| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 1 | Peter Brotzmann | Fuck De Boere | Atavistic |
| 2 | Rashied Ali | Ali, Belogenis, and Morris: Live at Tonic | DIW |
| 3 | Wayne Horvitz | From A Window | Avant |
| 4 | Cuillermo Gregorio | Otra Musica | Atavistic |
| 5 | Sven-Ake Johansson | Six Little Pieces for Quintet | Hatology |
| 6 | Charles Lloyd | Heperion with Higgins | ECM |
| 7 | Dave Holland Quintet | Not for Nothin' | ECM |
| 8 | Max Nagl Ensemble | Ramasuri | Hatology |
| 9 | Various Artists | Head Jazz | M |
| 10 | Trio Transition | s/t | DIW |
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