The 18th Annual
Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll:
2023

Ballot 2023

David A. Graham (The Atlantic)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Jason Moran, From the Dancehall to the Battlefield (Yes)
  2. Kris Davis, Diatom Ribbons Live at the Village Vanguard (Pyroclastic)
  3. Tyshawn Sorey Trio, Continuing (Pi)
  4. Jaimie Branch, Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((World War)) (International Anthem)
  5. Rob Mazurek Exploding Star Orchestra, Lightning Dreamers (International Anthem)
  6. Christian McBride's New Jawn, Prime (Mack Avenue)
  7. Yussef Dayes, Black Classical Music (Brownswood/Nonesuch)
  8. Chris Potter, Got the Keys to the Kingdom: Live at the Village Vanguard (Edition)
  9. Irreversible Entanglements, Protect Your Light (Impulse!)
  10. Peter Evans Being & Becoming, Ars Memoria (More Is More)

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

  1. John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!)
  2. Pharoah Sanders, Pharoah [Harvest Time] (1976, Luaka Bop)
  3. Ahmad Jamal, Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse 1966-1968 (Jazz Detective/Elemental)

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