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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