My favorite jazz releases of 2018 (as submitted to JazzTimes mag and elsewhere), listed alphabetically:
Kenny Barron Quintet Concentric Circles (Blue Note)
Eddie Daniels Heart of Brazil: A Tribute to Egberto Gismonti (Resonance)
Larry Goldings/Peter Bernstein/Bill Stewart Toy Tunes (Pirouet)
Chris Lightcap Superette (Royal Potato Family)
Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas/Sound Prints Scandal (Greenleaf)
Nolatet No Revenge Necessary (Royal Potato Family)
Joshua Redman/Ron Miles/Scott Colley/Brian Blade Still Dreaming (Nonesuch)
Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band West Side Story Reimagined (Jazzheads)
Antonio Sanchez (featuring WDR Big Band) Channels of Energy (CamJazz)
Wayne Shorter Emanon (Blue Note)