Top 10 Jazz albums of 2012

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Vijay Iyer, "Accelerando" (ACT)Charlie Hunter and Scott Amendola, 'Not Getting Behind is the New Getting Ahead' (self-released)Neneh Cherry and The Thing, 'The Cherry Thing' (Smalltown Supersound)Billy Hart Quartet, 'All Our Reasons' (ECM)Robert Glasper Experiment, "Black Radio" (Blue Note)Living by Lanterns, 'New Myth/Old Science' (Cuneiform)Brad Mehldau Trio, "Ode / Where Do You Start" (Nonesuch)Esbjörn Svensson Trio, "301" (ACT)Jenny Scheinman, "Mischief & Mayhem" (self-released)Ravi Coltrane, 'Spirit Fiction' (Blue Note)

Backed by a powerhouse group that includes L.A.-born guitarist Nels Cline, this record from the eclectic violinist and frequent Bill Frisell collaborator begins by imagining an Americana-dusted road trip with PJ Harvey and keeps exploring from there.

Jenny Scheinman, "Mischief & Mayhem" (self-released)

( Michael Wilson / December 14, 2012 )

Backed by a powerhouse group that includes L.A.-born guitarist Nels Cline, this record from the eclectic violinist and frequent Bill Frisell collaborator begins by imagining an Americana-dusted road trip with PJ Harvey and keeps exploring from there.

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