Top jazz albums so far in 2026

10

Pat Metheny, Side-Eye III+, Uniquity Music ****

9

Chucho Valdés, Uncut, InnerJazz/InnerCat *****

8

Billy Childs, Triumvirate, Mack Avenue ****

7

Kurt Elling and Yellowjackets are in their element

6

Norma Winstone, Gilles Peterson Presents Norma Winstone Live at Maida Vale, BBE *****

5

Conrad Herwig, The Latin Side of Chick Corea, Savant **** recommended

4

Biréli Lagrène, Elegant People, PeeWee! ****

3

Steve Wilson, Enduring Sonance, Smoke Sessions **** recommended

2

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, We The People, Blue Engine **** recommended

1

Branford Marsalis Quartet & Dianne Reeves, Dedicated To You, Blue Note Records *****

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