Critics’ Picks: The Best Albums of 2021


Another challenging year in the jazz world has concluded, and once again, we’ve asked JAZZIZ writers and editors to list their top 10 recordings of the past 12 months (roughly from September 15, 2020 to October 15, 2021). As ever, it’s a highly subjective exercise, one limited by the albums we’ve had a chance to

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