| 8th Annual Jazz Critics Poll: 2013 |
Ballots 2013 [6]
NEW RELEASES
- Mary Halvorson, Illusionary Sea (Firehouse 12)
- Convergence Quartet, Slow and Steady (NoBusiness)
- Taylor Ho Bynum, Navigation (Firehouse 12)
- Drew Gress, The Sky Inside (Pirouet)
- Craig Taborn, Chants (ECM)
- Alexander Hawkins, Song Singular (Babel)
- Ralph Alessi, Baida (ECM)
- Satoko Fujii, Spring Storm (Libra)
- Francois Houle & Havard Wiik, Aves (Songlines)
- Nate Wooley, (Sit In) The Throne of Friendship (Clean Feed)
REISSUES
VOCAL
DEBUT
LATIN
NEW RELEASES
- Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock/Jack DeJohnette, Somewhere (ECM)
- Wayne Shorter, Without a Net (Blue Note)
- Roger Kellaway & Eddie Daniels, Duke at the Roadhouse: Live in Santa Fe (IPO)
- Dave Holland, Prism (Dare 2)
- Bill Frisell, Big Sur (Okeh)
- JD Allen, Grace (Savant)
- Dave Douglas, Pathways (Greenleaf)
- Ivo Perelman, Enigma (Leo)
- Steve Turre, The Bones of Art (HighNote)
- Rudresh Mahanthappa, Gamak (ACT)
REISSUES
- Jeremy Steig, Flute Fever (International Phonograph)
- Lester Young, Boston 1950 (Uptown)
- Woody Shaw, The Complete Muse Sessions (Mosaic)
VOCAL
- Cécile McLorin Salvant, WomanChild (Mack Avenue)
DEBUT
- Chad Lefkowitz-Brown, Imagery Manifesto (Lefkowitz-Brown)
LATIN
- Mark Weinstein, Todo Corazon (Jazzheads)
Derk Richardson (The Absolute Sound, KPFA 94.1 FM)
NEW RELEASES
- Kris Davis, Massive Threads (Thirsty Ear)
- Myra Melford, Life Carries Me This Way (Firehouse 12)
- Satoko Fujii, Time Stands Still (Not Two)
- Ben Goldberg, Unfold Ordinary Mind (BAG)
- Bill Frisell, Silent Comedy (Tzadik)
- Steve Coleman, Functional Arrythmias (Pi)
- Dave Douglas, Time Travel (Greenleaf)
- Matthew Shipp, Piano Sutras (Thirsty Ear)
- Carla Bley-Andy Sheppard-Steve Swallow, Trios (ECM)
- Sex Mob, Plays Fellini (Royal Potato Family)
REISSUES
- John Coltrane, Sun Ship: The Complete Session (Impulse/Mosaic)
- Earl Hines, The Classic Earl Hines Sessions: 1928-1945 (Mosaic)
- Keith Jarrett, Hymns/Spheres (ECM)
VOCAL
- Mary Stallings, But Beautiful (HighNote)
DEBUT
- Matt Mitchell, Fiction (Pi)
LATIN
- São Paulo Underground, Beija Flors Velho e Sujo (Cuneiform)
Joel Roberts (The New York City Jazz Record)
NEW RELEASES
- Jaimeo Brown, Transcendence (Motéma)
- Charles Lloyd & Jason Moran, Hagar's Song (ECM)
- Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock/Jack DeJohnette, Somewhere (ECM)
- Aaron Diehl, The Bespoke Man's Narrative (Mack Avenue)
- Kenny Garrett, Pushing the World Away (Mack Avenue)
- David Weiss, Endangered Species: The Music of Wayne Shorter (Motéma)
- Brussels Jazz Orchestra & Joe Lovano, Wild Beauty (Half Note)
- Ellery Eskelin, Trio New York II (Prime Source)
- Joshua Redman, Walking Shadows (Nonesuch)
- Randy Weston & Billy Harper, The Roots of the Blues (Sunnyside)
REISSUES
VOCAL
- Gregory Porter, Liquid Spirit (Blue Note)
DEBUT
- Jaimeo Brown, Transcendence (Motéma)
LATIN
- Michel Camilo, What's Up? (Okeh)
Chris Robinson (Downbeat, Outsideinsideout)
NEW RELEASES (listed alphabetically; 5.5 points each)
- Alaturka, Yalniz (Tzigane)
- CACAW, Stellar Power (Skirl)
- Christian Wallumrod, Outstairs (ECM)
- Dawn of Midi, Dysnomia (Thirsty Ear)
- Derrick Hodge, Live Today (Blue Note)
- Kaze, Tornado (Libra)
- Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile (Constellation)
- Matt Parker, Worlds Put Together (BYNK)
- Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, In the Spirit of Duke (Spartacus)
- Steve Owen, Stand Up Eight (OA2)
REISSUES (listed alphabetically; 2 points each)
- Jack DeJohnette, Special Edition (ECM)
- Miles Davis, Original Mono Recordings (Columbia/Legacy)
- Paul Motian, Paul Motian (ECM)
VOCAL
- Chicago Jazz Orchestra & Cyrille Aimee, Burstin' Out (Origin)
DEBUT
- Matt Parker, Worlds Put Together (BYNK)
LATIN
- Miguel Zenón, Oye!!! Live in Puerto Rico (Miel)
NEW RELEASES
- Charles Lloyd & Jason Moran, Hagar's Song (ECM)
- Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile (Constellation)
- Michele Rosewoman's New Yor-uba, 30 Years: A Musical Celebration of Cuba in America (Advance Dance Disques)
- Wayne Shorter, Without a Net (Blue Note)
- Steve Coleman, Functional Arrythmias (Pi)
- Terence Blanchard, Magnetic (Blue Note)
- Giovanni Guidi, City of Broken Dreams (ECM)
- Dawn of Midi, Dysnomia (Thirsty Ear)
- Craig Taborn, Chants (ECM)
- Harold O'Neal, Man on the Street (DD172)
REISSUES
VOCAL
- Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile (Constellation)
DEBUT
- Thiefs, Thiefs (Melanine Harmonique)
LATIN
- Michele Rosewoman's New Yor-uba, 30 Years: A Musical Celebration of Cuba in America (Advance Dance Disques)
NEW RELEASES
- Tim Berne, Shadow Man (ECM)
- Craig Taborn, Chants (ECM)
- Ken Vandermark, Impressions of Po Music (Okka)
- Antonio Sanchez, New Life (CAM Jazz)
- Ben Goldberg, Unfold Ordinary Mind (BAG)
- Amir ElSaffar, Alchemy (Pi)
- John Hollenbeck, Songs I Like a Lot (Sunnyside)
- Tarbaby, The Ballad of Sam Langford (Hipnotic)
- Tom Harrell, Colors of a Dream (HighNote)
- Frank Rosaly, Cicada Music (Delmark)
REISSUES
- Miles Davis, Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2 (Columbia/Legacy)
- Roscoe Mitchell, Live at "A Space" 1975 (Delmark)
- Jack DeJohnette, Special Edition (ECM)
VOCAL
- Cécile McLorin Salvant, WomanChild (Mack Avenue)
DEBUT
- Birgitta Flick, Yingyig (Challenge)
LATIN
- Michele Rosewoman's New Yor-uba, 30 Years: A Musical Celebration of Cuba in America (Advance Dance Disques)
Bret Saunders (Denver Post, KBCO-FM)
NEW RELEASES
- William Parker, Wood Flute Songs (AUM Fidelity)
- Mary Halvorson, Illusionary Sea (Firehouse 12)
- Charles Lloyd & Jason Moran, Hagar's Song (ECM)
- Rudresh Mahanthappa, Gamak (ACT)
- The Thing, Boot! (The Thing)
- Rob Mazurek, Skull Sessions (Cuneiform)
- Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd, Holding It Down: The Veterans' Dreams Project (Pi)
- Billy Bang, Da Bang! (TUM)
- Marty Ehrlich, A Trumpet in the Morning (New World)
- Allison Miller, No Morphine, No Lilies (Royal Potato Family)
REISSUES
- Clifford Jordan, The Complete Strata-East Sessions (Mosaic)
- Jack DeJohnette, Special Edition (ECM)
- Joe McPhee, Nation Time: The Complete Recordings (1969-70) (Corbett vs. Dempsey)
VOCAL
- René Marie, I Wanna Be Evil: With Love to Eartha Kitt (Motéma)
DEBUT
- Matt Mitchell, Fiction (Pi)
LATIN
Richard Scheinin (San Jose Mercury News and Bay Area News Group)
NEW RELEASES
- Aaron Parks, Alive in Japan (Bandcamp; free download)
- Orrin Evans, ". . . It Was Beauty" (Criss Cross)
- Cécile McLorin Salvant, WomanChild (Mack Avenue)
- Jamie Baum, In This Life (Sunnyside)
- Charnett Moffett, The Bridge (Solo Bass Works) (Motéma)
- Eric Revis-Kris Davis-Andrew Cyrille, City of Asylum (Clean Feed)
- Nicholas Payton, Sketches of Spain (BMF)
- Scott Neumann, Blessed (Origin)
- Ralph Alessi, Baida (ECM)
- Aaron Diehl, The Bespoke Man's Narrative (Mack Avenue)
REISSUES
- Clifford Jordan, The Complete Strata-East Sessions (Mosaic)
- John Coltrane, Sun Ship: The Complete Session (Impulse/Mosaic)
- Miles Davis, Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2 (Columbia/Legacy)
VOCAL
- Cécile McLorin Salvant, WomanChild (Mack Avenue)
DEBUT
- Sly Fifth Avenue, Presents Akuma (TRR)
LATIN
- Alexis Cuadrado, A Lorca Soundscape (Sunnyside)
NEW RELEASES
- Ahmad Jamal, Saturday Morning (Jazz Village)
- Steve Coleman, Functional Arrythmias (Pi)
- Darcy James Argue, Brooklyn Babylon (New Amsterdam)
- Etienne Charles, Creole Soul (Culture Shock)
- David Weiss, Endangered Species: The Music of Wayne Shorter (Motéma)
- Matthew Shipp, Piano Sutras (Thirsty Ear)
- Wayne Shorter, Without a Net (Blue Note)
- Claudia Quintet, September (Cuneiform)
- Chucho Valdes, Border-Free (Jazz Village)
- Gerry Gibbs-Kenny Barron-Ron Carter, Thrasher Dream Trio (Whaling City Sound)
REISSUES
VOCAL
- Gregory Porter, Liquid Spirit (Blue Note)
DEBUT
- Jonathan Finlayson, Moment & the Message (Pi)
LATIN
- Etienne Charles, Creole Soul (Culture Shock)
NEW RELEASES
- Barry Altschul, The 3dom Factor (TUM)
- Gary Peacock & Marilyn Crispell, Azure (ECM)
- Frank Rosaly, Cicada Music (Delmark)
- Rudresh Mahanthappa, Gamak (ACT)
- Tim Berne, Shadow Man (ECM)
- Mary Halvorson, Illusionary Sea (Firehouse 12)
- Rob Mazurek, Skull Sessions (Cuneiform)
- Dave Douglas, Time Travel (Greenleaf)
- Mark Dresser, Nourishments (Clean Feed)
- Nicole Mitchell, Aquarius (Delmark)
REISSUES
- Paul Motian, Paul Motian (ECM)
- Byron Allen, Trio (ESP-Disk)
- John Coltrane, Sun Ship: The Complete Session (Impulse/Mosaic)
VOCAL
DEBUT
LATIN
John Sharpe (The New York City Jazz Record, All About Jazz)
NEW RELEASES
- Barry Guy, Mad Dogs (Not Two)
- Trio 3 & Jason Moran, Refraction: Breakin' Glass (Intakt)
- Convergence Quartet, Slow and Steady (NoBusiness)
- Satoko Fujii, Time Stands Still (Not Two)
- Kris Davis, Capricorn Climber (Clean Feed)
- Eric Revis-Kris Davis-Andrew Cyrille, City of Asylum (Clean Feed)
- Craig Taborn, Chants (ECM)
- Aki Takase, New Blues (Enja)
- Sylvie Courvoisier & Mark Feldman, Live at Theatre Vidy-Lausanne (Intakt)
- Lotte Anker-Rodrigo Pinheiro-Hernani Faustino, Birthmark (Clean Feed)
REISSUES
VOCAL
DEBUT
LATIN
Bill Shoemaker (Point of Departure)
NEW RELEASES
- Barry Altschul, The 3dom Factor (TUM)
- William Parker, Wood Flute Songs (AUM Fidelity)
- Aki Takase, My Ellington (Intakt)
- Various, Just Not Cricket! Three Days of British Improvised Music in Berlin (N! Vu N! Connu)
- Wadada Leo Smith & Tumo, Occupy the World (TUM)
- Harry Miller, Different Times, Different Places (Ogun)
- The Engines & John Tchicai, Other Violets (Not Two)
- Lafayette Gilchrist, The View from Here (self-released)
- Ellery Eskelin-Susan Alcorn-Michael Formanek, Mirage (Clean Feed)
- Tim Berne, Shadow Man (ECM)
REISSUES
- Clifford Jordan, The Complete Strata-East Sessions (Mosaic)
- S.O.S. [John Surman-Mike Osborne-Alan Skidmore], Looking for the Next One (Cuneiform)
- John Carter & Bobby Bradford, Flight for Four (International Phonograph)
VOCAL
- Andy Bey, The World According to Andy Bey (HighNote)
DEBUT
- Sons of Kemet, Burn (Naim)
LATIN
- Michele Rosewoman's New Yor-uba, 30 Years: A Musical Celebration of Cuba in America (Advance Dance Disques)
Hank Shteamer (Time Out New York, Pitchfork)
NEW RELEASES
- Black Host, Life in the Sugar Candle Mines (Northern Spy)
- Charles Lloyd & Jason Moran, Hagar's Song (ECM)
- Aaron Parks, Arborescence (ECM)
- David Ake, Bridges (Posi-Tone)
- Aaron Diehl, The Bespoke Man's Narrative (Mack Avenue)
- Matthew Shipp, Piano Sutras (Thirsty Ear)
- Dr. Lonnie Smith, In the Beginning, Vols. 1 & 2 (Pilgrimage)
- Kirk Knuffke, Chorale (SteepleChase)
- Harris Eisenstadt, The Destructive Element (Clean Feed)
- Kris Davis, Massive Threads (Thirsty Ear)
REISSUES
- New York Art Quartet, Call It Art (Triple Point)
- Miles Davis, Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2 (Columbia/Legacy)
- Woody Shaw, The Complete Muse Sessions (Mosaic)
VOCAL
DEBUT
LATIN
NEW RELEASES
- Clotilde Rullaud, In Extremis (The Orchard -11)
- Gregory Porter, Liquid Spirit (Blue Note)
- Travis Sullivan's Björkestra, I Go Humble (Zoho)
- Billy Lester, Storytime (Jujikaan)
VOCAL
- Clotilde Rullaud, In Extremis (The Orchard -11)
DEBUT
- Clotilde Rullaud, In Extremis (The Orchard -11)
LATIN
NEW RELEASES
- Bela Fleck, The Imposter (Decca)
- Bill Frisell, Big Sur (Okeh)
- Rudresh Mahanthappa, Gamak (ACT)
- Dave Holland, Prism (Dare 2)
- Ralph Towner-Wolfgang Muthspiel-Slava Grigoryan, Travel Guide (ECM)
- John Abercrombie, 39 Steps (ECM)
- Pat Metheny, Tap: John Zorn's Book of Angels, Vol. 20 (Nonesuch/Tzadik)
- Wayne Shorter, Without a Net (Blue Note)
- Barry Altschul, The 3dom Factor (TUM)
- Ahmad Jamal, Saturday Morning (Jazz Village)
REISSUES
- Miles Davis, Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2 (Columbia/Legacy)
VOCAL
DEBUT
LATIN
Jeff Stockton (The New York City Jazz Record)
NEW RELEASES
- William Parker, Wood Flute Songs (AUM Fidelity)
- Wayne Shorter, Without a Net (Blue Note)
- Adam Lane, Absolute Horizon (NoBusiness)
- Joshua Abrams, Unknown Known (RogueArt)
- David Murray, Be My Monster Love (Motéma)
- Chicago Jazz Orchestra & Cyrille Aimee, Burstin' Out (Origin)
- Lucian Ban, Elevation/Mystery (Sunnyside)
- Chris Potter, Sirens (ECM)
- Paul Dunmall & Tony Bianco, Tribute to Coltrane (Slam)
- Colin Stetson, New History Warfare Vol. 3: To See More Light (Constellation)
REISSUES
VOCAL
- Chicago Jazz Orchestra & Cyrille Aimee, Burstin' Out (Origin)
DEBUT
LATIN
NEW RELEASES (listed alphabetically; 5.5 points each)
- Jane Ira Bloom, Sixteen Sunsets (Outline)
- Roberta Donnay, A Little Sugar (Motéma)
- Tommy Flanagan & Jaki Byard, Magic of Two (Resonance)
- Lisa Hilton, Getaway (Lisa Hilton Music/Ruby Slippers Productions)
- Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd, Holding It Down: The Veterans' Dreams Project (Pi)
- Nicole Mitchell, Aquarius (Delmark)
- Carline Ray, Vocal Sides (Carlcat)
- Enrico Rava, On the Dance Floor (ECM)
- Wadada Leo Smith & Tumo, Occupy the World (TUM)
- Tierney Sutton, After Blue (BFM Jazz)
REISSUES (listed alphabetically; 2 points each)
- Bunny Berigan, Swingin' & Jumpin' (Hep)
- Paul Bley, Closer (ESP-Disk)
- Earl Hines, The Classic Earl Hines Sessions: 1928-1945 (Mosaic)
VOCAL
- Carline Ray, Vocal Sides (Carlcat)
DEBUT
- Carline Ray, Vocal Sides (Carlcat)
LATIN
- Luis Muñoz, Luz (self-released)
Mark Stryker (Detroit Free Press)
NEW RELEASES
- Wayne Shorter, Without a Net (Blue Note)
- Frank Wess, Magic 101 (IPO)
- Ahmad Jamal, Saturday Morning (Jazz Village)
- Quest, Circular Dreaming (Enja)
- Robert Hurst, BOB: A Palindrome (Bebob)
- Craig Taborn, Chants (ECM)
- Cécile McLorin Salvant, WomanChild (Mack Avenue)
- Dave Douglas, Time Travel (Greenleaf)
- Geri Allen, Grand River Crossings: Motown & Motor City Inspirations (Motéma)
- Mike LeDonne, Speak (Cellar Live)
REISSUES
VOCAL
- Cécile McLorin Salvant, WomanChild (Mack Avenue)
DEBUT
- Jonathan Finlayson, Moment & the Message (Pi)
LATIN
NEW RELEASES
- Jaimeo Brown, Transcendence (Motéma)
- Emilio Teubal, Música Para un Dragon Dormido (Brooklyn Jazz Underground)
- Arun Ghosh, A South Asian Suite (Camoci)
- Ben Goldberg, Unfold Ordinary Mind (BAG)
- Nicolas Moreaux, Fall Somewhere (Fresh Sound New Talent)
- Tim Horner, Head of the Circle (Origin)
- Reijseger/Fraanje/Sylla, Down Deep (Winter & Winter)
- Anna Webber, Percussive Mechanics (Pirouet)
- John Zorn, The Mysteries (Tzadik)
- Nicole Mitchell, Aquarius (Delmark)
REISSUES
- Detroit Jazz Composers Ltd, Hastings St. Jazz Experience (Soul Jazz)
- Ohio Penitentiary, 511 Ensemble Hard Luck Soul (Jazzman)
- Juma Sultan, Whispers From the Archives (Porter)
VOCAL
- Mike McGinnis, Ängsudden Song Cycle (482 Music)
DEBUT
- Jaimeo Brown, Transcendence (Motéma)
LATIN
- Pablo Ablanedo, ReContraDoble (Creative Nation)