckoning (2023, self-released) B+(**) 

Frank Kimbrough:

  • Lullabluebye (2003 [2004], Palmetto) B+(***) 
  • Play (2005 [2006], Palmetto) B+(**) 
  • 2003-2006: Lullabluebye/Play (2003-06 [2022], Palmetto, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Solstice (2016, Pirouet) B+(**) 
  • Monk's Dreams: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Sphere Monk (2018, Sunnyside, 6CD) A− 
  • Ancestors (2017 [2021], Sunnyside) B+(***) 

Will Kimbrough: Spring Break (2020, Daphne) A− 

Kimchi Moccasin Tango: Yankee Zulu (2018 [2019], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Izumi Kimura:

  • Asymmetry: Piano Music From Japan and Ireland (2009 [2010], Diatribe) B+(**) 
  • /Barry Guy/Gerry Hemingway: Illuminated Silence (2018 [2019], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(**) 
  • /Cora Venus Lunny: Invisible Resistances (2022, Farpoint) B+(*) 
  • /Gerry Hemingway: Kairos (2022 [2023], Fundacja Sluchaj) A− 

Shoukichi Kina: Peppermint Tea House: The Best of Shoukichi Kina (1980-91 [1994], Luaka Bop) B+(**) 

Soweto Kinch: The New Emancipation (2010, Kinch) B 

Kind Folk: Head Towards the Center (2021 [2022], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(**) 

Kindness: World, You Need a Change of Mind (2012, Female Energy/Polydor) C+ 

King: We Are King (2016, King Creative) B+(*) 

Albert King: Born Under a Bad Sign (1966-67 [1967], Stax) A− 

Albert King:

  • The Very Best of Albert King [Blues Masters: The Essential Blues Collection] (1960-73 [1999], Rhino) A− 

B.B. King:

  • Blues Is King (1967, Bluesway) B+(**) 
  • The Best of B.B. King (1969-71 [1973], ABC) B+(***) 
  • The Best of B.B. King [20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection] (1967-85 [1999], MCA) B+(***) 
  • Live at the Apollo (1990 [2008], Verve) B 
  • Blues Summit (1993, MCA) B+(***) 
  • His Definitive Greatest Hits (1963-93 [1999], Polygram, 2CD) A− 
  • Deuces Wild (1997, MCA) B+(***) 
  • Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan (1999, Geffen) B+(**) 

Carole King: The Legendary Demos (1962-71 [2012, Hear Music) B− 

Dave King Trucking Company: Surrounded by the Night (2016, Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Elle King:

  • Love Stuff (2015, RCA) B+(*) 
  • Come Get Your Wife (2023, RCA) A−  

Jonny King: The Meltdown (1997, Enja) B+(***) 

Randall King: Shot Glass (2022, Warner Nashville) B+(**) 

Ron King: Triumph (2016, self-released) B 

King Creosote & Jon Hopkins: Diamond Mine (2011, Double Six) B+(*) 

King DJ: Let Me See You Feel (2013, Bear Funk) A− 

King Geedorah: Take Me to Your Leader (2003, Big Dada) B+(***) 

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard: Nonagon Infinity (2016, ATO) B+(*) 

King Kashmere X Alecs DeLarge: The Album to End All Alien Abductions (2023, High Focus) B+(*) 

King Krule:

  • 6 Feet Beneath the Moon (2013, True Panther Sounds/XL) B+(**) 
  • The OOZ (2017, True Panther Sounds) B 
  • Man Alive! (2020, True Panther Sounds) B 
  • Space Heavy (2023, XL/Matador) B+(*) 

King Midas Sound:

  • Waiting for You (2009, Hyperdub) B+(**) 
  • Without You (2011, Hyperdub) B+(*) 

King Princess: Hold On Baby (2022, Zelig/Columbia) B+(**) 

The Kingbees: The Kingbees (1980 [2015], Omnivore) B+(**) 

Kings Go Forth: The Outsiders Are Back (2010, Luaka Bop) B 

Kings of Leon:

  • Because of the Times (2007, RCA) B+(*) 
  • Come Around Sundown (2010, RCA) B+(**) 

Lauren Kinhan: A Sleepin' Bee (2017, Dotted i) B 

The Kinks:

  • Kinks (1964, Pye) A− 
  • Kinda Kinks (1965, Pye) B+(**) 
  • The Kink Kontroversy (1965, Pye) B+(**) 
  • Face to Face (1966 [2004], Sanctuary) B+(**) 
  • Something Else by the Kinks (1967 [2004], Sanctuary) B+(**) 
  • The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (1968, Sanctuary) B+(***) 
  • Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One (1970 [2004], Sanctuary) B 

Kevn Kinney: A Good Country Mile (2012, self-released) B+(***) 

Kinobe: Kinobe & Soul Beat Africa (2009, Rootstock) B+(**) 

Roy Kinsey: Blackie: A Story by Roy Kinsey (2018, Not Normal) B+(***) 

Kira Kira: Bright Force (2017 [2018], Libra) A− 

John Carroll Kirby: Blowout (2023, Stones Throw) B− 

Katy Kirby: Cool Dry Place (2021, Keeled Scales) B+(*) 

Bill Kirchner:

  • One Starry Night (1987 [2011], Jazzheads) B+(**) 
  • An Evening of Indigos (2014 [2015], Jazzheads, 2CD) B+(**) 

Quin Kirchner:

  • The Other Side of Time (2018, Astral Spirits) B+(***) 
  • The Shadows and the Light (2019 [2020], Astral Spirits) B+(***) 

Keith Kirchoff/Dominic Lash/Steve Noble: Christian Wolff: Exercises and Explorations (2013 [2021], Spoonhunt) B+(***) 

Rahsaan Roland Kirk:

  • Introducing Roland Kirk (1960, Argo) B+(*) 
  • Domino (1962, Mercury) B+(*) 
  • Reeds & Deeds (1963, Mercury) B+(**) 
  • Kirk in Copenhagen (1963 [1964], Mercury) A− 
  • Live at Ronnie Scott's 1963 (1963 [2022], Gearbox) A− 
  • I Talk With the Spirits (1964 [1965], Limelight) B+(*) 
  • Left & Right (1969, Atlantic) B+(*) 
  • & the Vibration Society: Rahsaan Rahsaan (1970, Atlantic) B+(***) 
  • Natural Black Inventions: Root Strata (1971, Atlantic) B+(**) 
  • Blacknuss (1972, Atlantic) B+(***) 

Snorre Kirk: Top Dog (2021 [2023], Stunt) B+(***) 

Sam Kirmayer: In This Moment (2021 [2022], Cellar Live) B+(*) 

Milen Kirov: Spatium (2019 [2022], Independent Creative Sound and Music) B+(*) 

Kilo Kish: American Gurl (2022, Kisha Soundscape) B+(*) 

Ryan Kisor: Power Source (1999, Criss Cross) B+(***) 

Kitchen Orchestra/Alexander Von Schlippenbach: Kitchen Orchestra With Alexander Von Schlippenbach (2013, Whats Cooking) B+(*) 

Kitten: Kitten (2014, Elektra) B+(**) 

Kittin + the Hacker: Third Album (2022, Nobody's Bizzness) B+(***) 

Kitty: D.A.I.S.Y. Rage (2013, self-released, EP) B 

Kitty, Daisy & Lewis:

  • Kitty, Daisy & Lewis (2008 [2009], DH/Mercer Street) B+(***) 
  • Smoking in Heaven (2011, Verve Forecast) B+(**) 

Michael Kiwanuka:

  • Love & Hate (2016, Polydor) B+(**) 
  • Kiwanuka (2019, Polydor) B+(*) 

Kiwi Jr.:

  • Football Money (2020, Persona Non Grata) B+(**) 
  • Cooler Returns (2021, Sub Pop) B+(***) 
  • Chopper (2022, Sub Pop) B+(***) 

Hayley Kiyoko: Expectations (2018, Empire/Atlantic) B+(*) 

Julie Kjaer: Dobbeltgaenger (2015 [2016], Clean Feed) A− 

Søren Kjaergaard/Ben Street/Andrew Cyrille:

  • Femklang (2011, ILK) B+(**) 
  • Syvmileskridt (2014, ILK Music) B+(***) 

Petros Klampanis: Irrationalities (2017 [2019], Enja) B+(**) 

Klaxons: Surfing the Void (2010, Polydor) B− 

Kleenex: /Liliput: Live Recordings, TV-Clips & Roadmovie (1979-83 [2010], Kill Rock Stars, CD+DVD) B+(*) 

Craig Klein: Talkative Horns: Musical Conversations on Lucien Barbarin (2021, Tromboklein Music) B+(**) 

Terry Klein:

  • Great Northern (2017, self-released) B+(***) 
  • Tex (2019, self-released) B+(*) 
  • Good Luck Take Care (2022, self-released) A− 
  • Leave the Light On (2023, self-released) B+(***) 

Guillermo Klein:

  • Los Guachos Cristal (2019, Sunnyside) B+(***) 
  • Telmo's Tune (2023, Sunnyside) B+(**) 

John Klemmer:

  • Barefoot Ballet (1976 [2008], Verve) B+(*) 
  • Arabesque (1977 [2008], Verve) B 

The Klezmatics:

  • Brother Moses Smote the Water (2004, Piranha) B 
  • Live at Town Hall (2006 [2011], Soundbrush, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Apikorsim/Heretics (2016, World Village) B+(***) 
  • Letters to Afar (2013 [2021], Chant) B+(*) 

Klezmer Conservatory Band: Old World Beat (1992, Rounder) B+(*) 

Guy Klucevsek: Dancing on the Volcano (2009, Tzadik) B+(**) 

KMRU:

  • Peel (2020, Editions Mego) B+(*) 
  • /Aho Ssan: Limen (2022, Subtext) B+(*) 

K'Naan:

  • More Beautiful Than Silence (2012, Octone, EP) B+(*) 
  • Country, God or the Girl (2012, A&M/Octone) A− 

Knalpot: Dierendag (2017 [2018], Shhpuma) B+(*) 

Jim Knapp: It's Not Business, It's Personal (2009 [2021], Origin) B+(*) 

Kneebody:

  • /Daedelus: Kneedelus (2015, Brainfeeder) B+(***) 
  • Anti-Hero (2017, Motéma) B 
  • Chapters (2018-19 [2019], Edition) B+(*) 

The Knife:

  • Deep Cuts (2003, V2) B+(**) 
  • Silent Shout (2006, Rabid/Mute) B+(***) 
  • Shaking the Habitual (2013, Mute, 2CD) A− 

Knife Pleats: Hat Bark Beach (2015, Jigsaw) B+(*) 

Knifefight: Knifefight (2013, Anticon, EP) B+(***) 

Chris Knight:

  • Trailer II (1996 [2009], Drifter's Church) B+(***) 
  • Heart of Stone (2008, Drifter's Church) B+(***) 
  • Little Victories (2012, Drifter's Church) A 
  • Almost Daylight (2019, Drifters Church) A− 

Gladys Knight & the Pips:

  • Greatest Hits (1967-70 [1970], Soul) B+(**) 
  • The Best of Gladys Knight & the Pips [20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection] (1967-73 [2000], Motown) A− 
  • The Definitive Collection (1967-73 [2008], Motown) B+(***) 
  • Claudine (1974, Buddah) B+(***) 

Kenny Knight: Crossroads (1980 [2015], Paradise of Bachelors) B+(***) 

Kno: Death Is Silent (2010, Venti Uno) B+(***) 

The Knocks: So Classic (2015, Big Beat, EP) B+(*) 

Roger Knox and the Pine Valley Cosmonauts: Stranger in My Land (2013, Bloodshot) A− 

Knoxville Jazz Orchestra: Christmas Time Is Here (2012, self-released) B− 

Bumpy Knuckles/Statik Selektah: Ambition (2012, Gracie) B+(**) 

Frankie Knuckles:

  • Beyond the Mix (1991, Virgin) B+(**) 
  • Best of Frankie Knuckles (1986-87 [1998], Mirakkle) B+(**) 

Knucks: Alpha Place (2022, Nodaysoff) B+(**) 

Kirk Knuffke:

  • Arms & Hands (2015, Royal Potato Family) B+(***) 
  • Lamplighter (2014 [2015], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(**) 
  • /Steven Herring: Witness (2017 [2018], SteepleChase) B 
  • Little Cross (2014 [2015], SteepleChase) B+(*) 
  • /Jesse Stacken: Satie (2015 [2016], SteepleChase) B 
  • Cherryco (2016 [2017], SteepleChase) A− 
  • Brightness: Live in Amsterdam (2020, Royal Potato Family) B+(*) 
  • Tight Like This (2019 [2020], SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • Gravity Without Airs (2022, Tao Forms, 2CD) A− 
  • /Michael Bisio: For You I Don't Want to Go (2020 [2022], NoBusiness) A− 

Knxwledge:

  • Hud Dreams (2015, Stones Throw) B+(*) 
  • 1988 (2020, Stones Throw) B 

Hans Koch:

  • /Martin Schütz/Marco Käppeli: Accélération (1987 [1988], ECM) B+(***) 
  • Uluru (1989, Intakt) B+(**) 
  • /Stephan Wittwer/Martin Schütz/Jacques Demierre/Andreas Marti/Fredy Studer: Chockshut (1991 [1992], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • /Martin Schütz/Fredy Studer & El Nil Troop: Heavy Cairo Traffic (1995 [1997], Intuition) A− 
  • /Martin Schütz/Fredy Studer/Shelley Hirsch: Walking and Stumbling Through Your Sleep (2011 [2013], Intakt) B+(*) 

Max Koch: Ten Bulls (2021 [2023], Jazzwerkstatt) A− 

Michael Kocour:

  • Wherever You Go, There You Are (2014 [2015], OA2) B+(*) 
  • East of the Sun (2018 [2019], OA2) B+(*) 

Kode9:

  • DJ-Kicks (2010, !K7) B+(**) 
  • /The Spaceape: Black Sun (2011, Hyperdub) B+(**) 
  • Nothing (2015, Hyperdub) B+(**) 

Kodian Trio: III (2019, Trost) B+(***) 

Kodo: Ibuki (1997, Tristar) B+(*) 

Koffee: Gifted (2022, RCA) B+(**) 

K.O.G.: Zone 6, Agege (2022, Pura Vida Sounds) B+(**) 

Franz Koglmann:

  • Schlaf Schlemmer, Schlaf Magritte (1984 [1993], Hat Art) B+(*) 
  • About Yesterday's Ezzthetics (1988 [1989], Hat Art) B+(*) 
  • Orte Der Geometrie (1989 [1990], Hat Art) B 
  • A White Line (1989 [1990], Hat Art) B+(**) 
  • O Moon My Pin-Up (1997 [2001], Hatology) B 
  • An Affair With Strauss (1999, Between the Lines) B+(**) 
  • Venus in Transit (2001, Between the Lines) B+(**) 
  • Fear Death by Water (2003, Between the Lines) B 

Frank Kohl:

  • Invisible Man (2013 [2015], Pony Boy) B+(*) 
  • Pacific (2022 [2023], OA2) B+(***) 

Habib Koité/Eric Bibb: Brothers in Bamako (2012, Stony Plain) B− 

Sourakata Koité: En Holland (1984 [2019], Awesome Tapes From Africa) B+(**) 

Eero Koivistoinen: The Front Is Breaking (1976, Love; [2017], Svart) B+(*) 

Eero Koivistoinen:

  • Helium (1999 [2001], Texicali) B+(**) 
  • /UMO Jazz Orchestra: Arctic Blues (2005-16 [2016], Svart, 2CD) B+(*) 

Kojaque: Town's Dead (2021, PIAS) B+(*) 

Masayo Koketsu: Fukiya (2021 [2022], Relative Pitch) B 

Kokoko!: Fongola (2019, Transgressive) B+(**) 

Kokoroko:

  • Kokoroko (2019, Brownswood, EP) B+(*) 
  • Could We Be More (2022, Brownswood) B 

Kokotob: Flying Heart (2016 [2017], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Mick Kolassa: Uncle Mick's Christmas Album (2021, Endless Blues) B 

Gayle Kolb: Getting Sentimental (2018, JeruJazz) B+(**) 

Adam Kolker:

  • /Russ Lossing: Whispers and Secrets (2014 [2018], Fresh Sound) B+(*) 
  • Lost (2019 [2020], Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Kristina Koller: Get Out of Town (2022, self-released) B+(**) 

Nikola Kolodziejczyk Orchestra: Chord Nation (2011 [2014], Fortune) B+(**) 

Joe King Kologbo & the High Grace: Sugar Daddy (1980 [2017], Strut) B+(***) 

Koma Saxo:

  • Live (2019 [2021], We Jazz) B+(***) 
  • Post Koma (2021 [2023], We Jazz) B+(*) 

Krzysztof Komeda:

  • Komeda [Polish Radio Jazz Archives 04] (1957-62 [2013], Polskie Radio) A− 
  • Ballet Etudes (1963, Metronome) A− 

Dadisi Komolafe: Hassan's Walk (1983 [2019], Nimbus West) B+(**) 

Antoinette Konan: Antoinette Konan (1986 [2019], Awesome Tapes From Africa) B+(*) 

Oumar Konaté: I Love You Inna (2018 [2019], Clermont Music) A− 

Kondi Band:

  • Salone (2017, Strut) B+(***) 
  • We Famous (2021, Strut) B+(**) 

Toshinori Kondo:

  • /DJ Motive: Zen (2018 [2022], Mohawks) B+(*) 
  • /Massimo Pupillo/Tony Buck: Eternal Triangle (2019 [2022], I Dischi Di Angelica) B+(*) 

Rokia Koné & Jacknife Lee: Bamanan (2022, Real World) B+(***) 

Lily Konigsberg:

  • The Best of Lily Konigsberg Right Now (2017-21 [2021], Wharf Cat) B+(*) 
  • Lily We Need to Talk Now (2021, Wharf Cat) B+(**) 

Lee Konitz:

  • At Storyville (1954 [1988], Black Lion) A− 
  • Konitz (1954 [1989], Black Lion) B+(**) 
  • Body and Soul (1954 [2003], Black Lion) B+(***) 
  • /Warne Marsh: Lee Konitz With Warne Marsh (1955 [2006], Atlantic/Rhino) A− 
  • The Real Lee Konitz (1957, Atlantic) A− 
  • Very Cool (1957, Verve) B+(*) 
  • Tranquility (1957, Verve) B+(***) 
  • An Image: Lee Konitz With Strings (1958, Verve) B 
  • You and Lee (1959 [1960], Verve) B 
  • Peacemeal (1969 [1970], Milestone) B+(*) 
  • Spirits (1971 [1972], Milestone) B+(***) 
  • Satori (1974 [1997], Milestone/OJC) B+(***) 
  • Lone-Lee (1974 [1987], SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • Lee Konitz Nonet (1977, Chiaroscuro) B+(***) 
  • Tenorlee (1977 [1978], Candid) B+(*) 
  • Yes, Yes, Nonet (1979 [1986], SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • /Martial Solal: Star Eyes 1983 (1983 [2009], Hatology) A− 
  • /Harold Danko: Wild as Springtime (1984 [1997], Candid) A− 
  • /Franco D'Andrea: 12 Gershwin in 12 Keys (1988 [1997], Philology) B+(***) 
  • New York Album (1987 [1988], Soul Note) B+(***) 
  • Zounds (1990 [1992], Soul Note) B+(**) 
  • Free With Lee (1993, Philology) B+(**) 
  • /Renato Sellani: Speakin' Lowly (1993 [1994], Philology) A− 
  • /Don Friedman/Attila Zoller: Thingin' (1995 [2010], Hatology) B+(***) 
  • /Gary Foster: Body and Soul: Dedicated to the Memory of Warne Marsh (1995 [1996], Insights) B+(***) 
  • It's You (1996, SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • Dearly Beloved (1996 [1997], SteepleChase) A− 
  • Pride (1999 [2000], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • Prisma: By Guenter Buhles (2000 [2018], QFTF) B 
  • Parallels (2001, Chesky) B+(**) 
  • /Chris Cheek/Stephane Furic Leibovici: Jugendstil II (2005 [2010], ESP-Disk) B+(*) 
  • /Dan Tepfer/Michael Janisch/Jeff Williams: First Meeting: Live in London Volume 1 (2010 [2014], Whirlwind) B+(***) 
  • Standards Live: At the Village Vanguard (2009 [2014], Enja) B+(**) 
  • Frescalalto (2015 [2017], Impulse) B+(***) 
  • Old Songs New (2019, Sunnyside) B+(***) 

Konjur Collective: Blood in My Eye (A Soul Insurgent Guide) (2022, Cow:Music/Astral Spirits) B+(**) 

KonKoma: KonKoma (2012, Soundway) B 

Konono No. 1:

  • Live at Couleur Café (2007, Crammed Discs) A− 
  • Assume Crash Position (2010, Crammed Discs) A− 
  • /Batida: Konono No. 1 Meets Batida (2016, Crammed Discs) A− 

Konstrukt + Ken Vandermark: Kozmik Bazaar (2018 [2019], Karlrecords) B+(**) 

Konx-Om-Pax: Caramel (2016, Planet Mu) B+(*) 

Kool A.D.:

  • 51 (2012, Greedhead/Mishka) B+(**) 
  • 63 (2013, self-released) B+(**) 
  • 19 (2013, self-released) B+(*) 
  • /Kassa Overall [Kool and Kass]: Peaceful Solutions (2013, self-released) A− 
  • Not O.K. (2013, self-released) A− 
  • Word O.K. (2014, self-released) A− 
  • /Kassa Overall: Coke Boys 5 (2014, self-released) B+(***) 
  • Official (2016, self-released, EP) B+(**) 

Kool Keith:

  • Black Elvis 2 (2023, Mello Music Group) B+(**) 
  • /Real Bad Man: Serpent (2023, Real Bad Man) B+(***) 

Larry Koonse: New Jazz Standards Vol. 4 (2019, Summit) B 

Ted Kooshian:

  • Clowns Will Be Arriving (2014 [2015], Summit) B+(***) 
  • Hubub! (2022, Summit) B+(**) 

Simone Kopmajer:

  • Spotlight on Jazz (2018, Lucky Mojo) B+(**) 
  • Christmas (2020, Lucky Mojo) B 

Anders Koppel: Mulberry Street Symphony (2021 [2022], Cowbell Music, 2CD) B+(***) 

Benjamin Koppel:

  • /Kenny Werner/Scott Colley/Jack DeJohnette: The Art of the Quartet (2015 [2020], Cowbell Music/Unit, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • /Tine Rehling/Henrik Dam Thomsen: Les Mobiles (2019 [2020], Cowbell Music) B+(*) 
  • /Scott Colley/Brian Blade: Perspective (2023, Cowbell Music) B+(**) 
  • White Buses: Passage to Freedom (2023, Cowbell Music) B+(***) 

Korallreven: An Album by Korallreven (2011, Acephale) B+(**) 

Lefteris Kordis:

  • "Oh Raven, If You Only Had Brains . . .": Songs for Aesop's Fables (2010 [2012], Inner Circle Music) B 
  • Mediterrana (Goddess of Light) (2013-15 [2016], Inner Circle Music) B+(*) 

The Koreatown Oddity:

  • Finna Be Past Tense (2017, Stones Throw) B+(**) 
  • Little Dominiques Nosebleed (2020, Stones Throw) B+(***) 
  • Isthisforreal? (2022, Stones Throw) B+(*) 

Koreless: Agor (2021, Young) B 

Sarathy Korwar:

  • /Upaj Collective: My East Is Your West (2018, Gearbox) B+(**) 
  • More Arriving (2019, The Leaf Label) A− 
  • /Upaj Collective: Night Dreamer Direct-to-Disc Sessions (2019 [2020], Night Dreamer) B+(***) 
  • Kalak (2022, The Leaf Label) B+(***) 
  • KAL (Real World) (2023, The Leaf Label) B+(**) 

Heikki Koskinen/Teppo Hauta-Aho/Mikko Innanen: Kellari Trio (2011 [2015], Edgetone) B+(*) 

Mieczyslaw Kosz: Reminiscence [Polish Jazz Vol. 25] (1971 [1972], Polskie Nagrania Muza) B+(*) 

Glenn Kotche: Adventureland (2014, Cantaloupe) B+(***) 

Kottarashky & the Rain Dogs: Demoni (2012, Asphalt Tango) A− 

Kenny Kotwitz & the LA Jazz Quintet: When Lights Are Low (2020, PMRecords) B+(*) 

Elly Kouri: I Love You Too Much (2013 [2014], RBR) B+(*) 

Sofia Kourtesis: Madres (2023, Ninja Tune) B+(**) 

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba:

  • Jamo Ko (2013, Out Here) A− 
  • Ba Power (2015, Glitterbeat) A− 
  • Miri (2019, OutHere) A− 

Kornél Kovács: The Bells (2016, Studio Barnhus) B+(**) 

Peter Kowald:

  • Peter Kowald Quintet (1972 [1973], FMP) B+(*) 
  • /Wadada Leo Smith/Günter Sommer: Touch the Earth -- Break the Shells (1979-81 [1997], FMP) A− 
  • The Complete Duos: Europa America Japan (1986-90 [2003], FMP, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • /Kent Kessler/Fred Lonberg-Holm: Flats Fixed (1998 [2014], Corbett vs. Dempsey) B+(***) 

Karina Kozhevnikova & Krugly Band: Polyphonic Circle (2022 [2023], Leo) B+(**) 

Lona Kozik/Chris Golinski: Spelaeology (2015, Edgetone) B+(*) 

Boris Kozlov: First Things First (2020 [2022], Posi-Tone) B+(**) 

Kristijan Krajncan: Drumming Cellist (2017, Sazas) B+(*) 

Krakatau:

  • Volition (1991 [1992], ECM) B 
  • Matinale (1993 [1994], ECM) B+(*) 

David Krakauer:

  • The Big Picture (2013 [2014], Table Pounding) B+(***)  Krakauer's Ancestral Groove: Checkpoint (2015 [2016], Table Pounding) B+(***) 
  • /Kathleeen Tagg: Breath & Hammer (2020, Table Pounding) B+(**) 
  • /Kathleen Tagg: Mazel Tov Cocktail Party! (2022, Table Pounding) B+(**) 

Irene Kral: Second Chance (1975 [2010], Jazzed Media) B+(***) 

Diana Krall:

  • Wallflower (2014 [2015], Verve) B− 
  • Turn Up the Quiet (2017, Verve) B+(***) 
  • This Dream of You (2016-17 [2020], Verve) B+(***) 

Russell Kranes/Alex Levine/Sam Weber/Jay Sawyer: Anchor Points (2022 [2023], OA2) B+(**) 

Andrew Krasilnikov: Bloody Belly Comb Jelly (2023, Rainy Days) B 

Alison Krauss:

  • Paper Airplane (2011, Rounder) B+(***) 
  • Windy City (2017, Capitol) A− 

Briggan Krauss: Red Sphere (2008, Skirl) B+(*) 

Lenny Kravitz: Black and White America (2011, Roadrunner) B+(*) 

The Susan Krebs Chamber Band: Simple Gifts (2014 [2015], GreenGig Music) B+(***) 

Gidon Kremer: De Profundis (2001-08 [2010], Nonesuch) B 

Jonathan Kreisberg: Wave Upon Wave (2014, New for Now Music) B+(*) 

Kris Kristofferson: Live From Austin TX (1981 [2006], New West) B 

Ernie Krivda:

  • /Swing City: A Bright and Shining Moment (1998-2002 [2018], Capri) B+(**)  Requiem for a Jazz Lady (2014 [2015], Capri) B+(***) 

Brian Krock: Liddle (2018 [2019], Outside In Music) B+(**) 

Karin Krog: Don't Just Sing: An Anthology: 1963-1999 (1963-99 [2015], Light in the Attic) B+(**) 

Krokofant:

  • Krokofant II (2015, Rune Grammofon) B+(*) 
  • Q (2019, Rune Grammofon) B 

Krom: Krom (2013 [2014], self-released) C+ 

Fredrik Kronkvist: Kronicles (2017 [2018], Connective) B+(**) 

Kronomorfic [David Borgo & Paul Pellegrin]: Entangled (2013 [2014], OA2) B+(*) 

Kronos Quartet:

  • Floodplain (2009, Nonesuch) B+(***) 
  • Terry Riley: Sun Rings (2019, Nonesuch) B 

Uwe Kropinski: So Wie So: Acoustic Guitar Solos (2012 [2013], Jazzwerkstatt) B+(*) 

The Kropotkins: Portents of Love (2015, Mulatta) B+(**) 

Floy Krouchi/James Brandon Lewis/Benjamin Sanz: Cliffs (2022, Off) A− 

KRS-One: Between Da Protests (2020, R.A.M.P. Ent Agency) B+(**) 

Rich Krueger:

  • The Troth Sessions (2002 [2020], Rockin'K Music) B 
  • Life Ain't That Long (2017 [2018], Rockink) B+(**) 
  • NOWThen (2018, Rockin'K Music) B+(***) 

Alexey Kruglov: Synchronization of Time (2022, Leo) B 

Gene Krupa: Live 1966 (1966 [2018], Dot Time Legends) B+(*) 

John Kruth:

  • Banshee Mandolin (1992, Flying Fish) B+(***) 
  • Eva Destruction (2006, Crustacean) B+(**) 
  • Splitsville (2008, Smiling Fez) A− 
  • The Drunken Wind of Life: The Poem/Songs of Tin Ujevic (2015, Smiling Fez) A− 
  • /La Società dei Musici: Forever Ago (2018, Ars Spoletium) A− 
  • Love Letters From the Lazaretto (2020 [2021], self-released) B+(***) 

Marie Krüttli: Transparence (2022 [2023], Intakt) B+(*) 

Ali Hassan Kuban: From Nubia to Cairo (1980 [1989], Piranha) B+(***) 

Martin Küchen:

  • /Landaeus Trio: Vinyl (2013-14 [2018], Moserobie) A− 
  • /Johan Berthling/Steve Noble: Night in Europe (2014 [2015], NoBusiness) B+(***) 
  • /Jon Rune Strøm/Tollef Østvang: Melted Snow (2014 [2015], NoBusiness) B+(***) 
  • /Mark Tokar/Arkadijus Gotesmanas: Live at Vilnius Jazz Festival (2016, NoBusiness) B+(**) 
  • /Rafal Mazur: Baza (2017 [2018], NoBusiness) B+(*) 
  • /Landaeus Trio: Mind the Gap of Silence (2019 [2020], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • /Michaela Antalová: Thunder Before Lightning (2019 [2021], Clean Feed) B− 
  • /Agustí Fernández/Zlatko Kaucic: The Steps That Resonate (2021 [2022], Not Two) B+(**) 
  • Utopia (2021 [2022], Thanatosis Produktion) B 

Kuedo: Severant (2011, Planet Mu) B+(*) 

Steffen Kuehn: Leap of Faith (2015-16 [2016], Stefrecords) B+(*) 

Nils Kugelmann: Stormy Beauty (2022 [2023], ACT) B+(**) 

Mike Kuhl/Dave Ballou/John Dierker/Luke Stewart: Kraft (2021 [2022], Out of Your Head) B+(***) 

Joachim Kühn:

  • I'm Not Dreaming (1983, CMP) B+(*) 
  • Dynamics (1990, CMP) B+(**) 
  • /Alexey Kruglov: Duo Art: Moscow (2012 [2014], ACT) A− 
  • Beauty & Truth (2015 [2016], ACT) B+(**) 
  • New Trio: Love & Peace (2017 [2018], ACT) B+(**) 
  • Melodic Ornette Coleman: Piano Works XIII (2018 [2019], ACT) B+(*) 

Peter Kuhn:

  • No Coming, No Going: The Music of Peter Kuhn, 1978-1979 (1978-79 [2016], NoBusiness, 2CD) A− 
  • The Kill (1981 [1982], Soul Note) A− 
  • The Other Shore (2015 [2016], NoBusiness) A− 
  • /Dave Sewelson/Gerald Cleaver/Larry Roland: Our Earth/Our World (2015 [2016], pfMentum) A− 
  • Dependent Origination (2016 [2017], FMR) B+(***) 
  • Intention (2017 [2018], FMR) A− 

Rolf Kühn: Affairs (1997 [1998], Intuition) A− 

Rolf Kühn:

  • Spotlights (2016, Edel/MPS) B+(**) 
  • Yellow + Blue (2018, Edel/MPS) B+(**) 

Steve Kuhn: The Best Things (1999 [2000], Reservoir) B+(**) 

Kukuruz Quartet: Julius Eastman: Piano Interpretations (2017 [2018], Intakt) B+(*) 

Leszek Kulakowski:

  • Katharsis (1999, Not Two) B+(**) 
  • Looking Ahead (2014, Fortune) B+(**) 

Jonas Kullhammar:

  • /Torbjörn Zetterberg/Espen Aalberg: Basement Sessions Vol. 2 (2012 [2014], Clean Feed) A− 
  • /Jørgen Mathisen/Torbjörn Zetterberg/Espen Aalberg: Basement Sessions Vol. 3: The Ljubljana Tapes (2013 [2014], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • Gentlemen (2014, Moserobie) A− 

Kishore Kumar: The Rough Guide to Kishore Kumar ([2014], World Music Network) B+(**) 

Tuli Kupferberg: No Deposit No Return (1967, ESP-Disk) B+(*) 

Clemens Kuratle Ydivide: Lumumba (2021 [2022], Intakt) B+(*) 

Takuya Kuroda:

  • Rising Son (2014, Blue Note) B+(*) 
  • Fly Moon Die Soon (2020, First Word) B+(***) 

Elektra Kurtis & Ensemble Elektra: Bridges From the East (2016, Elektra Sound Works/Milo) B+(***) 

Juliet Kurtzman/Pete Malinverni: Candlelight: Love in the Time of Cholera (2020, Saranac) B 

Andrzej Kurylewicz:

  • Go Right (1963, Polskie Nagrania Muza) B+(***) 
  • Polish Radio Big Band [Polish Jazz Vol. 2] (1964 [1965], Polskie Nagrania Muza) B+(**) 

Sergey Kuryokhin: The Ways of Freedom (1981 [2001], Leo Golden Years of New Jazz) B+(***) 

Christof Kurzmann/Sofia Jernberg/Joe Williamson/Mats Brandlmayr: Disquiet (2018 [2021], Trost) B+(*) 

Jason Kush: Finally Friday (2021 [2023], MCG Jazz) B+(***) 

Fela Anikulapo Kuti:

  • /His Koola Lobitos: Highlife Jazz and Afro-Soul (1963-1969) (1963-69 [2016], Knitting Factory, 3CD) B+(***) 
  • Zombie (1976 [1977], M.I.L. Multimedia) A− 
  • Perambulator (1983 [2020], Knitting Factory) B+(***)  The Best of the Black President 2 (1971-92 [2013], Knitting Factory, 2CD) A− 

Femi Anikulapo Kuti:

  • One People One World (2018, Knitting Factory) B+(*) 
  • /Made Kuti: Legacy + (2021, Partisan, 2CD) B+(***) 

Seun Anikulapo Kuti:

  • Seun Kuti + Fela's Egypt 80 (2008, Disorient) A− 
  • From Africa With Fury: Rise (2011, Knitting Factory) B+(***) 
  • A Long Way to the Beginning (2013 [2014], Knitting Factory) B+(***) 
  • & Egypt 80: Black Times (2018, Strut) A− 

Kuzu:

  • Hiljaisuus (2017 [2019], Astral Spirits/Aerophonic) A−  
  • Purple Dark Opal (2019 [2020], Aerophonic) B+(***) 
  • The Glass Delusion (2018 [2021], Astral Spirits) B+(**) 
  • All Your Ghosts in One Corner (2020 [2021], Aerophonic) B+(***) 

Ola Kvernberg: Liarbird (2011, Jazzland) B+(**) 

KVL: Volume 1 (2019, Astral Spirits) B+(*) 

Talib Kweli:

  • /Madlib: Liberation (2007, Blacksmith Music) A− 
  • Eardrum (2007, Blacksmith/Warner Brothers) B+(***) 
  • Reflection Eternal: Revolutions Per Minute (2010, Warner Brothers) A− 
  • Gutter Rainbows (2011, Duck Down Music) B+(**) 
  • /Madlib: Liberation 2 (2023, Luminary) B+(***) 

Pierre Kwenders:

  • Makanda at the End of Space, the Beginning of Time (2017, Bonsound) B+(*) 
  • José Louis and the Paradox of Love (2022, Arts & Crafts) B+(*) 

Kwes.: Ilp. (2013, Warp) B− 

Kyle:

  • Smyle (2015, Indie Pop) B+(***) 
  • Light of Mine (2018, Atlantic) A− 
  • It's Not So Bad (2022, self) B+(*) 

Anysia Kym: Soliloquy (2022, self-released, EP) B+(*) 

L.A. Cowboy: The Big Pitch (2021, Reconcile) B 

L'Orchestre National Mauritanien: Ahl Nana (1971 [2023], Radio Martiko) B+(***) 

L'Rain:

  • Fatigue (2021, Mexican Summer) B+(*) 
  • I Killed Your Dog (2023, Mexican Summer) B+(**) 

L7: L7 (1988, Epitaph) B+(***) 

L7: Pretend We're Dead: Best of L7 (1992-97 [2019], Warner Music Group) A 

L7:

  • Slap-Happy (1999, Bong Load) B+(**) 
  • Wireless (1992 [2016], Easy Action) B+(***) 
  • Fast and Frightening (1990-98 [2016], Easy Action, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Scatter the Rats (2019, Blackheart) B+(***) 

John La Barbera: Grooveyard (2023, Origin) B+(*) 

La Dispute:

  • Wildlife (2011, No Sleep) B+(***) 
  • Rooms of the House (2014, Vagrant) B+(***) 

La Femme:

  • Psycho Tropical Berlin (2013, Disque Pointu) B+(***) 
  • Paradigmes (2021, Disque Pointu) B+(**) 

Lianne La Havas:

  • Is Your Love Big Enough? (2012, Nonesuch) B+(***) 
  • Lianne La Havas (2020, Nonesuch) B+(*) 

La La Lars:

  • La La Lars II (2019, Headspin) B+(**) 
  • La La Lars III (2021, <1000) B+(***) 

La Lucha: Everybody Wants to Rule the World (2019 [2020], Arbors) B 

La Pingo's Orquesta & Todd Clouser: Midwest/Bajio (2020, Ropeadope Sur) B+(*) 

Pete La Roca:

  • Basra (1965 [1995], Blue Note) A− 
  • Turkish Women at the Bath (1967 [2004], Fresh Sound) A− 
  • SwingTime (1997, Blue Note) B 

La Roux:

  • La Roux (2009, Cherry Tree) B+(*) 
  • Trouble in Paradise (2014, Cherrytree/Interscope) B+(***) 

La Sécurité: Stay Safe (2023, Mothland) A− 

La Sera:

  • Sees the Light (2012, Hardly Art) B 
  • Music for Listening to Music To (2016, Polyvinyl) B+(**) 

La Vida Boheme: Nuestra (2011, Nacional) B 

Patti LaBelle: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Patti LaBelle (1984-97 [1999], Geffen) B 

Yazmin Lacey: Voice Notes (2023, On Your Own/Believe) B+(**) 

Lack of Afro: My Groove Your Move (2009, Freestyle) B+(***) 

Wolfgang Lackerschmid:

  • /Chet Baker: Ballads for Two (1979 [2018], Dot Time) B+(**) 
  • /Chet Baker: Quintet Sessions 1979 (1979 [2020], Dot Time) B+(***) 

Benjamin Lackner: Last Decade (2021 [2022], ECM) B+(**) 

Ku-Umba Frank Lacy & Mingus Big Band: Mingus Sings (2014 [2015], Sunnyside) B 

Steve Lacy:

  • Early Years 1954-1956 (1954-56 [2004], Fresh Sound, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Soprano Sax (1957 [1991], Prestige/OJC) A− 
  • The Straight Horn of Steve Lacy (1960 [1985], Candid) A− 
  • /Don Cherry: Evidence (1961 [1990], New Jazz/OJC) B+(***) 
  • Roba (1969 [1972], Saravah) B 
  • Lapis (1971 [1972], Saravah) B+(**) 
  • Scraps (1974, Saravah) B+(*)  Dreams (1975, Saravah) B+(*) 
  • Axieme (1975 [1993], RED) B+(*) 
  • /Andrea Centazzo/Kent Carter: In Concert (1976 [2006], Ictus) B+(***) 
  • The Owl (1977, Saravah) B+(*) 
  • Scratching the Seventies/Dreams (1969-77 [1997], Saravah, 3CD) B+(*) 
  • /Andrea Centazzo: Clangs (1977 [2006], Ictus) B+(**)  Clinkers (1977 [2000], Hatology) B+(***) 
  • Shots (1977 [2015], Hatology) B+(**) 
  • Stamps (1977-78 [2018], Corbett vs. Dempsey, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • N.Y. Capers & Quirks (1979 [2000], Hatology) A− 
  • Troubles (1979, Black Saint) B+(***) 
  • /Steve Potts/Irène Aebi: Tips (1979 [2015], Corbett vs. Dempsey) B− 
  • Live at Jazzwerkstatt Peitz (1981 [2006], Jazzwerkstatt) B+(**) 
  • /Mal Waldron: Live at Dreher Paris 1981, Round Midnight Vol. 1 (1981 [1996], Hat Art, 2CD) A− 
  • The Flame (1982, Soul Note) B+(*) 
  • /Andrea Centazzo: Tao (1976-84 [2006], Ictus) B+(***) 
  • /Mal Waldron: Live in Berlin (1984 [2007], Jazzwerkstatt) B+(**) 
  • 1409-2: Chirps (1985 [1991], FMP) B+(**) 
  • The Gleam (1986 [1987], Silkheart) B+(*) 
  • The Window (1987 [1988], Soul Note) A− 
  • The Door (1988 [1989], Novus) B+(***) 
  • More Monk (1989 [1991], Soul Note) B+(*) 
  • Clangs (1992 [1993], Hat Art) B+(**) 
  • /Mal Waldron: "Let's Call This . . . Esteem" (1993, Slam) B+(**) 
  • 5 x Monk 5 x Lacy (1994 [1997], Silkheart) B+(**) 
  • Five Facings/Five Pianists (1996 [2008], Jazzwerkstatt) B+(***) 
  • The Rent (1997 [1999], Cavity Search, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • The Holy La (1998 [2002], Freelance) B+(***) 
  • The Beat Suite (2001 [2003], Sunnyside) B 
  • New Jazz Meeting Baden-Baden 2002 (2002 [2006], Hatology) B+(*) 
  • November (2003 [2010], Intakt) B+(**)  Steve Lacy's Demo (2017, Three Quartet, EP) B 
  • Apollo XXI (2019, 3Qtr) B+(*) 
  • Gemini Rights (2022, RCA) B 

Mike Ladd: Nostalgialator (2004 [2008], Definitive Jux) B 

Laddio Bolocko:

  • The Strange Warmings of Laddio Bolocko (1997, Hungarian) B+(**) 
  • In Real Time (1998, Hungarian) A− 
  • As If By Remote (1999, Hungarian, EP) B+(**) 
  • '97-'99 (1997-99 [2022], Castle Face) B+(***) 

Lady Aicha & Pisco Crane's Original Fulu Miziki Band of Kinshasa: N'djila Wa Mudjimo (2022, Nyege Nyege Tapes) A− 

Lady Antebellum: Need You Now (2010, Capitol Nashville) B− 

Lady Blackbird: Black Acid Soul (2021, Foundation Music/BMG) B+(*) 

Lady Gaga:

  • The Fame (2009, Interscope) B+(*) 
  • The Fame Monster (2009, Interscope) B+(*) 
  • Born This Way (2011, Streamline/Interscope) B+(***) 
  • Artpop (2013, Interscope/Streamline) A− 
  • Joanne (2016, Streamline/Interscope) B 
  • Chromatica (2020, Interscope) B+(***) 
  • Dawn of Chromatica (2021, Interscope) B+(*) 

Lady Lykez: Muhammad Ali EP (2019, Hyperdub, EP) B+(*) 

Lady Saw: Passion (1997, VP) B+(*) 

Ladysmith Black Mambazo:

  • Inala (1985 [1986], Shanachie) B+(***) 
  • The Best of Ladysmith Black Mambazo (1975-85 [1992], Shanachie) B+(***) 
  • The Gift of the Tortoise (1994, Music for Little People) B+(*)  Always With Us (2010-12 [2014], self-released) A− 

Ladytron:

  • Best of 00-10 (2000-10 [2011], Emperor Norton) B+(*) 
  • Gravity the Seducer (2011, Nettwerk) B+(*) 
  • Time's Arrow (2023, Cooking Vinyl) B+(*) 

Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three: Middle of Everywhere (2011, Continental Song City) B+(**) 

Mon Laferte:

  • Mon Laferte Vol. 1 (2015, Intolerancia) B+(*) 
  • Seis (2021, Universal Music Mexico) A− 
  • 1940 Carmen (2021, Universal Music Mexico) B+(***) 
  • Autopoiética (2023, Universal Music Mexico) A− 

Guy Lafitte:

  • Quartet & Sextet Sessions 1956-1962 (1956-62 [2018], Fresh Sound) B+(**) 
  • His Tenor Sax and His Orchestra 1954-1959 (1954-59 [2018], Fresh Sound) B+(***) 

Julian Lage:

  • World's Fair (2014 [2015], Modern Lore) B+(*) 
  • Arclight (2015 [2016], Mack Avenue) B+(*) 
  • Live in Los Angeles (2016, Mack Avenue, EP) B 
  • Modern Lore (2018, Mack Avenue) B 
  • Love Hurts (2018 [2019], Mack Avenue) B+(***) 
  • Squint (2021, Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • View With a Room (2022, Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • The Layers (2022 [2023], Blue Note, EP) B+(**) 

Mário Laginha/Julian Argüelles/Helge Andreas Norbakken: Atlântico (2019 [2020], Edition) A− 

Alex Lahey:

  • I Love You Like a Brother (2017, Dead Oceans) B+(***) 
  • The Best of Luck Club (2019, Dead Oceans) B+(**) 
  • The Answer Is Always Yes (2023, Liberation) B+(**) 

Tony Lakatos:

  • /Al Foster/Kirk Lightsey/George Mraz: News (1994 [1995], Jazzline) B+(**) 
  • /Rick Margitza/Gábor Bolla: Gypsy Tenors (2017, Skip) B+(**) 

Oliver Lake:

  • Heavy Spirits (1975 [1995], Black Lion) B+(*) 
  • Movement, Turns & Switches (1996, Passin' Thru) B 
  • Talkin' Stick (1997 [2000], Passin' Thru) B+(**) 
  • Dat Love (2003 [2004], Passin' Thru) B+(***) 
  • Plan (2009 [2010], Passin Thru) B+(**) 
  • /Jahi Sundance: Lakes at the Stone (2008 [2011], Passin Thru) B+(**) 
  • /Christian Weber/Dieter Ulrich: For a Little Dancin' (2009 [2010], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • /Christian Weber/Dieter Ulrich/Nils Wogram: All Decks (2011 [2013], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • NTU: Point From Which Creation Begins (1976 [2012], Universal Sound) A− 
  • Wheels (2013, Passin' Thru) B+(**) 
  • /William Parker: To Roy (2014 [2015], Intakt) A− 
  • /Flux Quartet: Right Up On (2016 [2017], Passin' Thru) B 
  • /Mathias Landæus/Kresten Osgood: Spirit (2017 [2023], Sfär) B+(**) 

Lake Street Dive: Bad Self Portraits (2014, Signature Sounds) B+(*) 

Lakou Mizik: HaitiaNola (2019, Cumbancha) B+(*) 

Lalalar:

  • Bi Cinnete Bakar (2022, Bongo Joe) A− 
  • En Kötü Iyi Olur (2023, Bongo Joe) B+(***) 

Lama + Joachim Badenhorst: The Elephant's Journey (2015, Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Lama + Joachim Badenhorst: Metamorphosis (2016 [2017], Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Kendrick Lamar:

  • Overly Dedicated (2010, Top Dawg Entertainment) A− 
  • Section.80 (2011, Top Dawg Entertainment) B+(**) 
  • Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City (2012, Aftermath) A− 
  • To Pimp a Butterfly (2015, Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope) A− 
  • Untitled Unmastered (2013-16 [2016], Top Dawg Entertainment) B+(***) 
  • Damn (2017, Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope) A− 
  • Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers (2022, Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope, 2CD) B+(***) 

Delvon Lamarr:

  • I Told You So (2021, Colemine) B+(*) 
  • Cold as Weiss (2022, Colemine) B+(*) 

Andrew Lamb:

  • /Warren Smith/Arkadijus Gotesmanas: The Sea of Modicum (2016 [2017], NoBusiness) B+(*) 
  • The Casbah of Love (2018, Birdwatcher) B+(**) 
  • The Night of the 13th' Moon (2018 [2019], LFDS) A− 

Lambchop:

  • How I Quit Smoking (1996, Merge) B+(*) 
  • Mr. M (2012, Merge) B+(*) 
  • FLOTUS (2016, Merge) B 
  • The Bible (2022, Merge/City Slang) B 

Lambert, Hendricks & Ross:

  • The Hottest New Group in Jazz (1959, Columbia) B+(**) 
  • Sing Ellington (1960, Columbia) B− 
  • High Flying (1961, Columbia) B 
  • The Hottest New Group in Jazz (1959-62 [1996], Columbia/Legacy, 2CD) B 

Michel Lambert:

  • Journal des Épisodes II (1992-2014 [2014], Jazz From Rant) B+(***) 
  • Alom Mola (2016 [2017], Jazz From Rant) B+(***) 

Miranda Lambert:

  • Kerosene (2005, Epic Nashville) B+(**) 
  • Revolution (2009, Sony Nashville) A− 
  • Four the Record (2011, RCA Nashville) A− 
  • Platinum (2014, RCA Nashville) A− 
  • The Weight of These Wings (2016, RCA Nashville, 2CD) A−  
  • Wildcard (2019, RCA Nashville) A− 
  • Palomino (2022, Vanner, RCA Nashville) A− 

Stephanie Lambring: Autonomy (2020, self-released) B+(**) 

Lambrini Girls: You're Welcome (2023, Big Scary Monsters, EP) B+(***) 

Lame Drivers: Chosen Era (2015, Jigsaw) B+(*) 

Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs: God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise (2010, RCA) B+(**) 

Steve Lampert:

  • Venus Perplexed (2000 [2004], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • Music From There (2006 [2007], Bridge) B+(**) 

Lana Trio: Lana Trio With Sofia Jernberg (2016 [2018], Clean Feed) b+(**) 

Byard Lancaster:

  • It's Not Up to Us (1968 [2003], Water) B+(**) 
  • Personal Testimony (1979 [2008], Porter) B+(*) 
  • My Pure Joy (1992 [2021], Strut) B+(***) 

Harold Land:

  • Harold in the Land of Jazz (1958 [1988], Contemporary/OJC) B+(*) 
  • Westward Bound! (1962-65 [2021], Reel to Real) B+(**) 
  • Damisi (1971-74 [1991], Mainstream) B+(**) 

Mathias Landaeus: From the Piano (2016, Moserobie) B+(***) 

Landaeus Trio: A Crisis of Perception (2019 [2022], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Dawn Landes: Bluebird (2014, Western Vinyl) B+(**) 

Landline: Landline (2019, Loyal Label) B+(**) 

Sonny Landreth: Blacktop Run (2020, Provogue) B+(*) 

Brian Landrus:

  • Generations (2017, BlueLand) B+(**) 
  • /Fred Hersch/Drew Gress/Billy Hart: For Now (2019 [2020], BlueLand) B+(*) 
  • Red List (2021 [2022], Palmetto) B+(***) 

Dickie Landry:

  • Fifteen Saxophones (1977 [2011], Unseen Worlds) B+(**) 
  • /Lawrence Weiner: Having Been Built on Sand/With Another Base (Basis) in Fact (1978 [2022], Unseen Worlds) B+(**) 

Sinikka Langeland: The Magical Forest (2015 [2016], ECM) B+(**) 

Steve Langone: Breathe (2016 [2017], Whaling City Sound) B+(**) 

Nils Landgren Funk Unit: Teamwork (2013, ACT) B+(*) 

Landgren & Lundgren: Kristallen (2018 [2020], ACT Music) B+(**) 

Brian Landrus: The Deep Below (2014 [2015], BlueLand/Palmetto) B+(***) 

Adam Lane's Full Throttle Orchestra: Live in Ljubljana (2012 [2014], Clean Feed) A− 

Nancy Lane: Let Me Love You (2015, self-released) B+(***) 

Nikki Lane:

  • Walk of Shame (2011, IAmSound) B 
  • All or Nothin' (2014, New West) B+(*) 
  • Highway Queen (2017, New West) B+(**) 
  • Denim & Diamonds (2022, New West) B+(**) 

Ronnie Lane: Just for a Moment: The Best of Ronnie Lane (1973-97 [2019], UMC) B+(***) 

Sami Lane: You Know the Drill (2014, self-released, EP) B+(**) 

Mark Lanegan Band: Blues Funeral (2012, 4AD) B 

Jon Langford:

  • Old Devils (2010, Bloodshot) A− 
  • Skull Orchard Revisited (2011, Bloodshot) A− 
  • Here Be Monsters (2014, In De Goot/Relativity) A− 
  • Jon Langford's Four Lost Souls (2017, Bloodshot) B+(***) 

Langhorne Slim: Strawberry Mansion (2021, Dualtone) B+(**) 

Lankum: False Lankum (2023, Rough Trade) B+(**) 

Pablo Lanouguere:

  • Eclectico (2019, self-released) B+(**) 

Pablo Lanouguere Quintet:

  • Altar (2022, Piano Piano) B+(**) 

Lantana: Elemental (2020 [2022], Cipsela) B+(**) 

Jessy Lanza:

  • Pull My Hair Back (2013, Hyperdub) B+(**) 
  • Oh No (2016, Hyperdub) A− 
  • All the Time (2020, Hyperdub) B+(*) 
  • DJ-Kicks (2021, !K7) B+(*) 
  • Love Hallucination (2023, Hyperdub) B+(*) 

Lapalux:

  • When You're Gone (2012, Brainfeeder, EP) B+(*) 
  • Nostalchic (2013, Brainfeeder) B+(*) 

Alexey Lapin/Yury Yaremchuk: Anatomy of Sound (2010, SoLyd) B+(*) 

Lapis Trio: The Travelers (2017 [2019], Shifting Paradigm) B+(*) 

Travis Laplante:

  • Human (2018 [2019], New Amsterdam) B 
  • Wild Tapestry (2021 [2022], Out of Your Head) B+(**) 

Joy Lapps: Girl in the Yard (2022, self-released) B+(**) 

Låpsley: Long Way Home (2016, XL) B+(*) 

Låpsley:

  • Cautionary Tales of Youth (2023, Believe) B+(**) 

Large Unit:

  • Fluku (2016 [2017], PNL) A− 
  • /Fendika: EthioBraz (2018 [2019], PNL) A− 
  • New Map (2021 [2022], PNL) B+(**) 
  • Clusterfuck (2021 [2022], PNL) B+(**) 

Larkin Poe: Blood Harmony (2022, Tricki-Woo) B+(*) 

Zach Larmer Elektrik Band: Inner Circle (2016, self-released) B+(*) 

Mary LaRose: Out Here (2021, Little (i) Music) B+(***) 

David Larsen: The Peplowski Project (2022 [2023], self-released) B+(**) 

Adam Larson:

  • Selective Amnesia (2015, Inner Circle Music) B+(*) 
  • With Love, From Chicago (2021 [2022], Outside In Music) B+(***) 
  • With Love, From Kansas City (2021 [2022], Outside In Music) B+(**) 
  • With Love, From New York (2022 [2023], Outside In Music) B+(**) 

Emma Larsson: Sing to the Sky (2014 [2015], Origin) B 

Zara Larsson: So Good (2017, Epic/TEN) B+(**) 

Las Vegas Boneheads: Sixty and Still Cookin' (2023, Curt Miller Music) B 

Harald Lassen: Human Samling (2020, Jazzland) B 

Timo Lassy: Trio (2021, We Jazz) B+(***) 

Last Dream of the Morning [John Butcher/John Edwards/Mark Sanders]: Crucial Anatomy (2018 [2020], Trost) B+(**) 

Last Exit:

  • Last Exit (1986, Enemy) A− 
  • Köln (1986 [2005], Atavistic) B+(***) 
  • The Noise of Trouble: Live in Tokyo (1986, Enemy) B+(**) 
  • Headfirst Into the Flames: Live in Europe (1989 [2008], DMG/ARC) A− 

The Last Poets: Transcending Toxic Times (2019, Ropeadope) B+(**) 

Bill Laswell/Raoul Björkenheim/Morgan Ågren: Blixt (2011, Cuneiform) B+(***) 

Late of the Pier: Echoclistel Lambietroy (2008, Astralwerks, EP) B− 

Yusef Lateef:

  • Hikima: Creativity (1983 [2019], The Key System) B+(**) 
  • /Roscoe Mitchell/Adam Rudolph/Douglas Ewart: Voice Prints (2008 [2013], Meta) B+(***) 

Latyrx: The Second Album (2013, Latyramid) A− 

Mary Lattimore:

  • Silver Ladders (2020, Ghostly International) B+(*) 
  • Goodbye, Hotel Arkada (2023, Ghostly International) B+(*) 

Latto: 777 (2022, RCA) B+(**) 

Deborah Latz: Sur L'Instant (2013 [2015], June Moon) B+(**) 

Pak Yan Lau & Darin Gray: Trudge Lightly (2016-18 [2020], By the Bluest of Seas) B+(**) 

Ingrid Laubrock:

  • Who Is It? (1998, Candid) B+(**) 
  • Some Times (2001, Candid) B+(***) 
  • /Liam Noble/Tom Rainey: Sleepthief (2007 [2008], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • Zürich Concert (2011 [2014], Intakt) B+(*) 
  • Strong Place (2012 [2013], Intakt) B+(*) 
  • Roulette of the Cradle (2014 [2015], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • Ubatuba (2014 [2015], Firehouse 12) B+(**) 
  • Serpentines (2016, Intakt) B+(*) 
  • Contemporary Chaos Practices: Two Works for Orchestra With Soloists (2017 [2018], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • /Aki Takase: Kasumi (2018 [2019], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • /Kris Davis: Blood Moon (2019 [2020], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • Dreamt Twice, Twice Dreamt (2019 [2020], Intakt, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • /Andy Milne: Fragile (2021 [2022], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • /Tom Rainey: Counterfeit Mars (2021 [2022], Relative Pitch) B+(***) 
  • The Last Quiet Place (2019 [2023], Pyroclastic) B+(***) 
  • Monochromes (2022 [2023], Intakt) B+(*) 

Jim Lauderdale: Pretty Close to the Truth (1994, Atlantic) B+(*) 

Christof Lauer:

  • Christof Lauer (1989, CMP) B+(***) 
  • /Wolfgang Puschnig/Bob Stewart/Thomas Alkier: Bluebells (1992, CMP) B+(**) 
  • Fragile Network (1998 [1999], ACT) B+(***) 
  • /NDR Big Band: Christof Lauer & NDR Big Band Play Sidney Bechet: Petite Fleur (2013 [2014], ACT) B+(**) 

Laufey:

  • Everything I Know About Love (2022, AWAL) B+(**) 
  • Bewitched (2023, AWAL) B+(*) 

Bill Laurance:

  • Affinity (2022, Flint Music) B+(*) 
  • /Michael League: Where You Wish You Were (2022 [2023], ACT) B+(**) 

Lauv: All 4 Nothing (2022, Virgin) B+(*) 

Matt Lavelle:

  • /John Pietaro: Harmolodic Monk (2014, Unseen Rain) B+(**) 
  • 12 Houses: Solidarity (2014 [2016], Unseen Rain) B+(**) 
  • 12 Houses: End Times (2014 [2017], Unseen Rain) B+(**) 
  • /Lewis Porter/Hilliard Greene/Tom Cabrera: Matt Lavelle Quartet (2016 [2017], Unseen Rain) B+(***) 
  • /Reggie Sylvester: Retrograde (2018, ESP-Disk) B+(***) 
  • Hope (2019, Unseen Rain) B+(**) 

Lavender Country:

  • Lavender Country (1973 [2014], Paradise of Bachelors) B+(**) 
  • Blackberry Rose and Other Songs & Sorrows From Lavender Country (2019 [2022], Don Giovanni) B+(**) 

Amy LaVere:

  • Anchors & Anvils (2007, Archer) A− 
  • Stranger Me (2011, Thirty Tigers) B+(**) 
  • Runaway's Diary (2014, Archer) A− 
  • /Will Sexton: Hallelujah I'm a Dreamer (2015, Archer) A− 

Andy LaVerne: Rhapsody (2021, SteepleChase) B+(**) 

Bettye LaVette:

  • Tell Me a Lie (1982, Motown) B+(**) 
  • Child of the Seventies (1962-73 [2006], Rhino Handmade) B+(*) 
  • I've Got My Own Hell to Raise (2005, Anti-) B+(**)  Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook (2010, Anti-) B 
  • Worthy (2015, Cherry Red) B+(**) 
  • Things Have Changed (2018, Verve) A 

Bettye Lavette:

  • Blackbirds (2020, Verve) B+(***) 

Bettye LaVette:

  • LaVette! (2023, Jay-Vee) A− 

Avril Lavigne:

  • Let Go (2002, Arista) B− 
  • Under My Skin (2004, Arista) B−  Goodbye Lullaby (2011, RCA) B+(**) 
  • Love Sux (2022, DTA/Elektra) B+(**) 

Christine Lavin: Good Thing He Can't Read My Mind (1988, Philo) B+(**) 

Ant Law & Alex Hitchcock: Same Moon in the Same World (2020-21 [2022], Outside In Music) B+(**) 

John Law:

  • Exploded on Impact (1992 [1993], Slam) B+(***) 
  • Extremely Quartet (1996 [1997], Hat Art) A− 
  • Abacus (2000 [2001], Hatology) B+(***) 
  • 's Congregation: Configuration (2018 [2020], Ubuntu Music) B+(***) 

Lawful Citizen: Internal Combustion (2018, self-released) B+(*) 

Azar Lawrence:

  • Bridge Into the New Age (1974 [2017], Prestige) A− 
  • The Seeker (2011 [2014], Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • Elementals (2018, High Note) B+(**) 
  • New Sky (2021 [2022], Trazar) B+(*) 

Erik Lawrence: Erik Lawrence & Hipmotism (2007, CDBaby) B+(*) 

The Lawrence Arms: Metropole (2014, Epitaph) B+(**) 

Jo Lawry: Acrobats (2022 [2023], Whirlwind) A− 

Daunik Lazro:

  • /Jouk Minor/Thierry Madiot/David Chiésa/Louis-Michel Marion: Sonoris Causa (2003 [2022], NoBusiness) B+(**) 
  • /Joëlle Léandre: Hasparren (2011 [2013], NoBusiness) B+(***) 
  • /Joëlle Léandre/George Lewis: Enfances 8 Janv. 1984 (1984 [2016], Fou) B+(*) 

LCD Soundsystem:

  • Sound of Silver (2006 [2007], DFA/Capitol) A− 
  • This Is Happening (2010, DFA/Virgin) B+(**) 
  • London Sessions (2010, Virgin) B+(*) 
  • American Dream (2017, DFA/Columbia) B+(**) 

LCSM [Likwid Continual Space Motion]: Earthbound (2020, Super-Sonic Jazz) B+(***) 

Le Butcherettes: Sin Sin Sin (2010 [2011], Rodriguez Lopez Productions) B+(*) 

Cate Le Bon:

  • Reward (2019, Mexican Summer) B 
  • Pompeii (2022, Mexican Summer) B+(*) 

Pascal Le Boeuf: Ritual Being (2016-19 [2023], SoundSpore) B+(***) 

Remy Le Boeuf:

  • Light as a Word (2017 [2019], Outside In Music) B+(**) 
  • Assembly of Shadows (2019, SoundSpore) B 
  • 's Assembly of Shadows: Architecture of Storms (2019-21 [2021], SoundSpore) B 

Le Boeuf Brothers:

  • /JACK Quartet: Imaginist (2014 [2016], Panoramic/New Focus) B− 
  • Hush (2021 [2023], Soundspore) B+(**) 

Le Rex: Wild Man (2014 [2015], Cuneiform) B+(*) 

Dan Le Sac:

  • /Scroobius Pip: The Logic of Chance (2010, Sunday Best) A− 
  • Space Between the Words (Sunday Best) B 
  • /Scroobius Pip: Repent Replenish Repeat (2013, Sunday Best) B+(***) 

Le1f:

  • Tree House (2013, Greedhead) B+(*) 
  • Hey (2014, Terrible/XL, EP) B+(**) 

Marthe Lea:

  • Asura (2020 [2021], Motvind) B+(*) 
  • Herlighetens Vei (2023, Motvind) A− 

The Leaders: Unforseen Blessings (1988 [1989], Soul Note) B+(*) 

Jerry Leake: Crafty Hands (2016, Rhombus Publishing) B+(**) 

Lean Left:

  • Live at Area Sismica (2012 [2014], Unsounds) B+(***) 
  • I Forgot to Breathe (2015 [2017], Trost) B+(**)  Live at Café Oto (2011 [2012], Unsounds) B+(**) 
  • Medemer (2018 [2020], PNL) A− 

Joëlle Léandre:

  • /Yves Robert/Irène Schweizer/Daunik Lazro: Paris Quartet (1985-87 [1989], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • L'Histoire De Mme. Tasco (1992 [1993], Hat Art) B+(***) 
  • No Comment (1994-95 [2016], Fou) B 
  • /Kevin Norton: Winter in New York (2006 [2007], Leo) B+(***) 
  • /Lauren Newton: Conversations: Live in Ljubljana (2010 [2012], Not Two) B 
  • /Théo Ceccaldi: Elastic (2015 [2016], Cipsela) B+(**) 
  • /William Parker: Live at Dunois (2009, Leo) B+(**) 
  • /Pauline Oliveros/George Lewis: Play as You Go (2014 [2021], Trost) B+(**) 
  • Zurich Concert (2022 [2023], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • /Craig Taborn/Mat Maneri: hEARoes (2022 [2023], RogueArt) B+(***) 

Alessandra Leão: Acesa (2021, self-released) B+(***) 

Leap Day Trio: Live at the Cafe Bohemia (2020 [2023], Giant Step Arts) B+(***) 

Mac Leaphart: Music City Joke (2021, self-released) A− 

The Leaves: Hey Joe (1966 [1993], One Way) B+(*) 

The Leaving Trains: Favorite Mood Swings (Greatest Hits 1986-1995) (1986-95 [1997], SST) B+(***) 

Gerard Lebik/John Edwards/Paul Lovens: Lepomis Gibbosus (2015 [2021], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(*) 

Xavier Lecouturier: Carrier (2018 [2019], Origin) B 

Led Bib:

  • The Good Egg (2013 [2014], Cuneiform) B+(***) 
  • The People in Your Neighborhood (2013 [2014], Cuneiform) B+(**) 
  • Umbrella Weather (2016 [2017], RareNoise) B+(*) 
  • It's Morning (2018 [2019], RareNoise) B 

Jeremy Ledbetter Trio: Got a Light? (2018, Alma) B 

Jeff Lederer:

  • /Sunwatcher: Eightfold Path (2020 [2021], Little(i)Music) B+(**) 
  • /Mary LaRose: Schoenberg on the Beach (2023, Little (i) Music) B+(*) 
  • /Morningside Tone Collective: Balls of Simplicity: Jeff Lederer Notated Works 1979-2021 (2023, Little (i) Music) B+(**) 

Pablo Ledesma/Pepa Angelillo/Mono Hurtado/Carlo Brandán: Gato Barbieri Revisitado (2017 [2018], Discos ICM) B+(**) 

LeeAnn Ledgerwood: Renewal (2016 [2017], SteepleChase) B+(**) 

Ledisi: Pieces of Me (2011, Verve Forecast) B+(*) 

Mike LeDonne:

  • /The Groover Quartet: That Feelin' (2016, Savant) B+(**) 
  • /The Groover Quartet: From the Heart (2018, Savant) B+(*) 
  • Partners in Time (2019, Savant) B+(**) 
  • Groover Quartet + Big Band: It's All Your Fault (2020 [2021], Savant) B+(*) 
  • /Eric Alexander/Jeremy Pelt/Vincent Herring/Kenny Washington/Peter Washington: The Heavy Hitters (2022 [2023], Cellar) B+(**) 

Bongwool Lee: My Singing Fingers (2016 [2018], Origin) B+(**) 

Gabe Lee:

  • Farmland (2019, Torrez Music Group) B+(**) 
  • Honky Tonk Hell (2020, Torrez Music Group) B+(**) 
  • Drink the River (2023, Torrez Music Group) A− 

Gordon Lee: /Mel Brown Septet: Tuesday Night (2014, Origin) B− 

Gordon Lee:

  • How Can It Be? (2022 [2023], PJCE) B+(**) 

Howie Lee: Birdy Island (2021, Mais Um Discos) B+(*) 

Jeanne Lee:

  • /Ran Blake: The Newest Sound Around (1961 [1962], RCA Victor) B+(**) 
  • Conspiracy (1975 [2021], Moved-by-Sound) B+(*) 

Jennifer Lee: My Shining Hour (2018, SBE) B 

Jihye Lee Orchestra:

  • April (2016 [2017], self-released) B− 
  • Daring Mind (2020 [2021], Motéma) B+(**) 

Okkyung Lee:

  • Noisy Love Songs (2011, Tzadik) B+(**) 
  • Ghil (2012 [2013], Ideologic Organ) B+(*) 
  • /Christian Marclay: Amalgam (2014 [2016], Northern Spy) B 
  • Yeo-Neun (2020, Shelter Press) B+(**) 

Peggy Lee [vocals]: The Man I Love (1957, Capitol) B 

Peggy Lee [cello]: Echo Painting (2017 [2018], Songlines) B 

Ranee Lee: Seasons of Love (1997, Justin Time) B+(*) 

Sam Lee & Friends: The Fade in Time (2015, The Nest Collective) B+(*) 

Robbie Lee & Mary Halvorson: Seed Triangular (2018, New Amsterdam) B+(**) 

LEF: Hypersomniac (2017, RareNoise) B− 

Chad Lefkowitz-Brown: Onward (2017, self-released) B+(**) 

The Left: Gas Mask (2010, Mello Music Group) A− 

The Left Banke:

  • Walk Away Renée/Pretty Ballerina (1967, Smash) B+(***) 
  • The Left Banke Too (1968, Smash) B+(*) 

Left Exit Mr K: Featuring Michael Duch & Klaus Holm (2013 [2015], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Left Lane Cruiser: Dirty Spliff Blues (2015, Alive Naturalsound) B+(*) 

John Legend/The Roots: Wake Up! (2010, GOOD/Columbia) B 

The Legendary Shack Shakers: Agri-dustrial (2010, Colonel Knowledge) B+(*) 

Jim Legxacy: Homeless N*gga Pop Music (2023, (!)) B 

Steve Lehman:

  • Camouflage Trio: Interface (2004 [2016], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • Mise en Abîme (2014, Pi) A 
  • Sélébéyone (2016, Pi) A− 
  • /Craig Taborn: The People I Love (2018-19 [2019[, Pi) A 
  • Xenakis and the Valedictorian (2020, Pi, EP) A−  
  • & Sélébéyone: Xaybu: The Unseen (2022, Pi) B+(***) 
  • /Orchestre National de Jazz: Ex Machina (2023, Pi) A  

Brennen Leigh:

  • Too Thin to Plow (2004, Down Time) B+(**) 
  • The Box (2010, self-released) B+(**) 
  • Brennen Leigh Sings Lefty Frizell (2015, self-released) B+(***) 
  • Prairie Love Letter (2020, self-released) B+(**) 
  • Obsessed With the West (2022, Signature Sounds) B+(***) 
  • Ain't Through Honky-Tonkin' Yet (2023, Signature Sounds) B+(***) 

Carol Leigh:

  • Go Back Where You Stayed Last Night (1984 [1996], GHB) B+(**) 
  • /Dumouster Stompers: Back Water Blues (1993 [2016], GHB) B 

Sonia Leigh: 1978 December (2011, Southern Ground) B+(**) 

Leikeli47:

  • Wash & Set (2017, Hardcover/RCA) B+(***) 
  • Acrylic (2018, Hardcover/RCA) B+(**) 
  • Shape Up (2022, Hardcover/RCA) B+(**) 

Urs Leimgruber:

  • Statement of an Antirider (1988 [1989], Hat Art) B+(***) 
  • /Adelhard Roidinger/Fritz Hauser: Lines (1990 [1994], Hat Art) B+(*) 
  • /Christy Doran/Bobby Burri/Fredy Studer: OM Willisau (2008 [2010], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • /Alex Huber: Lightnings (2014 [2015], Wide Ear) B+(**) 
  • /Joëlle Léandre/Fritz Hauser: No Try No Fail (1996 [1997], Hatology) B+(*) 
  • /Jacques Demierre/Barre Phillips: 1 - 3 - 2 - 1 (2012 [2015], Jazzwerkstatt) B 
  • /Jacques Demierre/Barre Phillips/Thomas Lehn: Willisau (2017 [2019], Jazzwerkstatt) B 
  • /Andreas Willers/Alvin Curran/Fabrizio Spera: Rome-ing (2018 [2019], Leo) B+(**) 
  • /Christy Doran/Bobby Burri/Fredy Studer: OM 50 (2022, Intakt) B+(***) 

Rob Leines: Blood Sweat and Beers (2021, self-released) B+(**) 

Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam: I Had a Dream That You Were Mine (2016, Glassnote) B 

Martin Leiton: Poetry of Sound (2014 [2015], UnderPool) B+(**) 

Jens Lekman:

  • Oh You're So Silent Jens (2002-03 [2005], Secretly Canadian) B+(**) 
  • The Cherry Trees Are Still in Blossom (2002-03 [2022], Secretly Canadian) B+(**) 
  • When I Said I Wanted to Be Your Dog (2004, Secretly Canadian) B+(*) 
  • Night Falls Over Kortedala (2007, Secretly Canadian) B+(*) 
  • An Argument With Myself (2011, Secretly Canadian, EP) B+(***) 
  • I Know What Love Isn't (2012, Secretly Canadian) A− 
  • Life Will See You Now (2016, Secretly Canadian) B+(***) 

Leland Sundries:

  • The Foundry EP (2012, L'Echiquier, EP) B+(**) 
  • Music for Outcasts (2016, L'Echiquier) B+(***) 

Tom Lellis: The Flow (2015 [2016], Beamtime) C− 

Ray Lema: Kinshasa-Washington D.C.-Paris (1983, Celluloid) B+(*) 

Peter Lemer: Son of Local Colour (2018 [2019], ESP-Disk) B+(**) 

The Lemon Twigs: Everything Harmony (2023, Captured Tracks) C+ 

Ute Lemper: Rendezvous With Marlene (2020, Jazzhaus) B+(***) 

Ricardo Lemvo/Makina Loca: La Rumba Soyo (2014, Cumbancha) A− 

João Lencastre: 's Communion 3: Movements in Freedom (2017, Clean Feed) B+(**) 

João Lencastre:

  • 's Communion 3: Song(s) of Hope (2019, Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • Communion: Unlimited Dreams (2021, Clean Feed) B+(**) 

José Lencastre:

  • Nau Quartet: Eudaimonia (2018, FMR) B+(**) 
  • Nau Quartet: Live in Moscow (2018 [2019], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • Nau Quartet: Fragments of Always (2016 [2017], FMR) B+(***) 
  • /Jorge Nuno/Felipe Zenícola/João Valinho: Anthropic Neglect (2019 [2020], Clean Feed) A− 
  • /Hernâni Faustino/Vasco Furtado: Vento (2018 [2020], Phonogram Unit) B+(***) 
  • Nau Quartet + Pedro Carneiro: Thoughts Are Things (2021, Phonogram Unit) A− 
  • Inner Voices (2020-21 [2022], Burning Ambulance) B+(*) 

MJ Lenderman:

  • Boat Songs (2022, Dear Life) B+(**) 
  • /The Wind: Live and Loose! (2023, Anti-) B+(**) 

Lenhart Tapes:

  • Duets (2021, Novo Doba) B+(**) 
  • Dens (2023, Glitterbeat) B+(***) 

Adrianne Lenker:

  • Abysskiss (2018, Saddle Creek) B+(*) 
  • Songs (2020, 4AD) B+(*) 
  • Instrumentals (2020, 4AD) B 

Jinx Lennon:

  • Know Your Station Gouger Nation!!! (2006, Septic Tiger) A− 
  • Live at the Spirit Store (2000, Septic Tiger) B+(*) 
  • 30 Beacons of Light for a Land Full of Spite, Thugs, Drug Slugs, and Energy Vampires (2002, Septic Tiger) B+(**) 
  • Trauma Themes Idiot Times (2009, Septic Tiger) A− 
  • National Cancer Strategy (2010, Septic Tiger) B+(***) 
  • Past Pupil Stay Sane (2016, Septic Tiger) B+(***) 
  • Magic Bullets of Madness to Uplift Grief Magnets (2016, Septic Tiger) B+(**) 
  • Grow a Pair!!! (2018, Septic Tiger) B+(*) 
  • Border Schizzo Fffolk Songs for the Fuc**d (2020, Septic Tiger) B+(**) 
  • 2107-1: Liferafts for Latchicos (2019-20 [2021], Septic Tiger) 2− 
  • Pet Rent (2022, Septic Tiger) B+(***) 
  • Walk Lightly When the Jug Is Full (2023, Septic Tiger) B+(**) 

John Lennon:

  • Plastic Ono Band (1970 [2010], Capitol) A− 
  • Imagine (1971 [2010], Capitol) A+ 
  • /Yoko Ono: Some Time in New York City (1972 [2010], Capitol, 2CD) B− 
  • Mind Games (1973 [2010], Capitol) C+ 
  • Walls and Bridges (1974 [2010], Capitol) C 
  • Rock 'n Roll (1975 [2010], Capitol) B 
  • /Yoko Ono: Double Fantasy: Stripped Down (1980 [2010], Capitol, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • /Yoko Ono: Milk and Honey (1980-83 [2010], Capitol) A− 
  • Power to the People: The Hits (1970-80 [2010], Capitol) B 
  • Gimme Some Truth: The Ultimate Mixes (1969-80 [2020], Universal, 2CD) B+(***) 

Ari Lennox:

  • Shea Butter Baby (2019, Dreamville/Interscope) B+(*) 
  • Age/Sex/Location (2022, Dreamville/Interscope) B+(**) 

Gianni Lenoci:

  • Agenda (2003 [2005], Vel Net) B+(*) 
  • /Kent Carter/Bill Elgart: Plaything (2012 [2014], NoBusiness) B+(***) 
  • A Few Steps Beyond (2019 [2021], Amirani) B+(*) 

Kim Lenz:

  • & the Jaguars: Follow Me (2013, Riley) A− 
  • Slowly Speeding (2019, Blue Star) B+(**) 

Ted Leo:

  • and the Pharmacists: The Brutalist Bricks (2009 [2010], Matador) B 
  • The Hanged Man (2017, SuperEgo) B 

Carin León: Colmillo De Leche (2023, Socios/Oplaai) B+(**) 

Craig Leon: Early Electronic Works: Nommos Visiting (1981-82 [2013], Aparte) A− 

David Leon: Aire De Agua (2020 [2021], Out of Your Head) B+(***) 

Stefano Leonardi/Antonio Bertoni: Viandes (2018 [2021], Astral Spirits) B+(*) 

Michael Leonhart Orchestra: The Normyn Suites (2019-21 [2022], Sunnyside) B+(***) 

Nate Lepine Quartet: Vortices (2016, Eyes & Ears) B+(*) 

Janel Leppin:

  • Ensemble Volcanic Ash (2022, Cuneiform) B+(***) 
  • The Brink (2023, Shiny Boy Press) B+(*) 

Asbjørn Lerheim/Roger Arntzen/Michiyo Yagi/Tamaya Honda: Chrome Hill Duo Meets Dojo: Live at Aketa No Mise (2020 [2023], Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Danny Lerman: Ice Cat (2019, Blujazz) B− 

Marilyn Lerner/Ken Filiano/Lou Grassi: Live at Edgefest (2013 [2016], NoBusiness) B+(***) 

Peter Lerner: Continuation (2014, OA2) B+(***) 

George Lernis: Between Two Worlds (2021 [2022], Dunya) B+(*) 

Leroy:

  • Dariacore 3 . . . At Least I Think That's What It's Called? (2022, self-released) B+(***) 
  • Dariacore (2021, self-released) B+(**) 
  • Dariacore 2: Enter Here, Hell to the Left (2021, self-released) B+(**) 

Les Amazones d'Afrique:

  • République Amazone (2017, RealWorld) A− 
  • Amazones Power (2020, RealWorld) B+(**) 

Les Amazones de Guinée: Wamato (2008, Stern's Africa) A− 

Les Ambassadeurs: Les Ambassadeurs du Motel de Bamako (1975-77 [2014], Sterns Africa, 2CD) A− 

Les Diaboliques [Irène Schweizer/Maggie Nicols/Joëlle Léandre]: Splitting Image (1994 [1997], Intakt) B 

Les Filles De Illighadad:

  • Eghass Malan (2017, Sahelsounds) B+(**) 
  • At Pioneer Works (2021, Sahel Sounds) B+(**) 

Les Rallizes Dénudés: Citta' '93 (1993 [2023], Temporal Drift) B+(***) 

Les Sangliers: Miniscules (2018 [2020], Aerophonic) B+(*) 

Les Savy Fav:

  • Let's Stay Friends (2007, Frenchkiss) A− 
  • Root for Ruin (2010, Frenchkiss) B+(***) 

Gabor Lesko: Earthway (2021, Creativity's Paradise Music) B 

The Billy Lester Trio: Italy 2016 (2016 [2017], Ultra Sound) B+(*) 

Lester Bangs:

  • Infinite Stretch (2012, self-released, EP) C 

Mac Lethal: 11:11 (2007, Rhymesayers Entertainment) A− 

Gaetano Letizia/Mike Clark/Wilbur Krebs: Froggy & the Toads (2015, self-released) B+(**) 

Let's Eat Grandma:

  • I, Gemini (2016, Transgressive) B 
  • I'm All Ears (2018, Transgressive) B+(*) 
  • Two Ribbons (2022, Transgressive) B+(*) 

Let's Wrestle:

  • In the Court of the Wrestling Let's (2009 [2010], Merge) B+(**) 
  • Nursing Home (2011, Merge) B+(**) 
  • Let's Wrestle (2014, Fortuna Pop) B+(*) 

Oded Lev-Ari: Threading (2014 [2015], Anzic) B+(**) 

Daniel Levin:

  • Friction (2015, Clean Feed) B 
  • /Rob Brown: Divergent Paths (2012 [2015, Cipsela) B+(*) 
  • /Mat Maneri: The Transcendent Function (2015, Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • Live at Firehouse 12 (2016 [2017], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • /Chris Pitsiokos/Brandon Seabrook: Stomiidae (2016 [2018], Dark Tree) B+(***) 

Yosef Gutman Levitt:

  • Upside Down Mountain (2022, self-released) B+(**) 
  • /Tal Yahalom: Tsuf Harim (2023, Soul Song) B+(***) 

Allegra Levy:

  • Cities Between Us (2016 [2017], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • Looking at the Moon (2018, SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • Lose My Number (2020, SteepleChase) B+(**) 

Jeremy Levy:

  • The Planets: Reimagined (2019 [2020], OA2) B− 

Lewis: L'Amour (1983 [2014], Light in the Attic) B 

Alison Lewis: Seven (2016, self-released) B− 

Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears: Scandalous (2011, Lost Highway) B 

George Lewis:

  • George Lewis and His New Orleans Stompers: Vol. 1 (1943 [1994], American Music) B+(***) 
  • George Lewis and His New Orleans Stompers: Vol. 2 (1943 [1994], American Music) B+(***) 
  • At Manny's Tavern 1949 (1949 [1994], American Music) B+(***)  With Elmer Talbert 1949/1950 (1949-50 [2007], American Music) B+(**) 
  • The Beverly Caverns Sessions, Vol. 2 (1953 [1996], Good Time Jazz) A− 
  • Hello Central . . . Give Me Doctor Jazz (1953 [2001], Delmark) B+(**) 
  • /George Guesnon's New Orleans Band: Endless the Trek, Endless the Search (1962 [1997], American Music) A− 
  • At Castle Farm 1964 (1964 [2001], American Music) B+(**) 

George Lewis [tb]:

  • The George Lewis Solo Trombone Album ((1976 [2015], Delmark/Sackville) A− 
  • Rainbow Family (1984 [2020], Carrier) B+(**) 

Gregory Lewis: Organ Monk Going Home (2022 [2023], Sunnyside) B+(*) 

Jenny Lewis: Joy'all (2023, Blue Note) B+(**) 

John Lewis:

  • The John Lewis Piano (1956 [1957], Atlantic) B+(***) 
  • /Bill Perkins/Percy Heath/Chico Hamilton/Jim Hall: Grand Encounter: 2° East - 3° West (1957, Vogue) B+(***) 
  • Improvised Meditations & Excursions (1959, Atlantic) A− 
  • Essence (1960-62 [1964], Atlantic) B+(*) 

Mark Lewis: Naked Animals (2019-20 [2021], Audio Daddio) B+(*) 

Greg[ory] Lewis:

  • Organ Monk: American Standard (2013 [2014], self-released) B+(*) 

Greg[pry] Lewis:

  • Organ Monk: The Breathe Suite (2017, self-released) B+(*) 

Greg[ory] Lewis:

  • Organ Monk Blue (2017 [2018], self-released) A− 

James Brandon Lewis:

  • Divine Travels (2011 [2014], Okeh) A− 
  • Days of FreeMan (2015, Okeh) A− 
  • No Filter (2016, BNS Sessions) B+(**) 
  • /Chad Taylor: Radiant Imprints (2018, OFF) A− 
  • An Unruly Manifesto (2018 [2019], Relative Pitch) A− 
  • /Chad Taylor: Live in Willisau (2019 [2020], Intakt) A− 
  • Molecular (2020, Intakt) A− 
  • Red Lily Quintet: Jesup Wagon (2020 [2021], Tao Forms) A  
  • Code of Being (2021, Intakt) A− 
  • MSM Molecular Systematic Music Live (2021 [2022], Intakt, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Eye of I (2021 [2023], Anti-) A− 
  • Red Lily Quintet: For Mahalia, With Love [Expanded Edition] (2023, Tao Forms, 2CD) A  

Jeffrey Lewis:

  • The Last Time I Did Acid I Went Insane and Other Favorites (2002, Rough Trade) B+(*) 
  • It's the Ones Who've Cracked That the Light Shines Through (2003, Rough Trade) B+(***) 
  • 12 Crass Songs (2008, Rough Trade) A− 
  • 'Em Are I (2009, Rough Trade) B+(**) 
  • A Turn in the Dream-Songs (2011, Rough Trade) B+(***) 
  • /Peter Stampfel: Hey Hey It's the Jeffrey Lewis & Peter Stampfel Band (2013, self-released) B+(***) 
  • Jeffrey Lewis & the Jrams (2014, self-released) B+(***) 
  • & the Jrams: "A Loot-Beg Bootleg" (2014 [2016], self-released) B+(***) 
  • /Los Bolts: Manhattan (2015, Rough Trade) A− 
  • Works by Tuli Kupferberg (1923-2010) (2018, Don Giovanni) A− 
  • & the Voltage: Bad Wiring (2019, Don Giovanni) A− 
  • Peter Stampfel: Both Ways (2017 [2021], self-released) B+(**)  
  • When That Really Old Cat Dies (2022, self-released, EP) B+(*) 

Jenny Lewis:

  • Acid Tongue (2008, Warner Bros.) A− 
  • The Voyager (2014, Warner Brothers) B+(***) 
  • On the Line (2019, Warner Bros.) B+(*) 

Jerry Lee Lewis:

  • The Killer Keys of Jerry Lee Lewis (1956-60 [2022], Sun) B+(***) 
  • Jerry Lee Lewis (1958, Sun) B+(***) 
  • The Essential Jerry Lee Lewis: The Sun Years (1956-63 [2013], Legacy, 2CD) A− 
  • The Golden Cream of Country (1956-63 [1969], Sun) B 
  • A Taste of Country (1956-63 [1970], Sun) B+(***) 
  • Country Songs for City Folks (1965, Smash) B+(**) 
  • Soul My Way (1967, Smash) B+(**) 
  • Another Place, Another Time (1968, Smash) B+(***) 
  • /Linda Gail Lewis: Together (1969, Smash) B+(*) 
  • She Still Comes Around (To Love What's Left of Me) (1969, Smash) B+(**) 
  • Sings the Country Music Hall of Fame Hits, Vol. 1 (1969, Smash) B+(***) 
  • Sings the Country Music Hall of Fame Hits, Vol. 2 (1969, Smash) B+(**) 
  • She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye (1970, Mercury) B+(***) 
  • The Killer Live (1964-1970) (1964-70 [2012], Hip-O Select, 3CD) A− 
  • There Must Be More to Love Than This (1971, Mercury) B+(**) 
  • Touching Home (1971, Mercury) B+(**) 
  • Would You Take Another Chance on Me? (1971, Mercury) B+(**) 
  • The "Killer" Rocks On (1972, Mercury) B+(**) 
  • Who's Gonna Play This Old Piano? (1972, Mercury) B+(**) 
  • Sometimes a Memory Ain't Enough (1973, Mercury) B+(*) 
  • The Session . . . Recorded in London With Great Artists (1973 [1984], Mercury) B+(***) 
  • Southern Roots: Back Home in Memphis (1973, Mercury) B+(***) 
  • I-40 Country (1974, Mercury) B+(*) 
  • Boogie Woogie Country Man (1975, Mercury) B+(*) 
  • Odd Man In (1975, Mercury) B+(**) 
  • Country Class (1976, Mercury) B+(*) 
  • Country Memories (1977, Mercury) B+(***) 
  • Jerry Lee Keeps Rockin' (1977 [1978], Mercury) B+(*) 
  • Jerry Lee Lewis (1979, Elektra) B+(**) 
  • The Knox Phillips Sessions: The Unreleased Recordings (1970s, Time-Life) A− 
  • When Two Worlds Collide (1980, Elektra) B+(*) 
  • Killer Country (1980, Elektra) B+(**) 
  • Live From Austin TX (1983 [2007], New West) A− 
  • Young Blood (1995, Sire) B+(*) 
  • Last Man Standing (2006, Artists First) B+(**) 
  • Mean Old Man (2010, Verve Forecast) B+(*) 
  • Rock & Roll Time (2014, Vanguard) B+(**) 

Jesse Lewis/Ike Sturm: Endless Field (2017, Biophilia) B 

John Lewis: Jazz Abstractions (1960, Atlantic) A− 

John A Lewis: One Trip Out (2014, Valarteri) B+(*) 

Laurie Lewis:

  • Restless Rambling Heart (1986, Flying Fish) B+(***) 
  • & the Right Hands: The Hazel and Alice Sessions (2016, Spruce and Maple) B+(***) 

Linda Gail Lewis:

  • The Two Sides of Linda Gail Lewis (1969, Smash) B+(*) 
  • Hard Rockin' Woman! (2015, Lanark) B+(**) 
  • Heartache Highway (2015 [2016], Ball and Chain) B+(***) 

Mark Lewis:

  • New York Session (2015 [2017], Audio Daddio) B+(**) 
  • Sunlight Shines In (2019 [2023], Audio Daddio) B+(**) 

Ramsey Lewis:

  • At the Bohemian Caverns (1964 [2008], Verve) B+(*) 
  • The In Crowd (1965 [2007], Argo) B+(**) 
  • Goin' Latin (1966 [2008], Verve) B+(*) 
  • The Beatles Songbook [The Saturday Salon Series: Volume One] (2020 [2022], Steele) B+(*) 

SG Lewis:

  • Times (2021, PMR) B+(**) 
  • AudioLust & HigherLove (2023, PMR/EMI) B+(***) 

Veronica Lewis: You Ain't Unlucky (2021, Blue Heart) B+(***) 

Lewsberg: Out and About (2023, self-released) B+(**) 

LFU: Lisbon Freedom Unit: Praise of Our Folly (2015 [2018], Clean Feed) A− 

Liars:

  • Liars (2007, Mute) B− 
  • Sisterworld (2010, Mute) C+ 
  • WIXIW (2012, Mute) B 

The Liberation Music Collective:

  • Siglo XXI (2015, self-released) B+(**) 
  • Rebel Portraiture (2017, Ad Astrum) B+(*) 

The Libertines: Anthems for Doomed Youth (2015, Virgin EMI) B+(*) 

Jamie Lidell: Jim (2008, Warp) B+(**) 

Dave Liebman:

  • Drum Ode (1974 [1975], ECM) A− 
  • /Richard Beirach: Double Edge (1985 [1987], Storyville) B+(**) 
  • Miles Away (1994 [1995], Owl) B+(**) 
  • Colors (2002 [2003], Hatology) B− 
  • The Distance Runner (2004 [2005], Hatology) B+(**) 
  • /Ellery Eskelin/Tony Marino/Jim Black: Different but the Same (2004 [2005], Hatology) B+(*) 
  • /Ellery Eskelin/Tony Marino/Jim Black: Renewal (2007 [2008], Hatology) A− 
  • /Joe Lovano: Compassion: The Music of John Coltrane (2007 [2017], Resonance) B+(***) 
  • /Ellery Eskelin/Tony Marino/Jim Black: Non Sequiturs (2011, Hatology) B+(**) 
  • A Tribute to Wayne Shorter (2014, Summit) B+(*) 
  • Expansions: The Puzzle (2015, Whaling City Sound) B+(***)  /Mike Murley: Live at U of T (2017, U of T Jazz) B+(***) 
  • /Tatsuya Nakatani/Adam Rudolph: The Unknowable (2016 [2018], RareNoise) B+(*) 
  • /John Stowell: Petite Fleur: The Music of Sidney Bechet (2017 [2018], Origin) B+(*) 
  • /Jeff Coffin/Victor Wooten/Chester Thompson/Chris Walters/James DaSilva: On the Corner Live! The Music of Miles Davis (2015 [2019], Ear Up) B+(**) 
  • Adam Rudolph/Hamid Drake: Chi (2018 [2019], RareNoise) A− 
  • Expansions: Earth (2018 [2020], Whaling City Sound) B+(*) 
  • /Randy Brecker/Marc Copland/Drew Gress/Joey Baron: Quint5t (2020, Inner Voice Jazz) B+(**) 
  • Expansions: Selflessness: The Music of John Coltrane (2021, Dot Time) B+(**) 
  • Trust and Honesty (2022, Newvelle) B+(**) 
  • Live at Smalls (2022 [2023], Cellar Music) B+(***) 

Carol Liebowitz:

  • /Birgitta Flick: Malita-Malika (2017 [2018], Leo) B+(***) 
  • /Adam Lane/Andrew Drury: Blue Shift (2019 [2022], Line Art) B+(**) 

Helge Lien Trio/Tore Brunborg: Funeral Dance (2022 [2023], Ozella Music) B+(***) 

Lifesavas: Gutterfly (2007, Quannum Projects) B+(*) 

Lifted: 1 (2015, PAN) B+(***) 

Lifter Puller [LFTR PLLR]: Soft Rock (1996-2000 [2002], The Self Starter Foundation, 2CD) A− 

Lukas Ligeti: That Which Has Remained . . . That Which Will Emerge . . . (2015 [2021], Col Legno) B+(**) 

Jimmy Liggins & His Drops of Joy: Vol. 2: Rough Weather Blues (1947-53 [1992], Specialty) A− 

Joe Liggins & the Honeydrippers: Vol. 2: Dripper's Blues (1950-54 [1992], Specialty) B+(***) 

Max Light: Henceforth (2022 [2023], SteepleChase) B+(**) 

Chris Lightcap:

  • 's Bigmouth: Epicenter (2013 [2015], Clean Feed) A− 
  • Superette (2018, The Royal Potato Family) B+(*) 
  • SuperBigmouth (2019, Pyroclastic) B 

Lightning Bolt:

  • Earthly Delights (2007-08 [2009], Load) B− 
  • Fantasy Empire (2015, Thrill Jockey) B+(**) 
  • Sonic Citadel (2019, Thrill Jockey) B+(*) 

Lights: PEP (2022, Fueled by Ramen) B+(***) 

Kirk Lightsey:

  • /Harold Danko: Shorter by Two: The Music of Wayne Shorter Played on Two Pianos (1983 [2017], Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • Live at Smalls Jazz Club (2021 [2022], Cellar) A− 

Lightspeed Champion: Life Is Sweet! Nice to Meet You (2010, Domino) B+(**) 

The Lijadu Sisters:

  • Danger (1976 [2011], Knitting Factory) B+(*) 
  • Mother Africa (1977 [2012], Knitting Factory) B+(**) 
  • Sunshine (1978 [2012], Knitting Factory) B− 

The Like: Release Me (2010, Downtown) B 

Yaroslav Likhachev: Occasional Sketches (2021 [2022], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Lil B: I'm Gay (I'm Happy) (2011, BasedWorld) B+(**) 

Lil Baby:

  • Harder Than Ever (2018, Quality Control) B+(**) 
  • /Gunna: Drip Harder (2018, Quality Control) B+(***) 
  • My Turn (2020, Quality Control) B+(**) 

Lil Dicky: Professional Rapper (2015, self-released, 2CD) A− 

Lil Nas X:

  • 7 (2019, Columbia, EP) B+(*) 
  • Montero (2021, Columbia) B+(*) 

Lil Silva: Yesterday Is Heavy (2022, Nowhere) B+(*) 

Lil Tjay:

  • True 2 Myself (2019, Columbia) B+(*) 
  • 222 (2023, Columbia) B+(**) 

Lil Uzi Vert:

  • Luv Is Rage 2 (2017, Atlantic) B+(*) 
  • Eternal Atake (2020, Atlantic) B+(*) 
  • Pink Tape (2023, Generation Now/Atlantic) B+(**) 

Lil Wayne:

  • Tha Block Is Hot (1999, Cash Money/Universal) B+(**) 
  • 500 Degreez (2002, Cash Money/Universal) B+(***) 
  • Tha Carter (2004, Cash Money/Universal) A− 
  • Tha Carter II (2005, Cash Money/Universal) A− 
  • The Leak (2007, Cash Money, EP) B+(**) 
  • Tha Carter III (2008, Cash Money/Universal) A− 
  • No Ceilings (2010, self-released) A− 
  • Rebirth (2010, Universal Motown/Cash Money) B− 
  • I Am Not a Human Being (2010, Universal Motown) B+(**) 
  • Tha Carter IV (2011, Motown/Cash Money) B+(*) 
  • I Am Not a Human Being II (2013, Cash Money) B+(**) 
  • The Free Weezy Album (2015, Young Money/Republic) B+(*) 
  • Tha Carter V (2018, Young Money/Republic, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Funeral (2020, Young Money) B+(**) 
  • Tha Fix Before Tha VI (2023, Young Money) B 

Lil Yachty:

  • Lil Boat (2016, Quality Control) B 
  • Summer Songs 2 (2016, Quality Control) B− 
  • Let's Start Here (2023, Quality Control Music/UMG) B+(*) 

Christian Lillinger: Open Form for Society (2018 [2019], Plaist Music) B+(***) 

Fenne Lily: Breach (2020, Dead Oceans) B+(**) 

Lim: Lim With Marc Ducret (2010 [2011], Kopasetic) A− 

Pedro Lima:

  • Maguidala (1985 [2020], Bongo Joe) A− 
  • Recordar É Viver: Antologia Vol. 1 (1981-87 [2022], Bongo Joe) B+(***) 

Limousines: Get Sharp (2011, Dangerbird) A− 

Bob Lind: You Might Have Heard My Footsteps: The Best of Bob Lind (1966-67 [1993], EMI) B 

Ove Lind: One Morning in May (1975 [1991], Phontastic) A− 

The Linda Lindas:

  • The Linda Lindas (2020, self-released, EP) B+(***) 
  • Growing Up (2022, Epitaph) B+(***) 

John Lindberg:

  • Trilogy of Works for Eleven Instrumentalists (1984 [1985], Black Saint) B+(***) 
  • Luminosity: Homage to David Izenzon (1992-06 [1996], Music & Arts) B+(**) 
  • Quartet Afterstorm (1994, Black Saint) A− 
  • Bounce (1997, Black Saint) B+(***) 
  • A Tree Frog Tonality (2000, Between the Lines) B+(***) 
  • Ruminations Upon Ives and Gottschalk (2001 [2003], Between the Lines) B+(***) 
  • /Anil Eraslan: Juggling Kukla (2011 [2015], NoBusiness) B+(**) 
  • Raptor Trio: Western Edges (2012 [2016], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • BC3: Born in an Urban Ruin (2016, Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Magnus Lindgren/Georg Breinschmid: Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XIII: Celebrating Mingus 100 (2022, ACT) B+(***) 

Arto Lindsay:

  • Encyclopedia of Arto (1996-2012 [2014], Northern Spy, 2CD) A− 
  • Cuidado Madame (2017, Northern Spy) A− 
  • /Joe McPhee/Ken Vandermark/Phil Sudderberg: Largest Afternoon (2019 [2020], Corbett vs. Dempsey) B+(**) 

Lindstrøm:

  • Where You Go I Go Too (2008, Smalltown Supersound) B+(**) 
  • /Christabelle: Real Life Is No Cool (2010, Smalltown Supersound) B+(***) 
  • Six Cups of Rebel (2012, Smalltown Supersound) B− 
  • Smalhans (2012, Smalltown Supersound) B+(**) 
  • Everyone Else Is a Stranger (2023, Smalltown Supersound) B+(**) 

Johan Lindström:

  • Music for Empty Halls (2018, Moserobie) B+(***) 
  • On the Asylum (2020 [2021], Moserobie) B+(*) 
  • /Norrbotten Big Band: Johan Lindström & Norrbotten Big Band (2020 [2023], Moserobie) B+(**) 

Linqua Franqa: Bellringer (2022, Ernest Jennings) B+(**) 

Lingua Ignota: Sinner Get Ready (2021, Sargent House) B− 

Linkin Park:

  • Hybrid Theory (2000, Warner Bros.) B+(*) 
  • Meteora (2003, Warner Bros.) B+(*) 

Linkoban: Super Into On It (2012, Superbillion, EP) B+(***) 

Ivan Lins: My Heart Speaks (2023, Resonance) B+(**) 

Linus + Nils Økland/Niels Van Heertum/Ingar Zach: Light as Never (2021 [2022], Aspen Edities) B+(*) 

Linx: Intuition (1981, Chrysalis) B+(**) 

Lions: Lions EP (2014 [2015], self-released, EP) B+(**) 

Dua Lipa:

  • Dua Lipa (2017, Warner Brothers) B+(**) 
  • Future Nostalgia (2020, Warner) A− 
  • /The Blessed Madonna: Club Future Nostalgia (2020, Warner) B+(***) 

Arthur Lipner: Two Hands One Heart: Best of Arthur Lipner (1990-2014 [2017], Malletworks Media, 2CD) B+(**) 

Jon Lipscomb:

  • Solo Guitar Improvisations Vol. 1 (2016, self-released) B+(*) 
  • Fodder (2016 [2018], self-released) B+(**) 

Mike Lipskin: Spreadin' Rhythm Around (2002, Buskirk) B+(***) 

Liquid Mike:

  • S/T [Self-Titled] (2023, Kitschy Spirit, EP) B+(***) 
  • Stuntman (2021, Lost Dog) B 
  • You Can Live Forever in Paradise on Earth (2021, Sweet Chin Music, EP) B 
  • A Beer Can and a Bouquet (2022, self-released, EP) B+(**) 

Liquid Quintet [Agusti Fernandez/Artur Majewski/Albert Cirera/Rafal Mazur/Ramon Prats]: Flux (2017 [2019], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(**) 

Lisbeth Quartett: Release (2021 [2022], Intakt) B+(***) 

Lisbon Improvisation Players:

  • Live_LxMeskla (2000 [2002], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • Motion (2002 [2004], Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Brian Lisik: Güdbye Stoopid Whirled (2020, Cherokee Queen) B+(**) 

Selwyn Lissack/Friendship Next of Kin: Facets of the Univers (1969 [2014], Downtown Music Gallery) B+(***) 

Lissie: Catching a Tiger (2010, Fat Possum) B 

Aynsley Lister: Along for the Ride (2022, Straight Talkin') B 

Lithics:

  • Mating Surfaces (2018, Kill Rock Stars) B+(***) 
  • Tower of Age (2020, Trouble in Mind) A− 

Booker Little:

  • Booker Little 4 & Max Roach (1958 [1959], United Artists) B+(**) 
  • Booker Little and Friend (1961, Bethlehem) A− 

Little Big Town: Pain Killer (2014, Capitol Nashville) C+ 

Little Boots: Hands (2009 [2010], Elektra) B+(***) 

Little Brother: May the Lord Watch (2019, Imagine Nation Music/For Members Only/Empire) B+(**) 

Little Dragon:

  • Ritual Union (2011, Peacefrog) B+(*) 
  • Nabuma Rubberband (2014, Republic) B 

Little Richard: Here's Little Richard (1955-57 [2012], Specialty) B+(**) 

Little Simz:

  • Stillness in Wonderland (2016, Age 101) B 
  • Grey Area (2019, Age 101) A− 
  • Drop 6 (2020, AWAL, EP) B+(*) 
  • Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (2021, Age 101) B+(***) 
  • No Thank You (2022, Age 101/Awal/Forever Living Originals) A− 

The Little Willies: For the Good Times (2010-11 [2012], Milking Bull) B+(*) 

Little Women: Lung (2012 [2013], AUM Fidelity) B− 

Liturgy: The Ark Work (2015, Thrill Jockey) C− 

Darren Litzie: My Horizon (2022, Summit) B+(*) 

Kedr Livanskiy: Your Need (2019, 2MR) B 

Liv.e:

  • Couldn't Wait to Tell You . . . (2020, In Real Life) B+(*) 
  • Girl in the Half Pearl (2023, In Real Life) B+(**) 

Live the Spirit Residency: Presents the Young Masters 1: Coming of Age (2016, self-released) A− 

Living Fossil: Never Die! (2017 [2018], self-released) B+(**) 

Living Things: Ahead of the Lions (2004 [2005], Jive/Zomba) B+(***) 

Lizzo:

  • Lizzobangers (2009-13 [2014], Virgin) B+(**) 
  • Coconut Oil (2016, Nice Life/Atlantic, EP) B+(**) 
  • Big Grrrl Small World (2015, BGSW) B+(*) 
  • Cuz I Love You (2019, Nice Life/Atlantic) A− 
  • Special (2022, Atlantic/Nice Life) B+(***) 

Fredrik Ljungkvist: Atlantis (2019, Moserobie) B+(***) 

Llop: J.Imp (2017, El Negocito) B+(*) 

Lloyd: King of Hearts (2011, Interscope) B− 

Charles Lloyd:

  • Discovery! (1964, Columbia) B+(**) 
  • Nirvana (1962-65 [1968], Columbia) B+(**) 
  • Manhattan Stories (1965 [2014], Resonance, 2CD) A− 
  • Dream Weaver (1966, Atlantic) B+(***) 
  • Forest Flower: Charles Lloyd at Monterey (1966 [1968], Atlantic) A− 
  • The Flowering of the Original Charles Lloyd Quartet (1966 [1971], Atlantic) B+(**) 
  • Charles Lloyd in Europe (1966 [1968], Atlantic) B+(**) 
  • Love-In (1967, Atlantic) B+(***) 
  • Journey Within (1967, Atlantic) B+(*) 
  • Montreux Jazz Festival 1967 [Swiss Radio Days Volume 46] (1967 [2019], TCB, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Charles Lloyd in the Soviet Union (1967 [1970], Atlantic) B+(***) 
  • Soundtrack (1968 [1969], Atlantic) B+(***) 
  • Fish Out of Water (1989 [1990], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Notes From Big Sur (1991 [1992], ECM) B+(*) 
  • The Call (1993, ECM) B+(***) 
  • All My Relations (1994 [1995], ECM) B+(*) 
  • Canto (1996 [1997], ECM) B+(**) 
  • The Water Is Wide (1999 [2000], ECM) B+(***) 
  • Hyperion With Higgins (1999 [2001], ECM) A− 
  • Lift Every Voice (2002, ECM, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Wild Man Dance (2013 [2015], Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • & the Marvels: I Long to See You (20B-15 [2016], Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • Passin' Thru (2016 [2017], Blue Note) B+(***) 
  • /Lucinda Williams: Vanished Gardens (2017 [2018], Blue Note) B+(***) 
  • 8: Kindred Spirits (Live From the Lobero) (2018 [2020], Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • & the Marvels: Tone Poem (2020 [2021], Blue Note) B+(***) 
  • Trios: Chapel (2018 [2022], Blue Note) B 
  • Trios: Ocean (2020 [2022], Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • Trios: Sacred Thread (2020 [2022], Blue Note) B+(**) 

Jon Lloyd:

  • Head! (1993, Leo) B+(***) 
  • By Confusion (1996 [1997], Hatology) A− 
  • Vanishing Points (2013, 33) B+(**) 

LMFAO: Sorry for Party Rocking (2011, Interscope) B 

Lnrdcroy: Much Less Normal (2014 [2015], Firecracker) B+(***) 

LNS & DJ Sotofett: Sputters (2017-20 [2021], Tresor) A− 

Tove Lo:

  • Queen of the Clouds (2014, Island) B 
  • Lady Wood (2016, Island) B+(*) 
  • Dirt Femme (2022, Pretty Swede) A− 

Zack Lober: No Fill3r (2022 [2023], Zennez) B+(*) 

Ary Lobo: Ary Lobo 1958-1966 [Limited Dance Edition No. 19] (1958-66 [2023], Analog Africa) B+(***) 

Márcio Local: Says Don Day Don Dree Don Don (2009, Luaka Bop) B+(**) 

Local Natives:

  • Gorilla Manor (2009 [2010], Frenchkiss) B− 
  • Hummingbird (2013, Frenchkiss) B− 

Joe LoCascio and Woody Witt: Absinthe: The Music of Billy Strayhorn (2011 [2014], Blue Bamboo Music) B+(**) 

Joey Locascio: Meets the Legend (2016, Blujazz) B+(*) 

Location Location Location [Michael Formanek/Anthony Pirog/Mike Pride]: Damaged Goods (2023, Cuneiform) B+(*) 

Joe Locke:

  • /David Hazeltine: Mutual Admiration Society 2 (2009, Sharp Nine) B+(*) 
  • For the Love of You (2009 [2010], Koch) B− 
  • Love Is a Pendulum (2014 [2015], Motéma Music) B+(***) 
  • Makram (2021-22 [2023], Circle 9) B+(*) 

Damon Locks:

  • /Black Monument Ensemble: Where Future Unfolds (2019, International Anthem) B+(*) 
  • /Black Monument Ensemble: Now (2020 [2021], International Anthem) B+(**) 
  • /Rob Mazurek: New Future City Radio (2023, International Anthem) B+(*) 

Nils Lofgren:

  • Blue With Lou (2019, Cattle Track Road) B+(*) 
  • Mountains (2023, Cattle Track Road) B 

Doug Lofstrom: Music for Strings (2018-19 [2021], Origin Classical) B− 

Jeff Lofton: Jericho (2019, self-released) B+(**) 

Aubrey Logan: Your Mom's Favorite Songs (2019, Resonance, EP) B+(*) 

Giuseppi Logan: More (1965 [1966], ESP-Disk) B+(***) 

Logic:

  • Under Pressure (2014, Def Jam) B+(**) 
  • Vinyl Days (2022, Def Jam) B+(**) 
  • College Park (2023, Three Oh One/BMG) B+(*) 

Logos: Cold Mission (2013, Keysound) B+(*) 

Elisabeth Lohninger: Christmas in July (2011, JazzSick) B+(*) 

Lok 03+1: Signals (2016, Trost) B+(**) 

Jackie Lomax: Is This What You Want? (1969 [2010], Capitol) C 

Mark Lomax:

  • Tales of the Black Experience (1999 [2001], Blacklisted Music) B+(***) 
  • Lift Every Voice! (2004, Blacklisted Music) B+(**) 
  • Isis & Osiris (2012 [2014], Inarhyme) A− 
  • We Shall Overcome: Spirituals & the Blues Vol. 2 (2013 [2014], CFG Multimedia) B+(***) 
  • Requiem for a Fallen King: A Tribute to Elvin Jones (2013 [2016], CFG Multimedia) B+(***) 
  • 400: An Afrikan Epic (2019, CFG Multimedia, 12-CD) A 
  • /The Urban Art Ensemble: 400 Years Suite (2019 [2020], CFG Multimedia) A 
  • The Last Concert: Ankh & the Tree of Life (2020, CFG Multimedia) A− 
  • Prismatic Reflections No. 1 (2021 [2022], CFG Multimedia) B+(***) 
  • Tapestry (2022 [2023], CFG Multimedia) A− 

Dave Lombardo: Rites of Percussion (2023, Ipecac) B+(**) 

Lomelda: Hannah (2020, Double Double Whammy) B+(*) 

Fred Lonberg-Holm:

  • /Joe McPhee: No Time Left for Sadness (2019 [2020], Corbett vs. Dempsey) B+(**) 
  • /Tim Daisy: Current 23 (2022 [2023], Relay) B+(**) 

Amy London/Darmon Meader/Dylan Pramuk/Holli Ross: Royal Bopsters Project (2015, Motéma) B 

Theophilus London: Timez Are Weird These Days (2011, Reprise) B 

London Brew: London Brew (2020 [2023], Concord, 2CD) B+(***) 

London Grammar: If You Wait (2013, Warner/Chappell) B+(*) 

London Jazz Composers Orchestra: That Time (1972-80 [2020], Not Two) B+(*) 

The London Suede: Dog Man Star (1994, Nude/Columbia) B 

The Lone Bellow: The Lone Bellow (2013, Descendant) B− 

LoneLady:

  • Nerve Up (2009 [2010], Warp) A− 
  • Hinterland (2015, Warp) B+(***) 
  • Former Things (2021, Warp) B+(**) 

The Lonely Island:

  • Incredibad (2009, Universal/Republic) B+(***) 
  • Turtleneck & Chain (2011, Universal Republic) B 

The Long Ryders: September November (2023, Cherry Red) B+(**) 

Mike Longo:

  • Step On It (2013 [2014], CAP) B+(***) 
  • Celebrates Oscar Peterson: Live (2013 [2014], CAP) B+(**) 
  • Only Time Will Tell (2016 [2017], CAP) B+(**) 

Loop: Sonancy (2022, Cooking Vinyl) B+(***) 

David Lopato: Gendhing for a Spirit Rising (2017, Global Coolant, 2CD) B+(*) 

Luís Lopes:

  • Noise Solo at ZBD Lisbon (2011-12 [2013], LPZ) B+(*) 
  • The Line (2014, Clean Feed) A− 
  • /Jean-Luc Guionnet: Live at Culturgest (2011 [2015], Clean Feed) B− 
  • Love Song (2015 [2016], Shhpuma) B 
  • Humanization 4tet: Believe, Believe (2018 [2020], Clean Feed) B+(***)  
  • /Lisbon Berlin Quartet: Sinister Hypnotization (2018 [2021], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Luis Lopes:

  • Abyss Mirrors: Echoisms (2022 [2023], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Brandon López:

  • Quoniam Facta Sum Vilis (2018, Astral Spirits) B+(*) 
  • /Ingrid Laubrock/Tom Rainey: No Es La Playa (2021 [2022], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • Live at Roulette (2021, Relative Pitch) B+(**) 
  • Vilevilevilevilevilevilevilevile (2023, Tao Forms) B+(**) 

Brandon Lopez:

  • Matanzas (2023, Relative Pitch) B+(**) 

Harold López-Nussa: Timba a la Americana (2023, Blue Note) B+(**) 

Jennifer Lopez: Love? (2011, Island) B 

L'Orange:

  • /Stik Figa: The City Under the City (2013, Mello Music Group) B+(*) 
  • /Jeremiah Jae: The Night Took Us in Like Family (2015, Mello Music Group) A−  /Kool Keith: Time? Astonishing! (2015, Mello Music Group) B+(**) 
  • /Mr. Lif: The Life & Death of Scenery (2016, Mello Music Group) A− 
  • The Ordinary Man (2017, Mello Music Group) B+(***) 
  • /Jeremiah Jae: Complicate Your Life With Violence (2019, Mello Music Group) A− 
  • /Namir Blade: Imaginary Everything (2021, Mello Music Group) A− 
  • The World Is Still Chaos, but I Feel Better (2021, Mello Music Group) B+(**) 

David Lord:

  • Forest Standards Vol. 1 (2016 [2018], BIG EGO) B+(**) 
  • Forest Standards Vol. 2 (2018 [2020], BIG EGO) B+(**) 

Lord Echo: Harmonies (2017, Soundway) A− 

Lord Huron:

  • Lonesome Dreams (2012, Iamsound) B+(*) 
  • Strange Trails (2015, Iamsound) B+(***)  
  • Long Lost (2021, Republic) B 

Lorde:

  • Pure Heroine (2013, Lava/Republic) B+(**) 
  • Melodrama (2017, Lava/Republic) A− 
  • Solar Power (2021, Universal) B+(**) 

Alex LoRe & Weirdear: Evening Will Find Itself (2021 [2023], Whirlwind) B+(**) 

Frantz Loriot/Manuel Perovic Notebook Large Ensemble: Urban Furrow (2014 [2015], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Lorn: Ask the Dusk (2012, Ninja Tune) B+(**) 

Los Angeles Jazz Quartet: Family Song (1998, Not Two) B+(**) 

Los Bitchos: Let the Festivities Begin! (2022, City Slang) B+(***) 

Los Bonsáis: Nordeste (2015, Elefant, EP) B+(*) 

Los Camaroes: Resurrection Los Vol. 1 (1976 [2017], Analog Africa) B+(**) 

Los Campesinos!:

  • Sticking Fingers Into Sockets (2007, Arts & Crafts, EP) B+(**) 
  • Hold on Now, Youngster . . . (2008, Arts & Crafts) B+(***) 
  • Romance Is Boring (2010, Arts & Crafts) B+(***) 
  • Hello Sadness (2011, Arts & Crafts) B+(*) 

Los Chicharrons: Roots of Life (2011, Tummy Touch) B+(***) 

Los Golden Boys: Cumbia De Juventud (1964-69 [2022], Mississippi) B+(***) 

Los Guanches: The Corpse Went Dancing Rumba (1996, Corason) A− 

Los Lobos:

  • Tin Can Trust (2010, Shout! Factory) B+(***) 
  • Gates of Gold (2015, 429/Savoy Jazz) B+(**) 
  • Native Sons (2021, New West) B+(*) 

Loscil:

  • Sea Island (2014, Kranky) B+(*) 
  • /Lawrence English: Colours of Air (2023, Kranky) B+(*) 

Russ Lossing:

  • Dreamer (2000, Double Time) B+(**) 
  • /Ed Schuller/Paul Motian: As It Grows (2002 [2004], Hatology) B+(**) 
  • All Things Arise (2005 [2006], Hatology) B+(**) 
  • Eclipse (2012 [2015], Aqua Piazza) B+(**) 
  • Changes (2018 [2019], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • Motian Music (2019, Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • Metamorphism (2017 [2021], Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • Folks (2017 [2022], Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • Alternate Side Parking Music (2019 [2023], Aqua Piazza) B+(***) 

Lost Bayou Ramblers: Kalenda (2017, Rice Pump) A− 

Lost Girls: Menneskekollektivet (2021, Smalltown Supersound) A− 

Lost in the Trees: Past Life (2013 [2014], Anti) B+(***) 

Lotic: Power (2018, Tri Angle) B 

Antti Lötjönen Quintet East: Circus/Citadel (2023, We Jazz) B+(***) 

Lotus Plaza: Spooky Action at a Distance (2012, Kranky) B+(**) 

Maurice Louca:

  • Elephantine (2019, Northern Spy) B+(*) 
  • Elephantine Band: Moonshine (2023, Sub Rosa/Northern Spy) B+(***) 

Lionel Loueke:

  • Virgin Forest (2006 [2007], ObliqSound) B+(*) 
  • Heritage (2012, Blue Note) B 
  • Gaia (2015, Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • Close Your Eyes (2018 [2021], Sounderscore) B+(***) 
  • HH (2019 [2020], Edition) B+(**) 

Louisiana Red: The Lowdown Back Porch Blues (1963 [1991], Collectables) B+(***) 

The Louvin Brothers: Love and Wealth: The Lost Recordings (1952-55 [2018], Modern Harmonic, 2CD) B+(***) 

Joe Lovano:

  • Sounds of Joy (1991, Enja) B+(***) 
  • On This Day . . . at the Vanguard (2002 [2003], Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • Classic! Live at Newport (2005 [2016], Blue Note) B+(***) 
  • Cross Culture (2012 [2013], Blue Note) A− 
  • /Dave Douglas: Sound Prints: Live at Monterey Jazz Festival (2013 [2015], Blue Note) A− 
  • /Dave Douglas: Sound Prints: Scandal (2017 [2018], Greenleaf Music) B+(***) 
  • Trio Tapestry (2018 [2019], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Trio Tapestry: Garden of Expression (2019 [2021], ECM) B 
  • /Dave Douglas: Soundprints: Other Worlds (2020 [2021], Greenleaf Music) B+(*) 
  • Our Daily Bread (2022 [2023], ECM) B+(*) 

Love: Love (1966, Elektra) A− 

Love:

  • Da Capo (1967, Elektra) B+(***) 
  • Four Sail (1969, Elektra) B+(**) 
  • Out Here (1969, Blue Thumb) B− 
  • False Start (1970, Blue Thumb) B+(**) 

Darlene Love: The Sound of Love: The Very Best of Darlene Love (1962-75 [2011], Phil Spector/Legacy) B+(**) 

A Love Electric:

  • Son of a Hero (2014, Ropeadope) B 
  • A Permanent Immigrant (2020, Imagination Demand) B+(*) 

Love Is All:

  • Nine Times That Same Song (2006, What's Your Rupture?) A− 
  • Two Thousand and Ten Injuries (2010, Polyvinyl) B+(***) 

The Love Language: Libraries (2010, Merge) B 

Lydia Loveless:

  • Indestructible Machine (2011, Bloodshot) A− 
  • Boy Crazy (2013, Bloodshot, EP) B+(*) 
  • Somewhere Else (2014, Bloodshot) B+(**) 
  • Real (2016, Bloodshot) B 
  • Daughter (2020, Honey, You're Gonna Be Late) B+(*) 
  • Nothing's Gonna Stand in My Way Again (2023, Bloodshot) B+(*) 

Patty Loveless:

  • On Your Way Home (2003, Epic) B+(**) 
  • Mountain Soul II (2009, Saguaro Road) B 

Jasmine Lovell-Smith's Towering Poppies:

  • Fortune Songs (2012, Paint Box) B+(***) 
  • Yellow Red Blue (2015 [2016], Paint Box) B+(**) 

Lyle Lovett:

  • Natural Forces (2009, Lost Highway) B+(***) 
  • Release Me (2011 [2012], Lost Highway) B+(*) 
  • 12th of June (2022, Verve) B+(**) 

The Lovin' Spoonful:

  • Do You Believe in Magic (1965 [2002], Buddha) A− 
  • Daydream (1966 [2003], Buddha) B+(**) 
  • Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful (1966 [2003], Buddha) B+(**) 
  • Greatest Hits (1965-68 [2000], Buddha) A− 
  • Greatest Hits (1965-70 [2000], Buddha) A− 

Low:

  • Drums and Guns (2007, Sub Pop) B 
  • C'mon (2011, Sub Pop) C+ 
  • The Invisible Way (2013, Sub Pop) B− 
  • Ones and Sixes (2015, Sub Pop) B 
  • Double Negative (2018, Sub Pop) B+(*) 
  • Hey What (2021, Sub Pop) C 

Andy Fairweather Low:

  • & the Low Riders: Lockdown Live (2020 [2021], Secret) B+(*) 
  • Flang Dang (2023, Last Music) A− 

The Low Anthem:

  • Oh My God, Charlie Darwin (2009, Nonesuch) B+(***) 
  • Smart Flesh (2011, Nonesuch) B+(*) 

Low Cut Connie:

  • Get Out the Lotion (2011, self-released) A− 
  • Call Me Sylvia (2012, self-released) A− 
  • Hi Honey (2015, Ardent Music/Contender) A− 
  • "Dirty Pictures" (Part 1) (2017, Contender) B 
  • "Dirty Pictures" (Part 2) (2018, Contender) B+(**) 
  • Private Lives (2020, Contender) B 
  • Tough Cookies: The Best of the Quarantine Broadcasts (2020 [2021], Contender) B+(***)  Art Dealers (2023, Contender) B 

Low Society: You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down (2014, Icehouse) B+(*) 

Lowcountry: Lowcountry (2023, Ropeadope) B+(***) 

Allen Lowe:

  • Julius Hemphill Plays the Music of Allen Lowe (1989-91 [2016], Constant Sorrow) B+(**) 
  • Louis Armstrong: An Avant Garde Portrait (1992 [2016], Constant Sorrow) B+(***) 
  • /Roswell Rudd: Woyzeck's Death (1994 [1995], Enja) B+(*) 
  • Mulatto Radio: Field Recordings: 1-4 (2012 [2014], Constant Sorrow, 4CD) A− 
  • In the Diaspora of the Diaspora: Where a Cigarette Is Smoked by Ten Men (2015, Constant Sorrow) A− 
  • In the Diaspora of the Diaspora: We Will Gather When We Gather (2015, Constant Sorrow) A− 

Allen Lowe/Matthew Shipp/Kevin Ray/Jake Millett:

  • In the Diaspora of the Diaspora: Ballad for Albert (2015, Constant Sorrow) B+(***) 

Allen Lowe:

  • In the Diaspora of the Diaspora: Man With Guitar: Where's Robert Johnson? (2013 [2015], Constant Sorrow) A− 
  • In the Diaspora of the Diaspora: A Day in Brooklyn: At Ibeam (2015 [2016], Constant Sorrow, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • In the Diaspora of the Diaspora: Hell With an Ocean View (2016, Constant Sorrow) A− 
  • Jews & Roots/Radical Jewish Acculturation: An Avant Garde of Our Own: Disconnected Works: 1980-2018 (1980-2018 [2019], Constant Sorrow/ESP-Disk, 8CD) B+(***) 
  • /The Constant Sorrow Orchestra: America: The Rough Cut (2014-22 [2023], ESP-Disk) A− 
  • /The Constant Sorrow Orchestra: In the Dark (2022 [2023], ESP-Disk, 3CD) A− 

Bill Lowe and the Signifyin' Natives Ensemble: Sweet Cane: Suites and Other Pedagogical Prompts (2021 [2023], Mandorla Music) B+(***) 

Frank Lowe: The Flam (1975 [1993], Black Saint) A− 

Mundell Lowe/Lloyd Wells/Jim Ferguson: Poor Butterfly (2015, Two Helpins' of Collards) B+(*) 

Nick Lowe:

  • Jesus of Cool (1975-78 [2008], Yep Roc) A 
  • & His Cowboy Outfit: The Rose of England (1985, Columbia) B+(***) 
  • Untouched Takeaway (1995-2001 [2004], Yep Roc) B 
  • The Old Magic (2011, Yep Roc) B 
  • /Los Straitjackets: Walkabout (2013-19 [2020], Yep Roc) B 

Rosie Lowe: Yu (2019, Wolf Tone) B+(**) 

Lower Dens:

  • Twin-Hand Movement (2010, Gnomonsong) A− 
  • Nootropics (2012, Ribbon Music) B+(*) 

Lowkey:

  • Dear Listener (2008, SO Empire) B+(**) 
  • Soundtrack to the Struggle (2011, Mesopotamia Music) A− 
  • Soundtrack to the Struggle 2 (2019, Mesopotamia Music) A− 

LP and the Vinyl: Heard and Sceen (2019 [2020], OA2) B 

LSD: Labrinth/Sia/Diplo Present . . . LSD (2019, Columbia) B− 

LSDXOXO: Dedicated 2 Disrespect (2021, XL, EP) B+(**) 

Chien Chien Lu: Built in System: Live in New York (2023, Giant Step Arts) B+(***) 

Kelsey Lu: Blood (2019, Columbia) B+(**) 

Romero Lubambo:

  • Só: Brazilian Essence (2013 [2014], Sunnyside) B+(*) 
  • Setembro: A Brazilian Under the Jazz Influence (2015, Sunnyside) B+(*) 

Gary Lucas:

  • Fleischerei: Music From Max Fleischer Cartoons (2005 [2016], Cuneiform) A− 
  • The Essential Gary Lucas (1981-2020 [2021], Knitting Factory, 2CD) B+(*) 

Hans Luchs: Time Never Pauses (2015, OA2) B+(*) 

Luciano Luciani Y Sus Mulatos: Mulata, Vamos A La Salsa (1970 [2022], Vampisoul) B+(***) 

Salvoandrea Lucifora: Drifters (2022 [2023], Trytone) A− 

Lucius: Wildewoman (2013, Mom + Pop Music) B+(*) 

Ludacris: Battle of the Sexes (2010, Disturbing Tha Peace) B 

Gene Ludwig-Pat Martino Trio: Young Guns (1968-69 [2014], High Note) A− 

Old Man Luedecke: Domestic Eccentric (2015, True North) B+(***) 

Rob Luft:

  • Riser (2017, Edition) B 
  • Life Is the Dancer (2019 [2020], Edition) B 

Steven Lugerner: Jacknife: The Music of Jackie McLean (2015 [2016], Primary) B+(***) 

Luka Productions:

  • Mali Kady (2016, Sahel Sounds) B+(*) 
  • Fasokan (2017, Sahel Sounds) B+(**) 
  • /Kandiafa: Music From Saharan WhatsApp 06 (2020, Sahel Sounds, EP) B+(**) 

Lukah:

  • Whe the Black Hand Touches You (2020 [2021], Raw Materials) B+(**) 
  • Why Look Up, God's in the Mirror (2021, Fxck Rxp Rxcxrds) A− 

Lukid: Lonely at the Top (2012, Werk Discs/Ninja Tune) B+(*) 

LUME [Lisbon Underground Music Ensemble]:

  • Xabregas 10 (2014 [2016], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • Las Californias (2021, Clean Feed) B+(***) 

The Lumineers: The Lumineers (2012, Dualtone) B+(*) 

Lump:

  • Lump (2018, Dead Oceans) B+(*) 
  • Animal (2021, Chrysalis) B+(**) 

Igor Lumpert/Innertextures:

  • Eleven (2017 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • I Am the Spirit of the Earth (2021 [2022], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Luna: Slide (1993, Elektra, EP) B+(***) 

Jimmie Lunceford: Swingsation (1934-37 [1998], GRP) A− 

Corb Lund:

  • Cabin Fever (2012, New West) B+(**) 
  • Counterfeit Blues (2014, New West) B+(*) 
  • Agricultural Tragic (2020, New West) B+(**) 
  • Songs My Friends Wrote (2022, New West) A− 

Lage Lund:

  • Terrible Animals (2018 [2019], Criss Cross) B+(*) 
  • Most Peculiar (2022 [2023], Criss Cross) B+(**) 

Jon Lundbom:

  • Big Five Chord (2003 [2004], self-released) B+(*) 

John Lundbom:

  • /Big Five Chord: All the Pretty Ponies (A Live Recording) (2004 [2005], self-released) B 

Jon Lundbom:

  • /Big Five Chord: Liverevil (2013, Hot Cup, 2CD) A− 
  • /Big Five Chord: Jeremiah (2014 [2015], Hot Cup) B+(***) 
  • /Big Five Chord: Make the Magic Happen (2015 [2016], Hot Cup, EP) B+(***) 
  • /Big Five Chord: Bring Their 'A' Game (2015 [2016], Hot Cup, EP) B+(***) 
  • /Big Five Chord: Play All the Notes (2016, Hot Cup, EP) A− 
  • /Big Five Chord: Make the Changes (2016, Hot Cup, EP) A− 
  • /Big Five Chord: Harder on the Outside (2018 [2019], Hot Cup) B+(***) 
  • /Bryan Murray: Beats by Balto! Vol. 1 (2018 [2019], Chant) A− 

Jan Lundgren:

  • /Herb Geller: Stockholm Get-Together! (1994 [2023], Fresh Sound) B+(***) 
  • All By Myself (2014, Fresh Sound) B+(**) 

Carmen Lundy: Code Noir (2017, Afrasia Productions) B 

Daniele Luppi/Parquet Courts: Milano (2017, 30th Century/Columbia) B+(***) 

Jessica Lurie:

  • Megaphone Heart (2012, Zipa! Music) B+(*) 
  • Long Haul (2017, Chant) B+(**) 

The John Lurie National Orchestra: The Invention of Animals (1993-94 [2014], Amulet) B+(***) 

Lushlife: Plateau Vision (2012, Western Vinyl) B+(*) 

Tony Lustig: Taking Flight (2016, Bimperl) B+(**) 

Galcher Lustwerk: 100% Galcher (2013 [2022], Ghostly International) B+(**) 

Martin Lutz:

  • It's Swing Not Rocket Science (2011, Calibrated) B+(*) 
  • LoLife/HiLife (2023, Gateway, 2CD) B+(***) 

Mark Lyken/Emma Dove: Mirror Lands (2015, Time Released Sound) B 

Lykke Li:

  • Youth Novels (2008, Atlantic) B 
  • Wounded Rhymes (2011, Atlantic) B− 
  • I Never Learn (2014, Atlantic) B+(**) 
  • So Sad So Sexy (2018, RCA) B+(*) 
  • Eyeye (2022, PIAS) B+(*) 

Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers: The Very Best of Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers (1956-60 [2000], Rhino) A 

Dana Lyn: A Point on a Slow Curve (2022, In a Circle) B+(*) 

Vincent Lyn: Live in New York City (2013 [2014], Budo) B+(*) 

Brian Lynch:

  • Peer Pressure (1986 [1987], Criss Cross) B+(**) 
  • Back Room Blues (1989 [1990], Criss Cross) B+(**) 
  • Spheres of Influence (1997, Sharp Nine) B+(*) 
  • Latin Jazz Sextet: ConClave (2004 [2005], Criss Cross) B+(**) 
  • Unsung Heroes Vol. 2 (2008-09 [2013], Hollistic MusicWorks) B+(**) 
  • /Spheres of Influence: ConClave Vol. 2 (2010 [2011], Criss Cross) B+(**) 
  • /Emmet Cohen: Questioned Answer (2012 [2014], Hollistic Musicworks) B+(**) 
  • Madera Latino (2012 [2016], Hollistic MusicWorks, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • The Omni-American Book Club: My Journey Through Literature in Music (2019, Hollistic MusicWorks) A− 
  • Songbook Vol. 1: Bus Stop Serenade (2016 [2021], Holistic MusicWorks) B+(*) 
  • /Spheres of Influence: Songbook Vol. 2: Dance the Way U Want To (2018 [2022], Holistic MusicWorks, 2CD) B+(***) 

Quiana Lynell: A Little Love (2019, Concord Jazz) B 

Cheryl Lynn: Cheryl Lynn (1978 [2010], Reel Music) B+(**) 

Lera Lynn: On My Own (2020, Ruby Range) B+(*) 

Loretta Lynn:

  • Loretta Lynn Sings (1963, Decca) A− 
  • Before I'm Over You (1964, Decca) B+(***) 
  • Songs From My Heart . . . (1965, Decca) B+(**) 
  • Blue Kentucky Girl (1965, Decca) B+(**) 
  • Hymns (1965, Decca) B 
  • I Like 'Em Country (1966, Decca) B+(*) 
  • You Ain't Woman Enough (1966, Decca) B+(**) 
  • Don't Come Home a Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind) (1967, Decca) B+(***) 
  • Loretta Lynn's Greatest Hits (1961-67 [1968], Decca) A− 
  • Who Says God Is Dead! (1968, Decca) B+(*) 
  • Fist City (1968, Decca) A− 
  • Your Squaw Is on the Warpath Tonight (1969, Decca) B+(*) 
  • Here's Loretta Singing "Wings Upon Your Horns" (1969 [1970], Decca) B+(*) 
  • Loretta Lynn Writes 'Em and Sings 'Em (1965-69 [1970], Decca) B+(***) 
  • Coal Miner's Daughter (1970 [1971], Decca) B+(***) 
  • I Wanna Be Free (1971, Decca) B+(*) 
  • You're Lookin' at Country (1971, Decca) B+(**) 
  • Alone With You (1961-64 [1972], Vocalion) B+(**) 
  • One's on the Way (1972, Decca) B+(***) 
  • Here I Am Again (1972, Decca) B+(*) 
  • Entertainer of the Year (1972, Decca) B+(*) 
  • Love Is the Foundation (1973, MCA) B+(**) 

Loretta Lynn/Conway Twitty:

  • Country Partners (1974, MCA) B+(***) 

Loretta Lynn:

  • They Don't Make 'Em Like My Daddy (1974, MCA) B+(*) 
  • Back to the Country (1975, MCA) B+(*) 

Loretta Lynn/Conway Twitty:

  • Feelins' (1975, MCA) B− 

Loretta Lynn:

  • When the Tingle Becomes a Chill (1976, MCA) B+(*) 

Loretta Lynn/Conway Twitty:

  • United Talent (1976, MCA) B 

Loretta Lynn:

  • I Remember Patsy (1977, MCA) B+(***) 
  • Out of My Head and Back in My Bed (1978, MCA) B 
  • Making Love From Memory (1982, MCA) B 
  • Lyin', Cheatin', Woman Chasin', Honky Tonkin', Whiskey Drinkin' You (1983, MCA) B+(*) 
  • Just a Woman (1985, MCA) B+(**) 
  • Who Was That Stranger (1988, MCA) B+(**) 
  • Still Country (2000, Audium) B+(*) 
  • Full Circle (2016, Legacy) B+(**) 
  • Wouldn't It Be Great (2006-17 [2018], Legacy) B+(**) 
  • Still Woman Enough (2007-20 [2021], Legacy) A− 

Shelby Lynne:

  • Just a Little Lovin' (2008, Lost Highway) B+(*) 
  • Tears, Lies and Alibis (2010, Everso) B+(***) 
  • Revelation Road (2011, Everso) B+(*) 
  • I Can't Imagine (2015, New Rounder) B 

Lynyrd Skynyrd:

  • Nuthin' Fancy (1975, MCA) B+(**) 
  • Live at the Cardiff Capitol Theater, Cardiff, Wales Nov 04 1975 [Authorized Bootleg] (1975 [2009], Geffen) B 
  • Gimme Back My Bullets (1976, MCA) B+(*) 
  • Live at Winterland, San Francisco, Mar 07 1976 [Authorized Bootleg] (1976 [2009], Geffen) B+(**) 
  • One More From the Road (1976, MCA) B+(**) 
  • Street Survivors (1977, MCA) B+(***) 
  • Gold & Platinum (1972-77 [1979], MCA, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • God & Guns (2009, Roadrunner) B 

Jimmy Lyons:

  • Other Afternoons (1969 [1979], Affinity) B+(**) 
  • Jump Up (1978 [2016], Corbett vs. Dempsey, 2CD) A− 
  • /Andrew Cyrille: Something in Return (1981 [1988], Black Saint) A− 
  • /Sunny Murray: Jump Up (1980 [2012], Hatology) A− 
  • Wee Sneezawee (1983 [1984], Black Saint) A− 
  • Give It Up (1985, Black Saint) B+(***) 

Hayoung Lyou: Metamorphosis (2019 [2020], Endectomorph Music) B+(***) 

Lyrics Born:

  • Everywhere at Once (2008, Anti-) B+(**) 
  • As U Were (2010, Decon) A− 
  • Real People (2015, Mobile Home) A 
  • Now Look What You've Done, Lyrics Born! Greatest Hits (1997-2015 [2016], Mobile Home) A 
  • Quite a Life (2018, Mobile Home) A− 
  • /Cutso: Lyrics Born & Cutso Present Rapp Nite (2019, self-released, EP) A− 
  • Lyrics Born Presents: Mobile Homies Season 1 (2022, Mobile Home) A− 
  • Vision Board (2022, Mobile Home) A− 

Humphrey Lyttelton: Humphrey Lyttelton in Canada (1983 [2015], Sackville/Delmark) B+(***) 

Paul Lytton/Nate Wooley: Known/Unknown (2018 [2020], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(*) 

M Feat. Ben Stapp/Fred Lonberg-Holm/Marco Colonna/Steve Swell: Broken Songs (2022, Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(**) 

M(h)aol: Attachment Styles (2023, Tulle) B+(**) 

M83:

  • Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts (2003, Gooom Disques) B− 
  • Saturdays = Youth (2008, Mute) B 
  • Hurry Up, We're Dreaming (2011, Mute, 2CD) B 
  • Fantasy (2023, Mute/Virgin) B 

Yo-Yo Ma: The Soul of the Tango: The Music of Astor Piazzolla (1998, Sony Classical) B+(**) 

Yo-Yo Ma:

  • Classic Yo-Yo (1992-2001 [2001], Sony Classical) B+(*) 

Baaba Maal: Being (2023, Marathon Artists) B+(**) 

Mabel: About Last Night . . . (2022, Polydor) B+(**) 

Harold Mabern:

  • Right on Time (2014, Smoke Sessions) B+(*) 
  • Afro Blue (2015, Smoke Sessions) B 
  • To Love and Be Loved (2017, Smoke Sessions) B+(*) 
  • Iron Man: Live at Smoke (2018, Smoke Sessions, 2CD) A− 
  • Mabern Plays Mabern (2018 [2020], Smoke Sessions) B+(**) 
  • Mabern Plays Coltrane (2018 [2021], Smoke Sessions) B+(*) 

Yuko Mabuchi: Caribbean Canvas (2022, Vista) B+(**) 

Ewan MacColl: Black and White: The Definitive Collection (1972-86 [1990], Green Linnet) A− 

Amy MacDonald: This Is the Life (2007 [2008], Decca) B+(*) 

Doug MacDonald:

  • Solo Plus (2014 [2015], BluJazz) B+(*) 
  • A Salute to Jazz Composers: Jazz Marathon 2 (2016 [2017], BluJazz, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • /Roger Neumann: Two Quintets: Live Upstairs at Vitello's (2017 [2018], Blujazz, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • View of the City (2016 [2018], Blujazz) B+(*) 
  • Organisms (2018 [2019], self-released) B+(**) 
  • Califournia Quartet (2018 [2019], Dmacmusic) B+(*) 
  • & the Tarmac Ensemble: Jazz Marathon 4: Live at Hangar 18 (2019, DMAC, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • Toluca Lake Jazz (2020 [2021], Doug MacDonald Music) B+(**) 
  • Live in Hawaii (2019 [2021], DMAC Music) B+(*) 
  • Serenade to Highland Park (2021, DMAC Music) B+(**) 
  • /L.A. All-Star Octet: Overtones (2021 [2022], DMAC Music) B+(***) 
  • Big Band Extravaganza (2022 [2023], DMAC Music) B 
  • Edwin Alley (2022 [2023], DMAC Music) B+(**) 

Earl MacDonald: Re: Visions (2008 [2010], Death Defying) B+(**) 

Kirk MacDonald:

  • Symmetry (2013 [2016], Addo) B+(*) 
  • Common Ground (2015 [2017], Addo, 2CD) B 

Raymond MacDonald & Marilyn Crispell: Parallel Moments (2010 [2014], Babel) B+(**) 

Shane MacGowan and the Popes: The Rare Oul' Stuff (1994-97 [2001], ZTT) B+(**) 

Mach-Hommy:

  • Pray for Haiti (2021, Griselda) B+(***) 
  • Balens Cho (2021, Griselda, EP) B+(**) 
  • Dollar Menu 4 (2022, self-released, EP) B+(***) 
  • /Tha God Fahim: Notorious Dump Legends Vol. 2 (2023, self-released) B+(*) 

Machine Girl:

  • U-Void Synthesizer (2020, 1818199 DK2) B− 
  • Neon White Soundtrack Part 1: The Wicked Heart (2022, self-released) B+(**) 
  • Neon White Soundtrack Part 2: The Burn That Cures (2022, self-released) B+(*) 

Machine Mass [Tony Bianco/Michel Delville]: Inti (2012 [2014], Moonjune) B+(**) 

Machinedrum:

  • Vapor City (2013, Ninja Tune) B+(*) 
  • Vapor City Archives (2014, Ninja Tune) B+(***) 

Ruben Machtelinckx + Arve Henriksen: A Short Story (2022, Aspen Edities) B+(***) 

Mack Avenue Superband: Live From the 2015 Detroit Jazz Festival (2015 [2016], Mack Avenue) B 

Nick Maclean: Rites of Ascension (2017, Browntasaurus) B+(*) 

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis:

  • The Heist (2012, self-released) B+(***) 
  • This Unruly Mess I've Made (2016, Macklemore) B+(*) 

The MacroQuarktet: The Complete Night: Live at the Stone NYC (2007 [2020, Out of Your Head, 2CD) B+(***) 

Mad Crush: Mad Crush (2018, Upon This Rock, EP) B+(**) 

Mad Professor/Jah9: Mad Professor Meets Jah9 in the Midst of the Storm (2017, VP) B+(**) 

Madalitso Band: Musakayike (2022, Bongo Joe) A− 

Ahmoudou Madassane: Zerzura (2018, Sahel Sounds) B+(**) 

Maddie & Tae:

  • Start Here (2015, Dot) B+(*) 
  • Through the Madness (2022, Mercury Nashville, EP) B+(*) 
  • Through the Madness Vol. 2 (2022, Mercury Nashville, EP) B+(*) 

Made to Break:

  • Cherchez La Femme (2013 [2014], Trost) B+(***) 
  • Before the Code (2014 [2015], Trost) B+(***) 
  • Before the Code: Live (2014, Audiographic) B+(**) 
  • N N N (2014 [2015], Audiographic) A− 
  • Dispatch to the Sea (2014 [2016], Audiographic) A− 
  • Trebuchet (2017, Trost) A− 
  • F4 Fake (2017 [2019], Trost) A− 

João Madeira:

  • /Hernâni Faustino: dB Duet (2020 [2021], FMR) B+(***) 
  • /Wagner Ramos: Meristema (2022, 4darecord) B+(***) 

Sho Madjozi: Limpopo Champions League (2018, Flourish and Multiply) A− 

Madlib:

  • Beat Konducta, Vol. 5-6 (2009, Stones Throw) B+(**) 
  • Madlib Medicine Show #1: Before the Verdict (2010, Now Again) B+(*) 
  • Madlib Medicine Show #5: The History of the Loop Digga (2010, Madlib Invazion) B 
  • Madlib Medicine Show #7: High Jazz (2010, Madlib Invazion) B+(*) 
  • The Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz and Percussion Ensemble: Miles Away (2010, Stones Throw) B+(**) 
  • Sound Ancestors (2021, Madlib Invazion) B+(*) 
  • /Meyhem Lauren/DJ Muggs: Champagne for Breakfast (2023, Soul Assassins) B+(***) 

Madness:

  • One Step Beyond . . . (1979, Stiff) B+(**) 
  • Absolutely (1980, Stiff) B 
  • Complete Madness: 16 Hit Tracks (1979-82 [1982], Stiff) B+(***) 

Madonna:

  • Like a Virgin (1984 [2001], Warner Brothers) B+(**) 
  • The Confessions Tour (2007, Warner Brothers) A− 
  • Celebration [Deluxe Edition] (1982-2009 [2009], Warner Brothers, 2CD) A− 
  • The Sticky and Sweet Tour (2008 [2010], Warner Brothers) B+(***) 
  • MDNA (2012, Interscope) A− 
  • Rebel Heart (2015, Interscope) B+(***) 
  • Madame X (2019, Interscope) A− 
  • Finally Enough Love (1982-2019 [2022], Warner) B+(***) 
  • Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones (1982-2019 [2022], Warner, 3CD) B+(***) 

Madre Vaca:

  • Winterreise (2020, Madre Vaca) B 
  • The Elements (2020 [2021], Madre Vaca) B+(*) 
  • Knights of the Round Table (2022 [2023], Madre Vaca) B+(*) 

Shai Maestro:

  • Untold Stories (2014 [2015], Motema) B+(*) 
  • The Dream Thief (2018, ECM) B+(**) 
  • Human (2020 [2021], ECM) B+(*) 

Ryan Maffei: Country Town (2013, Jamrag, EP) B+(***) 

MaG: Freedom (2013, self-released) B+(**) 

Pete Magadini: Bones Blues (1977 [2014], Sackville/Delmark) B+(**) 

Magdalena Bay: Mercurial World (2021, Luminelle) A 

The Magic Words:

  • Junk Train (2006 [2014], Shake It, EP) B+(**) 
  • The Day We Ran Away (Magic Words Demos) (2015, self-released) B+(*) 

Joe Magnarelli:

  • Magic Trick (2017 [2018], SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • New York Osaka Junction (2022, SteepleChase) B+(*) 

Janiva Magness:

  • Stronger for It (2012, Alligator) B+(*) 
  • Hard to Kill (2022, Fathead) B 

Magnet Animals:

  • Butterfly Killer (2016, Rare Noise) B+(**) 
  • Fake Dudes (2020 [2021], RareNoise) A− 

The Magnetic Fields:

  • Distortion (2008, Nonesuch) B+(**) 
  • Realism (2010, Nonesuch) A− 
  • Love at the Bottom of the Sea (2012, Merge) B+(***) 
  • 50 Song Memoir (2017, Nonesuch, 5CD) B− 
  • Quickies (2020, Nonesuch) B+(**) 

Magnetic Man: Magnetic Man (2010 [2011], Columbia) B+(**) 

Magnolia Acoustic Quartet: Cinderella (2012 [2014], Fortune) B+(**) 

Dean Magraw & Eric Kamau Gravatt: Fire on the Nile (2014, Red House) B+(**) 

Roberto Magris:

  • One Night in With Hope and More, Vol. 2 (2008-10 [2013, JMood) B+(**) 
  • Morgan Rewind: A Tribute to Lee Morgan Vol. 2 (2010 [2012], JMood, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • Cannonball Funk'n Friends (2010 [2013], JMood) B+(**) 
  • Aliens in a Bebop Planet (2011 [2012], JMood, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • /JM Horns: High Quote (2012 [2023], JM) B+(*) 
  • Enigmatix (2013 [2015], JMood) B+(**) 
  • Need to Bring Out Love (2016, JMood) B+(**) 
  • Live in Miami @ the WDNA Jazz Gallery (2016 [2017], JMood) B+(***) 
  • World Gardens (2015 [2018], JMood) B+(***) 
  • Sun Stone (2019, JMood) B+(***) 
  • Suite! (2018 [2020], JMood, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • /Eric Hochberg: Shuffling Ivories (2019 [2021], JMood) B+(**) 
  • Match Point (2018 [2021], JMood) B+(**) 
  • Duo & Trio: Featuring Mark Colby (2012-19 [2022], JMood) B+(**) 

Alex Maguire/Nikolas Skordas Duo: Ships and Shepherds (2016 [2017], Slam, 2CD) B 

Carl Maguire: Sided Silver Solid (2009, Firehouse 12) B+(**) 

The Maguire Twins: Seeking Higher Ground (2017 [2018], Three Tree) B+(*) 

Taj Mahal:

  • Taj Mahal (1968, Columbia) B+(***) 
  • Natch'l Blues (1968, Columbia) B+(***) 
  • Happy Just to Be Like I Am (1971, Columbia) B+(**) 
  • The Taj Mahal Anthology: Volume 1 (1968-71 [1977], Columbia) A 
  • Recycling the Blues & Other Related Stuff (1972, Columbia) B+(*) 
  • Ooh So Good 'N Blues (1973, Columbia) A− 
  • The Hidden Treasures of Taj Mahal 1969-1973 (1969-73 [2021], Columbia/Legacy, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • The Best of Taj Mahal (1968-74 [1981], Columbia) A− 
  • An Evening of Acoustic Music (1993 [1994], Tradition & Moderne) B+(***) 
  • Best of the Private Years (1993-97 [2000], Private Music) B+(*) 
  • /The Phantom Blues Band: Shoutin' in Key: Live (1998 [2000], Hannibal) B+(*) 
  • Maestro (2008, Heads Up) A− 
  • /Keb' Mo': TajMo (2017, Concord) B 
  • /Ry Cooder: Get on Board: The Songs of Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee (2022, Nonesuch) B+(**) 
  • Savoy (2023, Stony Plain) A−  

Mahalia: IRL (2023, Atlantic) B+(***) 

Rudi Mahall:

  • Quartett (2006 [2007], Jazzwerkstatt) B+(*) 
  • /Michael Griener: Jazzpreis (2020-21 [2022], Astral Spirits) B+(***) 

Rudresh Mahanthappa:

  • Bird Calls (2014 [2015], ACT) B+(*) 
  • Indo-Pak Coalition: Agrima (2017, self-released) A− 
  • Hero Trio (2020, Whirlwind) A− 
  • Animal Crossing EP (2022, Whirlwind, EP) B+(**) 

Mahavishnu Orchestra:

  • Between Nothingness & Eternity (1973, Columbia) B+(*) 
  • Apocalypse (1974, Columbia) C+ 
  • Visions of the Emerald Beyond (1974 [1975], Columbia) B− 
  • /John McLaughlin: Inner Worlds (1975 [1976], Columbia) B− 

Mahjongg: The Long Shadow of the Paper Tiger (2010, K) B+(**) 

Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens: Music Inferno: The Indestructible Beat Tour 1988-89 (1988-89 [2023], Umsakazo) A− 

Mahobin: Live at Big Apple in Kobe (2018, Libra) B+(**) 

Luca T. Mai: Heavenly Guide (2018 [2020], Trost) B 

Tim Maia: World Psychedelic Classics, Vol. 4: The Existential Soul of Tim Maia: Nobody Can Live Forever (1971-78 [2012], Luaka Bop) B+(***) 

Tkay Maidza:

  • Last Year Was Weird (Vol. 2) (2020, 4AD, EP) B+(**) 
  • Sweet Justice (2023, 4AD) B+(**) 

Mai-Liis: Mai-Liis on Life (2019-20 [2021], OA2) B+(**) 

Thierry Maillard Trio and Philharmonic Orchestra: Ethnic Sounds (2016, Blujazz) B− 

Main Attrakionz: 808s and Dark Grapes II (2011, Mishka) B+(**) 

Ed Maina: In the Company of Brothers (2017, self-released) B 

Natalie Maines: Mother (2013, Columbia) B− 

Maisha:

  • There Is a Place (2018, Brownswood) B+(*) 
  • Open the Gates (2019 [2020], Brownswood) B+(***) 

Majamisty Trio:

  • Organic (2019 [2020], Sokoj) B+(**) 
  • Wind Rose (2021 [2022], Majamisty) B+(*) 

Major Lazer:

  • Guns Don't Kill People . . . Lazers Do (2009, Downtown) B+(**) 
  • Music Is the Weapon (2020, Mad Decent) B+(**) 
  • Lazers Never Die (2010, Interscope, EP) B+(*) 
  • Free the Universe (2013, Secretly Canadian) B+(***) 
  • Peace Is the Mission (2015, Mad Decent) B+(*) 

Nduduzo Makhathini:

  • Modes of Communication: Letters From the Underworld (2020, Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • In the Spirit of Ntu (2022, Blue Note) B+(**) 

Mako Sica/Hamid Drake: Balancing Tear (2020, Astral Spirits) B+(*) 

Adam Makowicz: Live Embers [Polish Jazz Vol. 43] (1975, Polskie Nagrania Muza) B+(*) 

Jan Maksimovic/Dimitrij Golovanov: Thousand Seconds of Our Life (2018 [2019], NoBusiness) B+(***) 

Mala: Mala in Cuba (2012, Brownswood) B+(*) 

Tony Malaby:

  • Paloma Recio (2008 [2009], New World) B+(**) 
  • Somos Aqua (2013 [2014], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • Scorpion Eater (2013 [2014], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • Incantations (2015 [2016], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • /Mat Maneri/Daniel Levin: New Artifacts (2015 [2017], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • Sabino: The Cave of Winds (2021 [2022], Pyroclastic) B+(***) 

Radu Malfatti/Harry Miller: Bracknell Breakdown (1977 [1978], Ogun) B+(*) 

Malik's Emerging Force Art Trio: Time and Condition (1982 [2022], Moved-by-Sound) B+(***) 

Pete Malinverni: On the Town: Pete Malinverni Plays Leonard Bernstein (2021 [2022], Planet Arts) B+(***) 

Stephen Malkmus:

  • & the Jicks: Real Emotional Trash (2007 [2008], Matador) B+(***) 
  • & the Jicks: Mirror Traffic (2011, Matador) B+(*) 
  • & the Jicks: Wig Out at Jagbags (2014, Matador) B+(**) 
  • & the Jicks: Sparkle Hard (2018, Matador) B+(*) 
  • Groove Denied (2019, Matador) B+(**) 
  • Traditional Techniques (2020, Matador) B+(*) 

Alain Mallet: Mutt Slang II: A Wake of Sorrows Engulfed in Rage (2018 [2020], Origin) B+(*) 

Malombo Jazz Makers:

  • Malompo Jazz (1966 [2023], Strut) B+(*) 
  • Malombo Jazz Makers Volume 2 (1967 [2023], Strut) B+(*) 

Kali Malone: Living Torch (2022, Portraits GRM) B 

Russell Malone: Triple Play (2010, MaxJazz) B+(***) 

The Malpass Brothers: Lonely Street (2023, Billy Jam) B+(***) 

Maluma:

  • 11:11 (2019, Sony Music Latin) B+(**) 
  • Papi Juancho (2020, Sony Music Latin) B+(**) 

Mama's Broke:

  • Count the Wicked (2017, self-released) B+(***) 
  • Narrow Line (2022, Free Dirt) B+(**) 

The Mamas and the Papas: If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears (1966, Dunhill) B+(*) 

Bob Mamet: London House Blues (2014, Blujazz) B+(**) 

Jenna Mammina & Rolf Sturm: Spark (2014 [2015], Water Street Music) B+(**) 

Mammoth Penguins: There's No Fight We Can't Both Win (2019, Fika) B+(**) 

Mamutrio [Lieven Cambré/Piet Verbist/Jesse Dockx]: Primal Existence (2015 [2016], Origin) B+(***) 

Wu Man/Kojiro Umezaki: How (2019 [2021], In a Circle) B+(*) 

Man Jumping: Jumpcut (1984 [2020], Emotional Rescue) B+(**) 

Man Man: Rabbit Habbits (2008, Anti-) B+(**) 

Man on Man:

  • Man on Man (2021, Polyvinyl) B+(**) 
  • Provincetown (2023, Polyvinyl) B+(***) 

Jeremy Manasia:

  • Pixel Queen (2013 [2014], Blujazz) B+(***) 
  • Butcher Block Ballet (2021 [2022], Blujazz) B+(*) 

Junior Mance:

  • Junior's Blues (1962 [1998], Riverside/OJC) A 
  • /Martin Rivera: For Dancers Only (1983, Sackville) B+(**) 

J Mancera: Mancera #5 (2015 [2016], self-released) B+(**) 

Manchester Orchestra:

  • Mean Everything to Nothing (2009, Favorite Gentlemen/Canvasback) B+(**) 
  • A Black Mile to the Surface (2017, Loma Vista) B 

Eleni Mandell: Let's Fly a Kite (2014, Yep Roc) B+(*) 

Mandy, Indiana: I've Seen a Way (2023, Fire Talk) B+(**) 

Gucci Mane:

  • The State vs. Radric Davis (2009, Warner Bros.) B+(**) 
  • The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted (2010, Warner Brothers) B+(*) 

Joe Maneri:

  • Dahabenzapple (1993 [1996], Hat Art) B+(**) 
  • Coming Down the Mountain (1993 [1997], Hatology) B+(**) 
  • Tenderly (1993 [1999], Hatology) B+(*) 
  • In Full Cry (1996 [1997], ECM) B+(*) 
  • /Mat Maneri: Blessed (1997 [1998], ECM) B+(**) 
  • The Trio Concerts (1997-98 [2001], Leo, 2CD) B+(**) 

Mat Maneri:

  • So What? (1998 [1999], Hatology) B+(***) 
  • For Conseqeuence (2001 [2003], Leo) B+(**) 
  • /Evan Parker/Lucian Ban: Sounding Tears (2014 [2017], Clean Feed) B+(*) 
  • Dust (2019, Sunnyside) B+(*) 
  • Ash (2021 [2023], Sunnyside) B+(***) 

Albert Mangelsdorff:

  • Never Let It End (1970 [2008], MPS) A− 
  • A Jazz Tune I Hope (1978 [2008], MPS) B+(**) 
  • Triple Entente (1982 [1983], MPS) B+(***) 
  • Three Originals: Never Let It End/A Jazz Tune I Hope/Triple Entente (1970-82 [1995], MPS, 2CD) B+(***) 

Denise Mangiardi: Brown Book (2019 [2020], Alice's Loft Music) B+(**) 

The Manhattan Transfer: The Chick Corea Songbook (2009, Four Quarters) C− 

Manhattans:

  • Greatest Hits (1973-80 [1980], Columbia) B+(**) 
  • Kiss and Say Goodbye: The Best of the Manhattans (1973-85 [1995], Columbia/Legacy) B+(***) 

Manic Street Preachers: Journal for Plague Lovers (2009, Columbia) B+(*) 

Aimee Mann:

  • Mental Illness (2017, SuperEgo) B+(*) 
  • Queens of the Summer Hotel (2021, SuperEgo) B+(*) 

Debra Mann: Full Circle: The Music of Joni Mitchell (2018, Whaling City Sound) B+(**) 

Ethan Mann With Chip Crawford & Greg Bandy: It's All About a Groove (2009 [2010], Petunia) B− 

Manfred Mann:

  • The Five Faces of Manfred Mann (1964, HMV) B+(*) 
  • Mann Made (1965, HMV) C+ 
  • Mann Made Hits (1964-66 [1966], HMV) B 
  • The Best of Manfred Mann: The Definitive Collection (1963-66 [1992], EMI) B 
  • As Is (1966, Fontana) B 
  • Chapter Two: The Best of the Fontana Years (1966-69 [1994], Fontana/Chronicles) B− 
  • Hit Mann! The Essential Singles 1963-1969 (1963-69 [2008], Raven) B+(**) 
  • 's Earth Band: Glorified Magnified (1972, Polydor) B+(*) 
  • 's Earth Band: Get Your Rocks Off (1973, Polydor) B+(**) 
  • 's Earth Band: Messin' (1973 [1998], Cohesion) B+(**) 

Shelly Manne:

  • Live! At the Manne Hole Vol. 1 (1961 [1992], Contemporary/OJC) A− 
  • Live! At the Manne Hole Vol. 2 (1961 [1992], Contemporary/OJC) B+(***) 

Mannequin Pussy:

  • Romantic (2016, Tiny Engines, EP) B+(*) 
  • Patience (2019, Epitaph) B+(**) 

Sarah Manning: Harmonious Creature (2013 [2014], Posi-Tone) B+(***) 

Jacam Manricks:

  • Chamber Jazz (2015 [2016], self-released) A− 

Jacám Manricks:

  • Samadhi (2018 [2020], Manricks Music) B+(**) 

Michael Mantler:

  • No Answer (1973 [1974], Watt) B− 
  • /Carla Bley: 13 & 3/4 (1975, Watt) B+(**) 
  • Silence (1976 [1977], Watt) B 
  • No Answer/Silence (1973-76 [2000], Watt, 2CD) B 
  • More Movies (1979-80 [1980], Watt) B+(**) 
  • Movies/More Movies (1977-80 [2000], Watt/ECM) B+(***) 
  • Something There (1983, Watt/ECM) B 
  • /Don Preston: Alien (1985, Watt/ECM) B+(*) 
  • Live (1987, Watt/ECM) B− 
  • Many Have No Speech (1987 [1988], Watt/ECM) C+ 
  • Folly Seeing All This (1992 [1993], ECM) B 
  • Cerco Un Paese Innocente (1994 [1995], ECM) B+(*) 
  • The Jazz Composer's Orchestra Update (2013 [2014], ECM) B 
  • Coda: Orchestra Suites (2019-20 [2021], ECM) B+(**) 

Phil Manzanera: /Lucho Brieva: Corroncho (2009 [2010], Expression) B+(**) 

Myele Manzanza:

  • Crisis & Opportunity, Vol. 1: London (2021, DeepMatter) B+(***) 
  • Crisis & Opportunity, Vol. 2: Peaks (2021, DeepMatter) B+(*) 

Manzanita Quintet: Osmosis (2021 [2023], Origin) B+(*) 

Thomas Mapfumo & the Blacks Unlimited: Mr. Music (1985, Earthworks) B+(***) 

Maps: Counter Melodies (2023, Mute) B+(*) 

Juçara Marçal: Delta Estácio Blues (2021, QTV Selo/Mais Um) A− 

Marcelo D2: Looking for the Perfect Beat [A Procura Da Batida Perfeita ] (2003, Mr. Bongo) A− 

Bobby Marchan: There's Something on Your Mind: The Greatest Hits (1960-72 [2014], Fuel 2000) B+(**) 

Whitney Marchelle: Dig Dis (2015, Blujazz) B+(*) 

Carla Marciano: Psychosis: Homage to Bernard Herrmann (2019 [2020], Challenge) B+(***) 

Roc Marciano:

  • Marcberg (2010, Fat Beats) B+(***) 
  • Reloaded (2012, Decon) B+(***) 
  • Rosebudd's Revenge (2017, Quality Control/300/Atlantic) B+(**) 
  • RR2: The Bitter Dose (2018, Marci Enterprises) B+(***) 
  • Mt. Marci (2020, Marci) B+(*) 
  • Marcielago (2019 [2020], Marci Enterprises) B+(**) 
  • /The Alchemist: The Elephant Man's Bones (2022, ALC/Marci/Empire) B+(**) 

Yves Marcotte: Always Know Monk (2017, self-released) B+(**) 

Michael Marcus:

  • Sunwheels (2000 [2001], Justin Time) B+(***) 
  • Blue Reality (2001 [2002], Soul Note) A− 
  • Speakin' Out (2001-02 [2002], Drimala) B+(**) 
  • The Magic Door (2006 [2007], Not Two) B+(***) 
  • Lotus Symphony (2008, Not Two) B+(***) 
  • For Yes! (2010, Not Two) B+(**) 
  • Stone Jump (2019-20 [2021], Not Two) B+(**) 
  • Abstractions in Lime Caverns (2021 [2022], ESP-Disk) B+(***) 

Todd Marcus:

  • On These Streets (A Baltimore Story) (2017 [2018], Stricker Street) B 
  • Trio+ (2019, Stricker Street) B+(**) 
  • In the Valley (2019 [2022], Stricker Street) B+(*) 

Grégoire Maret:

  • Wanted (2016, Sunnyside) B− 
  • /Romain Collin/Bill Frisell: Americana (2020, ACT Music) B+(**) 

Gia Margaret:

  • Mia Gargaret (2020, Orindal) B+(*) 
  • Romantic Piano (2021-22 [2023], Jagjaguwar) B+(*) 

Rick Margitza: Sacred Hearts (2021, Le Coq) B+(**) 

The Margots:

  • Pescado (2013, Okka Disk) B+(***) 
  • Soplé (2014, Okka Disk) B+(***) 

Karen Marguth: Until (2014-21 [2021], OA2) B+(*) 

Lasse Marhaug & Ken Vandermark: Close Up (For Abbas Kiarostami) (2016, Audiographic) B 

Mariachi El Bronx: Mariachi El Bronx (2008 [2009], Swami) B 

Mariah: Utakata No Hibi (1983 [2015], Shan-Shan) B+(**) 

Maribou State: Kingdoms in Colour (2018, Counter) B+(*) 

Charlie Marie:

  • Charlie Marie (2019, self-released, EP) B+(**) 
  • Ramble On (2021, self-released) B+(**) 

René Marie:

  • Vertigo (2001, MaxJazz) A− 
  • Black Lace Fredian Slip (2011, Motéma Music) B+(***) 
  • I Wanna Be Evil: With Love to Eartha Kitt (2013, Motéma) B+(*) 
  • Sound of Red (2015 [2016], Motéma Music) B+(*) 

Marina: Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land (2021, Atlantic) A− 

Marina and the Diamonds:

  • The Family Jewels (2010, Chop Shop/Atlantic) B+(**) 
  • Froot (2015, Atlantic) B+(*) 

Paul Marinaro: Without a Song (2014, Myrtle) B+(*) 

Amber Mark:

  • Conexão (2018, Virgin EMI, EP) B+(**) 
  • Three Dimensions Deep (2022, PMR) B+(***) 

Carolyn Mark: The Queen of Vancouver Island (2012, Mint) A− 

Marker: Wired for Sound (2017, Audiographic) B 

Biz Markie:

  • I Need a Haircut (1991, Cold Chillin') B+(***) 
  • Biz's Baddest Beats: The Best of Biz Markie (1987-94 [1994], Cold Chillin') B+(***) 

Ben Markley:

  • Big Band: Clockwise: The Music of Cedar Walton (2016 [2017], OA2) B+(*) 
  • Basic Economy (2017 [2018], OA2) B+(**) 
  • /Joel Frahm: Slow Play (2019, OA2) B+(**) 
  • w/Ari Hoenig: Ari's Fun House (2021 [2022], OA2) B 

Markley & Balmer: Standards & Covers (2017, Soona Songs) B+(*) 

Tom Marko: Inner Light (2016, Summit) B 

Boban & Marko Markovic Orchestra:

  • Devla: Blown Away to Dancefloor Heaven (2009, Piranha) A− 
  • Gipsy Manifesto (2013, Piranha) B+(***) 

Hannah Marks: Outsider, Outlier (2022 [2023], Out of Your Head) B+(*) 

Miko Marks & the Resurrectors:

  • Our Country (2021, Redtone) A− 
  • Race Records (2021, Redtone, EP) B+(**) 
  • Feel Like Going Home (2022, Redtone) B+(***) 

Bob Marley & the Wailers:

  • The Capitol Session '73 (1973 [2021], Mercury/Tuff Gong) A− 
  • Easy Skanking in Boston '78 (1978 [2015], Island/Tuff Gong) A− 

Laura Marling:

  • I Speak Because I Can (2010, Astralwerks) B+(**) 
  • A Creature I Don't Know (2011, Virgin) B+(*) 
  • Once I Was an Eagle (2013, Ribbon Music) B+(**) 
  • Short Movie (2015, Ribbon Music) A− 
  • Semper Femina (2017, More Alarming) B+(*) 
  • Song for Our Daughter (2020, Chrysalis/Partisan) B+(**) 

Eugene Marlow:

  • Celebrations (2010, MEII Enterprises) A− 
  • Mosaica (2014, MEII Enterprises) B+(**) 

Marlowe:

  • Marlowe (2018, Mello Music Group) B+(***) 
  • Marlowe 2 (2020, Mello Music Group) B+(***) 
  • Marlowe 3 (2022, Mello Music) A− 

Melanie Marod: I'll Go Mad (2016, ITI) B+(*) 

Denman Maroney/Scott Walton/Denis Fournier: O KOΣMOΣ META (2021 [2022], RogueArt) B+(***) 

Maroon: The Funky Record (1987 [1988], Arb) A− 

Johnny Marr: Fever Dreams Pts 1-4 (2021-22 [2022], BMG) B+(*) 

Thomas Marriott:

  • Urban Folklore (2013 [2014], Origin) B+(*) 
  • Romance Language (2017 [2018], Origin) B+(**) 
  • Trumpet Ship (2016 [2020], Origin) B+(*) 

Lorraina Marro: Love Is for All Time (2021, self-released) B+(**) 

Bruno Mars:

  • Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010, Elektra) A 
  • Unorthodox Jukebox (2012, Atlantic) B+(**) 
  • 24K Magic (2016, Atlantic) B 

MARS 4-Tet: The Blind Watchmaker (2014, Summit) B+(**) 

Marsa Fouty: Concerts (2015, Fou) B 

The Mars Volta: The Mars Volta (2022, Clouds Hill) B 

Branford Marsalis:

  • /Joey Calderazzo: Songs of Mirth and Melancholy (2011, Marsalis Music) B 
  • In My Solitude: Live at Grace Cathedral (2012 [2014], Okeh) B+(**) 
  • The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul (2018 [2019], Okeh) B+(***) 
  • Ma Rainey's Black Bottom [Original Soundtrack] (2020, Milan) B 

Delfeayo Marsalis:

  • The Last Southern Gentlemen (2014, Troubadour Jass) B+(***) 
  • /Uptown Jazz Orchestra: Make America Great Again! (2016, Troubadour Jass) B+(**) 
  • Kalamazoo (2015 [2017], Troubadour Jass) B+(**) 
  • Uptown Jazz Orchestra: Jazz Party (2019 [2020], Troubadour Jass) B+(**) 
  • Uptown Jazz Orchestra: Uptown on Mardi Gras Day (2022 [2023], Troubadour Jass) B+(***) 

Branford Marsalis:

  • Upward Spiral (2016, Okeh) B− 

Ellis Marsalis: A New Orleans Christmas Carol (2011, ELM) B− 

Jason Marsalis: In a World of Mallets (2012 [2013], Basin Street) C+ 

Wynton Marsalis:

  • Wynton Marsalis Plays Louis Armstrong's Hot Fives and Hot Sevens (2006 [2023], Blue Engine) B 
  • United We Swing: Best of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Galas (2003-07 [2018], Blue Engine) B+(*) 
  • /Richard Galliano: From Billie Holiday to Edith Piaf: Live in Marciac (2008 [2010], Rampart Street Music) B+(*) 
  • Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra: Vitoria Suite (2009 [2010], Decca, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Bolden: Music From the Original Soundtrack (2019, Blue Engine) B+(***) 

Brian Marsella: Gatos Do Sul (2020, Tzadik) B 

Warne Marsh: /Lee Konitz: Two Not One (1975 [2009], Storyville, 4CD) A− 

Archy Marshall: A New Place 2 Drown (2015, True Panther Sounds) A− 

Dominic J. Marshall: Spirit Speech (2013 [2014], Origin) B+(*) 

Mike Marshall/Turtle Island Quartet: Mike Marshall & the Turtle Island Quartet (2013 [2014], Adventure Music) B 

Terry Marshall: Arrival (2014, self-released) C+ 

Martha:

  • Blisters in the Pit of My Heart (2016, Dirtnap) A− 
  • Love Keeps Kicking (2019, Dirtnap) B+(**) 
  • Please Don't Take Me Back (2022, Dirtnap) B+(*) 

Ross Martin/Max Johnson/Jeff Davis: Big Eyed Rabbit (2014, Not Two) B 

Stephen Martin: High Plains (2021 [2022], OA2) B+(*) 

Stu Martin/John Surman: Live at Woodstock Town Hall (1975 [1976], Pye) B+(***) 

Terrace Martin:

  • Velvet Portraits (2016, Ropeadope) B 
  • /Robert Glasper/9th Wonder/Kamasi Washington: Dinner Party (2020, Sounds of Crenshaw, EP) B+(*) 
  • /Robert Glasper/9th Wonder/Kamasi Washington: Dinner Party: Dessert (2020, Sounds of Crenshaw, EP) B+(*) 
  • Village Days (2020, Sounds of Crenshaw/Empire, EP) B+(**) 
  • Drones (2021, BMG) B+(**) 

Walter Martin: Reminisce Bar & Grill (2018, Family Jukebox) B 

Gabriela Martina:

  • No White Shoes (2015 [2016], self-released) B 
  • Homage to Grämilis (2023, self-released) B+(*) 

Melanie Martinez: Cry Baby (2015, Atlantic) B+(***) 

Pedrito Martinez:

  • The Pedrito Martinez Group (2013, Motéma) B 
  • Habana Dreams (2016, Motéma) B+(*) 

Luís José Martins: Tentos -- Invenções E Encantamentos (2017, Shhpuma) B+(*) 

Pat Martino: Formidable (2017, High Note) B+(*) 

Astghik Martirosyan: Distance (2021 [2023], Astghik Music) B+(*) 

Tina Marx: Shades of Love (2007 [2016], self-released) B+(**) 

Marxist Love Disco Ensemble: MLDE (2022, Mr Bongo) B+(**) 

Mas Aya: Mascaras (2021, Telephone Explosion) B+(**) 

Mas Que Nada: Sea Journey (2017, Blujazz) B 

Mura Masa: Mura Masa (2017, Polydor) B+(*) 

J Mascis:

  • Several Shades of Why (2011, Sub Pop) A− 
  • Tied to a Star (2014, Sub Pop) B+(*) 

Hugh Masekela: Home Is Where the Music Is (1972 [2008], Verve) A− 

Sibusiso Mash Mashiloane: Ihubo Labomdabu (2021, Unlocked Keys) B+(*) 

Masma Dream World: Play at Night (2020, Northern Spy) B 

Will Mason: Beams of the Huge Night (2014 [2015], New Amsterdam) B+(*) 

Sean Mason: The Southern Suite (2023, Blue Engine) B+(*) 

Chris Massey's "Nue Jazz Project": Vibrainium (2010, Chris Massey Music) B+(*) 

Massive Attack: Heligoland (2010, Virgin) B 

Nicolas Masson/Colin Vallon/Patrice Moret/Lionel Friedli:

  • Travelers (2017 [2018], ECM) B+(**) 

MAST:

  • Love and War_ (2016, Alpha Pup) B+(*) 
  • Thelonious Sphere Monk (2018, World Galaxy) B+(***) 
  • Battle Hymns of the Republic (2020 [2021], World Galaxy) B+(**) 

Masta Ace & Marco Polo: A Breukelen Story (2018, Fat Beats) B+(***) 

The Master Musicians of Jajouka/Bachir Attar:

  • Apocalypse Across the Sky (1992, Axiom) B+(***) 

The Master Musicians of Jajouka/Bachir Attir:

  • Dancing Under the Moon (2022, Glitterbeat, 2CD) B+(*) 

Master Musicians of Bukkake:

  • Totem Two (2009 [2010], Important) B 
  • Totem Three (2009 [2011], Important) B 

Master Oogway: The Concert Koan (2017 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Mark Masters Ensemble:

  • Blue Skylight (2015-16 [2017], Capri) B+(**) 
  • Masters & Baron Meet Blanton & Webster (2019 [2021], Capri) B+(***) 

Mastodon:

  • Blood Mountain (2006, Reprise) B− 
  • Crack the Skye (2009, Reprise) B 
  • The Hunter (2011, Reprise) B− 

Greta Matassa: Portrait (2019, Origin) B 

Sabir Mateen:

  • /Frode Gjerstad: Sound Gathering (2007 [2010], Not Two) B+(**) 
  • /Conny Bauer/Mark Tokar/Klaus Kugel: Collective Four (2015 [2016], ForTune) A− 
  • /Patrick Holmes/Federico Ughi: Survival Situation (2018 [2020], 577) B+(**) 
  • /Christopher Dell/Christian Ramond/Klaus Kugel: Creation (2012 [2020], 577) B+(***) 

Mates of State:

  • Team Boo (2003, Polyvinyl) B+(*) 
  • Re-Arrange Us (2008, Barsuk) B+(**) 
  • Mountaintops (2011, Barsuk) B+(**) 

Spoek Mathambo:

  • Nombolo One (2011, Motel 11 Roadtrip Tapes) B+(**) 
  • Father Creeper (2012, Sub Pop) B+(***)  
  • Mzansi Beat Code (2017, TEKA) B 

Chad Matheny: United Earth League of Quarantine Aerobics (2020, Dreams of Field, EP) A− 

Dmitri Matheny: Cascadia (2021 [2022], Origin) B+(*) 

Ronnie Mathews: Ronnie Mathews/Roland Alexander/Freddie Hubbard (1961-63 [2002], Prestige) B+(**) 

Ron Mathewson: Memorial (1968-76 [2020], Jazz in Britain) B+(***) 

Mathewson & Mathewson: Blow (1976 [2020], Jazz in Britain) B 

Johnny Mathis: The Ultimate Hits Collection (1956-86 [1998], Columbia) B+(**) 

Jørgen Mathisen:

  • /Christian Meaas Svendsen/Andreas Wildhagen: Momentum (2015 [2016], Clean Feed) B+(*) 
  • 's Instant Light: Mayhall's Object (2018 [2019], Clean Feed) A− 

Jas. Mathus and His Knock-Down Society: Play Songs for Rosetta (1997, Mammoth) B+(*) 

Jimbo Mathus & the Tri-State Coalition: White Buffalo (2012 [2013], Fat Possum/Turnstile) B 

Deanne Matley: Because I Loved (2018, self-released) B+(*) 

Matmos: Regards/Uklony Dla Boguslaw Schaeffer (2022, Thrill Jockey) B+(*) 

Pat Matshikiza:

  • /Kippie Moketsi: Tshona! (1975 [2022], As-Shams) A− 
  • Kippie Moketsi: Sikiza Matshikiza (1976 [2022], As-Shams) B+(***) 

Koichi Matsukaze/Ryojiro Furusawa: At the Room 427 (1975 [2022], BBE) A− 

Matt and Kim: Sidewalks (2010, Fader) B 

Nilson Matta: East Side Rio Drive (2014 [2015], World Blue) B+(*) 

Joanna Mattrey/Gabby Fluke-Mogul: Oracle (2022, Relative Pitch) B+(**) 

Phil Maturano: At Home Everywhere (2015, self-released) B+(*) 

Bennie Maupin/Adam Rudolph: Symphonic Tone Poem for Brother Yusef (2022, Strut) A− 

John Maus: We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves (2011, Ribbon) B− 

The Mauskovic Dance Band: The Mauskovic Dance Band (2019, Soundway) B+(**) 

The Mavericks:

  • In Time (2013, Valory) B 
  • Mono (2015, Valory) B+(**) 

Mavi: Laughing So Hard, It Hurts (2022, United Masters) B+(**) 

Irene Mawela: The Best of the SABC Years (1982-88 [2019], Umsakazo) B+(***) 

Josh Maxey: Celebration of Soul (2015, Miles High) B 

Maximum Balloon: Maximum Balloon (2010, DGC/Interscope) B+(*) 

Maxo Kream:

  • Brandon Banks (2019, Big Persona/RCA) B+(**) 
  • Weight of the World (2021, Big Persona/RCA) B+(**) 

Maxwell:

  • Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite (1996, Columbia) B 
  • BLACKsummers'night (2009, Columbia) B+(*) 
  • blackSUMMERS'night (2016, Columbia) B 

Lisa Maxwell's Jazz Orchestra: Shiny! (2019, Uncle Marvin Music) B+(*) 

Shawn Maxwell:

  • Shawn Maxwell's Alliance (2013 [2014], Chicago Sessions) B− 
  • Shawn Maxwell's New Tomorrow (2016, OA2) B+(**) 
  • Expectation & Experience (2021, Jazzline) B+(**) 

John Mayall: Live From Austin TX (1993 [2007], New West) B+(*) 

Jenny Maybee/Nick Phillips: Haiku (2015 [2016], self-released) B 

¡Mayday!:

  • Believers (2013, Strange Music) B+(***) 
  • /Murs: ¡Mursday! (2014, Strange Music) A− 
  • Future/Vintage (2015, Strange Music) A− 

Marilyn Maye:

  • Meet Marvelous Marilyn Maye (1965, RCA Victor) B+(*) 
  • The Happiest Sound in Town (1968, RCA Victor) B+(***) 

John Mayer: Born and Raised (2012, Columbia) B 

Curtis Mayfield:

  • Curtis (1970, Curtom) A− 
  • Curtis/Live! (1971, Curtom) B+(***) 
  • Roots (1971, Curtom) A− 
  • & the Impressions: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions (1961-72 [2000], Geffen/MCA) A 

Jessica Lea Mayfield:

  • Tell Me (2011, Nonesuch) B+(*) 
  • Make My Head Sing . . . (2014, ATO) B+(**) 

Percy Mayfield: Vol. 2: Memory Pain (1950-57 [1992], Specialty) B+(***) 

Matt Mayhall: Tropes (2015 [2016], Skirl) B+(*) 

Michael Mayo: Bones (2021, Artistry Music/Mack Avenue) B+(*) 

Bill Mays:

  • Summer Sketches (2000 [2001], Palmetto) B+(***) 
  • Autumn Serenade (2023, Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Lyle Mays: Eberhard (2020 [2021], self-released, EP) B 

The Maytals: Never Grow Old: Presenting the Maytals (1962-63 [1997], Heartbeat) B+(***) 

Mazam: Pilgrimage (2020 [2022], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Mazes: A Thousand Heys (2011, Fat Cat) B+(*) 

Wojtek Mazolewski:

  • Polka (2018, Whirlwind) A− 
  • When Angels Fall (2019, WMQ/Agora Muzyka) A− 
  • Spirit to All (2022, Wirlwind) A− 

Nick Mazzarella/Ingebrigt Håker Flaten/Avreeayl Ra: What You Seek Is Seeking You (2019 [2021], Astral Spirits) B+(***) 

Ana Mazzotti:

  • Ninguem Vai Me Segurar (1974 [2019], Far Out) B+(**) 
  • Ana Mazzotti (1977 [2019], Far Out) B+(***) 

Marilyn Mazur:

  • Marilyn Mazur's Shamania (2017 [2019], RareNoise) B+(**) 
  • 's Shamania: Rerooting (2022, Clap Your Hands) B+(**) 

Mieczyslaw Mazur: Rag Swing Time [Polish Jazz Vol. 27] (1971, Polskie Nagrania Muza) B+(**) 

Rafal Mazur/Neir Neuringer: Unison Lines (2009 [2010], Not Two) B+(**) 

Rob Mazurek:

  • /Exploding Star Orchestra: Galactic Parables: Volume 1 (2013 [2015], Cuneiform, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • /Emmett Kelly: Alien Flower Sutra (2016, International Anthem) C 
  • Chants and Borders (2016 [2017], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • Rome (2014 [2017], Clean Feed) B+(*) 
  • /Exploding Star Orchestra: Dimensional Stardust (2020, International Anthem) A− 
  • /Exploding Star Orchestra: Lightning Dreamers (2023, International Anthem) B+(**) 

Nick Mazzarella Trio: Ultraviolet (2015, International Anthem) B+(***) 

Syran Mbenza: /Ensemble Rumba Kongo: Immortal Franco: Africa's Unrivalled Guitar Legend (2009, Riverboat) A− 

Mbongwana Star: From Kinshasa (2015, World Circuit) A− 

MC Bin Laden: Invasão Dos Fluxos (2022, Kondzilla) B+(***) 

MC Esoteric: Saving Seamus Ryan (2009, Fly Casual) B+(***) 

MC Frontalot: Net Split, or the Fathomless Heartbreak of Online Itself (2019, Level Up) B+(**) 

MC Yallah:

  • X Debmaster: Kubali (2019, Hakuna Kulala) B+(*) 
  • Yallah Beibe (2023, Hakuna Kulala) A− 

MC5:

  • High Time (1971, Atlantic) B+(***) 
  • Babes in Arms (1966-71 [1983], ROIR) A− 

Andrew McAnsh: Illustrations (2014-15 [2016], self-released) B− 

Cecil McBee:

  • Mutima (1974, Strata East) B 
  • Alternate Spaces (1979, India Navigation) B+(**) 
  • Music From the Source (1977 [1979], Inner City) B+(***) 
  • w/Chico Freeman: Compassion (1977 [1979], Inner City) B+(***) 
  • Flying Out (1982, India Navigation) B+(**) 

Chelsea McBride's Socialist Night School: The Twilight Fall (2016 [2017], Browntasaurus) B+(*) 

Christian McBride:

  • Kind of Brown (2009, Mack Avenue) B 
  • The Good Feeling (2011, Mack Avenue) B+(*) 
  • Conversations With Christian (2011, Mack Avenue) B+(**) 
  • Live at the Village Vanguard (2014 [2015], Mack Avenue) B+(**) 
  • Bringin' It (2017, Mack Avenue) B− 
  • Christian McBride's New Jawn (2017 [2018], Mack Avenue) B+(**) 
  • The Movement Revisited: A Musical Portrait of Four Icons (2013 [2020], Mack Avenue) B+(**) 
  • For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver (2020, Mack Avenue) B+(**) 
  • & Inside Straight: Live at the Village Vanguard (2014 [2021], Mack Avenue) B+(**) 
  • 's New Jawn: Prime (2021 [2023], Mack Avenue) A− 

Martina McBride: Eleven (2011, Universal Republic) B+(*) 

Ashley McBryde:

  • Girl Going Nowhere (2018, Warner Nashville) B+(**) 
  • Never Will (2020, Warner Nashville) A−  
  • Presents: Lindeville (2022, Warner Music Nashville) B+(***) 
  • The Devil I Know (2023, Warner Music Nashville) B+(**) 

Alexander McCabe/Paul Odeh: This Is Not a Pipe (2014, Wamco) B+(**) 

Leyla McCalla:

  • Vari-Colored Songs: A Tribute to Langston Hughes (2013 [2020], Smithsonian Folkways) B+(***) 
  • A Day for the Hunter, a Day for the Prey (2016, Jazz Village) B+(**) 
  • Capitalist Blues (2019, Jazz Village) A− 
  • Breaking the Thermometer (2022, Anti-) B+(***) 

Paul McCandless/The Paul Winter Consort: Morning Sun: Adventures With Oboe (1970-2010 [2017], Living Music) C+ 

Les McCann:

  • On Time (1962, Pacific Jazz) B+(*) 
  • Never a Dull Moment! Live From Coast to Coast 1966-1967 (1963-67 [2023], Resonance, 3CD) A− 

Pete McCann:

  • Range (2014 [2015], Whirlwind) B+(*) 
  • Pay for It on the Other Side (2017 [2018], McCannis Music) B+(*) 
  • Without Question (2022 [2023], McCannic Music) B+(***) 

Robert McCarther: Stranger in Town (2016 [2017], Psalms 149 Music) C+ 

Brian McCarthy:

  • The Better Angels of Our Nature (2016 [2017], Truth Revolution) B+(***) 
  • Codex (2017 [2018], self-released) B+(**) 
  • After|Life (2022 [2023], Truth Revolution) B+(**) 

Dan McCarthy:

  • Epoch (2019, Origin) B+(***) 
  • City Abstract (2019, Origin) B 

McCarthy Trenching: Perfect Game (2020, self-released) B+(***) 

Paul McCartney:

  • McCartney (1970 [2011], Hear Music, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • /Linda McCartney: Ram (1971 [2012], Hear Music) B− 
  • McCartney II (1979 [2011], Hear Music, 2CD) C+ 
  • Memory Almost Full (2007, Hear Music) C− 
  • Kisses on the Bottom (2012, Hear Music) B+(*) 
  • Egypt Station (2018, Capitol) B− 

Ernest McCarty Jr.:

  • /Jimmie Smith: A Reunion Tribute to Erroll Garner (2017, Blujazz) A− 
  • /Theresa Davis: I Remember Love (2018, Blujazz) B+(*) 

Donny McCaslin:

  • Fast Future (2014 [2015], Greenleaf Music) B+(*) 
  • Beyond Now (2016, Motema) B+(*) 
  • Blow. (2018, Motéma) B+(*) 
  • I Want More (2023, Edition) B 

Mary McCaslin:

  • Way Out West (1973, Philo) A−  
  • Prairie in the Sky (1975, Philo) B+(***) 
  • Old Friends (1977, Philo) A− 
  • A Life and Time (1981, Flying Fish) B+(***) 
  • Broken Promises (1994, Philo) B+(**) 
  • Better Late Than Never (2006, Mary McCaslin Music) B+(***) 

Antsy McClain and the Trailer Park Troubadours: Trailercana (2007, DPR) B+(*) 

Mighty Sam McClain: Give It Up to Love (1993, Audioquest) B+(***) 

Anna McClellan: I Saw First Light (2020, Father/Daughter) B+(*) 

Delbert McClinton: Live From Austin TX (1982 [2006], New West) B 

Barney McClure: Show Me! (2014 [2015], OA2) B+(*) 

Ron McClure:

  • Descendants (1980 [1990], Ken) B+(**) 
  • Closer to Your Tears (1996 [1997], SteepleChase) B+(**) 

Donnie McClurkin: The Essential Donnie McClurkin (2000-05 [2007], Verity/Legacy, 2CD) B− 

Cass McCombs:

  • Catacombs (2009, Domino) B+(**) 
  • Wit's End (2011, Domino) B+(*) 
  • Mangy Love (2016, Anti-) B 

Tommy McCook:

  • Reggae in Jazz (1976 [2013], Pressure Sounds) A− 
  • /The Agrovators: Super Star/Disco Rockers (1977 [2018], Pressure Sounds) B+(**) 

Tom McCormick: South Beat (2016, Manatee) B+(*) 

Del McCoury:

  • /The Dixie Pals: Classic Bluegrass (1974-84 [1991], Rebel) B+(***) 
  • Moneyland (2008, McCoury Music) B+(***) 
  • Del and Woody (2016, McCoury Music) A− 

John McCowen: Models of Duration (2020 [2022], Dinzu Artefacts/Astral Spirits) B 

Makaya McCraven:

  • In the Moment (2014 [2015], International Anthem) B+(***) 
  • Highly Rare (2016 [2017], International Anthem) B+(***) 
  • Universal Beings (2017-18 [2018], International Anthem) A− 
  • Universal Beings E&F Sides (2017-18 [2020], International Anthem) B+(**) 
  • Deciphering the Message (2021, Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • In These Times (2022, International Anthem) B+(**) 

Fergus McCreadie: Forest Floor (2022, Edition) B+(**) 

Chad McCullough:

  • /Bram Weijters: Abstract Quantities (2014 [2015], Origin) B+(*) 
  • The Charm of Impossibilities (2022 [2023], Calligram) A− 

Solon McDade: Murals (2017 [2018], self-released) B+(**) 

Tom McDermott: Meets Scott Joplin (2018 [2019], Arbors) B+(**) 

Otis McDonald: Beats Vol. 3 (2021, Track Tribe) B+(*) 

Thollem McDonas/William Parker/Nels Cline: Gowanus Sessions II (2012 [2020], ESP-Disk) B+(**) 

Dave McDonnell: The Time Inside a Year (2014 [2015], Delmark) B+(*) 

Erin McDougald: Outside the Soirée (2018, Miles High) B+(**) 

Fred McDowell: Amazing Grace (1966 [1994], Shout!/Testament) A− 

Jack McDuff:

  • /Gene Ammons: Brother Jack Meets the Boss (1962 [1988], Prestige/OJC) B+(**) 
  • Moon Rappin' (1969 [2022], Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • Live at Parnell's (1982 [2022], Soul Bank Music) B+(**) 

Peter McEachern:

  • Bone-Code (2017 [2018], Clean Feed) A− 
  • Code 2 (2021, SteepleChase LookOut) B+(***) 

Reba McEntire: Stronger Than the Truth (2019, Big Machine) B+(*) 

Aaron McEvers/M13: 1 Human, Too Human (2013 [2014], Blujazz) B 

Lonnie McFadden: Live at the Green Lady Lounge (2018, Jazz Daddy) B+(***) 

The Gary McFarland Legacy Ensemble: Circulation: The Music of Gary McFarland (2015, Planet Arts) A− 

Zara McFarlane:

  • If You Knew Her (2013 [2014], Brownswood) B 
  • Arise (2017, Brownswood) B+(*) 
  • Songs of an Unknown Tongue (2020, Brownswood) B+(*) 

Kate & Anna McGarrigle: Odditties (1973-90 [2010], Querbeservice) A− 

Kate McGarry:

  • /Keith Ganz/Gary Versace: The Subject Tonight Is Love (2017 [2018], Binxtown) B+(**) 
  • /Keith Ganz: What to Wear in the Dark (2021, Resilience) B+(**) 

John Paul McGee: A Gospejazzical Christmas (2023, Jazz Urbano) B 

Howard McGhee:

  • West Coast 1945-1947 (1945-47 [2013], Uptown) B+(**) 
  • /Milt Jackson: Howard McGhee and Milt Jackson (1948 [1955], Savoy) B+(***) 

Mike McGinniss/Elias Bailey/Vinnie Sperrazza: Time Is Thicker (2020, Open Stream Music) B+(**) 

Roy McGrath:

  • Martha (2014 [2015], JL Music) B+(**) 
  • Remembranzas (2017, JL Music) B 

Chris McGregor:

  • & the Castle Lager Big Band: Jazz/The African Sound (1963 [2016], Jazzman) B+(**) 
  • Very Urgent (1968 [2008], Fledg'ling) B+(**) 
  • Up to Earth (1969 [2008], Fledg'ling) A− 
  • Our Prayer (1969 [2008], Fledg'ling) B+(***) 
  • Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath (1970, RCA) A− 
  • 's Brotherhood of Breath: Brotherhood (1972, RCA) B+(***) 
  • 's Brotherhood of Breath: Live at Willisau (1973 [1994], Ogun) A− 
  • In His Good Time (1977 [2012], Ogun) B+(**) 
  • 's Brotherhood of Breath: Procession: Live at Toulouse (1978 [2013], Ogun) A− 
  • Sea Breezes: Solo Piano - Live in Durban 1987 (1987 [2012], Fledg'ling) B+(**) 
  • 's Brotherhood of Breath: Country Cooking (1988, Venture) ++ 
  • 's Brotherhood of Breath/Archie Shepp: En Concert A Banlieues Bleues (1989, 52e Rue Est) B+(***) 
  • 's Brotherhood of Breath: The Memorial Concert (1994, ITM) B+(**) 

Pete McGuinness:

  • Strength in Numbers (2013 [2014], Summit) B+(*) 
  • Jazz Orchestra: Along for the Ride (2018 [2019], Summit) B 

Bill McHenry: Ben Entrada La Nit (2015 [2018], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(***) 

Carson McHone: Still Life (2022, Merge) B+(*) 

Ken McIntyre/Eric Dolphy: Looking Ahead (1960 [1986], New Jazz/OJC) B+(*) 

Nellie McKay:

  • Obligatory Villagers (2007, Hungry Mouse) B+(**) 
  • Home Sweet Mobile Home (2010, Verve) B 
  • My Weekly Reader (2015, 429 Records) B+(*) 
  • Sister Orchid (2018, Palmetto) B+(**) 
  • Bagatelles (2019, Palmetto, EP) B+(*) 
  • Hey Guys, Watch This (2023, Hungry Mouse) B+(**) 

Robin McKelle: Impressions of Ella (2023, Doxie) B+(***) 

Dave McKenna: Dave McKenna in Madison (1991 [2018], Arbors) B+(**) 

Lori McKenna:

  • Paper Wings and Halo (2000, Orchard) B+(**) 
  • The Kitchen Tapes (2001 [2004], Gyrox) B+(*) 
  • Pieces of Me (2001, Signature Sounds) B+(***) 
  • Bittertown (2004, Signature Sounds) B+(**) 
  • Unglamorous (2007, Warner Brothers) B+(***) 
  • Lorraine (2011, Signature Sounds) B+(*) 
  • Massachusetts (2013, Liz Rose Music) B+(***) 
  • The Bird & the Rifle (2016, CN/Thirty Tigers) A− 
  • The Tree (2018, CN/Thirty Tigers) A− 
  • The Balladeer (2020, CN) A− 
  • Christmas Is Right Here (2021, CN, EP) B+(***) 
  • 1988 (2023, CN) A− 

Loreena McKennitt: An Ancient Muse (2006, Verve/Quinlan Road) B+(**) 

Sarah McKenzie: Without You (2023, Normandy Lane Music) B+(*) 

Arlo McKinley:

  • Die Midwestern (2020, Oh Boy) B 
  • This Mess We're In (2021 [2022], Oh Boy) B+(*) 

Gayelynn McKinney and McKinney Zone: Zoot Suit Funk (2020, Beatstix) B+(*) 

Tommy McLain: I Ran Down Every Dream (2022, Yep Roc) B+(*) 

John McLaughlin:

  • Devotion (1970, Douglas) B+(**) 
  • /Dave Holland/John Surman/Stu Martin/Karl Berger: Where Fortune Smiles (1971, Dawn) B+(***) 
  • The Free Spirits: Tokyo Live (1993 [1994], Verve) B+(**) 
  • The Heart of Things (1997, Verve) B+(*) 
  • /Zakir Hussain/T.H. "Vikkur" Vinayakram/Hariprasad Chaurasia: Remember Shakti (1997 [1999], Verve, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • /Chick Corea: Five Peace Band Live (2008 [2009], Concord, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • /4th Dimension: The Boston Record (2013 [2014], Abstract Logix) B 
  • The Montreux Years (1978-2016 [2022], BMG) B+(**) 
  • /Shankar Mahadevan/Zakir Hussain: Is That So? (2020, Abstract Logix) B+(**) 
  • Liberation Time (2021, Abstract Logix) B+(*) 

Jackie McLean:

  • 4, 5 and 6 (1956 [1991], Prestige/OJC) A− 
  • Jackie's Pal: Introducing Bill Hardman (1956 [1991], Prestige/OJC) B+(***) 
  • Strange Blues (1957 [1967], Prestige) B+(**) 
  • Fat Jazz (1957 [1958], Jubilee) B+(**) 
  • Makin' the Changes (1957 [1992], New Jazz/OJC) B+(***) 
  • /John Jenkins: Alto Madness (1957, Prestige) B+(**) 
  • /Tina Brooks: Street Singer (1960 [1980], Blue Note) A− 
  • A Fickle Sonance (1961 [1999], Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • Vertigo (1959-63 [2000], Blue Note) B+(***) 
  • Tune Up (1966 [1993], SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • /Dexter Gordon: The Meeting (1973 [1990], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • /Dexter Gordon: Vol. 2: The Source (1973 [1987], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • /Dexter Gordon: Montmartre Summit 1973 (1973 [1991], SteepleChase, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • A Ghetto Lullaby (1973 [1991], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • & the Cosmic Brotherhood: New York Calling (1974 [1987], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • /The Great Jazz Trio: New Wine in Old Bottles (1978, East Wind) B+(***) 

Jenna McLean: Brighter Day (2018 [2019], Moddl) B+(*) 

John McLean/Clark Sommers Band: Parts Unknown (2017, Origin) B− 

Grant McLennan:

  • In Your Bright Ray (1997, Beggars Banquet) B+(*) 
  • Intermission: The Best of the Solo Recordings 1990-1997 (1990-97 [2007], Beggars Banquet) A− 

Terrence McManus and John Hébert: Saints and Sinners (2015, Rowhouse Music) B+(*) 

Hayes McMullan: Everyday Seem Like Murder Here (1967-68 [2017], Light in the Attic) B+(***) 

Dave McMurray: Music Is Life (2018, Blue Note) B+(**) 

James McMurtry:

  • /The Heartless Bastards: Live in Aught-Three (2004, Compadre) A− 
  • Just Us Kids (2008, Lightning Rod) A− 
  • Live in Europe (2009, Lightning Rod) B+(*) 
  • Complicated Game (2013-14 [2015], Complicated Game) A− 
  • The Horses and the Hounds (2021, New West) A− 

Big Jay McNeely:

  • The Best Of (1948-1956) (1948-56 [2010], Master Classics) B+(***) 
  • Nervous (1949-59 [1995], Saxophile) B+(***) 

Jim McNeely/Frankfurt Radio Big Band Featuring Chris Potter: Rituals (2015 [2022], Double Moon) B+(***) 

Lloyd McNeill:

  • Asha (1969 [2017], Soul Jazz) B+(*) 
  • /Marshall Hawkins: Tanner Suite (1969 [2015], Universal Sound) B+(*) 
  • Washington Suite (1970 [2017], Soul Jazz) B 
  • Treasures (1975 [2019], Soul Jazz) B+(**) 

Michael McNeill: Flight (2014 [2015], self-released) A− 

Chris McNulty: Eternal (2013 [2015], Palmetto) B+(*) 

Marian McPartland:

  • Timeless (1952-53 [2002], Savoy) B+(**) 
  • Contrasts (1972-73 [2003], Jazz Alliance, 2CD) A− 

Joe McPhee:

  • Black Is the Color: Live in Poughkeepsie and New Windsor, 1969-70 (1969-70 [2021], Corbett Vs. Depsey, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Nation Time (1970 [2000], Atavistic) A 
  • Nation Time (1970 [2018], Corbett vs. Dempsey) A 
  • /Ernie Bostic: Live at Vassar 1970 (1970 [2011], Corbett vs. Dempsey, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • The Willisau Concert (1975 [2017], Corbett vs. Dempsey) A− 
  • Tenor & Fallen Angels (1976-77 [2000], Hatology) B− 
  • Variations on a Blue Line/'Round Midnight (1977 [2012], Corbett vs. Dempsey) B+(**) 
  • Glasses (1977 [2012], Corbett vs. Dempsey) B+(***) 
  • Alone Together: The Solo Ensemble Recordings 1974 & 1979 (1974-79 [2015], Corbett vs. Dempsey) B+(***) 
  • /André Jaume: Nuclear Family (1979 [2016], Corbett vs. Dempsey) B+(***) 
  • /Raymond Boni: Live From the Magic City (Birmingham, Alabama) (1985 [2016], Trost) B+(**) 
  • As Serious as Your Life (1996 [2014], Hatology) A− 
  • /Ingebrigt Håker Flaten: Blue Chicago Blues (2007 [2010], Not Two) A− 
  • /Mats Gustafsson: Brace for Impact (2007 [2018], Corbett vs. Dempsey) B+(***) 
  • /Mikolaj Trzaska/Jay Rosen: Intimate Conversations (2008, Not Two) B+(**)  /Peter Brötzmann/Kent Kessler/Michael Zerang: The Damage Is Done (2008 [2009], Not Two, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • /Jeb Bishop/Ingebrigt Håker Flaten/Michael Zerang: Ibsen's Ghosts (2009 [2011], Not Two) B+(*) 
  • Flowers (2009 [2016], Cipsela) B+(*) 
  • /Paal Nilssen-Love: Candy (2007-14 [2015], PNL, 7CD) B+(***) 
  • /Jamie Saft/Joe Morris/Charles Downs: Ticonderoga (2014 [2015], Clean Feed) A− 
  • /Damon Smith/Alvin Fielder: Six Situations (2016 [2017], Not Two) B+(***) 
  • /Ingebrigt Håker Flaten: Bricktop (2015 [2016], Trost) B+(**) 
  • /Pascal Niggenkemper/Ståle Liavik Solberg: Imaginary Numbers (2015 [2017], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • /John Edwards/Klaus Kugel: Journey to Parazzar (2017 [2018], Not Two) B+(***) 
  • /John Butcher: At the Hill of James Magee (2019, Trost) B+(***) 

John McPhee:

  • /Paal Nilssen-Love: Song for the Big Chief (2017 [2019], PNL) B+(**) 

Joe McPhee:

  • /John Edwards/Klaus Kugel: A Night in Alchemia (2018 [2020], Not Two) A− 
  • /Dave Rempis/Tomeka Reid/Brandon Lopez/Paal Nilssen-Love: Of Things Beyond Thule Vol. 1 (2018 [2020], Aerophonic) B+(**) 
  • /Dave Rempis/Tomeka Reid/Brandon Lopez/Paal Nilssen-Love: Of Things Beyond Thule Vol. 2 (2018 [2020], Aerophonic) B+(**) 
  • Route 84 Quarantine Blues (2020 [2021], Corbett vs. Dempsey) B+(**) 
  • /Tomeka Reid: Let Our Rejoicing Rise (2021 [2022], Corbett vs. Dempsey) B+(**) 
  • /Mette Rasmussen/Dennis Tyfus: Oblique Strategies (2018 [2023], Black Truffle) B 
  • /John Edwards: Tell Me How Long Has Trane Been Gone (For James Baldwin and John Coltrane) (2019 [2022], Klanggalerie) B+(**) 

Charles McPherson:

  • Con Alma! (1965 [1995], Prestige/OJC) B+(*) 
  • Live at the Five Spot (1966 [1994], Prestige) B+(*) 
  • From This Moment On (1968 [1997], Prestige/OJC) B+(**) 
  • Horizons (1968 [1998], Prestige/OJC) B+(**)  Charles McPherson (1971, Mainstream) B+(**) 
  • Siku Ya Bibi (Day of the Lady) (1972, Mainstream) B 
  • Live in Tokyo (1976, Xanadu) A− 
  • Come Play With Me (1995, Arabesque) A− 
  • Manhattan Nocturne (1997 [1998], Arabesque) B+(***) 
  • Live at the Cellar (2002, Cellar Live) B+(***) 
  • What Is Love (2010, Arabesque) B+(*) 

Charles McPherson Quartet:

  • Love Walked In (2015, Quadrant) B+(***) 

Charles McPherson:

  • The Journey (2014 [2015], Capri) A− 
  • Live at San Sebastián Jazz Festival (2019 [2020], Quadrant) A− 
  • Jazz Dance Suites (2020, Chazz Mack Music) B+(**) 

JD McPherson:

  • Signs & Signifiers (2010 [2012], Rounder) B+(**) 
  • Let the Good Times Roll (2015, New Rounder) B+(**) 
  • Undivided Heart & Soul (2017, New West) B+(*) 

Carmen McRae:

  • Torchy (1955, Decca) B+(**) 
  • Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics (1961 [1962,1997], Columbia/Legacy) B+(***) 
  • As Time Goes By: Carmen McRae Alone Live at the Dug (1973 [1974], Victor) B+(***) 
  • Carmen Sings Monk (1988 [2001], RCA Bluebird) A− 
  • Sarah: Dedicated to You (1990 [2003], RCA Bluebird) B+(***) 

Paulette McWilliams: A Woman's Story (2020, Blujazz) B+(*) 

Tate McRae:

  • I Used to Think I Could Fly (2022, RCA) B+(***) 

Mark Meadows: Somethin' Good (2014, self-released) B− 

Ryan Meagher:

  • Lost Days (2017 [2018], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(*) 
  • Evil Twin (2018, PJCE) B 
  • AftEarth (2021 [2023], Atroefy) B+(***) 

Meat Beat Manifesto: Answers Come in Dreams (2010, Metropolis) B+(*) 

Adam Meckler: Wonder (2015 [2016], Shifting Paradigm) B+(**) 

Dave Meder: Passage (2018 [2019], Outside In Music) B+(***) 

Medeski Martin & Wood: Last Chance to Dance Trance (Perhaps): Best Of (1991-1996) (1991-96 [1999], Gramavision) B+(***) 

Medeski Martin & Wood:

  • Radiolarians II (2008 [2009], Indirecto) B+(***) 
  • Radiolarians III (2008 [2009], Indirecto) B+(**) 
  • /Nels Cline: Woodstock Sessions Vol. 2 (2013 [2014], Indirecto) B+(***) 
  • 1409-2: Juice (2014, Indirecto) B+(*) 

Medhane:

  • Full Circle (2020, TBHG, EP) B 
  • Cold Water (2020, TBHG) B+(*) 

MediaFired: The Pathway Through Whatever (2012, Beer on the Rug, EP) B+(*) 

Gary Meek: Originals (2017, self-released) B+(**) 

Juozas Milasius/Tomas Kulavicius/Dalius Naujokaitis/Lithuanian Young Composers Orchestra: Live at Willisau, 1993 (1993 [2020], NoBusiness) C+ 

Jerzy Milian:

  • Baazaar [Polish Jazz Vol. 17] (1969 [1970], Polskie Nagrania Muza) B+(*) 

Militarie Gun: Life Under the Gun (2023, Loma Vista) B 

Meek Mill:

  • Dreams Worth More Than Money (2015, Atlantic/MMG) B+(*) 
  • Championships (2018, Maybach Music Group/Atlantic) B+(***) 

Megafaun: Megafaun (2011, Hometapes) B+(*) 

Megan Thee Stallion:

  • Fever (2019, 300 Entertainment) B+(***) 
  • Suga (2020, 300 Entertainment, EP) A− 
  • Good News (2020, 300 Entertainment) A− 
  • Something for Thee Hotties: From Thee Archives (2019-21 [2021], 300 Entertainment) A− 
  • Traumazine (2022, 1501 Certified/300 Entertainment) A− 

Hermon Mehari: Asmara (2022, Komos) A− 

Brad Mehldau:

  • /Mario Rossy/Perico Sambeat/Jordi Rossy: New York-Barcelona Crossing (1993 [1997], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(**) 
  • /Mario Rossy/Perico Sambeat/Jordi Rossy: New York-Barcelona Crossing: Volumen 2 (1993 [1998], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(**) 
  • /Rossy Trio: When I Fall in Love (1993 [1994], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(**) 
  • The Art of the Trio: Volume One (1996 [1997], Warner Brothers) B+(***) 
  • Art of the Trio 4: Back at the Vanguard (1999, Warner Brothers) B+(***) 
  • Progression: Art of the Trio, Volume 5 (2000 [2001], Warner Brothers, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Anything Goes (2002 [2004], Warner Brothers) B+(***) 
  • Live (2006 [2008], Nonesuch, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Where Do You Start (2008-11 [2012], Nonesuch) A− 
  • /Mark Guiliana: Mehliana: Taming the Dragon (2013 [2014], Nonesuch) B+(**) 
  • Blues and Ballads (2012-14 [2016], Nonesuch) B+(**) 
  • After Bach (2017 [2018], Nonesuch) B 
  • Seymour Reads the Constitution! (2018, Nonesuch) B+(*) 
  • Finding Gabriel (2017-18 [2019], Nonesuch) B 
  • Suite: April 2020 (2020, Nonesuch) A− 
  • /Orpheus Chamber Orchestra: Variations on a Melancholy Theme (2013 [2021], Nonesuch) B 
  • Jacob's Ladder (2022, Nonesuch) B 
  • Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays the Beatles (2020 [2023], Nonesuch) B 

Tobias Meinhart:

  • Natural Perception (2015, Enja/Yellowbird) B+(**) 
  • The Painter (2021, Sunnyside) B+(**) 

The Mekons:

  • F.U.N. '90 (1990, A&M, EP) B+(*) 

Mekons:

  • Natural (2007, Quarterstick) B+(**) 
  • Ancient & Modern (2011, Bloodshot) A 
  • /Robbie Fulks: Jura (2015, Bloodshot) B+(***) 
  • Existentialism (2015 [2016], Bloodshot) A 
  • Deserted (2019, Bloodshot) B+(***) 
  • Exquisite (2020, self-released) B+(***) 

The Mekons 77: It Is Twice Blessed (2018, Slow Things) A− 

Francisco Mela:

  • Fe (2016, self-released) B+(**) 
  • MPT Trio: Volume 1 (2020 [2021], 577) B+(**) 
  • /Matthew Shipp/William Parker: Music Frees Our Souls (2020 [2021], 577) B+(***) 
  • /Shinya Lin: Motions Vol. 1 (2021 [2022], 577) B+(***) 
  • /Cooper-Moore/William Parker: Music Frees Our Souls Vol. 2 (2020 [2023], 577) B+(***) 
  • /Zoh Amba: Causa Y Efecto Vol. 1 (2021 [2023], 577) B+(***) 

Melenas:

  • Dias Raros (2020, Trouble in Mind) B+(**) 
  • Ahora (2023, Trouble in Mind) B+(**) 

Myra Melford:

  • Alive in the House of Saints (1993, Hat Art) A− 
  • Alive in the House of Saints (1993 [2001], Hatology, 2CD) A− 
  • /Han Bennink: Eleven Ghosts (1994 [1996], Hatology) A− 
  • Snowy Egret (2013 [2015], Enja/Yellowbird) B+(***) 
  • /Ben Goldberg: Dialogue (2014 [2016], BAG) B 
  • /Zeena Parkins/Miya Masaoka: MZM (2014-16 [2017], Infrequent Seams) B+(*) 
  • 's Snowy Egret: The Other Side of Air (2017 [2018], Firehouse 12) A− 
  • 's Fire and Water Quintet: For the Love of Fire and Water (2021 [2022], RogueArt) B+(***) 
  • Fire and Water Quintet: Hear the Light Singing (2022 [2023], RogueArt) A− 

Melkbelly: PITH (2020, Wax Nine/Carpark) B 

John Mellencamp: No Better Than This (2010, Rounder) B+(*) 

MellowHype: BlackenedWhite (2010 [2011], Fat Possum) B+(*) 

Lubomyr Melnyk: The Sacred Thousand (2022 [2023], Jeriska) B+(***) 

The Melodians: Pre-Meditation (1968-78 [2021], Trojan/Sanctuary) B+(***) 

Melody's Echo Chamber: Bon Voyage (2018, Fat Possum) B 

Melt Yourself Down:

  • Melt Yourself Down (2013, The Leaf Label) B+(**) 
  • Pray for Me I Don't Fit (2022, Decca) B+(*) 

Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes:

  • Collector's Item: All Their Greatest Hits (1972-75 [1976], Philadelphia International) B+(***) 
  • Blue Notes & Ballads (1972-75 [1998], Epic/Legacy) B+(*) 

MEM3: Circles (2011 [2017], self-released) B+(**) 

Memory Tapes: Player Piano (2011, Carpark) B+(*) 

Memphis LK:

  • Too Much Fun (2023, Dot Dash, EP) B+(**) 
  • True Love and Its Consequences (2023, Dot Dash, EP) B+(***) 

The Men:

  • Leave Home (2011, Sacred Bones) B+(*) 
  • Open Your Heart (2012, Sacred Bones) B+(**) 
  • New Moon (2013, Sacred Bones) B 

Menahan Street Band: The Exciting Sounds of Menahan Street Band (2021, Daptone) B− 

Joachim Mencel:

  • Artisena (2015 [2018], ForTune) B+(*) 
  • Brooklyn Eye (2019 [2020], Origin) B+(*) 

Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66: Stillness (1971 [2014], Universal Sound) B+(*) 

Shawn Mendes:

  • Shawn Mendes (2018, Island) B+(***) 
  • Wonder (2020, Island) B+(*) 

Greg Mendez: Greg Mendez (2023, Forged Artifacts, EP) B− 

Kinito Méndez: Exitos de Kinito Méndez (1995-2005 [2005], J&N) A− 

Ava Mendoza:

  • Shadow Stories (2010, Resipiscent) B+(*) 

Ava Mendoza/Dominique Leone/Nick Tamburro:

  • Unnatural Ways (2015, New Atlantis) B+(*) 

Ava Mendoza:

  • 's Unnatural Ways: The Paranoia Party (2019, Sleeping Giant Glossolalia) B− 
  • /Vijay Anderson/Stephen Gauci: Studio Sessions Vol. 4 (2019, Gaucimusic, EP) B+(**) 
  • New Spells (2021, Relative Pitch/Astral Spirits) B 

Mendoza Hoff Revels:

  • Echolocation (2023, AUM Fidelity) B+(***) 

Vince Mendoza/Metropole Orkest: Olympians (2023, Modern) B− 

The Mendoza Line: Lost in Revelry (2002, Absolutely Kosher) B+(*) 

Misha Mengelberg:

  • /Peter Brötzmann/Evan Parker/Peter Bennink/Paul Rutherford/Derek Bailey/Han Bennink: Groupcomposing (1970 [2018], Corbett vs. Dempsey) B+(*) 
  • /Han Bennink: Eine Partie Tischtennis (1974, FMP) B+(*) 
  • /Steve Lacy/George Lewis/Harjen Gorten/Han Bennink: Change of Season (Music of Herbie Nichols) (1984 [1986], Soul Note) B+(***) 
  • /Steve Lacy/George Lewis/Ernst Reÿseger/Han Bennink: Dutch Masters (1987 [1994], Soul Note) B+(***) 
  • Mix (1994, ICP) B+(***) 
  • The Root of the Problem (1996 [1997], Hatology) B+(***) 
  • Four in One (2000 [2001], Songlines) A− 
  • Senne Sing Song (2005, Tzadik) A− 
  • Rituals of Transition (2002-10 [2020], I Dischi Di Angelica) B+(**) 

Menya: The Ol' Reach-Around (2008, Menya, EP) B+(***) 

Manuel Mengis:

  • The Pond (2007 [2008], Hatology) B+(**) 
  • Dulcet Crush (2008 [2010], Hatology) B+(*) 

Vic Mensa:

  • There's Alot Going On (2016, Roc Nation) B+(***) 
  • The Autobiography (2017, Roc Nation) B− 
  • V Tape (2020, Roc Nation, EP) B+(**) 
  • I Tape (2021, Roc Nation, EP) B+(**) 
  • Vino Valentino (2022, Roc Nation, EP) B+(*) 
  • Victor (2023, Roc Nation) B+(*) 

Cava Menzies/Nick Phillips: Moment to Moment (2013 [2014], self-released) B+(***) 

The Menzingers: Rented World (2014, Epitaph) B 

The Mercenaries: Locks, Looks and Hooks (2006, Melted Vinyl) B+(*) 

Mercury [Nicolas Caloia & Lori Freedman]: Skin (2023, Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Mercury Rev: Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisited (2019, Partisan) B 

Mereba: Azeb (2021, Interscope, EP) B+(***) 

Anna Meredith:

  • Varmints (2016, Moshi Moshi) B 
  • Fibs (2019, Moshi Moshi) B 

Hailu Mergia:

  • & the Walias Band: Tezeta (1975 [2021], Awesome Tapes From Africa) B+(***) 
  • The Walias: Tche Belew (1977 [2014], Awesome Tapes From Africa) A− 
  • Wede Harer Guzo (1978 [2016], Awesome Tapes From Africa) A− 
  • /His Classical Instrument: Shemonmuanaye (1985 [2013], Awesome Tapes From Africa) A− 
  • Lala Belu (2018, Awesome Tapes From Africa) B+(***) 
  • Yene Mircha (2020, Awesome Tapes From Africa) B+(**) 
  • Pioneer Works Swing (Live) (2016 [2023], Awesome Tapes From Africa) B+(**) 

Meridian Brothers:

  • El Advenimiento Del Castillo Mujer (2005 [2016], Discrepant) A− 
  • Devoción (Works 2005-2011) (2005-11 [2013], Staubgold) A− 
  • Salvadora Robot (2014, Soundway) B+(**) 
  • Los Suicidas (2015, Soundway, EP) B+(**) 
  • Cumbia Siglo XXI (2020, Bongo Joe) B+(***) 
  • /Conjunto Media Luna: Paz En La Tierra (2021, Bongo Joe) B+(**) 
  • Meridian Brothers & El Grupo Renacimento (2022, Ansonia) B+(**) 

Meridian Odyssey:

  • Second Wave (2020 [2021], Origin) B+(*) 
  • Earthshine (2021 [2022], Origin) B+(*) 

Meridian Trio: Triangulum (2016 [2017], Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Marieann Meringolo: Between Yesterday and Tomorrow: The Songs of Alan & Marilyn Bergman (2017 [2018], Blujazz) C+ 

Getatchèw Merkuria:

  • Éthiopiques 14: Negus of Ethiopian Sax (1972 [2003], Buda Musique) A− 
  • /The Ex & Guests: Moa Anbessa (2006, Terp) A− 

Getatchèw Mekuria:

  • /The Ex & Friends: Y'Anbessaw Tezeta (1960-2012 [2012], Terp, 2CD) B+(***) 

Jacob Merlin: Alchemy of Soul (2009, Backline) B− 

Daniel Meron: Sky Begins (2015 [2016], Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit) B 

Bob Merrill: Cheerin' Up the Universe (2013 [2015], Accurate) B+(**) 

Bob Merrill: Tell Me Your Troubles: Songs by Joe Bushkin, Volume 1 (2017, Accurate) B+(***) 

Helen Merrill:

  • Helen Merrill (1954 [1955], Emarcy) A− 
  • Helen Merrill With Strings (1955 [1956], Emarcy) B+(***) 
  • Dream of You (1956 [1958], Emarcy) B+(**) 
  • Helen Merrill With Clifford Brown and Gil Evans (1954-56 [1990], Emarcy) B+(***) 
  • Merrill at Midnight (1957, Emarcy) B 
  • You've Got a Date With the Blues (1959 [1989], Verve) B+(**) 
  • At Nalen With Jan Johansson (1959 [2012], Riverside) B+(***) 
  • American Country Songs (1959, Atco) B 
  • Parole e Musica (1960, RCA [Italy]) B+(**) 
  • /Dick Katz: The Feeling Is Mutual (1965 [1989], Emarcy) B+(***) 
  • /Teddy Wilson: Helen Sings, Teddy Swings! (1970, Catalyst) B+(**) 

Stephin Merritt: Obscurities (1992-99 [2011], Merge) B+(**) 

Tift Merritt:

  • See You on the Moon (2010, Fantasy) B+(**) 
  • Home Is Loud (2005 [2009], Blue Rose) B+(**) 
  • Traveling Alone (2012, Yep Roc) B+(**) 
  • Stitch of the World (2017, Yep Roc) B+(*) 

Merso: Red World (2016, Good to Die) B+(**) 

Gabriel Mervine: People (2015 [2016], Synergy Music) B 

Merzbow:

  • /Balasz Pándi/Mats Gustafsson: Cuts (2012 [2013], Rare Noise) B 
  • /Balasz Pandi/Mats Gustafsson/Thurston Moore: Cuts of Guilt/Cuts Deeper (2014 [2015], Rare Noise, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • /Keiji Haino/Balasz Pandi: An Untroublesome Defencelessness (2016, RareNoise) B+(**) 
  • /Mats Gustafsson/Balász Pándi: Cuts Open (2018 [2020], RareNoise) B+(*) 

Mesh: Mesh (2020 [2021], Born Yesterday, EP) B+(*) 

Paul Messina: Blue Fire (2021, GVAP Music) B− 

The Messthetics: Anthropocosmic Nest (2019, Dischord) B+(*) 

Lyia Meta: Always You (2023, self-released) B 

Metallic Taste of Blood: Doctoring the Dead (2015, Rare Noise) B+(**) 

The Meters: The Meters (1969, Josie) B+(**) 

Pat Metheny:

  • Unity Band (2012, Nonesuch) B− 
  • The Ochestrion Project (2012 [2013], Nonesuch, 2CD) B 
  • Kin (2013 [2014], Nonesuch) B− 
  • The Unity Sessions (2014 [2016], Nonesuch) B 
  • From This Place (2020, Nonesuch) B+(*) 
  • Road to the Sun (2021, BMG Modern) B 
  • Side-Eye NYC (V1.IV) (2019 [2021], Modern) B+(*) 
  • Dream Box (2021-22 [2023], Modern) B+(*) 

The Method Actors: This Is Still It (1980-81 [2010], Acute) B+(*) 

Methodist Hospital: Giants (2017, self-released) B+(***) 

Metric:

  • Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? (2003, Last Gang) B+(**) 
  • Fantasies (2009, Metric International) A− 
  • Synthetica (2012, Mom + Pop) B+(*) 
  • Pagans in Vegas (2015, Metric) A− 
  • Art of Doubt (2018, Metric/BMG) B+(***) 
  • Formentera (2022, Metric Music International) B+(**) 

Metro Boomin:

  • Heroes & Villains (2022, Boominati/Republic) B+(**) 
  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse [Soundtrack From & Inspired by the Motion Picture] (2022, Boominati/Republic) B+(*) 

Metronomy:

  • The English Riviera (2011, Because) B+(*) 
  • Love Letters (2014, Because/Elektra) B+(**) 
  • Small World (2022, Because Music) B+(**) 

Metropolitan Jazz Octet:

  • /Dee Alexander: It's Too Hot for Words: Celebrating Billie Holiday (2019, Delmark) B+(**) 
  • The Bowie Project (2020-22 [2023], Origin) B 

Metz:

  • Metz (2012, Sub Pop) B 
  • Atlas Vending (2020, Sub Pop) B 

Hendrik Meurkens: Harmonicus Rex (2010 [2016], Height Advantage) B+(*) 

Mexrrissey: No Manchester (2016, Cooking Vinyl) B+(*) 

Mexstep:

  • Resistir (2018, Third Root) A− 
  • Vivir (2021, Mexstep Music) B+(***) 

Emi Meyer: Monochrome (2009-16 [2017], Origin) B+(*) 

Camila Meza:

  • Traces (2016, Sunnyside) B 
  • & the Nectar Orchestra: Ámbar (2019, Sony Masterworks) B 

Szilárd Mezei:

  • Bot (1998-2004 [2009], Not Two, 2CD) A− 
  • Bármikor, Most/Anytime, Now (2006 [2008], Not Two) B+(***) 
  • Singing Elephant (2010 [2012], Not Two) B+(**) 
  • Fújj, Szél, Zenta, Visszhangozz Szél (2012, Not Two) B+(*) 

Szilard Mezei:

  • Rested Turquoise (2018 [2021], NoBusiness) B+(***) 

Lisa Mezzacappa:

  • Avant Noir (2015 [2017], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • Glorious Ravage (2017, New World) B+(*) 
  • Cosmicomics (2020, Queen Bee) ++ 

Marco Mezquida Mateos: Live in Terrassa (2015, UnderPool) B+(***) 

MGMT:

  • Oracular Spectacular (2007 [2008], Columbia) B+(*) 
  • Congratulations (2010, Columbia) B− 

MIA:

  • Maya (2010, XL/Interscope) A− 
  • Vicki Leekx (2010, mixtape) B+(**) 
  • Matangi (2013, Interscope) A 
  • AIM (2016, Interscope) B+(***) 
  • Mata (2022, Island) A− 

Micachu & the Shapes: Jewellery (2008 [2009], Rough Trade) B+(*) 

Colette Michaan:

  • Incarnate/Encarna (2014, self-released) B 
  • Earth Rebirth (2022 [2023], Creatrix Music) B+(*) 

Ras Michael:

  • & the Sons of Negus: Nyabinghi (1974, [2006], Charly) B+(**) 
  • Know Now (1989, Shanachie) B+(*) 
  • Live by the Spirit (2020, Hen House Studios) B+(**) 

Chrisette Michele:

  • I Am (2007, Def Jam) B+(*) 
  • Epiphany (2009, Def Jam) B+(*) 

Michete:

  • Cool Tricks (2015, self-released, EP) B+(***) 
  • Cool Tricks 2 (2016, self-released, EP) B+(**) 
  • Cool Tricks 3 (2017, self-released, EP) B 

Alma Micic: That Old Feeling (2017, Whaling City Sound) B+(**) 

Rale Micic: Night Music (2015 [2016], Whaling City Sound) B+(*) 

The Microphones:

  • The Glow, Pt. 2 (2002, K) B+(**) 
  • Microphones in 2020 (2020, PW Elverum & Sun) B+(**) 

The Microscopic Septet:

  • Manhattan Moonrise (2014, Cuneiform) A− 
  • Been Up So Long It Looks Like Down to Me: The Micros Play the Blues (2016 [2017], Cuneiform) A− 

Microtub: Chronic Shift (2018 [2019], Bohemian Drips) B 

Microwave: Death Is a Warm Blanket (2019, Pure Noise) B+(*) 

Microwaves: Regurgitant Phenomena (2014, New Atlantis) B 

Stephan Micus:

  • Nomad Songs (2012-14 [2015], ECM) B+(*) 
  • Thunder (2020-22 [2023], ECM) B 

Middle Brother: Middle Brother (2011, Partisan) A− 

Midi, Maxi & Efti: Midi, Maxi & Efti (1991, Columbia) B+(***) 

Midlake: For the Sake of Bethel Woods (2022, ATO) B 

Bette Midler:

  • Live at Last (1977, Atlantic) Her first B+(*) 
  • Mud Will Be Flung Tonight (1985 [1990], Atlantic) B− 
  • It's the Girls! (2014, East/West) B+(**)  

Raul Midón: Eclectic Adventurist (2022, Artistry/Mack Avenue) B+(*) 

Haviah Mighty:

  • 13th Floor (2019, self-released) B+(***) 
  • Crying Crystals (2023, Mighty Gang) B+(**) 

The Mighty Clouds of Joy:

  • It's Time (1974, ABC/Dunhill) B+(***) 
  • The Best of the Mighty Clouds of Joy Volume 2 [20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection] (2005-10 [2016], Motown Gospel) B 

Mighty Diamonds: Right Time (1976, Virgin) A− 

Mighty Sparrow:

  • King of the World (1984, B's) A− 
  • More Sparrow More!! (1969, Ra) A− 
  • Hot and Sweet (1974, Warner Bros.) A− 

The Mighty Three's: Africa Shall Stretch Forth Her Hand (1978 [2020], Jah Fingers) B+(**) 

Jay Migliori and Dick Twardzik: Jazz Workshop Quintet: A Harvard WHRB Session (1954 [2020], Fresh Sound) B+(**) 

Migos:

  • Rich Ni**a Timeline (2014, Quality Control Music) B+(*) 
  • Culture (2017, QC/YRN/300) B+(***) 
  • Culture II (2018, Quality Control) B+(**) 

Miguel:

  • All I Want Is You (2010, Jive) B+(**) 
  • Art Dealer Chic Vol. 1 (2012, self-released, EP) B− 
  • Kaleidoscope Dream (2012, RCA) B+(*)  
  • Wildheart (2015, RCA) B+(***) 
  • War & Leisure (2017, ByStorm/RCA) B+(*) 

Sei Miguel:

  • Salvation Modes (2005-12 [2014], Clean Feed) B+(*) 
  • (Five) Stories Untold (2014-15 [2016], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • Unit Core: Road Music (2016-21 [2023], Clean Feed) B 
  • The Original Drum (2015-21 [2023], Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Xose Miguélez:

  • Ontology (2018 [2019], Origin) B+(**) 
  • Contradictio (2021 [2022], Origin) B+(***) 

Miike Snow: Miike Snow (2009, Downtown) B+(*) 

Mika:

  • The Boy Who Knew Too Much (2009, Casablanca) A− 
  • The Origin of Love (2012, Casablanca) A− 
  • No Place in Heaven (2015, Casablanca) B+(**) 
  • My Name Is Michael Holbrook (2019, Republic/Virgin EMI) B+(**) 

Levon Mikaelian:

  • United Shades of Artistry (2014 [2015], self-released) B 
  • Untainted (2019, self-released) B+(**) 

MIKE:

  • May God Bless Your Hustle (2017, self-released) B+(**) 
  • Black Soap (2018, Lex, EP) B+(*) 
  • Renaissance Man (2018, Lex) B+(*) 
  • Tears of Joy (2019, 10K) B+(**) 
  • Weight of the World (2020, 10k) B+(*) 
  • Disco! (2021, 10k) B+(**) 
  • /Wiki/The Alchemist: Faith Is a Rock (2023, ALC) B+(*) 
  • Burning Desire (2023, 10K) B+(*) 

Mike.: The Highs. (2021, 4TheHomies) B+(**) 

Mike & the Moonpies:

  • Cheap Silver and Solid Country Gold (2019, Prairie Rose) B+(*) 
  • Touch of You: The Lost Songs of Gary Stewart (2020, Prairie Rose) B+(**) 
  • One to Grow On (2021, Prairie Rose) B+(*) 

Palle Mikkelborg/Jakob Bro/Marilyn Mazur: Strands: Live at the Danish Radio Concert Hall (2023, ECM) B+(*) 

Joakim Milder:

  • Ways (1990-92 [1993], Dragon) B+(*) 
  • /Fredrik Ljungkvist/Mathias Landraeus/Filip Augustson/Fredrik Rundkvist: The Music of Anders Garstedt (2016 [2018], Moserobie) A 

Butch Miles:

  • and Friends: Cookin' (1995, Nagel Heyer) B+(***) 
  • /Howard Alden: Soulmates (1994 [2002], Nagel Heyer) B+(***) 

Jason Miles:

  • /Ingrid Jensen: Kind of New (2014 [2015], Whaling City Sound) B 
  • Kind of New 2: Blue Is Paris (2017, Lightyear) B+(*) 

Ron Miles:

  • Laughing Barrel (2002 [2003], Sterling Circle) B+(**) 
  • I Am a Man (2016 [2017], Yellowbird) B+(***) 
  • Rainbow Sign (2020, Blue Note) B+(**) 

Solitaire Miles:

  • The Solitaire Miles Jazztets With Willie Perkins (2008-10 [2018], Seraphic, EP) B+(*) 
  • Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas (2015, Seraphic) B+(**) 

Jaro Milko & the Cubalkanics: Cigarros Explosivos! (2014, Asphalt Tango) B+(*) 

Luiz Millan: Brazilian Match (2022 [2023], Jazz Station) B+(**) 

Lady Millea: I Don't Mind Missing You (2021, Reconcile) B+(*) 

Allison Miller:

  • No Morphine No Lillies (2013, Foxhaven/Royal Potato Family) A− 
  • Otis Was a Polar Bear (2016, Royal Potato Family) B+(**) 
  • /Carmen Staaf: Science Fair (2018, Sunnyside) B+(*) 
  • 's Boom Tic Boom: Glitter Wolf (2019, The Royal Potato Family) A− 
  • /Jane Ira Bloom: Tues Days (2021, Outline) B+(***) 
  • /Carmen Staaf: Nearness (2021 [2022], Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • Rivers in Our Veins (2023, Royal Potato Family) B+(***) 

Buddy Miller:

  • /Julie Miller: Written in Chalk (2009, New West) A− 
  • The Majestic Silver Strings (2011, New West) B+(*) 
  • /Jim Lauderdale: Buddy and Jim (2012, New West) B− 
  • & Friends: Cayamo: Sessions at Sea (2016, New West) B+(*) 
  • /Julie Miller: Breakdown on 20th Ave. South (2019, New West) B+(**) 
  • /Julie Miller: Lockdown Songs (2020, self-released) B+(***) 
  • /Julie Miller: In the Throes (2023, New West) B+(**) 

Dave Miller:

  • Old Door Phantoms (2015 [2016], Ears & Eyes) B− 
  • Just Imagine (2019, Summit) B+(**) 
  • The Mask-erade Is Over (2021, Summit) B+(*) 

Dominic Miller: Vagabond (2021 [2023], ECM) B+(*) 

Harry Miller:

  • Children at Play (1974, Ogun) B+(*) 
  • Different Times, Different Places (1973-76 [2013], Ogun) A− 
  • 's Isipingo: Family Affair (1977, Ogun) B+(***) 
  • In Conference (1978, Ogun) B+(**) 
  • Different Times, Different Places: Volume Two (1977-82 [2016], Ogun) B+(***) 

Joel Miller With Sienna Dahlen: Dream Cassette (2014 [2016], Origin) B+(***) 

John R. Miller:

  • Service Change (2014, 789875 DK) B+(***) 
  • & the Engine Lights: The Trouble You Follow (2018, Emperor) B+(**) 
  • Depreciated (2021, Rounder) A− 

Lloyd Miller:

  • A Lifetime in Oriental Jazz (1960s-80s [2009], Jazzman) B+(**) 
  • /The Heliocentrics: (OST) (2010, Strut) B+(*) 

Mac Miller:

  • Blue Slide Park (2011, Rostrum) B+(***) 
  • Watching Movies With the Sound Off (2013, Island) B− 
  • Swimming (2018, REMember Music/Warner Bros.) B+(*) 
  • Circles (2018 [2020], Warner) A− 

Marcus Miller:

  • Marcus (2008, Concord Jazz) B 
  • Afrodeezia (2015, Blue Note) B+(*) 

Mark Christian Miller: Crazy Moon (2015, Sliding Jazz Door Productions) B+(*) 

Molly Miller: The Shabby Road Recordings (2017, self-released) B 

Rainy Miller/Space Afrika: A Grisaille Wedding (2023, Fixed Abode) B 

Rhett Miller:

  • Rhett Miller (2009, Shout! Factory) A− 
  • The Interpreter: Live at Largo (2011, Maximum Sunshine) B 
  • The Dreamer (2012, Maximum Sunshine) B+(**) 
  • The Traveler (2015, ATO) B+(**) 
  • The Messenger (2018, ATO) B+(**) 
  • The Misfit (2022, ATO) B+(***) 

Roger Miller:

  • The Best of Roger Miller, Volume One: Country Tunesmith (1957-67 [1991], Mercury) A−  20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Roger Miller (1964-66 [1999], MCA) A 

Russ Miller and the Jazz Orchestra: You and the Night and the Music (2015 [2016], Doctheory) B+(*) 

Nick Millevoi:

  • Desertion (2015 [2016], Shhpuma) B+(**) 
  • Desertion Trio With Jamie Saft: Midtown Tilt (2017 [2018], Clean Feed) B 

Steve Millhouse: The Unwinding (2022 [2023], SteepleChase) B+(***) 

Flo Milli:

  • Ho, Why Is You Here? (2020, RCA) B+(*) 
  • You Still Here, Ho? (2022, RCA) B+(**) 

Steve Million:

  • What I Meant to Say (2019 [2021], Origin) B+(*) 
  • Perfectly Spaced (2023, Calligram) B+(**) 

Blake Mills:

  • Mutable Set (2020, New Deal/Verve) B 
  • Jelly Road (2023, New Deal/Verve Forecast) B 

Dick Mills/Billy Byers/William Bouchaya/Martial Solal/Wessel Ilcken/Benoit Quersin: Jazz on the Left Bank (1956 [1957], Epic) B+(**) 

John Mills: Invisible Designs (2014 [2015], Fable) B− 

Kristine Mills: Bossa Too (2015, InkWell Publishing) B 

Pete Mills: Sweet Shadow (2013 [2014], Cellar Live) B+(***) 

The Mills Brothers: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Mills Brothers (1941-67 [2000]), MCA) B+(***) 

Parker Millsap:

  • Parker Millsap (2014, Okrahoma) B+(**) 
  • The Very Last Day (2016, Okrahoma) B+(*) 
  • Other Arrangements (2018, Okrahoma) B+(*) 

Milo:

  • A Toothpaste Suburb (2014, Hellfyre Club) B+(**) 
  • So the Flies Don't Come (2015, Ruby Yacht) B+(**) 
  • Who Told You to Think??!!?!?!?! (2017, Ruby Yacht) A− 

Roy Milton & His Solid Senders:

  • Vol. 2: Groovy Blues (1945-53 [1992], Specialty) B+(***) 
  • Vol. 3: Blowin' With Roy (1945-53 [1994], Specialty) B+(**) 

The Milwaukee Jazz Orchestra: Welcome to Swingsville! (2016 [2017], BluJazz) B+(*) 

Mimicking Birds: Mimicking Birds (2009 [2010], Glacial Pace) B+(*) 

Gianni Mimmo/Alison Blunt: Busy Butterflies (2020, Amirani) B+(**) 

Mimz & Dunn: Infinite Lawn (2021, self-released) B 

Nicki Minaj:

  • Beam Me Up Scotty (2009, Trapaholics) B+(***) 
  • Pink Friday (2010, Universal Motown) A− 
  • Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012, Universal Republic) A− 
  • The Pinkprint (2014, Young Money) A− 
  • Queen (2018, Young Money/Cash Money) B+(***)  Pink Friday 2 (2023, Young Money/Republic) A− 

Dom Minasi:

  • /Hans Tammen: Alluvium (2013 [2014], Straw2gold Pictures) B+(*) 
  • /Juampy Juarez: Freeland (2018, Cirko) B+(*) 
  • Remembering Cecil (2019, Unseen Rain) B+(***) 

Mind Games [Angelika Niescier/Denman Maroney/James Ilgenfritz/Andrew Drury]: Ephemera Obscura (2015 [2017], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Mindtroll:

  • And That's Just Some of the Good Ones (2013, self-released) B+(**) 
  • EP #4 (2014, self-released) B+(***) 

Ming Bau Set: Yakut's Gallop (2020 [2021], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(***) 

Charles Mingus:

  • The Charles Mingus Quartet + Max Roach (1955 [1990], Debut/OJC) B 
  • Mingus at the Bohemia (1955 [1990], Debut/OJC) B+(***) 
  • Mingus (1960 [1961], Candid) A− 
  • Tonight at Noon (1957-61 [1964], Atlantic) B+(***) 
  • The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady/Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1963 [2012], Impulse) A− 
  • Mingus Plays Piano: Spontaneous Compositions and Improvisations (1963 [1997], Impulse) B+(*) 
  • Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife . . . (1959-71 [1988], Columbia) B+(**) 
  • Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert (1972 [1996], Columbia/Legacy, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • The Lost Album: From Ronnie Scott's (1972 [2022], Resonance, 3CD) B+(***) 
  • Jazz in Detroit/Strata Concert Gallery/46 Selden (1973 [2018], BBE, 5CD) B+(***) 
  • Mingus at Carnegie Hall [Deluxe Edition] (1974 [2021], Atlantic, 2CD) A 
  • Three or Four Shades of Blues (1977, Atlantic) B+(*) 
  • Thirteen Pictures: The Charles Mingus Anthology (1952-77 [1993], Rhino, 2CD) A− 
  • @ Bremen 1964 & 1975 (1964-75, Sunnyside, 4CD) A− 

Miniature Tigers: Mia Pharoah (2012, Modern Art) B+(*) 

Minim Experiment: Dark Matter (2016, ForTune) B+(**) 

Minks: By the Hedge (2011, Captured Tracks) B+(**) 

John Minnock: Simplicity (2022, Dot Time) B+(*) 

Kylie Minogue:

  • Fever (2002, Capitol) B+(**) 
  • Aphrodite (2010, Astralwerks) B+(***) 
  • Disco (2020, BMG) B+(**) 
  • Tension (2023, BMG) B+(**) 

Jouk Minor/Josef Traindl/Jean Querlier/Christian Lété/Dominique Regef: Enfin La Mer (1978 [2023], NoBusiness) B+(***) 

Billy Mintz:

  • The 2 Bass Band . . . Live (2014 [2015], Thirteenth Note) B+(**) 
  • Ugly Beautiful (2015 [2017], Thirteenth Note, 2CD) B+(**) 

Bob Mintzer:

  • Get Up! (2015, MCG Jazz) B+(*) 
  • All L.A. Band (2016, Fuzzy Music) B+(*) 
  • /WDR Big Band Cologne: Soundscapes (2019 [2021], MCG Jazz) B+(**) 

Ela Minus: Acts of Rebellion (2020, Domino) B+(***) 

MIR 8: Perihelion (2017, Shhpuma) B+(*) 

The Miracles: Cookin' With the Miracles (1961, Tamla) B+(***) 

Miracles of Modern Science: Dog Year (2011, self-released) B 

Mirah: You Think It's Like This but Really It's Like This (2000 [2020], K) B+(***) 

Ismael Miranda Con Orchestra Harlow: Oportunidad (1972, Fania) B+(**) 

Kristen Miranda: Double Time (2013 [2014], self-released) B+(**) 

Roberto Miranda's Home Music Ensemble: Live at Bing Theatre: Los Angeles, 1985 (1985 [2021], Dark Tree) B+(***) 

Abel Mireles: Amino (2021 [2022], Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes: What Kinda Music (2020, Beyond the Groove) B+(**) 

Miss Red: K.O. (2018, Pressure) B+(***) 

Mission of Burma:

  • Signals, Calls and Marches (Definitive Edition) (1980-81 [2008], Matador) B+(*) 
  • The Horrible Truth About Burma (Definitive Edition) (1983 [2008], Matador) B 

Father John Misty:

  • Fear Fun (2012, Sub Pop) B 
  • I Love You, Honeybear (2015, Sub Pop) B 
  • Pure Comedy (2017, Sub Pop) B− 
  • God's Favorite Customer (2018, Sub Pop) B 
  • Chloë and the Next 20th Century (2022, Sub Pop) B 

Anaïs Mitchell:

  • Hadestown (2010, Righteous Babe) B− 
  • Young Man in America (2012, Wilderland) B+(*) 
  • /Jefferson Hamer: Child Ballads (2013, Wilderland) A− 
  • Anaïs Mitchell (2022, BMG) B+(**) 

Blue Mitchell: African Violet/Summer Soft (1977-78 [2012], Impulse, 2CD) C 

Joni Mitchell:

  • Song to a Seagull (1968, Reprise) A− 
  • Clouds (1969, Reprise) B+(**) 
  • Shine (2007, Hear Music) B+(*) 
  • Joni Mitchell at Newport (2022 [2023], Rhino) B 

Matt Mitchell:

  • Vista Accumulation (2015, Pi, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • A Pouting Grimace (2017, Pi) B+(**) 
  • Phalanx Ambassadors (2018 [2019], Pi) B+(**) 
  • Oblong Aplomb (2022 [2023], Out of Your Head, 2CD) B+(***) 

McKinley Mitchell: The Complete Malaco Collection (1977-81 [1992], Waldoxy) B+(***) 

Nicole Mitchell:

  • 's Black Earth Ensemble: Intergalactic Beings (2010 [2014], FPE) B+(***) 
  • /Tomeka Reid/Mike Reed: Artifacts (2015, 482 Music) A− 
  • Mandorla Awakening II: Emerging Worlds (2015 [2017], FPE) B+(**) 
  • /Haki Madhubuti: Liberation Narratives (2016-17 [2017], Black Earth Music) A− 
  • Maroon Cloud (2017 [2018], FPE) B+(***) 
  • /Lisa E. Harris: EarthSeed (2017 [2020], FPE) C− 
  • /Moor Mother: Offering: Live at Le Guess Who (2018 [2020], Don Giovanni) B 

Red Mitchell/Joakim Milder/Roger Kellaway: Live in Stockholm (1991 [1993], Dragon) B+(**) 

Roscoe Mitchell:

  • The Solo Concert (1973, AECO) B+(*) 
  • Duets With Anthony Braxton (1976 [2017], Sackville/Delmark) B+(**) 
  • /Brus Trio: After Fallen Leaves (1989 [1994], Silkheart) B+(*) 
  • Song for My Sister (2002, Pi) B+(**) 
  • Duets With Tyshawn Sorey and Special Guest Hugh Ragin (2013, Wide Hive) A− 
  • /Tony Marsh/John Edwards: Improvisations (2012 [2013], Otoroku) B+(***) 
  • Conversations I (2013 [2014], Wide Hive) B 
  • Conversations II (2013 [2014], Wide Hive) B+(*) 
  • Bells for the South Side (2015 [2017], ECM, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Discussions (2016 [2017], Wide Hive) B+(**) 
  • Splatter (2017 [2020], I Dischi Di Angelica) -− 
  • Littlefield Concert Hall, Mills College, March 19-20, 2018 (2018 [2019], Wide Hive) B+(**) 
  • /Ostravska Banda: Performing Distant Radio Transmission Also Nonaah Trio, Cutouts for Woodwind Quintet and 8.8.88 (2019 [2020], Wide Hive) B+(*) 
  • /Mike Reed: The Ritual and the Dance (2015 [2021], Astral Spirits) B+(***) 
  • Dots: Pieces for Percussion and Woodwinds (2021, Wide Hive) B+(**) 
  • Orchestra and Space Trio: At the Fault Zone Festival (2022 [2023], Wide Hive) C+ 

Tyler Mitchell:

  • /Marshall Allen: Dancing Shadows (2022, Mahakala Music) B+(***) 
  • Sun Ra's Journey (2021 [2022], Cellar) B+(***) 

Gabriele Mitelli/Rob Mazurek: Star Splitter (2019, Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Mitski:

  • Puberty 2 (2016, Dead Oceans) B+(*) 
  • Be the Cowboy (2018, Dead Oceans) B 
  • Laurel Hell (2022, Dead Oceans) B+(*) 
  • The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We (2023, Dead Oceans) B+(*) 

Aakash Mittal: Nocturne (2018 [2021], self-released) B+(***) 

Jackie Mittoo:

  • /The Soul Vendors: Evening Time (1968, Coxsone) A− 
  • Now (1970, Studio One) B+(**) 

Yoko Miwa:

  • Pathways (2016 [2017], Ocean Blue Tear Music) A− 
  • Keep Talkin' (2019, Ocean Blue Tear Music) B+(***) 
  • Songs of Joy (2020 [2021], Ubuntu Music) B+(**) 

Danny Mixon: Pass It On (2015, self-released) B+(**) 

Cameron Mizell:

  • Negative Spaces (2016, Destiny) B 
  • /Charlie Rauh: Local Folklore (2020-21 [2021], Destiny) B 

MJO Brothers Present: Hip Devotions (2017, Blujazz) B 

Mobb Deep: The Infamous (1995, Loud) B+(**) 

Hank Mobley: Newark 1953 (1953 [2012], Uptown, 2CD) B+(***) 

Moby:

  • Last Night (2008, Mute) B+(**) 
  • Wait for Me (2009, Mute) A− 
  • Destroyed (2011, Mute) B+(**) 
  • Innocents (2013, Little Idiot) B+(**) 
  • All Visible Objects (2020, Mute) B+(*) 

Moby Grape:

  • Moby Grape (1967, Columbia) B+(*) 
  • Wow (1968, Columbia) C+ 
  • Moby Grape '69 (1969, Columbia) B− 

Liudas Mockünas:

  • Hydro (2015-16 [2017], NoBusiness) B+(**) 
  • Hydro 2 (2017 [2018], NoBusiness) B+(*) 

Liudas Mockunas:

  • /Arfvydad Kaziauskas: Purvs (2020 [2021], Jersika, 2LP) B+(**) 
  • /Christian Windfeld: Pacemaker (2018 [2021], NoBusiness) B+(*) 

Mdou Moctar:

  • Afelan (2013, Sahel Sounds) B+(*) 
  • Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai [Original Soundtrack Recording] (2015, Sahel Sounds) A− 
  • Sousoume Tamachek (2017, Sahel Sounds) B+(*) 
  • /Elite Beat: Mdou Moctar Meets Elite Beat in a Budget Dancehall (2017 [2018], Boomarm Nation) A− 
  • Blue Stage Session (2018 [2019], Third Man) A− 
  • Ilana: The Creator (2019, Sahle Sounds) B+(***) 
  • Mixtape Vol. 1 (2020, self-released) B+(***) 
  • Afrique Victime (2021, Matador) A− 
  • Niger EP Vol. 1 (2022, Matador, EP) B+(***) 

Model/Actriz: Dogsbody (2023, True Panther Sounds) B+(***) 

Moderat:

  • II (2013, Monkeytown) B+(*) 
  • More D4ta (2022, Monkeytown) B+(**) 

Modern Baseball:

  • The Nameless Ranger (2011, Lame-O, EP) B+(*) 
  • You're Gonna Miss It All (2014, Run for Cover) B+(***) 
  • Holy Ghost (2016, Run for Cover) B+(**) 

The Modern Jazz Quartet: Under the Jasmin Tree/Space (1967-69 [2010], Capitol) B 

Modern Jazz Quintet Karlsruhe/Four Men Only: Complete Recordings (1968-73 [2020], NoBusiness, 3CD) A− 

Modern Jazz Trio:

  • /Jerry Bergonzi: Straight Gonz (2021, AMM) B+(**) 
  • /Rick Margitza: Community Standards (2022, AMM) B+(***) 

Modern Mal: The Misanthrope Family Album (2017, Mal) B+(*) 

Modest Mouse:

  • No One's First and You're Next (2009, Epic) B+(*) 
  • Strangers to Ourselves (2015, Columbia) B+(**) 
  • The Golden Casket (2021, Epic) B+(**) 

Mathias Modica: Sonic Rohstoff (2021, Kryptox) B+(*) 

Hafez Modirzadeh:

  • Post-Chromodal Out! (2012, Pi) B+(***) 
  • In Convergence Liberation (2011 [2014], Pi) B+(**) 
  • Facets (2018-19 [2021], Pi) B+(***) 

Modular String Trio: Ants, Bees and Butterflies (2014 [2016], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Modus Factor: The Picasso Zone (2015 [2016], Browntasaurus) B+(**) 

Noshir Mody:

  • Stories From the Years of Living Passionately (2013 [2014], self-released) B 
  • An Idealist's Handbook: Identity, Love and Hope in America 2020 (2020, self-released) B 
  • A Love Song (2023, self-released) B+(*) 

MoE With Mette Rasmussen and Ikuro Takahasi: Painted (2019 [2020], Relative Pitch) B 

Kippie Moeketsi/Hal Singer: Blue Stompin' (1977 [2021], As-Shams) B+(**) 

Paul Moer: Plays the Music of Elmo Hope (1991 [2023], Fresh Sound) B+(***) 

Charnett Moffett:

  • Music From Our Soul (2017, Motéma) B+(***) 
  • New Love (2019 [2021], Motéma) B 
  • Live (2021, Motéma, EP) B+(**) 

Joe Moffett: Ad Faunum (2012, Not Two) B+(**) 

Tumi Mogorosi: Group Theory: Black Music (2021 [2022], Mushroom Hour Half Hour/New Soil) B 

Mogwai:

  • Hardcore Will Never Die, but You Will (2011, Sub Pop) B+(**) 
  • As the Love Continues (2021, Temporary Residence) B 

Hudson Mohawke:

  • x Lunice: Tnght (2012, Warp, EP) B+(*) 
  • Lantern (2015, Warp) B 
  • Cry Sugar (2022, Warp) B+(*) 

Billy Mohler:

  • Focus! (2019, Make) A− 
  • Anatomy (2021 [2022], Contagious Music) A− 
  • Ultraviolet (2023, Contagious Music) B+(***) 

Louis Moholo-Moholo: Spirits Rejoice! (1978, Ogun) B+(***) 

Louis Moholo-Moholo:

  • /Dudu Pukwana/Johnny Dyani/Frank Wright: Spiritual Knowledge and Grace (1979 [2004], Ogun) B+(**) 
  • /Larry Stabbins/Keith Tippett: Tern (1982 [2003], Atavistic Unheard Music Series) A− 
  • 's Viva-La-Black: Exile (1990-91 [1991], Ogun) B+(**) 
  • 's Viva-La-Black: Freedom Tour: Live in South Afrika 1993 (1993 [1994], Ogun) B+(***) 
  • /Evan Parker/Pule Pheto/Gibo Pheto/Barry Guy: Bush Fire (1995 [1997], Ogun) B+(**) 
  • /Mervyn Africa/Pule Pheto/Keith Tippett: Mpumi (1995 [2002], Ogun) B+(*) 
  • Bra Louis - Bra Tebs/Spirits Rejoice! (1978-95 [2006], Ogun, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • 4 Blokes (2013 [2014], Ogun) B+(***) 
  • Duets With Marilyn Crispell: Sibanye (We Are One) (2007 [2008], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • An Open Letter to My Wife Mpumi (2008 [2009], Ogun) B+(*) 
  • For the Blue Notes (2012 [2014], Ogun) B+(*) 
  • 's Five Blokes: Uplift the People (2017 [2018], Ogun) B+(*) 

Lesley Mok: The Living Collection (2023, American Dreams) B+(***) 

Moka Only: In and of Itself (2023, Urbnet) B+(***) 

Mokave [Glen Moore/Larry Karush/Glen Velez]: Afrique (1993 [1994], Audioquest) B+(*) 

Moker: Ladder (2016, El Negocito) B+(*) 

Mokoomba: Luyando (2017, OutHere) B 

Moksha: The Beauty of an Arbitrary Moment (2016, Jazzland) B+(*) 

Juana Molina:

  • Wed 21 (2013, Crammed Discs) B+(**) 
  • Halo (2017, Crammed Discs) B+(*) 

Lello Molinari: Lello's Italian Job Volume 2 (2018, Fata Morgana Music) B+(**) 

Per Møllehøj/Kirk Knuffke/Thommy Andersson: 'S Wonderful (2022, Stunt) B+(**) 

Hedvig Mollestad:

  • EVIL in Oslo (2015 [2016], Rune Grammofon) B+(*) 
  • Black Stabat Mater (2016, Rune Grammofon) B+(*) 
  • Smells Funny (2019, Rune Grammofon) B+(**) 
  • Ekhidna (2020, Rune Grammofon) A− 
  • Ding Dong. You're Dead. (2021, Rune Grammofon) B+(***)  
  • Ding Dong. You're Dead. (2021, Rune Grammofon) B+(***) 
  • Tempest Revisited (2021, Rune Grammofon) B+(*) 
  • /Trondheim Jazz Orchestra: Maternity Beat (2021 [2022], Rune Grammofon) B+(*) 
  • Weejuns (2022 [2023], Rune Grammofon) B+(***) 

Molly Tigre: Molly Tigre (2018, Very Special) B+(***) 

Nils Petter Molvaer:

  • Buoyancy (2016, Okeh) B+(*) 
  • Stitches (2021, Modern) B+(***) 
  • /Norwegian Radio Orchestra: Certainty of Tides (2023, Modern) B+(***) 

Cario Mombelli: Lullaby for Planet Earth (2021 [2022], Clap Your Hands) B+(***) 

Ravish Momin's Trio Tarana: Five Nights (2006, Not Two) B+(***) 

Momma: Household Name (2022, Lucky Number) B+(*) 

Marc Mommaas: The Impressionist (2021 [2022], Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Tony Monaco:

  • Furry Slippers (2014, Summit) B 
  • Four Brothers (2022, Chicken Coup/Summit) B+(***) 

Janelle Monáe:

  • The Archandroid (2010, Bad Boy) B+(**) 
  • The Electric Lady (2013, Bad Boy) A− 
  • Dirty Computer (2018, Bad Boy) A− 
  • The Age of Pleasure (2023, Bad Boy) A− 

The Monash Art Ensemble/George Lewis: Hexis (2013 [2014], Jazzhead) B+(**) 

Pharoahe Monch:

  • Desire (2007, SRC) B+(***) 
  • WAR (We Are Renegades) (2011, WAR) B+(**) 
  • P.T.S.D.: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (2014, W.A.R. Media) B+(**) 

Grachan Moncur III:

  • New Africa (1969, BYG Actuel) B+(***) 
  • Aco Dei De Madrugada (One Morning I Waked Up Very Early) (1969 [1970], BYG Actuel) B+(**) 

Ben Monder:

  • Amorphae (2010-13 [2015], ECM) B 
  • /Tony Malaby/Tom Rainey: Live at the 55 Bar (2020 [2021], Sunnyside) B+(***) 

Aja Monet: When the Poems Do What They Do (2023, Drink Sum Wtr) A− 

Victoria Monét:

  • Jaguar (2020, Tribe, EP) B+(**) 
  • Jaguar II (2023, RCA) B+(**) 

Eddie Money:

  • The Essential Eddie Money (1977-95 [2003], Columbia/Legacy) B− 
  • The Essential Eddie Money (1977-91 [2014], Columbia/Legacy, 2CD) C+ 

Helen Money: Atomic (2020, Thrill Jockey) B+(***) 

Money for Guns:

  • Dead Tracks (2007-20 [2022], Money for Guns) B 
  • All the Darkness That's in Your Head (2023, Money for Guns) B+(**) 

Jane Monheit: The Songbook Sessions: Ella Fitzgerald (2015 [2016], Emerald City) B+(*) 

Meredith Monk: On Behalf of Nature (2015 [2016], ECM) B+(*) 

Thelonious Monk:

  • Celebrating 75 Years of His First Recordings Revisited (1947-52 [2022], Ezz-Thetics) B+(***) 
  • Live Five Spot 1958 Revisited (1958 [2022], Ezz-Thetics) A− 
  • Thelonious Alone in San Francisco (1959 [2011], Riverside/OJC) B+(**) 
  • Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960 (1959 [2017], Sam, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Mønk (1963 [2018], Gearbox) A− 
  • Live at the 1964 Monterey Jazz Festival (1964 [2007], MJF) A− 
  • Palo Alto (1968 [2020], Impulse!) A− 
  • Paris 1969 (1969 [2013], Blue Note) B+(**) 

T.S. Monk: Live: Two Continents One Groove (2014-16 [2022], Storyville) B+(*) 

The Monkees:

  • Head (1968, Colgems) B+(**) 
  • Good Times! (2016, Rhino) B− 

The Monks: Black Monk Time (1965 [2009], Light in the Attic) B+(*) 

Mono: Before the Past: Live From Electrical Audio (2019, Temporary Residence) B+(*) 

Monolake: Ghosts (2012, Imbalance Computer Music) B+(***) 

Monopiece/Jaap Blonk: Monopiece + Jaap Blonk (2019, Shhpuma) B 

Monoswezi:

  • The Village (2013, Riverboat) B+(**) 
  • A Je (2017, Riverboat) B+(*) 

Ashley Monroe:

  • Like a Rose (2013, Warner Brothers) A− 
  • The Blade (2015, Warner Music) A− 
  • Sparrow (2018, Warner Nashville) B− 
  • Rosegold (2021, Mountainrose Sparrow) B 

Chris Monson: Seldom in the Well (2018, self-released) B 

Monster Rally & Jay Stone: Foreign Pedestrians (2014 [2015], Gold Robot) B+(*) 

Monsters of Folk: Monsters of Folk (2009, Shangri-La) B+(**) 

Randy Montana: Randy Montana (2011, Mercury Nashville) B+(*) 

Marisa Monte: O Que Você Quer Saber de Verdade (2010-11 [2012], Blue Note) B+(**) 

Pietra Montecorvino: Napoli Mediterranea (2003 [2008], Lucky Planets) B+(***) 

Marcus Monteiro: Another Part of Me (2017, Whaling City Sound) B+(***) 

Derel Monteith:

  • Connemara: Solo Piano Improvisations (2017 [2019], self-released) B+(**) 
  • Quantity of Life (2019, self-released) B+(*) 

Àlvar Montfort/Lucas Martinez/Jordi Matas/Abel Boquera/Pep Mula: Underpool 4 (2014 [2015], UnderPool) B+(*) 

Wes Montgomery:

  • In the Beginning (1949-58 [2016], Resonance, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Echoes of Indiana Avenue (1957-58 [2012], Resonance) B+(***) 
  • Fingerpickin' (1957-58 [1996], Pacific Jazz) B+(**) 
  • Far Wes (1958-59 [1996], Pacific Jazz) B+(*) 
  • One Night in Indy (1959 [2016], Resonance) A− 
  • So Much Guitar! [OJC Remasters] (1961 [2013], Fantasy/OJC) B+(*) 
  • Boss Guitar (1963 [2010], Riverside/OJC) B+(**) 
  • Goin' Out of My Head (1965 [2007], Verve) B 

Wes Montgomery/Wynton Kelly Trio:

  • Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings (1965 [2023], Resonance, 2CD) B+(***) 

Wes Montgomery:

  • Wes's Best: The Best of Wes Montgomery on Resonance (1956-66 [2019], Resonance) A− 
  • Down Here on the Ground (1967-68 [2009], Verve) B− 

The Montgomery Hermann Quinlan Sextet: Hear, Here (2015, Summit) B 

Montparnasse Musique: Archeology (2022, Real World) A− 

Moody Good: Moody Good (2014, Owsla) B 

Moodymann:

  • Moodymann (2014, Mahogani) B+(*) 
  • DJ-Kicks (2016, !K7) B+(**) 
  • Taken Away (2020, Mahogani Music) B+(***) 

Moonbound: Confession and Release (2005-07 [2008], Unsung) C 

Moonbow: When the Sleeping Fish Turn Red and the Skies Start to Sing in C Major I Will Follow You to the End (2016, ILK) B+(**) 

Moonchild Sanelly: Phases (2022, Transgressive) A− 

Jemeel Moondoc:

  • Muntu Recordings (1975-79 [2009], NoBusiness, 3CD) B+(***) 
  • /Dennis Charles: We Don't (1981 [2003], Eremite) + 
  • Judy's Bounce (1981 [1982], Soul Note) B+(***) 
  • Konstanze's Delight (1981 [1983], Soul Note) B+(**) 
  • Nostalgia in Times Square (1985 [1986], Soul Note) ++ 
  • /The Jus Grew Orchestra: Spirit House (2000, Eremite) ++ 
  • Revolt of the Negro Lawn Jockeys (2000 [2001], Eremite) + 
  • /Connie Crothers: Two (2012, Relative Pitch) B+(*) 
  • The Zookeeper's House (2013 [2014], Relative Pitch) A− 
  • /Hilliard Greene: Cosmic Nickelodeon (2015 [2016], Relative Pitch) B+(**) 
  • The Astral Revelations (2016, RogueArt) + 

The Moonlandingz: Interplanetary Class Classics (2017, Transgressive) B 

Moor Jewelry: True Opera (2020, Don Giovanni) A− 

Moor Mother:

  • Fetish Bones (2016, Don Giovanni) B 
  • Analog Fluids of Sonic Black Holes (2019, Don Giovanni) B+(**) 
  • Circuit City (2020, Don Giovanni) B+(*) 
  • /Billy Woods: Brass (2020, Backwoodz Studioz) B+(**) 
  • Black Encyclopedia of the Air (2021, Anti-) B+(*) 
  • Jazz Codes (2022, Anti-) A− 

Brew Moore: The Brew Moore Quintet (1956, Fantasy) B+(**) 

Joel Moore/Nick Mizock/Paul Scherer/Michael Barton/Paul Townsend: Magnetic EP (2018, Blujazz) B+(*) 

John Moore: Roll Your Activator Volume 1 (2010, Greaser 2000) B+(**) 

Kip Moore: Up All Night (2012, Mercury Nashville) B+(*) 

Michael Moore:

  • /Simon Nabatov: Ancient Sorrow (1998 [2020], Ramboy) B+(***) 
  • /Fred Hersch: This We Know (2008, Palmetto) B+(**) 
  • Fragile Quartet: Cretan Dialogues (2019, Ramboy) B+(***) 

R. Stevie Moore: Lo Hi Fives . . . A Kind of Best Of ([2012], O Genesis) B 

Reggie Moore: Furioso (1972, Mainstream) B+(**) 

Stanton Moore: Groove Alchemy (2010, Telarc) B+(*) 

Ted Moore: The Natural Order of Things (2019 [2020], Origin) B+(**) 

Thurston Moore:

  • Trees Outside the Academy (2007, Ecstatic Peace) B+(**) 
  • Demolished Thoughts (2010 [2011], Matador) B+(*)  /Frank Rosaly: Marshmallow Moon Decorum (2012 [2019], Corbett vs. Dempsey) B+(*) 
  • The Best Day (2014, Matador) A− 
  • Rock N Roll Consciousness (2017, Caroline) B+(*) 
  • By the Fire (2020, Daydream Library) B+(**) 

Wild Bill Moore:

  • The Complete Recordings Volume 1: 1945-1948 (1945-48 [2004], Blue Moon) B+(**) 
  • The Complete Recordings Volume 2: 1948-1955 (1945-48 [2004], Blue Moon) B+(***) 
  • Bottom Groove (1961 [2002], Milestone) B+(**) 

Allison Moorer:

  • Crows (2010, Rykodisc) B 
  • Down to Believing (2015, E1) B+(**) 
  • Blood (2019, Autotelic) A− 

M.O.P.: Handle Ur Bizness (1998, Relativity, EP) B+(*) 

Andrew Moorhead: Interleaved (2022 [2023], OA2) B 

Bernie Mora & Tangent: No Agenda (2019, Rhombus) C+ 

Jason Moran:

  • All Rise: A Joyful Elegy for Fats Waller (2014, Blue Note) B+(*) 
  • The Armory Concert (2016, Yes) B+(*) 
  • & the Bandwagon: Thanksgiving at the Vanguard (2016 [2017], Yes) B+(*) 
  • Bangs (2016 [2017], Yes) B+(***)  
  • Mass {Howl, Eon} (2017, Yes) + 

Jason Moran and the Bandwagon:

  • Looks of a Lot (2017 [2018], Yes) + 

Jason Moran:

  • Music for Joan Jonas (2017 [2018], Yes) ++ 
  • The Sound Will Tell You (2021, Yes) + 
  • From the Dancehall to the Battlefield (2022 [2023], Yes) A− 

Kelly Moran: Ultraviolet (2018, Warp) B+(*) 

Paul Moran: Smokin' B3 Vol. 2: Still Smokin' (2017, Prudential) B− 

Herb Morand: 1949 (1949 [1994], American Music) B+(***) 

Joey Morant: Forever Sanctified (2018, Blujazz) B+(*) 

Kevin Morby:

  • Singing Saw (2016, Dead Oceans) B+(***) 
  • Sundowner (2020, Dead Oceans) B+(*) 
  • This Is a Photograph (2022, Dead Oceans) B+(*) 

Morcheeba: Dive Deep (2008, Ultra) B 

John Moreland:

  • High on Tulsa Heat (2015, Old Omens) A− 
  • Big Bad Luv (2017, 4AD) A− 
  • LP5 (2020, Old Omens) B+(**) 
  • Birds in the Ceiling (2022, Thirty Tigers) B+(*) 

Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman: World Wide Rebel Songs (2011, New West) B+(**) 

Joyce Moreno: /Nana Vasconcelos/Mauricio Maestro: Visions of Dawn (1976 [2009], Far Out) A− 

Joyce Moreno:

  • /Mauricio Maestro: Natureza (1977 [2022], Far Out) B+(**)  Brasileiras Canções (2022, Biscoito Fino) B+(**) 

Mike Moreno: 3 for 3 (2016 [2017], Criss Cross) B+(*) 

Tony Moreno: Short Stories (2015 [2016], Mayimba Jazz, 2CD) B+(**) 

Moreno and L'Orch First Moja-One:

  • Sister Pili + 2 (1977-83 [2012], Sterns Africa) A− 
  • Vol. 2: More Pili (1981-83 [2014], Sterns Africa) A− 

Clara Moreno: Miss Balanco (2009, Far Out) B+(***) 

Frank Morgan:

  • /George Cables: Montreal Memories (1989 [2018], High Note) B+(***) 
  • City Nights: Live at the Jazz Standard (2003 [2004], High Note) A− 
  • Raising the Standard: Live at the Jazz Standard Vol. 2 (2003 [2005], High Note) A− 

Jaye P. Morgan: Jaye P. Morgan (1976 [2019], Wewantsounds) B 

Lee Morgan: The Complete Live at the Lighthouse (1970 [2021], Blue Note, 8CD) B+(***) 

Lorrie Morgan/Pam Tillis: Come See Me & Come Lonely (2017, Goldenlane) B+(**) 

Whitey Morgan & the 78s:

  • Born, Raised & Live From Flint (2011 [2014], Bloodshot) B+(**) 
  • Sonic Ranch (2015, Whitey Morgan Music) B+(***) 
  • Hard Times and White Lines (2018, Whitey Morgan Music) B+(*) 

Mud Morganfield: Portrait (2022, Delmark) A− 

Ikue Mori/Satoko Fujii/Natsuki Tamura: Prickly Pear Cactus (2020, Libra) B+(**) 

Takeo Moriyama: East Plants (1983 [2018], BBE) B+(***) 

Michelson Morley: Strange Courage (2016, Babel) B+(*) 

Gurf Morlix:

  • Toad of Titicaca (2000, Catamount) B+(**) 
  • Last Exit to Happyland (2009, Rootball) B+(**) 
  • Blaze Foley's 113th Wet Dream (2011, Rootball) A− 
  • Finds the Present Tense (2013, Rootball) B+(***) 
  • Eatin' at Me (2015, Rootball) B+(**) 
  • The Soul & the Heal (2017, Rootball) B+(**) 
  • Impossible Blue (2019, Rootball) B+(**) 
  • The Tightening of the Screws (2021, Rootball) B+(*) 
  • Caveman (2022, Rootball) B+(**) 
  • I Challenge the Beast (2023, Rootball) B+(***) 

Ludovic Morlot/Seattle Symphony Orchestra: John Luther Adams: Become Ocean (2013 [2014], Cantaloupe) B+(***) 

The Morning Benders: Big Echo (2010, Rough Trade) B− 

Giorgio Moroder:

  • Knights in White Satin (1976, Oasis) B+(*) 
  • From Here to Eternity (1977, Casablanca) B 
  • Deja-Vu (2015, RCA) A− 

Dado Moroni/Jesper Lundgaard/Lee Pearson: There Is No Greater Love (2016 [2022], Storyville) B+(***) 

Megan Moroney: Lucky (2023, Sony Music Nashville) B+(***) 

Michael Morreale:

  • Love and Influence (2013-16 [2017], Blujazz, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • MilesSong: The Music of Miles Davis (2016 [2018], Summit, 2CD) B+(**) 

Ben Morris: Pocket Guides (2022, OA2) B− 

Butch Morris: Homeing (1987 [1989], Sound Aspects) B+(**) 

Elizabeth Morris: Optimism (2013, self-released, EP) B+(***) 

Joe Morris:

  • Antennae (1997, AUM Fidelity) B+(**) 
  • /Mat Maneri: Soul Search (2000, AUM Fidelity) B+(*) 
  • Singularity (2000 [2001], AUM Fidelity) B+(**) 
  • High Definition (2007 [2008], Hatology) A− 
  • Fine Objects (2008 [2009], Not Two) B+(***) 
  • Colorfield (2009, ESP-Disk) B+(***) 
  • Camera (2010, ESP-Disk) B+(*) 
  • /Luther Gray: Creatures (2010, Not Two) B+(**) 
  • Mess Hall (2011 [2014], Hatology) B+(**) 
  • Balance (2014, Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • /Ben Hall/Andria Nicodemou: Raven (2016 [2017], Glacial Erratic) B+(*) 
  • /Evan Parker: The Village (2014 [2019], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(**) 

Maren Morris:

  • Hero (2016, Columbia Nashville) B 
  • Girl (2019, Columbia Nashville) B 
  • Humble Quest (2022, Columbia Nashville) B+(***) 

Rae Morris: Someone Out There (2018, Atlantic) B+(*) 

Barbara Morrison: I Love You, Yes I Do (2014, Savant) A− 

Cahalen Morrison: Wealth of Sorrow (2020, self-released) B+(**) 

James Morrison: Snappy Too (2012, self-released) B+(**) 

Van Morrison:

  • Blowin' Your Mind (1967, Bang) A 
  • It's Too Late to Stop Now: Volumes II, III, IV & DVD (1973 [2016], Legacy, 3CD+DVD) A− 
  • Inarticulate Speech of the Heart (1983, Warner Brothers) B 
  • Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast (1983 [1984], Mercury) B+(**) 
  • A Sense of Wonder (1985, Mercury) B− 
  • No Guru, No Method, No Teacher (1986, Mercury) B+(**) 
  • Poetic Champions Compose (1987, Mercury) B+(*) 
  • /The Chieftains: Irish Heartbeat (1988, Mercury) B− 
  • Enlightenment (1990, Mercury) B+(***) 
  • Hymns to the Silence (1991, Mercury, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Too Long in Exile (1993, Polydor) A− 
  • A Night in San Francisco (1993 [1994], Polydor, 2CD) A− 
  • /Georgie Fame & Friends: How Long Has This Been Going On? (1995, Verve) B+(**) 
  • /Georgie Fame/Mose Allison/Ben Sidran: Tell Me Something: The Songs of Mose Allison (1996, Verve) B+(*) 
  • Back on Top (1999, Point Blank) B+(***) 
  • Magic Time (2005, Geffen) B+(**) 
  • Keep It Simple (2008, Lost Highway) B+(***) 
  • Born to Sing: No Plan B (2012, Blue Note) A 
  • Duets: Re-Working the Catalogue (2015, RCA) B+(*) 
  • Keep Me Singing (2016, Caroline) A− 
  • Roll With the Punches (2017, Caroline) B 
  • Versatile (2017, Legacy) B+(*) 
  • /Joey DeFrancesco: You're Driving Me Crazy (2018, Legacy) B+(***) 
  • The Prophet Speaks (2018, Exile) B+(**) 
  • Three Chords & the Truth (2019, Exile/Caroline) B+(***) 
  • Latest Record Project: Volume 1 (2021, BMG/Exile, 2CD) B 
  • What's It Gonna Take? (2022, Exile) B+(*) 
  • Moving on Skiffle (2023, Exile/Virgin, 2CD) B 
  • Accentuate the Positive (2023, Exile/Virgin) B+(**) 

Bill Morrissey:

  • North (1986, Philo) B+(*) 
  • Bill Morrissey (1991, Philo) B+(*) 
  • /Greg Brown: Friend of Mine (1993, Philo) B+(**) 

Cory Morrow: Live From Austin TX (2002 [2007], New West) B+(**) 

Pablo Moses: I Love I Bring (1975 [1978], United Artists) B+(**) 

Ra Kalam Bob Moses/Damon Smith: Purecicle (2021 [2022], Balance Point Acoustics) B+(**) 

Jelly Roll Morton: The Piano Rolls (1924 [1997], Nonesuch) B+(**) 

PJ Morton: Watch the Sun (2022, Morton/Empire) B+(**) 

Mos Def: The Ecstatic (2009, Downtown) A− 

Todd Mosby:

  • Aerial Views (2020, MMG) B 
  • Land of Enchantment (2022 [2023], MMG) B 

Samuel Mösching: Ethereal Kinks (2021 [2022], Bronzeville Music) B 

Sal Mosca: For Lennie Tristano: Solo Piano 1970 & 1997 (1970-97 [2022], Fresh Sound) B+(**) 

Harry Mosco: Peace & Harmony (1979 [2019], Isle of Jura) B+(*) 

Diane Moser: Birdsongs (2017 [2018], Planet Arts) B 

Bob Moses: When Elephants Dream of Music (1982 [1983], Gramavision) B 

Lee Moses:

  • Time and Place (1971, Maple) B+(***)  How Much Longer Must I Wait? Singles and Rarities 1965-1972 (1965-72 [2019], Light in the Attic) B+(**) 

Pablo Moses:

  • Pave the Way (1981, Mango) B+(*) 
  • Pave the Way Dub (1998, Tabou) B+(*) 
  • Pave the Way + Dubs (1981-98 [2004], Young Tree, 2CD) B+(*) 

Joshua Moshe: Inner Search (2023, La Sape) B+(**) 

Lon Moshe & the Southern Freedom Arkestra: Love Is Where the Spirit Lies (1976-77 [2020], Strut) B+(**) 

Moskus:

  • Mestertyven (2014, Hubro) A− 
  • Ulv Ulv (2015 [2016], Hubro) B+(**) 
  • Mirakler (2016-17 [2018], Hubro) B+(**) 
  • Papirfuglen (2020 [2022], Hubro) B+(**) 

Gilligan Moss: Ceremonial (2015, EMI, EP) B+(*) 

Jamal Moss: Thanks 4 the Tracks U Lost (2022, Modern Love) B+(***) 

Michael Moss/Accidental Orchestra: Helix (2016 [2018], 4th Stream) B+(**) 

Gunnar Mossblad & Cross Currents: R.S.V.P. (2015, Summit) B+(**) 

Kassem Mosse: Workshop 19 (2014, Workshop) A− 

Donny Most:

  • Swinging Down the Chimney Tonight (2016, Summit) B 
  • Mostly Swinging (2016 [2017], Summit) B+(**) 

Sam Most: New Jazz Standards (2013 [2014], Summit) B+(**) 

Møster!: When You Cut Into the Present (2015, Hubro) B+(***) 

Møster!:

  • States of Mind (2018, Hubro, 2CD) B+(*) 

Kjetil Møster:

  • /Hans Magnus Ryan/Ståle Storløkken/Thomas Strønen: Reflections in Cosmo (2016 [2017], RareNoise) B+(**) 
  • /Jeff Parker/Joshua Abrams/John Herndon: Ran Do (2015 [2017], Clean Feed) B+(*) 
  • /John Edwards/Dag Erik Knedal Andersen: Different Shapes/Immersion (2014 [2018], Va Fongool) B+(*) 

Mostly Other People Do the Killing:

  • Blue (2014, Hot Cup) B 
  • Hannover (2014 [2015], Jazzwerkstatt) B+(***) 
  • Mauch Chunk (2015, Hot Cup) A− 
  • (Live) (2012 [2016], ForTune) B+(***) 
  • Loafer's Hollow (2016 [2017], Hot Cup) A− 
  • Paint (2017, Hot Cup) B+(***) 
  • Disasters Vol. 1 (2020 [2022], Hot Cup) A− 

Fred Moten/Brandon Lopez/Gerald Cleaver: Moten/López/Cleaver (2020 [2022], Reading Group) B+(***) 

Mother Earth:

  • Living With the Animals (1968, Mercury) B+(*) 
  • Make a Joyful Noise (1969, Mercury) A− 
  • Satisfied (1970, Mercury) B+(***) 
  • Bring Me Home (1971, Reprise) B+(*) 

Mother Nature and BoatHouse: SZNZ (2021, Closed Sessions) B+(***) 

Paul Motian:

  • Conception Vessel (1972 [1973], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Tribute (1974 [1975], ECM) B+(***) 
  • Le Voyage (1979, ECM) B+(**) 
  • Pslam (1981 [1982], ECM) B+(***) 
  • The Story of Maryam (1983 [1984], Soul Note) B+(**) 
  • Jack of Clubs (1984 [1985], Soul Note) B+(**) 
  • It Should've Happened a Long Time Ago (1984 [1985], ECM) B+(*) 
  • Misterioso (1986 [1987], Soul Note) B+(**) 
  • One Time Out (1987 [1989], Soul Note) B+(***) 
  • Sound of Love: At the Village Vanguard (1995 [1997], Winter & Winter) A− 
  • and the Electric Bebop Band: Flight of the Blue Jay (1996 [1997], Winter & Winter) B+(**) 
  • Trio 2000 + One (1997 [1999], Winter & Winter) B+(**) 
  • and the E.B.B.B.: Europe (2000 [2001], Winter & Winter) B+(*) 
  • and the E.B.B.B.: Holiday for Strings (2001 [2002], Winter & Winter) B+(**) 
  • Trio 2000 + Two: Live at the Village Vanguard Volume III (2006 [2010], Winter & Winter) B+(***) 
  • Trio 2000 + Two: On Broadway Volume 5 (2008 [2009], Winter & Winter) A−  The Windmills of Your Mind (2010 [2011], Winter & Winter) B+(*) 

Motif: My Head is Listening (2013-15 [2016], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Dewan Motihar/Irene Schweizer/Manfred Schoof/Barney Wilen: Jazz Meets India (1967, SABA) B+(**) 

Kyle Motl:

  • Transmogrification (2016 [2017], self-released) B+(**) 
  • Panjandrums (2016 [2017], Metatrope) B+(***) 
  • Hydra Nightingale (2019-21 [2022], Infrequent Seams) B+(***) 

Motörhead:

  • No Remorse (1979-84 [1984], Bronze) B+(***)  The World Is Yours (2010 [2011], UDR) B+(***) 
  • Under Cöver (1992-2014 [2017], Silver Lining Music) B+(***) 

Motorpsycho, the Source & Deathprod: Roadwork Vol. 2: The Motor Source Massacre: Live at Konigsberg Jazz Festival 1995 (1995 [2000], Stickman) B+(***) 

Paul Mottram: Seven Ages of Man (2023, Ubuntu Music) A− 

Bob Mould:

  • Silver Age (2012, Merge) B 
  • Beauty & Ruin (2014, Merge) B+(**) 
  • Patch the Sky (2016, Merge) B+(*) 
  • Sunshine Rock (2019, Merge) B+(**) 
  • Blue Hearts (2020, Merge) B+(*) 

John Moulder:

  • Earthborn Tales of Soul and Spirit (2014-16 [2016], Origin) B 
  • Decade: Memoirs (2009-17 [2018], Origin) B 
  • Metamorphosis (2019 [2021], Origin) B 

Simon Moullier:

  • Spirit Song (2017-20 [2020], Outside In Music) B+(***) 
  • Countdown (2020 [2021], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(**) 
  • Isla (2022 [2023], self-released) B+(**) 

Nancy Mounir: Nozhet El Nofous (2022, Simsara) B 

Pamelo Mounk'a:

  • No. 1 Africain: Ça Ne Se Prete Pas (1982, Star Musique) B+(*) 
  • Propulsion! (1983, Disques Sonics) A− 
  • L'Essentiel (1981-84 [1993], Syllart) A− 
  • L'Indispensable (1982-85 [1993], Syllart) B+(***) 
  • L'Incontournable (1982-85 [1993], Syllart) B+(***) 

Mount Eerie:

  • Clear Moon (2012, PW Elverum & Sun) B 
  • Sauna (2015, PW Elverum & Sun) B− 
  • A Crow Looked at Me (2017, PW Elverum & Sun) B+(*) 
  • Now Only (2018, PW Elverum & Sun) B+(*) 

Mount Kimbie:

  • Cold Spring Fault Less Youth (2013, Warp) B+(*) 
  • Love What Survives (2017, Warp) B 

The Mountain Goats:

  • All Hail West Texas (2002 [2013], Merge) B+(***) 
  • Heretic Pride (2008, 4AD) A− 
  • The Life of the World to Come (2009, 4AD) B+(***) 
  • All Eternals Deck (2011, Merge) B+(***) 
  • Transcendental Youth (2012, Merge) A− 
  • Beats the Champ (2015, Merge) A− 
  • Goths (2017, Merge) B+(***) 
  • In League With Dragons (2019, Merge) B+(**) 
  • Songs for Pierre Chuvin (2020, Merge) B+(**) 
  • Getting Into Knives (2020, Merge) B+(***) 
  • Dark in Here (2021, Merge) A− 
  • Bleed Out (2022, Merge) A− 
  • Jenny From Thebes (2023, Merge) B+(**) 

Ana Moura: Coliseu (2008 [2011], World Village) B+(**) 

Jack Mouse:

  • /Scott Robinson/Janice Borl: Three Story Sandbox (2015 [2016], Tall Grass) B+(*) 
  • Intimate Adversary (2017 [2019], Tall Grass) B+(*) 

Benjamin Moussay: Promontoire (2019 [2020], ECM) B+(**) 

François Moutin & Kavita Shah Duo: Interplay (2018, Dot Time) B+(***) 

Louis Moutin/Jowee Omicil/François Moutin:

  • M.O.M. (2022, Laborie Jazz) B+(***) 

Moutin Factory Quintet:

  • Lucky People (2013 [2014], Blujazz/Plus Loin Music) B+(**) 
  • Deep (2016, Blujazz) B+(*) 
  • Mythical River (2019, Laborie Jazz) B− 

Move: The City (2022 [2023], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Azuka Moweta & Anioma Brothers Band: Nwanne Bu Ife (2022, Palenque) B+(***) 

The Mowgli's:

  • Kids in Love (2015, Republic) A− 
  • Where'd Your Weekend Go? (2016, Photo Finish/Island) B 

Mozart Estate: Pop-Up! Ker-Ching! and the Possibilities of Modern Shopping (2023, West Midlands/Cherry Red) B+(*) 

Mozes & the Firstborn: Mozes & the Firstborn (2013 [2014], Burger) B+(**) 

M-Phazes: Phazed Out (2012, Coalmine) B+(*) 

Mr. Fingers:

  • Cerebral Hemispheres (2018, Alleviated) B+(**) 
  • Around the Sun Pt. 1 (2022, Alleviated) B+(**) 

Mr. Lif:

  • I Heard It Today (2009, Bloodbot Tactical Enterprises) A− 
  • Don't Look Down (2016, Mello Music) B+(***) 
  • /Brass Menazeri: Resilient (2017, Waxsimile) B+(*) 

Mr Twin Sister: Mr Twin Sister (2014, Twin Group/Infinite Best) B− 

Mr. Wrong:

  • Babes in Boyland (2017, Water Wing, EP) B+(**) 
  • Create a Place (2020, Water Wing, EP) B+(***) 

Gwigwi Mrwebi: Mbaqanga Songs (1967 [2006], Honest Jons) B+(**) 

Bheki Mseleku: Beyond the Stars (2003 [2021], Tapestry Works) B+(**) 

MSPAINT: Post-American (2023, Convulse) B+(**) 

Mudcrutch: 2 (2016, Reprise) B 

MUEJL [Michel Stawicki/Uygur Vural/Elisabetta Lanfredini/João Madeira/Luiz Rocha]: By Breakfast (2022 [2023], 4DaRecord) B+(*) 

Tobin Mueller:

  • What Survives: Radio Edits (2020, Artsforge) B+(*) 
  • Prestidigitation (2022, self-released) B− 

The Muffs: Whoop Dee Doo (2014, Cherry Red) B+(***) 

The MUH Trio [Roberto Magris/Frantisek Uhlir/Jaromir Helesic]: Prague After Dark (2016 [2017], JMood) B+(***) 

Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Adrian Younge:

  • Jazz Is Dead 4: Azymuth (2020, Jazz Is Dead, EP) B 
  • Jazz Is Dead 5: Doug Carn (2020, Jazz Is Dead) B+(***) 
  • Jazz Is Dead 6: Gary Bartz (2021, Jazz Is Dead, EP) B+(***) 
  • Jazz Is Dead 8: Brian Jackson (2021, Jazz Is Dead) B+(*) 
  • Jazz Is Dead 011 (2022, Jazz Is Dead) B+(*) 
  • Jazz Is Dead 012: Jean Carne (2022, Jazz Is Dead, EP) B+(*) 
  • Jazz Is Dead 14: Henry Franklin (2022, Jazz Is Dead) B+(*) 

Al Muirhead: Undertones (2018, Chronograph) B+(**) 

Mujician:

  • The Journey (1990, Cuneiform) B+(**) 
  • Poem About the Hero (1994, Cuneiform) B+(**) 
  • Colours Fulfilled (1997 [1998], Cuneiform) A− 
  • Spacetime (2001 [2002], Cuneiform) B+(***) 
  • 10 10 10 (2010 [2021], Cuneiform) B+(**) 

Ephat Mujuru & the Spirit of the People:

  • Mbavaira (1983 [2021], Awesome Tapes From Africa, EP) B+(*) 

Vee Mukarati: Vital Signs (2020, Primrose, EP) B+(*) 

Mukdad Rothenberg Lankow: In the Wake of Memories (2020, Clermont Music) A− 

Jenni Muldaur:

  • Jenni Muldaur (1992, Reprise) B 
  • /Teddy Thompson: Once More: Jenni Muldaur & Teddy Thompson Sing the Great Country Duets (2021-23 [2023], Sun) A− 

Maria Muldaur:

  • Steady Love (2011, Stony Plain) B+(**) 
  • /et al.: . . . First Came Memphis Minnie (2012, Stony Plain) B+(***) 
  • Don't You Feel My Leg: The Naughty Bawdy Blues of Blue Lu Barker (2018, The Last Music Company) A  
  • /Tuba Skinny: Let's Get Happy Together (2021, Stony Plain) A− 

Kjetil Mulelid: Who Do You Love the Most? (2021 [2022], Rune Grammofon) B+(**) 

Riley Mulherkar: Riley (2021-22 [2024], Westerlies) B+(***) 

Guillaume Muller: Sketches of Sound (2019, self-released) B+(*) 

Gerry Mulligan:

  • /Paul Desmond: Blues in Time (1957 [2009], Verve) A− 
  • What Is There to Say? (1959 [1994], Columbia/Legacy) B+(***) 
  • /Chet Baker: Carnegie Hall Concert (1974, CTI) B 

Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers: Rambler's Call (2010, Rebel) B+(***) 

Nick Mulvey: First Mind (2014, Fiction/Harvest) B+(*) 

Mumford & Sons:

  • Sigh No More (2009 [2010], Glassnote) B+(**) 
  • Babel (2012, Glassnote) B− 

Mumpbeak: Tooth (2017, Rare Noise) B 

Muna:

  • About U (2017, RCA) B+(*) 
  • Saves the World (2019, RCA) B+(**) 
  • Muna (2022, Saddest Factory/Dead Oceans) B+(*) 

Munchi: Moombahtonista (2012, Mad Decent, EP) B+(*) 

Muncie Girls: Fixed Ideals (2018, Buzz) B+(**) 

Mungolian Jet Set:

  • Schlungs (2011, Smalltown Supersound) B+(*) 
  • Mungodelics (2012, Smalltown Supersound) B+(***) 

Tisziji Muñoz:

  • /Marilyn Crispell: The Paradox of Independence (2014 [2015], MRI) B+(**) 
  • Tathagata Guitar: Whisperings of Peace (2016, Anami Music) B+(***) 
  • Heart Ground (2016, Anami Music) B+(*) 
  • Burning Down Hades (2023, Ra Kalam) B+(***) 

Doug Munro and La Pompe Attack: The Harry Warren Songbook (2016 [2017], GotMusic) B+(***) 

Munson-Hicks Party Supplies: Munson-Hicks Party Supplies (2020, Soft Launch) B+(**) 

Andrew Munsey: High Tide (2019, Birdwatcher) B+(**) 

Matt Muntz: Phantom Islands (2023, Orenda) B− 

Murder by Death: Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon (2012, Bloodshot) B 

The Murder Capital: When I Have Fears (2019, Human Season) B+(*) 

Greg Murphy: Bright Idea (2018 [2019], Whaling City Sound) B+(**) 

Róisín Murphy:

  • Overpowered (2007, EMI) B+(*) 

Róisin Murphy:

  • Hairless Toys (2015, PIAS) B+(**) 
  • Róisin Machine (2020, Skint) B+(**) 

Róisín Murphy:

  • Crooked Machine (2021, Skint) B+(*) 
  • Hit Parade (2023, Ninja Tune) B+(***) 

Bryan Murray:

  • What You Don't Forget (2007, Jazz Excursion) B+(***) 
  • /Jon Lundbom: Beats by Balto! Vol. 2 (2021, Chant) B+(***) 

David Murray:

  • Live at the Lower Manhattan Ocean Club (1977 [2010], Jazzwerkstatt) B+(**) 
  • Let the Music Take You (1978, Marge) B+(***) 
  • Intergoogieology (1978, Black Saint) B+(**) 
  • The London Concert (1978 [1999], Cadillac, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Children (1984 [1986], Black Saint) B+(**) 
  • Recording NYC 1986 (1986 [1995], DIW) B+(**) 
  • /Jack DeJohnette: In Our Style (1986 [1989], DIW) A− 
  • Lovers (1988 [1989], DIW) A− 
  • Remembrances (1990 [1991], DIW) B+(***) 
  • A Sanctuary Within (1991 [1992], Black Saint) A− 
  • Death of a Sideman (1991 [2000], DIW) A− 
  • Picasso (1992 [1995], DIW) B+(**) 
  • Love and Sorrow (1993 [2000], DIW) A− 
  • Circles: Live in Cracow (2003, Not Two) B+(***) 
  • Geri Allen/Terri Lyne Carrington: Perfection (2015 [2016], Motéma) A− 
  • /Saul Williams: Blues for Memo (2016 [2018], Motéma) B+(**) 
  • /Brad Jones/Hamid Drake Brand New World Trio: Seriana Promethea (2021 [2022], Intakt) A− 
  • /Questlove/Ray Angry: Plumb (2022 [2023], JMI/Outside In Music) A− 

Sunny Murray/Bob Dickie/Robert Andreano:

  • Homework (1994 [2019], NoBusiness) B+(**) 

Mark Murphy: Slip Away (2016, Mini Movie) B 

Murs:

  • Love + Rockets, Vol. 1: The Transformation (2011, DD172) B+(*) 
  • Have a Nice Life (2015, Strange Music) A− 
  • /9th Wonder: Brighter Daze (2015 [2016], Jamla) B+(***) 
  • Captain California (2017, Strange Music) B+(**) 
  • A Strange Journey Into the Unimaginable (2018, Strange Music) B+(***) 
  • The Iliad Is Dead and the Odyssey Is Over (2019, Jamla/Empire) A− 

Kacey Musgraves:

  • Same Trailer Different Park (2013, Mercury Nashville) A− 
  • Pageant Material (2015, Mercury Nashville) B+(***) 
  • Golden Hour (2018, MCA Nashville) B 
  • Star-Crossed (2021, MCA Nashville) B+(**) 

Mush: Down Tools (2022, Memphis Industries) B+(**) 

Mushroom: Songs of Dissent: Live at the Make Out Room 8/9/19 (2019 [2021], Alchemikal Art) B+(**) 

Música De Selvagem: Volume Único (2017 [2018], Shhpuma, EP) B+(*) 

MusiConspiracy: Do I the In? (2008, Not Two) B+(*) 

Michael Musillami:

  • From Seeds (2009, Playscape) A− 
  • /Rich Syracuse/Jeff Siegel: Flight of Evangeline (2021 [2022], Playscape) B+(**) 

Musique Noire: Reflections: We Breathe (2017, self-released) B+(*) 

The Muslims: Fuck These Fuckin Fascists (2021, Epitaph) B+(***) 

Rachel Musson:

  • I Went This Way (2019 [2020], 577) B+(**) 
  • Shifa: Live in Oslo (2019 [2020], 577) B+(**) 
  • /Pat Thomas/Mark Sanders: Shifa: Live at Cafe Oto (2019, 577) B+(**) 
  • Dreamsing (2020 [2021], 577) B+(**) 

Mustafa: When Smoke Rises (2021, Regent Park Songs, EP) B+(*) 

Mute: Mute (2018 [2019], Fresh Sound New Talent) A− 

Zoe Muth & the Lost High Rollers: Starlight Hotel (Signature Sounds) B+(***) 

Wolfgang Muthspiel:

  • Driftwood (2013 [2014], ECM) B+(*) 
  • Rising Grace (2016, ECM) B+(**) 
  • Where the River Goes (2018, ECM) B+(**) 
  • /Scott Colley/Brian Blade: Angular Blues (2018 [2020], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Dance of the Elders (2022 [2023], ECM) B+(**) 

Muwei Power: Sierra Leone in 1970s USA (1975-76 [2014], Soundway) B+(***) 

Laura Mvula: Pink Noise (2021, Atlantic) B+(*) 

Mxmtoon:

  • The Masquerade (2019, House Arrest) B+(*) 
  • Dawn & Dusk (2020, AWAL) B+(**) 
  • Rising (2022, AWAL) A− 

My Bloody Valentine:

  • Isn't Anything (1988, Relativity) B 
  • Tremolo (1991, Sire) C+ 
  • MBV (2013, MBV) B− 

My Chemical Romance: Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (2004, Reprise) B− 

My Idea:

  • That's My Idea (2021, Hardly Art, EP) B+(**) 
  • Cry Mfer (2022, Hardly Art) B+(***) 

My Morning Jacket:

  • It Still Moves (2003, ATO) B 
  • Evil Urges (2008, ATO) B+(*) 
  • Circuital (2011, ATO) B− 

Amina Claudine Myers:

  • Song for Mother E (1979 [2023], Leo) B+(***) 
  • Salutes Bessie Smith (1980, Leo) A− 
  • The Circle of Time (1983 [1984], Black Saint) B+(***) 
  • Women in (E)Motion (1988 [1993], Tradition & Moderne) B+(**) 
  • Sama Rou: Songs From My Soul (2016, Amina C) B+(*) 

Brad Myers:

  • /Michael Sharfe: Sanguinaria (Hopefulsongs) (2016 [2017], Colloquy) B+(*) 
  • Prime Numbers (2014-15 [2015], Colloquy) B+(*) 

Jo Berger Myhre: Unheimlich Manoeuvre (2021, RareNoise) B+(**) 

The Mynabirds: Generals (2012, Saddle Creek) B 

Jasmine Myra: Horizons (2022, Gondwana) B+(*) 

Myrczek & Tomaszewski: Love Revisited (2013 [2014], Fortune) B+(*) 

Myriad 3:

  • The Where (2014, ALMA) B+(**) 
  • Moons (2016, ALMA) B+(*) 
  • Vera (2018, ALMA) B+(*) 

The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari: The Roots of Reggae (1973 [2001], Recording Arts, 2CD) B+(***) 

The Mysterines: Reeling (2022, Fiction) B 

Mythic Sunship: Changing Shapes: Live at Roadburn (2019 [2020], El Paraiso) B+(**) 

Simon Nabatov:

  • /Mark Helias/Tom Rainey: Tough Customer (1992 [1993], Enja) B+(***) 
  • /Mark Dresser: Projections (2014 [2015], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • /Mark Dresser/Dominik Mahnig: Equal Poise (2014 [2016], Leo) B+(***) 
  • Picking Order (2015 [2016], Leo) B+(**) 
  • /Max Johnson/Michael Sarin: Free Reservoir (2016 [2017], Leo) B+(***) 
  • /Barry Guy/Gerry Hemingway: Luminous (2015 [2018], NoBusiness) A− 
  • Last Minute Theory (2018 [2019], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • Readings: Red Cavalry (2018 [2019], Leo) B+(*) 
  • Readings: Gileya Revisited (2018 [2019], Leo) B+(*) 
  • Time Labyrinth (2019 [2020], Leo) B 
  • Plain (2019 [2020], Clean Feed) B+(*) 
  • Verbs (2022 [2023], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • Extensions (2022 [2023], Unbroken Sounds) B+(***) 

Janka Nabay & the Bubu Gang: En Yay Sah (2012, Luaka Bop) A− 

Nacho Picasso: For the Glory (2011, self-released) B+(***) 

Quinsin Nachoff:

  • Flux (2012 [2016], Mythology) B+(**) 
  • /Mark Helias/Dan Weiss: Quinsin Nachoff's Ethereal Trio (2016 [2017], Whirlwind) A− 
  • 's Flux: Path of Totality (2016-17 [2019], Whirlwind, 2CD) A− 
  • Pivotal Arc (2018 [2020], Whirlwind) B+(*) 
  • Stars and Constellations (2022 [2023], Adyhâropa) B+(***) 

Estee Nack: Nacksaw Jim Duggan (2023, Griselda) B+(*) 

Nacka Forum:

  • We Are the World (2016, Moserobie) B+(***) 
  • Så Stopper Festen (2019, Moserobie) A− 

Naeem: Startisha (2020, 37d03d) A− 

Naftule's Dream: Blood (2013 [2016], self-released) B+(***) 

Sana Nagano:

  • Smashing Humans (2020 [2021], 577) B+(***) 
  • Anime Mundi (2020 [2022], 577) B+(**) 

The Nagel Heyer Allstars: Uptown Lowdown: A Jazz Salute to the Big Apple: Live at the 1999 JVC Festival New York (1999 [2000], Nagel Heyer) B+(***) 

Max Nagl:

  • Daily Bullet (1996 [1998], Leo Lab) B+(*) 
  • Ramasuri (2000 [2001], Hatology) B+(***) 
  • /Steven Bernstein/Noël Akchoté/Bradley Jones: Big Four (2001 [2002], Hatology) B+(***) 
  • /Otto Lechner/Bradley Jones: Flamingos (2003 [2004], Hatology) B+(***) 
  • Quartier Du Faisan (2004 [2005], Hatology) A− 
  • /Steven Bernstein/Noël Akchoté/Bradley Jones: Big Four Live (2005 [2007], Hatology) B+(**) 

Wlodzimierz Nahorny: Heart [Polish Jazz Vol. 15] (1967 [1968], Polskie Nagrania Muza) B+(***) 

David Nail: The Sound of A Million Dreams (2011, MCA Nashville) B 

Naima: Bye (2015 [2016], Cuneiform) B+(*) 

Nakama: New World (2021 [2022], Nakama) B+(**) 

Takami Nakamoto: Opacity (2014, HIM Media, EP) B+(**) 

Motohiro Nakashima: And I Went to Sleep (2004, Lo) B+(*) 

Tatsuya Nakatani:

  • /Kris Tiner/Jeremy Drake: Ritual Inscription (2012, Epigraph, LP) B+(**) 
  • /Shane Parrish: Interactivity (2018 [2020], Cuneiform) B+(**) 
  • /Shane Parish/Zach Rowden: Live at Static Age Records (2018 [2020], Astral Spirits) B+(*) 

Naked Truth: Avian Thug (2013 [2016], Rare Noise) B+(*) 

Naked Wolf:

  • Naked Wolf (2014, El Negocito) B+(*) 
  • Ahum (2016, Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Nakhane: Bastard Jargon (2023, Star Red/BMG) B+(**) 

Nakibembe Embaire Group: Nakibembe Embaire Group (2023, Nyege Nyege Tapes) 

Kim Nalley Band With Houston Person: I Want a Little Boy (2022, Kim Nalley Productions) B+(***) 

Zbigniew Namyslowski:

  • Zbigniew Namyslowski Quartet [Polish Jazz Vol. 6] (1966, Polskie Nagrania Muza) A− 
  • Kujaviak Goes Funky [Polish Jazz Vol. 46] (1975, Polskie Nagrania Muza) A− 
  • Zbigniew Namyslowski (1977, Polskie Nagrania Muza) B 
  • Standards (2003, Quartet) B+(***) 
  • Assymetry (2006, Quartet) B+(**) 
  • Polish Jazz - Yes! [Polish Jazz Vol. 77] (2016, Warner Music Poland) B+(**) 

Conlon Nancarrow: Studies for Player Piano (1969, Columbia Masterworks) A− 

Nao: For all We Know (2016, Little Tokyo) B+(*) 

Naomi Punk: Television Man (2014, Captured Tracks) B 

Randy Napoleon:

  • Rust Belt Roots: Randy Napoleon Plays Wes Montgomery, Grant Green and Kenny Burrell (2018 [2021], OA2) B+(**) 
  • Puppets: The Music of Gregg Hill (2022, OA2) B 

Qasim Naqvi:

  • Chronology (2016, New Amsterdam) B 
  • Teenages (2019, Erased Tapes) B+(*) 
  • /Wadada Leo Smith/Andrew Cyrille: Two Centuries (2021 [2022], Red Hook) B+(***) 

Vaughn Nark: Back in the Day (1982-83 [2019], Summit) B 

Nas:

  • Illmatic (1994, Columbia) A− 
  • God's Son (2002, Columbia) B+(**) 
  • Untitled (2008, Def Jam) A− 
  • /Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley: Distant Relatives (2010, Def Jam) B+(***) 
  • Life Is Good (2012, Def Jam) B+(**) 
  • Nasir (2018, Mass Appeal/Def Jam, EP) B+(**) 
  • King's Disease (2020, Mass Appeal) B+(**) 
  • King's Disease II (2021, Mass Appeal) B+(*) 
  • Magic (2021, Mass Appeal, EP) B+(**) 
  • King's Disease III (2022, Mass Appeal) B+(***) 
  • Magic 2 (2023, Mass Appeal) B+(**) 
  • Magic 3 (2023, Mass Appeal) B+(**) 

Milton Nascimento: Yauarete (1987, Columbia) B+(**) 

Graham Nash: Now (2023, BMG) B− 

Kate Nash:

  • My Best Friend Is You (2010, Geffen) A− 
  • Girl Talk (2013, INgrooves) A− 
  • Yesterday Was Forever (2018, Girl Gang) A− 

Ted Nash:

  • The Mancini Project (2007 [2008], Palmetto) B+(***) 
  • Portrait in Seven Shades (2010, Jazz at Lincoln Center) B+(**) 
  • The Creep (2012, Plastic Sax) A− 
  • Chakra (2013, Plastic Sax) B+(*) 
  • Presidential Suite: Eight Variations on Freedom (2016, Motéma, 2CD) B 
  • /Steve Cardenas/Ben Allison: Somewhere Else: West Side Story Songs (2019, Plastic Sax) B+(**) 

Kyle Nasser:

  • Restive Soul (2013 [2015], AISA) B+(*) 
  • Persistent Fancy (2018, Ropeadope) B 

Zaid Nasser: The Stroller (2016 [2017], SteepleChase) B+(**) 

Thiago Nassif:

  • Três (2015 [2018], Foom) A− 
  • Mente (2020, Gearbox) A− 

Nina Nastasia: Riderless Horse (2022, Temporary Residence) B+(*) 

Rico Nasty:

  • Nasty (2018, Sugar Trap) B+(**) 
  • /Kenny Beats: Anger Management (2019, Sugar Trap, EP) B+(**) 
  • Nightmare Vacation (2020, Sugar Trap/Atlantic) A− 
  • Las Ruinas (2022, Sugar Trap/Atlantic) B+(**) 

Nastyfacts: Drive My Car + 2 (1981 [2022], Left for Dead, EP) A− 

Matt Nathanson: Modern Love (2011, Vanguard) B− 

Roy Nathanson:

  • Sotto Voce: Complicated Day (2013 [2014], Enja/Yellow Bird) B+(**) 
  • Nearness and You (2015 [2016], Clean Feed) B+(*) 
  • 82 Days (2023, Enja/Yellowbird) B+(***) 

Nation of Language:

  • A Way Forward (2021, PIAS) B+(**) 
  • Strange Disciple (2023, PIAS) B+(*) 

The National:

  • Boxer (2007, Beggars Banquet) B+(*) 
  • High Violet (2009-10 [2010], 4AD) A− 
  • Trouble Will Find Me (2013, 4AD) B+(**) 
  • Sleep Well Beast (2017, 4AD) B+(***) 
  • I Am Easy to Find (2019, 4AD) B+(**) 
  • First Two Pages of Frankenstein (2023, 4AD) B+(**) 
  • Laugh Track (2023, 4AD) B+(***) 

Native Soul: Teenage Dreams (2021, Awesome Tapes From Africa) A− 

Native Sound System: Nativeworld (2022, Native) B+(*) 

Natural Child:

  • 1971 (2011, Infinity Cat) B+(***) 
  • Dancin' With Wolves (2014, Burger) B+(**) 

Natural Information Society:

  • /Evan Parker: Descension (Out of Our Constrictions) (2019 [2021], Aguirre/Eremite) B+(***) 
  • Since Time Is Gravity (2021 [2023], Aguirre/Eremite) A− 

Nature Work: Nature Work (2018 [2019], Sunnyside) A− 

Bobby Naughton/Leo Smith/Perry Robinson: The Haunt (1976 [2018], NoBusiness) B+(*) 

Aquiles Navarro & Tcheser Holmes: Heritage of the Invisible II (2020, International Anthem) B+(**) 

Navy Blue:

  • Ádà Irin (2020, Freedom Sounds) B+(*) 
  • Song of Sage: Post Panic! (2020, Freedom Sounds) A− 
  • Navy's Reprise (2021, Freedom Sounds) B+(***) 
  • Ways of Knowing (2023, Def Jam) A− 

Naya Bazz [Rez Abbasi/Josh Feinberg]: Charm (2021-22 [2023], Whirlwind) B+(**) 

Rachika Nayar: Heaven Come Crashing (2022, NNA Tapes) B+(**) 

The Naysayer:

  • Deathwhisker (2000, Carrot Top) B+(*) 
  • Pure Beauty (2002 [2003], Carrot Top, EP) B+(***) 

Nazareth: Back to the Trenches: Live 1972-1984 (1972-84 [2001], Sanctuary/Castle, 2CD) B 

Jason Nazary: Spring Collection (2020 [2021], We Jazz) B+(**) 

Meshell Ndegéocello:

  • Pour Une Âme Souveraine: A Dedication to Nina Simone (2012, Naïve) B+(*) 

Meshell Ndegeocello:

  • Yesterday Was Forever (2018, Naïve) B+(*) 
  • The Omnichord Real Book (2023, Blue Note) B+(*) 

Mankwe Ndosi and Body MemOri: Felt/Not Said (2021, Auspice NOW) B+(*) 

Youssou N'Dour:

  • Djamil Inédits 84-85 (1984-85 [1985], Celluloid) B+(*) 
  • /Le Super Etoile De Dakar: Fatteliku: Live in Athens 1987 (1987 [2015], Real World) A− 
  • Eyes Open (1992, Columbia) B+(***) 
  • /Le Super Etoile: Lii! (1996, Jololi) B+(***) 
  • Rokku Mi Rokka (2007, Nonesuch) A 
  • I Bring What I Love (2010, Nonesuch) A− 
  • Dakar-Kingston (2010 [2011], Decca) B+(*) 
  • /Le Super Etoile: #Senegaal Rekk (2016, self-released, EP) A− 
  • Africa Rekk: Réédition (2016 [2017], Jive/Epic) B+(**) 
  • Seeni Valeurs (2017, Jive/Epic) A− 
  • Raxas Bercy 2017 (2017, self-released) A− 
  • History (2019, Naïve/Believe) A− 
  • Et Le Super Étoile De Dakar: Mbalax (2021, Universal Music Africa) A− 
  • /Le Super Etoile De Dakar: Special Fin D'Année 2022 (2022, self-released, EP) B+(**) 

Ndox Electrique: Tëd ak Mame Coumba Lamba ak Mame Coumba Mbang (2023, Bongo Joe) B+(*) 

The NDR Bigband With Michael Moore: Sanctuary (2019, Ramboy) B+(***) 

Neak: Die Wurzel (2023, self-released) B+(**) 

Near Miss: The Natural Regimen (2022 [2023], Kettle Hole) B+(***) 

Aurora Nealand/Steve Marquette/Anton Hatwich/Paul Thibodeaux: Kobra Quartet (2019, Astral Spirits) B+(*) 

Camila Nebbia:

  • Corre El Río De La Memoría Sobre La Tierra Que Arrastra Trazos, Dejando Rastros De Alguna Huella Que Hoy Es Número (2020 [2021], Ramble) B+(**) 
  • /Patrick Shiroishi: The Human Being as a Fragile Article (2021, Trouble in Mind) B+(**) 
  • Una Ofrenda a la Ausencia (2023, Relative Pitch) B+(**) 

Alon Nechushtan:

  • For Those Who Cross the Seas (2006 [2023], ESP-Disk, 2CD) A− 
  • Venture Bound (2012 [2014], Enja) B+(**) 

The Necks:

  • Vertigo (2015, Northern Spy) B+(*) 
  • Unfold (2017, Ideologic Organ) B+(***) 
  • The Body (2018, Northern Spy) B+(**) 
  • Three (2020, Northern Spy) B+(**) 
  • Travel (2023, Northern Spy) B+(**) 

Neek/Blazer Sound System: NMX004: Sanctuary Mixtape (2020, Noods Radio) + 

Negative Press Project: Eternal Life: Jeff Buckley Songs and Sounds (2017, Ridgeway, 2CD) B+(*) 

Negativland: Helter Stupid (1989, SST) B− 

Gary Negbaur: You've Got to Be Carefully Taught (2020 [2021], BluJazz) B+(*) 

Helado Negro:

  • This Is How You Smile (2019, RVNG Intl) B+(*) 
  • Far In (2021, 4AD) B+(*) 

Joey Negro: Remixed With Love by Joey Negro: Vol. Two (2016, Z, 2CD) B+(*) 

Tami Neilson:

  • Red Dirt Angel (2008, self-released) B+(**) 
  • Dynamite! (2014, self-released) A− 
  • Don't Be Afraid (2015, self-released) B+(**) 
  • Sassafrass! (2018, Outside Music) B+(**) 
  • Chicka Boom! (2020, Outside) B+(**) 
  • Kingmaker (2022, Outside Music) B+(***) 

Nelly:

  • 5.0 (2010, Motown) B+(**) 
  • M.O. (2013, Republic) B 
  • Heartland (2021, Columbia, EP) B+(*) 

Anthony E. Nelson Jr.: Swift to Hear, Slow to Speak (2016, Music Stand) B+(*) 

Bobbie Nelson and Amanda Shires: Loving You (2021 [2023], ATO) B+(***) 

Kinloch Nelson: Partly on Time: Recordings 1968-1970 (1968-70 [2019], Tompkins Square) B+(*) 

Josh Nelson:

  • The Discovery Project: Live in Japan (2019 [2020], Steel Bird) B+(**) 
  • /Bob Bowman Collective: Tomorrow Is Not Promised (2021 [2022], Steel Bird Music) B+(**) 

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real: Turn Off the News (Build a Garden) (2019, Fantasy) B+(*) 

Oliver Nelson:

  • Screamin' the Blues (1960 [1991], New Jazz/OJC) A− 
  • /Eric Dolphy: Straight Ahead (1961 [1989], New Jazz/OJC) B+(**) 
  • "Fantabulous" (1964 [2008], Verve) B+(***) 
  • The Kennedy Dream (1967 [2009], Verve) B 

Oliver Nelson and Friends:

  • Happenings/Soulful Brass (1966-68 [2012], Impulse) B+(*) 

Peter Nelson: Ash, Dust, and the Chalkboard Cinema (2018, Outside In Music) B+(**) 

Richard Nelson/Aardvark Jazz Orchestra: Deep River (2015, Heliotrope) B+(*) 

Sean Nelson's New London Big Band: Social Hour! (2022, MAMA) B 

Tracy Nelson:

  • Victim of the Blues (2011, Delta Groove) B 
  • Life Don't Miss Nobody (2023, BMG) B+(**) 

Willie Nelson:

  • The Party's Over and Other Great Willie Nelson Songs (1967, RCA) B 
  • Texas in My Soul (1968, RCA) B− 
  • Good Times (1969, RCA) B 
  • My Own Peculiar Way (1969, RCA) B+(*) 
  • Both Sides Now (1970, RCA) B+(**) 
  • Laying My Burdens Down (1970, RCA) B 
  • Willie Nelson & Family (1971, RCA) C+ 
  • Yesterday's Wine (1971, RCA) A− 
  • The Words Don't Fit the Picture (1972, RCA) B 
  • The Willie Way (1972, RCA) B+(**) 
  • Pretty Paper (1979, Columbia) B 
  • Tougher Than Leather (1983, Columbia) B+(***) 
  • Without a Song (1983, Columbia) B 
  • City of New Orleans (1984, Columbia) B− 
  • A Horse Called Music (1989, Columbia) B 
  • Healing Hands of Time (1994, Liberty) B 
  • Just One Love (1995 [1996], Justice) B+(**) 
  • Moment of Forever (2008, Lost Highway) B+(*) 
  • /Asleep at the Wheel: Willie and the Wheel (2009, Bismeaux) A 
  • American Classic (2009, Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • Country Music (2010, Rounder) B+(*) 
  • /Wynton Marsalis: Here We Go Again: Celebrating the Music of Ray Charles (2009 [2011], Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • Remember Me, Vol. 1 (2011, R&J) B+(*) 
  • 1801-1: Willie's Stash Vol. 2 (Willie Nelson and the Boys) 2− 
  • Heroes (2012, Legacy) B+(**) 
  • Let's Face the Music and Dance (2013, Legacy) B+(**) 
  • To All the Girls . . . (2013, Legacy) B+(*) 
  • Band of Brothers (2014, Legacy) A− 
  • /Sister Bobbie: December Day [Willie's Stash, Vol. 1] (2014, Legacy) B 
  • /Merle Haggard: Django and Jimmie (2015, Legacy) A− 
  • Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin (2016, Legacy) B 
  • For the Good Times: A Tribute to Ray Price (2016, Legacy) B+(*) 
  • God's Problem Child (2017, Legacy) B+(**) 
  • Last Man Standing (2018, Legacy) A− 
  • My Way (2018, Legacy) B+(**) 
  • Ride Me Back Home (2019, Legacy) A− 
  • First Rose of Spring (2020, Legacy) B+(***) 
  • That's Life (2021, Legacy) B 
  • The Willie Nelson Family (2021, Legacy) B 
  • A Beautiful Time (2022, Legacy) A− 
  • I Don't Know a Thing About Love: The Songs of Harlan Howard (2023, Legacy) B+(**) 
  • Bluegrass (2023, Legacy) B+(*) 

John Németh: Memphis Grease (2014, Blue Corn Music) B+(**) 

Neon Indian: Vega Intl. Night School (2015, Mom + Pop Music) B+(*) 

Neon Neon: Praxis Makes Perfect (2013, Lex) C+ 

Neptune Power Federation: Le Demon De L'Amour (2022, Cruz Del Sur) -− 

NERD:

  • Seeing Sounds (2008, Interscope) B+(**) 
  • Nothing (2010, Star Trak) B+(**) 
  • No One Ever Really Dies (2017, I Am Other/Columbia) B+(**) 

Nérija: Blume (2019, Domino) B+(*) 

Nero: Between II Worlds (2015, Cherrytree/Interscope) B 

Nerves Baddington:

  • Micro (2022, Apt. B Productions) B+(***) 
  • Macro (2022, Apt. B Productions) B+(***) 

Nervous Dater: Call in the Mess (2021, Counter Intuitive) B+(**) 

Vadim Neselovskyi:

  • Get Up and Go (2017, Blujazz) B+(**) 
  • Odesa: A Musical Walk Through a Legendary City (2022, Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Marius Neset:

  • Golden Xplosion (2010 [2011], Edition) B 
  • Birds (2012 [2013], Edition) B 
  • Pinball (2014 [2015], ACT) B+(*) 
  • A New Dawn (2021, ACT Music) B+(*) 
  • Geyser: Live at Royal Albert Hall - BBC Proms (2022 [2023], ACT Music) A− 

Jennifer Nettles: That Girl (2014, Mercury Nashville) B 

Neu!: Neu! (1972, Brain) A− 

Calle Neumann/Ketil Gutvik/Ingebrigt Håker Flaten/Paal Nilssen-Love: New Dance (2020 [2021], PNL) B+(***) 

Carl Magnus Neumann/Christian Reim Quartet: Molde International Jazz Festival 1976 (1976 [2021], Jazzaggression) B+(***) 

Scott Neumann:

  • /Tom Christensen: Spin Cycle (2015 [2016], Sound Footing) B+(*) 
  • Spin Cycle {w/Tom Christensen]: Assorted Colors (2017 [2018], Sound Footing) B+(**) 

Ed Neumeister & His NeuHat Ensemble: Wake Up Call (2014 [2017], MeisteroMusic) B+(*) 

Keir Neuringer:

  • /Shayna Dulberger/Julius Masri: Dromedaries II (2020, Relative Pitch) B+(**) 
  • /Rafal Mazur: The Continuum (2018 [2020], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(**) 
  • /Ensemble Klang: Elegies & Litanies (2019 [2020], Ensemble Klang) A− 

Neutral Milk Hotel:

  • On Avery Island (1995 [1996], Merge) B 
  • In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998, Merge) B+(**) 

Never Weather: Blissonance (2019 [2020], Ridgeway) B+(*) 

Aaron Neville:

  • Make Me Strong (1968-75 [1986], Charly) B+(***) 
  • Tell It Like It Is: The Sansu Years (1968-75 [2020], HHO) B+(***) 
  • The Classic Aaron Neville: My Greatest Gift (1966-75 [1990], Rounder) B+(***) 
  • Hercules (1961-75 [1993], Charly) A− 
  • Orchid in the Storm (1985, Passport, EP) B+(***) 
  • Nature Boy: The Standards Album (2003, Verve) B+(*) 
  • Bring It on Home . . . The Soul Classics (2006, Burgundy) B+(**) 
  • I Know I've Been Changed (2010, Tell It) A− 
  • My True Story (2013, Blue Note) B+(***) 
  • Apache (2016, Tell It) B+(**) 

Art Neville:

  • His Specialty Recordings: 1956-58 (1956-58 [1992], Specialty) A− 

Cyril Neville: Magic Honey (2013, Ruf) B+(***) 

Ivan Neville: Touch My Soul (2023, The Funk Garage) B+(**) 

New Age Doom: Lee "Scratch" Perry's Guide to the Universe (2021, We Are Busy Bodies) B+(**) 

New Air:

  • Live at Montreal International Jazz Festival (1983 [1984], Black Saint) B+(***) 
  • /Cassandra Wilson: Air Show No. 1 (1986 [1989], Black Saint) B+(**) 

The New Basement Tapes: Lost on the River (2014, Island) B+(*) 

New Bloods: The Secret Life (2008, Kill Rock Stars) B+(***) 

The New Jazz Orchestra: Le Déjuener Sur L'Herbe (1968 [2021], Decca) B+(***) 

New Life: Visions of the Third Eye (1979 [2021], Early Future) B+(***) 

New Lost City Ramblers: Volume II: Out Standing in Their Field (1963-73 [1993], Smithsonian/Folkways) A− 

The New Mendicants: Into the Lime (2014, Ashmont) A− 

New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers:

  • Volume 1 (2007 [2020], Stony Plain) B+(**) 
  • Volume 2 (2007 [2021], Stony Plain) B+(**) 

New Order:

  • Republic (1993, Qwest) B+(***) 
  • Lost Sirens (2003-04 [2013], Rhino) B+(**) 
  • Music Complete (2015, Mute) A− 
  • NOMC15 (2015 [2017], Pledge Music, 2CD) B+(***) 

New Orleans Classic Jazz Orchestra: Blowin' Off Steam (1990, Stomp Off) B+(***) 

New Orleans High Society: New Orleans High Society (2020, 1718/Slammin Media) B+(***) 

New Orleans Jazz Orchestra: Songs: The Music of Allen Toussaint (2018 [2019], Storyville) B+(**) 

New Orleans Rhythm Kings: The Complete Set: 1922-1925 (1922-25 [2001], Retrieval, 2CD) A 

The New Pornographers:

  • Electric Version (2003, Matador) B 
  • Challengers (2007, Matador) B 
  • Brill Bruisers (2014, Matador) B+(*) 
  • Whiteout Conditions (2017, Collected Works/Concord) B+(***) 
  • In the Morse Code of Brake Lights (2019, Concord) B+(*) 
  • Continue as a Guest (2023, Merge) B+(*) 

New Standard Jazz Orchestra: Waltz About Nothing (2015 [2016], OA2) B− 

New Stories: Speakin' Out (1999 [2020], Origin) B+(***) 

The New Trio [Günter Baby Sommer/Floros Floridis/Akira Ando]: Melting Game (2010 [2011], Jazzwerkstatt) A− 

The New Vision Sax Ensemble: Musical Journey Through Time (2017, Zak Publishing) B+(*) 

New Winds:

  • Potion (1997 [1998], Victo) B+(**) 
  • Digging It Harder From Afar (1989-94 [1995], Victo) B+(***) 

The New Wonders: The New Wonders (2023, Turtle Bay) B+(**) 

New York Allstars:

  • The Bix Beiderbecke Era (1993, Nagel Heyer) B+(**) 
  • We Love You, Louis! (1995 [1996], Nagel Heyer) B+(*) 
  • Oh, Yeah! The New York Allstars Play More Music of Louis Armstrong (1998, Nagel Heyer) B+(***) 
  • Hey Ba-Ba-Re-Bop!: The New York Allstars Play Lionel Hampton: Volume One: (1998 [1999], Nagel Heyer) A− 

The New York Contemporary Five:

  • Copenhagen 1963 Revisited (1963 [2021], Ezz-Thetics) A− 

New York Contemporary Five:

  • Consequences Revisited (1963-64 [2020], Ezz-Thetics) B+(***) 

New York Dolls:

  • 'Cause I Sez So (2009, Atco) B+(**) 
  • Dancing Backward in High Heels (2010 [2011], 429) A− 

New York Electric Piano: State of the Art (2017, Fervor) B+(*) 

New York Gypsy All Stars:

  • Romantech (2011, Traditional Crossroads) B+(***)  Dromomania (2015, self-released) B+(**) 

New York Voices: Reminiscing in Tempo (2017-18 [2019], Origin) B 

New Zion w. Cyro: Sunshine Seas (2016, Rare Noise) B+(**) 

Phineas Newborn Jr.: A World of Piano! (1961 [2023], Craft) B+(***) 

Larry Newcomb:

  • Live Intentionally! (2015, Essential Messenger) B+(*) 
  • w/Bucky Pizzarelli: Living Tribute (2016 [2017], Essential Messenger) B+(*) 
  • Love, Dad (2020 [2021], Essential Messenger) B+(*) 

NewJeans: Get Up (2023, ADOR, EP) B+(**) 

Heidi Newfield: What Am I Waiting For (2008, Curb) B+(**) 

A.C. Newman: Get Guilty (2009, Matador) B 

David "Fathead" Newman:

  • Fathead: Ray Charles Presents David 'Fathead' Newman (1958 [1960], Atlantic) B+(*) 
  • Fire! At the Village Vanguard (1988 [1989], Atlantic) B+(**) 
  • Chillin' (1998 [1999], HighNote) B+(*) 
  • Keep the Spirits Singing (2000 [2001], HighNote) B+(*) 
  • The Gift (2002 [2003], High Note) B+(*) 
  • Song for the New Man (2004, HighNote) B+(***) 

Joe Newman:

  • The Happy Cats (1956 [2016], Fresh Sound) B+(*) 
  • /Frank Foster: Good 'n' Groovy (1961, Prestige Swingville) B+(**) 
  • Joe Newman at the Atlantic (1977 [2021], Phontastic) B+(***) 
  • I Love My Woman [The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions] (1979 [2000], Black & Blue) B+(***) 

Randy Newman:

  • Live (1971, Reprise) B 
  • The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 1 (2003, Nonesuch) B+(*) 
  • Harps and Angels (2008, Nonesuch) A 
  • The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 2 (2011, Nonesuch) B+(**) 
  • The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 3 (2016, Nonesuch) B+(***) 
  • The Randy Newman Songbook (2003-16 [2016], Nonesuch, 3CD) B+(**) 
  • Dark Matter (2017, Nonesuch) A− 

Joanna Newsom:

  • The Milk-Eyed Mender (2004, Drag City) B+(*) 
  • Ys (2006, Drag City) B 
  • Have One on Me (2010, Drag City, 2CD) B 

Sam Newsome:

  • The Straight Horn of Africa: A Path to Liberation [The Art of the Soprano, Vol. 2] (2014, self-released) A− 
  • Sopranoville: Works for Prepared and Non-Prepared Soprano (2017, Some New Music) B+(*) 
  • /Jean-Michel Pilc: Magic Circle (2017, Some New Music) B+(**) 
  • /Dave Liebman: Soprano-Logues (2021 [2023], Some New Music) B+(*) 
  • /Jean-Michel Pilc: Cosmic Unconsciousness Unplugged (2022 [2023], Some New Music) B+(**) 

David Newton: 12th of the 12th: A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra (1995, Candid) B+(**) 

Farnell Newton: Rippin' & Rumblin' (2020, Posi-Tone) B+(**) 

Lauren Newton: Filigree (1982 [1998], Hatology) B+(*) 

Matt Newton: Within Reach (2013 [2014], self-released) B+(*) 

Next Collective: Cover Art (2012 [2013], Concord) B− 

Ne-Yo: R.E.D. (2012, Motown) B+(***) 

Yaa-Lengi Ngemi: Oh, Miziki (1986, MiyeMi) A− 

Zim Ngqawana:

  • San Song (1995 [1997], Nor CD) B+(***) 
  • SAN: Ingoma (1999 [2000], Sheer Sound) B+(*) 

Nermin Niazi and Feisal Mosleh: Disco Se Aagay (1984 [2021], Discostan) B+(**) 

Nice as Fuck: Nice as Fuck (2016, Loves Way, EP) B+(*) 

Johnny Nicholas: Mistaken Identity (2020, Valcour) B+(**) 

Wooden Joe Nicholas: Wooden Joe Nicholas (1945-49 [1992], American Music) B+(**) 

Bryan Nichols: Looking North (2016, Shifting Paradigm) B+(**) 

Jeb Loy Nichols: Country Hustle (2017, Inkind) B− 

Joe Nichols: Old Things New (2009, Universal South) B+(***) 

Keith Nichols & the Cotton Club Orchestra:

  • Harlem's Arabian Nights (1996 [1997], Stomp Off) B+(***) 

Patricia Nicholson/William Parker: Hope Cries for Justice (2017 [2018], Centering) B+(***) 

Stevie Nicks:

  • In Your Dreams (2011, Reprise) B 
  • 24 Karat Gold: Songs From the Vault (2014, Reprise) B+(*) 

Nico: The Marble Index (1969, Elektra) B+(**) 

Danielle Nicole: Cry No More (2018, Concord) B+(*) 

Maggie Nicols:

  • /Irène Schweizer/Joëlle Léandre: Les Diaboliques (1993 [1994], Intakt) B 
  • Are You Ready? (2021 [2022], Otoroku) B+(*) 

Judy Niemack: What's Love (2021 [2022], Sunnyside) B+(***) 

Jerrod Niemann: Free the Music (2012, Arista) B+(**) 

Angelika Niescier:

  • /Florian Weber: NYC Five (2015 [2016], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • The Berlin Concert (2017 [2018], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • /Christopher Tordini/Gerald Cleaver: New York Trio Feat. Jonathan Finlayson (2018 [2019], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • /Alexander Hawkins: Soul in Plain Sight (2020 [2021], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • /Tomeka Reid/Savannah Harris: Beyond Dragons (2023, Intakt) A− 

Matt Niess & the Capitol Bones: The Beat Goes On (2020 [2021], Summit) B 

Adam Niewood: Blue as a Whistle (2018 [2020], SteepleChase) B+(**) 

Pascal Niggenkemper:

  • Look With Thine Ears: Solo (2014 [2015], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • Le 7ème Continent: Talking Trash (2014-16 [2016], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Lucas Niggli:

  • Zoom: Spawn of Speed (2000 [2001], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • Zoo: Rough Ride (2002, Intakt) B+(*) 
  • Drum Quartet: Beat Bag Bohemia (2007 [2008], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • /Peter Conradin Zumthor: Profos (2009, Not Two) B+(*) 
  • Alchemia Garden (2017 [2018], Intakt) B+(*) 
  • /Matthias Loibner: Still Storm (2022, Intakt) B+(**) 
  • Sound of Serendipity Tentet: Play! (2023, Intakt) B+(**) 

Judy Night: Sliding on Glass: Live at 210 (2018, Blujazz) B+(*) 

The Nightingales: Mind Over Matter (2015, Louder Than War) B+(*) 

Nihiloxica:

  • Kaloli (2020, Crammed Discs) B+(**) 
  • Source of Denial (2023, Crammed Discs) A− 

Nikara: Nikara Presents Black Wall Street (2021, Railroad Hart) B+(*) 

Niki & the Dove: Instinct (2012, Sub Pop) B− 

Nikki Jean: Pennies in a Jar (2011, S-Curve) B 

Jorge Nila: Tenor Time (Tribute to the Tenor Masters) (2018 [2019], Ninjazz) B+(***) 

Willie Nile: American Ride (2013, Loud & Proud) B 

Stephanie Nilles: I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag: The White Flag (2019 [2021], Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Gard Nilssen:

  • Acoustic Unity: Firehouse (2014 [2015], Clean Feed) A− 
  • Acoustic Unity: Livei n Europe (2017, Clean Feed, 3CD) B+(***) 
  • Acoustic Unity: To Whom Who Buys a Record (2019, Odin) A− 
  • 's Supersonic Orchestra: If You Listen Carefully the Music Is Yours (2019 [2020], Odin) A− 
  • Acoustic Unity: Elastic Wave (2021 [2022], ECM) B+(***) 
  • 's Supersonic Orchestra: Family (2022 [2023], We Jazz) A− 

Paal Nilssen-Love:

  • /Terrie Ex: Hurgu! (2013, PNL) B+(**) 
  • Large Unit: Erta Ale (2014, PNL, 3CD) B+(***) 
  • Large Unit: Ana (2015 [2016], PNL) A− 
  • /Frode Gjerstad: Nearby Faraway (2016 [2017], PNL) B+(***) 
  • New Brazilian Funk (2018 [2019], PNL) B+(**) 
  • New Japanese Noise (2018 [2019], PNL) B+(*) 
  • /Ken Vandermark: Screen Off (2019, PNL) B+(**) 
  • Circus: Pairs of Three (2021 [2022], PNL) B+(***) 

Elsa Nilsson:

  • Atlas of Sound: Coast Redwoods: 41°32'09.8"N 124°04'35.5"W (2022, Ears & Eyes) B 
  • 's Band of Pulses: Pulses (2023, Ears & Eyes) B+(***) 

Harry Nilsson:

  • Nilsson Sings Newman (1970, Buddha) B− 
  • Nilsson Schmilsson (1971, RCA) B+(**) 
  • Pussy Cats (1974, RCA) B 

Jack Nimitz:

  • Confirmation (1995 [2023], Fresh Sound) B+(***) 
  • and Friends: Yesterday and Today (1957-2007 [2008], Fresh Sound) B+(**) 

Koo Nimo: Highlife Roots Revival (2012, Riverboat) A− 

Nine 11 Thesaurus: Ground Zero Generals (2011, The Social Registry) B+(***) 

Nine Inch Nails:

  • Pretty Hate Machine (1989, TVT) A− 
  • The Fragile (1999, Interscope, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • With Teeth (2005, Nothing) B+(**) 
  • The Slip (2008, The Null Corporation) B+(**) 
  • Hesitation Marks (2013, Halo) B+(*) 

Nine Live: Sonus Inenarribilis: Nine Live Plays the Music of John Clark (2016, Mulatta) B 

Carlos Niño:

  • /Miguel Atwood-Ferguson: Chicago Waves (2018 [2020], International Anthem) B+(*) 
  • & Friends: Extra Presence (2019 [2022], International Anthem) B+(*) 

The Niro Featuring Gary Lucas: The Complete Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas Songbook (2019, Esordisco) B 

Nirvana:

  • Hormoaning (1992, DGC, EP) B+(**) 
  • Live at Reading (1992 [2009], DGC) B 
  • Sliver: The Best From the Box (1985-94 [2005], DGC) B+(*) 

Yu Nishiyama: A Lotus in the Mud (2020 [2022], Next Level) B+(*) 

Hailey Niswanger: PDX Soul (2013-14 [2015], Calmit Productions) B+(***) 

Nivhek: After Its Own Death/Walking in a Spiral Towards the House (2019, Yellow Electric) B+(*) 

Kyle Nix: Lightning on the Mountain & Other Short Stories (2020, self-released) B+(*) 

Mojo Nixon:

  • Whereabouts Unknown (1995, Ripe & Ready) A− 
  • Gadzooks!!! The Homemade Bootleg (1997, Needletime) B+(**) 

Niyaz:

  • Sumud (2012, Six Degrees) B+(*) 
  • Fourth Light (2015, Six Degrees) B+(***) 

Nkem Njoku & Ozzobia Brothers: Ozobia Special (1980s [2020], BBE) A− 

Nneka:

  • Concrete Jungle (2005-08 [2010], Decon) B+(*) 
  • Soul Is Heavy (2012, Decon) B+(***) 

No Age:

  • Weirdo Rippers (2007, Fat Cat) B+(***) 
  • Nouns (2008, Sub Pop) A− 
  • Everything in Between (2010, Sub Pop) A− 
  • An Object (2013, Sub Pop) B+(***) 
  • Snares Like a Haircut (2018, Drag City) A− 
  • Goons Be Gone (2020, Drag City) A−  
  • People Helping People (2022, Drag City) B+(**) 

No Fast Food: Settings for Three (2016 [2018], Corner Store Jazz) A− 

No Fun: How I Spent My Bummer Vacation (2014 [2015], Concrete Jungle) B+(***) 

No Joy:

  • Wait to Pleasure (2013, Mexican Summer) B+(*) 
  • Motherhood (2020, Joyful Noise) B+(*) 

No Spaghetti Edition: Listen . . . and Tell Me What It Was (2001, Sofa) B+(*) 

No-No Boy:

  • 1942 (2018, No-No Boy) A− 
  • 1975 (2021, Smithsonian Folkways) A− 
  • Empire Electric (2023, Smithsonian Folkways) B+(***) 

Steve Noble & Kristoffer Berre Alberts: Condest Second Yesterday (2015 [2016], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Nobject [Martin Küchen/Rafal Mazur/Vasco Trilla]: X-Rayed (2018 [2019], Fundacja Sluchaj, 2CD) B+(**) 

Miho Nobuzane: Simple Words: Jazz Loves Brazil (2014, self-released) B+(*) 

Leo Nocentelli: Another Side (1971 [2021], Light in the Attic) B+(*) 

Ian Noe:

  • Between the Country (2019, National Treasury) B+(***) 
  • River Fools & Mountain Saints (2022, Thirty Tigers) A− 

Laura Noejovich: Laura Has New Standards (2018 [2019], Enchanted Meadow) C+ 

Sebastian Noelle:

  • Shelter (2015 [2016], Fresh Sound New Talent) B 
  • /Matt Mitchell/Chris Tordini/Dan Weiss: System One (2021, Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(**) 

Noertker's Moxie:

  • Simultaneous Windows (2015, Edgetone) B+(**) 
  • /The Melancholics: Curious Worlds: The Art & Imagination of David Beck (2016, Edgetone) B+(*) 
  • Druidh Penumbrae (2011-15 [2016], Edgetone) B+(*) 
  • Walking on Blue Eggshells in Billville (2001-20 [2021], Edgetone) B+(**) 
  • More Fun in Billville (2001-20 [2021], Edgetone) B+(**) 
  • Pantomime in Billville (2001-20 [2921], Edgetone) B+(*) 
  • In Flitters: 49 Bits From B*ck*tt (2023, Edgetone) B+(***) 

Jim Noir: A.M Jazz (2019, Dook) B+(**) 

Adam Nolan:

  • Prim and Primal (2021, self-released) B+(***) 

Russ Nolan: Relentless (2013 [2014], Rhinoceruss Music) B+(*) 

No-Man: Schoolyard Ghosts (2008, K-Scope) B+(*) 

Billy Nomates:

  • Billy Nomates (2020, Invada) A− 
  • Emergency Telephone (2020, Invada, EP) B+(***) 
  • Cacti (2023, Invada) B+(**) 

Noname:

  • Telefone (2016, self-released) B+(**) 
  • Room 25 (2018, self-released) A− 
  • Sundial (2023, self-released) A− 

Nonch Harpin': Native Sons (2015 [2016], self-released) B− 

Sean Noonan:

  • Memorable Sticks (2015 [2016], ForTune) B 
  • /Pavees Dance: Tan Man's Hat (2018 [2019], RareNoise) B 

Noonday Underground: Body Parts for Modern Art (2015, Stubbie) B+(***) 

Nadje Noordhuis: Gullfoss (2019 [2021], Little Mystery) B+(*) 

Noori & His Dorpa Band: Beja Power! Electric Soul & Brass From Sudan's Red Sea Coast (2022, Ostinato) B+(***) 

Nord1kone/DJ Mrok: Tower of Babylon (2022, SplitSLAM) A− 

Jesper Nordberg: Trio (2023, Gotta Let It Out) B+(***) 

Fredrik Nordström:

  • Gentle Fire/Restless Dreams (2016, Moserobie, 2CD) A− 
  • Needs (2018, Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Phil Norman: Then & Now: Classic Sounds & Variations of 12 Jazz Legends (2015 [2016], Summit) B+(***) 

Luke Norris: Northernsong (2020, Ears & Eyes) + 

Walter Norris:

  • /George Mraz: Drifting (1974 [2007], Enja) B+(**) 
  • /Aladár Pege: Winter Rose (1980, Enja) B+(*) 
  • Sunburst (1991, Concord) B+(***) 

The North: Slow Down (This Isn't the Mainland) (2013 [2014], Dowsett) B+(*) 

Matt North:

  • Above Ground Fools (2017, self-released) A− 
  • Bullies in the Backyard (2022, self-released) B+(***) 

North Mississippi Allstars:

  • Prayer for Peace (2017, Legacy) B+(***) 
  • Set Sail (2022, New West) B+(*) 

Northern Ranger: Eastern Stranger (2019, self-released, EP) B+(**) 

Northern State: Can I Keep This Pen? (2007, Ipecac) A− 

Northern Winds and Voices: Inside/Outside (Sisällä/Ulkona) (2016, Edgetone) B+(*) 

Jim Norton Collective: Time Remembered: Compositions of Bill Evans (2013 [2014], Origin) B+(**) 

Kevin Norton: Knots (1997, Music & Arts) B+(***) 

Timothy Norton: Visions of Phaedrus (2021 [2022], Truth Revolution) B+(***) 

Nortonk: Nortonk (2020 [2021], Biophilia) B+(**) 

Nosaj Thing: Drift (2009, Alpha Pup) B+(*) 

Nostalgia 77: The Loneliest Flower in the Village (2021 [2023], Jazzman) B+(**) 

Not Twice: Flight Plans (2012 [2014], Epigraph, EP) B 

Notekillers: Airport + Ants (2006, Notekillers, EP) B+(*) 

Nots:

  • We Are Nots (2014, Goner) A− 
  • Cosmetic (2016, Goner) A− 
  • 3 (2019, Goner) B+(**) 

The Notwist:

  • The Notwist (1991 [2021], Subway) B+(*) 
  • Vertigo Days (2021, Morr Music) B+(**) 

Guillaume Nouaux: Guillaume Nouaux & the Stride Piano Kings (2019 [2020], self-released) B+(***) 

Nourished by Time: Erotic Probiotic 2 (2023, Scenic Route) B 

Nova Twins:

  • Nova Twins EP (2016, Robotunes) A− 
  • Who Are the Girls (2020, 333 Wreckords Crew) A− 
  • Supernova (2022, 333 Wreckords Crew) A− 

Larry Novak: Invitation (2014 [2015], Delmark) B+(***) 

Novelist x Mumdance: 1 Sec EP (2015, XL, EP) B+(*) 

NOVI: Bossa Nova [Polish Jazz Vol. 13] (1967, Polskie Nagrania Muza) B 

Aaron Novik:

  • The Fallow Curve of the Planospheres (2019, Avant LaGuardia) B+(*) 
  • Grounded (2020 [2021], Astral Spirits) B+(**) 

Eva Novoa:

  • Eva Novoa Trio (2010 [2012], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(**) 
  • Eva Novoa Quartet (2010 [2013], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(***) 
  • Butterflies and Zebras by Ditmas Quartet (2015 [2016], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(***) 
  • 's Ditmas Quartet: Live at IBeam (2016 [2018], Fresh Sound New Talent) A− 
  • Satellite Quartet (2017 [2020], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(*) 

Novox: Over the Honeymoon (2014, Label Z Production) C+ 

Now Vs Now: The Buffering Cocoon (2018, Jazzland) B 

Curtis Nowosad: Dialectics (2014 [2015], Cellar Live) B+(***) 

Marianne Nowottny: Manmade Girl: SOngs and Instrumentals (2001, Abaton Book, 2CD) B+(*) 

Oz Noy:

  • Snapdragon (2020, Abstract Logix) B+(*) 
  • /Ugonna Okegwo/Ray Marchica: Riverside (2020 [2022], Outside In Music) B+(***) 

Nozinja: Nozinja Lodge (2015, Warp) A− 

NRBQ:

  • NRBQ (1969, Columbia) B+(**) 
  • NRBQ at Yankee Stadium (1978, Mercury) B+(*) 
  • Kick Me Hard (1979, Rounder/Red Rooster) B+(*) 

NRG Ensemble: Bejazzo Gets a Facelift (1997, Atavistic) B+(***) 

NTsKI: Orca (2021, Orange Milk/EM) B+(**) 

Thandi Ntuli With Carlos Niño: Rainbow Revisited (2019 [2023], International Anthem) B+(**) 

The Nu Band:

  • The Dope and the Ghost (2005 [2007], Not Two) B+(*) 
  • Lower East Side Blues (2008 [2009], Porter) B+(***) 
  • The Cosmological Constant (2014 [2015], Not Two) B+(**) 
  • The Final Concert (2012 [2016], NoBusiness) B+(**) 
  • In Memory of Mark Whitecage: The Nu Band Live at the Bop Shop (2018 [2022], Not Two) B+(***) 

Nu Guinea: The Tony Allen Experiments [Afrobeat Makers Vol. 3] (2016, Comet) A− 

Nuance Crusaders: Reflections (2017, Blujazz) B− 

Nubiyan Twist:

  • Jungle Run (2019, Strut) B− 
  • Freedom Fables (2021, Strut) B 

Nublu Orchestra Conducted by Butch Morris:

  • Nublu Orchestra Conducted by Butch Morris (2006 [2007], Nublu) A− 
  • Live in Bergamo (2008 [2020], Nublu) B+(***) 
  • Live in Sao Paulo (2008 [2020], Nublu) B+(*) 
  • Live in Paris (2010 [2020], Nublu) B+(**) 

Gary Numan:

  • Splinter (Songs From a Broken Mind) (2013, Machine Music) B− 
  • The Intruder (2021, BMG) B+(**) 

Nuriya: Tanita (2011, Musica Almaya) B+(**) 

Adam Nussbaum:

  • The Lead Belly Project (2018, Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • Lead Belly Reimagined (2019 [2020], Sunnyside) B+(***) 

Nutria: Meeting in Progress (2019 [2020], Ears & Eyes) B+(***) 

Aymée Nuviola: Havana Nocturne (2022 [2023], Worldwide) B+(**) 

NxWorries: Yes Lawd! (2016, Stones Throw) B+(***) 

Lina Nyberg:

  • Aerials (2016, Hoob Jazz, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Anniverse (2022, Hoob) B 

Atle Nymo:

  • /Ingebrigt Håker Flaten/Håkon Mjåset Johansen: Play Complete Communion (2006 [2008], Bolage) B+(***) 

Atle Nymoo:

  • Circle Steps (2023, Arc) B+(**) 

Laura Nyro:

  • Eli and the Thirteenth Confession (1968, Columbia) B 
  • New York Tendaberry (1969, Columbia) C+ 

NZCA/Lines:

  • NZCA/Lines (2012, Loaf) B+(*) 
  • Pure Luxury (2020, Memphis Industries) B+(*) 

Papé Nziengui: Kadi Yombo (1989 [2022], Awesome Tapes From Africa) B+(***) 

Karen O:

  • Crush Songs (2006-10 [2014], Cult, EP) B+(*) 
  • /Danger Mouse: Lux Prima (2019, BMG) B+(**) 

Ian O'Beirne: Glasswork (2013 [2014], self-released) B+(*) 

Ian O'Beirne:

  • Slowbern Big Band: Dreams of Daedelus (2016 [2017], self-released) B 

Sinéad O'Brien: Time Bend and Break the Bower (2022, Chess Club) B+(***) 

Bill O'Connell:

  • Monk's Cha Cha: Live at the Carnegie-Farian Room (2016 [2017], Savant) B 
  • /The Afro Caribbean Ensemble: Wind Off the Hudson (2019, Savant) B+(**) 
  • A Change Is Gonna Come (2021 [2022], Savant) B+(**) 

Kevin O'Connell: Hot New York Minutes (2023, Ignoramus Music) B+(**) 

Mark O'Connor: Markology II (2017-20 [2021], OMAC) B+(*) 

Sinéad O'Connor: I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (1990, Ensign) B+(***) 

Anita O'Day:

  • Sings the Winners (1958, Verve) B+(***) 
  • Anita O'Day's Finest Hour (1954-62 [2000], Verve) A− 
  • Have a Merry Christmas With Anita O'Day (1942-70 [2013], Kayo Stereophonic, EP) B+(*) 

O'Death: Out of Hands We Go (2014, Northern Spy) B+(***) 

Caili O'Doherty: Padme (2015, Odo) B+(**) 

Adam O'Farrill:

  • Stranger Days (2016, Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • Stranger Days: El Maquech (2018, Biophilia) B+(*) 
  • Visions of Your Other (2021, Biophilia) A− 

Arturo O'Farrill:

  • /The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra: The Offense of the Drum (2013 [2014], Motéma Music) B+(**) 
  • /The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra: Cuba: The Conversation Continues (2014 [2015], Motema Music, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Boss Level (2013 [2016], Zoho) B+(*) 
  • /Chucho Valdés: Familia: Tribute to Bebo & Chico (2017, Motéma, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • /The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra: Four Questions (2020, Zoho) B 
  • /The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra: Dreaming in Lions (2021, Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • Legacies (2023, Blue Note) B+(*) 

John O'Gallagher:

  • The Honeycomb (2014 [2015], Fresh Sound New Talent) A− 
  • Live in Brooklyn (2015 [2016], Whirlwind) B+(***) 

Mark O'Leary/Sunny Murray: Ode to Albert Ayler (2002 [2009], Ayler) B+(**) 

Alexander O'Neal: Hearsay (1987, Tabu) B+(**) 

Johnny O'Neal: In the Moment (2017, Smoke Sessions) B+(*) 

Lisa O'Neill: All of This Is Chance (2023, Rough Trade) B+(**) 

Michael O'Neill: And Then It Rained (2020, Jazzmo) B+(**) 

Oasis:

  • Definitely Maybe (1994, Epic) B+(*) 
  • Be Here Now (1997, Epic) B+(*) 

The Oatmeal Jazz Combo: Instant Oats (2016, LGY) B+(*) 

Dick Oatts:

  • /Mats Holmquist/New York Jazz Orchestra: A Tribute to Herbie +1 (2015 [2016], Summit) B+(*) 
  • Use Your Imagination (2016 [2017], SteepleChase) B+(**) 

Maciej Obara:

  • Unloved (2017, ECM) B 
  • Frozen Silence (2022 [2023], ECM) B+(***) 

Agnes Obel: Myopia (2019 [2020], Blue Note) B+(**) 

Dawn Oberg:

  • Rye (2012, Blossom Theory) B+(***) 
  • Bring (2015, Blossom Theory) B+(***) 
  • Nothing Rhymes With Orange (2017, self-released, EP) B+(*) 
  • 2020 Revision (2020, self-released, EP) B− 

Uwe Oberg:

  • /Christof Thewes/Michael Griener: Lacy Pool (2006 [2009], Hatology) B+(***) 
  • Work (2008 [2015], Hatology) B+(**) 
  • /Silke Eberhard: Turns (2015 [2016], Leo) B+(***) 
  • /Rudi Mahall/Michael Griener: Lacy Pool 2 (2017, Leo) B+(***) 
  • /Heinz Sauer: Sweet Reason (2017 [2018], Jazzwerkstatt) B+(*) 

Conor Oberst:

  • Conor Oberst (2008, Merge) A− 
  • Outer South (2008 [2009], Merge) B+(*) 
  • Upside-Down Mountain (2014, Nonesuch) B+(**) 
  • Ruminations (2016, Nonesuch) B+(**) 
  • Salutations (2017, Nonesuch) A− 

Ray Obiedo: Latin Jazz Project Vol. 1 (2016, Rhythmus) B+(**) 

Obits: Moody, Standard and Poor (2011, Sub Pop) B+(***) 

Objekt:

  • Flatland (2014, Pan, 2CD) A− 
  • Cocoon Crush (2018, Pan) B+(**) 

ObLik: Order Disorder (2014 [2015], Ormo) B+(***) 

Oblivians: Desperation (2013, In the Red) A− 

Obnox: Know America (2015, Ever/Never) B+(*) 

Mali Obomsawin: Sweet Tooth (2022, Out of Your Head) A− 

Obongjayar: Some Nights I Dream of Doors (2022, September) B+(**) 

Roberto Occhipinti: Stabilimento (2016, Modica Music) B 

Oceaán: The Grip (2014, B3SCI, EP) B+(*) 

Frank Ocean:

  • Nostalgia, Ultra (2011, mixtape) A− 
  • Channel Orange (2012, Def Jam) A− 
  • Blonde (2016, Boys Don't Cry) B+(**) 

Larry Ochs:

  • /Don Robinson: The Throne (2011 [2015], Not Two) A− 
  • The Fictive Five (2014 [2015], Tzadik) B+(*) 
  • /Nels Cline/Gerald Cleaver: What Is to Be Done (2016 [2019], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • /Aram Shelton: Continental Drift (2012-18 [2020], Clean Feed) A− 
  • /Donald Robinson: A Civil Right (2018-19 [2021], ESP-Disk) B+(***) 

Octo Octa:

  • Resonant Body (2019, T4T LUV NRG) B+(***) 
  • Dreams of a Dancefloor (2023, T4T LUV NRG, EP) B+(**) 

The Ocular Concern: Sister Cities (2013 [2014], PJCE) B+(*) 

Odd Future: The Odd Future Tape Vol. 2 (2012, Odd Future) B− 

Oddisee:

  • Rock Creek Park (2011, Mello Music Group) B 
  • The Good Fight (2015, Mello Music Group) B+(*) 
  • The Odd Tape (2016, Mello Music Group) B+(*) 
  • The Iceberg (2017, Mello Music Group) A− 
  • Odd Cure (2020, Outer Note) B+(***) 
  • To What End (2023, Outer Note) B+(***) 

Odesza: The Last Goodbye (2022, Foreign Family/Ninja Tune) B+(**) 

Of Montreal:

  • Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? (2007, Polyvinyl) C+ 
  • False Priest (2010, Polyvinyl) A− 
  • Paralytic Stalks (2012, Polyvinyl) B− 

Off!:

  • First Four EPs (2010, Vice, 4CD) A− 
  • OFF! (2012, Vice, EP) B+(***) 
  • Wasted Years (2014, Vice) B+(**) 
  • Free LSD (2022, Fat Possum) B+(**) 

Offset: Set It Off (2023, Motown) B+(*) 

Nnamdi Ogbonnaya: Drool (2017, Father/Daughter/Sooper) B− 

OGJB Quartet [Oliver Lake/Graham Haynes/Joe Fonda/Barry Altschul]:B+(***):

  • Bamako (2016 [2019], TUM) B+(***) 

OGJB Quartet [Oliver Lake/Graham Haynes/Joe Fonda/Barry Altschul]:

  • Ode to O (2019 [2022], TUM) B+(***) 

Ogún Meji Duo:

  • #BlackLivesMatter (2014, CFG Multimedia) B+(***) 
  • For Those Who Have Gone, but Still Remain (2018, CFG Multimedia) B+(***) 
  • Spirits of the Egungun (2019, CFG Multimedia) A− 
  • Freedom Suite (2021 [2022], CFG Multimedia) A− 

Linda May Han Oh:

  • Initial Here (2012, Greenleaf Music) B+(***) 
  • Walk Against Wind (2016 [2017], Biophilia) B+(***) 
  • Aventurine (2017 [2019], Biophilia) B+(**) 
  • The Glass Hours (2023, Biophilia) B 

Oh No: Ohnomite (2012, Five Day Weekend/Brick) B+(**) 

Lothar Ohlmeier/Tobias Klein: Left Side Right (2023 [2024], Trytone) B+(**) 

Ohmme: Parts (2018, Joyful Noise) B+(**) 

Shunzo Ohno: Runner (2019 [2020], Pulsebeats) B 

Alogte Oho & His Sounds of Joy:

  • Mam Yinne Wa (2019, Philophon) B+(***) 
  • O Yinne! (2023, Philophon) B+(***) 

Zephaniah OHora:

  • & the 18 Wheelers: This Highway (2017, MRI) B+(**) 
  • Listening to the Music (2020, Last Roundup) A− 

Michael Oien: And Now (2014 [2015], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(***) 

Ojoyo: Plays Safrojazz (1996 [2021], Sunnyside) B+(**) 

OK Go: Of the Blue Colour of the Sky (2010, Capitol) B+(***) 

OK:KO: Liesu (2022, We Jazz) B+(**) 

Okan: Espiral (2020, Lulaworld) B+(***) 

Miles Okazaki:

  • Trickster (2016 [2017], Pi) B+(**) 
  • Work: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Monk, Volumes 1-6 (2018, self-released) B+(***) 
  • The Sky Below (2019, Pi) B+(***) 
  • Thisness (2021 [2022], Pi) B+(***) 

Itaru Oki:

  • Live at Jazz Spot Combo 1975 (1975 [2021], NoBusiness) B+(***) 
  • Chorul Zukan (2013 [2014], Improvising Beings) B+(***) 
  • /Nobuyoshi Ino/Choi Sun Bae: Kami Fusen (1996 [2017], NoBusiness) B+(**) 

May Okita: Art of Life (2018 [2019], Origin) B+(**) 

Okkervil River:

  • The Stage Names (2007, Jagjaguwar) B 
  • The Stand Ins (2008, Jagjaguwar) B+(*) 
  • I Am Very Far (2011, Jagjaguwar) B− 

Nils Økland: Kjølvatn (2012 [2016], ECM) B+(**) 

Okonski: Magnolia (2020-21 [2023], Colemine) B+(*) 

Okuden Quartet [Mat Walerian/Matthew Shipp/William Parker/Hamid Drake]: Every Dog Has His Day but It Doesn't Matter Because Fat Cat Is Getting Fatter (2018 [2020], ESP-Disk) A− 

Dave Okumu & the Seven Generations: I Come From Love (2023, Transgressive) B+(*) 

Meg Okura:

  • /Sam Newsome/Jean-Michel Pilc: NPO Trio Live at the Stone (2016 [2018], Chant) B+(*) 
  • /Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble: Ima Ima (2018, Chant) B+(*) 

Okuté: Okuté (2021, Chulo) B+(***) 

Ol' Savannah: They Lie in Wait (2022, Anticapital) B+(**) 

Joy Oladokun:

  • In Defense of My Own Happiness (2021, Amigo/Verve Forecast/Republic) A− 
  • Proof of Life (2023, Amigo/Verve Forecast/Republic) A− 

Michael Olatuja: Lagos Pepper Soup (2020, Whirlwind) B+(*) 

Olavi Trio: Oh, La Vie! (2013 [2015], TUM) B+(**) 

Ruth Olay: Olay! O.K.! (1963 [2009], Essential Media Group) B+(*) 

Old 97's:

  • Hitchhike to Rhome (1994, Big Iron) B+(**) 
  • Wreck Your Life (1995, Bloodshot) B+(***) 
  • Hit by a Train: The Best of Old 97's (1994-2001 [2006], Rhino) A− 
  • Blame It on Gravity (2008, New West) A− 
  • Mimeograph (2010, New West, EP) B+(*) 
  • The Grand Theatre: Volume One (2010, New West) B+(***) 
  • The Grand Theatre Vol. 2 (2010 [2011], New West) B+(**) 
  • Most Messed Up (2014, ATO) A− 
  • Graveyard Whistling (2017, ATO) B+(***) 
  • Twelfth (2020, ATO) B+(***) 

Old and New Dreams:

  • Old and New Dreams (1979, ECM) B+(**) 
  • Playing (1980 [1981], ECM) B+(***) 
  • Live in Saalfelden 1986 (1986 [2017], Condition West) B+(***) 

Old Crow Medicine Show:

  • Remedy (2014, ATO) B+(**) 
  • Volunteer (2018, Columbia Nashville) B+(*) 
  • Paint This Town (2022, ATO) B 

Old Dog: By Any Other Name (2007 [2009], Porter) B+(**) 

Old Man Saxon:

  • The Pursuit (2018, Pusher, EP) B+(*) 
  • Goldman Sax (2019, Saxon Kincy, EP) B+(**) 

Old Style Sextet: Old Style Sextet (2014, Blujazz) B+(*) 

Old Time Musketry: Drifter (2013 [2015], NCM East) A− 

Bartlomiej Brat Oles: Free Drum Suite (2004, Not Two) B+(**) 

Marcin Oles:

  • Ornette on Bass (2003, Not Two) B+(*) 
  • /Theo Jörgensmann/Bartlomiej Brat Oles: Miniatures (2003, Not Two) A− 
  • /Adam Pieronczyk/Bartlomiej Brat Oles: Gray Days (2001, Not Two) B+(**) 

Oles Brothers & Antoni Gralak: Primitivo (2016, ForTune) A− 

Pauline Oliveros: Four Electronic Pieces, 1959-1966 (1959-66 [2008], Sub Rosa) B+(**) 

Isabelle Olivier/Rez Abbasi: OASIS (2019, Enja/Yellowbird) B+(**) 

Angel Olsen:

  • Burn Your Fire for No Witness (2014, Jagjaguwar) B+(*) 
  • My Woman (2016, Jagjaguwar) B+(***) 
  • All Mirrors (2019, Jagjaguwar) B+(*) 
  • Whole New Mess (2020, Jagjaguwar) B 
  • Big Time (2022, Jagjaguwar) B+(*) 

Douglas Olsen: 2 Cents (2018 [2020], self-released) B+(**) 

Eric Olsen ReVision Quartet: Sea Changes (2014 [2015], BluJazz) B+(*) 

The Jim Olsen Ensemble: We See Stars (2013 [2014], OA2) B+(**) 

Matt Olson:

  • 789 Miles (2018 [2019], OA2) B+(**) 
  • Open Spaces (2021 [2022], OA2) B+(**) 

Henrik Olsson/Ola Rubin: Olsson/Rubin (2019, Barefoot) B+(**) 

OM [Urs Leimgruber/Christy Doran/Bobby Burri/Fredy Studer]:

  • A Retrospective (1976-80 [2006], ECM) A− 
  • It's About Time (2020, Intakt) B+(***) 

OMD [Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark]: Bauhaus Staircase (2023, 100%) B+(**) 

Jowee Omicil:

  • Let's Do This (2006, Jowee Juise) B 
  • Let's Bash (2017, Jazz Village) B+(*) 

Omnigone: Against the Rest (2023, Bad Time) B+(*) 

On the Levee Jazz Band: Swinging New Orleans Jazz (2018, Big Al) A− 

Ola Onabulé: Point Less (2019, Rugged Ram) B 

J.S. Ondara:

  • Folk N' Roll, Vol. 1: Tales of Isolation (2020, Verve Forecast) B 
  • Spanish Villager No: 3 (2022, Verve Forecast) B+(*) 

Ondatrópica: Ondatrópica (2012, Soundway) A− 

John Ondolo: Hypnotic Guitar of John Ondolo (1961-68 [2022], Mississippi) A− 

One Direction:

  • Up All Night (2012, Syco/Columbia) B+(*) 
  • Take Me Home (2012, Syco/Columbia) C+ 

One for All:

  • Too Soon to Tell (1997, Sharp Nine) B+(*) 
  • The Third Decade (2015 [2016], Smoke Sessions) B+(**) 

One O'Clock Lab Band:

  • Lab 2017 (2017, UNT) B 
  • Lab 2019 (2019, North Texas Jazz) B+(*) 

Oneness of Juju:

  • African Rhythms (1975 [2018], Strut) B+(*) 
  • African Rhythms 1970-1982 (1970-82 [2020], Black Fire, 2CD) B+(**) 

Oneohtrix Point Never:

  • Replica (Software) B+(***) 
  • R Plus Seven (2013, Warp) B+(**) 
  • Garden of Delete (2015, Warp) B+(**) 
  • Age Of (2018, Warp) B+(*) 
  • Magic Oneohtrix Point Never (2020, Warp) B+(*) 
  • Again (2023, Warp) B 

OneRepublic: Native (2013, Interscope) B 

OneTwoThree: OneTwoThree (2021, Kill Rock Stars) A− 

Tish Oney With the John Chiodini Trio: The Best Part (2019, Blujazz) B− 

Onipa: We No Be Machine (2020, Strut) B+(***) 

Ryoko Ono/Satoko Fujii: Hakuro (2023, self-released) B+(***) 

Yoko Ono:

  • Season of Glass (1981, Geffen) B+(***) 
  • Yes, I'm a Witch (2007, Astralwerks) B 
  • /Plastic Ono Band: Between My Head and the Sky (2009, Chimera) B+(*) 
  • /Plastic Ono Band: Take Me to the Land of Hell (2013, Chimera Music) B+(***) 

Onra: Long Distance (2010, All City) B+(*) 

William Onyeabor: World Psychdelic Classics, Vol. 5: Who Is William Onyeabor? (1977-85 [2013], Luaka Bop) B+(**) 

Onyx Collective:

  • Lower East Suite Part Three (2018, Big Dada) B+(***) 
  • Lower East Suite Part One (2017, Big Dada, EP) B+(*) 
  • Lower East Suite Part Two (2017, Big Dada, EP) B+(*) 

The Oohlas: Best Stop Pop (2006, Stolen Transmission) B+(**) 

Oompa: Cleo (2019, OompOutLoud) A− 

Oort Smog:

  • Smeared Pulse Transfers (2017 [2019], Sweatband, EP) B+(*) 
  • Every Motherfucker Is Your Brother (2022, AKP) B+(**) 

Opaluna: Opaluna (2016, Ridgeway) B 

Open Field + Burton Greene: Flower Stalk (2012 [2015], Cipsela) B+(***) 

Eivind Opsvik: Overseas V (2016 [2017], Loyal Label) B+(***) 

Optic Sink: Optic Sink (2020, Goner) B+(***) 

Opus: Definition (2014 [2015], BluJazz) B 

Rita Ora: You & I (2023, BMG) B+(**) 

Orange Trane: My Personal Friend (1998, Not Two) B+(*) 

Joy Orbison: Still Slipping Vol. 1 (2021, XL) B+(**) 

Roy Orbison: 16 Biggest Hits (1960-64 [1999], Monument/Legacy) A 

Orbital:

  • In Sides (1966 [1997], FFRR, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Optical Delusion (2023, London) B+(*) 

Orchestra Baobab:

  • La Belle Époque (1971-77 [2009], Syllart, 2CD) A− 
  • La Belle Époque: Volume 2 (1973-76 [2011], Syllart, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • La Belle Epoque Volume 2 (1973-76 [2012], Syllart, 2CD) A−  
  • Tribute to Ndiouga Dieng (2017, Nonesuch/World Circuit) A− 

Orchestra Harlow:

  • El Exigente (1967, Fania) B+(***) 
  • Hommy: A Latin Opera (1973, Fania) B 
  • Salsa (1973 [1974], Fania) B+(***) 

Orchestra Makassy:

  • Agwaya (1982, Virgin) A− 
  • Legends of East Africa: The Original Recordings (1982 [2004], ARC Music) A− 

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark:

  • History of Modern (2010, Blue Noise) B+(**) 
  • English Electric (2013, Relativity) B+(**) 
  • The Punishment of Luxury (2017, White Noise) B+(***) 

Orchestra Super Mazembe: Mazembe @ 45RPM Vol. 1 (1975-84 [2013], Sterns Africa) A− 

Orhestre Abass: De Bassari Togo (1972 [2018], Analog Africa, EP) B+(***) 

Orchestre Les Mangelepa: Last Band Standing (2017, Strut) A− 

Orchestre Massako: Orchestre Massako (1979-86 [2022], Analog Africa, EP) B+(*) 

Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou:

  • The 1st Album (1973 [2011], Analog Africa) A− 
  • The Vodoun Effect: Funk & Sato From Benin's Obscure Labels 1972-1975 (1972-75 [2008], Analog Africa) B+(**) 

Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou:

  • Volume Two: Echos Hypnotiques: From the Vaults of Albarika Store 1969-1979 (1969-79 [2009], Analog Africa) B+(***) 

Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou:

  • The Skeletal Essences of Afro Funk 1969-1980 (1969-80 [2013], Analog Africa) B+(***) 
  • Cotonou Club (2009 [2011], Strut) B+(**) 

Orchestre Volta-Jazz: Air Volta (1974-77 [2022], Numero Group) B+(**) 

Bill Orcutt:

  • How the Thing Sings (2011, Editions Mego) C+ 
  • Music for Four Guitars (2021 [2022], Palilalia) B+(**) 
  • Jump on It (2023, Palilalia) B+(*) 

Oregon:

  • Oregon (1983, ECM) B 
  • Crossing (1984 [1985], ECM) B+(*) 

Michael Orenstein: Aperture (2021 [2022], Origin) B+(**) 

The Orielles: Disco Volador (2020, Heavenly) B+(*) 

Oriental Brothers International Band: Oku Ngwo Di Ochi (2022, Palenque) A− 

Original Dixieland Jazz Band:

  • The 75th Anniversary (1917-21 [1992], RCA Bluebird) B+(***) 

The Original Dixieland Jazz Band:

  • The First Jazz Recordings 1917-1921 (1917-21 [1998], Timeless) B+(***) 
  • In London 1919-1920 Plus the Okeh Sessions 1922-1923 (1919-23 [2001], Retrieval) B+(**) 

The Orioles:

  • For Collectors Only (1948-57 [1992], Collectables, 3CD) B+(*) 
  • Sing Their Greatest Hits (1948-54 [1991], Collectables) B+(**) 

The Orlons: The Best of the Orlons: 1961-1966 [Cameo Parkway] (1961-66 [2005], ABKCO) A− 

César Orozco & Kamarata Jazz: No Limits for Tumbao (2015, Alfi) B+(**) 

Orquestra Afro-Brasileira: 80 Anos (2021, Day Dreamer) B+(***) 

Orquesta Akokán: Orquesta Akokán (2018, Daptone) B+(***) 

Orquesta Del Tiempo Perdido: Stille (2016-17 [2018], Shhpuma) B 

Anthony Ortega:

  • Earth Dance (1955-56 [2004], Fresh Sound) B 
  • New Dance (1966-67 [2003], Hatology) A− 
  • Afternoon in Paris (1966-2005 [2007], Hatology) B+(**) 

Lindi Ortega:

  • Cigarettes & Truckstops (2012, Last Gang) B+(*) 
  • Tin Star (2013, Last Gang) B+(**) 
  • Faded Gloryville (2015, Last Gang) B+(***) 

Aruán Ortiz:

  • Hidden Voices (2015 [2016], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • Cubanism: Piano Solo (2016 [2017], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • Live in Zürich (2016 [2018], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • /Andrew Cyrille/Mauricio Herrera: Inside Rhythmic Falls (2019 [2020], Intakt) A−  
  • Serranias: Sketchbook for Piano Trio (2022 [2023], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • Pastor's Paradox (2022 [2023], Clean Feed) A− 

Joell Ortiz & L'Orange: Signature (2023, Mello Music) B+(*) 

Beth Orton: Weather Alive (2022, Partisan) B+(**) 

Kid Ory: '44-'46 (1944-46 [1994], American Music) B+(***) 

Os Clavelitos: Arriving (2016, self-released) B− 

Okwy Osadebe and Highlife Soundmakers International: Igbo Amaka (2023, Palenque) A− 

Mike Osborne:

  • Dawn (1966-70 [2015], Cuneiform) A− 
  • Starting Fires: Live at the 100 Club 1970 (1970 [2023], British Progressive Jazz) B+(***) 
  • All Night Long: The Willisau Concert (1975 [2012], Ogun) A− 
  • & Friends: Live at the Peanuts Club (1975-76 [2020], Jazz in Britain) B+(***) 
  • Border Crossing/Marcel's Muse (1974-77 [2004], Ogun) A− 

Johnny Osbourne: Truth and Rights (1979 [1980], Heartbeat) B+(**) 

Ozzy Osbourne: Patient Number 9 (2022, Epic) B− 

Greg Osby:

  • Zero (1998, Blue Note) B+(***) 
  • Inner Circle (2002, Blue Note) B+(***) 
  • St. Louis Shoes (2003, Blue Note) B+(**) 

Kresten Osgood:

  • /Masabumi Kikuchi/Ben Street/Thomas Morgan: Kikuchi/Street/Morgan/Osgood (2008 [2015], ILK Music) B+(***) 
  • Kresten Osgood Quintet Plays Jazz (2018, ILK, 2CD) A− 
  • /Bob Moses/Tisziji Muñoz: Spiritual Drum Kingship (2022 [2023], Gotta Let It Out) A− 

Alhaji Waziri Oshomah: World Spirituality Classics 3: The Muslim Highlife of Alhaji Waziri Oshomah (1978-84 [2022], Luaka Bop) A− 

Oslo 13: Off Balance (1987 [1988], Odin) B+(***) 

Juan Andrés Ospina Big Band: Tramontana (2017 [2018], self-released) B 

Sam Ospovat: Ride Angles (2018 [2019], Skirl) B+(**) 

Count Ossie and the Mystic Revelation of Rastafari:

  • Grounation (1973 [2016], Dub Store, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Tales of Mozambique (1970-75 [2016], Soul Jazz) A− 

The Ostara Project: The Ostara Project (2022, Cellar) B+(*) 

Margaux Oswald:

  • Dysphotic Zone (2021 [2022], Clean Feed) B+(*) 
  • /Jesper Zeuthen: Magnetite (2022 [2023], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Otherworld Ensemble: Live at Malmitalo (2017 [2018], Edgetone) B+(*) 

Jeannine Otis: Into My Heart (2021, Adrielle Music/Monpolyhouse) B+(**) 

Johnny Otis: The Johnny Otis Show Live at Monterey! (1970, Epic) B+(***) 

Otoboke Beaver: Itekoma Hits (2019, Damnably) B+(**) 

Matt Otto:

  • /Ensemble Ibérica: Ibérica (2016 [2017], Origin) B+(**) 
  • Umbra (2022-23 [2023], Origin) B+(**) 

George Otsuka: Loving You George (1975 [2021], Wewantsounds) B+(**) 

Oùat: Elastic Bricks (2021 [2022], Umlaut) B+(**) 

Ought:

  • More Than Any Other Day (2014, Constellation) A− 
  • Sun Coming Down (2015, Constellation) B+(*) 

Oui' 3: Occupy Your Mind (2016 [2017], ITI) B 

Abdallah Ag Oumbadougou: Anou Malane (1995 [2019], Sahel Sounds) A− 

Our Native Daughters: Songs of Our Native Daughters (2019, Smithsonian Folkways) A− 

The Outskirts: You Deserve to Dance (2009 [2020], Aerophonic) B+(*) 

Oval: O (2010, Thrill Jockey, 2CD) B+(**) 

Kassa Overall:

  • Stargate Mixtape (2011, Greedhead) A− 
  • Go Get Ice Cream and Listen to Jazz (2018 [2019], self-released) B+(**) 
  • I Think I'm Good (2020, Brownswood) B+(*) 
  • Shades of Flu: Healthy Remixes for an Ill Moment (2020, Flu Note) B+(*) 
  • Shades of Flu 2: In These Odd Times (2021, Flu Note) B 
  • Animals (2023, Warp) B+(*) 

Overmono: Good Lies (2023, XL) B+(*) 

Ark Ovrutski: 44:33 (2013 [2014], Zoho) B+(*) 

Bonnie Owens and Merle Haggard With the Strangers: Just Between the Two of Us (1966 [2015], Capitol) B+(**) 

Buck Owens: Live From Austin TX (1988 [2007], New West) B+(*) 

Endea Owens and the Cookout: Feel Good Music (2023, BassBae Music) B+(**) 

Chuck Owen:

  • & the Jazz Surge: Within Us: Celebrating 25 Years of the Jazz Surge (2021, MAMA/Summit) B+(*) 
  • /WDR Big Band: Renderings (2019-21 [2023], MAMA) B+(***) 

Jimmy Owens: The Monk Project (2011 [2012], IPO) B+(***) 

Kelly Lee Owens:

  • Kelly Lee Owens (2017, Smalltown Supersound) B 
  • Inner Song (2020, Smalltown Supersound) B+(**) 
  • LP.8 (2022, Smalltown Supersound) B 

Ulysses Owens Jr.:

  • Unanimous (2011 [2012], Criss Cross) B+(*) 
  • Onward & Upward (2013 [2014], D Clef) B+(*) 
  • Songs of Freedom (2018 [2019], Resilience Music) B+(*) 
  • Soul Conversations (2021, Outside In Music) B+(*) 

Owiny Sigoma Band: Tafsiri Sound (2011, Brownwood, EP) B+(***) 

Owl City: All Things Bright and Beautiful (2011, Universal Republic) C+ 

Owl Xounds Exploding Galaxy: The Coalescence (2007 [2020], ESP-Disk) B+(***) 

Genesis Owusu:

  • Smiling With No Teeth (2021, Ourness/House Anxiety) B+(***) 
  • Struggler (2023, Ourness/AWAL) B+(**) 

Oxbow:

  • Thin Black Duke (2017, Hydra Head) B+(*) 
  • /Peter Brötzmann: An Eternal Reminder of Not Today: Live at Moers (2018 [2022], Trost) B+(***) 

Tony Oxley:

  • Ichnos (1969 [1971], RCA) B+(**) 
  • 4 Compositions for Sextet (1970, Columbia) B+(***) 
  • February Papers (1977 [2020], Discus Music) B 
  • Unreleased 1974-2016 (1974-2016 [2022], Discus Music) B+(*) 
  • /Derek Bailey: Quartet (1993 [2008], Jazzwerkstatt) B+(***) 

Keith Oxman:

  • East of the Village (2016 [2017], Capri) B+(**) 
  • Two Cigarettes in the Dark (2018 [2020], Capri) B+(***) 
  • /Frank Morelli: The Ox-Mo Incident (2019 [2021], Capri) B+(**) 
  • This One's for Joey (2021 [2022], Capri) B+(***) 

Øyvindland Med Eirik Hegdal & Erik Johannessen: Nonett (2021 [2023], Øra Fonogram) B+(**) 

Ahmet Özhan: Gülmira (2014, Esen Muzik) B+(***) 

OZO: A Kind of Zo (2015, Shhpuma/Clean Feed) A− 

Ozomatli: Non-Stop: Mexico to Jamaica (2017, Cleopatra) B+(*) 

Ozric Tentacles: Sunrise Festival (2007 [2008], Snapper) B 

Engin Ozsahin: Conversations in Chaos (2023, self-released) B+(**) 

Pa Salieu: Send Them to Coventry (2020, Warner Music UK) B+(**) 

Mike Pachelli: High Standards (2019, Fullblast) B+(*) 

Patti Page: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Patti Page (1950-57 [2003], Mercury) B+(*) 

Pago Libre: Stepping Out (2004 [2005], Leo) B+(***) 

Klaus Paier/Asja Valcic: Silk Road (2013, ACT) B+(*) 

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart:

  • The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (2008 [2009], Slumberland) B+(***) 
  • Belong (2011, Slumberland) B+(*) 

Painted Faces: Tales From the Skinny Apartment (2017 [2019], ESP-Disk) B− 

Afonso Pais/Tomás Marques: The Inner Colours of Bogin's Outline (2022 [2023], Clean Feed) B 

Francisco Pais Lotus Project: Verde (2016, Product of Imagination) B+(*) 

Brad Paisley:

  • American Saturday Night (2009, Arista) B+(*) 
  • This Is Country Music (2011, Arista Nashville) B+(*) 
  • Wheelhouse (2013, Arista Nashville) B 
  • Moonshine in the Trunk (2014, Arista) B− 
  • Love and War (2017, Arista Nashville) B 

Caterina Palazzi/Sudoku Killer: Asperger (2017 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Palberta: Palberta 5000 (2021, Wharf Cat) B+(*) 

Pale Horse: Badlands (2015 [2016], 5049) B+(*) 

Palehound: Eye on the Bat (2023, Polyvinyl) B+(**) 

The Ed Palermo Big Band:

  • Oh No! Not Jazz!! (2014, Cuneiform, 2CD) C 
  • The Great Un-American Songbook: Volumes I & II (2016 [2017], Cuneiform, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • The Adventures of Zodd Zundgren (2017 [2018], Cuneiform) C+ 
  • I've Got News for You: The Music of Edgar Winter (2021, Sky Cat) C+ 

Pino Palladino and Blake Mills: Notes Wtih Attachments (2021, Impulse) B+(*) 

Owen Pallett: Heartland (2010, Domino) B+(*) 

Palma Violets: 180 (2013, Rough Trade) B+(**) 

Amanda Palmer & the Grand Theft Orchestra: Theatre Is Evil (2012, 8 Ft.) B 

Jason Palmer:

  • /Cedric Hanriot: City of Poets (2014 [2016], Whirlwind) B+(**) 
  • Beauty 'N' Numbers: The Sudoku Suite (2015 [2016], SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • At Wally's: Volume 1 (2016 [2018], SteepleChase) B+(*) 
  • At Wally's: Volume 2 (2016 [2018], SteepleChase) B 
  • Rhyme and Reason (2018 [2019], Giant Step Arts, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • The Concert: 12 Musings for Isabella (2019 [2020], Giant Step Arts, 2CD) A− 
  • Con Alma (2022, SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • Live From Summit Rock in Seneca Village (2021 [2022], Giant Step Arts) B+(**) 

Jeff Palmer:

  • /John Abercrombie/Arthur Blythe/Victor Lewis: Ease On (1992 [2013], Sledgehammer Blues) B+(***) 
  • /Arthur Blythe/John Abercrombie/Rashied Ali: Island Universe (1994, Soul Note) A− 

Eddie Palmieri:

  • Sabiduria/Wisdom (2012 [2017], Ropeadope) B+(***) 
  • Full Circle (2018, Ropeadope) B+(***) 

Phil Palombi: Detroit Lean (2015 [2016], Xcappa) B+(***) 

Pam Pameijer's New Jazz Wizards:

  • Remember Johnny Dodds, Vol. 1 (2002, Stomp Off) A− 
  • Remember Johnny Dodds Vol. 2 (2002 [2004], Stomp Off) A− 

Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra: 60 Years (1961-2019 [2023], The Village) B+(***) 

Pan-Scan Ensemble: Air and Light and Time and Space (2016 [2017], Hispid/PNL) B+(**) 

Matt Panayides: Conduits (2014 [2015], Pacific Coast Jazz) B+(*) 

Panda Bear:

  • Person Pitch (2007, Paw Tracks) B+(*) 
  • Tomboy (2011, Paw Tracks) B 
  • Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper (2015, Domino) B 
  • /Sonic Boom: Reset (2022, Domino) B+(**) 

Pangaea: Changing Channels (2023, Hessle Audio) B+(***) 

Panic Shack: Baby Shack (2022, Brace Yourself, EP) B+(**) 

Pantha du Prince:

  • Black Noise (2010, Rough Trade) B+(*) 
  • /The Bell Laboratory: Elements of Light (2013, Rough Trade) B+(**) 

Diana Panton: Solstice/Equinox (2017, self-released) B+(*) 

James Pants: James Pants (2011, Stones Throw) B+(*) 

Pants Yell!: Received Pronunciation (2009, Slumberland, EP) B+(*) 

Papa Bue's Viking Jazzband: Greatest Hits (1958-70 [1989], Storyville) B+(***) 

Paramore:

  • Paramore (2013, Fueled by Ramen) B 
  • After Laughter (2017, Fueled by Ramen) B+(***) 
  • This Is Why (2023, Atlantic) B+(*) 

Parannoul: After the Magic (2023, Top Shelf) B 

The Paranoid Style:

  • The Purposes of Music in General (2013, Bar/None, EP) A− 
  • Rock and Roll Just Can't Recall (2015, Worldwide Battle, EP) B+(***) 
  • Rock & Roll Just Can't Recall + 3 (2015 [2018], Bar/None, EP) B+(***) 
  • Rolling Disclosure (2016, Bar/None) A− 
  • Underworld USA (2017, Bar/None, EP) B+(***) 
  • A Goddamn Impossible Way of Life (2019, Bar/None) B+(***) 
  • For Executive Meeting (2022, Bar/None) A− 

The Paranoyds: Talk Talk Talk (2022, Third Man) B+(*) 

Pardoner: Peace Loving People (2023, Bar/None) B+(*) 

Tiny Parham: Tiny Parham 1928-1930 (1928-30 [1996], Timeless, 2CD) B+(***) 

Paris:

  • Pistol Politics (2015, Guerrilla Funk, 2CD) A− 
  • Safe Space Invader (2020, Guerrilla Funk) B+(***) 

Paris Washboard: Swinging Castle: Paris Washboard in Concert (2012 [2013], K&K Verlagsanstalt) B+(**) 

Emile Parisien:

  • /Vincent Peirani/Andreas Schaerer/Michael Wollny: Out of Land (2016 [2017], ACT) B 
  • Louise (2021 [2022], ACT) B+(**) 

Phil Parisot:

  • Lingo (2016, OA2) B+(*) 
  • Creekside (2017, OA2) B+(**) 
  • Inventions (2021, OA2) B+(*) 

Park Hye Jin: Before I Die (2021, Ninja Tune) B+(**) 

Caroline Parke: Pause and Pine (2021, self-released) B+(*) 

Charlie Parker:

  • /Dizzy Gillespie: Diz 'n Bird at Carnegie Hall (1947 [1997], Blue Note) B 
  • The Savoy 10-Inch LP Collection (1944-48 [2020], Craft, 4EP) B+(**) 
  • Charlie Parker With Strings: The Master Takes (1949-50 [1995], Verve) B− 
  • In Sweden 1950: The Complete Recordings (1950 [2002], Storyville) B+(**) 
  • South of the Border (1948-52 [1995], Verve) B+(***) 
  • Big Band (1950-53 [1999], Verve) B− 
  • At Storyville (1953 [1988], Blue Note) B 
  • Now's the Time (1952-53 [1990], Verve) A−  The Quintet: Jazz at Massey Hall [Original Jazz Classics Remasters] (1953 [2012], Debut/OJC) B+(*)  Complete Jazz at Massey Hall (1953 [2003], Jazz Factory) B+(***) 
  • The Long Lost Bird Live Afro-Cubop Recordings (1945-54 [2023], RockBeat) B+(***) 
  • Bird [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] (1945-88, Columbia) B+(*) 

Chris Parker: Full Circle (2013 [2014], OA2) B+(**) 

Chris Parker: Moving Forward Now (2017, self-released) B− 

Christopher Parker:

  • /Kelly Hurt: No Tears Suite (2020, Mahakala Music) B+(**) 
  • & the Band of Guardian Angels: Soul Food (2019 [2021], Mahakala Music) B+(**) 
  • & the Band of Guardian Angels: Yeah Yeah! (2019 [2023], Mahakala Music) B+(**) 

Evan Parker:

  • NYC 1978 (1978 [2023], Relative Pitch) B+(***) 
  • /Barry Guy/Paul Lytton: Imaginary Values (1993 [2007], Maya) B+(**) 
  • /Daunik Lazro/Joe McPhee: Seven Pieces: Live at Willisau 1995 (1995 [2016], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • /Barry Guy/Paul Lytton/Marilyn Crispell: After Appleby (1999 [2000], Leo, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • /Barry Guy/Paul Lytton/Schlippenbach Trio: 2X3=5 (1999 [2001], Leo) B+(***) 
  • /Keith Rowe: Dark Rags (1999-2000 [2000], Potlatch) B+(***) 
  • /Peter Brötzmann: The Bishop's Move (2003 [2004], Victo) A− 
  • /Barry Guy/Paul Lytton: Zafiro (2006, Maya) A− 
  • /Konstrukt: Live at Akbank Jazz Festival (2010 [2011], Re:konstrukt) B+(*) 
  • House Full of Floors (2009, Tzadik) B+(*) 
  • /Zlatko Kaucic: Round About One O'Clock (2009 [2011], Not Two) B+(**) 
  • /Agustí Fernández: The Voice Is One (2009 [2012], Not Two) B+(***) 
  • /Agustí Fernandez: Tempranillo (1995 [2020], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(**) 
  • /Joe McPhee: What/If/They Both Could Fly (2012 [2013], Rune Grammofon) B+(***) 
  • /Peter Jacquemyn: Marsyas Suite (2012 [2015], El Negocito) B+(***) 
  • /X-Jazz Ensemble: A Schist Story (2012 [2022], JACC) B+(*) 
  • /Joe Morris/Nate Wooley: Ninth Square (2014 [2015], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • /RGG: Live @ Alchemia (2016 [2017], Fundacja Sluchaj) A− 
  • /Mikolaj Trzaska/John Edwards/Mark Sanders: City Fall: Live at Café Oto (2014 [2017], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(**) 
  • /Eddie Prévost: Tools of Imagination (2017 [2018], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(*) 
  • /Barry Guy/Paul Lytton: Music for David Mossman: Live at Vortex London (2016 [2018], Intakt) A− 
  • /Matthew Wright/Adam Linson/John Coxon/Ashley Wales: Trance Map +: Crepuscule in Nickelsdorf (2017 [2019], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • /Paul G. Smyth: Calenture and Light Leaks (2015 [2019], Weekertoft) B+(**) 
  • /Kinetics: Chiasm (2018 [2019], Clean Feed) A− 
  • /Lotte Anker/Torben Snekkestad: Inferences (2016 [2019], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(*) 
  • /Barry Guy/Paul Lytton: Concert in Vilnius (2017 [2019], NoBusiness) B+(***) 
  • /Matthew Wright/Trance Map+ [Adam Linson/John Coxon/Ashley Wales]: Crepuscle in Nickelsdorf (2017 [2019], Intakt) + 
  • /Paul Lytton: Collective Calls (Revisited) (Jubilee) (2019 [2020], Intakt) A− 
  • All Knavery and Collusion (2019 [2021], Cadillac) B+(*) 
  • Electro-Acoustic Ensemble: Warszawa 2019 (2019 [2021], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(***) 
  • /Matthew Wright Trance Map+ Peter Evans/Mark Nauseef: Etching the Ether (2022 [2023], Intakt) B+(**) 

Graham Parker & the Goldtops:

  • Last Chance to Learn the Twist (2023, Big Stir) B+(**) 

Jeff Parker:

  • The New Breed (2015 [2016], International Anthem) B 
  • Slight Freedom (2013-14 [2016], Eremite) B+(**) 
  • /Jeb Bishop/Pandelis Karayorgis/Nate McBride/Luther Gray: The Diagonal Filter (2018, Not Two) B+(**)  Suite for Max Brown (2020, International Anthem) B+(**) 
  • Forfolks (2021, International Anthem) B+(*) 
  • ETA IVtet: Mondays at the Enfield Tennis Academy (2019-21 [2022], Eremite) A− 

Matt Parker: Present Time (2015 [2016], BYNK) B+(**) 

Ray Parker Jr.: The Other Woman (1982, Arista) B+(***) 

William Parker:

  • In Order to Survive (1993 [1995], Black Saint) A− 
  • /Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Spontaneous (2002 [2003], Splasc(H)) B+(*) 
  • Universal Tonality (2002 [2022], Centering/AUM Fidelity, 2CD) A 
  • Bass Quartet/Charles Gayle: Requiem (2004 [2006], Splasc(H)) B+(**) 
  • Live at Yoshi's 2006 (2006 [2013], AUM Fidelity) B+(***) 
  • Live in Houston 2007 (2006-07 [2013], AUM Fidelity, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • /Raining on the Moon: Great Spirit (2007 [2015], AUM Fidelity) A− 
  • /Giorgio Dini: Temporary (2009, Silta) B+(*) 
  • /Gianni Lenoci/Vittorino Curci/Marcello Magliocchi: Serving Evolving Humanity (2010, Silta) B+(**) 
  • /Conny Bauer/Hamid Drake: Tender Exploration (2010 [2013], Jazzwerkstatt) B+(***) 
  • /Raining on the Moon: Friday Afternoon (2012 [2013], AUM Fidelity) A− 
  • /In Order to Survive: Kalaparusha on the Edge of the Horizon (2012 [2013], AUM Fidelity) A− 
  • Wood Flute Songs: Anthology/Live 2006-2012 (2006-12 [2013], AUM Fidelity, 8CD) A  Stan's Hat Flapping in the Wind (2015 [2016], Centering/AUM Fidelity) B+(**) 
  • /Stefano Scondanibbio: Bass Duo (2008 [2017], Centering) B+(**) 
  • Meditation/Resurrection (2016 [2017], AUM Fidelity, 2CD) A− 
  • Lake of Light: Compositions for AquaSonics (2017 [2018], Gotta Let It Out) B+(***) 
  • Voices Fall From the Sky (1993-2018 [2018], AUM Fidelity, 3CD) B 
  • Flower in a Stained-Glass Window/The Blinking of the Ear (2018, Centering/AUM Fidelity, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • /In Order to Survive: Live/Shapeshifter (2017 [2019], AUM Fidelity, 2CD) A− 
  • Trencadis: A Selection From Migration Into and Out of the Tone World (2019-20 [2021], Centering) B+(**) 
  • Painters Winter (2020 [2021], AUM Fidelity) A− 
  • Mayan Space Station (2020 [2021], AUM Fidelity) B+(***) 
  • /Patricia Nicholson: No Joke! (2019-20 [2021], ESP-Disk) A− 

Teri Parker: In the Past (2016 [2017], self-released) B+(**) 

Parker Abbott Trio:

  • The Wayfinders (2012-13 [2014], self-released) B 
  • Elevation (2016, self-released) B 

Zeena Parkins:

  • The Adorables (2013, Cryptogramophone) B+(**) 
  • /Mette Rasmussen/Ryan Sawyer: Glass Triangle (2021, Relative Pitch) B+(*) 

Aaron Parks:

  • /Thomas Fonnesbaek/Karsten Bagge: Groovements (2014 [2016], Stunt) B+(**) 
  • /Ben Street/Billy Hart: Find the Way (2015 [2017], ECM) B+(*) 
  • Little Big (2018, Ropeadope) B+(***) 
  • Little Big II: Dreams of a Mechanical Man (2019 [2020], Ropeadope) B+(**) 

Arlo Parks:

  • Collapsed Into Sunbeams (2021, Transgressive) A− 
  • My Soft Machine (2023, Transgressive) A− 

Tess Parks:

  • /Anton Newcombe: I Declare Nothing (2015, 'a' Records) B+(**) 
  • And Those Who Were Seen Dancing (2022, Fuzz Club) B+(***) 

Van Dyke Parks:

  • Song Cycle (1968, Warner Brothers) C+ 
  • Songs Cycled (2013, Bella Union) B− 

Horace Parlan:

  • Movin' & Groovin' (1960, Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • Up & Down (1961 [2009], Blue Note) B+(***) 

Gretchen Parlato:

  • In a Dream (2008 [2009], ObliqSound) B 
  • The Lost and Found (2010 [2011], ObliqSound) B− 

Grethen Parlato:

  • Flor (2021, Edition) B+(**) 

Gretchen Parlato:

  • /Lionel Loueke: Lean In (2022 [2023], Edition) B+(*) 

Parliament:

  • Gloryhallastoopid (Or Pin the Tale on the Funky) (1979, Casablanca) B+(**) 
  • Greatest Hits: P. Funk, Uncut Funk, the Bomb (1974-79 [1984], Casablanca) A 
  • The Best of Parliament [20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection] (1974-80 [2000], Mercury) A 
  • Medicaid Fraud Dogg (2018, C Kunspyruhzy) B 

Parlovr: Parlovr (2009 [2010], Dine Alone Music) B+(***) 

Parquet Courts:

  • Light Up Gold (2012 [2013], What's Your Rupture?) A− 
  • Parkay Quarts: Parkay Quarts: Tally All the Things That You Broke (2013, What's Your Rupture?, EP) B+(***) 
  • Sunbathing Animal (2014, What's Your Rupture?) A− 
  • Parkay Quarts: Content Nausea (2014, What's Your Rapture?) A− 
  • Monastic Living (2015, Rough Trade, EP) B+(**) 
  • Human Performance (2016, Rough Trade) A− 
  • Wide Awake! (2018, Rough Trade) A− 
  • Sympathy for Life (2021, Rough Trade) B+(***) 

Charlie Parr:

  • Hollandale (2014, Chaperone) B+(*) 
  • Stumpjumper (2015, Red House) B+(**) 

Kat Parra: Songbook of the Americas (2016, JazzMa) B 

Parralox: Metropolis (2010, Conzoom) B+(***) 

Bruno Parrinha:

  • /Luis Lopes/Ricardo Jacinto: Garden (2015 [2016], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • /Abdul Moimeme/Carlos Santos: A Silent Play in the Shadow of Power (2020, Creative Sources) B− 
  • /Vine Leaf: Tales of Senses (2022 [2023], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • Da Erosão (2023, 4DaRecord) B+(*) 

Emanuele Parrini/Samo Salamon/Vasco Trilla: Eating Poetry (2022 [2023], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Theo Parrish: Wuddaji (2020, Sound Signature) B+(**) 

Lisa Parrott: Round Tripper (2014 [2015], Serious Niceness) B+(**) 

Nicki Parrott:

  • /Rossano Sportiello: Do It Again (2009, Arbors) B+(*) 
  • Sentimental Journey (2015, Venus) B+(**) 
  • Unforgettable: The Nat King Cole Songbook (2016 [2017], Venus) B+(**) 
  • Dear Blossom: A Tribute to Blossom Dearie (2017, Arbors) B+(*) 
  • From New York to Paris (2019, Arbors) B+(**) 
  • If You Could Read My Mind (2021, Arbors) B+(**) 

Alexis Parsons: Alexis (2021, New Artists) B+(**) 

Part Chimp: Drool (2021, Wrong Speed) B 

Partisans: Max (2004 [2005], Babel) A− 

Dolly Parton:

  • /Loretta Lynn/Tammy Wynette: Honky Tonk Angels (1993, Columbia) B+(**) 
  • Backwoods Barbie (2008, Dolly) C 
  • Better Day (2011, Dolly) B 
  • Blue Smoke (2014, Sony Masterworks) B+(*) 
  • Run, Rose, Run (2022, Butterfly) B+(**) 
  • Rockstar (2023, Butterfly/Big Machine) B 

Sarah Partridge:

  • I Never Thought I'd Be Here (2014 [2015], Origin) B+(*) 
  • Bright Lights & Promises: Redefining Janis Ian (2016 [2017], Origin) B 

Party of One:

  • Dead Violet Shannon (2000, Murder of All Music) B+(**) 
  • Caught the Blast (2000-01 [2003], Fat Cat) A− 
  • Streetside Surprise (2014, Go Johnny Go) B+(**) 

Ed Partyka Jazz Orchestra: Hold Your Fire (2022 [2023], Neuklang) B+(*) 

Tayla Parx: Coping Mechanisms (2020, Taylamade) B+(*) 

Jonah Parzen-Johnson:

  • I Try to Remember Where I Come From (2017, Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • Imagine Giving Up (2020, We Jazz) B+(**) 

Hermeto Pascoal & Grupo Vice Versa: Viajando Com O Som: The Lost 1976 Vice Versa Session (1976 [2017], Far Out) B+(**) 

Chris Pasin:

  • & Friends: Baby It's Cold Outside (2016 [2017], Planet Arts) B 
  • Ornettiquette (2018, Piano Arts) B+(**) 

Eric Paslay: Eric Paslay (2014, Capitol Nashville) B 

Passion Pit: Manners (2008 [2009], Frenchkiss) B+(*) 

Bennett Paster: Indivisible (2018 [2019], self-released) B+(*) 

Michel Pastre/Louis Mazetier/Guillaume Nouaux: Fine Ideas (2023, Camille Productions) B+(***) 

Beata Pater: Golden Lady (2013 [2014], B&B) B 

Ben Paterson:

  • For Once in My Life (2015, Origin) B+(*) 

Joel Paterson: Wheelhouse Rag (2021 [2023], Jalopy) B+(**) 

John Patitucci:

  • Brooklyn (2015, Three Faces) B 
  • Live in Italy (2022, Three Faces) B+(**) 

Rozina Pátkai: Taladim (2018 [2019], Tom-Tom) B+(**) 

Pattern Is Movement: Pattern Is Movement (2014, Hometapes) B− 

Ben Patterson:

  • Push the Limits (2020 [2021], Origin) B+(*) 
  • The Way of the Groove (2022, Origin) B 

Esmé Patterson: There Will Come Soft Rains (2020, BMG) B+(**) 

Jeb Patton: Preludes (2021 [2023], Cellar Music) B+(**) 

Elan Pauer: Yamaha/Speed (2015 [2017], Creative Sources) B+(***) 

Jai Paul:

  • Leak 04-13 (Bait Ones) (2013 [2019], XL) B+(**) 

Junius Paul: Ism (2016-19 [2019], International Anthem) B+(*) 

Sean Paul: Scorcha (2022, Island) B+(**) 

Hanna Paulsberg Concept:

  • Eastern Smiles (2015 [2016], Odin) A− 
  • /Magnus Broo: Daughter of the Sun (2018, Odin) B+(**) 

Pavement:

  • Slay Tracks: 1933-1969 (1989, Treble Kicker, EP) A− 
  • Demolition Plot J-7 (1989 [1990], Drag City, EP) B+(*) 
  • Perfect Sound Forever (1989 [1990], Drag City, EP) B+(**) 
  • Terror Twilight (1999, Matador) A− 

Matt Pavolka: The Horns Band (2013 [2014], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(**) 

Jessica Pavone:

  • Songs of Synastry and Solitude (2009, Tzadik) B− 
  • In the Action (2018 [2019], Relative Pitch) B+(**) 
  • Brick and Mortar (2019, Birdwatcher) B 
  • /Lukas Koenig/Matt Mottel: Spam Likely (2019 [2022], 577) A− 
  • . . . Of Late (2021 [2022], Astral Spirits) B 
  • Clamor (2023, Out of Your Head) B+(***) 

Mario Pavone:

  • Sharpeville (1985 [2000], Playscape) B+(*) 
  • Remembering Thomas (1999, Knitting Factory Works) B+(***) 
  • /Michael Musillami: Op.Ed (2001, Playscape) B+(**) 
  • Orange (2003, Playscape) B+(***) 
  • Arc Suite T/Pi T/Po (2010, Playscape) B+(***) 
  • Arc Trio (2013, Playscape) A− 
  • Street Songs (2013 [2014], Playscape) B+(**) 
  • Blue Dialect (2014 [2015], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • Vertical (2016 [2017], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • Dialect Trio: Philosophy (2018 [2019], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • /Dialect Trio + 1: Blue Vertical (2021, Out of Your Head) B+(***) 
  • /The Tampa Quartet: Isabella (2021, Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Lukasz Pawlik: Long-Distance Connections (2017-19 [2021], Summit) B+(**) 

Johnny Paycheck:

  • Johnny Paycheck's Greatest Hits (1972-74 [1974], Epic) B− 
  • Greatest Hits, Volume 2 (1975-78 [1978], Epic) B+(**) 
  • 16 Biggest Hits (1971-79 [1999], Epic) B+(***) 
  • Mr. Hag Told My Story (1981, Epic) B+(**) 

Waylon Payne: Blue Eyes, the Harlot, the Queer, the Pusher & Me (2020, Carnival) B+(***) 

Nicholas Payton:

  • Bitches (2011, In + Out) B 
  • #BAM: Live at Bohemian Caverns (2012 [2013], BMF) B+(***) 
  • Numbers (2013 [2014], Paytone) B− 
  • Textures (2016, Paytone) B− 
  • Afro-Caribbean Mixtape (2017, Paytone/Ropeadope, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • Relaxin' With Nick (2019, Smoke Sessions, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Smoke Sessions (2021, Smoke Sessions) B+(**) 
  • The Couch Sessions (2022, Smoke Sessions) B+(**) 

PAZ/The Singing Bowls of Tibet/Allan Holdsworth: Live in London '81: The Ron Mathewson Tapes Vol. 2 (1981 [2020], Jazz in Britain, EP) B 

Hery Paz: Jardineros (2021 [2023], 577) B+(**) 

Vinnie Paz: All Are Guests in the House of God (2023, Iron Tusk Music) B+(**) 

PC Worship: Social Rust (2014, Northern Spy) B− 

Peaceful Solutions: Barter 7 (2015, self-released) A− 

Peach Kelli Pop: Peach Kelli Pop III (2015, Burger, EP) B+(*) 

Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra: Take Me to the Ragtime Dance (2023, Rivermont) B 

Annette Peacock:

  • I Have No Feelings (1986, Ironic) B− 
  • An Acrobat's Heart (2000, ECM) B 

Charlie Peacock: No Man's Land (2012, Twenty Ten) B+(*) 

Gary Peacock:

  • December Poems (1977 [1979], ECM) B+(*) 
  • /Art Lande/Elliott Zigmund: Shift in the Wind (1980, ECM) B+(**) 
  • Voice From the Past - Paradigm (1981 [1982], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Guamba (1987, ECM) Another quartet, with Garbarek again, plusB+(***) 
  • /Ralph Towner: Oracle (1993 [1994], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Now This (2014 [2015], ECM) B+(***) 
  • Tangents (2016 [2017], ECM) B+(***) 

Peaking Lights:

  • 936 (2011, Not Not Fun) B+(**) 
  • Lucifer (2012, Mexican Summer) B+(*) 
  • Cosmic Logic (2014, Weird World) B+(***) 

Peaness: World Full of Worry (2022, Totally Snick) B+(**) 

Carly Pearce:

  • Every Little Thing (2017, Big Machine) B− 
  • Carly Pearce (2018-19 [2020], Big Machine) B 
  • 29 (2020, Big Machine, EP) B+(***) 
  • 29: Written in Stone (2021, Big Machine) A− 

Pearring Sound:

  • Nothing but Time (2018 [2019], self-released) B+(***) 
  • Socially Distanced Duos (2020 [2021], self-released) B+(***) 

Jemina Pearl: Break It Up (2009, Ecstatic Peace/Universal Motown) B+(***) 

Pearl Jam:

  • Ten (1991, Epic) B 
  • Yield (1998, Epic) B+(*) 
  • Gigaton (2020, Monkeywrench/Republic) B 

Pearls Before Swine: One Nation Underground (1967, ESP-Disk) B 

Josh T. Pearson: Last of the Country Gentlemen (2011, Mute) B 

Katy J Pearson: Sound of the Morning (2022, Heavenly) B+(*) 

Orville Peck:

  • Pony (2019, Sub Pop) B− 
  • Bronco (2022, Columbia) B+(*) 

Michael Pedicin: As It Should Be: Ballads 2 (2016 [2017], Groundblue) B+(*) 

Pedro the Lion: Phoenix (2019, Polyvinyl) B+(**) 

Pol Pedrós/Noè Escolà/Albert Cirera/Rai Paz/Paco Weht/Ildefons Alonso: Underpool 3 (2014, UnderPool) B+(*) 

Ann Peebles:

  • This Is Ann Peebles (1969, Hi) B+(***) 
  • Greatest Hits (1966-78 [2015], Hi/Fat Possum) A− 
  • /Hi Rhythm Section: Live in Memphis (1992 [2022], Memphis International) B+(**) 

Hannah Peel:

  • Awake but Always Dreaming (2016, My Own Pleasure) B 
  • Fir Wave (2021, My Own Pleasure) B+(**) 

Grant Peeples:

  • & the Peeples Republik: Settling Scores Vol. II (2018, Gatorbone) B+(**) 
  • Bad Wife (2020, Rootball) B+(*) 
  • A Murder of Songs (2023, self-released) B+(**) 

Peggy Sue: Acrobats (2011, Yep Roc) B 

Felix Peikli:

  • Royal Flush (2013 [2014], self-released) B 
  • /Joe Doubleday: It's Showtime! (2016, self-released) B+(*) 

Dave Pell: Plays Again (1984 [2023], Fresh Sound) B+(**) 

Rich Pellegrin:

  • Episodes IV-VI (2014, OA2) B+(*) 
  • Down (2014 [2019], OA2) B 
  • Solitude: Solo Improvisations (2019 [2021], OA2) B+(**) 
  • Passage: Solo Improvisations II (2019 [2022], OA2) B+(*) 

Florian Pellissier: Cap De Bonne Esperance (2016, Heavenly Sweetness) B+(**) 

Jeremy Pelt:

  • Shock Value: Live at Smoke (2007, MaxJazz) B− 
  • Face Forward, Jeremy (2013 [2014], High Note) B− 
  • Noir En Rouge: Live in Paris (2018, HighNote) B+(**) 
  • Jeremy Pelt the Artist (2018 [2019], HighNote) B+(*) 
  • The Art of Intimacy, Vol. 1 (2019 [2020], HighNote) B+(*) 
  • Griot: This Is Important! (2020 [2021], HighNote) B+(*) 
  • Soundtrack (2021 [2022], HighNote) B+(**) 
  • The Art of Intimacy, Vol. 2: His Muse (2023, HighNote) B+(*) 

Paul Pena: Paul Pena (1972, Capitol) A− 

Renaud Penant: Want to Be Happy (2014 [2015], ITI Music) B+(**) 

Teddy Pendergrass:

  • TP (1980, Philadelphia International) B+(**) 
  • Greatest Hits (1977-80 [1984], Philadelphia International) A− 
  • The Essential Teddy Pendergrass (1972-84 [2007], Philadelphia International/Legacy, 2CD) B+(***) 

Greentea Peng: Man Made (2021, AMF) B+(***) 

Penguin Cafe: The Imperfect Sea (2017, Erased Tapes) B+(**) 

Matt Penman: Good Question (2017 [2018], Sunnyside) A− 

Clarence Penn & Penn Station: Monk: The Lost Files (2012 [2014], Origin) B+(*) 

Tivon Pennicott: Spirit Garden (2020, New Phrase) B 

Penny Penny: Shaka Bundu (1994 [2013], Awesome Tapes From Africa) B+(**) 

Pennybirdrabbit: Safer (2013, Big Beat, EP) B+(**) 

Kim Pensyl: Foreign Love Affair (2014 [2015], Summit) B 

The Pentangle: Basket of Light (1969, Transatlantic) B+(**) 

Penya Na Msafiri Zawose: Penya Safari E.P. (2020, On the Corner) B+(*) 

People Like Us: Welcome Abroad (2011, Illegal Art) D+ 

People Under the Stairs: Sincerely, the P (2019, Piecelock 70) A− 

Pepe Deluxé: Queen of the Wave (2012, Catskills) B+(**) 

Ken Peplowski:

  • /Howard Alden: Concord Duo Series: Volume Three (1992 [1993], Concord) B+(***) 
  • The Other Portrait (1996, Concord) B 
  • Enrapture (2015 [2016], Capri) B+(***) 
  • Sunrise (2017 [2018], Arbors) B 
  • /Diego Figueiredo: Amizade (2018 [2019], Arbors) B+(*) 

Art Pepper:

  • The Art Pepper Quartet (1956 [2017], Omnivore) A− 
  • Gettin' Together (1960 [1984], Contemporary/OJC) B+(***) 
  • Unreleased Art Pepper Vol. 10: Toronto (1977 [2018], Widow's Taste, 3CD) A− 
  • Art Pepper Today (1978 [1990], Galaxy/OJC) B+(***) 
  • Promise Kept: The Complete Artists House Recordings (1979 [2019], Omnivore, 5CD) A− 
  • Presents "West Coast Sessions!" Volume 1: Sonny Stitt (1980 [2017], Omnivore, 2CD) A− 
  • Presents "West Coast Sessions!" Volume 2: Pete Jolly (1980 [2017], Omnivore) B+(***) 
  • Presents "West Coast Sessions!" Volume 3: Lee Konitz (1982 [2017], Omnivore) A− 
  • Presents "West Coast Sessions!" Volume 4 With Bill Watrous (1980 [2017], Omnivore) A− 
  • Presents "West Coast Sessions!" Volume 5: Jack Sheldon (1980 [2017], Omnivore) A− 
  • Blues for the Fisherman: Unreleased Art Pepper Vol VI (1980 [2011], Widow's Taste, 4CD) A− 
  • Presents "West Coast Sessions!" Volume 6: Shelly Manne (1981 [2017], Omnivore) A− 
  • /George Cables: Tête-À-Tête (1982 [1983], Galaxy) A− 
  • /George Cables: Goin' Home (1982, Galaxy) B+(***) 

The Perceptionists: Resolution (2017, Mello Music Group) A− 

Luis Perdomo:

  • Twenty-Two (2014-15 [2015], Hot Tone Music) B+(**) 
  • Montage (2015 [2016], Hot Tone Music) B+(*) 
  • Spirits and Warriors (2016, Criss Cross) B+(**) 

Pere Ubu:

  • The Lost Band: Live at Metro Cabaret, Chicago (1993 [2022], Ubu Projex) A− 
  • Lady From Shanghai (2013, Fire) B+(**) 
  • Carnival of Souls (2014, Fire) B+(***) 
  • 20 Years in a Montana Missile Silo (2017, Cherry Red) A− 
  • The Long Goodbye (2019, Cherry Red) B+(**) 
  • By Order of Mayor Pawlicki: Live in Jarocin (2017 [2020], Cherry Red) B+(**) 
  • Trouble on Big Beat Street (2023, Cherry Red) B+(**) 

Sergio Pereira:

  • Swingando (2016, self-released) B+(*) 
  • Finesse (2022, Sedajazz) B+(*) 

Vanderlei Pereira and Blindfold Test: Vision for Rhythm (2020, Jazzheads) B+(*) 

Ivo Perelman:

  • /Marilyn Crispell/Gerry Hemingway/William Parker: En Adir: Traditional Jewish Songs (1996 [1997], Music & Arts) A− 
  • /C.T. String Quartet: The Alexander Suite (1998, Leo) B+(***) 
  • Brazilian Watercolour (1998 [1999], Leo) B+(***) 
  • The Ventriloquist (2001 [2002], Leo) B+(***) 
  • /Dominic Duval: Nowhere to Hide (2009, Not Two) B+(**) 
  • /Mat Maneri: Two Men Walking (2013 [2014], Leo) B+(***) 
  • Book of Sound (2013 [2014], Leo) B+(***) 
  • The Other Edge (2014, Leo) A− 
  • /Karl Berger: Reverie (2014, Leo) A− 
  • /Whit Dickey: Tenorhood (2014 [2015], Leo) B+(***) 
  • /Matthew Shipp: Callas (2015, Leo, 2CD) A− 
  • /Mat Maneri/Joe Morris: Counterpoint (2015, Leo) B+(**) 
  • /Matthew Shipp: Complementary Colors (2015, Leo) B+(*** 
  • /Mat Maneri/Tanya Kalmanovitch: Villa Lobos Suite (2015, Leo) B+(**) 
  • /Matthew Shipp/Whit Dickey: Butterfly Whispers (2015, Leo) A− 
  • /Matthew Shipp: Corpo (2016, Leo) B+(*) 
  • Soul (2015 [2016], Leo) A− 
  • /Karl Berger: The Hitchhiker (2015 [2016], Leo) B+(**) 
  • /Joe Morris: Blue (2016, Leo) A− 
  • Breaking Point (2015 [2016], Leo) B+(***) 
  • /Karl Berger/Gerald Cleaver: The Art of the Improv Trio Volume 1 (2016, Leo) B+(***) 
  • /Mat Maneri/Whit Dickey: The Art of the Improv Trio Volume 2 (2016, Leo) B+(***) 
  • /Matthew Shipp/Gerald Cleaver: The Art of the Improv Trio Volume 3 (2015 [2016], Leo) B+(**) 
  • /William Parker/Gerald Cleaver: The Art of the Improv Trio Volume 4 (2016, Leo) A− 
  • /Joe Morris/Gerald Cleaver: The Art of the Improv Trio Volume 5 (2016, Leo) B+(***) 
  • /Joe Morris/Gerald Cleaver: The Art of the Improv Trio Volume 6 (2016, Leo) A− 
  • /Matthew Shipp: The Art of Perelman-Shipp, Volume 1: Titan (2016 [2017], Leo) A− 
  • /Matthew Shipp: The Art of Perelman-Shipp, Volume 2: Tarvos (2016 [2017], Leo) A− 
  • /Matthew Shipp: The Art of Perelman-Shipp, Volume 3: Pandora (2016 [2017], Leo) A− 
  • /Matthew Shipp: The Art of Perelman-Shipp, Volume 4: Hyperion (2016 [2017], Leo) B+(***) 
  • /Matthew Shipp: The Art of Perelman-Shipp, Volume 5: Rhea (2016 [2017], Leo) A− 
  • /Matthew Shipp: The Art of Perelman-Shipp, Volume 6: Saturn (2016 [2017], Leo) B+(***) 
  • /Matthew Shipp: The Art of Perelman-Shipp, Volume 7: Dione (2016 [2017], Leo) B+(***) 
  • /Matthew Shipp: Live in Brussels (2016 [2017], Leo, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • /Matthew Shipp/William Parker/Bobby Kapp: Heptagon (2017, Leo) A− 
  • /Matthew Shipp/Nate Wooley: Philosopher's Stone (2017, Leo) B+(*) 
  • /Nate Wooley/Brandon Lopez/Gerald Cleaver: Octagon (2017, Leo) A− 
  • /Matthew Shipp/Joe Hertenstein: Scalene (2017, Leo) A− 
  • /Matthew Shipp/Jeff Cosgrove: Live in Baltimore (2017, Leo) B+(***) 
  • /Matthew Shipp: Oneness (2017 [2018], Leo, 3CD) B+(***) 
  • /Jason Stein: Spiritual Prayers (2018, Leo) B+(*) 
  • /Rudi Mahall: Kindred Spirits (2018, Leo, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • /Mat Maneri/Mark Feldman/Jason Kao Hwang: Strings 1 (2018, Leo) B+(***) 
  • /Mat Maneri/Hank Roberts/Ned Rothenberg: Strings 2 (2018, Leo) B+(**) 
  • /Mat Maneri/Nate Wooley: Strings 3 (2018 [2019], Leo) B+(*) 
  • /Mat Maneri/Nate Wooley/Matthew Shipp: Strings 4 (2018 [2019], Leo) B+(***) 
  • /Matthew Shipp: Efflorescence: Volume 1 (2018 [2019], Leo, 4CD) B+(***) 
  • /Matthew Shipp/William Parker/Bobby Kapp: Ineffable Joy (2018 [2019], ESP-Disk) B+(***) 
  • /Arcado String Trio: Deep Resonance (2018 [2020], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(**) 
  • /Matthew Shipp: Amalgam (2020, Mahakala Music) B+(**) 
  • /Matthew Shipp/Joe Morris: Shamanism (2020, Mahakala Music) A− 
  • Garden of Jewels (2020 [2021], Tao Forms) A− 
  • /Nate Wooley: Polarity (2020 [2021], Burning Ambulance) B+(*) 
  • /Gordon Grdina/Hamin Honari: The Purity of Desire (2020 [2021], Not Two) B+(***) 
  • /Tim Berne/Tony Malaby/James Carter: (D)IVO (2022, Mahakala Music) B+(**) 
  • /Matthew Shipp: Fruition (2021 [2022], ESP-Disk) A− 
  • /Joe Morris: Elliptic Time (2021 [2022], Mahakala Music) A− 
  • /Elliott Sharp: Artificial Intelligence (2022 [2023], Mahakala Music) A− 
  • /Dave Burrell/Bobby Kapp: Trichotomy (2021 [2023], Mahakala Music) A− 
  • /Matthew Shipp/Jeff Cosgrove: Live in Carrboro (2017 [2023], Soul City Sounds) B+(***) 
  • /Ray Anderson/Joe Morris/Reggie Nicholson: Molten Gold (2022 [2023], Fundacja Sluchaj) A− 
  • /Matthew Shipp: Tryptych II (2022, SMP) B+(**) 
  • /Matthew Shipp: Tryptych III (2022, SMP) B+(***) 
  • /Aruan Ortiz/Lester St. Louis: Prophecy (2023, Mahakala Music) B+(***) 
  • /James Emery: The Whisperers (2023, Mahakala Music) B+(***) 
  • /Matt Moran: Tuning Forks (2023, Ibeji Music) B+(***) 
  • /Nate Wooley: Polarity 2 (2023, Burning Ambulance) B+(**) 

Maurice Peress: The Birth of Rhapsody in Blue: Paul Whiteman's Historic Aeolian Hall Concert of 1924 (1996, Musicmasters) B+(***) 

Christian Perez: Anima Mundi (2015 [2016], CPM) B 

Danilo Pérez:

  • Danilo Pérez (1992 [1993], Jive/Novus) B+(*) 
  • PanaMonk (1996, Impulse!) B+(**) 
  • Motherland (2000, Verve) B+(*) 
  • Providencia (2010, Mack Avenue) B+(*) 
  • Panama 500 (2013 [2014], Mack Avenue) B+(**) 
  • /John Pattitucci/Brian Blade: Children of the Light (2015, Mack Avenue) B+(**) 

Danilo Peréz:

  • Crisálida (2022, Mack Avenue) B 

Oscar Perez: Prepare a Place for Me (2015, Myna) B+(**) 

Perfect Pussy:

  • I Have Lost All Desire for Feeling (2013, self-released, EP) B 
  • Say Yes to Love (2014, Captured Tracks) B− 

Perfume Genius:

  • Put Your Back N 2 It (2012, Matador) B 
  • Too Bright (2014, Turnstile) B 
  • No Shape (2017, Matador) B− 
  • Set My Heart on Fire Immediately (2020, Matador) B+(*) 
  • Ugly Season (2022, Matador) B+(*) 

Perila: How Much Time It Is Between You and Me? (2021, Smalltown Soupersound) B 

Peripheral Vision:

  • More Songs About Error and Shame (2018, self-released) B+(***) 

Vanessa Perica: Love Is a Temporary Madness (2019 [2020], self-released) B+(**) 

Peripheral Vision:

  • Sheer Tyranny of the Will (2014, self-released) B+(*) 

Miles Perkin: The Point in Question (2018 [2019], Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Bill Perkins: Perk Plays Prez: Bill Perkins Recreates the Historic Solos of Lester Young (1995 [2023], Fresh Sound) B+(***) 

Elvis Perkins: Elvis Perkins in Dearland (2008 [2009], XL) B 

Pinetop Perkins/Willie "Big Eyes" Smith: Joined at the Hip (2010, Telarc) B+(***) 

Sonya Perkins: Dream a Little Dream (2014, self-released) B 

Jack Perla: Enormous Changes (2013 [2015], Origin) B 

Laura Perlman: Precious Moments (2015 [2016], Miles High) B+(*) 

Pernice Brothers:

  • Yours, Mine & Ours (2003, Ashmont) B+(*) 

The Pernice Brothers:

  • Goodbye, Killer (2010, Ashmont) B+(***) 
  • Spread the Feeling (2019, Ashmont) B+(*) 

Ben Perowsky/John Medeski/Chris Speed: Upstream (2014 [2019], El Destructo) B+(***) 

Frank Perowsky Jazz Orchestra: Gowanus (2017, Jazzkey) B+(*) 

Peter Perrett:

  • How the West Was Won (2017, Domino) A− 
  • Humanworld (2019, Domino) A− 

Perrey-Kingsley: The In Sound From Way Out! (1966, Vanguard) B+(**) 

Katy Perry:

  • One of the Boys (2008, Capitol) B+(*) 
  • Teenage Dream (2010, Capitol) B 
  • Prism (2013, Capitol) B+(*) 

Lee Scratch Perry:

  • The Specialist: The Pama Years (1969-71 [2021], Pama) B+(***) 
  • Africa's Blood (1971, Trojan) B+(*) 
  • Upsetters 14 Dub Blackboard Jungle (1973 [2004], Auralux) A− 
  • Roast Fish Collie Weed & Corn Bread (1978 [1992], VP) A− 
  • & the Upsetters: Some of the Best (1968-79 [1985], Heartbeat) B+(***) 
  • Upsetter in Dub: Upsetter Shop Volume One (1970s [1997], Heartbeat) B+(**) 
  • Soundzs From the Hot Line (1970s [1992], Heartbeat) B+(***) 
  • Meets Bullwackie in Satan's Dub (1990, ROIR) B+(*) 

Lee "Scratch" Perry:

  • From the Secret Laboratory (1990, Mango) B+(***) 
  • /Subatomic Sound System: Super Ape Returns to Conquer (2017, Subatomic Sound) A− 

Lee Scratch Perry:

  • Rise Again (2011, MOD Technologies) B+(*) 
  • Back on the Controls (2011-13 [2014], Upsetter Music, 2CD) A− 
  • Rainford (2019, On-U Sound) A− 
  • Heavy Rain (2019, On-U Sound) A− 
  • Life of the Plants (2019, Stones Throw) B+(***) 

Rich Perry:

  • Beautiful Love (1994 [1995], SteepleChase) A− 
  • What Is This? (1995 [1996], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • So in Love (1997 [1998], SteepleChase) A− 
  • Doxy (1998 [2000], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • O Grande Amor (1999 [2000], SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • Hearsay (2001 [2002], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • Everything Happens (2021 [2022], SteepleChase) B+(**) 

Eric Person Featuring Houston Person: Blue Vision (2018 [2022], Distinction) B+(**) 

Houston Person:

  • /Ron Carter: Chemistry (2015 [2016], HighNote) A 
  • /Ron Carter: Remember Love (2018, HighNote) B+(***) 
  • I'm Just a Lucky So and So (2018 [2019], HighNote) A− 
  • Live in Paris (2019 [2021], HighNote) B+(***) 
  • Reminiscing at Rudy's (2022, HighNote) B+(***) 

Pest Control: Don't Test the Pest (2023, Quality Control HQ) B+(*) 

Pet Shop Boys:

  • Pop Art: The Hits (1985-2003 [2003], Parlophone, 2CD) A− 
  • Yes (2009, Astralwerks) B+(***) 
  • Pandemonium Live (2009 [2010], Caroline) B+(**) 
  • The Most Incredible Thing (2011, Parlophone, 2CD) B 
  • Elysium (2012, Astralwerks) A− 
  • Electric (2013, X2) A−  
  • Super (2016, X2) A− 
  • Agenda (2019, X2, EP) B+(**) 
  • Inner Sanctum (2018 [2019], X2) A− 
  • Hotspot (2020, X2) B+(***) 
  • Smash: The Singles 1985-2020 (1985-2020 [2023], Parlophone, 3CD) A− 

Peter Bjorn and John: Writer's Block (2006 [2007], Almost Gold) B+(*) 

Dierk Peters: Spring (2022, Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Gretchen Peters: Blackbirds (2015, Scarlet Letter) B+(*) 

Maisie Peters: The Good Witch (2023, Gingerbread Man) B+(**) 

Sir Shina Peters & His International Stars: Sewele (1986 [2019], Strut) A− 

Oscar Peterson:

  • This Is Oscar Peterson (1945-49 [2002], Bluebird, 2CD)) B+(**) 
  • Plays the Jerome Kern Song Book (1959 [2009], Verve) B+(***)  
  • The Oscar Peterson Trio at Zardi's (1955 [1994], Pablo/OJC, 2CD) A− 
  • Plays Count Basie (1955 [2008], Verve) B+(**) 
  • In a Romantic Mood (1955 [2008], Verve) C 
  • At the Stratford Shakesperean Festival (1956 [1993], Verve) B+(***) 
  • At the Concertgebouw (1957 [1994], Verve) A− 
  • Plays My Fair Lady (1958, Verve) B+(**) 
  • Plays the Duke Ellington Song Book (1952-59 [1999], Verve) B+(***) 
  • Plays the George Gershwin Song Book (1952-59 [1996], Verve) B+(***) 
  • Plays the Harold Arlen Song Book (1954-59 [2001], Verve) B+(**) 
  • Plays the Irving Berlin Song Book (1952-59 [2014], Solar) B+(***) 
  • Plays the Jimmy McHugh Song Book (1954-59 [2014], Solar) B+(**) 
  • Plays the Richard Rodgers Song Book (1954-59 [2014], Solar) B+(**) 
  • Plays the Harry Warren & Vincent Youmans Song Books (1952-59 [2014], Solar, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Plays the Cole Porter Song Book (1959 [1990], Verve) B+(***)  A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra (1959 [1990], Verve) B+(***)  Fiorello (1960, Verve) B+(*)  West Side Story (1962, Verve) B 
  • /Nelson Riddle: Oscar Peterson & Nelson Riddle (1963 [2009], Verve) C+ 
  • Con Alma: Live in Lugano, 1964 (1964 [2023], Mack Avenue) B+(**) 
  • With Respect to Nat (1965 [2008], Verve) B+(**) 
  • On a Clear Day: The Oscar Peterson Trio - Live in Zurich, 1971 (1971 [2022], Mack Avenue) B+(**) 
  • /Ben Webster: During This Time (1972 [2014], Art of Groove) A− 
  • /Joe Pass: À La Salle Pleyel (1975 [1997], Pablo/OJC, 2CD) A− 
  • A Time for Love: The Oscar Peterson Quartet - Live in Helsinki, 1987 (1987 [2021], Mack Avenue) B+(***) 

Ralph Peterson:

  • Art (1992 [1994], Blue Note) B+(*) 
  • Alive at Firehouse 12: Vol 2: Fo' n Mo' (2013 [2014], Onyx) B+(***) 
  • /Zaccai Curtis/Luques Curtis: Triangular III (2016, Truth Revolution/Onyx Music) B+(**) 
  • & the Messenger Legacy: Legacy Alive: Volume 6 at the Sidedoor (2019, Onyx Productions) B+(**) 
  • Raise Up Off Me (2020 [2021], Onyx Music) B+(**) 

Peterson Kohler Collective: Winter Colors (2018 [2019], Origin) B+(**) 

Sara Petite: The Empress (2023, Forty Below) A− 

Scott Petito: Many Worlds (2022 [2023], Planet Arts) B 

Andy Petr: Rapper Turned Singer (2011, Mixpak, EP) B+(**) 

Kim Petras:

  • Slut Pop (2022, Republic, EP) A− 
  • Feed the Beast (2023, Island) B+(*) 

Petrol Girls: Baby (2022, Hassle) B+(**) 

The Danny Petroni Blue Project: The Blue Project (2013 [2014], DPS) B+(***) 

Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky:

  • Ein Nachmittag in Peitz (1981 [2008], Jazzwerkstatt) B+(***) 
  • /Michael Griener: The Salmon (2005 [2007], Intakt) A− 
  • Luten at Jazzwerkstatt Peitz (2011 [2023], Jazzwerkstatt) B+(***) 
  • /Conny Bauer: Wanderung Durch Den Thüringer Wald (2011 [2019], Jazzwerkstatt) B+(**) 
  • /Uschi Brüning/Michael Griener: Ein Résumé (2013, Jazzwerkstatt) B+(**) 

Michel Petrucciani:

  • Oracle's Destiny (1982 [1983], Owl) B+(**) 
  • Solo in Denmark (1990 [2022], Storyville) B+(***) 
  • The Montreux Years (1990-98 [2023], BMG/Montreux) A− 

Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky: SelbViert (1979 [1980], FMP) B+(***) 

John Petrucelli: The Way (2014 [2015], self-released, 2CD) B+(*) 

Malin Pettersen: Wildhorse (2020, Die With Your Boots On) B+(**) 

Oscar Pettiford:

  • The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet (1949-53 [1999], Debut/OJC) A− 
  • Nonet/Big Band/Sextet: New York City 1955-1958 (1955-58 [2017], Uptown, 2CD) B+(***) 

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers:

  • Mojo (2009-10 [2010], Reprise) B 
  • Hypnotic Eye (2014, Reprise) B+(*) 

Madeleine Peyroux:

  • The Blue Room (2013, Emarcy) B+(**) 
  • Anthem (2018, Decca) B+(*) 

Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band:

  • Front Porch Sessions (2017, Family Owned) B+(**) 
  • Dance Songs for Hard Times (2021, Family Owned) A− 

Liz Phair:

  • The Girly Sound Tapes (1991 [2018], Matador, 3CD) B+(***) 
  • Girly-Sound to Guyville: The 25th Anniversary Boxset (1991-93 [2018], Matador, 3CD) A− 
  • Funstyle (2010, Rocket Science Ventures) A− 
  • Soberish (2021, Chrysalis) B+(***) 

Phantogram: Voices (2014, Republic) B+(*) 

Pharmakon: Abandon (2013, Sacred Bones, EP) B+(*) 

Phelimuncasi:

  • 2013-2019 (2013-19 [2020], Nyege Nyege Tapes) B+(***) 
  • Ama Gogela (2022, Nyege Nyege Tapes) A− 

Jay Phelps: Jay Walkin' (2010, Specific Jazz) B+(**) 

Phicus + Martin Küchen: Sumpflegende (2017 [2019], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(*) 

Phife Dawg: Forever (2022, Smokin' Needles/AWAL) B+(**) 

Phiik & Lungs: Another Planet 4 (2023, Tase Grip/Break All) B+(*) 

Judy Philbin and Adam Levine: Keeping It Simple (2013 [2014], self-released) B+(*) 

Ethan Philion:

  • Meditations on Mingus (2021 [2022], Sunnyside) B+(***) 
  • Gnosis (2023, Sunnyside) B+(***) 

Anne Phillips: Live at the Jazz Bakery (2019, Conawago) B− 

Barre Phillips:

  • For All It Is (1973, Japo) B+(**) 
  • /Motoharu Yoshizawa: Oh My, Those Boys! (1994 [2018], NoBusiness) B+(***) 
  • Journal Violone 9 (2001, Émouvance) B+(*) 
  • End to End (2017 [2018], ECM) B+(***) 
  • /John Butcher/Ståle Liavik Solberg: We Met - and Then (2018-19 [2021], Relative Pitch) B+(**) 
  • /György Kurtág Jr.: Face à Face (2020-21 [2022], ECM) B 

Dan Phillips:

  • Converging Tributaries (2017, Lizard Breath) A− 
  • Divergent Flow (2017 [2018], Lizard Breath) B+(**) 
  • /Hamid Drake: Trail of Inevitability (2017 [2018], Lizard Breath) B+(***) 

Esther Phillips:

  • Esther Phillips Sings (1966, Atlantic) B 
  • Burnin': Live at Freddie Jett's Pied Piper, L.A. (1970, Atlantic) B+(**) 
  • Conessin' the Blues (1966-70 [1976], Atlantic) A− 
  • Black-Eyed Blues (1973, Kudu) A− 
  • The Essential Esther Phillips: The Kudu Years (1971-77 [2018], Legacy, 2CD) A− 
  • 2105-1: Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song ( 1984/New York City) 1984 [2007], Jazzwerkstatt 

Flip Phillips:

  • Swing Is the Thing (1999 [2000], Verve) B+(**) 
  • Celebrates His 80th Birthday at the March of Jazz 1995 (1995 [2003], Arbors) B+(***) 

Sam Phillips: Push Any Button (2013, Littlebox) B+(*) 

Simon Phillips: Protocol III (2015, Phantom) B 

Zach Phillips:

  • The Wine of Youth (2020, self-released) B+(*) 
  • Goddaughters (2022, self-released) A− 

Phoenix:

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009, Glassnote) B+(*) 
  • Bankrupt! (2013, Glassnote) B 
  • Alpha Zulu (2022, Glassnote) B+(*) 

Phonte:

  • Charity Starts at Home (2011, HBD) B+(***) 
  • No News Is Good News (2018, Foreign Exchange) B+(**) 

Phosphorescent:

  • To Willie (2009, Dead Oceans) B+(*) 
  • Here's to Taking It Easy (2010, Dead Oceans) B+(***) 
  • Muchacho (2013, Dead Oceans) B+(**) 

Photay With Carlos Niño: An Offering (2021 [2022], International Anthem) B 

Phronesis: Parallax (2015 [2016], Edition) B+(**) 

Physical Therapy: Hit the Breaks (2015, Liberation Technologies, EP) B+(**) 

Alberto Pibiri & the Al Peppers: The Nacho Blues (2019, Alberto Pibiri Music) B+(*) 

Mathis Picard: Live at the Museum (2019 [2021], Outside In Music) B+(**) 

Picastro: You (2014, Static Clang) B+(*) 

Lenny Pickett/UMO Jazz Orchestra: The Prescription (2012 [2014], Random Act) B+(***) 

Wilson Pickett:

  • In the Midnight Hour (1965, Atlantic) A− 
  • The Exciting Wilson Pickett (1966, Atlantic) A 
  • The Wicked Pickett (1966, Atlantic) B+(**) 
  • The Sound of Wilson Pickett (1967, Atlantic) B+(***) 
  • I'm in Love (1968, Atlantic) B+(***) 
  • The Midnight Mover (1968, Atlantic) A− 
  • Hey Jude (1969, Atlantic) A− 

Kellie Pickler: 100 Proof (2011 [2012], BNA) B+(**) 

Rod Picott:

  • Welding Burns (2011, Welding Rod) A−  
  • Hang Your Hopes on a Crooked Nail (2014, Welding Rod) B+(***) 
  • Fortune (2015, Welding Rod) B+(***) 

Jim Piela: Out of Orbit (2018 [2019], Orenda) B+(***) 

Enrico Pieranunzi:

  • /Marc Johnson/Joey Baron: Current Conditions (2001 [2003], CAM Jazz) B+(**) 
  • /Marc Johnson/Joey Baron: Play Morricone 1 & 2: The Complete Recordings (2001-02 [2014], CAM Jazz, 2CD) A− 
  • Proximity (2013 [2015], CAM Jazz) B+(**) 
  • /Simona Severini: My Songbook (2014 [2016], Via Veneto) B+(*) 
  • Something Tomorrow (2022, Storyville) B+(**) 

Allison Pierce: Year of the Rabbit (2017, Masterworks) B 

Chris Pierce: American Silence (2021, Pierce) B+(*) 

The Pierces: Thirteen Tales of Love and Revenge (2007, Lizard King) B+(***) 

Pierette Ensemble: Akrostik (2014, Gateway Music) B+(***) 

Adam Pieronczyk:

  • /Ed Schuller/Jacek Kochan: Plastinated Black Sheep (1999, Not Two) B+(***) 
  • El Buscador (2008 [2010], Jazzwerkstatt) B+(***) 
  • A-Trane Nights (2008-09 [2014], Fortune) B+(***) 
  • The Planet of Eternal Life (2013 [2014], Jazzwerkstatt) B+(**)  Monte Albán (2016, Regent) A− 

Dax Pierson: Nerve Bumps (A Queer Divine Dissatisfaction) (2021, Dark Entries) B+(**) 

Kate Pierson: Guitars and Microphones (2015, Lazy Meadow Music) B+(**) 

Matt Piet:

  • /Raoul van der Weide/Frank Rosaly: Out of Step: Live in Amsterdam (2017, self-released) B+(***) 
  • /Paul Giallorenzo: Wood, Wire, and Steel (2017, self-released) B+(**) 
  • /Tim Daisy: Strike One; Strike Two (2017, self-released) B+(***) 
  • The Bitter Angles of Our Nurture (2017, self-relesaed) B+(**) 
  • & His Disorganization: Rummage Out (2017 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • (Pentimento) (2020 [2021], Amalgam) B+(**) 

Dominique Pifarély: Trace Provisoire (2015 [2016], ECM) B+(***) 

Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs: Viscerals (2020, Rocket) B 

Roberta Piket:

  • Emanation (Solo: Volume 2) (2014 [2015], Thirteenth Note) B+(*) 
  • One for Marian: Celebrating Marian McPartland (2015 [2016], Thirteenth Note) B+(*) 
  • West Coast Trio (2017 [2018], 13th Note) B+(*) 
  • Domestic Harmony: Piket Plays Mintz (2019, Thirteenth Note) B+(**) 

Jean-Michel Pilc:

  • Together: Live at Sweet Basil (1999 [2000], Challenge, 2CD) A− 
  • Symphony (2021 [2023], Justin Time) B+(*) 

Pilgrims [John Wolf Brennan/Tony Majdalani/Marco Jencarelli]: Oriental Orbit (2017, Leo) B+(*) 

Lionel Pillay: Shrimp Boats (1979-80 [2022], As-Shams) B+(**) 

Pillbox Patti: Florida (2022, Monument) B+(**) 

Charles Pillow:

  • Electric Miles (2017 [2018], MAMA) B 
  • Chamber Jazz (2019 [2020], Summit) B 

Ted Piltzecker: Vibes on a Breath (2022 [2023], OA2) B+(*) 

Lido Pimienta: Miss Colombia (2020, Anti-) B+(**) 

Pinch & Mumdance: Pinch B2B Mumdance (2014, Tectonic) B+(***) 

Samora Pinderhughes: Grief (2022, Ropeadope) B 

Pinegrove:

  • Cardinal (2016, Run for Cover) B+(*) 
  • Marigold (2020, Rough Trade) B+(*) 

Richard Pinhas/Barry Cleveland: Mu (2016, Cuneiform) B+(**) 

Pink:

  • Funhouse (2008, LaFace) B+(**) 
  • Greatest Hits . . . So Far!!! (2000-10 [2010], LaFace/Jive) A− 
  • The Truth About Love (2012, RCA) B+(***) 
  • Beautiful Trauma (2017, RCA) B+(**) 
  • Hurts 2B Human (2019, RCA) B+(***) 
  • Trustfall (2023, RCA) B+(**) 

Ariel Pink:

  • Haunted Graffiti: Before Today (2009-10 [2010], 4AD) B− 
  • Haunted Graffiti: Mature Themes (2012, 4AD) B− 
  • Pom Pom (2014, 4AD) C− 

Pink Floyd:

  • Live at Knebworth 1990 (1990 [2021], Pink Floyd) B+(***) 
  • The Endless River (2014, Rhino) B+(*) 

Pink Martini:

  • Get Happy (2013, Heinz) B+(***) 
  • /The Von Trapps: Dream a Little Dream (2013 [2014], Heinz) B+(*) 
  • Je Dis Oui (2016, Heinz) B+(*) 

Pink Monads: Multiple Visions of the Now (2022 [2023], 4DaRecord) B+(**) 

Pink Siifu:

  • /Yungmorpheus: Bag Talk (2019, Field-Left) B+(**) 
  • Negro (2020, Field-Left) B 
  • Gumbo'! (2021, Field-Left) B+(**) 

PinkPantheress:

  • To Hell With It (2021, Parlophone, EP) A−  
  • Take Me Home (2022, Warner Music, EP) B+(*) 
  • Heaven Knows (2023, 300 Entertainment) B+(***) 

Yunè Pinku:

  • Bluff (2022, Platoon, EP) B+(**) 
  • Babylon IX (2023, Platoon, EP) B+(**) 

Lucas Pino:

  • No Net Nonet (2013 [2015], Origin) B+(**) 
  • 's No Net Nonet: That's a Computer (2018, Outside In Music) B+(*) 

PINS:

  • Girls Like Us (2013, Bella Union) B+(*) 
  • Wild Nights (2015, Bella Union) B+(**) 

Lucas Pino: The Answer Is No (2017, Outside In Music) B+(***) 

Bobby Pinson: Songs for Somebody (2007, Cash Daddy) A− 

Leslie Pintchik:

  • In the Nature of Things (2013 [2014], Pintch Hard) B+(*) 
  • True North (2015 [2016], Pintch Hard) B+(***) 
  • You Eat My Food, You Drink My Wine, You Steal My Girl! (2018, Pintch Hard) B+(**) 

Alberto Pinton:

  • Nascent (2012 [2013], Redhorn) B+(**) 
  • Noi Siamo: Resiliency (2015 [2016], Moserobie) A− 
  • Noi Siamo: Opus Facere (2017 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • Röd (2018, Clear Now) B+(***)  AP6C: Layers (2017 [2019], Clear Now) B+(**) 

Pipe: Pipe (2023, Third Uncle) B+(**) 

Pipeline: Pipeline (2000 [2013], Corbett vs. Dempsey) A− 

The Pipettes: We Are the Pipettes (2006 [2007], Interscope) B 

Piri & Tommy: Froge.mp3 (2022, Polydor) A− 

Augusto Pirodda: The Monkey and the Monk (2021 [2022], El Negocito) B+(**) 

Anthony Pirog:

  • Palo Colorado Dream (2014, Cuneiform) B+(*) 
  • The Nepenthe Series Vol. 1 (2023, Otherly Love) B+(*) 

Pissed Jeans:

  • King of Jeans (2009, Sub Pop) B+(*) 
  • Honeys (2013, Sub Pop) B− 

Pistol Annies:

  • Hell on Heels (2011, Columbia Nashville) A−  
  • Annie Up (2013, RCA) A− 
  • Interstate Gospel (2018, RCA Nashville) A− 

Steve Pistorius & the Mahogany Hall Stompers: 'Taint No Sin (1989 [1991], GHB) A− 

Pitbull: Globalization (2014, Polo Grounds/RCA) B+(**) 

Chris Pitsiokos:

  • Gordian Twine (2015, New Atlantis) B+(***) 
  • CP Unit: Silver Bullet in the Autumn of Your Years (2017 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • /Susana Santos Silva/Torbjörn Zetterberg: Child of Illusion (2017 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(*) 
  • Speak in Tongues and Hope for the Gift of Interpretation (2020, Relative Pitch) B+(*) 

Chris Pitsiokis:

  • Art of the Alto (2022, Relative Pitch) B+(*) 

John Pittman: Kinship (2018, Slammin' Media) B+(*) 

Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra: Joyful Jazz (2015, MCG Jazz) C 

Pixel:

  • Reminder (2011 [2013], Cuneiform) B− 
  • We Are All Small Pixels (2013, Cuneiform) B 
  • Golden Years (2015, Cuneiform) B 

Pixies:

  • Come On Pilgrim (1987, 4AD, EP) B+(*) 
  • Surfer Rosa (1988, 4AD/Elektra) B+(*) 
  • Indie Cindy (2014, Pixiesmusic) B 

Pizza Hotline: Level Select (2022 [2023], We Release Whatever the Fuck We Want) A− 

Bucky Pizzarelli:

  • /The West Texas Tumbleweeds: Diggin' Up Bones (2009, Arbors) B+(**) 
  • Renaissance: A Journey From Classical to Jazz (2015, Arbors) B 

John Pizzarelli:

  • P.S. Mr. Cole (1996-97 [1999], RCA) B+(***) 
  • Let There Be Love (2000, Telarc) B 
  • Rockin' in Rhythm: A Tribute to Duke Ellington (2010, Telarc) B+(**) 
  • Double Exposure (2012, Telarc) B 
  • Midnight McCartney (2015, Concord) B 
  • Sinatra & Jobim @ 50 (2017, Concord) B− 
  • For Centennial Reasons: 100 Year Salute to Nat King Cole (2019, Ghostlight) B+(**) 
  • Better Days Ahead: Solo Guitar Takes on Pat Metheny (2021, Ghostlight) B 
  • Stage & Screen (2021 [2023], Palmetto) B+(***) 

The Pizzarelli Boys: Desert Island Dreamers (2009 [2010], Arbors) B 

Pkew Pkew Pkew: Open Bar (2022, Dine Alone) B+(*) 

A Place to Bury Strangers:

  • Exploding Head (2009, Mute) A− 
  • Onwards to the Wall (2012, Dead Oceans, EP) B+(**) 
  • Worship (2012, Dead Oceans) B+(***) 
  • Transfixiation (2015, Dead Oceans) B+(***) 

Placebo:

  • Covers (1997-2005 [2010], Virgin) B+(*) 
  • Never Let Me Go (2022, So/Elevator Lady) B+(*) 
  • Meds (2006, Virgin) B+(***) 

Rozi Plain: Prize (2023, Memphis Industries) B+(*) 

Plains: I Walked With You a Ways (2022, Anti-) A− 

Plaid: Feorm Falorx (2022, Warp) B+(**) 

Plan B:

  • The Defamation of Strickland Banks (2010 [2011], 679/Atlantic) B 
  • Ill Manors (2012, Atlantic) B+(*) 

Planningtorock: W (2011, DFA) B 

Robert Plant:

  • /Alison Krauss: Raising Sand (2007, Rounder) B+(*) 
  • Band of Joy (2010, Rounder) B+(*) 
  • /Alison Krauss: Raise the Roof (2021, Rounder) B+(*) 

The Plastic People of the Universe:

  • Apokalyptickej Pták (1976 [2017], Galén) A− 

Plastic People of the Universe:

  • Magicke Noci 1997 (1997 [2021], Guerilla) B+(***) 

Plastician: All the Right Moves (2015, self-released) A− 

Platform: Flux Reflux (2017, Clean Feed) B 

Chris Platt: Sky Glow (2017 [2018], self-released) B+(*) 

The Platters:

  • 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Platters (1955-61 [1999], Mercury) A− 
  • Enchanted: The Best of the Planters (1956-67 [1998], Rhino) A− 

Playboy Tre:

  • /DJ Swatts: Goodbye America: Da Story of a Drunk Loner (2008, Last Call Entertainment) A− 
  • Liquor Store Mascot (2009, Playboy Music) A− 

Paul Plimley:

  • /Trichy Sankaran: Ivory Ganesh Meets Doctor Drums (1996-98 [1998], Songlines) A− 
  • /Barry Guy/Lucas Niggli: Hexentrio (2012, Intakt) B+(***) 

Mikkel Ploug:

  • /Mark Turner: Faroe (2018, Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • Balcony Lullabies (2020, Stunt) B+(*) 

Plug: Back on Time (1996 [2012], Ninja Tune) A− 

Peso Pluma: Génesis (2023, Double P) B+(**) 

Plunge: In for the Out (2014 [2015], Immersion) B+(*) 

Plus Sized Dan: Plus Sized Dan With Marshall Ruffin (2015, Plus Sized Dan, EP) B+(***) 

Pluto Juice: Pluto Juice (2019 [2021], Contagious Music) B+(*) 

Plymouth: Plymouth (2014, Rare Noise) B+(*) 

Jana Pochop: The Astronaut (2022, self-released) B+(**) 

Pocket Aces: Cull the Heard (2016 [2018], Creative Nation Music) B+(**) 

Verneri Pohjola/Maciej Garbowski/Krzysztof Gradziuk: Gemstones (2017 [2018], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(**) 

Buster Poindexter:

  • Buster Poindexter (1987, RCA) B 
  • Buster's Spanish Rocketship (1997, Island) B 

Pointer Sisters:

  • Pointer Sisters' Greatest Hits (1978-81 [1982], Planet) B+(*) 
  • Greatest Hits (1973-85 [1989], RCA) B+(**) 

Caroline Polachek:

  • Pang (2019, Columbia) B+(*) 
  • Desire, I Want to Turn Into You (2023, Perpetual Novice) B+(*) 

Chris Poland: Resistance (2020, Ropeadope) B+(*) 

Kelley Polar: I Need You to Hold on While the Sky Is Falling (2008, Environ) B+(*) 

Polar Bear: Peepers (2010, Leaf Label) B+(**) 

Polish Jazz Quartet: Polish Jazz Quartet [Polish Jazz Vol. 3] (1964 [1965], Polskie Nagrania Muza) B+(**) 

Kerry Politzer: In a Heartbeat (2022, P.Ice) B+(**) 

Terry Pollard: Terry Pollard (1955, Bethlehem) B+(***) 

Polo G:

  • Die a Legend (2019, Columbia) B+(**) 
  • The Goat (2020, Columbia) B+(**) 
  • Hall of Fame (2021, Columbia/Only Dreamers Achieve) B+(*) 

Polobi & the Gwo Ka Masters: Abri Cyclonique (2023, Real World) B+(**) 

Polvo:

  • In Prism (2009, Merge) B+(***) 
  • Siberia (2013, Merge) B+(**) 

The Polyphonic Spree: Live From Austin TX (2004 [2007], New West) B 

Olaf Polziehn:

  • /Harry Allen: American Songbook Vol. 2 (2003, Satin Doll) B+(**) 
  • /Ingmar Heller/Troy Davis/Harry Allen: American Songbook Vol. 3 (2006, Satin Doll) B+(*) 

Pom Poko: Birthday (2019, Bella Union) B+(*) 

Pom Pom Squad: Death of a Cheerleader (2021, City Slang) B+(**) 

Pongo: Sakidila (2022, Virgin) A− 

Valery Ponomarev:

  • Live at Sweet Basil (1993 [1994], Reservoir) B+(***) 
  • Our Father Who Art Blakey (2014 [2016], Zoho Music) B+(***) 
  • Live! Our Father Who Art Blakey: The Centennial (2019 [2020], Summit) B 

Marvin Pontiac: The Asylum Tapes (2017, Strange and Beautiful) A− 

Pony:

  • TV Baby (2021, Take This to Heart) B 
  • Velveteen (2023, Take This to Heart) B+(*) 

Ponykiller: The Wilderness (2011, Housecore) C+ 

The Ponys: Turn the Lights Out (2007, Matador) B 

Ponytail:

  • Kamehameha (2007, Creative Capitalism) B 
  • Ice Cream Spiritual! (2008, We Are Free) B 

Richard Poole/Marilyn Crispell/Gary Peacock: In Motion (2014 [2016], Intakt) B+(***) 

Iggy Pop:

  • Every Loser (2023, Gold Tooth/Atlantic) B+(*) 

The Pop Group:

  • Y (1979 [2007], Radar) B+(***) 
  • For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder? (1980, Rough Trade) B+(**)  Citizen Zombie (2015, Freaks R Us) B+(*) 

Pop Smoke:

  • Meet the Woo 2 (2020, Victor Victor/Republic) B+(*) 
  • Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon (2020, Victor Victor/Republic) B+(*) 

Popcaan:

  • Where We Come From (2014, Mixpak) B+(***) 
  • Forever (2018, Mixpak) B+(**) 
  • Fixtape (2020, OVO Sound/Warner) B+(**) 
  • Great Is He (2023, OVO Sound) B+(**) 

Odean Pope:

  • Saxophone Choir: The Saxophone Shop (1985 [1986], Soul Note) B+(***) 
  • Plant Life (2008, Porter) B+(**) 
  • Odean's Three (2011 [2013], In + Out) A− 

Stuart Popejoy: Pleonid (2017, Leo) B+(**) 

Poppy:

  • I Disagree (2020, Sumerian) B+(*) 
  • Flux (2021, Sumerian) B+(***) 

Populous: Night Safari (2014, Bad Panda) B+(***) 

Porcelain Raft: Strange Weekend (2012, Secretly Canadian) B+(**) 

Genesis P-Orridge & Astrid Monroe: When I Was Young (2001 [2004], Important) B+(**) 

Porridge Radio:

  • Every Bad (2020, Secretly Canadian) B+(*) 
  • Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder to the Sky (2022, Secretly Canadian) B+(*) 

Guillermo Portabales:

  • El Creador De La Guajira De Salon 1937-1943: Al Vaivén de Mi Carreta (1937-43 [1996], Tumbao) A− 
  • El Carretero (1962-70 [1996], World Circuit) B+(**) 

Michel Portal:

  • /Léon Francioli/Pierre Favre: Arrivederci Le Chouartse (1980 [2002], Hatology) A− 
  • Dockings (1997 [1998], Label Bleu) A− 

Portastatic Featuring Ken Vandermark & Tim Mulvenna: The Perfect Little Door (2001, Merge) B+(**) 

Charlie Porter:

  • Charlie Porter (2018, Porter House) B+(*) 
  • Immigration Nation (2019, OA2) B+(*) 
  • Hindsight (2020 [2021], OA2) B 

Gregory Porter:

  • Be Good (2011 [2012], Motema) B 
  • Liquid Spirit (2013, Blue Note) B− 
  • Take Me to the Alley (2016, Blue Note) B− 
  • Nat "King" Cole & Me (2017, Blue Note) C+ 
  • All Rise (2020, Blue Note) B+(*) 

Lewis Porter/Phil Scarff Group: Three Minutes to Four (2017, Whaling City Sound) B+(***) 

Ryan Porter & the West Coast Get Down: Live in Paris at New Morning (2020, World Galaxy) B+(***) 

Porter Ricks: Biokinetics (1996 [2012], Type) B+(***) 

Portico Quartet:

  • Knee Deep in the North Sea (2007, Vortex) B+(**) 
  • Portico Quartet (2012, Real World) B 
  • Live/Remix (2012 [2013], Real World, 2CD) B 
  • Art in the Age of Automation (2017, Gondwana) B+(**) 
  • Memory Streams (2019, Gondwana) B+(*) 
  • Terrain (2021, Gondwana) B+(*) 
  • Monument (2021, Gondwana) B+(*) 

Portishead: Third (2008, Mercury) B− 

Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble: From Maxville to Vanport (2018, PJCE) B+(**) 

Mariá Portugal: Erosão (2021, Fun in the Church) B+(**) 

Portugal. The Man: In the Mountain in the Cloud (2011, Atlantic) B 

Debbie Poryes: Loving Hank (2017, OA2) B+(**) 

POS:

  • Never Better (2009, Rhymesayers Entertainment) B+(**) 
  • We Don't Even Live Here (2012, Rhymesayers Entertainment) B+(*) 

The Posies: Amazing Disgrace (1996, DGC) B+(*) 

Franciszek Pospieszalski: 1st Level (2016 [2017], ForTune) B 

Marek Pospieszalski:

  • Polish Composers of the 20th Century (2021 [2022], Clean Feed, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • Dürer's Mother (2019 [2022], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • No Other End of the World Will There Be: Based on the Works of Polish Female Composers of the 20th Century (2022 [2023], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Post Malone:

  • Beerbongs & Bentleys (2018, Republic) B+(**) 
  • Hollywood's Bleeding (2019, Republic) B 

The Postelles: The Postelles (2011, +1) B+(*) 

Tineke Postma:

  • /Greg Osby: Sonic Halo (2013 [2014], Challenge) B+(***) 
  • Freya (2018 [2020], Edition) B+(**)  Aria (2022 [2023], Edition) B+(**) 

Potsa Lotsa: The Complete Works of Eric Dolphy (2009-10 [2011], Jazzwerkstatt, 2CD) B+(*) 

Potsa Lotsa Plus: Plays Love Suite by Eric Dolphy (2014 [2015], Jazzwerkstatt) B+(**) 

Potsa Lotsa XL:

  • Silk Songs for Space Dogs (2019 [2020], Leo) A− 
  • /Youjin Sung: Gaya (2021 [2022], Trouble in the East) B+(*) 

Chris Potter:

  • Sundiata (1993 [1995], Criss Cross) B+(***) 
  • Imaginary Cities (2013 [2015], ECM) B+(**) 
  • The Dreamer Is the Dream (2016 [2017], ECM) B+(*) 
  • Circuits (2019, Edition) B− 
  • There Is a Tide (2020, Edition) B− 
  • Circuits Trio: Sunrise Reprise (2020 [2021], Edition) B 
  • Got the Keys to the Kingdom: Live at the Village Vanguard (2022 [2023], Edition) B+(***) 

Dave Potter:

  • You Already Know (2017, Summit) B+(**) 

Grace Potter: Mother Road (2023, Fantasy) A− 

Pottery: Welcome to Bobby's Motel (2020, PTKF) B+(*) 

Awa Poulo: Poulo Warali (2016 [2017], Awesome Tapes From Africa) B+(**) 

Powder: Powder in Space (DJ Mix) (2019, Beats in Space) B+(**) 

Shelton Powe: Shelton Powe (2022, Music Maker) B+(**) 

Bud Powell:

  • Jazz Giant (1949 [1957], Verve) B+(***) 
  • Jazz at Massey Hall: Volume Two (1953 [1991], Debut/OJC) B  Birdland 1953 (1953 [2014], ESP-Disk, 3CD) B+(***) 
  • Blues in the Closet (1956 [2009], Verve) B+(**) 
  • Piano Interpretations by Bud Powell (1955 [1959], Verve) B+(**) 
  • The Ultimate Bud Powell (1949-56 [1998], Verve) B+(***) 
  • The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 4: Time Waits (1958 [1999], Blue Note) A− 
  • Strictly Confidential (1964 [1994], Black Lion) B+(***) 
  • Salt Peanuts (1964 [1988], Black Lion) B 

Mel Powell:

  • Trios: Borderline/Thigamagig (1954 [1993], Vanguard) A− 
  • The Best Things in Life (1953-56 [1999], Vanguard) B+(***) 
  • It's Been So Long (1953-56 [1999], Vanguard) A− 

Power Animal: Exorcism (2012, Crash Symbols) B+(**) 

Power of the Horns: Alaman (2013, ForTune) B+(***) 

Powers/Rollin Duo: Strange Fortune (2021, Astral Spirits) B+(*) 

Powertrio: Di Lontan (2015, Clean Feed) B 

The Pozniaks: Pozniak Street (2013, Jamrag) A− 

PRAED Orchestra: Live in Sharjah (2018 [2020], Morphine) B+(**) 

Pram Trio: Saga Thirteen (2015 [2016], self-released) B+(*) 

Natalie Prass: Natalie Prass (2015, Spacebomb) B+(*) 

Andy Pratt: Trio (2023 [2024], Thrift Girl) B+(*) 

Jessica Pratt: Quiet Signs (2019, Mexican Summer) B− 

Precarious Towers: Ten Stories (2023, Shifting Paradigm) B+(***) 

Prefuse 73: Sacrifices (2018, Lex) B 

Tom Prehn:

  • Centrifuga (1964 [2021], Centrifuga) B+(***) 
  • Axiom (1963-66 [2015], Corbett vs. Dempsey) A− 
  • Prehn Kvartet (1967 [2001], Atavistic Unheard Music Series) B+(***) 

Simona Premazzi:

  • Outspoken (2016 [2017], self-released) B+(*) 
  • Wave in Gravity: Solo Piano (2021 [2023], PRE) B+(**) 

Noah Preminger:

  • Background Music (2010 [2014], Fresh Sound New Talent) A− 
  • Pivot: Live at the 55 Bar (2015, self-released) A− 
  • Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground (2015 [2016], self-released) B+(*) 
  • Meditations on Freedom (2016 [2017], self-released) B+(***) 
  • Genuinity (2017 [2018], Criss Cross) B+(**) 
  • After Life (2018 [2019], Criss Cross) B+(**) 
  • Zigsaw: Music of Steve Lampert (2018 [2019], self-released) A− 
  • Contemptment (2020, SteepleChase) B+(**) 

Noah Preminger/Max Light:

  • Songs We Love (2022, SteepleChase) B+(*) 

Yvonnick Prene & Padam Swing: Wonderful World (2014, self-released) B+(*) 

Preoccupations: Preoccupations (2016, Jagjaguwar) B+(*) 

Preservation Hall Jazz Band:

  • /The Del McCoury Band: American Legacies (2010 [2011], McCoury Music) B+(***) 
  • So It Is (2017, Legacy) B+(**) 
  • A Tuba to Cuba (2019, SWub Pop) B+(*) 

Angaleena Presley:

  • American Middle Class (2014, Saddle Creek) A− 
  • Wrangled (2017, Thirty Tigers) A− 

Elvis Presley:

  • Elvis (1956 [2005], RCA) A− 
  • Loving You (1957 [2005], RCA) A− 
  • Elvis: Back in Nashville (1971 [2021], RCA/Legacy, 4CD) B− 
  • An Afternoon in the Garden (1972 [1997], RCA) B 
  • Way Down in the Jungle Room (1976 [2016], RCA/Legacy, 2CD) B+(*) 

Robert Prester:

  • Dogtown (2013 [2014], Commonwealth Ave. Productions) B 
  • /Adriana Samargia: Quenara (2023 [2024], Commonwealth Ave. Productions) B+(*) 

Billy Preston:

  • That's the Way God Planned It (1969 [2010], Capitol) B+(*) 
  • Encouraging Words (1970 [2010], Capitol) B 

Pretenders:

  • Break Up the Concrete (2008, Shangri-La Music) B+(***) 
  • Live in London (2009 [2010], E1/Stroboscopic) B+(***) 
  • Alone (2016, BMG) B+(*) 
  • Hate for Sale (2020, BMG) B+(***) 
  • Relentless (2023, Rhino) B+(*) 

Bobby Previte:

  • Empty Suits (1990, Gramavision) B+(**) 
  • Terminals (2014, Cantaloupe) B+(*) 
  • /The Visitors: Gone (2015 [2016], ForTune) B+(*) 
  • Mass (2016, RareNoise) C+ 
  • Rhapsody (2017 [2018], RareNoise) B 
  • /Jamie Saft/Nels Cline: Music From the Early 21st Century (2019 [2020], RareNoise) B+(*) 

Eddie Prévost/NO Moore/James O'Sullivan/Ross Lambert: Chord (2022 [2023], Shrike) B+(*) 

PRhyme: PRhyme (2014, Universal Music) B+(**) 

Lloyd Price:

  • Vol. 2: Heavy Dreams (1952-56 [1993], Specialty) B+(**) 
  • 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lloyd Price (1956-60 [2002], MCA) A− 

Margo Price:

  • Midwest Farmer's Daughter (2016, Third Man) A− 
  • All American Made (2017, Third Man) B+(**) 
  • That's How Rumors Get Started (2020, Loma Vista) B+(*) 
  • Perfectly Imperfect at the Ryman (2018 [2020], Loma Vista) B+(**) 
  • Strays (2023, Loma Vista) B+(*) 

Sam Price and the Rock Band: Rib Joint: Roots of Rock and Roll (1956-59 [1979], Savoy) B+(***) 

Mike Pride:

  • Scrambler (2005, Not Two) B+(**) 
  • Drummer's Corpse (2012 [2013], AUM Fidelity) B 
  • /From Bacteria to Boys: Birthing Days (2012 [2013], AUM Fidelity) B+(*) 
  • I Hate Work (2021, RareNoise) B+(*) 

Priests:

  • Bodies and Control and Money and Power (2014, Don Giovanni, EP) B+(*) 
  • Nothing Feels Natural (2017, Sister Polygon) B+(**) 
  • The Seduction of Kansas (2019, Sister Polygon) B+(***) 

Dafnis Prieto:

  • Back to the Sunset (2018, Dafnison) B+(***) 
  • Transparency (2020, Dafnison Music) B+(**) 
  • /Luciana Souza: Cantar (2021 [2022], Dafnison Music) B+(***) 

Louis Prima/Keely Smith With Sam Butera and the Witnesses: The Wildest Shoe at Tahoe (1957, Capitol) B+(**) 

Louis Prima Jr. and the Witnesses: Blow (2013 [2014], Warrior) B+(**) 

Primal Scream:

  • XTRMNTR (2000, Astralwerks) A− 
  • More Light (2013, First International) A− 
  • Chaosmosis (2016, First International/Ignition) B+(**) 

John Primer:

  • /Bob Corritore: The Gypsy Woman Told Me (2020, SWMAF/VizzTone) A− 
  • Teardrops for Magic Slim: Live at Rosa's Lounge (2022 [2023], Blues House) B+(***) 

Prince:

  • Piano and a Microphone 1983 (1983 [2018], NPG/Warner Bros.) B 
  • and the Revolution: Live (1985 [2022], NPG/Legacy, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Originals (1981-91 [2019], NPG/Warner Brothers) B− 
  • Planet Earth (2007, NPG/Columbia) B+(**) 
  • Welcome 2 America (2010 [2021], NPG/Legacy) B+(*) 
  • Art Official Age (2014, Warner Brothers) B+(**) 
  • /3rdEyeGirl: Plectrum Electrum (2014, Warner Brothers) B+(*) 

Prince Alla: The Best of Prince Alla (1976-79 [1981], Redemption Sounds) B+(**) 

Prince Buster:

  • Fabulous Greatest Hits (1964-68 [1968], Melodisc) A− 
  • Let's Go to the Dance: Rock Steady Selection (1967-68 [2020], Rock A Shacka) B+(**) 
  • Roll on Charles Street ([2020], Rock A Shacka) B+(**) 

Prince Kaybee: Gemini (2022, self-released) B+(**) 

Prince Lasha/Sonny Simmons/Clifford Jordan/Don Cherry: It Is Revealed (1963, Zounds) B+(**) 

Prince Polo: Brooklyn Bodega (2011, DubShot) B+(*) 

Prince Rama: X-Treme Now (2016, Carpark) B− 

Princess Nokia:

  • 1992 Deluxe (2017, Rough Trade) B+(***)  
  • A Girl Cried Red (2018, Rough Trade, EP) B+(*) 
  • Everything Is Beautiful (2020, Platoon) B+(***) 
  • Everything Sucks (2020, Platoon) B+(**) 
  • I Love You but This Is Goodbye (2023, Arista, EP) B+(**) 

John Prine:

  • Chicago '70: The Early Sessions (1970 [2019], Hobo) B+(***) 
  • Prime Prine: The Best of John Prine (1971-75 [1976], Atlantic) A− 
  • September 78 (1978 [2017], Oh Boy) B+(***) 
  • Pink Cadillac (1979, Asylum) B 
  • Storm Windows (1980, Asylum) A− 
  • Live in Asheville '86 (1986 [2016], Oh Boy) B+(**) 
  • John Prine Live (1988, Oh Boy) B+(*) 
  • For Better, or Worse (2016, Oh Boy) A− 
  • The Tree of Forgiveness (2018, Oh Boy) A− 

Prins Emanuel: Diagonal Musik II (2023, Music for Dreams) B+(**) 

Prinzhorn Dance School: Clay Class (2012, DFA) A− 

Maddy Prior/June Tabor [Silly Sisters]: No More to the Dance (1988, Shanachie) B+(*) 

Prism Quartet: Heritage/Evolution, Volume 1 (2014 [2015], Innova, 2CD) B+(**) 

Mark Pritchard: Under the Sun (2016, Warp) B+(*) 

Proc Fiskal: Insula (2018, Hyperdub) B+(**) 

Procol Harum: A Salty Dog (1969, A&M) B+(**) 

Prodigy Present: The Dirtchamber Sessions: Volume One (1998 [1999], XL) A− 

Professor Cunningham and His Old School: The Lockdown Blues (2021, Arbors) B+(*) 

Professor Longhair:

  • Live on the Queen Mary (1975 [2019], Harvest) B+(***) 
  • Live in Chicago (1976 [2016], Orleans, EP) B+(**) 

Professor Rhythm:

  • Bafana Bafana (1995 [2017], Awesome Tapes From Africa) A− 
  • Professor 3 ([2018], Awesome Tapes From Africa) A− 

Profound Sound Trio: Opus de Life (2008 [2009], Porter) A− 

Project Trio: Project Trio (2010, Project Trio) B+(*) 

Chuck Prophet: Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins (2017, Yep Roc) B+(*) 

Protean Reality: Protean Reality (2015 [2016], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Protoje:

  • Ancient Future (2015, Indiggnation Collective/Overstand) A− 
  • A Matter of Time (2018, Easy Star) B+(*) 
  • In Search of Lost Time (2020, RCA) B+(**) 

Protomartyr:

  • Under Color of Official Right (2014, Hardly Art) B+(**) 
  • The Agent Intellect (2015, Hardly Art) B+(**) 
  • Relatives in Descent (2017, Domino) B+(***) 
  • Ultimate Success Today (2020, Domino) B+(**) 

Katie Pruitt: Expectations (2020, Rounder) B+(*) 

Eric Prydz: Opus (2016, Astralwerks, 2CD) A− 

Andrzej Przybielski/Marcin Oles/Bartlomiej Brat Oles: Abstract (2005, Not Two) B+(*) 

P.S. Eliot: Sadie (2011, Salinas) B+(***) 

The Psychedelic Furs: Made of Rain (2020, Cooking Vinyl) 

The Psychic Paramount: II (2011, No Quarter) B+(***) 

Psymun: All Killer No Filler (2018, self-released, EP) B+(*) 

Public Enemy:

  • Most of My Heroes Still Don't Appear on No Stamp (2012, Enemy) A− 
  • The Evil Empire of Everything (2012, Enemy) A− 
  • Nothing Is Quick in the Desert (2017, Enemy) B+(***) 
  • what You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down? (2020, Def Jam) A− 

Public Image Ltd.: This Is PIL (2012, PIL Official) B+(*) 

Joe Pug: Messenger (2010, Lightning Rod) B+(**) 

Dan Pugach Nonet: Plus One (2017 [2018], Unit) B− 

Jure Pukl:

  • The Life Sound Pictures of Jure Pukl (2014, Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(**) 
  • /Matija Dedic: Hybrid (2016 [2017], Whirlwind) B+(***) 
  • Doubtless (2017 [2018], Whirlwind) B+(**) 
  • Broken Circles (2019 [2020], Whirlwind) B+(**) 

Dudu Pukwana:

  • /Bob Stuckey: Night Time Is the Right Time: 60s Soho Sounds (1967-68 [2010], Cadillac) B 
  • Dudu Phukwana and the "Spears" (1968-69 [2020], Matsuli Music) B+(***) 
  • /Han Bennink/Misha Mengelberg: Yi Yole (1978 [2019], Corbett vs. Dempsey) B+(**) 
  • Zila '86 (1986, Jika) B+(***) 

Wojciech Pulcyn: Tribute to Charlie Haden (2016 [2017], ForTune) B+(**) 

Don Pullen:

  • Richard's Tune (1975 [2014], Sackville/Delmark) B+(***) 
  • Healing Force (1976, Black Saint) B+(**) 
  • Plays Monk (1984 [2010], Why Not?) B  
  • The Sixth Sense (1985, Black Saint) B 

Pulnoc:

  • Live at P.S. 122 (1989, bootleg) A− 
  • Pulnoc (1990 [1991], Globus International) A 

Punch Brothers:

  • Antifogmatic (2009-10 [2010], Nonesuch) B 
  • Who's Feeling Young Now? (2012, Nonesuch) B 

Punkt 3: Ordnung Herrscht (2015 [2016], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Punkt. Vrt. Plastik [Kaja Draksler/Petter Eldh/Christian Lillinger]:

  • Somit (2020 [2021], Intakt) ++ 
  • Somit (2020 [2021], Intakt) B+(***) 

Punkt. Vrt. Plastik:

  • Zurich Concert (2021 [2022], Intakt) B+(***) 

PUP:

  • The Dream Is Over (2016, Side One Dummy) C+ 
  • Morbid Stuff (Rise) B 
  • This Place Sucks Ass (2020, Rise, EP) B+(*) 
  • The Unraveling of PUPTheBand (2022, Rise/BMG) B+(**) 

Darden Purcell: Love's Got Me in a Lazy Mood (2023, Origin) B+(**) 

Shawn Purcell: 180 (2022, Origin) B 

Purelink: Signs (2023, Peak Oil) B+(*) 

Flora Purim: If You Will (2022, Strut) B+(***) 

Purity Ring: Shrines (2012, 4AD) B+(*) 

Purna Loka Ensemble: Metaraga (2018-19 [2020], Origin) B+(**) 

Joey Purp:

  • iiiDrops (2016, self-released) B+(***) 
  • Quarterthing (2018, self-released) B+(**) 

Purple Mountains: Purple Mountains (2019, Drag City) B+(***) 

Pusha T:

  • Fear of God II: Let Us Pray (2011, Decon) B+(**) 
  • Wrath of Caine (2013, GOOD Music) B+(**) 
  • My Name Is My Name (2013, Def Jam) A− 
  • King Push -- Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude (2015, Def Jam) B+(***) 
  • Daytona (2018, GOOD/Def Jam, EP) B+(**) 
  • It's Almost Dry (2022, G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam) A− 

Puss N Boots:

  • No Fools, No Fun (2013-14 [2014], Blue Note) B+(*) 
  • Sister (2020, Blue Note) B+(*) 

Pussy Riot:

  • XXX (2016, Nice Life, EP) B+(***) 
  • Matriarchy Now (2022, Neon Gold, EP) B+(*) 

Charlie Puth:

  • Voicenotes (2018, Atlantic) B+(*) 
  • Charlie (2022, Atlantic) B+(**) 

Asha Puthli: The Essential Asha Puthli (1968-80 [2022], Mr. Bongo) B+(***) 

PVRIS: Use Me (2020, Warner) B 

Pye Corner Audio:

  • Black Mill Tapes Volume 1: Avant Shards (2010, self-released, EP) B+(*) 
  • Black Mill Tapes Volume 2: Do You Synthesize? (2011, self-released, EP) B+(*) 
  • Black Mill Tapes Volume 3: All Pathways Open (2012, self-released) B+(**) 
  • Let's Emerge! (2022, Sonic Cathedral) B+(**) 

Pylon: Live (1983 [2016], Chunklet) B+(***) 

The Pyramids: AOMAWA: The 1970s Recordings (1973-76 [2022], Strut, 4CD) A− 

Q'd Up: Going Places (2021, Tantara) B 

Masha Qrella: Woanders (2021, Staatsakt) B+(***) 

Quadron: Avalanche (2013, Vested in Culture) B+(**) 

Quakers: Quakers (2012, Stones Throw) B+(***) 

Quantic:

  • /Alice Russell: Look Around the Corner With the Combo Bárbaro (2012, Tru Thoughts) B+(*) 
  • The Western Transient: A New Constellation (2015, Tru Thoughts) B 
  • Presenta Flowering Inferno: 1000 Watts (2016, Tru Thoughts) B+(**) 
  • Dancing While Falling (2023, Play It Again Sam) B+(***) 

Quraishi: Mountain Melodies (2014, Evergreene Music) B+(**) 

Quartet San Francisco/Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band/Take Six: Raymond Scott Reimagined (2023, ViolinJazz) B+(***) 

Quartett: No Secrets (1988, New Albion) B+(**) 

Quasi:

  • American Gong (2010, Kill Rock Stars) B+(**) 
  • Breaking the Balls of History (2023, Sub Pop) B− 

Queen Esther: Gild the Black Lily (2021, EL) A− 

Queen Key: Eat My Pussy (Again) (2019, Machine Entertainment Group) A− 

Queens of the Stone Age:

  • . . . Like Clockwork (2013, Matador) B 
  • Villains (2017, Matador) B 
  • In Times New Roman . . . (2023, Matador) B− 

Quelle Chris:

  • Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often (2017, Mello Music Group) B− 
  • Guns (2019, Mello Music Group) B+(***) 
  • /Chris Keys: Innocent Country 2 (2020, Mello Music Group) B+(***) 
  • Deathframe (2022, Mello Music Group) B+(*) 

Quest: Circular Dreaming (2011 [2013], Enja) B+(**) 

? and the Mysterians: The Best of ? & the Mysterians: 1966-1967 [Cameo Parkway] (1966-67 [2005], ABKCO) B+(***) 

Quiet Sun: Mainstream (1975 [2004], Expression) B+(*) 

Reggie Quinerly:

  • Invictus (2014 [2015], Redefinition Music) B+(*) 
  • Words to Love (2017 [2018], Redefinition Music) B 
  • New York Nowhere (2020 [2021], Redefinition) B+(*) 
  • The Thousandth Scholar (2023 [2024], Redefinition) B+(**) 

Paul Quinichette/Shad Collins/Freddie Green/Walter Page/Jo Jones: For Basie (1957 [1990], Prestige/OJC) B+(**) 

Francis Quinlan: Likewise (2020, Saddle Creek) B+(*) 

Juan Carlos Quintero: Joy to the World (2007, Tenure) B− 

Quoan [Brian Walsh/Daniel Rosenboom/Sam Minaie/Mark Ferber]: Fine Dining (2017 [2018], Orenda) B+(**) 

Quodia: The Arrow: A Story in Seven Parts (2007, 7d Media) B− 

Quttinirpaaq: Dead September (2015, Rural Isolation Project) C+ 

Qwanqwa: Volume 3 (2107 [2020], Wuzzawazee Industries) B+(**) 

R. Ring: War Poems, We Rested (2023, Don Giovanni) B+(*) 

R2Bees: Back 2 Basics (2021, Ziiki Media) B+(*) 

R5: Sometime Last Night (2015, Hollywood) B+(*) 

R+R=Now:

  • Collagically Speaking (2018, Blue Note) B 
  • Live (2018 [2021], Blue Note) B 

Sun Ra:

  • Interplanetary Melodies: Doo Wop From Saturn and Beyond, Vol. One (1950s [2009], Norton) B 
  • The Second Stop Is Jupiter: Doo Wop From Saturn and Beyond, Vol. Two (1950s [2009], Norton) B− 
  • & His Myth Science Arkestra: We Travel the Space Ways (1960 [2012], Enterplanetary Koncepts) B+(*) 
  • His Myth Science Arkestra: We Travel the Space Ways (1956-60 [1960], El Saturn) B+(*) 
  • The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra (1961 [1962], Savoy) A− 
  • Bad and Beautiful (1961 [1972], El Saturn) B+(**) 
  • We Travel the Spaceways/Bad & Beautiful (1956-61 [1992], Evidence) B+(**) 
  • & His Arkestra: Sun Ra With Pharoah Sanders & Black Harold: Judson Hall, New York, Dec. 31, 1964 (1964 [2018], Enterplanetary Koncepts) B+(**) 
  • The Magic City (1965 [2015], Enterplanetary Koncepts) B+(**) 
  • Nothing Is . . . Completed & Revisited (1966 [2022], Ezz-Thetics) B+(***) 
  • Outer Spaceways Incorporated (1968 [1993], Black Lion) B+(**) 
  • & His Astro Infinity Arkestra: My Brother the Wind Vol. 1 (1969 [2017], Cosmic Myth) B+(**) 
  • & His Astro Infinity Arkestra: My Brother the Wind Vol. 2 (1969-70 [2017], Cosmic Myth) B+(**) 
  • Thunder of the Gods (1966-71 [2017], Modern Harmonic) B− 
  • Nidhamu/Dark Myth Equation Visitation (1971 [2009], Art Yard) B+(*) 
  • & His Blue Universe Arkestra: Universe in Blue (1971 [2022], Cosmic Myth) B+(**) 
  • Egypt 1971 (1971 [2020], Strut/Art Yard, 4CD) B+(*)  Universe in Blue (1971-72 [2013], El Saturn) C+ 
  • Astro Black (1972 [2018], Modern Harmonic) B+(*) 
  • & His Interglactic Solar Arkestra: Soundtrack to the Film Space Is the Place (1972 [1993], Evidence) B+(**) 
  • Discipline 27-II (1972 [2017], Strut/Art Yard) B 
  • The Cymbals/Symbols Sessions (New York City, 1973) (1973 [2018], Modern Harmonic, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Crystal Spears (1973 [2019], Modern Harmonic) B+(**) 
  • The Antique Blacks (1974 [2009], Art Yard) B+(**) 
  • & His Arkestra: Discipline 99 (Out Beyond the Kingdom Of) (1974 [2018], Enterplanetary Koncepts) B+(**) 
  • Of Abstract Dreams (1974-75 [2018], Strut) A− 
  • St. Louis Blues: Solo Piano (1977 [1978], Improvising Artists) B+(***) 
  • & His Arkestra: Taking a Chance on Chances (1977 [2018], Enterplanetary Koncepts) B+(***) 
  • Unity: Live at Storyville, New York, October 1977 (1977 [2020], Enterplanetary Koncepts) B+(***) 
  • Disco 3000: Complete Milan Concert 1978 (1978 [2009], Art Yard, 2CD) A− 
  • and His Spirit of Jazz Cosmos Arkestra: WUHY Radio, Philadelphia, 1978 (1978 [2019], Enterplanetary Koncepts) B+(*) 
  • Lanquidity [Definitive Edition] (1978 [2021], Strut, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • In the Orbit of Ra (1957-78 [2014], Strut, 2CD) A−  God Is More Than Love Can Ever Be (1979 [2018], Cosmic Myth) A−  On Jupiter (1979 [2021], Enterplanetary Koncepts) B+(***) 
  • Sunrise in Different Dimensions (1980 [2010], Hatology) B+(**) 
  • To Those of Earth . . . and Other Worlds (1956-83 [2015], Strut, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • The Sun Ra Arkestra Meets Salah Ragab in Egypt (1971-84 [1999], Leo Golden Years of New Jazz) B+(**) 
  • Arkestra/Salah Ragab/The Cairo Jazz Band: The Sun Ra Arkestra Meets Salah Ragab in Egypt (1983 [2022], Strut) B+(***) 
  • Live at Praxis '84 (1984 [2000], Leo Golden Years of New Jazz, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Celestial Love (1984 [2015], Enterplanetary Koncepts) B+(*) 
  • Live in Kalisz 1986 (1986 [2019], Lanquidity) A− 
  • Second Star to the Right (Salute to Walt Disney) (1989 [1995], Leo) B+(***)  Sun Ra Plays Gershwin (1951-89 [2018], Enterplanetary Koncepts) B 
  • A Night in East Berlin/My Brothers the Wind & Sun No. 9 (1986-90 [1995], Leo) B+(*) 
  • Live at the Hackney Empire (1990 [1994], Leo, 2CD) B+(***) 

Bruno Råberg:

  • /Jason Robinson/Bob Weiner: The Urgency of Now (2017-18 [2020], Creative Nation Music) A− 
  • Solo Bass: Look Inside (2022 [2023], Orbis Music) B+(*) 

Michele Rabbia/Gianluca Petrella/Eivind Aarset: Lost River (2018 [2019], ECM) B 

Michael Rabinowitz: Uncharted Waters (2017, Cats Paw) B+(*) 

Rabit: Communion (2015, Tri Angle) B+(**) 

Rachael & Vilray: I Love a Love Song (2022 [2023], Nonesuch) B+(*) 

Errol Rackipov: Distant Dreams (2015 [2017], OA2) B+(*) 

The Raconteurs: Consolers of the Lonely (2008, Warner Bros.) B 

Abbey Rader:

  • /Davey Williams: In One Is All (1999 [2023], Abray) B+(**) 
  • /John McMinn: Duo From the Heart (2019 [2020], Abray) B+(**) 
  • /John McMinn: Two as One (2021, Abray) B+(*) 

Kojey Radical:

  • Cashmere Tears (2019, Asylum/Atlantic) B+(*) 
  • Reason to Smile (2022, Atlantic) B+(***) 

Radical Dads:

  • Rapid Reality (2013, Uninhabitable Mansions) A− 
  • Universal Coolers (2015, Old Flame) A− 

Radical Empathy Trio: Reality and Other Imaginary Places (2017 [2019], ESP-Disk) B+(*) 

Eliane Radigue: Adnos I-III (1973-80 [2002], Table of the Elements, 3CD) B+(**) 

The Radio Dept.:

  • Clinging to a Scheme (2010, Labrador) B+(***) 
  • Running Out of Love (2016, Labrador) B+(**) 

Radio I-Ching: No Wave Au Go Go (2009, Resonant Music) A− 

Radiohead:

  • Pablo Honey (1993, Capitol) B+(**) 
  • The Bends (1995, Capitol) B 
  • Hail to the Thief (2003, Capitol) B+(*) 
  • The King of Limbs (2011, TBD) B− 
  • A Moon Shaped Pool (2016, XL) B 

Nate Radley:

  • Morphoses (2013 [2014], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(*) 

Nate Radley & Gary Versace:

  • Snapshots (2023, SteepleChase) B+(**) 

Rae Sremmurd:

  • Sremm Life (2015, Eardrum/Interscope) B+(***) 
  • SremmLife 2 (2016, Eardrum/Interscope) B+(*) 
  • SR3MM (2018, Ear Drummer/Interscope, 3CD) B 
  • Sremm 4 Life (2023, Eardruma/Interscope) B+(*) 

Raekwon:

  • Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (1995, Loud) A− 
  • Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Pt. II (2009, Ice H2O) B+(***) 

RaeLynn:

  • Baytown (2020, Round Here, EP) B+(**) 
  • Baytown (2021, Round Here) B+(***) 

Nikita Rafaelov: Spirit of Gaia (2016-17 [2018], Gotta Let It Out) B+(**) 

Rag'n'Bone Man: Human (2017, Columbia) B− 

Harish Raghavan: In Tense (2021 [2022], Whirlwind) B 

Dr. Krishna Raghavendra: RARE Pulse (2001, GEMA) B+(*) 

The Ragpicker String Band: The Ragpicker String Band (2015, Yellow Dog) A− 

The Ragtime Jazz Band: The Ragtime Jazz Band [Polish Jazz Vol. 7] (1966, Polskie Nagrania Muza) B+(**) 

Priya Ragu: Santhosam (2023, Warner) B+(**) 

Idris Rahman/Leon Brichard/Tom Skinner: Wildflower (2017, self-released) B+(**) 

Antonio Raia: Asylum (2017 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

The Rails: Cancel the Sun (2019, Psychonaut) B+(*) 

Billie Rainbird: Deep Blue (2015, Phantom) B+(*) 

Rainbow Arabia:

  • Kabukimono (2009, Manimal Vinyl, EP) B+(***) 
  • Boys and Diamonds (2011, Kompakt) A− 

Rainbow Girls: Rolling Dumpster Fire (2021, self-released, EP) B+(*) 

Joakim Rainer: Light.Sentence (2021 [2023], Sonic Transmissions) B+(**) 

Joe Rainey: Niineta (2022, 37d03d) B+(**) 

Tom Rainey:

  • Camino Cielo Echo (2011 [2012], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • Obbligato (2013 [2014], Intakt) A− 
  • Motel Grief (2015, Intakt) B+(**) 
  • Obbligato: Float Upstream (2017, Intakt) A− 
  • /Mary Halvorson/Ingrid Laubrock: Combobulated (2017 [2019], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • /Ingrid Laubrock: Stir Crazy (2020, self-released) B+(**) 
  • Obbligato: Untucked in Hannover (2018 [2021], Intakt) B+(**) 

Bonnie Raitt:

  • Bonnie Raitt (1971, Warner Brothers) B+(***) 

Aaron Raitiere: Single Wide Dreamer (2022, Dinner Time) B+(***) 

Bonnie Raitt:

  • Streetlights (1974, Warner Brothers) B 
  • The Glow (1979, Warner Brothers) B 
  • Green Light (1982, Warner Brothers) B+(**) 
  • Nine Lives (1986, Warner Brothers) B− 
  • Road Tested (1995, Capitol, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • The Best of Bonnie Raitt on Capitol 1989-2003 (1989-2003 [2003], Capitol) A− 
  • Slipstream (2012, Redwing) B+(**) 
  • Dig In Deep (2016, Redwing) A− 
  • Just Like That . . . (2022, Redwing) B+(***) 

Rakaa: Crown of Thorns (2010, Decon) A− 

Jordan Rakei: What We Call Life (2021, Ninja Tune) B+(*) 

Rallidae: Paper Birds (2013 [2014], self-released, EP) B− 

RAM: RAM 7: August 1791 (2018, Willibelle) B 

David Ramirez: My Love Is a Hurricane (2020, Sweetworld) -− 

Jemal Ramirez: Pomponio (2015 [2016], First Orbit Sounds Music) B+(*) 

Ramones:

  • It's Alive (1977 [1979], Sire) B+(***) 
  • Pleasant Dreams (1981, Sire) B+(***) 

Ramp: Come Into Knowledge (1977 [2007], Blue Thumb) B− 

Lee Ranaldo:

  • Between the Times and the Tides (2012, Matador) B+(*) 
  • and the Dust: Last Night on Earth (2013, Matador) B 
  • Electric Trim (2017, Mute) B+(*) 
  • /Raül Refree: Names of North End Women (2020, Mute) B+(*) 

Freddy Randall:

  • My Tiny Band Is Chosen: The Parlophone Years 1952-1957 (1952-57 [2017], Lake) B+(**) 

Kristjan Randalu:

  • Absence (2017 [2018], ECM) B+(**) 
  • /New Wind Jazz Orchestra: Sisu (2021 [2022], Whirlwind) B 

Fred Randolph: Song Without Singing (2015, Creative Spirit) B+(*) 

Random Axe: Random Axe (2011, Duck Down Music) B+(**) 

Phil Ranelin:

  • A Close Encounter of the Very Best Kind (1996, Lifeforce) B+(***) 
  • Living a New Day (2005, Wide Hive) B+(**) 
  • & Tribe Renaissance: Reminiscence: Live! (2009, Wide Hive) B+(***)  Perseverance (2011, Wide Hive) A− 
  • Portrait in Blue (2015, Wide Hive) B+(***) 
  • Collected Works 2003-2019 (2003-19 [2019], Wide Hive, 2CD) A− 
  • Ininite Expressions (2020 [2021], ORG Music) B+(**) 

Ranil Y Su Conjunto Tropical:

  • (Limited Dance Edition) ([2020], Analog Africa) A− 
  • Stay Safe and Sound Ranil Selection!! ([2020], Analog Africa) B+(***) 

Raoul: The Spanish Donkey (2014 [2015], Rare Noise) B 

Mark Rapp: Token Tales (2008 [2009], Paved Earth) B+(*) 

Reneé Rapp: Snow Angel (2023, Interscope) B 

Rapsody:

  • She Got Game (2013, Jamla) B+(*) 
  • Laila's Wisdom (2017, Def Jam) B+(**) 
  • Eve (2019, Roc Nation) B+(***) 

The Rapture: In the Grace of Your Love (2011, DFA) B+(**) 

Rara Avis:

  • Mutations/Multicellulars Mutations (2012 [2013], dEN, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • Rara Avis (2013 [2015], Not Two) B+(**) 

Rare Earth: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Rare Earth (1969-73 [2013], Motown) B+(***) 

Rashad: #LevelUp (2017, Self Made) B+(**) 

Isaiah Rashad:

  • Cilvia Demo (2014, Top Dawg) B+(***) 
  • The Sun's Tirade (2016, Top Dawg Entertainment) B+(**) 
  • The House Is Burning (2021, Top Dawg Entertainment/Warner) B+(*) 

Rashanim: The Gathering (2009, Tzadik) B+(**) 

Mette Rasmussen:

  • /Chris Corsano: A View of the Moon (From the Sun) (2015 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • /Tashi Dorji: Mette Rasmussen/Tashi Dorji (2016 [2018], Feeding Tube) B− 
  • /Julien Desprez: The Hatch (2016 [2019], Dark Tree) B+(**) 
  • /Paul Flaherty/Zach Rowden/Chris Corsano: Crying in Space (2019 [2023], Relative Pitch) B+(***) 

PJ Rasmussen: Another Adventure (2013 [2014], Third Freedom Music) B 

Adrian Raso and Fanfare Ciocarlia: Devil's Tale (2013 [2014], Asphalt Tango) B+(***) 

Ratatet:

  • Arctic (2015 [2016], Ridgeway) B 
  • Heroes, Saints and Clowns (2017 [2018], Ridgeway) B 

Ratboys:

  • Printer's Devil (2020, Topshelf) B+(*) 
  • The Window (2023, Topshelf) B+(***) 

Nathaniel Rateliff: Nathaniel Raleliff & the Night Sweats (Stax) B+(*) 

Andrew Rathbun:

  • Numbers & Letters (2012 [2014], SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • Character Study (2017 [2018], SteepleChase) B+(**) 

Ratking: So It Goes (2014, Hot Charity/HXC/XL) B 

Raury: All We Need (2015, Columbia) B+(*) 

Enrico Rava:

  • Il Giro Del Giorno in 80 Mondi (1972 [1976], Black Saint) B+(**) 
  • The Pilgrim and the Stars (1975, ECM) A− 
  • The Plot (1976 [1977], ECM) B+(***) 
  • Secrets (1986 [1987], Soul Note) B+(**) 
  • /Franco D'Andrea: For Bix and Pops (1994 [1996], Philology) B+(**) 
  • /Ran Blake: Duo En Noir (1999, Between the Lines) B+(***) 
  • /Gianluca Petrella: Wild Dance (2015, ECM) B+(**) 
  • /Joe Lovano: Roma (2018 [2019], ECM) B+(*) 
  • /Matthew Herbert/Giovanni Guidi: For Mario (Live) (2020, Accidental) B+(*) 
  • Edizione Speciale (2019 [2021], ECM) B+(***) 
  • /Fred Hersch: The Song Is You (2021 [2022], ECM) B+(***) 

Ada Rave: The Sea, the Storm and the Full Moon (2015 [2017], Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Bob Ravenscroft & Inner Journeys: Phantasmagoria (2019, OA2) B+(*) 

Allen Ravenstine:

  • /Albert Dennis: >Terminal Drive (1975 [2017], Smog Veil, EP) B 
  • Waiting for the Bomb (2018, Morphius/ReR Megacorp) B+(*) 

The Raveonettes:

  • In and Out of Control (2009, Vice) B+(***) 
  • Lust Lust Lust (2008, Vice) B+(**) 

The Rave-Ups: Town and Country (1985, Fun Stuff) B+(***) 

Ravyn Lenae:

  • Crush (2018, Atlantic, EP) B+(*) 
  • Hypnos (2022, Atlantic) B+(**) 

Raw Poetic:

  • /Damu the Fudgemunk: Moment of Change (2020, Redefinition) B+(**) 
  • /Damu the Fudgemunk: Big Tiny Planet (2021, Redefinition, EP) B+(*) 
  • /Damu the Fudgemunk: Laminated Skies (2022, Def Pressé) B+(**) 
  • Away Back In (2023, Def Pressé) B+(**) 

J. Rawls: The Hip-Hop Effect (2011, Green Streets) B+(**) 

Lou Rawls: The Essential Lou Rawls (1963-81 [2007], Philadelphia International/Legacy, 2CD) B− 

Dave Rawlings Machine: Nashville Obsolete (2015, Acony) B+(*) 

Raxon: Sound of Mind (2021, Kompakt) B+(***) 

Amy Ray:

  • Goodnight Tender (2014, Daemon) B+(***) 
  • If It All Goes South (2023, Daemon) B+(**) 

Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers: Teenage and Torture (2011, Knitting Factory Works) B− 

Tim Ray: Excursions and Adventures (2019 [2020], Whaling City Sound) B+(*) 

Raye: My 21st Century Blues (2023, Human Re Sources) B+(**) 

John Raymond:

  • Foreign Territory (2014 [2015], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(**) 
  • John Raymond & Real Feels (2014 [2016], Shifting Paradigm) B+(***) 
  • & Real Feels: Joy Ride (2018, Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Mason Razavi:

  • /Bennett Roth-Newell: After You (2015, First Orbit Sounds Music) B+(*) 
  • Quartet Plus, Volume 2 (2016 [2017], OA2) B 
  • Six-String Standards (2021-22 [2023], OA2) B+(**) 

Real Estate:

  • Days (2011, Domino) B 
  • Atlas (2014, Domino) B+(**) 
  • In Mind (2017, Domino) B 
  • The Main Thing (2020, Domino) B+(*) 

Jay Reatard:

  • Blood Visions (2005 [2006], Fat Possum) B+(**) 
  • Watch Me Fall (2009, Matador) B+(**) 

The Reatards: Teenage Hate/Fuck Elvis Here's the Reatards (1998 [2011], Goner) B+(***) 

Rebellum: The Darknuss (2021, Avantgroidd) B+(***) 

Jason Rebello/Tim Garland: Life to Life (2022 [2023], Whirlwind) B+(**) 

Mark Reboul/Roberta Piket/Billy Mintz: Seven Pieces/About an Hour/Saxophone, Piano, Drums (2004 [2023], ESP-Disk) B+(***) 

Reciprocal Uncles [Gianni Lenoci/Gianni Mimmo]: The Whole Thing (2019 [2020], Amirani) B+(**) 

Recognize Ali: Back to Mecca II (2023, Greenfield Music) B+(***) 

The Recyclers: Visit (1995 [1997], Babel) B+(**) 

Javier Red's Imagery Converter:

  • Ephemeral Certainties (2019, Delmark) A− 
  • Life & Umbrella (2023, Desafio Candente) A− 

The Red Crayola:

  • The Parable of Arable Land (1967 [1993], Collectables) A− 
  • The Parable of Arable Land (1967 [2011], Sonic Boom, 2CD) B+(***) 

Red Fox Chasers: I'm Going Down to North Carolina: The Complete Recordings of the Red Fox Chasers (1928-31) (1928-31 [2009], Tompkins Square, 2CD) B+(**) 

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Unlimited Love (2022, Warner) B 

Red Kite: Red Kite (2019, RareNoise) B+(**) 

The Red Microphone:

  • And I Became of the Dark (2020 [2021], ESP-Disk) B+(***) 
  • A Bleeding in Black Leather (2022, ESP-Disk) A− 

Red Planet/Bill Carrothers: Red Planet With Bill Carrothers (2017, Shifting Paradigm) B+(**) 

Red Records All Stars [Jerry Bergonzi/Bobby Watson/Victor Lewis/Kenny Barron/Curtis Lundy/David Finck]: Together Again for the First Time (1996 [1998], Red) B+(***) 

RED Trio:

  • /Mattias Ståhl: North and the Red Stream (2013 [2014], NoBusiness) B+(**) 
  • /John Butcher: Summer Skyshift (2015 [2016], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • /Celebration Band: Suite 10 Years Anniversary (2018 [2020], NoBusiness, 2CD) B+(***) 

Martha Redbone Roots Project: The Garden of Love: Songs of William Blake (2012, Blackfeet Productions) A− 

Freddie Redd:

  • /Hampton Hawes: Piano East/Piano West (1952-55 [1985], Prestige/OJC) B+(*) 

Freddy Redd:

  • San Francisco Suite: For Jazz Trio (1957 (1990), Riverside/OJC) B+(**) 

Freddie Redd:

  • Redd's Blues (1961 [2002], Blue Note) B+(*) 
  • Reminiscing (2013 [2021], Bleebop) B+(***) 
  • Music for You (2014 [2015], SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • With Due Respect (2014-15 [2016], SteepleChase) B+(***) 

Vi Redd:

  • Bird Call (1962, United Artists) B+(***) 
  • Lady Soul (1963, Atco) B+(**) 

Redd Kross: Researching the Blues (2012, Merge) C+ 

Otis Redding:

  • Pain in My Heart (1964, Atco) A 
  • The Soul Album (1966, Atco) A− 
  • Live on the Sunset Strip (1966 [2010], Stax, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • /Carla Thomas: King & Queen (1967, Atco) A− 
  • Live in London and Paris (1967 [2008], Stax, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • The Immortal Otis Redding (1967 [1968], Atco) A− 
  • Tell the Truth (1967 [1970], Atco) B+(***) 
  • Dock of the Bay Sessions (1967 [2018], Rhino) B+(***) 
  • Remember Me: 22 Previously Unissued Tracks (1962-67 [1992], Stax) B+(***) 

Helen Reddy:

  • Helen Reddy (1971, Capitol) B+(***) 
  • Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits (1971-75 [1975], Capitol) B+(**) 

RedGreenBlue: The End and the Beginning (2018 [2022], Astral Spirits) B+(*) 

Don Redman and His Orchestra Featuring Coleman Hawkins: At the Swing Cats Ball (1957 [2005], Fresh Sound) B+(*) 

Joshua Redman:

  • Walking Shadows (2012 [2013], Nonesuch) B− 
  • Trios Live (2009-13 [2014], Nonesuch) B+(**) 
  • /Brad Mehldau: Nearness (2011 [2016], Nonesuch) B+(**) 
  • /Ron Miles/Scott Colley/Brian Blade: Still Dreaming (2018, Nonesuch) B+(***)  
  • Come What May (2018 [2019], Nonesuch) B+(***) 
  • /Brooklyn Rider: Sun on Sand (2019, Nonesuch) B+(**) 
  • /Brad Mehldau/Christian McBride/Brian Blade: Round Again (2019 [2020], Nonesuch) B+(***) 
  • /Brad Mehldau/Christian McBride/Brian Blade: Long Gone (2022, Nonesuch) B+(***) 
  • Where Are We (2023, Blue Note) B+(**) 

The Reds, Pinks & Purples: Uncommon Weather (2021, Tough Love) B+(*) 

Redveil: Learn 2 Swim (2022, self-released) B 

Blind Alfred Reed:

  • Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order (1927-1929) (1927-29 [2012], Document) A− 
  • Appalachian Visionary (1927-29 [2016], Dust-to-Digital) A− 

Eli "Paperboy" Reed:

  • Come and Get It (2010, Capitol) B+(**) 
  • Down Every Road (2022, Yep Roc) B− 

Eric Reed:

  • Groovewise (2014, Smoke Sessions) B+(***) 
  • Everybody Gets the Blues (2019, Smoke Sessions) B+(**) 
  • For a Time Such as This (2020, Smoke Sessions) B+(*) 
  • Black, Brown, and Blue (2022 [2023], Smoke Sessions) B+(**) 

Ishmael Reed:

  • The Hands of Grace (2022, Reading Group) B+(**) 
  • /West Coast Blues Caravan of All Stars: Blues Lyrics by Ishmael Reed (2023, Reading Group) A− 

Lou Reed:

  • Words & Music, May 1965 (1965 [2022], Light in the Attic) B 
  • I'm So Free: The 1971 RCA Demos (1971 [2021], RCA) B+(**) 

Mike Reed:

  • People, Places & Things: Second Cities Volume 1 (2013, 482 Music) A− 
  • People Places & Things: A New Kind of Dance (2015, 482 Music) A− 
  • Flesh & Bone (2016 [2017], 482 Music) B+(***) 
  • The Separatist Party (2023, We Jazz/Astral Spirits) A− 

Sam Reed Meets Roberto Magris: Ready for Reed (2011 [2013, JMood) B+(***) 

Susan Reed: Thousands of Ways (2021 [2022], OA2) B+(***) 

Reed Trio: Last Train to the First Station (2008-10 [2011], Kilogram) B+(*) 

Dan Reeder:

  • Dan Reeder (2004, Oh Boy) B− 
  • Every Which Way (2020, Oh Boy) B 

Della Reese:

  • Della (1960, RCA Victor) B+(**) 
  • Della Della Cha Cha Cha (1961, RCA Victor) A− 

Dianne Reeves: Beautiful Life (2014, Concord Jazz) B− 

Martha Reeves & the Vandellas: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Martha Reeves & the Vandellas (1963-67 [1999], Motown) A− 

Scott Reeves:

  • The Alchemist (2005 [2021], Origin) B+(**) 
  • Portraits and Places (2015 [2016], Origin) B− 
  • Without a Trace (2015-17 [2018], Origin) B 

Regal86: La Onda: Groove In-Groove Out (2023, self-released) B+(***) 

Reut Regev:

  • This Is R*Time (2008 [2009], Ropeadope) B+(**) 
  • 's R*Time: Exploring the Vibe (2013, Enja) B+(**) 
  • 's R*Time: Keep Winning (2019, Enja) A− 

The Regrettes:

  • Feel Your Foolings Fool! (2017, Warner Brothers) B+(**) 
  • How Do You Love? (2019, Warner Brothers) B+(***) 
  • Further Joy (2022, Warner) A− 

Steve Reich:

  • Double Sextet/2x5 (2009-10 [2010], Nonesuch) A− 
  • WTC 9/11 (2011, Nonesuch) B+(**) 
  • Radio Rewrite (2014, Nonesuch) B+(***) 
  • Pulse/Quartet (2018, Nonesuch) B+(*) 

Hans Reichel/Achim Knipsel: Erdmännchen (1977, FMP) A− 

Ralph Reichert:

  • /Randy Sandke: Reflections (2002 [2004], Nagel Heyer) B+(**) 
  • /Jerry Tilitz: Back to Back (2002 [2006], Nagel Heyer) B+(***) 

Benny Reid: Escaping Shadows (2008 [2009], Concord) B 

Nadia Reid: Preservation (2017, Basin Rock) B+(*) 

Rufus Reid:

  • Quiet Pride: The Elizabeth Catlett Project (2012 [2014], Motéma) B+(*) 
  • /The Sirius Quartet: Celebration (2022, Sunnyside) B− 

Tomeka Reid:

  • Tomeka Reid Quartet (2015, Thirsty Ear) A− 
  • /Filippo Monico: The Mouser (2018 [2019], Relative Pitch) B+(**) 
  • Old New (2018 [2019], Cuneiform) B+(***) 

Xavi Reija: Resolution (2013 [2014], Moonjune) B+(***) 

Jussi Reijonen: Three Seconds [Kolme Toista] (2021 [2022], Challenge) B+(**) 

Christian Reim: Mona Lisa (1973 [2021], Jazzaggression) A− 

Ruben Reinaldo & Kely Garcia: Acuarel (2019 [2020], Free Code) B+(***) 

Greg Reitan: Post No Bills (2014, Sunnyside) B+(*) 

Rejoicer: Energy Dreams (2018, Stones Throw) B+(**) 

R.E.M.:

  • New Adventures in Hi-Fi (1996, Warner Bros.) B+(***) 
  • Collapse Into Now (2011, Warner Brothers) B 

Rema: Rave & Roses (2022, Marvin/Jonzing World) B+(***) 

Remember Shakti:

  • The Believer (1999 [2000], Verve) B+(**) 
  • Saturday Night in Bombay (2000 [2001], Verve) B+(**) 

Remembrance Quintet: Do You Remember? (2023, Sonboy) B+(***) 

Dave Rempis:

  • Percussion Quartet: Hunter-Gatherers (2006 [2007], 482 Music, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Percussion Quartet: The Disappointment of Parsley (2008 [2009], Not Two) B+(***) 
  • Percussion Quartet: Montreal Parade (2011, 482 Music) B+(***) 
  • /Tim Daisy: Second Spring (2013 [2014], Aerophonic) B+(***) 
  • /Joshua Abrams/Avreeayl Ra: Aphelion (2013 [2014], Aerophonic) B+(***) 
  • /Lasse Marhaug: Naancore (2012 [2014], Aerophonic) B+(**) 
  • /Darren Johnston/Larry Ochs: Spectral (2012 [2014], Aerophonic) B+(***) 
  • /Elisabeth Harnik/Michael Zerang: Wistfully (2013 [2016], Aerophonic) B+(*) 
  • /Joe Morris/Tomeka Reid/Jim Baker: Nettles (2013 [2016], Aerophonic) B+(*) 
  • Percussion Quartet: Cash and Carry (2014 [2015], Aerophonic) A− 
  • /Joshua Abrams/Avreeayl Ra + Jim Baker: Periheleon (2015 [2016], Aerophonic, 2CD) A− 
  • /Darren Johnston/Larry Ochs: Neutral Nation (2015 [2016], Aerophonic) B 
  • Lattice (2017, Aerophonic) B+(***) 
  • Percussion Quartet: Cochonnerie (2015 [2017], Aerophonic) A− 
  • /Matt Piet/Tim Daisy: Hit the Ground Running (2017, Aerophonic) B+(***) 
  • /Matt Piet/Tim Daisy: Throw Tomatoes (2017 [2018], Astral Spirits) A− 
  • The Rempis/Daisy Duo & Guests: Dodecahedron (2017 [2018], Aerophonic, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Spectral [w/Darren Johnston/Larry Ochs]: Empty Castles (2017 [2018], Aerophonic) B+(**) 
  • /Tomeka Reid/Joshua Abrams: Ithra (2017 [2018], Aerophonic) B+(**) 
  • /Jasper Stadhouders/Frank Rosaly: Icoci (2017 [2018], Aerophponic) B+(***) 
  • /Brandon Lopez/Ryan Packard: The Early Bird Gets (2018 [2019], Aerophonic) A− 
  • /Joshua Abrams/Avreeayl Ra + Jim Baker: Apsis (2018 [2019], Aerophonic) A− 
  • /Elisabeth Harnik/Michael Zerang: Triple Tube (2019 [2020], Not Two) B+(**) 
  • Percussion Quartet: The Long Haul (2011 [2020], Aerophonic) A− 
  • /Frank Rosaly: Codes/Myths (2018 [2020], Aerophonic, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • /Jim Baker/Ingebright Håker Flaten/Avreeayl Ra: Millenniums (2019 [2020], Aerophonic) B+(*) 
  • /Terrie Ex/Tim Daisy: Sugar Shack (2013 [2020], Aerophonic) B+(**) 
  • /Jeff Parker/Ingebrigt Håker Flaten/Jeremy Cunningham: Stringers and Struts (2019 [2020], Aerophonic) A− 
  • /Tomeka Reid/Joshua Abrams/Tim Daisy/Tyler Damon: The Covid Tapes: Solos, Duos, & Trios (2020 [2021], Aerophonic, 2CD) A− 
  • Percussion Quartet: Sud Des Alpes (2019 [2021], Aerophonic) B+(***) 
  • /Avreeayl Ra: Bennu (2021 [2022], Aerophonic) A− 
  • /Elisabeth Harnik/Michael Zerang: Astragaloi (2020 [2022], Aerophonic) A− 
  • /Joshua Abrams/Avreeayl Ra + Jim Baker: Scylla (2021 [2022], Aerophonic) A− 
  • /Tomeka Reid/Joshua Abrams: Allium (2022, Aerophonic) B+(***) 
  • /Elisabeth Harnik/Fred Lonberg-Holm/Tim Daisy: Earscratcher (2022 [2023], Aerophonic) A−  Percussion Quartet: Harvesters (2023, Aerophonic, 2CD) A− 

Don Rendell:

  • Meet Don Rendell (1954-55 (2001), Jasmine) B+(***) 
  • /Bobby Jaspar: Rencontre A Paris (1955, Swing, EP) B+(**) 
  • /Ian Carr: Blue Beginnings (1964 [2021], Jazz in Britain) B+(**) 
  • /Ian Carr: Shades of Blue (1965, Columbia) B+(*) 
  • /Ian Carr: Dusk Fire (1966, Columbia) B 
  • /Ian Carr: Phase III (1967 [1968], Columbia) B+(**) 
  • /Ian Carr: Live (1968 [1969], Columbia) B+(***) 
  • /Ian Carr: Change Is (1969, Columbia) B+(***) 
  • /Ian Carr: The Complete Lansdowne Recordings (1965-1969 [2018], Jazzman) B+(**) 
  • /Barbara Thompson: Just Music (1974 [1976], Spotlite) B+(**) 
  • /Ian Carr/Michael Garrick: Reunion (2001 [2002], Spotlite) B+(***) 

René & Angela:

  • Street Called Desire (1985, Mercury) B+(***) 
  • René & Angela (1980, Capitol) B 

Renegades of Jazz: Moyo Wangu (2016, Agogo) B+(***) 

Andrew Renfroe:

  • Dark Grey EP (2019 [2020], self-released, EP) B+(*) 
  • Run in the Storm (2021, self-released) B+(**) 

Renku: Live in Greenwich Village (2014 [2016], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Anaïs Reno: Lovesome Thing: Anaïs Reno Sings Ellington & Strayhorn (2021, Harbinger) A− 

Iara Rennó: Oríkì (2022, Dobra Discos) B+(**) 

Matt Renzi: Rise and Shine (2012 [2014], Three P's) B+(**) 

The Replacements:

  • Stink ("Kids Don't Follow" Plus Seven) (1982, Twin/Tone, EP) B+(**) 
  • For Sale: Live at Maxwell's 1986 (1986 [2017], Rhino, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • All for Nothing/Nothing for All (1985-90 [1997], Reprise, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • All Shook Down (1990, Sire) B+(*) 
  • Songs for Slim (2013, New West, EP) B+(*) 

ResAUnance: Migration (2014 [2016], FMR) B+(**) 

Resavoir: Resavoir (2015-19 [2019], International Anthem) B 

Marcos Resende: Marcos Resende & Index (1976 [2021], Far Out) B+(**) 

Harry Reser:

  • Banjo Crackerjax 1922-1930 (1922-30 [1992], Yazoo) B+(***) 
  • Harry Reser and the Clicquot Club Eskimos (1951 [2008], Bauer) B+(*) 

The Residents: Duck Stab!/Buster & Glen (1978, Ralph) B+(**) 

Cene Resnik:

  • Live: From the Sky (2013 [2014], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • 'Watch for Dogs': Shades of Colors (2016 [2019], Not Two) B+(**) 

Restroy: Saturn Return (2016, Milk Factory) B+(*) 

Re-TROS: Before the Applause (2017, Modern Sky Entertainment) A− 

Return to Forever:

  • /Chick Corea: Hymn to the Seventh Galaxy (1973, Polydor) C 
  • /Chick Corea: Where Have I Known You Before (1974, Polydor) C 
  • /Chick Corea: No Mystery (1975, Polydor) C− 
  • Romantic Warrior (1976 [1991], Columbia) C+ 
  • The Anthology (1973-76 [2008], Concord, 2CD) C 
  • Musicmagic (1977, Columbia) C− 

Gloria Reuben:

  • Perchance to Dream (2014 [2015], MCG Jazz) B+(**) 
  • /Marty Ashby: For All We Know (2018 [2020], MCG Jazz) B+(**) 

The Reunion Project: Veranda (2016 [2017], Tapestry) B+(**) 

Revelators Sound System: Revelators (2022, 37d03d) B+(*) 

Reverso:

  • The Melodic Line (2019 [2020], Out Note) B+(*) 
  • Harmonic Alchemy (2022, Outnote) B+(***) 

Eric Revis:

  • In Memory of Things Yet Seen (2013 [2014], Clean Feed) A− 
  • Crowded Solitudes (2015 [2016], Clean Feed) A− 
  • Sing Me Some Cry (2016 [2017], Clean Feed) A− 
  • Slipknots Through a Looking Glass (2019 [2020], Pyroclastic) A− 

The Revelators:

  • Let a Poor Boy Ride . . . (1998 [2009], Crypt) A− 
  • We Told You Not to Cross Us . . . [20th Anniversary Edition] (1997 [2017], Crypt) B+(***) 

Revolutionary Ensemble:

  • Vietnam (1972 [2009], ESP-Disk) B+(**) 
  • The Psyche (1975 [2004], Mutable Music) A− 
  • Beyond the Boundary of Time (2005 [2009], Mutable Music) B 
  • Counterparts (2005 [2013], Mutable Music) A− 

Revolutionary Snake Ensemble:

  • Forked Tongue (2008, Cuneiform) B+(***) 
  • Live Snakes (2011-13 [2014], Accurate) A  
  • I Want That Sound! (2016, Innova) A− 

Rex Orange County: Pony (2019, RCA) B 

Bebe Rexha: Expectations (2018. Warner Brothers) B+(*) 

Ellynne Rey:

  • A Little Bit of Moonlight (2013 [2014], self-released) B 
  • The Birdsong Project (2019, self-released) B 

Margo Rey: The Roots of Rey/Despacito Margo (2017 [2018], Origin) B+(**) 

Jessie Reyez: Before Love Came to Kill Us (2020, Island) B+(**) 

Jamie Reynolds: Grey Mirror (2015 [2017], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(**) 

Jenny Reynolds: Any Kind of Angel (2020, Pretty Okay Music) B+(**) 

Soho Rezanejad:

  • Honesty Without Compassion Is Brutality (Volume 1) (2019, Silicone) B+(*) 
  • Honesty Without Compassion Is Brutality (Volume 2) (2020, Silicone) B+(*) 

RG Royal Sound Orchestra: Impact (2009 [2010], RG) B 

Rhio: A Rhio Good Thing (2018, Beso) B+(*) 

Rhye: Woman (2013, Polydor) B 

Rhymefest: El Che (2010, Rose Hip) B+(**) 

Rhythm Future Quartet: Travels (2015 [2016], Magic Fiddle Music) B+(*) 

Marc Ribot:

  • Live at the Village Vanguard (2012 [2014], Pi) B+(***) 
  • /The Young Philadelphians: Live in Tokyo (2014 [2016], Yellowbird) B+(**) 
  • Songs of Resistance 1942-2018 (2018, Epitaph) B+(***) 
  • Ceramic Dog: Hope (2020 [2021], Northern Spy) B+(***) 
  • /Ceramic Dog: Connection (2023, Knockwurst) B+(**) 

Roddy Ricch: Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial (2019, Atlantic) B 

Rodney Rice:

  • Empty Pockets and a Troubled Mind (2014, self-released) B+(**) 
  • Same Shirt, Different Day (2020, Moody Spring Music) B+(***) 

Buddy Rich:

  • /Max Roach: Rich Versus Roach (1959 [1990], Mercury) B+(**) 
  • Compact Jazz: Buddy Rich (1955-61 [1987], Verve) 
  • Just in Time: The Final Recording (1986 [2019], Gearbox) B+(*) 

Charlie Rich:

  • The Legendary Sun Classics (1958-62 [2010], Charly) B+(*) 
  • The Fabulous Charlie Rich (1970, Epic) B+(***) 
  • The Best of Charlie Rich (1968-72 [1972], Epic) B+(***) 
  • Pictures and Paintings (1992, Sire) B+(***) 

Dawn Richard:

  • Goldenheart (2013, AltaVoz) B+(*) 
  • Blackheart (2015, Our Dawn) B 
  • Redemption (2016, Our Dawn) B+(**) 
  • Second Line (2021, Merge) B+(***) 
  • /Spencer Zahn: Pigments (2022, Merge) B 

Doug Richards: Through a Sonic Prism: The Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim (2022 [2023], self-released) B+(**) 

Keith Richards:

  • Vintage Vinos (1988-92 [2010], Mindless) B− 
  • Crosseyed Heart (2015, Mindless/Virgin) B 

Steph Richards:

  • Fullmoon (2018, Relative Pitch) B+(**) 
  • Take the Neon Lights (2019, Birdwatcher) B+(***) 
  • Supersense (2020, Northern Spy) B+(**) 
  • /Joshua White: Zephyr (2019 [2021], Relative Pitch) B+(**) 

Logan Richardson:

  • Shift (2013 [2016], Blue Note) B+(*) 
  • Blues People (2018, Ropeadope) B− 
  • Afrofuturism (2020, WAX Industry) B 
  • Holy Water (2023, Wax Industry) B 

Rex Richardson & Steve Wilson: Blue Shift (2014, Summit) B+(***) 

Kim Richey: Thorn in My Heart (2013, Yep Roc) B+(**) 

Jeff Richman:

  • /Wayne Johnson: The Distance (2014, ITI Music) B+(*) 
  • Hotwire (2015, Nefer) B+(*) 

Mike Richmond: Turn Out the Stars (2023, SteepleChase) B+(**) 

Richmond Fontaine:

  • Winnemucca (2002, El Cortez) B+(***) 
  • The High Country (2011, El Cortez) B 
  • You Can't Go Back if There's Nothing to Go Back To (2016, Fluff & Gravy) B+(***) 

Max Richter:

  • Infra (2010, Fat Cat) B+(*) 
  • From Sleep (2015, Deutsche Grammophon) A− 

Riddlore: Afro Mutations (2017, Nyege Nyege Tapes) B+(**) 

Ride: Nowhere (1990, Sire) B+(***) 

Ride Your Bike: Bad News From the Bar (2007, Deep Elm) B+(**) 

Riders Against the Storm:

  • Riders Against the Storm (2013, self-released, EP) B+(*) 
  • Speak the Truth (2010, self-released) B+(**) 
  • Flowers for the Living (2021, Divide and Conjure) B+(***) 

The Ridiculous Trio: The Ridiculous Trio Plays the Stooges (2020, Modern Harmonic) B+(**) 

Denia Ridley & the Marc Devine Trio: Afterglow (2014 [2015], ITI Music) B+(***) 

Sarah Riedel/Carl Svensson/Viktor Skokic: Perfectly Still (2012, Footprint) B+(*) 

Alex Riel/Bo Stief/Carsten Dahl: Our Songs (2021, Storyville) B+(**) 

Sylvain Rifflet & Jon Irabagon: Perpetual Motion: A Celebration of Moondog (2013 [2014], Jazz Village) B+(*) 

Amy Rigby:

  • A One Way Ticket to My Life (1987-97 [2019], Southern Domestic) B+(***) 
  • Live at Cat's Cradle 02/26/2003 (2003 [2011], self-released) B+(**) 
  • The Old Guys (2018, Southern Domestic) A− 
  • Cut & Run (2022, Southern Domestic) B+(**) 
  • Cut Two (2023, Southern Domestic) B+(**) 

Jason Rigby: One: Detroit-Cleveland Trio (2016 [2017], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(***) 

Karriem Riggins:

  • Alone Together (2012, Stones Throw) B+(*) 
  • Headnod Suite (2017, Stones Throw) B+(**) 

Jim Riggs: Airstream Artistry: Jim Riggs' Best of the TWO (1991-2008 [2017], UNT, 3CD) B+(*) 

Rihanna:

  • Good Girl Gone Bad (2007, Def Jam) B 
  • Rated R (2009, Def Jam) B+(*) 
  • Loud (2010, Def Jam) B+(***) 
  • Talk That Talk (2011, Def Jam) B+(**) 
  • Unapologetic (2012, Def Jam) B+(***) 
  • Anti (2016, Roc Nation) A− 

Riley: Grandma's Roadhouse (1970 [2010], Delmore Recording Society) B 

Herlin Riley:

  • New Direction (2016, Mack Avenue) B+(*) 
  • Perpetual Optimism (2017 [2019], Mack Avenue) B+(*) 

Howard Riley:

  • Flight (1971, Turtle) A− 
  • Live in the USA (1976 [2018], NoBusiness) A 
  • Feathers With Jaki (1984-88 [1996], Slam) B+(***) 
  • Consequences (2003 [2005], 33 Records) B+(***) 
  • Short Stories (Volume Two) (2004-06 [2006], Slam, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Constant Change 1976-2016 (1976-2016 [2016], NoBusiness, 5CD) B+(***) 
  • /Keith Tippett: Journal Four (2016 [2022], NoBusiness) B+(**) 

Jeannie C. Riley:

  • Harper Valley P.T.A. (1968, Plantation) A− 
  • Yearbooks and Yesterdays (1969, Plantation) B+(**) 

Stephen Riley:

  • /Peter Zak: Haunted Heart (2014 [2015], SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • /Peter Zak: Deuce (2014 [2017], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • Oleo (2018 [2019], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • Friday the 13th (2018 [2020], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • I Remember You (2019 [2021], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • My Romance (2021 [2022], SteepleChase) B+(***) 

Terry Riley:

  • Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band/All Night Flight: SUNY Buffalo, New York, 22 March 1968 (1968 [2006], Elision Fields) B+(*) 
  • Autodreamographical Tales (2010, Tzadik) B+(*) 

Rilo Kiley:

  • Take Offs and Landings (2001, Barsuk) B+(***) 
  • The Execution of All Things (2002, Saddle Creek) A− 
  • Rkives (2004-07 [2013], Little Record Company) A− 

LeAnn Rimes:

  • All-Time Greatest Hits (1996-2007 [2015], Curb) C+ 
  • Spitfire (2013, Curb) B+(*) 

Jason Ringenberg:

  • Stand Tall (2019, Courageous Chicken) A− 
  • Rhinestoned (2021, Courageous Chicken) B+(**) 

Jim Ringer:

  • Waitin' for the Hard Times to Go (1972, Folk-Legacy) B+(*) 
  • The Band of Jesse James: Best of Jim Ringer (1973-81 [1996], Rounder) B+(*) 

Mattias Risberg: Stamps (2017 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Rising Sons: Featuring Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder (1965-66 [1992], Columbia/Legacy) B 

Eve Risser:

  • Des Pas Sur La Neige (2013 [2015], Clean Feed) B 
  • /White Desert Orchestra: Les Deux Versants Se Regardent (2016, Clean Feed) A− 
  • /Benjamin Duboc/Edward Perraud: En Corps: Generation (2016 [2017], Dark Tree) B+(**) 
  • /Kaja Draksler: To Pianos (2017, Clean Feed) B 
  • /Red Desert Orchestra: Eurythmia (2021 [2022], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

The Rite of Trio: Free Development of Delirium (2021, Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Ritmos Unidos: Ritmos Unidos (2014, Patois) B+(**) 

Riton + Kah-Lo: Foreign Ororo (2018, Riton Time) A− 

Claire Ritter: Soho Solo (2014 [2015], Zoning) B+(***) 

Josh Ritter: The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter (2007, RCA Victor) B+(**) 

Ritual Habitual: Pagan Chant (2021, Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Rival Consoles:

  • Howl (2015, Erased Tapes) B+(**) 
  • Persona (2018, Erased Tapes) B+(*) 

Diego Rivera:

  • Indigenous (2019 [2021], Posi-Tone) B+(**) 
  • Mestizo (2021 [2022], Posi-Tone) B+(***) 
  • Love & Peace (2023, Posi-Tone) B+(**) 

Little Johnny Rivero: Music in Me (2016, Truth Revolution) B+(***) 

Sam Rivers:

  • A New Conception (1966 [1967], Blue Note) B+(***) 
  • Emanation (1971 [2019], NoBusiness) A− 
  • Streams: Recorded in Performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival (1973, Impulse!) B+(**) 
  • Trio Live (1973 [1998], Impulse!) A− 
  • Hues (1971-73 [1975], Impulse!) B+(**) 
  • Crystals (1974, Impulse!) B+(**) 
  • The Quest (1976, RED) B+(**) 
  • 2007-1: Zenith [Sam Rivers Achive Project, Volume 2] (1977 [2019], NoBusiness) A− 
  • Paragon (1977, Fluid) B+(***) 
  • Waves (1978 [1979], Tomato) B+(***) 
  • Ricochet [Sam Rivers Archive Project, Volume 3] (1978 [2020], NoBusiness) B+(***) 
  • Contrasts (1979 [1980], ECM) A− 
  • Braids [Sam Rivers Archive Project, Volume 4] (1979 [2020], NoBusiness) A− 
  • Crosscurrent: Live at Jazz Unité (1981 [1982], Blue Marge) A− 
  • Undulation [Sam Rivers Archive Project, Volume 5] (1981 [2021], NoBusiness) A− 
  • /Noël Akchote/Tony Hymas/Paul Rogers/Jacques Thollot: Configuration (1996, Nato) B+(**) 
  • Portrait (1995 [1997], FMP) B+(*) 
  • Concept (1995-96 [1997], RivBea) B+(**) 
  • /Alexander von Schlippenbach: Tangens (1997 [1998], FMP) B+(***) 
  • /Doug Matthews/Anthony Cole/Jonathan Powell/David Manson: Fluid Motion (2002, Isospin Labs) B+(***) 
  • Caldera [Sam Rivers Archive Project, Volume 6] (2002 [2022], NoBusiness) A− 
  • Celebration (2003 [2004], Posi-Tone) B+(**) 
  • /Adam Rudolph/Harris Eisenstadt: Vista (2003 [2004], Meta) B+(***) 
  • /Ben Street/Kresten Osgood + Bryan Carrott: Purple Violets (2004 [2005], Stunt) B+(**) 

Rivulets: We're Fucked (2011, Important) B+(*) 

Jose Rizo's Mongorama: Mariposas Cantan (2018-19 [2020], Saungu) B+(**) 

Rizomagic: Voltaje Raizal (2021, Disasters by Choice) B+(**) 

Mike Rizzo: Webster Hall's New York Dance CD v.6 (2003, Webster Hall NYC) B+(**) 

Tom Rizzo: Day and Night (2015 [2017], Origin) B 

RJ & the Assignment: Hybrid Harmony (2019 [2020], self-released) B 

RJD2/STS: STS X RJD2 (2015, RJ's Electrical Connections) B+(***) 

RMaster: New Anime Nation, Vol. 10 (2015, Anime) B+(*) 

Max Roach:

  • /Clifford Brown: The Best of Max Roach and Clifford Brown in Concert (1954 [1956], GNP) B+(***) 
  • Max Roach + 4 (1956-57 [1990], Emarcy) A− 
  • Jazz in 3/4 Time (1956-57 [1957], Emarcy) B+(*) 
  • The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker (1957-58 [1995], Verve) B+(***) 
  • Award-Winning Drummer (1958 [1960], Time) B+(**) 
  • Quiet as It's Kept (1960 [2009], Verve) B 
  • Percussion Bitter Sweet (1961, Impulse!) B+(***) 
  • It's Time: His Chorus and Orchestra (1962, Impulse!) B+(***) 
  • Speak, Brother, Speak! (1962 (1963], Fantasy) A− 
  • The Max Roach Trio Featuring the Legendary Hasaan (1964 [1965], Atlantic) B+(***) 
  • Drums Unlimited (1965-66 [1966], Atlantic) B+(**) 
  • Members, Don't Git Weary (1968, Atlantic) B+(***) 

Max Roach Quartet:

  • Pictures in a Frame (1979, Soul Note) B+(**) 

Max Roach:

  • M'Boom (1979 [1980], Columbia) B+(***) 
  • /Anthony Braxton: One in Two -- Two in One (1979 [2004], Hatology) B+(***) 
  • Live in Berlin (1984 [2009], Jazzwerkstatt) B+(***) 
  • To the Max! (1990-91 [1992], Enja, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • With the New Orchestra of Boston and the So What Brass Quintet (1993-95 [1996], Blue Note) B+(**) 

Chappell Roan: The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (2023, Amusement/Island) B+(**) 

Carol Robbins: Taylor Street (2016 [2017], Jazzcats) B+(*) 

Pete Robbins:

  • Live in Brooklyn (2009 [2011], Not Two) B+(**) 
  • Pyramid (2013 [2014], Hate Laugh Music) B+(***) 

Hank Roberts: Science of Love (2021, Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Howard Roberts: Antelope Freeway/Equinox Express Elevator (1971-72 [2012], Impulse) B+(*) 

Matana Roberts:

  • Live in London (2009, Central Control) B+(***) 
  • Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens de Couleur Libre (2010 [2011], Constellation) B+(**) 
  • Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile (2013, Constellation) B+(**) 
  • Coin Coin Chapter Three: River Run Thee (2014 [2015], Constellation) B− 
  • Coin Coin Chapter Four: Memphis (2019, Constellation) B+(***) 
  • /Pat Thomas: The Truth (2018 [2020], Otoroku) B+(**) 
  • Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the Garden (2023, Constellation) B+(**) 

Troy Roberts: Tales & Tones (2017, Inner Circle) B+(**) 

Herb Robertson Trio + Marcin Oles & Bartlomiej Brat Oles: Live at Alchemia (2007, Not Two) B+(**) 

Duke Robillard: They Called It Rhythm & Blues (2022, Stoney Plain) B+(**) 

Emily Scott Robinson:

  • Traveling Mercies (2019, Tone Tree Music) B+(***) 
  • American Siren (2021, Oh Boy) B+(***) 

Jason Robinson:

  • /Eric Hofbauer: Two Hours Early, Ten Minutes Late: Duo Music of Ken Aldcroft (2018 [2020], Accretions) B+(**) 
  • Harmonic Constituent (2019 [2020], Playscape) A− 

Nell Robinson & Jim Nunally: House & Garden (2013, Nell Robinson Music) B 

Perry Robinson: /Burton Greene: Two Voices in the Desert (2008 [2009], Tzadik) B+(*) 

Porter Robinson:

  • Worlds (2014, Astralwerks) B 
  • Nurture (2021, Mom + Pop) B 

Scott Robinson: Tenormore (2018 [2019], Arbors Jazz) A− 

Smokey Robinson:

  • /The Miracles: Going to a Go-Go (1965, Tamla) A− 
  • Where There's Smoke . . . (1979, Tamla) B+(***) 
  • /The Miracles: The Best of Smokey Robinson & the Miracles (1960-87 [1999], Motown) A− 
  • 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Smokey Robinson (1973-87 [2000], Motown) B+(**) 
  • Gasms (2023, TLR) B+(**) 

Spike Robinson: Very Live in Boulder, Colorado (1974 [2012], Hep) B+(*) 

Tom Robinson: North by Northwest (1982, IRS) B+(*) 

Trineice Robinson: All or Nothing (2021, 4RM Music Productions) B+(**) 

Bruce Robison/Kelly Willis:

  • Our Year (2014, Premium) B+(***) 

Bruce Robison:

  • /Kelly Willis: Beautiful Lie (2019, Next Waltz) B+(**) 

Diane Roblin: Reconnect (2014, self-released) B+(*) 

Robyn:

  • Robyn Is Here (1995 [1997], RCA) B+(*) 
  • My Truth (1999, RCA) B+(**) 
  • Robyn (2005 [2008], Konichiwa/Interscope) A−  
  • Body Talk, Pt. 1 (2010, Konichiwa) B+(**) 
  • Body Talk, Pt. 2 (2010, Konichiwa) B 
  • Body Talk, Pt. 3 (2010, Konichiwa, EP) B+(***) 
  • Body Talk (2010, Konichiwa/Cherrytree/Interscope) A 
  • /La Bagatelle Magique: Love Is Free (2015, Konichiwa/Cherrytree/Interscope, EP) A− 
  • Honey (2018, Konichiwa/Interscope) B+(**) 

Zilla Rocca: Vegas Vic (2021, Three Dollar Pistol Music) B+(***) 

Tabu Ley Rochereau: The Voice of Lightness: Congo Classics 1961-1977 (1961-77 [2007], Sterns Africa, 2CD) A 

Rocco John:

  • Embrace the Change (2015 [2016], Unseen Rain) B+(**) 
  • Peace and Love (2014 [2017], Unseen Rain) A− 

Christophe Rocher/Joe Fonda/Harvey Sorgen: New Origin (2018 [2019], Not Two) B+(**) 

Sebastian Rochford/Kit Downes: A Short Diary (2022 [2023], ECM) B 

Jay Rock: Redemption (2018, Top Dawg/Interscope) B+(*) 

Pete Rock:

  • PeteStrumentals 2 (2015, Mello Music Group) B+(**) 
  • /C.L. Smooth: All Souled Out (1991, Elektra, EP) B+(***) 

Rocket 808: Rocket 808 (2019, 12XU) B 

Rocket From the Tombs:

  • The Day the Earth Met the . . . Rocket From the Tombs (1975 [2002], Smog Veil) A− 
  • Barfly (2011, Fire) B+(*) 
  • Black Record (2015, Fire) B+(*) 
  • That's How You Play Rock Music: 4AD, Diskmuide, Belgium: Dec 15 2015 (2015 [2022], Ubu Projex) B+(*) 

Rodan: Fifteen Quiet Years (1992-94 [2013], Quarterstick) A− 

Rodion G.A.: The Lost Tapes (1978-84 [2013], Strut) B+(**) 

Olivia Rodrigo:

  • Sour (2021, Geffen) A− 
  • Guts (2023, Geffen) A 

Rodrigo y Gabriela & C.U.B.A.: Area 52 (2012, ATO) B+(***) 

Ernesto Rodrigues:

  • /Guilherme Rodrigues/Bruno Parrinha/Luís Lopes/Vasco Trillo: Lithos (2017 [2018], Creative Sources) B+(**) 
  • /Florian Stoffner/Bruno Parrinha/João Madeira: Altered Egos (2023, Creative Sources) B+(***) 
  • /Fred Lonberg-Holm/Flak/João Madeira/José Oliveira: The Giving Tree Moving On (2023, Creative Sources) B+(**) 
  • /João Madeira/Hernâni Faustino: No Strings Attached (2023, Creative Sources) B+(**) 
  • /Dirk Serries/João Madeira/José Oliveira: Dripping (2023, Creative Sources) B+(*) 

Alfredo Rodriguez:

  • Sounds of Space (2012, Mack Avenue) B+(*) 
  • The Invasion Parade (2014, Mack Avenue) B+(*) 
  • Tocororo (2015 [2016], Mack Avenue/Qwest) B+(**) 
  • /Pedrito Martinez: Duologue (2019, Mack Avenue) B+(***) 

Carrie Rodriguez:

  • Give Me All You Got (2013, Ninth Street Opus) B+(**) 
  • Lola (2016, Luz) B+(*) 

Jay Rodriguez: Your Sound: Live at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola (2018, Whaling City Sound) B+(**) 

Carrie Rodriguez:

  • Love and Circumstance (2010, Ninth Street Opus) B+(*) 
  • /Ben Kyle: We Still Love Our Country (2011, Ninth Street Opus, EP) B+(*) 

Mauricio J. Rodriguez: Luz (2021, self-released) B 

Roberto Rodriguez:

  • Timba Talmud (2009, Tzadik) A− 
  • The First Basket (2009, Tzadik) B+(***) 

The Rodriguez Brothers: Reunited: Live at Dizzy's Club (2023, RodBros Music) B+(*) 

Kalí Rodríguez-Peña: Mélange (2019 [2022], Truth Revolution) A− 

Kristo Rodzevski: The Rabbit and the Fallen Sycamore (2017 [2018], Much Prefer) B+(***) 

Jason Roebke:

  • High/Red/Center (2013 [2014], Delmark) B+(***) 
  • Combination (2014, self-released) B+(*) 
  • Every Sunday (2014 [2015], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • Cinema Spiral (2014 [2016], NoBusiness) B+(***) 
  • Four Spheres (2022 [2023], Corbett vs. Dempsey) B+(**) 

Aksel Røed's Other Aspects: Do You Dream in Colours? (2023, Is It Jazz?) B+(**) 

Hans-Joachim Roedelius: Selbstportrait: Wahre Liebe (2020, Bureau B) B+(**) 

Jorge Roeder: El Suelo Mio (2020, T-Town) B+(*) 

Adam Rogers: Sight (2008 [2009], Criss Cross) B+(*) 

Chris Rogers: Voyage Home (2001 [2017], Art of Life) B 

Jimmy Rogers: The Complete Chess Recordings (1950-59 [1997], MCA, 2CD) B+(**) 

Maggie Rogers:

  • Heard It in a Past Life (2019, Capitol) B+(**) 
  • Surrender (2022, Capitol) B+(*) 

Randy Rogers:

  • /Wade Bowen: Hold My Beer, Vol. 1 (2015, Lil' Buddy Toons) B+(***) 
  • Nothing Shines Like Neon (2016, Tommy Jackson) B+(*) 
  • /Wade Bowen: Hold My Beer, Vol. 2 (2020, Lil' Buddy Toons) B+(*) 

Roy Rogers: Roll On Texas Moon (1945-52 [1986], Bear Family) A− 

S.E. Rogie: Palm Wine Guitar Music: The 60s Sound (1960-69 [2002], Cooking Vinyl) B+(*) 

Roil [Chris Abrahams/Mike Majkowski/James Waples]: Raft of the Meadows (2013-14 [2014], NoBusiness) B+(***) 

Roji: The Hundred Headed Woman (2016, Shhpuma/Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Freddy Roland Y Su Orquesta De Moda: Freddy Roland Y Su Orquesta De Moda (1968 [2022], Vampisoul) A− 

André Roligheten:

  • Homegrown (2016 [2017], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • Marbles (2022 [2023], Odin) A− 

Roller Trio:

  • Roller Trio (2012, F-ire) B+(***) 
  • New Devices (2018, Edition) B+(*) 

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever:

  • Talk Tight (2015 [2017], Sub Pop, EP) A− 
  • The French Press (2017, Sub Pop, EP) B+(**) 
  • Hope Downs (2018, Sub Pop) A− 
  • Sideways to New Italy (2020, Sub Pop) B+(**) 
  • Endless Rooms (2022, Sub Pop) B 

The Rolling Stones:

  • The Rolling Stones [UK] (1964, Decca) A− 
  • The Rolling Stones No. 2 [UK] (1965, Decca) B+(***) 
  • Out of Our Heads [UK] (1965, Decca) A− 
  • On Air (1963-65 [2017], Interscope) B+(**) 
  • Live 1965: Music From Charlie Is My Darling (1965 [2014], ABKCO) B+(**) 
  • Aftermath [UK] (1966, Decca) A− 
  • Got Live if You Want It! (1963-66 [1966], Abkco) B+(***) 
  • Between the Buttons [UK] (1967, Decca) A 
  • The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (1968 [1996], Abkco) B+(**) 
  • Singles 1968-1971 (1968-71 [2005], Abkco, 9CD) B+(***) 
  • Ladies & Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones (1972 [2017], Eagle Rock) A− 
  • Made in the Shade (1969-74 [1975], Rolling Stones) B+(**) 
  • Black and Blue (1976, Rolling tones) B+(**)  Live at the El Mocambo (1977 [2022], Polydor, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Some Girls [Deluxe Edition] (1978 [2011], Universal Republic, 2CD) A− 
  • Some Girls: Live in Texas '78 (1978 [2017], Eagle Rock) B+(**) 
  • Sucking in the Seventies (1973-79 [1981], Rolling Stones/Virgin) B+(**) 
  • Still Life (American Concert 1981) (1981 [1982], Rolling Stones/Virgin) B+(***) 
  • Undercover (1983, Rolling Stones) B 
  • Rewind (1971-1984) (1971-84 [1984], Rolling Stones) A− 
  • Dirty Work (1986, Virgin) A− 
  • Flashpoint (1989-90 [1991], Rolling Stones/Virgin) B+(*) 
  • Voodoo Lounge (1994, Virgin) B+(*) 
  • Totally Stripped: Paris (1995 [2017], Eagle Rock) B+(**) 
  • Bridges to Babylon (1997, Virgin) B+(**) 
  • Live Licks (2002-03 [2004], Virgin, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theater 2015 (2015 [2017], Eagle Rock) B+(*) 
  • Blue & Lonesome (2016, Polydor) B+(***) 
  • Hackney Diamonds (2023, Polydor) B 

Sonny Rollins:

  • With the Modern Jazz Quartet (1951-53 [1982], Prestige/OJC) B+(**) 
  • Moving Out (1954 [1987], Prestige/OJC) B+(***) 
  • Tour de Force (1956 [1989], Prestige/OJC) A− 
  • Sonny Rollins [Volume 1] (1956 [1957], Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • Sonny Rollins Volume 2 (1957, Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • Sonny Rollins Plays (1956-57 [2010], Essential Music Group) B+(***) 
  • The Sound of Sonny (1957 [1987], Riverside/OJC) A− 
  • Way Out West [Deluxe Edition] (1957 [2018], Craft) A 
  • What's New? (1962, RCA) A− 
  • /Jim Hall: The Quartets (1962 [1986], RCA Bluebird) B+(***) 
  • Our Man in Jazz (1962, RCA) A− 
  • /Don Cherry: The Complete 1963 Copenhagen Concert (1963 [2014], Doxy, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • /Don Cherry: Live at the Olympia '63 (1963 [2010], Master Classics) B+(***) 
  • Sonny Meets Hawk! (1963 [2002], RCA Victor) A− 
  • Live in Tokyo, Japan '63 (1963 [2010], Master Classics) B+(**) 
  • Sonny Rollins & Co. 1964 (1964 [1995], RCA Bluebird) A− 
  • Now's the Time (1964, RCA) B+(***) 
  • Road Shows: Volume 3 (2001-12 [2014], Okeh) A− 
  • The Standard Sonny Rollins (1964, RCA) B+(**) 
  • Rollins in Holland (1967 [2020], Resonance, 2CD) A− 
  • /Heikki Sarmanto: Live at Finlandia Hall, Helsinki 1972 (1972 [2023], Svart) A− 
  • Horn Culture (1973, Milestone) A− 
  • The Cutting Edge (1974, Milestone) B+(*) 
  • The Way I Feel (1976, Milestone) B+(***) 
  • Easy Living (1977, Milestone) B+(***) 
  • Don't Stop the Carnival (1978, Milestone) B+(**) 
  • Don't Ask (1979, Milestone) B 
  • Love at First Sight (1980, Milestone) B+(***) 
  • No Problem (1981, Milestone) B+(**) 
  • Reel Life (1982, Milestone) B+(*) 
  • The Solo Album (1985, Milestone) B+(**)  Old Flames (1993, Milestone) B+(**) 
  • Holding the Stage: Road Shows Vol. 4 (1979-2012 [2016], Okeh) A− 

Rolo Tomassi: Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It (2017 [2018], Holy Roar) B+(***) 

Daniel Romano:

  • Come Cry With Me (2013, Normaltown) B+(*) 
  • If I've Only One Time Askin' (2015, New West) B+(*) 
  • Mosey (2016, New West) B− 

Romare: Home (2020, Ninja Tune) B+(**) 

Rome Streetz: Wasn't Built in a Day (2023, De Rap Winkel) B+(*) 

Max Romeo:

  • Open the Iron Gate (1975 [1978], United Artists) B+(**) 
  • Revelation Time (1975 [2020], 17 North Parade) B+(*) 

Rent Romus:

  • Life's Blood Ensemble: Cimmerian Crossroads (2014, Edgetone) A− 
  • Life's Blood Ensemble: The Otherworld Cycle (2014 [2015], Edgetone) A− 
  • /Teddy Rankin-Parker/Daniel Pearce: LiR (2014 [2016], Edgetone) B+(***) 
  • Life's Blood Ensemble: Rising Colossus (2015 [2016], Edgetone) A− 
  • Life's Blood Ensemble: Rogue Star (2017 [2018], Edgetone) B+(***) 
  • Life's Blood Ensemble: Side Three: New Work (2018 [2019], Edgetone) B+(***) 
  • /Heikki Koskinen/Life's Blood Ensemble: Manala (2019 [2020], Edgetone) B+(***) 
  • /Heikki Koskinen: Itkuja Suite, Invocations on Lament (2022 [2023], Edgetone) B+(*) 

Dex Romweber Duo: Is That You in the Blue? (2011, Bloodshot) B 

Romy: Mid Air (2023, Young) A− 

The Ronettes:

  • Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica (1964, Philles) B+(***) 
  • Be My Baby: The Very Best of the Ronettes (1963-66 [2011], Phil Spector/Legacy) B+(***) 

Wallace Roney:

  • According to Mr. Roney (1988-91 [1997], 32 Jazz) B+(**) 
  • No Job Too Big or Too Small (1987-93 [1999], Savoy Jazz) B+(***) 
  • Mistérios (1994, Warner Brothers) B− 
  • The Wallace Roney Quintet (1995 [1996], Warner Bros.) B 
  • No Room for Argument (2000, Stretch) B+(*) 
  • Blue Dawn-Blue Nights (2019, HighNote) B+(***) 

Christian Rønn/Aram Shelton: Multiring (2018 [2020], Astral Spirits) B+(**) 

Aksel Rønning: ART (2019 [2021], Øra Fonogram) B+(***) 

Rønnings Jazzmaskin: Jazzmaskin (2014 [2016], Losen) B+(***) 

Mark Ronson:

  • & the Business Intl: Record Collection (2010, RCA) B 
  • Late Night Feelings (2019, RCA) B+(*) 

Roosevelt: Roosevelt (2016, City Slang) B+(*) 

Roots:

  • Salutes the Saxophone (1991 [1992], In+Out) A− 
  • Stablemates (1992 [1993], In+Out) A− 

Roots [South Africa]: Roots (1975 [2021], Frederiksberg) B+(***) 

The Roots:

  • Organix (1993, Remedy) B+(***) 
  • From the Ground Up (1994, Geffen, EP) B+(**) 
  • Do You Want More?!!!??! (1995, DGC) B+(**) 
  • Dilla Joints (2010, self-released) B 
  • How I Got Over (2010, Def Jam) A 
  • Undun (Def Jam) B+(**) 
  • . . . And Then You Shoot Your Cousin (2014, Def Jam) B+(**) 

Roots Magic:

  • Hoodoo Blues & Roots Magic (2014 [2015], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • Last Kind Words (2016 [2017], Clean Feed) A− 
  • Take Root Among the Stars (2019 [2020], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • Long Old Road: Retold Pasts and Present Day Musings (2022 [2023], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Roots Manuva:

  • 4everevolution (2011, Big Dada) B 
  • Bleeds (2015, Big Dada) B 

ROPE [Frank Paul Schubert/Uwe Oberg/Paul Rogers/Mark Saunders]: Open Ends (2017 [2020], Trouble in the East) B+(**) 

Draco Rosa: Vino (2008, Phantom Vox) B 

Rafael Rosa: Portrait (2014, self-released) B+(**) 

Rosa Luxembourg New Quintet: Night Asylum (2008 [2010], Not Two) B+(***) 

Rosalía:

  • El Mal Querer (2018, Sony Music) B 
  • Motomami (2022, Columbia) A− 

Rick Rosato: Homage (2021 [2022], self-released, EP) B+(*) 

Adonis Rose and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra: Petite Fleur (2019-20 [2021], Storyville) B+(***) 

Arrica Rose & the . . .'s: Let Alone Sea (2011, Poprock) B 

Caitlin Rose: The Stand-In (2013, ATO) B+(*) 

Caroline Rose:

  • Loner (2018, New West) B 
  • Superstar (2020, New West) B 
  • The Art of Forgetting (2023, New West) B+(*) 

Chelle Rose: Ghost of Browder Holler (2012, Lil' Damsel) B+(**) 

Dan Rose:

  • Last Night . . . (2017 [2021], Ride Symbol) B+(*) 
  • /Claudine Francois: New Leaves (2019 [2021], Ride Symbol) B+(**) 

Esther Rose: Safe to Run (2023, New West) B+(**) 

Frankie Rose:

  • Interstellar (2012, Slumberland) B 
  • Love as Projection (2023, Slumberland) B 

Jack Rose: Luck in the Valley (2009 [2010], Thrill Jockey) B+(*) 

Jefferson Rose Band: Feel Like Dancing (2014, self-released) B 

Jeremy Rose:

  • Within & Without (2016 [2017], Earshift Music) B+(*) 
  • Face to Face (2022, Earshift Music) B+(**) 
  • /The Earshift Orchestra: Disruption! The Voice of the Drums (2022, Earshift Music) B+(**) 

Jimetta Rose: The Light Bearer (2016, Temporary Whatever) B− 

Whitney Rose:

  • South Texas Suite (2017, Six Shooter, EP) B+(***) 
  • Rule 62 (2017, Six Shooter) B+(**) 
  • We Still Go to Rodeos (2020, MCG) B+(**) 
  • Rosie (2023, MCG) B+(***) 

Rose City Band: Summerlong (2020, Thrill Jockey) B+(*) 

Rose Hill Drive: Americana (2011, Slow and Shirley) B+(*) 

Noah Rosen/Alan Silva: O.I.L.: Orchestrated Improvised Lives (2013, Improvising Beings) B+(***) 

Marlene Rosenberg: MLK Convergence (2016 [2019[, Origin) B+(***) 

Mara Rosenbloom: Respiration (2020, Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(**) 

Ben Rosenblum Nebula Project:

  • Kites and Strings (2020, One Trick Dog) B+(*) 
  • A Thousand Pebbles (2023, One Trick Dog) B+(*) 

Dan Rosenboom:

  • Astral Transference & Seven Dreams (2014 [2015], Orenda, 2CD) A− 
  • Absurd in the Anthropocene (2020, Gearbox) B+(**) 
  • Points on an Infinite Line (2020, Orenda) B+(**) 
  • Polarity (2022 [2023], Orenda) B+(***) 

Bernt Rosengren:

  • Notes From Underground (1973 [1992], EMI Svenska) B+(***) 
  • Stockholm Dues (1965 [1989], Columbia) B+(**) 

Daniel Rosenthal: Music in the Room (2016 [2017], American Melody) B+(*) 

Rich Rosenthal/Jack DeSalvo/Tom Cabrera: Connoisseurs of Chaos (2018, Woodshedd) B+(**) 

Ted Rosenthal: My Funny Valentine (2007 [2008], Tokuma) B+(***) 

Barbara Rosene: Nice and Naughty (2013, Stomp Off) B+(**) 

Jeff Rosenstock:

  • Worry (2016, Side One Dummy) B+(*) 
  • Post- (2018, Polyvinyl) B+(*) 
  • Ska Dream (2021, Polyvinyl) B+(*) 
  • Hellmode (2023, Polyvinyl) B+(*) 

Rich Rosenthal: Falling Up (2012 [2014], Muse-Eek) B+(***) 

Kurt Rosenwinkel:

  • Bandit 65: Searching the Continuum (2019, Heartcore) B+(***) 
  • Angels Around (2020, Heartcore) B+(**) 
  • Undercover: Live at the Village Vanguard (2023, Heartcore) B+(**) 

Michele Rosewoman's New Yor-Uba: Hallowed (2017-18 [2019], Advance Dance Disques) B+(***) 

Roshin: Unrequited (2020, self-released) B+(*) 

André Rosinha: Triskel (2022, Nischo) B+(**) 

Renee Rosnes:

  • Art & Soul (1999, Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • Written in the Rocks (2015 [2016], Smoke Sessions) B 
  • Beloved of the Sky (2017 [2018], Smoke Sessions) B+(**) 
  • Kinds of Love (2021, Smoke Sessions) B+(*) 

Frank Rosolino: Frank Rosolino Quintet (1957 [1993], VSOP) B+(***) 

Annie Ross:

  • Sings a Handful of Songs (1963, Everest) B 
  • /Pony Poindexter: Recorded at the Tenth German Jazz Festival in Frankfurt (1966, SABA) B+(*) 

Brandon Ross:

  • /Stomu Takeishi: For Living Lovers: Revealing Essence (2013 [2014], Sunnyside) B 
  • Of Sight and Sound (2019 [2023], Sunnyside) B+(*) 

Diana Ross:

  • /The Supremes: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Diana Ross & the Supremes (1964-69 [1999], Motown) A 
  • /The Supremes: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Diana Ross & the Supremes Volume 2 (1965-71 [2000], Motown) A− 
  • /Marvin Gaye: Diana & Marvin (1973, Motown) B+(**) 
  • Diana (1980, Motown) A− 
  • 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Diana Ross (1970-81 [2000], Motown) B+(***) 

Jamison Ross: Jamison (2015, Concord) B 

Joel Ross:

  • KingMaker (2019, Blue Note) B+(*) 
  • Who Are You (2020, Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • The Parable of the Poet (2022, Blue Note) B+(**) 

Sam Ross: Live at the Mira Room, Vol. II (2023, self-released) B+(**) 

Suzanna Ross: Is Bewitched* . . . *Not Bothered, Not Bewildered (2019 [2020], self-released) B 

Ross From Friends: Family Portrait (2018, Brainfeeder) B+(**) 

Daniel Rossen: You Belong There (2022, Warp) B− 

Rostam:

  • Half-Light (2017, Nonesuch) B+(**) 
  • Changeophobia (2021, Matsor Projects) B+(*) 

Jim Rotondi:

  • Iron Man (2005 [2006], Criss Cross) B+(***) 
  • Dark Blue (2015 [2016], Smoke Sessions) B+(*) 
  • Over Here (2023, Criss Cross) B+(**) 

Rotary Connection: Rotary Connection (1968, Cadet Concept) B 

Daniel Rotem: Wise One: Celebrating the Music of John Coltrane: Live at Bluewhale (2020 [2022], self-released) B+(**) 

Asher Roth: Asleep in the Bread Aisle (2009, SRC/Universal Motown) B 

Kevin Roth: Between the Notes (2006, Star Gazer) B 

Justin Rothberg: Hurricane Mouse (2020 [2021], self-released) B+(*) 

David Rothenberg: Nightingales in Berlin (2019, Terra Nova) B+(*) 

Ned Rothenberg:

  • /Mark Feldman/Sylvie Courvoisier: In Cahoots (2014 [2016], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • /Hamid Drake: Full Circle: Live in Lodz (2016 [2017], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(*) 
  • Crossings Four (2022 [2023], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Michael Rother: Dreaming (2020, Groenland) B+(**) 

Rotten Girlz: Punk You (2018 [2019], Sazas) B+(*) 

Rough Image: Rough Image (2023, WV Sorcerer) B+(***) 

Claire Rousay:

  • A Heavenly Touch (2020, Already Dead) B 
  • A Softer Focus (2021, American Dream) B 

Scott Routenberg:

  • Every End Is a Beginning (2017, Summit) B+(*) 
  • Supermoon (2018, Summit) B+(*) 
  • Inside (2020, Summit) B 

ROVA:

  • Long on Logic: Compositions by Fred Frith, Henry Kaiser, and Rova (1989 [1990], Sound Aspects) B+(**)  Bingo (1996 [1998], Victo) B+(**) 
  • Kyle Bruckmann/Henry Kaiser: Steve Lacy's Saxophone Special Revisited (2015 [2017], Clean Feed) B+(*) 
  • The Circumference of Reason (2018-19 [2021], ESP-Disk) B+(***) 

Ellen Rowe: Courage Music (2013 [2014], PKO) B+(***) 

Kelly Rowland: Talk a Good Game (2013, Universal Republic) B+(**) 

Jimmy Rowles:

  • /George Mraz: Music's the Only Thing That's on My Mind (1976 [1981], Progressive) B+(**) 
  • Shade and Light [The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions] (1978 [2001], Black & Blue) B+(***) 

Ana Roxanne: Because of a Flower (2020, Kranky) B+(*) 

Roxy Music:

  • Greatest Hits (1972-75 [1977], Atco) A 
  • The High Road (1982 [1983], Warner Brothers, EP) B+(***) 
  • Heart Still Beating (1982 [1990], Reprise) A− 

Royal Baths: Better Luck Next Life (2012, Kanine) B+(*) 

Royal Blood: Royal Blood (2014, Warner Brothers) B 

Royal Headache:

  • Royal Headache (2011 [2012], What's Your Rupture?) B 
  • High (2015, What's Your Rupture) B+(*) 

Royal Trux: White Stuff (2019, Fat Possum) B+(**) 

Jay Royale: Criminal Discourse (2023, self-released) B+(**) 

Royce Da 5'9:

  • The Book of Ryan (2018, EOne) B+(*) 

Royce Da 5'9":

  • The Allegory (2020, EOne) B+(**) 

Röyksopp:

  • Junior (2009, Astralwerks) B+(**) 
  • /Robyn: Do It Again (2014, Cherrytree, EP) B+(***) 

Rudy Royston:

  • 303 (2013 [2014], Greenleaf Music) B+(**) 
  • RisEofOrion (2016, Greenleaf Music) B+(***) 
  • Flatbed Buggy (2018, Greenleaf Music) B+(**) 
  • Flatbed Buggy: Day (2022 [2023], Greenleaf Music) B+(*) 

Andreas Røysum Ensemble:

  • Andreas Røysum Ensemble (2020, Motvind) B+(**) 
  • Fredsfanatisme (2021, Motvind) B+(**) 
  • Mysterier (2022 [2023], Motvind) B+(**) 

Bobby Rozario: Spellbound (2019-21 [2023], Origin) B+(***) 

RP Boo:

  • Legacy Volume 2 (2002-07 [2023], Planet Mu) B+(*) 
  • Legacy (2013, Planet Mu) B+(**) 
  • Established! (2021, Planet Mu) B+(**) 

RPM: Just Like Falling (2019, Unseen Rain) B+(**) 

Vitor Rua and the Metaphysical Angels: Do Androids Dream of Electrid Guitars? (2017, Clean Feed, 2CD) B+(*) 

Gonzalo Rubalcaba:

  • /Aymée Nuviola: Viento Y Tiempo: Live at the Blue Note Tokyo (2019 [2020], Top Stop Music) A− 
  • /Aymée Nuviola: Live in Marciac (2021 [2022], 5 Passion) B+(**) 
  • /Trio D'ÉTÉ: Turning Point (2018 [2022], 5Passion) B+(***) 
  • Borrowed Flowers (2023, Top Stop Music) B+(**) 

Dori Rubbicco: Stage Door Live! (2017 [2018], Whaling City Sound) B+(**) 

Benny Rubin Jr.: Know Say or See (2019 [2020], Benny Jr. Music) B+(***) 

Harold Rubin/Barre Phillips/Tatsuya Nakatani: E on a Thin Line (2009 [2014], Hopscotch) B+(***) 

Mark Rubin (Jew of Oklahoma):

  • Southern Discomfort (2015, Rubinchik) A− 
  • Songs for the Hangman's Daughter (2017, Rubinchik) B+(**) 
  • The Triumph of Assimilation (2021, Rubinchik) B+(**) 

The Rubinoos: The Rubinoos (1977, Beserkley) B+(*) 

Xenia Rubinos: Black Terry Cat (2016, Anti-) B+(*) 

Ruby: Waiting for Light (2014, Fireweed) B+(**) 

Roswell Rudd:

  • Everywhere (1966 [1967], Impulse) B+(***) 
  • /Duck Baker: Live (2002-04 [2021], Dot Time) B+(***) 
  • /Heather Masse: August Love Song (2015 [2016], Red House) A− 
  • /Jamie Saft/Trevor Dunn/Balasz Pandi: Strength & Power (2015 [2016], Rare Noise) A− 
  • /Fay Victor/Lafayette Harris/Ken Filiano: Embrace (2017, RareNoise) A− 

Adam Rudolph:

  • /Go: Organic Orchestra: Sonic Mandala (2012 [2013], Meta) B+(***) 
  • /Go: Organic Guitar Orchestra: Turning Towards the Light (2015, Cuneiform) B+(**) 
  • Moving Pictures: Glare of the Tiger (2016 [2017], Meta/M.O.D. Technologies) B+(***) 
  • Morphic Resonances (2017, M.O.D. Technologies) B+(*) 
  • /Ralph M. Jones/Hamid Drake [Karuna Trio]: Imaginary Archipelago (2020, Meta) B+(***) 
  • Go: Organic Guitar Orchestra: Resonant Bodies (2015 [2021], Meta) B+(*) 
  • /Tyshawn Sorey: Archaisms 1 (2023, Defkaz) B+(***) 

Dave Rudolph: Resonance (2018 [2019], self-released) B+(*) 

Shelly Rudolph: The Way We Love (2010-17 [2020], OA2) B 

Jochen Rueckert: We Make the Rules (2014, Whirlwind) B+(**) 

David Ruffin: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of David Ruffin (1969-85 [2000], Motown) A− 

Kermit Ruffins: We Partyin' Traditional Style (2013, Basin Street) B+(***) 

Rüfüs Du Sol:

  • Solace (2018, Reprise) B+(*) 
  • Surrender (2021, Rose Avenue/Reprise) B+(**) 

Chanda Rule:

  • Sapphire Dreams (2016 [2019], PAO) B 
  • /Sweet Emma Band: Hold On (2018 [2020], Blujazz/PAO) B+(**) 

Clotilde Rullaud: In Extremis (2011, Nota Bene) B+(*) 

Charles Rumback:

  • In the New Year (2015, Ears & Eyes) B+(***) 
  • June Holiday (2018 [2020], Astral Spirits) B+(**) 
  • Seven Bridges (2021, Astral Spirits) B+(*) 

Rumer: Nashville Tears: The Songs of Hugh Prestwood (2020, Cooking Vinyl) B+(**) 

Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars:

  • Sunday Jazz A La Lighthouse, Vol. 1 (1953 [1991], Contemporary/OJC) B+(**) 
  • Sunday Jazz A La Lighthouse, Vol. 2 (1953 [1998], Contemporary/OJC) A− 

Run the Jewels:

  • Run the Jewels 3 (2016 [2017], Run the Jewels) A− 
  • RTJ4 (2020, Jewel Runners/RBC/BMG) A  

Todd Rundgren/Emil Nikolaisen/Hans-Peter Lindstrøm: Runddans (2015, Smalltown Supersound) B− 

Rune Your Day: Rune Your Day (2016 [2017], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Bree Runway: 2000and4Eva (2020, Virgin EMI, EP) B+(***) 

Jeff Rupert/George Garzone: The Ripple (2017 [2020], Rupe Media) B+(*) 

The Rural Alberta Advantage: Hometowns (2008 [2009], Saddle Creek) B+(**) 

Bobby Rush:

  • Down in Louisiana (2013, Deep Rush) B+(**) 
  • Chicken Heads: A 50-Year History of Bobby Rush (1964-2014 [2015], Omnivore, 4CD) A− 
  • Rawer Than Raw (2020, Deep Rush) B+(***) 
  • All My Love for You (2023, Deep Rush/Thirty Tigers) B+(***) 

Jana Rush: Painful Enlightenment (2021, Planet Mu) B 

Patrice Rushen: Remind Me: The Classic Elektra Recorddings 1978-1984 (1978-84 [2019], Strut) B+(*) 

Jimmy Rushing: Jimmy Rushing and the Smith Girls: Bessie - Clara - Mamie & Trixie: The Songs They Made Famous (1960 [1961], Columbia) A− 

Ruby Rushton: Ironside (2018 [2019], 22a) B 

Rusko:

  • O.M.G.! (2010, Mad Decent) B+(**) 
  • Songs (2012, Mad Decent/Downtown) A− 

Alma Russ:

  • Next Town (2020, self-released) B+(*) 
  • Fool's Gold (2022, self-released) B+(**) 

Eddie Russ: Fresh Out (1974 [2019], Soul Jazz) B 

Allison Russell:

  • Outside Child (2021, Fantasy) A− 
  • The Returner (2023, Fantasy) A− 

Arthur Russell:

  • Corn (1982-83 [2015], Audika) B+(**) 
  • Iowa Dream (1974-85 [2019], Audika) B+(*) 
  • World of Echo (1986 [2004], Audika) B+(**) 
  • Picture of Bunny Rabbit (1985-86 [2023], Audika) B+(**) 
  • The World of Arthur Russell (1980-88 [2004], Soul Jazz) B+(***) 

Catherine Russell:

  • Strictly Romancin' (2012, World Village) B+(***) 
  • Bring It Back (2014, Jazz Village) A− 
  • Harlem on My Mind (2016, Jazz Village) A− 
  • Alone Together (2019, Dot Time) B+(**) 
  • Send for Me (2022, Dot Time) B+(***) 

Gene Russell:

  • New Direction (1971, Black Jazz; [2020], Real Gone Music) B+(***) 
  • Talk to My Lady (1974, Black Jazz) B+(*) 

George Russell:

  • In K.C. (1961, Decca) B+(**) 
  • The Stratus Seekers (1962 [1989], Riverside/OJC) A− 
  • The Outer View (1962 [1991], Riverside/OJC) B+(***)  Ezz-thetics & The Stratus Seekers (1961-62 [2022], Ezz-Thetics) A− 
  • The Essence of George Russell (1966-67 [1983], Soul Note) A− 
  • Othello Ballet Suite/Electronic Organ Sonata No. 1 (1967-68 [1981], Soul Note) A− 
  • Trip to Prillarguri (1970 [1982], Soul Note) A 
  • Listen to the Silence (1971 [1983], Soul Note) B 
  • Vertical Form VI (1977 [1981], Soul Note) B+(**) 
  • New York Big Band (1977-78 [1982], Soul Note) B+(***) 

Hal Russell:

  • /Joel Futterman: Naked Colours (1991 [1994], Silkheart) B+(**) 
  • NRG Ensemble: The Finnish/Swiss Tour (1990 [1991], ECM) B+(***) 
  • Hal's Bells (1992, ECM) B+(**) 

Leon Russell: Life Journey (2014, Universal) B− 

Luis Russell: At the Swing Cats Ball: Newly Discovered Recordings From the Closet, Volume 1 1938-1940 (1938-40 [2023], Dot Time) B+(*) 

Ray Russell:

  • Spontaneous Event: Live Vol. 1: 1967-69 (1967-69 [2020], Jazz in Britain) B+(***) 
  • Forget to Remember: Live Vol. 2: 1970 (1970 [2021], Jazz in Britain) A− 
  • Fluid Architecture (2020, Cuneiform) B+(**) 

The Russian Futurists: The Weight's on the Wheels (2010, Upper Class) B+(***) 

Rust Dust: Twere but It Were so Simple (2023, Omad) B+(**) 

Rustie: Glass Swords (2011, Warp) B 

Nate Ruth: Whatever It Meant (2002, Soundless) B 

Rich Ruth: I Survived, It's Over (2022, Third Man) B 

Paul Rutherford:

  • /Derek Bailey/Barry Guy: ISKRA 1903: Chapter One (1970-72 [2000], Emanem, 3CD) B+(***) 
  • /Philipp Wachsmann/Barry Guy: ISKRA NCKPA 1903 (1992 [1995], Maya) B+(**) 
  • /Sabu Toyozumi: The Conscience (1999 [2017], NoBusiness) A− 

Markus Rutz:

  • Blueprints Figure One: Frameworks (2018 [2019], OA2) B+(**) 
  • Blueprints: Figure Two: New Designs (2018-19 [2020], OA2) B+(*) 
  • Storybook (2023, Jmarq) B+(**) 

Carl Hancock Rux: Apothecary RX (2004, Giant Step) B+(*) 

Amanda Ruzza/Mauricio Zottarelli: Glasses, No Glasses (2013 [2014], Pimenta Music) B+(***) 

RXK Nephew: Slitherman Activated (2021, Towhead) B+(**) 

Dylan Ryan/Sand: Circa (2014, Cuneiform) B+(*) 

Jackie Ryan: Recuerdos De Mi Madre (2022, Open Art) B+(**) 

Molly Ryan:

  • Let's Fly Away (2014 [2015], Loup-Garous Productions) B+(**) 
  • Swing for Your Supper! (2013, Loup-Garous Productions) B+(**) 
  • Sweepin' the Blues Away (2022, Turtle Bay) B+(***) 

Matthew Ryan: In the Dusk of Everything (2012, self-released) B+(**) 

Bobby Rydell: The Best of Bobby Rydell: 1959-1964 [Cameo Parkway] (1959-64 [2005], ABKCO) B+(**) 

Rye Rye: Go! Pop! Bang! (2012, NEET/Interscope) B+(***) 

Terje Rypdal:

  • Lux Aeterna (2000 [2002], ECM) B− 
  • After the Rain (1976, ECM) B 
  • Conspiracy (2019 [2020], ECM) B+(*) 

RZA Vs. Bobby Digital: Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater (2022, MNRK, EP) B+(**) 

Frederic Rzewski: Coming Together/Attica/Les Mouton De Panurge (1973 [1974], Opus One) A−  

Frederic Rzewski:

  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated! (1986 [1990], Hat Art) B+(***) 
  • North American Ballads & Squares (1991, Hat Art) B+(***) 
  • De Profundis (1993 [1994], Hat Art) B+(**) 

Harvie S: Going for It (1985 [2021], Savant) A− 

Harvie S: [Harvie Swartz & Urban Earth]: It's About Time (1988, Gaia) B 

Harvie S:

  • /Sheryl Bailey: Plucky Strum (2014 [2015], Whaling City Sound) B+(*) 
  • /Roni Ben-Hur/Sylvia Cuenca: Wondering (2022, Dot Time) B+(***) 

Huerco S:

  • Colonial Patterns (2013, Software) B+(***) 
  • For Those of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Who Have) (2016, Proibito) B+(**) 
  • Plonk (2022, Incienso) B+(*) 

Saâda Bonaire: Saâda Bonaire (1982-85 [2013], Captured Tracks) A− 

Raphael Saadiq:

  • The Way I See It (2008, Columbia) A 
  • Stone Rollin' (2011, Columbia) A− 
  • Jimmy Lee (2019, Columbia) A− 

Ustad Saami: God Is Not a Terrorist (2019, Glitterbeat) C 

Saba:

  • Bucket List Project (2016, Saba Pivot) B+(**) 
  • Care for Me (2018, Saba Pivot) B+(***) 
  • Few Good Things (2022, Saba Pivot) A− 

Jerome Sabbagh:

  • /Simon Jermyn/Allison Miller: Lean (2014 [2016], Music Wizards) B+(**) 
  • /Greg Tuohey: No Filter (2017 [2018], Sunnyside) B 
  • Vintage (2020 [2023], Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Robert Sabin: Humanity Part II (2014 [2015], Ranula Music) B+(***) 

Sabina: Toujours (2014, Bar/None) B+(**) 

Carol Saboya: Carolina (2016, AAM) B+(*) 

Sachal: Slow Motion Miracles (2014 [2015], Okeh) B 

Jacob Sacks:

  • Fishes (2017 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • /David Ambrosio/Vinnie Sperrazza: Trio Trio Meets Sheila Jordan (2021 [2022], SteepleChase) A− 

Sad13:

  • Slugger (2016, Carpark) B+(*) 
  • Haunted Painting (2020, Wax Nine) B+(*) 

Sade: Soldier of Love (2010, Epic) B 

The Sadies:

  • New Seasons (2007, Yep Roc) B+(**) 
  • Internal Sounds (2013, Yep Roc) B+(**) 
  • Northern Passages (2017, Yep Roc) B+(*) 
  • Colder Streams (2022, Yep Roc) B 

Sadistik x Kno: Bring Me Back When the World Is Cured (2022, self-released) B+(***) 

SSgt Barry Sadler: Ballads of the Green Berets (1966 [1997], Collectors' Choice) D 

Jamie Saft:

  • /Steve Swallow/Bobby Previte: The New Standard (2014, Rare Noise) B+(*) 
  • /Steve Swallow/Bobby Previte/Iggy Pop: Loneliness Road (2017, Rare Noise) B+(**) 
  • Solo a Genova (2017 [2018], RareNoise) B+(***) 
  • Blue Dream (2017 [2018], RareNoise) A− 
  • /Steve Swallow/Bobby Previte: You Don't Know the Life (2018 [2019], RareNoise) B 
  • Hidden Corners (2019, RareNoise) B+(**) 

Doug Sahm:

  • San Antonio Rock: The Harlem Recordings 1957-1961 (1957-61 [2000], Norton) B+(*) 
  • /Sir Douglas Quintet: Rough Edges (1969 [1973], Mercury) B+(***) 
  • Live From Austin TX (1975 [2007], New West) A− 
  • /Sir Douglas Quintet: The Best of Doug Sahm & the Sir Douglas Quintet 1968-1975 (1968-75 [1990], Mercury) A− 
  • Hell of a Spell (1979 [1980], Takoma) B+(***) 
  • Juke Box Music (1989, Antone's) B+(**) 
  • The Last Real Texas Blues Band (1988-94 [1994], Antone's) B+(*) 

Saigon:

  • The Greatest Story Never Told (2011, Suburban Noize) B+(**) 
  • The Greatest Story Never Told Chapter 2: Bread and Circuses (2012, Suburban Noize) A− 

Saint Etienne:

  • Good Humor (1998, Sub Pop) B+(**) 
  • Sound of Water (2000, Sub Pop) B+(**) 
  • Finisterre (2002, Mantra) B+(**) 
  • Travel Edition 1990-2005 (1991-2004 [2004], Sub Pop) B+(***) 
  • Words and Music by Saint Etienne (2012, Heavenly) B+(**) 
  • Home Counties (2017, Heavenly) B+(***) 
  • I've Been Trying to Tell You (2021, Heavenly) B+(**) 

Saint Jhn: While the World Was Burning (2020, Hitco) B+(**) 

Taiko Saito: Tears of a Cloud (2022 [2023], Trouble in the East) B+(*) 

Anne Sajdera: New Year (2018, Bijuri) B+(*) 

Michel Sajrawy: Arabop (2012, Dasam Studio) B 

Ryuichi Sakamoto:

  • Async (2017, Milan) B+(*) 
  • 12 (2023, Milan) B 

Akira Sakata:

  • /Takeo Moriyama: Mitochondria (1986 [2022], Trost) B+(***) 
  • /Giovanni Di Domenico: Iruman (2012 [2014], Mbari Musica) B+(*) 
  • /Fred Lonberg-Holm/Ketil Gutvik/Paal Nilssen-Love: The Cliff of Time (2013 [2014], PNL) B+(*) 
  • /Johan Berthling/Paal Nilssen-Love: Arashi (2014, Trost) B+(***) 
  • & Chikamorachi With Masahiko Satoh: Proton Pump (2015 [2018], Family Vineyard) B+(***) 
  • /Simon Nabatov/Takashi Seo/Darren Moore: Not Seeing Is a Flower (2017 [2018], Leo) B+(**) 

Naoko Sakata: Infinity (2023, Pomperipossa) B+(*) 

L.A. Salami: Dancing With Bad Grammar (2016, PIAS America) B+(*) 

Samo Salamon:

  • Ornethology (2003 [2004], Samo) A− 

Samo Salomon:

  • Ela's Dream (2004 [2005], Splasc(H)) B+(***) 

Samo Salamon:

  • 2Alto (2012 [2014], SteepleChase LookOut) B+(*) 
  • Little River (2013 [2015], Sazas) B+(**) 
  • Unity (2014 [2016], Samo) A− 
  • /Stefano Battaglia: Winds (2015 [2016], Sazas/Klopotec) B+(**) 
  • /Szilárd Mezei/Achille Succi: Planets of Kei: Free Sessions Vol. 1 (2016 [2017], Not Two) B+(***) 
  • The Colours Suite (2016 [2017], Clean Feed) A− 
  • /Howard Levy: Peaks of Light (2017 [2018], Sazas) B+(***) 
  • /Tony Malaby/Roberto Dani: Traveling Moving Breathing (2017 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • & Freequestra: Free Sessions, Vol. 2: Freequestra (2016 [2019], Klopotec) A− 
  • /Szilárd Mezei/Jaka Berger: Swirling Blind Unstilled (2018 [2019], Klopotec) B+(**) 
  • /Igor Matkovic/Kristijan Krajncan: Common Flow (2019 [2020], Sazas) A− 
  • /Igor Matkovic/Kristijan Krajncan: Rare Ebb (2019 [2020], Sazas) B+(**) 
  • & Friends: Almost Alone Vol. 1 (2020, Samo) B+(***) 
  • /Hasse Poulsen: String Dancers (2020 [2021], Sazas) B+(**) 
  • /Cene Resnik/Jaka Berger: Takt Ars Sessions: Vol. 1 (2021, Samo) B+(***) 
  • /Cene Resnik/Jaka Berger: Takt Ars Sessions: Vol. 2 (2021, Samo) B+(**) 
  • Dolphyology: Complete Eric Dolphy for Solo Guitar (2021 [2022], Samo, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • /Arild Andersen/Ra Kalam Bob Moses: Pure and Simple (2021 [2022], Samo) A− 
  • /Sabir Mateen: Joy and Sorrow (2020 [2022], Klopotec) B+(***) 
  • /Cene Resnik/Urban Kusar: Takt Ars Sessions: Vol. 3 (2022, Samo) B+(***) 
  • /Vasil Hadzimanov/Ra-Kalam Bob Moses: Dances of Freedom (2021 [2024], Samo) A− 

Walter Salas-Humara:

  • Work: Part One (2015, Sonic Pyramid) B+(**) 
  • Explodes and Disappears (2016, Sonic Pyramid) B+(***) 

Dua Saleh:

  • Nur (2019, Against Giants, EP) B+(**) 
  • Rosetta (2020, Against Giants, EP) B+(*) 
  • Crossover (2021, Against Giants, EP) A− 

Salem: King Night (2010, IAmSound) B 

Curtis Salgado: Damage Control (2021, Alligator) B+(*) 

Felipe Salles:

  • Ugandan Suite (2013 [2014], Tapestry) B+(***) 
  • Interconnections Ensemble: The New Immigrant Experience: Music Inspired by Conversations With Dreamers (2019 [2020], Tapestry, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • /Zaccai Curtis/Avery Sharpe/Jonathan Barber: Tiyo's Songs of Life (2022, Tapestry) A− 
  • Interconnections Ensemble: Home Is Here (2022 [2023], Tapestry) B+(**) 

Cato Salsa Experience and The Thing with Joe McPhee: Sounds Like a Sandwich (2004 [2005], Smalltown Superjazz, EP) B+(**) 

Salva: Odd Furniture (2013, Friends of Friends, EP) B 

Cécile McLorin Salvant:

  • For One to Love (2015, Mack Avenue) B+(*) 
  • Dreams and Daggers (2017, Mack Avenue, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • The Window (2018, Mack Avenue) B+(*) 
  • Ghost Song (2022, Nonesuch) B+(**) 
  • Mélusine (2023, Nonesuch) B+(*) 

Sibiri Samaké: Dambe Foli (2011, Kanaga System Krush) B+(**) 

Samia: Honey (2023, Grand Jury) B+(*) 

Sampa the Great:

  • The Return (2019, Ninja Tune) B+(***) 
  • As Above, So Below (2022, Loma Vista) B+(**) 

Emiliano Sampaio Jazz Symphonic Orchestra: We Have a Dream (2022, Alessa) B+(**) 

Sampha:

  • Process (2017, Young Turks) B+(*) 
  • Lahai (2023, Young) B+(*) 

Joe Sample: /David T. Walker: Swing Street Café (1978 [2008], Verve) B+(*) 

John K. Samson:

  • Provincial (2012, Epitaph) B+(***) 
  • Winter Wheat (2016, Anti-) B+(*) 

San Francisco String Trio: May I Introduce to You (2016 [2017], Ridgeway) B+(*) 

Bobby Sanabria Manhattan Big Band: West Side Story: Reimagined (2017 [2018], Jazzheads, 2CD) B 

Angelica Sanchez:

  • Float the Edge (2016 [2017], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • /Marilyn Crispell: How to Turn the Moon (2019 [2020], Pyroclastic) A− 
  • Sparkle Beings (2022, Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • Nighttime Creatures (2021 [2023], Pyroclastic) B+(***) 

Antonio Sanchez: Shift (Bad Hombre Vol. II) (2022, Warner) B 

David Sanchez:

  • Cultural Survival (2007 [2008], Concord Picante)) B+(**) 
  • Carib (2018 [2019], Ropeadope) B+(***) 

Marta Sánchez:

  • Partenika (2014 [2015], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(**) 
  • Danza Imposible (2017, Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(**) 
  • El Rayo De Luz (2019, Fresh Sound New Talent) A− 

Marta Sanchez:

  • SAAM (Spanish American Art Museum) (2021 [2022], Whirlwind) A− 

Poncho Sanchez:

  • /Terence Blanchard: Chano y Dizzy! (2011, Concord Picante) B+(**) 
  • Trane's Delight (2019, Concord Picante) B 

Cecilia Sanchietti: La Verza Via (2017 [2018], Blujazz) B+(*) 

Sten Sandell:

  • Face of Tokyo (2008 [2009], PNL) B+(**) 
  • /Lisa Ullén: Double Music (2021, Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Brandon Sanders: Compton's Finest (2023, Savant) B+(**) 

Ed Sanders: Yiddish-Speaking Socialists of the Lower East Side (2006 [2015], Okraina, EP) B+(*) 

Pharoah Sanders:

  • Tauhid (1966, Impulse) A− 
  • Jewels of Thought (1969, Impulse) B+(***) 
  • Izipho Zam (My Gifts) (1969 [1973], Strata-East) B+(***) 
  • Deaf Dumb Blind (Summun Bukmun Umyun) (1970, Impulse!) B+(***) 
  • Thembi (1970-71 [1971], Impulse!) B+(*) 
  • Black Unity (1971, Impulse!) B+(**) 
  • Live at the East (1971 [1972], Impulse!) B+(*) 
  • Love in Us All (1972-73 [1974], Impulse!) B+(**) 
  • Live in Paris 1975 (1975 [2020], Transversales Disque) B+(**) 
  • Pharoah (1976 [1977], India Navigation) B+(***) 
  • Pharoah [Expanded Edition] (1976-77 [2023], Luaka Bop) B+(***) 
  • Love Will Find a Way (1978, Arista) B 
  • Live at Fabrik: Hamburg 1980 (1980 [2023], Jazzline) A− 
  • Save Our Children (1998, Verve) B+(*) 
  • /Graham Haynes: With a Heartbeat (2003, Evolver) B+(***) 

Carmen Sandim: Play Doh (2019, Ropeadope) B+(*) 

Randy Sandke:

  • Randy Sandke Meets Bix Beiderbecke (1993 [2002], Nagel Heyer) B+(**) 
  • /Buck Clayton Legacy: All the Cats Join In (1993 [1994], Nagel Heyer) B+(***) 
  • The New York Allstars: Count Basie Remembered, Vol. 2 (1996 [1998], Nagel Heyer) B+(**) 
  • The Re-Discovered Louis and Bix (1999 [2000], Nagel Heyer) A−  

Arturo Sandoval:

  • Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You) (2012, Concord) B+(*) 
  • Live at Yoshi's (2015, ALFI) B+(*) 

Christian Sands:

  • Reach (2017, Mack Avenue) B+(**) 
  • Reach Further EP (2017-18 [2018], Mack Avenue) B+(**) 
  • Facing Dragons (2018, Mack Avenue) B+(**) 
  • Be Water (2020, Mack Avenue) B+(*) 

Nisse Sandström: Live at Crescendo (2014 [2015], Moserobie) B+(***) 

Marit Sandvik: Song, Fall Soft (1995, Taurus) B+(***) 

Sandwell District: Feed-Forward (2010 [2011], Sandwell District) B+(***) 

David Sanford Big Band Featuring Hugh Ragin: A Prayer for Lester Bowie (2016 [2021], Greenleaf Music) B+(***) 

JC Sanford Orchestra: Views From the Inside (2013 [2014], Whirlwind) B 

Jeff Sanford's Cartoon Jazz Orchestra: Playland at the Beach (2023, Little Village) B+(**) 

Arman Sangalang: Quartet (2022-23 [2023], Calligram) B+(**) 

Oumou Sangaré:

  • Mogoya (2017, No Format) A− 
  • Acoustic (2020, No Format) B+(**) 
  • Timbuktu (2022, World Circuit) B+(***) 

Mamman Sani:

  • La Musique Electronique du Niger (1978 [2013], Sahel Sounds) B+(***) 
  • Taaritt (1985-88 [2014], Sahel Sounds) B+(**) 

Hama Sankare:

  • Ballébé: Calling All Africans (2018, Clermont Music) B+(***) 
  • Niafunke (2019, Clermont Music) B+(***) 

Mehmet Ali Sanlikol:

  • Whatsnext? (2014, Dunya) B+(*) 
  • & Whatsnext?: Turkish Hipster (2023, Dunya) B 

Joe Santa Maria: Echo Deep (2023, Orenda) B− 

Santana: Africa Speaks (2019, Concord) B 

Venissa Santi: Big Stuff: Afro Cuban Holiday (2013, Sunnyside) B+(*) 

Javier Santiago: Phoenix (2016 [2018], Ropeadope) B 

Santigold:

  • Santogold (2008, Downtown) B+(**) 
  • Master of Make-Believe (2012, Atlantic) B+(***) 
  • Spirituals (2022, Little Jerk) A− 

John Santos: Art of the Descarga (2011-15 [2020], Smithsonian Folkways) B+(***) 

Romeo Santos: Golden (2017, Sony Latin) B+(*) 

Alejandro Sanz: Sirope (2015, Universal) B+(*) 

São Paulo Underground:

  • Tres Cabeças Loucuras (2011, Cuneiform) A− 
  • Beija Flors Velho E Sujo (2012 [2013], Cuneiform) B+(*) 
  • Cantos Invisiveis (2016, Cuneiform) B+(**) 

Sa-Ra: The Hollywood Recordings (2007, Babygrande) B+(**) 

Michel Sardaby: Night Cap (1970, Disques Debs) A− 

Sarge: Distant (2000, Mud) B+(**) 

Phil Sargent: A New Day (2010, Sargent Jazz) B− 

Michael Sarian & the Chabones: The Escape Suite (2014-15 [2015], self-released) B+(**) 

Ximena Sariñana: Ximena Sariñana (2011, Warner Brothers) B+(**) 

Heikki Sarmanto:

  • A Boston Date (1970 [2008], Porter) A− 
  • Counterbalance (1971 [2008], Porter) B+(*) 
  • Moonflower (2007, Porter) B+(***) 

Rafal Sarnecki: Climbing Trees (2017 [2018], Outside In Music) B 

Sa-Roc: The Sharecropper's Daughter (2020, Rhymesayers) A−  

Sasami:

  • Sasami (2019, Domino) B+(*) 
  • Squeeze (2022, Domino) B+(**) 

Bernardo Sassetti: Culturgest 2007 (2007 [2022], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Masahiko Satoh:

  • /Sabu Toyozumi: The Aiki (1997 [2019], NoBusiness) A− 
  • /Paal Nilssen-Love: Spring Snow (2013 [2014], PNL) B+(**) 

Satoyama: Sinking Islands (2021 [2022], Auand) B+(**) 

Dana Saul: Ceiling (2018 [2019], Endectomorph) A− 

Carl Saunders:

  • America (2013 [2014], Summit) B+(*) 
  • Jazz Trumpet (2019 [2020], Summit) B+(***) 

Nick Sanders: Playtime 2050 (2017-18 [2019], Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Sault:

  • 5 (2019, Forever Living Originals) A− 
  • 7 (2019, Forever Living Originals) A− 
  • Untitled (Black Is) (2020, Forever Living Originals) B+(***) 
  • Untitled (Rise) (2020, Forever Living Originals) B+(***) 
  • Nine (2021, Forever Living Originals) B+(***) 
  • Air (2022, Forever Living Originals) B 
  • 11 (2022, Forever Living Originals) B+(*) 
  • AIIR (2022, Forever Living Originals) B 
  • Earth (2022, Forever Living Originals) B+(*) 
  • Today & Tomorrow (2022, Forever Living Originals) B+(*) 
  • Untitled (God) (2022, Forever Living Originals) B 

Greg Saunier/Mary Halvorson/Ron Miles: New American Songbooks: Volume 1 (2017, Sound American) B+(**) 

A. Savage:

  • Thawing Dawn (2017, Dull Tools) B+(*) 
  • Several Songs About Fire (2023, Rough Trade) B+(**) 

Anna B Savage: A Commmon Turn (2021, City Slang) B 

Tiwa Savage: Celia (2020, Universal) B+(*) 

Savages:

  • Silence Yourself (2013, Matador) B+(*) 
  • Adore Life (2016, Matador) B+(***) 

Savant: Artificial Dance (1981-83 [2015], RVNG Intl) A− 

Boris Savoldelli/Garrison Fewell: Electric Bat Conspiracy (2014, Creative Nation Music) B+(*) 

Mista Savona: Havana Meets Kingston Part 2 (2022, Cumbancha) B+(**) 

Rina Sawayama:

  • Rina (2017, self-released, EP) B− 
  • Sawayama (2020, Dirty Hit) B− 
  • Hold the Girl (2022, Dirty Hit) B+(**) 

Nitin Sawhney: Immigrants (2021, Sony Masterworks) A− 

Elori Saxl: The Blue of Distance (2021, Western Vinyl) B+(*) 

Saxophone Summit [Dave Liebman/Ravi Coltrane/Joe Lovano]: Visitation (2011 [2014], ArtistShare) B+(***) 

Say She She: Silver (2023, Colemine) B+(***) 

SBTRKT:

  • SBTRKT (2011, Young Turks) B+(***) 
  • Wonder Where We Land (2014, Young Turks) B 
  • Save Yourself (2016, self-released, EP) B− 
  • The Rat Road (2023, Save Yourself) B 

Boz Scaggs:

  • Silk Degrees (1976 [2007], Columbia/Legacy) B+(***) 
  • Memphis (2013, 429) B+(**) 
  • A Fool to Care (2015, 429 Records) A− 
  • Out of the Blues (2018, Concord) B+(*) 

Scalping: Void (2022, Houndstooth) B+(**) 

Doug Scarborough: The Color of Angels (2021 [2022], Origin) B+(**) 

Scarcity of Tanks: Ringleader Lies (2016, Total Life Society) B+(**) 

Scary Goldings: Scary Goldings IV (2021, Pockets) B+(*) 

Scenes:

  • . . . But Not Heard (2013 [2014], Origin) B+(**) 
  • Destinations (2016-17 [2017], Origin) B+(*) 
  • Trapeze (2020, Origin) B+(**) 
  • Variable Clouds: Live at the Earshot Jazz Festival (2021 [2022], Origin) B+(***) 

The Scenic Route Trio: Flight of Life (2021, self-released) B+(*) 

Ken Schaphorst Big Band: How to Say Goodbye (2014 [2016], JCA) B+(*) 

Schapiro 17:

  • New Shoes: Kind of Blue at 60 (2019 [2020], Summit, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Human Qualities (2020 [2021], Summit) B+(**) 

Scheen Jazzorkester:

  • /Eyolf Dale: Commuter Report (2018, Losen) B+(*) 
  • /Thomas Johansson: «As We See It . . . » (2019, Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Jenny Scheinman:

  • Mischief & Mayhem (2010 [2012], self-released) A− 
  • The Littlest Prisoner (2013 [2014], Masterworks) A−  
  • Here on Earth (2017, Royal Potato Family) B+(***) 
  • /Allison Miller: Jenny Scheinman & Allison Miller's Parlour Game (2019, Royal Potato Family) B+(***) 

Rob Scheps: Comencio (2019, SteepleChase) B+(**) 

Ignaz Schick/Oliver Steidle: Ilog2 (2020 [2021], Zarek) A− 

András Schiff: Ludwig von Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas: Volume III: Sonatas opp. 14, 22 and 49 (2006, ECM New Series) B+(*) 

Lalo Schifrin:

  • Piano, Strings and Bossa Nova (1962 [2008], Verve) B 
  • Invocations: Jazz Meets the Symphony #7 (2010 [2011], Aleph) B 

Schizophonia: Cantorial Recordings Reimagined (2014, Blue Thread Music) B+(*) 

Chris Schlarb/Chad Taylor: Time No Changes (2019 [2021], Astral Spirits/Big Ego) B+(*) 

JP Schlegelmilch/Jonathan Goldberger/Jim Black: Visitors (2018, Skirl) B+(*) 

Alexander von Schlippenbach:

  • Globe Unity (1966 [1967], SABA) A− 
  • The Living Music (1969 [2002], Atavistic) B+(**)  Schlippenbach Trio: First Recordings (1972 [2014], Trost) B+(**) 
  • Hunting the Snake (1975 [2000], Atavistic) B+(*) 
  • /Sven Åke Johansson: Onkel Pös Carnegie Hall Hamburg 1978 (1978 [2021], SÅJ) A− 

Alexander Von Schlippenbah:

  • /Aki Takase: Live at Café Amores (1995 [2018], NoBusiness) A− 

Alexander von Schlippenbach:

  • Elf Bagatellen (1990, FMP) B+(**)  Globe Unity Orchestra: Globe Unity 2002 (2002 [2003], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • /Globe Unity Orchestra: Globe Unity - 40 Years (2006 [2009], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • Gold Is Where You Find It (2008, Intakt) B+(***) 
  • /Daniele D'Agaro: Dedalus (2008, Artesuono) B+(***) 
  • Schlippenbach Plays Monk (2012, Intakt) B+(*) 
  • Schlippenbach Trio: Features (2013 [2015], Intakt) A− 
  • /Globe Unity Orchestra: Globe Unity - 50 Years (2016 [2018], Intakt) A− 
  • /Dag Magnus Narvesen: Liminal Field (2018 [2019], Not Two) A− 

Schlippenbach Trio:

  • Bauhaus Dessau (2009 [2010], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • Warsaw Concert (2015 [2016], Intakt) B+(***) 

Silvan Schmid: Augmented Space (2019-20 [2021], Ezz-Thetics) B 

Andreas Schmidt/Samuel Rohrer/Thomas Heberer: Pieces for a Husky Puzzle (2009, Jazzwerkstatt) B+(*) 

Dean Schmidt: I Know Nothing (2006 [2007], OA2) B+(*) 

Daniel Schmitz/Johannes Schmitz/Jörg Fischer: Botanic Mob (2016, Sporeprint) B+(**) 

Maria Schneider:

  • The Thompson Fields (2014 [2015], ArtistShare) B+(**) 
  • Data Lords (2019 [2020], ArtistShare, 2CD) B+(**) 

Adam Schneit: Light Shines In (2016, Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(**) 

Schnell: Live at Sowieso (2017 [2018], Clean Feed) A− 

Schnellertollermeier:

  • Rights (2016 [2017], Cuneiform) B+(*) 
  • X (2013 [2015], Cuneiform) B+(**) 

Dave Schnitter: Sketch (2001 [2004], Omix/Sunnyside) B+(***) 

Sara Schoenbeck:

  • /Wayne Horvitz: Cell Walk (2020, Songlines) B 
  • Sara Schoenbeck (2019-21 [2021], Pyroclastic) B+(***) 

Jared Schonig:

  • Two Takes Vol. 1: Quintet (2021, Anzic) B+(**) 
  • Two Takes Vol. 2: Big Band (2021, Anzic) B+(***) 

Manfred Schoof: European Echoes (1969 [2002], Atavistic) B+(***) 

School of Seven Bells:

  • Disconnect From Desire (2010, Vagrant) B+(**) 
  • Ghostory (2012, Vagrant) B+(*) 

Schoolboy Q:

  • Setbacks (2011, Top Dawg) B+(**) 
  • Habits & Contradictions (2012, Top Dawg) B+(**) 
  • Oxymoron (2014, Interscope) B+(**) 
  • Blank Face LP (2016, Top Dawg/Interscope) B+(***) 

John Schooley: The Man Who Rode the Mule Around the World (2014, Voodoo Rhythm) B+(**) 

Nicky Schrire: To the Spring (2013 [2014], self-released, EP) B− 

Adam Schroeder: Let's (2013 [2014], Capri) B+(***) 

Frank Paul Schubert:

  • /Dieter Manderscheid/Martin Blume: Spindrift (2019 [2020], Leo) B+(***) 
  • /Alexander von Schlippenbach/Martin Blume: Forge (2020, Relative Pitch) A− 
  • /Kazuhisa Uchihashi/Klaus Kugel: Black Holes Are Hard to Find (2021 [2022], Nemu) B+(***) 

Manfred Schulze Bläser Quintett: Nummer 12 (1985 [1986], FMP) B+(**) 

Diane Schuur: Running on Faith (2020, Jazzheads) B+(***) 

Alvin Schwaar/Bänz Oester/Noé Franklé: Travellin' Light (2019 [2020], Leo) B+(*) 

Reg Schwager: Delphinus (2014, Jazz From Rant) B+(**) 

J. Peter Schwalm:

  • The Beauty of Disaster (2015 [2016], Rare Noise) B+(**) 
  • How We Fall (2017 [2018], RareNoise) B+(*) 
  • /Arve Henriksen: Neuzeit (2020, RareNoise) B+(**) 
  • Aufbruch (2021, RareNoise) B+(*) 
  • /Stephan Thelen: Transneptunian Planets (2020-21 [2022], RareNoise) B+(**) 

Anton Schwartz: Flash Mob (2013 [2014], Anton Jazz) B 

Radam Schwartz: Message From Groove and GW (2020, Arabesque) B+(***) 

Jacques Schwarz-Bart:

  • Soné Ka-La (2007, Emarcy) B+(**) 
  • Jazz Racine Haïti (2012 [2014], Motema Music) B+(*) 
  • Soné Ka-La 2: Odyssey (2020 [2021], Enja) B+(*) 
  • The Harlem Suite (2021 [2023], Ropeadope) B+(*) 

Irène Schweizer:

  • Wilde Señoritas (1976 [1977], FMP) B+(***) 
  • Hexensabbat (1977 [1978], FMP) B+(***) 
  • Wilde Señoritas/Hexensabbat (1976-77 [2002], Intakt, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Live at Taktlos (1984 [1986], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • /Louis Moholo: Irène Schweizer/Louis Moholo (1986 [1996], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • /Günter Sommer: Irène Schweizer/Günter Sommer (1987 [1996], Intakt) A− 
  • /Andrew Cyrille: Irène Schweizer/Andrew Cyrille (1988 [1996], Intakt) A− 

Irene Schweizer:

  • /Maggie Nichols/George Lewis/Joëlle Léandre/Günter Sommer: The Storming of the Winter Palace (1986-88 [1988], Intakt) B+(***) 

Irène Schweizer:

  • /Pierre Favre: Irène Schweizer/Pierre Favre (1990 [1992], Intakt) A 
  • Piano Solo Vol. 1 (1990 [1992], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • Piano Solo Vol. 2 (1990 [1992], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • /Han Bennink: Irène Schweizer/Han Bennink (1995 [1996], Intakt) A 
  • Many and One Direction (1996, Intakt) A− 
  • /Fred Anderson/Hamid Drake: Live Willisau & Taktlos (1998-2004 [2007], Intakt) A− 
  • Chicago Piano Solo (2000 [2001], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • /Pierre Favre: Ulrichsberg (2003 [2004], Intakt) A− 
  • /Omri Ziegele: Where's Africa (2004 [2005], Intakt) A− 
  • To Whom It May Concern: Piano Solo Tonhalle Zürich (2011 [2012], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • /Pierre Favre: Live in Zürich (2013, Intakt) A− 
  • /Jürg Wickihalder: Spring (2014, Intakt) B+(*) 
  • /Han Bennink: Welcome Back (2015, Intakt) A 
  • /Joey Baron: Live! (2015 [2017], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • /Hamid Drake: Celebration (2019 [2021], Intakt) A− 

Schweizer Holz Trio [Hans Koch/Urs Leimgruber/Omri Ziegele]: Love Letters to the President (2008, Intakt) B+(*) 

Oliver Schwerdt: Prestige/No Smoking (2015 [2017], Euphorium, 2CD) B+(***) 

Rob Schwimmer: Heart of Hearing (2018, Sunken Heights Music) B− 

Fabrizio Sciacca: Gettin' It There (2019, self-released) B+(**) 

Scientist:

  • Scientist Meets the Space Invaders (1981, Greensleeves) B+(***) 
  • Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of Vampires (1981, Greensleeves) A− 
  • Scientist Encounters Pac-Man (1982, Greensleeves) B+(**) 
  • Scientist Wins the World Cup (1982 [2002], Greensleeves) B+(**) 
  • /Hempress Sativa: Scientist Meets Hempress Sativa in Dub (2018, Conquering Lion) B+(***) 

Scissor Sisters: Night Work (2010, Downtown) A− 

Louis Sclavis:

  • Clarinettes (1984-85 [1985], IDA) B+(***) 
  • Ellington on the Air (1991-92 [2016], Ouch!) B+(***) 
  • /Dominique Pifarély/Marc Ducret/Bruno Chevillon: Acoustic Quartet (1993 [1994], ECM) B+(***) 
  • Les Violences de Rameau (1995-96 [1996], ECM) B+(**) 
  • L'Affrontement Des Prétendants (2000 [2001], ECM) B+(***) 
  • Silk and Salt Memories (2014, ECM) B+(***) 
  • Asian Fields Variations (2016 [2017], ECM) B+(*) 
  • Characters on a Wall (2018 [2019], ECM) B+(*) 
  • Les Cadence Du Monde (2021 [2022], JMS Productions) A− 

John Scofield:

  • Still Warm (1985 [1986], Gramavision) B 
  • Blue Matter (1986 [1987], Gramavision) B+(*) 
  • Hand Jive (1993 [1994], Blue Note) B+(***) 
  • Works for Me (2000 [2001], Verve) B+(**) 
  • Überjam Deux (2013, Emarcy) B+(*) 
  • Past Present (2015, Impulse!) B+(***) 
  • Country for Old Men (2016, Impulse!) B+(*) 
  • Combo 66 (2018, Verve) B+(**) 
  • Swallow Tales (2019 [2020], ECM) B+(***) 
  • John Scofield (2021 [2022], ECM) B+(*) 
  • Uncle John's Band (2022 [2023], ECM, 2CD) B+(**) 

Scoolptures:

  • Materiale Umano (2009, Leo) B+(**) 
  • White Sickness (2009 [2011], Leo) B 
  • Please Drive-by Carefully (2012 [2013], Leo, 2CD) B+(**) 

Scorch Trio: Brolt! (2007 [2008], Rune Grammofon) B+(**) 

Scorpion Kings X Tresor: Rumble in the Jungle (2020 [2021], Blaqboy) B+(***) 

Bill Scorzari:

  • Through These Waves (2016, self-released) A− 
  • Now I'm Free (2019, self-released) A− 
  • Just the Same (2015, self-released) B+(*) 
  • The Crosswinds of Kansas (2022, self-released) A− 

Scotch Rolex: Tewari (2021, Hakuna Kulala) B 

Bunny Scott: To Love Somebody (1975 [2021], Freestile) B+(*) 

Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah:

  • Live at Newport (2008, Concord, CD+DVD) B 
  • Yesterday You Said Tomorrow (2009 [2010], Concord) B 
  • Stretch Music (2015, Ropeadope) B+(*) 
  • Ruler Rebel (2017, Stretch Music/Ropeadope) B+(**) 
  • Diaspora (2017, Stretch Music/Ropeadope) B+(**) 
  • The Emancipation Procrastination (2017, Stretch Music/Ropeadope) B+(**) 
  • Ancestral Recall (2019, Ropeadope) B+(*) 
  • Axiom (2020, Ropeadope) B+(***) 
  • [Chief Adjuah]: Bark Out Thunder Roar Out Lightning (2023, Ropeadope) B+(***) 

Darrell Scott:

  • A Crooked Road (2010, Full Light, 2CD) B− 
  • Long Ride Home (2012, Full Light) B 
  • Sings the Blues of Hank Williams (2020, Full Light) B 
  • Jaroso (2020, Full Light) B+(*) 

Dave Scott:

  • In Search of Hipness (2018 [2019], SteepleChase) B+(*) 
  • Song for Alice (2022 [2023], SteepleChase) B+(**) 

Hillary Scott & the Scott Family: Love Remains (2016, Capitol Nashville) B− 

Jeffrey Scott: Going Down to Georgia on a Hog (2023, Music Maker) B+(***) 

Jill Scott:

  • The Real Thing: Words and Sounds, Vol. 3 (2007, Hidden Beach) B+(***) 
  • The Light of the Sun (2011, Blues Babe/Warner Bros.) A− 
  • Woman (2015, Atlantic) B+(***) 
  • Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds, Vol. 1 (2000, Hidden Beach/Epic) B+(**) 

Jimmy Scott:

  • Everybody's Somebody's Fool (1950-52 [2008], Verve) B− 
  • The Source (1969 [1970], Atlantic) B 
  • All the Way (1992, Sire) B+(***) 
  • Dream (1995, Sire) A− 
  • I Go Back Home (2009-10 [2017], Eden River) B+(**) 

Kendrick Scott: Corridors (2023, Blue Note) B+(**) 

Knoel Scott/Marshall Allen: Celestial (2022 [2023], Night Dreamer) B+(***) 

Penelope Scott:

  • Public Void (2020, Tesla's Pigeon, EP) A− 
  • Hazards (2021, Many Hats, EP) B+(*) 

Ray Scott: Nowhere Near Done (2020, Jethropolitan, EP) B+(**) 

Shirley Scott:

  • Queen Talk: Live at the Left Bank (1972 [2023], Reel to Real) A− 
  • One for Me (1974 [2020], Arc) B+(***) 

Travis Scott:

  • Rodeo (2015, Grand Hustle/Epic) B 
  • Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight (2016, Epic) B+(**) 
  • Astroworld (2018, Epic/Grand Hustle) B+(**) 
  • Utopia (2023, Cactus Jack/Epic) B+(**) 

Zoe Scott: Shades of Love (2020, Zoe Scott Music) B+(*) 

Gil Scott-Heron:

  • Pieces of a Man (1971, Flying Dutchman) B+(***) 
  • /Brian Jackson: It's Your World (1976, Arista) A− 
  • I'm New Here (2010, XL) B+(*) 
  • /Jamie XX: We're New Here (2010 [2011], XL) B 
  • We're New Again: A Reimagining by Makaya McCraven (2010-19 [2020], XL) B+(**) 

Kendrick Scott Oracle:

  • We Are the Drum (2015, Blue Note) B 
  • A Wall Becomes a Bridge (2019, Blue Note) B+(*) 

Scottish National Jazz Orchestra:

  • Rhapsody in Blue: Live (2009, Spartacus) B+(**) 
  • /Makoto Ozone: Jeunehomme: Mozart Piano Concerto No 9 K-271 (2014 [2015], Spartacus) B+(*) 

Dolores Scozzesi: Here Comes the Sun (2017 [2018], Café Pacific) B+(*) 

Screamers: Demo Hollywood 1977 (1977 [2021], Super Viaduct, EP) B+(**) 

Screaming Females: Desire Pathway (2023, Don Giovanni) B 

Scree: Jasmine on a Night in July (2023, Ruination) B 

Screeching Weasel: First World Manifesto (2011, Fat Wreck Chords) B 

Scroobius Pip: Distraction Pieces (2011, Speech Development) A− 

Earl Scruggs & Tom T. Hall: The Storyteller and the Banjo Man (1982, Columbia) B+(**) 

Will Scruggs Jazz Fellowship: Song of Simeon: A Christmas Journey (2012, self-released) B 

Scrunchies: Feral Coast (2022, Dirtnap) B+(***) 

Scurvy: Fracture (2010, Johnny Butler Jazz) B+(*) 

Sea Power: Everything Was Forever (2022, Golden Chariot) B 

Seablite: Lemon Lights (2023, Mt. St. Mtn.) B+(*) 

Seabrook Trio: In the Swarm (2021 [2022], Astral Spirits) B+(***) 

Brandon Seabrook:

  • Sylphid Vitalizers (2014, New Atlantis) B+(*) 
  • Die Trommel Fatale (2016 [2017], New Atlantis) B+(**) 
  • /Cooper-Moore/Gerald Cleaver: Exultation (2019 [2020], Astral Spirits) B+(***) 
  • Brutalovechamp (2022 [2023], Pyroclastic) B+(**) 

Son Seals: Live and Burning (1978, Alligator) B+(**) 

Marc Seales:

  • American Songs Volume 2: Blues . . . and Jazz (2012 [2014], Origin) B+(*) 
  • American Songs Volume 3: Place & Time (2012 [2015], Origin) B+(*) 

Richard Sears:

  • Skyline (2014 [2015], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(***) 
  • Altadena (2015 [2016], Ropeadope) B+(**) 

SebastiAn: Total (2011, Big Beat/Atlantic/Ed Banger/Because) B− 

Secret Circuit: Tactile Galactics (2013, Beats in Space) B+(***) 

Secret Cities: Pink Graffiti (2010, Western Vinyl) B+(*) 

Secret People: Secret People (2019 [2022], Out of Your Head) B+(**) 

The Secret Sisters:

  • The Secret Sisters (2010, Universal Republic) B+(**) 
  • Saturn Return (2020, New West) B+(*) 

Aaron Seeber: First Move (2021 [2022], Cellar) B+(**) 

SEED Ensemble: Driftglass (2019, Jazz Re:freshed) B+(*) 

The Seeds: The Seeds (1966 [1987], GNP/Crescendo) A− 

Seefeel: Seefeel (2011, Warp) B+(**) 

Doug Seegers: Going Down to the River (2014, Rounder) A− 

Jeannie Seely:

  • The Seely Style (1966, Monument) B 
  • Thanks Hank! (1967, Monument) B+(*) 
  • An American Classic (2020, Curb) B 

Zahava Seewald/Michaël Grébil: From My Mother's House (2013, Sub Rosa) B+(*) 

Cathy Segal-Garcia & Phillip Strange: Live in Japan (1992 [2022], Origin, 2CD) C+ 

Ty Segall:

  • Melted (2009 [2010], Goner) B+(*) 
  • Slaughterhouse (2012, In the Red) B+(*) 
  • Ty-Rex (2011-13 [2015], Goner, EP) B+(*) 
  • Freedom's Goblin (2018, Drag City) B 
  • /White Fence: Joy (2018, Drag City) B+(*) 

Mark Segger: Lift Off (2019 [2020], 18th Note) B+(***) 

Mikael Seifu: Zelalem (2016, RVNG Intl, EP) B+(*) 

Trygve Seim:

  • Different Rivers (1998-99 [2000], ECM) B+(*) 
  • Rumi Songs (2015 [2016], ECM) B 
  • Helsinki Songs (2018, ECM) B+(***) 

Lingo Seini Et Son Groupe: Musique Hauka (2020, Sahel Sounds) B+(**) 

Séketxe: Funjada (Kandendue Kaluanda) (2022, Chasing Dreams) B+(**) 

Rev. Sekou: In Times Like These (2017, Zent) B− 

The Selecter: Too Much Pressure (1980, Chrysalis) B+(***) 

Jim Self and the Tricky Lix Latin Jazz Band: ¡Yo! (2016, Basset Hound) B 

Self Esteem: Prioritise Pleasure (2021, Fiction) B+(**) 

Aubrie Sellers: New City Blues (2016, Warner Nashville) B+(*) 

Luke Sellick: Alchemist (2016 [2017], Cellar Live) B+(**) 

Selo I Ludy Performance Band: Bunch One (2019, self-released) B+(***)  

The Selva:

  • The Selva (2016 [2017], Clean Feed) B+(*) 
  • Canicula Rosa (2018 [2019], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • Camarão-Girafa (2021 [2023], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Bobby Selvaggio: Short Stories (2013 [2014], Origin) B+(**) 

Marina Sena:

  • De Primeira (2021, Alá Comunicação E Cultura) B+(***) 
  • Vicio Inerente (2023, Sony Music Brasil) B+(***) 

Pat Senatore: Ascensione (2008-12 [2014], Fresh Sound) B+(**) 

Lenny Sendersky/Tony Romano: Desert Flower (2013 [2014], LeTo) B+(*) 

Derek Senn:

  • The Technological Breakthrough (2014, self-released) B+(**) 
  • Avuncular (2016, self-released) B+(***) 
  • How Could a Man (2019, self-released) B+(***) 
  • The Big Five-O (2022, self-released) A−  

Senyawa:

  • Sujud (2018, Sublime Frequencies) B+(***) 
  • Alkisah (2021, Burning Ambulance) B 

Seprewa Kasa: Seprewa Kasa (2008, Riverboat) B+(***) 

Charlie Sepúlveda & the Turnaround: This Is Latin Jazz (2020 [2021], HighNote) B+(**) 

Serengeti:

  • Noticeably Negro (2006, Audio 8) A− 
  • Dennehy (Lights, Camera, Action!) (2008, Audio 8) A− 
  • /Polyphonic: Terradactyl (2009, Anticon) A− 
  • /Polyphonic: Bells and a Floating World (2010, Anticon) B+(**) 
  • Family & Friends (2011, Anticon) A− 
  • S/S/S: Beak & Claw (2012, Anticon, EP) B+(***) 
  • The Kenny Dennis EP (2012, Anticon, EP) B+(**) 
  • C.A.R. (2012, Anticon) A− 
  • Saal (2013, Graveface, EP) B 
  • The Kenny Dennis LP (2013, Anticon) B+(***) 
  • C.A.B. (2013, Anticon, EP) A− 
  • Kenny Dennis III (2014, Joyful Noise) A− 
  • /Sicker Man: Doctor My Own Patience (2016, Graveface) B 
  • Jueles/Butterflies (2017, self-released) B+(*) 
  • Dennis 6e (2018, People) B+(***)  
  • Music From the Graphic Novel Kenny Vs the Dark Web (2019, Burnco, EP) B+(**) 
  • Ajai (2020, Cohn) B+(**) 
  • With Greg From Deerhoof (2020, Joyful Noise) B+(***)  
  • KDxMPC (2020, self-released, EP) B+(*) 
  • Curse of the Polo (2020, self-released) B+(*) 
  • Have a Summer (2021, self-released) B 
  • Kaleidoscope III (2022, Audio Recon) B+(**) 

Sara Serpa:

  • /André Matos: Primavera (2013 [2014], Circle Music) C+ 
  • Close Up (2017 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(*) 
  • Recognition (2019 (2020), Biophilia) B+(**) 
  • Intimate Strangers (2021, Biophilia) B+(**) 
  • /André Matos: Night Birds (2022 [2023], Robalo Music) B 

The Serpent Power: The Serpent Power (1967, Vanguard) B 

Serpentwithfeet:

  • Soil (2018, Secretly Canadian) B 
  • Deacon (2021, Secretly Canadian) B+(*) 

The Service Industry:

  • Limited Coverage (2008, Sauspop) B+(**) 
  • Calm Down (2010, Saustex) B 

Sestetto Internazionale: Live in Munich 2019 (2019 [2020], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(***) 

Bola Sete: Samba in Seattle: Live at the Penthouse 1966-1968 (1966-68 [2021], Tompkins Square, 3CD) A− 

Brian Settles:

  • /Central Station: Secret Handshake (2010 [2011], Engine Studios) B+(**) 
  • Folk (2013, Engine Studios) A− 

Sevdaliza:

  • Shabrang (2020, Twisted Elegaqnce) B+(**) 
  • Raving Dahlia (2022, Twisted Elegance, EP) B+(*) 

Lauren Sevian: Bliss (2018, Posi-Tone) B+(**) 

Dave Sewelson:

  • Music for a Free World (2017 [2018], FMR) A− 
  • More Music for a Free World (2018 [2020], Mahakala Music) A− 
  • Smooth Free Jazz (2021, Mahakala Music) A− 
  • /William Parker/Steve Hirsch: The Gate (2022, Mahakala Music) B+(***) 
  • /Stephen Moses/Jochem van Dijk/Steve Holtje: Orca Uprising (2023, MechaBenzaiten) B 

Sex Mob:

  • Dime Grind Palace (2003, Ropeadope) B+(***) 
  • Cinema, Circus & Spaghetti: Sex Mob Plays Fellini (2013, The Royal Potato Family) B+(***) 
  • Cultural Capital (2016, Rex) B+(**) 
  • The Hard Way (2023, Corbett vs. Dempsey) B+(***) 

The Sex Pistols: Filthy Lucre Live (1996, Virgin) A− 

Sexyy Red: Hood Hottest Princess (2023, Heavy on It) B+(*) 

Seinabo Sey: Pretend (2015, Virgin) B+(*) 

Noura Mint Seymali:

  • Tzenni (2014, Glitterbeat) B+(**) 
  • Arbina (2016, Glitterbeat) B+(***) 

Phil Seymour: If You Don't Want My Love (1980-85 [2020], Sunset Blvd) B+(**) 

SFJazz Collective:

  • Live: SFJazz Center 2019: 50th Anniversary: Miles Davis In a Silent Way and Sly & the Family Stone Stand! (2019 [2020], SFJazz) B+(**) 
  • New Works Reflecting the Moment (2021 [2022], SFJazz) B+(*) 

Shabaka: Afrikan Culture (2022, Impulse, EP) B 

Shabaka and the Ancestors:

  • Wisdom of Elders (2015 [2016], Brownswood) B+(*) 
  • We Are Sent Here by History (2015 [2020], Impulse!) A− 

Shabazz Palaces:

  • Of Light (2009, Switchblade Music, EP) B+(***) 
  • Shabazz Palaces (2009, Switchblade Music, EP) B+(**) 
  • Black Up (2011, Sub Pop) B+(**) 
  • Lese Majesty (2014, Sub Pop) B+(***) 
  • Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star (2017, Sub Pop) B+(***) 
  • Quazarz vs the Jealous Machines (2017, Sub Pop) B+(**) 
  • The Don of Diamond Dreams (2020, Sub Pop) B+(**) 
  • Robed in Rareness (2023, Sub Pop, EP) B+(*) 

Shackleton: Fabric 55 (2011, Fabric) B+(***) 

Shad:

  • The Old Prince (2007, Black Box) A− 
  • TSOL (2010, Decon) A− 
  • Flying Colours (2013, Black Box) B+(**) 
  • A Short Story About War (2018, Secret City) B+(*) 
  • TAO (2021, Secret City) B+(***) 

Vladimir Shafranov Meets Harry Allen With Hans Backenroth/Bengt Stark:

  • Dear Old Stockholm (2016, Venus) B+(**) 

The Shaggs: Shaggs' Own Thing (1975 [2020], Light in the Attic) B− 

Shaggy: Pure Pleasure (1993, Virgin) B+(**) 

Tim Shaghoian: Gentle Beacons (2019 [2020], Origin) B+(*) 

Kavita Shah: Cape Verdean Blues (2023, Folkalist) B+(***) 

Nadine Shah:

  • Holiday Destination (2017, 1965) B+(*) 
  • Kitchen Sink (2020, Infectious Music) B+(**) 

Shaheed & DJ Supreme: The Art of Throwing Darts (2023, Communicating Vessels) B+(***) 

Shakers n' Bakers: Heart Love: Play the Music of Albert Ayler and Mary Maria Parks (2017 [2018], Little i Music) B+(*) 

Shakira:

  • She Wolf (2009, Epic) A− 
  • Sale el Sol (2010, Sony Latin Music/Epic) A− 
  • Live From Paris (2011, Sony Latin Music) B+(**) 
  • Shakira (2014, RCA) A− 
  • El Dorado (2017, Sony Latin Music) B+(***) 

Shakti/John McLauglin:

  • Shakti With John McLaughlin (1975 [1976], Columbia) B+(***) 
  • Natural Elements (1977, Columbia) B+(**) 

Shakti/John McLaughlin:

  • A Handful of Beauty (1976 [1977], Columbia) B+(***) 
  • This Moment (2023, Abstract Logix) B+(*) 

Shalamar:

  • Three for Love (1980, Solar) B+(***) 
  • Go for It (1981, Solar) B+(***) 
  • Greatest Hits (1978-81 [1982], Solar) A− 

Shalom: Sublimation (2023, Saddle Creek) B+(***) 

Shame:

  • Songs of Praise (2018, Dead Oceans) B 
  • Drunk Tank Pink (2021, Dead Oceans) B+(***) 

Shamir:

  • Northtown (2014, Godmode, EP) B+(*) 
  • Ratchet (2015, XL) A− 
  • Shamir (2020, self-released) B 
  • Heterosexuality (2022, AntiFragile) B+(*) 

Elvie Shane: Backslider (2021, Wheelhouse) B+(*) 

The Shangri-Las:

  • The Leader of the Pack (1965, Red Bird) B+(***) 
  • Greatest Hits (1964-66 [1993], Charly) B+(**) 
  • 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Shangri-Las (1964-67 [2002], Mercury) B+(***) 
  • The Best of the Shangri-Las (1964-67 [1996], Mercury) B+(**) 

Shanique Marie: Gigi's House (2021, Equinoxx Musiq) B+(*) 

Bud Shank:

  • The Doctor Is In (1991 [1992], Candid) B+(***) 
  • Fascinating Rhythms (2009, Jazzed Media) B+(*) 

Kendra Shank & John Stowell: New York Conversations (2011-12 [2014], TCB) B+(**) 

Ravi Shankar:

  • Three Ragas (1956 [2000], Angel) A− 
  • India's Most Distinguished Musician in Concert (1961 [1999], Angel) B+(**) 
  • Improvisations (1962 [1999], Angel) B+(*) 
  • India's Master Musician (1963 [1999], Angel) A− 
  • Ragas & Talas (1964 [2000], Angel) B+(***) 
  • Portrait of Genius (1964 [1998], Angel) B+(**) 
  • Sound of the Sitar (1965 [2000], Angel) B+(**) 
  • Live: At the Monterey International Pop Festival (1967 [1998], Angel) B+(**) 
  • In San Francisco (1967 [2001], Angel) B 
  • In New York (1968 [2000], Angel) B+(***) 
  • The Sounds of India (1968 [1989], Columbia) B+(**) 
  • /Yehudi Menuhin: West Meets East: The Historic Shankar/Menuhin Sessions (1967-76 [1999], Angel) B+(*) 
  • /Ali Akbar Khan: Ragas (1973 [1990], Fantasy) B+(***) 
  • Homage to Mahatma Gandhi (1978-80 [2004], Deutsche Grammophon) B+(**) 
  • Full Circle: Carnegie Hall 2000 (2000 [2001], Angel) B+(***) 

Kenny Shanker: Vortex (2019 [2022], Wise Cat) B+(**) 

Del Shannon:

  • Greatest Hits (1961-70 [1990], Rhino) B+(***) 
  • This Is . . . Del Shannon (1961-66 [1997], Music Club) B+(***) 

Shantel: Disko Partizani (2007, Crammed Disc) B+(*) 

Shaolin Afronauts:

  • Flight of the Ancients (2011, Freestyle) A− 
  • Quest Under Capricorn (2012, Freestyle) B+(**) 

Shapes and Sizes: Shapes and Sizes (2006, Asthmatic Kitty) B− 

Paul Shapiro: Shofarot Verses (2013 [2014], Tzadik) A 

Benny Sharoni: Slant Signature (2014 [2015], Papaya) B+(**) 

Dee Dee Sharp: The Best of Dee Dee Sharp: 1962-1966 [Cameo Parkway] (1962-66 [2005], ABKCO) B+(***) 

Elliott Sharp:

  • Octal: Book Three (2013 [2015], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • Aggregat: Dialectrical (2016, Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • /Mary Halvorson/Marc Ribot: Err Guitar (2016 [2017], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • Carbon: Transmigration at the Solar Max (2009 [2018], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • /Eric Mingus: Songs From a Rogue State (2022, Zoar) B+(*) 

Jesse Sharps Quintet & P.A.P.A.: Sharps and Flats (2004 [2018], Nimbus West/Outernational Sounds) B+(***) 

Linda Sharrock: No Is No: Don't Fuck Around With Your Women (2014, Improvising Beings, 2CD) B+(***) 

Sonny Sharrock: Ask the Ages (1991 [2015], MOD Technologies) A− 

Almog Sharvit: Get Up or Cry (2019 [2021], Unit) B+(*) 

Shatner's Bassoon: The Self Titled Album Shansa Barsnaan (2015, Wasp Millionaire) B+(*) 

Andy Shauf:

  • The Party (2016, Anti-) B 
  • The Neon Skyline (2020, Anti-) B+(**) 

Shaver:

  • Unshaven: Live at Smith's Olde Bar (1995, Zoo Entertainment) A−  Shaver's Jewels: The Best of Shaver (1993-2001 [2013], New West) A− 

Billy Joe Shaver:

  • /Kinky Friedman: Live Down Under (2002 [2021], Omnivore) B+(**)  Long in the Tooth (2014, Lightning Rod) A−  

Charlie Shavers:

  • Charlie Shavers and the Blues Singers 1938-1939 (1938-39 [1995], Timeless) B+(***) 
  • The Last Sessions [The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions] (1970 [1999], Black & Blue) B+(*) 

Bryan Shaw and the Hot Shots: The Bluebird of Happiness (2013, Arbors) B+(**) 

Jaleel Shaw:

  • Perspective (2005, Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(***) 
  • Optimism (2007 [2008], Changu) B+(*) 
  • Echoes (2021, self-released) B+(**) 

Paul Shaw Quintet: Moment of Clarity (2019 [2020], Summit) B+(***) 

Shannon Shaw: Shannon in Nashville (2018, Easy Eye Sound/Nonesuch) B+(***) 

Woody Shaw:

  • Blackstone Legacy (1970 [1999], Contemporary) B+(***)  
  • Song of Songs (1972 [1997], Contemporary/OJC) B+(**) 
  • Little Red's Fantasy (1976 [2010], Savoy Jazz) B+(*) 
  • /Louis Hayes: The Tour: Volume One (1976 [2016], High Note) A− 
  • /Louis Hayes: The Tour: Volume Two (1976-77 [2017], High Note) B+(***) 
  • Live Volume One (1977 [2000], High Note) B+(***) 
  • Live Volume Two (1977 [2001], High Note) B+(**) 
  • Live Volume Three (1977 [2002], High Note) B+(*) 
  • Basel 1980 (1980-81 [2019], Elemental Music, 2CD) A− 
  • Live Volume Four (1981 [2005], High Note) B+(***) 
  • Tokyo '81 (1981-85 [2018], Elemental Music) B+(**) 
  • Night Music (1982 [1983], Elektra Musician) B− 
  • The Time Is Right (1983 [1993], RED) B+(**) 
  • Imagination (1987 [1998], 32 Jazz) B+(**) 

She & Him: Volume Two (2010, Merge) B+(*) 

Shearwater: Animal Joy (2012, Sub Pop) B 

Shed: Oderbruch (2019, Ostgut Ton) B+(***) 

Sheer Mag:

  • II 7" (2015, Wilsuns RC/Katorga Works, EP) B 
  • III 7" (2016, Wilsuns RC/Static Shock, EP) B+(*) 
  • Compilation (2014-16 [2017], Wilsuns RC) B+(***) 
  • Need to Feel Your Love (2017, Static Shock) B+(**) 
  • A Distant Call (2019, Wilsuns) B+(**) 

Ed Sheeran:

  • + (2011, Atlantic) B 
  • X (2014, Atlantic) B+(**) 
  • No. 6 Collaborations Project (2019, Atlantic) B+(**) 

Marcus Shelby:

  • Transitions (2017 [2019], MSO) B+(*) 

Joan Shelley:

  • Over and Even (2015, No Quarter) B+(*) 
  • The Spur (2022, No Quarter) B+(**) 

Pete Shelley: XL-1 (1983 [1995], Grapeview) B+(**) 

Shelter: Shelter (2016 [2017], Audiographic) B+(***) 

Aram Shelton/Fred Lonberg-Holm/Frank Rosaly: Resounder (2014 [2015], Singlespeed Music) B+(***) 

Blake Shelton:

  • Hillbilly Bone (2010, Warner Brothers, EP) B+(**) 
  • Red River Blue (2011, Warner Brothers) B 
  • Texoma Shore (2017, Warner Brothers Nashville) B+(*) 

Maya Shenfeld: In Free Fall (2022, Thrill Jockey) B+(*) 

Shenseea: Alpha (2022, Rich Immigrants/Interscope) B+(***) 

Ashton Shepherd:

  • Sounds So Good (2008, MCA Nashville) C+ 
  • Where Country Grows (2011, MCA Nashville) B− 

Archie Shepp:

  • /Don Cherry/J.C. Moses/John Tchicai/Don Moore: Archie Shepp & the New York Contemporary Five (1963 [2004], Storyville) A− 
  • /Lars Gullin: The House I Live In (1963 [1980], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • Fire Music to Mama Too Tight Revisited (1965-66 [2022, Ezz-Thetics) B+(**) 
  • Life at the Donaueschingen Music Festival (1967, SABA) B+(***) 
  • Blasé (1969, BYG) B+(***) 
  • Yasmina, a Black Woman (1969, BYG) B+(***) 
  • Poem for Malcolm (1969, BYG) B+(**) 
  • Live at the Panafrican Festival (1969 [1971], BYG) B+(***) 
  • Blasé and Yasmina Revisited (1969 [2021], Ezz-thetics) A− 
  • Things Have Got to Change (1971, Impulse!) B+(*) 
  • Attica Blues Orchestra Live: I Hear the Sound (2013 [2014], Archieball) B+(***) 
  • Live in Paris (1974) (1974 [2021], Transversales Disques) B+(***) 
  • /Attica Blues Big Band: Paris: Live at the Palais Des Glaces (1979 [2004], Blue Marge) B+(***) 
  • /Jasper Van't Hof: Live in Concert: Mama Rose (1982, SteepleChase) B+(*) 
  • /Raw Poetic/Damu the Fudgemunk: Ocean Bridges (2020, Redefinition) B+(***) 
  • /Jason Moran: Let My People Go (2017-18 [2021], Archieball) B+(***) 

Andy Sheppard:

  • Surrounded by Sea (2014 [2015], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Romaria (2017 [2018], ECM) B+(*) 

Bob Sheppard: The Fine Line (2019, Challenge) B+(**) 

Collin Sherman:

  • Organism Made Luminous (2022, Ex-Tol/Blujazz) B+(***) 
  • Suitable Benchmarks of Reform (2022, Ex-Tol) B+(***) 

Leo Sherman: Tonewheel (2019, Outside In Music) B+(*) 

Bobby Shew/Bill Mays:

  • Telepathy (1978 [2019], Fresh Sound) B+(**) 

Elijah Shiffer:

  • and the Robber Crabs: Unhinged (2017 [2018], self-released) A− 
  • Star Jelly (2021 [2023], self-released) A− 
  • City of Birds: Volume 1 (2023, self-released) B+(***) 

Chris Shiflett & the Dead Peasants: All Hat and No Cattle (2013, Side One Dummy, EP) B+(**) 

Ibrahim Khalil Shihab: Spring (1968 [2020], Matsuli Music) A− 

Mitch Shiner and the Blooming Tones Big Band: Fly! (2014, Patois) B− 

Johnny Shines:

  • Johnny Shines (1970 [1991], Hightone) B+(**) 
  • The Blues Came Falling Down: Live 1973 (1973 [2019], Omnivore) B+(**) 

Shining: Blackjazz (2010, Indie) B+(*) 

The Shins:

  • Port of Morrow (2012, Columbia) B+(*) 
  • Heartworms (2017, Columbia) B+(*) 

Shintaro Quintet: Evolution (1984 [2021], BBE) B+(**) 

Shinyribs: I Got Your Medicine (2016 [2017], Mustard Lid) B+(*) 

Matthew Shipp:

  • Prism (1993 [2000], Hatology) B+(**) 
  • String Trio: By the Law of Music (1996 [2002], Hatology) B+(***) 
  • Duos With Mat Maneri and Joe Morris (1997-98 [2011], Hatology) B+(*) 
  • The Trio Plays Ware (2003 [2004], Splasc(H)) B+(***) 
  • /Guillermo E. Brown: Telephone Popcorn (2005 [2008], Nu Bop) B+(*) 
  • Cosmic Suite (2008 [2009], Not Two) B+(**) 
  • /Sabir Mateen: Sama (2009 [2010], Not Two) B+(***) 
  • /Joe Morris: Broken Partials (2010, Not Two) B+(***) 
  • Root of Things (2014, Relative Pitch) B+(***) 
  • I've Been to Many Places (2014, Thirsty Ear) B+(*) 
  • The Conduct of Jazz (2015, Thirsty Ear) A− 
  • Matthew Shipp Plays the Music of Allen Lowe: I Alone: The Everlasting Beauty of Monotony (2015, Constant Sorrow) A− 
  • /Michael Bisio: Live in Seattle (2015 [2016], Arena Music Promotion) B+(**) 
  • Piano Song (2016 [2017], Thirsty Ear) A− 
  • Invisible Touch at Taktlos Zürich (2016 [2017], Hatology) B+(***) 
  • Not Bound (2016 [2017], ForTune) A− 
  • Zero (2018, ESP-Disk) B+(*) 
  • Sonic Fiction (2018, ESP-Disk) B+(**) 
  • Signature (2018 [2019], ESP-Disk) A−  
  • /Mark Helias/Gordon Grdina: Skin and Bones (2018 [2019], Not Two) B+(***) 
  • The Piano Equation (2020, Tao Forms) B+(**) 
  • The Unidentifiable (2019 [2020], ESP-Disk) A− 
  • /Whit Dickey: Reels (2019 [2021], Burning Ambulance) B+(***) 
  • Codebreaker (2020 [2021], Tao Forms) A− 
  • World Construct (2021 [2022], ESP-Disk) B+(***) 
  • /Mark Helias: The New Syntax (2020 [2022], RogueArt) B+(***) 
  • The Intrinsic Nature of Shipp (2023, Mahakala Music) B+(**) 

Amanda Shires:

  • My Piece of Land (2016, BMG) B+(***) 
  • To the Sunset (2018, Silver Knife) B+(***) 
  • Take It Like a Man (2022, ATO) B+(**) 

Shirley and Lee: Let the Good Times Roll (1952-59 [2000], Ace) B+(***) 

Patrick Shiroishi: Evergreen (2021 [2022], Touch) B+(*) 

ShitKid:

  • ShitKid (2016, PNKSLM, EP) B− 
  • EP 2 (2017, PNKSLM, EP) B 
  • Fish (2017, PNKSLM) B+(*) 
  • [Detention] (2019, PNKSLM) B+(*) 

Shit Robot: We Got a Love (2014, DFA) B+(***) 

Shlohmo:

  • Laid Out (2013, Friends of Friends, EP) B+(**) 
  • Dark Red (2015, True Panther Sounds) B+(***) 

Idit Shner:

  • 9 Short Stories (2017, OA2) B+(**) 
  • Live at the Jazz Station (2019 [2021], OA2) B+(**) 
  • & Mhondoro: Heat Wave (2021 [2022], OA2) B+(***) 

Paula Shocron:

  • /Germán Lamonega/Pablo Diaz: Tensegridad (2016 [2017], Hatology) B+(**) 
  • /William Parker/Pablo Díaz: El Templo (2019 [2021], Astral Spirits) A− 

Shoes:

  • Present Tense (1979, Elektra) B+(***) 
  • Tongue Twister (1981, Elektra) A− 

Sarah Shook & the Disarmers:

  • Sidelong (2015 [2017], Bloodshot) B+(***) 
  • Years (2018, Bloodshot) B+(*) 
  • On Audiotree Live (2018, Audiotree, EP) B+(*) 
  • Nightroamer (2022, Abeyance) B+(**) 

The Shootouts: Stampede (2023, Soundly Music) B+(***) 

Shop Assistants:

  • Shop Assistants (1986, Blue Guitar) B+(**) 
  • Will Anything Happen (1986 [2008], Cherry Red) B+(**) 

Shopping [UK]:

  • Consumer Complaints (2014 [2015], FatCat) B+(***) 
  • Why Choose (2015, FatCat) A− 
  • The Official Body (2018, FatCat) A− 
  • All or Nothing (2020, FatCat) A− 

Shopping [US]:

  • Urge Surfing (2015, self-released) B+(*) 
  • Gizzard Shingles (2015, self-released) B 

Howard Shore/Ornette Coleman/London Philharmonic Orchestra: Naked Lunch [The Complete Original Soundtrack Remastered] (1991 [2014], Howe) B+(*) 

Julian Shore: Which Way Now (2015 [2016], Tone Rogue) B 

Kalie Shorr:

  • Open Book (2019, self-released) A−  
  • Open Book: Unabridged (2019 [2020], Tmwrk) A− 
  • I Got Here by Accident (2021, Tmwrk, EP) A− 

Bobby Short:

  • Bobby Short (1956, Atlantic) B+(*) 

Wayne Shorter:

  • Introducing Wayne Shorter (1959 [1960], Vee-Jay) A− 
  • Second Genesis (1960 [1974], Vee-Jay) B+(*) 
  • Etcetera (1965 [1980], Blue Note) B+(***)  Adam's Apple (1966 [1987], Blue Note) B+(***) 
  • Schizophrenia (1967, Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • The Best of Wayne Shorter (1964-69 [1988], Blue Note) B+(***) 
  • Moto Grosso Feio (1970 [1974], Blue Note) B+(*) 
  • Odyssey of Iskra (1970 [1971], Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • Native Dancer (1974 [1991], Columbia/Legacy) B− 
  • Atlantis (1985, Columbia) C+ 
  • Phantom Navigator (1986 [1987], Columbia) C 
  • Joy Rider (1988, Columbia) C+ 
  • Alegria (2002 [2003], Verve) B 
  • Without a Net (2011 [2013], Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • Emanon (2015-16 [2018], Blue Note, 3CD) B− 
  • /Terri Lyne Carrington/Leo Genovese/Esperanza Spalding: Live at the Detroit Jazz Festival (2017 [2022], Candid) B+(**) 

Shorty Skilz: Spirit Scream (2019, Iapetus, EP) B+(*) 

Shotgun Jazz Band: Steppin' on the Gas (2016 [2017], self-released) B+(**) 

Nick Shoulders: All Bad (2023, Gar Hole) B+(**) 

Shout Out Louds: Work (Merge) B+(*) 

Shovels & Rope: O' Be Joyful (2012, Dualtone) B+(*) 

Showbiz ft. KRS-One: Godsville (2011, DITC) B+(**) 

Aaron Shragge & Ben Monder: The World of Dew (2018, Human Resource) B+(*) 

ShrapKnel: Metal Lung (2022, Backwoodz Studioz) B+(*) 

D.B. Shrier: D.B. Shrier Emerges (1967 [2023], Omnivore) A− 

Adam Shulman: Here/There (2014 [2015], OA2) B 

Deborah Shulman: My Heart's in the Wind (2015 [2016], Summit) B+(*) 

Jacob Shulman: Connectedness (2021, Endectomorph Music) B+(***) 

Richard Shulman:

  • Waltzing out of Town (2019, RichHeart Music) B+(*) 

Ryan Shultz: Hair Dryers (2013 [2014], Origin) B+(*) 

Shura: Nothing's Real (2016, Polydor) B+(**) 

Shygirl: Nymph (2022, Because Music) B+(*) 

Jen Shyu:

  • /Jade Tongue: Sounds and Cries of the World (2015, Pi) B− 
  • Song of Silver Geese (2016 [2017], Pi) B+(*) 
  • & Jade Tongue: Zero Grasses: Ritual for the Losses (2019-20 [2021], Pi) C+ 

Sia:

  • 1000 Forms of Fear (2014, RCA) B 
  • This Is Acting (2016, Inertia/Monkey Puzzle/RCA) B+(*) 

Siama: Rivers: From the Congo to the Mississippi (2016, Siama Music) B+(**) 

Sibarg Ensemble: Cipher (2016 [2018], self-released) B+(**) 

Louis Siciliano: Ancient Cosmic Truth (2023, Musica Presente, EP) B+(**) 

Todd Sickafoose: Bear Proof (2023, Secret Hatch) B+(**) 

Sidemen: Sidemen (2021, Summit) B 

Apostolos Sideris: Past-Presented (2023, Parallel) B+(*) 

Sidestepper: Supernatural Love (2016, Real World) B+(*) 

Ben Sidran: Swing State (2021 [2022], Nardis) B+(**) 

Lawrence Sieberth: An Evening in Paris (2020, Musik Blöc) B+(**) 

Julian Siegel Quartet: Vista (2018, Whirlwind) B+(**) 

Naomi Moon Siegel: Shoebox View (2015 [2016], self-released) B+(*) 

Antero Sievert: Dear Bossa (2023, JMI) B+(***) 

Owiny Sigoma Band: The Lost Tapes (2015-19 [2021], Brownswood) B+(**) 

Sigrid:

  • Sucker Punch (2019, Island) B+(**) 
  • How to Let Go (2022, Island) B+(*) 

Sigur Rós:

  • Valtari (2012, XL) B+(*) 
  • Kveikur (2013, XL) B 
  • Átta (2023, Krunk/BMG) B− 

Ayanda Sikade: Umakhulu (2021, Afrosynth) A− 

Linda Sikhakhane: Isambulo (2022, Ropeadope) B+(**) 

Paul Silbergleit:

  • January (2018 [2019], Blujazz) B+(**) 
  • The Hidden Standard (2018 [2021], BluJazz) B− 

Garnet Silk: It's Growing (1992, VP) B+(**) 

Silk Road Assassins: State of Ruin (2019, Planet Mu) B+(*) 

Silk Sonic [Bruno Mars/Anderson .Paak]: An Evening With Silk Sonic (2021, Aftermath/Atlantic) B+(**)  

Silkworm:

  • In the West (1994 [2020], Comedy Minus One) B+(***) 
  • Lifestyle (2000, Touch & Go) A− 

Silos:

  • About Her Steps (1985, Record Collect) B+(***) 
  • Cuba (1987, Record Collect) B+(**) 

Alan Silva/Mette Rasmussen/Ståle Liavik Solberg: Free Electric Band (2014 [2016], ForTune) B+(*) 

André B. Silva: Mt. Meru (2021 [2022], Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Marcos Silva: Brasil: From Head to Toe (2019, Green Egg) B 

Susana Santos Silva:

  • /Torbjörn Zetterberg/Hampus Lindwall: If Nothing Else (2014 [2015], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • Devil's Dance (2011, TOAP) B+(**) 
  • /Lotte Anker/Sten Sandell/Torbjörn Zetterberg/Jon Fält: Life and Other Transient Storms (2015 [2016], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • All the Rivers: Live at Panteão Nacional (2016 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Judy Silvano with Michael Abene: My Dance (2014 [2015], JSL) B− 

Horace Silver:

  • Horace Silver Trio (1952-53 [1989], Blue Note) B+(***) 
  • The Stylings of Silver (1957 [2002], Blue Note) B+(***) 
  • Blowin' the Blues Away (1959 [1999], Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • Horace-Scope (1960 [2006], Blue Note) B+(***) 
  • The Tokyo Blues (1962 [2009], Blue Note) A− 
  • Paris Blues: Olympia Teater, Paris, 1962 (1962 [2002], Pablo) B+(**) 
  • Live New York Revisited (1964-66 [2022], Ezz-Thetics) A 
  • The Hardbop Grandpop (1996, Impulse) B+(*) 
  • Jazz Has a Sense of Humor (1998, Verve) B+(***) 

Silver Leaf Jazz Band:

  • Streets & Scenes of New Orleans (1993 [1994], Good Time Jazz) B+(***) 
  • Jelly's Last Jam (1993, Good Time Jazz) B+(**) 
  • Great Composers of New Orleans Jazz (1996 [1997], Good Time Jazz) B+(***) 
  • /Chris Tyle: Sugar Blues: A Tribute to Joseph "King" Oliver (1995, Stomp Off) A− 

Herb Silverstein:

  • Monday Morning (2013 [2014], self-released) B+(*) 
  • Younger Next Year (2015, self-released) B 

Oliver Sim: Hideous Bastard (2022, Young/XL) B+(*) 

Gwilym Simcock:

  • /Tim Garland/Asaf Sirkis: Lighthouse (2012, ACT) B 
  • Near and Now (2018 [2019], ACT) B 

SK Simeon & Yaw Faso: Maskya (2015, Big Dada, EP) B+(**) 

Simian Mobile Disco: Unpatterns (2012, Wichita) B+(**) 

Lisa Marie Simmons/Marco Cremaschini: NoteSpeak 12 (2023, Ropeadope) A− 

Sonny Simmons:

  • Staying on the Watch (1966, ESP-Disk) B+(***) 
  • Music From the Spheres (1966, ESP-Disk) A− 
  • Manhattan Egos (1969 [2000], Arhoolie) A− 
  • Burning Spirits (1970 [2003], Contemporary) B+(**) 
  • Reincarnation (1991 [2015], Arhoolie) B+(**) 
  • American Jungle (1995 [1997], Qwest/Warner Brothers) A− 
  • Mixolydis (2001 [2002], Marge) B+(**) 
  • Live in Paris (2001 [2002], Arhoolie, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • /Delphine Latil/Thomas Bellier: Beyond the Planets (2013 [2014], Improvising Beings, 2CD) A− 
  • /Moksha Samnyasin: Nomadic (2011 [2014], Svart) B+(***) 
  • Leaving Knowledge, Wisdom and Brilliance/Chasing the Bird? (2006-14 [2014], Improvising Beings, 8CD) B+(***) 

Sylvie Simmons: Sylvie (2014, Light in the Attic) B+(*) 

Edward Simon:

  • Venezuelan Suite (2012 [2014], Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • Latin American Songbook (2016, Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • Sorrows & Triumphs (2017 [2018], Sunnyside) B+(*) 
  • 25 Years (1995-2018 [2020], Ridgeway, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Femeninas: Songs of Latin American Women (2023, ArtistShare) B+(*) 

Paul Simon:

  • Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin' (1974 [1987], Warner Brothers) C− 
  • So Beautiful or So What (2011, Hear Music) B+(***) 
  • Stranger to Stranger (2016, Concord) B+(*) 
  • In the Blue Light (2018, Legacy) B 
  • Seven Psalms (2023, Owl/Legacy) B 

Simon & Garfunkel:

  • Wednesday Morning, 3AM (1964, Columbia) B 
  • Sounds of Silence (1966, Columbia) B 
  • Bookends (1968, Columbia) C+ 

Nina Simone:

  • Nina Simone Sings Duke Ellington (1961 [1962], Colpix) B+(*) 
  • You've Got to Learn (1966 [2023], Verve) B+(*) 
  • Nina Simone and Piano! (1969 [2011], RCA/Legacy) B 
  • Let It Be Me (1980 [2009], Verve) C− 
  • Fodder on My Wings (1982 [2020], Verve) B+(**) 
  • Remixed & Reimagined (2006, RCA/Legacy) B 

Nana Simopoulos: Skins (2016, Na) B+(**) 

Simple Acoustic Trio:

  • Habanera (2000, Not Two) A− 
  • Lullaby for Rosemary (2001, Not Two) B+(***) 

Ashlee Simpson: Bittersweet World (2008, Geffen) B+(**) 

Guilty Simpson:

  • OJ Simpson (2010, Stones Throw) B+(**) 
  • Escalation (2023, Uncommon) B+(**) 

Sturgill Simpson:

  • Metamodern Sounds in Country Music (2014, High Top Mountain) B+(***) 
  • A Sailor's Guide to Earth (2016, Atlantic) B+(***) 
  • Sound & Fury (2019, Elektra) B+(***) 
  • Cuttin' Grass Vol. 1 (The Butcher Shoppe Sessions) (2020, High Top Mountain) A− 
  • Cuttin' Grass Vol. 2 (The Cowboy Arms Sessions) (2020, High Top Mountain) A− 
  • The Ballad of Dood & Juanita (2021, High Top Mountain, EP) B+(**) 

Sims: Bad Time Zoo (2011, Doomtree) B+(***) 

Jared Sims:

  • Change of Address (2017, Ropeadope) B+(***) 
  • The New York Sessions (2018, Ropeadope) B+(**) 
  • Against All Odds (2021 [2022], Origin) B+(**) 

Lori Sims/Andrew Rathbun/Jeremy Siskind: Impressions of Debussy (2020, Centaur) B 

Zoot Sims:

  • Hawthorne Nights (1977 [1994], Pablo/OJC) B+(*) 
  • For Lady Day (1978 [1991], Pablo) B+(**) 
  • Passion Flower: Zoot Sims Plays Duke Ellington (1979-80 [1997], Pablo/OJC) B+(**) 
  • The Swinger (1979-80 [1981], Pablo) B+(**) 
  • Suddenly It's Spring (1983 [1992], Pablo/OJC) B+(**) 

Marc Sinan/Oguz Büyükberber: White (2016 [2018], ECM) B 

Frank Sinatra:

  • Songs for Young Lovers (1954, Capitol, EP) B+(***) 
  • Swing Easy! (1954, Capitol, EP) A 
  • In the Wee Small Hours (1954-55 [1955], Capitol) A− 
  • Close to Me (1957, Capitol) B+(*) 
  • Come Fly With Me (1957 [1958], Capitol) B+(**) 
  • Come Dance With Me! (1958 [1959], Capitol) B+(***) 
  • No One Cares (1959, Capitol) B− 
  • Nice 'n' Easy (1960, Capitol) B+(***) 
  • Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!! (1960 [1961], Capitol) A−  Capitol Records Concept Albums (1953-61 [2004], Capitol, 14CD) B+(***) 
  • /Count Basie: Sinatra-Basie (An Historic Musical First) (1962, Reprise) A− 
  • /Antonio Carlos Jobim: The Complete Reprise Recordings (1967 [2010], Concord) B− 
  • Live at the Meadowlands (1986 [2009], Concord) B+(**) 

Nancy Sinatra: Start Walkin' 1965-1976 (1965-76 [2021], Light in the Attic) B+(**) 

Nala Sinephro: Space 1.8 (2021, Warp) B+(*) 

Donna Singer:

  • /Doug Richards Trio: Kiss Me Beneath the Mistletoe (2012, Emerald Baby) B  Destiny: Moment of Jazz (2014, Emerald Baby) B 

Hal Singer:

  • Rent Party (1948-56 [1994], Savoy Jazz) A− 
  • /Charlie Shavers: Blue Stompin' (1959 [1994], Prestige/OJC) B+(***) 
  • Blues and News (1971, Futura) B+(**) 
  • /Jef Gilson: Soul of Africa (1974, Le Chant Du Monde) A− 
  • Senior Blues (1991, Carrere) B+(**) 
  • /Massimo Faraò: We're Still Buddies (2001 [2005], Azzurra Music) B+(*) 
  • Challenge (2010, Marge) A− 

Charanjit Singh: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat (1982 [2010], Bombay Connection) B+(***) 

Sonny Singh: Chardi Kala (2022, self-released) B 

Charlton Singleton: Crossroads (2022, BME) B+(**) 

James Singleton: Malabar (2022, Sinking City) B+(**) 

Sinkane: Cartoons of the Night Vol. 1: Live 2019 (2019 [2022], City Slang) B− 

Josh Sinton:

  • 's Predicate Trio: Making Bones, Taking Draughts, Bearing Unstable Millstones Pridefully, Idiotically, Prosaically (2018, Iluso) B+(**) 
  • B. (2021, Form Is Possibility) B+(**) 
  • /Tony Falco/Jed Wilson: Adumbrations (2021 [2022], Form Is Possibility) B+(***) 
  • Steve Lacy's Book of Practitioners, Vol. 1 "H" (2021-22 [2022], FIP) B+(**) 
  • 's Predicate Quartet: Four Freedoms (2022, Form Is Possibility) A− 
  • Couloir & Book of Practitioners Vol. 2: Book W (2023 [2024], Form Is Possibility, 2CD) B+(***) 

Alex Sipiagin:

  • Destinations Unknown (2011, Criss Cross) B+(**) 
  • Overlooking Moments (2012 [2013], Criss Cross) B+(**) 
  • Balance 38-58 (2014 [2015], Criss Cross) B+(***) 
  • Moments Captured (2016 [2017], Criss Cross) B 
  • Upstream (2020 [2021], Posi-Tone) B+(*) 
  • Ascent to the Blues (2022, Posi-Tone) B+(**) 
  • Mel's Vision (2022 [2023], Criss Cross) B+(**)  

Sir Babygirl:

  • Crush on Me (2019, Father/Daughter, EP) B+(***) 
  • Golden Bday; The Mixtape (2021, self-released) B+(**) 

Sir Douglas Quintet:

  • The Best of Sir Douglas Quintet (1965-66 [1966], Tribe) B+(**) 
  • The Best of Sir Douglas Quintet . . . Plus! (1965-67 [2000], Westside) B+(**) 

Sir Douglas Quintet +2:

  • Honkey Blues (1968, Smash) B 

Sir Douglas Quintet:

  • Mendocino (1969, Smash) B+(**) 
  • Together After Five (1970, Smash) B+(**) 
  • 1+1+1=4 (1970, Philips) B+(*) 
  • The Return of Doug Saldaña (1971, Philips) A− 
  • The Best of the Sir Douglas Quintet (1968-71 [1980], Takoma) A− 

Sirius: Acoustic Main Suite Plus the Inner One (2017, Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Sirius Quartet: Paths Become Lines (2015 [2016], Autentico) B+(*) 

Sirkis/Bialas IQ: Our New Earth (2018 [2019], Moonjune, 2CD) B+(**) 

Sirone: Artistry (1978 [2022], Moved-by-Sound) B+(*) 

Sergi Sirvent Octopussy Cats: Flax-Golden Tales (2017 [2019], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(**) 

Buraka Som Sistema:

  • Black Diamond (2008 [2009], Fabric) B+(***) 
  • Komba (2011, Enchufada) B+(**) 

Sister Zo: Arcana (2023, All Centre, EP) A− 

Dick Sisto: Falling in Love (1994 [2023], SteepleChase) B+(**) 

Sisyphus: Sisyphus (2014, Asthmatic Kitty) B+(**) 

Rotem Sivan:

  • For Emotional Use Only (2013 [2014], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(**) 
  • Antidote (2017, Alma) B+(**) 
  • A New Dance (2015, Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(*) 

Troye Sivan:

  • Blue Neighbourhood (2015, Capitol) B+(*) 
  • Bloom (2018, Capitol) B 
  • Something to Give Each Other (2023, Capitol) B+(**) 

Sizzla: Bobo Ashanti (2000, Greensleeves) B+(**) 

Skadedyr:

  • Kongekrabbe (2013, Hubro) B 
  • Culturen (2016, Hubro) B+(*) 

Greg Skaff: Polaris (2020 [2021], Smoke Sessions) B 

Øyvind Skarbø/Fredrik Ljungkvist/Kris Davis/Ole Morten Vågan: Inland Empire (2016 [2020], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Skarbø Skulekorps: Dugnad (2020 [2021], Hubro) B+(**) 

Grete Skarpeid: Beyond Other Stories (2018 [2021], Origin) B+(**) 

Skatalites:

  • Ska Authentic, Vol. 1 (1967, Studio One) B+(**) 
  • Ska Authentic, Volume 2 (1970, Studio One) B+(***) 

Skech185 & Jeff Markey: He Left Nothing for the Swim Back (2023, Backwoodz Studioz) B+(**) 

Isach Skeidsvoll: Dance to Summon (2021 [2023], Ultraääni) B+(***) 

Lauritz Skeidsvoll/Isach Skeidsvoll: Chanting Moon, Dancing Sun: Live at Molde International Jazz Festival (2020 [2023], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Skee Mask:

  • Shred (2016, Ilian Tape) B+(**) 
  • Compro (2018, Ilian Tape) B+(***) 
  • Pool (2021, Ilian Tape) A− 

Jae Skeese: Abolished Uncertainties (2023, Empire) A− 

Skepta:

  • Konnichiwa (2016, Boy Better Know) B+(***) 
  • Ignorance Is Bliss (2019, Boy Better Know) B+(**) 
  • /Chip/Young Adz: Insomnia (2020, SKC M29) B+(**) 

Skerebotte Fatta: Appaz (2020 [2021], ForTune) B+(***) 

Ski Beatz: 24 Hour Karate School (2010, DD172/Def Jam) B+(**) 

Alan Skidmore:

  • /Mike Osborne/John Surman: S.O.S. (1975, Ogun) B+(**) 
  • After the Rain (1998, Miles Music) B+(***) 

Tom Skinner: Voices of Bishara (2022, Brownswood/International Anthem/Nonesuch) A− 

Viktor Skokic:

  • Basement Music (2020, Jazzland) B+(***) 

Harry Skoler: Living in Sound: The Music of Charles Mingus (2021 [2022], Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Bria Skonberg:

  • Bria (2016, Okeh/Masterworks) B+(***) 
  • With a Twist (2017, Okeh) B+(*) 
  • Nothing Never Happens (2019, self-released) B+(***) 

Erik Skov: Liminality (2018 [2019], OA2) B+(*) 

Skrillex:

  • Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (2010 [2011], Big Beat/Atlantic, EP) B+(***) 
  • More Monsters and Sprites (2011, Big Beat/Atlantic, EP) B+(**) 
  • Bangarang (2011 [2012], Big Beat/Atlantic, EP) B 
  • Leaving (2013, Owsla, EP) B+(*) 
  • Recess (2014, Owsla/Big Beat/Atlantic) B− 
  • /Diplo: Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü (2015, Mad Decent/OWSLA) B+(***) 
  • Quest for Fire (2023, OWSLA/Atlantic) B+(*) 
  • Don't Get Too Close (2023, OWSLA/Atlantic) B+(**) 

The Skull Defekts: Peer Amid (2009 [2011], Thrill Jockey) B+(***) 

Skurkar: Skjulte Motiver (2019 [2020], Øra Fonogram) B+(***) 

Skydive Trio: Sun Moee (2014 [2015], Hubro) B+(***) 

Skyzoo:

  • & Illmind: Live From the Tape Deck (2010, Duck Down Music) B+(***) 
  • & Torae: The Barrel Brothers (2014, E1/Empire) B+(**) 
  • /Antman Wonder: An Ode to Reasonable Doubt (2013, self-released, EP) B+(**) 
  • Music for My Friends (2015, First Generation Rich) B+(**) 
  • Peddler Themes (2017, First Generation Rich/Empire, EP) B+(**) 
  • /Pete Rock: Retropolitan (2019, Mello Music Group) B+(**) 
  • /Dumbo Station: The Bluest Note (2020, Tuff Kong, EP) A− 
  • Milestones (2020, Mello Music Group, EP) A− 
  • All the Brilliant Things (2021, Mello Music Group) B+(**) 
  • & the Other Guys: The Mind of a Saint (2023, First Generation Rich) B+(***) 

Slackk: Palm Tree Fire (2014, Local Action) B 

Slade: Slayed? (1972, Polydor) B+(**) 

Steve Slagle:

  • Alto Manhattan (2016 [2017], Panorama) B+(***) 
  • Dedication (2017 [2018], Panorama) B+(***) 
  • Ballads: Into the Heart of It (2021 [2022], Panorama) B+(*) 

Neil Slater: Legacy: Neil Slater at North Texas (1982-2015 [2017], UNT, 4CD) B 

Slava: Raw Solutions (2013, Software) B+(**) 

Slave: Show Time (1981, Cotillion) B+(*) 

Slavic Soul Party: Plays Duke Ellington's Far East Suite (2014 [2016], Ropeadope) A− 

Slayer: Reign in Blood (1986, Def American) B 

Slayyyter:

  • Slayyyter (The Mixtape) (2019, self-released) B+(**) 
  • Troubled Paradise (2021, Fader Label) B+(*) 
  • Starfucker (2023, Fader) B+(***) 

SLD Trio: El Contorno Del Espacio (2018 [2019], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(**) 

Sleaford Mods:

  • Wank (2012, Deadly Beefburger) B+(**) 
  • Divide and Exit (2014, Harbinger Sound) A− 
  • Austerity Dogs (2013, Harbinger Sound) A− 
  • Chubbed Up (2013-14 [2014], Ipecac) B+(***) 
  • Key Markets (2015, Harbinger Sound) A− 
  • TCR (2016, Rough Trade, EP) B+(***) 
  • English Tapas (2017, Rough Trade) B+(***) 
  • Sleaford Mods (2018, Rough Trade, EP) B 
  • Eton Alive (2019, Extreme Eating) B+(**) 
  • All That Glue (2013-20 [2020], Rough Trade) B+(***) 
  • Spare Ribs (2021, Rough Trade) B+(***) 
  • UK Grim (2023, Rough Trade) B+(***) 

Sleater-Kinney:

  • Sleater-Kinney (1995, Chainsaw) B+(**) 
  • The Woods (2004 [2005], Sub Pop) B+(**) 
  • No Cities to Love (2015, Sub Pop) B+(*) 
  • Live in Paris (2015 [2017], Sub Pop) B+(*) 
  • The Center Won't Hold (2019, Mom + Pop) B 
  • Path of Wellness (2021, Mom + Pop) B+(*) 

Percy Sledge: The Very Best of Percy Sledge (1966-94 [1998], Rhino) A− 

Sleep: The Sciences (2018, Third Man) B+(*) 

Sleeping in the Aviary: You and Me, Ghost (2011, Science of Sound) B+(*) 

Sleigh Bells:

  • Treats (2010, Mom + Pop Music) B+(***) 
  • Reign of Terror (2012, Mom + Pop Music) B+(***) 
  • Bitter Rivals (2013, Lucky Number) B+(**) 
  • Jessica Rabbit (2016, Torn Clean) B 

Slickaphonics:

  • Wow Bag (1982, Enja) B+(**) 
  • Modern Life (1984, Enja) B+(*) 

Slide Attack: Road Trip (2020 [2021], SACD) B+(*) 

The Slide Brothers: Robert Randolph Presents: The Slide Brothers (2013, Concord) B 

Slint: Spiderland (1991, Touch & Go) B 

Sloan:

  • The Double Cross (2011, Yep Roc) B 
  • 12 (2018, Yep Roc) B 

Carol Sloane: Live at Birdland (2019 [2022], Club 44) B+(***) 

Slobber Pup: Pole Axe (2015, Rare Noise) B+(**) 

Sløtface: Sorry for the Late Reply (2020, Nettwerk) B+(***) 

Slow Is Possible: Moonwatchers (2016 [2017], Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Slow Pulp: Yard (2023, Anti-) B+(**) 

Slowdive:

  • Slowdive (2017, Dead Oceans) B+(*) 
  • Everything Is Alive (2023, Dead Oceans) B+(**) 

Slowthai:

  • Nothing Great About Britain (2019, Method) B+(***) 
  • Tyron (2021, Method) B+(*) 
  • Ugly (2023, Method/Universal) A− 

SLUGish Ensemble:

  • An Eight Out of Nine (2018, Slow & Steady) B+(**) 
  • In Solitude (2023, Slow & Steady) B+(**) 

Slum of Legs: Slum of Legs (2020, Spurge) A− 

Slutever:

  • Sorry I'm Not Sorry (2010, self-released, EP) B 
  • Slutever Demos (2013, self-released, EP) B+(*) 
  • Almost Famous (2015, self-released, EP) B+(**) 

Sly & Robbie:

  • Sly and Robbie Present Taxi (1981, Mango) B+(***) 
  • Blackwood Dub (2012, Groove Attack) B+(*) 
  • Underwater Dub (2014, Groove Attack) B+(***) 
  • Dubrising (2014, Taxi) A− 
  • Meet Nils Petter Molvaer Feat. Eivind Aarset and Vladislav Delay: Nordub (2016 [2018], Okeh) A− 
  • /Roots Radics: The Final Battle: Sly & Robbie vs. Roots Radics (2019, Serious Reggae) B+(**)  Dub Serge (2019, Taxi) B+(*) 

Sly5thAve: Sly 5th Ave Presents Akuma (2012 [2014], self-released) B+(**) 

Sly Horizon: The Anatomy of Light (2018 [2019], Iluso) B+(*) 

Adam Smale: Out of the Blue (2013 [2014], self-released) B+(*) 

Small Faces:

  • Small Faces (1966, Decca) B+(*) 
  • From the Beginning (1965-66 [1967], Decca) B 
  • There Are but Four Small Faces (1967 [1968], Immediate) B 
  • Ogden's Nut Gone Flake (1968, Immediate) B 

Alexander Smalls: Let Us Break Bread Together (2022, Outside In Music) B+(***) 

Leroy Smart:

  • Superstar (1977, Justice) B+(**) 
  • The Don Tells It Like It Is . . . (1972-77 [2013], Kingston Sounds) B+(***) 

Chucky Smash: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (2023, King of the Beats) B+(*) 

Smash Cast: The Music of Smash (2012, Columbia) B 

Smashing Pumpkins:

  • Gish (1991, Caroline) B 
  • Siamese Dream (1993, Virgin) B 
  • Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1993, Virgin, 2CD) B 
  • Oceania (2011 [2012], Martha's Music/EMI) B 

The Smile: A Light for Attracting Attention (2022, XL) B+(*) 

Smile Smile: Truth on Tape (2010, Kirtland) A− 

Smino:

  • Blkswn (2017, Zero Fatigue/Downtown) B+(**) 
  • Luv 4 Rent (2022, Zero Fatigue/Motown) B+(**) 

Bette Smith: The Good, the Bad and the Bette (2020, Ruf) B+(**) 

Caitlyn Smith:

  • Starfire (2018, Monument) B 
  • High & Low (2023, Monument) B+(*) 

Ches Smith:

  • The Bell (2015 [2016], ECM) B+(*) 
  • /We All Break: Path of Seven Colors (2015-20 [2021], Pyroclastic, 2CD) A− 
  • Interpret It Well (2020 [2022], Pyroclastic) B+(**) 
  • Laugh Ash (2023 [2024], Pyroclastic) B+(*) 

Connie Smith:

  • Long Line of Heartaches (2010 [2011], Sugar Hill) A− 
  • The Cry of the Heart (2021, Fat Possum) B+(**) 

Corey Smith: The Broken Record (2011, Average Joe's) B+(*) 

Daniel Smith:

  • Jazz Suite for Bassoon (1995-97 [2015], Summit) B 
  • Smokin' Hot Bassoon Blues (2013 [2014], Summit) B+(*) 

Dr. Lonnie Smith:

  • Think! (1968 [1969], Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • Turning Point (1969, Blue Note) B+(*) 
  • Move Your Hand (1969 [1970], Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • Live at Club Mozambique (1970 [1995], Blue Note) B+(***) 
  • Mama Wailer (1971, Kudu) B+(**) 
  • /Alvin Queen: Lenox and Seventh (1985 [2000], Black & Blue) B+(***)  Boogaloo to Beck: A Tribute (2003, Scuffin') B+(*)  Rise Up! (2008 [2009], Palmetto) B+(**) 
  • Evolution (2016, Blue Note) B 
  • All in My Mind (2018, Blue Note) B− 
  • Breathe (2021, Blue Note) B+(**) 

E Doctor Smith: Quantum (2013, Edgetone) B 

Enoch Smith Jr.:

  • Misfits II: Pop (2013 [2015], Misfitme Music) B 
  • The Quest: Live at APC (2016, Misfitme Music) C 

Elliott Smith:

  • Either/Or (1997, Kill Rock Stars) B 
  • An Introduction to Elliott Smith (1994-2003 [2010], Kill Rock Stars) B 

Hal Smith:

  • /Keith Ingham/Bobby Gordon: Music From the Mauve Decades (1993, Sackville) B+(**) 
  • 's Jazzologists: Black Cat on the Fence (2021, self-released) B+(**) 
  • 's Jazzologists: I Scream, You Scream, Everybody Wants Ice Cream (2021, self-released) B+(***) 
  • 's New Orleans Night Owls: Early Hours (2021-22 [2022], self-released) B+(**) 

Huey "Piano" Smith:

  • /His Clowns: Having a Good Time (1957-58 [1959], Ace) A−  Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu (1956-62 [2012], Hallmark) A− 
  • That'll Get It: Even More of the Best (1956-62 [1999], Westside) B+(**) 

Jack Smith:

  • Les Evening Gowns Damnées: 56 Ludlow Street 1962-1964 Volume I (1962-64 [1997], Table of the Elements) B+(*) 
  • Silent Shadows of Cinemaroc Island: 56 Ludlow Street 1962-1964 Volume II (1962-64 [1997], Table of the Elements) B 

J.B. Smith: No More Good Time in the World for Me (1965-66 [2015], Dust-to-Digital, 2CD) B+(**) 

Jimi "Primetime" Smith & Bob Corritore: The World in a Jug (2023, Vizztone/SWMAF) B+(***) 

Jimmy Smith:

  • At Club Baby Grand, Vol. 1 (1956 [2008], Blue Note) B+(**) 
  • At Club Baby Grand, Vol. 2 (1956 [2008], Blue Note) B+(*) 
  • Groovin' at Small's Paradise (1957 [1999], Blue Note, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Bashin': The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith (1962 [2007], Verve) B+(*) 
  • Plays Fats Waller (1962 [2008], Blue Note) B 
  • Hobo Flats (1963 [2008], Verve) B+(**) 
  • Live at the Village Gate (1963 [2008], Verve) B− 
  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1964 [2007], Verve) B+(***) 
  • /Wes Montgomery: Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo (1966 [1997], Verve) B+(**) 
  • /Wes Montgomery: Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes (1966 [1993], Verve) B+(*) 

Jorja Smith:

  • Lost & Found (2018, FAMM) B+(**) 
  • Falling or Flying (2023, FAMM) B+(***) 

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith:

  • /Suzanne Ciani: Sunergy (2015 [2016], RVNG Intl.) B+(**) 
  • Ears (2016, Western Vinyl) B+(**) 
  • The Kid (2017, Western Vinyl) B 
  • Let's Turn It Into Sound (2022, Ghostly International) B+(*) 

Michael Smith: Live in Berlin: Austin Stream (1976 [1977], FMP) B+(**) 

Nate Smith:

  • Kinfolk: Postcards From Everywhere (2017, Ropeadope) B 
  • Kinfolk 2: See the Birds (2021, Edition) B 

Patti Smith:

  • /Kevin Shields: The Coral Sea (2005-06 [2008], TBC, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • Banga (2012, Columbia) A− 

Peter Smith: Dollar Dreams (2022 [2023], Real Magic) B+(**) 

Sam Smith:

  • In the Lonely Hour (2014, Capitol) B− 
  • Gloria (2023, Capitol) B 

Steve Smith and Vital Information:

  • Viewpoint (2011 [2015], BFM Jazz) B+(*) 
  • Time Flies (2022 [2023], Wounded Bird, 2CD) B+(**) 

Tommy Smith:

  • Spartacus (2000 [2001], Spartacus) B+(**) 
  • /Brian Kellock: Bezique (2002, Spartacus) A− 
  • Forbidden Fruit (2005, Spartacus) A− 
  • Youth Jazz Orchestra: Exploration (2007, Spartacus) B+(*) 
  • /Scottish National Jazz Orchestra: Torah (2010, Spartacus) B+(**) 
  • /Brian Kellock: Whispering of the Stars (2014, Spartacus) B+(***) 
  • Modern Jacobite (2015 [2016], Spartacus) B− 
  • Youth Jazz Orchestra: Effervescence (2016 [2017], Spartacus) B+(**) 
  • Embodying the Light: A Dedication to John Coltrane (2017, Spartacus) A− 

Wadada Leo Smith:

  • Human Rights (1982-85 [2009], Kabell) B+(*) 
  • /Sabu Toyozumi: Burning Meditation (1994 [2018], NoBusiness) A− 
  • Lake Biwa (2002-04 [2004], Tzadik) B+(*) 
  • /Jack DeJohnette: America (2009, Tzadik) B+(***) 
  • /TUMO: Occupy the World (2012 [2013], TUM, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • The Great Lakes Suites (2012 [2014], TUM, 2CD) A−  
  • /Jamie Saft/Joe Morris/Balasz Pandi: Red Hill (2014, Rare Noise) A− 
  • /Bill Laswell: The Stone (Akashic Meditation) (2014, MOD Technologies) B+(*) 
  • /John Lindberg: Celestial Weather (2012 [2015], TUM) B+(***) 
  • Najwa (2014 [2017], TUM) A− 
  • Solo: Reflections and Meditations on Monk (2014-15 [2017], TUM) B+(**) 
  • America's National Parks (2016, Cuneiform, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • /Natsuki Tamura/Satoko Fujii/Ikue Mori: Aspiration (2016 [2017], Libra) B+(**) 
  • Sacred Ceremonies (2015-16 [2021], TUM, 3CD) A− 
  • Trumpet (2016 [2021], TUM, 3CD) B+(***) 
  • Rosa Parks: Pure Love: An Oratorio of Seven Songs (2016-17 [2019], TUM) B+(*) 
  • /Douglas R. Ewart/Mike Reed: Sun Beans of Shimmering Light (2015 [2021], Astral Spirits) B+(***) 
  • /Jack DeJohnette/Vijay Iyer: A Love Sonnet for Billie Holiday (2016 [2021], TUM) B+(***) 
  • 's Great Lakes Quartet: The Chicago Symphonies (2015-18 [2021], TUM, 4CD) A− 
  • The Emerald Duets (2014-20 [2022], TUM, 5CD) A− 
  • String Quartets Nos. 1-12 (2015-20 [2022], TUM, 7CD) B+(***) 
  • /Orange Wave Electric: Fire Illuminations (2023, Kabell) A− 

Walter Smith III:

  • Twio (2017 [2018], Whirlwind) A− 
  • /Matthew Stevens/Joel Ross/Harish Raghavan/Marcus Gilmore: In Common (2017 [2018], Whirlwind) B+(**) 
  • /Matthew Stevens/Micah Thomas/Linda May Han Oh/Nate Smith: In Common 2 (2020, Whirlwind) B+(*) 
  • /Matthew Stevens/Kris Davis/Dave Holland/Terri Lyne Carrington: In Common III (2021 [2022], Whirlwind) B+(**) 
  • Return to Casual (2023, Blue Note) B+(*) 

Warren Smith: Old News Borrowed Blues (2009, Engine) B+(**) 

Chris Smither:

  • I'm a Stranger Too! (1970, Poppy) B+(**) 
  • Don't It Drag On (1972, Poppy) B+(***) 
  • It Ain't Easy (1984, Adelphi) B+(**) 
  • Small Revelations (1996 [1997], Hightone) B+(***) 
  • Time Stands Still (2009, Signature Sounds) B+(***) 
  • Hundred Dollar Valentine (2012, Signature Sounds) B+(*) 
  • Still in the Levee (2014, Signature Sounds, 2CD) B+(*) 

Smith Westerns: Dye It Blonde (2011, Fat Possum) B 

The Smiths:

  • The Smiths (1984, Sire) B+(*) 
  • Hatful of Hollow (1983-84 [1993], Sire) B+(***) 
  • Meat Is Murder (1985, Sire) B 
  • The Queen Is Dead (1986, Sire) B+(**) 
  • The World Won't Listen (1984-86 [1993], Sire) B 
  • Strangeways, Here We Come (1987, Sire) B 
  • Rank (1986 [1988], Sire) B+(*) 
  • Singles (1983-87 [1995], Reprise) A− 
  • The Sound of the Smiths (1983-87 [2008], Reprise, 2CD) A− 

Smoke DZA & Flying Lotus: Flying Objects (2023, The Smoker's Club, EP) B+(*) 

Paul Smoker:

  • QB (1984, Alvas) B+(***) 
  • Mississippi River Rat (1984 [1985], Sound Aspects) A− 
  • Alone (1986 [1988], Sound Aspects) A− 
  • Come Rain or Come Shine (1988 [1989], Sound Aspects) B+(***) 

Smoking Time Jazz Club: Six Blues, Five Joys & a Stomp (2023, self-released) A− 

Gary Smulyan:

  • Homage (1991 [1993], Criss Cross) B+(***) 
  • The Real Deal (2002 [2003], Reservoir) B+(*) 
  • Alternative Contrafacts (2017 [2018], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • Our Contrafacts (2019 [2020], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • /Ronnie Cuber: Tough Baritones (2021, SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • Tadd's All, Folks (2021 [2022], SteepleChase) B+(**) 

Cory Smythe:

  • Circulate Susanna (2018, Pyroclastic) B− 
  • Accelerate Every Voice (2018 [2020], Pyroclastic) B− 
  • Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (2021 [2022], Pyroclastic) B 

SMOD: SMOD (2011, Nacional) B+(***) 

The Smudges: Song and Call (2021 [2022], Cryptogramophone) B+(*) 

Gary Smulyan & Ralph Moore Quintet: Bird's Eye Encounter! (2018 [2019], Fresh Sound) B+(**) 

Snaggle: The Long Slog (2016, Browntasaurus) B− 

Snail Mail:

  • Lush (2018, Matador) B+(*) 
  • Valentine (2021, Matador) B+(**) 

Snakehips:

  • Forever (Pt. II) EP (2015, Sony Music, EP) B+(*) 
  • All My Friends EP (2016, Sony Music, EP) B+(***) 

Snapback: Purgatory (2006, "Insert Your Major Label Name Here" Music) B+(**) 

Snarky Puppy:

  • /Metropole Orkest: Sylva (2014 [2015], Impulse!) B+(***) 
  • Family Dinner Volume Two (2015 [2016], Decca) B− 
  • Culcha Vulcha (2016, Decca) C+ 

Sneaks:

  • Gymnastics (2016, Merge, EP) B+(*) 
  • Highway Hypnosis (2019, Merge) B+(*) 
  • Happy Birthday (2020, Merge) B+(***) 

Torben Snekkestad:

  • /Agustí Fernández/Barry Guy: The Swiftest Traveler (2018 [2020], Trost) B+(**) 
  • /Søren Kjaergaard: Another Way of the Heart (2021 [2022], Trost) B+(*) 

Ferenc Snetberger: In Concert (2013 [2016], ECM) B+(*) 

Todd Snider:

  • Crank It, We're Doomed (2007 [2023], Aimless) A− 
  • Live: The Storyteller (2010 [2011], Thirty Tigers/Aimless, 2CD) A  
  • Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables (2012, Aimless/Thirty Tigers) A 
  • Time as We Know It: The Songs of Jerry Jeff Walker (2012, Aimless) B+(*) 
  • Eastside Bulldog (2016, Aimless) B+(***) 
  • Cash Cabin Sessions, Vol. 3 (2019, Aimless) A− 
  • First Agnostic Church of Hope and Wonder (2021, Aimless) A− 
  • Live: Return of the Storyteller (2021 [2022], Aimless, 2CD) A− 

Jim Snidero:

  • The Music of Joe Henderson (1998 [1999], Double-Time) B+(***) 
  • Strings (2001 [2021], Savant) A− 
  • Main Street (2014 [2015], Savant) A− 
  • MD66 (2016, Savant) B+(**) 
  • /Jeremy Pelt: Jubilation! Celebrating Cannonball Adderley (2017 [2018], Savant) B+(**) 
  • Waves of Calm (2019, Savant) B+(***) 
  • Project-K (2019 [2020], Savant) B+(***) 
  • Live at the Deer Head Inn (2020 [2021], Savant) B+(**) 
  • Far Far Away (2022 [2023], Savant) B+(***) 
  • For All We Know (2023 [2024], Savant) A− 

Snik: Metasediment Rock (2014 [2015], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Snoop Doggy Dogg: Doggystyle (1993, Death Row) B 

Snooper: Super Snõõper (2023, Third Man) B+(***) 

Snotty Nose Rez Kids:

  • Trapline (2019, Fontana North) A− 
  • Born Deadly (2020, Fontana North, EP) B+(**) 
  • Life After (2021, Distorted Muse/Fontana North) B+(**) 

Hank Snow:

  • 16 Top Tracks (1961-65 [1988], RCA) B+(***) 
  • The Essential Hank Snow (1937-84 [2013], RCA/Legacy, 2CD) B+(***) 

Matthew Snow: Iridescence (2018 [2019], self-released) B+(***) 

Michael Snow & Thollem McDonas: Two Piano Concert at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (2014, Edgetone) B+(**) 

Phoebe Snow:

  • The Best of Phoebe Snow (1974-78 [1982], Columbia) B+(**) 
  • The Very Best of Phoebe Snow (1974-91 [2001], Columbia/Legacy) B+(**) 
  • Live (2008, Verve Forecast) B+(**) 

Rejjie Snow: Baw Baw Black Sheep (2021, Honeymoon/+1) B+(**) 

Snowbird: Moon (2014, Bella Union, 2CD) B 

So Percussion/Matmos: Treasure State (2010, Cantaloupe) B+(**) 

Elza Soares:

  • The Woman at the End of the World (A Mulher Do Fim Do Mundo) (2015 [2016], Mais Um Discos) A− 
  • Deus É Mulher (2018, Deckdisc) A− 
  • Planeta Fome (2019, Deck) B+(***) 
  • Elza Ao Vivo No Municipal (2022, Deck) A− 

SOB X RBE: Gangin (2018, Empire) B 

Miró Henry Sobrer: Two of Swords (2022, Patois) B+(**) 

Soccer Mommy:

  • Collection (2017, Fat Possum) B+(*) 
  • Clean (2018, Fat Possum) B+(**) 
  • Color Theory (2020, Loma Vista) B+(***) 
  • Sometimes Forever (2022, Loma Vista) B+(*) 

Sofi Tukker: Wet Tennis (2022, Ultra Music) B+(**) 

Soft Cell: Happiness Not Included (2022, BMG) B+(**) 

Soft Head [Hugh Hopper/Elton Dean/Alan Gowen/Dave Sheen]: Rogue Element (1978, Ogun) A− 

The Soft Machine:

  • Volume Two (1969, Probe) B 

Soft Machine:

  • Facelift: France & Holland (1970 [2022], Cuneiform, 2CD) B 
  • 5 (1972, Columbia) B+(*) 
  • Six (1973, Columbia) B 
  • Seven (1973, Columbia) B+(*) 
  • Switzerland 1974 (1974 [2015], Cuneiform) B+(*) 
  • Live at the Baked Potato (2019 [2020], Moonjune) B+(*) 

Soft Metals: Soft Metals (2011, Captured Tracks) B+(**) 

The Soft Moon: The Soft Moon (2010, Captured Tracks) B+(***) 

The Soft Pack: The Soft Pack (2010, Kemado) A− 

Soggy Po Boys: It's Good to Laugh Again (2022, self-released) B+(***) 

Sohn: Tremors (2014, 4AD) B+(*) 

Harry Sokal:

  • Where Sparks Start to Fly (2013, Cracked Anegg) B+(***) 
  • /Heiri Känzig/Martin Valihora: Depart Refire (2013 [2014], Intakt) B+(***) 

Robert Soko: Balkan Beats Soundlab (2012, Piranha) B+(***) 

Cleo Sol:

  • Mother (2021, Forever Living Originals) B+(***) 
  • Heaven (2023, Forever Living Originals) B+(*) 
  • Gold (2023, Forever Living Originals) B+(**) 

SOL Development: The SOL of Black Folk (2019, self-released) B+(**) 

James Solace:

  • Mind Music (2020, Hot Creations, EP) B+(**) 
  • Setting Sun/The Light (2020, Four Thirty Two, EP) B+(**) 

Martial Solal:

  • Réunion à Paris (1956 [1957], Vogue) B+(***) 
  • And His Orchestra: 1956-1962 (1956-62 [2019], Fresh Sound) B+(**) 
  • Improvise Pour France Musique (1993-94 [1994], JMS, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • /Peter Erskine/Marc Johnson: Triangle (1995, JMS) B+(**) 
  • Balade Du 10 Mars (1998 [1999], Soul Note) B+(**) 
  • /Dave Liebman: Masters in Bordeaux (2016 [2017], Sunnyside) B+(***) 
  • My One and Only Love: Live at Theater Gutersloh (2017 [2018], Intuition) B+(***) 
  • /Dave Liebman: Masters in Paris (2016 [2020], Sunnyside) B+(***) 
  • Coming Yesterday: Live at Salle Gaveau 2019 (2019 [2021], Challenge) B+(***) 

Solange:

  • True (2012, Terrible, EP) B+(**) 
  • A Seat at the Table (2016, Saint/Columbia) B+(**) 
  • When I Get Home (2019, Saint/Columbia) B+(*) 

Mark Solborg:

  • Solborg 4+4+1 (2012, Ilk) B 
  • /Herb Robertson: Tuesday Prayers (2016, ILK) B 

Dave Soldier:

  • The Eighth Hour of Amduat (2016 [2017], Mulatta) B+(*) 
  • Zajal (2019 [2020], Mulatta) B+(*) 

Sole and the Skyrider Band: Hello Cruel World (2011, Fake Four) B+(*) 

Emilio Solla:

  • /La Inestable de Brooklyn: Second Half (2013 [2014], self-released) B+(**) 
  • - Tango Jazz Orchestra: Puertos: Music From International Waters (2019, Avantango) B+(**) 
  • /Antonio Lizana: El Siempre Mar (2023, Tiger Turn) B+(*) 

Bjørn Solli: Aglow: The Lyngør Project Vol. 1 (2013 [2015], Lyngør) B+(**) 

Jay Som:

  • Everybody Works (2017, Polyvinyl) B+(*) 
  • Anak Ko (2020, Polyvinyl) B+(**) 

Somadina: Heart of the Heavenly Undeniable (2022, self-released) A− 

Somi: w/Frankfurt Radio Big Band: Holy Room: Live at Alte Oper (2019 [2020], Salon Africana) B+(*) 

Somi:

  • Zenzile: The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba (2022, Salon Africana) B(*) 

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin: Let It Sway (2010, Polyvinyl) B+(***) 

Somersaults [Olie Brice/Tobias Delius/Mark Sanders]: Numerology of Birdsong (2018 [2019], West Hill) B+(***) 

Something Blue:

  • Maximum Enjoyment (2018 [2019], Posi-Tone) B+(*) 
  • Personal Preference (2021 [2023], Posi-Tone) B+(*) 

Günter Baby Sommer: Hörmusik (1979 [1980], FMP) B+(*) 

Günter Baby Sommer: Le Piccole Cose: Live at Theater Gütersloh (2016 [2017], Intuition) B+(*) 

Günter Baby Sommer:

  • Baby's Party [Guest: Till Brönner] (2017 [2018], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • /The Lucaciu 3: Karawane (2022, Intakt) B+(***) 
  • /Raymond MacDonald: Sounds, Songs & Other Noises (2016-19 [2022], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Peter Sommer: Happy-Go-Lucky Locals (2017, self-released) B+(**) 

Clark Sommers Lens: Intertwine (2021 [2022], Outside In Music) B+(**) 

Son Volt:

  • Honky Tonk (2013, Rounder) B+(*) 
  • Union (2019, Transmit Sound) B+(*) 
  • Day of the Doug: The Songs of Doug Sahm (2023, Transmit Sound) B+(*) 

Sonar With David Torn:

  • Vortex (2017 [2018], RareNoise) B+(***) 
  • Tranceportation (Volume 1) (2019, RareNoise) A− 
  • Tranceportation (Volume 2) (2019 [2020], RareNoise) B+(***) 

Sonar With David Torn and J. Peter Schwalm:

  • Three Movements (2022 [2023], 7d) B+(**) 

Alan Sondheim:

  • Galut: Ballads of Wadi-Sabi (2023, ESP-Disk) B+(**) 
  • /Azure Carter: Plaguesong (2020, ESP-Disk) B+(**) 

Songhoy Blues:

  • Music in Exile (2015, Atlantic) A− 
  • Résistance (2017, Fat Possum) B+(**) 
  • Optimisme (2020, Transgressive/Fat Possum) B+(**) 

Songs: Ohia: Magnolia Electric Co. (2003 [2013], Secretly Canadian, 2CD) B+(***) 

Songsmith Collective: Songsmith Collective (2014 [2015], Blujazz) B 

Sonic Liberation 8: Bombogenic (2015 [2016], High Two) A− 

Sonic Liberation Front:

  • Moon Rust Red Streets (2020 [2021], High Two) B+(**) 
  • and the Sonic Liberation Singers: Justice: The Vocal Works of Oliver Lake (2021 [2022], High Two) B+(***) 

Sonic Youth:

  • Battery Park, NYC, July 4th 2008 (2008 [2019], Matador) A−  
  • In/Out/In (2000-10 [2022], Three Lobed) B+(**) 
  • Simon Werner A Disparu (2010 [2011], SYR) B+(**) 
  • Live in Brooklyn 2011 (2011 [2023], Silver Current) B+(***) 

The Sonics:

  • Here Are the Sonics (1965, Etiquette) A− 
  • Boom (1967, Etiquette) B+(**) 
  • Introducing the Sonics (1967, Jerden) B+(**) 
  • This Is the Sonics (2015, Revox) B+(***) 

Sonido Solar: Eddie Palmieri Presents Sonido Solar (2022, Truth Revolution) B+(**) 

Jo-El Sonnier: Cajun Roots (1994, Rounder) B+(***) 

Sonny & Cher:

  • Look at Us (1965, Atco) A− 
  • The Wondrous World of Sonny & Cher (1966, Atco) B+(**) 
  • In Case You're in Love (1967, Atco) B+(*) 

SonnyJim & the Purist: White Girl Wasted (2022, Daupe, EP) B+(*) 

Sons of Kemet:

  • Burn (2013, Naim) B+(***) 
  • Lest We Forget What We Came Here to Do (2015, Naim Jazz) A− 
  • Your Queen Is a Reptile (2018, Impulse!) A− 
  • Black to the Future (2021, Impulse!) A 

Sonzeira: Brasil Bam Bam Bam (2014, Talkin' Loud/Virgin) B+(***) 

Kate Soper Feat. Sam Pluta: The Understanding of All Things (2022, New Focus) B− 

Sophie:

  • Product (2013-15 [2015], Numbers, EP) B+(**) 
  • Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides (2018, MSMSMSM/Future Classic) B+(***) 

Mike Sopko:

  • /Bill Laswell/Thomas Pridgen: Sopko Laswell Pridgen (2015, self-released) B+(**) 
  • /Simon Lott: The Golden Measure (2015 [2016], self-released) B+(***) 

Tyshawn Sorey:

  • That/Not (2007, Firehouse 12, 2CD) A− 
  • Alloy (2014, Pi) B+(***) 
  • The Inner Spectrum of Variables (2015 [2016], Pi, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Verisimilitude (2016 [2017], Pi) A− 
  • Pillars (2017 [2018], Firehouse 12, 3CD) B+(**) 
  • /Marilyn Crispell: The Adornment of Time (2018 [2019], Pi) B+(**) 
  • /Alarm Will Sound: For George Lewis/Autoschediasms (2019-20 [2021], Cantaloupe, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • /King Britt: Tyshawn & King (2021, The Buddy System) A− 
  • Mesmerism (2021 [2022], Pi) B+(***) 
  • /Greg Osby: The Off-Off Broadway Guide to Synergism (2022, Pi, 3CD) A 
  • Continuing (2022 [2023], Pi) A− 

Harvey Sorgen:

  • /Steve Rust/Michael Jefry Stevens: Decade (2005, Not Two) B+(***) 
  • /Joe Fonda/Marilyn Crispell: Dreamstruck (2018, Not Two) A− 

Joan Soriano: La Familia Soriano (2012, IASO) A− 

Sorority Noise: You're Not as ____ as You Think (2017, Triple Crown) B+(**) 

Sorry: 925 (2020, Domino) B+(**) 

S.O.S. [John Surman/Mike Osborne/Alan Skidmore]: Looking for the Next One (1974-75 [2013], Cuneiform, 2CD) B+(***) 

Omar Sosa:

  • /Joo Kraus/Gustavo Ovalle: JOG (2015, Otá) A− 
  • /Seckou Keita: Transparent Water (2017, World Village) B+(*) 
  • /Seckou Keita: Suba (2021, Bendigedig) B+(**) 

Dele Sosimi:

  • You No Fit Touch Am (2015, Wah Wah 45s) B+(***) 
  • Meets Prince Fatty & Nostalgia 77: You No Fit Touch Am in Dub (2016, Wah Wah 45s) B+(**) 

Mark Soskin:

  • Upper West Side Stories (2017 [2018], SteepleChase) B+(**) 
  • /Jay Anderson: Empathy (2022 [2023], SteepleChase) B+(***) 

Sote: Parallel Persia (2019, Diagonal) B+(*) 

Sotho Sounds: Junk Funk (2012, Riverboat) B+(**) 

Soul Basement feat. Jay Nemor: What We Leave Behind (2016, ITI) B+(*) 

Soul Glo: Diaspora Problems (2022, Epitaph) B+(*) 

The Soul Rebels: Unlock Your Mind (2012, Rounder) B 

The Soul Stirrers:

  • Shine on Me (1950 [1992], Specialty) A− 
  • Jesus Gave Me Water (1951-55 [1993], Specialty) B+(**) 

Omar Souleyman:

  • Highway to Hassake: Folk and Pop Sounds of Syria (1994-2006 [2007], Sublime Frequencies) A− 
  • Dabke 2020: Folk and Pop Sounds of Syria (1999-2008 [2009], Sublime Frequencies) B+(***) 
  • Jazeera Nights: Folk and Pop Sounds of Syria (1996-2009 [2010], Sublime Frequencies) B+(***) 
  • Wenu Wenu (2013, Ribbon Music) A− 
  • Bahdeni Nami (2015, Monkeytown) A− 
  • To Syria, With Love (2017, Mad Decent) A− 
  • Shlon (2019, Mad Decent/Because) A− 

Soulive: Rubber Soulive (2010, Royal Family) C+ 

The Souljazz Orchestra:

  • Inner Fire (2014, Strut) B+(*) 
  • Resistance (2015, Strut) B+(***) 
  • Chaos Theories (2019, Strut) B+(*) 

Souls of Mischief: Montezuma's Revenge (2009, Clear Label) B+(***) 

Idrissa Soumaoro: Djitoumou (2010, Lusafrica) B+(***) 

Sound Underground: Quiet Spaces (2016, Tiny Music) B+(*) 

The Soundcarriers: Entropicalia (2014, Ghost Box) B+(**) 

Sounds of Liberation:

  • Sounds of Liberation (1972 [2010], Porter) A− 
  • Unreleased (Columbia University 1973) (1973 [2018], Dogtown) B+(*) 

Soundwalk Collective With Patti Smith:

  • The Peyote Dance (2019, Bella Union) B+(*) 
  • Mummer Love (2019, Bella Union) B+(**) 

The Source:

  • Olemanns Kornett (1994, Curling Legs) B+(**) 
  • . . . But Swinging Doesn't Bend Them Down (2019 [2021], Odin) B+(***) 

South Florida Jazz Orchestra: Cheap Thrills: The Music of Rick Margitza (2020, Summit) B+(**) 

South Frisco Jazz Band:

  • Sage Hen Strut (1984, Stomp Off) B+(***) 
  • Broken Promises (1987, Stomp Off) B+(***) 
  • Got Everything (1989-91 [1992], Stomp Off) B+(**) 

Luciana Souza:

  • Tide (2009, Verve) B 
  • Speaking in Tongues (2015, Sunnyside) B 
  • The Book of Longing (2018, Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Sowal Diabi: De Kaboul à Bamako (2022, Accords Croisés) A− 

Space Afrika: Honest Labour (2021, Dais) B+(*) 

Space Quartet:

  • Directions (2019 [2021], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • Freedom of Tomorrow (2019-21 [2022], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Eddie Spaghetti: The Value of Nothing (2013, Bloodshot) B+(***) 

Esperanza Spalding:

  • Radio Music Society (2012, Heads Up) B− 
  • Emily's D+Evolution (2016, Concord) B 
  • 12 Little Spells (2018, Concord) B− 
  • Songwrights Apothecary Lab (2021, Concord) B 

Spanglish Fly: New York Boogaloo (2015, Caco World Music) B+(*) 

Spanish Harlem Orchestra: Imágenes Latinas (2021 [2022], Ovation) B+(*) 

Spanish Love Songs: Brave Faces Everyone (2020, Pure Noise) B− 

Spank Rock: Everything Is Boring and Everyone Is a F---ing Liar (2011, Bad Blood) B+(***) 

Otis Spann: Otis Spann Is the Blues (1960, Candid) B+(**) 

Guido Spannocchi: Live at Porgy & Bess Vienna (2022 [2023], Audioguido) B+(***) 

Sparks:

  • Hippopotamus (2017, BMG) B 
  • A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip (2020, BMG) C+ 
  • The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte (2023, Island) B− 

Tim Sparks:

  • Sidewalk Blues (2009, Tonewood) B+(**) 
  • Chasin' the Boogie (2013 [2014], Tonewood) B+(***) 

SPAZA: Uprize! (2016 [2020], Mushroom Hour Half Hour) B+(*) 

Speaker Music:

  • Of Desire, Longing (2019, Planet Mu) B+(**) 
  • Processing Intimacy (2019-20 [2020], Planet Mu) B+(***) 
  • Percussive Therapy (2020, Planet Mu, EP) B+(**) 
  • Black Nationalist Sonic Weaponry (2020, Planet Mu) A− 
  • Techxodus (2023, Planet Mu) B+(**) 

Speakers Corner Quartet: Further Out Than the Edge (2023, OTIH) B+(**) 

Britney Spears:

  • . . . Baby One More Time (1998 [1999], Jive) B+(**) 
  • Britney (2001, Jive) B+(***) 
  • Greatest Hits: My Prerogative (1998-2004 [2004], Jive/Zomba) B+(***) 
  • Blackout (2007, Jive) B+(***) 
  • Circus (2008, Jive) B+(*) 
  • Femme Fatale (2011, Jive) A− 
  • The Essential Britney Spears (1998-2012 [2013], RCA/Legacy, 2CD) A− 
  • Britney Jean (2013, RCA) B 
  • Glory (2016, RCA) A− 

Special Interest: The Passion Of (2020, Thrilling Living) B+(***) 

Special Interest:

  • Endure (2022, Rough Trade) B+(*) 

Special Request:

  • Soul Music (2013, Houndstooth) B+(**) 
  • Vortex (2019, Houndstooth) A− 
  • Bedroom Tapes (2019, Houndstooth) B+(***) 
  • Offworld (2019, Houndstooth) A− 

The Specials:

  • The Specials (1979, Chrysalis) B+(***) 
  • More Specials (1980, Chrysalis) B+(*) 
  • Ghost Town/Why?/Friday Night Saturday Morning (1981, Chrysalis, EP) B+(***) 
  • The Singles Collection (1979-84 [1991], Chrysalis) A− 
  • Encore (2019, Island) B+(*) 

Spectacular Diagnostics: Raw Lessons (2023, Rucksack) B+(**) 

Speech Debelle: Freedom of Speech (2012, Big Dada) B+(**) 

Chris Speed:

  • Yeah No (1997, Songlines) B+(**) 
  • Deviantics (1998, Songlines) B+(**) 
  • Emit (2000, Songlines) B+(***) 
  • /Chris Cheek/Stéphane Furic Leibovici: Jugendstil (2006 [2008], ESP Disk) B 
  • /Zeno De Rossi: Ruins (2011-13 [2014], Skirl) A− 
  • Really OK (2013 [2014], Skirl) B+(***) 
  • Platinum on Tap (2016 [2017], Intakt) A− 
  • Respect for Your Toughness (2018 [2019], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • Light Line (2018 [2021], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • Despite Obstacles (2022 [2023], Intakt) B+(***) 

The Speedboys:

  • That's What I Like (1982, I Like Mike) A− 
  • Look What Love's Done to Me Now (1983, I Like Mike) A− 

Speedy Ortiz:

  • Major Arcana (2013, Carpark) B+(**) 
  • Real Hair (2014, Carpark, EP) B+(*) 
  • Foil Deer (2015, Carpark) B+(*) 
  • Twerp Verse (2018, Carpark) B+(*) 
  • Rabbit Rabbit (2023, Wax Nine) B+(*) 

Martin Speicher/Peter Geisselbrecht/Jörg Fischer: Spicy Unit (2014 [2015], Spore Print) A− 

Regina Spektor:

  • Far (2009, Sire) B+(**) 
  • What We Saw From the Cheap Seats (2012, Sire) B+(**) 
  • Remember Us to Life (2016, Sire) B+(**) 
  • Home, Before and After (2022, Sire) A− 

Spellling:

  • Pantheon of Me (2017, self-released) B 
  • Mazy Fly (2018 [2019], Sacred Bones) B+(**) 
  • The Turning Wheel (2021, Sacred Bones) B+(*) 

Bobby Spellman: Revenge of the Cool (2020, Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Alexander Spence:

  • Oar (1969, Columbia) B+(*) 

Alister Spence:

  • /Satoko Fujii: Intelset (2017 [2018], Alister Spence Music) B+(**) 
  • /Satoko Fujii Orchestra Kobe: Imagine Meeting You Here (2017 [2019], Alister Spence Music) B+(***) 
  • Whirlpool: Solo Piano (2019 [2020], Alister Spence Music, 2CD) B+(*) 

Caroline Spence:

  • Mint Condition (2019, Rounder) A− 
  • True North (2022, Rounder) B+(**) 

Joseph Spence: Encore: Unheard Recordings of Bahamian Guitar and Singing (1965 [2021], Smithsonian/Folkways) A− 

Skylar Spence: Prom King (2015, Carpark) A− 

Jon Spencer & the HITmakers:

  • Spencer Gets It Lit (2022, In the Red) B− 

Vic Spencer x Small Professor: Mudslide (2022, Coalmine) B+(*) 

Greg Spero + Spirit Fingers: Peace (2020, Ropeadope) B+(*) 

Vinnie Sperrazza:

  • Apocryphal (2012 [2014], Loyal Label) B+(**) 
  • /Jacob Sacks/Masa Kamaguchi: Play Tadd Dameron (2015 [2016], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(**) 
  • Apocryphal: Hide Ye Idols (2015 [2017], Loyal Label) B+(**) 

Vinny Sperrazza:

  • /Jacob Sacks/Masa Kamaguchi: Play Sonny Rollins (2018 [2019], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(*) 

Spider Bags:

  • Shake My Head (2012, Odessa) B+(*) 
  • Frozen Letter (2014, Merge) B+(*) 

Laurie Spiegel:

  • The Expanding Universe (1974-80 [2012], Unseen Worlds, 2CD) A− 
  • Unseen Worlds (1991 [2019], Unseen Worlds) A− 

Russ Spiegel: Caribbean Blue (2023, Ruzztone Music) B+(**) 

Spillage Village: Spilligion (2020, Dreamville/SinceThe80s/Interscope) B+(***)  

Simon Spillett: Dear Tubby H (2023, Mister PC) B+(***) 

Matthias Spillmann: Live at the Bird's Eye Jazz Club (2017 [2019], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Spin Marvel: Infolding (2014 [2015], RareNoise) B+(***) 

The Spin Quartet: In Circles (2013 [2014], Origin) B+(**) 

Spinifex:

  • Veiled (2015, Trytone) B+(**) 
  • Beats the Plague (2021, Trytone) B+(**) 

Spinners:

  • Spinners (1973, Atlantic) A− 
  • Mighty Love (1974, Atlantic) B+(**) 
  • New and Improved (1974, Atlantic) B+(*) 
  • Pick of the Litter (1975, Atlantic) B+(***) 
  • Happiness Is Being With the Spinners (1976, Atlantic) B+(*) 
  • The Best of Spinners (1972-76 [1978], Atlantic) A− 

Stéphane Spira:

  • New Playground (2017 [2018], Jazzmax) B+(***) 
  • /Giovanni Mirabassi: Improkofiev (2020, Jazzmax) B+(**) 

The Spirit of the Beehive: Entertainment, Death (2021, Saddle Creek) B 

Spiritualized:

  • Sweet Heart, Sweet Light (2012, Fat Possum) B− 
  • And Nothing Hurt (2018, Fat Possum) A− 
  • Everything Was Beautiful (2022, Double Six/Fat Possum) B+(*) 

Michael Spiro/Wayne Wallace/La Orquesta Sonfonietta: Canto América (2015 [2016], Patois) B− 

Alexander Spit: A Breathtaking Trip to That Otherside (2013, Decon) B+(**) 

Spitboy: 2202-1: Body of Work (1990-1995 ( All the Songs) 1− 

Splinters: Inclusivity (1972 [2021], Jazz in Britain, 3CD) B+(***) 

Spoke: (R)anthems (2013 [2014], River) B+(*) 

Spontaneous Music Ensemble: Question and Answer 1966 (1966 [2021], Rhythm & Blues, 2CD) B+(**) 

The Spook School: Try to Be Hopeful (2015, Fortuna Pop) B+(**) 

Spoon:

  • Telephono (1996, Matador) A− 
  • Gimme Fiction (2005, Merge) B+(***) 
  • Transference (2010, Merge) B+(***) 
  • They Want My Soul (2014, Anti-) A− 
  • Hot Thoughts (2017, Matador) B+(***) 
  • Everything Hits at Once: The Best of Spoon (2001-19 [2019], Matador) B+(***) 
  • Lucifer on the Sofa (2022, Matador) B+(***) 

Spoonie Gee: The Godfather of Rap (1987, Tuff City) B+(**) 

Rossano Sportiello:

  • /Matthias Seuffert: Swingin' Duo by the Lago (2005-06 [2008], Styx) B+(*) 
  • /Nicki Parrott/Eddie Metz: Live at Jazz Corner (2012, Arbors) B+(**) 
  • That's It (2021, Arbors) B+(**) 

Sports Team: Deep Down Happy (2020, Island) B+(***) 

Emily A. Sprague:

  • Water Memory (2017, self-released) B+(*) 
  • Mount Vision (2019, self-released) B+(**) 

Spring Roll: Episodes (2017-18 [2019], Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Hemlocke Springs: Going . . . Going . . . Gone! (2023, Good Luck Have Fun, EP) B+(***) 

Kandace Springs:

  • Soul Eyes (2016, Blue Note) B 
  • The Women Who Raised Me (2020, Blue Note) B 

Bruce Springsteen:

  • /The E Street Band: Hammersmith Odeon, London '75 (1975 [2006], Columbia, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • The Promise (1977-78 [2010], Columbia, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • /The E Street Band: Live 1975-85 (1975-85 [1986], Columbia, 3CD) B+(***) 
  • In Concert/MTV Unplugged (1992 [1993], Columbia) B− 
  • The Ghost of Tom Joad (1995, Columbia) B 
  • Tracks (1972-95 [1998], Columbia, 4CD) B+(*) 
  • 18 Tracks (1972-99 [1999], Columbia) B+(**) 
  • /The E Street Band: Live in New York (2000 [2001], Columbia, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • /The Sessions Band: Live in Dublin (2006 [2007], Columbia, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Working on a Dream (2009, Columbia) B 
  • Wrecking Ball (2012, Columbia) A− 
  • Chapter and Verse (1966-2012 [2016], Columbia) B+(***) 
  • The Live Series: Songs of the Road (1977-2013 [2018], Columbia) B+(**) 
  • High Hopes (2014, Columbia) B+(*) 
  • American Beauty (2014, Columbia, EP) C+ 
  • Springsteen on Broadway (2018, Columbia, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Western Stars (2019, Columbia) B− 
  • Letter to You (2019 [2020], Columbia) B+(**) 
  • Only the Strong Survive (2022, Columbia) B 

Sprints:

  • Manifesto (2021, Nice Swan, EP) B+(*) 
  • A Modern Job (2022, Nice Swan, EP) B+(***) 

Wild Jimmy Spruill: Scratchin': The Wild Jimmy Spruill Story (1956-63 [2014], GVC, 2CD) A 

Squarepusher: Be Up a Hello (2020, Warp) B+(*) 

Squid:

  • Bright Green Field (2021, Warp) B+(**) 
  • O Monolith (2023, Warp) B+(**) 

Jyotsna Srikanth: Call of Bangalore (2013, Riverboat) B+(*) 

Tomasz Sroczynski Trio: Primal (2015 [2016], ForTune) B+(**) 

SSWAN [Jessica Ackerley/Patrick Shiroishi/Chris Williams/Luke Stewart/Jason Nazary]: Invisibility Is an Unnatural Disorder (2020 [2022], 577) B+(***) 

St. Paul & the Broken Bones: Half the City (2014, Single Lock) B+(*) 

Will St Peter/Steven Heffner/Steve Barnes: Honestly (2020 [2021], Origin) B+(*) 

St. Vincent:

  • Marry Me (2007, Beggars Banquet) B+(*) 
  • Actor (2009, 4AD) B+(**) 
  • Strange Mercy (2011, 4AD) B+(**) 
  • St. Vincent (2014, Loma Vista/Republic) B+(***) 
  • Masseduction (2017, Loma Vista) A− 
  • Daddy's Home (2021, Loma Vista) B+(**) 

Ron Stabinsky: Free for One (2015 [2016], Hot Cup) B+(*) 

Jesse Stacken: Helleborus (2014, Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(***) 

David Stackenäs: Bricks (2013 [2017], Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Staff Benda Bilili: Bouger Le Monde (2012, Crammed Discs) A− 

Jo Stafford:

  • Capitol Collectors Series (1944-50 [1991], Capitol) B+(*) 
  • Sings Songs of Scotland (1953-56 [1957], Columbia) B 
  • I'll Be Seeing You (1959, Columbia) B+(*) 

Terrell Stafford:

  • Centripetal Force (1996 [1997], Candid) B+(**) 

Terell Stafford:

  • Brotherlee Love: Celebrating Lee Morgan (2014 [2015], Capri) B+(**) 
  • Forgive and Forget (2016, Herb Harris Music) A− 
  • Between Two Worlds (2023, Le Coq) B+(***) 

Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis: Calibrating Friction (2023, New Amsterdam) B+(*) 

Mattias Ståhls:

  • Källtorp Sessions: Volume One (2017-18 [2019], Moserobie) B+(***) 
  • Ståhls Trio: Källtorp Sessions Volume Two (2017-18 [2021], Moserobie) B+(***) 

Moe! Staiano's Moe!kestra!: 2 Rooms of Uranium in 83 Markers: Conducted Improvisations, Vol. II (2003-04 [2007], Edgetone) B+(*) 

Stalley: Lincoln Way Nights: Intelligent Trunk Music (2011, Mishka) B+(**) 

Mary Stallings: Songs Were Made to Sing (2019, Smoke Sessions) B+(*) 

Chris Stamey: The Great Escape (2023, Car) B+(*) 

Joe Stamm Band: Wild Man (2023, self-released) B+(*) 

Peter Stampfel:

  • & the Bottle Caps: Demo '84 (1984 [2020], Don Giovanni) A 
  • /The Dysfunctionells: Not in Our Wildest Dreams (1994-96 [2020], Don Giovanni) B+(**)  
  • /The Dysfunctionells: Not in Our Wildest Dreams (1994-96 [2020], Don Giovanni) B+(*) 
  • Dook of the Beatniks (1999 [2010], Piety Street Files & Archaic) B+(***) 
  • /Baby Gramps: Outertainment (2010, Red Newt) B+(***)  /Zoë Stampfel: Ass in the Air (2010, Jolly Olga) B+(**) 
  • /Jeffrey Lewis: Come on Board (2011, self-released) A− 
  • /The Worm All-Stars: A Sure Sign of Something (2011 [2012], KormDigitaal) B+(**) 
  • /The Ether Frolic Mob: The Sound of America (2013, Frederick Productions/Red Newt) A− 
  • /The Brooklyn & Lower Manhattan Banjo Squadron: Better Than Expected (2014, Don Giovanni) B+(**) 
  • /The Brooklyn & Lower Manhattan Fiddle/Mandolin Swarm: Holiday for Strings (2016, Don Giovanni) A− 
  • /the Atomic Meta Pagans: The Ordovician Era (2019, Don Giovanni) B+(*) 
  • Peter Stampfel's 20th Century in 100 Songs (2021, Louisiana Red Hot) B+(**) 

Standard Fare:

  • The Noyelle Beat (2010, Bar/None) B+(***) 
  • Out of Sight, Out of Town (2011 [2012], Melodic) B+(**) 

Tomasz Stanko:

  • Music for K (1970 [2004], Polskie Nagrania Muza) A− 
  • Music 81 [Polish Jazz Vol. 69] (1982 [1984], Polskie Nazrania Muza) B+(***) 
  • Bluish (1991 [1992], Power Bros.) B+(***) 
  • New York Quartet: December Avenue (2016 [2017], ECM) B+(**) 

Lyn Stanley:

  • Potions: From the 50's (2014, A.T. Music) B+(**) 
  • The Moonlight Sessions: Volume Two (2017, A.T. Music) B+(***) 
  • London Calling: A Toast to Julie London (2018 [2019], A.T. Music) B+(*) 
  • London With a Twist: Live at Bernie's (2019, A.T. Music) B+(**) 

Chris Stapleton:

  • Traveller (2015, Mercury Nashville) B+(**) 
  • From a Room: Volume 1 (2017, Mercury Nashville) B+(***) 
  • From a Room: Volume 2 (2017, Mercury Nashville) B+(**) 
  • Starting Over (2020, Mercury Nashville) B+(**) 
  • Higher (2023, Mercury Nashville) B+(*) 

The Staple Singers: Freedom Highway Complete: Recorded Live at Chicago's New Nazareth Church (1965 [2015], Epic/Legacy) B+(*) 

Mavis Staples:

  • We'll Never Turn Back (2007, Anti-) A 
  • You Are Not Alone (2010, Anti-) B+(***) 
  • /Levon Helm: Carry Me Home (2011 [2022], Anti-) B+(**) 
  • One True Vine (2013, Anti-) B+(**) 
  • Your Good Fortune (2015, Anti, EP) B+(***) 
  • Livin' on a High Note (2016, Anti-) B+(**) 
  • I'll Take You There: An All-Star Concert Celebration (2014 [2017], Blackbird Production Partners, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • If All I Was Was Black (2017, Anti-) B+(***) 
  • Live in London (2018 [2019], Anti-) B+(**) 
  • We Get By (2019, Anti-) A− 

Pops Staples: Don't Lose This (1999 [2015], dBpm) B+(**) 

Vince Staples:

  • Hell Can Wait (2014, Def Jam, EP) B+(*) 
  • Summertime '06 (2015, Def Jam, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Prima Donna (2016, Def Jam, EP) B+(**) 
  • Big Fish Theory (2017, Def Jam) B+(***) 
  • FM! (2018, Def Jam, EP) B+(**) 
  • Vince Staples (2021, Blacksmith/Motown, EP) B+(**) 
  • Ramona Park Broke My Heart (2022, Blacksmith/Motown) B+(**) 

Ben Stapp:

  • & the Zozimos: Myrrha's Red Book: Act 1 (2014 [2015], Evolver) B+(**) 
  • & the Zozimos: Myrrha's Red Book: Act II (2014 [2015], Evolver) B 
  • /Joe Morris: Mind Creature Sound Dasein (2017 [2019], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(*) 

Star Band De Dakar: Psicodelia Afro-Cubana De Senegal (1960s-70s [2019], Ostinato) B+(***) 

Star Feminine Band:

  • Star Feminine Band (2020, Born Bad) B+(**) 
  • In Paris (2022, Born Bad) B+(**) 

Star Lovers: Boafo Ne Nyame (1987 [2021], Hot Casa) B+(***) 

The Starkweather Boys: Archer St. Blues (2007, Charlier) B+(**) 

Starlite Motel: Awosting Falls (2014 [2016], Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Starlito & Don Trip: Step Brothers Three (2017, Grind Hard) A− 

Edwin Starr: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Edwin Starr (1965-78 [2001], Motown) B 

Kay Starr:

  • I Cry by Night (1962, Capitol) A− 
  • Capitol Collectors Series (1948-62 [1991], Capitol) B+(**) 

Ringo Starr: Ringo 2012 (2012, Hip-O) C+ 

Kristi Stassinopoulou/Stathis Kalyviotis:

  • NYN (2016, Riverboat) B+(**) 

Statik Selektah:

  • What Goes Around (2014, Duck Down Music) A− 
  • Lucky 7 (2015, Showoff/Duck Down Music) B+(**) 

Steel Bridge Trio: Different Clocks (2015, Relay) B+(*) 

Steel Pulse:

  • Reggae Fever (1980, Mango) B+(**) 
  • Reggae Greats (1978-80 [1984], Mango) B+(***) 
  • The Best of Steel Pulse [20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection] (1978-91 [2002], Hip-O) B+(***) 
  • Rastanthology (1978-96 [1996], Wise Man Doctrine) A− 

The Steel Woods:

  • Old News (2019, Woods Music) B− 
  • All of Your Stones (2021, Thirty Tigers) B 

Steely Dan: Everything Must Go (2003, Warner Bros.) B+(*) 

Steep Canyon Rangers:

  • Nobody Knows You (2012, Rounder) B− 
  • Morning Shift (2023, Yep Roc) B+(*) 

Gwen Stefani: This Is What the Truth Feels Like (2016, Interscope) A− 

Oli Steidle & the Killing Popes: Ego Pills (2017 [2019], Shhpuma) B− 

Jeremy Steig/Eddie Gomez: Outlaws (1976 [1977], Enja) B+(***) 

Jason Stein:

  • /Tim Daisy: Alive at Woodland Pattern Book Center (2014, Relay) B 
  • Lucille! (2017, Delmark) A− 
  • Locksmith Isidore: After Caroline (2017 [2018], Northern Spy) A− 
  • /Damon Smith/Adam Shead: Volumes & Surfaces (2021 [2022], Balance Point Acoustics) B+(**) 

John Stein:

  • /the Mingotan Project: Emotion (2013 [2014], Whaling City Sound) B+(**) 
  • /Dave Zinno: Wood and Strings (2016 [2017], Whaling City Sound) B+(***) 

Jason Stein:

  • /Damon Smith/Adam Shead: Hum (2022 [2023], Irritable Mystic) B+(**) 

Mike Steinel:

  • Song and Dance (2017 [2018], OA2) B+(**) 

Edgar Steinitz: Roots Unknown (2017 [2018], OA2) B+(***) 

Stellar OM Source: Joy One Mile (2013, RVNG Intl) B+(***) 

Elias Stemeseder:

  • Piano Solo (2021 [2022], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • /Christian Lillinger: Penumbra (2021 [2022], Plaist) B+(**) 
  • /Christian Lillinger: Umbra (2022 [2023], Intakt) B+(***) 

Bobo Stenson:

  • /Anders Jormin/Jon Christensen: Reflections (1993 [1996], ECM) B+(***) 
  • Contra La Indecisión (2017 [2018], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Sphere (2022 [2023], ECM) B+(*) 

Step Brothers: Lord Steppington (2014, Rhymesayers) B+(**) 

Chip Stephens/Stenn Wilson: Sadness & Soul (2018 [2019], Capri) B+(**) 

Dayna Stephens:

  • Gratitude (2017, Contagious Music) B+(**) 
  • Liberty (2019 [2020], Contagious Music) B+(***) 
  • Right Now! Live at the Village Vanguard (2019 [2020], Contagious Music, 2CD) B+(***) 

Charles Stepney: Step on Step ([2022], International Anthem) B 

Stereolab:

  • Peng! (1992, Too Pure) B+(**) 
  • Switched On (1990-91 [1992], Slumberland) B+(**) 
  • Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements (1993, Elektra) B+(***) 
  • Mars Audiac Quintet (1994, Elektra) B+(**) 
  • Refried Ectoplasm [Switched On Volume 2] (1992-93 [1995], Drag City) B+(***) 
  • Aluminum Tubes [Switched On Volume 3] (1994-97 [1998], Drag City, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • Electrically Possessed [Switched On, Vol. 4] (1999-2008 [2021], Duophonic/Warp, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Pulse of the Early Brain [Switched On, Volume 5] (1992-2008 [2022], Duophonic/Warp, 2CD) B+(**)  Chemical Chords (2008, 4AD) B+(**) 

Leni Stern: 4 (2020, LSR) B− 

Marnie Stern:

  • In Advance of the Broken Arm (2006 [2007], Kill Rock Stars) B 
  • Marnie Stern (2010, Kill Rock Stars) B+(**) 
  • The Chronicles of Marnia (2013, Kill Rock Stars) B+(*) 
  • The Comeback Kid (2023, Joyful Noise) B+(**) 

Mike Stern:

  • Big Neighborhood (2009, Heads Up) B 
  • Trip (2017, Heads Up) B+(*) 
  • /Jeff Lorber Fusion: Eleven (2019, Concord) C+ 

Peggy Stern: Z Octet (2015 [2016], Estrella Productions) B+(*) 

Joanna Sternberg: I've Got Me (2023, Fat Possum) A− 

Colin Stetson:

  • Those Who Didn't Run (2011, Constellation, EP) B+(**) 
  • New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges (2011, Constellation) A− 
  • New History Warfare, Vol. 3: To See More Light (2013, Constellation) A− 
  • /Sarah Neufeld: Never Were the Way She Was (2015, Constellation) A− 
  • Sorrow (A Reimagining of Gorecki's 3rd Symphony) (2016, 52Hz) B− 
  • All This I Do for Glory (2017, 52Hz) A− 

Becca Stevens:

  • Regina (2017, GroundUp) B− 
  • Becca Stevens & the Secret Trio (2021, GroundUp Music) B 

John Stevens/Evan Parker: Corner to Corner + The Longest Night (1977-93 [2007], Ogun, 2CD) B+(**) 

Matthew Stevens:

  • Woodwork (2014 [2015], Whirlwind) B+(*) 
  • Preverbal (2017, Ropeadope) B 
  • Pittsburgh (2021, Whirlwind) B 

Michael Jefry Stevens:

  • /Dominic Duval: Elements (1994 [1996], Leo) B+(*) 
  • Brass Tactics (2008 [2016], Konnex) B+(*) 
  • /The Mountain Chamber Jazz Ensemble: The Poet Is in the House (2019, ARC) B 
  • Precipice (2022 [2023], ARC) A− 

Sufjan Stevens:

  • The BQE (2009, Asthmatic Kitty) B 
  • All Delighted People EP (2010, Asthmatic Kitty) B 
  • The Age of Adz (2010, Asthmatic Kitty) B+(*) 
  • Carrie & Lowell (2015, Asthmatic Kitty) B+(***) 
  • /Lowell Brams: Aporia (2020, Asthmatic Kitty) B+(*) 
  • The Ascension (2020, Asthmatic Kitty) A− 
  • /Angelo De Augustine: A Beginner's Mind (2021, Asthmatic Kitty) B+(***) 
  • Javelin (2023, Asthmatic Kitty) B+(*) 

Sultan Stevenson: Faithful One (2022 [2023], Whirlwind) B+(**) 

Stew: The Naked Dutch Painter . . . and Other Songs (2002, Smile) B+(*) 

Bill Stewart: Space Squid (2014 [2016], Pirouet) B+(*) 

Bob Stewart: Then & Now (1995-96 [1996], Postcards) B+(***) 

Gary Stewart:

  • Greatest Hits (1975-81 [1981], RCA) A− 
  • The Essential Gary Stewart (1974-82 [1997], RCA) A− 
  • Live at Billy Bob's Texas (2003, Smith Music Group) A− 

Grant Stewart:

  • Young at Heart (2007 [2008], Sharp Nine) B+(***) 
  • Plays the Music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn (2009, Sharp Nine) B+(**) 
  • Around the Corner (2010, Sharp Nine) B+(***) 
  • Trio (2014 [2015], Cellar Live) B+(**) 
  • Rise and Shine (2019 [2020], Cellar Live) B+(**) 
  • w/Bruce Harris: The Lighting of the Lamps (2021 [2022], Cellar) B+(**) 

Luke Stewart:

  • Exposure Quintet (2020, Astral Spirits) A− 
  • 's Silt Trio: The Bottom (2021 [2022], Cuneiform) A− 
  • Works for Upright Bass and Amplifier Vol. 1 (2021, Astral Spirits) B+(*) 
  • Works for Upright Bass and Amplifier Vol. 2 (2022, Astral Spirits) B+(*) 

Macie Stewart & Kia Kohl: Recipe for a Boiled Egg (2020, Astral Spirits) B+(*) 

Rex Stewart:

  • Rendezvous With Rex (1958, Felsted) B+(**) 
  • /Dicky Wells: Chatter Jazz (1959, RCA) A− 

Rod Stewart: Fly Me to the Moon: The Great American Songbook, Volume V (2010, J) B 

Tamara Stewart: Woman (2023, self-released) B+(**) 

Zan Stewart: The Street Is Making Music (2013 [2014], Mobo Dog) B+(***) 

Stik Figa:

  • Central Standard Time (2017, Mello Music Group) B+(***) 
  • /The Expert: Ritual (2023, Rucksack) A− 

Still Corners: Strange Pleasures (2013, Sub Pop) B+(*) 

Stillefelt: Stillefelt (2018 [2020], Stoney Lane) B+(*) 

Loren Stillman:

  • /Bad Touch: Going Public (2012 [2014], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(***) 
  • Time and Again (2022 [2023], Sunnyside) B+(***) 

Tim Stine:

  • Knots (2018 [2019], Clean Feed) B+(*) 
  • Fresh Demons (2018 [2020], Astral Spirits) B+(**) 

Stirrup: Cut (2016, Clean Feed) A− 

Sonny Stitt:

  • Now!/Salt and Pepper (1963 [2012], Impulse) B+(***) 
  • Boppin' in Baltimore: Live at the Left Bank (1973 [2023], Jazz Detective) A− 

STL GLD: The New Normal (2019, AR Classic) B+(**) 

Eric St-Laurent: Planet (2016, Katzenmusik) B+(*) 

Markus Stockhausen/Florian Weber: Alba (2015 [2016], ECM) B+(***) 

Brenda Earle Stokes: Right About Now (2014, self-released) B 

Ben Stolorow/Ian Carey: Duocracy (2013 [2014], Kabosha) B+(**) 

Kelley Stoltz: To Dreamers (2010, Sub Pop) B+(**) 

Carl Stone: Wat Dong Moon Lek (2022, Unseen Worlds) B 

Ed Stone: King of Hearts (2014, Sapphire Music) C+ 

The Stone Roses: The Stone Roses (1989, Silvertone) B+(*) 

The Stooges: Live at Goose Lake: August 8th, 1970 (1970 [2020], Third Man) B 

Stooges Brass Band: It's About Time (2003, The Gruve Label) B+(**) 

Stormzy:

  • Gang Signs & Prayer (2017, Merky) B+(*) 
  • Heavy Is the Head (2019, Merky/Atlantic) B+(**) 
  • This Is What I Mean (2022, Def Jam) B 

Dexter Story:

  • Wondem (2015, Soundway) B+(*) 
  • Bahir (2019, Soundway) B+(*) 

Story City: Time and Materials (2012, self-released) B 

Storyboard [David Boswell/Alex Locascio/Rod MacDowell]: Hello (2014, My Quiet Moon) B 

Stove God Cooks: Reasonable Drought (2020, The Conglomeration Entertainment) B+(**) 

Isabel Stover: Her Own Sweet World (2010 [2014], self-released) B+(*) 

Nobu Stowe:

  • /Alan Munshower/Badal Roy: An die Musik (2006 [2008], Soul Note) A− 
  • L'Albero Delle Meduse (2009 [2010], self-released) B+(***) 
  • /Lee Pembleton: Hommage an Klaus Kinski (2006 [2007], Soul Note) B+(**) 

John Stowell:

  • /Michael Zilber: Live Beauty (2012 [2015], Origin) B+(***) 
  • /Michael Zilber: Basement Blues (2012-15 [2016], Origin) B+(**) 
  • /Ulf Bandgren: Night Visitor (2016 [2017], Origin) B+(*) 
  • /Dan Dean: Rain Painting (2018-20 [2021], Origin) B 
  • /Dave Glenn & the Hawcaptak Quartet: Violin Memory (2018-20 [2022], Origin) B+(*) 

George Strait:

  • Strait Country (1981, MCA) B+(**) 
  • Strait From the Heart (1982, MCA) B 
  • Right or Wrong (1983, MCA) B+(***) 
  • Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind (1984, MCA) B+(**) 
  • Something Special (1985, MCA) A− 
  • The Best of George Strait [20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection] (1983-93 [2002], MCA Nashville) B+(**) 
  • 50 Number Ones (1982-2004 [2004], MCA Nashville, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Troubadour (2008, MCA Nashville) B+(*) 
  • Twang (2009, MCA Nashville) B 
  • Here for a Good Time (2011, MCA Nashville) B+(***) 
  • Honky Tonk Time Machine (2019, MCA Nashville) B 

Colin Stranahan/Glenn Zaleski/Rick Rosato: Live at Jazz Standard (2018 [2019], Capri) B+(*) 

Strand of Oaks: Heal (2014, Dead Oceans) B− 

Bartees Strange:

  • Live Forever (2020, Memory Music) B+(*) 
  • Farm to Table (2022, 4AD) B+(*) 

The Strange Boys: The Strange Boys and Girls Club (2009, In the Red) B+(**) 

Billy Strayhorn: Cue for Saxophone (1959, Felsted) A− 

Frank Strazzeri and His Woodwinds West: Somebody Loves Me (1994 [2023], Fresh Sound) B+(**) 

Street Priest: More Nasty (2012 [2014], Humbler) B+(**) 

Street Sweeper Social Club:

  • Street Sweeper Social Club (2009, Street Sweeper) B+(**) 
  • The Ghetto Blaster EP (2010, Street Sweeper, EP) B+(***) 

Angela Strehli:

  • Deja Blue (1998, House of Blues) B+(**) 
  • Ace of Blues (2022, Antone's/New West) A− 

Co Streiff:

  • /Irène Schweizer: Twin Lines (1999-2000 [2002], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • /Russ Johnson: In Circles (2011, Intakt) B+(*) 

STRFKR: Future Past Life (2020, Polyvinyl) B+(**) 

Marcus Strickland:

  • Of Song (2008 [2009], Criss Cross) B+(*) 
  • Twi-Life: Nihil Novi (2016, Blue Note) B− 
  • Twi-Life: People of the Sun (2018, Blue Note) B 
  • Twi-Life: The Universe's Wildest Dream (2023, Strick Music) B+(*) 

Strictly Missionary: Heisse Scheisse (2021, Astral Spirits) B+(***) 

Zhenya Strigalev:

  • Never Group (2015 [2016], Whirlwind) B+(**) 
  • Blues for Maggie (2017 [2018], Whirlwind) B+(*) 
  • /Federico Dannemann: The Change (2018 [2019], Rainy Days) B+(*) 

Billy Strings: Renewal (2021, Rounder) B+(**) 

The Strokes:

  • The Modern Age (2000, Rough Trade, EP) B+(***) 
  • First Impressions of Earth (2005 [2006], RCA) B+(*) 
  • Angles (2011, RCA) C− 
  • The New Abnormal (2020, Cult/RCA) B+(*) 

Jon Rune Strøm Quintet: Fragments (2017 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Kristen Strom: Moving Day: The Music of John Shifflett (2018, OA2) B 

Pauline Anna Strom:

  • Trans-Millenia Music (1982-88 [2017], RVNG Intl.) B+(***) 
  • Angel Tears in Sunlight (2020 [2021], RVNG Intl.) B+(***) 

Stromae: Multitude (2022, Mosaert) B+(**) 

Al Strong: Love Strong Volume 1 (2016, Al Strong Music) B+(**) 

Thomas Strønen/Ayumi Tanaka/Marthe Lea:

  • Bayou (2018 [2021], ECM) B+(*) 

Barrett Strong: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Barrett Strong (1959-61 [2003], Motown) B 

Strong Arm Steady: In Search of Stoney Jackson (2009 [2010], Stones Throw) B+(**) 

The Streets:

  • Everything Is Borrowed (2008, Vice) B+(**) 
  • Computers and Blues (2011, Vice) B+(**) 
  • None of Us Are Getting Out of This Life Alive (2020, Island) B+(**) 
  • The Darker the Shadow the Brighter the Light (2023, 679/Warner Music UK) B+(**) 

String Trio of New York:

  • Area Code 212 (1980 [1981], Black Saint) B+(*) 
  • Common Goal (1981 [1982], Black Saint) B+(***) 
  • Rebirth of a Feeling (1983 [1984], Black Saint) B+(**) 
  • Natural Balance (1986 [1987], Black Saint) B+(*) 

Joe Strummer:

  • 001 (1981-2002 [2018], Ignition, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Assembly (1986-2002 [2021], Dark Horse) B+(**) 

Nora Jane Struthers:

  • /The Party Line: Wake (2015, Blue Pig Music) B 
  • Bright Lights, Long Drives, First Words (2020, Blue Pig Music) 

Dave Stryker:

  • Messin' With Mister T (2014 [2015], Strikezone) B+(***) 
  • The Stryker/Slagle Band Expanded: Routes (2015 [2016], Strikezone) B+(***) 
  • Eight Track II (2016, Strikezone) B+(***) 
  • Strykin' Ahead (2016 [2017], Strikezone) B+(*) 
  • Eight Track III (2019, Strikezone) B+(**) 
  • Eight Track Christmas (2019, Strikezone) B 
  • /Bob Mintzer/WDR Big Band: Blue Soul (2019 [2020], Strikezone) B+(*) 
  • Baker's Circle (2019 [2021], Strikezone) B+(***) 
  • As We Are (2021 [2022], Strikezone) B+(*) 
  • Prime (2022 [2023], Strikezone) B+(***) 
  • /Bob Mintzer: Groove Street (2023 [2024], Strikezone) B+(**) 

The Strypes: Snapshot (2013 [2014], Virgin) A 

Dougie Stu: Familiar Future (2020, Ropeadope) B 

Marty Stuart: Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions (2010, Sugar Hill) B+(***) 

Marty Stuart:

  • and His Fabulous Superlatives: Saturday Night/Sunday Morning (2014, Superlatone, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • and His Fabulous Superlatives: Way Out West (2017, Superlatone) B 
  • and His Fabulous Superlatives: Altitude (2023, Snakefarm) B 

Stuck: Freak Frequency (2023, Born Yesterday) B+(**) 

Daryl Stuermer: Go (2007, Inside Out Music) B− 

Patrick Stump: Soul Punk (2011, Island) B− 

Ike Sturm + Evergreen: Shelter of Trees (2014 [2015], Kilde) B− 

Harry Styles:

  • Harry Styles (2017, Columbia) B 
  • Fine Line (2019, Columbia) C+ 
  • Harry's House (2022, Columbia) B 

Melissa Stylianou: Dream Dancing (2018 [2022], Anzic) B+(**) 

The Stylistics:

  • The Stylistics (1971, Avco) A− 
  • The Best of the Stylistics (1971-74 [1975], Avco) B+(***) 

Poly Styrene: Generation Indigo (2011, Future Noise Music) A− 

Tove Styrke: Tove Styrke (2010 [2011], Epic) B+(*) 

Styroform Winos: Styrofoam Winos Play Their Favorite M. Hurley Songs (2022, Sophomore Lounge) B+(*) 

Yuhan Su:

  • City Animals (2018, Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • Liberated Gesture (2023, Sunnyside) B+(***) 

Jonathan Suazo: Ricano (2023, Ropeadope) B+(***) 

Ned Sublette: Kiss You Down South (2010 [2012], Postmambo) A− 

Morton Subotnick:

  • Silver Apples of the Moon (1967, Nonesuch) A− 
  • The Wild Bull (1968, Nonesuch) B+(***) 
  • Silver Apples of the Moon/The Wild Bull (1967-68 [1994], Wergo) A− 

Subtle Degrees: A Dance That Empties (2017 [2018], New Amsterdam) B+(***) 

Subtle Lip Can: Reflective Drime (2014, Drip Audio) B+(**) 

Subtone: Moose Blues (2018, Laika) B+(*) 

The Suburbs: In Combo (1980, Twin/Tone) A− 

Hiromi Suda: Nagi (2015 [2017], BluJazz) B+(*) 

Sudan Archives:

  • Athena (2019, Stones Throw) B+(**) 
  • Natural Brown Prom Queen (2022, Stones Throw) A− 

Carol Sudhalter: Live at Saint Peter's Church (2018 [2019], Alfa Projects) B+(**) 

Suede:

  • Night Thoughts (2016, Suede) C+ 
  • Autofiction (2022, BMG) B 

AJ Suede & Televangel: Parthian Shots (2023, Fake Four) B+(*) 

Sugar Billy: Super Duper Love (1975 [2020], Mainstream) B+(***) 

Sugarland: Love on the Inside (2008, Mercury Nashville) B 

James Suggs:

  • You're Gonna Hear From Me (2018, Arbors) B+(**) 

Ray Suhy & Lewis Porter Quartet: Transcendent (2020, Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Suicide:

  • Suicide (1977, Red Star) B 
  • Suicide (1980, Antilles/ZE) B+(**) 

Jazmine Sullivan:

  • Fearless (2008, J) B+(**) 
  • Love Me Back (2010, J) B+(**) 
  • Reality Show (2015, RCA) B+(***) 
  • Heaux Tales (2021, RCA) B+(*) 

Jim Sullivan:

  • U.F.O. (1969 [2019], Light in the Attic) B 
  • Jim Sullivan (1972 [2019], Light in the Attic) B+(*) 

Maxine Sullivan and Her Jazz All-Stars:

  • Memories of You: A Tribute to Andy Razaf (1956 [2007], Essential Media Group) B+(***) 

Sult: Svimmelhed (2014, Humbler/Conrad Sound) B+(**) 

Sult:

  • /Lasse Marhaug: Harpoon (2017, Conrad Sound/Pica Disk) B+(*) 

Mark Sultan: $ (2009 [2010], Sultan) B 

Rain Sultanov: Inspired by Nature (2017, Ozella) B+(**) 

Donna Summer:

  • The Wanderer (1980, Geffen) A− 
  • Crayons (2008, Burgundy) B 

The Summer Set: Everything's Fine (2011, Razor & Tie) B− 

Summit Quartet: Live in Sant' Arresi (2016 [2017], Audiographic) B+(**) 

Moses Sumney:

  • Aromanticism (2017, Jagjaguwar) B+(*) 
  • Grae: Part 1 (2020, Jagjaguwar) B 
  • Grae (2020, Jagjaguwar) B 

Kevin Sun:

  • Trio (2017 [2018], Ectomorph Music) A− 
  • The Sustain of Memory (2019, Endectomorph Music) A− 
  • (Un)seaworthy (2019 [2020], Endectomorph Music) A− 
  • <3 Bird (2021, Endectomorph Music) A− 
  • The Depths of Memory (2021-22 [2023], Endectomorph Music, 2CD) B+(***) 

Sun Araw:

  • The Phynx (2008, Not Not Fun) B+(*) 
  • /M. Geddes Gengras/The Congos: Icon Give Thank [FRKWYS Vol. 9] (2012, RVNG Intl.) B+(*) 

Sun Kil Moon:

  • Benji (2014, Caldo Verde) B+(***) 
  • Universal Themes (2015, Caldo Verde) B+(***) 

Sun Ra Arkestra [Directed by Marshall Allen]: Babylon Live (2014 [2015], In+Out) B+(**) 

Sun Ra Arkestra [Directed by Marshall Allen]:

  • Swirling (2018 [2020], Strut) A− 
  • Living Sky (2022, Omni Sound) A− 

The Sun Sawed in 1/2: Before the Fall (2022, self-released, EP) B 

Sunburst: Ave Africa: The Complete Recordings 1973-1976 (1973-76 [2016], Strut) B+(*) 

Sundae + Mr. Goessl: Makes My Heart Sway (2016, self-released) B+(**) 

Susanne Sundfør: Blómi (2023, Bella Union) B+(*) 

Sundy Best: Feel Good Country (2023, self-released) B+(*) 

Sunflower Bean:

  • Twentytwo in Blue (2018, Mom + Pop) B+(*) 
  • King of the Dudes (2019, Mom + Pop, EP) B+(**) 
  • Headful of Sugar (2022, Mom + Pop) B+(**) 

Susanne Sundfør: Ten Love Songs (2015, Sonnet Sound) B+(*) 

Helen Sung:

  • Anthem for a New Day (2013 [2014], Concord Jazz) B+(*) 
  • Quartet + (2021, Sunnyside) B+(*) 

Sunn O))): Life Metal (2019, Southern Lord) B− 

Sunny Day Real Estate: Diary (1994, Sub Pop) B 

Sunny War: Anarchist Gospel (2023, New West) B+(***) 

Sunwatchers: Oh Yeah? (2020, Trouble in Mind) B 

Supa Bwe: Just Say Thank You (2019, Freddy Got Magic/Empire, EP) B+(*) 

Super Mama Djombo: Super Mama Djombo (1979 [2003], Cobiana) B+(***) 

Superchunk:

  • Majesty Shredding (2010, Merge) B+(*) 
  • I Hate Music (2013, Merge) B+(**) 
  • What a Time to Be Alive (2018, Merge) B+(**) 
  • Wild Loneliness (2022, Merge) A− 

Superorganism:

  • Superorganism (2018, Domino) B+(***) 
  • World Wide Pop (2022, Domino) B+(***) 

Superposition:

  • Superposition (2018-19 [2020], We Jazz) B+(***) 
  • Glaciers (2019-22 [2023], Kettle Hole) B+(**) 

Superviolet: Infinite Spring (2023, Lame-O) B+(*) 

Supreme Cuts:

  • Whispers in the Dark (2012, Dovecote) B+(**) 
  • Divine Ecstasy (2014, Dovecote) A− 

The Supremes:

  • Meet the Supremes (1962, Motown) B+(**) 
  • Where Did Our Love Go (1964, Motown) B+(***) 

Tine Surel Lange: Works for Listening 1-10 (2021, Sofa Music) B+(**) 

Surfer Blood: Astro Coast (2010, Kanine) B+(**) 

Surgeon: Crash Recoil (2023, Tresor) B+(***) 

John Surman:

  • & Friends: The Dawn Sessions: Where Fortune Smiles/Live at Woodstock Town Hall (1971-75 [1999], Sequel, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Glancing Backwards: The Dawn Anthology (1970-75 [2006], Sanctuary, 3CD) A− 
  • Upon Reflection (1979, ECM) B+(**) 
  • The Amazing Adventures of Simon Simon (1981, ECM) B+(*) 
  • Such Winters of Memory (1982 [1983], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Withholding Pattern (1984 [1985], ECM) B+(*) 
  • Private City (1987 [1988], ECM) B+(*) 
  • Stranger Than Fiction (1993 [1994], ECM) B+(***) 
  • A Biography of the Rev. Absalom Dawe (1994 [1995], ECM) B+(***) 
  • /Jack DeJohnette: Invisible Nature (2000 [2002], ECM) A− 
  • Free and Equal (2001 [2003], ECM) B+(**) 
  • /Howard Moody: Rain on the Window (2006 [2008], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Invisible Threads (2017 [2018], ECM) B+(***) 

Survival Unit III:

  • Game Theory (2010 [2013], Not Two) B+(**) 
  • Straylight (2014 [2015], Pink Palace) B+(***) 
  • The Art of Flight: For Alvin Fielder (2018 [2022], Astral Spirits) B+(*) 

Norbert Susemihl/Chloe Feoranzo/Harry Mayronne/Barnaby Gold: The New Orleans Dance Hall Quartet: Tricentennial Hall Dance 17, October (2018 [2019], Sumi) A− 

Richard Sussman: The Evolution Suite (2015 [2016], Zoho) B 

Susso: Keira (2016, Soundway) B+(*) 

Rob Sussman: Top Secret Lab (2023, Sus4music) B+(*) 

Charlie Sutton: Trout Takes (2022, Chuckwagon, EP) B+(*) 

Ralph Sutton:

  • Ralph Sutton at Café Des Copains (1983-87 [1990], Sackville) A− 
  • More Ralph Sutton at Café Des Copains (1988-89 [1994], Sackville) B+(***) 
  • /Kenny Davern: Ralph Sutton & Kenny Davern (1980 [1998], Chiaroscuro) A− 

Tierney Sutton:

  • ScreenPlay (2019, BFM Jazz) B+(***) 
  • Paris Sessions 2 (2022, BFM Jazz) B 

Svenska Kaputt: Suomi (2015, Moserobie) A− 

Christian Meass Svendsen With Nakama and Rinzai Zen Center Oslo: New Rituals (2017-18 [2019], Nakama, 3CD) B+(*) 

Sv1: Health (2021, Curiosity Shop, EP) B+(**) 

Esbjörn Svensson: Home.S. (2008 [2022], ACT) B+(*) 

Esbjörn Svensson Trio [EST]:

  • Plays Monk (1996, Superstudio Gul; [2000], ACT) B+(**) 
  • Winter in Venice (1997, Superstudio Gul; [1999], ACT) B+(*) 
  • From Gagarin's Point of View (1999, ACT) B+(**)  Good Morning Susie Soho (2000, ACT) B+(***) 
  • E.S.T. Live in Gothenburg (2001 [2019], ACT, 2CD) A−  E.S.T. Live in London (2005 [2018], ACT, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Leucocyte (2007 [2008], ACT) B+(**) 
  • 301 (2007 [2012], ACT) B+(***) 

Svetlost: Odron Ritual Orchestra (2019, PMG) B+(***) 

Leo Svirsky: River Without Banks (2019, Unseen Worlds) B+(**) 

Neil Swainson: 49th Parallel (1987 [2020], Reel to Real) B+(***) 

Steve Swallow/Ohad Talmor/Adam Nussbaum: Singular Curves (2012 [2014], Auand) B+(***) 

Swamp Dogg:

  • Cuffed, Collared & Tagged (1972 [2013], Fat Possum) B+(*) 
  • Gag a Maggot (1973 [2008], SDEG) A− 
  • ??? Greatest Hits ??? (1976, Stone Dogg) B+(***) 
  • The Best of Swamp Dogg: 13 Prime Weiners, Everything on It (1970-76 [1982], War Bride) A− 
  • 13 Prime Weiners, Everything on It: The Best of Swamp Dogg (1970-76 [2013], Essential Media Group) A− 
  • I'm Not Selling Out/I'm Buying In (1981, Takoma) B+(*) 
  • You Ain't Never Too Old to Boogie (1976 [2013], Essential Music Group) B+(**) 
  • Don't Give Up on Me: The Lost Country Album (1976 [2013], Essential Music Group) B+(*) 
  • Finally Caught Up With Myself (1977 [2013], Essential Music Group) B+(*) 
  • An Opportunity . . . Not a Bargain!!! (1977 [2013], Essential Music Group) B+(***) 
  • Swamp Dogg (1981 [2013], Essential Music Group) B 
  • I Called for a Rope and They Threw Me a Rock (1989, SDEG) B+(***) 
  • Resurrection (2007 [2013], Essential Music Group) B 
  • Give 'Em as Little as You Can . . . as Often as You Have to . . . or . . . a Tribute to Rock 'n' Roll (2009, S-Curve) C 
  • The White Man Made Me Do It (2014, SDEG) B+(*) 
  • Love, Loss, and Auto-Tune (2018, Joyful Noise) B 
  • Sorry You Couldn't Make It (2020, Joyful Noise) B+(**) 

Billy Swan:

  • I Can Help (1974, Monument) B+(**) 
  • Billy Swan (1976, Monument) B+(***) 
  • At His Best (1974-76 [1978], Monument) A− 
  • Like Elvis Used to Do (1999 [2000], Audium Entertainment) B+(**) 
  • /Buzz Cason: Billy & Buzz Sing Buddy (2018, Arena) B+(*) 

Swan Silvertones: Amen Amen Amen: The Essential Collection (1952-63 [2015], Rockbeat/Archive Alive) A− 

Swans:

  • Public Castration Is a Good Idea (1986 [1999], Thirsty Ear) B 
  • Soundtracks for the Blind (1996, Young God/Atavistic, 2CD) B 
  • My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky (2010, Young God) B+(*) 
  • The Seer (2012, Young God, 2CD) B− 
  • To Be Kind (2014, Young God, 2CD) B 
  • The Glowing Man (2016, Young God, 2CD) B+(*) 

Pete Swanson: Man With Potential (2011, Type) B+(*) 

Brian Swartz & the Gnu Sextet: Portraiture (2014, Summit) B+(**) 

Sway and King Tech: Wake Up Show Freestyles, Volume 2 (1996, All City) B+(**) 

Swayzak:

  • Himawari (2000, Medicine) B+(***) 
  • Dirty Dancing (2002, !K7) B+(**) 

Swearin':

  • Swearin' (2012, Salinas) B+(**) 
  • Surfing Strange (2013, Wichita) B+(**) 

Earl Sweatshirt:

  • Doris (2013, Odd Future) B+(**) 
  • I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside (2015, Columbia/Tan Cressida) B+(*) 
  • Some Rap Songs (2018, Columbia/Tan Cressida, EP) B 
  • Feet of Clay (2019, Tan Cressida/Warner, EP) B+(*) 
  • Sick! (2022, Tan Cressida/Warner, EP) B+(*) 
  • /The Alchemist: Voir Dire (2023, ALC/Tan Cressida) B+(*) 

Swedish House Mafia: Paradise Again (2022, Republic) B+(**) 

Sunny Sweeney:

  • Concrete (2011, Republic Nashville) B+(*) 
  • Provoked (2014, Aunt Daddy) B+(*) 
  • Trophy (2017, Aunt Daddy) B+(***) 
  • Recorded Live at the Machine Shop Recording Studio (2020, Aunt Daddy) A−  
  • Married Alone (2022, Aunt Daddy) B+(***) 

Sweeping Promises:

  • Hunger for a Way Out (2020, Feel It) A− 
  • Good Living Is Coming for You (2023, Sub Pop) B+(**) 

Steve Swell:

  • 's Fire Into Music: For Jemeel: Fire From the Road (2003-04 [2023], RogueArt, 3CD) A− 
  • Remember Now (2005 [2006], Not Two) A− 
  • Live @ the Vision Festival (2006 [2007], Not Two) B+(***) 
  • News From the Mystic Auricle (2007 [2008], Not Two) B+(***) 
  • Kanreki: Reflection & Renewal (2011-14 [2015], Not Two, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Steve Swell's Kende Dreams: Hommage à Bartók (2014 [2015], Silkheart) A− 
  • The Loneliness of the Long Distasnce Improviser (2015, Swell) B+(***) 
  • Soul Travelers (2015 [2016], RogueArt) A− 
  • /Gebhard Ullmann/Fred Lonberg-Holm/Michael Zerang: The Chicago Plan (2015 [2016], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • Music for Six Musicians: Hommage À Olivier Messiaen (2017, Silkheart) B+(***) 
  • /Robert Boston/Michael Vatcher: Brain in a Dish (2018 [2019], NoBusiness) A− 
  • Soul Travelers With Leena Conquest: Astonishments (2018 [2020], RogueArt) A 
  • The Center Will Hold (2019 [2020], Not Two) B+(***) 
  • /Joe McPhee/Chris Corsano: Sometimes the Air Is (2022 [2023], Mahakala Music) B+(***) 

Swervedriver:

  • Mezcal Head (1993, A&M) B+(**) 
  • I Wasn't Born to Lose You (2015, Cobraside) B 

Swet Shop Boys:

  • Cashmere (2016, Customs) A− 
  • Sufi La (2017, Customs, EP) A− 

Emma Swift: Blonde on the Tracks (2020, Tiny Ghost) B 

Taylor Swift:

  • Taylor Swift (2006 [2007], Big Machine) B+(*) 
  • Speak Now (2010, Big Machine) A− 
  • Red (2012, Big Machine) B+(***) 
  • 1989 (2014, Big Machine) B+(***) 
  • Reputation (2017, Big Machine) B+(**) 
  • Lover (2019, Republic) A− 
  • Folklore (2020, Republic) B+(***) 
  • Evermore (2020, Republic) B+(***) 
  • Fearless (Taylor's Version) (2021, Republic) B+(***) 
  • Red (Taylor's Version) (2021, Republic) B+(***) 
  • Midnights (2022, Republic) A− 
  • Speak Now (Taylor's Version) (2023, Republic) A− 

Veronica Swift:

  • Confessions (2019, Mack Avenue) B+(**) 
  • This Bitter Earth (2021, Mack Avenue) B+(***) 
  • Veronica Swift (2023, Mack Avenue) B− 

Nelda Swiggett: Blue-Eyed Painted Lady (2013 [2014], Origin) B+(*) 

The Swimmers: Fighting Trees (2007, Mad Dragon) B 

Swindle: No More Normal (2019, Brownswood) B− 

Wil Swindler's Elevenet: Space Bugs: Live in Denver (2022, OA2) B 

Swollen Members: Dagger Mouth (2011, Suburban Noize) A− 

SWR Big Band/Magnus Lindgren/John Beasley: Bird Lives (2021, ACT) B+(*) 

Syd:

  • Fin (2017, Columbia) B+(***) 
  • Broken Hearts Club (2022, Columbia) B+(***) 

Curt Sydnor:

  • Materials and Their Destiny (2015, Ears & Eyes) B+(**) 
  • Deep End Shallow (2019 [2020], Out of Your Head) B− 

Sylvan Esso:

  • Sylvan Esso (2014, Partisan) B+(*) 
  • What Now (2017, Loma Vista) A− 
  • Free Love (2020, Loma Vista) B+(*) 
  • No Rules Sandy (2022, Loma Vista) B+(***) 

Sylvester: Mighty Real: Greatest Dance Hits (1977-81 [2013], Fantasy) A− 

System of a Down: Toxicity (2001, American) B+(*) 

Systema Solar: Systema Solar (2009 [2010], Chusma) A− 

SZA:

  • S (2013, self-released, EP) B 
  • Ctrl (2017, Top Dawg/RCA) B+(**) 
  • SOS (2022, Top Dawg/RCA) B+(**) 

Daniel Szabo/Peter Erskine/Edwin Livingston: A Song From There (2013 [2014], self-released) B+(*) 

Gabor Szabo: Gypsy '66 (1965 [1966], Impulse) B− 

Szun Waves: New Hymn to Freedom (2018, The Leaf Label) B+(*) 

Booker T. & the M.G.s: Green Onions (1962, Stax) B+(***) 

Jamie T:

  • Carry On the Grudge (2014, Virgin) B+(**) 
  • The Theory of Whatever (2022, Polydor) B 

T. Rex:

  • Electric Warrior (1971, Reprise) B+(**) 
  • The Slider (1972, Reprise) B+(*) 

Lew Tabackin Trio: Soundscapes (2014-15 [2016], self-released) B+(**) 

The Tabansi Studio Band: Vol. 3: Wakar Alhazai Kano/Mus'en Sofoa (1970s [2020], BBE) A− 

Tani Tabbal: Now Then (2020, Tao Forms) A− 

Craig Taborn:

  • Daylight Ghosts (2016 [2017], ECM) A− 
  • /Dave King: The Tower Tapes #3 (2019 [2020], Jazz Club Ferrara) B+(***) 
  • Shadow Plays (2020 [2021], ECM) B+(*) 

Tacocat: NVM (2014, Hardly Art) B+(***) 

Tacocat: Lost Time (2016, Hardly Art) A− 

Jamaaladeen Tacuma:

  • Jamaaladeen Tacuma's Coltrane Configurations (2008 [2009], Jazzwerkstatt) B+(***) 

Jamaaladeen Tacuma/Mary Halvorson:

  • Strings & Things (2014 [2022], Jam-All Productions) B+(**) 

Steven Taetz: Drink You In (2018, Flatcar/Fontana North) B 

Tanya Tagaq:

  • Animism (2014 [2015], Six Shooter) B+(***) 
  • Retribution (2016, Six Shooter) A− 
  • Toothsayer (2019, Six Shooter, EP) B+(**) 
  • Tongues (2022, Six Shooter) B+(**) 

Rachid Taha:

  • Bonjour (2009 [2010], Knitting Factory) B+(***) 
  • Zoom (2013, Wrasse) A− 
  • Je Suis Africain ([2019], Naive) A− 

Tainy: Data (2023, Neon16) B+(*) 

Takaaki: New Kid in Town (2016 [2017], Albany) B+(**) 

Emi Takada: Why Did I Choose You? (2018 [2019], self-released) B+(*) 

Mototeru Takagi:

  • /Susumu Kongo/Nao Takeuchi/Shola Koyama: Live at Little John, Yokohama 1999 (1999 [2021], NoBusiness) A− 
  • /Kim Dae Hwan/Choi Sun Bae: Seishin-Seido (1995 [2022], NoBusiness) B+(**) 

Yuji Takahashi/Sabu Toyozumi: The Quietly Clouds and a Wild Crane (1998 [2022], NoBusiness) B+(***) 

Masayuki Takayanagi:

  • New Directions Unit: April Is the Cruelest Month (1975 [2019], Black Forms Editions) B− 
  • New Direction Unit: Axis/Another Revolvable Thing (1975 [2020], Blank Forms Editions, 2CD) B+(*) 

Masauyki Takayanagi:

  • /Nobuyoshi Ino/Masabumi PUU Kikuchi: Live at Jazz Inn Lovely 1990 (1990 [2020], NoBusiness) B+(**) 

Aki Takase:

  • St. Louis Blues (2001 [2020], Enja) B+(**) 
  • /Rudi Mahall: The Dessert (2002 [2003], Leo) B+(***) 
  • /Alex von Schlippenbach/DJ Illvibe: Lok 03 (2004 [2005], Leo) A− 
  • Plays Fats Waller in Berlin (2004 [2013], Jazzwerkstatt) B+(***) 
  • /Silke Eberhard: Ornette Coleman Anthology (2006 [2007], Intakt, 2CD) A− 
  • /Louis Sclavis: Yokohama (2009, Intakt) B+(***) 
  • /Han Bennink: Two for Two (2011, Intakt) A− 
  • My Ellington (2012 [2013], Intakt) B+(*) 
  • /La Planète: Flying Soul (2012 [2014], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • /Alexander von Schlippenbach: So Long, Eric!: Homage to Eric Dolphy (2014, Intakt) B+(***) 
  • /Ayumi Paul: Hotel Zauberberg (2014 [2015], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • /David Murray: Cherry Shakura (2016 [2017], Intakt) A− 
  • Japanic: Thema Prima (2018 [2019], BMC) B+(***) 
  • Hokusai: Piano Solo (2018 [2019], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • /Rudi Mahall: Fifty Fifty (2018 [2019], Trouble in the East) B+(**) 
  • /Christian Weber/Michael Griener: Auge (2019 [2021], Intakt) A− 
  • /Daniel Erdmann: Isn't It Romantic? (2020 [2021], BMC) B+(**) 
  • Carmen Rhapsody (2023, BMC) B+(**) 
  • /Alexander von Schlippenbach: Four Hands Piano Pieces (2021 [2023], Trost) B 

Tal National:

  • Kaani (2013, Fat Cat) A− 
  • Zoy Zoy (2015, Fat Cat) B+(***) 
  • Tantabara (2018, Fat Cat) B+(***) 

John Talabot: Fin (2012, Permanent Vacation) B+(***) 

Talibam!:

  • Boogie in the Breeze Blocks (2009, ESP-Disk) B+(*) 
  • /Silke Eberhard/Nikolaus Neuser: This Week Is in Two Weeks (2020, ESP-Disk) B+(**) 

Talinka: Talinka (2016 [2017], Moonjune) B+(***) 

Tallawit Timbouctou: Hali Diallo (2011 [2018], Sahel Sounds) B+(***) 

The Tallest Man on Earth: The Wild Hunt (2010, Dead Oceans) B 

James Talley:

  • Journey: The Second Voyage (2009, Cimarron) B+(*) 
  • Heartsong (2009, Cimarron) B+(**) 

Ohad Talmor:

  • Long Form (2015 [2020], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • Mise En Place (2020 [2021], Intakt) B+(***) 

Tama: Rolled Up (2009, Jazzwerkstatt) B+(***) 

Tambastics: Tambastics (1992, Music & Arts) B+(*) 

Tame Impala:

  • Lonerism (2012, Modular) B 
  • Currents (2015, Caroline) B+(*) 
  • The Slow Rush (2020, Interscope) B+(*) 

Tamikrest:

  • Adagh (2010, Glitterbeat) B+(**) 
  • Toumastin (2011, Glitterbeat) A− 
  • Chatma (2013, Glitterhouse) A− 
  • Taksera (2015, Glitterbeat) B+(**) 
  • Kidal (2017, Glitterbeat) B+(**) 
  • Tamotaït (2020, Glitterbeat) B+(**) 

Davide Tammaro: Ghosts (2014 [2015], self-released) B 

Natsuki Tamura:

  • /Alexander Frangenheim: Nax (2013 [2014], Creative Sources) B+(*) 
  • /Satoko Fujii/Ramon Lopez: Mantle (2019 [2020], Not Two) B+(***) 
  • /Satoko Fujii: Keshin (2020 [2021], Libra) B+(**) 
  • Koki Solo (2020 [2021], Libra) B+(**) 
  • Summer Tree (2021 [2022], Libra) B+(*) 
  • /Ittetsu Takemura: Lightning (2022, Libra) B+(**) 

Norma Tanega: I'm the Sky: Studio and Demo Recordings 1964-1971 (1964-71 [2022], Anthology) B− 

C. Tangana: El Madrileño (2021, Sony Music) B+(*) 

Tangerine Dream: Phaedra (1974, Virgin) B+(**) 

Tank and the Bangas: Red Balloon (2022, Verve Forecast) B+(***) 

Tanlines: Mixed Emotions (2012, True Panther Sounds) B 

Jeannie Tanner: Words & Music (2017, Tanner Time, 2CD) B+(**) 

Tanya Morgan: Broklynati (2009, Interdependent Media) B+(**) 

Jorma Tapio & Kaski: Aliseen (2019 [2020], 577) B+(***) 

Horace Tapscott:

  • The Giant Is Awakened (1969, Flying Dutchman) A−  
  • The Quintet (1969 [2022], Mr Bongo) B+(***) 
  • /Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra: Ancestral Echoes: The Covina Sessions, 1976 (1976 [2020], Dark Tree) A− 
  • Songs of the Unseen (1978, Interplay) B+(***) 
  • /Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra: The Call (1978 [2012], Nimbus West) B+(**) 
  • w/ the Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra: Flight 17 (1978 [2019], Nimbus/Outernational) B+(***) 
  • /Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra: Live at I.U.C.C. (1979 [2006], Nimbus West, 2CD) A− 
  • Lighthouse 79, Vol. 1 (1979 [2009], Nimbus West) B+(**) 
  • Lighthouse 79, Vol. 2 (1979 [2009], Nimbus West) B+(**) 
  • The Tapscott Sessions Vol. 8 (1984 [1997], Nimbus West) B+(***) 
  • Dial 'B' for Barbra (1980 [2006], Nimbus West) A− 
  • The Tapscott Sessions Vol. 9 (1983 [2001], Nimbus West) B+(**)  The Dark Tree (1989 [2014], Hatology, 2CD) A 
  • /Michael Session: Live in Avignon, France 1989 (1989 [2020], The Village) B+(***) 
  • Legacies of Our Grandchildren (1995 [2022], Dark Tree) A− 

Horace Tapscott/:

  • The Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra and the Great Voice of UGMAA: Why Don't You Listen? Live at LACMA 1998 (1998 [2019], Dark Tree) B+(***) 

Taraf de Haïdouks: Of Lovers, Gamblers and Parachute Skirts (2015, Crammed Discs) B+(**) 

Alexa Tarantino:

  • Winds of Change (2019, Posi-Tone) B+(**) 
  • Clarity (2020, Posi-Tone) B+(*) 
  • Firefly (2021, Posi-Tone) B+(**) 

Vladimir Tarasov/Eugenius Kanevicius/Ludas Mockunas: Intuitus (2014 [2016], NoBusiness) B+(**) 

Tarbaby:

  • Ballad of Sam Langford (2013, Hipnotic) B+(***) 
  • /Oliver Lake: Dance of the Evil Toys (2022, Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Gregory Tardy: Chasing After the Wind (2015 [2016], SteepleChase) B 

Avey Tare: Down There (2010, Paw Tracks) B+(*) 

Eldad Tarmu: Tarmu Jazz Quartet (2022 [2023], Queen of Bohemia) B+(**) 

Grzegorz Tarwid: Flowers (2022 [2023], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Aaron Lee Tasjan:

  • Silver Tears (2016, New West) B 
  • Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan! (2021, New West) B 

Dudu Tassa/Jonny Greenwood: Jarak Qaribak (2023, World Circuit) B+(*) 

Sophie Tassignon: Mysteries Unfold (2020, RareNoise) B+(*) 

Buddy Tate:

  • Celebrity Club Orchestra (1954 [2016], Black & Blue) A− 
  • Swinging Like . . . Tate (1958, Felsted) B+(**) 
  • /Claude Hopkins: Buddy and Claude (1960 [1999], Prestige) B+(**) 
  • /Milton Buckner: When I'm Blue [The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions] (1967 [1995], Black & Blue) B+(*) 
  • Buddy Tate & His Celebrity Club Orchestra [The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions] (1968 [2002], Black & Blue) B+(***) 
  • Buddy Tate and His Buddies (1973, Chiaroscuro) B+(***) 
  • The Texas Twister (1975 [1987], New World) B+(***) 
  • Tate a Tete: At La Fontaine, Copenhagen (1975 [1999], Storyville) B+(**) 
  • The Texas Tenor (1975 [2014], Storyville, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Body and Soul: Live in Dublin 1976 (1976, [2008], Nagel Heyer) B+(**) 
  • /Abdullah Ibrahim: Buddy Tate Meets Abdullah Ibrahim: The Legendary 1977 Encounter (1977 [1996], Chiaroscuro) B+(**) 
  • Texas Tenor (1978 [2014], Sackville/Delmark) A− 
  • /White Label: Tate's Delight (1982 [2022], Storyville) B+(***) 

Frank Tate: Thanks for the Memory: Frank Tate's Musical Tribute to Bobby Short (2011, Arbors) B+(*) 

Howard Tate:

  • Howard Tate (1967 [1969], Verve) A− 
  • Howard Tate's Reaction (1970, Turntable) B+(**) 
  • Howard Tate (1972, Atlantic) A− 

Joanne Tatham: Out of My Dreams (2014, Cafe Pacific) B 

Kaidi Tatham: An Insight to All Minds (2021, First Word) B+(**) 

Art Tatum:

  • Classic Early Solos (1934-1937) (1934-37 [1991], MCA) B+(***) 
  • The Standard Sessions: 1935-1943 Transcriptions (1935-43 [1991], Music & Arts, 2CD) A− 
  • The Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces: Volume One (1953 [1992], Pablo/OJC) B+(***) 
  • The Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces: Volume Two (1953-55 [1992], Pablo/OJC) B+(**) 
  • The Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces: Volume Three (1953-55 [1992], Pablo/OJC) B+(***) 
  • The Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces: Volume Six (1953-55 [1992], Pablo/OJC) A− 
  • The Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces: Volume Seven (1953-55 [1992], Pablo/OJC) B+(***) 
  • The Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces: Volume Eight (1953-56 [1992], Pablo/OJC) B+(***) 
  • The Complete Pablo Solo Masterpieces (1953-56 [1991], Pablo, 7CD) A− 

Robert Taub: Milton Babbitt: Piano Works (1985 [1986], Harmonia Mundi) B+(***) 

Ziv Taubenfeld's Full Sun: Out of the Beast Came Honey (2020 [2022], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Tavares: The Best of Tavares (1974-76 [1977], Capitol) B+(**) 

John Tavener: The Whale/Celtic Requiem (1970-71 [2010], Capitol) C− 

Brit Taylor: Kentucky Blue (2023, Cut a Shine) B+(***) 

Cecil Taylor:

  • Looking Ahead! (1958 [1990], Contemporary/OJC) B+(***) 
  • Air (1960, Candid) A− 
  • /Buell Neidlinger: New York City R&B (1961, Candid) B+(***) 
  • Cell Walk for Celeste (1961, Candid) B+(**) 
  • Mixed to Unit Structures Revisited (1966 [2021], Ezz-thetics) B+(***) 
  • With (Exit) to Student Studies Revisited (1966 [2022], Ezz-Thetics) B+(***) 
  • The Complete, Legendary, Live Return Concert: The Town Hall, NYC November 4, 1973 (1973 [2022], Oblivion) A− 
  • Silent Tongues (1974, Arista/Freedom) A− 
  • Mysteries: Indent: Antioch College/Yellow Springs, Ohio/March 11, 1973 (1973 [2018], Black Sun) B+(***) 
  • Live in the Black Forest (1978 [2016], MPS) B+(**) 
  • Mysteries: Untitled (1961-76 [2019], Black Sun) B+(**) 
  • The Eighth (1981 [2006], Hatology) A− 
  • Garden 1st Set (1981 [2015], Hatology) B+(***) 
  • Garden 2nd Set (1981 [2015], Hatology) B+(***) 
  • Workshop Ensemble: Legba Crossing (1988 [1989], FMP) B+(***) 
  • /William Parker/Tony Oxley: Celebrated Blazons: The Feel Trio (1990 [1993], FMP) A− 
  • Göttingen (1990 [2021], Fundacja Sluchaj, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Lifting the Bandstand (1998 [2021], Fundacja Sluchaj) A− 
  • Algonquin (1999 [2004], Bridge) B+(***) 
  • Poschiavo (1999 [2018], Black Sun) B+(***) 
  • At Angelica 2000 Bologna (2000 [2002], I Dischi Di Angelica, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • /Bill Dixon/Tony Oxley: Cecil Taylor/Bill Dixon/Tony Oxley (2002, Victo) B+(**) 
  • /Tony Oxley: Being Astral and All Registers/Power of Two: Live at the Ulrichsberg Festival, May 10th 2002 (2002 [2020], Discus Music) B+(***) 
  • Conversations With Tony Oxley (2008, [2018], Jazzwerkstatt) A− 
  • /Tony Oxley: Birdland, Neuburg 2011 (2011 [2020], Fundacja Sluchaj) A− 

Chad Taylor:

  • Myths and Morals (2018, Ears & Eyes) B+(*) 
  • The Daily Biological (2019 [2020], Cuneiform) A− 
  • The Reel (2022, Astral Spirits) A− 

Charm Taylor: She Is the Future (2021, Sinking City) B+(**) 

David Taylor: Red Sea (2009, Tzadik) B+(*) 

Dylan Taylor: One in Mind (2015-16 [2017], Blujazz) B+(*) 

Ebo Taylor:

  • Palaver (1980 [2019], BBE) B+(***) 
  • Life Stories: Highlife & Afrobeat Classics 1973-1980 (1973-80 [2011], Strut, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Yen Ara (2018, Mr. Bongo) B+(**) 
  • Love and Death (2009 [2010], Strut) B+(*) 
  • Appia Kwa Bridge (2012, Strut) B+(*) 

Gloria Ann Taylor: Love Is a Hurtin' Thing (1971-77 [2015], Luv N' Haight) B+(*) 

Hound Dog Taylor & the House Rockers:

  • Beware of the Dog! (1974 [1976], Alligator) A− 

Hound Dog Taylor & the Houserockers:

  • Genuine Houserocking Music (1971-73 [1982], Alligator) B+(***) 

James Taylor:

  • James Taylor (1968 [2010], Capitol) B− 
  • Before This World (2015, Concord) C+ 

Joanne Shaw Taylor:

  • Blues From the Heart: Live (2022, KTBA) B+(*) 
  • Nobody's Fool (2022, Keeping the Blues Alive) B+(*) 

Johnnie Taylor:

  • Chronicle: 20 Greatest Hits (1968-75 [1977], Fantasy) A− 

Koko Taylor: Old School (2007, Alligator) A− 

Martin Taylor: In Concert: Recorded at the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild (1998 [2000], Milestone) B+(***) 

Mike Taylor:

  • Mandala (1965 [2021], Jazz in Britain) B+(***) 
  • Trio, Quartet & Composer (1965-68 [2021], Ezz-Thetics) B+(*) 

Otis Taylor:

  • Pentatonic Wars and Love Songs (2009, Telarc) B+(*) 
  • Otis Taylor's Contraband (2012, Telarc) B+(***) 

Sam "The Man" Taylor: Swingsation (1954-56 [1999], Verve) B+(***) 

Teyana Taylor:

  • K.T.S.E. (2018, GOOD Music/Def Jam, EP) B 
  • The Album (2020, GOOD Music/Def Jam) B+(***) 

Willie Tea Taylor & the Fellership: The Great Western Hangover (2023, self-released) B+(**) 

Tchami: Year Zero (2020, Conession) B+(**) 

John Tchicai:

  • Cadentia Nova Danica (1968, Freedom) A− 
  • /Cadentia Nova Danica: Afrodisiaca (1969, MPS) B+(**) 
  • /Irene Schweizer: Willi the Pig: Live at the Willisau Jazz Festival (1975 [2000], Atavistic) A− 
  • /Strange Brothers: Darktown Highlights (1977, Storyville) B+(***) 
  • /Pierre Dørge: Ball at Louisiana (1981 [1983], SteepleChase) B+(*) 
  • Put Up the Fight (1987, Storyville) B+(*) 
  • Darktown Highlights/Put Up the Fight (1977-87 [2012], Storyville, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Grandpa's Spells (1992 [1993], Storyville) A− 
  • Live at the Stone (2007 [2020], Minus Zero) B+(*) 

Tea Cozies: Hot Probs (2009, Tea Cozies) B+(***) 

Jack Teagarden:

  • Texas Trombone (1958 [2012], Black Lion Vault) B+(*) 
  • Think Well of Me (1962, Verve) B 

Team Dresch:

  • Personal Best (1994 [2019], Jealous Butcher, EP) B+(*) 
  • Choices, Chances, Changes: Singles & Comptracks 1994-2000 (1994-2000 [2019], Jealous Butcher) B+(*) 

Team Hegdal:

  • Vol 1 (2009 [2010], Øra Fonogram) B+(***) 
  • Vol 2 (2011, Øra Fonogram) B+(***) 

Tears for Fears:

  • The Hurting (1983, Mercury) B+(*) 
  • Songs From the Big Chair (1985, Mercury) B 
  • The Seeds of Love (1989, Mercury) B− 
  • The Tipping Point (2022, Concord) B− 

Tech N9ne: All 6's and 7's (2011, Strange Music) B− 

Techno Cats: The Music of Gregg Hill (2023, Cold Plunge) B+(*) 

Teddy & the Rough Riders: Teddy & the Rough Riders (2022, self-released, EP) B 

Teddybears: Devil's Music (2010 [2011], Big Beat/Atlantic) A− 

Susan Tedeschi: Live From Austin TX (2003 [2004], New West) B+(*) 

Tedeschi Trucks Band:

  • Revelator (2011, Masterworks) B+(***) 
  • Live: Everybody's Talkin' (2012, Sony Classical, 2CD) B+(*) 

Felo Le Tee/Mellow & Sleazy: The III Wise Men (2023, New Money Gang) A− 

Teebs: Ardour (2010, Brainfeeder) B+(**) 

TeeJayx6: The Swipe Sessions (2019, The Family Entertainment) B+(***) 

Teenage Fanclub:

  • Bandwagonesque (1991, DGC) B+(*) 
  • Here (2016, Merge) B− 

Teenage Halloween: Teenage Halloween (2020, Don Giovanni) B+(*) 

The Teenagers: Reality Check (2008, XL) B+(*) 

Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers:

  • Pretty Good for a Girl Band (2022, Domestic La La, EP) B+(*) 
  • I Love You (2023, Domestic La La) B+(**) 

Teengirl Fantasy: 7AM (2010, Merok) B+(**) 

Joris Teepe:

  • For Adults Only (1998 [2000], Postcards) B+(**) 
  • /Don Braden: Conversations (2009-16 [2017], Creative Perspective Music) B+(**) 

Tegan and Sara:

  • The Con (2007, Vapor) B+(**) 
  • Sainthood (2009, Vapor/Sire) A− 
  • Get Along (2011, Vapor) B+(**) 
  • Heartthrob (2013, Vapor/Sire) B+(**) 
  • Love You to Death (2016, Vapor) A− 
  • Hey, I'm Just Like You (2019, Warner Brothers) B+(**) 
  • Crybaby (2022, Mom + Pop) B+(***) 

TEIP Trio: TEIP Trio (2020 [2022], Sonic Transmissions) B+(*) 

Tele Novella:

  • Merlynn Belle (2021, Kill Rock Stars) B+(***) 
  • Poet's Tooth (2023, Kill Rock Stars) B+(*) 

Telekinesis:

  • 12 Desperate Straight Lines (2011, Merge) B+(**) 
  • Dormarion (2013, Merge) B+(**) 

Nkono Teles: Love Vibration (1982-84 [2023], Soundway) B+(**) 

Television:

  • The Blow-Up (1978 [1982], ROIR, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Television (1992, Capitol) B+(***) 

Tell No Lies: Anasyrma (2019 [2020], Aut) B+(**) 

Tell Tale: Film in Music (2014 [2016], Drip Audio) B+(*) 

Okay Temiz: Drummer of Two Worlds (1980, Finnadar) B+(***) 

Tinie Tempah: Disc-Overy (2011, Capitol) B+(***) 

Kae Tempest:

  • The Line Is a Curve (2022, Republic) A− 

Kate Tempest:

  • Everybody Down (2014, Big Dada) A 
  • Let Them Eat Chaos (2016, Lex) B+(**) 
  • The Book of Traps and Lessons (2019, Republic) B+(*) 

Alfie Templeman: Forever Isn't Long Enough (2021, Chess Club) B+(**) 

Temples: Sun Structures (2014, Fat Possum) B+(*) 

The Temptations:

  • Meet the Temptations (1964, Gordy) A− 
  • The Temptations Sing Smokey (1965, Gordy) B+(***) 
  • With a Lot o' Soul (1967, Gordy) B+(***) 
  • Wish It Would Rain (1968, Gordy) B+(*) 
  • Cloud Nine (1969, Gordy) A− 
  • The Best of the Temptations Volume 2: The '70s, '80s, '90s (1970-98 [2000], Motown) A− 

The Tender Things: How to Make a Fool (2020, Spaceflight) B 

Tenement: Predatory Headlights (2015, Don Giovanni) B+(*) 

Tennis: Young & Old (2012, Fat Possum) B+(*) 

Tensnake: Glow (2014, Astralwerks) B+(***) 

Terakaft:

  • Aratan N Azawad (2011, World Village) A− 
  • Alone (Ténéré) (2015, Out Here) B+(***) 

Makoto Terashita Meets Harold Land: Topology (1983 [2019], BBE) A− 

Todd Terje:

  • It's the Arps (2012, Smalltown Supersound, EP) A− 
  • It's Album Time (2014, Olsen) A− 
  • /The Olsens: The Big Cover-Up (2016, Olsen) B+(**) 

Jacky Terrasson: Take That (2014 [2015], Impulse) B+(**) 

Terraza Big Band: One Day Wonder (2017 [2019], Outside In Music) B+(*) 

Terror Danjah: Undeniable (2010, Hyperdub) B+(**) 

Buddy Terry: Awareness (1971 [2017], Mainstream/Wewantsounds) B+(**) 

Clark Terry:

  • Serenade to a Bus Seat (1957, Riverside/OJC) B+(***) 
  • /Bob Brookmeyer: The Power of Positive Swinging (1965, Mainstream) B+(***) 
  • /Bob Brookmeyer: Gingerbread Men (1966, Mainstream) B+(**) 
  • Mumbles (1966, Mainstream) B+(**) 
  • The Happy Horns of Clark Terry/It's What's Happenin' (1964-67 [2012], Impulse) B+(**) 
  • Live in Holland 1979 (1979 [2022], Storyville) B+(*) 

Yosvany Terry:

  • Today's Opinion (2011 [2012], Criss Cross) A− 
  • New Throned King (2013 [2014], 5Pasion) B+(***) 
  • /Baptiste Trotignon: Ancestral Memories (2017, Okeh) B+(*) 

TEST/Roy Campbell: TEST and Roy Campbell (1999 [2020], 577) B+(**) 

Emilio Teubal:

  • Música Para un Dragon Dormido (2013, Bju'ecords) B+(*) 
  • Futuro (2021 [2023], Not Yet) B+(**) 

Hans Teuber & Jeff Johnson: Deuce (2017 [2018], Origin) B+(*) 

Texas Tornados: ¡Esta Bueno! (2010, Bismeaux) B+(*) 

Henri Texier:

  • Chance (2019 [2020], Label Bleu) B+(**) 
  • Izlaz (1988, Label Bleu) A− 

Tha Grimm Teachaz: There's a Sitaution on the Homefront (1993 [2011], Breakfast) A− 

Thaba: Eyes Rest Their Feet (2020, Soundway) B+(*) 

Emma-Jean Thackray:

  • Walrus EP (2017, Deptford Beach, EP) B+(*) 
  • Yellow (2021, Movementt/Warp) B 

Thank Your Lucky Stars: Girl in Her 29s (2020, Sounds Deevine) A− 

Thao & the Get Down Stay Down: A Man Alive (2016, Ribbon Music) B+(*) 

That Dog: Old LP (2019, UMe) A− 

That Mexican OT: Lonestar Luchador (2023, Manifest/Good Talk/Good Money Global) B+(**) 

The-Dream:

  • Love/Hate (2007, Def Jam) B+(*) 
  • Love Vs. Hate (2009, Def Jam) B+(*) 
  • Love King (2010, Def Jam) A− 
  • IV Play (2013, Def Jam) B 

Thee Oh Sees: A Weird Exits (2016, Castle Face) B+(*) 

Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra: Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything (2014, Constellation) B 

THEESatisfaction: Awe Naturale (2012, Sub Pop) B+(*) 

Yves Theiler:

  • Dance in a Triangle (2015 [2016], Musique Suisses) B+(***) 
  • We (2018 [2019], Intakt) B+(**) 

Stephan Thelen:

  • Fractal Guitar (2015-18 [2019], Moonjune) A− 
  • Fractal Guitar 2 (2019-20 [2021], Moonjune) A− 
  • Fractal Guitar 3 (2021-22 [2022], Moonjune) A− 

Thelonious Monster:

  • California Clam Chowder (2004, Lakeshore) A− 
  • Oh That Monster (2020, Outliner) B+(***) 

There Be Monsters: Rubikon (2021 [2022], Klopotec) B+(*) 

The Thermals:

  • The Body, the Blood, the Machine (2006, Sub Pop) B+(**) 
  • Personal Life (2010, Kill Rock Stars) B+(**) 
  • Desperate Ground (2013, Saddle Creek) B+(*) 

Rachel Therrien Latin Jazz Project: Mi Hogar (2022 [2023], Outside In Music) B+(**) 

These New Puritans:

  • Hidden (2010, Domino) B 
  • Field of Reeds (2013, Infectious) C+ 

They Hate Change: Finally, New (2022, Jagjaguwar) B+(*) 

They Might Be Giants:

  • Long Tall Weekend (1999, Idlewild) B+(***) 
  • Here Come the 123's (2008, Walt Disney) B+(**) 
  • Here Comes Science (2009, Walt Disney) B+(**) 
  • Join Us (2011, Idlewild) B 
  • Nanobots (2013, Idlewild) B+(***) 
  • Glean (2015, Idlewild) B+(*) 
  • Book (2021, Idlewild) B+(*) 

Thick:

  • Thick (2019, Epitaph) B+(*) 
  • 5 Years Behind (2020, Epitaph) B+(**) 
  • Happy Now (2022, Epitaph) B+(**) 

Robin Thicke: Blurred Lines (2013, Star Trak/Interscope) B+(**) 

Toots Thielemans: Man Bites Harmonica (1957 [1958], Riverside) B+(**) 

Toots Thielemans: Live (1974, Polydor) B+(**) 

Thiefs: Graft (Le Greffe) (2017 [2018], Jazz & People) B+(**) 

Chris Thile/Brad Mehldau:

  • Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau (2017, Nonesuch) B− 

The Thing:

  • She Knows . . . (2001 [2021], Ezz-Thetics) B+(***) 
  • Action Jazz (2006, Smalltown Superjazz) B+(**) 
  • /Ken Vandermark: Immediate Sound (2007, Smalltown Superjazz) B+(*) 
  • /Jim O'Rourke: Shinjuku Growl (2008 [2010], Smalltown Superjazz) B 
  • /Otomo Yoshihide: Shinjuku Crawl (2007 [2009], Smalltown Superjazz) B+(**) 
  • Mono (2011, Smalltown Superjazz) B+(*) 
  • Boot! (2013, The Thing Records) B+(*) 
  • Shake (2015, Thing) B+(***) 
  • Again (2017 [2018], Trost) A− 

Ablaye Ndiaye Thiossane: Thiossane (2011 [2012], Discograph/Sterns) B+(***) 

The Third Mind:

  • The Third Mind (2020, Yep Roc) A− 
  • The Third Mind/2 (2023, Yep Roc) B+(***) 

Third World Love: New Blues (2007 [2008], Anzic) B+(***) 

Katie Thiroux:

  • Introducing Katie Thiroux (2014 [2015], BassKat) A− 
  • Off Beat (2016 [2017], Capri) A− 

The 13th Floor Elevators:

  • The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators (1966 [1993], Collectables) A− 
  • Easter Everywhere (1967 [1993], Collectables) A− 
  • Bull of the Woods (1968 [1993], Collectables) B+(**) 

This Is It!:

  • 1538 (2018, Libra) B+(***) 
  • Mosaic (2021, Libra) B+(***) 

This Moment in Black History: Public Square (2009, Smog Veil) B+(**) 

Thollem:

  • /DuRoche/Stjames: Live in Our Time (2015 [2018], ESP-Disk) B+(*) 
  • Obstacle Illusion (2021 [2022], Astral Spirits) B+(*) 
  • /Terry Riley/Nels Cline: The Light Is Real (2021-22 [2023], Other Minds) B+(*) 

Ben Thomas Tango Project: Eternal Aporia (2021 [2022], Origin) B+(*) 

Brianna Thomas: You Must Believe in Love (2013 [2015], Sound on Purpose) B+(*) 

Charles Thomas: The Colors of a Dream (2017, Sea Tea) B+(*) 

Crystal Thomas: Now Dig This! (2021, Dialtone) B+(***) 

Fred Thomas:

  • Everything Is Pretty Much Entirely Fucked (2002, Little Hands) B+(*) 
  • All Are Saved (2015, Polyvinyl) B+(**) 
  • Changer (2017, Polyvinyl) B+(***) 

Irma Thomas:

  • Sweet Soul Queen of New Orleans: The Irma Thomas Collection (1961-66 [1996], Razor & Tie) A− 
  • Full Time Woman: The Lost Cotillion Album (1972 [2022], Real Gone Music) B 
  • In Between Tears (1973 [2013], Alive Naturalsound) B+(***) 
  • Live! New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 1976 (1976 [2022], Good Time) B+(***) 

Jay Thomas With the Oliver Groenewald Newnet:

  • I Always Knew (2018, Origin) B+(*) 

Leon Thomas: The Creator 1969-1973: The Best of the Flying Dutchman Masters (1969-73 [2013], BGP) B+(*) 

Leon Thomas III: Electric Dusk (2023, Ezmny/Motown) B+(***) 

Luther Thomas: 11th Street Fire Suite (1978 [2023], Corbett vs. Dempsey) C+ 

Micah Thomas:

  • Piano Solo (2022, LP345) B+(**) 
  • Reveal (2022 [2023], Artwork) B+(**) 

Michael Thomas: Event Horizon (2019 [2020], Giant Step Arts, 2CD) B+(***) 

Micah Thomas: Tide (2019 [2020], self-released) B+(**) 

Oluyemi Thomas:

  • /Kenn Thomas/Eugene Wilson IV/Howard Byrdsong: Nigeria (2006, Not Two) B+(*) 
  • /Henry Grimes: The Power of Light (2007, Not Two) B+(**) 
  • /Igeoma Thomas/Michael Bisio/Kenn Thomas [Positive Knowledge]: Edgefest Edition (2010, Not Two) B+(**) 

Pat Thomas:

  • Coming Home: Original Ghanaian Highlife & Afrobeat Classics 1967-1981 (1967-81 [2016], Strut, 2CD) A− 
  • Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band (2015, Strut) B+(***) 

Pat Thomas [piano]:

  • & Kwashibu Area Band: Obiaa! (2019, Strut) B+(**) 
  • The Locals Play the Music of Anthony Braxton (2006 [2021], Discus Music) A− 
  • & XT [Seymour Wright/Paul Abbott]: Akisakila/Attitudes of Preparation (Mountains, Oceans, Trees) (2018 [2022], Edition Gamut) B+(***) 
  • /Dominic Lash/Tony Orrell: Bley School (2018 [2019], 577 Records) B+(***) 
  • Pat Thomas Plays the Duke (2021 [2022], New Jazz and Improvised Music) B+(*) 

Ralph Thomas: Eastern Standard Time (1980 [2018], BBE) B+(***) 

René Thomas: Remembering René Thomas: Rare and Unreleased (1955-62 [2020], Fresh Sound, 2CD) B+(***) 

Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments:

  • Straight to Video (1997, Anyway) B+(***) 
  • No Old Guy Lo-Fi Cry (2000, Rockathon) B+(***) 

Barbara Thompson:

  • Heavenly Bodies (1986, VeraBra) B+(*) 
  • Songs From the Center of the Earth (1991, Black Sun) B+(*) 

Butch Thompson:

  • Butch Thompson Plays Jelly Roll Morton Solos (1968 [1996], Biograph) B+(***) 
  • Thompson Plays Joplin (1997 [1998], Daring) A− 
  • /Southside Aces With Charlie Devore: How Long Blues (2019 [2020], Southside Aces) B+(*) 

Chester Thompson: Powerhouse (1971 [2021], Black Jazz/Real Gone Music) B+(*) 

Isaiah J. Thompson: The Power of the Spirit (2023, Blue Engine) B+(***) 

Linda Thompson:

  • Versatile Heart (2007, Rounder) B+(**) 
  • Won't Be Long Now (2013, Pettifer Sounds) B+(***) 

Lucky Thompson:

  • In Paris 1956: The All Star Orchestra Sessions (1956 [2017], Fresh Sound) B+(*) 
  • Complete Parisian Small Group Sessions 1956-1959 (1956-59 [2017], Fresh Sound, 4CD) A− 
  • New York City, 1964-65 (1964-65 [2009], Uptown Jazz, 2CD) B+(**) 

Rich Thompson: Who Do You Have to Know? (2023, Origin) B+(*) 

Richard Thompson:

  • 2309-1: (Guitar, Vocal ( A Collection of Unreleased and Rare Material 1967-1976) 1− 
  • Mirror Blue (1994, Capitol) B+(**) 
  • Mock Tudor (1999, Capitol) B+(**) 
  • Live From Austin TX (2001 [2005], New West) B+(***) 
  • Dream Attic (2010, Shout! Factory) A− 
  • Electric (2013, New West) B+(**) 
  • Acoustic Classics (2014, Beeswing) B+(***) 
  • Still (2015, Fantasy) B+(***) 
  • Bloody Noses (2020, Beeswing, EP) B+(***) 

Teddy Thompson:

  • A Piece of What You Need (2008, Verve Forecast) B+(**) 
  • Bella (2011, Verve Forecast) B 
  • My Love of Country (2023, self-released) B+(**) 

Vance Thompson's Five Plus Six: Such Sweet Thunder (2014 [2015], Shade Street) B+(**) 

Thompson Square: Thompson Square (2011, Stoney Creek) C− 

Ken Thomson and Slow/Fast: Settle (2012 [2014], NCM East) B+(***) 

Paul Thorn:

  • Pimps and Preachers (2010, Perpetual Obscurity) B+(*) 
  • Too Blessed to Be Stressed (2014, Perpetual Obscurity) B+(**) 

Tracey Thorn:

  • Love and Its Opposite (2010, Merge) B+(**) 
  • Record (2018, Merge) B+(**) 

Big Mama Thornton With the Muddy Waters Blues Band: 1966 (1966 [2004], Arhoolie) B+(***) 

Clifford Thornton: Freedom & Unity (1967 [2001], Atavistic) A− 

The Clifford Thornton Memorial Quartet: Sweet Oranges (2017 [2018], Not Two) B+(*) 

Those Darlins:

  • Screws Get Loose (2011, Ow Wow Dang) B+(*) 
  • Blur the Line (2013, Ow Wow Dang) B+(*) 

3 Tenors of Soul: All the Way From Philadelphia (2007, Shanachie) B+(***) 

Threadbare [Jason Stein/Ben Cruz/Emerson Hunton]: Silver Dollar (2019 [2020], NoBusiness) A− 

Henry Threadgill:

  • X-75 Volume 1 (1979, Arista/Novus) C+ 
  • Subject to Change (1984 [1985], About Time) B+(**) 
  • You Know the Number (1986 [1987], Jive/Novus) A− 
  • Easily Slip Into Another World (1987 [1988], Jive/Novus) B+(***) 
  • Song Out of My Trees (1993 [1994], Black Saint) B+(**) 
  • In for a Penny, In for a Pound (2014 [2015], Pi, 2CD) A− 
  • Old Locks and Irregular Verbs (2015 [2016], Pi) A− 
  • Double Up, Plays Double Up Plus (2017 [2018], Pi) A− 
  • 14 or 15 Kestra: Agg: Dirt . . . and More Dirt (2017 [2018], Pi) A− 
  • Zooid: Poof (2021, Pi) A−  
  • The Other One (2022 [2023], Pi) A− 

3D [Christopher Dell/Chris Dahlgren/Maurice DeMartin]:

  • Actually, It's Better Like This . . . (2004, Not Two) B+(**) 
  • Not 3 (2008, Not Two, 2CD) B+(*) 

Three Dog Night:

  • "One" (1968, Dunhill) B− 
  • Suitable for Framing (1969, Dunhill) C+ 
  • It Ain't Easy (1970, Dunhill) B− 
  • Naturally (1970, Dunhill) B 
  • Harmony (1971, Dunhill) B 
  • Seven Separate Fools (1972, Dunhill) C+ 
  • 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Three Dog Night (1969-74 [1999], MCA) B+(**) 

The Three Johns: Eat Your Sons (1990, Tupelo) B+(**) 

The Three Sounds: Groovin' Hard: Live at the Penthouse 1964-1968 (1964-68 [2017], Resonance) A− 

Three-Layer Cake: Stove Top (2020 [2021], RareNoise) B+(***) 

Threnody [Johan Berthling/Martin Küchen/Steve Noble]: A Paradigm of Suspicion (2018 [2019], Trost) B+(***) 

Throbbing Gristle: The First Annual Report of Throbbing Gristle (1975 [2001], Thirsty Ear) B 

Throttle Elevator Music:

  • Area J (2013 [2014], Wide Hive) B+(**) 
  • IV (2014-16 [2016], Wide Hive) B+(**) 
  • Retrorespective (2016 [2017], Wide Hive) B+(***) 
  • Emergency Exit (2020, Wide Hive) B+(*) 
  • Final Floor (2021, Wide Hive) B+(**) 

Throwing Muses: Sun Racket (2020, Fire) B+(*) 

Dlala Thukzin:

  • Permanent Music (2020, Dlala) A− 
  • Permanent Music 2 (2021, Dlala) B+(***) 
  • Permanent Music 3 (2023, Dlala) B+(***) 

Thumbscrew:

  • Ours (2017 [2018], Cuneiform) A− 
  • Theirs (2017 [2018], Cuneiform) A− 
  • The Anthony Braxton Project (2019 [2020], Cuneiform) A− 
  • Never Is Enough (2019 [2021], Cuneiform) B+(***) 
  • Multicolored Midnight (2021 [2022], Cuneiform) A− 

Thundercat:

  • Apocalypse (2013, Brainfeeder) C+ 
  • The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam (2015, Brainfeeder, EP) B 
  • Drunk (2017, Brainfeeder) B+(*) 
  • It Is What It Is (2020, Brainfeeder) B 

Johnny Thunders: Live From Zürich 1985 (1985 [2020], Johnny Thunders Archive) A− 

Camille Thurman: Origins (2013 [2014], Hot Tone Music) B+(*) 

Thurst: Cut to the Chafe (2017, self-released) B+(**) 

T.I.:

  • Trap Muzik (2003, Atlantic/Grand Hustle) B+(**) 
  • No Mercy (2010, Grand Hustle) A− 
  • Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Hand (2012, Atlantic/Grand Hustle) B+(**) 
  • Paperwork (2014, Grand Hustle) B+(**) 
  • Us or Else (2016, Grand Hustle/Roc Nation, EP) B+(***) 
  • Us or Else: Letter to the System (2016, Grand Hustle/Roc Nation, EP) A− 
  • The L.I.B.R.A. (2020, Grand Hustle/Empire) B+(**) 

Steve Tibbetts:

  • Steve Tibbetts (1976 [1995], Cuneiform) B+(**) 
  • Yr (1980 [1988], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Compilation: Acoustibbets/Elektrobitts/Exotibbets (1976-2010 [2010], Frammis, 3CD) B+(*)  Life Of (2018, ECM) B+(*) 

Tiger Hatchery: Breathing in the Walls (2017 [2018], ESP-Disk) B+(***) 

Tigran: Shadow Theater (2012 [2014], Sunnyside) C+ 

Ana Tijoux:

  • 1977 (2009 [2010], Nacional) B+(**) 
  • La Bala (2012, Relativity) B+(*) 
  • Vengo (2014, Nacional) B+(**) 

The Tiki Collective: Muse (2018, Vesuvius Music/Slammin' Media) B− 

Pam Tillis:

  • Rhinestoned (2007, Stellar Cat) B+(**) 
  • Looking for a Feeling (2020, Stellar Cat) B+(*) 

Tilting: Holy Seven (2013 [2014], Barnyard) B+(***) 

Justin Timberlake: The 20/20 Experience (2013, RCA) B+(*) 

Times 4: Eclipse (2010, Groove Tonic Media) B+(*) 

Times New Viking: Dancer Equired! (2011, Merge) B+(**) 

Sally Timms:

  • Cowboy Sally (1997, Bloodshot, EP) B+(**) 
  • /Jon Langford: Songs of False Hope and High Values (2000, Bloodshot, EP) B+(**) 
  • In the World of Him (2004, Touch & Go) B+(*) 

Timosaurus: I Love You More Than Yesterday (2011, self-released) B+(**) 

Duval Timothy: Help (2020, Carrying Colour) B+(*) 

Tin Hat: The Rain Is a Handsome Animal (2012, New Amsterdam) B+(***) 

Tin Huey: Before Obscurity: Bushflow Tapes (1974-79 [2009], Smog Veil) B+(**) 

Tin Machine: Tin Machine (1989, EMI) C+ 

Tinariwen:

  • The Radio Tisdas Sessions (2000 [2002], World Village) B+(**) 
  • Amassakoul (2004, World Village) B+(***) 
  • Imidiwan: Companions (2009, World Village) A− 
  • Tassili (2011, Anti-) A− 
  • Emmaar (2013 [2014], Anti-) B+(***) 
  • Live in Paris (2015, Anti-) A− 
  • Elwan (2016, Anti-) A− 
  • Amadjar (2019, Anti-) B+(**) 
  • Amatssou (2023, Wedge) B+(*) 

Tinashe:

  • Aquarius (2014, RCA) B+(**) 
  • 333 (2021, Tinashe Music) B+(***) 
  • BB/ANG3L (2023, Nice Life, EP) B+(*) 

Tin/Bag: The Stars Would Be Different (2013 [2015], Epigraph, EP) B 

Tindersticks: The Something Rain (2010-11 [2012], Consetllation) B+(*) 

Kris Tiner:

  • In the Ground and Overhead: 14 Miniatures for Muted Trumpet (2020, Epigraph, EP) B+(*) 
  • /Tatsuya Nakatini: The Magic Room (2023, Epigraph) B+(**) 

The Ting Tings: Sounds From Nowheresville (2012, Columbia) B+(***) 

Shirazette Tinnin: Humility: Purity of My Soul (2013 [2014], Hot Tone Music) B 

Bernardo Tinoco & Tom Maciel: NoMad Nenúfar (2022, Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Steve Tintweiss and the Purple Why: Markstown (1968 [2021}, Inky Dot Media) B+(***) 

Tiny People Having a Meeting: Tiny People Having a Meeting (2015, Fast Speaking Music) B+(***) 

Tiny Ruins: Ceremony (2023, Ba Da Bing) B+(*) 

Tiny Tim: God Bless Tiny Tim (1968, Reprise) B− 

Keith Tippett:

  • /Julie Tippetts/Harry Miller/Frank Perry: Ovary Lodge (1975 [1976], Ogun) B 
  • 's Ark: Frames: Music for an Imaginary Film (1978, Ogun, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • "A Loose Kite in a Gentle Wind Floating With Only My Will for an Anchor" (1984 [2009], Ogun) B+(***) 
  • Mujician I & II (1981-86 [1988], FMP) B+(*) 
  • /Louis Moholo: No Gossip (1980 [1982], FMP) B+(***) 
  • Tapestry Orchestra: Live at Le Mans (1998 [2009], Edition, 2CD) B 
  • The Monk Watches the Eagle (2004 [2020], Discus Music) B− 
  • From Granite to Wind (2011, Ogun) B+(*) 
  • Mujician Solo IV (Live in Piacenza) (2012 [2015], Dark Companion) B+(**) 

Aaron Tippin:

  • Ultimate Aaron Tippin (1990-97 [2004], RCA Nashville/BMG Heritage) B+(***) 
  • In Overdrive (2009, Country Crossing) B+(**) 

The Tiptons Sax Quartet & Drums: Wabi Sabi (2021, Sowie Sound) B+(**) 

Tirzah:

  • Devotion (2018, Domino) B+(**) 
  • Colourgrade (2021, Domino) B+(*) 
  • Trip9love (2023, Domino) B+(*) 

TisaKorean: Let Me Update My Status (2023, Jazzzy) B 

Titanic: Vidrio (2023, Unheard of Hope) B+(**) 

Titus Andronicus:

  • The Monitor (2010, XL) B+(***) 
  • Local Business (2012, XL) B+(**) 
  • The Most Lamentable Tragedy (2015, Merge) B+(*) 

Anna Tivel: Small Believer (2017, Fluff and Gravy) A− 

Azu Tiwaline:

  • Draw Me a Silence Part I (2020, IOT, EP) B+(**) 
  • Draw Me a Silence Part II (2020, IOT, EP) B+(*) 

Tony Tixier:

  • Life of Sensitive Creatures (2016 [2017], Whirlwind) B+(**)  I Am Human (2020 [2021], Whirlwind, EP) B+(*) 

Cal Tjader:

  • /Stan Getz: Sextet (1958 [2011], Fantasy/OJC) B+(***) 
  • Plays the Contemporary Music of Mexico and Brazil (1962 [2008], Verve) C+ 
  • Catch the Groove: Live at the Penthouse 1963-1967 (1963-67 [2023], Jazz Detective/Elemental, 2CD) A− 

TLC:

  • CrazySexyCool (1994, La Face) B+(**) 
  • Fanmail (1999, La Face) B+(***) 

The TNEK Jazz Quintet: Plays the Music of Sam Jones (2020, TNEK Jazz) B+(*) 

Amon Tobin: ISAM (2011, Ninja Tune) B+(*) 

TOC:

  • Indoor (2019 [2020], Circum-Disc) B+(***) 
  • /Dave Rempis: Closed for Safety Reasons (2019 [2020], Circum-Disc) A− 

Toh-Kichi: Baikamo (2019, Libra) B+(***) 

Tokyo Police Club:

  • A Lesson in Crime (2006, Paper Bag, EP) B+(***) 
  • Elephant Shell (2008, Saddle Creek) A− 
  • Champ (2010, Mom & Pop Music) B+(**) 
  • Forcefield (2014, Mom + Pop Music) B+(***) 

Jonah Tolchin:

  • Clover Lane (2014, Yep Roc) A− 
  • Thousand Mile Night (2016, Yep Roc) B+(**) 
  • Fires for the Cold (2019, Yep Roc) B+(*) 

Tolerance:

  • Anonym (1979 [2023], Mesh-Key) B+(**) 
  • Divin (1981 [2023], Mesh-Key) B+(***) 

Don Toliver:

  • Life of a Don (2021, Cactus Jack/Atlantic) B+(**) 
  • Love Sick (2023, Cactus Jack/Atlantic) B 

Charles Tolliver Music Inc:

  • Live in Tokyo (1973 [1974], Strata-East) B+(**) 

Charles Tolliver:

  • Connect (2019 [2020], Gearbox) B+(***) 

Tom Trio: Radical Moves (2013 [2014], Fortune) B+(***) 

Tomberlin: I Don't Know Who Needs to Hear This . . . (2022, Saddle Creek) B+(*) 

Fumi Tomita:

  • The Elephant Vanishes (2018 [2019], OA2) B 
  • /David Detweiler: Celebrating Bird/A Tribute to Charlie Parker (2020, Next Level) B+(***) 

MF Tomlinson: We Are Still Wild Horses (2023, Prah) B+(*) 

Tomu DJ:

  • Feminista (2021, self-released) B+(**) 
  • Crazy Trip (2023, No Bias, EP) B+(***) 

Ton Trio II: On and On (2013 [2014], Singlespeed Music) B+(**) 

Ton-Klami [Midori Takada/Kang Tae Hwan/Masahiko Satoh]: Prophecy of Nue (1995 [2017], NoBusiness) B+(***) 

Radka Toneff: Winter Poem (1977, Sonet) B+(**) 

Josie Toney: Extra (2023, Like You Mean It) B+(**) 

Tony Toni Toné: Hits (1988-97 [1997], Mercury) A− 

Too Much Joy: Mistakes Were Made (2021 People Suck Music) B+(**) 

David Toop & Lawrence English: The Shell That Speaks the Sea (2023, Room40) B 

Toots & the Maytals:

  • True Love (2004, V2) B+(***) 
  • Got to Be Tough (2020, BMG) B+(*) 

Mr. Tophat Feat. Robyn: Trust Me (2016 [2017], Smalltown Supersound, EP) B+(**) 

Rafael Toral/Hugo Antunes/João Pais Filipe/Ricardo Webbens: Space Quartet (2017 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Cat Toren's Human Kind: Scintillating Beauty (2019 [2020], New Focus) B+(***) 

Bruce Torff: Down the Line (2014-15 [2016], Summit) B 

Mel Tormé:

  • /Marty Paich Dek-Tette: Lulu's Back in Town (1956, Bethlehem) B+(***) 
  • /Marty Paich Dek-Tette: Mel Tormé Sings Fred Astaire (1956, Bethlehem) A− 
  • Tormé (1958 [1959], Verve) B+(**) 
  • I Dig the Duke/I Dig the Count (1961, Verve) B+(***) 
  • The Duke Ellington & Count Basie Songbooks (1960-61 [1984], Verve) B+(***) 
  • Compact Jazz: Mel Tormé (1958-61 [1987], Verve) B+(***) 
  • The Best of Mel Tormé [20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection] (1958-61 [2005], UME) B+(**) 

David Torn:

  • Only Sky (2014 [2015], ECM) B+(**) 
  • /Tim Berne/Ches Smith: Sun of Goldfinger (2015-18 [2019], ECM) B+(***) 

Toro y Moi:

  • Causers of This (2010, Carpark) B+(*) 
  • Underneath the Pine (2011, Carpark) B+(**) 
  • What For? (2015, Carpark) B+(*) 
  • Outer Peace (2019, Carpark) B+(*) 
  • Mahal (2022, Dead Oceans) B 

Toronto Jazz Orchestra: 20 (2017 [2018], self-released) B+(*) 

Torres:

  • Torres (2013, self-released) B+(**) 
  • Sprinter (2015, Partisan) B+(*) 
  • Silver Tongue (2020, Merge) B+(*) 
  • Thirstier (2021, Merge) B 

Nestor Torres: Jazz Flute Traditions (2017, Alfi) B+(*) 

Xiomara Torres: La Voz Del Mar (2022, Patois) B+(*) 

TØRSÖ: Home Wrecked (2021, self-released, EP) B 

Tortoise: Beacons of Ancestorship (2009, Thrill Jockey) B+(***) 

Arne Torvik: Northwestern Songs (2019 [2021], Losen) B+(**) 

Ricardo Toscano:

  • Quartet (2018, Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • Chasing Contradictions (2021 [2022], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Total Babes: Heydays (2015, Wichita) B+(**) 

Total Music Association: Walpurgisnacht (1971-88 [2021], NoBusiness) A− 

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs: Trouble (2012, Casablanca) B+(**) 

Touch and Go Sextet: Live at the Novara Jazz Festival (2012 [2014], Nine Winds) B+(***) 

Touché Amoré:

  • Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me (2011, Deathwish, EP) B 
  • Stage Four (2016, Epitaph) B+(*) 
  • Lament (2020, Epitaph) B+(**) 

Tough Young Tenors: Alone Together (1991, Antilles) B+(***) 

Toumast: Ishumar (2007 [2008], Real World) A− 

Ali Farka Touré: Voyageur (1991-2004 [2023], World Circuit) B+(***) 

Amara Touré: 1973-1980 (1973-80 [2015], Analog Africa) B+(***) 

Samba Touré:

  • Songhai Blues: Homage to Ali Farka Touré (2009, Riverboat) B+(**) 
  • Albala (2013, Glitterbeat) B+(**) 
  • Gandadiko (2015, Glitterbeat) B+(***) 

Sidi Touré:

  • Hoga (1996, Sterns Africa) B+(***) 
  • Alafia (2013, Thrill Jockey) B+(**) 
  • Toubalbero (2018, Thrill Jockey) B+(**) 

Vieux Farka Touré:

  • The Secret (2011, Six Degrees) B+(***) 
  • Samba (2017, Six Degrees) B+(***) 
  • Les Racines (2022, World Circuit) B+(***) 
  • /Khruangbin: Ali (2022, Dead Oceans) B+(***) 

Allen Toussaint: American Tunes (2013-15 [2016], Nonesuch) B+(**) 

Ralph Towner: My Foolish Heart (2016 [2017], ECM) B+(**) 

Tenille Townes: The Lemonade Stand (2020, Columbia Nashville) B+(**) 

Pete Townshend: Who Came First (1972, Track) B+(*) 

Laura Toxvaerd:

  • Tidens Strøm (2019, ILK Music, EP) B+(**) 
  • Drapery (2019, ILK Music) B+(**) 

Toy: Toy (2012, Heavenly) B+(*) 

Sabu Toyozumi/Mats Gustafsson: Hokusai (2018 [2020], NoBusiness) B+(*) 

T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rhythmo: The Kings of Benin Urban Groove 1972-80 (1972-80 [2004], Soundway) B+(***) 

T-Pain: Epiphany (2007, Jive) B 

AJ Tracey: AJ Tracey (2019, self-released) B+(**) 

Stan Tracey:

  • Showcase (1958, Vogue) B+(*) 
  • Jazz Suite: Inspired by Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood (1965, Columbia) A 
  • /Keith Tippett: Supernova (1977 [2008], Resteamed) B+(**) 
  • For Heaven's Sake (1995 [1996], Cadillac) B+(***) 
  • Solo : Trio (1997 [1998], Cadillac) B+(***) 
  • /Danny Moss: Just You, Just Me (2003 [2004], Avid) B+(***) 
  • Senior Moment (2008 [2009], Resteamed) B+(**) 
  • The Flying Pig (2013 [2014], Resteamed) B+(***) 

Tradisyon Ka: Gwo Ka: Music of Guadeloupe, West Indies (2014, Soul Jazz) B+(**) 

Traffic:

  • Mr. Fantasy (1967, Island) B 
  • Last Exit (1969, Island) B 

Meghan Trainor: Title (2015, Epic) B+(***) 

Trak Trak: Sur Sur (2020, Ciclismo) A− 

Gabriele Tranchina: Of Sailing Ships and the Stars in Your Eyes (2017, Rainchant Eclectic) B+(**) 

Transplants: In a Warzone (2013, Epitaph) B+(***) 

Boubacar Traoré:

  • Mali Denhou (2010 [2011], Lusafrica) B+(**) 
  • Mbalimaou (2014 [2015], Lusafrica) B+(**) 

Lobi Traoré:

  • Ségou (1996, Cobalt) B+(***) 
  • Rainy Season Blues (2009 [2010], Glitterbeat) B+(**)  Bamako Nights: Live at Bar Bozo, 1995 (1995 [2013], Glitterbeat) A− 

Rokia Traoré: Beautiful Africa (2013, Nonesuch) B+(***) 

Trapper Keaper: Meets Tim Berne & Aurora Nealand (2019, Ears & Eyes/Caligola) B+(***) 

Chandler Travis Three-O: This Is What Bears Look Like Under Water (2012 [2013], Iddy Biddy) B+(**) 

Merle Travis: Sweet Temptation: The Best of Merle Travis 1946-1953 (1946-53 [2000], Razor & Tie) A− 

Randy Travis:

  • The Influence Vol. 1: The Man I Am (2013, Warner Brothers) B 
  • Influence Vol. 2: The Man I Am (2012 [2014], Warner Brothers) B+(**) 

Lucas Traxel: One-Eyed Daruma (2023, We Jazz) B+(***) 

Traxman:

  • Da Mind of Traxman (2012, Planet Mu) B 
  • Tekvision (2017, Teklife) B− 

Rian Treanor & Ocen James: Saccades (2023, Nyege Nyege Tapes) B+(**) 

Trees Speak:

  • Ohms (2020, Soul Jazz) B+(*) 
  • PostHuman (2021, Soul Jazz) B+(*) 

Rebecca Trescher: Where We Go (2019, Enja/Yellowbird) B+(**) 

Steve Treseler: Center Song (2013 [2014], Creative Music Adventures) B+(*) 

Trespass Trio:

  • The Spirit of Pitesti (2015 [2017], Clean Feed) B+(*) 
  • /Susana Santos Silva: Live in Oslo (2018 [2023], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Klaus Treuheit/Lou Grassi: Port of Call (2016 [2017], NoBusiness) B+(***) 

Triage: Live at the Velvet Lounge (2005 [2020], Aerophonic) B+(**) 

Tribe: Hometown: Detroit Sessions 1990-2014 (1990-2004 [2019], Art Yard/Strut) B+(***) 

A Tribe Called Quest:

  • People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm (1990, Jive) A− 
  • Revised Quest for the Seasoned Traveller (1989-91 [2018], Jive/Legacy) B+(***) 
  • Midnight Marauders (1993, Jive) A− 
  • Beats, Rhymes and Life (1996, Jive) A− 
  • The Love Movement (1998, Jive) B+(**) 
  • We Got It From Here . . . Thank You 4 Your Service (2016, Epic) A− 

A Tribe Called Red: We Are the Halluci Nation (2016, Radicalized) B+(***) 

Dwight Trible: Mothership (2019, Gearbox) B+(*) 

Tribu Baharú: Pa'l Más Exigente Bailador (2015, self-released) A− 

Trichotomy: Known-Unknown (2016 [2017], Challenge) B+(***) 

Tricky:

  • Knowle West Boy (2008, Domino) B+(***) 
  • Mixed Race (2010, Domino) B+(**) 
  • False Idols (2013, !K7) A− 
  • Adrian Thaws (2014, !K7) B+(***) 
  • Ununiform (2017, False Idols) B+(*) 
  • Fall to Pieces (2020, False Idols) B+(*) 

Tri-Fi: Staring Into the Sun (2013 [2014], self-released) B 

Trigger: Pull (2019, Shhpuma) B 

Vasco Trilla:

  • Unmoved Mover (2020 [2021], Fundacja Sluchaj) B 
  • /Liba Villavecchia: Asebeia (2020 [2021], FMR) B+(*) 

Joshua Trinidad: In November (2015 [2018], RareNoise) B+(*) 

Trin-I-Tee 5.7: Holla: The Best of Trin-I-Tee 5.7 (1998-2002 [2007], GospoCentric/Legacy) B 

Trinity: Sparkling (2004, Jazzaway) B+(**) 

The Trio:

  • Conflagration (1971, Dawn) A− 
  • Meet the Locals (1998 [1999], Resonant) A− 
  • In Color (1999 [2000], Resonant) B+(***) 

Trio 3:

  • Encounter (1999 [2001], Passin' Thru) A− 
  • /Irène Schweizer: Berne Concert (2007 [2009], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • /Geri Allen: At This Time (2008 [2009], Intakt) A− 
  • /Jason Moran: Refraction - Breakin' Glass (2012 [2013], Intakt) A− 
  • /Geri Allen: Celebrating Mary Lou Williams: Live at Birdland New York (2010 [2011], Intakt) A− 
  • /Vijay Iyer: Wiring (2013 [2014], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • Visiting Texture (2016 [2017], Intakt) A− 

Trio Da Kali and Kronos Quartet: Ladilikan (2017, World Circuit) B+(*) 

Trio Da Paz: 30 (2011 [2016], Zoho Music) B+(**) 

Trio Grande: Urban Myth (2023, Whirlwind) B+(**) 

Trio Heinz Herbert:

  • The Willisau Concert (2016 [2017], Intakt) A− 
  • Yes (2018, Intakt) B+(***) 

Trio HLK: Standard Time (2018, Ubuntu Music) B+(***) 

Trio Linguale [Kevin Woods/John Stowell/Miles Black]: Signals (2019 [2020], Origin) B+(*) 

Trio Red Space: Fields of Flat (2015 [2016], Relay) B+(**) 

Trio S: Somewhere Glimmer (2017, Zitherine) B+(*) 

Trio San: Hibiki (2022 [2023], Jazzdor) B+(***) 

Trio Xolo: In Flower, in Song (2019 [2022], 577) A− 

Triocity [Charles Pillow/Jeff Campbell/Rich Thompson]: I Believe in You (2016 [2017], Origin) B+(**) 

Trio-X [Joe McPhee/Dominic Duval/Ray Rosen]:

  • On Tour . . . Toronto/Rochester (2001, Cadence) B+(***) 

Trio-X [Joe McPhee/Dominic Duval/Jay Rosen]:

  • Journey (2003, CIMP) B+(**) 
  • The Sugar Hill Suite (2004, CIMP) B+(**) 

Triogram: Triogram (2023, Circle Theory Media) B+(**) 

The Trishas: High, Wide & Handsome (2012, self-released) B+(*) 

Lennie Tristano:

  • Chicago April 1951 (1951 [2014], Uptown, 2CD) A− 
  • The Duo Sessions (1968 [2020], Dot Time) B+(**) 

Lennie Tristano Centennial Quartet: Live @ Berklee (2020, Altered Music Productions) A− 

Trombone Shorty:

  • Backatown (2010, Verve Forecast) C+ 
  • Say That to Say This (2013, Verve) B− 
  • Parking Lot Symphony (2017, Blue Note) B− 
  • Lifted (2022, Blue Note) B 

Trondheim Jazz Orchestra:

  • /Ole Morten Vågan: Happy Endings (2018, Odin) B+(**) 
  • /The MaXx: Live (2018 [2021], MNJ) B+(**) 
  • /Ole Morten Vågan: Plastic Wave (2020 [2021], Odin, 2CD) A− 

Tronics: Love Backed by Force (1981 [2012], What's Your Rupture?) B 

Tronzo Trio: Roots (1994, Knitting Factory Works) B+(**) 

John Tropea: Gotcha Rhythm Right Here (2014 [2015], STP) B− 

Tropic of Cancer: Restless Idylls (2013, Blackest Ever Black) B− 

Tropical Fuck Storm:

  • A Laughing Death in Meatspace (2018, Tropical Fuck Storm/Mistletone) B+(**) 
  • Braindrops (2019, Joyful Noise) B+(*) 
  • Deep States (2021, Joyful Noise) B+(*) 

Tropos: Axioms // 75 AB (2019 [2020], Biophilia) B+(*) 

Trouble Funk:

  • Drop the Bomb (1982, Sugar Hill) A− 
  • Trouble Over Here/Trouble Over There (1987, Island) B+(**) 

Trouble Kaze: June (2016 [2017], Circum-Disc) B+(*) 

Gianluigi Trovesi:

  • From G to G (1992, Soul Note) B+(***) 
  • Around Small Fairy Tales (1998, Soul Note) B+(**) 
  • /Gianni Coscia: In Cerca Di Cibo (1999 [2000], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Dedalo (2001 [2002], Enja) A− 
  • Fugace (2002 [2003], ECM) B+(***) 
  • /Gianni Coscia: La Misteriosa Musica Della Regina Loana (2019, ECM) B+(**) 
  • Stravaganze Consonanti (2014 [2023], ECM) B+(*) 

Doris Troy: Doris Troy (1970, Capitol) B+(**) 

Troy Ave: New York City: The Album (2013, BSB) B+(***) 

TRP (The Reese Project):

  • Eastern Standard Time (2008 [2009], In the Groove) B 
  • Evening in Vermont (2011, Rhombus) B− 

Dan Trudell:

  • Dan Trudell Plays the Piano (2015, self-released) B+(*) 
  • Fishin' Again: A Tribute to Clyde Stubblefield & Dr. Lonnie Smith (2019-21 [2023], OA2) B+(***) 

True Stomach of a Bird [Ulf Mengersen/Lina Allemano/Kamil Korolczuk]: Computation Intensive Spontaneousness (2023, self-released) B+(*) 

Ryan Truesdell: Lines of Color (2014 [2015], Blue Note/ArtistShare) A− 

Erik Truffaz: Rollin' (2023, Blue Note) B+(**) 

Com Truise: Galactic Melt (2011, Ghostly International) B+(**) 

Juanma Trujillo: Contour (2021 [2023], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment: Surf (2015, self-released) A− 

The Trypes: Music for Neighbors (1984 [2022], Pravda) B+(**) 

Mikolaj Trzaska/Devin Hoff/Michael Zerang: Sleepless in Chicago (2011-12 [2013], NoBusiness) B+(***) 

Andrzej Trzaskowski: The Andrzej Trzaskowski Quintet [Polish Jazz Vol. 4] (1965, Polskie Nagrania Muza) B+(**) 

Trzy Dni Pozniej: Pokoj Jej Cieniom (2014, Fortune) B+(**) 

Assif Tsahar:

  • Ein Sof (1997, Silkheart) B+(***) 
  • /Gerry Hemingway/Mark Dresser: Code Re(a)d (2011 [2014], Hopscotch) A− 
  • /Tatsuya Nakatani: I Got It Bad (2014, Hopscotch) B+(***) 
  • /William Parker/Hamid Drake: In Between the Tumbling a Stillness (2015 [2018], Hopscotch) A  

Andreas Tschopp Bubaran: Tambuk (2019 [2020], Enja/Yellowbird) B 

Gust William Tsilis & Alithea With Arthur Blythe: Pale Fire (1988, Enja) B 

Tuba Skinny:

  • Some Kind-a-Shake (2018 [2019], self-released) B+(***) 
  • Magnolia Stroll (2021 [2022], self-released) B+(**) 
  • Hot Town (2023, self-released) B+(***) 

Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn:

  • Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be (1965, Decca) B 
  • Singin' Again (1967, Decca) B+(**) 

Harriet Tubman:

  • Araminta (2013 [2017], Sunnyside) A− 
  • The Terror End of Beauty (2018, Sunnyside) B+(*) 

The Tubs: Dead Meat (2023, Trouble in Mind) B+(*) 

Allison Adams Tucker: April in Paris (2012 [2014], Allegato Music) B 

The Corin Tucker Band:

  • 1,000 Years (2010, Kill Rock Stars) B+(*) 
  • Kill My Blues (2012, Kill Rock Stars) B+(**) 

Dara Starr Tucker: Dara Starr Tucker (2023, Green Hill Productions) B+(**) 

Tanya Tucker:

  • My Turn (2009, Saguaro Road) A−  
  • While I'm Livin' (2019, Fantasy) B+(**) 
  • Sweet Western Sound (2023, Fantasy) B+(**) 

Tucker Brothers: Two Parts (2019, self-released) B 

Tujiko Noriko: Crépuscule I & II (2023, Editions Mego, 2CD) B 

Yves Tumor:

  • Serpent Music (2016, Pan) B+(*) 
  • Safe in the Hands of Love (2018, Warp) B 
  • Heaven to a Tortured Mind (2020, Warp) B+(**) 
  • Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) (2023, Warp) B+(**) 

Tune Recreation Committee: Voices of Our Vision (2017, self-released) B+(*) 

Tune-Yards:

  • Bird-Brains (2009, 4AD) B+(**) 
  • Whokill (2011, 4AD) B+(*)  
  • Nikki Nack (2014, 4AD) B+(**) 
  • I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life (2018, 4AD) B 
  • Sketchy (2021, 4AD) B 

Shem Tupe/Justo Osala/Enos Okola: Guitar Music of Western Kenya: 45s From the Archive of Shem Tupe (1960s-70s [2021], Mississippi) B+(***) 

Turbamulta: Turbamulta (2018, Clean Feed) B 

Saadet Türköz/Elliott Sharp: Kumuska (2007 [2019], Intakt) B+(*) 

Big Joe Turner:

  • /Smilin' Smokey Lynn/Big Maceo/H-Bomb Ferguson: Shouting the Blues (1949-53 [1992], Specialty) B+(**) 
  • Rhythm & Blues Years (1952-59 [1986], Atlantic) B+(***) 

Brad Turner:

  • The Magnificent (2023, Cellar) B+(*) 

Frank Turner: England Keep My Bones (2011, Epitaph) B+(***) 

Ike & Tina Turner:

  • River Deep Mountain High (1966 [1969], A&M) A− 
  • Come Together (1970, Liberty) A− 
  • What You Hear Is What You Get: Live at Carnegie Hall (1971, United Artists) B+(***) 
  • 'Nuff Said (1971, United Artists) B+(*) 

Josh Turner: Country State of Mind (2020, MCA Nashville) B+(**) 

Mark Turner:

  • In This World (1998, Warner Brothers) A− 
  • /Gary Foster: Mark Turner Meets Gary Foster (2003 [2019], Capri, 2CD) B+(***)  Lathe of Heaven (2013 [2014], ECM) B+(**) 
  • /Ethan Iverson: Temporary Kings (2017 [2018], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Return From the Stars (2019 [2022], ECM) B+(***) 

Turning Jewels Into Water:

  • Map of Absences (2019, FPE) B+(***) 
  • Which Way Is Home? (2018, FPE, EP) B+(**) 

Turning Point: Matador (2005, Native Language) B− 

Turnpike Troubadours:

  • Turnpike Troubadours (2015, Bossier City) B 
  • A Long Way From Your Heart (2017, Bossier City) B 

Turnstile: Glow On (2021, Roadrunner) B+(*) 

Steve Turre:

  • Spiritman (2014 [2015], Smoke Sessions) B+(**) 
  • Colors for the Masters (2016, Smoke Sessions) B+(**) 
  • The Very Thought of You (2018, Smoke Sessions) B+(*) 
  • Generations (2022, Smoke Sessions) B+(**) 

Stanley Turrentine:

  • Comin' Your Way (1961 [1987], Blue Note) B+(*) 
  • Mr. Natural (1964 [2023], Blue Note) B+(**) 

Turnstile: Time & Space (2018, Roadrunner) B+(*) 

The Turtles:

  • It Ain't Me Babe (1965, White Whale) B+(*) 
  • You Baby/Let Me Be (1966, White Whale) B 
  • Happy Together (1967, White Whale) C− 
  • The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands (1968, White Whale) B− 
  • Turtle Soup (1969, White Whale) B 

François Tusques:

  • La Jungle du Douanier Rousseau (2013 [2014], Improvising Beings) B+(**) 
  • /Mirtha Pozzi/Pablo Cueco: Le Fond de L'Air (2014, Improvising Beings) B+(***) 
  • /François Toullec/Eric Zinman: Laiser L'Exprit Divaguer (2014, Improvising Beings, 2CD) B+(**) 

Molly Tuttle:

  • When You're Ready (2019, Compass) B+(**) 
  • & Golden Highway: Crooked Tree (2022, Nonesuch) B+(***) 
  • & Golden Highway: City of Gold (2023, Nonesuch) B+(***) 

Tuxedo: Tuxedo (2015, Stones Throw) A− 

TV on the Radio:

  • Young Liars (2003, Touch & Go, EP) B 
  • Nine Types of Light (2011, Interscope) A− 
  • Seeds (2014, Harvest) B 

Jeff Tweedy:

  • Warm (2018, dBpm) B+(**) 
  • Love Is the King (2020, dBpm) B+(**) 

Tweens: Tweens (2014, Frenchkiss) B 

Tweet: Charlene (2016, eOne) B+(**) 

Twenty One 4tet: Live at Zaal 100 (2015 [2016], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Twice Thou:

  • The Bank Attack (2012, The Buy Back Initiative/Music Group) A− 
  • Trials & Tribulationships (2015, The Ennis Group) B+(***) 
  • Loose Screws: Las Aventuras de Tonito Montana (2017, The Ennis Group) B+(*) 

The Twilight Sad:

  • Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters (2007, Fat Cat) B+(*) 
  • It Won/t Be Like This All the Time (2019, Rock Action) B 

The Twilight Singers: Dynamite Steps (2011, Sub Pop) B 

Twin Shadow:

  • Forget (2010, Terrible) B+(*) 
  • Confess (2012, 4AD) B− 

Twin Talk: Twin Talk (2014 [2016], Ears & Eyes) B+(*) 

Twista: The Perfect Storm (2010, Get Gang Money) B+(***) 

Conway Twitty/Loretta Lynn:

  • Lead Me On (1972, Decca) B+(**) 
  • Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man (1973, MCA) B+(***) 
  • Two's a Party (1981, MCA) B  The Best of Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn [20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection] (1971-88 [2000], MCA Nashville) B+(***) 

Two Door Cinema Club: Tourist History (2010, Glassnote) B+(**) 

Two Fingers:

  • Two Fingers (2009, Paper Bag) B+(**) 
  • Stunt Rhythms (2012, Big Dada, 2CD) B+(**) 

Two Fresh: Torch (2015, self-released, EP) B+(*) 

Two Much [Reut Regev and Igal Foni]: Never Enough (2021, Relative Pitch) B+(***) 

Two Shell:

  • Home (2022, Mainframe Audio, EP) B+(*) 
  • Lil Spirits (2023, Mainframe Audio, EP) A− 

Two Weeks Notice: A Calm, Measured Response (2020, Fake Four, EP) B+(**) 

Ty Dolla Sign:

  • Beach House 3 (2017, Atlantic) B+(*) 
  • Featuring Ty Dolla $ign (2020, Atlantic) B 

Tycho: Dive (2011, Ghostly International) B+(*) 

Tyla Gang:

  • Stereo Tactics (2013 [2015], Cherry Red) B+(*) 
  • Live in Stockholm (2014 [2015], Cherry Red) B+(*) 

Chris Tyle's New Orleans Rover Boys: A Tribute to Benny Strickler (1991, Stomp Off) B+(***) 

Charles Tyler:

  • Black Mysticism (1966, ESP-Disk) B+(***) 
  • Eastern Man Alone (1967, ESP-Disk) B+(**) 

Tess Tyler:

  • Fractals [Vol. 1] (2022, Manners McDade) A− 
  • /Spindle Ensemble: Fractals [Vol. 2] (2022, Manners McDade) B+(*) 

William Tyler:

  • Behold the Spirit (2010 [2011], Tompkins Square) B+(**) 
  • Impossible Truth (2013, Merge) B+(**) 
  • Modern Country (2016, Merge) B+(*) 
  • Goes West (2019, Merge) B+(**) 

Tyler, the Creator:

  • Goblin (2011, Odd Future) B+(*) 
  • Wolf (2013, Odd Future) B 
  • Cherry Bomb (2015, Odd Future) B+(*) 
  • Flower Boy (2017, Odd Future/Columbia) B 
  • Igor (2019, Columbia) B+(**) 
  • Call Me if You Get Lost (2021, Columbia) B+(***) 
  • Call Me if You Get Lost: The Estate Sale (2021 [2023], Columbia) B+(**) 

Baron Tymas: Montréal (2015 [2017], Tymasmusic) B+(*) 

The Tymes: The Best of the Tymes: 1963-1964 [Cameo Parkway] (1963-64 [2005], ABKCO) B+(***) 

Dan Tyminski: God Fearing Heathen (2023, 8 Track Entertainment) A− 

Paul Tynan:

  • /Aaron Lington: Bicoastal Collective: Chapter Four (2013 [2014], OA2) B+(*) 
  • /Aaron Lington: Bicoastal Collective: Chapter Five (2016 [2017], OA2) B 
  • Quartet (2016 [2019], Origin) B+(*) 
  • /Aaron Lington: Bicoastal Collective: Chapter Six (2022 [2023], OA2) B 

McCoy Tyner:

  • Today and Tomorrow (1963-64 [2009], Impulse) B+(**) 
  • Horizon (1979 [1980], Milestone) B 
  • Journey (1993, Birdology) B+(**) 

Typefighter: The End of Everything (2014, Huge Witch) B+(**) 

Typical Sisters: Hungry Ghost (2017 [2019], Outside In Music) B+(**) 

"Blue" Gene Tyranny: Detours (2012, Unseen Worlds) B+(***) 

Steve Tyrell: A Song for You (2018, New Design) B+(**) 

June Tyson: Saturnian Queen of the Sun Ra Arkestra (1968-92 [2019], Modern Harmonic/Sundazed) B+(**) 

Tyvek: Overground (2023, Ginkgo) A− 

Helen Tzatzimakis: Soulfully (2014 [2015], Cobalt Music) B+(*) 

Oded Tzur:

  • Here Be Dragons (2019 [2020], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Isabela (2021 [2022], ECM) B+(***) 

U SCO: Catchin' Heat (2019 [2023], self-released) B+(**) 

U2:

  • Achtung Baby (1991, Island) B+(*) 
  • Zooropa (1993, Island) B+(**) 
  • Pop (1997, Island) B+(*) 
  • No Line on the Horizon (2009, Interscope) B 
  • Songs of Innocence (2014, Interscope) B 

Uassyn: Zacharya (2019 [2021], JazzThing) B+(***) 

UB40:

  • Signing Off (1980, Virgin) B+(***)  Present Arms (1981, Virgin) A− 
  • UB44 (1982, DEP International) B+(***) 

Etuk Ubong: Africa Today (2019 [2020], Night Dreamer) B+(**) 

Kali Uchis:

  • Isolation (2018, Virgin EMI) A− 
  • To Feel Alive (Virgin EMI, EP) B 
  • Sin Miedo (Del Amor Y Otros Demonios) (2020, Interscope) B+(*) 
  • Red Moon in Venus (2023, Interscope) B+(**) 

Jeremy Udden:

  • /John McNeil/Akyer Kobrinsky/Anthony Pinciotti: Hush Point III (2017, Sunnyside) B+(*) 
  • Three in Paris (2018 [2019], Sunnyside) B+(***) 
  • Wishing Flower (2023, Sunnyside) B+(*) 

Yuma Uesaka:

  • /Cat Toren/Colin Hinton: Ocelot (2019 [2021], 577) B+(***) 
  • /Marilyn Crispell: Streams (2018 [2021], Not Two) B+(***) 

Uffie: Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans (2010, Ed Banger/Elektra) B+(**) 

Ben UFO: Fabriclive 67 (2013, Fabric, 2CD) B+(**) 

Federico Ughi: Transoceanico (2016 [2019], 577) A− 

UGK: UGK 4 Life (2009, Jive/Zomba) B+(***) 

Ugly Beauty: Ugly Beauty (2019 [2020], self-released) B+(*) 

Ukandanz: Awo (2016, Buda Musique) B+(*) 

Celestine Ukwu and His Philosophers National: No Condition Is Permanent (1971-74 [2022], Mississippi) B+(***) 

Ulaan Passerine: Sun Spar (2021 [2022], Worstward) B 

Matt Ulery:

  • In the Ivory (2013-14 [2014], Greenleaf Music, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • Pollinator (2019 [2020], Woolgathering) B++(**) 
  • Become Giant (2022, Woolgathering) B+(**) 

Birgit Ulher/Franz Hautzinger: Kleine Trompetenmusik (2018 [2020], Relative Pitch) B− 

Fernando Ulibarri: Transform (2013 [2014], self-released) B+(*) 

Lisa Ullén/Elsa Bergman/Anna Lund: Space (2021 [2022], Relative Pitch) B+(***) 

David Ullmann:

  • Corduroy (2014, Little Sky) B+(**) 
  • Sometime (2018, Little Sky) B 

Gebhard Ullmann:

  • Basement Research (1993 [1995], Soul Note) B+(***) 
  • Kreuzberg Park East (1997 [2000], Soul Note) B+(**) 
  • /Steve Swell/Hilliard Greene/Barry Altschul: We're Playing in Here? (2007 [2022], NoBusiness) B+(***) 
  • /Johannes Fink/Jan Leipnitz/Gebhard Gschlößl: Gulf of Berlin (2012 [2014], Jazzwerkstatt) B+(***) 
  • Hat and Shoes (2013 [2015], Between the Lines) B+(***) 
  • /Basement Research: Impromptus and Other Short Works (2018 [2019], WhyPlayJazz) B+(***) 
  • /Hans Lüdemann/Oliver Potratz/Eric Schaefer: MikroPULS (2017 [2019], Intuition) A− 
  • /Gerhard Gschlössl/Johannes Fink/Jan Leipnitz/Michael Haves: GULFH of Berlin (2018 [2021], ESP-Disk) B+(**) 

James Blood Ulmer:

  • Revealing (1977 [1990], In+Out) A− 
  • Black Rock (1982, Columbia) A− 
  • Part Time (1983 [1984], Celluloid) B+(**) 
  • Blues Allnight (1989 [1990], In+Out) B+(*) 
  • w/The Thing: Baby Talk: Live at the Molde International Jazz Festival 2015 (2015 [2017], Trost) B+(***) 

Stephen Ulrich: Music From This American Life (2023, Barbès) B+(***) 

UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra: Last Dance: New Music for Jazz Orchestra by Ed Partyka (2020 [2022], Neuklang) B+(*) 

Umoja: 707 (2017, Awesome Tapes From Africa, EP) B+(**) 

Umphrey's McGee: Zonkey (2016, Nothing Too Fancy) B+(**) 

Uncle Dave & the Waco Brothers: Nine Slices of My Midlife Crisis (2004, Buried Treasure) B+(*) 

Uncle Tupelo: Anodyne (1993 [2003], Rhino/Sire) B+(*) 

Uncle Waffles: Asylum (2023, Kreativekornerr) B+(**) 

The Uncluded: Hokey Fright (2013, Rhymesayers Entertainment) A− 

The Underachievers: Indigoism (2013, Brainfeeder) B+(*) 

The Underflow: Instant Opaque Evening (2020 [2021], Blue Chopsticks) B 

Underscores: Wallsocket (2023, Mom + Pop) B+(***) 

Carrie Underwood:

  • Carnival Ride (2007, Arista Nashville) C 
  • Greatest Hits: Decade #1 (2005-14 [2015], Arista Nashville, 2CD) C− 
  • Storyteller (2015, 19/Arista Nashville) B− 

Underworld:

  • Barbara Barbara, We Face a Shining Future (2016, Astralwerks) B+(**) 
  • /Iggy Pop: Teatime Dub Encounters (2018, Caroline, EP) B+(**) 

Unexpected: Munchies (2013 [2014], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(***) 

Unhinged Sextet:

  • Don't Blink (2016 [2017], OA2) B 
  • Clarity (2014 [2015], OA2) B 

The Unicorns: Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone? (2003, Alien8) B+(*) 

The United States Air Force Academy Band: The Falconaires: Sharing the Freedom (2010 [2011], self-released) B− 

The United States Air Force Band:

  • Cool Yule (2009, self-released) B 
  • The Jazz Heritage Series 2009 Radio Broadcasts (2009, self-released, 3CD) C− 
  • The Jazz Heritage Series 2010 Radio Broadcasts (2010, self-released, 3CD) C− 
  • The Jazz Heritage Series 2011 Radio Broadcasts (2011, self-released, 3CD) C 
  • Airmen of Note: Veterans of Jazz (2017, self-released) D+ 
  • The Jazz Heritage Series 2017 Radio Broadcasts (2017, self-released, 3CD) C+ 
  • Airmen of Note: The Jazz Heritage Series 2018 Radio Broadcasts (2018, self-released, 3CD) C 
  • The Jazz Heritage Series: 2019 Radio Broadcasts (2019, self-released, 4CD) C− 
  • Best of the Jazz Heritage Series Volume 1 (2018, self-released) B− 
  • Global Reach (2018 [2019], self-released) C 
  • Air Power! (2019 [2020], self-released) B− 
  • The 2021 Jazz Heritage Series (2021, self-released) B− 
  • Jazz Heritage Series: 2019 Highlights (2019 [2020], self-released) B  The 2022 Jazz Heritage Series (2022, self-released) B− 

The Units: History of the Units: The Early Years (1977-83 [2010], Community Library) B 

Universal Indians w/Joe McPhee: Skullduggery (2014 [2015], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

University of Toronto:

  • Jazz Orcherstra: Sweet Ruby Suite (2016 [2017], UofT Jazz) B+(*) 
  • 12Tet: Trillium Falls (2016 [2017], UofT Jazz) B 
  • When Day Slips Into Night (2018, UofT Jazz) B+(*) 

UNKLE: Ronin II [Mixed] (2022, self-released) B+(**) 

Unknown Mortal Orchestra:

  • Unknown Mortal Orchestra (2011, Fat Possum) B 
  • Multi-Love (2015, Jagjaguwar) B− 

Unscientific Italians: Play the Music of Bill Frisell Vol. 1 (2019 [2021], Hora) A− 

Adam Unsworth/Byron Olson/John Vanore: Balance (2009-11 [2014], Acoustical Concepts) B+(*) 

The Unthanks:

  • Last (2011, Rough Trade) B 
  • Diversions, Vol. 1: The Songs of Robert Wyatt and Antony & the Johnsons (2010 [2012], Rough Trade) B+(*) 

The Upsetters:

  • Return of Django (1969, Trojan) B+(***) 
  • The Good, the Bad and the Upsetters (1970, Trojan) B+(***) 
  • Clint Eastwood (1970, Pama) B+(***) 
  • Blackboard Jungle Dub (1971-73 [1981], Clocktower) B+(***) 
  • Super Ape (1976, Mango) A− 
  • Return of the Super Ape (1978, Upsetter) B+(**) 

The Upsidedown: The Town With Bad Wiring (2010, Reverb) B+(***) 

Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet: Fools for Yule (2021, Housekat) C 

Keith Urban: Ripcord (2016, Capitol Nashville) B 

Michal Urbaniak:

  • Live Recording [Polish Jazz Vol. 24] (1971, Polskie Nagrania Muza) B+(***) 

Urbanity:

  • Urban Soul (2017, Alfi) B 
  • Urbanity (2018 [2019], Alfi) B 

Diego Urcola/Paquito D'Rivera: El Duelo (2019 [2020], Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Stein Urheim: Downhill Uplift (2018 [2020], Hubro) B 

U-Roy:

  • 30 Massive Shots From Treasure Isle (1970-74 [2009], Attack) B+(**) 
  • Version of Wisdom (1971-74 [1990], Front Line/Virgin) A− 
  • Foundation Skank: 1971-1975 Rare Sides by the DJ Originator (1971-75 [2009], Sound System) B+(***) 
  • Dread in a Babylon (1975, Virgin) B+(**) 
  • The Lost Album: Right Time Rockers (1976 [1998], Sound System) A− 
  • Love Is Not a Gamble (1980, TR International) B+(***) 
  • Serious Matter (1999, Tabout 1) B+(*) 
  • Solid Gold (2021, Trojan) B+(*) 

Ursula 1000: Voyeur (2015, Insect Queen) A− 

Us Free [Bill McHenry/Henry Grimes/Andrew Cyrille]: Fish Stories (2006 [2014], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(***) 

The U.S. Army Blues:

  • Swamp Romp: Voodoo Boogaloo (2008 [2016], self-released) B 
  • Live at Blues Alley (2015 [2016], self-released) C 
  • Swinging in the Holidays (2017, self-released) C 

U.S. Girls:

  • Half Free (2015, 4AD) B 
  • In a Poem Unlimited (2018, 4AD) B+(**) 
  • Heavy Light (2020, 4AD) B− 
  • Bless This Mess (2023, 4AD) B+(**) 

Usher:

  • Raymond V Raymond (2010, LaFace) B+(*) 
  • Versus (2010, LaFace, EP) B+(*) 
  • Looking 4 Myself (2012, RCA) B+(*) 

UTD [Urban Thermo Dynamics: DCQ/Ces/Mos Def]: Manifest Destiny (2004, Illson Media) B+(***) 

Peeter Uuskyla/Tellef Øgrim/Anders Berg/Per Anders Nilsson: Isn Hi Lagt Sae På Fjellvatna (2020, Simlas) B+(***) 

Uz Jsme Doma: Hollywood (1993 [1996], Skoda) B+(**) 

V Knuckles & Phoniks: The Next Chapter (2023, Don't Sleep) B+(***) 

Allan Vaché and Harry Allen:

  • Allan and Allen (2001 [2002], Nagel Heyer) A− 

Warren Vaché:

  • Iridescence (1981, Concord) B+(***) 
  • /Brian Lemon: Play Harry Warren: An Affair to Remember (1995 [1997], Zephyr) B+(***) 
  • /Tony Coe/Alan Barnes: Shine (1997 [1998], Zephyr) B+(***) 
  • /Tony Coe/Alan Barnes: Jumpin' (1997 [1999], Zephyr) B+(**) 
  • /Alan Barnes: Memories of You (1997 [1999], Zephyr) B+(**) 
  • /Tony Coe: Street of Dreams (1997 [1999], Zephyr) B+(***) 
  • /Allan Vaché: Mrs. Vaché's Boys (1998 [1999], Nagel Heyer) B+(***) 
  • I Can't Get Started: Warren Vaché Meets Derek Watkins Again! (2000, Zephyr) B+(***) 
  • Ballads and Other Cautionary Tales (2011, Arbors) B+(**) 
  • Remembers Benny Carter (2014 [2015], Arbors) B+(***) 
  • Songs Our Fathers Taught Us (2019, Arbors) B+(***) 

Vagabon: Infinite Worlds (2017, Father/Daughter) B+(*) 

Vagrants: I Can't Make a Friend 1965-1968 (1965-68 [2011], Light in the Attic) B 

Chucho Valdés:

  • Live at the Village Vanguard (1999 [2000], Blue Note) A− 
  • Chucho's Steps (2009 [2010], Four Quarters) B+(***) 
  • Border-Free (2013, Jazz Village) B+(*) 
  • Tribute to Irakere (Live in Marciac) (2015, Jazz Village) B+(**) 
  • Jazz Batá 2 (2018, Mack Avenue) B+(***) 
  • /Paquito D'Rivera: I Missed You Too! (2022, Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Harvey Valdes: Point Counter Point (2016, self-released) B+(***) 

Dyan Valdés/Eddie Argos: Fixin' the Charts, Vol. 1: Everybody Was in the French Resistance . . . Now! (2010, Cooking Vinyl) A− 

Valee: GOOD Job, You Found Me (2018, GOOD Music, EP) B+(**) 

Billy Valentine: Billy Valentine and the Universal Truth (2020-22 [2023], Acid Jazz/Flying Dutchman) B+(***) 

Kid Thomas Valentine: Kid Thomas in California (1969 [1994], GHB) A− 

Bro. Valentino: Stay Up Zimbabwe (1979-80 [2017], Analog Africa, EP) B+(***) 

Kiki Valera: Vivencias En Clave Cubana (2018 [2019], Origin) B+(***) 

Manuel Valera:

  • Self Portrait (2013 [2014], Mavo) B+(**) 
  • /Groove Square: Urban Landscape (2015, Destiny) B+(**) 
  • New Cuban Express Big Band: José Martí En Nueva York (2019 [2020], Greenleaf Music) + 

Valerie June:

  • Pushin' Against a Stone (2013, Sunday Best) B+(***) 
  • The Order of Time (2017, Concord) B+(**) 
  • The Moon and Stars: Prescription for Dreamers (2021, Fantasy) B+(*) 
  • Under Cover (2022, Fantasy, EP) B 

João Valinho/Luis Vicente/Marcelo dos Reis/Salvoandrea Lucifora: Light Machina (2020 [2021], Multikulti Project) B+(***) 

Valley Queen: Destroyer (2017, self-released, EP) B− 

Colin Vallon:

  • Le Vent (2013 [2014], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Ailleurs (2006, Hatology) B+(**) 

Vampire Weekend:

  • Vampire Weekend (2008, XL) B+(***) 
  • Contra (2010, XL) A 
  • Modern Vampires of the City (2013, XL) A− 
  • Father of the Bride (2019, Columbia) B+(**) 

The Vampires: The Vampires Meet Lionel Loueke (2016 [2017], Earshift Music) B+(*) 

The Vamps: Meet the Vamps (2014, Island) B+(**) 

Kobe Van Cauwenberghe: Ghost Trance Septet Plays Anthony Braxton (2021 [2022], El Negocito) B+(***) 

Bo Van De Graaf: Eccentric Music for Audio Hunters (2002-16 [2021], Icdisc) B 

Marike Van Dijk: The Stereography Project Feat. Jeff Taylor and Katell Keinig (2018, Hert/Membran) B 

George Van Eps: Once in Awhile (1946-49 [2014], Delmark) B+(***) 

Sharon Van Etten:

  • Epic (2010, Ba Da Bing) B 
  • Tramp (2010-11 [2012], Jagjaguwar) B− 
  • Are We There (2014, Jagjaguwar) B− 
  • Remind Me Tomorrow (2019, Jagjaguwar) B+(*) 
  • We've Been Going About This All Wrong (2022, Jagjaguwar) B+(*) 

Ben Van Gelder/Tony Tixier/Tom Berkmann/Mathias Ruppnig: Scopes (2019, Whirlwind) B+(**) 

Van Halen: Van Halen (1978, Warner Brothers) C+ 

Jordan VanHemert: Nomad (2021 [2022], Origin) B+(*) 

Peter Van Huffel:

  • Bite My Blues (2013 [2014], Clean Feed) B+(*) 
  • /Michael Bates/Jeff Davis: Boom Crane (2013 [2014], Fresh Sound New Talent) A− 
  • /Michael Bates/Jeff Davis: Boom Crane (2013 [2014], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(**) 
  • /Alex Maksymiw: Kronix (2015 [2016], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(*) 

Petra Van Nuis & Dennis Luxion: Because We're Night People (2018, String Damper) B+(*) 

Andrew Van Tassel: It's Where You Are (2016, Tone Rogue) B+(*) 

Albert Van Veenendaal: Minimal Damage (2007-09 [2010], Evil Rabbit) A− 

Townes Van Zandt:

  • For the Sake of the Song (1968, Poppy) B 
  • Sky Blue (1973 [2019], Fat Possum) B+(*) 

Ecca Vandal: Ecca Vandal (2017, Dew Process) B+(**) 

Ken Vandermark:

  • Big Head Eddie (1993, Platypus) B 
  • Solid Action (1994, Platypus) B+(***) 
  • Standards (1994 [1995], Quinnah) B+(**) 
  • DK3: Neutrons (1997 [1998], Quarterstick) B+(***) 
  • Vandermark 5: Drink, Don't Drown (1997, Savage Sound Syndicate) B+(*) 
  • Vandermark 5: Thinking on One's Feet (1998 [1999], Savage Sound Syndicate) B+(**) 
  • Territory Band-4: Company Switch (2004 [2005], Okka Disk, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • /Paal Nilssen-Love: Seven (2005 [2006], Smalltown Supersound) B+(*) 
  • Ideas (2005 [2007], Not Two) B+(**) 
  • /Tim Daisy: August Music (2006 [2007], self-released) A− 
  • Free Fall: The Point in a Line (2006 [2007], Smalltown Superjazz) B+(**) 
  • Powerhouse Sound: Overlap (2007-08 [2010], Laurence Family) A− 
  • CODE: Play the Music of Ornette Coleman and Eric Dolphy (2008, Cracked Anegg) B+(***) 
  • /Barry Guy/Mark Sanders: Fox Fire (2008 [2009], Maya, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Artifact iTi: Live in St. Johann (2008 [2010], Okka Disk) B+(***)  Strade d'Acqua/Roads of Water (2008 [2010], Multi Kulti) B+(*) 
  • Vandermark 5: Annular Gift (2009, Not Two) A− 
  • Vandermark 5: The Hose Jumps/The Ship Is Gone (2009 [2010], Not Two, 2CD) A− 
  • /Tim Daisy: The Conversation (2010-11 [2011], Multikulti) B+(***) 
  • Mark in the Water (2010 [2011], Not Two) B+(*) 
  • Sonore: Cafe Oto/London (2011, Trost) B 
  • The Resonance Ensemble: Kafka in Flight (2011, Not Two) A− 
  • /Paal Nilssen-Love: Letter to a Stranger (2011 [2012], Smalltown Superjazz) B+(***) 
  • DKV + Mats Gustafsson/Paal Nilssen-Love/Massimo Pupillo: Schl8hof (2011 [2013], Trost) B+(**) 
  • The Resonance Ensemble: What Country Is This? (2012, Not Two) A− 
  • /The Resonance Ensemble: Head Above Water/Feet Out of the Fire (2012-13 [2013], Not Two, 2CD) A− 
  • /Agustí Fernández: Interacting Fields (2013, Discordian) B+(***) 
  • Topology Nonet: Impressions of Po Music (2013, Okka Disk) B+(**) 
  • Side A: In the Abstract (2013 [2014], Not Two) B+(**) 
  • The Resonance Ensemble: Double Arc (2013 [2015], Not Two) B+(***) 
  • /Paal Nilssen-Love: The Lions Have Eaten One of the Guards (2013 [2015], Audiographic) B+(***) 
  • /Mats Gustafsson: Verses (2013 [2019], Corbett vs. Dempsey) B+(**) 
  • Site Specific (2014-15 [2015], Audiographic, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • /Klaus Kugel/Mark Tokar: Escalator (2016 [2017], Not Two) B+(***) 
  • Momentum 2 & 3 (2016 [2017], Audiographic, 2CD) B+(*)  /Nate Wooley/Sylvie Courvoisier/Tom Rainey [VWCR]: Noise of Our Time (2017 [2018], Impakt) A− 
  • /Nate Wooley: Deeply Discounted II/Sequences of Snow (2018, Pleasure of the Text/Audiographic, EP) B 
  • /Klaus Kugel/Mark Tokar: No-Exit Corner (2016 [2018], Not Two) B+(***) 
  • The Field Within a Line (2020 [2021], Corbett vs. Dempsey) B+(***) 
  • /Hamid Drake: Eternal River (2021 [2023], Corbett vs. Dempsey) B+(***) 

Kalia Vandever: Regrowth (2022, New Amsterdam) B+(***) 

Luther Vandross: The Best of Luther Vandross: The Best of Love (1980-89 [1989], Epic, 2CD) B+(***) 

Cristina Vane:

  • Troubled Sleep (2017, self-released, EP) B+(**) 
  • Old Played New (2020, Blue Tip) B+(***) 
  • The Magnolia Sessions (2020, Anti-Corp) B+(**) 

Chad VanGaalen: Diaper Island (2011, Sub Pop) B+(*) 

The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra: OverTime: The Music of Bob Brookmeyer (2014, Planet Arts) B+(*) 

Raphael Vanoli: Bibrax (2017, Shhpuma) B+(*) 

John Vanore:

  • Stolen Moments: Celebrating Oliver Nelson (2016 [2017], Acoustical Concepts) B+(**) 
  • Primary Colors (1984-85 [2020], Acoustical Concepts) B+(**) 

Jasper Van't Hof/Ernie Watts/Bo Stieff Face to Face: Canossa (1998, Canossa) B+(*) 

Marcos Varela: San Ygnacio (2012 [2016], Origin) B 

Kate Vargas:

  • For the Wolfish & Wandering (2018, self-released) B+(*) 
  • Rumpumpo (2021, Bandaloop) B+(**) 

Vario 34-3: Free Improvised Music (2018 [2021], Corbett Vs. Dempsey) B+(*) 

Pictoria Vark: The Parts I Dread (2022, Get Better) B+(*) 

Jacob Varmus: Aegean: For Three Generations of Jazz Lovers (2013 [2015], Crows' Kin) B+(**) 

Elle Varner: Perfectly Imperfect (2012, RCA) B+(**) 

Tom Varner: Martian Heartache (1996 [1997], Soul Note) B+(***) 

Johnny Varro: Speak Low (2011, Arbors) B+(**) 

Sachal Vasandani/Romain Collin:

  • Midnight Shelter (2021, Edition) B− 
  • Still Life (2022, Edition) B− 

The Vaselines: Sex With an X (2010, Sub Pop) B+(***) 

Sarah Vaughan:

  • In Hi-Fi (1949-53 [1997], Columbia/Legacy) B+(*) 
  • At Mister Kelly's (1957 [2007], Verve) B 
  • After Hours (1961, Roulette) B+(***) 
  • The Best of Sarah Vaughan [20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection] (1954-66 [2004], Hip-O) B− 
  • Live at the 1971 Monterey Jazz Festival (1971 [2007], MJF) B 
  • Live in Japan: Volume 1 (1973 [1991], Mainstream) B+(**) 
  • Live in Japan: Volume 2 (1973 [1991], Mainstream) B+(**) 
  • How Long Has This Been Going On? (1978, Pablo) B+(***) 
  • Duke Ellington: Song Book One (1979 [1980], Pablo) B+(***) 
  • Duke Ellington: Song Book Two (1979 [1980], Pablo) B+(**) 

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble:

  • Live Alive (1985-86 [1986], Epic) B+(**) 
  • Greatest Hits (1983-90 [1995], Epic) A− 

Viktor Vaughn: Vaudeville Villain (2003, Sound-Ink) A− 

Lars Vaular: Helt Om Natten, Helt Om Dagen (2010, Bonnier/Cosmos) A− 

Mike Vax & Ron Romm: Collaboration (2017 [2018], Summit) B+(**) 

Papo Vázquez Mighty Pirates Troubadours: Chapter 10: Breaking Cover (2020, Picaro) B+(**) 

VCMG: Ssss (2012, Mute) B+(**) 

Vector Families: For Those About to Jazz/Rock We Salute You (2017, Sunnyside) A− 

Eddie Vedder: Earthling (2022, Seattle Surf/Republic) B 

Veeze: Ganger (2023, Navy Wavy) B+(*) 

Carlos Vega:

  • Bird's Ticket (2015 [2016], Origin) B+(*) 
  • Bird's Up (2016 [2017], Origin) B+(*) 
  • Art of the Messenger (2017 [2021], Origin) B+(**) 

Ray Vega & Thomas Marriott:

  • Return of the East West Trumpet Summit (2014 [2016], Origin) B+(**) 
  • East West Trumpet Summit: Coast to Coast (2021 [2023], Origin) B+(***) 

Laura Veirs:

  • Saltbreakers (2007, Nonesuch) B+(*) 
  • Found Light (2022, Bella Union) B+(**) 

Cornelius Veit/Eugen Prieur/Jörg Fischer: Stromraum (2012-13 [2014], Spore Print) B+(***) 

Glen Velez: Doctrine of Signatures (1990 [1991], CMP) B+(**) 

Velkro:

  • Don't Wait for the Revolution (2012 [2014], Clean Feed) A 
  • Too Lazy to Panic (2016 [2017], Clean Feed) A− 

Caetano Veloso:

  • Caetano Veloso (1969, Philips) A− 
  • /David Byrne: Live at Carnegie Hall (2004 [2012], Nonesuch) B 
  • Abraçaço (2014, Nonesuch) B+(**) 
  • Meu Coco (2021, Sony Music Brasil) B+(***) 

The Velvet Underground:

  • White Light/White Heat [45th Anniversary Deluxe Edition] (1968 [2013], Verve, 2CD) A− 
  • White Light/White Heat [45th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition] (1968 [2013], Verve, 3CD) B+(**) 
  • The Complete Matrix Tapes (1969 [2015], Polydor, 4CD) B+(***) 
  • 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Velvet Underground (1967-69, [2000], Mercury/Polydor) A 

Ally Venable: Real Gone (2023, Ruf) B+(*) 

Phil Venable: Bassworks, Vol. 1 (2022, Soul City Sounds) B+(*) 

Venetian Snares: Traditional Synthesizer Music (2016, Timesig) A− 

Vin Venezia:

  • Fifth and Adams (2015-16 [2018], Blujazz) B 
  • The Venetian (2023, Innervision) B+(**) 

Andrea Veneziani:

  • The Lighthouse (2022 [2023], self-released) A− 

Glauco Venier: Miniatures: Music for Piano and Percussion (2013 [2016], ECM) B+(**) 

Alex Ventling/Hein Westgaard: In Orbit (2021 [2023], Nice Things) B+(**) 

Joe Venuti/Dave McKenna: Alone at the Palace (1977, Chiaroscuro) A− 

Piet Verbist:

  • /Zygomatik: Cattitude (2014, Origin) B+(**) 
  • Suite Réunion (2018, Origin) B+(***) 
  • Secret Exit to Another Dimension (2020 [2022], Origin) B+(*) 

Javier Vercher:

  • /Ferenc Nemeth: Imaginary Realm (2013, Dreamers Collective) B+(**) 
  • Wish You Were Here (2014 [2015], Musikoz) B+(***) 

Verckys et l'Orchestre Vévé: Congolese Funk, Abrobeat & Psychedelic Rumba 1969-1978 (1969-78 [2014], Analog Africa) A− 

Martina Verhoeven: Driven: Live at Roadburn 2022 (2022, Klanggalerie) B+(***) 

Vernacular: The Little Bird (2003 [2021], Astral Spirits) B+(***) 

Marlene VerPlanck:

  • I Give Up, I'm in Love (2014, Audiophile) A− 
  • The Mood I'm In (2015, Audiophile) B+(***) 

Gary Versace: All for Now (2019 [2020], SteepleChase) B+(**) 

Veruca Salt: Ghost Notes (2015, El Camino) A− 

Verve Jazz Ensemble: Connect the Dots (2018, Lightgroove Media) B 

The Very Best: Warm Heart of Africa (2009, Green Owl) B+(**) 

Martti Vesala: Helsinki Soundpost (2016, Ozella) B 

Vestbo Trio: Gentlemen . . . (2019, Dog Hound) B+(*) 

Harry Vetro: Northern Ranger (2018, T.Sound) B+(**) 

VHS Head: Phocus (2023, Skam) B+(*) 

Viagra Boys:

  • Welfare Jazz (2021, Year0001) B+(***) 
  • Cave World (2022, Year0001) B+(*) 

Andrés Vial:

  • Andrés Vial Plays Thelonious Monk: Sphereology Volume One (2017 [2018], Chromatic Audio) B+(**) 
  • /Dezron Douglas/Eric McPherson: Gang of Three (2019, Chromatic Audio) B+(***) 
  • When Is Ancient? (2020 [2022], Chromatic Audio) B+(**) 

Luke Vibert:

  • Bizarster (2015, Planet Mu) B+(***) 
  • Luke Vibert Presents Amen Andrews (2020, Hypercolour) B+(**) 
  • Luke Vibert Presents Modern Rave (2020, Hypercolour) B+(***) 
  • Luke Vibert Presents Rave Hop (2020, Hypercolour) B+(**) 

Luís Vicente:

  • /Vasco Trilla: A Brighter Side of Darkness (2018 [2019], Clean Feed) B+(*) 
  • Maré (2017 [2020], Cipsela) B+(**) 
  • /John Dikeman/William Parker/Hamid Drake: Goes Without Saying, but It's Got to Be Said (2020, JACC) A− 
  • Chanting in the Name Of (2021, Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Luis Vicente:

  • /Seppe Gebruers/Onno Govaert: Room With No Name (2019 [2022], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(*) 
  • House in the Valley (2021 [2023], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Viceversah: Shine Not Burn (2011, AR Classic) A− 

Fay Victor:

  • 's SoundNoiseFUNK: Wet Robots (2017 [2018], ESP-Disk) B+(**) 
  • Barn Songs (2018 [2019], Northern Spy) B+(**) 
  • 's SoundNoiseFunk: We've Had Enough! (2019 [2020], ESP-Disk) B+(**) 
  • Blackity Black Black Is Beautiful (2023, Northern Spy) B+(**) 

Rebekah Victoria: Songs of the Decades (2018 [2019], Patois) B+(*) 

Ramana Vieira: Fado Da Vida (2015, Fate of Life) B 

Ramana Vieira: Tudo De Mim (All of Me) (2023, self-released) B+(*) 

Vienna Art Orchestra:

  • Suite for the Green Eighties (1981 [1990], Hat Art) B+(**) 
  • Quiet Ways: Ballads (1996 [1997], Amadeo) B+(**) 
  • All That Strauss (2000, TCB) B+(*) 
  • Duke Ellington's Sound of Love, Vol. 2: Live at Porgy & Bess, Vienna (2003, EmArcy) A− 

Viet Cong:

  • Cassette (2014, Mexican Summer) B 
  • Viet Cong (2015, Jagjaguwar) B+(**) 

Tommy Vig: 2022: Jazz Jazz (2021, Klassikus Jazz) C 

Frank Vignola & Vinny Raniolo: Swing Zing! (2015, FV) B+(**) 

Vijana Jazz Band: The Koka Koka Sex Battalion: Rumba, Koka Koka and Kamata Sukuma (1975-80 [2011], Sterns) A− 

Erlend Viken/Jo Berger Myhre/Thomas Strønen: Djupet (2022, OK World) B+(**) 

Kurt Vile:

  • Smoke Ring for My Halo (2010 [2011], Matador) B 
  • Wakin on a Pretty Daze (2013, Matador) B+(*) 
  • B'lieve I'm Goin Down . . . (2015, Matador) B 
  • (Watch My Moves) (2022, Verve Forecast) B+(***) 

Elio Villafranca and His Jazz Syncopators: Caribbean Tinge: Live From Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola (2011-12 [2014], Motéma) B+(*) 

Daniel Villarreal: Lados B (2020 [2023], International Anthem) A− 

Claudia Villela: Cartas Ao Vento (2023, Taina Music) B+(***) 

Daniel Villarreal: Panamá 77 (2022, International Anthem) B+(**) 

Liba Villavecchia:

  • Zaidan (2021 [2022], Clean Feed) B+(***) 
  • Birchwood (2022 [2023], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Village of the Sun Feat. Binker & Moses: Village of the Sun/TED (2020, Gearbox, EP) B 

Villagers: Fever Dreams (2021, Domino) B 

Carmen Villain: Sleeper (2013, Smalltown Supersound) B+(*) 

Luis Villegas: Guitarras De Navidad (2007, Tenure) B 

Claudia Villela: Encantada Live (2018 [2019], Taina Music) B+(*) 

Eyal Vilner Big Band: Almost Sunrise (2014 [2015], Gut String) B+(**) 

Holly Beth Vincent: Minnesota California (2009, Holly Beth Vincent) B+(**) 

Luiz Carlos Vinhas: O Som Psicodélico De L.C.V. (1968 [2020], Mad About) B+(*) 

Leroy Vinnegar: Leroy Walks! (1957 [1989], Contemporary/OJC) B+(**) 

Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson:

  • Clean Head's Back in Town (1957, Bethlehem) A− 
  • The Original Cleanhead (1970, BluesTime) A− 
  • Kidney Stew [The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions] (1969-78 [1996], Black & Blue) A− 

Will Vinson:

  • It's Alright With Three (2017 [2018], Criss Cross) B+(**) 
  • /Gilad Hekselman/Antonio Sanchez: Trio Grande (2019 [2020], Whirlwind) B+(***) 
  • Tripwire (2021 [2022], Whirlwind) B+(***) 

Juan Vinuesa: Blue Shots From Chicago (2018 [2019], NoBusiness) B+(***) 

David Virelles:

  • Mboko (2013 [2014], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Antenna (2016, ECM, EP) B+(**) 
  • Gnosis (2016 [2017], ECM) B+(*) 
  • Igbó Alákorin (The Singer's Groove) Vol I & II (2017 [2018], Pi) A− 
  • Nuna (2020 [2022], Pi) B+(**) 
  • Carta (2022 [2023], Intakt) B+(**) 

Virtual Company: Virtual Company (2018 [2020], Confront) A− 

Virunga: Feet on Fire (1991, Stern's Africa) B+(***) 

Vis-a-Vis: The Best of Vis-a-Vis in Congo Style (1976 [2021], We Are Busy Bodies) B+(***) 

Miroslav Vitous:

  • Journey's End (1982 [1983], ECM) A− 
  • Music of Weather Report (2010-11 [2016], ECM) B+(**) 

Roseanna Vitro:

  • Listen Here (1982 [2021], Skyline) B+(**) 
  • Clarity: Music of Clare Fischer (2014, Random Act) B+(*) 
  • Sing a Song of Bird (2017-21 [2021], Skyline) A− 

Pabllo Vittar:

  • Batidão Tropical (2021, Sony, EP) B+(*) 
  • Noitada (2023, Sony Music) B+(**) 
  • After (2023, Sony Music) B+(*) 

Vivian Girls: Everything Goes Wrong (2009, In the Red) B 

Jerry Vivino:

  • Back East (2013 [2014], Blujazz) B+(**) 
  • Coast to Coast (2005-17 [2018], Blujazz) B+(**) 

Eric Vloeimans & Will Holshouser: Two for the Road (2021 [2022], V-flow/Challenge) B(*) 

Maddie Vogler: While We Have Time (2022 [2023], Origin) B+(**) 

Voicehandler:

  • Song Cycle (2013-14 [2015], Humbler) B+(*) 
  • Light From Another Light (2017 [2018], Humbler) B+(*) 

Voivod: Synchro Anarchy (2022, Century Media) -− 

The Volebeats: The Volebeats (2010, Rainbow Quartz) B+(*) 

Andreas Vollenweider: Midnight Clear (2006, SLG) B− 

Lou Volpe:

  • Remembering Ol' Blue Eyes (Songs of Sinatra) (2015, Jazz Guitar) B+(**) 
  • Before & After (2020, Jazz Guitar) B+(**) 

Ghalia Volt: One Woman Band (2021, Ruf) B+(**) 

Marco von Orelli 6:

  • Close Ties on Hidden Lanes (2010 [2012], Hatology) B 

Marco von Orelli 5:

  • Alluring Prospect (2015, Hatology) B+(*) 

Moritz von Oswald: Horizontal Structures (2011, Honest Jon's) B+(***) 

Katie Von Schleicher: A Little Touch of Schleicher in the Night (2023, Sipsman) B+(*) 

Alexander von Schlippenbach:

  • Payan (1972 [2014], Enja) B+(*) 
  • /Paul Dunmall/Paul Rogers/Tony Bianco: Vesuvius (2004 [2005], Slam) B+(**) 
  • Piano Solo: Twelve Tone Tales, Vol. 1 (2005 [2006], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • Piano Solo: Twelve Tone Tales, Vol. 2 (2005 [2006], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • Jazz Now! (Live at Theater Gütersloh) (2015 [2016], Intuition) B+(***) 
  • Slow Pieces for Aki (2019 [2020], Intakt) B+(***) 

Von Südenfed: Tromatic Reflexxions (2007, Domino) B+(***) 

Jay T. Vonada: United (2017 [2018], Summit) B+(***) 

Bilana Voutchkova/Susana Santos Silva: Bagra (2021 [2022], Relative Pitch) B 

Vox Arcana: Caro's Song (2014 [2015], Relay) B+(*) 

Voz Di Sanicolau: Fundo De Marê Palinha (1976 [2020], Analog Africa, EP) B+(**) 

The V.S.O.P. Quintet: Five Stars (1979, CBS/Sony) B 

Cuong Vu:

  • /Pat Metheny: Cuong Vu Trio Meets Pat Metheny (2016, Nonesuch) B+(*) 
  • Ballet (The Music of Michael Gibbs) (2017, Rare Noise) B+(***) 
  • 4Tet: Change in the Air (2017 [2018], Rare Noise) B+(**) 

Bob Vylan:

  • We Live Here (2020, Venn, EP) ++ 
  • We Live Here (Deluxe) (2019 [2021], Venn, EP) A− 
  • Bob Vylan Presents the Price of Life (2022, Ghost Theatre) A− 

Leon Vynehall:

  • Music for the Uninvited (2014, 3024) B+(*) 
  • Rojus (Designed to Dance) (2016, Running Back) A− 
  • Nothing Is Still (2018, Ninja Tune) B+(**) 
  • Rare, Forever (2021, Ninja Tune) B 

WA Records: If You Fart Make It Sound Good: Ciclo De Improvisacion: Liberada (2018 [2022], WA) B 

Philipp Wachsmann/Paul Lytton: Some Other Season (1997 [1999], ECM) B+(**) 

Waco Brothers:

  • Resist! (1995-2005 [2020], Bloodshot) A− 
  • Waco Express: Live and Kickin' at Schuba's Tavern Chicago (2008, Bloodshot) B+(***) 
  • /Paul Burch: The Great Chicago Fire (2012, Bloodshot) B+(*) 
  • Cabaret Showtime (2015, Bloodshot) B+(**) 
  • Going Down in History (2016, Bloodshot) B+(***) 
  • The Men That God Forgot (2023, Plenty Tuff) B+(**) 

Alune Wade: Sultan (2022, Enja) B 

Charenée Wade: Offering: The Music of Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson (2015, Motéma) B+(***) 

Mark Wade:

  • Event Horizon (2014 [2015], self-released) B+(**) 
  • Moving Day (2017 [2018], self-released) B+(**) 

Morgan Wade:

  • Reckless (2021, Ladylike) A−  
  • Psychopath (2023, Ladylife/RCA) A− 

Abdul Wadud:

  • By Myself: Solo Cello (1977 [2023], Gotta Groove) B+(**) 
  • /Leroy Jenkins: Straight Ahead/Free at Last (1979, RED) B+(***) 

Frank Wagner: Frank Wagner's Floating Holiday (2016 [2018], MEII) B 

Mirel Wagner: When the Cellar Children See the Light of Day (2014, Sub Pop) B+(**) 

Porter Wagoner: Wagonmaster (2007, Anti-) B+(***) 

Bunny Wailer:

  • Protest (1978, Island) B 
  • Struggle (1979, Solomonic) A− 
  • Rock 'n' Groove (1981, Solomonic) B+(***) 
  • Tribute (1981, Solomonic) B+(**) 
  • Time Will Tell: A Tribute to Bob Marley (1981 [1990], Shanachie) B+(***) 
  • Crucial! Roots Classics (1979-82 [1994], Shanachie) A+ 
  • Marketplace (1985, Shanachie) B+(*) 
  • Liberation (1989, Shanachie) B+(**) 

Wailing Souls:

  • Wild Suspense (1979, Mango) A− 
  • Wild Suspense + Dub (1979, Mango) B+(***) 

Harvey Wainapel: Amigos Brasileiros Vol. 2 (2013 [2014], Jazzmission) B 

Loudon Wainwright III:

  • Album I (1970 [2006], Collectors' Choice Music) B+(*) 
  • Album II (1971 [2006], Collector's Choice Music) B 
  • Recovery (2008, Yep Roc) A− 
  • High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project (2008-09 [2009], 2nd Story Sound, 2CD) A 
  • 10 Songs for the New Depression (2010, Second Story Sound) A− 
  • Older Than My Old Man Now (2012, 2nd Story Sound) A 
  • Haven't Got the Blues (Yet) (2014, 429 Records) B+(*) 
  • /Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks: I'd Rather Lead a Band (2019 [2020], Search Party) B+(**) 
  • Lifetime Achievement (2022, StorySound) A− 

Martha Wainwright: I Know You're Married but I've Got Feelings Too (2008, Zoë) B− 

Rufus Wainwright:

  • Out of the Game (2012, Decca) B− 
  • Unfollow the Rules (2020, BMG) B− 
  • Folkocracy (2023, BMG) B 

The Wainwright Sisters: Songs in the Dark (2015, PIAS) B+(**) 

Nasheet Waits: Equality: Alive at MPI (2008 [2009], Fresh Sound New Talent) A− 

Tom Waits:

  • The Black Rider (1993, Island) B+(***) 
  • Blood Money (2002, Anti-) A− 
  • Glitter and Doom Live (2008 [2009], Anti-, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Bad as Me (2011, Anti-) A− 

Waka Flocka Flame: Flockaveli (2010, Warner Brothers) B− 

Ulf Wakenius:

  • Solo: Momento Magico (2013 [2014], ACT) B+(*) 
  • Taste of Honey: A Tribute to Paul McCartney (2019 [2020], ACT Music) B 

Wako:

  • Wako (2019 [2020], Øra Fonogram) B+(*) 
  • Ut Av Det Nye (2022, Øra Fonogram) B+(**) 

Chris Walden: Missa Iubileum Aureum (Golden Jubilee Jazz Mass) (2022, Origin) C− 

Anne Waldman:

  • Jaguar Harmonics (2014, Fast Speaking Music) A− 
  • Sciamachy (2020, Fast Speaking Music) B+(**) 

Brahja Waldman:

  • Sir Real Live at Resonance (2013 [2014], self-released) B+(**) 
  • Wisdomatic (2016, Fast Speaking Music) A− 
  • Brahja (2019, RR Gems) B+(***) 
  • /Hamid Drake: Mediumistic Methodology (2019 [2022], Astral Spirits) B+(**) 

Kelsey Waldon:

  • The Gold Mine (2014, self-released) A− 
  • I've Got a Way (2016, Monkey's Eyebrow) A− 
  • White Noise/White Lines (2019, Oh Boy) A− 
  • They'll Never Keep Us Down (2020, Oh Boy, EP) B+(***) 
  • No Regular Dog (2022, Oh Boy) B+(***) 

Torben Waldorff: Holiday on Fire (2016 [2017], ArtistShare) B+(**) 

Mal Waldron:

  • Mal-1 (1956 [1991], Prestige/OJC) A− 
  • Mal/2 (1957 [1991], Prestige/OJC) A− 
  • Mal/3: Sounds (1958 [1992], Prestige/OJC) B+(*) 
  • Mal/4: Trio (1958 [1995], New Jazz/OJC) A− 
  • Impressions (1959 [1992], New Jazz/OJC) B+(***) 
  • Quiet Temple (1964 [2012], Black Lion Vault) A− 
  • Free at Last (1969 [1970], ECM) B+(**) 
  • /Terumasa Hino: Reminscent Suite (1973 [2024], BBE) A− 
  • The Search (1970s [2012], Black Lion Vault) B+(**) 
  • Blues for Lady Day (1972 [1973], Black Lion) B+(**) 
  • A Little Bit of Miles (1972 [1974], Trio/Freedom) B+(**) 
  • /Reggie Workman/Billy Higgins: Up Popped the Devil (1973 [1974], Enja) B+(**) 
  • /Steve Lacy: One-Upmanship (1977, Enja) B+(***) 
  • Searching in Grenoble: The 1978 Solo Piano Concert (1978 [2022], Tompkins Square) B+(***) 
  • /Steve Lacy: Live at Dreher Paris 1981, The Peak Vol. 2 (1981 [1996], Hat Hut, 2CD) A− 
  • /Steve Lacy: Live at Dreher Paris 1981 (1981 [2003], Hatology, 4CD)  /Steve Lacy: Live at Dreher Paris 1981 (1981 [2003], Hatology, 4CD) A−  
  • Update (1986 [1987], Soul Note) B+(**) 
  • Our Colline's a Treasure (1987 [1991], Soul Note) B+(***) 
  • Where Are You? (1989 [1994], Soul Note) B+(**) 

Michael Waldrop:

  • Big Band: Time Within Itself (2014 [2015], Origin) B 
  • Origin Suite (2017 [2018], Origin) B− 
  • Time Frames (2019-20 [2021], Origin) B+(***) 

Wale: Attention Deficit (2009, Interscope) B+(*) 

Theo Walentiny: Looking Glass (2020 [2021], self-released) B+(*) 

Mat Walerian:

  • /Matthew Shipp: The Uppercut: Live at Okuden (2012 [2015], ESP-Disk) B+(***) 
  • /Matthew Shipp/Hamid Drake: Jungle: Live at Okuden (2012 [2016], ESP-Disk, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • /Matthew Shipp/William Parker: Toxic: This Is Beautiful Because We Are Beautiful People (2015 [2017], ESP-Disk) B+(**) 

Brad Walker + Extended: Side by Side (2021 [2023], self-released) B+(***) 

Charles Walker & the Dynamites: Love Is Only Everything (2013, Gemco) B− 

Hezekiah Walker: The Essential Hezekiah Walker (1992-2005 [2007], Verity/Legacy, 2CD) C 

Joe Louis Walker:

  • Hellfire (2012, Alligator) B+(*) 
  • Hornet's Nest (2014, Alligator) B− 
  • Weight of the World (2023, Forty Below) B 

Joshua Ray Walker: See You Next Time (2021, State Fair) B+(**) 

Jr. Walker & the All Stars: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Jr. Walker & the All Stars (1965-72 [2000], Motown) A− 

Ryley Walker:

  • All Kinds of You (2014, Tompkins Square) B+(*) 
  • Primrose Green (2015, Dead Oceans) B+(**) 
  • Golden Sings That Have Been Sung (2016, Dead Oceans) B+(*) 

Scott Walker:

  • Scott (1967, Smash) B− 
  • Scott 2 (1968, Smash) C+ 
  • Bish Bosch (2012, 4AD) C− 
  • /Sunn O))): Soused (2014, 4AD) C 

Seth Walker: Sky Still Blue (2014, The Royal Potato Family) B 

Skip Walker: Tina's Contemplation: A Reflection on the Genius of Tina Brooks (2022, Skip Walker Music) B+(***) 

Summer Walker:

  • Over It (2019, Interscope) B 
  • Life on Earth (2020, LVRN/Interscope, EP) B 
  • Still Over It (2021, LVRN/Interscope) B+(*) 

T-Bone Walker/Guitar Slim/Lawyer Houston/Al King/Ray Agee/R.S. Rankin: Texas Guitar: From Dallas to L.A. (1950-64 [1972], Atlantic) B+(*) 

Wee Willie Walker and the Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra: Not in My Lifetime (2021, Blue Dot) B+(***) 

Walking Cliché Sextet:

  • Suite Chase Reflex (2019 [2021], self-released, EP) B+(*) 

Walking Cliché Sextet [SeaJun Kwon]:

  • Micro-Nap (2020-21 [2022], Endectomorph Music) B+(***) 

Walking Distance: Freebird by Walking Distance feat. Jason Moran (2018, Sunnyside) B+(***) 

The Walkmen:

  • Lisbon (2010, Fat Possum) B− 
  • Heaven (2012, Fat Possum) C 

Colter Wall:

  • Colter Wall (2017, Young Mary's) A− 
  • Songs of the Plains (2018, Young Mary's) B+(**) 
  • Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs (2020, La Honda) B+(**) 
  • Little Songs (2023, Black Hole/La Ronda) B+(***) 

The Wall-London Band: Birth & Rebirth (1999, Not Two) B+(*) 

Alice Wallace: Into the Blue (2019, Rebelle Road) B 

Bennie Wallace: Big Jim's Tango (1982 [1983], Enja) A− 

Eli Wallace/Jon Arkin/Karl Evangelista: Cabbages, Captain, & King (2014 [2015], Edgetone) B+(***) 

Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet:

  • Intercambio (2014-15 [2015], Patois) B+(*) 
  • The Rhythm of Invention (2019, Patois) B+(*) 

Jim Waller:

  • & the Deltas: Surfin' Wild (1963 [1995], Sundazed) B+(*) 
  • Bucket List (2020, self-released) B+(*) 

Joanna Wallfisch with Dan Tepfer: The Origin of Adjustable Things (2014 [2015], Sunnyside) B+(*) 

Johannes Wallmann:

  • The Town Musicians (2013 [2015], Fresh Sounds New Talent) B+(***) 
  • Precarious Towers (2021 [2022], Shifting Paradigm) B+(**) 

Jack Walrath:

  • Master of Suspense (1986 [1987], Blue Note) A− 
  • Unsafe at Any Speed (2014 [2015], SteepleChase) B+(***) 

Priska Walss/Gabriela Friedli: Intervista (2000-02 [2003], Intakt) B+(***) 

J.D. Walter: The Last Muse (2023, Arkadia) B− 

Cedar Walton:

  • Spectrum (1968, Prestige) B+(**) 
  • The Electric Boogaloo Song (1969, Prestige) B 
  • Spectrum (1968-69 [1994], Prestige) B+(*) 
  • Soul Cycle (1970, Prestige) B+(*) 
  • Third Set (1977 [1983], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • Among Friends (1982 [1992], Evidence) B+(**) 
  • Cedar (1985 [1990], Timeless) B+(***) 
  • Roots (1997 [1999], Astor Place) B+(***) 

Doug Wamble: Blues in the Present Tense (2022, Halcyonic) B+(**) 

Kris Wanders:

  • In Remembrance of the Human Race (2009 [2011], Not Two) B+(**) 
  • /Mani Neumeier: Taken by Surprise (2011, Not Two) B+(*) 

Fetty Wap: Fetty Wap (2015, RGF 300/Atlantic) B− 

The War and Treaty: Lover's Game (2023, Mercury Nashville) B+(**) 

The War on Drugs:

  • Slave Ambient (2011, Secretly Canadian) B+(**) 
  • Lost in the Dream (2014, Secretly Canadian) B+(***) 
  • A Deeper Understanding (2017, Atlantic) B 
  • I Don't Live Here Anymore (2021, Atlantic) B 

Greg Ward:

  • Presents Rogue Parade: Stomping Off From Greenwood (2017 [2019], Greenleaf Music) B− 
  • Touch My Beloved's Thought (2016, Greenleaf Music) A− 
  • /Jason Stein/Marcus Evans/Chad Taylor/Matt Lux: 85bears (2020, Ears & Eyes) B+(***) 
  • Rogue Parade: Dion's Quest (2021 [2023], Sugah Hoof) B− 

M. Ward:

  • Hold Time (2009, Merge) B+(**) 
  • A Wasteland Companion (2012, Merge) B+(*) 

Ward Thomas: From Where We Stand (2015, WTW Music) B+(*) 

David S. Ware:

  • /Apogee: Birth of a Being (1977 [2015], AUM Fidelity, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Great Bliss Volume 1 (1990 [1991], Silkheart) B+(**) 
  • Great Bliss Volume 2 (1990 [1994], Silkheart) B+(**) 
  • Oblations and Blessings (1995 [1996], Silkheart) B+(***) 
  • Live in the Netherlands (1997 [2001], Splasc(H)) B+(**) 
  • /Matthew Shipp: Live in Sant'Anna Arresi, 2004 (2004 [2016], AUM Fidelity) B+(***) 
  • Théâtre Garonne, 2008 (2008 [2019], AUM Fidelilty) A− 
  • The Balance (Vision Festival XV+) (2009-10 [2018], AUM Fidelity) B+(***) 
  • Live in New York 2010 (2010 [2017], AUM Fidelity, 2CD) A− 

Jessie Ware:

  • Devotion (2012, Island) B 
  • Tough Love (2014, Interscope) B+(*) 
  • Glasshouse (2017, Interscope) B+(*) 
  • What's Your Pleasure? (2020, Interscope) A−  That! Feels Good! (2023, PMR/EMI) A− 

Leon Ware: Moon Ride (2008, Stax) B+(*) 

Dean Wareham:

  • Emancipated Hearts (2013, Sonic Cathedral, EP) B+(*) 
  • Dean Wareham (2014, Sonic Cathedral) B+(***) 
  • I Have Nothing to Say to the Mayor of L.A. (2021, Double Feature) B+(**) 

Warehouse: Super Low (2016, Bayonet) B+(**) 

Marta Warelis:

  • /Carlos "Zingaro"/Helena Espvall/Marcelo dos Reis: Turqoise Dream (2019 [2021], JACC) B+(**) 
  • /Frank Rosaly/Aaron Lumley/John Dikeman: Sunday at De Ruimte (2020 [2021], Doek RAW) B+(***) 
  • A Piece of Earth (2021 [2022], Relative Pitch) B+(**) 

Bill Warfield:

  • Big Band: Trumpet Story (2013-14 [2014], Planet Arts) B+(*) 
  • Big Band: For Lew (1990-2014 [2018], Planet Arts) B+(**) 
  • /Hell's Kitchen Funk Orchestra: Mercy Mercy Mercy (2015, Blujazz) B+(*) 
  • and the Hell's Kitchen Funk Orchestra: Smile (2020, Planet Arts/43 Street) B 

Tim Warfield: Jazzland (2017 [2018], Criss Cross) B+(*) 

Warpaint:

  • The Fool (2010, Rough Trade) B+(*) 
  • Warpaint (2014, Rough Trade) B 
  • Radiate Like This (2022, Virgin) B+(*) 

Becky Warren:

  • War Surplus (2016, self-released) A− 
  • Undesirable (2018, self-released) A− 
  • The Sick Season (2020, Becky Warren) B+(***) 

Butch Warren & Freddie Redd: Baltimore Jazz Loft (2013 [2021], Bleebop) B+(**) 

The Warriors of the Wonderful Sound: Soundpath (Composed by Muhal Richard Abrams) (2018 [2020], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Warsaw Stompers: New Olreans Stompers [Polish Jazz Vol. 1] (1959-64 [1965], Polskie Nagrania Muza) A− 

Was (Not Was): Boo! (2008, Rykodisc) B+(*) 

Abigail Washburn: City of Refuge (2011, Rounder) B 

Washed Out: Within and Without (2011, Sub Pop) B+(***) 

Dinah Washington:

  • Dinah Jams (1954 [1997], Verve) A− 
  • Sings Fats Waller (1957 [2010], Fresh Sound) B+(**) 
  • Sings Bessie Smith (1957-58 [2010], Fresh Sound) B+(***) 
  • 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Dinah Washington (1949-61 [2002], Hip-O) B+(**) 

Grover Washington Jr.:

  • Inner City Blues (1971 [2008], Verve) B+(*) 
  • All the King's Horses (1972 [2008], Verve) B 
  • Soul Box (1973 [2008], Verve) A− 
  • Feels So Good (1975 [2009], Verve) B+(**) 
  • A Secret Place (1976 [2009], Verve) B 
  • Reed Seed (1977 [2009], Verve) B 

Kamasi Washington:

  • The Epic (2015, Brainfeeder, 3CD) B+(**) 
  • Harmony of Difference (2017, Young Turks) B+(*) 
  • Heaven and Earth (2018, Young Turks, 2CD) B+(***) 

Nadia Washington: Hope Resurgence (2023, New) B− 

RA Washington/Jah Nada: In Search of Our Father's Gardens (2021 [2022], Astral Spirits) B+(*) 

Salim Washington: Dogon Revisited (2018, Passin' Thru) B+(***) 

Steve Washington: Just a Matter of Time (2020, JSP) B+(**) 

Walter Wolfman Washington: Feel So at Home (2022 [2023], Tipitina's Record Club) B+(*) 

Marcin Wasilewski:

  • w/Joakim Milder: Spark of Life (2014, ECM) A− 
  • Live (2016 [2018], ECM) B+(***) 
  • /Joe Lovano: Arctic Riff (2019 [2020], ECM) B+(**) 
  • En Attendant (2019 [2021], ECM) B+(*) 

John Wasson's Strata Big Band: Chronicles (2022, MAMA) B− 

Water Damage: Repeater (2022, 12XU) A− 

Water From Your Eyes: Everyone's Crushed (2023, Matador) A− 

Watermelon Slim/Super Chikan: Okiesippi Blues (2011, Northern Blues Music) B+(***) 

Waterparks: Greatest Hits (2021, 300 Entertainment) B+(*) 

Muddy Waters:

  • Live at the Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, Nov 04-06 1966 [Authorized Bootleg] (1966 [2009], Geffen) B+(***) 
  • Live Paris 1968 (1968 [2023], Lantower) B+(**) 

Kobie Watkins Grouptet:

  • Movement (2017 [2018], Origin) B+(**) 

Reggie Watkins: One for Miles, One for Maynard (2014, Corona Music) B+(**) 

Watkins Family Hour: Watkins Family Hour (2015, Thirty Tigers) B 

Bill Watrous/Pete Christlieb/Carl Saunders/The Gary Urwin Jazz Orchestra: A Beautiful Friendship (2014, Summit) B 

Watsky: All You Can Do (2014, Steel Wool Media/Welk Music Group) B+(**) 

Bobby Watson:

  • Live in Europe: Perpetual Groove (1983 [1984], Red) B+(***) 
  • Appointment in Milano (1985, Red) A− 
  • /Tailor Made With Tokyo Leaders Big Band: Live at Someday in Tokyo (2000 [2001], Red) B+(*) 
  • The Gates BBQ Suite (2010, Lafiya Music) B+(**) 
  • Made in America (2017, Smoke Sessions) B+(**) 
  • /Vincent Herring/Gary Bartz: Bird at 100 (2019, Smoke Sessions) B+(*) 
  • Keepin' It Real (2020, Smoke Sessions) B 
  • Back Home in Kansas City (2022, Smoke Sessions) B+(*) 

Dale Watson:

  • Truckin' Sessions, Vol. 3 (2014 [2015], Red River) B+(***) 
  • Call Me Insane (2015, Red House) B+(**) 

The Watson Twins: Talking to You, Talking to Me (2010, Vanguard) B− 

Ken Watters/Ingrid Felts: Watters/Felts Project (2013 [2014], Summit) B+(***) 

Charlie Watts/The Danish Radio Big Band: Charlie Watts Meets the Danish Radio Big Band (2010 [2017], Impulse) B+(**) 

Ernie Watts:

  • A Simple Truth (2013 [2014], Flying Dolphin) B+(**) 
  • Wheel of Time (2016, Flying Dolphin) B+(**) 
  • Home Light (2018 [2019], Flying Dolphin) B+(**) 

Jeff "Tain" Watts:

  • Watts (2008 [2009], Dark Key) B+(*) 
  • Travel Band: Detained in Amsterdam (2017 [2018], Dark Key) B+(***) 

Trevor Watts:

  • Amalgam: Closer to You (1976 [2018], Hi4Head) A− 
  • Moire (1995, Intakt) A− 
  • /Peter Knight: Reunion: Live in London (1999 [2007], Hi 4 Head) B+(**) 
  • The Deep Blue (2008 [2009], Jazzwerkstatt) A− 
  • /Veryan Weston: Dialogues in Two Places (2011 [2012], Hi 4 Head, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • /Veryan Weston: At Ad Libitum (2013 [2015], ForTune) B+(***) 
  • /Veryan Weston/Alison Blunt/Hannah Marshall: Dialogues With Strings: Live at Café Oto in London (2017, Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(*) 
  • & RGG: RAFA: Live in Klub Zak Jazz Jantar 2018 (2018, Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(***) 
  • /Stephen Grew: Let It Be: Live in Liverpool (2018 [2019], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(*) 
  • The Real Intention (2019 [2020], Fundacja Sluchaj) B+(**) 

Wau Wau Collectif:

  • Yaral Sa Doom (2018 [2021], Sahel Sounds) B 
  • Mariage (2022, Sahel Sounds) B+(*) 

Juan Wauters: Who Me? (2015, Captured Tracks) B+(*) 

Rod Wave: Pray 4 Love (2020, Alamo) B+(**) 

Wavves:

  • King of the Beach (2010, Fat Possum) B− 
  • Afraid of Heights (2013, Mom + Pop Music) B 

Wax Tailor:

  • Hope & Sorrow (2007, Decon) A− 
  • Dusky Rainbow From the Dark (2012, Le Plan/Lab'oratoire) B+(**) 
  • By Any Beats Necessary (2016, Le Plan) B+(*) 

Waxahatchee:

  • American Weekend (2012, Don Giovanni) B+(*) 
  • Cerulean Salt (2013, Don Giovanni) A− 
  • Ivy Tripp (2015, Wichita) B+(**) 
  • Out in the Storm (2017, Merge) A− 
  • Saint Cloud (2020, Merge) A− 

Waxwing: A Bowl of Sixty Taxidermists (2015, Songlines) B+(**) 

The Way Ahead: Bells, Ghosts and Other Saints (2017 [2018], Clean Feed) B+(*) 

Way North: Fearless and Kind (2018, self-released) B+(**) 

Bob Wayne: Back to the Camper (2014, self-released) A− 

Dallas Wayne: Coldwater, Tennessee (2022, Audium/BFD) B+(*) 

We Are the Union: Ordinary Life (2021, Bad Time) B+(*) 

Weakened Friends: Quitter (2021, Don Giovanni) B+(**) 

Weather Report:

  • Live in Tokyo (1972, Columbia, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Heavy Weather (1977, Columbia) B− 
  • The Best of Weather Report (1973-80 [2002], Columbia/Legacy) B+(**) 

The Weather Station:

  • Ignorance (2021, Fat Possum) B+(**) 
  • How Is It That I Should Look at the Stars (2022, Fat Possum) B+(*) 

Jane Weaver:

  • Modern Kosmology (2017, Fire) B+(*) 
  • Flock (2021, Fire) B+(**) 

Web Web x Max Herre: Web Max II (2023, Compost) B+(*) 

Doug Webb:

  • Triple Play (2014 [2015], Posi-Tone) B− 
  • Sets the Standard (2016, VSOP) B+(*) 
  • Fast Friends (2018, Posi-Tone) B+(**) 
  • Apples & Oranges (2020, Posi-Tone) B+(***) 

Anna Webber:

  • Simple (2013 [2014], Skirl) B+(***) 
  • Refraction (2014, Pirouet) B+(*) 
  • Simple Trio: Binary (2016, Skirl) B+(***) 
  • Clockwise (2017 [2019], Pi) B+(***) 
  • /Angela Morris: Both Are True (2018 [2020], Greenleaf Music) B+(**) 
  • Rectangles (2019 [2020], Out of Your Head) B+(**) 
  • Idiom (2019 [2021], Pi, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • /Matt Mitchell: Capacious Aeration (2023, Tzadik) B+(**) 
  • Shimmer Wince (2022 [2023], Intakt) B+(**) 

Eberhard Weber:

  • The Colors of Chloë (1973 [1974], ECM) B+(*) 
  • Yellow Fields (1975 [1976], ECM) B+(***) 
  • Pendulum (1993, ECM) B+(***)  Once Upon a Time: Live in Avignon (1994 [2021], ECM) B+(***) 

Katharina Weber:

  • /Fred Frith/Fredy Studer: It Rolls (2014 [2015], Intakt) B+(**) 
  • In Marta's Garden: Piano Solo (2022, Intakt) B+(*) 

Ben Webster:

  • /Don Byas: Giants of the Tenor Sax (1944-45 [1988], Commodore) B+(**) 
  • /Johnny Hodges: The Complete 1960 Jazz Cellar Session (1960 [2011], Solar) A− 
  • Valentine's Day 1964 Live! (1964 [2018], Dot Time) B+(***) 
  • Ben Webster's First Concert in Denmark (1965 [2019], Storyville) A− 
  • At Montmartre 1965-1966 (1965-66 [2003], Storyville) B+(**) 
  • /Don Byas: Ben Webster Meets Don Byas (1968 [1973], MPS) B+(*) 
  • /Stan Tracey: Soho Nights Vol. 1 (1968 [2008], Resteamed) B+(***) 
  • /Stan Tracey: Soho Nights Vol. 2 (1964 [2012], Resteamed) A− 
  • Wayfaring Webster (1970 [2000], DayBreak) B+(**) 
  • In Norway (1970 [2013], Storyville) B+(**) 
  • Plays Duke Ellington (1967-71 [2002], Storyville) A− 
  • Live at Stampen Stockholm 1969-1973 (1969-73 [2004], Storyville) B+(***) 

Colin Webster:

  • /Andrew Lisle/Alex Ward: Red Kite (2014, Raw Tonk) B+(**) 
  • First Meeting (2022 [2023], Raw Tonk) B+(***) 

Faye Webster:

  • Atlanta Millionaires Club (2019, Secretly Canadian) B 
  • I Know I'm Funny Haha (2021, Secretly Canadian) B+(*) 

Wednesday: Mowing the Leaves Instead of Piling 'Em Up (2022, Orindal) B+(*) 

Wednesday:

  • Rat Saw God (2023, Dead Oceans) B+(*) 

Cory Weeds:

  • Live at Frankie's Jazz Club (2019, Cellar Live) B+(*) 
  • O Sole Mio! Music From the Motherland (2019 [2021], Cellar Music) B+(**) 
  • What Is There to Say? (2021, Cellar Music) B+(*) 
  • Just Coolin' (2021 [2022], Cellar Live) B+(**) 

Weekend: Sports (2010, Slumberland) B+(***) 

Amber Weekes:

  • Pure Imagination (2019 [2020], Amber Inn Productions) B+(*) 
  • The Gathering (2020, Amber Inn Productions) B 
  • My Romance: A Special Valentine (2020 [2021], Amber Inn Productions, EP) C 
  • 'Round Midnight Re-Imagined (2021, Amber Inn Productions) B+(*) 

Orlando Weeks: Hop Up (2022, PIAS) B+(*) 

The Weeknd:

  • House of Balloons (2011, mixtape) A− 
  • Kiss Land (2013, Universal Republic) B+(*) 
  • Beauty Behind the Madness (2015, Republic) B+(*) 
  • Starboy (2016, XO/Republic) B+(*) 
  • My Dear Melancholy (2018, XO/Republic, EP) B+(*) 
  • After Hours (2020, Republic) B 
  • Dawn FM (2022, XO/Republic) B+(***) 

Weezer:

  • Weezer (1994, DGC) B 
  • Pinkerton (1996, Geffen) B+(*) 

WeFreeStrings: Love in the Form of Sacred Outrage (2021 [2022], ESP-Disk) B+(***) 

Sam Weinberg: Implicatures (2022 [2023], Astral Spirits) A− 

Bastian Weinhold: Cityscape (2014 [2015], Frame Music) B 

Weird Beard [Florian Egli/Dave Gisler/Martina Berther/Rico Bauman]: Orientation (2017 [2018], Intakt) B+(**) 

Walt Weiskopf:

  • Night Lights (1995, Double Time) B+(**) 
  • Song for My Mother (1995 [1996], Criss Cross) B+(***) 
  • Sleepless Nights (1996 [1998], Criss Cross) B+(***) 
  • Anytown (1998, Criss Cross) B+(**) 
  • Siren (1999, Criss Cross) B+(***) 
  • Man of Many Colors (2001 [2002], Criss Cross) B+(***) 
  • Sight to Sound (2003 [2004], Criss Cross) B+(**) 
  • See the Pyramid (2010, Criss Cross) B+(*) 
  • Overdrive (2013 [2014], Posi-Tone) B 
  • Open Road (2014 [2015], Posi-Tone) B+(***) 
  • Fountain of Youth (2016 [2017], Posi-Tone) B+(**) 
  • European Quartet (2017 [2018], Orenda) B+(**) 
  • Worldwide (2019, Orenda) A− 
  • Diamonds and Other Jewels (2022, AMM) A− 

Alex Weiss: Most Don't Have Enough (2023, Ears & Eyes) B+(*) 

Chuck E. Weiss: Red Beans & Weiss (2014, Anti) B+(*) 

Dan Weiss:

  • Fourteen (2012 [2014], Pi) B− 
  • Sixteen: Drummers Suite (2014 [2016], Pi) B 
  • Starebaby (2018, Pi) B 
  • Starebaby: Natural Selection (2020, Pi) -− 
  • Dedication (2020 [2022], Cygnus) B+(**) 

David Weiss: Endangered Species: The Music of Wayne Shorter (2012 [2013], Motéma) B+(**) 

David Weiss:

  • /Point of Departure: Wake Up Call (2015 [2017], Ropeadope) A− 

Ezra Weiss:

  • Alice in Wonderland: A Jazz Musical (2009, Northwest Childrens Theater and School) B 
  • Before You Know It: Live in Portland (2013 [2014], Roark) A− 
  • We Limit Not the Truth of God (2019, OA2) B+(**) 

Mort Weiss: Mort Weiss Is a Jazz Reality Show (2015, SMS Jazz) A− 

Ruth Weiss: We Are Sparks in the Universe to Our Own Fire (2018 [2021], Edgetone) A− 

Alex Weitz: Rule of Thirds (2022 [2023], Outside In Music) B+(***) 

Gillian Welch:

  • Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 1 (2002 [2020], Acony) B+(*) 
  • The Harrow & the Harvest (2011, Acony) B+(**) 
  • /David Rawlings: All the Good Times Are Past & Gone (2020, Acony) B+(**) 

Leo Welch:

  • Sabougla Voices (2014, Big Legal Mess) A− 
  • I Don't Prefer No Blues (2015, Big Legal Mess) B+(***) 

Paul Weller:

  • 22 Dreams (2008, Yep Roc) B 
  • Sonik Kicks (2012, Island) B 
  • On Sunset (2020, Polydor) B 

Bobby Wellins:

  • The Satin Album (1996, Jazzizit) B+(**) 
  • Don't Worry 'Bout Me (1996 [1997], Cadillac) B+(***) 

Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat: Everything's Getting Older (2011, Chemikal Underground) B+(***) 

Dicky Wells:

  • Bones for the King (1958, Felsted) B+(**) 
  • Trombone Four in Hand (1959, Felsted) B+(*) 

Junior Wells:

  • Hoodoo Man Blues (1965, Delmark) A− 
  • /The Aces: Live in Boston 1966 (1966 [2010], Delmark) B+(**) 
  • Southside Blues Jam (1969-70 [2014], Delmark) B+(***) 
  • Live at Theresa's 1975 (1975 [2006], Delmark) B+(***) 

Shea Welsh: Arrival (2017, Blujazz) B− 

Daniel Weltlinger:

  • Koblenz (2012-13 [2015], Rectify) B+(**) 
  • Samoreau: A Tribute to the Fans of Django Reinhardt (2016 [2017], Rectify) B+(**) 

Papa Wemba:

  • /Modogo Gian Franco Ferre Et L'Orchestra Viva La Musica: Le Jour J: Nouvelle Generation a Paris (1988, Sonodisc) B+(**) 
  • Papa Wemba [Destin Ya Moto] (1988, Disques Espérance) B+(**) 
  • Papa Wemba [M'Fono Yami] (1988 [1989], Stern's Africa) B+(**) 
  • [Viva La Musica &]: Pôle Position (1995, Sonodisc) A−  /Viva La Musica: Nouvelle Écriture: Dans L' (1998, Sonodisc) B+(***) 
  • M'zée Fula-Ngenge (1999, Sonodisc) B+(***) 

Ben Wendel:

  • The Seasons (2018, Motéma) B+(*) 
  • High Heart (2020, Edition) B 
  • All One (2020-22 [2023], Edition) B 

Scott Wendholt & Adam Kolker Quartet: Andthem (2011 [2014], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(**) 

Kenny Werner: The Melody (2014 [2015], Pirouet) B+(**) 

Kenny Werner: The Space (2016 [2018], Pirouet) B+(*) 

Sheck Wes: Mudboy (2018, Cactus Jack/GOOD/Interscope) B+(***) 

Frank Wess:

  • /Johnny Coles: Two at the Top (1983 [2012], Uptown) B+(**) 
  • Magic 201 (2011 [2014], IPO) B+(***) 

Bugge Wesseltoft:

  • New Conception of Jazz (1995-96 [1997], Jazzland) B+(***) 
  • It's Snowing on My Piano (1997, ACT) B+(*) 
  • New Conception of Jazz: Moving (2001, Jazzland) B+(***) 
  • New Conception of Jazz: Live (2000-02 [2003], Jazzland) A−  
  • /Prins Thomas: Bugge Wesseltoft & Prins Thomas (2018, Smalltown Supersound) B+(**) 
  • Be Am (2021 [2022], Jazzland) B+(*) 

Bobby West: Big Trippin' (2023, Soulville Sound) B+(*) 

Brodie West: Meadow of Dreams (2020 [2022], Astral Spirits) B+(*) 

Kanye West:

  • My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010, Roc-A-Fella) A 
  • /Jay-Z: Watch the Throne (2011, Roc-A-Fella) A− 
  • Yeezus (2013, Def Jam) B+(*) 
  • The Life of Pablo (2016, Def Jam/GOOD Music) B+(***) 
  • Ye (2018, Def Jam/GOOD Music, EP) B+(*) 
  • Jesus Is King (2019, GOOD Music/Def Jam) B−  Donda (2021, GOOD Music/Def Jam, 2CD) C+ 

Kate Westbrook:

  • Cuff Clout (2001 [2004], Voiceprint) B+(**) 
  • /The Granite Band: Earth Felt the Wound (2018-19 [2020], Westbrook) B+(*) 

Mike Westbrook:

  • Love and Understanding: Citadel/Room 315 Sweden '74 (1974 [2020], My Only Desire) A− 
  • Love for Sale (1985 [1990], Hat Art) A− 
  • Westbrook-Rossini (1986 [1988], Hat Art) B+(*) 
  • Westbrook-Rossini, Zürich Live 1986 (1986 [1994], Hat Art, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Glad Day: Settings of William Blake (1997 [1999], Enja, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Chanson Irresponsable (2002 [2003], Enja, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • After Abbey Road (1996-2009 [2019], Westbrook) B− 
  • Starcross Bridge (2017 [2018], Hatology) B+(*) 

The Westerlies:

  • Wish the Children Would Come on Home: The Music of Wayne Horvitz (2013 [2014], Songlines) B+(**) 
  • Wherein Lies the Good (2018 [2020], Westerlies) B+(***) 

Western Jazz Quartet: Free Fall (2014, Blujazz) B+(*) 

Western Michigan University Jazz Orchestra: Turkish Delight (2018, Blujazz) B+(*) 

Hein Westgaard: First as Farce (2022 [2023], Nice Things) A− 

Westside Gunn:

  • Hitler Wears Hermes VII (2019, Griselda) B+(*) 
  • Flygod Is an Awesome God (2019, Griselda) B+(*) 
  • Pray for Paris (2020, Griselda) B+(*) 
  • Flygod Is an Awesome God II (2020, Griselda) B+(*) 
  • Who Made the Sunshine (2020, Griselda/Shady/Interscope) B+(*) 
  • Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Sincerely, Adolf (2021, Griselda/Empire) B 
  • Hitler Wears Heres 8: Side B (2021, Griselda/Empire) B 
  • And Then You Pray for Me (2023, Griselda/Empire) B+(**) 

G. Calvin Weston/The Phoenix Orchestra: Dust and Ash (2019, 577) B+(*) 

Galen Weston:

  • Plugged In (2015, Blujazz) B− 
  • The Space Between (2017, Blujazz) B 

Randy Weston:

  • Solo, Duo & Trio (1954-56 [2000], Milestone) B+(*) 
  • Get Happy With the Randy Weston Trio (1955 [1995], Riverside/OJC) B+(**) 
  • /Cecil Payne: With These Hands . . . (1956 [1996], Riverside/OJC) B+(***) 
  • /Cecil Payne: Jazz A La Bohemia (1956 [1990], Riverside/OJC) B+(**) 
  • Little Niles (1958 [1959], United Artists) B+(***) 
  • + 4 Trombones: Destry Rides Again (1959, United Artists) B+(***) 
  • Destry Rides Again/Little Niles (1958-59 [2012], Fresh Sound) B+(***) 
  • African Cookbook (1964 [1972], Atlantic) B+(***) 
  • Blues to Africa (1974, Arista/Freedom) B+(**) 
  • Portraits of Thelonious Monk: Well You Needn't (1989 [1990], Verve) B+(**) 
  • Portraits of Duke Ellington: Caravan (1989 [1990], Verve) B+(*) 
  • Self Portraits: The Last Day (1989 [1990], Verve) B+(*) 
  • Marrakech in the Cool of the Evening (1992 [1994], Verve) B+(*) 
  • Earth Birth (1995 [1997], Verve) B+(*) 
  • /The Gnawa Master Musicians of Morocco: Spirit: The Power of Music (1999 [2003], Sunnyside) B+(***) 
  • /African Rhythms: The African Nubian Suite (2012 [2017], African Rhythms, 2CD) A− 

Wet: Don't You (2016, Columbia) B 

Wet Dog: Frauhaus! (2009 [2010], Captured Tracks) B+(**) 

Wet Leg: Wet Leg (2022, Domino) B+(***) 

Petter Wettre:

  • Pig Virus (1998, Curling Legs) B+(***) 
  • Household Name (2002 [2003], Household) B+(**) 
  • /Dave Liebman: Tour De Force (2000 [2004], Household) B+(**) 
  • The Last Album (2021, Odin) B+(**) 

Weyes Blood:

  • Front Row Seat to Earth (2016, Mexican Summer) B− 
  • Titanic Rising (2019, Sub Pop) B− 
  • And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow (2022, Sub Pop) B 

Tierra Whack:

  • Whack World (2018, UMGRI/Interscope, EP) A−  
  • Rap? (2021, Interscope, EP) B+(**) 
  • Pop? (2021, Interscope, EP) B+(**) 
  • R&b? (2021, Interscope, EP) B+(*) 

The Whammies: Play the Music of Steve Lacy Vol. 3: Live (2014, Driff) B+(***) 

Jennifer Wharton's Bonegasm:

  • Bonegasm (2018 [2019], Sunnyside) B+(*) 
  • Not a Novelty (2020 [2021], Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • Grit & Grace (2023, Sunnyside) B+(***) 

What Happens in a Year: Cérémonie/Musique (2018 [2020], FiP) B+(*) 

What We Live:

  • Never Was (1996 [1998], Black Saint) B+(***) 
  • Trumpets (1996-98 [1999], Black Saint) B+(***) 
  • Quintet for a Day (1998 [1999], New World) B+(**) 

Whatever the Weather: Whatever the Weather (2022, Ghostly International) B 

Caron Wheeler: Beach of the War Goddess (1993, Capitol) B+(*) 

Kenny Wheeler:

  • /John Dankworth: Windmill Tilter: The Story of Don Quixote (1969 [2021], Decca) B+(***) 
  • Gnu High (1975, ECM) B+(***) 
  • Around 6 (1979 [1980], ECM) B+(**) 
  • Double, Double You (1983 [1984], ECM) A− 

Whirl:

  • Revolving Rapidly Around an Axis (2014 [2015], Den) B+(**) 

Whiskey Myers: Early Morning Shakes (2014, Wiggy Thump) B+(*) 

Rodney Whitaker:

  • Ballads and Blues: The Brooklyn Sessions (1998, Criss Cross) B+(**) 
  • Common Ground: The Music of Gregg Hill (2017 [2019], Origin) B+(*) 
  • All Too Soon: The Music of Duke Ellington (2017 [2019], Origin) B+(***) 
  • /The Christ Church Cranbrook Choir: Cranbrook Christmas Jazz (2020 [2021], Origin) B 
  • OutroSpection: The Music of Gregg Hill (2020 [2021], Origin) B+(*) 
  • Oasis: The Music of Gregg Hill (2022, Origin) B+(**) 

Chris White/Lara Driscoll: Firm Roots (2020 [2021], Firm Roots) B+(**) 

David White: The Chase (2013 [2014], Mister Shepherd) B+(*) 

Dee White: Southern Gentleman (2018, Easy Eye Sound/Warner Music Nashville) B+(**) 

Dr. Michael White: Tricentennial Rag (2018, Basin Street) B+(**) 

Hannah White: About Time (2022, Paper Blue) B+(***) 

Jack White:

  • Blunderbuss (2012, Third Man) B+(**) 
  • Lazaretto (2014, Third Man) B− 
  • Boarding House Reach (2018, Third Man) B− 
  • Fear of the Dawn (2022, Third Man) B− 
  • Entering Heaven Alive (2022, Third Man) B− 

Lenny White: Anomaly (2010, Abstract Logix) C+ 

Matthew E. White: Big Inner (2012, Hometapes) B 

Michael White: Spirit Dance/Pneuma (1972 [2012], Impulse) B 

Tony Joe White:

  • Polk Salad Annie: The Best of Tony Joe White (1969-73 [1994], Warner Archives) B+(*) 
  • Live From Austin TX (1980 [2006], New West) B+(**) 

Walter White:

  • Most Triumphant (2013 [2014], Summit) B+(*) 
  • BB XL (2020, Walter White Music) B 

The White Buffalo: Shadows, Greys & Evil Ways (2013, Unison Music) B+(**) 

White Denim:

  • Fits (2009, Downtown) B− 
  • D (2011, Downtown) B+(**) 
  • Stiff (2016, Downtown) B+(*) 

White Lung:

  • Deep Fantasy (2014, Domino) B+(**) 
  • Paradise (2016, Domino) B+(**) 

The White Mandingos: The Ghetto Is Tryna Kill Me (2013, Fat Beats) A− 

White Out With Nels Cline: Accidental Sky (2015, Northern Spy) B+(**) 

White Reaper: White Reaper Does It Again (2015, Polyvinyl) B+(***) 

The White Stripes:

  • De Stijl (2000, Sympathy for the Record Industry) B 
  • Icky Thump (2007, Warner Brothers) B+(*) 
  • Under Great White Northern Lights (2010, Warner Brothers) B 
  • My Sister Thanks You and I Thank You: Greatest Hits (1998-2007 [2020], Third Man) B+(***) 

The Whitefield Brothers: Earthology (2010, Now-Again) A− 

Brad Whiteley: Presence (2016 [2018], Destiny) B+(**) 

Barrence Whitfield:

  • & the Savages: Dig Thy Savage Soul (2013, Bloodshot) B 
  • & the Savages: Under the Savage Sky (2015, Bloodshot) B+(*) 
  • & the Savages: Soul Flowers of Titan (2018, Bloodshot) B+(***) 
  • Soul Savage Arkestra: Songs From the Sun Ra Cosmos (2019, Modern Harmonic) B+(**) 

Scott Whitfield: New Jazz Standards (Volume 2) (2016, Summit) B+(*) 

Margaret Whiting: Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook (1960, Verve) B 

Keith Fullerton Whitman:

  • Generators (2012, Editions Mego) B+(*) 
  • Occlusions (2012, Editions Mego) B+(***) 

William Elliott Whitmore:

  • Field Songs (2011, Anti-) A− 
  • Kilonova (2018, Bloodshot) B+(**) 

The Whitmore Sisters: Ghost Stories (2022, Red House) B+(**) 

Whitney: Light Upon the Lake (Secretly Canadian) B− 

Hailey Whitters:

  • The Dream (2020, Pigasus) B+(**) 
  • Raised (2022, Big Loud/Pigasus) A− 
  • I'm in Love (2023, Big Loud/Pigasus, EP) B+(**) 

The Who:

  • The Who Sings My Generation (1965, MCA) B+(**) 
  • A Quick One (Happy Jack) (1966, Polydor) B+(***) 
  • Who (2019, Polydor) B 

Betty Who:

  • The Movement (2013, self-released) B+(**) 
  • Take Me When You Go (2014, RCA) B+(*) 
  • Betty (2019, AWAL) B+(**) 

WHO Trio:

  • Identity (1999, Leo) B+(***) 
  • WHO Zoo (Acoustic) (2011-13 [2014], Auricle) B+(***) 
  • WHO Zoo (Electric) (2011-13 [2014], Auricle) B+(***) 
  • Strell: The Music of Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington (2018 [2020], Clean Feed) B+(***) 

Why?:

  • Eskimo Snow (2009, Anticon) B+(*) 
  • Mumps, Etc. (2012, Anticon/City Slang) B+(**) 
  • Ten Voices (2020, Synesthesia Media, EP) B 

Ronny Whyte: Shades of Whyte (2016 [2017], Audiophile) B 

Chip Wickham:

  • Shamal Wind (2017 [2018], Lovemonk) B 
  • Blue to Red (2020, Lovemonk) B− 

Jürg Wickihalder/Barry Guy/Lucas Niggli: Beyond (2016 [2017], Intakt) B+(***) 

Putte Wickman:

  • /Red Mitchell: The Very Thought of You (1987-88 [1988], Dragon) B+(**) 
  • Putte Wickman in Trombones (1992, Phontastic) B+(**) 
  • /Ernie Wilkins Almost Big Band: Kinda Dukish (2004 [2005], Gazell) B+(**) 

Carrie Wicks:

  • Maybe (2015, OA2) B+(**) 
  • Reverie (2019, OA2) B+(*) 

Wide Right: Wide Right (2002, Wide Right, EP) B+(***) 

Mareike Wiening:

  • Metropolist Paradise (2018 [2019], Greenleaf Music) B+(*) 
  • Future Memories (2020 [2021], Greenleaf Music) B+(*) 
  • Reveal (2023, Greenleaf Music) B+(***) 

Wolter Wierbos/Jasper Stadhouders/Tim Daisy: Sounds in a Garden (2016, Relay) B+(***) 

Steve Wiest and Phröntrange: The High Road (2016, Blujazz) B− 

WiFiGawd & Soudiere: 36 Chambers of Pressure Vol. 2 (2023, Purple Posse, EP) B 

Håvard Wiik:

  • This Is Not a Waltz (2016 [2018], Moserobie) B+(***) 
  • /Tim Daisy: Slight Return (2023, Relay) B+(***) 

Wiki:

  • No Mountains in Manhattan (2017, XL) B+(**) 
  • Half God (2021, Wikset Enterprise) B+(**) 

Bob Wilber:

  • w/Dave McKenna and Pug Horton: Original Wilber (1978 [2022], Phontastic) B+(*) 
  • Horns-a-Plenty (1994, Arbors) B+(*) 
  • /Dany Doriz: Memories of You: Lionel and Benny (1995 [1996], Black and Blue) B+(**) 
  • Nostalgia (1996, Arbors) B+(**) 
  • /Dick Hyman: A Perfect Match: In Tribute to Johnny Hodges and Wild Bill Davis (1997 [1998], Arbors) B+(*) 
  • /The International March of Jazz All Stars: Everywhere You Go There's Jazz (1998 [1999], Arbors) B+(*) 
  • /The Tuxedo Big Band: Fletcher Henderson's Unrecorded Arrangements for Benny Goodman (2000, Arbors) A− 
  • /The Tuxedo Big Band: Rampage! (2011, Arbors) B  Bob Wilber and the Three Amigos (2012, Arbors) B+(***) 

Wilco:

  • A.M. (1995, Sire) A− 
  • Summer Teeth (1999, Warner Brothers) B+(**) 
  • Sky Blue Sky (2007, Nonesuch) B+(***) 
  • Wilco (The Album) (2009, Nonesuch) B+(**) 
  • The Whole Love (2011, Anti-) B+(**) 
  • What's Your 20? Essential Tracks 1994-2014 (1994-2014 [2014], Nonesuch, 2CD) A−  Star Wars (2015, dBpm) B+(***) 
  • Schmilco (2016, dBpm) B+(*) 
  • Ode to Joy (2019, dBpm) B+(*) 
  • Cruel Country (2022, dBpm) B+(***) 
  • Cousin (2023, dBpm) B+(*) 

Wild Beasts:

  • Two Dancers (2009, Domino) B+(*) 
  • Smother (2011, Domino) B+(*) 
  • Present Tense (2014, Domino) B 

Wild Flag: Wild Flag (2011, Merge) B+(**) 

Wild Nothing: Gemini (2010, Captured Tracks) B 

Wild Up:

  • Julius Eastman Vol. 1: Femenine (2021, New Amsterdam) A−  
  • Julius Eastman Vol. 2: Joy Boy (2022, New Amsterdam) B+(**) 
  • Julius Eastman Vol 3: If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich? (2023, New Amsterdam) B+(***) 

Wildbirds & Peacedrums: Rivers (2010, The Control Group) B+(*) 

Wildhoney:

  • Sleep Through It (2015, Deranged) B+(*) 
  • Your Face Sideways (2015, Topshelf, EP) B+(*) 

Webb Wilder: Mississippi Moderne (2015, Landslide) B+(*) 

Wildest Dreams: Wildest Dreams (2014, Smalltown Supersound) B+(**) 

Wildlife Control: Wildlife Control (2012, self-released) B+(*) 

Barney Wilen:

  • Jazz Sur Seine (1958 [2000], Gitanes Jazz) A−  Zodiac (1966 [2022], We Are Busy Bodies) B 
  • Moshi Too: Unreleased Tapes Recorded in Africa, 1969-70 (1969-70 [2013], Sonorama) A− 
  • La Note Bleue (1987 [2021], Elemental) B+(***) 
  • Barney and Tete Grenoble '88 (1988 [2020], Elemental Music) B+(**) 
  • Live in Tokyo '91 (1991 [2019], Elemental Music, 2CD) B+(***) 

Wiley:

  • Playtime Is Over (2007, Big Dada) B+(*) 
  • 100% Publishing (2011, Big Dada) B+(**) 

Ken Wiley: Jazz Horn Redux (2014 [2017], Krug Park Music) B+(*) 

Sam Wilkes: Driving (2023, Wilkes) B+(*) 

Ernie Wilkins: Hard Mother Blues (1970, Mainstream) B+(*) 

Immanuel Wilkins:

  • Omega (2020, Blue Note) A−  
  • The 7th Hand (2022, Blue Note) A−  

Will of the People [Haftor Medbøe]: Will of the People (2019, Copperfly) B+(**) 

Will.i.am: #Willpower (2013, Interscope) B+(*) 

Andre Williams:

  • /The Sadies: Night & Day (2012, Yep Roc) A− 
  • I Wanna Go Back to Detroit City (2016, Bloodshot) B+(*) 

Arthur Williams: Forgiveness Suite (1979 [2016], NoBusiness) B+(**) 

Ben Williams:

  • State of Art (2011, Concord Jazz) B+(**) 
  • Coming of Age (2014 [2015], Concord Jazz) B− 

Bert Williams: "It's Getting So You Can't Trust Nobody": The Songs of Bert Williams Volume One (1901-22 [199X], Vaudeville Archive Records) A− 

Brad Allen Williams: Lamar (2012-13 [2015], Sojourn) B+(*) 

Bradley Williams: Investigation (2014 [2015], 21st Century Entertainment, 2CD) B+(***) 

Buster Williams:

  • Audacity (2017 [2018], Smoke Sessions) B+(*) 
  • Unalome (2022 [2023], Smoke Sessions) B 

Chris Williams/Patrick Shiroishi:

  • Sans Soleil (2021, Astral Spirits) B+(*) 
  • Sans Soleil II (2022, Astral Spirits) B+(*) 

Clarence Williams:

  • Dreaming the Hours Away: The Columbia Recordings Volume One (1926-28 [1998], Frog) A− 
  • Gimme Blues: Washboard Bands 1926-29 (1926-29 [2011], Frog) B+(***) 
  • Shake 'Em Up: The Vocalion, Brunswick, Victor, Paramount & Grey Gull Recordings (1927-29 [2000], Frog) A− 
  • Whoop It Up: The Columbia Recordings Volume 2 (1929-31 [1998], Frog) B+(***) 

Don Williams:

  • The Best of Don Williams, Volume II (1975-78 [1979], MCA) B+(***) 
  • Reflections (2014, Sugar Hill) B+(**) 

Joe Williams: Jump for Joy (1963 [2013], RCA/Legacy) B 

Hank Williams: The Complete Health & Happiness Recordings (1949 [2019], BMG, 2CD) A− 

Hank Williams Jr.: Rich White Honky Blues (2022, Easy Eye Sound) B+(***) 

Hank Williams III:

  • Damn Right, Rebel Proud (2008, Sidewalk) B+(***) 
  • Rebel Within (2010, Sidewalk) B+(**) 
  • Ramblin' Man (1999-2010 [2014], Curb, EP) B+(*) 
  • Hillbilly Joker (2011, Curb) B− 
  • Ghost to a Ghost/Gutter Town (2011, Hank3, 2CD) B+(**) 

Hank Williams IV: Honky Tonk Habit (2023, Lone Star Reserve, EP) B+(*) 

Hayley Williams:

  • Petals for Armor (2020, Atlantic) B+(*) 
  • Flowers for Vases/Descansos (2021, Atlantic) B+(***) 

Holly Williams:

  • Here With Me (2009, Mercury Nashville) B 
  • The Highway (2013, Georgiana) B+(*) 

Hype Williams: One Nation (2011, Hippos in Tanks) B+(*) 

Jamire Williams: But Only After You Have Suffered (2021, International Anthem) B+(*) 

Jeff Williams: Outlier (2015 [2016], Whirlwind) B+(***) 

Jeff Williams:

  • Lifelike (2017 [2018], Whirlwind) B+(***) 

Kamaal Williams:

  • The Return (2018, Black Focus) B+(**) 
  • Wu Hen (2020, Black Focus) B+(*) 

Lucinda Williams:

  • Little Honey (2008, Lost Highway) B+(***) 
  • The Ghosts of Highway 20 (2016, Highway 20, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Good Souls Better Angels (2020, Highway 20) A− 
  • Stories From a Rock N Roll Heart (2023, Highway 20) A− 

Mars Williams:

  • /Ingebrigt Håker Flaten/Tim Daisy: Moments Form (2012 [2013], Idyllic Noise) B+(*) 
  • Mars Williams Presents an Ayler Xmas (2017, Soul What) B+(***) 
  • Mars Williams Presents an Ayler Xmas: Volume 2 (2018, Soul What) B+(**) 
  • Mars Williams Presents an Ayler Xmas Vol. 5 (2020-21 [2021], Astral Spirits) B+(**) 
  • /Vasco Trilla: Critical Mass (2021 [2023], Not Two) B+(***) 

Mary Lou Williams: Mary Lou Williams (1962-63 [1964], Folkways; [2019], Smithsonian Folkways) B+(*) 

Jessica Williams: With Love (2013-14 [2014], Origin) B+(**) 

Lucinda Williams:

  • Blessed (2011, Lost Highway) A− 
  • Blessed: Kitchen Tapes (2011, Lost Highway) B+(*) 

Mars Williams/Paal Nilssen-Love/Kent Kessler: Boneshaker (2012, Trost) B+(***) 

Mars Williams/Paal Nilssen-Love/Kent Kessler: Boneshaker: Thinking Out Loud (2017, Trost) A− 

Mary Lou Williams:

  • Zoning (1974 [1995], Smithsonian Folkways) A− 
  • At Rick's Café Americain (1979 [1999], Storyville) B+(***) 

Patrick Williams: Home Suite Home (2015, BFM) B+(*) 

Pharrell Williams: Girl (2014, Columbia) A− 

Saul Williams:

  • Saul Williams (2004, Fader) B+(*)  The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust! (2007 [2008], Fader) B+(**) 
  • Martyr Loser King (2016, Fader) B+(***) 
  • Encrypted & Vulnerable (2019, Pirates Blend) B+(*) 

Shina Williams & His African Percussionists: Agboju Logun (1984, Strut, EP) B+(*) 

Tessy Lou Williams: Tessy Lou Williams (2020, Tessy Lou Williams) B+(**) 

Tony Williams: Life Time & Spring Revisited (1964-65 [2022], Ezz-Thetics) A− 

Willi Williams: Unification: From Channel One to King Tubby's (1979 [2014], Shanachie) A− 

Yasmin Williams: Urban Driftwood (2021, Spinster) B+(**) 

Jess Williamson: Time Ain't Accidental (2023, Mexican Summer) B+(***) 

Steve Williamson: A Waltz for Grace (1990, Verve) B+(**) 

Dan Willis and Velvet Gentlemen: The Monk Project (2018-19 [2020], Belle Avenue) B 

Kelly Willis:

  • /Bruce Robison: Cheater's Game (2013, Premium/Thirty Tigers) B+(***) 
  • Back Being Blue (2018, Premium) B+(*) 

Larry Willis: I Fall in Love Too Easily (2019 [2020], High Note) B+(**) 

Fabian Willmann: Balance (2021 [2022], CYH) B+(***) 

Hal Willner: Whoops, I'm an Indian (1998, Pussyfoot) B+(***) 

Willow: Lately I Feel Everything (2021, MSFTS Music/Roc Nation) B+(*) 

Simón Willson: Good Company (2022 [2023], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(**) 

Wilma Vritra: Burd (2019, Bad Taste) B+(*) 

Gaia Wilmer Large Ensemble: Folia: The Music of Egberto Gismonti (2023, Sunnyside) B+(**) 

WILSN: Those Days Are Over (2023, Ivy League) B+(***) 

Anthony Wilson: Frogtown (2016, Goat Hill) B+(*) 

Brian Wilson:

  • That Lucky Old Sun (2008, Capitol) B+(**) 
  • Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin (2010, Walt Disney) C+ 
  • No Pier Pressure (2015, Capitol) B+(*) 

Cassandra Wilson:

  • Blue Skies (1988, JMT) B+(**) 
  • Belly of the Sun (2002, Blue Note) B+(*) 
  • Another Country (2012, E1) B+(**) 
  • Coming Forth by Day (2015, Legacy) B+(**) 

Dave Wilson:

  • One Night at Chris' (2018 [2019], Dave Wilson Music) B+(***) 
  • Stretching Supreme (2017-18 [2021], Dave Wilson Music) B+(**) 

Delroy Wilson: Dub Plate Style (1978 [2009], Pressure Sounds) B+(**) 

Dave Wilson: There Was Never (2015, Zoho) B+(*) 

Gerald Wilson:

  • The Artist Selects (1961-69 [2005], Pacific Jazz) B+(**) 
  • New York New Sound (2002 [2003], Mack Avenue) B+(***) 
  • Legacy (2011, Mack Avenue) B+(***) 

Gretchen Wilson:

  • I Got Your Country Right Here (2010, Redneck) B− 
  • Right on Time (2013, Redneck) B− 

Jamie Lin Wilson: Jumping Over Rocks (2018, self-released) B+(**) 

Joe Lee Wilson: Shout for Trane (1976 [2009], Why Not) B+(**) 

Lainey Wilson:

  • Sayin' What I'm Thinkin' (2021, Broken Bow) B+(***) 
  • Bell Bottom Country (2022, Broken Bow) B+(***) 

Matt Wilson:

  • Hug! (2019 [2020], Palmetto) B+(**) 

Phillip Wilson: Esoteric (1977-78 [2016], Corbett vs. Dempsey) B+(*) 

Tony Wilson 6Tet: A Day's Life (2012 [2015], Drip Audio) B+(**) 

Matt Wilson:

  • As Wave Follows Wave (1996, Palmetto) B+(**) 
  • Smile (1999, Palmetto) B+(***) 
  • Arts and Crafts (2000 [2001], Palmetto) B+(***) 
  • Humidity (2002 [2003], Palmetto) A− 
  • That's Gonna Leave a Mark (2008 [2009], Palmetto) A− 
  • Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O (2010, Palmetto) B+(**) 
  • /John Medeski: Gathering Call (2013 [2014], Palmetto) B+(***) 
  • Beginning of a Memory (2015 [2016], Palmetto) B+(***) 
  • Matt Wilson's Honey and Salt (2016 [2017], Palmetto) B+(*) 

Sarah Wilson: Kaleidoscope (2012 [2021], Brass Tonic) B+(**) 

Steve Wilson:

  • Four for Time (1994 [1996], Criss Cross) B+(***) 
  • /Lewis Nash: Duologue (2013 [2014], MCG Jazz) B+(***) 

Vickie Winans: Praise & Worship (2003-06 [2008], Verity/Legacy) B− 

Martin Wind:

  • Light Blue (2017 [2018], Laika) B− 
  • My Astorian Queen (2021, Laika) B+(**) 
  • /New York Bass Quartet: Air (2021 [2022], Laika) B+(*) 

Amy Winehouse:

  • Back to Black (2007, Universal) B+(**) 
  • Frank (2003 [2007], Universal) B+(*) 
  • Lioness: Hidden Treasures (2002-11 [2011], Universal Republic) C− 

Wing Walker Orchestra: Hazel (2017 [2019], Ears & Eyes) B+(*) 

A Winged Victory for the Sullen: Atomos (2014, Kranky) B+(**) 

Mark Wingfield:

  • Proof of Light (2014 [2015], Moonjune) B 
  • /Markus Reuter/Asaf Sirkis: Lighthouse (2016 [2017], Moonjune) B 
  • /Gary Husband: Tor & Vale (2018 [2019], Moonjune) B 

Ben Winkelman:

  • The Knife (2014 [2015], OA2) B+(**) 
  • Heartbeat (2023, OA2) B 

Mark Winkler: Jazz and Other Four Letter Words (2015, Cafe Pacific) B+(***) 

Jesse Winchester: Jesse Winchester (1970, Ampex) B+(***) 

Luke Winslow-King:

  • The Coming Tide (2013, Bloodshot) B+(*) 
  • Everlasting Arms (2014, Bloodshot) B+(*) 
  • Blue Mesa (2018, Bloodshot) B+(*) 

Norma Winstone:

  • Edge of Time (1971 [1972], Argo) B+(***) 
  • Dance Without Answer (2012 [2014], ECM) B+(**) 

Carl Winther & Jerry Bergonzi: Inner Journey (2016 [2017], SteepleChase LookOut) B+(***) 

Alex Wintz: Life Cycle (2016 [2017], Culture Shock Music) B+(**) 

Wire:

  • Not About to Die: Studio Demos 1977-1978 (1977-78 [2022], Pinkflag) A− 
  • 25 Oct 1978 Bradford University [Legal Bootleg Series] (1978 [2010], Pinkflag) A− 
  • 21 July 1988 Astoria, London [Legal Bootleg Series] (1988 [2010], Pinkflag) B+(*) 
  • 08 Dec 2000 Queen's Hall, Edinburgh [Legal Bootleg Series] (2000 [2010], Pinkflag) B+(***) 
  • 14 Sept 2002, Metro, Chicago [Legal Bootleg Series] (2000 [2010], Pinkflag) A− 
  • Red Barked Tree (2011, Pink Flag) B+(***) 
  • The Black Session: Paris, 10 May 2011 (2011 [2012], Pink Flag) B+(*) 
  • Change Becomes Us (2013, Pink Flag) B+(**) 
  • Wire (2015, Pink Flag) B+(***) 
  • Nocturnal Koreans (2016, Pink Flag, EP) A− 
  • Silver/Lead (2017, Pink Flag) B+(*) 
  • Mind Hive (2020, Pink Flag) B+(***) 
  • 10:20 (2010-20 [2020], Pink Flag) B+(*) 

Wiri Donna: Being Alone (2022, self-released, EP) B 

David Wise: Till They Lay Me Down (2016 [2017], self-released) B+(**) 

Pamela Samiha Wise: A New Message From the Tribe (2017, Tribe) B+(**) 

Witchcraft Books [Shorty Skilz/Kanif the Jhatmaster]: Vol I: The Sundisk (2022, Iapetus) A− 

Witches & Devils: Empty Bottle Chicago (1997 [2000], Savage Sound Syndicate) B+(*) 

Withered Hand:

  • Good News (2009 [2011], Absolutely Kosher) B+(***) 
  • New Gods (2014, Slumberland) A−   How to Love (2023, Reveal) B+(***) 

Bill Withers: The Best of Bill Withers (1971-74 [1975], Sussex) A− 

Within Reason: Transient Broadcasts (2013, Anodize) A− 

Deanna Witkowski:

  • Makes the Heart to Sing: Jazz Hymns (2017, Tilapia) B 
  • Force of Nature (2021 [2022], MCG Jazz) B+(***) 

Florian Wittenburg:

  • Aleatoric Inspiration (2009-14 [2015], NurNichtNur) B+(*) 
  • Eagle Prayer (2014-15 [2016], NurNichtNur) B+(**) 

Florian Wittenberg:

  • Don't Push the Piano Around (2017, NurNichtNur) B+(**) 

Florian Wittenburg:

  • Four Waves (2018, NurNichtNur) B+(***) 

Joe Wittman:

  • Trio Works (2023, self-released) B+(**) 
  • /Vito Dieterle/Jesse Breheney/Josh Davis: Night Out (2022 [2023], self-released) B+(*) 

Wizkid: Sounds From the Other Side (2017, Starboy/RCA) B+(**) 

Andrew W.K.: I Get Wet (2001 [2002], Island) B+(***) 

Christine Wodrascka:

  • /Ramon Lopez: Aux Portes Du Matin: Live at Instants Chavirés (2000 [2001], Leo) B+(**) 
  • /Jean Luc Cappozzo/Gerry Hemingway: 2° Étage: Grey Matter (2012 [2013], NoBusiness) B+(***) 

Babes Wodumo: Crown (2021, West Ink) B+(***) 

Nils Wogram:

  • Root 70 (2000 [2001], 2nd Floor) A− 
  • Odd and Awkward (2000 [2001], Enja, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Root 70: Getting Rooted (2003, Enja) B+(**) 
  • Root 70 With Strings: Riomar (2012 [2014], NWOG) B+(*) 

Daniel Wohl: Corps Exquis (2013, New Amsterdam) A− 

John Wojciechowski:

  • Focus (2015, Origin) B+(**) 
  • Swing of the Pendulum (2022 [2023], Afar Music) B+(**) 

Ksawery Wojcinski: The Soul (2013 [2014], Fortune) B+(***) 

Remi Wolf:

  • You're a Dog (2019, Island, EP) B+(*) 
  • I'm Allergic to Dogs (2020, Island, EP) B+(**) 
  • We Love Dogs! (2021, Island) B+(**) 
  • Juno (2021, Island) B+(***) 

Warren Wolf: Wolfgang (2013, Mack Avenue) B 

Wolf Alice:

  • My Love Is Cool (2015, Dirty Hit/RCA) B+(*) 
  • Visions of a Life (2017, Dirty Hit) B+(*) 
  • Blue Weekend (2021, Dirty Hit) B+(**) 

Wolf Parade: Expo 86 (2010, Sub Pop) B 

Aida Bird Wolfe: Birdie (2018, self-released) B+(***) 

Ben Wolfe: Unjust (2021 [2023], Resident Arts) B+(***) 

Chelsea Wolfe:

  • Pain Is Beauty (2013, Sargent House) B+(**) 
  • Abyss (2015, Sargent House) B+(*) 

Tom Wolfe: Solerovescent (2014, Summit) B+(*) 

Michael Wolff: Bounce (2020, Sunnyside) B+(*) 

Wolff & Clark: Expedition 2 (2014 [2015], Random Act) B+(***) 

Michael Wollny:

  • Weltentraum (2013 [2014], ACT) B+(**) 
  • /Emile Parisien/Tim Lefebvre/Christian Lillinger: XXXX (2019 [2021], ACT Music) B+(***) 

Bobby Womack:

  • Greatest Hits (1972-89 [1999], Capitol) B+(*) 
  • The Bravest Man in the Universe (2012, XL) B+(**) 

Lee Ann Womack:

  • The Way I'm Livin' (2014, Sugar Hill/Welk) A− 
  • The Lonely, the Lonesome & the Gone (2017, ATO) B+(**) 

Tommy Womack:

  • Stubborn (2000, Sideburn) B+(**) 
  • Circus Town (2002, Sideburn) A− 
  • Washington D.C. (2002 [2003], self-released) B+(***) 
  • There, I Said It! (2007, Cedar Creek) B+(***) 
  • Now What! (2012, Cedar Creek) A− 
  • Namaste (2016, self-released) A− 
  • 30 Years Shot to Hell: An Anthology (1987-2017 [2022], Schoolkids, 2CD) A− 
  • I Thought I Was Fine (2021, Schoolkids) A−  

Stevie Wonder:

  • The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie (1962, Tamla) B 
  • Tribute to Uncle Ray (1962, Tamla) B 
  • The 12 Year Old Genius: Recorded Live (1963, Tamla) B+(**) 
  • With a Song in My Heart (1963, Tamla) C− 
  • Stevie at the Beach (1964, Tamla) B− 
  • Up-Tight (1966, Tamla) B 
  • Down to Earth (1966, Tamla) B− 
  • For Once in My Life (1968, Tamla) B+(**) 
  • My Cherie Amour (1969, Tamla) B+(***) 
  • Signed, Sealed and Delivered (1970, Tamla) B+(**) 
  • Where I'm Coming From (1971, Tamla) B+(***) 
  • Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1968-71 [1971], Motown) A− 
  • 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Stevie Wonder (1963-71 [2005], Motown) A 
  • Original Musiquarium I (1971-82 [1982], Motown, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • In Square Circle (1985, Tamla) B+(***) 
  • Jungle Fever (1991, Motown) B+(**) 

The Wonder Years:

  • The Greatest Generation (2013, Hopeless) B+(**) 
  • The Hum Goes On Forever (2022, Hopeless) B 

The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong All Stars: A Gift to Pops (2021, Verve) A− 

Carolyn Wonderland: Tempting Fate (2021, Alligator) B+(**) 

Wonderlick: Topless at the Arco Arena (2009, Rock Ridge) B+(**) 

Juli Wood: Synnkä Metsä (Dark Forest) (2015, OA2) B+(**) 

Ronnie Wood & His Wild Five: Mad Lad: A Live Tribute to Chuck Berry (2019, BMG) B+(***) 

Wood River: More Than I Can See (2020, Enja/Yellowbird) B 

Wooden Wand:

  • Farmer's Corner (2013 [2014], Fire) B+(**) 
  • Clipper Ship (2017, Three Lobed) B 

Billy Woods:

  • /Kenny Segal: Hiding Places (2019, Blackwoodz Studioz) B+(***) 
  • Terror Management (2019, Blackwoodz Studioz) B+(**) 
  • Aethiopes (2022, Backwoodz Studioz) B+(***) 
  • Church (2022, Backwoodz Studioz) B+(***) 
  • /Kenny Segal: Maps (2023, Backwoodz Studioz) A− 

Jamila Woods:

  • HEAVN (2016, Closed Sessions) B+(*) 
  • Legacy! Legacy! (2019, Jagjaguwar) A− 
  • Water Made Us (Jagjaguwar) B+(***) 

Matt Woods: With Love From Brushy Mountain (2014, Lonely Ones) B+(***) 

Phil Woods: Heaven (1984 [1996], Evidence) B+(***) 

Phil Woods:

  • /Lee Konitz: Play Woods (2003 [2004], Philology) B+(***) 
  • /Lee Konitz: Play Konitz (2003 [2004], Philology) B+(***) 

Roy Woods: Say Less (2017, OVO Sound/Warner Brothers) B+(**) 

WoodWired: In the Loop (2017 [2018], UT Arlington) B+(**) 

Nate Wooley:

  • /C. Spencer Yeh/Audrey Chen/Todd Carter: NCAT (2008 [2013], Monotype) B− 
  • /Hugo Antunes/Chris Corsano: Malus (2012 [2014], NoBusiness) B+(**) 
  • /Ken Vandermark: East by Northwest (2013 [2015], Audiographic) B+(**) 
  • /Dave Rempis/Pascal Niggenkemper/Chris Corsano: From Wolves to Whales (2014 [2015], Aerophonic) B+(**) 
  • (Dance to) The Early Music (2015, Clean Feed) A− 
  • /Hugo Antunes/Jorge Queijo/Mario Costa/Chris Corsano: Purple Patio (2012 [2016], NoBusiness) B 
  • Seven Storey Mountain V (2015 [2016], Pleasure of the Text) B+(*) 
  • Argonautica (2016, Firehouse 12) B+(**) 
  • /Ken Vandermark: All Directions Home (2015, Audiographic) B+(***) 
  • Knknighgh (Minimal Poetry for Aram Saroyan) (2016 [2017], Clean Feed) A− 
  • /Torben Snekkestad: Of Echoing Bronze (2015 [2018], Fundacja Sluchaj) B 
  • Columbia Icefield (2017 [2019], Northern Spy) B+(*) 
  • Seven Storey Mountain VI (2019 [2020], Pyroclastic) B+(*) 
  • /Liudas Mockunas/Barry Guy/Arkadijus Gotesmanas: NOX (2019 [2020], NoBusiness) B+(*) 

Working Men's Club:

  • Working Men's Club (2020, Heavenly) B+(**) 
  • Fear Fear (2022, Heavenly) B+(**) 

Reggie Workman: Altered Spaces (1992 [1993], Leo) B 

Asnakech Worku: Asnakech (1975 [2018], Awesome Tapes From Africa) B+(**) 

World Saxophone Quartet:

  • Steppin' With the World Saxophone Quartet (1978 [1979], Black Saint) B 
  • W.S.Q. (1980 [1981], Black Saint) B+(*) 
  • Revue (1980 [1982], Black Saint) B+(*) 
  • Live in Zürich (1981 [1984], Black Saint) B+(*) 
  • Live at Brooklyn Academy of Music (1985 [1986], Black Saint) B 
  • Four Now (1995 [1996], Justin Time) B+(**)  Takin' It 2 the Next Level (1996, Justin Time) B 
  • 25th Anniversary: The New Chapter (2000 [2001], Justin Time) B 

The World's Greatest Jazz Band of Yank Lawson & Bob Haggart: Plays Duke Ellington (1973 [1999], Jazzology) B+(***) 

WorldService Project:

  • For King and Country (2015 [2016], Rare Noise) D+ 
  • Serve (2017 [2018], Rare Noise) C− 
  • Hiding in Plain Sight (2020, RareNoise) C+ 

Wormburner: Pleasant Living in Planned Communities (2014, Dive) A− 

Bernie Worrell/Cindy Blackman Santana/John King: Spherical (1994 [2023], Infrequent Seams) B+(**) 

Worriers: Imaginary Life (2015, Don Giovanni) B+(**) 

Charlie Worsham: Beginning of Things (2017, Warner Bros. Nashville) B 

Lady Wray: Piece of Me (2022, Big Crown) A− 

Link Wray: Rumble: The Best of Link Wray (1958-79 [1993], Rhino) B+(**) 

W.R.D. [Robert Walter/Eddie Roberts/Adam Deitch]: The Hit (2021, Color Red) B+(*) 

Wrecking Crew: Sedale Threat (2022, self-released) B+(**) 

Wreckless Eric:

  • /Amy Rigby: Two-Way Family Favourites (2010, Southern Domestic) B 
  • /Amy Rigby: A Working Museum (2012, Southern Domestic) A− 
  • America (2015, Fire) B+(***) 
  • Construction Time & Demolition (2018, Southern Domestic) B+(***) 
  • Transience (2019, Southern Domestic) B+(*) 
  • Leisureland (2023, Tapete) B+(***) 

Joyce Wrice: Overgrown (2021, Joyce Wrice Music) B+(**) 

Betty Wright:

  • I Love the Way You Love (1972, Alston) B+(**) 
  • Danger High Voltage (1974, Alston) A− 
  • Live (1978, Alston) B+(***) 
  • /The Roots: Betty Wright: The Movie (2011, S-Curve) B+(**) 

Jack Wright:

  • /Michael Taylor: Kryptischgasse (2001 [2020], Right Brain, EP) B+(*) 
  • What Is What (2023, Relative Pitch) B+(***) 

JJ Wright: Inward Looking Outward (2013 [2014], Ropeadope) B+(**) 

Jack Wright/Ben Wright/Kris Tiner: For Instance (2014, Epigraph) B+(*) 

Lizz Wright:

  • Freedom & Surrender (2015, Concord) B+(*) 
  • Grace (2017, Concord) B+(***) 
  • Holding Space: Live in Berlin (2018 [2022], Blues & Greens) B+(**) 

Matthew Wright: Locked Hybrids (2020, Relative Pitch) B 

O.V. Wright: The Soul of O.V. Wright (1972-73 [1992], MCA) B+(**) 

Rik Wright's Fundamental Forces: Subtle Energy (2016, Hipsync) B+(*) 

Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski: Flyin' Lady [Polish Jazz Vol. 55] (1978, Polskie Nagrania Muza) B+(***) 

Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski: Komeda: Moja Slodka Europejska Ojczyzna [Polish Jazz Vol. 80] (2013 [2018], Warner Music Poland, 2CD) B+(**) 

Robag Wruhme: Thora Vukk (2011, Pampa) B+(***) 

Wschód: Wschód (2017 [2019], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Pawel Wszolek: Faith (2016, ForTune) B+(**) 

Wu-Lu: Loggerhead (2022, Warp) B+(*) 

Jürgen Wuchner/Rudi Mahall/Jörg Fischer: In Memoriam: Buschi Niebergall (1997 [2016], Sporeprint) B+(***) 

Wussy:

  • Funeral Dress (2005, Shake It) A− 
  • Rigor Mortis (2008, Shake It, EP) B+(**) 
  • Wussy (2009, Shake It) B+(***) 
  • Strawberry (2011, Shake It) A− 
  • Funeral Dress II (2011, Shake It) A− 
  • Buckeye (2005-11 [2012], Damnably) A 
  • Berneice Huff and Son, Bill Sings . . . Popular Favorites (2013, Shake It) B+(***) 
  • Duo (2013, Shakt It, EP) B+(**) 
  • Attica! (2014, Shake It) A  
  • Public Domain Volume 1 (2015, Shake It, EP) B+(**) 
  • Forever Sounds (2016, Shake It) A− 
  • Getting Better (2018, Damnably, EP) B+(*) 
  • What Heaven Is Like (2018, Shake It) B+(***) 
  • Ghosts (2006-19 [2020], self-released) B+(***) 

Wu-Tang Clan:

  • 8 Diagrams (2007, SRC/Universal/Motown) A− 
  • A Better Tomorrow (2014, Warner Brothers) B+(***) 
  • The Saga Continues (2017, eOne) A− 

Eric Wyatt: Look to the Sky (2017, Whaling City Sound) B+(**) 

Jaime Wyatt:

  • Felony Blues (2017, Forty Below, EP) B+(*) 
  • Neon Cross (2020, New West) B+(*) 
  • Feel Good (2023, New West) B 

Robert Wyatt: '68 (1968 [2013], Cuneiform) B+(***) 

Wye Oak:

  • Civilian (2011, Merge) B 
  • The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs (2018, Merge) B+(*) 

Steve Wynn:

  • /The Miracle 3: Northern Aggression (2010, Yep Roc) B+(**) 
  • Crossing Dragon Bridge (2008, Blue Rose) B+(**) 

X: Alphabetland (2020, Fat Possum) B+(*) 

Kembe X: Self Rule (2011, mixtape) B+(***) 

Mia X: Unlady Like (1997, No Limit) B+(*) 

X__X:

  • X Sticky Fingers X (1978-80 [2014], Smog Veil) B+(**) 
  • Albert Ayler's Ghosts Live at the Yellow Ghetto (2014-15 [2015], Smog Veil, EP) B+(***) 

X-Ecutioners: Built From Scratch (2002, Loud) B+(**) 

X-Ray Spex: Live @ the Roundhouse London 2008 (2008 [2009], Year Zero) A− 

The Xcerts: Hold on to Your Heart (2018, Raygun) B 

Peter Xifaras: Fusion (2023, Music With No Expiration) B+(*) 

The XX:

  • XX (2008-09 [2009], XL) A− 
  • Coexist (2012, XL/Young Turks) B+(*) 
  • I See You (2017, Young Turks) A− 

Jamie XX: In Colour (2015, XL/Young Turks) B+(***) 

XY Quartet: XY (2013 [2014], Nusica) A− 

Yabby You:

  • King Tubby's Prophecies of Dub (1976 [2020], Pressure Sound) B+(***) 
  • Dread Prophecy: The Strange and Wonderful Story of Yabby You (1972-85 [2015], Shanachie, 3CD) B+(***) 

Yacht:

  • See Mystery Lights (2009, DFA) B+(***) 
  • Shangri-La (2011, DFA) B+(**) 

Yaeji:

  • Yaeji (2017, Godmode, EP) B+(**) 
  • EP 2 (2017, Godmode, EP) B+(***) 
  • What We Drew (2020, XL) B+(*) 
  • With a Hammer (2023, XL) B+(*) 

Michiyo Yagi:

  • /Ingebrigt Håker Flaten/Paal Nilssen-Love: Live! At Super Deluxe (2005 [2006], Bomba) B+(**) 
  • /Lasse Marhaug/Paal Nilssen-Love: Angular Mass ((2011 [2015], PNL) B 
  • /Joe McPhee/Paal Nilssen-Love/Lasse Marhaug: Soul Stream (2013 [2015], PNL) B+(*) 

Tal Yahalom/Almog Sharvit/Ben Silashi: Kadawa (2017, self-released) B+(**) 

Miki Yamanaka: Shades of Rainbow (2023, Cellar Music) B+(**) 

Hideo Yamaki/Bill Laswell/Bjorn Björkenheim/Mike Sopko/Dominic James: Inaugural Sound Clash for the 2 Americas (2017, MOD Technologies) B+(***) 

Eri Yamamoto:

  • Firefly (2012 [2013], AUM Fidelity) B+(*) 
  • Life (2016, AUM Fidelity) B+(**) 
  • /Choral Chameleon: Goshu Ondo Suite (2018 [2019], AUM Fidelity) A− 
  • /Chad Fowler/William Parker/Steve Hirsh: Sparks (2022, Mahakala Music) A− 
  • A Woman With a Purple Wig (2022, Mahakala Music) B+(*) 

Miki Yamanaka: Human Dust Suite (2020, Inside Out Music) B+(**) 

Yoko Yamaoka: Diary 2005-2015: Yuko Yamaoka Plays the Music of Satoko Fujii (2018, Libra, 2CD) B+(**) 

Yosuke Yamashita/Bill Laswell/Ryuichi Sakamoto:

  • Asian Games (1988 [1993], Verve Forecast) B 

Jimmy & Mama Yancey: Chicago Piano Volume 1 (1951 [1991], Atlantic) B+(*) 

Jim Yanda:

  • Regional Cookin' (1987 [2017], Corner Store Jazz) B+(*) 
  • Home Road (2016 [2017], Corner Store Jazz, 2CD) B+(*)  A Silent Way (2019 [2021], Corner Store Jazz, 2CD) B+(***) 

Yong Yandsen/Christian Meaas Svendsen/Paal Nilssen-Love: Hungry Ghosts (2018 [2019], Nakama) B+(***) 

Jeong Lim Yang: Zodiac Suite: Reassured (2021 [2022], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(***) 

Savina Yannatou:

  • /Primavera en Salonico: Songs of Thessaloniki (2014 [2015], ECM) B+(**) 
  • /Joana Sá: Ways of Notseeing (2020, Clean Feed) B 

Nilüfer Yanya:

  • Miss Universe (2019, ATO) A− 
  • Painless (2022, ATO) A− 

John Yao:

  • & His 17-Piece Instrument: Flip-Flop (2014 [2015], See Tao) B+(***) 
  • 's Triceratops: How We Do (2018 [2019], See Tao) B+(**) 
  • 's Triceratops: Off-Kilter (2018 [2022], See Tao) B+(***) 

YAPP: Symbolic Heads (2011 [2013], NoBusiness) B+(***) 

Yard Act:

  • Dark Days (2021, ZEN FC, EP) B+(***) 
  • The Overload (2022, Island) A− 

The Yardbirds:

  • Five Live Yardbirds (1964, Columbia) B+(***) 
  • For Your Love (1965, Epic) B+(**) 
  • Yardbirds/Roger the Engineer (1966, Columbia) B+(*) 
  • Little Games (1967, Epic) B+(*) 

Yuriy Yaremchuk/Mark Tokar/Klaus Kugel: Yatoku (2007, Not Two) B+(**) 

Greg Yasinitsky Yazz Band: New Normal (2019-20 [2021], Origin) B 

Basak Yavuz:

  • Things (2012 [2014], Z Music) B+(*) 
  • A Little Red Bug (2015 [2016], Things&) B+(**) 

The Yawpers:

  • American Man (2015, Bloodshot) A− 
  • Human Question (2019, Bloodshot) B+(**) 

YBN Cordae: The Lost Boy (2019, Atlantic) A− 

Jason Yeager:

  • Affirmation (2014, Inner Circle Music) B 
  • New Songs of Resistance (2018 [2019], Outside In Music) B+(*) 
  • Unstuck in Time: The Kurt Vonnegut Suite (2022, Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Yeah Yeah Yeahs:

  • Mosquito (2013, Interscope) A− 
  • Cool It Down (2022, Secretly Canadian) B+(**) 

Trisha Yearwood: Heaven, Heartache, and the Power of Love (2007, Big Machine) B− 

Years & Years:

  • Palo Santo (2018, Polydor) B 
  • Night Call (2022, Polydor) B+(**) 

Yeasayer:

  • All Hour Cymbals (2007, We Are Free) B+(*) 
  • Odd Blood (2010, Secretly Canadian) B 
  • Fragrant World (2012, Secretly Canadian) B+(*) 

Lucy Yeghiazaryan/Vanisha Gould: In Her Words (2021, La Reserve) 

La Yegros: Magnetismo (2016, Soundway) B+(***) 

C. Spencer Yeh & Ken Vandermark: Schlager (2015 [2016], Audiographic) B+(**) 

Yelawolf:

  • Trunk Muzik 0-60 (2010, Universal) B+(**) 
  • Radioactive (2011, Shady) B+(*) 
  • Love Story (2015, Shady) B+(**) 
  • /Shooter Jennings: Sometimes Y (2022, Slumerican) B 

Yelle:

  • Complètement Fou (2014, Kemosabe) B+(**) 
  • L'Ère Du Verseau (2020, Recreation Center) B+(*) 

Pete Yellin: Dance of Allegra (1972, Mainstream) B+(**) 

Yellow Ostrich: The Mistress (2010 [2011], Barsuk) B 

Yellow Swans: Going Places (2010, Type) B+(*) 

Yellowjackets:

  • Cohearence (2016, Mack Avenue) B+(**) 
  • Parallel Motion (2022, Mack Avenue) B 

Yells at Eels: In Quiet Waters (2013 [2015], ForTune) B+(***) 

Yeule:

  • Glitch Princess (2022, Bayonet) B+(**) 
  • Softscars (2023, Ninja Tune) B+(***) 

YG:

  • Still Brazy (2016, Def Jam) B+(*) 

Ying Yang Twins: Me & My Brother (2003, TVT) B+(***) 

Yo La Tengo:

  • Ride the Tiger (1986 [1996], Matador) A− 
  • New Wave Hot Dogs (1987, Coyote) B+(**) 
  • President Yo La Tengo (1989, Twin/Tone) A− 
  • Fakebook (1990, Bar/None) B+(*) 
  • May I Sing With Me (1992, Alias) A− 
  • Painful (1993, Matador) B+(***) 
  • Electr-O-Pura (1995, Matador) A− 
  • Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo (1988-95 [1996], Matador, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out (2000, Matador) B+(***) 
  • Popular Songs (2009, Matador) B+(***) 
  • Fade (2013, Matador) B+(**)  Stuff Like That There (2015, Matador) B+(***) 
  • There's a Riot Going On (2018, Matador) B+(**) 
  • We Have Amnesia Sometimes (2020, Matador) B 
  • This Stupid World (2023, Matador) A− 

Yo Ma Ma [Stephen Kalinich/Jon Tiven]: Symptomology/Shortcuts to Infinity (2012, Ms Music, 2CD) A− 

Yo Yo: You Better Ask Somebody (1993, EastWest) A− 

Dwight Yoakam:

  • Live From Austin TX (1988 [2005], New West) B+(**) 
  • Just Lookin' for a Hit (1986-89 [1989], Reprise) B+(***) 
  • Dwight Live (1994 [2009], Rhino Flashback) B+(**) 
  • The Very Best of Dwight Yoakam (1986-2000 [2004], Rhino/Reprise) A− 
  • Dwight Sings Buck (2007, New West) B+(**) 
  • 3 Pears (2012, Warner Brothers) B+(*) 
  • Second Hand Heart (2015, Warner Brothers) B 

Darryl Yokley's Sound Reformation: Pictures at an African Exhibition (2018, Truth Revolution) B 

Yola:

  • Walk Through Fire (2019, Easy Eye Sound/Nonesuch) B+(*) 
  • Stand for Myself (2021, Easy Eye Sound) B 

Yoni & Geti: Testarossa (2016, Joyful Noise) B+(**) 

Yonic South:

  • Wild Cobs (2019, La Tempesta, EP) B+(**) 
  • Twix and Dive (2020, La Tempesta, EP) B+(**) 
  • Devo Challenge Cup (2023, Wild Honey, EP) B+(*) 

Libby York: Dreamland (2021 [2023], OA2) B+(**) 

Thom Yorke: Anima (2019, XL) B− 

Otomo Yoshihide/Chris Pitsiokis: Live in Florence (2018 [2020], Astral Spirits) B+(*) 

YoshimiO/Susie Ibarra/Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe: Flower of Sulphur (2018, Thrill Jockey) B+(**) 

Chris Young: Neon (2011, RCA Nashville) B+(*) 

Dave Young/Terry Promane Octet: Vol. 2 (2017, Modica Music) B+(*) 

Jacob Young/Mats Eilertsen/Audun Kleive: Eventually (2021 [2023], ECM) B+(**) 

Katherine Young: Further Secret Origins (2009, Porter) B 

Larry Young:

  • Testifying (1960 [1992], New Jazz/OJC) B+(***) 
  • Groove Street (1962 [1995], Prestige/OJC) B+(**) 
  • In Paris: The ORTF Recordings (1964-65 [2016], Resonance, 2CD) B+(***) 

Lester Young:

  • Boston, 1950 (1950 [2013], Uptown) B+(*) 
  • /Roy Eldridge/Harry Edison: Laughin' to Keep From Cryin' (1958 [2000], Verve) B+(**) 

Neil Young:

  • Neil Young (1968, Reprise) B+(**) 
  • Sugar Mountain: Live at Canterbury House 1968 (1968 [2008], Reprise) B 
  • Live at the Cellar Door (1970 [2013], Reprise) B+(***) 
  • Carnegie Hall 1970 (1970 [2021], Reprise) B+(**) 
  • Royce Hall 1971 (1971 [2022], Reprise) B+(**) 
  • Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 1971 (1971 [2022], Reprise) B+(***) 
  • Young Shakespeare (1971 [2021], Reprise) B+(**) 
  • Roxy: Tonight's the Night Live (1973 [2018], Reprise) B+(***) 
  • /Santa Monica Flyers: Somewhere Under the Rainbow: Nov. 5, 1973 (1973 [2023], Reprise, 2CD) B 
  • /Stray Gators: Tuscaloosa (1973 [2019], Reprise) B− 
  • Citizen Kane Jr. Blues (1974 [2022], Reprise) B+(**) 
  • Homegrown (1974-75 [2020], Reprise) B+(**) 
  • Hitchhiker (1976 [2017], Reprise) B+(***)  Songs for Judy (1976 [2018], Reprise) B+(**) 
  • Chrome Dreams (1974-77 [2023], Reprise) B+(***) 
  • International Harvesters: A Treasure (1984-85 [2011], Reprise) A−  
  • & the Bluenotes: This Note's for You (1988, Reprise) B− 
  • Bluenote Café (1987-88 [2015], Reprise, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • Eldorado (1989, Reprise, EP) B+(**) 
  • /Crazy Horse: Way Down in the Rust Bucket (1990 [2021], Reprise, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • /Crazy Horse: Arc (1991, Reprise) B 
  • /Crazy Horse: Weld (1991, Reprise, 2CD) A− 
  • Dreamin' Man Live '92 (1992 [2009], Reprise) B+(***) 
  • Unplugged (1993, Reprise) B+(***) 
  • /Crazy Horse: Broken Arrow (1996, Reprise) B+(**) 
  • /Crazy Horse: Toast (2001 [2022], Reprise) B+(**) 
  • /Crazy Horse: Return to Greendale (2003 [2020], Warner) A− 
  • Le Noise (2010, Reprise) B+(***) 
  • /Crazy Horse: Americana (2012, Reprise) B+(*) 
  • /Crazy Horse: Psychedelic Pill (2012, Reprise, 2CD) A− 
  • A Letter Home (2014, Third Man) B+(**) 
  • Storytone (2014, Reprise) B+(*) 
  • /Promise of the Real: The Monsanto Years (2015, Reprise) B+(**) 
  • /Promise of the Real: Earth (2015 [2016], Reprise, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • Peace Trail (2016, Reprise) B+(**) 
  • + Promise of the Real: The Visitor (2017, Reprise) B 
  • & Crazy Horse: Colorado (2019, Reprise) B+(***) 
  • /Crazy Horse: Barn (2021, Reprise) A− 
  • /Promise of the Real: Noise & Flowers (2019 [2022], Reprise) B+(**) 
  • & Crazy Horse: World Recod (2022, Reprise) B+(**) 
  • Before and After (2023, Reprise) B+(**) 

Reggie Young: Forever Young (2017, Whaling City Sound) B+(*) 

Young Fathers:

  • Tape One (2011 [2013], Anticon, EP) B+(*) 
  • Tape Two (2013, Anticon, EP) B+(**) 
  • Dead (2014, Anticon) B+(*) 
  • White Men Are Black Men Too (2015, Big Dada) B+(**) 
  • Cocoa Sugar (2018, Ninja Tune) A− 
  • Heavy Heavy (2023, Ninja Tune) B+(***) 

Young Guv: Ripe 4 Luv (2015, Slumberland) B+(***) 

Young M.A: Herstory in the Making (2019, M.A Music/3D) B+(***)  

The Young Mothers: A Mother's Work Is Never Done (2013 [2014], Tektite) A− 

Young Nudy:

  • /Pi'erre Bourne: Sli'merre (2019, RCA) B+(***) 
  • Gumbo (2023, RCA) B+(*) 

Young Pilgrims: We're Young Pilgrims (2021, Stoney Lane) B− 

The Young Rascals:

  • The Young Rascals (1966, Warner Brothers) B+(*) 
  • Collections (1967, Warner Brothers) B+(**) 
  • Groovin' (1967, Warner Brothers) A− 

Young Stoner Life/Young Thug/Gunna: Slime Language 2 (2021, YSL/300 Entertainment) B+(***) 

Young Thug:

  • /DJ Swamp Izzo: I Came From Nothing (2011, self-released) B+(*) 
  • I Came From Nothing 2 (2011, self-released) B+(*) 
  • I Came From Nothing 3 (2012, self-released) B+(***) 
  • /Rich Homie Quan/Birdman: Birdman Presents Rich Gang: The Tour Pt. 1 (2014, Cash Money) B+(*) 
  • /Bloody Jay: Black Portland (2014, self-released) A−  
  • Barter 6 (2015, 300/Atlantic) B+(**) 
  • Slime Season 2 (2015, self-released) B+(***) 
  • I'm Up (2016, 300 Entertainment/Atlantic) A− 
  • Slime Season 3 (2016, 300 Entertainment/Atlantic, EP) B+(**) 
  • No, My Name Is Jeffery (2016, 300 Entertainment/Atlantic) A− 
  • Beautiful Thugger Girls (2017, 300/Atlantic) B+(***) 
  • So Much Fun (2019, 300/Atlantic/YSL) B+(***) 
  • Punk (2021, YSL/300 Entertainment/Atlantic) B+(***) 
  • Business Is Business (2023, Atlantic) B+(**) 

The Youngbloods:

  • The Youngbloods (1967, RCA Victor) B+(*) 
  • Earth Music (1967, RCA Victor) B+(**) 

YoungBoy Never Broke Again:

  • Until Death Call My Name (2018, Never Broke Again/Atlantic) B+(**) 
  • Top (2020, Never Broke Again/Atlantic) B− 

Adrian Younge:

  • Jazz Is Dead 18: Tony Allen (2018 [2023], Jazz Is Dead) B+(*) 

Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad:

  • Jazz Is Dead 001 (2020, Jazz Is Dead, EP) B+(*) 
  • Jazz Is Dead 002: Roy Ayers (2020, Jazz Is Dead, EP) B+(**) 
  • Jazz Is Dead 3: Marcos Valle (2020, Jazz Is Dead, EP) B+(***) 
  • Jazz Is Dead 7: João Donato (2021, Jazz Is Dead, EP) B+(**) 
  • Jazz Is Dead 13: Katalyst (2022, Jazz Is Dead) B+(*) 
  • Jazz Is Dead 17: Lonnie Liston Smith (2023, Jazz Is Dead) B+(*) 
  • Jazz Is Dead 16: Phil Ranelin & Wendell Harrison (2023, Jazz Is Dead) B+(**) 

Brandee Younger:

  • Wax & Wane (2016, Revive Music, EP) B+(*) 
  • Soul Awakening (2019, self-released) B+(***) 
  • Somewhere Different (2021, Impulse!) B+(**) 
  • Brand New Life (2023, Impulse) B+(*) 

Dhafer Youssef:

  • Diwan of Beauty and Odd (2016, Okeh) B 
  • Street of Minarets (2023, Back Beat Edition) B+(**) 

Youth Lagoon:

  • The Year of Hibernation (2011, Fat Possum) B+(*) 
  • Wondrous Bughouse (2013, Fat Possum) B− 
  • Heaven Is a Junkyard (2023, Fat Possum) 

Youth Worship: LP1 (2015, Self Harm) B+(***) 

YU: Before Taxes (2010, Mello Music Group) B+(*) 

Yuck: Yuck (2011, Fat Possum) B+(**) 

Yuri Yunakov Ensemble: New Colors in Bulgarian Wedding Music (1997, Traditional Crossroads) B+(***) 

Yung Kayo: DFTK (2022, Sevensevenseven/YSL) B+(**) 

Yungmorpheus:

  • Real Bad Man: The Chalice & the Blade (2023, Real Bad Man) B+(**) 
  • From Whence It Came (2023, Lex) B+(*) 

Yussef Kamaal: Black Focus (2016, Brownswood) B+(*) 

Bojan Z: Transpacifik (2003, Label Bleu) B+(**) 

Janusz Zabieglinski: Janusz Zabieglinski and His Swinget [Polish Jazz Vol. 9] (1967, Polskie Nagrania Muza) B+(**) 

Peter Zak:

  • The Disciple (2013 [2014], SteepleChase) B+(***) 
  • Standards (2014 [2016], SteepleChase) B+(*) 
  • One Mind (2017 [2018], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(**) 

Glenn Zaleski:

  • My Ideal (2014 [2017], Sunnyside) B+(*) 
  • The Question (2020, Sunnyside) B+(*) 

Mark Zaleski Band: Days, Months, Years (2016 [2017], self-released) B+(**) 

Bobby Zankel:

  • Wonderful Sound 6: Celebrating William Parker @ 65 (2017, Not Two) B+(**) 
  • /Wonderful Sound 8: A Change of Destiny (2022 [2023], Mahakala Music) B+(***) 

Zanussi 5: Live in Coimbra (2013 [2014], Clean Feed) A− 

Per Zanussi & Vestnorsk Jazzensemble:

  • Li (and the Infinite Game) (2022, Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Flavio Zanuttini Opacipapa: Born Baby Born (2018, Clean Feed) A− 

Zarabande: El Toro (2016, AFlo) B+(*) 

Brigitte Zarie: L'amour (2013 [2014], NJ Music) B 

Paul Zauner's Blue Brass feat. David Murray:

  • Roots n' Wings (2019, PAO/Blujazz) B+(***) 

Msafiri Zawose: Uhamiaji (2017, Soundway) B+(*) 

Z-Country Paradise: Live in Lisbon (2017 [2018], Leo) A− 

Tom Zé:

  • Grande Liquidação (1968 [2011], Mr. Bongo) B+(**) 
  • Tom Zé (1970 [2014], Mr. Bongo) B+(***) 
  • Danç-Êh-Sá (2006, Tratore) A− 
  • Estudando a Bossa: Nordeste Plaza (2008 [2010], Luaka Bop) A− 
  • Tropicália Lixo Lógico (2012, self-released) A− 
  • Vira Lata Na Via Láctea (2014, self-released) A− 
  • Canções Eróticas De Ninar (2016, Circus) A− 
  • Sem Você Não A (2017, Circus) B+(***) 
  • Língua Brasileira (2022, Sesc) A− 

Zeal & Ardor:

  • Devil Is Fine (2016 [2017], MKVA) B+(***) 
  • Stranger Fruit (2018, MVKA) B+(*) 

The Zebra Street Band: Shirwku (2021 [2022], Trytone) A− 

Zebrahead: Get Nice (2011, Rude) B− 

Jeppe Zeeberg:

  • It's the Most Basic Thing You Can Do on a Boat (2014, Barefoot) B+(***) 
  • Riding on the Boogie Woogie of Life (2015, Barefoot) B+(**) 
  • The Four Seasons (2017, Barefoot) B+(*) 
  • Eight Seemingly Unrelated Pieces of Piano Music (2018, Barefoot) A− 
  • Universal Disappointment (2019, self-released) B 
  • Occasionally, Good Things Do Happen (2023, self-released) B− 

Denny Zeitlin:

  • Early Wayne: Explorations of Classic Wayne Shorter Compositions (2014 [2016], Sunnyside) B+(*) 
  • /Buster Williams/Matt Wilson: Wishing on the Moon (2009 [2018], Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • Live at Mezzrow (2019 [2020], Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • /George Marsh: Telepathy (2019 [2021], Sunnyside) B+(**) 
  • Crazy Rhythm: Exploring George Gershwin (2018 [2023], Sunnyside) B 

Miguel Zenón:

  • Looking Forward (2001 [2002], Fresh Sound New Talent) B+(**) 
  • Esta Plena (2009, Marsalis Music) B+(***) 
  • Oye!!! Live in Puerto Rico (2011 [2013], Miel Music) B+(***) 
  • Identities Are Changeable (2014, Miel Music) B+(*) 
  • Típico (2016 [2017], Miel Music) A− 
  • Yo Soy La Tradición (2017 [2018], Miel Music) B+(***) 
  • Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera (2019, Miel Music) A− 
  • /Luis Perdomo: El Arte Del Bolero (2020 [2021], Miel Music) B+(***) 
  • /Ariel Bringuez/Demian Cabaud/Jordi Rossy: Law Years: The Music of Ornette Coleman (2019 [2021], Miel Music) A− 
  • Música De Las Américas (2022, Miel Music) A− 
  • /Luis Perdomo: El Arte Del Bolero, Vol. 2 (2023, Miel Music) B+(***) 
  • /Dan Tepfer: Internal Melodies (2023, Main Door Music) B+(***) 

Zentralquartett:

  • /Synopsis: Auf Der Elbe Schwimmt Ein Rosa Krokodil (1974 [2008], Intakt) A− 
  • Zentralquartett (1990 [2001], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • Plié (1994, Intakt) A 
  • Careless Love (1997 [1998], Intakt) A− 

Michael Zerang & the Blue Lights:

  • Songs From the Big Book of Love (2014 [2015], Pink Palace) A− 
  • Hash Eaters and Peacekeepers (2014 [2015], Pink Palace, EP) B+(***) 

Zevious: Passing Through the Wall (2013, Cuneiform) B 

Warren Zevon: Stand in the Fire (1980, Asylum) B+(***) 

Torbjörn Zetterberg:

  • & Den Stora Frågan: Om Liv Död (2015, Moserobie) B+(**) 
  • & the Great Question: Live (2017 [2019], Corbett vs. Dempsey) A− 
  • & Den Stora Fragan: Are You Happy (2019 [2020], Moserobie) A− 

Monica Zetterlund: Swedish Sensation (1958, Columbia) B+(**) 

Omri Ziegele:

  • Billiger Bauer: The Silence Behind Each Cry: Suite for Urs Voerkel (2001 [2002], Intakt) B+(*) 
  • Billiger Bauer: Edges & Friends (2004 [2006], Intakt) B 
  • Where's Africa Trio: Can Walk on Sand (2009 [2010], Intakt) B+(***) 
  • /Yves Theiler: Inside Innocence (2012 [2013], Intakt) B+(*) 
  • /Billiger Bauer: So Viel Schon Hin: 15 Herbstlieder (2014 [2015], Intakt) B+(*) 
  • Wrong Is Right (2015 [2016], Intakt) A− 
  • Where's Africa: Going South (2016 [2017], Intakt) A− 
  • Where's Africa: That Hat (2021 [2022], Intakt) A− 

Pablo Ziegler: Jazz Tango (2017, Zoho) B+(*) 

Michael Zilber:

  • Originals for the Originals (2016 [2017], Origin) B+(**) 
  • East West: Music for Big Bands (2018 [2019], Origin, 2CD) B+(*) 

Patrick Zimmerli: Clockworks (2017 [2018], Songlines) B+(**) 

Bailey Zimmerman: Religiously: The Album (2023, Warner Nashville/Elektra) B+(**) 

Waclaw Zimpel:

  • To Tu Orchestra: Nature Moves (2014, Fortune) A− 
  • Lines (2015 [2016], Instant Classic) B+(**) 
  • /Kuba Ziolek: Zimpel/Ziolek (2017, Instant Classic) B+(**) 
  • Massive Oscillations (2020, Ongehoord) B+(**) 

Carlos "Zíngaro":

  • Live at Mosteiro de Santa Clara a Velha (2012 [2015], Cipsela) B+(**) 

Carlos "Zingaro":

  • /Pedro Carneiro: Elogio Das Sombras (2012 [2021], Clean Feed) B+(**) 

Dann Zinn:

  • Shangri La (2014, self-released) B 
  • Day of Reckoning (2018 [2019], Origin) B+(***) 

Dave Zinno Unisphere:

  • River of January (2017, Whaling City Sound) B+(*) 
  • Stories Told (2018 [2019], Whaling City Sound) B+(*) 

Z-Man: Dope or Dogfood (2003, Refill) B+(***) 

Zola Jesus:

  • Stridulum (2010, Sacred Bones, EP) B+(*) 
  • Conatus (2011, Sacred Bones) B+(*) 
  • Okovi (2017, Sacred Bones) B 
  • Arkhon (2022, Sacred Bones) B+(**) 

Zomba Prison Project:

  • I Have No Everything Here (2015, Six Degrees) B+(**) 
  • I Will Not Stop Singing (2016, Six Degrees) B+(**) 

Zomby:

  • Dedication (2011, 4AD) B+(***) 
  • With Love (2013, 4AD, 2CD) B+(**) 

John Zorn:

  • The 50th Birthday Celebration, Vol. 1: Masada String Trio (2003 [2004], Tzadik) B+(***) 
  • The Dreamers (2007 [2008], Tzadik) B+(***) 
  • Filmworks XIX: The Rain Horse (2008, Tzadik) B+(**) 
  • Alhambra Love Songs (2008 [2009], Tzadik) A− 
  • O'o (2009, Tzadik) B+(**) 
  • Masada Quintet: Stolas: The Book of Angels Volume 12 (2009, Tzadik) B+(**) 
  • Femina (2008 [2009], Tzadik) B− 
  • Dictée/Liber Novus (2009 [2010], Tzadik) B+(*) 
  • The Goddess: Music for the Ancient of Days (2009 [2010], Tzadik) B+(**) 
  • In Search of the Miraculous (2009 [2010], Tzadik) B+(***) 
  • The Dreamers: Ipos: The Book of Angels, Vol. 14 (2009 [2010], Tzadik) B+(***) 
  • /Fred Frith: Late Works (2009 [2010], Tzadik) B+(*) 
  • Mycale: Mycale: The Book of Angels, Volume 13 (2009 [2010], Tzadik) B+(**) 
  • Masada String Trio: Haborym: The Book of Angels, Volume 16 (2010, Tzadik) B+(***) 
  • Interzone (2010, Tzadik) A− 
  • What Thou Wilt (2009 [2010], Tzadik) B 
  • Nova Express (2010 [2011], Tzadik) B+(**) 
  • Nove Cantici Per Francesco D'Assisi (2019, Tzadik) B+(*) 
  • New Masada Quartet (2021, Tzadik) A− 
  • Multiplicities: A Repository of Non-Existent Objects (2022, Tzadik) B+(*) 
  • New Masada Quartet, Vol. 2 (2022 [2023], Tzadik) B+(***) 
  • The Fourth Way (2022 [2023], Tzadik) B+(***) 
  • 444 (2022 [2023], Tzadik) B 
  • Multiplicities II: A Repository of Non-Existent Objects (2023, Tzadik) B+(**) 
  • /Bill Laswell: Memoria (2023, Tzadik) B+(*) 
  • Quatrain (2023, Tzadik) B+(*) 
  • Homenaje A Remedios Varo (2023, Tzadik) B+(***) 
  • Full Fathom Five (2023, Tzadik) B+(**) 
  • Nothing Is as Real as Nothing (2023, Tzadik) B+(**) 
  • Parrhesiastes (2023, Tzadik) B+(**) 

Zs:

  • New Slaves (2010, The Social Registry) A− 
  • XE (2015, Northern Spy) B+(**) 

Zu:

  • /Nobukazu Takemura: Identification With the Enemy: A Key to the Underworld (2007, Atavistic) B 
  • Carboniferous (2009, Ipecac) B− 

Christopher Zuar Orchestra: Musings (2014 [2016], Sunnyside) B+(**) 

Zubatto Syndicate: Zubatto Syndicate 2 (2015, Boscology) C+ 

Gabriel Zucker: Weighting (2016 [2018], ESP-Disk) B 

Tapper Zukie:

  • In Dub (1976 [1995], Blood & Fire) A− 
  • Man Ah Warrior (1973 [1977], MER) B+(***) 

Zulu: A New Tomorrow (2023, Flatspot) B+(*) 

Ndabo Zulu & Umgidi Ensemble: Queen Nandi: The African Suite (2020, Mageba Music, 2CD) B+(*) 

Zun Zun Egui: Shackles' Gift (2015, Bella Union) B+(*) 

Mati Zundel: Amazonico Gravitante (2012, Waxploitation/ZZK) A− 

Nicole Zuraitis: How Love Begins (2022 [2023], Outside In Music) B+(*) 

ZZ Quartet: Beyond the Lines (2012 [2014], In + Out) B+(**) 

ZZ Top:

  • Greatest Hits (1979-90 [1992], Warner Brothers) A−  La Futura (2012, Mercury) B+(***) 

Various Artists

  • 5 Years of Hyperdub (2004-09 [2009], Hyperdub, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • 1930s Jazz: The Singers (1930-38 [1987], Columbia) B+(**) 
  • 1930s Jazz: The Small Combos (1930-39 [1987], Columbia) B+(***) 
  • 1940s Jazz: The Singers (1940-49 [1987], Columbia) B+(***) 
  • 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything (1971 [2021], Island) A- 

  • African Pearls: Sénégal: Echo Musical (1970s [2010], Syllart, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • African Scream Contest: Raw & Psychedelic Afro Sounds From Benin & Togo 70s (1970s [2008], Analog Africa) A- 
  • African Scream Contest 2 (1970s [2018], Analog Africa) B+(***) 
  • Alefa Madagascar (1970s-80s [2019], Strut) B+(***) 
  • Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (1955-2001 [2003], ATO) B+(**) 
  • Amapiano Now ([2021], NTS) B+(***) 
  • Amarcord Nino Rota (1981 [2018], Corbett vs. Dempsey) A- 
  • American Epic: The Best of Blues (1927-36 [2017], Third Man/Columbia/Legacy) B+(***) 
  • American Epic: The Best of Country (1927-34 [2017], Third Man/Columbia/Legacy) A- 
  • American Epic: The Collection (1916-36 [2017], Third Man/Columbia/Legacy, 5CD) A 
  • American Epic: The Soundtrack ([2017], Columbia/Third Man/Legacy) A- 
  • American Honey [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] ([2016], UME) A- 
  • Andina: The Sound of the Peruvian Andes 1968-1978 (1968-78 [2017], Tiger's Milk/Strut) A- 
  • Angola Soundtrack: The Unique Sound of Luanda 1968-1976 (1968-76 [2010], Analog Africa) B+(**) 
  • Angola Soundtrack 2: Hypnosis, Distorsions & Other Sonic Innovations 1969-1978 (1969-78 [2014], Analog Africa) B+(***) 
  • Apala: Apala Groups in Nigeria 1967-70 (1967-70 [2020], Soul Jazz) B+(*) 
  • Arkansas at 78 RPM: Corn Dodgers & Hoss Hair Pullers (1928-37 [2014], Dust-to-Digital) A- 
  • Art-i-facts: Great Performances From 40 Years of Jazz at NEC (1973-2008 [2010], New England Conservatory) B+(***) 
  • As-Shams Archive Vol. 1: South African Jazz, Funk & Soul 1975-1982 (1975-82 [2023], As-Shams Music) B+(**) 

  • Bachata Roja: Amor y Amargue (1960s-80s [2011], IASO) B+(***) 
  • Balani Show Super Hits: Electronic Street Parties From Mali ([2014], Sahelsounds) A- 
  • The Balinese Gamelan: Music From the Morning of the World (1966, Nonesuch) A- 
  • Bambara Mystic Soul: The Raw Sound of Burkina Faso 1974-1979 (1974-79 [2011], Analog Africa) B+(**) 
  • Battle Hymns (2017, Quasi Band) B+(***) 
  • Be Kind Rewind [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] (2007 [2008], Lakeshore) B 
  • Beatles Beginnings: Quarrymen One: Skiffle - Country - Western (1926-59 [2009], Rhythm and Blues) A- 
  • The Beatles: A Jazz Tribute (2002-05 [2014], High Note) B 
  • Beatles Beginnings: Quarrymen Two: Rock 'n' Roll (1952-59 [2009], Rhythm and Blues) A- 
  • Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster (2004, Emergent) B+(***) 
  • Best of Blues Records Presents: The Prewar Blues Story [La Grande Époque du Blues 1926-1943] (1926-43 [1994], Best of Blues, 2CD) A- 
  • The Best of Perception & Today Records (1969-74 [2012], BBE, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • The Best Punk Album in the World . . . Ever! (1975-84 [1995], Virgin, 2CD) A- 
  • Between the Covers (1989-2005 [2006], Legacy) B 
  • Bingo: Songs for Children in English With Brazilian and Caribbean Rhythms (2005, Soundbrush) B+(*) 
  • Birds of Prey: The Album ([2020], Atlantic) B+(***) 
  • The Birth of Bop: The Savoy 10-Inch LP Collection (1944-49 [2023], Craft, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Black Lives: From Generation to Generation (2021 [2022], Jammin' Colors, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Black Panther: The Album (Music From and Inspired By) (2018, Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope) B+(***) 
  • Black Stars: Ghana's Hiplife Generation ([2008], Out Here) B+(***) 
  • BLNRB: Welcome to the Madhouse (2011, Out Here) A- 
  • Bloody War: Songs 1924-1939 (1924-39 [2010], Tompkins Square) A- 
  • Blow Your Head: Diplo Presents Dubstep (2010, Mad Decent) B+(*) 
  • Blow Your Head, Vol. 2: Dave Nada Presents Moombahton (2011, Mad Decent) B+(**) 
  • Blue Muse ([2019], Music Maker Foundation) B+(***) 
  • Blue Note Re:imagined 2020 (2020, Blue Note) B 
  • Bobo Yéyé: Belle Époque in Upper Volta (1970s [2016], Numero Group, 3CD) B+(***) 
  • The Bob's Burgers Music Album (2010-16 [2017], Domino, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • Boogie Breakdown: South African Synth-Disco 1980-1984 (1980-84 [2016], Cultures of Soul) B- 
  • Boombox: Early Independent Hip Hop, Electro and Disco Rap 1979-82 (1979-82 [2016], Soul Jazz, 2CD) A- 
  • Boombox 2: Early Independent Hip Hop, Electro and Disco Rap 1979-83 (1979-83 [2017], Soul Jazz, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Born to Be Blue: Music From the Motion Picture ([2016], Rhino) B+(*) 
  • Brasil Novo ([2022], Música Macondo) B+(**) 
  • Bring It On Home: Black America Sings Sam Cooke (1959-76 [2014], Ace) A 
  • Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine (2010, Oh Boy) B+(**) 
  • Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2 (2021, Oh Boy) A- 
  • Bulawayo Blue Yodel (1950s [2019], Olvido) B+(**) 

  • C81 (1981, NME/Rough Trade) B+(*) 
  • C86 [Compact Digital Edition] (1986 [2014], Cherry Red) B+(*) 
  • Cables to the Ace (2014, Communicating Vessels) B 
  • Cadence Revolution: Disques Debs International Vol. 2 (1970s [2020], Disques Debs/Strut) A- 
  • Calling Rastafari (1981 [1982], Nighthawk) B+(***) 
  • Calm Waters Rolling Swells & Roiling Seas: A Whaling City Sampler (2004-17 [2018], Whaling City Sound) B 
  • Calypso: Musical Poetry in the Caribbean 1955-1969 (1955-69 [2014], Soul Jazz) A- 
  • Cameo Parkway: The Greatest Hits (1956-66 [2006], ABKCO) A 
  • Cameroon Garage Funk (1970s [2021], Analog Africa) B+(***) 
  • Can't You Hear Me? 70's African Nuggets & Garage Rock From Nigeria, Zambia, and Zimbabwe (1970s [2016], Now-Again) A- 
  • A Chant About the Beauty of the Moon at Night: Hawaiian Steel Guitar Masters: Lost + Rare Performances 1913-1921 (1913-21 [2022], Magnificent Sounds) B 
  • Checkpoint Rock: Canciones Desde Palestina (2009, Talka) B+(**) 
  • Chévere (2017, Parma) B 
  • Clairvoyance Is the Dance (2023, Huveshta Rituals) B+(*) 
  • Close to the Noise Floor: Formative UK Electronica 1975-1984 (1975-84 [2016], Cherry Red, 4CD) B+(*) 
  • Club Ska '67 (1967 [1980], Mango) A- 
  • Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn (2010, Columbia) B+(*) 
  • Cold Wave #1 (2017-20 [2021], Soul Jazz) B+(**) 
  • Cold Wave #2 (2015-20 [2021], Soul Jazz) A- 
  • Come and Get It: The Best of Apple Records (1968-73 [2010], Capitol) B- 
  • The Complete Stanley Dance Felsted "Mainstream Jazz" Recordings 1958-1959 (1958-59, Fresh Sound, 9CD) B+(***) 
  • Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 5: A New Tradition (1967-87 [1991], Columbia) B+(**) 
  • Nicola Conte Presents: Cosmic Forest: The Spiritual Sound of MPS (1965-75 [2018], MPS) B+(**) 
  • Cool Cats Invasion (Highlife, Juju & Palm-Wine) (1950s-60s [2020], Moochin' About) A- 
  • Creole Kings of New Orleans: Volume Two (1950-58 [1993], Specialty) A- 
  • Crossroads Kenya: East African Benga and Rumba, 1980-1985 (1980-85 [2022], No Wahala Sounds) A- 
  • Cuba: Music and Revolution: Culture Clash in Havana Cuba: Experiments in Latin Music 1975-85 Vol. 1 (1975-85 [2021], Soul Jazz, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Cuba: Music and Revolution: Culture Clash in Havana Cuba: Experiments in Latin Music 1973-85 Vol. 2 (1973-85 [2021], Soul Jazz, 2CD) A- 
  • Cumbia Sabrosa: Tropical Sound System Bangers From the Discos Fuentes Vaults 1961-1981 (1961-81 [2022], Rocafort, EP) B+(**) 

  • Dabke: Sounds of the Syrian Houran (1997-2010 [2012], Sham Palace) A- 
  • The Daisy Age (1989-94 [2018], Ace) A 
  • Dance Mania: Ghetto Madness (1989-98 [2015], Strut) B+(**) 
  • Dancehall: The Rise of Jamaican Dancehall Culture (1977-93 [2017], Soul Jazz, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Daora: Underground Sounds of Urban Brasil ([2020], Mais Um Discos, 2CD) A- 
  • Keb Darge & Little Edith's Legendary Wild Rockers (1958-64 [2011], BBE) B+(**) 
  • Keb Darge & Little Edith's Legendary Wild Rockers 3 (1957-66 [2013], BBE) B+(***) 
  • Dark Was the Night (2009, 4AD, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • A Day in the Life: Impressions of Pepper (2018, Impulse!) B+(*) 
  • Decaler Balani (2011, Masalacism, EP) B+(***) 
  • Deutsche Elektronische Musik 3: Experimental German Rock and Electronic Music 1971-81 (1971-81 [2017], Soul Jazz, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • Directions in Music: 1969 to 1973: Miles Davis, His Musicians and the Birth of a New Age of Jazz (1969-73 [2021], BGP) B+(**) 
  • Disco: A Fine Selection of Independent Disco, Modern Soul and Boogie 1978-82 (1978-82 [2014], Soul Jazz, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • Disco Not Disco: Post Punk, Electro & Leftfield Dance Classics 1974-1986 (1974-86 [2008], !K7/Strut) B+(**) 
  • Disco Reggae Rockers (1973-86 [2022], Soul Jazz) B 
  • Disques Debs International Volume 1: An Island Story: Biguine, Afro Latin & Musique Antillaise 1960-1972 (1960-72 [2018], Disques Debs/Strut) B+(***) 
  • Disques Vogue: In Paris Highlights (1948-56 [1995], RCA) B+(**) 
  • Doing it in Lagos: Boogie, Pop & Disco in 1980's Nigeria (1979-84 [2016], Soundway, 2CD) B 
  • Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll (1960s-75 [2015], Dust-to-Digital) A- 
  • Drums Parade: From New Orleans to Swing 1937/1945 (1937-45 [1997], Jazz Archives) B+(***) 
  • Bob Dylan in the 80s: Volume One (2014, ATO) B+(**) 

  • Edo Funk Explosion Vol. 1 (1980-85 [2021], Analog Africa) B+(**) 
  • Erotique New Beat (1989 [2020], Mental Groove) B+(***) 
  • Esquire's All American Hot Jazz Sessions (1946-47 [1988], RCA) B+(**) 
  • Essiebons Special 1973-1984: Ghana Music Power House (1973-84 [2021], Analog Africa) A- 

  • Fame: Jon Savage's Secret History of Post-Punk 78-81 (1978-81 [2012], Caroline True) B+(**) 
  • Fania Goes Psychedelic (1967-71 [2019], Fania) B+(***) 
  • Fire in Little Africa (2021, Motown) B+(***) 
  • For a Life of Sin: A Compilation of Insurgent Chicago Country (1994, Bloodshot) B 
  • Forever, for Always, for Luther: Volume II (2006, Rendezvous) B 
  • Forgetting Sarah Marshall [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] ([2008], Verve Forecast) B 

  • Generation Bass Presents: Transnational Dubstep (2011, Six Degrees) A- 
  • Gentle Giants: The Songs of Don Williams (2017, Slate Creek) B+(***) 
  • Gimme Indie Rock V. 1 (1984-99 [2000], K-Tel, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • Allen Ginsberg's The Fall of America: A 50th Anniversary Musical Tribute (2021, Ginsberg) B+(**) 
  • Gipsy Rhumba: The Original Rhythm of Gipsy Rhumba in Spain 1965-1974 (1965-74 [2014], Soul Jazz) B+(**) 
  • Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!! And Rights!! ([2018], FOLC) A- 
  • God Don't Ever Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson (2016, Alligator) A- 
  • Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino ([2007], Vanguard, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • The Golden Era of Rock & Roll 1954-1963 (1954-63 [2004], Hip-O, 3CD) A 
  • Good Riddance, George W. Bush (2008, Selector Series) A- 
  • A Good Year [Music From the Motion Picture] ([2006], Legacy/Sony Music Soundtrack) B 
  • Gqom Oh! The Sound of Durban Vol. 1 (2016, Goom Oh!) B+(*) 
  • Gumba Fire: Bubblegum Soul & Synth-Boogie in 1980s South Africa (1980s [2018], Soundway) B+(**) 
  • Gypsyphonic Disko Nola-Phonic Vol. 2 (2010 [2012], DJ Quickie Mart) A- 

  • Haiti Direct: Big Band, Mini Jazz & Twoubadou Sounds, 1960-1978 (1960-78 [2014], Strut, 2CD) A- 
  • Hamilton [Original Broadway Cast Recording] (2015, Atlantic, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • The Hamilton Mixtape (2016, Atlantic) B+(***) 
  • Hanging Tree Guitars (1991 [2020], Music Maker Relief Foundation) A- 
  • Hard Times Come Again No More Vol. 1: Early American Rural Songs of Hard Times and Hardships (1924-37 [1998], Yazoo) A- 
  • Hardcore Traxx: Dance Mania Records 1986-1997 (1986-97 [2014], Strut, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Hata Unacheza: Sub-Saharan Acoustic Guitar and String Music (1960s [2013], Canary) B+(***) 
  • Have Moicy 2: The Hoodoo Bash (2015, Red Newt) A- 
  • He's Bad! 11 Bands Decimate the Beats of Bo Diddley ([2021], Slovenly) B 
  • Heart of the Forest: The Music of the Baka Forest People of Southeast Cameroon (1993, Hannibal) B+(***) 
  • Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen (2022, Blue Note) B 
  • Highlife on the Move: Selected Nigerian & Ghanaian Recordings From London & Lagos 1954-66 (1954-66 [2015], Soundway, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Highlights From the Mercury Blues 'n' Rhythm Story (1945-55 [1996], Mercury/Chronicles) A- 
  • Holy Church of the Ecstatic Soul: A Higher Power: Gospel, Funk & Soul at the Crossroads 1971-83 (1971-83 [2023], Soul Jazz) B+(*) 
  • Hommage à Eberhard Weber (2015, ECM) B+(*) 
  • Hyperdub 10.1 (2006-14 [2014], Hyperdub, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Hyphy Hitz (2004-07 [2007], TVT) B+(***) 

  • I Never Meta Guitar Three (2011-13 [2015], Clean Feed) B+(**) 
  • If Deejay Was Your Trade: The Dreads at King Tubby's 1974-1977 (1974-77 [1994], Blood & Fire) A- 
  • I'll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground & Nico (2021, Verve) B+(***) 
  • I'm Just Like You: Sly's Stone Flower 1969-70 (1969-70 [2014], Light in the Attic) B+(***) 
  • I'm Not Here to Hunt Rabbits ([2018], Piranha) A- 
  • In the Christmas Groove (1977-2009 [2009], Strut) B+(*) 
  • Indaba Is ([2021], Brownswood) B+(*) 
  • It's a Good, Good Thing: The Latin Soul of Fania Records: The Singles (1967-75 [2021], Craft, 4CD) B+(**) 

  • J Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan 1969-1984 (1969-84 [2018], BBE) A- 
  • J Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan: Volume 3 (1970-85 [2021], BBE, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • J Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan Volume 4: The Nippon Columbia Label 1968-1981 (1968-81 [2023], BBE) B+(***) 
  • Trevor Jackson Presents: Science Fiction Dancehall Classics (1981-87 [2015], On-U Sound, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Jamaica All Stars [Studio One] (1970-74 [2020], Studio One) B+(*) 
  • Jambú E Os Míticos Sons Da Amazônia (1974-86 [2019], Analog Africa) B+(***) 
  • Jazz Piano Panorama: The Best of Piano Jazz on Resonance (1968-2011 [2019], Resonance) B+(*) 
  • The Jazz Singers (1919-94 [1998], Smithsonian, 5CD) B+(**) 
  • Jit -- The Movie (1991, Earthworks) A- 
  • Journeys in Modern Jazz: Britain (1965-1972) (1965-72 [2021], Decca) A- 
  • Jukebox Mambo: Rumba and Afro-Latin Accented Rhythm & Blues 1949-1960 (1949-60 [2012], Jazzman) B+(***) 
  • Just Passing Through: The Breithaupt Brothers Songbook Vol. II (2014, ALMA) B 

  • Kaleidoscope: New Spirits Known & Unknown (2014-20 [2020], Soul Jazz, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Kankyo Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental and New Age Music 1980-1990 (1980-90 [2019], Light in the Attic) A- 
  • The Karindula Sessions: Tradi-Modern Sounds From Southeast Congo (2011, Crammed Discs) B 
  • Lenny Kaye Presents Lightning Striking (1934-2013 [2022], Ace, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Khat Thaleth [Third Line]: Initiative for the Elevation of Public Awareness (2013, Stronghold Sound) A- 
  • Kimbrough (2021, Newvelle) A- 
  • Kin: Songs by Mary Karr & Rodney Crowell (2012, Vanguard) B+(**) 
  • King of the Road: A Tribute to Roger Miller (2018, BMG, 2CD) B+(**) 

  • La Locura De Machuca 1975-1980 (1975-80 [2002], Analog Africa) B+(**) 
  • Let the Good Times Roll: 20 of New Orleans' Finest R&B Classics 1949-1966 (1949-66 [2002], Capitol) A- 
  • Larry Levan Live at the Paradise Garage (1975-79 [2000], Strut/West End, 2CD) A- 
  • Lèspri Ka: New Directions in Gwoka Music From Guadeloupe 1981-2010 (1981-2010 [2022], Séance Centre) B+(**) 
  • Léve Léve: Sao Tomé and Principe Sounds 70s-80s (1970s-80s [2020], Bongo Joe) B+(***) 
  • Link of Chain: A Songwriters' Tribute to Chris Smither (2011 [2014], Signature Sounds) B+(**) 
  • Live at Raul's (1979 [2019], Steady Boy) B+(*) 
  • Live Forever: A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver (2022, New West) A- 
  • Live From Festival Au Desert Timbuktu (2013, Clermont Music) B+(***) 
  • Alan Lomax's American Patchwork (1978-83 [2021], Mississippi) B+(***) 
  • London Is the Place for Me 7: Calypso, Palm-Wine, Mento, Joropo, Steel & Stringband ([2019], Honest Jon's) B+(**) 
  • London Is the Place for Me 8: Lord Kitchener in England, 1948-1962 (1948-62 [2019], Honest Jon's) B+(***) 
  • Look Again to the Wind: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited (2014, Masterworks) B+(**) 
  • Look Directly Into the Sun: China Pop 2007 ([2007], Invisible China/Bloodshot) B+(***) 
  • Lost in China: Off the Beaten Track From Beijing to Xinjiang ([2017], Riverboat) B+(**) 
  • Lost in Mali: Off the Beaten Track From Bamako to Timbuktu ([2015], Riverboat) A- 
  • The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams (2011, Egyptian/Columbia) B+(**) 
  • Louisiana Saturday Night (1959-93 [1993], Ace) B+(***) 
  • Lowe Country: The Songs of Nick Lowe (2012, Fiesta Red) B 

  • Maghreb K7 Club: Synth Raï, Chaoui & Staifi (1985-1997) (1985-97 [2020], Bongo Joe) B+(**) 
  • Mainstream Funk: Funk, Soul, Spiritual Jazz 1971-75 (1971-75 [2022], WeWantSounds) B+(**) 
  • Make 'Em Mokum Crazy: This Is the New Sound of Popcore (1995-96 [1996], Mokum) A- 
  • Make Mine Mondo! (1958-69 [2018], Ace) B 
  • Mandela: Son of Africa, Father of a Nation [Original Soundtrack: The Essential Music of South Africa] (1954-96 [1997], Mango) A- 
  • Mardi Gras Party (1971-90 [1991], Rounder) A- 
  • Masters of the Boogie Piano [Delmark 50th Anniversary Collection] (1939-2001 [2003], Delmark) B+(***) 
  • The Mercury Blues 'n' Rhythm Story 1945-1955 (1945-55 [1996], Mercury/Chronicles, 8CD) B+(***) 
  • Miles Ahead [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] ([2016], Columbia/Legacy) B+(*) 
  • The Minimal Wave Tapes: Volume One (1980-87 [2010], Stones Throw) B+(**) 
  • The Minimal Wave Tapes: Volume Two (1981-2004 [2012], Stones Throw) B+(***) 
  • Miracle Steps (Music From the Fourth World 1983-2017) (1983-2017 [2017], Optimo Music) B+(***) 
  • Mister Charlie's Blues (1926-1938) (1926-38 [1970], Yazoo) B+(**) 
  • Modern Love (2021, BBE) B+(**) 
  • Mogadisco: Dancing Mogadishu (Somalia 1972-1991) (1972-91 [2019], Analog Africa) B+(***) 
  • Mono No Aware (2017, Pan) B+(*) 
  • More Girl Group Greats (1958-66 [2001], Rhino) A- 
  • Mutazione: Italian Electronic & New Wave Underground 1980-1988 (1980-88 [2013], Strut, 2CD) B+(*) 

  • Native North America, Vol. 1: Aboriginal Folk, Rock, and Country 1966-1985 (1966-85 [2014], Light in the Attic, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • Negro Religious Field Recordings: From Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee (1934-1942 ( Vol. 1) 1934-42 [1994], Document 
  • New Improvised Music From Buenos Aires (2012-17 [2019], ESP-Disk) B+(***) 
  • New Jack City [Music From the Motion Picture] (1991, Giant) B+(***) 
  • New Millennium Doo Wop Party (1954-61 [2000], Rhino) A+ 
  • New Orleans Funk Vol. 3: Two-Way-Pocky-Way, Gumbo Ya-Ya & the Mardi Gras Mambo (1959-84 [2013], Soul Jazz) B+(***) 
  • New Orleans Funk Vol. 4: Voodoo Fire in New Orleans 1951-77 (1951-77 [2016], Soul Jazz) A- 
  • New Orleans Mambo: Cuba to NOLA (1974-2019 [2020], Putumayo World Music) B+(***) 
  • New York Noise: Dance Music From the New York Underground 1977-1982 (1977-82 [2016], Soul Jazz) B+(**) 
  • Next Stop . . . Soweto, Vol. 1 (1969-75 [2010], Strut) B+(***) 
  • Next Stop . . . Soweto, Vol. 2: Soul, Funk and Organ Grooves From the Townships 1969-1976 (1969-76 [2010], Strut) B+(*) 
  • Next Stop . . . Soweto: Vol. 3: Giants, Ministers and Makers: Jazz in South Africa 1963-1978 (1963-78 [2010], Strut, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Next Stop Soweto, Vol. 4: Zulu Rock, Afro-Disco and Mbaqanga 1975-1985 (1975-85 [2015], Strut) A- 
  • Nice! Jay Saunders' Best of the TWO (2009-14 [2017], UNT, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • Nigeria 70: Lagos Jump: Original Heavyweight Afrobeat Highlife & Afro-Funk (1968-81 [2008], Strut) A- 
  • Nigeria 70: No Wahala: Highlife, Afro-Funk and Juju 1973-1987 (1973-87 [2019], Strut) A- 
  • Nigeria Disco Funk Special: The Sound of the Underground Lagos Dancefloor 1974-79 (1974-79 [2008], Soundway) B+(*) 
  • Nigeria Rock Special: Psychedelic Afro-Rock & Fuzz Funk in 1970s Nigeria (1970s [2008], Soundway) B+(**) 
  • Nigeria Soul Fever: Afro Funk, Disco and Boogie (1970s-80s [2016], Soul Jazz) B+(*) 
  • Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds & Nigerian Blues 1970-6 (1970-76 [2007], Soundway, 2CD) A- 
  • Nigeria Special: Volume 2: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds and Nigerian Blues 1970-6 (1970-76 [2010], Soundway) B+(**) 
  • No Seattle: Forgotten Sounds of the North-West Grunge Era 1986-97 (1986-97 [2014], Soul Jazz, 2CD) B 
  • Note of Hope: A Celebration of Woody Guthrie (2011, 429 Records) A- 
  • Nouakchott Wedding Songs (2015, Sahel Sounds) B+(**) 
  • Now That's What I Call 90s Pop (1990-99 [2017], UMG/Sony) A- 
  • Now That's What I Call Music! Outlaw Country (1968-2015 [2021], NOW) B+(***) 
  • Now That's What I Call Tailgate Anthems (1975-2016 [2017], Sony Music Entertainment) B+(*) 
  • Nu Yorica! Culture Clash in New York City: Experiments in Latin Music 1970-77 (1970-77 [2015], Soul Jazz, 2CD) B+(***) 

  • Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono (2022, Canvasback) B+(*) 
  • Occupy This Album (2012, Razor & Tie, 4CD) A- 
  • On the Road: A Tribute to John Hartford (2020, LoHi) B+(***) 
  • Onda De Amor: Synthesized Brazilian Hits That Never Were (1984-94) (1984-94 [2018], Soundway) B+(**) 
  • Ork Records: New York, New York (1975-79 [2015], Numero Group, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Oté Maloya: The Birth of Electric Maloya on Réunion Island 1975-1986 (1975-86 [2017], Strut) B+(*) 
  • Outlaws & Armadillos: Country's Roaring '70s (1971-79 [2018], Legacy, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Oujda-Casablanca Introspections, Vol. 1 (1988-93 [1994], Barbarity) A- 
  • Outro Tempo: Electronic and Contemporary Music From Brazil, 1978-1992 (1978-92 [2017], Music From Memory) B+(*) 

  • Palenque Palenque! Champeta Criolla & Afro Roots in Colombia 1975-91 (1975-91 [2010], Soundway) A- 
  • Panama! 2: Latin Sounds, Cumbia Tropical and Calypso Funk on the Isthmus 1967-77 (1967-77 [2009], Soundway) A- 
  • PC Music Volume 1 (2013-15 [2015], PC Music) B+(**) 
  • Perseverance: The Music of Rick DeRosa at North Texas (2011-15 [2017], UNT) B- 
  • Peru Bravo: Funk, Soul & Psych From Peru's Radical Decade (1968-74 [2014], Tiger's Milk) B+(*) 
  • Piconema: East African Hits on the Colombian Coast (1978-84 [2023], Rocafort) A- 
  • Pop Makossa: The Invasive Dance Beat of Cameroon 1976-1984 (1976-84 [2017], Analog Africa) B+(*) 
  • Portals: A Kosmische Journey Through Outer Worlds and Inner Space ([2020], Behind the Sky) B+(***) 
  • Precocious Noise and Early Electronica Pt. 1: Incantations for Tape (1920s-60s [2018], Sound Miracle) B+(*) 
  • Precocious Noise and Early Electronica Pt. 2: Wire Recorded Pieces (1921-62 [2020], Sound Miracle) B+(**) 
  • The Prestige Legacy, Vol. 1: The High Priests (1951-58 [2000], Prestige) B+(*) 
  • The Prestige Legacy, Vol. 2: Battle of the Saxes (1949-64 [2000], Prestige) A- 
  • Punk 45: Burn Rubber City, Burn! Akron, Ohio: Punk and the Decline of the Mid West 1975-80 (1975-80 [2015], Soul Jazz) B+(***) 
  • Punk 45: Chaos in the City of Angels and Devils: Hollywood From X to Zero & Hardcore on the Beaches: Punk in Los Angeles 1977-81 (1977-81 [2016], Soul Jazz) B+(***) 
  • Punk 45: Extermination Nights in the Sixth City: Cleveland, Ohio: Punk and the Decline of the Mid West 1975-82 (1975-82 [2015], Soul Jazz) A- 
  • Punk 45: Les Punks: The French Connection: The First Wave of French Punk 1977-80 (1977-80 [2016], Soul Jazz) B+(***) 
  • Punk 45: Underground Punk in the United States of America, Vol. 1: Kill the Hippies! Kill Yourself! The American Nation Destroys Its Young (1973-80 [2013], Soul Jazz) B+(***) 
  • Punk 45: Underground Punk and Post-Punk in the UK 1977-81, Vol. 2: There Is No Such Thing as Society: Get a Job, Get a Car, Get a Bed, Get Drunk! (1977-81 (2014), Soul Jazz) B+(***) 
  • Putumayo Presents: African Rumba (1962-2015 [2016], Putumayo World Music) A- 
  • Putumayo Presents: Blues Party (1968-2013 [2016], Putumayo World Music) B+(**) 
  • Putumayo Presents: Christmas Around the World (1990-2002 [2003], Putomayo World Music) C+ 

  • Raiders of the Lost Dub (1981, Mango) B+(**) 
  • Radioclit Presents: The Sound of Club Secousse, Vol. 1 (2010, Crammed Discs) B+(***) 
  • Raise Your Window: A Cajun Music Anthology Vol. 2: The Historic Victor/Bluebird Sessions 1928-1941 (1928-41 [1993], Country Music Foundation) A- 
  • Rare.wavs Vol. 1 ([2021], Foreign Family Collective) B+(**) 
  • Rastafari: The Dreads Enter Babylon 1955-83 (1955-83 [2015], Soul Jazz) A- 
  • Rave On: Buddy Holly (2011, Hear Music) B- 
  • Red Hot + Fela (2013, Knitting Factory) B+(**) 
  • Red Hot + Ra: Solar [Sun Ra in Brasil] (2023, Red Hot Org) B+(***) 
  • Red Hot + Ra: Nuclear War: A Tribute to Sun Ra: Volume 1 (2023, Red Hot Org) B+(**) 
  • The Red Line Comp: A DCHC Compilation ([2015], self-released) B+(*) 
  • Duke Reid's Treasure Chest (1964-70 [1992], Heartbeat, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Revive Music Presents Supreme Sonacy, Vol. 1 (2015, Revive Music/Blue Note) B- 
  • Rhythm Love and Soul Live (2002 [2003], Shout! Factory) B+(**) 
  • Rip It Up: The Best of Specialty Records (1946-58 [2021], Craft) A- 
  • Rise Jamaica! Jamaican Independence Special (1962 [2022], Trojan, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Ritmo Fantasía: Balearic Spanish Synth-Pop, Boogie & House (1982-1992) (1982-92 [2021], Soundway) B+(**) 
  • Rock 'n' Roll Fever! The Wildest From Specialty (1956-59 [1993], Specialty) B+(**) 
  • Romeo Must Die: The Album (2000, Virgin) B+(***) 
  • Roots of Rock (1927-37 [1979], Yazoo) B+(***) 
  • The Roots of Rock'n Roll (1948-57 [1977], Savoy) B+ 
  • The Rose Grew Round the Briar: Early American Rural Love Songs, Vol. 1 (1920s-30s [1997], Yazoo) B+(***) 
  • The Rose Grew Round the Briar: Early American Rural Love Songs, Vol. 2 (1920s-30s [1997], Yazoo) A- 
  • The Rough Guide to Acoustic Africa (2000-12 [2013], World Music Network, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • The Rough Guide to African Disco (1976-2010 [2013], World Music Network, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • The Rough Guide to African Rare Groove: Volume 1 ([2015], World Music Network) B+(**) 
  • The Rough Guide to Arabic Jazz ([2014], World Music Network, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • The Rough Guide to Blues Women: Reborn and Remastered (1920-35 [2016], World Music Network) A- 
  • The Rough Guide to Bollywood Disco (1965-93 [2014], World Music Network, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • The Rough Guide to Bottleneck Blues [Second Edition] (1926-40 [2016], World Music Network) B+(***) 
  • The Rough Guide to Cumbia [Second Edition] (1975-2012 [2013], World Music Network, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • The Rough Guide to Hillbilly Blues (1920s-30s [2017], World Music Network) A- 
  • The Rough Guide to Jug Band Blues (1920s-30s [2017], World Music Network) A- 
  • The Rough Guide to Latin Disco (1975-2014 [2015], World Music Network) B+(*) 
  • The Rough Guide to Merengue Dance ([2009], World Music Network, 2CD) A- 
  • The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Cumbia (1969-2014 [2015], World Music Network) B+(***) 
  • The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Salsa (2008-13 [2015], World Music Network) B+(**) 
  • The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Samba (2009-14 [2015], World Music Network) B+(***) 
  • The Rough Guide to South African Jazz [Second Edition] ([2016], World Music Network) A- 
  • The Rough Guide to the Best African Music You've Never Heard ([2014], World Music Network) B+(**) 
  • The Rough Guide to the Best Arabic Music You've Never Heard (2008-14 [2015], World Music Network) B 
  • The Rough Guide to the Best Country Blues You've Never Heard (1927-36 [2018], World Music Network) B+(***) 
  • The Rough Guide to the Blues Songsters: Reborn and Remastered (1926-35 [2015], World Music Network) A- 
  • The Rough Guide to the Music of Mali [Second Edition] (1996-2013 [2014], World Music Network, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • The Rough Guide to the Music of the Sahara [Second Edition] (1980-2013 [2014], World Music Network, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • The Rough Guide to the Music of West Africa ([2017], World Music Network) B+(***) 
  • The Rough Guide to the Roots of Country Music: Reborn and Remastered (1926-33 [2019], World Music Network) B+(***) 
  • The Rough Guide to the Roots of Jazz (1918-30 [2021], World Music Network) B+(***) 
  • The Rough Guide to West African Gold (1950s-1970s [2006], World Music Network) A- 

  • Sacred Soul of North Carolina (2020 [2021], Bible & Tire) A- 
  • Salsa de la Bahia: A Collection of SF Area Salsa and Latin Jazz: Vol. 2, Hoy Y Ayer (1983-2013 [2014], Patois, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Saturday Night Fever [The Original Movie Sound Track] (1977, Polydor) B+(*) 
  • The Savory Collection, Vol. 4: Embraceable You: Bobby Hackett and Friends (1938-40 [2018], National Jazz Museum of Harlem) A- 
  • Scorcha! Skins, Suedes and Style From the Streets 1967-1973 (1967-73 [2020], Trojan) B+(*) 
  • Send I a Lion: A Nighthawk Reggae Joint (1979-84 [2019], Omnivore) B+(***) 
  • Senegal 70: Sonic Gems and Previously Unreleased Recordings From the 70s (1970s [2015], Analog Africa) B+(**) 
  • Senegambia Rebel (2016, Voodoo Rebel) A- 
  • Sherwood at the Controls, Volume 1: 1979-1984 (1979-84 [2015], On-U Sound) B+(**) 
  • Shuckin' Stuff: Rare Blues From Ace Records (MS) (1955-81 [2002], Westside, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • John Sinclair Presents: Detroit Artists Workshop: Community, Jazz and Art in the Motor City 1965-1981 (1965-81 [2022], Strut/Art Yard) A- 
  • Sing a Song of Jazz: The Best of Vocal Jazz on Resonance (1956-2018 [2019], Resonance) B 
  • Sing Me the Songs: Celebrating the Works of Kate McGarrigle (2010-12 [2013], Nonesuch, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Sky Girl (1961-91 [2016], Efficient Space) B+(*) 
  • Sky Music: A Tribute to Terje Rypdal (2016 [2017], Rune Grammofon) B+(*) 
  • The Slide Guitar: Bottles, Knives and Steel Vol. 2 (1927-34 [1993], Columbia/Legacy) B+(**) 
  • Sofrito: International Soundclash (1976-2011 [2012], Strut) B+(***) 
  • A Soldier's Sad Story: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Black America 1966-1973 (1966-73 [2003], Kent) A- 
  • Something Borrowed, Something New: A Tribute to John Anderson (2022, Easy Eye Sound) B+(**) 
  • Songs From Chippy (1994, Hollywood) A- 
  • Soul Love Now: The Black Fire Records Story 1975-1993 (1975-93 [2020], Strut) B+(***) 
  • Soul of a Nation: Afro-Centric Visions in the Age of Black Power: Underground Jazz, Street Funk & the Roots of Rap 1968-79 (1968-79 [2017], Soul Jazz) B+(*) 
  • Soul of a Nation: Jazz Is the Teacher/Funk Is the Preacher (1969-75 [2018], Soul Jazz) B+(***) 
  • Soul Sok Sega: Sega Sounds From Mauritius 1973-1979 (1973-79 [2016], Strut) B+(***) 
  • The Sound of Kinshasa: Guitar Classics From Zaire (1950s-70s [1982], Original Music) A- 
  • The Sound of Siam: Leftfield Luk Thung, Jazz & Molam in Thailand 1964-1975 (1964-75 [2010], Soundway) B+(**) 
  • The Sound of Siam Volume 2: Molam and Luk Thung From Northeast Thailand 1970-1982 (1970-82 [2014], Soundway) B+(*) 
  • Southeast of Saturn: Michigan Shoegaze/Dream Pop/Space Rock (1990s [2020], Third Man) B+(*) 
  • Southern Family (2016, Elektra/Low Country Sound) B+(**) 
  • Space Echo: The Mystery Behind the Cosmic Sound of Cabo Verde Finally Revealed! (1977-85 [2016], Analog Africa) B+(**) 
  • Space, Energy & Light: Experimental Electronic and Acoustic Soundscapes 1961-88 (1961-88 [2017], Soul Jazz) B+(**) 
  • Space Funk: Afro Futurist Electro Funk in Space 1976-84 (1976-84 [2019], Soul Jazz) B+(*) 
  • Specialty Legends of Boogie Woogie (1947-51 [1992], Specialty) B+(***) 
  • Specialty Records Greatest Hits (1946-58 [2001], Specialty) A 
  • The Specialty Story (1944-64 [1994], Specialty, 5CD) A- 
  • Spiritual Jazz: Esoteric, Modal and Deep Jazz From the Underground 1968-77 (1968-77 [2008], Jazzman) B+(**) 
  • Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music From Vintage Disney Films (1988, A&M) B+(*) 
  • Steppin' Out: Disco's Greatest Hits (1970-78 [1978], Polydor) A- 
  • Stompin' Western Swing: Roots of Rock 'n' Roll Vol. 2 (1936-41 [1996], President) A- 
  • Stone Crush: Memphis Modern Soul 1977-1987 (1977-87 [2020], Light in the Attic) B+(**) 
  • Streets of Dakar: Generation Boul Falé ([1999], Sterns) A- 
  • Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983-1987 (1983-87 [2020], Captured Tracks) B+(*) 
  • Suburban Base: The History of Hardcore, Jungle, and Drum 'n' Bass: 1991-1997 (1991-97 [2014], New State, 3CD) B+(***) 
  • Sufis at the Cinema: 50 Years of Bollywood Qawwali and Sufi Song 1958-2007 ((1958-2007 [2011], Times Square, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Sugar and Poison (1971-89 [1996], Virgin, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Summer of Soul ( . . . Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised: A Questlove Jam [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] (1969 [2022], Legacy) A- 
  • Sweet as Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes From the Horn of Africa (1969-20002 [2017], Ostinato) B+(***) 
  • Swing-Groups: 1931 to 1936 [Robert Parker's The Golden Years in Digital Stereo] (1931-36 [1987], ABC) B+(**) 

  • Tanbou Toujou Lou: Merengue, Kompa Kreyou, Vodou Jazz & Electric Folklore From Haiti (1960-1981) (1960-81 [2016], Ostinato) B+(***) 
  • The Tanzania Sound (1960s [1987], Original Music) A- 
  • A Taste of Soca (1993-94 [1994], Ice) B+(***) 
  • A Taste of the Indestructible Beat of Soweto ([1993], Earthworks) A 
  • Tektite Records Presents: The Young Mothers Sampler 1 (2012-14 [2014], Tektite, EP) B+(**) 
  • They Shall Not Pass/No Pasaran! [Trost Live Series] (2007-22 [2022], Trost) B+(*) 
  • Third World Cop [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] (1999 [2000], Palm Pictures) A- 
  • This Are Two Tone (1979-82 [1983], Chrysalis) A- 
  • This Is Toolroom 2019 (Edits) (2019, Toolroom) B+(***) 
  • This One's for Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark (2011, Icehouse, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • Train Don't Leave Me: Recorded Live at the 1st Annual Sacred Steel Convention (2000 [2001], Arhoolie) B+(**) 
  • Tropicália: Ou Panis Et Circensis (1968, Philips) A 
  • Travailler, C'est Trop Dur: The Lyrical Legacy of Caesar Vincent ([2018], Swallow, 2CD) B+(*) 
  • The Trojan Story (1961-71 [2021], Trojan, 3CD) B+(**) 
  • True Soul: Deep Sounds From the Left of Stax (1960s-70s [2011], Now-Again) B+(***) 
  • True Soul: Deep Sounds From the Left of Stax, Volume 2 (1960s-70s [2011], Now-Again) B+(**) 
  • Turn Me Loose White Man (1900-60 [2020], Constant Sorrow, 30CD) A 
  • Two Niles to Sing a Melody: The Violins & Synths of Sudan (1970s-80s [2019], Ostinato) A- 

  • The Ultimate College Party: 50s & 60s Party Anthems (1953-62 [2014], Jasmine, 2CD) A 
  • Urgent Jumping! East African Musiki Wa Dansi Classics (1972-82 [2016], Sterns Africa, 2CD) A- 
  • Uzelli Elektro Saz (1976-1984) (1976-84 [2020], Uzelli) B+(**) 

  • The Velvet Underground: A Documentary Film by Todd Haynes (1954-70 [2021], Polydor, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • The Very Best of Praise & Worship Volume 2 (1996-2006 [2007], Verity/Legacy) B- 

  • Waiting to Exhale [Original Soundtrack ALbum] (1995, Arista) B+(**) 
  • WaJazz: Japanese Jazz Spectacle Vol. I: Deep, Heavy and Beautiful Jazz From Japan 1968-1984: The Nippon Columbia Masters (1968-84 [2022], Universounds) B+(**) 
  • WaJazz: Japanese Jazz Spectacle Vol II: Deep, Heavy and Beautiful Jazz From Japan 1962-1985: The King Records Masters (1962-85 [2023], Universounds) B 
  • Wall of Sound: The Very Best of Phil Spector 1961-1966 (1961-66 [2011], Phil Spector/Legacy) A 
  • Wallahi Le Zein! ([2021], Mississippi) B+(***) 
  • We Love . . . Detroit (2013, We Love, 2CD) B+(***) 
  • We Out Here (2018, Brownswood) B+(*) 
  • Weaponise Your Sound (2019, Optimo Music) B+(**) 
  • What Goes On: The Songs of Lou Reed (1967-2019 [2021], Ace) A- 
  • Wildflowers: The New York Loft Jazz Sessions: Complete (1976 [1999], Knitting Factory, 3CD) A- 
  • The World Needs Changing: Street Funk & Jazz Grooves 1967-1976 (1967-76 [2013], BGP) B+(*) 
  • World Spirituality Classics 2: The Time for Peace Is Now (1970s [2019], Luaka Bop) B+(***) 

  • Yes We Can: Songs About Leaving Africa (2010, Out Here) A- 
  • Yo! Boombox: Early Independent Hip Holp, Electro and Disco Rap, 1979-83 (1979-83 [2023], Soul Jazz) B+(***) 

  • Zaïre 74: The African Artists (1974 [2017], Wrasse, 2CD) B+(**) 
  • Zam Groove: Music From Zambia ([2020], SWP) B+(*) 
  • Zetrospective: Dancing in the Face of Adversity (1978-84 [1989], ZE) A- 
  • Zetrospective: Hope Springs Eternal (1980-84 [1989], ZE) B+(**) 
  • ZZK Sound Vol. 3 (2013, ZZK/Waxploitation) A- 

Total artist records reviewed: 23272