The 18th Annual
Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll:
2023
Ballot 2023
NEW RELEASES (listed alphabetically; 5.5 points each)
- Steve Argüelles-Francesco Bigoni-Benoît Delbecq-Francesco Diodati, Weave4 (Parco della Musica) →
- Michael Blake, Dance of the Mystic Bliss (P&M) →
- Will Bernard & Beth Custer, Sky (Dreck to Disk) →
- Larry Goldings-Kaveh Rastegar-Abe Rounds, Better (Ropeadope) →
- Magos Herrera, Aire (Sunnyside) →
- Nitai Hershkovits, Call on the Old Wise (ECM) →
- Koma Saxo, Post Koma (We Jazz) →
- The Peggy Lee Band, A Giving Way (Songlines) →
- Jason Moran, From the Dancehall to the Battlefield (Yes) →
- Billy Valentine, Billy Valentine and the Universal Truth (Flying Dutchman) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL) (listed alphabetically; 2 points each)
- Geri Allen & Kurt Rosenwinkel, A Lovesome Thing (2012, Motéma Music) →
- Dorothy Ashby, With Strings Attached (1957-65, New Land) →
- Frank Zappa, Funky Nothingness (1970, Zappa) →
VOCAL
- Lucia Cadotsch, Aki (Heartcore) →
DEBUT
- Ella Zirina, Intertwined (BimHuis) →
LATIN
- David Virelles, Carta (Intakt) →
Note: Also see Ludovico Granvassu's Garden of Jazzy Delights.