The 18th Annual
Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll:
2023
Ballot 2023
NEW RELEASES
- Rodrigo Amado/The Bridge, Beyond the Margins (Trost) →
- Irreversible Entanglements, Protect Your Light (Impulse!) →
- Steve Lehman & Orchestre National de Jazz, Ex Machina (Pi) →
- James Brandon Lewis Red Lily Quintet, For Mahalia, With Love (Tao Forms) →
- The Rempis Percussion Quartet, Harvesters (Aerophonic) →
- George Coleman, Live at Smalls Jazz Club (Cellar) →
- Art Ensemble of Chicago, The Sixth Decade From Paris to Paris: Live at Sons D'Hiver (RogueArt) →
- Jason Kao Hwang Critical Response, Book of Stories (True Sound) →
- Emmet Cohen, Master Legacy Series Volume 5: Featuring Houston Person (Bandstand Presents) →
- Farida Amadou-Jonas Cambien-Dave Rempis, On the Blink (Aerophonic) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- Roy Hargrove, The Love Suite: In Mahogany (1993, Blue Engine) →
- Steve Swell's Fire Into Music, For Jemeel: Fire From the Road (2003-04, RogueArt) →
- François Carrier Ensemble, Openness (2006, Fundacja Sluchaj) →
VOCAL
- Lisa Marie Simmons & Marco Cremaschini, NoteSpeak 12 (Ropeadope) →
DEBUT
- Max Koch, Ten Bulls (Jazzwerkstatt) →
LATIN
- Aruán Ortiz, Pastor's Paradox (Clean Feed) →
Note: Also see The Best Jazz Albums of 2023.