Лучшие авангардные и фри-джазовые альбомы 2018 года, согласно частоте упоминаемости в специализированных ресурсах:
- Dave Holland/ Evan Parker/ Craig Taborn/ Ches Smith Uncharted Territories
- Anthony Braxton Sextet (Parker) 1993
- Tyshawn Sorey Pillars
- Henry Threadgill -14 or 15 Kestra Agg — Dirt… And More Dirt
- Peter Brötzmann / Heather Leigh Sparrow Nights
- Rodrigo Amado/ Joe McPhee/ Kent Kessler/ Chris Corsano A History of Nothing
- Biliana Voutchkova / Michael Thieke Blurred Music
- Ingrid Laubrock Contemporary Chaos Practices
- Miles Okazaki Work
- Assif Tsahar, William Parker, Hamid Drake In Between the Tumbling a Stillness
- Ben LaMar Gay Downtown Castles Can Never Block the Sun
- Cecil Taylor Poschiavo
- Daniel Carter / William Parker / Matthew Shipp Seraphic Light
- Marker Roadwork 1 / Roadwork 2 / Homework 1
- Matthew Shipp Zero