| Lonnie Smith | Too Damn Hot! | Palmetto |
| Phil Woods | ...About Quincy | JazzedMedia |
| Dom Minasi | Quick Response | CDM |
| Bob Dorough | Sunday at Iridium | Arbors |
| Gonzalo Rubalcaba | Paseo | Blue Note |
| David Murray | Gwotet | JustinTime |
| Alice Coltrane | Translinear Light | Impulse |
| DStiernberg/JCarlini | Angel Eyes | Blue Night |
| Soweto Kinch | Conversations | Dune |
| Branford Marsalis | Eternal | Marsalis/Rounder |