The 18th Annual
Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll:
2023
Ballots 2023 [2]
Esteban Arizpe Castaņeda (El Intruso)
NEW RELEASES
- Myra Melford's Fire and Water Quintet, Hear the Light Singing (RogueArt) →
- Steve Lehman & Orchestre National de Jazz, Ex Machina (Pi) →
- Illegal Crowns, Unclosing (Out of Your Heads) →
- Wadada Leo Smith & Orange Wave Electric, Fire Illuminations (Kabell) →
- Javier Red's Imagery Converter, Life & Umbrella (Desafio Candente) →
- Rodrigo Amado/The Bridge, Beyond the Margins (Trost) →
- Fire! Orchestra, Echoes (Rune Grammofon) →
- Anna Webber, Shimmer Wince (Intakt) →
- Satoko Fujii, Torrent: Piano Solo (Libra) →
- Todd Sickafoose, Bear Proof (Secret Hatch) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- Sonny Clark, The Complete Sonny Clark Blue Note Sessions (1957-61, Mosaic) →
- Derek Bailey & Paul Motian, Duo in Concert (1990, Frozen Reeds) →
- 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
- Chris Potter, Got the Keys to the Kingdom: Live at the Village Vanguard (Edition) →
- Billy Childs, The Winds of Change (Mack Avenue) →
- James Brandon Lewis Red Lily Quintet, For Mahalia, With Love (Tao Forms) →
- Joe Farnsworth, In What Direction Are You Headed? (Smoke Sessions) →
- Paul Wertico, Paul Wertico's Drums Without Boundaries (Da Vinci Classics) →
- Christian McBride's New Jawn, Prime (Mack Avenue) →
- Fareed Haque, Casseus! The Music of Frantz Casseus Re-Imagined (Wardude Music) →
- Joe Lovano Trio Tapestry, Our Daily Bread (ECM) →
- Artemis, In Real Time (Blue Note) →
- Eric Alexander, A New Beginning: Alto Saxophone With Strings (HighNote) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- Wes Montgomery & Wynton Kelly Trio, Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings (Resonance) →
- Sonny Rollins, Go West! The Contemporary Records Albums (1957-58, Craft) →
- 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
- Darius Jones, Fluxkit Vancouver (Its Suite but Sacred) (We Jazz) →
- Kris Davis, Diatom Ribbons Live at the Village Vanguard (Pyroclastic) →
- Tyshawn Sorey Trio, Continuing (Pi) →
- Jason Moran, From the Dancehall to the Battlefield (Yes) →
- London Brew, London Brew (Concord) →
- Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet, As Things Do (Intakt) →
- Todd Sickafoose, Bear Proof (Secret Hatch) →
- Mike Reed, The Separatist Party (We Jazz/Astral Spirits) →
- Arturo O'Farrill, Legacies (Blue Note) →
- Mark Turner Quartet, Live at the Village Vanguard (Giant Step Arts) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- Abdul Wadud, By Myself: Solo Cello (1977, Gotta Groove) →
- Nina Simone, You've Got to Learn (1966, Verve) →
- 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) →
Gary Chapin (Free Jazz Collective)
NEW RELEASES
- Tim Berne-Hank Roberts-Aurora Nealand, Oceans And (Intakt) →
- Art Ensemble of Chicago, The Sixth Decade From Paris to Paris: Live at Sons D'Hiver (RogueArt) →
- Anna Webber, Shimmer Wince (Intakt) →
- Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the Garden (Constellation) →
- Irreversible Entanglements, Protect Your Light (Impulse!) →
- Matthew Shipp, The Intrinsic Nature of Shipp (Mahakala Music) →
- Marc Ribot/Ceramic Dog, Connection (Knockwurst) →
- Henry Threadgill Ensemble, The Other One (Pi) →
- Fire! Orchestra, Echoes (Rune Grammofon) →
- Marc Ducret, Palm Sweat: Marc Ducret Plays the Music of Tim Berne (Screwgun/Out of Your Head) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →
- Sam Rivers, Archive Series (1971-2002, NoBusiness) →
- 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
LATIN
Nate Chinen (WRTI, NPR Music, The Gig)
NEW RELEASES
- Meshell Ndegeocello, The Omnichord Real Book (Blue Note) →
- Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, Dynamic Maximum Tension (Nonesuch) →
- Jason Moran, From the Dancehall to the Battlefield (Yes) →
- Darius Jones, Fluxkit Vancouver (Its Suite but Sacred) (We Jazz) →
- Allison Miller, Rivers in Our Veins (Royal Potato Family) →
- Kris Davis, Diatom Ribbons Live at the Village Vanguard (Pyroclastic) →
- Tyshawn Sorey Trio, Continuing (Pi) →
- John Zorn, Homenaje a Remedios Varo (Tzadik) →
- Sullivan Fortner, Solo Game (Artwork) →
- Mendoza Hoff Revels, Echolocation (AUM Fidelity) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →
- Wes Montgomery & Wynton Kelly Trio, Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings (Resonance) →
- 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.
Brad Cohan (TIDAL, Bandcamp Daily)
NEW RELEASES
- Brandon Seabrook's Epic Proportions, Brutalovechamp (Pyroclastic) →
- William Hooker, Flesh and Bones (Org Music) →
- James Brandon Lewis Trio, Eye of I (Anti-) →
- Mendoza Hoff Revels, Echolocation (AUM Fidelity) →
- Janel Leppin, The Brink (Shiny Boy Press) →
- Anthony Pirog, The Nepenthe Series Vol. 1 (Otherly Love) →
- Thollem-Terry Riley-Nels Cline, The Light Is Real (Other Minds) →
- Drazek Fuscaldo, June 22 (Feeding Tube/Astral Spirits) →
- Jessica Pavone, Clamor (Out of Your Head) →
- Andrew Smiley & Kate Gentile, Flagrances (Obliquity) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- Matthew Shipp Trio, Circular Temple (1990, ESP-Disk) →
- Bernie Worrell-Cindy Blackman Santana-John King, Spherical (1994, Infrequent Seams) →
- 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
Troy Collins (Point of Departure)
NEW RELEASES
- James Brandon Lewis Red Lily Quintet, For Mahalia, With Love (Tao Forms) →
- Tyshawn Sorey Trio, Continuing (Pi) →
- Jaimie Branch, Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((World War)) (International Anthem) →
- Allison Miller, Rivers in Our Veins (Royal Potato Family) →
- Tomas Fujiwara, Pith (Out of Your Head) →
- Eric Friedlander, She Sees (Skipstone) →
- Greg Ward's Rogue Parade, Dion's Quest (Sugah Hoof) →
- Jason Kao Hwang Critical Response, Book of Stories (True Sound) →
- Myra Melford's Fire and Water Quintet, Hear the Light Singing (RogueArt) →
- Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet, As Things Do (Intakt) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- The Jazz Doctors, Intensive Care: Prescriptions Filled [The Billy Bang Quartet Sessions 1983/1984] (Cadillac) →
- Don Ellis, How Time Passes (1960, Candid) →
- Charles Mingus, Changes: The Complete 1970s Atlantic Studio Recordings (1973-79, Rhino) →
VOCAL
- Jo Lawry, Acrobats (Whirlwind) →
DEBUT
LATIN
Thomas Conrad (Stereophile, New York City Jazz Record)
NEW RELEASES
- Ambrose Akinmusire, Owl Song (Nonesuch) →
- Tyshawn Sorey Trio + 1 [With Greg Osby], The Off-Off Broadway Guide to Synergism (Pi '22) →
- Mark Turner Quartet, Live at the Village Vanguard (Giant Step Arts) →
- Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, Dynamic Maximum Tension (Nonesuch) →
- Henry Threadgill Ensemble, The Other One (Pi) →
- Joshua Redman, Where Are We (Blue Note) →
- James Brandon Lewis Red Lily Quintet, For Mahalia, With Love (Tao Forms) →
- Nitai Hershkovits, Call on the Old Wise (ECM) →
- John Scofield, Uncle John's Band (ECM) →
- Johnathan Blake, Passage (Blue Note) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →
- Joe Henderson, The Complete "An Evening With Joe Henderson" (1987, Red) →
- 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) →
J.D. Considine (DownBeat)
NEW RELEASES
- Kris Davis, Diatom Ribbons Live at the Village Vanguard (Pyroclastic) →
- Sullivan Fortner, Solo Game (Artwork) →
- Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, Dynamic Maximum Tension (Nonesuch) →
- Steve Lehman & Orchestre National de Jazz, Ex Machina (Pi) →
- JD Allen, This (Savant) →
- Myra Melford's Fire and Water Quintet, Hear the Light Singing (RogueArt) →
- Miho Hazama, M_unit: Beyond Orbits (Edition) →
- Arooj Aftab-Vijay Iyer-Shahzad Ismaily, Love in Exile (Verve) →
- Quinsin Nachoff, Stars and Constellations (Adyharopa) →
- Brad Mehldau, Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays the Beatles (Nonesuch) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- Ahmad Jamal, Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse 1966-1968 (Jazz Detective/Elemental) →
- Geri Allen & Kurt Rosenwinkel, A Lovesome Thing (2012, Motéma Music) →
- 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) →
John Corbett (Jazz Podium, Corbett vs. Dempsey)
NEW RELEASES
- Fire! Orchestra, Echoes (Rune Grammofon) →
- Rob Mazurek Exploding Star Orchestra, Lightning Dreamers (International Anthem) →
- Henry Threadgill Ensemble, The Other One (Pi) →
- Mats Gustafsson & Ensemble E, EE Opus One (Trost) →
- Roscoe Mitchell Orchestra and Space Trio, At the Fault Zone Festival (Wide Hive) →
- Angelika Niescier-Tomeka Reid-Savannah Harris, Beyond Dragons (Intakt) →
- Daunik Lazro-Benjamin Duboc-Mathieu Bec, Standards Combustion (Dark Tree) →
- Steve Swell-Joe McPhee-Chris Corsano, Sometimes the Air Is (Mahakala Music) →
- Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the Garden (Constellation) →
- Per Texas Johansson, Orkester Omnitonal (Moserobie) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- Milford Graves With Arthur Doyle & Hugh Glover, Children of the Forest (1976, Black Editions Archive) →
- John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →
- Peter Brötzmann & Sabu Toyozumi, Triangle: Live at Ohm, 1987 (NoBusiness) →
VOCAL
- Damon Locks & Rob Mazurek, New Future City Radio (International Anthem) →
DEBUT
LATIN
- Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo, El Arte Del Bolero, Vol. 2 (Miel Music) →
Mark Corroto (All About Jazz)
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) →
Michael Coyle (WRCU [Colgate University])
NEW RELEASES
- Tyler Mitchell Octet, Sun Ra's Journey (Cellar) →
- Matt Mitchell, Oblong Aplomb (Out of Your Head) →
- Jason Moran, From the Dancehall to the Battlefield (Yes) →
- Aksel Røed's Other Aspects, Do You Dream in Colours? (Is It Jazz?) →
- Emile Parisien, Louise (ACT '22) →
- Claire Daly With George Garzone, VuVu for Frances (Daly Bread) →
- Kahil El'Zabar's Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, Spirit Gatherer: Tribute to Don Cherry (Spiritmuse) →
- Tyshawn Sorey Trio, Continuing (Pi) →
- Noah Haidu, Standards (Sunnyside) →
- Simona Premazzi, Wave in Gravity: Solo Piano (PRE) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →
- Cal Tjader, Catch the Groove: Live at the Penthouse 1963-1967 (Jazz Detective/Elemental) →
- Toshiko Akiyoshi, Toshiko's Blues: Quartet & Trios 1953-1958 (Fresh Sound) →
VOCAL
- Cécile McLorin Salvant, Mélusine (Nonesuch) →
DEBUT
LATIN
David Cristol (Jazz Magazine [Fr], Citizen Jazz [Fr], Jazz.pt [Portugal], Free Jazz Collective)
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)
- Jean-Jacques Avenel-Siegfried Kessler-Daunik Lazro, Ecstatic Jazz: Crypte Des Franciscains Béziers 12 Février 1982 (Fou) →
- Brew [Miya Masaoka-Reggie Workman-Gerry Hemingway], Heat/Between Reflections (1998/2019, Clean Feed) →
- McCoy Tyner, The Montreux Years (1981-2009, BMG) →
VOCAL
- Karina Kozhevnikova & Krugly Band, Polyphonic Circle (Leo) →
DEBUT
- Clara Lai, Corpos (Phonogram Unit) →
LATIN
NEW RELEASES
- Gerry Hemingway, Afterlife (Auricle '22) →
- Denny Zeitlin, Crazy Rhythm: Exploring George Gershwin (Sunnyside) →
- Ray Anderson, Marching On (Double Moon '22) →
- Rachel Eckroth, One (Blackbird Sessions) →
- Yelena Eckemoff, Lonely Man and His Fish (L&H Production) →
- Deon, Soft Steel (Trytone) →
- Benjamin Koppel, White Buses: Passage to Freedom (Cowbell Music) →
- Donald Vega, As I Travel (Imagery) →
- Jeb Patton, Preludes (Cellar Music) →
- Ray Gallon Trio, Grand Company (Cellar) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- Wes Montgomery & Wynton Kelly Trio, Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings (Resonance) →
- Charlie Parker-Dizzy Gillespie-Bud Powell-Charles Mingus-Max Roach, Hot House: The Complete Jazz at Massey Hall Recordings (1953, Craft) →
- 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) →
Francis Davis (Poll founder)
NEW RELEASES
- Jason Moran, From the Dancehall to the Battlefield (Yes) →
- Ambrose Akinmusire, Owl Song (Nonesuch) →
- Henry Threadgill Ensemble, The Other One (Pi) →
- Illegal Crowns, Unclosing (Out of Your Heads) →
- James Brandon Lewis Red Lily Quintet, For Mahalia, With Love (Tao Forms) →
- Ron Horton, A Prayer for Andrew (Newvelle) →
- Jo Lawry, Acrobats (Whirlwind) →
- Mark Turner Quartet, Live at the Village Vanguard (Giant Step Arts) →
- Quinsin Nachoff, Stars and Constellations (Adyharopa) →
- Anna Webber, Shimmer Wince (Intakt) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- Jazz at the Philharmonic, The Complete Jam Sessions 1950-1957 (Mosaic) →
- Archie Shepp, Derailleur: The 1964 Demo (Triple Point) →
- 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) →
Anthony Dean-Harris (KRTU [San Antonio], DownBeat)
NEW RELEASES
- Daniel Villarreal, Lados B (International Anthem) →
- Brandee Younger, Brand New Life (Impulse) →
- Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke, Lean In (Edition) →
- Web Web x Mar Herre, Web Max II (Compost) →
- Simon Moullier, Isla (self-released) →
- Johnathan Blake, Passage (Blue Note) →
- Steve Lehman & Orchestre National de Jazz, Ex Machina (Pi) →
- Kassa Overall, Animals (Warp) →
- Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, Dynamic Maximum Tension (Nonesuch) →
- Joe Farnsworth, In What Direction Are You Headed? (Smoke Sessions) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
VOCAL
- Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke, Lean In (Edition) →
DEBUT
LATIN
- Joe Chambers, Dance Kobina (Blue Note) →
NEW RELEASES
- Matthew Shipp, The Intrinsic Nature of Shipp (Mahakala Music) →
- Tyshawn Sorey Trio, Continuing (Pi) →
- Jaimie Branch, Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((World War)) (International Anthem) →
- Darius Jones, Fluxkit Vancouver (Its Suite but Sacred) (We Jazz) →
- Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the Garden (Constellation) →
- Mendoza Hoff Revels, Echolocation (AUM Fidelity) →
- Kate Gentile, Find Letter X (Pi) →
- Anna Webber, Shimmer Wince (Intakt) →
- Art Ensemble of Chicago, The Sixth Decade From Paris to Paris: Live at Sons D'Hiver (RogueArt) →
- Joe McPhee & Tomeka Reid, Let Our Rejoicing Rise (Corbett vs. Dempsey '22) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- Matthew Shipp Trio, Circular Temple (1990, ESP-Disk) →
- Derek Bailey & Paul Motian, Duo in Concert (1990, Frozen Reeds) →
- Abdul Wadud, By Myself: Solo Cello (1977, Gotta Groove) →
VOCAL
DEBUT
LATIN
Laurence Donohue-Greene (The New York City Jazz Record)
NEW RELEASES
- Brew [Miya Masaoka-Reggie Workman-Gerry Hemingway], Heat/Between Reflections (1998/2019, Clean Feed) →
- Kenny Barron, The Source (Artwork) →
- John Zorn, New Masada Quartet Vol. 2 (Tzadik) →
- Joe Lovano Trio Tapestry, Our Daily Bread (ECM) →
- Jon-Erik Kellso and the EarRegulars, Live at the Ear Inn (Arbors) →
- Satoko Fujii & Otomo Yoshihide, Perpetual Motion (Ayler) →
- Adrian Younge, Jazz Is Dead 18: Tony Allen (Jazz Is Dead) →
- Val Jeanty-Candice Hoyes-Mimi Jones, Nite Bjuti (Whirlwind) →
- John Butcher, The Art of Noticing (Matchless) →
- Arooj Aftab-Vijay Iyer-Shahzad Ismaily, Love in Exile (Verve) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- Charlie Parker-Dizzy Gillespie-Bud Powell-Charles Mingus-Max Roach, Hot House: The Complete Jazz at Massey Hall Recordings (1953, Craft) →
- Pharoah Sanders, Pharoah [Harvest Time] (1976, Luaka Bop) →
- 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.
Troy Dostert (All About Jazz, Free Jazz Collective)
NEW RELEASES
- Sylvie Courvoisier, Chimaera (Intakt) →
- James Brandon Lewis Red Lily Quintet, For Mahalia, With Love (Tao Forms) →
- Steve Lehman & Orchestre National de Jazz, Ex Machina (Pi) →
- Jo Lawry, Acrobats (Whirlwind) →
- Rodrigo Amado/The Bridge, Beyond the Margins (Trost) →
- Irreversible Entanglements, Protect Your Light (Impulse!) →
- Henry Threadgill Ensemble, The Other One (Pi) →
- Mendoza Hoff Revels, Echolocation (AUM Fidelity) →
- Trickster, Live in Brooklyn (Cygnus) →
- Ingrid Laubrock, The Last Quiet Place (Pyroclastic) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →
- Geri Allen & Kurt Rosenwinkel, A Lovesome Thing (2012, Motéma Music) →
- 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
Note: Also see Troy Dostert's Best Releases of 2023.
NEW RELEASES
- James Brandon Lewis Trio, Eye of I (Anti-) →
- Lina Allemano Four, Pipe Dream (Lumo) →
- Anna Webber, Shimmer Wince (Intakt) →
- Fred Frith & Susana Santos Silva, Laying Demons to Rest (RogueArt) →
- Angelika Niescier-Tomeka Reid-Savannah Harris, Beyond Dragons (Intakt) →
- Mário Costa-Cuong Vu-Benoît Delbecq-Bruno Chevillon, Chromosome (Clean Feed) →
- Séverine Morfin, Mad Maple (Garden) →
- Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the Garden (Constellation) →
- Ethan Philion Quartet, Gnosis (Sunnyside) →
- Blue Cranes, My Only Secret (Jealous Butcher/Beacon Sound) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- Joy, Joy (1976, Cadillac) →
- Derek Bailey & Paul Motian, Duo in Concert (1990, Frozen Reeds) →
- 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) →