Top Ten 2020
| Album | Artist | Label |
|---|---|---|
| I Fall in Love Too Easily | Larry Willis | HighNote |
| Vena | Rachel Therrien | Bonsai |
| A Life Soundtrack | Marina Albero | Self-Produced |
| Django Shift | Res Abbasi | Whirlwind Recordings |
| Excursions & Adventures | Tim Ray | Whaling City Sound |
| Incontre | Massimo Biolcati | Sounderscape |
| Counterpoint | Dick Hyman / Ken Peplowski | Arbors Jazz |
| The Meeting Point - With Strings | Eric Alexander | HighNote |
| Moment of Clarity | Paul Shaw Quintet | Summit |
| The Ripple | Jeff Rupert / George Garzone | Rupe Media |
Top Ten 2019
| Album | Artist | Label |
|---|---|---|
| There Are Stars In Brooklyn | Q Morrow | Self-Produced |
| Keep Talkin’ | Yoko Miwa | Ocean Blue Tear |
| If You Could See Me Now | Joe Magnarelli | Cellar Live |
| Somewhere Else | Ted Nash | Plastic Sax |
| Joan Of Art | Dave Robbins | Cellar Live |
| Rhythm Of Invention | Wayne Wallace | Patois |
| We Limit Not The Truth Of God | Ezra Weiss | Self-Produced |
| Same Day Delivery | Leslie Pintchik | Pinch Hard |
| Wind Off The Hudson | Bill O’Connell | Savant |
| Curtis Nowosad | Curtis Nowosad | Sessionheads United |
Top Ten 2018
| Album | Artist | Label |
|---|---|---|
| You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To | Alexis Cole | Venus |
| On My Way To You | Geoffrey Keezer Trio | Self-Produced |
| Skywatcher | Stanton Kessler | Standing Bear |
| That’s A Computer | Lucas Pino | Outside In |
| So You Say | Greg Fishman | Self-Produced |
| The Other Side Of The Story | Matt Kane | Bounce-Step |
| Quiet Revolution | Ben Allison | Sonic Camera |
| With Pride For Dignity | Henry Conerway III | Self-Produced |
| The Space | Kenny Werner | Pirouet |
| Tell Me The Truth | Roseanna Vitro | Skyline |
Top Ten 2017
| Album | Artist | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Les Liasons Dangereues 1960 | Thelonious Monk Quintet | SAM Records |
| Heaven | Pete Malinverni | Saranac Records |
| Combinations | Gerald Cannon | Self-Produced |
| Serenade for Horace | Louis Hayes | Blue Note |
| Wake Up Call | Ed Neumeister / New Hat Ensemble | Meistero Music |
| Color Tones | John Stein | Whaling City Sound |
| Big Band Minimalism | Mats Holmquist | MAMA Foundation |
| Alchemist | Luke Sellick | Cellar Live |
| Dreams & Daggers | Cecile McLorin Salvant | Mack Avenue Jazz |
| Jazz Tango | Pablo Ziegler Trio | Zoho Records |
Top Ten 2016
| Album | Artist | Label |
|---|---|---|
| New Direction | Herlin Riley | Mack Avenue |
| Which Way Now? | Julian Shore | Tone Rogue |
| Standing Tall | Ken Fowser | Posi-Tone |
| Tropical Infinito | Antonio Adolfo | AAM |
| I Long to See You | Charles Lloyd | Blue Note |
| New York Connections | Mike Melito | Wee Bop Records |
| Monk’estra | John Beasley | Mack Avenue |
| Canto America | Michael Spiro / Wayne Wallace | Patois Records |
| Harlem On My Mind | Catherine Russell | Jazz Village |
| Do Your Dance! | Kenny Garrett | Mack Avenue |
Top Ten 2015
| Album | Artist | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Whisper | Amina Figarova | In + Out Records |
| Ancient Lights | Paul Keeling | Self-Produced |
| KOLN | Marshall Gilkes | WDR Cologne Broadcasts |
| Emerging Markets | Pete Malinverni | Glass Beach Jazz |
| Olmstead’s Whistle | Corbin Andrick | CA |
| Home Away From Home | Colours Jazz Orchestra | Neu Klang |
| The Return | Ben Markley & Clint Ashlock | Dazzle Jazz |
| Ghost Tones | Ran Blake | A Side Records |
| Shades and Tones | Jeb Patton | Cellar Live |
| Brotherlee Love | Terell Stafford | Capri |