ALBUM OF THE YEAR 2018
ARILD ANDERSEN—In-House Science (ECM)
NELS CLINE 4—Currents, Constellations (Blue Note)
PHILLIP JOHNSTON—The Adventures of Prince Achmed(Asynchronous)
LEE KONITZ/DAN TEPFER—Decade (Impulse)
KUKURUZ QUARTET—Julius Eastman Piano Interpretations (Intakt)
JOHN McLAUGHLIN & THE 4TH DIMENSION (WITH JIMMY HERRING & THE INVISIBLE WHIP)— Live in San Francisco (Abstract Logix)
GARD NILSSEN’S ACOUSTIC UNITY— Live in Europe (Clean Feed)
BARRE PHILLIPS—End To End (ECM)
MARC SINAN/OGUZ BÜYÜKBERBER—White (ECM)
ALEXANDER VON SCHLIPPENBACH GLOBE UNITY ORCHESTRA— Globe Unity: 50 Years (Intakt)
—Andrey Henkin
LIVE ALBUMS
CYRILLE AIMéE—Cyrille Aimée Live (Mack Avenue)
ARILD ANDERSEN—In-House Science (ECM)
JOHN McLAUGHLIN & THE 4TH DIMENSION (WITH JIMMY HERRING & THE INVISIBLE WHIP)— Live in San Francisco (Abstract Logix)
GARD NILSSEN’S ACOUSTIC UNITY— Live in Europe (Clean Feed)
EVAN PARKER/BARRY GUY/PAUL LYTTON— Music for David Mossman (Live at Vortex London) (Intakt)