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Highest Rated Jazz Albums of 2017
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Alternative R&B
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Electronic
Electropop
Folk
Hip Hop
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Pop
Pop Rock
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Cécile McLorin Salvant - Dreams and Daggers
September 29, 2017
Vocal Jazz
Score
100
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2
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Bob Dylan - Triplicate
March 31, 2017
Standards
,
Easy Listening
,
Vocal Jazz
,
Traditional Pop
Score
100
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3
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Vijay Iyer Sextet - Far From Over
August 25, 2017
Jazz
,
Post-Bop
Score
100
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4
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Craig Taborn - Daylight Ghosts
January 6, 2017
Jazz
,
Chamber Jazz
Score
80
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5
.
Thundercat - Drunk
February 24, 2017
Neo-Soul
,
Psychedelic Soul
,
Jazz-Funk
Score
80
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6
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Zara McFarlane - Arise
September 29, 2017
Vocal Jazz
Score
80
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7
.
Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society - Simultonality
April 7, 2017
Avant-Garde Jazz
,
Post-Minimalism
Score
80
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Amazon
8
.
Hudson - Hudson
June 9, 2017
Jazz Fusion
Score
80
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9
.
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah - Ruler Rebel
March 31, 2017
Nu Jazz
,
Jazz Fusion
Score
80
Source →
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iTunes
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Spotify
10
.
Ron Miles - I Am a Man
November 10, 2017
Jazz
,
Post-Bop
Score
80
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11
.
Tony Allen - The Source
September 8, 2017
Jazz
,
Post-Bop
Score
80
Source →
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iTunes
Music
Spotify
12
.
Binker and Moses - Journey to the Mountain of Forever
June 2, 2017
Jazz
Score
80
Source →
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iTunes
Music
Spotify
13
.
Yazz Ahmed - La Saboteuse
May 12, 2017
Jazz
Score
80
Source →
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iTunes
Music
Spotify
14
.
Chris Potter - The Dreamer is the Dream
April 28, 2017
Jazz
,
ECM Style Jazz
Score
80
Source →
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15
.
Tomasz Stanko New York Quartet - December Avenue
March 31, 2017
Jazz
Score
80
Source →
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iTunes
Music
16
.
John Abercrombie Quartet - Up and Coming
January 13, 2017
Jazz
Score
80
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iTunes
Music
17
.
Rez Abbasi - Unfiltered Universe
September 1, 2017
Jazz
,
Post-Bop
Score
60
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18
.
Arve Henriksen - Towards Language
June 16, 2017
Jazz
Score
60
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19
.
Cameron Graves - Planetary Prince
February 24, 2017
Jazz Fusion
,
Spiritual Jazz
,
Post-Bop
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
20
.
Tigran Hamasyan - An Ancient Observer
March 31, 2017
Jazz
,
Chamber Jazz
Score
60
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21
.
Trombone Shorty - Parking Lot Symphony
April 28, 2017
Jazz
,
Funk
,
Jazz-Funk
Score
60
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iTunes
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Spotify
22
.
The Pollyseeds - The Sounds of Crenshaw Vol. 1
July 14, 2017
Nu Jazz
,
Synth Funk
,
Contemporary R&B
Score
60
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iTunes
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Spotify
23
.
Portico Quartet - Art in the Age of Automation
August 25, 2017
Nu Jazz
Score
60
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iTunes
Music
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24
.
Kamasi Washington - Harmony of Difference
September 29, 2017
Spiritual Jazz
Score
40
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout 2017.
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