9th Annual Jazz Critics Poll: 2014

2014 Totals: Vocals

  1. Andy Bey, Pages From an Imaginary Life (HighNote) 13
  2. Dianne Reeves, Beautiful Life (Concord) 5
  3. Catherine Russell, Bring It Back (Jazz Village) 5
  4. Darius Jones, The Oversoul Manual (AUM Fidelity) 4
  5. Kat Edmonson, The Big Picture (Sony Masterworks) 4
  6. Freddy Cole, Singing the Blues (HighNote ) 4
  7. René Marie, I Wanna Be Evil (Motéma) 4
  8. Billy Childs, Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro (Sony Masterworks) 3
  9. Norma Winstone, Dance Without Answer (ECM) 3
  10. Kate McGarry & Keith Ganz, Genevieve and Ferdinand (Sunnyside) 3
  11. Zara McFarlane, If You Knew Her (Brownswood) 3
  12. Sara Serpa & André Matos, Primavera (Inner Circle) 3
  13. Kendra Shank & John Stowell, New York Conversations (TCB) 3
  14. Marianne Solivan, Spark (Hipnotic) 3
  15. Melissa Stylianou, No Regrets (Anzic) 3
  16. Tierney Sutton, Paris Sessions (BFM Jazz) 3
  17. Paul Jost, Breaking Through (Dot Time) 2
  18. Kavita Shah, Visions (Inner Circle Music) 2
  19. Fay Victor, Absinthe and Vermouth (Greene Avenue -13) 2
  20. Roseanna Vitro, Clarity: Music of Clare Fischer (Random Act) 2
  21. Cyrille Aimee, It's a Good Day (Mack Avenue) 2
  22. Elizabeth Shepherd, Rewind (Linus Entertainment) 2
  23. Dee Alexander, Songs My Mother Loves (Blujazz) 1
  24. Franck Amsallem, Sings(Vol. II) (Fram) 1
  25. Sammy Figueroa & Glacia Nasser, Talisman (Savant) 1
  26. Barb Jungr, Hard Rain (Kristalyn) 1
  27. Stacey Kent, The Changing Lights (Warner Bros. -13) 1
  28. Carmen Lundy, Soul to Soul (Afrasia) 1
  29. Magos & Limón, Dawn (Okeh) 1
  30. Karen Mantler, Business Is Bad (Xtra Watt) 1
  31. Masaa, Afkar (Traumton) 1
  32. Carolyn Mitchell, Inner Smile (self-released) 1
  33. Barbara Morrison, I Love You, Yes I Do (Savant) 1
  34. Alicia Olatuja, Timeless (World Tune) 1
  35. Johnny O'Neal, Live at Smalls (SmallsLive) 1
  36. Kris Adams, Longing (Jazzbird) 1
  37. Aram Bajakian & Julia Úlehla, Dálava (self-released) 1
  38. Roberto Bonati & Diana Torto, Heureux comme avec une femme (ParmaFrontiere) 1
  39. Amy Cervini, Jazz Country (Anzic) 1
  40. Neneh Cherry, Blank Project (Smalltown Supersound) 1
  41. Dr. John, Ske-Dat-De-Dat: The Spirit of Satch (Concord) 1
  42. Kellylee Evans, I Remember When (Motéma) 1
  43. Carol Fredette, No Sad Songs for Me (Soundbrush) 1
  44. The Hot Sardines, The Hot Sardines (Decca/Universal Music Classics) 1
  45. Annie Lennox, Nostalgia (Blue Note) 1
  46. Allegra Levy, Lonely City (SteepleChase LookOut) 1
  47. Leyla McCalla, Vari-Colored Songs: Tribute to Langston Hughes (Music Maker) 1
  48. Roy Nathanson, Complicated Day (Enja/Yellowbird) 1
  49. Michael O'Neill & Kenny Washington, New Beginnings (Jazzmo) 1
  50. OU, Pisces Crisis (Spoot Music) 1
  51. Jennifer Porter, Easy Living (Cougar Moon) 1
  52. Boris Savoldelli & Garrison Fewell, Electric Bat Conspiracy (Creative Nation) 1
  53. Hildegard Lernt Fliegen, The Fundamental Rhythm of Unpolished Brains (Enja/Yellowbird) 1
  54. Somi, The Lagos Music Salon (Okeh) 1
  55. Emilie Weibel, oMoo (Inner Circle) 1

Critics were asked to name one album apiece, with no point system.