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BEST OF 2009 IN CONTEMPORARY JAZZ

1) BENNY GOLSON - NEW TIME, NEW TET - CONCORD JAZZ

2) HOUSTON PERSON - MELLOW - HIGH NOTE RECORDS

3) GERALD WILSON ORCHESRA - DETROIT - MACK AVENUE RECORDS

4) THE MANHATTEN TRANSFER - CHIC COREA SONGBOOK - FOUR QUARTERS

5) GRANT GEISSMAN - COOL MAN COOL - FUTURISM RECORDS

6) GEORGE DUKE - DUKEY TREATS - HEADS UP JAZZ

7) KENNY GARRETT - SKETCHES OF MD - MACK AVENUE

8) THE BLUE NOTE 7 - MOSIAC - BLUE NOTE

9) ROY HARGROVE QUINTET - EARFOOD - EMARCY MUSIC

10) FOUR EIGHTY EAST - ROLL ON - NATIVE LANGUAGE

BEST OF 2009 IN SMOOTH JAZZ

01) JOYCE COOLING - GLOBAL COOLING - G-2 PRODUCTIONS

02) JESSIE J - TRUE LOVE - PEAK RECORDS

03) CANDY DULFER - FUNKED UP - HEADS UP JAZZ

04) JEFF LORBER - HEARD THAT - CONCORD JAZZ

05) PETER WHIT E GOOD DAY - PEAK RECORDS

06) DIANA KRALL - QUIET NIGHTS - VERVE

07) DOWN TO THE BONE - FUTURE BOOGIE - SHANACHIE

08) PIECES OF A DREAM - SOUL INTENT - HEADS UP JAZZ

09) JEFF GOLUB - BLUES FOR YOU - KOCH RECORDS

10) ALEXANDER ZONJIC - DOIN’ THE D - HEADS UP JAZZ

BEST OF 2009 IN VOCAL JAZZ

01) PINK MARTINI - SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS - HEINZ RECORDS

02) NIKKA COSTA - PEBBLE TO PEARL - STAX RECORDS

03) LEIGH JONES - MUSIC IN MY SOUL - PEAK RECORDS

04) JAMES TAYLOR - COVERS - HEAR MUSIC

05) ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY - AT LAST - TELARC JAZZ

06) BOZ SCAGGS - SPEAK LOW - DECCA

07) KRISTIN KORB - IN THE MEANTIME - DOUBLE K MUSIC

08) JOE COCKER - HYMN FOR MY SOUL - CONCORD MUSIC

09) LUBA MASON - KRAZY LOVE - SUNNYSIDE

10) JANE MONHEIT - THE LOVERS, THE DREAMERS & ME - CONCORD JAZZ

BEST OF 2009 IN CONTEMPORARY BLUES

1) SAFFIRE - HAVIN’ THE LAST WORD - ALLIGATOR RECORDS

2) HOMEJAMZ BLUES BAND - I GOT BLUES FOR YOU - NORTHERN BLUES

3) JANIVA MAGNESS - WHAT LOVE WILL DO - ALLIGATOR RECORDS

4) OTIS TAYLOR - PENTATONIC WARS & LOVE SONGS - TELARC BLUES

5) BOBBY RUSH - BLIND SNAKE - DEEP RUSH RECORDS

6) THE DEREK TRUCKS BAND - ALREADY FREE - VICTOR

7) COCO MONTOYA - THE ESSENTIAL COCO MONTOYA - BLIND PIG RECORDS

8) JOE COCKER - HYMN FOR MY SOUL - CONCORD MUSIC

9) TOMMY CASTRO - HARD BELIEVER - ALLIGATOR

10) DELBERT MCCLINTON - ACQUIRED TASTE - NEW WEST RECORDS

BEST OF 2009 IN WORLD BEAT

1) TIEMPO LIEBRE-BACH IN HAVANA,

2) PINK MARTINI-SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS,

3) MARIO GREGOROV-PARIS TO CUBA,

4) BEN DOWLING-WORLD RISING,

5) PUTUMAYO PRESENTS JAZZ AROUND THE WORLD,

6) JOSHUA BELL-AT HOME WITH FRIENDS,

7) PUTUMAYO PRESENTS ESPANA,

8) JADE SIMMONS REVOLUTION & RHYTHM,

9) DAVID FRISHBERG-AT THE JAZZ BAKERY,

10) LUCIANA SOUZA-TIDE.