2011 Top Ten

Here are my top ten albums of 2011, in alphabetical order:

• Ambrose Akinmusire - When the Heart Emerges Glistening (Blue Note)
• J.D. Allen Trio - Victory! (Sunnyside)
• Ben Allison - Action-Refraction (Palmetto)
• Bill Frisell - All We Are Saying... (Savoy)
• Stefon Harris/David Sanchez/Christian Scott - Ninety Miles (Concord)
• Roy Haynes - Roy-Alty (Dreyfus)
• Gretchen Parlato - The Lost and Found (ObliqSound)
• Sonny Rollins - Road Shows, Vol. 2 (Doxy)
• Jeff "Tain" Watts - Family (Dark Key)
• Ben Williams & Sound Effect - State of Art (Concord)