1. Chick Corea & Origin: Change (Stretch)
2. Branford Marsalis: Requiem (Sony)
3. Michael Brecker: Time Is Of The Essence (Verve)
4. Mike Stern: Play (Atlantic)
5. Jim Hall & Pat Metheny: Jim Hall & Pat Metheny (Telarc)
6. Brad Mehldau Trio: Art of the Trio Vol. 4. Back at the Vanguard (Warner Bros.)
7. Dave Douglas: Songs for Wandering Souls (Winter & Winter)
8. Charles Lloyd Quartet: Voice in the Night (ECM)
9. Dena DeRose: Another World (Sharp Nine)
10. Fabio Morgera: Slick (Red Records)
11. J. J. Johnson: Heroes (Verve)
12. Die Like A Dog Quartet: From Valley to Valley (Eremite)

and for the best of '98...