AllMusic's Favorite Jazz Albums of 2013

AllMusic's Favorite Jazz Albums of 2013

By AllMusic Staff

Dec. 23, 2013


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John Abercrombie Quartet - 39 Steps
Eric Alexander - Touching
Geri Allen - Grand River Crossings: Motown & Motor City Inspirations
Trombone Shorty - Say That to Say This
Tim Berne's Snakeoil - Shadow Man
Terence Blanchard - Magnetic
The New Gary Burton Quartet - Guided Tour
Michel Camilo - What's Up?
Gerald Clayton - Life Forum
Alex Cline - For People in Sorrow
Billy Cobham - Compass Point
Chick Corea - The Vigil
Gary Peacock/Marilyn Crispell - Azure
Dave Douglas - Time Travel
Flat Earth Society - 13
Kenny Garrett - Pushing the World Away
Grand General - Grand General
Trilok Gurtu - Spellbound
Joel Harrison 19 - Infinite Possibility
Curtis Hasselbring - Number Stations
The Heliocentrics - 13 Degrees of Reality
Dave Holland - Prism
Hot 8 Brass Band - Tombstone
Bob James/David Sanborn - Quartette Humaine
Keith Jarrett Trio - Somewhere
Kreutzer Quartet - Gloria Coates: Among the Asteroids
Charles Lloyd/Jason Moran - Hagar's Song
Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet - In a World of Mallets
Rob Mazurek Octet - Skull Sessions
Christian McBride Trio - Out Here
Bobby McFerrin - Spirityouall
Myra Melford - Life Carries Me This Way
Pat Metheny - Tap: John Zorn's Book of Angels Vol. 20
Roscoe Mitchell - Duets with Tyshawn Sorey and Special Guest Hugh Ragin
Mostly Other People Do the Killing - Slippery Rock!
NEXT Collective - Cover Art
Aaron Parks - Arborescence
Pink Martini - Get Happy
Gregory Porter - Liquid Spirit
Preservation Hall Jazz Band - That's It!
Joshua Redman - Walking Shadows
Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog - Your Turn
John Scofield - Uberjam Deux
Sexmob - Cinema Circus & Spaghetti: Sexmob Plays Fellini
Matthew Shipp - Piano Sutras
Wayne Shorter - Without a Net
Wadada Leo Smith/Tumo - Occupy the World
Craig Taborn Trio - Chants
Steve Turre - The Bones of Art
The Wrong Object - After the Exhibition

Listen to the best tracks from our favorite Jazz albums of 2013 in this playlist: