These are the albums I nearly wore out (if it’s possible to degrade Spotify and Bandcamp streams). As with my favorite books of 2022, these are not limited to albums that were released in 2022, just those I returned to time and time again throughout the year.

Joe Magnarelli: New York Osaka Junction (modern jazz)
Cory Weeds: Explosion (modern jazz)
Wye Oak: The Louder I Call, the Faster it Runs (rock)
Black Jesus Experience: Good Evening Black Buddha (Ethio-jazz, hip-hop, funk, rap)
Phil Cook: All These Years (solo piano: folk, jazz, blues, gospel)
Revelators Sound System: Revelators (avant-garde jazz and funk)
Cha Wa: My People (New Orleans jazz, R&B, hip-hop, rock, soul)
Nicholas Payton: Smoke Session (swing, funk, soul, hip-hop)
Black Jesus Experience: Cradle of Humanity (Ethio-jazz, hip-hop, funk, rap)