| Chicago Underground Duo | Micro Exit | Axis & Alignment | Thrill Jockey |
| Taylor Ho Bynum/Eric Rosenthal | Naima | ||
| Don Cherry/Ed Blackwell | El Corazon | Voice of Silence | ECM/WB |
| Greg Kelley/Bhob Rainey | Nmpergin | #3 | Skeleton |
| Roscoe Mitchell & Sound Ensemble | Sing/Song | Snurdy McGurdy & Her Dancin Shoes | Nessa |
| AEOC | Third Decade | Third Decade | ECM |
| New Air | Tragedy on Thursday Afternoon | Live at Montreaux | Black Saint/Soul Note |
| Eric Dolphy | Densities | Vintage Dolphy | GM |
| Eric Dolphy | Burning Spear | Jitterbug Waltz | |
| Mark Dresser/Frances-Marie Uitti | Grati | Sonomogram | Cryptogramophon |
| Parker-Guy-Lytton | #5 | Breathing & Heartbeats | |
| William Parker | Interlude #7 | Little Huey Creative Orchestra | |
| Ben Webster&Jimmy Witherspoon | How Long, How Long Blues | Ben Webster&Jimmy Witherspoon | Verve/MGM |
| Ben Webster (with strings) | Prelude to a Kiss | Music for Loving | Verve |
| Spring Heel Jack | Masses | Masses | Thirsty Ear/Blue Series Continuum |
| Bill Dixon | Summer Song (Daybreak) | Live in Italy Vol. 2 | Black Saint/Soul Note |
| Charlie Kolhase | Tetraktys | Plays the Music of Roswell Rudd |