The 18th Annual
Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll:
2023

Ballot 2023

Francis Davis (Poll founder)

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)

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