The 17th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Poll:
2022

Ballot 2022

Dan Ouellette (DownBeat, Stereophile, QWEST.TV, Jazz & Beyond Intel, The Landfill Chronicles)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Mary Halvorson, Amaryllis (Nonesuch)
  2. Fazer, Plex (City Slang)
  3. Bill Frisell, Four (Blue Note)
  4. Dafnis Prieto Featuring Luciana Souza, Cantar (Dafnison)
  5. Jon Cowherd Trio, Pride and Joy (Le Coq)
  6. Alex Acuña, Gifts (Le Coq)
  7. Eliane Elias, Quietude (Candid)
  8. Samora Pinderhughes, Grief (Stretch/Ropeadope)
  9. Mali Obomsawin, Sweet Tooth (Out of Your Head)
  10. Ethan Iverson, Every Note Is True (Blue Note)

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

  1. Ahmad Jamal, Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse 1963-1964 (Jazz Detective/Elemental)
  2. Ahmad Jamal, Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse 1965-1966 (Jazz Detective/Elemental)
  3. Charles Mingus, Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus (1961, Candid)

VOCAL

DEBUT

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Note: New Releases ballot cited both Mary Halvorson albums, Amaryllis and Belladonna. Voter published an extended list or essay here.