| 15th Annual Jazz Critics Poll: 2020 |
Ballot 2020
Andrey Henkin (New York City Jazz Record)
NEW RELEASES (listed alphabetically; 5.5 points each)
- Juhani Aaltonen-Jonas Kullhammar-Christian Meaas Svendsen-Ilmari Heikinhei, The Father, the Sons & the Junnu (Moserobie)
- Peter Evans, Into the Silence (More Is More/Old Heaven)
- Fire! Orchestra, Actions (Rune Grammofon)
- David Krakauer & Kathleen Tagg, Breath & Hammer (Table Pounding)
- Charles Lloyd, 8: Kindred Spirits (Live From the Lobero) (Blue Note)
- Miklós Lukács Cimbiosis Trio, Music From the Solitude of Timeless Minutes (BMC)
- Luca T. Mai, Heavenly Guide (Trost)
- Gard Nilssen's Supersonic Orchestra, If You Listen Carefully the Music Is Yours (Odin)
- Barre Phillips, Thirty Years in Between (Les Disques Victo)
- Matt Wilson Quartet, Hug! (Palmetto)
REISSUES/HISTORICAL (listed alphabetically; 2 points each)
- Dave Brubeck Trio Featuring Gerry Mulligan, Compadres: Recorded Live in Mexico (1968, Columbia)
- Modern Jazz Quintet Karlsruhe/Four Men Only, Complete Recordings (1968-73, NoBusiness)
- Masayuki Takayanagi New Direction Unit, Axis/Another Revolvable Thing (1975, Blank Forms Editions)
VOCAL
- Lucia Cadotsch, Speak Low II (We Jazz)
DEBUT
- Luca T. Mai, Heavenly Guide (Trost)
LATIN
- Papo Vázquez Mighty Pirates Troubadours, Chapter 10: Breaking Cover (Picaro)