Jazz (1980–90s) (Reference)

The reference list includes records that have been obtained and/or rated (in blue) as well as many other records that have been recommended from various sources.

AALY Trio

• w/Ken Vandermark: Hidden in the Stomach [1996, Silkheart], B+(**)
• w/Ken Vandermark: Stumble [1998, Wobbly Rail], B–
• Live at the Glenn Miller Café [1999, Wobbly Rail]
• w/DKV Trio: Double or Nothing [1999, Okka Disk], B+(*)
• w/Ken Vandermark: I Wonder If I Was Screaming [2000, Crazy Wisdom], B+(**)

Aardvark Jazz Orchestra [1993– ]

• Psalms and Elegies [1994–96, Leo Lab]
• Impressions [2006–2013, Leo]
• Faces of Souls [2015–2019, Leo], B+(*)

Eivind Aarset (1961– )

• Électronique Noire [1998, Jazzland], A–
• Eivind Aarset's Électronique Noire: Light Extracts [2001, Polygram], B+(***)
• Connected [2004, Jazzland], B+(**)
• Sonic Codex [2007, Jazzland], B+(**)
• Eivind Aarset & the Sonic Codex Orchestra: Live Extracts [2010, Jazzland], B+(**)
• Dream Logic [2011–2012, ECM], B+(**)
• w/Jan Bang: Snow Catches on Her Eyelashes [2020, Jazzland], B+(*)
• Phantasmagoria, or a Different Kind of Journey [2021, Jazzland], B+(***)

Abash [1993– ]

• Abash [1993, Dragon], B+(***)
• Jazz [1995, Dragon]

Greg Abate (1947– )

• Greg Abate Quartet: Bop City: Live at Birdland [1991, Candid], B+(***)
• Straight Ahead [1992, Candid], B+(**)
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [1995, Candid], B+(*)
• Bop Lives! [1996, Blue Chip Jazz], B+(**)
• Evolution [2002, 1201 Music], B+(***)
• w/Alan Barnes: Birds of a Feather [2007, Woodville], A–
• Greg Abate Quintet Featuring Phil Woods [2012, Rhombus], B+(*)
• Motif [2014, Whaling City Sound], A–
• w/Phil Woods, Tim Ray: Kindred Spirits: Live at Chan's [2014, Whaling City Sound, 2CD], B+(**)
• w/Tim Ray: Road to Forever [2016, Whaling City Sound], B+(*)
• w/Tim Ray Trio: Gratitude: Stage Door Live @ The Z [2019, Whaling City Sound], B+(***)
• Magic Dance: The Music of Kenny Barron [2021, Whaling City Sound, 2CD], B+(**)

Rez Abbasi (1965– )

• Third Ear [1995, Cathexis]
• Modern Memory [1998, Cathexis]
• Out of Body [2002, Feroza Music]
• Snake Charmer [2005, Earth Sounds], A–
• Bazaar [2005, Zoho], B+(*)
• Things to Come [2008–2009, Sunnyside], B+(**)
• Natural Selection [2010, Sunnyside], B+(**)
• Suno Suno [2010, Enja], B+(*)
• Continuous Beat [2012, Enja], B+(***)
• Intents and Purposes [2014, Enja], B+(*)
• Rez Abbasi & Junction: Behind the Vibration [2015, Cuneiform], B+(**)
• Ulfiltered Universe [2016, Whirlwind], B+(**)
• A Throw of Dice by the Silent Ensemble [2017, Whirlwind], B+(*)
• Django-shift [2019, Whirlwind], B+(**)
• Naya Bazz: w/Josh Feinberg: Charm [2021–2022, Whirlwind], B+(**)

Chris Abelen

• Dance of the Penguins [Bvhaast]

Rabih Abou-Khalil (1957– )

• Between Dusk and Dawn [1986, MMP], B+(***)
• Nafas [1988, ECM]
• Bukra [1988, Enja/MMP], B+
• Al-Jadida [1990, Enja], B+
• Blue Camel [1992, Enja], A–
• Tarab [1992, Enja], A–
• The Sultan's Picnic [1994, Enja], B+
• Arabian Waltz [1996, Enja]
• Odd Times [1996, Enja]
• Cactus of Knowledge [2000, Enja], A–
• Morton's Foot [2003, Enja/Justin Time], A–
• w/Joachim Kühn: Journey to the Centre of an Egg [2004, Enja/Justin Time], A–
• Em Português [2007, Enja], B+(**)
• The Flood and the Fate of the Fish [2017–2018, Enja], B+(**)

Chris Abrahams (1961– )

• Mike Majkowski, James Waples: Raft of the Meadows [2013–2014, NoBusiness], B+(***)

Idris Ackamoor (1951– )

• We Be All Africans [2016, Strut], B+(***)
• An Angel Fell [2018, Strut], B+(**)
• Shaman! [2020, Strut], A–
• Idris Ackamoor & the Pyramids: Afro Futuristic Dreams [2023, Strut], B+(***)

Bob Ackerman

• Old & New Magic [1993, Silkheart], B+(***)
• Who Decides [1998, M]

Bruce Ackley (1948– )

• The Hearing [1997, Avant]
• w/Fred Frith, Henry Kaiser, Aram Shelton: Unexpected Twins [2016, Relative Pitch], B+(**)

Beegie Adair (1937– )

• w/Don Aliquo: Too Marvelous for Words [2015, Adair Music Group], A–

Steve Adams (1952– )

• In Out Side [1991–92, New Winds]
• Surface Tension [2000, Clean Feed], B+(**)

Aesop Quartet [1999– ]

• Fables for a New Millennium [1999, 8th Harmonic Breakdown], A–

Ron Affif (1965– )

• Vierd Blues [1994, Pablo]
• 52nd Street [1996, Pablo], B
• Ringside [1997, Pablo]

Affinity [1993– ]

• Plays Nine Modern Jazz Classics [1993, Music & Arts], A–
• A Tribute to Eric Dolphy [1995, Music & Arts], A–
• This Is Our Lunch [1995, Music & Arts]
• w/Dewey Redman: A Tribute to Ornette Coleman [1995, Music & Arts], B+

Kei Akagi

• Mirror Puzzle [1994, Audioquest]

Noël Akchoté (1968– )

• Lust Corner [1998, Winter & Winter]
• Cabaret Modern: A Night at the Magic Mirror Tent [2003, Winter & Winter], B
• Sonny II: The Music of Sonny Sharrock [2004, Winter & Winter], B+(***)

Ahmad Alaadeen

• Ahmad Alaadeen and the Deans of Swing [1995, ASR]
• Blues for RC and Josephine Too [1997, ASR]
• Time Through the Ages [1997, ASR]

Rashied Al Akbar

• w/Muhammad Ali, Earl Cross, Idris Ackamoor: Ascent of the Nether Creatures [1980, NoBusiness], B+(***)

Howard Alden (1958– )

• Swing Street [1986, Concord]
• Plays the Music of Harry Reser [1988, Stomp Off]
• The Alden/Barrett Quintet Salutes Buck Clayton [1989, Concord]
• A Good Likeness [1992, Concord], B
• Encore! Live at Centre Concord [1994, Concord]
• Your Story — The Music of Bill Evans [1994, Concord], A–
• w/Dan Barrett: Live in '95 [1995, Arbors], B+
• Take Your Pick [1996, Concord]
• Full Circle [1998, Concord, 2 CD]
• My Shining Hour [2002, Concord]
• In a Mellow Tone [2003, Concord]
• w/Ken Peplowski: Howard Alden and Ken Peplowski's Pow-Wow [2006, Arbors], B+(***)
• I Remember Django [2010, Arbors], B+(*)
• w/Andy Brown: Heavy Artillery [2012, Delmark], B+(***)

Eric Alexander (1968– )

• Stablemates [1995, Delmark]
• Man With a Horn [1997, Milestone]
• w/John Hicks, George Mraz, Idris Muhammad: Solid! [1998, Milestone], B+
• The First Milestone [1999, Milestone]
• The Second Milestone [2000, Milestone]
• Summit Meeting [2001, Milestone]
• Nightlife in Tokyo [2002, Milestone]
• Dead Center [2004, High Note], A–
• w/Vincent Herring: The Battle: Live at Smoke [2005, High Note], B
• It's All in the Game [2005, High Note], B+(**)
• Temple of Olympic Zeus [2007, High Note], B–
• Prime Time: In Concert [2007, High Note, CD+DVD], B+(**)
• Revival of the Fittest [2009, High Note], B+(***)
• Chim Chim Cheree [2010, Venus]
• Don't Follow the Crowd [2010, High Note], B+(**)
• w/Vincent Herring: Friendly Fire [2011, High Note], B+(**)
• Touching [2012, High Note], B+(**)
• Song of No Regrets [2017, High Note], B+(**)
• Leap of Faith [2019, Giant Step Arts]
• Eric Alexander With Strings [2019, High Note], B+(*)
• A New Beginning: Alto Saxophone With Strings [2021, HighNote], B+(**)

Steve Allee (1950– )

• Colors [2006, Owl Studios], B+(**)
• Dragonfly [2008, Owl Studios], B+(**)

Carl Allen (1961– )

• The Dark Side of Dewey [1992, Evidence], B+(*)
• w/Rodney Whitaker: Get Ready [2007, Mack Avenue], B+(**)

Eddie Allen (1957– )

• Sãlongo: Sãlongo [2007, DBCD], B+(**)
• The Aggregation: Groove's Mood [2008, DBCD], B+(***)
• Jazzy Brass for the Holidays [2009, DBCD], B–
• Push [2013, Edjalen Music], B+(**)

Geri Allen (1957–2017)

• The Printmakers [1984, Minor Music], B+(***)
• Home Grown [1985, Minor Music]
• Etudes [1987, Soul Note]
• Live at the Village Vanguard [1990, DIW]
• w/Charlie Haden, Paul Motian: Live at the Village Vanguard: Unissued Tracks [1990, DIW], B+(**)
• The Nurturer [1990, Blue Note], B+
• Maroons [1992, Blue Note]
• Twenty-One [1994, Somethin' Else], B+
• Eyes in the Back of Your Head [1995–96, Blue Note], B+
• Some Aspects of Water [1997, Angel]
• The Gathering [1998, Verve], B+
• w/Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette: The Life of a Song [2004, Telarc], A–
• Timeless Portraits and Dreams [2006, Telarc, 2 CD], B–
• Flying Toward the Sound [2008, Motéma Music], B+(*)
• w/Timeline: Live [2009, Motéma Music], B+(**)
• A Child Is Born [2011, Motéma Music], B
• Grand River Crossings: Motown and Motor City Inspirations [2012, Motéma Music], B+(**)
• w/Kurt Rosenwinkel: A Lovesome Thing [2012, Motéma Music], B+(**)

Harry Allen (1966– )

• How Long Has This Been Going On? [1989, Progressive], B+
• A Night at Birdland Vol. 1 [1993, Nagel Heyer], A–
• A Night at Birdland Vol. 2 [1993, Nagel Heyer], B+
• The King: Jazz im Amerika Haus Vol. 1 [1994, Nagel Heyer], B+
• w/Keith Ingham: Are You Having Any Fun? A Celebration of the Music of Sammy Fain [1994, Audiophile], B+(**)
• w/Keith Ingham: The Intimacy of the Blues: A Celebration of Billy Strayhorn's Music, Volume Two [1994, Progressive], B+(***)
• Blue Skies [1994, John Marks], A
• w/John Pizzarelli: Meets John Pizzarelli Trio [1995, RCA], B+
• Tenors Anyone? [1996, BMG Novus], A–
• Love Songs Live [1993–96, Nagel Heyer], B+
• Love Songs Only! [1993–96, Hagel Heyer], B
• w/Randy Sandke: The Music of the Trumpet Kings [1997, Nagel Heyer], B
• w/Randy Sandke: Turnstile: Music of the Trumpet Kings [1997, Nagel Heyer], B
• A Little Touch of Harry [1997, Mastermix]
• Here's to Zoot [1997, BMG Novus], B+(***)
• Night Birds [1997, Gemini]
• Eu Não Quero Dançar (I Won't Dance) [1997, RCA], B+
• Day Dream [1998, BMG Novus], A–
• When I Grow Too Old to Dream [1999, BMG Novus], B+(***)
• Once Upon a Summertime [1999, BMG Novus], B+(***)
• Plays Ellington Songs [2000, RCA], A–
• Cole Porter Songbook [2001, BMG Novus], B+(***)
• Dreamer [2001, BMG Novus], B
• I Can See Forever [2002, BMG Novus], B+(*)
• I Love Mancini [2002, BMG Novus], B
• The Harry Allen Quartet [2003, self-released], A–
• w/Joe Cohn: Hey, Look Me Over [2004, Arbors], A–
• The Harry Allen and Joe Cohn Quartet [2005, self-released], B+(**)
• Hits by Brits [2006, Challenge], B+(***)
• w/Joe Cohn: Music From Guys and Dolls [2007, Arbors], A–
• w/Joe Cohn: Stompin' the Blues [2007, Arbors], B+(**)
• w/Joe Cohn: Plays Music From South Pacific [2008, Arbors], B+(***)
• New York State of Mind [2009, Challenge], B+(**)
• w/Rossano Sportiello: Conversations [2011, GAC], A–
• Rhythm on the River [2011, Challenge], B+(***)
• Plays Music From the Sound of Music [2011, Arbors], B+(***)
• w/Scott Hamilton: 'Round Midnight [2012, Challenge], B+(***)
• w/Rossano Sportiello, Joel Forbes: I Walk With Music: The Hoagy Carmichael Songbook [2013, GAC], B+(**)
• For George, Cole and Duke [2015, Blue Heron], B+(***)
• Harry Allen's All-Star Brazilian Band: Flying Over Rio [2015, Arbors], A–
• Something About Jobim [2015, Stunt], B+(***)
• Harry Allen Quartet: London Date [2015, Trio], B+(***)
• Harry Allen's All Star New York Saxophone Band: The Candy Men [2016, Arbors], B+(*)
• w/Mike Renzi: Rhode Island Is Famous for You [2019, GAC], B+(***)
• The Bloody Happy Song [2020, GAC], B+(**)
• w/Mike Karn: Milo's Illinois [2021, GAC], B+(**)
• My Reverie by Special Request [2022, TYR1102], B+(**)
• Play the Music of Phil Morrison [2022, GMAC], B+(*)
• The Harry Allen Orchestra: With Roses [2023, Triangle7], B

J.D. Allen (1972– )

• In Search of J.D. Allen [1998, Red], B+(***)
• Pharoah's Children [2001, Criss Cross], B+(**)
• I Am I Am [2008, Sunnyside], B+(***)
• J.D. Allen Trio: Shine! [2008, Sunnyside], B+(**)
• Victory! [2010, Sunnyside], B+(***)
• The Matador and the Bull [2012, Savant], B+(*)
• Grace [2012, Savant], B+(**)
• Graffiti [2015, Savant], A–
• Americana: Musings on Blues and Jazz [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, Savant], B+(*)
• Americana Vol. 2 [2022, Savant], B+(**)
• This [2023, Savant], B+(***)
• The Dark, the Light, the Grey and the Colorful [2024, Savant], B+(**)

Marshall Allen (1924– )

• w/Lou Grassi: PoZest [1999, CIMP]
• w/Hamid Drake, Kidd Jordan, William Parker, Alan Silva: The All-Star Game [2000, Eremite]
• Sun Ra Arkestra: Live at the Paradox [2008, In+Out], B+(***)
• w/Matthew Shipp, Joe Morris: Night Logic [2009, RogueArt], B+(***)
• Sun Ra Arkestra Under the Direction of Marshall Allen: Babylon Live [2014, In+Out], B+(**)
• Sun Ra Arkestra: Swirling [2020, Strut], A–
• Sun Ra Arkestra Directed by Marshall Allen: Living Sky [2022, Omni Sound], A–

Ben Allison (1966– )

• Third Eye [1999, Palmetto]
• Riding the Nuclear Tiger [2000, Palmetto], B+
• Peace Pipe [2002, Palmetto]
• Buzz [2003, Palmetto], B+
• Cowboy Justice [2005, Palmetto], A–
• Little Things Run the World [2007, Palmetto], A–
• Think Free [2009, Palmetto], A–
• Action-Refraction [2011, Palmetto], B+(***)
• The Stars Look Very Different Today [2013, Sonic Camera], B+(*)
• w/Steve Cardenas, Ted Nash: Quiet Revolution [2015, Sonic Camera], B+(***)
• Layers of the City [2017, Sonic Camera], B+(**)
• Moments Inside [2021, Sonic Camera], B+(*)
• w/Steve Cardenas, Ted Nash: Tell the Birds I Said Hello: The Music of Herbie Nichols [2023, Sonic Camera], B+(***)

Bill Allred (1936– )

• Absolutely [1995, Nagel Heyer]

John Allred (1962– )

• Focused [1998, Applejazz]
• w/Jeff Barnhart, Danny Coots: The ABC's of Jazz [2008, Arbors], B+(*)

Misha Alperin (1956–2018)

• North Story [1995, ECM], B
• First Impression [1997, ECM]
• Her First Dance [2006, ECM], B+(**)

Myriam Alter

• Alter Ego [1997, Intuition]

Jimmy Amadie (1937–2013)

• Live at Red Rock Studio: A Tribute to Tony Bennett [2003, TP], B+
• Let's Groove! A Tribute to Mel Tormé [2006, TP], B+(***)
• The Philadelphia Story: The Gospel as We Know It [2006–2007, TP], B+(**)
• Live! At the Philadelphia Museum of Art [2011, TP], A–

Ambiance

• Into a New Journey [1982, BBE], B+(**)

Ari Ambrose (1973– )

• Cyclic Episode [1998, Steeplechase]
• Chainsaw [1999, Steeplechase]
• Early Song [1999, Steeplechase]
• United [2002, Steeplechase]

Scott Amendola (1969– )

• Scott Amdenola Band [1999, Artofmyheart]
• Cry [2003, Cryptogramophone]
• Believe [2005, Cryptogramophone], A–
• The Good Life: The Animals Took Over [2009, self-released], A–
• Lift [2010, Sazi], B+(***)
• Fade to Orange [2014, Sazi], B+(*)
• Amendola vs. Blades: w/Wil Blades: Greatest Hits [2015, Sazi], B+(**)

The American Jazz Orchestra [1985– ]

• The Music of Jimmie Lunceford [1991, Musicmasters], B+

American Jazz Quintet

• From Bad to Badder [1987, Black Saint]

Franck Amsallem (1961– )

• w/Gary Peacock, Bill Stewart: Another Time [1990, A Records], B
• Is That So [1997, Sunnyside]
• Gotham Goodbye [2018, Jazz & People], B+(***)

Clifton Anderson (1957– )

• Decade [2007, Doxy/Emarcy], B+(**)

Jay Anderson (1955– )

• Deepscape [2018, SteepleChase], B+(**)

Reid Anderson (1970– )

• Dirty Show Tunes [1997, Fresh Sound New Talent]
• Abolish Bad Architecture [1999, Fresh Sound New Talent], A–
• The Vastness of Space [2000, Fresh Sound New Talent], A–
• w/Dave King, Craig Taborn: Golden Valley Is Now [2018, Intakt], B–

Krister Andersson

• About Time [1993, Flash Music]

Lotte Anker (1958– )

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

Bill Anschell

• More to the Ear Than Meets the Eye [2006, Origin], B+(*)
• w/Brent Jensen: We Couldn't Agree More [2008, Origin], B+(***)
• Figments [2010, Origin], B
• w/Brent Jensen, Chris Symer: Blueprints [2012, Origin], B+(***)
• Rumbler [2016, Origin], B+(**)
• Shifting Standards [2017, Origin], B+(***)
• Improbable Solutions [2020–2023, Origin], B+(*)

Tatsu Aoki

• Basser Live II [2004, Asian Improv], B+(*)

Apaturia Quintet

• Apaturia [1994–95, YVP], B+(***)

Peter Apfelbaum (1960– )

• Jodoji Brightness [1992, Antilles]
• It Is Written [2005, ACT], B–

Arcado [1989– ]

• Behind the Myth [1990, JMT]

Arcana

• The Last Wave [1995, DIW], B+(***)
• Arc of the Testimony [1997, Axiom], B+

Gene Argel

• Luminescent [2014, Origin], B+(**)

Julian Arguëlles (1966– )

• Scrapes [1995, Babel]
• Escapade [1999, Provocateur], B+(***)
• Partita [2005, Basho], B+(***)
• Ground Rush [2009, Clean Feed], B+(***)
• Let It Be Told [2012, Basho], B+(***)
• Tetra [2014, Whirlwind], B+(***)
• Tonadas [2017, Edition], B+(**)

Tim Armacost

• Fire [1996, Concord]
• Live at Smalls [1998, Double-Time]

David Arnay

• 8 [2013, Studio N], B+(*)

Kenneth Arnström (1946– )

• Jazz Feeling Vol. 1: Baby Face [1997, Phontastic]

Lynne Arriale (1957– )

• The Eyes Have It [1993, DMP]
• With Words Unspoken [1996, DMP]
• A Long Road Home [1997, TCB]
• Live at Montreux [1999, TCB]
• Inspiration [2000, TCB], B+
• Arise [2002, Motema]
• Live [2005, In+Out/Motéma], B+(***)
• Convergence [2010, Motéma], B+(***)
• Solo [2011, Motéma], B+(*)
• Give Us These Days [2017, Challenge], B+(*)
• Lynne Arriale Trio: The Lights Are Always On [2021, Challenge], B+(**)
• Being Human [2023, Challenge], B+(**)

Bob Arthurs

• Notes From the Underground [1999, Zinnia]
• w/Steve Lamattina: Jazz for Svetlana [2012, self-released], B+(**)

Joe Ascione (1961– )

• My Buddy: A Tribute to Buddy Rich [1996, Nagel-Heyer]
• Movin' Up [2007, Arbors], B+(*)

Michaël Attias (1968– )

• Credo [1999, Clean Feed], B+(**)
• Renku [2004, Playscape], B+(**)
• Renku in Coimbra [2008, Clean Feed], B+(**)
• Twines of Colesion [2009, Clean Feed], B+(***)
• Spun Tree [2012, Clean Feed], B+(***)
• Renku: Live in Greenwich Village [2014, Clean Feed], B+(***)
• w/Simon Nabatov: Brooklyn Mischiefs [2014, Leo], B+(**)
• Nerve Dance [2016, Clean Feed], B+(***)
• Échos La Nuit [2018, Out of Your Head], B+(**)

Available Jelly

• Available Jelly [1984, Ramboy]
• In Full Flail [1988, Ramboy]
• Al(l)ways [1989, NOM]
• Monuments [1993, Ramboy]
• Happy Camp [1996, Ramboy], B+
• Bilbao Song [2004, Ramboy], B+(**)
• Missolonghi: More From 2004 [2004, Ramboy], B+(**)
• Plushok, Baarle-Nassau, Set 1 [2007, Ramboy 28A], A–
• Plushok, Baarle-Nassau, Set 2 [2007, Ramboy 28B], B+(***)

Teodross Avery (1973– )

• In Other Words [1994, GRP], B+(**)
• My Generation [1995, Impulse]
• Teodross Avery and the 5th Power: New Day, New Grooved [1998, 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+(***)

Franck Avitabile

• Right Time [2000, Dreyfus], A–
• Bemsha Swing [2002, Dreyfus]

Omer Avital (1971– )

• Asking No Permission [1996, Smalls], B+(*)
• Room to Grow [1997, Smalls], B+(***)
• Think With Your Heart [2001, Fresh Sound New Talent]
• The Ancient Art of Giving [2006, Smalls], A–
• Arrival [2006, Fresh Sound World Jazz], B–
• Free Forever [2007, Smalls], B+(***)
• New Song [2014, Motéma], B+(*)
• Qantar [2017, Jazz Family]
• Omer Avital Qantar: New York Paradox [2019, Jazz & People], B+(*)

Axolotl [1981–1984]

• Abrasive [1981, Souffle Continu], B+(*)

Don Ayler (1942–2007)

• In Florence 1981 [1981, Railroad Town Music], A–

Jay Azzolina (1952– )

• Local Dialect [2007, Garagista], B–
• w/Dino Govoni, Adam Nussbaum, Dave Zinno: Chance Meeting [2016, Whaling City Sound], B+(**)

Ab Baars (1955– )

• Krang [1989, Geestgronden]
• Sprok [1995, Geestgronder]
• w/Terrie Ex: Hef [2002, Atavistic], B+
• Party at the Bimhuis [2003, Wig]
• Kinda Dukish [2005, Wig], B+(**)
• w/Ig Henneman: Stof [2006, Wig], B+(*)
• w/Ken Vandermark: Goofy June Bug [2007, Wig], B+(**)
• w/Ig Henneman, Misha Mengelberg: Sliptong [2008, Wig], B
• w/Meinrad Kneer: Windfall [2008, Evil Rabbit], B+(**)
• Time to Do My Lions [2008, Wig], B+(*)
• Double Tandem: w/Ken Vandermark, Paal Nilssen-Love: Cement [2001, PNL]
• Double Tandem: w/Ken Vandermark, Paal Nilssen-Love: OX [2012, dEN], B+(***)
• w/Ig Henneman: Duo Baars-Henneman
• Autumn Songs [2012, Wig], B+(***)
• Ab Baars Trio & NY Guests: Invisible Blow [2014, Wig], B
• Slate Blue [2014, Wig], B+(***)
• Duo Baars Henneman & Dave Burrell: w/Ig Henneman, Dave Burrell: Trandans [2016, Wig], B

Back Bay Ramblers [1993–1999]

• 'leven Thirty Saturday Night [1993, Stomp Off]
• My Mamma's in Town [1994, Stomp Off]
• Cuttin' Up [1999, Stomp Off]

Choi Sun Bae

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

Sheryl Bailey (1966– )

• The Power of 3! [2002, Pure]
• Live @ the Fat Cat [2006, Pure]
• A New Promise [2008, MCG Jazz], B+(**)
• w/Harvie S: Plucky Strum: Departure [2017, Whaling City Sound], B+(*)

Ginger Baker (1939–2019)

• Horses and Trees [1986, Celluloid]
• Middle Passage [1990, Axiom]
• Goin' Back Home [1994, Atlantic], B+
• Falling Off the Roof [1996, Atlantic], A–
• Coward of the Country [1998, Atlantic], B+

Jon Balke (1955– )

• w/Magnetic North Orchestra: Further [1993, ECM]
• w/Magnetic North Orchestra: Kyanos [2001, ECM], B+(**)
• Diverted Travels [2003, ECM], B
• Batagraf: Statements [2003–2004, ECM], B+(***)
• Book of Velocities [2006, ECM], B
• Siwan [2007–2008, ECM], B+(*)
• w/Batagraf: Say and Play [2009, ECM], B+(**)
• Warp [2014, ECM], B+(*)
• Discourses [2019, ECM], B
• w/Siwan: Hafla [2021, ECM], B

Iain Ballamy (1964– )

• Balloon Man [1988, EG]
• All Men Amen [1993, B&W]
• Acme [1996, B&W]
• Food [1998, Feral Records]
• Food: Organic and GM Food [2000, Feral]
• Food: Veggie [2002, Rune Grammofon]
• Food: Molecular Gastronomy [2007, Rune Grammofon]
• Food: w/Thomas Strønen: Quiet Inlet [2007–2008, ECM], B+(**)
• Food: Mercurial Balm [2010–2011, ECM], B+(*)
• Food: This Is Not a Miracle [2013, ECM], A–

Ballin' the Jack [1999– ]

• Jungle [1999, Knitting Factory], A–
• The Big Head [2001, Knitting Factory]

Dave Ballou (1963– )

• The Floating World [1999, SteepleChase]
• Solo Trumpet [2015, Clean Feed], B+(**)
• Dave Ballou & BeepHonk: The Windup [2017, Clean Feed], B+(**)
• The MacroQuarktet: The Complete Night: Live at the Stone NYC [2007, Out of You Head], B+(***)

Denys Baptiste (1968– )

• Let Freedom Ring! [2003, Dune], B+
• The Late Trane [2017, Edition], B+(**)

Richard Baratta

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

Bardo State Orchestra [1994– ]

• The Ultimate Gift [1994, Impetus], B+
• Wheels Within Wheels [1995, Impetus]

Guy Barker (1957– )

• Isn't It [1991, Spotlite]
• Into the Blue [1994–95, Verve], A–
• Timeswing [1996, Verve]
• What Love Is [1997, Emarcy]
• Soundtrack [2001, Provocateur], B+(***)

Dale Barlow (1959– )

• Hipnotation [1990, Spiral Scratch]
• Live [2001, Jazzhead]

Alan Barnes (1959– )

• Here Comes Trouble [1996, Fret]
• Yesterdays [1996, Zephyr]
• The Pollwinners Playing Girl Talk [1999, Zephyr]
• Summertime
• Manhattan [2000, Concord]
• Swingin' the Samba [2002, Woodville]
• w/Harry Allen: Barnestorming [2006, Woodville], B+(*)
• 60th Birthday Celebration: New Takes on Tunes From '59 [2019, Woodville], B+(**)

Joey Baron (1955– )

• Tongue in Groove [1992, JMT], B+
• RAIsedpleasuredot [1994, New World], B+
• Down Home [1997, Intuition], A–
• We'll Soon Find Out [2000, Intuition]
• w/Robyn Schulkowsky: Now You Hear Me [2016, Intakt], B+(**)

Dan Barrett (1955– )

• Strictly Instrumental [1987, Concord]
• Moon Song [1995, Arbors]
• Dan Barrett and Tom Baker in Australia [1997, Arbors]
• Melody in Swing [1997, Arbors]
• w/Rebecca Kilgore: Blue Swing [2000, Arbors]

Darren Barrett

• Live and Direct 2014 [2014, dB Studios], B
• Energy in Motion: The Music of the Bee Gees [2014, dB Studios], B–

Carlos Barretto

• Lokomotiv [2003, Clean Feed]
• Radio Song [2002, Clean Feed], B+(**)
• Labirintos [2009, Clean Feed], B+(*)

Bruce Barth (1958– )

• Morning Call [1994, Enja]
• Hope Springs Eternal [1998, Double-Time]
• Live at Smalls [2011, Smalls Live]
• Three Things of Beauty [2012, Savant], B+(**)
• Daybreak [2013, Savant], B+(**)
• w/Jerry Bergonzi: Sunday [2017, Blau], B+(**)
• Bruce Barth Trio: Dedication [2021, Origin], B+(**)

Baseline

• Baseline Returns [1996, Challenge]

John Basile (1955– )

• Quiet Passage [1986, Pro Jazz]
• Amplitudes [2011, StringTime Jazz], B+(*)
• Penny Lane [2015, StringTime Jazz], B
• Heatin' Up [2024, StringTime Jazz], B+(*)

Django Bates (1960– )

• Winter Truce [1995, JMT], B
• Like Life [1997, Storyville]
• Quiet Nights [1998, Screwgun]
• w/Frankfurt Radio Big Band, Eggs Laid by Tigers: Saluting Sgt. Pepper [2016, Edition], B
• Django Bates' Beloved: The Study of Touch [2016, ECM], B+(*)

Alvin Batiste (1937–2007)

• Musique d'Afrique Nouvelle Orleans [1984, India Navigation], B–
• Bayou Magic [1988, India Navigation]
• Songs, Words and Messages, Connections [1999, SLM]
• Marsalis Music Honors Alvin Batiste [2006, Marsalis Music/Rounder], B+(**)

Stefano Battaglia (1965– )

• Explore [1990, Splasc(h)]
• Confession [1991, Splasc(h)]
• Baptism [1993, Splasc(h)]
• Sulphur [1993, Splasc(h)]
• Bill Evans Compositions, Vol. 1 [1993, Splasc(h)]
• Bill Evans Compositions, Vol. 2 [1993, Splasc(h)]
• Unknown Flames [1995, Splasc(h), 2 CD]
• When We Were [1997, Splasc(h)]
• Omen [1997, Splasc(h)]
• Raccolto [2003, ECM, 2 CD], B+(**)
• Re: Pasolini [2005, ECM, 2 CD], B+(*)
• w/Michele Rabbia: Pastorale [2009, ECM], B+(***)
• The River of Anyder [2009, ECM], B+(**)
• In the Morning: Music of Alec Wilder [2014, ECM], B+(***)
• Pelagos [2016, ECM, 2CD], B+(**)

Bobby Battle (1944– )

• w/David Murray: The Offering [1990, Mapleshade], B+

Johannes Bauer (1954– )

• Organo Pleno [1992, FMP]

Jamie Baum

• Slight Unheard [1996, GM]
• Moving Forward, Standing Still [2004, Omnitone], B
• Solace [2007, Sunnyside], B+(*)
• In This Life [2012, Sunnyside], B
• Bridges [2018, Sunnyside], B+(*)
• Jamie Baum Septet+: What Times Are These [2023, Sunnyside], B+(*)

Jim Beard (1960– )

• Revolutions [2008, Sunnyside], B+(*)
• Show of Hands [2012, Sunnyside], B+(*)

John Beasley (1960– )

• A Change of Heart [1993, Windham Hill]
• Mose the Fireman [1994, Rabbit Ears Video]
• Letter to Herbie [2008, Resonance], B+(*)
• 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+(**)

BeatleJazz [1999– ]

• With a Little Help From Our Friends [2005, Lightyear], B
• All You Need [2006, Lightyear], B

Gerry Beaudoin

• Just Among Friends [1998, Linn]
• The Return: The Gerry Beaudoin Trio With Harry Allen [2011, Francesca], B+(**)

Bebop and Beyond [1984–1991]

• Plays Thelonious Monk [1990, Blue Moon]

Tom Beckham

• Suspicions [1999, Fresh Sound New Talent]

Albert Beger (1959– )

• The Primitive [1995, NMC], B+(**)
• Albert Beger Quartet: Art of the Moment [2000, NMC], B+(*)
• Albert Beger's 5: Listening [2004, Earsay], B+(**)
• w/Gerry Hemingway: There's Nothing Better to Do [2011, OutNow], B+(*)
• Albert Beger Quartet: The Gate [2017, NoBusiness], B+(***)
• w/Ziv Taubenfeld, Shay Hazan, Hamid Drake: Cosmic Waves [2023, No Business], A–

Burkhard Beins (1964– )

• w/Martin Pfleiderer, Peter Niklas Wilson: Yarbles [1996, Hatology], B+(*)

Tor Einar Bekken

• w/Inga-Mei Steinbru: Jungle One Jungle Two Jungle Blues [2023, self-released], B+(**)

Bob Belden (1956–2015)

• Treasure Island [1989, Sunnyside]
• Straight to My Heart: The Music of Sting [1989, Blue Note]
• La Cigale [1990, Sunnyside]
• Black Dahlia [2000, Blue Note], B
• Three Days of Rain (Original Soundtrack) [2001, Sunnyside], B+(***)
• Miles From India [2007, Times Square/4Q, 2 CD], B+(**)
• Miles Español: New Sketches of Spain [2011, Entertainment One, 2 CD], B+(**)
• Animation: Machine Language [2014, Rare Noise], B

Louie Belogenis

• Exuberance: w/Roy Campbell Jr, Hilliard Greene, Michael Wimberley: Live at Vision Festival [2003, Ayler], B+
• w/Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz, Kenny Wolleson: Unbroken [2006, Tick Tock]
• Old Dog: By Any Other Name [2007, Porter], B+(**)
• Flow Trio: w/Joe Morris, Charles Downs: Rejuvenation [2008, ESP-Disk], B
• Tiresias [2008, Porter], B+(***)
• Flow Trio: Set Theory: Live at the Stone [2009, Ayler], B+(**)
• Blue Buddha [2015, Tzadik], B+(***)
• Flow Trio With Joe McPhee: Winter Garden [2020, ESP-Disk], A–
• Terton: w/Trevor Dunn, Ryan Sawyer: Outer, Inner, Secret [2023, Tzadik], B+(***)

Gregg Bendian (1963– )

• Bang! [1994, Truemedia Jazzworks]
• Counterparts [1996, CIMP]
• Interzone [1996, Eremite]
• Espiritu [1997, Truemedia]
• Trio Pianissimo [1998, Truemedia]
• Myriad [2000, Atavistic]
• Requiem for Jack Kirby [2001, Atavistic]

Roni Ben-Hur (1962– )

• Sofia's Butterfly [1997, TCB]
• Anna's Dance [2000, Reservoir], B+
• Signature [2004, Reservoir], B+
• Keepin' It Open [2005, Motéma Music], B+(*)
• Fortuna [2007, Motema], B+(***)
• w/Santi Debriano, Duduka Da Fonseca: Our Thing [2011, Motema], B+(***)

Gorka Benitez (1966– )

• Solo La Verdad Es Sexy [2003, Fresh Sound New Talent, 2 CD], B+(***)
• Bilbao [2003, Fresh Sound New Talent], B+(*)
• Gasteiz [2012, Fresh Sound New Talent], B+(**)

Don Bennett (1941– )

• Chicago Calling! [1990, Candid]

Bob Berg (1951–2002)

• Steppin' [1982, Red]
• Enter the Spirit [1993, Stretch], B+
• Riddles [1994, Stretch], B
• Another Standard [1997, Stretch], A–

Shelly Berg (1955– )

• Will: A Tribute to Oscar Peterson [1997, CARS]
• The Nearness of You [Arbors Piano Series, Volume 19] [2008, Arbors], B–

John Bergamo

• On the Edge [1986, CMP]

Anders Bergcrantz (1961– )

• Touch [1986, Dragon]
• In This Together [1994, Dragon], B
• C [1996, Dragon], B+
• Twenty-Four Hours [1998, Dragon]

David Berger

• The Harlem Nutcracker [1996, Such Sweet Thunder], B+(*)
• Doin' the Do [2000, Such Sweet Thunder]
• Marlowe [2004, Such Sweet Thunder], B
• Hindustan [2005, Such Sweet Thunder], B
• I Had the Craziest Dream: The Music of Harry Warren [2008, Such Sweet Thunder], B+(**)

Totti Bergh (1935–2012)

• I Hear a Rhapsody [1985, Gemini]
• Remember [1995, Gemini]

Sean Bergin (1948– )

• Copy Cat [1999, BVHaast]
• Mob Mobiel [2002, Data]
• Song Mob: Fat Fish [2005–2006, Data], B+(*)
• Chicken Feet: Live at the Bimhuis [2007, Pingo], B+(*)

Jerry Bergonzi (1947– )

• Featuring Bruce Gertz [1984, Not Fat]
• Standard Gonz [1989, Blue Note]
• Lineage [1989, Red]
• Inside Out [1989, Red], B+(**)
• w/Joachim Kuhn: Signed By [1991, Deux]
• Vertical Reality [1994, Musidisc]
• Just Within [1997, Double Time]
• Jerry Bergonzi Trio: Lost in the Shuffle [1998, Double Time], B+(**)
• Wiggy [1999, Double-Time]
• A Different Look [1999, Double-Time]
• Dreaming Out Loud [2003, Whaling City Sound]
• Tenor of the Times [2006, Savant], B+(**)
• Tenorist [2006, Savant], B+(***)
• Tenor Talk [2008, Savant], A–
• Simply Put [2008, Savant], A–
• Three for All [2008, Savant], B+(***)
• Convergence [2008, Savant], A–
• Shifting Gears [2012, Savant], A–
• By Any Other Name [2012, Savant], B+(**)
• w/Dick Oatts: Intersecting Lines [2012, Savant], A–
• Rigamaroll [2012, Savant], A–
• Dog Star [2017, Savant], B+(***)
• Spotlight on Standards [2016, Savant], B+(***)
• The Seven Rays [2019, Savant], B+(*)
• Nearly Blue [2019, Savant], A–
• The Modern Trio With Jerry Bergonzi: Straight Gonz [2021, AMM], B+(**)
• Extra Extra [2023, Savant], B+(*)

Gunnar Bergsten (1945–2011)

• The Good Life [1995, Arietta]
• Somewhere [1998, Arietta]
• w/Peter Nordahl: Play Lars Gullin [2000, Proprius], B+(***)

Dick Berk (1939–2014)

• Bouncin' with Berk [1990, Nine Winds], A–
• Let's Cool One [1991, Reservoir]
• One by One [1995, Reservoir], B+

David Berkman (1958– )

• Handmade [1998, Palmetto], A–
• Communication Theory [2000, Palmetto], A–
• Leaving Home [2001, Palmetto]
• Start Here . . . Finish There [2004, Palmetto], B+
• Live at Smoke [2006, Challenge], B+(***)
• Self-Portrait [2011, Red Piano], B+(**)
• Old Friends and New Friends [2014, Palmetto], B+(**)
• The David Berkman Sextet: Six of One [2018, Palmetto], A–
• David Berkman Plays Music by John Coltrane and Pete Seeger: Solo Piano [2020, Without], B+(**)

Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra

• Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra [1989, ECM], B+(***)
• Live in Japan '96 [1996, DIW]

Will Bernard

• Directions to My House [2004, Direct to Disk], B+
• Party Hats [2007, Palmetto], B+(*)
• w/Andrew Emer, Benny Lackner, Mark Ferber: Night for Day [2007, Bju'ecords], B+(*)
• Blue Plate Special [2008, Palmetto], B
• Just Like Downtown [2013, Posi-Tone], B+(**)
• Freelance Subversives [2020, Ropeadope], B
• Pond Life [2022, Dreck to Disk], A–
• w/Beth Custer: Sky [2023, Dreck to Disk], B+(*)

Marc Bernstein (1961– )

• Dear Tom Harrell [2001, Storyville]
• Hymn for Life [2012, Origin], B+(***)

Peter Bernstein (1967– )

• Somethin's Burnin' [1992, Criss Cross]
• Signs of Life [1995, Criss Cross]
• Brain Dance [1997, Criss Cross]
• Earth Tones [1998, Criss Cross]
• Heart's Content [2002, Criss Cross], B+(***)
• Stranger in Paradise [2004, Tokuma]
• Live at Smalls [2008, Smalls Live], B+(**)
• Signs LIVE! [2015, Smoke Sessions, 2CD], B+(**)
• Let Loose [2016, Smoke Sessions], B+(*)
• What Comes Next [2020, Smoke Sessions], B+(*)

Steven Bernstein (1961– )

• Diaspora Soul [1999, Tzadik]
• Diaspora Blues [2002, Tzadik]
• Diaspora Hollywood [2004, Tzadik], A–
• MTO Volume 1 [2005, Sunnyside], A–
• Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra: We Are MTO [2005, Mowo!], A–
• Diaspora Suite [2007, Tzadik], A–
• w/Marcus Rojas, Kresten Osgood: Tattoos and Mushrooms [2008, ILK], B+(***)
• Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra: MTO Plays Sly [2011, The Royal Potato Family], B+(**)
• w/Paolo Fresu, Gianluca Petrella, Marcus Rojas: Brass Bang! [2014, Bonsai Music], B+(*)
• Community Music [2020, Royal Potato Family, EP], B+(***)
• Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra: Tinctures in Time (Community Music, Vol. 1) [2021, Royal Potato Family], B+(***)
• Steven Bernstein's MTO: Good Time Music (Community Music, Vol. 2) [2022, Royal Potato Fammily], B+(***)
• Steven Bernstein and the Hot 9: Manifesto of Henryisms (Community Music, Vol. 3) [2020, Royal Potato Family], B+(***)
• Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra: Popular Culture (Community Music Vol. 4) [2020, Royal Potato Family], B+(**)

Bob Bertles

• Cool Beans [1997, Rufus]

Tony Bevan (1956– )

• Bigshots [1991, Incus], B+(*)
• w/Alexander Frangenheim, Steve Noble: Twisters [1995, Scatter], B+(*)
• Nothing Is Permanent But Woe [2000, Foghorn]

Carlos Bica

• Azul [1995, Emarcy]
• Twist [1999, Enja]
• Carlos Bica + Matéria-Prima [2010, Clean Feed], B+(***)
• Things About Carlos Bica & Azul [2011, Clean Feed], B+(***)
• Carlos Bica & Azul: Azul in Ljubljana [2015, Clean Feed], B+(*)
• Carlos Bica and Azul: More Than This [2016, Clean Feed], B+(***)
• w/Daniel Erdmann, DJ Illvibe: I Am the Escaped One [2018, Clean Feed], B+(*)
• Playing With Beethoven [2022, Clean Feed], B
• 11:11 [2024, Clean Feed], B+(**)

David Binney (1961– )

• Luxury of Guessing [1995, Audioquest]
• South [2000, ACT], B+(**)
• Third Occasion [2008, Mythology], B+(**)
• Graylen Epicenter [2010, Mythology], B+(***)
• Lifted Land [2012, Criss Cross], B+(*)
• Anacapa [2014, Criss Cross], B+(*)
• The Time Verses [2016, Criss Cross], B+(**)
• Here and Now [2018, Mythology], B–
• w/Kenny Wollesen: Basu [2020, Mythology], B+(*)
• A Glimpse of the Eternal [2021, Criss Cross], B+(*)
• Tomorrow's Journey [2022, Ghost Note], B+(**)

Nat Birchall (1957– )

• World Without Form [2012, Sound Soul and Spirit], B+(***)
• Live in Larissa [2013, Sound Soul and Spirit], A–
• Invocations [2015, Jazzman], A–
• Creation [2016, Sound Soul & Spirit], B+(***)
• Cosmic Language [2018, Jazzman], B+(***)
• w/Alan "Breadwinner" Redfern: 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+(**)
• w/Al Breadwinner: Tradition Disc in Dub [2020, Tradition Disc], B+(**)
• w/Al Breadwinner: Upright Living [2020, Tradition Disc], B+(***)
• Exaltation: Live in Athens Vol 1 [2018, Parafono], B+(*)
• Ancient Africa [2021, Ancient Archive of Sound], B+(***)
• Afro Trane [2022, Ancient Archive of Sound], A–

Jeb Bishop (1962– )

• 98 Duets [1998, Wobbly Rail], B+(*)
• w/Harris Eisenstadt, Jason Roebke: Tiebreaker [2008, Not Two], B+(**)
• Jeb Bishop Trio: 2009 [2009, Better Animal], B+(***)
• w/Jorrit Dijkstra: 1000 Words [2011, Driff], B+(**)
• w/Tim Daisy: Old Shoulders [2012, Relay], B+(**)
• Jeb Bishop Flex Quartet: Re-Collect [2015, Not Two], A–
• Three Valentines and Goodbye [2016, 1980 Records], B
• w/Jaap Blonk, Weasel Walter, Damon Smith: JeJaWeDa: Pioneer Works Vol. 1 [2019, Balance Point Acoustics], B+(*)
• Centrifugal Trio [2019, Astral Spirits], B+(**)
• w/Pandelis Karayorgis, Damon Smith: Duals [2021–2022, Driff/Balance Point Acoustics], B+(**)

John Bishop

• Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit [1997, Origin]
• Nothing If Not Something [2006, Origin], B+(**)
• Antwerp [2023, Origin], B+(**)

Michael Bisio (1955– )

• Undulations [1996, Omnitone]
• Zebulon [1998, CIMP]
• Circle This [2006, CIMP], B+(**)
• Live at Vision Fest. XII [2008, Not Two], B+(**)
• w/Kirk Knuffke, Fred Lonberg-Holm: Requiem for a New York Slice [2018, Iluso], B+(*)
• w/Kirk Knuffke, Fred Lonberg-Holm: The Art Spirit [2018, ESP-Disk], B+(***)
• Michael Bisio Quartet: MBefore [2020, Tao Forms], B+(***)
• w/Timothy Hill: Inside Voice / Outside Voice [2022, Origin], B+(*)

Raoul Björkenheim (1956– )

• w/Krakatau: Ritual [1988–90, Cuneiform], B+(***)
• Krakatau: Volition [1991, ECM], B
• Krakatau: Matinale [1993, ECM], B+(*)
• w/Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Paal Nilssen-Love: Scorch Trio [2002, Rune Grammofon], B+(***)
• w/Lukas Ligeti: Shadowglow [2003, TUM], A–
• w/William Parker, Hamid Drake: DMG @ the Stone: Volume 2 [2006, DMG/ARC], A–
• Scorch Trio: Brolt! [2007, Rune Grammofon], B+(**)
• w/Anders Nilsson, Gerald Cleaver: Kalabalik [2012, DMG/ARC], A–
• Ecstasy [2012, Cuneiform], B+(***)
• Out of the Blue [2014, Cuneiform], B+(***)
• Raoul Björkenheim Triad: Beyond [2016, Eclipse Music], B+(**)
• Raoul Björkenheim Ecstasy: Doors of Perception [2017, Cuneiform], A–
• Solar Winds [2019, Long Song], B+(***)

Ketil Bjørnstad (1952– )

• The Sea [1994, ECM]
• w/Terje Rypdal: Life in Leipzig [2005, ECM], B+(*)
• w/Tore Brunborg, Jon Christensen: Remembrance [2009, ECM], B+(***)
• w/Svante Henryson: Night Song [2009, ECM], B+(**)
• La Notte [2010, ECM], B+(***)

Cindy Blackman (1959– )

• Works on Canvas [1999, HighNote]
• Music for the New Millennium [2008, Sacred Sound, 2 CD], B+(**)

Brian Blade (1970– )

• Fellowship [1998, Blue Note], B–
• Brian Blade Fellowship: Perceptual [2000, Blue Note], B+(**)
• Brian Blade Fellowship: Live From the Archives: Bootleg June 15, 2000 [2000, Stoner Hill], B
• Season of Changes [2008, Verve], B+(**)
• Landmarks [2010, Blue Note], B+(*)
• Body and Shadow [2017, Blue Note], B–
• Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band: Kings Highway [2023, Stoner Hill], B+(*)

John Blake Jr. (1947– )

• Rhythm and Blu [1985, Gramavision]
• A New Beginning [1988, Rhino]
• Motherless Child [2010, ARC], B+(**)

Michael Blake (1964– )

• Kingdom of Champa [1997, Intuition]
• Slow Poke: At Home [1998, Palmetto], A–
• Drift [2000, Intuition]
• Elevated [2002, Knitting Factory]
• Blake Tartare [2002, Stunt], B+(***)
• w/Ben Allison, Jeff Ballard: Right Before Your Very Ears [2004, Clean Feed], B+
• Amor de Cosmos [2005, Songlines], B+(*)
• w/Kresten Osgood: Control This [2006, Clean Feed], B+(**)
• 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, P&M], B+(*)

Seamus Blake (1969– )

• Four Track Mind [1994, Criss Cross]
• Echonomics [2000, Criss Cross]
• Live in Italy [2007, Jazz Eyes, 2 CD], B+(**)
• BANN: w/Jay Anderson, Oz Noy, Adam Nussbaum: As You Like [2010, Jazz Eyes], B+(***)
• Superconductor [2015, 5Passion], B–
• w/Chris Cheek: Let's Call the Whole Thing Off [2015, Criss Cross], B+(**)
• Guardians of the Heart Machine [2017, Whirlwind], B+(***)

Rob Blakeslee

• Lifeline [1992, Nine Winds]
• Spirit of the Times [1997, Nine Winds]
• Last Minute Gifts [2000, Louie]

Terence Blanchard (1962– )

• Malcolm X [Original Motion Picture Score] [1992, Columbia], B–
• The Malcolm X Jazz Suite [1992, Columbia], B+
• The Billie Holiday Songbook [1993, Columbia], B–
• Romantic Defiance [1994, Columbia], B–
• The Heart Speaks [1995, Columbia]
• Jazz in Film [1998, Columbia], A–
• Wandering Moon [1999, Sony Classical], B+
• Let's Get Lost [2001, Columbia], B+
• Bounce [2003, Blue Note], B+(**)
• Flow [2004, Blue Note], B
• A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina) [2007, Blue Note], B+(***)
• Choices [2009, Concord], B+(*)
• Red Tails [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [2011, Sony Classical], C+
• Magnetic [2013, Blue Note], B+(*)
• Breathless [2015, Blue Note], B+(**)
• Live [2018, Blue Note], B+(*)

Walter Blanding (1971– )

• The Olive Tree [1999, Criss Cross], B+(**)

Urs Blöchinger (1954–95)

Jane Ira Bloom (1955– )

• Mighty Lights [1982, Enja], B+(***)
• Slalom [1988, Enja]
• Art and Aviation [1992, Arabesque], B+
• The Nearness [1996, Arabesque], B
• The Red Quartets [1997–99, Arabesque], B+(***)
• Sometimes the Magic [2000, Arabesque], B+(**)
• Chasing Paint: Meets Jackson Pollock [2002, Arabesque], A–
• Like Silver, Like Song [2004, ArtistShare], B+(***)
• Mental Weather [2007, Outline], B+(**)
• Wingwalker [2010, Outline], B+(***)
• Sixteen Sunsets [2013, Outline], B+(**)
• Early Americans [2015, Outline], A–
• Wild Lines: Improvising Emily Dickinson [2017, Outline, 2CD], B+(***)
• w/Mark Helias: Some Kind of Tomorrow [2020, Radio Legs], B+(**)
• w/Mark Helias: See Our Way [2021–2022, Radio Legs]
• Picturing the Invisible: Focus 1 [2022, self-released], B+(***)

Blue Note All Stars [1996– ]

• Blue Spirit [1996, Blue Note]

Eric Boeren (1959– )

• Cross Breeding [1995, Bimhuis]
• Joy of a Toy [1997–99, Bvhaast]
• Song for Tracy the Turtle: Live at Jazz Brugge 2004 [2004, Clean Feed], B+(*)

Mike Bogle (1961– )

• Live at Stoney's [2015, MBP/Groove], B

Stefano Bollani (1972– )

• Mambo Italiano [1997, Philology]
• Les Fleurs Bleues [2001, Label Bleu]
• Concertone [2004, Label Bleu]
• Piano Solo [2005, ECM], B+(**)
• Stone in the Water [2008, ECM], B+(*)
• Joy in Spite of Everything [2014, ECM]

Paul Bollenback (1959– )

• Original Visions [1995, Challenge]
• Brightness of Being [2005, Elefant Dreams], B+(*)
• Invocation [2007, Elefant Dreams], B

Salvatore Bonafede (1962– )

• Plays . . . [1991, Ken Music]
• Plays Gershwin [1993, Splasc(h)]
• Journey to Donnafugata [2004, CAM Jazz], B+(*)
• Sicilian Opening [2009, Jazz Eyes], B+(**)

Ntshukumo Bonga

• Tshisa! Urban Ritual [1994, Slam]

Raymond Boni (1947– )

• Le Gout du Jour [1991, Celp]

Mike Boone

• Better Late Than Never [2000, Encounter]
• Yeah, I Said It . . . [2005, Dreambox Media], B+(**)

Karen Borca

• Karen Borca Trio Quartet and Quintet: Good News Blues: Live at the Vision Festival 1998 and 2005 [1998–2005, No Business], A–

Thomas Borgmann (1955– )

• w/Wilber Morris, Denis Charles: Organic: Live in Karlsruhe Germany, 1977 [1997, Lotus Sound]
• Stalker Songs [1997, CIMP]
• w/Wilber Morris, Denis Charles: Boom Swing [1998, Konnex]
• w/Wilber Morris, Denis Charles: The Last Concert: Dankeschön [1998, Silkheart], B+(***)
• w/Wilber Morris, Reggie Nicholson: Nasty and Sweet [1998–99, NoBusiness, 2CD], A–
• One for Cisco [2015, NoBusiness], B+(***)
• Keys & Screws: w/Jan Roder, Willi Kellers: Some More Jazz [2017, NoBusiness], A–

Michiel Borstlap (1966– )

• The Sextet Live! [1995, Challenge, 2CD], B+(**)

Christer Bothén (1941– )

• w/Bolon Bata: Trancedance [1984, Black Truffle], A–
• Christer Bothén Trio: Triolos [2003–2004, LJ], B+(**)
• Christer Bothén 3: Omen [2019, Bocian], B+(***)

René Bottlang

• Round About Boby [1992, Plainisphare]

Richard Boulger

• Blues Twilight [2007, City Hall], B

Jean-Paul Bourelly (1960– )

• Jungle Cowboy [1988, JMT]
• Tribute to Jimi [1995, Koch]
• Fade to Cacophony Live! [1996, Evidence]
• Rock the Cathartic Spirits: Vibe Music and the Blues [1997, Koch], B
• Boom Bop [2001, Jazz Magnet], B+
• Trance Atlantic (Boom Bop II) [2002, Challenge], A–

Pierre Boussaguet

• Trio Europa [1998, Emarcy]

Ralph Bowen (1961– )

• Movin' On [1992, Criss Cross], B+
• Soul Proprietor [2001, Criss Cross]
• Dedicated [2008, Posi-Tone], B+(**)
• Due Reverence [2009, Posi-Tone], B+(*)
• Power Play [2009, Posi-Tone], B+(**)
• Total Eclipse [2011, Posi-Tone], B+(*)

Phil Bowler (1948– )

• Phil Bowler and Pocket Jungle [2013, Zoho Music], B+(*)

Michiel Braam (1964– )

• Bik Bent Braam: Extremen [2008, BBB], B+(**)
• w/Pieter Douma, Dirk-Peter Kölsch: Non-Functionals [2009, BBB], B+(**)
• Hybrid 10tet: On the Move [2011, BBB], B+(**)
• EBraam 3 [2012, BBB], B+(*)

Don Braden (1964– )

• Don Braden Quintet: The Time Is Now [1991, Criss Cross], B+(**)
• Wish List [1991, Criss Cross]
• After Dark [1993, Criss Cross], B+(**)
• Organic [1994, Epicure], B+(**)
• The Open Road [1996, Double Time]
• The Voice of the Saxophone [1997, RCA], B+(*)
• The Fire Within [1998, RCA]
• Brighter Days [2001, HighNote], B+(*)
• The New Hang [2003, HighNote]
• Workin' [2005, HighNote], B+(*)
• Gentle Storm [2008, High Note], B+(*)
• Luminosity [2010–2014, Creative Perspective Music], B+(*)
• w/Joris Teepe: In the Spirit of Herbie Hancock: Live at De Witte [2019, O.A.P.], B+(***)
• Earth Wind and Wonder Volume 2 [2023, self-released], B

Anouar Brahem (1957– )

• Barzakh [1991, ECM]
• Le Pas du Chat Noir [2002, ECM], B
• Le Voyage de Sahar [2005, ECM], B+(*)
• The Astounding Eyes of Rita [2008, ECM], B+(***)
• Blue Maqams [2017, ECM], B+(**)

Kelly Brand

• The Door [2008, Origin], B+(**)

Wayne Brasel

• If You Would Dance [2009, Brajazz], B

Joshua Breakstone (1955– )

• Self-Portrait in Swing [1989, Contemporary]
• Evening Star [1992, Contemporary]
• Let's Call This Monk! [1996, Double-Time]
• A Jamais [2003, Capri], B
• No One New [2009, Capri], B+(**)
• With the Wind and the Rain [2013, Capri], B+(*)
• 2nd Avenue [2014, Capri], B+(*)
• w/The Cello Quartet: 88 [2016, Capri], B+(**)

Michael Brecker (1949–2007)

• Michael Brecker [1987, Impulse!], B
• Don't Try This at Home [1988, Impulse!], B–
• Now You See It . . . (Now You Don't) [1990, GRP], B
• Tales From the Hudson [1996, Impulse!], B+(*)
• Two Blocks From the Edge [1998, Impulse], B
• Time Is of the Essence [1998, Verve], B+(**)
• Nearness of You: The Ballad Book [2001, Verve], B
• Wide Angles [2003, Verve], B–
• w/Joe Lovano, Dave Liebman: Saxophone Summit: Gathering of Spirits [2004, Telarc], C+
• Pilgrimage [2006, Heads Up], B+(**)

John Wolf Brennan (1954– )

• The Beauty of Fractals [1988, Creative Works]
• w/Alex Cline, Daniele Patumi, Tscho Theissing, John Voirol: Shooting Stars and Traffic Lights [1993–97, Leo], B+(**)
• . . . Through the Ear of a Raindrop [1997, Leo]
• The Well-Prepared Clavier [1995–97, Creative Works]
• Momentum [1998, Leo]
• Flugel [1998–2002, Creative Works]
• Zero Heroes [2002, Leo]
• Pilgrims: w/Tony Majdalani, Marco Jencarelli: Oriental Orbit [2017, Leo], B+(*)

Patrick Brennan (1954– )

• Sudani [1999, Deep Dish]
• The Drum Is Honor Enough [2004, CIMP]
• Sonic Openings Under Pressure: Muhheankuntuk [2006, Clean Feed], B+(***)
• w/Abdul Moimême: Terraphonia [2019, Creative Sources], B+(*)
• Patrick Brennan Sonic Openings: Tilting Curvaceous [2021, Clean Feed], B+(**)

Tad Britton

• Cicada [1992–93, Origin], B+(*)
• Black Hills [2006, Origin], B

Cole Broderick

• In a Dream [2005, Cole Broderick], B+(*)

Cecil Brooks III (1961– )

• Hangin' with Smooth [1990, Muse]
• Double Exposure [2000, Savant], B
• Hot Dog [2008, Savant], B–

David "Bubba" Brooks (1923–2002)

• Polka Dots and Moonbeams [1999, TCB]

George Brooks

• Summit [2002, Earth Brother Music]
• Spirit and Spice [2010, Earth Brother Music], B

Bobby Broom (1961– )

• No Hype Blues [1995, Criss Cross]
• Waitin' and Waitin' [1997, Criss Cross]
• Song and Dance [2005, Origin], B
• The Way I Play: Live in Chicago [2007, Origin], B+(*)
• Plays for Monk [2009, Origin], B+(*)
• My Shining Hour [2014, Origin], B+(**)
• Soul Fingers [2018, MRi], B
• Keyed Up [2021, Steele], B+(**)
• The Bobby Broom Organi-sation: Jamalot Live [2014–2019, Steele], B+(*)

Anthony Brown

• Family [1996, Asian Improv]
• Asian American Jazz Orchestra: Big Bands Behind Barbed Wire [1998, Asian Improv], A–
• Far East Suite [1999, Asian Improv], B+
• Monk's Moods [2000, Water Baby], A–
• Rhapsodies [2005, Water Baby]
• India and Africa: A Tribute to John Coltrane [2009–2010, Water Baby], A–

Ari Brown (1944– )

• Ultimate Frontier [1995, Delmark], B+
• Live at the Green Mill [2007, Delmark], B
• Groove Awakening [2013, Delmark], B+(***)

Donald Brown (1954– )

• The Sweetest Sounds [1988, Evidence]
• Send One Your Love [1992, Muse]

Reuben Brown

• Reuben Brown Trio: Ice Scape [1994, SteepleChase], B+(***)
• Blue and Brown [1994, SteepleChase], B+(**)

Rob Brown (1962– )

• Rob Brown Trio: Breath Rhyme [1989, Silkheart], B+(**)
• w/William Parker, Jackson Krall: High Wire [1993, Soul Note], B+
• Scratching the Surface [1997, CIMP]
• w/Matthew Shipp: Blink of an Eye [1997, No More]
• Jumping Off the Page [2000, No More]
• Visage [2000, Marge]
• Round the Bend [2002, Bleuregard]
• Rob Brown Quartet: The Big Picture [2004, Marge], B+(**)
• The Diplomats: We Are Not Obstinate Islands [2004, Clean Feed], B
• Radiant Pools [2005, RogueArt]
• Sounds [2006, Clean Feed], B+(**)
• Crown Trunk Root Funk [2007, AUM Fidelity], A–
• Live at Firehouse 12 [2008, Not Two], B+(**)
• w/Daniel Levin: Natural Disorder [2008, Not Two], B+(*)
• Unexplained Phenomena [2011, Marge]
• w/Jean Pablo Carletti: Fertile Garden [2020, NoBusiness], A–
• Oceanic [2021, RogueArt], B+(***)
• Oblongata [2022, RogueArt], A–

Dale Bruning (1934– )

• Tomorrow's Reflections [2002, Jazz Link]
• Plays the Music of Charles Eakin [2006, Jazz Link]

Jimmy Bruno (1953– )

• Live at Birdland II [1996, Concord]
• Polarity [2000, Concord]
• Solo [2004, Guitar Sessions]
• Maplewood Avenue [2007, Affiliated Artists], B+(*)

Gai Bryant

• High Jinx [1997, Rufus]

Bucketrider [1998– ]

• Guignol's Band [1998, Dr. Jim's], B+
• Le Baphomet [2001, Dr. Jim's], B+
• L'Événements [2004, Dr. Jim's], B

Dewa Budjana (1963– )

• Joged Kanyangan [2013, Moonjune], B–
• Hasta Karma [2014, Moonjune], B+(*)

David Budway

• A New Kiss [2011, MaxJazz], B+(**)

Jane Bunnett (1955– )

• Spirits of Havana [1991, Denon]
• The Water Is Wide [1993, Evidence]
• Jane Bunnett and the Cuban Piano Masters [1993, World Pacific], B–
• Ritmo + Soul [2000, Blue Note]
• Alma de Santiago [2001, Blue Note]
• Embracing Voices [2008, Sunnyside], B+(*)
• w/Hilario Duran: Cuban Rhapsody [2011, ALMA], B+(*)
• Jane Bunnett and Maqueque [2014, Justin Time]
• Jane Bunnett and Maqueque: Oddara [2016, Linus Entertainment], B
• Jane Bunnett and Maqueque: On Firm Ground / Tierra Firme [2019, Linus Entertainment], B
• Jane Bunnett and Maqueque: Playing With Fire [2023, Linus Entertainment], B+(*)

Markus Burger (1966– )

• Ultreya [2003, Artists Own NRW]
• Accidental Tourists: The L.A. Sessions [2012, Challenge], B+(**)

John Burgess

• The Beautiful Never [1997, Urge 2 Burge]

Chris Burn (1955– )

• Music for Three Rivers [1995–97, Victo], B+(*)
• Navigations [1997, Acta]

Jon Burr

• Just Can't Wait [2007, JBQ, CD+DVD], B+(**)

Abraham Burton (1971– )

• Live at Visiones, NYC 1993 [1993, self-released], B+(***)
• Closest to the Sun [1994, Enja], A–
• The Magician [1995, Enja], A
• Abraham Burton/Eric McPherson Quartet: w/Eric McPherson: Cause and Effect [1998, Enja], B+(***)
• w/Lucian Ban: Black Salt [2018, Sunnyside], B+(**)
• Burton/McPherson Trio: w/Eric McPherson: The Summit Rock Session at Seneca Village [2021, Giant Step Arts], B+(**)

Ark "Turk" Burton (1946– )

• Spirits: Then and Now [1983–2015, ATB], B+(**)
• Ancestral Spirits [2019, T N' T Music], A–

André Bush

• Start From Silence [2005, Old Culture], B

Garvin Bushell (1902–91)

• One Steady Roll [1982, Delmark], B+(*)

John Butcher (1954– )

• Thirteen Friendly Numbers [1991, Unsounds], B+(*)
• Concet Moves [1991–92, Random Acoustics]
• London and Cologne [1994–96, Rastascan]
• The Scenic Route [1998, Emanem]
• Music on Seven Occasions [1996–98, Meniscus], B–
• Light's View [1998, Nuscope]
• Apples of Gomorrah [1999, Grob]
• Intentions [2000, Nuscope]
• Vertices and Angels [2000, Emanem]
• Fixations (14): Solo Saxophone [2000, Emanem]
• Tincture [2001, Musica Genera]
• w/Paal Nilssen-Love: Concentric [2001, Clean Feed], B
• Invisible Ear [2002, Fringes]
• w/Mike Hansen, Tomasz Krakowiak: Equation [2003, Spool/Field], B+
• w/Gerry Hemingway: Roulette – New York City (2005) [2005, Auricle], B+(**)
• w/Gerry Hemingway: Buffalo Pearl [2005, Auricle], B+(***)
• w/Torsten Muller, Dylan van der Schyff: Way Out Northwest [2007, Drip Audio], B+(**)
• Weightless: w/Alberto Braida, John Edwards, Fabrizio Spera: A Brush With Dignity [2008, Clean Feed], B+(**)
• w/Damon Smith, Weasel Walter: The Catastrophe of Minimalism [2008, Balance Point Acoustics], B+(**)
• Bell Trove Spools [2010–2011, Northern Spy], B
• w/Thomas Lehn, Matthew Shipp: Tangle [2014, Fataka]
• w/Ståle Liavik Solberg: So Beautiful, It Starts to Rain [2015, Clean Feed], B+(**)
• Last Dream of the Morning: w/John Edwards, Mark Sanders: Crucial Anatomy [2018, Trost], B+(**)
• w/Veryan Weston, Øyvind Stonesund, Dag Erik Kriedal Andersen: Mapless Quiet [2018, Motvind], B+(**)
• w/Sharon Gal, David Toop: Until the Night Melts Away, B
• w/Dominic Lash, John Russell, Mark Sanders: Discernment [2020, Spoonhunt], B+(*)
• w/Pat Thomas, Dominic Lash, Steve Noble: Fathom [2021, 577], B+(*)
• w/Dominic Lash, Emil Karlsen: Here and How [2022, Bead], B+(**)

Henry Butler (1949–2018)

• The Village [1987, MCA]
• Orleans Inspiration [1989, Windham Hill]
• Blues and More, Volume I [1992, Windham Hill], B+(*)
• For All Seasons [1995, Atlantic]
• Vu-Du Menz [2000, Alligator]
• Homeland [2004, Basin Street]
• w/Steven Bernstein: Viper's Drag [2014, Impulse], B+(***)

Taylor Ho Bynum (1975– )

• And Only Life My Lush Lament [1999, Sachimay]
• w/SpiderMonkey Strings: Other Stories (Three Suites) [2003–2005, 482 Music], B+(*)
• The Middle Picture [2005–2006, Firehouse 12], B+(**)
• Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet: Asphalt Flowers Forking Paths [2008, Hatology], B+(**)
• Positive Catastrophe: Garabatos Volume One [2008, Cuneiform], B+(*)
• w/Spidermonkey Strings: Madeleine Dreams [2009, Firehouse], B
• w/Tomas Fujiwara: Stepwise [2009, Not Two], B+(***)
• w/Joe Morris, Sara Schoenbeck: Next [2009, Porter], B–
• Apparent Distance [2011, Firehouse 12], B+(***)
• Navigation (The Complete Firehouse 12 Recordings) [2012, Firehouse, 4CD], B+(***)
• Enter the Plustet [2016, Firehouse], A–
• The Ambiguity Manifesto [2019, Firehouse], B+(**)

Don Byron (1958– )

• Tuskegee Experiments [1992, Elektra Nonesuch], B+
• Plays the Music of Mickey Katz [1992, Elektra Nonesuch], B+
• Music for Six Musicians [1994, Elektra Nonesuch], A–
• No-Vibe Zone [1996, Knitting Factory], B+
• Bug Music [1996, Elektra Nonesuch], B+
• Nu Blaxploitation [1998, Blue Note], B+
• You Are #6: More Music for Six Musicians [2001, Blue Note]
• Ivey-Divey [2004, Blue Note], A–
• Do the Boomerang: The Music of Junior Walker [2005, Blue Note], B+(*)
• Love, Peace, and Soul [2011, Savoy Jazz], A–
• w/Aruán Ortiz: Random Dances and (A)tonalities [2017, Impakt], B+(***)

Michael Cain (1966– )

• Circa [1996, ECM], B
• Phfew [2000, M.A.]
• Solo [2011, Native Drum Music], B+(*)

Elliott Caine

• Blues From Mars [2005, EJC Music], B

Uri Caine (1956– )

• Sphere Music [1992, JMT], B+
• Toys [1995, JMT], A–
• Urlicht / Primal Light [1997, New Edition/Winter & Winter]
• Blue Wail [1998, Winter & Winter], B+
• Gustav Mahler in Toblach: I Went Out This Morning Over the Countryside [1998, Winter & Winter, 2 CD], B+
• The Sidewalks of New York: Tin Pan Alley [1999, Winter & Winter], A–
• Zohar Keter [1999, Knitting Factory]
• The Goldberg Variations [2000, Winter & Winter, 2 CD]
• w/La Gaia Scienza: Robert Schumann: Love Fugue [2000, Winter & Winter], C+
• Solitaire [2001, Winter & Winter], B
• Bedrock [2001, Winter & Winter], A–
• Rio [2001, Winter & Winter], B
• Live at the Village Vanguard [2004, Winter & Winter], B+
• Bedrock: Shelf-Life [2004, Winter & Winter], A–
• The Othello Syndrome [2005, Winter & Winter]
• Plays Mozart [2006, Winter & Winter], B+(***)
• The Classical Variations [2007, Winter & Winter]
• w/Tim Lefebvre, Zach Danziger: Bedrock: Plastic Temptation [2009, Winter & Winter], B
• w/Arditti String Quartet: Twelve Caprices [2010, Winter & Winter], B+(*)
• Siren [2010, Winter & Winter], B+(***)
• w/Han Bennink: Sonic Boom [2010, 816 Music], B+(***)
• w/Clarence Penn, Mark Helias: Calibrated Thickness [2015, 816 Music], B+(***)

Joey Calderazzo (1965– )

• In the Door [1991, Blue Note]
• Secrets [1995, Audioquest]
• Haiku [2002, Marsalis Music/Rounder], B
• Amanecer [2006, Marsalis Music/Rounder], B
• Live [2013, Sunnyside], B+(*)
• Going Home [2014, Sunnyside], B+(**)

Will Calhoun (1964– )

• Native Lands [2005, Half Note], B+(***)
• Life in This World [2012, Motéma], B
• Celebrating Elvin Jones [2016, Motéma], B

Michel Camilo (1954– )

• Michel Camilo [1988, Portrait]
• On Fire [1989, Epic]
• On the Other Hand [1990, Epic]
• Thru My Eyes [1996, RMM]
• Live at the Blue Note [2002, Telarc, 2 CD], B+
• Solo [2005, Telarc], B
• Rhapsody in Blue [2005, Telarc], C–
• Spirit of the Moment [2006, Telarc], B+(**)
• Mano A Mano [2011, Decca], B+(**)
• What's Up? [2013, Okeh], B+(**)

John Campbell (1955– )

• After Hours [1989, Contemporary]
• At Maybeck: Maybeck Recital Hall Series, Volume 29 [1993, Concord], B
• Workin' Out [2001, Criss Cross]

Roy Campbell (1952–2014)

• w/William Parker, Zen Matsuura: Visitation of Spirits: The Pyramid Trio Live, 1985 [1985, NoBusiness], A–
• New Kingdom [1991, Delmark], B+
• Roy Campbell Pyramid: Communion [1994, Silkheart], B+(**)
• Ancestral Homeland [1998, No More], B+
• Ethnic Stew and Brew [2000, Delmark], A–
• It's Krunch Time [2001, Thirsty Ear], B
• Akhenaten Suite [2007, AUM Fidelity], A–
• New Atlantis Octet: Unto the Sun [2010, Not Two]

Jim Campilongo (1958– )

• w/Steve Cardenas: New Year [2023, Sunnyside], B

Arrigo Cappelletti (1949– )

• Samadhi [1986, Splasc(h)]
• Singolari Equilibri [1992, Splasc(h)]
• Ananda [1996, Splasc(h)]
• Little Poems [2001, Splasc(h)]

Frank Carlberg

• Blind Drive [1992, Accurate]
• State of the Union [2005, Fresh Sound New Talent], B+(***)
• The American Dream [2007, Red Piano], B+(*)
• w/John Hebert, Gerald Cleaver: Tivoli Trio [2009, Red Piano], B+(***)
• Uncivilized Ruminations [2011, Red Piano], B+(**)
• Frank Carlberg Trio: Reflections 1952 [2021, 577], B+(***)
• Frank Carlberg Large Ensemble: Elegy for Thelonious [2022, Sunnyside], B+(**)

Fredrik Carlquist (1969– )

• It's About Time, It's About Love [1998, Dragon]
• Playing Cool [2010, FCJazz], B+(**)

James Carney (1964– )

• Fables From the Aqueduct [1993, Jacaranda]
• Green-Wood [2006, Songlines], B+(*)
• Ways & Means [2008, Songlines], B+(***)
• James Carney Sextet: Pure Heart [2020, Sunnyside], B+(***)

Ralph Carney (1956–2017)

• Ralph Sounds [1997, Birdman]
• I Like You (A Lot) [1999, Akron Cracker/Birdman], B
• This Is Ralph Carney [2003, Black Beauty]
• Carneyball Johnson [2006, Akron Cracker], A–
• Ralph Carney's Serious Jass Project [2009, Akron Cracker], A–
• Ralph Carney's Serious Jass Project: Seriously [2011, Smog Veil], B+(***)

François Carrier (1961– )

• w/Dewey Redman, Michel Donato, Ron Séguin, Michel Lambert: Open Spaces [1999, Spool/Line], B+(***)
• Play [2000, 482 Music], B+
• Travelling Lights [2003, Justin Time], B+(***)
• Happening [2005, Leo, 2 CD], A–
• w/Michel Lambert: Kathmandu [2006, FMR], B+(**)
• The Digital Box [1999–2006, Ayler, 7 CD], A–
• w/Michel Lambert, Jean-Jacques Avenel: Within [2007, Leo], A–
• w/Michel Lambert: Nada [2008, Creative Sources], B+(***)
• Entrance 3 [2002, Ayler], B+(**)
• François Carrier Ensemble: Openness [2006, Fundaca Sluchaj, 3CD], A–
• w/Alexey Lapin, Michel Lambert: Inner Spire [2010, Leo], B+(***)
• w/Michel Lambert, Alexey Lapin: All Out [2011, FMR], B+(***)
• w/Michel Lambert, Alexey Lapin: In Motion [2010, Leo], A–
• w/Michel Lambert: Shores and Ditches [2011, FMR], B+(***)
• w/Michel Lambert, John Edwards, Steve Beresford: Overground to the Vortex [2011, Not Two], A–
• w/Michel Lambert, Alexey Lapin: The Russian Concerts [2013, FMR], A–
• w/Michel Lambert, Alexey Lapin: The Russian Concerts Volume 2 [2013, FMR], B+(***)
• w/Michel Lambert: Io [2013, FMR], B+(***)
• w/Michel Lambert, Rafal Mazur: Unknowable [2014, Not Two], A–
• w/Steve Beresford, John Edwards, Michel Lambert: Outgoing [2014, FMR], A–
• Freedom Is Space for the Spirit [2014, FMR], A–
• w/Michel Lambert, Rafal Mazur: The Joy of Being [2015, NoBusiness], B+(***)
• w/Michel Lambert, Rafal Mazur: Oneness [2015, FMR], A–
• w/Michel Lambert: Out of Silence [2015, FMR], A–
• w/Michel Lambert, Rafal Mazur: Beyond Dimensions [2016, FMR], B+(***)
• w/Michel Lambert, John Edwards: Elements [2015–2016, FMR], A–
• w/Alexander Hawkins, John Edwards, Michel Lambert: Nirguna [2017, Fundacja Sluchaj, 2CD], B+(***)
• w/Tomek Gadecki, Marcin Bozek, Michel Lambert: Wide [2018, FMR], B+(***)
• w/Masayo Koketsu, Daisuke Fuwa, Takashi Itani: Japan Suite [2019, NoBusiness], B+(***)
• w/Pablo Schvarzman, Michel Lambert, Diego Caicedo: Glow [2019, FMR], A–
• w/Alexander von Schlippenbach, John Edwards, Michel Lambert: Unwalled [2022, Fundacja Sluchaj], A–

Terri Lyne Carrington (1965– )

• TLC and Friends [1981, Candid], A–
• Jazz Is a Spirit [2001, ACT]
• w/Adam Rogers, Jimmy Haslip, Greg Osby: Structure [2003, ACT], B+(***)
• More to Say . . . [2009, Koch], C–
• The Mosaic Project [2011, Concord], B+(**)
• Jazz Soul Seven: Impressions of Curtis Mayfield [2012, BFM Jazz], B+(*)
• Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue [2013, Concord], B+(*)
• The Mosaic Project: Love and Soul [2015, Concord], B+(**)
• Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science: Waiting Game [2019, Motéma, 2CD], B+(**)
• New Standards Vol. 1 [2022, Candid], B+(**)

Bill Carrothers (1964– )

• Home Row [1992, Pirouet], B+(*)
• Swing Sing Songs [2000, Birdology]
• Ghost Ships [2002, Sketch]
• Shine Ball [2003–2004, Fresh Sound New Talent], A–
• Joy Spring [2009, Pirouet], B+(**)
• A Night at the Village Vanguard [2009, Pirouet, 2 CD], B+(*)
• Family Life [2009, Pirouet], B+(**)
• Castaways [2013, Pirouet]

Daniel Carter (1945– )

• w/Toby Kasavan, Mark Hennen, William Parker: Feels Like It [2000, BDE-BDOP], B+(*)
• Chinatown [2003, Not Two], B+(***)
• w/Reuben Radding: Luminescence [2003, AUM Fidelity], B+
• w/William Parker, Federico Ughi: The Dream [2005, 577]
• w/Matt Lavelle: Live at Tower Records [2006, Tubman Atnimara], B–
• w/Alberto Fiori, Tom Abbs, Federico Ughi: Perfect Blue [2008, Not Two], B+(**)
• w/Daniel Levin, Satoshi Takeishi, Davin Brahja Waldman: Say Hello to Anyone I Know [2013, Fast Speaking Music], B+(**)
• w/William Parker, Federico Ughi: Navajo Sunrise [2013, Rudi]
• w/Tobias Wilner, Djibril Toure, Federico Ughi: New York United [2016, 577], B+(***)
• w/William Parker, Matthew Shipp: Seraphic Light [2017, AUM Fidelity], A–
• w/Hilliard Greene, David Haney: Live Constructions [2017, Slam], B
• Live Constructions Volume 2 [2018, Slam], B+(*)
• w/Stelios Mihas, Irma Nejando, Federico Ughi: Radical Invisibility [2018, 577 Records], B+(**)
• w/Patrick Holmes, Matthew Putman, Hilliard Greene, Federico Ughi: Electric Telepathy Vol. 1 [2018, 577 Records], B+(***)
• w/Brad Farberman, Billy Martin: Just Don't Die [2018, Ropeadope], B+(*)
• w/Tobias Wilner, Djibril Toure, Federico Ughi: New York United, Volume 2 [2018, 577], A–
• w/Avi Granite: Together Song: The Improvisations of Daniel Carter and Avi Granite Vol. 1 [2018, Pet Mantis], B+(*)
• w/Patrick Holmes, Matthew Putnam, Hilliard Greene, Federico Ughi: Telepatica [2018, 577 Records], B+(*)
• w/Patrick Holmes, Matthew Putman: Whoadie [2018–2019, 577 Records], C+
• w/Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Gerald Cleaver: Welcome Adventure! Vol. 1 [2019, 577 Records], B+(***)
• w/Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Gerald Cleaver: Welcome Adventure! Vol. 2 [2019, 577 Records], B+(**)
• Playfield Vol. 1: Sonar [2020, Orbit577], B+(*)
• Playfield Vol. 2: The Middle [2020, Orbit577], B+(**)
• Playfield Vol. 3: After Life [2020, Orbit577], B+(*)
• w/Evan Strauss, 5-Track, Sheridan Riley: The Uproar in Bursts of Sound and Silence [2018–2021, 577], B+(***)

James Carter (1969– )

• JC on the Set [1994, DIW], A–
• Jurassic Classics [1995, DIW/Columbia], A–
• The Real Quietstorm [1995, Atlantic], A
• SaxEmble: SaxEmble [1996, Qwest/Warner Brothers], A–
• Conversin' With the Elders [1996, Atlantic], A
• In Carterian Fashion [1998, Atlantic], A–
• Chasin' the Gypsy [2000, Atlantic], A+
• Layin' in the Cut [2000, Atlantic], A–
• Live at Baker's Keyboard Lounge [2001, Warner Brothers], A–
• Gardenias for Lady Day [2003, Columbia], B–
• w/Cyrus Chestnut, Ali Jackson, Reginald Veal: Gold Sounds [2004, Brown Brothers], B–
• Out of Nowhere [2004, Half Note], B+(**)
• Present Tense [2007, Emarcy], B+(***)
• w/John Medeski, Christian McBride, Adam Rogers, Joey Baron: Heaven on Earth [2009, Half Note], A–
• Caribbean Rhapsody [2009–2010, Decca], B–
• At the Crossroads [2011, Emarcy], A–
• James Carter Organ Trio: Live From Newport Jazz [2018, Blue Note], B+(***)
• Un (Unaccompanied Baritone Saxophone) [2023, J.M.I.], B+(**)

Joe Carter

• w/Nilson Matta: Two for Two [1999–2000, Empathy], B

Regina Carter (1966– )

• Regina Carter [1995, Atlantic]
• Something for Grace [1997, Atlantic]
• Rhythms of the Heart [1998, Verve], B+
• Motor City Moments [2000, Verve], B+
• Paganini: After a Dream [2003, Verve], B–
• I'll Be Seeing You: A Sentimental Journey [2006, Verve], B+(***)
• Reverse Thread [2010, E1 Entertainment], B+(*)
• Southern Comfort [2013, Sony Masterworks], A–
• Ella: Accentuate the Positive [2017, Okeh/Masterworks], B+(*)
• Regina Carter Freedom Band: Swing States: Harmony in the Battleground [2020, Tiger Turn], B+(*)

George Cartwright (1950– )

• Dot [1994, Cuneiform], B+(*)
• The Memphis Years: Terminal Moraine [2000, Cuneiform], B+(**)
• George Carwright's GloryLand PonyCat: Black Ants Crawling [2003, Mahakala Music], B+(**)
• The Ghostly Bee [2005, Mahakala Music], B+(*)
• A Tenacious Slew [2007, Mahakala Music], B+(*)
• w/Dave King, Josh Granowski: Stick Insect [2021, Mahakala Music], B+(**)
• w/Steve Hirsh, Chad Fowler, Christopher Parker, Kelley Hurt: Notice That There [2020, Mahakala Music], B+(**)
• w/Bruce Golden: Dilate [2024, self-released], B+(*)

Marc Cary (1967– )

• Listen [1996, Arabesque]
• Focus [2006, Motema Music], B+(**)
• For the Love of Abbey [2012, Motéma Music], B+(*)
• Life Lessons [2020, Sessionheads United], B+(***)

Dick Cary's Tuesday Night Friends

• Catching Up [1997]
• Got Swing? [2000, Arbors], B+(**)

Frank Catalano (1972– )

• Live at the Green Mill [2001, Delmark]
• Bang! [2008, Savoy Jazz], B+(**)
• w/Jimmy Chamberlin: Love Supreme Collective [2014, Ropeadope, EP], B+(*)
• w/Jimmy Chamberlin: Bye Bye Blackbird [2016, Ropeadope], B+(*)
• Live at Birdland [2022, Ropeadope], A–

Matt Catingub (1961– )

• My Mommy and Me [1983, Sea Breeze]
• Hi-Tech Big Band [1984, Sea Breeze]
• I'm Getting Cement All Over Me [1990, Sea Breeze]

Dave Catney (1961–94)

• Jade Visions [1991, Justice]

Tommy Cecil

• Samba for Felix [1999, Slider Music]

Joaquin Chacón

• San [1996, Fresh Sound]
• Out of This World [2004, Fresh Sound], B+

Eugene Chadbourne (1954– )

• Kitchen Concert [1981, House of Chadula]
• Chicken on the Way [1983, Parachute]
• There'll Be No Tears Tonight [1987, Fundamental]
• Vermin of the Blues [1987, Fundamental]
• LSD C&W [1987, Fundamental]
• Dear Engine [1987, Placebo]
• 69th Sinfunny [1989, House of Chadula]
• Songs [1993, Intakt]
• Beauty and the Bloodsucker [1997–99, Leo], B
• Young at Heart / Forgiven [2000, Leo]
• The Hills Have Jazz [2003, Boxholder], B+(***)
• The Jack and Jim Show Presents: Hearing Is Believing [2005, Boxholder], B+(***)

Vincent Chancey

• The Spell: The Vincent Chancey Trio Live 1987 [1987, NoBusiness], B+(*)

Thomas Chapin (1957–98)

• Radius [1990, MU], B+
• Insomnia [1992, Knitting Factory], A–
• Night Bird Song [1992, Knitting Factory], B
• You Don't Know Me [1994, Arabesque]
• Menagerie Dreams [1994, Knitting Factory]
• Ride [1995, Playscape], B+(***)
• Haywire [1996, Knitting Factory], A–
• Alive [1990–96, Knitting Factory, 8 CD]
• Sky Piece [1997, Knitting Factory], B+

Bill Charlap (1966– )

• Souvenir [1995, Criss Cross]
• Distant Star [1997, Criss Cross]
• All Through the Night [1997, 2023), Criss Cross], B+(**)
• Written in the Stars [2000, Blue Note], A–
• Stardust [2001, Blue Note], B+
• Live at the Village Vanguard [2003, Blue Note], B+(**)
• Somewhere: The Songs of Leonard Bernstein [2004, Blue Note], B
• w/Sandy Stewart: Love Is Here to Stay [2004, Blue Note], B–
• Plays George Gershwin: The American Soul [2005, Blue Note], B+
• The Blue Note 7: Mosaic: A Celebration of Blue Note Records [2008, Blue Note], B
• w/Renee Rosnes: Double Portrait [2009, Blue Note], B
• Notes From New York [2015, Impulse], B+(*)
• Uptown Downtown [2017, Impulse!], B+(**)
• Bill Charlap Trio: Street of Dreams [2021, Blue Note], B+(**)
• Bill Charlap Trio: And Then Again [2024, Blue Note], B+(***)

Dennis Charles (1933–98)

Xavier Charles (1963– )

• Metz [2004, Creative Sources]
• w/Ivar Grydeland, Christian Wallumrød, Ingar Zach: Dans les Arbres [2008, ECM], B+(*)
• Platform: Flux Reflux [2017, Clean Feed], B

Chris Cheek (1968– )

• I Wish I Knew [1996–97, Fresh Sound New Talent]
• A Girl Named Joe [1997, Fresh Sound New Talent], B+
• Vine [1999, Fresh Sound New Talent]
• Guilty [2000, Fresh Sound]
• Lazy Afternoon [2000, Fresh Sound]
• Blues Cruise [2005, Fresh Sound New Talent], B+(*)
• Saturday Songs [2015, Sunnyside], B

Ed Cherry (1954– )

• First Take [1993, Groovin' High]
• It's All Good [2012, Posi-Tone], B+(*)
• Are We There Yet? [2022, Cellar], B+(**)

Andrew Cheshire

• Water Street Revival [1990–92, Joule]
• Another View [1997, Joule]

Cyrus Chestnut (1963– )

• Nut [1992, Evidence, 2 CD]
• Revelation [1993, Atlantic], A–
• Dark Before the Dawn [1994, Atlantic]
• Earth Stories [1995, Atlantic], B
• Blessed Quietness: A Collection of Hymns, Spirituals, and Carols [1996, Atlantic], B
• Cyrus Chestnut [1998, Atlantic], B+
• Soul Food [2001, Atlantic], B
• You Are My Sunshine [2003, Warner Brothers], B
• Genuine Chestnut [2005, Telarc], B
• Cyrus Plays Elvis [2007, Koch], B+(*)
• Kaleidoscope [2018, High Note], B
• My Father's Hands [2021, High Note], B+(*)

Chicago Underground

• Possible Cube [1998, Delmark], B
• Synesthesia [1999, Thrill Jockey]
• Flamethrower [2000, Delmark], B+
• Chicago Underground Quartet [2000, Thrill Jockey], B+(**)
• Slon [2004, Thrill Jockey], A–
• In Praise of Shadows [2005, Thrill Jockey], B
• Chronicle [2006, Delmark], B+(**)
• Boca Negra [2009, Thrill Jockey], B+(**)
• Age of Energy [2010, Northern Spy], B+(***)
• Locus [2014, Northern Spy], B+(***)
• Chicago/London Underground: A Night Walking Through Mirrors [2016, Cuneiform], A–
• Chicago Underground Quartet: Good Days [2018–2019, Astral Spirits], B+(***)

Billy Childs (1957– )

• Portrait of a Player [1993, Windham Hill]
• Bedtime Stories [2000, 32 Jazz]
• Lyric: Jazz-Chamber Music Vol. 1 [2005, Lunacy Music], B
• Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro [2014, Masterworks], B–
• Rebirth [2017, Mack Avenue], B–
• The Winds of Change [2023, Mack Avenue], B+(**)

Jodie Christian (1932–2012)

• Experience [1991–92, Delmark]
• Front Line [1996, Delmark]
• Reminiscing [2000, Delmark]

Denny Christianson

• Shark Bait [1993, Justin Time]

Antonio Ciacca (1969– )

• Hollis Avenue [1999, YVP]
• Rush Life [2008, Motéma], B+(*)
• Lagos Blues [2010, Motéma]

Jim Cifelli (1961– )

• Bullet Trane [1998, Orchard]
• Groove Station [2005, Short Notice Music], B+

Mino Cinelu (1957– )

• w/Nils Petter Molvaer: SulaMadiana [2020, Modern], A–

Roberto Cipelli (1958– )

• w/Paolo Fresu, Philippe Garcia, Gianmaria Testa, Attilio Zanchi: F. à Léo [2007, Justin Time], B+(**)

Circulasione Totale Orchestra [1988– ]

• Open Port [2008, Circulasione Totale], B+(**)

Clarinet Summit

• Southern Bells [1987, Black Saint]

Clarion Fracture Zone

• What This Love Can Do [1993, Rufus]

Curtis Clark

• Amsterdam Sunshine [1984, Nimbus]

John Clark (1944– )

• Faces [1981, ECM]
• I Will [1996, Postcards], B+(**)

Mike Clark (1946– )

• w/Paul Jackson: The Funk Stops Here [1991, Enja]
• Blueprints of Jazz, Vol. 1 [2006, Talking House], B+(*)
• Carnival of Soul [2010, Owl Studios], B+(***)
• w/Delbert Bump: Retro Report [2018, Ropeadope], B+(**)
• w/Leon Lee Dorsey, Mike LeDonne: Blues on Top [2022, Jazz Avenue], B+(**)
• Kosen Rufu [2022, Wide Hive], A–

Scott Clark

• Bury My Heart [2015, Clean Feed], B+(**)
• ToNow [2017, Clean Feed], B+(*)

Terry Clarke (1944– )

• It's About Time [2010, Blue Music Group]

Classic Jazz Ensemble

• Twice in a While [1991, Delmark]

The Classic Jazz Quartet [1984–1986]

• The Complete Recordings [1984–86, Jazzology, 2 CD]

Thomas Clausen (1949– )

• She Touched Me [1988, MA]
• Psalm [1994, Storyville], B+
• Turn Out the Stars [1997, Storyville]
• Prelude to a Kiss [2000, Stunt], B
• My Favorite Things [2001, Stunt]
• Balacobaco [2003, Stunt]

Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra

• Groove Shop [1989, Capri]
• Clayton Bros.: Brother to Brother [2008, ArtistShare], B+(*)
• Clayton Brothers: The New Song and Dance [2010, ArtistShare], B+(**)

Alex Cline (1956– )

• Sparks Fly Upward [1998, Cryptogramophone]
• The Other Shore [1999, Cryptogramophone]
• The Constant Flame [2000, Cryptogramophone], B
• Continuation [2008, Cryptogramophone], B+(**)
• For People in Sorrow [2011, Cryptogramophone], B+(*)
• Alex Cline's Flower Garland Orchestra: Oceans of Vows [2016, self-released, 2CD], B+(***)

Nels Cline (1956– )

• Silencer [1990, Enja], B
• w/Gregg Bendian: Interstellar Space Revisited: The Music of John Coltrane [1998, Atavistic], B+
• Instrumentals [2002, Cryptogramophone], B+
• The Giant Pin [2003, Cryptogramophone], A–
• w/Wally Shoup, Chris Corsano: Immolation/Immersion [2005, Strange Attractors], C+
• New Monastery: A View Into the Music of Andrew Hill [2006, Cryptogramphone], B+(**)
• Draw Breath [2007, Cryptogramophone], B+(**)
• Coward [2008, Cryptogramophone], B
• Initiate [2009, Cryptogramophone, 2 CD], A–
• Dirty Baby [2010, Cryptogramophone, 2 CD], B+(***)
• w/Jim Black, Tim Berne: The Veil [2011, Cryptogramophone], B+(***)
• The Nels Cline Singers: Macroscope [2013, Mack Avenue], B+(***)
• w/Julian Lage: Room [2014, Mack Avenue], B+(*)
• Lovers [2013, Blue Note, 2CD], B–
• Currents, Constellations [2017, Blue Note], B+(*)
• The Nels Cline Singers: Share the Wealth [2020, Blue Note], B+(*)

Clusone Trio [1988– ]

• I Am an Indian [1993, Gramavision], B+
• Clusone 3: Soft Lights and Sweet Music [1993, Hat Art], A–
• Love Henry [1996, Gramavision], B+
• Rara Avis [1996, Hatology]
• An Hour With . . . [1998, Hatology], B+(***)

Jimmy Cobb (1929–2020)

• Marsalis Music Honors Jimmy Cobb [2005, Marsalis Music/Rounder], B+(**)
• The Original Mob [2014, Smoke Sessions], B+(***)
• Remembering U [2016, Jimmy Cobb World], B+(*)
• This I Dig of You [2019, Smoke Sessions], B+(**)

Michael Cochrane

• Elements [1985, Soul Note]

Gil Coggins (1924–2004)

• Better Late Than Never [2001–2002, Smalls], B+(**)

Ryan Cohan (1971– )

• One Sky [2007, Motéma], B
• Another Look [2010, Motéma], B+(**)
• The River [2013, Motéma Music], B+(**)
• Originations [2020, Origin]

Avishai Cohen (1970– )

• Adama [1997, Stretch]
• Devotion [1999, Stretch]
• Colors [2000, Stretch]
• Unity [2001, Stretch]
• Lyla [2003, Sunnyside]
• At Home [2005, RazDaz/Sunnyside], A–
• Continuo [2006, RazDaz/Sunnyside], B+(***)
• As Is . . . Live at the Blue Note [2006, Razdaz/Half Note, CD+DVD], B+(***)
• Gently Disturbed [2007, Sunnyside]
• Aurora [2008, Blue Note], B+(**)
• Seven Seas [2010, Sunnyside], B+(**)
• w/Nitai Hershkovits: Duende [2013, Sunnyside], B+(***)
• Arvoles [2019, Razdaz/Sunnyside], B+(***)
• w/Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra: Two Roses [2020, Naive], B
• Avishai Cohen Trio: Shifting Sands [2022, Naïve], B+(**)
• w/Abraham Rodriguez Jr.: Iroko [2023, Naive/Believe], B+(*)

Greg Cohen (1953– )

• Way Low [1996, DIW]
• Golden State [2014, Relative Pitch], B+(**)

Porky Cohen (1924–2004)

• Rhythm and Bones [1996, Bullseye], B+

Tom Cohen

• The Guitar Trio Project [1999–2001, Dreambox Media], B
• My Take [2021, Versa Music], B+(**)

Alex Coke (1953– )

• Alex Coke & Carl Michel Sextet: w/Carl Michel: Emergence [2022, PlayOn], B+(*)

Bill Cole (1937– )

• Live in Greenfield, Massachusetts, November 20, 1999 [1999, Boxholder, 2CD]
• w/The Untempered Ensemble: Duets & Solos, Volume 1 [1999–2000, Boxholder], B
• w/The Untempered Ensemble: Duets & Solos, Volume 2 [1999–2000, Boxholder], B+
• Seasoning the Greens [2001, Boxholder], A–
• Proverbs for Sam [2001, Boxholder], A–
• w/William Parker: Two Masters: Live at the Prism [2004, Boxholder], B+

Richard Cole (1957– )

• Shade [2000–2007, Origin], B
• Inner Mission [2007, Origin], B

Jeff Colella

• w/Putter Smith: Lotus Blossom [2013, The American Jazz Institute/Capri], B+(**)

Anthony Coleman (1955– )

• Sephardic Tinge [1995, Tzadik]
• Selfhaters: The Abysmal Richness of the Infinite Proximity of the Same [1996, Tzadik], B
• Shmutsige Magnaten: Coleman Plays Geburtig [2006, Tzadik]
• Freakish: Anthony Coleman Plays Jelly Roll Morton [2009, Tzadik], B+(**)
• Catenary Oath [2018, NoBusiness], B+(**)

Cecilia Coleman (1962– )

• Young and Foolish [1993, Resurgent Music]
• Home [1995, Resurgent Music]
• Oh Boy! [2010, PandaKat], B+(*)

Steve Coleman (1956– )

• Motherland Pulse [1985, JMT]
• Sine Die [1988, Pangaea], B
• Rhythm People (The Resurrection of Creative Black Civilization) [1990, Novus], B
• w/Robin Eubanks, Greg Osby, Cassandra Wilson: Flashback on M-Base [1985–90, JMT], B+(*)
• w/Dave Holland: Phase Space [1991, DIW], B+
• Rhythm in Mind [1991, Novus], A–
• M-Base Collective: Anatomy of a Groove [1991–92, DIW], B
• The Tao of Mad Phat / Fringe Zones [1993, Novus], A–
• Curves of Life [1995, RCA], B
• The Sonic Language of Myth: Believing, Learning, Knowing [1999, RCA]
• Resistance Is Futile [2001, Label Bleu, 2 CD]
• On the Rising of the 64 Paths [2003, Label Bleu]
• Invisible Paths: First Scattering [2007, Tzadik]
• Harvesting Semblances and Affinities [2007, Pi], B
• The Mancy of Sound [2007, Pi], B+(*)
• Functional Arrhythmias [2012, Pi], A–
• Synovial Joints [2015, Pi], B+(***)
• Steve Coleman's Natal Eclipse: Morphogenesis [2017, Pi], A–
• Live at the Village Vanguard, Vol. I (The Embedded Sets) [2017, Pi, 2CD], B+(***)
• Steve Coleman and Five Elements: Live at the Village Vanguard Volume II (MDW NTR) [2018, Pi, 2CD], A–

John Colianni (1963– )

• Blues-O-Matic [1988, Concord]

Denis Colin

• Something in Common [2001, Sunnyside], A–

Collective 4tet [1993–2009]

• Bindu [1993, Stork Music]
• The Ropedancer [1994, Leo Lab]
• Orca [1996, Leo Lab], B+(***)
• Live at Crescent [1997, Leo Lab], B+(**)
• Synopsis [2002, Leo]
• Moving Along [2002, Leo], B+(**)
• In Transition [2008, Leo], B+(***)

Collective Identity

• The Mass [1999, Palmetto]

Collective Quartet

• The Ropedancer [1994, Leo Lab]
• Orca [1996, Leo Lab]

Scott Colley (1963– )

• This Place [1997, Steeplechase]
• Subliminal [1998, Criss Cross]
• The Magic Line [2000, Arabesque]
• Initial Wisdom [2001, Palmetto], B+(**)
• Architect of the Silent Moment [2005, CAM Jazz], B+(*)
• Empire [2009, CAM Jazz], B+(**)

Tom Collier (1950– )

• w/Dan Dean: Sleek Buick [2013–2014, Origin], B
• Alone in the Studio [2014, Origin], B
• Across the Bridge [2015, Origin], B+(*)
• Impulsive Illuminations [2014–2015, Origin], B
• Boomer Vibes Volume 1 [2023, Summit], B+(*)

George Colligan (1969– )

• The Newcomer [1997, Steeplechase]
• Stomping Ground [1997, Steeplechase]
• Constant Source [1998, Steeplechase]
• Small Room [1998, Steeplechase]
• Desire [1999, Fresh Sound]
• Agent 99 [1999, Steeplechase], B+(**)
• Twins [2000, Steeplechase]
• A Wish [2001, Steeplechase]
• Past-Present-Future [2003, Criss Cross], B+(***)
• Realization [2004, Sirocco Music], B+(***)
• Blood Pressure [2006, Ultimatum], B+(*)
• Runaway [2007, Sunnyside], B+(*)
• Come Together [2008, Sunnyside], B+(**)
• The Endless Mysteries [2012, Origin], B+(**)
• Risky Notion [2014, Origin], B+(**)
• Nation Divided [2017, Whirlwind], B+(*)
• King's Dream [2022, P.Ice], B+(**)

Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts

• Hang Time [2013, Capri], B

Steve Colson (1949– )

• The Colson Unity Troupe: No Reservation [1980, Black Saint]
• The Untarnished Dream [2009, Silver Sphinx], B+(*)
• Tones for Harriet Tubman / Sojourner Truth / Frederick Douglass [2015, Silver Sphinx, 2CD], B+(**)

Ravi Coltrane (1965– )

• Moving Pictures [1997, RCA], A–
• From the Round Box [1999, RCA]
• Mad 6 [2002, Eighty-Eights/Columbia], B+(*)
• In Flux [2002, Savoy Jazz], A–
• Blending Times [2006–2007, Savoy Jazz], B+(**)
• Spirit Fiction [2012, Blue Note], B+(**)

The Contemporary Piano Ensemble [1989– ]

• The Key Players [1993, DIW/Columbia], B+(**)

Contraband [1988– ]

• Live at the Bimhuis [1988, Bvhaast]
• De Ruyter Suite [1991, Bvhaast]
• Hitit [1997, Bvhaast]
• Pale Fire [2000, Bvhaast]

Marty Cook

• Nightwork [1986–87, Enja]
• Borderlines [1990, Tutu]

India Cooke

• RedHanded [1996, Music & Arts]

Todd Coolman

• Perfect Strangers [2008, ArtistShare], B+(***)

Jackie Coon

• The Joys of New Orleans [1993, Arbors], B

Lindsay Cooper (1951– )

• Oh Moscow [1989, Victo]

Marc Copland (1948– )

• All Blues at Night [1990, Jazz City]
• Stompin' With Savoy [1993, Savoy]
• Paradiso [1995, Soul Note]
• Second Look [1996, Savoy]
• Softly . . . [1997, Savoy]
• That's for Sure [2000, Challenge]
• w/David Liebman: Lunar [2001, Hatology], B+(**)
• Haunted Heart and Other Ballads [2001, Hatology], B+(**)
• Haunted Heart [2001, Hatology], B+(**)
• Double Play [2001, Steeplechase]
• Round and Round [2002, Nagel Heyer]
• w/David Liebman: Impressions [2002, Hatology], B+(**)
• Marc Copland And . . . [2002, Hatology], B+(***)
• w/Greg Osby: Night Call [2003, Nagel Heyer], B+
• Solo: Time Within Time [2004, Hatology], B+(**)
• w/John Abercrombie, Kenny Wheeler: Brand New [2004, Challenge], B+(***)
• Some Love Songs [2005, Pirouet]
• w/Gary Peacock, Bill Stewart: New York Trio Recordings, Vol. 1: Modinha [2006, Pirouet], B+(**)
• w/Gary Peacock, Paul Motian: New York Trio Recordings, Vol. 2: Voices [2006, Pirouet], B+(***)
• Another Place [2007, Pirouet], B+(***)
• New York Trio Recordings, Vol. 3: Night Whispers [2008, Pirouet], B+(*)
• Alone [2008–2009, Pirouet], B+(**)
• Crosstalk [2010, Pirouet], B+(*)
• w/John Abercrombie: Speak to Me [2011, Pirouet], B+(*)
• Some More Love Songs [2010, Pirouet], B+(**)
• Marc Copland Quartet: Someday [2022, InnerVoice Jazz], A–

Laurent Coq

• Jaywalker [1999, Enja]
• Dialogue [2012, Sunnyside], B+(*)

Tom Cora

• Live at the Western Front [1987, Recommended]

Jon Corbett

• w/Steve Done: Another Fine Mess [1994, Slam], B+(**)

Rich Corpolongo (1941– )

• Just Found Joy [1995, Delmark]
• Smiles [1997, Delmark]
• Get Happy [2009, Delmark], B+(**)

Gianni Coscia

• L'Archiliuto [2002, Egea]
• La Bancarella [2002, Egea]

Anthony Cox

• Dark Metals [1991, Antilles], B+

Bruce Cox

• Status Cymbals [2012, self-released], B+(*)

Dominique Cravic (1946– )

• Les Primitifs du Futur: World Musette [1999, Sunnyside], A–
• Les Primitifs du Futur: Tribal Musette [2007–2008, Sunnyside], A–

Marilyn Crispell (1947– )

• Spirit Music [1982, Cadence]
• Live in Berlin [1982, Black Saint], B+(**)
• Pianosolo: A Concert in Berlin [1983, FMP], B+(**)
• Selected Works: 1983–1986, Solo Duo Quartet [1983–86, Leo Golden Years of New Jazz, 2 CD], A–
• w/Reggie Workman, Doug James: Gaia [1987, Leo], A–
• For Coltrane [1987, Leo], B+
• Labyrinths [1987, Victo]
• Live in San Francisco [1987–89, Music & Arts], B+(**)
• Live in Zürich [1989, Leo], A–
• w/Irène Schweizer: Overlapping Hands: Eight Segments [1990, FMP], B+(***)
• w/Georg Graewe: Piano Duets [1991, Leo, 2 CD], A–
• Highlights From the 1992 American Tour [1992, Music & Arts], B+(***)
• Stellar Pulsations / Three Composers [1992, Leo], B
• w/Tim Berne: Inference [1992, Music & Arts], B+(*)
• Hyperion [1992, Music & Arts]
• Santuerio [1993, Leo], B
• Spring Tour [1994, Alice], B+(**)
• Band on the Wall [1994, Matchless]
• w/Fred Anderson, Hamid Drake: Destiny [1994, Okka Disk], B+
• Live at Mills College, 1995 [1995, Music & Arts], B+(***)
• The Woodstock Concert (1995) [1995, Music & Arts], A
• Contrasts: Live at Yoshi's 27 June 1995 [1995, Music & Arts], A–
• Nothing Ever Was, Anyway: The Music of Annette Peacock [1997, ECM, 2 CD], B
• w/Stefano Maltese: Red [1999, Black Saint], B+(*)
• w/Gary Peacock, Paul Motian: Amaryllis [2000, ECM], B+
• Storyteller [2003, ECM], A–
• Vignettes [2007, ECM], B+(**)
• w/David Rothenberg: One Dark Night I Left My Silent House [2008, ECM], A–
• w/Gerry Hemingway: Affinities [2009–2010, Intakt], B+(***)
• w/Gerry Hemingway: Table of Changes [2013, Intakt], A–
• w/Tanya Kalmanovitch, Richard Teitelbaum: Dream Libretto [2018, Leo], B+(*)

The Crown Royals [1997–1999]

• All Night Burner [1995–97, Estrus], B
• Funky-Do [1998, Estrus], B+

Stephan Crump

• Poems and Other Things [1997, Papillon]
• Rosetta [2005, Papillon], B+(*)
• w/James Carney: Echo Run Pry [2008, Clean Feed], B+(***)
• Reclamation [2009, Sunnyside], A–
• w/Steve Lehman: Kaleidoscope and Collage [2011, Intakt]
• w/Mary Halvorson: Secret Keeper: Super 8 [2011, Intakt], B+(**)
• Thwirl [2012, Sunnyside], B+(**)
• w/Mary Halvorson: Secret Keeper: Emerge [2013, Intakt], B+(**)
• Stephan Crump's Rhombal [2016, Papillon], A–
• w/Ingrid Laubrock, Cory Smythe: Planktonic Finales [2016, Intakt], B+(*)
• Borderlands Trio: w/Kris Davis, Eric McPherson: Asteroidea [2015, Intakt], A–
• Stephan Crump's Rosetta Trio: Outliers [2017, Papillon], B+(**)
• w/Ingrid Laubrock, Cory Smythe: Channels [2018, Intakt], A–
• Borderlands Trio: w/Kris Davis, Eric McPherson: Wandersphere [2021, Intakt, 2CD], A–
• Rocket Love [2020–2021, Papillon Sounds], B+(**)
• Slow Water [2023, Papillon Sounds], B+(***)
• Borderlands Trio: w/Kris Davis, Eric McPherson: Rewilder [2023, Intakt], B+(***)

Laurent Cugny

• Yesternow [1994, Verve]

Bill Cunliffe (1956– )

• Live at Bernie's [2001, Groove Note]
• w/Gary Foster: It's About Love [2003, Torii], B+(***)
• How My Heart Sings [2003, Torii]
• w/Holly Hofmann: Three's Company [2009, Capri], B+(*)
• BACHanalia [2013–2016, Metre], B–

Curlew [1980– ]

• 1st Album / Live at CBGB [1980–81, DMG/ARC, 2 CD], A–
• Live in Berlin [1986–87, Cuneiform], B+(***)
• Bee [1990, 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+(***)

Francesco Cusa

• w/Carlo Atti: From Sun Ra to Donald Trump [2017, Clean Feed], A–
• w/The Assassins, Duccio Bertini: Black Poker [2017, Clean Feed], B+(*)

Daniele D'Agaro (1958– )

• w/Ernest Glerum, Han Bennink: Strandjutters [2002, Hatology], B+(***)
• w/Jeb Bishop, Kent Kessler, Robert Barry: Chicago Overtones [2004, Hatology], B+(***)
• w/Giovanni Maier, Zlatko Kaucic: Disorder at the Border Plays Ornette [2015, Not Two], B+(**)

Tony Dagradi

• Images from the Floating Wind [1990, Core]
• Live at the Columns [1993, Turnipseed]

Chris Dahlgren (1961– )

• Resonance Impeders [1997, CIMP]
• Mystic Maze and Lexicon [2008, Jazzwerkstatt], B+(***)

Jorge Dalto (1948–87)

• Urban Oasis [1985, Concord]

Claire Daly (1959– )

• Swing Low [1999, Daly Bread]
• Movin' On [2002, Koch International]
• Heaven Help Us All [2004, Daly Bread]
• The Claire Daly Band: Rah! Rah! [2008, Ride Symbol], B+(**)
• Mary Joyce Project: Nothing to Lose [2011, Daly Bread], B+(***)
• w/George Garzone: VuVu for Frances [2021, Daly Bread], B+(**)

Dameronia

• Live at the Théâtre Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris [1989, Soul Note], B+

Paolo Damiani

• Song Tong [1991, Splasc(h)]

Jay D'Amico

• Tango Caliente [2012, Consolidated Artists Productions], C+

Franco D'Andrea (1941– )

• Chromatic Phrygian [1989, YVP], B
• Airegin [1991, Red], B+
• Jobim [1997, Philology]
• Solo 5: Duke [2001, Philology]
• Magicians at Work [2002, Philology]

Lars Danielsson (1958– )

• New Hands [1985, Dragon]
• Poems [1991, Dragon], A–
• Fresh Enough [1991, L+R]
• Origo [1995, Curling Legs]
• w/Leszek Mozdzer: Pasodoble [2006–2007, ACT], B+(***)
• Tarantella [2008, ACT], A–

Stefano D'Anna (1959– )

• Stefano D'Anna Trio: Leapin' In [1991, Splasc(h)], B+(***)
• Stefano D'Anna Quartet: Carousel [1998, Splasc(h)], B+(***)
• Runa [2003, Splasc(h)], B+(***)

James Dapogny (1940–2019)

• Laughing at Life [1992, Discovery], B+
• Original Jelly Roll Blues [1993, Discovery], A–
• Hot Club Stomp: Small Group Swing [1994, Discovery], A–

David Darling (1941–2021)

• Cello [1991–92, ECM], B

Carlo Actis Dato (1952– )

• Ankara Twist [1989, Splasc(H)], B+(***)
• Zig Zag [1989, Splasc(H)]
• Dune [1991, Splasc(H)]
• Carlo Actis Dato Quartet: Bagdad Boogie [1992, Splasc(H)], B+(**)
• Carlo Actic Dato Quartet: Blue Cairo [1995, Splasc(h)], B+(**)
• Pasodoble [1997, Splasc(h)]
• Son Para El Che [1997, Splasc(h)]
• Delhi Mambo [1998, YVP]
• Wake Up With the Birds [1998, Leo]
• Paella and Norimaki [2000, Splasc(h)]
• Fes Montuno [2000, YVP]
• The Moonwalker [2001, Leo]
• Istanbul Rap [2002, YVP], A–
• Garibaldi [2003, Leo]
• Swingin' Hanoi [2003, Splasc(H)]

Dave's True Story [1994– ]

• Sex Without Bodies [1998, Chesky]
• Sex Without Bodies [1998, Chesky]
• Nature [2005, BePop], B+
• Simple Twist of Fate: DTS Does Dylan [2005, BePop], B

Jesse Davis (1965– )

• High Standards [1994, Concord]
• From Within [1996, Concord], B+
• First Insight [1998, Concord], B+(***)
• Live at Smalls Jazz Club [2022, Cellar], B+(**)

Richard Davis (1930–2023)

• Persia My Dear [1987, DIW]
• One for Frederick [1989, Hep], B+(***)

Steve Davis (1967– )

• The Jaunt [1995, Criss Cross]
• Explorations and Impressions [1997, Double-Time]
• Crossfire [1997, Criss Cross]
• Portrait in Sound [2000, Stretch]
• Eloquence [2007, Jazz Legacy]
• Meets Hank Jones, Vol. 1 [2008, Smoke Sessions], B+(**)
• Images: The Hartford Suite [2009, Posi-Tone], B+(*)
• Live at Smalls [2009, Smalls Live], B+(**)
• Gettin' It Done [2012, Posi-Tone], B+(***)
• For Real [2013, Posi-Tone], B+(**)
• Say When [2014, Smoke Sessions], B+(*)
• Correlations [2019, Smoke Sessions], B+(*)
• Bluesthetic [2022, Smoke Sessions], B+(*)

Ernest Dawkins (1953– )

• w/Ernest Dawkins New Horizons Ensemble: South Side Street Songs [1993, Silkheart], B+(***)
• Ernest Dawkins New Horizons Ensemble: Chicago Now: Thirty Years of Great Black Music Vol. 1 [1995, Silkheart]
• Ernest Dawkins New Horizons Ensemble: Chicago Now: Thirty Years of Great Black Music Vol. 2 [1995, Silkheart]
• Jo'burg Jump [2000, Delmark]
• Cape Town Shuffle: Live at Hot House [2003, Delmark], A–
• Mean Ameen [2004, Delmark], B+
• Misconceptions of a Delusion Shades of a Charade [2005, Dawk], B+(***)
• The Messenger: Live at the Original Velvet Lounge [2005, Delmark], B+(***)
• Chicago Trio: w/Harrison Bankhead, Hamid Drake: Velvet Songs: To Baba Fred Anderson [2008, RogueArt, 2CD]
• The Prairie Prophet [2010, Delmark], A–
• Afro Straight [2012, Delmark], A–
• Memory in the Center: An Afro Opera: Homage to Nelson Mandela [2014, Dawk], A–
• Live the Spirit Residency: Presents the Young Masters 1: Coming of Age [2016, self-released], A–
• Ernest Dawkins New Horizons Ensemble: w/Vijay Iyer: Transient Takes [2016, Malcom], B+(***)

Day and Taxi [1997– ]

• About [1997, Percaso]
• Less and More [1997, Unit], B+(**)
• Private [2001, Percaso]
• Live in Baden [2021, Clean Feed], B+(***)

Dead Cat Bounce [1998– ]

• Home Speaks to the Wandering [2004, Innova]
• Chance Episodes [2010, Cuneiform], B+(***)

Santi Debriano

• Panamaniacs [1997, Evidence]

Dan DeChellis (1970– )

• Real Time [1999, Sachimay]
• . . . My Age of Anxiety [2012, Sachimay], B+(**)
• Strength and Anger [2013, self-released], B+(**)
• Beholder: Claim No Native Land [2017, Sachimay], B+(*)
• The Cicada Sessions [2022, Sachimay], B+(**)
• Beholder Quartet: Omni Present [2023, Sachimay, EP], B+(*)
• Beholder Quartet: Suspension of Disbelief [2024, Sachimay], A–

Mark de Clive-Lowe (1974– )

• Tide's Arising [2005, ABB]
• Take the Space Trane [2012, Tru Thoughts], B+(**)
• Heritage [2018, Ropeadope], B+(*)
• Heritage II [2018, Ropeadope], B
• Mark De Clive-Lowe & Friends: Freedom: Celebrating the Music of Pharoah Sanders' [2022, Soul Bank], B+(**)

The Dedication Orchestra [1992– ]

• Spirits Rejoice [1992, Ogun], B+(***)
• Ixesha (Time) [1994, Ogun, 2CD], B+(***)

Joey DeFrancesco (1971–2022)

• All of Me [1989, Columbia]
• Where Were You? [1990, Columbia], B
• The Champ [1999, High Note]
• w/Jimmy Smith: Legacy [2005, Concord], B+
• Joey D! [2008, High Note], B+(**)
• Finger Poppin' With Joey DeFrancesco: Celebrating the Music of Horace Silver [2008, Doodlin'], B+(*)
• Snap Shot [2009, High Note], B+(***)
• Never Can Say Goodbye: The Music of Michael Jackson [2010, High Note], B–
• w/Robi Botos, Vito Rezza, Phil Dwyer: One Take: Volume Four [2010, Alma], B+(**)
• 40 [2011, High Note], B+(*)
• w/Larry Coryell, Jimmy Cobb: Wonderful! Wonderful! [2012, High Note], B+(**)
• One for Rudy [2013, High Note], B+(***)
• Project Freedom [2017, Mack Avenue], B+(*)
• In the Key of the Universe [2019, Mack Avenue], B+(**)
• More Music [2021, Mack Avenue], B+(***)

Papa John DeFrancesco (1940– )

• Comin' Home [1994, Muse]
• Hip Cake Walk [2001, High Note]
• Desert Heat [2006, Savant], B
• A Philadelphia Story [2010, Savant], B+(*)

Dick de Graaf

• Heartbeat [1994, Timeless]
• Trio Nuevo: Jazz Meets Tango [2006, Soundroots], B
• Moving Target [2006, Soundroots], B+(**)

Peter Delano (1976– )

• Bite of the Apple [1994, Verve], B
• For Dewey [1996, Sunnyside], B+(***)

Benoît Delbecq (1966– )

• Pursuit [1999, Songlines], B+
• Phonetics [2003, Songlines], A–
• w/Miles Perkin, Emile Biayenda: Ink [2015, Clean Feed], B+(***)
• Spots on Stripes [2017, Clean Feed], B+(**)
• The Weight of Light [2020, Pyroclastic], B+(**)

Diane Delin

• Chicago Standard Time [1991, BluJazz], B+(*)
• Offerings for a Peaceable Season [2005, Blujazz], B–

Tobias Delius (1964– )

• The Heron [1998, ICP]
• Toby's Mioby [2000, ICP]
• Revolving Rapidly Around an Axis [2014], B+(**)

Christopher Dell (1965– )

• Dancers on a Plane [1997, Konnex]
• 3D: w/Chris Dahlgren, Maurice DeMartin: Actually: It's Better Like This . . . [2004, Not Two], B+(**)
• 3D: w/Chris Dahlgren, Maurice De Martin: Not 3 [2008, Not Two, 2CD], B+(*)
• w/Johannes Brecht, Christian Lillinger, Jonas Westergaard: Boulez Materialism: Live in Concert [2017, Plaist], B+(**)

Orhan Demir (1954– )

• Solo Guitar: Freedom in Jazz [2019, Hittite], B+(***)
• Solo Guitar: Freedom in Jazz Vol. 2 [2020, Hittite], B+(**)
• Freedom in Jazz Vol. 3 [2022, Hittite], B+(***)

Tom Dempsey

• w/Tim Ferguson: What's Going On? [2007, City Tone], B+(**)
• w/Tim Ferguson: Beautiful Friendship [2010, Planet Arts], B+(***)
• Saucy [2013, Planet Arts], B+(*)
• w/Tim Ferguson: Waltz New [2015, OA2], B+(**)