| Michele LeGrand | Jitterbug Waltz | Le Grand Jazz | Philips |
| John Coltrane | Mr. Syms | Coltrane Plays the Blues | Atlantic |
| Shirley Horn | Estate | Shirley Horn with Strings Here's To Life | Gitanes |
| Jeff "Tain" Watts | Owed | Watts | Dark Key Music |
| Marcus Roberts | Nice Work if You Can Get It | Gershwin For Lovers | Columbia |
| Louis Armstrong | Home | Louis For Lovers | Verve |
| Roy Hargrove | September in the Rain | Emergence | Groovin High |
| Thelonious Monk Quartet | Rhythm a Ning | Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival | Monterey Jazz Records |
| Duke Ellington | Rod La Rocque | Blues and Ballads | Varese Vintage |
| Stanley Cowell Featuring Sunny Cowell | I'll Never Be The Same | Prayer for Peace | SteepleChase |
| Gerald Wilson Orchestra | Cass Tech | Detroit | Mack Avenue |
| Johnny Hartman | The Very Thought of You | Hartman For Lovers | Verve |
| Branford Marsalis Joey Calderazzo | Precious | Songs of Mirth and Melancholy | Marsalis Music |
| Bobby Montez | Speak Low | Jungle Fantastique | Cubop |
| David Hardiman's San Francisco All Star Big Band | Satin Doll | 37th Annniversary | Independent |
| The Dan Zemelman Quartet | The Nearness of Fu | One Way or Another | ZemJazz Records |
| Billy Eckstine | Green Dolphin Street | Now Singing In 12 Great Movies | |
| Michele Le Grand | Stompin at the Savoy | Le Grand Jazz | Philips |
| Count Basie | April in Paris | April in Paris | Verve |
| Kim Nalley | Too Close for Comfort | Need My Sugar | CE Jazz Blues |
| Shirley Horn | Here's to Life | Shirley Horn With Strings Here's To Life | Gitanes |
