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Best of 2003
Jazz
 Matthew Shipp Equilibrium (Thirsty Ear) |  Mario Pavone Nu Trio/Quintet Orange (Playscape) |  Jerry Granelli The V16 Project (Songlines) |
 Dave Holland Quintet Extended Play/Live at Birdland (ECM) |  Scot Ray Quintet Active Vapor Recovery (Cryptogramophone) |  Bill Frisell The Intercontinentals (Nonesuch) |
Historic/Reissues
 Various Artists The Real Bahamas in Music and Song (Nonesuch Explorer Series) |  Miles Davis The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions (Columbia/Legacy) |  Giuffre/Bley/Swallow Emphasis & Flight (1961) (Hatology) |
South Africa
 Zim Ngqawana Vadzimu (Sheer Sound) |  Winston Mankunku Ngozi Abantwana Be Afrika (Sheer Sound) |  Various Artists The Rough Guide to South African Gospel (World Music Network) |
Africa
 Souad Massi Deb (Heart Broken) (Wrasse) |  Tartit Ichichila (Network) |  Various Artists Festival in the Desert (World Village) |
Reggae
 Cedric Im Brooks & The Light of Saba (Honest Jons) |  King Tubby The Roots of Dub/Dub from the Roots (Moll-Selekta) |  Luciano Tell It From The Heart (Minor7 Flat5) |
Electronica
 Ramiro Musotto Sudaka (Fast Horse) |  Cinematic Orchestra Man With A Movie Camera (Ninja Tune) |  Amon Tobin Out From Out There (Ninja Tune) |
Books/DVD
 Hélène Lee The First Rasta (Lawrence Hill Books) |  Style Wars (Plexifilm) |  Ruy Castro Bossa Nova (A Capella Press) |
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