Ballots 2023 [2]

[Acquaro - Cartwright] · [Castañeda - Drouot] · [Dryden - Gutterman] · [Hale - Kaplan] · [Kato - Micallef] · [Michie - Polletta] · [Quinn - Szwed] · [Tamarkin - Yokoi]

NEW RELEASES

1. Myra Melford's Fire and Water Quintet, Hear the Light Singing (RogueArt) →
2. Steve Lehman & Orchestre National de Jazz, Ex Machina (Pi) →
3. Illegal Crowns, Unclosing (Out of Your Heads) →
4. Wadada Leo Smith & Orange Wave Electric, Fire Illuminations (Kabell) →
5. Javier Red's Imagery Converter, Life & Umbrella (Desafio Candente) →
6. Rodrigo Amado/The Bridge, Beyond the Margins (Trost) →
7. Fire! Orchestra, Echoes (Rune Grammofon) →
8. Anna Webber, Shimmer Wince (Intakt) →
9. Satoko Fujii, Torrent: Piano Solo (Libra) →
10. Todd Sickafoose, Bear Proof (Secret Hatch) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Sonny Clark, The Complete Sonny Clark Blue Note Sessions (1957-61, Mosaic) →
2. Derek Bailey & Paul Motian, Duo in Concert (1990, Frozen Reeds) →
3. Nina Simone, You've Got to Learn (1966, Verve) →

VOCAL

• Susanna, Baudelaire & Orchestra (SusannaSonata) →

DEBUT

• Katherine Kyu Hyeon Lim, Starling (self-released) →

LATIN

• Aruán Ortiz Trio, Serranias: Sketchbook for Piano Trio (Intakt) →

NEW RELEASES

1. Chris Potter, Got the Keys to the Kingdom: Live at the Village Vanguard (Edition) →
2. Billy Childs, The Winds of Change (Mack Avenue) →
3. James Brandon Lewis Red Lily Quintet, For Mahalia, With Love (Tao Forms) →
4. Joe Farnsworth, In What Direction Are You Headed? (Smoke Sessions) →
5. Paul Wertico, Paul Wertico's Drums Without Boundaries (Da Vinci Classics) →
6. Christian McBride's New Jawn, Prime (Mack Avenue) →
7. Fareed Haque, Casseus! The Music of Frantz Casseus Re-Imagined (Wardude Music) →
8. Joe Lovano Trio Tapestry, Our Daily Bread (ECM) →
9. Artemis, In Real Time (Blue Note) →
10. Eric Alexander, A New Beginning: Alto Saxophone With Strings (HighNote) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Wes Montgomery & Wynton Kelly Trio, Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings (Resonance) →
2. Sonny Rollins, Go West! The Contemporary Records Albums (1957-58, Craft) →
3. Miles Davis Quintet, In Concert at the Olympia Paris 1957 (Fresh Sound) →

VOCAL

• Libby York, Dreamland (OA2) →

DEBUT

• Christian Dillingham, Cascades (Greenleaf Music) →

LATIN

• Roy McGrath, Menjunje (JL) →

NEW RELEASES

1. Darius Jones, Fluxkit Vancouver (Its Suite but Sacred) (We Jazz) →
2. Kris Davis, Diatom Ribbons Live at the Village Vanguard (Pyroclastic) →
3. Tyshawn Sorey Trio, Continuing (Pi) →
4. Jason Moran, From the Dancehall to the Battlefield (Yes) →
5. London Brew, London Brew (Concord) →
6. Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet, As Things Do (Intakt) →
7. Todd Sickafoose, Bear Proof (Secret Hatch) →
8. Mike Reed, The Separatist Party (We Jazz/Astral Spirits) →
9. Arturo O'Farrill, Legacies (Blue Note) →
10. Mark Turner Quartet, Live at the Village Vanguard (Giant Step Arts) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Abdul Wadud, By Myself: Solo Cello (1977, Gotta Groove) →
2. Nina Simone, You've Got to Learn (1966, Verve) →
3. John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →

VOCAL

• Jo Lawry, Acrobats (Whirlwind) →

DEBUT

• Vicente Archer, Short Stories (Cellar) →

LATIN

• Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo, El Arte Del Bolero, Vol. 2 (Miel Music) →

Note: Ballot has New Releases 7 Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet, Other Zones (Intakt); this seems more likely, although there is a Michael Formanek Quartet, Other Zones (Circular File '22).

NEW RELEASES

1. Tim Berne-Hank Roberts-Aurora Nealand, Oceans And (Intakt) →
2. Art Ensemble of Chicago, The Sixth Decade From Paris to Paris: Live at Sons D'Hiver (RogueArt) →
3. Anna Webber, Shimmer Wince (Intakt) →
4. Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the Garden (Constellation) →
5. Irreversible Entanglements, Protect Your Light (Impulse!) →
6. Matthew Shipp, The Intrinsic Nature of Shipp (Mahakala Music) →
7. Marc Ribot/Ceramic Dog, Connection (Knockwurst) →
8. Henry Threadgill Ensemble, The Other One (Pi) →
9. Fire! Orchestra, Echoes (Rune Grammofon) →
10. Marc Ducret, Palm Sweat: Marc Ducret Plays the Music of Tim Berne (Screwgun/Out of Your Head) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →
2. Sam Rivers, Archive Series (1971-2002, NoBusiness) →
3. Milford Graves With Arthur Doyle & Hugh Glover, Children of the Forest (1976, Black Editions Archive) →

VOCAL

• Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the Garden (Constellation) →

DEBUT

• No choice.

LATIN

• No choice.

NEW RELEASES

1. Meshell Ndegeocello, The Omnichord Real Book (Blue Note) →
2. Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, Dynamic Maximum Tension (Nonesuch) →
3. Jason Moran, From the Dancehall to the Battlefield (Yes) →
4. Darius Jones, Fluxkit Vancouver (Its Suite but Sacred) (We Jazz) →
5. Allison Miller, Rivers in Our Veins (Royal Potato Family) →
6. Kris Davis, Diatom Ribbons Live at the Village Vanguard (Pyroclastic) →
7. Tyshawn Sorey Trio, Continuing (Pi) →
8. John Zorn, Homenaje a Remedios Varo (Tzadik) →
9. Sullivan Fortner, Solo Game (Artwork) →
10. Mendoza Hoff Revels, Echolocation (AUM Fidelity) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →
2. Wes Montgomery & Wynton Kelly Trio, Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings (Resonance) →
3. Roy Hargrove, The Love Suite: In Mahogany (1993, Blue Engine) →

VOCAL

• Jo Lawry, Acrobats (Whirlwind) →

DEBUT

• Sean Mason, The Southern Suite (Blue Engine) →

LATIN

• Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo, El Arte Del Bolero, Vol. 2 (Miel Music) →

Note: Also see The 10 best jazz albums of 2023.

NEW RELEASES

1. Brandon Seabrook's Epic Proportions, Brutalovechamp (Pyroclastic) →
2. William Hooker, Flesh and Bones (Org Music) →
3. James Brandon Lewis Trio, Eye of I (Anti-) →
4. Mendoza Hoff Revels, Echolocation (AUM Fidelity) →
5. Janel Leppin, The Brink (Shiny Boy Press) →
6. Anthony Pirog, The Nepenthe Series Vol. 1 (Otherly Love) →
7. Thollem-Terry Riley-Nels Cline, The Light Is Real (Other Minds) →
8. Drazek Fuscaldo, June 22 (Feeding Tube/Astral Spirits) →
9. Jessica Pavone, Clamor (Out of Your Head) →
10. Andrew Smiley & Kate Gentile, Flagrances (Obliquity) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Matthew Shipp Trio, Circular Temple (1990, ESP-Disk) →
2. Bernie Worrell-Cindy Blackman Santana-John King, Spherical (1994, Infrequent Seams) →
3. Evan Parker, NYC 1978 (Relative Pitch) →

VOCAL

• Fay Victor, Blackity Black Black Is Beautiful (Northern Spy) →

DEBUT

• Toto Alvarez, La Cuerda Floja (Zoar/Acefalo) →

LATIN

• No choice.

NEW RELEASES

1. James Brandon Lewis Red Lily Quintet, For Mahalia, With Love (Tao Forms) →
2. Tyshawn Sorey Trio, Continuing (Pi) →
3. Jaimie Branch, Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((World War)) (International Anthem) →
4. Allison Miller, Rivers in Our Veins (Royal Potato Family) →
5. Tomas Fujiwara, Pith (Out of Your Head) →
6. Eric Friedlander, She Sees (Skipstone) →
7. Greg Ward's Rogue Parade, Dion's Quest (Sugah Hoof) →
8. Jason Kao Hwang Critical Response, Book of Stories (True Sound) →
9. Myra Melford's Fire and Water Quintet, Hear the Light Singing (RogueArt) →
10. Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet, As Things Do (Intakt) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. The Jazz Doctors, Intensive Care: Prescriptions Filled [The Billy Bang Quartet Sessions 1983/1984] (Cadillac) →
2. Don Ellis, How Time Passes (1960, Candid) →
3. Charles Mingus, Changes: The Complete 1970s Atlantic Studio Recordings (1973-79, Rhino) →

VOCAL

• Jo Lawry, Acrobats (Whirlwind) →

DEBUT

• No choice.

LATIN

• No choice.

NEW RELEASES

1. Ambrose Akinmusire, Owl Song (Nonesuch) →
2. Tyshawn Sorey Trio + 1 [With Greg Osby], The Off-Off Broadway Guide to Synergism (Pi '22) →
3. Mark Turner Quartet, Live at the Village Vanguard (Giant Step Arts) →
4. Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, Dynamic Maximum Tension (Nonesuch) →
5. Henry Threadgill Ensemble, The Other One (Pi) →
6. Joshua Redman, Where Are We (Blue Note) →
7. James Brandon Lewis Red Lily Quintet, For Mahalia, With Love (Tao Forms) →
8. Nitai Hershkovits, Call on the Old Wise (ECM) →
9. John Scofield, Uncle John's Band (ECM) →
10. Johnathan Blake, Passage (Blue Note) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →
2. Joe Henderson, The Complete "An Evening With Joe Henderson" (1987, Red) →
3. Charles Mingus, Changes: The Complete 1970s Atlantic Studio Recordings (1973-79, Rhino) →

VOCAL

• Joshua Redman, Where Are We (Blue Note) →

DEBUT

• Simón Willson, Good Company (Fresh Sound New Talent) →

LATIN

• Hilario Durán and His Latin Jazz Big Band, Cry Me a River (Alma) →

NEW RELEASES

1. Kris Davis, Diatom Ribbons Live at the Village Vanguard (Pyroclastic) →
2. Sullivan Fortner, Solo Game (Artwork) →
3. Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, Dynamic Maximum Tension (Nonesuch) →
4. Steve Lehman & Orchestre National de Jazz, Ex Machina (Pi) →
5. JD Allen, This (Savant) →
6. Myra Melford's Fire and Water Quintet, Hear the Light Singing (RogueArt) →
7. Miho Hazama, M_unit: Beyond Orbits (Edition) →
8. Arooj Aftab-Vijay Iyer-Shahzad Ismaily, Love in Exile (Verve) →
9. Quinsin Nachoff, Stars and Constellations (Adyharopa) →
10. Brad Mehldau, Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays the Beatles (Nonesuch) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Ahmad Jamal, Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse 1966-1968 (Jazz Detective/Elemental) →
2. Geri Allen & Kurt Rosenwinkel, A Lovesome Thing (2012, Motéma Music) →
3. Wes Montgomery & Wynton Kelly Trio, Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings (Resonance) →

VOCAL

• Arooj Aftab-Vijay Iyer-Shahzad Ismaily, Love in Exile (Verve) →

DEBUT

• Christian Dillingham, Cascades (Greenleaf Music) →

LATIN

• Jane Bunnett and Maqueque, Playing With Fire (True North) →

NEW RELEASES

1. Fire! Orchestra, Echoes (Rune Grammofon) →
2. Rob Mazurek Exploding Star Orchestra, Lightning Dreamers (International Anthem) →
3. Henry Threadgill Ensemble, The Other One (Pi) →
4. Mats Gustafsson & Ensemble E, EE Opus One (Trost) →
5. Roscoe Mitchell Orchestra and Space Trio, At the Fault Zone Festival (Wide Hive) →
6. Angelika Niescier-Tomeka Reid-Savannah Harris, Beyond Dragons (Intakt) →
7. Daunik Lazro-Benjamin Duboc-Mathieu Bec, Standards Combustion (Dark Tree) →
8. Steve Swell-Joe McPhee-Chris Corsano, Sometimes the Air Is (Mahakala Music) →
9. Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the Garden (Constellation) →
10. Per Texas Johansson, Orkester Omnitonal (Moserobie) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Milford Graves With Arthur Doyle & Hugh Glover, Children of the Forest (1976, Black Editions Archive) →
2. John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →
3. Peter Brötzmann & Sabu Toyozumi, Triangle: Live at Ohm, 1987 (NoBusiness) →

VOCAL

• Damon Locks & Rob Mazurek, New Future City Radio (International Anthem) →

DEBUT

• No choice.

LATIN

• Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo, El Arte Del Bolero, Vol. 2 (Miel Music) →

NEW RELEASES (listed alphabetically; 5.5 points each)

• Jason Adasiewicz, Roy's World (Corbett vs. Dempsey) →
• Dave Burrell, Harlem Rhapsody (Parco Della Musica) →
• Sylvie Courvoisier, Chimaera (Intakt) →
• Kris Davis, Diatom Ribbons Live at the Village Vanguard (Pyroclastic) →
• Steve Lehman & Orchestre National de Jazz, Ex Machina (Pi) →
• James Brandon Lewis Trio, Eye of I (Anti-) →
• Matt Moran-Sarah Elizabeth Charles-Curtis Hasselbring, Audible Spirits (Diskonife) →
• Russ Lossing, Alternate Side Parking Music (Aqua Piazza) →
• Roots Magic Sextet, Long Old Road: Retold Pasts and Present Day Musings (Clean Feed) →
• Gard Nilssen's Supersonic Orchestra, Family (We Jazz) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL) (listed alphabetically; 2 points each)

• Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis With Shirley Scott, Cookin' With Jaws and the Queen: The Legendary Prestige Albums (1958, Craft) →
• Bengt Frippe Nordström, Vinyl Box (1962-68, Ni Vu Ni Connu) →
• Pharoah Sanders, Pharoah [Harvest Time] (1976, Luaka Bop) →

VOCAL

• Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding, Alive at the Village Vanguard (Palmetto) →

DEBUT

• Miha Gantar, Introducing (Clean Feed '22) →

LATIN

• Miguel Zenón, Musica De Las Americas (Miel Music '22) →

NEW RELEASES

1. Tyler Mitchell Octet, Sun Ra's Journey (Cellar) →
2. Matt Mitchell, Oblong Aplomb (Out of Your Head) →
3. Jason Moran, From the Dancehall to the Battlefield (Yes) →
4. Aksel Røed's Other Aspects, Do You Dream in Colours? (Is It Jazz?) →
5. Emile Parisien, Louise (ACT '22) →
6. Claire Daly With George Garzone, VuVu for Frances (Daly Bread) →
7. Kahil El'Zabar's Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, Spirit Gatherer: Tribute to Don Cherry (Spiritmuse) →
8. Tyshawn Sorey Trio, Continuing (Pi) →
9. Noah Haidu, Standards (Sunnyside) →
10. Simona Premazzi, Wave in Gravity: Solo Piano (PRE) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →
2. Cal Tjader, Catch the Groove: Live at the Penthouse 1963-1967 (Jazz Detective/Elemental) →
3. Toshiko Akiyoshi, Toshiko's Blues: Quartet & Trios 1953-1958 (Fresh Sound) →

VOCAL

• Cécile McLorin Salvant, Mélusine (Nonesuch) →

DEBUT

• No choice.

LATIN

• No choice.

NEW RELEASES (listed alphabetically; 5.5 points each)

• Mário Costa-Cuong Vu-Benoît Delbecq-Bruno Chevillon, Chromosome (Clean Feed) →
• Sylvie Courvoisier, Chimaera (Intakt) →
• Daunik Lazro-Benjamin Duboc-Mathieu Bec, Standards Combustion (Dark Tree) →
• Pascal Niggenkemper, Blòc (Subran/Musiques Aventureuses) →
• Evan Parker & X-Jazz Ensemble, A Schist Story (JACC '22) →
• Andreas Røysum Ensemble, Mysterier (Motvind) →
• Wadada Leo Smith & Orange Wave Electric, Fire Illuminations (Kabell) →
• Elias Stemeseder & Christian Lillinger, Umbra (Intakt) →
• Otomo Yoshihide Special Big Band, Stone Stone Stone (Little Stone) →
• John Zorn, John Zorn's Bagatelles, Vols. 13-16 (Tzadik) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Jean-Jacques Avenel-Siegfried Kessler-Daunik Lazro, Ecstatic Jazz: Crypte Des Franciscains Béziers 12 Février 1982 (Fou) →
2. Brew [Miya Masaoka-Reggie Workman-Gerry Hemingway], Heat/Between Reflections (1998/2019, Clean Feed) →
3. McCoy Tyner, The Montreux Years (1981-2009, BMG) →

VOCAL

• Karina Kozhevnikova & Krugly Band, Polyphonic Circle (Leo) →

DEBUT

• Clara Lai, Corpos (Phonogram Unit) →

LATIN

• No choice.

NEW RELEASES

1. Gerry Hemingway, Afterlife (Auricle '22) →
2. Denny Zeitlin, Crazy Rhythm: Exploring George Gershwin (Sunnyside) →
3. Ray Anderson, Marching On (Double Moon '22) →
4. Rachel Eckroth, One (Blackbird Sessions) →
5. Yelena Eckemoff, Lonely Man and His Fish (L&H Production) →
6. Deon, Soft Steel (Trytone) →
7. Benjamin Koppel, White Buses: Passage to Freedom (Cowbell Music) →
8. Donald Vega, As I Travel (Imagery) →
9. Jeb Patton, Preludes (Cellar Music) →
10. Ray Gallon Trio, Grand Company (Cellar) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Wes Montgomery & Wynton Kelly Trio, Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings (Resonance) →
2. Charlie Parker-Dizzy Gillespie-Bud Powell-Charles Mingus-Max Roach, Hot House: The Complete Jazz at Massey Hall Recordings (1953, Craft) →
3. Bill Evans, Tales: Live in Copenhagen (1964) (Elemental Music) →

VOCAL

• Veronica Swift, Veronica Swift (Mack Avenue) →

DEBUT

• Yussef Dayes, Black Classical Music (Brownswood/Nonesuch) →

LATIN

• Renesito Avich, Tres (self-released) →

NEW RELEASES

1. Jason Moran, From the Dancehall to the Battlefield (Yes) →
2. Ambrose Akinmusire, Owl Song (Nonesuch) →
3. Henry Threadgill Ensemble, The Other One (Pi) →
4. Illegal Crowns, Unclosing (Out of Your Heads) →
5. James Brandon Lewis Red Lily Quintet, For Mahalia, With Love (Tao Forms) →
6. Ron Horton, A Prayer for Andrew (Newvelle) →
7. Jo Lawry, Acrobats (Whirlwind) →
8. Mark Turner Quartet, Live at the Village Vanguard (Giant Step Arts) →
9. Quinsin Nachoff, Stars and Constellations (Adyharopa) →
10. Anna Webber, Shimmer Wince (Intakt) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Jazz at the Philharmonic, The Complete Jam Sessions 1950-1957 (Mosaic) →
2. Archie Shepp, Derailleur: The 1964 Demo (Triple Point) →
3. Hasaan Ibn Ali, Reaching for the Stars: Trios/Duos/Solos (1962-65, Omnivore) →

VOCAL

• Jo Lawry, Acrobats (Whirlwind) →

DEBUT

• Lesley Mok, The Living Collection (American Dreams) →

LATIN

• Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo, El Arte Del Bolero, Vol. 2 (Miel Music) →

NEW RELEASES

1. Daniel Villarreal, Lados B (International Anthem) →
2. Brandee Younger, Brand New Life (Impulse) →
3. Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke, Lean In (Edition) →
4. Web Web x Mar Herre, Web Max II (Compost) →
5. Simon Moullier, Isla (self-released) →
6. Johnathan Blake, Passage (Blue Note) →
7. Steve Lehman & Orchestre National de Jazz, Ex Machina (Pi) →
8. Kassa Overall, Animals (Warp) →
9. Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, Dynamic Maximum Tension (Nonesuch) →
10. Joe Farnsworth, In What Direction Are You Headed? (Smoke Sessions) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

• No choice.

VOCAL

• Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke, Lean In (Edition) →

DEBUT

• No choice.

LATIN

• Joe Chambers, Dance Kobina (Blue Note) →

NEW RELEASES

1. Matthew Shipp, The Intrinsic Nature of Shipp (Mahakala Music) →
2. Tyshawn Sorey Trio, Continuing (Pi) →
3. Jaimie Branch, Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((World War)) (International Anthem) →
4. Darius Jones, Fluxkit Vancouver (Its Suite but Sacred) (We Jazz) →
5. Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the Garden (Constellation) →
6. Mendoza Hoff Revels, Echolocation (AUM Fidelity) →
7. Kate Gentile, Find Letter X (Pi) →
8. Anna Webber, Shimmer Wince (Intakt) →
9. Art Ensemble of Chicago, The Sixth Decade From Paris to Paris: Live at Sons D'Hiver (RogueArt) →
10. Joe McPhee & Tomeka Reid, Let Our Rejoicing Rise (Corbett vs. Dempsey '22) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Matthew Shipp Trio, Circular Temple (1990, ESP-Disk) →
2. Derek Bailey & Paul Motian, Duo in Concert (1990, Frozen Reeds) →
3. Abdul Wadud, By Myself: Solo Cello (1977, Gotta Groove) →

VOCAL

• No choice.

DEBUT

• No choice.

LATIN

• No choice.

NEW RELEASES

1. Brew [Miya Masaoka-Reggie Workman-Gerry Hemingway], Heat/Between Reflections (1998/2019, Clean Feed) →
2. Kenny Barron, The Source (Artwork) →
3. John Zorn, New Masada Quartet Vol. 2 (Tzadik) →
4. Joe Lovano Trio Tapestry, Our Daily Bread (ECM) →
5. Jon-Erik Kellso and the EarRegulars, Live at the Ear Inn (Arbors) →
6. Satoko Fujii & Otomo Yoshihide, Perpetual Motion (Ayler) →
7. Adrian Younge, Jazz Is Dead 18: Tony Allen (Jazz Is Dead) →
8. Val Jeanty-Candice Hoyes-Mimi Jones, Nite Bjuti (Whirlwind) →
9. John Butcher, The Art of Noticing (Matchless) →
10. Arooj Aftab-Vijay Iyer-Shahzad Ismaily, Love in Exile (Verve) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Charlie Parker-Dizzy Gillespie-Bud Powell-Charles Mingus-Max Roach, Hot House: The Complete Jazz at Massey Hall Recordings (1953, Craft) →
2. Pharoah Sanders, Pharoah [Harvest Time] (1976, Luaka Bop) →
3. John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →

VOCAL

• Arooj Aftab-Vijay Iyer-Shahzad Ismaily, Love in Exile (Verve) →

DEBUT

• Endea Owens and the Cookout, Feel Good Music (BassBae Music) →

LATIN

• The Santiago Big Band & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Santiago Brooklyn Santiago (Zoho) →

Note: New Releases 1 Brew, Heat/Between Reflections contains both old (1998) and new (2019) recordings, so belongs under Rara Avis.

NEW RELEASES

1. Sylvie Courvoisier, Chimaera (Intakt) →
2. James Brandon Lewis Red Lily Quintet, For Mahalia, With Love (Tao Forms) →
3. Steve Lehman & Orchestre National de Jazz, Ex Machina (Pi) →
4. Jo Lawry, Acrobats (Whirlwind) →
5. Rodrigo Amado/The Bridge, Beyond the Margins (Trost) →
6. Irreversible Entanglements, Protect Your Light (Impulse!) →
7. Henry Threadgill Ensemble, The Other One (Pi) →
8. Mendoza Hoff Revels, Echolocation (AUM Fidelity) →
9. Trickster, Live in Brooklyn (Cygnus) →
10. Ingrid Laubrock, The Last Quiet Place (Pyroclastic) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →
2. Geri Allen & Kurt Rosenwinkel, A Lovesome Thing (2012, Motéma Music) →
3. The Jazz Doctors, Intensive Care: Prescriptions Filled [The Billy Bang Quartet Sessions 1983/1984] (Cadillac) →

VOCAL

• Jo Lawry, Acrobats (Whirlwind) →

DEBUT

• Shuteen Erdenebaatar Quartet, Rising Sun (Motéma Music) →

LATIN

• No choice.

Note: Also see Troy Dostert's Best Releases of 2023.

NEW RELEASES

1. James Brandon Lewis Trio, Eye of I (Anti-) →
2. Lina Allemano Four, Pipe Dream (Lumo) →
3. Anna Webber, Shimmer Wince (Intakt) →
4. Fred Frith & Susana Santos Silva, Laying Demons to Rest (RogueArt) →
5. Angelika Niescier-Tomeka Reid-Savannah Harris, Beyond Dragons (Intakt) →
6. Mário Costa-Cuong Vu-Benoît Delbecq-Bruno Chevillon, Chromosome (Clean Feed) →
7. Séverine Morfin, Mad Maple (Garden) →
8. Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the Garden (Constellation) →
9. Ethan Philion Quartet, Gnosis (Sunnyside) →
10. Blue Cranes, My Only Secret (Jealous Butcher/Beacon Sound) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Joy, Joy (1976, Cadillac) →
2. Derek Bailey & Paul Motian, Duo in Concert (1990, Frozen Reeds) →
3. Wayne Shorter, Schizophrenia (1967, Blue Note Tone Poet) →

VOCAL

• Astghik Martirosyan, Distance (Astghik Music) →

DEBUT

• Lesley Mok, The Living Collection (American Dreams) →

LATIN

• Felipe Salles Interconnections Ensemble, Home Is Here (Tapestry) →

[Acquaro - Cartwright] · [Castañeda - Drouot] · [Dryden - Gutterman] · [Hale - Kaplan] · [Kato - Micallef] · [Michie - Polletta] · [Quinn - Szwed] · [Tamarkin - Yokoi]