| 2 | 1 | Diana Krall | Live in Paris | 2002 | |  |  |  |
| 1 | 2 | Dave Holland Quintet | Extended Play: Live at Birdland | 2003 | |  |  |  |
| 3 | 3 | E.S.T. | Seven Days of Falling | 2003 | |  |  |  |
| 4 | 4 | The Bad Plus | These Are the Vistas | 2003 | |  |  |  |
| 6 | 5 | Ornette Coleman | Sound Grammar | 2006 | |  |  |  |
| 8 | 6 | Brad Mehldau Trio | Day is Done | 2005 | |  |  |  |
| 13 | 7 | Michael Brecker | Pilgrimage | 2007 | |  |  |  |
| 5 | 8 | Wayne Shorter | Footprints Live! | 2002 | |  |  |  |
| 10 | 9 | Keith Jarrett Trio | The Out-of-Towners | 2004 | |  |  |  |
| 7 | 10 | Dave Douglas | Strange Liberation | 2004 | |  |  |  |
| 14 | 11 | Pat Metheny Group | Speaking of Now | 2002 | |  |  |  |
| 9 | 12 | Thomasz Stanko Quartet | Soul of Things | 2002 | |  |  |  |
| 11 | 13 | Madeleine Peyroux | Careless Love | 2004 | |  |  |  |
| 12 | 14 | Branford Marsalis Quartet | Eternal | 2004 | |  |  |  |
| 16 | 15 | Tord Gustavsen Trio | Changing Places | 2003 | |  |  |  |
| 17 | 16 | Wynton Marsalis | Live at the House of Tribes | 2005 | |  |  |  |
| 15 | 17 | Joshua Redman Elastic Band | Momentum | 2005 | |  |  |  |
| 18 | 18 | Herbie Hancock | River: The Joni Letters | 2007 | |  |  |  |
| 20 | 19 | John Abercrombie Quartet | Class Trip | 2004 | |  |  |  |
| 19 | 20 | Geri Allen | The Life of a Song | 2004 | |  |  |  |
| 21 | 21 | Don Byron | Ivey-Divey | 2004 | |  |  |  |
| 23 | 22 | Charlie Haden | Nocturne | 2000 | |  |  |  |
| 22 | 23 | Andrew Hill | Time Lines | 2006 | |  |  |  |
| 25 | 24 | Bill Frisell | Unspeakable | 2004 | |  |  |  |
| 26 | 25 | 8 Bold Souls | Last Option | 2000 | |  |  |  |
| 24 | 26 | Joe Zawinul | Faces & Places | 2002 | |  |  |  |
| 28 | 27 | Charles Lloyd | Jumping the Creek | 2005 | |  |  |  |
| 30 | 28 | Maria Schneider Orchestra | Sky Blue | 2007 | |  |  |  |
| 31 | 29 | Patricia Barber | Verse | 2002 | |  |  |  |
| 33 | 30 | Michel Petrucciani | Solo Live | 1999 | |  |  |  |
| 27 | 31 | Kenny Garrett | Standard of Language | 2003 | |  |  |  |
| 53 | 32 | John Abercrombie Quartet | The Third Quartet | 2007 | |  |  |  |
| 29 | 33 | Jason Moran | Black Stars | 2001 | |  |  |  |
| 32 | 34 | Ben Allison & Medicine Wheel | Buzz | 2004 | |  |  |  |
| 41 | 35 | William Parker Quartet | O'Neal's Porch | 2001 | |  |  |  |
| 59 | 36 | Chris Potter | Gratitude | 2001 | |  |  |  |
| 34 | 37 | Claudia Acuna | Luna | 2004 | |  |  |  |
| 40 | 38 | Eric Alexander | Nightlife in Tokyo | 2003 | |  |  |  |
| 35 | 39 | James Carter | Chasin' the Gypsy | 2000 | |  |  |  |
| 54 | 40 | Matthew Shipp Quartet | Equilibrium | 2003 | |  |  |  |
| 43 | 41 | McCoy Tyner Quartet | McCoy Tyner Quartet | 2007 | |  |  |  |
| 37 | 42 | Karrin Allyson | Ballads - Remembering Coltrane | 2001 | |  |  |  |
| 52 | 43 | Alice Coltrane | Translinear Light | 2004 | |  |  |  |
| 39 | 44 | Joe Lovano | Joyous Encounter | 2005 | |  |  |  |
| 47 | 45 | John Scofield | That's What I Say | 2005 | |  |  |  |
| 36 | 46 | David S Ware Quartet | Corridors & Parallels | 2001 | |  |  |  |
| 38 | 47 | Art Ensemble of Chicago | Tribute to Lester | 2003 | |  |  |  |
| 46 | 48 | Greg Osby | Channel Three | 2005 | |  |  |  |
| 48 | 49 | Sonny Rollins | Without a Song: The 9/11 Concert | 2005 | |  |  |  |
| 45 | 50 | The Vandermark 5 | Elements of Style | 2004 | |  |  |  |
| 44 | 51 | Toshiko Akiyoshi | Hiroshima: Rising From the Abyss | 2003 | |  |  |  |
| 49 | 52 | Medeski, Martin & Wood | The Dropper | 2000 | |  |  |  |
| 51 | 53 | Trio Beyond | Saudades [2CD] | 2006 | |  |  |  |
| 50 | 54 | Bebo Valdes | Bebo de Cuba | 2005 | |  |  |  |
| 56 | 55 | Tomasz Stanko Quartet | Suspended Night | 2004 | |  |  |  |
| 42 | 56 | Andy Bey | American Song | 2004 | |  |  |  |
| 58 | 57 | Brian Blade Fellowship | Perceptual | 2000 | |  |  |  |
| 64 | 58 | Terence Blanchard | Flow | 2005 | |  |  |  |
| 63 | 59 | Brad Mehldau | Largo | 2002 | |  |  |  |
| 57 | 60 | Wayne Shorter | Beyond the Sound Barrier | 2005 | |  |  |  |
| 61 | 61 | Nels Cline | New Monastery | 2006 | |  |  |  |
| 62 | 62 | Vijay Iyer | Reimagining | 2005 | |  |  |  |
| 55 | 63 | Eddie Palmieri | Listen Here! | 2005 | |  |  |  |
| 68 | 64 | Dave Douglas | Soul On Soul | 2000 | |  |  |  |
| 75 | 65 | Ron Carter | Dear Miles | 2007 | |  |  |  |
| 74 | 66 | Pat Metheny Group | The Way Up | 2005 | |  |  |  |
| 70 | 67 | Marilyn Crispell | Amaryllis | 2001 | |  |  |  |
| 67 | 68 | Keith Jarrett | Up for It | 2003 | |  |  |  |
| 66 | 69 | Paul Motian Band | Garden of Eden | 2006 | |  |  |  |
| 65 | 70 | Matt Wilson's Arts & Crafts | Wake Up! (To What's Happening) | 2004 | |  |  |  |
| 60 | 71 | Cuong Vu | It's Mostly Residual | 2005 | |  |  |  |
| 72 | 72 | The Bad Plus | Give | 2004 | |  |  |  |
| 69 | 73 | Dave Holland Big Band | What Goes Around | 2002 | |  |  |  |
| 73 | 74 | Joshua Redman | Beyond | 2000 | |  |  |  |
| 89 | 75 | Steve Coleman | On the Rising of the 64 Paths | 2003 | |  |  |  |
| 77 | 76 | Kurt Elling | Nightmoves | 2007 | |  |  |  |
| 80 | 77 | Billy Bang | Vietnam: Reflections | 2005 | |  |  |  |
| 71 | 78 | Saxophone Summit | Gathering of Spirits | 2004 | |  |  |  |
| 93 | 79 | E.S.T. | Viaticum | 2005 | |  |  |  |
| 82 | 80 | Michel Camilo | Live at the Blue Note | 2003 | |  |  |  |
| 88 | 81 | Wayne Shorter | Alegria | 2003 | |  |  |  |
| 85 | 82 | Henry Threadgill & Make a Move | Everybody's Mouth's a Book | 2001 | |  |  |  |
| 76 | 83 | Randy Weston | Zep Tepi | 2006 | |  |  |  |
| — | 84 | Cassandra Wilson | Loverly | 2008 | |  |  |  |
| 81 | 85 | Drew Gress | 7 Black Butterflies | 2005 | |  |  |  |
| 87 | 86 | Jacky Terrasson | Smile | 2003 | |  |  |  |
| 97 | 87 | Bill Frisell | East/West | 2005 | |  |  |  |
| 99 | 88 | Tim Berne | The Shell Game | 2001 | |  |  |  |
| 78 | 89 | Bill Charlap | Written in the Stars | 2000 | |  |  |  |
| 79 | 90 | Tom Harrell | Live at the Village Vanguard | 2002 | |  |  |  |
| 90 | 91 | Dianne Reeves | Good Night, and Good Luck | 2005 | |  |  |  |
| 83 | 92 | ScoLoHoFo | Oh! | 2003 | |  |  |  |
| 84 | 93 | Dee Dee Bridgewater | This is New | 2002 | |  |  |  |
| 96 | 94 | Mulgrew Miller | The Sequel | 2002 | |  |  |  |
| 98 | 95 | Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra | Concert in the Garden | 2004 | |  |  |  |
| — | 96 | Bobo Stenson Trio | Serenity [2CD] | 2000 | |  |  |  |
| 86 | 97 | The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra | Thad Jones Legacy | 1999 | |  |  |  |
| 92 | 98 | Norah Jones | Come Away With Me | 2001 | |  |  |  |
| — | 99 | Paul Motian | Time and Time Again | 2007 | |  |  |  |
| 94 | 100 | Carla Bley | Looking for America | 2003 | |  |  |  |