13th Annual Jazz Critics Poll: 2018 |
Ballot 2018
Donald Elfman (New York City Jazz Record)
NEW RELEASES
- Myriad 3, Vera (ALMA)
- Frank Kimbrough, Monk's Dreams: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Sphere Monk (Sunnyside)
- Leslie Pintchik, You Eat My Food, You Drink My Wine, You Steal My Girl! (Pintch Hard)
- Don Byron & Aruán Ortiz, Random Dances and (A)tonalities (Intakt)
- John Bailey, In Real Time (Summit)
- Dead Composers Club [Noah Preminger & Rob Garcia], Chopin Project (Connection Works)
- Juan Andres Ospina Big Band, Tramontana (self-released)
- Felipe Salles and Interconnections Ensemble, The Lullalby Project and Other Works for Large Ensemble (Tapestry)
- Stephane Spira, New Playground (Jazzmax)
- Danny Fox Trio, The Great Nostalgist (Hot Cup)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL
- The Savory Collection 1935-1940 (Mosaic)
- John Coltrane, Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album (Impulse!)
- Miles Davis & John Coltrane, The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6 (Columbia/Legacy)
VOCAL
- Allegra Levy, Looking at the Moon (SteepleChase)
DEBUT
- John Bailey, In Real Time (Summit)
LATIN
- Miguel Zenón, Yo Soy La Tradición (Miel)
Note: Original debut pick -- Dan Pugach Nonet, Plus One (Unit) -- changed due to ballot priority.