The 18th Annual
Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll:
2023
Ballots 2023 [6]
Allen Michie (The Arts Fuse)
NEW RELEASES
- Lakecia Benjamin, Phoenix (Whirlwind) →
- Bobby Kapp, Synergy: Bobby Kapp Plays the Music of Richard Sussman (Tweed Boulevard) →
- The Necks, Travel (Northern Spy) →
- Bobby West, Big Trippin' (Soulville Sound) →
- Brad Mehldau, Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays the Beatles (Nonesuch) →
- Mike Dillon & Punkadelick, Inflorescence (Royal Potato Family) →
- Sullivan Fortner, Solo Game (Artwork) →
- Phil Grenadier, Regeneration (Butternotes) →
- Donny McCaslin, I Want More (Edition) →
- Kris Davis, Diatom Ribbons Live at the Village Vanguard (Pyroclastic) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- Bill Evans, Tales: Live in Copenhagen (1964) (Elemental Music) →
- Geri Allen & Kurt Rosenwinkel, A Lovesome Thing (2012, Motéma Music) →
- Miles Davis Quintet, In Concert at the Olympia Paris 1957 (Fresh Sound) →
VOCAL
- Jo Lawry, Acrobats (Whirlwind) →
DEBUT
- Arina Fujiwara, Neon (self-released) →
LATIN
- Chembo Corniel Quintet, Artistas, Músicos y Poetas (Chemboro) →
NEW RELEASES (listed alphabetically; 5.5 points each)
- Arooj Aftab-Vijay Iyer-Shahzad Ismaily, Love in Exile (Verve) →
- Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, Dynamic Maximum Tension (Nonesuch) →
- Ekiti Sound, Drum Money (Crammed Discs) →
- Ghost Train Orchestra and Kronos Quartet, Songs and Symphoniques: The Music of Moondog (Cantaloupe) →
- London Brew, London Brew (Concord) →
- Myra Melford's Fire and Water Quintet, Hear the Light Singing (RogueArt) →
- Joshua Redman, Where Are We (Blue Note) →
- Bobby Rush, All My Love for You (Deep Rush/Thirty Tigers) →
- John Scofield, Uncle John's Band (ECM) →
- Vahagn Stepanyan, A New Chapter (self-released) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →
VOCAL
- Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding, Alive at the Village Vanguard (Palmetto) →
DEBUT
LATIN
Bill Milkowski (DownBeat, Guitar Player, Absolute Sound, Substack)
NEW RELEASES
- Shakti, This Moment (Abstract Logix) →
- Kurt Rosenwinkel, Undercover: Live at the Village Vanguard (Heartcore) →
- Ben Wolfe, Unjust (Resident Arts) →
- John Scofield, Uncle John's Band (ECM) →
- Chris Potter, Got the Keys to the Kingdom: Live at the Village Vanguard (Edition) →
- Brad Mehldau, Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays the Beatles (Nonesuch) →
- Joshua Redman, Where Are We (Blue Note) →
- Mark Turner Quartet, Live at the Village Vanguard (Giant Step Arts) →
- Lakecia Benjamin, Phoenix (Whirlwind) →
- Dan Wilson, Things Eternal (Brother Mister/Mack Avenue) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- Wes Montgomery & Wynton Kelly Trio, Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings (Resonance) →
- Charles Mingus, At Antibes 1960 Revisited (Ezz-Thetics) →
- Jaco Pastorius, Word of Mouth (1981, Rhino High Fidelity/Warner) →
VOCAL
- Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter, SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree (Edition) →
DEBUT
- Jeremy Dutton, Anyone Is Better Than Here (self-released) →
LATIN
- Carlos Henriquez, A Nuyorican Tale (self-released) →
NEW RELEASES (listed alphabetically; 5.5 points each)
- Ambrose Akinmusire, Beauty Is Enough (Origami Harvest) →
- Art Ensemble of Chicago, The Sixth Decade From Paris to Paris: Live at Sons D'Hiver (RogueArt) →
- Blue Cranes, My Only Secret (Jealous Butcher/Beacon Sound) →
- James Brandon Lewis Red Lily Quintet, For Mahalia, With Love (Tao Forms) →
- Brandon Lopez, Vilevilevilevilevilevilevilevile (Tao Forms) →
- Linda May Han Oh, The Glass Hours (Biophilia) →
- Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the Garden (Constellation) →
- Brandon Seabrook's Epic Proportions, Brutalovechamp (Pyroclastic) →
- Wadada Leo Smith & Orange Wave Electric, Fire Illuminations (Kabell) →
- John Zorn, New Masada Quartet Vol. 2 (Tzadik) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- Dorothy Ashby, With Strings Attached (1957-65, New Land) →
- John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →
- Pharoah Sanders Quartet, Live at Fabrik: Hamburg 1980 (Jazzline) →
VOCAL
DEBUT
LATIN
NEW RELEASES (listed alphabetically; 5.5 points each)
- Ambrose Akinmusire, Owl Song (Nonesuch) →
- Kenny Barron, The Source (Artwork) →
- Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band, Kings Highway (Stoner Hill) →
- Billy Childs, The Winds of Change (Mack Avenue) →
- Nick Finzer, Dreams Visions Illusions (Outside In Music) →
- Sullivan Fortner, Solo Game (Artwork) →
- Steve Lehman & Orchestre National de Jazz, Ex Machina (Pi) →
- Chris Potter, Got the Keys to the Kingdom: Live at the Village Vanguard (Edition) →
- Rudy Royston Flatbed Buggy, Day (Greenleaf Music) →
- Tyshawn Sorey Trio, Continuing (Pi) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- Pharoah Sanders, Pharoah [Harvest Time] (1976, Luaka Bop) →
- John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →
- Wes Montgomery & Wynton Kelly Trio, Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings (Resonance) →
VOCAL
- Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke, Lean In (Edition) →
DEBUT
- Jonathan Suazo, Ricano (Ropeadope) →
LATIN
- Sammy Figueroa, Something for a Memory (Busco Tu Recuerdo) (Ashé) →
NEW RELEASES
- Joshua Redman, Where Are We (Blue Note) →
- Cécile McLorin Salvant, Mélusine (Nonesuch) →
- Joe Chambers, Dance Kobina (Blue Note) →
- Tyshawn Sorey Trio, Continuing (Pi) →
- Billy Childs, The Winds of Change (Mack Avenue) →
- Walter Smith III, Return to Casual (Blue Note) →
- Johnathan Blake, Passage (Blue Note) →
- Sammy Figueroa, Something for a Memory (Busco Tu Recuerdo) (Ashé) →
- Terell Stafford, Between Two Worlds (Le Coq) →
- Mike Clark, Kosen Rufu (Wide Hive) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- Cal Tjader, Catch the Groove: Live at the Penthouse 1963-1967 (Jazz Detective/Elemental) →
VOCAL
- Cécile McLorin Salvant, Mélusine (Nonesuch) →
DEBUT
LATIN
- Sammy Figueroa, Something for a Memory (Busco Tu Recuerdo) (Ashé) →
Chris Monsen (Musikkmagasinet [Klassekampen], Jazznytt, Substack)
NEW RELEASES
- Isach Skeidsvoll, Dance to Summon (Ultraaani) →
- Sylvie Courvoisier, Chimaera (Intakt) →
- James Brandon Lewis Red Lily Quintet, For Mahalia, With Love (Tao Forms) →
- Mark Lomax Trio, Tapestry (CFG Multimedia) →
- Rodrigo Amado/The Bridge, Beyond the Margins (Trost) →
- Lukas Traxel, One-Eyed Daruma (We Jazz) →
- Jason Moran, From the Dancehall to the Battlefield (Yes) →
- Peter Brötzmann-Majid Bekkas-Hamid Drake, Catching Ghosts (ACT) →
- Angelika Niescier-Tomeka Reid-Savannah Harris, Beyond Dragons (Intakt) →
- Irreversible Entanglements, Protect Your Light (Impulse!) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- Per 'Texas' Johansson, Alla Mina Kompisar (1998, Moserobie) →
- Sam Rivers, The Quest (1976, RED) →
- The Jazz Doctors, Intensive Care: Prescriptions Filled [The Billy Bang Quartet Sessions 1983/1984] (Cadillac) →
VOCAL
- Irreversible Entanglements, Protect Your Light (Impulse!) →
DEBUT
- Lukas Traxel, One-Eyed Daruma (We Jazz) →
LATIN
- Kenneth Jiminez, Sonnet to Silence (We Jazz) →
Note: Also see 10 favorite reissues and vault releases of 2023.
John Frederick Moore (Jazziz)
NEW RELEASES
- Kris Davis, Diatom Ribbons Live at the Village Vanguard (Pyroclastic) →
- Tyshawn Sorey Trio, Continuing (Pi) →
- Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band, Kings Highway (Stoner Hill) →
- Jaimie Branch, Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((World War)) (International Anthem) →
- Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the Garden (Constellation) →
- Chris Potter, Got the Keys to the Kingdom: Live at the Village Vanguard (Edition) →
- Kate Gentile, Find Letter X (Pi) →
- Walter Smith III, Return to Casual (Blue Note) →
- London Brew, London Brew (Concord) →
- Artemis, In Real Time (Blue Note) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- Nina Simone, You've Got to Learn (1966, Verve) →
- Pharoah Sanders, Pharoah [Harvest Time] (1976, Luaka Bop) →
- Chet Baker, Blue Room: The 1979 Vara Studio Sessions in Holland (Jazz Detective) →
VOCAL
- Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke, Lean In (Edition) →
DEBUT
- Bex Burch, There Is Only Love and Fear (International Anthem) →
LATIN
- Luciana Souza & Trio Corrente, Cometa (Sunnyside) →
Allen Morrison (DownBeat, TIDAL)
NEW RELEASES (listed alphabetically; 5.5 points each)
- Benny Benack III, Third Time's the Charm (La Reserve/Bandstand Presents) →
- Billy Childs, The Winds of Change (Mack Avenue) →
- Sullivan Fortner, Solo Game (Artwork) →
- Benny Green, Solo (Sunnyside) →
- Ivan Lins, My Heart Speaks (Resonance) →
- Delfeayo Marsalis Uptown Jazz Orchestra, Uptown on Mardi Gras Day (Troubadour Jass) →
- Jason Moran, From the Dancehall to the Battlefield (Yes) →
- Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke, Lean In (Edition) →
- Kendrick Scott, Corridors (Blue Note) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- Geri Allen & Kurt Rosenwinkel, A Lovesome Thing (2012, Motéma Music) →
VOCAL
- Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke, Lean In (Edition) →
DEBUT
LATIN
- Luciana Souza & Trio Corrente, Cometa (Sunnyside) →
NEW RELEASES
- Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the Garden (Constellation) →
- Meshell Ndegeocello, The Omnichord Real Book (Blue Note) →
- Ganavya & Munir Hossn, Sister, Idea (Ropeadope) →
- Chief Adjuah, Bark Out Thunder Roar Out Lightning (Ropeadope) →
- André 3000, New Blue Sun (Epic) →
- Irreversible Entanglements, Protect Your Light (Impulse!) →
- Angel Bat Dawid, Requiem for Jazz (International Anthem) →
- Enji, Ulaan (Squama) →
- Brandee Younger, Brand New Life (Impulse) →
- Idris Ackamoor & the Pyramids, Afro Futuristic Dreams (Strut) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
VOCAL
- Ganavya & Munir Hossn, Sister, Idea (Ropeadope) →
DEBUT
- Yussef Dayes, Black Classical Music (Brownswood/Nonesuch) →
LATIN
Stuart Nicholson (Jazzwise)
NEW RELEASES
- Shakti, This Moment (Abstract Logix) →
- Espen Eriksen Trio & Andy Sheppard, As Good as It Gets (Rune Grammofon) →
- Visions of Nar [Jeremy Rose & Zela Margossian], Daughter of the Seas (Earshift Music) →
- Pat Metheny, Dream Box (Modern) →
- Joe Lovano Trio Tapestry, Our Daily Bread (ECM) →
- Zoe Rahman, Colour of Sound (Manushi) →
- Jason Rebello & Tim Garland, Life to Life (Whirlwind) →
- Paul Mottram, Seven Ages of Man (Ubuntu Music) →
- Helge Lien Trio & Tore Brunborg, Funeral Dance (Ozella Music) →
- Artemis, In Real Time (Blue Note) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →
- Stan Tracey Quartet, Jazz Suite: Inspired by Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood (1965, Resteamed) →
- Wes Montgomery & Wynton Kelly Trio, Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings (Resonance) →
VOCAL
- Cécile McLorin Salvant, Mélusine (Nonesuch) →
DEBUT
- Jonathan Suazo, Ricano (Ropeadope) →
LATIN
- Harold López-Nussa, Timba a la Americana (Blue Note) →
Fotis Nikolakopoulos (Free Jazz Collective)
NEW RELEASES
- Alabaster DePlume, Come With Fierce Grace (International Anthem) →
- The Necks, Travel (Northern Spy) →
- Darius Jones, Fluxkit Vancouver (Its Suite but Sacred) (We Jazz) →
- Zoh Amba, O Life, O Light Vol. 1 (577 '22) →
- Silke Eberhard & Céline Voccia, Wild Knots (Relative Pitch) →
- Adam Rudolph & Tyshawn Sorey, Archaisms (Defkaz) →
- Jack Wright & Ben Bennett, Augur (Palliative) →
- Joe McPhee-Mette Rasmussen-Dennis Tyfus, Oblique Strategies (Black Truffle) →
- Elisabeth Harnik & Zlatko Kaučič, One Foot in the Air (Catalytic Sound) →
- Light.Box + Emil Karlsen, The Undanced Dance (Bead) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- Milford Graves With Arthur Doyle & Hugh Glover, Children of the Forest (1976, Black Editions Archive) →
- Derek Bailey & Paul Motian, Duo in Concert (1990, Frozen Reeds) →
- Steve Lacy, The Ictus Archives Vol. 1 (1976, Ictus) →
VOCAL
DEBUT
LATIN
NEW RELEASES
- Allen Lowe and the Constant Sorrow Orchestra, America: The Rough Cut (ESP-Disk) →
- Matthew Shipp, The Intrinsic Nature of Shipp (Mahakala Music) →
- Dave Rempis-Elisabeth Harnik-Fred Lonberg-Holm-Tim Daisy, Earscratcher (Aerophonic) →
- Jason Adasiewicz, Roscoe Village: The Music of Roscoe Mitchell (Corbett vs. Dempsey) →
- John Zorn, New Masada Quartet Vol. 2 (Tzadik) →
- Rob Mazurek Exploding Star Orchestra, Lightning Dreamers (International Anthem) →
- Kris Davis, Diatom Ribbons Live at the Village Vanguard (Pyroclastic) →
- James Brandon Lewis Trio, Eye of I (Anti-) →
- Angelica Sanchez Nonet, Nighttime Creatures (Pyroclastic) →
- Mette Rasmussen-Paul Flaherty-Zach Rowden-Chris Corsano, Crying in Space (Relative Pitch) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →
- Ornette Coleman, Ornette at 12/Crisis to Man on the Moon Revisited (1968-69, Ezz-Thetics) →
- Roy Campbell-William Parker-Zen Matsuura, Visitation of Spirits: The Pyramid Trio Live, 1985 (NoBusiness) →
VOCAL
- Luciana Souza & Trio Corrente, Cometa (Sunnyside) →
DEBUT
LATIN
- Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo, El Arte Del Bolero, Vol. 2 (Miel Music) →
Note: Also see 2023 Music Rewind.
NEW RELEASES
- Steve Lehman & Orchestre National de Jazz, Ex Machina (Pi) →
- Fire! Orchestra, Echoes (Rune Grammofon) →
- Anna Webber, Shimmer Wince (Intakt) →
- Art Ensemble of Chicago, The Sixth Decade From Paris to Paris: Live at Sons D'Hiver (RogueArt) →
- Illegal Crowns, Unclosing (Out of Your Heads) →
- Myra Melford's Fire and Water Quintet, Hear the Light Singing (RogueArt) →
- SurdelSur Ensemble, Hernandez-Sanjuro-Nebbia (Ears & Eyes) →
- Peter Evans Being & Becoming, Ars Memoria (More Is More) →
- Javier Red's Imagery Converter, Life & Umbrella (Desafio Candente) →
- Sylvie Courvoisier, Chimaera (Intakt) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- Nina Simone, You've Got to Learn (1966, Verve) →
- Chet Baker, Blue Room: The 1979 Vara Studio Sessions in Holland (Jazz Detective) →
- John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →
VOCAL
- Astghik Martirosyan, Distance (Astghik Music) →
DEBUT
- Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis, Calibrating Friction (New Amsterdam) →
LATIN
- Aruán Ortiz Trio, Serranias: Sketchbook for Piano Trio (Intakt) →
NEW RELEASES
- Todd Sickafoose, Bear Proof (Secret Hatch) →
- Tania Giannouli, Solo (Rattle) →
- Will Bernard & Beth Custer, Sky (Dreck to Disk) →
- Luciana Souza & Trio Corrente, Cometa (Sunnyside) →
- Allison Miller, Rivers in Our Veins (Royal Potato Family) →
- Janiece Jaffe & Monika Herzig, Both Sides of Joni (Acme) →
- Tyshawn Sorey Trio, Continuing (Pi) →
- The Peggy Lee Band, A Giving Way (Songlines) →
- Susan Alcorn & Septeto Del Sur, Canto (Relative Pitch) →
- Wolfgang Muthspiel, Dance of the Elders (ECM) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
VOCAL
DEBUT
LATIN
Note: Also see Best of 2023.
NEW RELEASES
- James Brandon Lewis Red Lily Quintet, For Mahalia, With Love (Tao Forms) →
- Jason Adasiewicz, Roscoe Village: The Music of Roscoe Mitchell (Corbett vs. Dempsey) →
- Jason Moran, From the Dancehall to the Battlefield (Yes) →
- Susan Alcorn & Septeto Del Sur, Canto (Relative Pitch) →
- Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo, El Arte Del Bolero, Vol. 2 (Miel Music) →
- Mark Lomax Trio, Tapestry (CFG Multimedia) →
- Kahil El'Zabar's Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, Spirit Gatherer: Tribute to Don Cherry (Spiritmuse) →
- Natural Information Society, Since Time Is Gravity (Aguirre/Eremite) →
- Mark Turner Quartet, Live at the Village Vanguard (Giant Step Arts) →
- Trio San, Hibiki (Jazzdor) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- Dorothy Ashby, With Strings Attached (1957-65, New Land) →
- Walter Bishop, Jr., Bish at the Bank: Live in Baltimore (1966-67, Reel to Real) →
- Gabe Baltazar Quartet, Birdology (1992, Fresh Sound) →
VOCAL
- Adriana Calcanhotto, Errante (Modern/BMG) →
DEBUT
- Aline's Etoile Magique, Eclipse (Elastic) →
LATIN
- Hilario Durán and His Latin Jazz Big Band, Cry Me a River (Alma) →
Annie Parnell (Virginia's Home for Public Media [NPR, Richmond, VA])
NEW RELEASES
- Cécile McLorin Salvant, Mélusine (Nonesuch) →
- Butcher Brown, Solar Music (Concord Jazz) →
- Yussef Dayes, Black Classical Music (Brownswood/Nonesuch) →
- Brandee Younger, Brand New Life (Impulse) →
- Lakecia Benjamin, Phoenix (Whirlwind) →
- Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding, Alive at the Village Vanguard (Palmetto) →
- André 3000, New Blue Sun (Epic) →
- Johnathan Blake, Passage (Blue Note) →
- Jaimie Branch, Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((World War)) (International Anthem) →
- Arooj Aftab-Vijay Iyer-Shahzad Ismaily, Love in Exile (Verve) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- Geri Allen & Kurt Rosenwinkel, A Lovesome Thing (2012, Motéma Music) →
- John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →
- Miles Davis, Turnaround: Rare Miles From the Complete On the Corner Sessions (1972-73, Columbia/Legacy) →
VOCAL
- Cécile McLorin Salvant, Mélusine (Nonesuch) →
DEBUT
- Yussef Dayes, Black Classical Music (Brownswood/Nonesuch) →
LATIN
- Ana Carla Maza, Caribe (Persona Editorial) →
NEW RELEASES
- Joshua Redman, Where Are We (Blue Note) →
- Kenny Barron, The Source (Artwork) →
- Anat Cohen, Quartetinho (Anzic '22) →
- Brad Mehldau, Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays the Beatles (Nonesuch) →
- Wayne Shorter-Terri Lyne Carrington-Leo Genovese-Esperanza Spalding, Live at the Detroit Jazz Festival (Candid '22) →
- Isaiah J. Thompson, The Power of the Spirit (Blue Engine) →
- Samara Joy, Linger Awhile (Verve '22) →
- Terri Lyne Carrington, New Standards Vol. 1 (Candid '22) →
- David Murray-Questlove-Ray Angry, Plumb (J.M.I./Outside In Music) →
- Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo, El Arte Del Bolero, Vol. 2 (Miel Music) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- Ahmad Jamal, Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse 1966-1968 (Jazz Detective/Elemental) →
- Bill Evans, Treasures: Solo, Trio & Orchestral Recordings From Denmark (1965-1969) (Elemental) →
- Charles Mingus, The Lost Album: From Ronnie Scott's (1972, Resonance '22) →
VOCAL
- Säje, Säje (Säjevoices) →
DEBUT
LATIN
- Hilario Durán and His Latin Jazz Big Band, Cry Me a River (Alma) →
NEW RELEASES
- Steve Lehman & Orchestre National de Jazz, Ex Machina (Pi) →
- Anna Webber, Shimmer Wince (Intakt) →
- Henry Threadgill Ensemble, The Other One (Pi) →
- Myra Melford's Fire and Water Quintet, Hear the Light Singing (RogueArt) →
- Peter Evans Being & Becoming, Ars Memoria (More Is More) →
- Illegal Crowns, Unclosing (Out of Your Heads) →
- Fire! Orchestra, Echoes (Rune Grammofon) →
- Kate Gentile & International Contemporary Ensemble, Biomei.i (Obliquity) →
- Ingrid Laubrock, The Last Quiet Place (Pyroclastic) →
- James Brandon Lewis Red Lily Quintet, For Mahalia, With Love (Tao Forms) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- Nina Simone, You've Got to Learn (1966, Verve) →
- John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →
- Charles Mingus, At Antibes 1960 Revisited (Ezz-Thetics) →
VOCAL
- Susanna, Baudelaire & Orchestra (SusannaSonata) →
DEBUT
- Marco Antonio Santos, About: Silence (Ears & Eyes) →
LATIN
- Aruán Ortiz Trio, Serranias: Sketchbook for Piano Trio (Intakt) →
Dan Polletta (WCLV Cleveland)
NEW RELEASES (listed alphabetically; 5.5 points each)
- Atlantic Road Trip, One (Calligram) →
- Jan Harbeck Quartet, Balanced (Stunt '22) →
- Scott Hesse Trio, Intention (Calligram) →
- Jon-Erik Kellso and the EarRegulars, Live at the Ear Inn (Arbors) →
- Snorre Kirk, Top Dog (Stunt) →
- Billy Mohler, Ultraviolet (Contagious Music) →
- Jason Moran, From the Dancehall to the Battlefield (Yes) →
- Tyshawn Sorey Trio, Continuing (Pi) →
- Ben Wolfe, Unjust (Resident Arts) →
- John Zorn, Full Fathom Five (Tzadik) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL) (listed alphabetically; 2 points each)
- Charles Mingus, Changes: The Complete 1970s Atlantic Studio Recordings (1973-79, Rhino) →
- Sonny Rollins, Go West! The Contemporary Records Albums (1957-58, Craft) →
- Cal Tjader, Catch the Groove: Live at the Penthouse 1963-1967 (Jazz Detective/Elemental) →
VOCAL
DEBUT
LATIN
- Donald Vega, As I Travel (Imagery) →