The 18th Annual
Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll:
2023

Ballot 2023

Peter Margasak (The Wire, DownBeat, Chamber Music, Bandcamp Daily, Nowhere Street)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Russ Johnson Quartet, Reveal (Calligram) →
  2. Anna Webber, Shimmer Wince (Intakt) →
  3. Vilhelm Bromander, In This Forever Unfolding Moment (Thanatos) →
  4. Natural Information Society, Since Time Is Gravity (Aguirre/Eremite) →
  5. Marthe Lea Band, Herlighetens Vei (Motvind) →
  6. Kris Davis, Diatom Ribbons Live at the Village Vanguard (Pyroclastic) →
  7. Henry Threadgill Ensemble, The Other One (Pi) →
  8. Darius Jones, Fluxkit Vancouver (Its Suite but Sacred) (We Jazz) →
  9. Jason Moran, From the Dancehall to the Battlefield (Yes) →
  10. Antonio Borghini, Banquet of Consequences (We Insist!) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

  1. Abdul Wadud, By Myself: Solo Cello (1977, Gotta Groove) →
  2. Derek Bailey & Paul Motian, Duo in Concert (1990, Frozen Reeds) →
  3. Baikida E.J. Carroll, Orange Fish Tears (1974, Souffle Continu) →

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