Ballots 2023 [6]

[Acquaro - Cartwright] · [Castañeda - Drouot] · [Dryden - Gutterman] · [Hale - Kaplan] · [Kato - Micallef] · [Michie - Polletta] · [Quinn - Szwed] · [Tamarkin - Yokoi]

NEW RELEASES

1. Lakecia Benjamin, Phoenix (Whirlwind) →
2. Bobby Kapp, Synergy: Bobby Kapp Plays the Music of Richard Sussman (Tweed Boulevard) →
3. The Necks, Travel (Northern Spy) →
4. Bobby West, Big Trippin' (Soulville Sound) →
5. Brad Mehldau, Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays the Beatles (Nonesuch) →
6. Mike Dillon & Punkadelick, Inflorescence (Royal Potato Family) →
7. Sullivan Fortner, Solo Game (Artwork) →
8. Phil Grenadier, Regeneration (Butternotes) →
9. Donny McCaslin, I Want More (Edition) →
10. Kris Davis, Diatom Ribbons Live at the Village Vanguard (Pyroclastic) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Bill Evans, Tales: Live in Copenhagen (1964) (Elemental Music) →
2. Geri Allen & Kurt Rosenwinkel, A Lovesome Thing (2012, Motéma Music) →
3. 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)

1. John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →

VOCAL

• Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding, Alive at the Village Vanguard (Palmetto) →

DEBUT

• No choice.

LATIN

• No choice.

NEW RELEASES

1. Shakti, This Moment (Abstract Logix) →
2. Kurt Rosenwinkel, Undercover: Live at the Village Vanguard (Heartcore) →
3. Ben Wolfe, Unjust (Resident Arts) →
4. John Scofield, Uncle John's Band (ECM) →
5. Chris Potter, Got the Keys to the Kingdom: Live at the Village Vanguard (Edition) →
6. Brad Mehldau, Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays the Beatles (Nonesuch) →
7. Joshua Redman, Where Are We (Blue Note) →
8. Mark Turner Quartet, Live at the Village Vanguard (Giant Step Arts) →
9. Lakecia Benjamin, Phoenix (Whirlwind) →
10. Dan Wilson, Things Eternal (Brother Mister/Mack Avenue) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Wes Montgomery & Wynton Kelly Trio, Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings (Resonance) →
2. Charles Mingus, At Antibes 1960 Revisited (Ezz-Thetics) →
3. 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)

1. Dorothy Ashby, With Strings Attached (1957-65, New Land) →
2. John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →
3. Pharoah Sanders Quartet, Live at Fabrik: Hamburg 1980 (Jazzline) →

VOCAL

• No choice.

DEBUT

• No choice.

LATIN

• No choice.

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)

1. Pharoah Sanders, Pharoah [Harvest Time] (1976, Luaka Bop) →
2. John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →
3. 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

1. Joshua Redman, Where Are We (Blue Note) →
2. Cécile McLorin Salvant, Mélusine (Nonesuch) →
3. Joe Chambers, Dance Kobina (Blue Note) →
4. Tyshawn Sorey Trio, Continuing (Pi) →
5. Billy Childs, The Winds of Change (Mack Avenue) →
6. Walter Smith III, Return to Casual (Blue Note) →
7. Johnathan Blake, Passage (Blue Note) →
8. Sammy Figueroa, Something for a Memory (Busco Tu Recuerdo) (Ashé) →
9. Terell Stafford, Between Two Worlds (Le Coq) →
10. Mike Clark, Kosen Rufu (Wide Hive) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Cal Tjader, Catch the Groove: Live at the Penthouse 1963-1967 (Jazz Detective/Elemental) →

VOCAL

• Cécile McLorin Salvant, Mélusine (Nonesuch) →

DEBUT

• No choice.

LATIN

• Sammy Figueroa, Something for a Memory (Busco Tu Recuerdo) (Ashé) →

NEW RELEASES

1. Isach Skeidsvoll, Dance to Summon (Ultraaani) →
2. Sylvie Courvoisier, Chimaera (Intakt) →
3. James Brandon Lewis Red Lily Quintet, For Mahalia, With Love (Tao Forms) →
4. Mark Lomax Trio, Tapestry (CFG Multimedia) →
5. Rodrigo Amado/The Bridge, Beyond the Margins (Trost) →
6. Lukas Traxel, One-Eyed Daruma (We Jazz) →
7. Jason Moran, From the Dancehall to the Battlefield (Yes) →
8. Peter Brötzmann-Majid Bekkas-Hamid Drake, Catching Ghosts (ACT) →
9. Angelika Niescier-Tomeka Reid-Savannah Harris, Beyond Dragons (Intakt) →
10. Irreversible Entanglements, Protect Your Light (Impulse!) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Per 'Texas' Johansson, Alla Mina Kompisar (1998, Moserobie) →
2. Sam Rivers, The Quest (1976, RED) →
3. 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.

NEW RELEASES

1. Kris Davis, Diatom Ribbons Live at the Village Vanguard (Pyroclastic) →
2. Tyshawn Sorey Trio, Continuing (Pi) →
3. Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band, Kings Highway (Stoner Hill) →
4. Jaimie Branch, Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((World War)) (International Anthem) →
5. Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the Garden (Constellation) →
6. Chris Potter, Got the Keys to the Kingdom: Live at the Village Vanguard (Edition) →
7. Kate Gentile, Find Letter X (Pi) →
8. Walter Smith III, Return to Casual (Blue Note) →
9. London Brew, London Brew (Concord) →
10. Artemis, In Real Time (Blue Note) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Nina Simone, You've Got to Learn (1966, Verve) →
2. Pharoah Sanders, Pharoah [Harvest Time] (1976, Luaka Bop) →
3. 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) →

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)

1. Geri Allen & Kurt Rosenwinkel, A Lovesome Thing (2012, Motéma Music) →

VOCAL

• Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke, Lean In (Edition) →

DEBUT

• No choice.

LATIN

• Luciana Souza & Trio Corrente, Cometa (Sunnyside) →

NEW RELEASES

1. Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the Garden (Constellation) →
2. Meshell Ndegeocello, The Omnichord Real Book (Blue Note) →
3. Ganavya & Munir Hossn, Sister, Idea (Ropeadope) →
4. Chief Adjuah, Bark Out Thunder Roar Out Lightning (Ropeadope) →
5. André 3000, New Blue Sun (Epic) →
6. Irreversible Entanglements, Protect Your Light (Impulse!) →
7. Angel Bat Dawid, Requiem for Jazz (International Anthem) →
8. Enji, Ulaan (Squama) →
9. Brandee Younger, Brand New Life (Impulse) →
10. Idris Ackamoor & the Pyramids, Afro Futuristic Dreams (Strut) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

• No choice.

VOCAL

• Ganavya & Munir Hossn, Sister, Idea (Ropeadope) →

DEBUT

• Yussef Dayes, Black Classical Music (Brownswood/Nonesuch) →

LATIN

• No choice.

NEW RELEASES

1. Shakti, This Moment (Abstract Logix) →
2. Espen Eriksen Trio & Andy Sheppard, As Good as It Gets (Rune Grammofon) →
3. Visions of Nar [Jeremy Rose & Zela Margossian], Daughter of the Seas (Earshift Music) →
4. Pat Metheny, Dream Box (Modern) →
5. Joe Lovano Trio Tapestry, Our Daily Bread (ECM) →
6. Zoe Rahman, Colour of Sound (Manushi) →
7. Jason Rebello & Tim Garland, Life to Life (Whirlwind) →
8. Paul Mottram, Seven Ages of Man (Ubuntu Music) →
9. Helge Lien Trio & Tore Brunborg, Funeral Dance (Ozella Music) →
10. Artemis, In Real Time (Blue Note) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →
2. Stan Tracey Quartet, Jazz Suite: Inspired by Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood (1965, Resteamed) →
3. 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) →

NEW RELEASES

1. Alabaster DePlume, Come With Fierce Grace (International Anthem) →
2. The Necks, Travel (Northern Spy) →
3. Darius Jones, Fluxkit Vancouver (Its Suite but Sacred) (We Jazz) →
4. Zoh Amba, O Life, O Light Vol. 1 (577 '22) →
5. Silke Eberhard & Céline Voccia, Wild Knots (Relative Pitch) →
6. Adam Rudolph & Tyshawn Sorey, Archaisms (Defkaz) →
7. Jack Wright & Ben Bennett, Augur (Palliative) →
8. Joe McPhee-Mette Rasmussen-Dennis Tyfus, Oblique Strategies (Black Truffle) →
9. Elisabeth Harnik & Zlatko Kaučič, One Foot in the Air (Catalytic Sound) →
10. Light.Box + Emil Karlsen, The Undanced Dance (Bead) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Milford Graves With Arthur Doyle & Hugh Glover, Children of the Forest (1976, Black Editions Archive) →
2. Derek Bailey & Paul Motian, Duo in Concert (1990, Frozen Reeds) →
3. Steve Lacy, The Ictus Archives Vol. 1 (1976, Ictus) →

VOCAL

• No choice.

DEBUT

• No choice.

LATIN

• No choice.

NEW RELEASES

1. Allen Lowe and the Constant Sorrow Orchestra, America: The Rough Cut (ESP-Disk) →
2. Matthew Shipp, The Intrinsic Nature of Shipp (Mahakala Music) →
3. Dave Rempis-Elisabeth Harnik-Fred Lonberg-Holm-Tim Daisy, Earscratcher (Aerophonic) →
4. Jason Adasiewicz, Roscoe Village: The Music of Roscoe Mitchell (Corbett vs. Dempsey) →
5. John Zorn, New Masada Quartet Vol. 2 (Tzadik) →
6. Rob Mazurek Exploding Star Orchestra, Lightning Dreamers (International Anthem) →
7. Kris Davis, Diatom Ribbons Live at the Village Vanguard (Pyroclastic) →
8. James Brandon Lewis Trio, Eye of I (Anti-) →
9. Angelica Sanchez Nonet, Nighttime Creatures (Pyroclastic) →
10. Mette Rasmussen-Paul Flaherty-Zach Rowden-Chris Corsano, Crying in Space (Relative Pitch) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →
2. Ornette Coleman, Ornette at 12/Crisis to Man on the Moon Revisited (1968-69, Ezz-Thetics) →
3. Roy Campbell-William Parker-Zen Matsuura, Visitation of Spirits: The Pyramid Trio Live, 1985 (NoBusiness) →

VOCAL

• Luciana Souza & Trio Corrente, Cometa (Sunnyside) →

DEBUT

• No choice.

LATIN

• Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo, El Arte Del Bolero, Vol. 2 (Miel Music) →

Note: Also see 2023 Music Rewind.

NEW RELEASES

1. Steve Lehman & Orchestre National de Jazz, Ex Machina (Pi) →
2. Fire! Orchestra, Echoes (Rune Grammofon) →
3. Anna Webber, Shimmer Wince (Intakt) →
4. Art Ensemble of Chicago, The Sixth Decade From Paris to Paris: Live at Sons D'Hiver (RogueArt) →
5. Illegal Crowns, Unclosing (Out of Your Heads) →
6. Myra Melford's Fire and Water Quintet, Hear the Light Singing (RogueArt) →
7. SurdelSur Ensemble, Hernandez-Sanjuro-Nebbia (Ears & Eyes) →
8. Peter Evans Being & Becoming, Ars Memoria (More Is More) →
9. Javier Red's Imagery Converter, Life & Umbrella (Desafio Candente) →
10. Sylvie Courvoisier, Chimaera (Intakt) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Nina Simone, You've Got to Learn (1966, Verve) →
2. Chet Baker, Blue Room: The 1979 Vara Studio Sessions in Holland (Jazz Detective) →
3. 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

1. Todd Sickafoose, Bear Proof (Secret Hatch) →
2. Tania Giannouli, Solo (Rattle) →
3. Will Bernard & Beth Custer, Sky (Dreck to Disk) →
4. Luciana Souza & Trio Corrente, Cometa (Sunnyside) →
5. Allison Miller, Rivers in Our Veins (Royal Potato Family) →
6. Janiece Jaffe & Monika Herzig, Both Sides of Joni (Acme) →
7. Tyshawn Sorey Trio, Continuing (Pi) →
8. The Peggy Lee Band, A Giving Way (Songlines) →
9. Susan Alcorn & Septeto Del Sur, Canto (Relative Pitch) →
10. Wolfgang Muthspiel, Dance of the Elders (ECM) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

• No choice.

VOCAL

• No choice.

DEBUT

• No choice.

LATIN

• No choice.

Note: Also see Best of 2023.

NEW RELEASES

1. James Brandon Lewis Red Lily Quintet, For Mahalia, With Love (Tao Forms) →
2. Jason Adasiewicz, Roscoe Village: The Music of Roscoe Mitchell (Corbett vs. Dempsey) →
3. Jason Moran, From the Dancehall to the Battlefield (Yes) →
4. Susan Alcorn & Septeto Del Sur, Canto (Relative Pitch) →
5. Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo, El Arte Del Bolero, Vol. 2 (Miel Music) →
6. Mark Lomax Trio, Tapestry (CFG Multimedia) →
7. Kahil El'Zabar's Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, Spirit Gatherer: Tribute to Don Cherry (Spiritmuse) →
8. Natural Information Society, Since Time Is Gravity (Aguirre/Eremite) →
9. Mark Turner Quartet, Live at the Village Vanguard (Giant Step Arts) →
10. Trio San, Hibiki (Jazzdor) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Dorothy Ashby, With Strings Attached (1957-65, New Land) →
2. Walter Bishop, Jr., Bish at the Bank: Live in Baltimore (1966-67, Reel to Real) →
3. 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) →

NEW RELEASES

1. Cécile McLorin Salvant, Mélusine (Nonesuch) →
2. Butcher Brown, Solar Music (Concord Jazz) →
3. Yussef Dayes, Black Classical Music (Brownswood/Nonesuch) →
4. Brandee Younger, Brand New Life (Impulse) →
5. Lakecia Benjamin, Phoenix (Whirlwind) →
6. Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding, Alive at the Village Vanguard (Palmetto) →
7. André 3000, New Blue Sun (Epic) →
8. Johnathan Blake, Passage (Blue Note) →
9. Jaimie Branch, Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((World War)) (International Anthem) →
10. Arooj Aftab-Vijay Iyer-Shahzad Ismaily, Love in Exile (Verve) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Geri Allen & Kurt Rosenwinkel, A Lovesome Thing (2012, Motéma Music) →
2. John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →
3. 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

1. Joshua Redman, Where Are We (Blue Note) →
2. Kenny Barron, The Source (Artwork) →
3. Anat Cohen, Quartetinho (Anzic '22) →
4. Brad Mehldau, Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays the Beatles (Nonesuch) →
5. Wayne Shorter-Terri Lyne Carrington-Leo Genovese-Esperanza Spalding, Live at the Detroit Jazz Festival (Candid '22) →
6. Isaiah J. Thompson, The Power of the Spirit (Blue Engine) →
7. Samara Joy, Linger Awhile (Verve '22) →
8. Terri Lyne Carrington, New Standards Vol. 1 (Candid '22) →
9. David Murray-Questlove-Ray Angry, Plumb (J.M.I./Outside In Music) →
10. Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo, El Arte Del Bolero, Vol. 2 (Miel Music) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Ahmad Jamal, Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse 1966-1968 (Jazz Detective/Elemental) →
2. Bill Evans, Treasures: Solo, Trio & Orchestral Recordings From Denmark (1965-1969) (Elemental) →
3. Charles Mingus, The Lost Album: From Ronnie Scott's (1972, Resonance '22) →

VOCAL

• Säje, Säje (Säjevoices) →

DEBUT

• No choice.

LATIN

• Hilario Durán and His Latin Jazz Big Band, Cry Me a River (Alma) →

NEW RELEASES

1. Steve Lehman & Orchestre National de Jazz, Ex Machina (Pi) →
2. Anna Webber, Shimmer Wince (Intakt) →
3. Henry Threadgill Ensemble, The Other One (Pi) →
4. Myra Melford's Fire and Water Quintet, Hear the Light Singing (RogueArt) →
5. Peter Evans Being & Becoming, Ars Memoria (More Is More) →
6. Illegal Crowns, Unclosing (Out of Your Heads) →
7. Fire! Orchestra, Echoes (Rune Grammofon) →
8. Kate Gentile & International Contemporary Ensemble, Biomei.i (Obliquity) →
9. Ingrid Laubrock, The Last Quiet Place (Pyroclastic) →
10. James Brandon Lewis Red Lily Quintet, For Mahalia, With Love (Tao Forms) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Nina Simone, You've Got to Learn (1966, Verve) →
2. John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →
3. 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) →

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

• No choice.

DEBUT

• No choice.

LATIN

• Donald Vega, As I Travel (Imagery) →

[Acquaro - Cartwright] · [Castañeda - Drouot] · [Dryden - Gutterman] · [Hale - Kaplan] · [Kato - Micallef] · [Michie - Polletta] · [Quinn - Szwed] · [Tamarkin - Yokoi]