| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 1 |
Various * |
Ready Or Not 2: Deep Jazz Grooves From The CBC Radio Archive |
Do Right |
| 2 |
Jordan/Drake/Parker |
Palm Of Soul |
AUM Fidelity |
| 3 |
Art Ensemble Of Chicago |
Non-Cognitive Aspects Of The City: Live At Iridium |
Pi |
| 4 |
October Trio * |
Day In |
Cellar Live |
| 5 |
Berthiaume/Donato/Tanguay * |
Ellen's Bar |
Ambiances Magnetiques |
| 6 |
Amanda Tosoff Quartet* |
Still Life |
Cellar Live |
| 7 |
Mother Of Pearl * |
You Gotta Love Life |
Festival |
| 8 |
Nina Simone |
Little Girl Blue |
Fuel 2000 |
| 9 |
Rubim De Toledo * |
In Charcoal And Crimson |
Independent |
| 10 |
Bang On A Can And Don Byron |
A Ballad For Many |
Cantaloupe |
| 11 |
Pete Zimmer Quintet |
Burnin' Live At The Jazz Standard |
Tippin |
| 12 |
Bill Runge * |
A Tribute To South American Masters |
Maximum Jazz |
| 13 |
Deep Blue Organ Trio |
Goin' To Town |
Delmark |
| 14 |
Ripplegroove |
Under The Microscope |
Independent |
| 15 |
Elvis Costello And Allen Toussaint |
The River In Reverse |
Verve |
| 16 |
Ernest Dawkins' New Horizons Ensemble |
Live At The Original Velvet Lounge |
Delmark |
| 17 |
Groove Collective |
People People Music Music |
Savoy Jazz |
| 18 |
Liberty Ellman |
Ophiluchus Butterfly |
Pi |
| 19 |
Various |
Soul Gospel: Vol. 2 |
Soul Jazz |
| 20 |
Jeff Healey And The Jazz Wizards* |
It's Tight Like That |
Stony Plain |
