11th Annual Jazz Critics Poll: 2017
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Sergio Piccirilli (El Instruso)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Matt Mitchell, A Pouting Grimace (Pi)
  2. Wadada Leo Smith, Najwa (TUM)
  3. Steve Coleman's Natal Eclipse, Morphogenesis (Pi)
  4. Tim Berne's Snakeoil, Incidentals (ECM)
  5. Kate Gentile, Mannequins (Skirl)
  6. Tyshawn Sorey, Verisimilitude (Pi)
  7. Nicole Mitchell, Mandorla Awakening II: Emerging Worlds (FPE)
  8. Burning Ghosts, Reclamation (Tzadik)
  9. João Paulo Esteves da Silva-Mário Franco-Samuel Rohrer, Brightbird (Arjunamusic)
  10. Tomas Fujiwara, Triple Double (Firehouse 12)

REISSUES

  1. Jaco Pastorius, Truth, Liberty & Soul (Resonance)
  2. Thelonious Monk, Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960 (Sam/Saga)
  3. Sonny Clark Trio, The 1960 Sessions (Tompkins Square)

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Peter Quinn (Jazzwise, The Arts Desk)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Alan Broadbent With the London Metropolitan Orchestra, Developing Story (Eden River)
  2. Denys Baptiste, The Late Trane (Edition)
  3. Craig Taborn, Daylight Ghosts (ECM)
  4. Ahmad Jamal, Marseille (Jazz Village/PIAS)
  5. Vince Mendoza & WDR Big Band Cologne, Homecoming (Jazzline)
  6. Phronesis-Julian Argüelles-Frankfurt Radio Big Band, The Behemoth Edition ()
  7. Tony Allen, The Source (Blue Note)
  8. Billy Childs, Rebirth (Mack Avenue)
  9. Charles Lloyd New Quartet, Passin' Thru (Blue Note)
  10. Tomasz Stanko New York Quartet, December Avenue (ECM)

REISSUES

  1. Jaco Pastorius, Truth, Liberty & Soul (Resonance)
  2. Wayne Shorter, Native Dancer (Columbia/Legacy)
  3. Bill Evans, Another Time: The Hilversun Concert (Resonance)

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Tom Reney (New England Public Radio)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Tom Dempsey & Tim Ferguson, Waltz New (OA2)
  2. Cécile McLorin Salvant, Dreams and Daggers (Mack Avenue)
  3. Chick Corea, The Musician (Stretch/Concord)
  4. John Beasley, MONK'estra, Vol. 2 (Mack Avenue)
  5. Lee Ann Ledgerwood, Renewal (SteepleChase)
  6. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, The Music of John Lewis (Blue Engine)
  7. Joey Alexander, Joey Monk Live! (Motéma)
  8. Hillary Gardner & Ehud Asherie, The Late Set (Anzic)
  9. Lena Bloch & Feathery, Heart Knows (Fresh Sound New Talent)
  10. Terry Gibbs, 92 Years Young: Jammin' at the Gibbs House (Whaling City Sound)

REISSUES

  1. Count Basie & Lester Young, Classic 1936-47 Studio Sessions (Mosaic -16)
  2. Bill Evans Trio, On a Monday Evening (Fantasy)
  3. Thelonious Monk, Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960 (Sam/Saga)

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Simon Rentner (WBGO's The Checkout)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Thundercat, Drunk (Brainfeeder)
  2. Mark de Clive-Lowe, Live at the Blue Whale (Ropeadope/Mashibeats)
  3. Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, The Centennial Trilogy (Ropeadope)
  4. Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau, Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau (Nonesuch)
  5. Cécile McLorin Salvant, Dreams and Daggers (Mack Avenue)
  6. Layth Sidiq, Son of Tigris (Layth Sidiq -16)
  7. Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet, Jersey (Motéma)
  8. Ambrose Akinmusire, A Rift In Decorum: Live at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note)
  9. Jaimie Branch, Fly or Die (International Anthem)
  10. Samora Pinderhughes, The Transformation Suite (Gray Area)

REISSUES

  1. Thelonious Monk, Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960 (Sam/Saga)
  2. Alice Coltrane, World Spirituality Classics 1: The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda (Luaka Bop)
  3. Sonny Clark Trio, The 1960 Sessions (Tompkins Square)

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Derk Richardson (The Absolute Sound, KPFA [Berkeley], Peghead Nation, Acoustic Guitar)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Roscoe Mitchell, Bells for the South Side (ECM)
  2. Tyshawn Sorey, Verisimilitude (Pi)
  3. Wadada Leo Smith, Najwa (TUM)
  4. various, Sky Music: A Tribute to Terje Rypdal, Vol. 1 (Rune Grammofon)
  5. Satoko Fujii, Invisible Hand (Cortez Sound)
  6. Steve Coleman's Natal Eclipse, Morphogenesis (Pi)
  7. Ed Palermo Big Band, The Great Un-American Songbook Volumes I & II (Cuneiform)
  8. Ron Miles, I Am a Man (Yellowbird)
  9. Craig Taborn, Daylight Ghosts (ECM)
  10. Ghost Train Orchestra, Book of Rhapsodies Vol II (Accurate)

REISSUES

  1. Thelonious Monk, Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960 (Sam/Saga)
  2. Albert Ayler, Copenhagen Live 1964 (Hatology)
  3. Sonny Clark Trio, The 1960 Sessions (Tompkins Square)

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Joel Roberts (New York City Jazz Record)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Rudresh Mahanthappa & the Indo-Pak Coalition, Agrima (Mahanthappa)
  2. Wadada Leo Smith, Solo: Reflections and Meditations on Monk (TUM)
  3. David Liebman & Joe Lovano, Compassion: The Music of John Coltrane (Resonance)
  4. Vijay Iyer Sextet, Far From Over (ECM)
  5. Fred Hersch, Open Book (Palmetto)
  6. Charles Lloyd New Quartet, Passin' Thru (Blue Note)
  7. Sherman Irby & Momentum, Cerulean Canvas (Black Warrior)
  8. John Beasley, MONK'estra, Vol. 2 (Mack Avenue)
  9. Omar Sosa and Seckou Keita, Transparent Water (OTA)
  10. Heads of State, Four in One (Smoke Sessions)

REISSUES

  1. Idrees Sulieman Quartet, The 4 American Jazz Men in Tangier (Sunnyside)

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Lloyd Sachs (JazzTimes)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Vijay Iyer Sextet, Far From Over (ECM)
  2. Steve Coleman's Natal Eclipse, Morphogenesis (Pi)
  3. JD Allen, Radio Flyer (Savant)
  4. William Parker Quartets, Meditation/Resurrection (AUM Fidelity)
  5. Craig Taborn, Daylight Ghosts (ECM)
  6. Jaimie Branch, Fly or Die (International Anthem)
  7. Silke Eberhard Trio, The Being Inn (Intakt)
  8. Jason Stein, Lucille! (Delmark)
  9. Amok Amor, We Know Not What We Do (Intakt)
  10. Chicago Edge Ensemble, Decaying Orbit (self-released)

REISSUES

  1. various, Classic Savoy Be-Bop Sessions 1945-49 (Mosaic)
  2. Thelonious Monk, Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960 (Sam/Saga)
  3. various, The Savory Collection Vol. 3: Honeysuckle Rose ()

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Bret Saunders (Denver Post, KBCO-FM)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Harriet Tubman, Araminta (Sunnyside)
  2. Vijay Iyer Sextet, Far From Over (ECM)
  3. Nicole Mitchell, Mandorla Awakening II: Emerging Worlds (FPE)
  4. Ornette Coleman & Various Artists, Celebrate Ornette (Song X -16)
  5. Ambrose Akinmusire, A Rift In Decorum: Live at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note)
  6. William Parker Quartets, Meditation/Resurrection (AUM Fidelity)
  7. Matt Mitchell, A Pouting Grimace (Pi)
  8. Tomas Fujiwara, Triple Double (Firehouse 12)
  9. Ron Miles, I Am a Man (Yellowbird)
  10. Rudresh Mahanthappa & the Indo-Pak Coalition, Agrima (Mahanthappa)

REISSUES

  1. Ornette Coleman, Ornette at 12/Crisis (Real Gone)
  2. Thelonious Monk, Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960 (Sam/Saga)
  3. Sun Ra and his Astro Infinity Arkestra, My Brother the Wind (Cosmic Myth)

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Rich Scheinin (San Jose Mercury News)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Charles Lloyd New Quartet, Passin' Thru (Blue Note)
  2. Jason Moran and the Bandwagon, Thanksgiving at the Vanguard (Yes)
  3. Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau, Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau (Nonesuch)
  4. Johnny O'Neal, In the Moment (Smoke Sessions)
  5. Barry Altschul 3dom Factor, Live in Krakow (Not Two)
  6. Bill Frisell & Thomas Morgan, Small Town (ECM)
  7. Ambrose Akinmusire, A Rift In Decorum: Live at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note)
  8. Craig Taborn, Daylight Ghosts (ECM)
  9. Anat Cohen & Marcello Goncalves, Outra Coisa (Anzic)
  10. Louis Hayes, Serenade for Horace (Blue Note)

REISSUES

  1. Thelonious Monk, Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960 (Sam/Saga)
  2. Alice Coltrane, World Spirituality Classics 1: The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda (Luaka Bop)
  3. Wes Montgomery, In Paris: The Definitive ORTF Recording (Resonance)

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Gene Seymour

NEW RELEASES

  1. Cécile McLorin Salvant, Dreams and Daggers (Mack Avenue)
  2. Ahmad Jamal, Marseille (Jazz Village/PIAS)
  3. Steve Coleman's Natal Eclipse, Morphogenesis (Pi)
  4. Vijay Iyer Sextet, Far From Over (ECM)
  5. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, The Music of John Lewis (Blue Engine)
  6. Matt Wilson, Matt Wilson's Honey and Salt (Palmetto)
  7. Wadada Leo Smith, Solo: Reflections and Meditations on Monk (TUM)
  8. Miguel Zenón, Tipico (Miel)
  9. David Weiss & Point of Departure, Wake Up Call (Ropeadope)
  10. Christian McBride Big Band, Bringin' It (Mack Avenue)

REISSUES

  1. Thelonious Monk, Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960 (Sam/Saga)
  2. Bill Evans, Another Time: The Hilversun Concert (Resonance)
  3. Ornette Coleman, Ornette at 12/Crisis (Real Gone)

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Mike Shanley (JazzTimes, Shanley on Music)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Mike Reed, Flesh & Bone (482 Music)
  2. Vijay Iyer Sextet, Far From Over (ECM)
  3. Barry Altschul 3dom Factor, Live in Krakow (Not Two)
  4. Rudresh Mahanthappa & the Indo-Pak Coalition, Agrima (Mahanthappa)
  5. Jaimie Branch, Fly or Die (International Anthem)
  6. Jason Stein, Lucille! (Delmark)
  7. Linda May Han Oh, Walk Against Wind (Biophilia)
  8. Steve Coleman's Natal Eclipse, Morphogenesis (Pi)
  9. Roscoe Mitchell, Bells for the South Side (ECM)
  10. Chicago London Underground, A Night Spent Walking Through Mirrors (Cuneiform)

REISSUES

  1. Thelonious Monk, Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960 (Sam/Saga)
  2. Anthony Braxton, Quintet (Basel) 1977 (Hatology)
  3. Albert Ayler, Copenhagen Live 1964 (Hatology)

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Hank Shteamer

NEW RELEASES

  1. Vijay Iyer Sextet, Far From Over (ECM)
  2. Ornette Coleman & Various Artists, Celebrate Ornette (Song X -16)
  3. Kate Gentile, Mannequins (Skirl)
  4. Jason Moran and the Bandwagon, Thanksgiving at the Vanguard (Yes)
  5. Matt Mitchell, A Pouting Grimace (Pi)
  6. Chris Speed Trio, Platinum on Tap (Intakt)
  7. Borderlands Trio, Asteroideia (Intakt)
  8. Craig Taborn, Daylight Ghosts (ECM)
  9. Jaimie Branch, Fly or Die (International Anthem)
  10. Roscoe Mitchell, Discussions (Wide Hive)

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Slim (WRCU (Slim's Spins, The Slim & Him Show))

NEW RELEASES

  1. Quartet-NL (Benjamin Herman-Peter Beets-Han Bennink-Ruud Jacobs), ICP 055 (ICP)
  2. Noah Preminger, Meditations on Freedom (Dry Bridge)
  3. Jane Ira Bloom, Wild Lines: Improvising Emily Dickinson (Outline)
  4. Gregory Porter, Live in Berlin (Eagle Vision -16)
  5. Sidney Jacobs, First Man (Baby Chubs -16)
  6. Barry Altschul 3dom Factor, Live in Krakow (Not Two)
  7. Tomas Franck Quartet, Association: Live at Jazzhus Montmartre (Storyville)
  8. Jeff "Siege" Siegel Quartet, King of Xhosa (Arc/ Artists Recording Collective)
  9. Chris Rogers, Voyage Home (Art of Life)
  10. various, Jazz Loves Disney 1 (Decca France)

REISSUES

  1. various, The Savory Collection, Volume 1: Body and Soul: Coleman Hawkins & Friends (National Jazz Museum in Harlem -16)
  2. Thelonious Monk, Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960 (Sam/Saga)
  3. Harry South, The Songbook (Rhythm & Blues)

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Stewart Smith (The Wire)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Nicole Mitchell, Mandorla Awakening II: Emerging Worlds (FPE)
  2. Roscoe Mitchell, Bells for the South Side (ECM)
  3. Irreversible Entanglements, Irreversible Entanglements (International Anthem)
  4. Pat Thomas, Elephant Clock of Al Jazari (Otoroku)
  5. Jaimie Branch, Fly or Die (International Anthem)
  6. Hear in Now, Not Living in Fear (International Anthem)
  7. Gonçalo Almeida-Rodrigo Amado-Marco Franco, The Attic (NoBusiness)
  8. Tyshawn Sorey, Verisimilitude (Pi)
  9. William Parker Quartets, Meditation/Resurrection (AUM Fidelity)
  10. Amir ElSaffar & Rivers of Sound, Not Two (New Amsterdam)

REISSUES

  1. Alice Coltrane, World Spirituality Classics 1: The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda (Luaka Bop)
  2. Byron & Gerald, Unity (Eremite)
  3. Brother Ah, Divine Music (Manufactured)

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Jon Solomon (Westword)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Ron Miles, I Am a Man (Yellowbird)
  2. Charles Lloyd New Quartet, Passin' Thru (Blue Note)
  3. Bill Frisell & Thomas Morgan, Small Town (ECM)
  4. Ambrose Akinmusire, A Rift In Decorum: Live at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note)
  5. Vijay Iyer Sextet, Far From Over (ECM)
  6. Fred Hersch, Open Book (Palmetto)
  7. Anouar Brahem-Dave Holland-Jack DeJohnette-Django Bates, Blue Maqams (ECM)
  8. Rez Abbasi, Unfiltered Universe (Whirlwind)
  9. Miles Okazaki, Trickster (Pi)
  10. Linda May Han Oh, Walk Against Wind (Biophilia)

REISSUES

  1. Thelonious Monk, Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960 (Sam/Saga)
  2. Bill Evans, Another Time: The Hilversun Concert (Resonance)
  3. Pharoah Sanders, Jewels of Thought (Anthology)

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Michael Steinman (Jazz Lives)

NEW RELEASES (listed alphabetically; 5.5 points each)

REISSUES (listed alphabetically; 2 points each)

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Chip Stern (Radio Free Chip, Positive-Feedback)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Ahmad Jamal, Marseille (Jazz Village/PIAS)
  2. Jack DeJohnette-Larry Grenadier-John Medeski-John Scofield, Hudson (Motéma)
  3. Ralph Towner, My Foolish Heart (ECM)
  4. Jakob Bro, Streams (ECM -16)
  5. Bill Frisell & Thomas Morgan, Small Town (ECM)
  6. Vijay Iyer Sextet, Far From Over (ECM)
  7. Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Echo in the Valley (Rounder)
  8. Tyshawn Sorey, Verisimilitude (Pi)
  9. Jane Ira Bloom, Wild Lines: Improvising Emily Dickinson (Outline)

REISSUES

  1. Wes Montgomery/Wynton Kelly Trio, Smokin' in Seattle: Live at the Penthouse (1966) (Resonance)

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W. Royal Stokes (WRoyalStokes.com, JJA News)

NEW RELEASES (listed alphabetically; 5.5 points each)

REISSUES (listed alphabetically; 2 points each)

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Dave Sumner (Bird Is the Worm, Bandcamp)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Yazz Ahmed, La Saboteuse (Naim)
  2. Jaimie Branch, Fly or Die (International Anthem)
  3. Brooklyn Raga Massive, Coltrane Raga Tribute (self-produced)
  4. Nicole Mitchell, Mandorla Awakening II: Emerging Worlds (FPE)
  5. Collectif Spatule, Le vanneau huppé (Aloya)
  6. Marco Santilli's CheRoba & il Fiato delle Alpi, La Stüa (Unit)
  7. Anne Quillier 6tet, Dusty Shelters (Label Pince-Oreilles)
  8. Red Planet & Bill Carrothers, Red Planet With Bill Carrothers (Shifting Paradigm)
  9. Irreversible Entanglements, Irreversible Entanglements (International Anthem)
  10. Hvalfugl, By (self-produced)

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John Szwed (The Wire, Columbia University)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Charles Lloyd New Quartet, Passin' Thru (Blue Note)
  2. Tim Berne's Snakeoil, Incidentals (ECM)
  3. David Liebman & Joe Lovano, Compassion: The Music of John Coltrane (Resonance)
  4. Rez Abbasi, Unfiltered Universe (Whirlwind)
  5. John Vanore, Stolen Moments: Celebrating Oliver Nelson (Acoustical Concepts)
  6. Lisa Mezzacappa, Glorious Ravage (New World)
  7. Michael Musillami & Rich Syracuse, Bird Calls (Playscape)
  8. Jane Ira Bloom, Wild Lines: Improvising Emily Dickinson (Outline)
  9. Gard Nilssen's Complete Unity, Live in Europe (Clean Feed)
  10. Anouar Brahem-Dave Holland-Jack DeJohnette-Django Bates, Blue Maqams (ECM)

REISSUES

  1. various, Classic Savoy Be-Bop Sessions 1945-49 (Mosaic)
  2. Don Cherry-John Tchicai-Irene Schweizer-Leon Francioli-Pierre Favre, Musical Monsters (Intakt -16)
  3. Thelonious Monk, Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960 (Sam/Saga)

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