15th Annual Jazz Critics Poll: 2020

Ballot 2020

Shannon Ali (Shannon J. Effinger) (New York Times, The Washington Post, Pitchfork, NPR Music)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Axiom (Ropeadope)
  2. Angel Bat Dawid & Tha Brothahood, Live (International Anthem)
  3. Ambrose Akinmusire, On the Tender Spot of Every Calloused Moment (Blue Note)
  4. Jyoti, Mama, You Can Bet! (SomeOthaShip)
  5. Thundercat, It Is What It Is (Brainfeeder)
  6. Shabaka and the Ancestors, We Are Sent Here by History (Impulse)
  7. Kassa Overall, I Think I'm Good (Brownswood)
  8. Bettye LaVette, Blackbirds (Verve)
  9. Joel Ross, Who Are You (Blue Note)
  10. Nubya Garcia, Source (Concord)

REISSUES/HISTORICAL

  1. Nina Simone, Fodder on My Wings (1982, Verve)
  2. Pharoah Sanders, Live in Paris 1975: Lost ORTF Recordings (Transversales Disque)
  3. Ella Fitzgerald, Ella: The Lost Berlin Tapes (1962, Verve)

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