The 18th Annual
Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll:
2023
Albums List: Rara Avis (Reissues/Archival)
This page offers an alphabetically sorted list of albums that have
received one or more votes in a given category. The categories are:
- Cannonball Adderley Quintet, In Concert: Falkoner Centret, Copenhagen, Denmark, April 13, 1961 (SteepleChase)
- Toshiko Akiyoshi, Toshiko's Blues: Quartet & Trios 1953-1958 (Fresh Sound)
- Hasaan Ibn Ali, Reaching for the Stars: Trios/Duos/Solos (1962-65, Omnivore)
- Geri Allen & Kurt Rosenwinkel, A Lovesome Thing (2012, Motéma Music)
- Barry Altschul-David Izenson-Perry Robinson, Stop Time: Live at Prince Street 1978 (NoBusiness)
- Fred Anderson Quartet, The Milwaukee Tapes, Vol. 2 (1980, Corbett vs. Dempsey)
- Art Ensemble of Chicago, Les Stances ŕ Sophie (1970, Play Loud!)
- Dorothy Ashby, With Strings Attached (1957-65, New Land)
- As-Shams Archive Vol. 1: South African Jazz, Funk & Soul 1975-1982 (As-Shams-The Sun)
- Jean-Jacques Avenel-Siegfried Kessler-Daunik Lazro, Ecstatic Jazz: Crypte Des Franciscains Béziers 12 Février 1982 (Fou)
- Axolotl, Abrasive (1981, Souffle Continu)
- Derek Bailey & Paul Motian, Duo in Concert (1990, Frozen Reeds)
- Chet Baker, Blue Room: The 1979 Vara Studio Sessions in Holland (Jazz Detective)
- Gabe Baltazar Quartet, Birdology (1992, Fresh Sound)
- Basie All Stars, Live at Fabrik Vol. 1: Hamburg 1981 (Jazzline)
- Walter Bishop, Jr., Bish at the Bank: Live in Baltimore (1966-67, Reel to Real)
- The Bix Centennial All-Stars, Celebrating Bix! [20th Anniversary Edition] (2003, Turtle Bay)
- Brian Blade & the Fellowship Band, Live From the Archives: Bootleg June 15, 2000 (Stoner Hill '22)
- Brew [Miya Masaoka-Reggie Workman-Gerry Hemingway], Heat/Between Reflections (1998/2019, Clean Feed)
- Peter Brötzmann & Sabu Toyozumi, Triangle: Live at Ohm, 1987 (NoBusiness)
- Peter Brötzmann-Fred Van Hove-Han Bennink [+ Albert Mangelsdorff], Outspan No 1/2 (1974, CienFuegos)
- Dave Brubeck, Live From the Northwest, 1959 (Brubeck Editions)
- Don Byas, Classic Don Byas Sessions 1944-1946 (Mosaic)
- Donald Byrd, Live: Cookin' With Blue Note at Montreux (1973, Blue Note '22)
- Roy Campbell-William Parker-Zen Matsuura, Visitation of Spirits: The Pyramid Trio Live, 1985 (NoBusiness)
- François Carrier Ensemble, Openness (2006, Fundacja Sluchaj)
- Baikida E.J. Carroll, Orange Fish Tears (1974, Souffle Continu)
- Sonny Clark, The Complete Sonny Clark Blue Note Sessions (1957-61, Mosaic)
- Ornette Coleman, Ornette at 12/Crisis to Man on the Moon Revisited (1968-69, Ezz-Thetics)
- Ornette Coleman, Genesis of Genius: The Contemporary Albums (1958-59, Craft '22)
- Ornette Coleman Trio, At the Golden Circle Stockholm Revisited (1965, Ezz-Thetics)
- Graham Collier, Down Another Road @ Stockholm Jazz Days '69 (My Only Desire)
- Alice Coltrane Featuring Pharoah Sanders, Journey in Satchidananda (1970, Impulse [Acoustic Sounds Series])
- John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!)
- Kenny Cox & the Contemporary Jazz Quintet, Multidirection (1969, Third Man/Blue Note)
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis With Shirley Scott, Cookin' With Jaws and the Queen: The Legendary Prestige Albums (1958, Craft)
- Miles Davis Quintet, In Concert at the Olympia Paris 1957 (Fresh Sound)
- Miles Davis, That's What Happened [The Bootleg Series, Vol. 7: 1982-1985] (Columbia/Legacy '22)
- Miles Davis, Turnaround: Rare Miles From the Complete On the Corner Sessions (1972-73, Columbia/Legacy)
- Steve Davis, Meets Hank Jones, Vol. 1 (2008, Smoke Sessions)
- Eric Dolphy, Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions (Resonance)
- Duke Ellington, All the Hits and More: 1927-54 (Acrobat)
- Don Ellis, How Time Passes (1960, Candid)
- Booker Ervin, That's It! (1961, Candid '22)
- Bill Evans-Scott LaFaro-Paul Motian, Complete Trio Recordings (1959-61, Fingerpoppin')
- Bill Evans, Tales: Live in Copenhagen (1964) (Elemental Music)
- Bill Evans, Treasures: Solo, Trio & Orchestral Recordings From Denmark (1965-1969) (Elemental)
- Dror Feiler, Maavak (Music & Noise 1980-2023, Volume 1 & 2) (Ideal)
- Eric Ghost, Secret Sauce (1975, Jazz Room '22)
- Milford Graves With Arthur Doyle & Hugh Glover, Children of the Forest (1976, Black Editions Archive)
- Johnny Griffin, Live at Ronnie Scott's (1964, Gearbox)
- Roy Hargrove, The Love Suite: In Mahogany (1993, Blue Engine)
- Donald Harrison, Indian Blues (1991, Tipitina's Record Club)
- Joe Henderson, The Complete "An Evening With Joe Henderson" (1987, Red)
- Jimi Hendrix Experience, Los Angeles Forum, April 26, 1969 (Legacy/Experience Hendrix '22)
- Wayne Horvitz-Butch Morris-Bobby Previte Trio, Live Forever, Vol. 2: NYC, Leverkusen 1988-1989 (self-released)
- Kim Dae Hwan & Choi Sun Bae, Korean Fantasy (1999, NoBusiness)
- Ahmad Jamal, Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse 1966-1968 (Jazz Detective/Elemental)
- Keith Jarrett, Solo-Concerts: Bremen/Lausanne (1973, ECM)
- Jazz at the Philharmonic, The Complete Jam Sessions 1950-1957 (Mosaic)
- The Jazz Doctors, Intensive Care: Prescriptions Filled [The Billy Bang Quartet Sessions 1983/1984] (Cadillac)
- J Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan Volume 4: The Nippon Columbia Label 1968-1981 (BBE)
- Per 'Texas' Johansson, Alla Mina Kompisar (1998, Moserobie)
- James P. Johnson, De Organizer/The Dreamy Kid (Excerpts) (2006, Naxos)
- Joy, Joy (1976, Cadillac)
- Roland Kirk, Live at Ronnie Scott's, 1963 (Gearbox '22)
- Steve Lacy, The Ictus Archives Vol. 1 (1976, Ictus)
- Byard Lancaster, It's Not Up to Us (1968, Superior Viaduct)
- Harold Land, Damisi (1972, Wewantsounds)
- Malombo Jazz Makers, Malompo Jazz (1966, Strut)
- Wynton Marsalis, Plays Louis Armstrong's Hot Fives and Hot Sevens (2006, Blue Engine)
- Les McCann, Never a Dull Moment! Live From Coast to Coast 1966-1967 (Resonance)
- The Moaninest Moan of Them All: The Jazz Saxophone of Loren McMurray 1920-1922 (Archeophone)
- Joe McPhee & Evan Parker, Sweet Nothings for Milford Graves (Corbett vs. Dempsey '22)
- Medeski Martin and Wood, Friday Afternoon in the Universe (1995, Real Gone Music)
- Mulgrew Miller, Solo in Barcelona (2004, Storyville)
- Charles Mingus, Changes: The Complete 1970s Atlantic Studio Recordings (1973-79, Rhino)
- Charles Mingus, The Lost Album: From Ronnie Scott's (1972, Resonance '22)
- Charles Mingus, At Antibes 1960 Revisited (Ezz-Thetics)
- Joni Mitchell, Archives, Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975) (Rhino)
- Wes Montgomery & Wynton Kelly Trio, Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings (Resonance)
- Amina Claudine Myers, Song for Mother E (1979, Leo)
- Phineas Newborn Jr., A World of Piano! (1961, Craft)
- Bengt Frippe Nordström, Vinyl Box (1962-68, Ni Vu Ni Connu)
- Mike Osborne, Starting Fires: Live at the 100 Club 1970 (British Progressive Jazz)
- Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, 60 Years (1961-2019, The Village)
- Charlie Parker-Dizzy Gillespie-Bud Powell-Charles Mingus-Max Roach, Hot House: The Complete Jazz at Massey Hall Recordings (1953, Craft)
- Evan Parker, NYC 1978 (Relative Pitch)
- Jaco Pastorius, Word of Mouth (1981, Rhino High Fidelity/Warner)
- Art Pepper, The Complete Maiden Voyage Recordings (1981, Omnivore)
- Oscar Peterson, On a Clear Day: The Oscar Peterson Trio - Live in Zurich, 1971 (Mack Avenue '22)
- Oscar Peterson, Con Alma: The Oscar Peterson Trio - Live in Lugano, 1964 (Mack Avenue)
- Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, Luten at Jazzwerkstatt Peitz (2011, Jazzwerkstatt)
- Michel Petrucciani, The Montreux Years (1990-98, BMG/Montreux)
- Sam Rivers, The Quest (1976, RED)
- Sam Rivers, Archive Series (1971-2002, NoBusiness)
- Max Roach, Members, Don't Git Weary (1968, Arc/Atlantic)
- Sonny Rollins With Heikki Sarmanto Trio, Live at Finlandia Hall, Helsinki 1972 (Svart)
- Luis Russell, At the Swing Cats Ball: Newly Discovered Recordings From the Closet, Volume 1 1938-1940 (Dot Time Legends)
- Pharoah Sanders Quartet, Live at Fabrik: Hamburg 1980 (Jazzline)
- Pharoah Sanders, Pharoah [Harvest Time] (1976, Luaka Bop)
- Shirley Scott, Queen Talk: Live at the Left Bank (1972, Reel to Real)
- Archie Shepp, Derailleur: The 1964 Demo (Triple Point)
- Matthew Shipp Trio, Circular Temple (1990, ESP-Disk)
- Wayne Shorter, Footprints Live! (2001, Verve/Third Man)
- Wayne Shorter, Schizophrenia (1967, Blue Note Tone Poet)
- D.B. Shrier, D.B. Shrier Emerges (1967, Omnivore)
- Nina Simone, You've Got to Learn (1966, Verve)
- Nina Simone, Four Women: The Nina Simone Complete Recordings 1964-1967 (Verve)
- Alan Skidmore, A Supreme Love (1961-2019, Confront)
- Soft Machine, The Dutch Lesson (1973, Cuneiform)
- Sonny Stitt, Boppin' in Baltimore: Live at the Left Bank (1973, Jazz Detective/Elemental)
- Sun Ra & His Arkestra, Ellingtonia, Vol. 2 (1951-87, Enterplanetary Koncepts)
- Sun Ra and His Arkestra, Jazz in Silhouette (Expanded Edition) (1958, Cosmic Myth)
- Steve Swell's Fire Into Music, For Jemeel: Fire From the Road (2003-04, RogueArt)
- Clifford Thornton, Ketchaoua Revisited [+ Arthur Jones Trio: Scorpio] (1969, Ezz-Thetics)
- Cal Tjader, Catch the Groove: Live at the Penthouse 1963-1967 (Jazz Detective/Elemental)
- Stan Tracey Quartet, Jazz Suite: Inspired by Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood (1965, Resteamed)
- Stanley Turrentine, Mr. Natural (1964, Blue Note Tone Poet)
- McCoy Tyner, The Montreux Years (1981-2009, BMG)
- Abdul Wadud, By Myself: Solo Cello (1977, Gotta Groove)
- WaJazz: Japanese Jazz Spectacle Vol. II: Deep, Heavy and Beautiful Jazz From Japan 1962-1985: The King Records Masters (Universalsounds)
- Charlie Watts, Anthology (1978-2001, BMG)
- Bernie Worrell-Cindy Blackman Santana-John King, Spherical (1994, Infrequent Seams)
- Frank Zappa, Funky Nothingness (1970, Zappa)
- Frank Zappa, Waka Wazoo (1971, Zappa/UMG '22)
- John Zorn, Masada: 30th Anniversary Edition: The Complete Studio Master Takes (1994-97, Tzadik)
- Dick Hyman, One Step to Chicago: The Legacy of Frank Teschemacher and the Austin High Gang', '1992, Rivermont '22 ()
- Sonny Rollins, Go West! The Contemporary Records Albums (1957-58, Craft)
Album count: 129.