The 17th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Poll:
2022
Ballot 2022
Stewart Smith (The Wire, Bandcamp Daily, We Jazz, The Quietus, Repeater Radio)
NEW RELEASES
- Wadada Leo Smith, String Quartets Nos. 1-12 (TUM)
- Mary Halvorson, Amaryllis (Nonesuch)
- Moor Mother, Jazz Codes (Anti-)
- Luke Stewart, Works for Upright Bass and Amplifier Vol. 2 (Astral Spirits)
- Nicole Mitchell & Fabio Paolozzi, Medusae (Don Giovanni)
- Cassiopeia Sturm & Patrick Shiroishi, The Invention of the Saxophone (Surface World)
- Tyshawn Sorey Trio, Mesmerism (Yeros7 Music)
- SSWAN [Jessica Ackerley-Patrick Shiroishi-Chris Williams-Luke Stewart-Jason Nazary], Invisibility Is an Unnatural Disorder (577)
- [Ahmed], Ahad/Wahid (A Cheeseboard Production)
- Orlando Furioso [Vicente H. Atria], Orlando Furioso (Aguirre)
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- Pat Thomas, Remembering: New Jazz Jungle (1997, Feedback Moves)
- Albert Ayler, Revelations: The Complete ORTF 1970 Fondation Maeght Recordings (Elemental Music)
- Peter Brötzmann-Milford Graves-William Parker, Historic Music Past Tense Future (2002, Black Editions)
VOCAL
- Maggie Nicols, Are You Ready? (Otoroku)
DEBUT
- Zoh Amba, O, Sun (Tzadik)
LATIN
- Francisco Mela and Zoh Amba, Causa Y Efecto Vol. 1 (577)
Note: New Releases ballot cited both Mary Halvorson albums, Amaryllis and Belladonna. New Releases ballot didn't specify a volume for Luke Stewart, Works for Upright Bass and Amplifier. Vol. 1 was released in 2021.