The 18th Annual
Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll:
2023
Past Polls Index
New Albums Rara Avis Debuts Latin Vocals
Critics
Acquaro - CartwrightCastaņeda - DrouotDryden - GuttermanHale - KaplanKato - MicallefMichie - PollettaQuinn - SzwedTamarkin - Yokoi

Ballot 2023

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

Phil Freeman (Burning Ambulance, Stereogum, The Wire, DownBeat)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the Garden (Constellation) →
  2. Jaimie Branch, Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((World War)) (International Anthem) →
  3. Irreversible Entanglements, Protect Your Light (Impulse!) →
  4. Jason Moran, From the Dancehall to the Battlefield (Yes) →
  5. Wadada Leo Smith & Orange Wave Electric, Fire Illuminations (Kabell) →
  6. Arooj Aftab-Vijay Iyer-Shahzad Ismaily, Love in Exile (Verve) →
  7. James Brandon Lewis Trio, Eye of I (Anti-) →
  8. Fire! Orchestra, Echoes (Rune Grammofon) →
  9. Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, Dynamic Maximum Tension (Nonesuch) →
  10. Lakecia Benjamin, Phoenix (Whirlwind) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

  1. J Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan Volume 4: The Nippon Columbia Label 1968-1981 (BBE) →
  2. Sonny Rollins With Heikki Sarmanto Trio, Live at Finlandia Hall, Helsinki 1972 (Svart) →
  3. Charles Mingus, Changes: The Complete 1970s Atlantic Studio Recordings (1973-79, Rhino) →

VOCAL

DEBUT

LATIN

 

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