Top Ten Jazz Albums of 2009

(#10)  Charles Tolliver Big Band - "Emperor March" : 2009 : Halfnote

Charles Tolliver Big Band - "In The Trenches"

(#9)  Joshua Redman - "Compass" : 2009 : Nonesuch

Joshua Redman - "Hutchhiker's Guide"

(#8)  The Cory Weeds Quintet - "Everything's Coming Up Weeds" : 2009 : Cellar Live

The Cory Weeds Quintet - "Bailin' On Lou"

(#7)  Gerald Clayton - "Two-Shade" : 2009 : Emarcy

Gerald Clayton - "One Two You"

(#6)  Branford Marsalis Quartet - "Metamorphosen : 2009 : Marsalis Music

Branford Marsalis Quartet - "Sphere"

(#5)  Denny Zeitlin Trio - "In Concert" : 2009 : Sunnyside

Denny Zeitlin Trio - "Prime Times"

(#4)  Derrick Gardner & The Jazz Prophets - "Echoes of Ethnicity" : 2009 : Owl Studios

Derrick Gardner & The Jazz Prophets - "The Melting Pot"

(#3)  Sean Jones - "The Search Within" : 2009 : Mack Avenue

Sean Jones - "The Storm"

(#2)  Vijay Iyer Trio - "Historicity" : 2009 : ACT

Vijay Iyer Trio - "Smoke Stack"

(#1)  Christian McBride & Inside Straight - "Kind of Brown" : 2009 : Mack Avenue

Christian McBride & Inside Straight - "Stick & Move"