15th Annual Jazz Critics Poll: 2020

Ballot 2020

Larry Blumenfeld (Wall Street Journal, Daily Beast, Blu Notes)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Ambrose Akinmusire, On the Tender Spot of Every Calloused Moment (Blue Note)
  2. Lucian Ban-John Surman-Mat Maneri, Transylvanian Folk Songs (Sunnyside)
  3. Carla Bley-Andy Sheppard-Steve Swallow, Life Goes On (ECM)
  4. Nduduzo Makhathini, Modes of Communication: Letters From the Underworlds (Blue Note)
  5. Matthew Shipp Trio, The Unidentifiable (ESP-Disk)
  6. Tim Berne's Snakeoil, The Fantastic Mrs. 10 (Intakt)
  7. Maria Schneider Orchestra, Data Lords (ArtistShare)
  8. Aruán Ortiz With Andrew Cyrille and Mauricio Herrera, Inside Rhythmic Falls (Intakt)
  9. Edward "Kidd" Jordan-Joel Futterman-William Parker-Hamid Drake, A Tribute to Alvin Fielder: Live at Vision Festival XXIV (Mahakala Music)
  10. Robby Ameen, Diluvio (Origin)

REISSUES/HISTORICAL

  1. Thelonious Monk, Palo Alto (1968, Impulse)
  2. Sam Rivers, Ricochet [Sam Rivers Archive Project, Volume 3] (1978, NoBusiness)
  3. Sonny Rollins, Rollins in Holland (1967, Resonance)

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