The 18th Annual
Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll:
2023

Ballot 2023

Chris Heim (KMUW-FM [Wichita, KS])

NEW RELEASES

  1. Buster Williams, Unalome (Smoke Sessions)
  2. John Scofield, Uncle John's Band (ECM)
  3. Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding, Alive at the Village Vanguard (Palmetto)
  4. Cecilia Smith, The Mary Lou Williams Resurgence Project, Vol. 1 (Innova)
  5. Joshua Redman, Where Are We (Blue Note)
  6. Joe Alterman, Big Mo & Little Joe: Joe Alterman Plays Les McCann (Joe Alberman Music)
  7. Orrin Evans, The Red Door (Smoke Sessions)
  8. Noah Haidu, Standards (Sunnyside)
  9. Ted Piltzecker, Vibes on a Breath (OA2)
  10. George Freeman, The Good Life (HighNote)

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

  1. Ahmad Jamal, Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse 1966-1968 (Jazz Detective/Elemental)
  2. Les McCann, Never a Dull Moment! Live From Coast to Coast 1966-1967 (Resonance)
  3. Cal Tjader, Catch the Groove: Live at the Penthouse 1963-1967 (Jazz Detective/Elemental)

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