The 18th Annual
Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll:
2023
Ballot 2023
NEW RELEASES (listed alphabetically; 5.5 points each)
- Lakecia Benjamin, Phoenix (Whirlwind) →
- BlankFor.Ms-Jason Moran-Marcus Gilmore, Refract (Red Hook) →
- Rebecca Coupe Franks, Planets (RCF) →
- Claire Daly With George Garzone, VuVu for Frances (Daly Bread) →
- Sullivan Fortner, Solo Game (Artwork) →
- Kaisa's Machine, Taking Shape (Greenleaf Music) →
- James Brandon Lewis Red Lily Quintet, For Mahalia, With Love (Tao Forms) →
- Todd Sickafoose, Bear Proof (Secret Hatch) →
- Tyshawn Sorey Trio, Continuing (Pi) →
- Fay Victor, Blackity Black Black Is Beautiful (Northern Spy) →
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) →
- Matthew Shipp Trio, Circular Temple (1990, ESP-Disk) →
VOCAL
- Jo Lawry, Acrobats (Whirlwind) →
DEBUT
LATIN
- Rachel Therrien Latin Jazz Project, Mi Hogar (Outside In Music) →