| MILES | BLACK COMEDY | MILES IN THE SKY | COLUMBIA |
| LENA HORNE | BELIEVE IN YOURSELF | THE WIZ SOUNDTRACK | MOTOWN |
| ROY AYERS | DESTINATION MOTHERLAND | DESTINATION MOTHERLAND | HIP-O |
| HERBBIE HANCOCK | SUMMERTIME | GERSHWIN'S WORLD | VERVE |
| DOROTHY ASHBY | LITTLE SUNFLOWER | AFRO HARPING | VERVE |
| JELLY ROLL MORTON/LINCOLN CENTER JAZZ ORCHESTRA | JELLY JELLY | LOVE JONES SOUNDTRACK | SONY |
| MILT JACKSON | FIVE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING | THE PROPHET SPEAKS | WARNER BROS |
| NINA SIMONE | KEEPER OF THE FLAME | WILD IS THE WIND | POLYGRAM |
| ELLA FITZGERALD | MIDNIGHT SUN | THE BEST OF THE SONGBOOKS | VERVE |
| CARMEN MCRAE | GET IT STRAIGHT (LIVE) | CARMEN SINGS MONK | |
| ESPERANZA SPALDING | THE PEACOCKS | JUNJO | AYVA MUSIC |
| ROY AYERS | SWEET TEARS | DESTINATION MOTHERLAND | HIP-O |
| KOS | FUNKY COUNTY | ATLANTIS | VIRGIN |
| BK ONE FEAT. PHONTE, BROTHER ALI | HERE I AM | RADIO DO CANIBAL | RHYMESAYERS |
| JOHN LEGEND FEAT. THE ROOTS AND COMMON | WAKE UP EVERYBODY | WAKE UP! | COLUMBIA |
| MOS DEF | UMI SAID | BLACK ON BOTH SIDES | RAWKUS |
| NNEKA | GOD OF MERCY | CONCRETE JUNGLE | |
| GURU | LIVING IN THIS WORLD | JAZZAMATAZZ | |
| DONNY HATATWAY | LITTLE GHETTO BOY | THESE SONGS FOR YOU LIVE! | RHINO |
| MARVIN GAYE | TROUBLE MAN | TROUBLE MAN | MOTOWN |
| RAPHAEL SAADIQ | THE ANSWERS | STONE ROLLIN' | COLUMBIA |
| ROY AYERS | A TEAR TO A SMILE | DESTINATION MOTHERLAND | HIP-O |
| NDAMBI | BLACK STAR | TUNIN' UP AND CO-SIGNIN' | MOTOWN |
| ZAP MAMA | YELLING AWAY | ANCESTRY IN PROGRESS | LUKA BOP |
| K'NAAN AND ZUMBI FROM ZION I | OLOLUFE MI | J. PERIOD FELA TRIBUTE | |
| PETE ROCK | GET INVOLVED | PETESTRUMENTALS | |
| SOUND DIRECTIONS | A DIVINE IMAGE | THE FUNKY SIDE OF LIFE | STONES THROW |
| KING TUBBY | KING STEREO GAV DUB | DANGERSOUS DUB | |
| MADLIB | MONTARA | SHADES OF BLUE | BLUE NOTE |
| FOUR HERO | SPIRITS IN TRANSIT | TWO PAGES | |
| LUDOVIC NAVARRE | WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THIS WORLD | MEMENTO | |
| FOUR HERO | THE AWAKENING | PLAY WITH THE CHANGES | RAW CANVAS |
| YEJJIDE THE NIGHT QUEEN | EARTH TONES | SEVENTH | INDEPENDENT |
| TRE HARDSON | FOUR MINUTES AND COUNTING | LIBERATION | |
| KOS | ELETRIK HEAT | ATLANTIS | VIRGIN |
| DJ KRUSH | ON THE DUB-BLE | DJ KRUSH | RED INK |
| THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES | BROTHER SISTER | BROTHER SISTER | DELICIOUS VINYL |
| ROY AYERS | AFRICA, CENTER OF THE WORLD | DESTINATION MOTHER LAND | HIP - O |
| FELA KUTI | SHUFFERING AND SHMILING | SHUFFERING AND SH | UNIVERSAL |
| FELA KUTI | CBB (CONFUSION BRAKE BONES) | ODOO | SHANANCHIE |
