**Updated here's what we reckon the 'A' List of Top 10 albums overall this year is shaping up as:** 10/ [Radio Sechaba](https://www.marlbank.net/posts/bokani-dyer-radio-sechaba-brownswood-2) - May 9/ [Colour of Sound](https://www.marlbank.net/posts/zoe-rahman-colour-of-sound-manushi-ecn-music) - July 8/ [Street of Minarets](https://www.marlbank.net/posts/dhafer-youssef-street-of-minarets-back-beat-edition) - February 7/ [Black, Brown, And Blue](https://www.marlbank.net/posts/eric-reed-black-brown-and-blue-smoke-sessions-records) - February 6/ [Dream Box](https://www.marlbank.net/posts/pat-metheny-dream-box-modern) - June 5/ [Refract](https://www.marlbank.net/posts/blank-for-ms-jason-moran-marcus-gilmore-refract-red-hook) - September 4/ [The Omnichord Real Book](https://www.marlbank.net/posts/meshell-ndegeocello-the-omnichord-real-book-blue-note-1-2) - June 3/ [Sphere](https://www.marlbank.net/posts/bobo-stenson-trio-sphere-ecm) - February 2/ [Love in Exile](https://www.marlbank.net/posts/arooj-aftab-vijay-iyer-shahzad-ismaily-love-in-exile-verve) - March 1/ [Kings Highway](https://www.marlbank.net/posts/brian-blade-and-the-fellowship-band-kings-highway-stoner-hill) - July

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