The 18th Annual
Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll:
2023
Ballot 2023
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.
