The 18th Annual
Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll:
2023

Ballot 2023

Chris Monsen (Musikkmagasinet [Klassekampen], Jazznytt, Substack)

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

DEBUT

LATIN

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