The 18th Annual
Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll:
2023

Ballot 2023

Stuart Nicholson (Jazzwise)

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)

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