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| Monty Alexander | John Brown's Body | Alexander The Great | Pacific Jazz |
| Paolo Moura | Ana Lia's Blue | Fibra | Equipe |
| Masabumi Kikuchi, Terumasa Hino and Joe Henderson | Sunrise in Toyko | In Concert | Fontana Japan |
| Ndikho Xaba & The Natives | Nomusa | Ndikho Xaba & The Natives | Trylite |
| Lou Donaldson | Peepin' | The Scorpion: Live @ The Cadillac Club | Blue Note |
| Karel Velebny | The Uhu Sleeps Only During The Day | SHQ | ESP-Disk |
| Khan Jamal | Innocence | Cool | Porter |
| Ahmed Abdul-Malik | Ya, Annas (Oh, People) | Jazz Sahara | Riverside |
| Ahmed Abdul-Malik | La Ibky (Don't Cry) | East Meets West | RCA |
| Art Blakey & The Afro-Drum Ensemble | Ife L'ayo (There is Happiness in Love) | The African Beat | Blue Note |
| John Coltrane | India | The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings | Impulse |
| Thelonius Monk Quartet w. John Coltrane | Crepuscule With Nellie | At Carnegie Hall | Blue Note |
| Ahmed Abdul-Malik | Communication | Sounds of Africa | Prestige |
| Hamza El Din | Desse Barama (Peace) | Music of Nubia | Vanguard |
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