The 18th Annual
Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll:
2023

Ballot 2023

Tom Hull (tomhull.com)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Rodrigo Amado/The Bridge, Beyond the Margins (Trost)
  2. Irreversible Entanglements, Protect Your Light (Impulse!)
  3. Steve Lehman & Orchestre National de Jazz, Ex Machina (Pi)
  4. James Brandon Lewis Red Lily Quintet, For Mahalia, With Love (Tao Forms)
  5. The Rempis Percussion Quartet, Harvesters (Aerophonic)
  6. George Coleman, Live at Smalls Jazz Club (Cellar)
  7. Art Ensemble of Chicago, The Sixth Decade From Paris to Paris: Live at Sons D'Hiver (RogueArt)
  8. Jason Kao Hwang Critical Response, Book of Stories (True Sound)
  9. Emmet Cohen, Master Legacy Series Volume 5: Featuring Houston Person (Bandstand Presents)
  10. Farida Amadou-Jonas Cambien-Dave Rempis, On the Blink (Aerophonic)

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

  1. Roy Hargrove, The Love Suite: In Mahogany (1993, Blue Engine)
  2. Steve Swell's Fire Into Music, For Jemeel: Fire From the Road (2003-04, RogueArt)
  3. François Carrier Ensemble, Openness (2006, Fundacja Sluchaj)

VOCAL

DEBUT

LATIN

Note: Also see The Best Jazz Albums of 2023.