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Jazzwise Albums of the Year 2012

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Jazzwise announced the results of its annual writers poll with Courtney Pine winning the prestigious No.1 spot, for his album House of Legends, in a strong Top 20 albums list.

Top 20 New Releases

Courtney Pine — House Of Legends — Destin—
EST — 301 — ACT
John Surman — Saltash Bells — ECM
Christine Tobin — Sailing To Byzantium — Trail Belle Records
John McLaughlin & 4th Dimension — Now Here This — Abstract Logix
Gregory Porter — Be Good — Motéma
Jeremy Pelt — Soul — Highnote
Robert Glasper — Black Radio — Blue Note
Branford Marsalis — 4 Mf’s Playing Tunes — Marsalis Music
Django Bates Belovèd — Confirmation — Lost Marble
Béla Fleck/Marcus Roberts Trio — Across The Imaginary Divide — Rounde
Christian Scott — Christian Atunde Adjuah — Concord
Esperanda Spalding — Radio Music Society — Decca
Phronesis — Walking Dark — Edition
Kurt Elling — On Broadway — Concord
Ahmad Jamal — Blue Moon — Jazz Village
Roller Trio — Roller Trio — F—ire
Simcock/Garland/Sirkis — Lighthouse — ACT
Colin Towns Blue Touch Paper — Stand Well Back — Provocateur
Billy Hart — All Of Our Reasons — ECM