20 Patricia Barber Smash Concord
19 Craig Handy Craig Handy & 2nd Line Smith OKeh
18 Craig Taborn Trio Chants ECM
17 René Marie I Wanna Be Evil (With Love to Eartha Kitt) Motéma
16 Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock/Jack DeJohnette Somewhere ECM
15 Joshua Redman Walking Shadows Nonesuch
14 Pat Metheny TAP: John Zorn’s Book of Angels Vol. 20 Nonesuch/Tzadik
13 Drew Gress The Sky Inside Pirouet
12 The Claudia Quintet September Cuneiform
11 José James No Beginning No End Blue Note
10 Dave Douglas Time Travel Greenleaf
9 Charles Lloyd/Jason Moran Hagar’s Song ECM
8 Dave Holland Prism OKeh/Dare2
7 Kendrick Scott and Oracle Conviction Concord
6 Ahmad Jamal Saturday Morning: La Buissonne Studio Sessions Jazz Village
5 Gregory Porter Liquid Spirit Blue Note
4 Wayne Shorter Without a Net Blue Note
3 Aaron Parks Arborescence ECM
2 Chris Potter The Sirens ECM
1 Cécile McLorin Salvant WomanChild Mack Avenue

The cover of Cécile McLorin Salvant's album WomanChild pictured

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UK 20 http://www.marlbank.net/news/1209-20-of-the-best-uk-jazz-releases-in-2013