Ballots 2023 [7]

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

NEW RELEASES

1. Nikki Iles & the NDR Bigband, Face to Face (Edition) →
2. Tyshawn Sorey Trio, Continuing (Pi) →
3. Lakecia Benjamin, Phoenix (Whirlwind) →
4. Nils Petter Molvær, Certainty of Tides (Modern) →
5. Kenny Barron, The Source (Artwork) →
6. Pat Metheny, Dream Box (Modern) →
7. Shakti, This Moment (Abstract Logix) →
8. Ambrose Akinmusire, Beauty Is Enough (Origami Harvest) →
9. Marius Neset, Geyser (ACT Music) →
10. Mark Turner Quartet, Live at the Village Vanguard (Giant Step Arts) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Bill Evans-Scott LaFaro-Paul Motian, Complete Trio Recordings (1959-61, Fingerpoppin') →
2. Duke Ellington, All the Hits and More: 1927-54 (Acrobat) →
3. Dorothy Ashby, With Strings Attached (1957-65, New Land) →

VOCAL

• Scott Dunn With Claire Martin and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, I Watch You Sleep: Scott Dunn Celebrates Rodney Bennett (Stunt) →

DEBUT

• Brandon Sanders, Compton's Finest (Savant) →

LATIN

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

NEW RELEASES (listed alphabetically; 5.5 points each)

• Art Ensemble of Chicago, The Sixth Decade From Paris to Paris: Live at Sons D'Hiver (RogueArt) →
• Mark Dresser, Times of Change (Pyroclastic) →
• The Peggy Lee Band, A Giving Way (Songlines) →
• Myra Melford's Fire and Water Quintet, Hear the Light Singing (RogueArt) →
• Taiko Saito, Tears of a Cloud (Trouble in the East) →
• Angelica Sanchez Nonet, Nighttime Creatures (Pyroclastic) →
• Matthew Shipp, The Intrinsic Nature of Shipp (Mahakala Music) →
• Todd Sickafoose, Bear Proof (Secret Hatch) →
• Henry Threadgill Ensemble, The Other One (Pi) →
• Ralph Towner, At First Light (ECM) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →
2. Charles Mingus, Changes: The Complete 1970s Atlantic Studio Recordings (1973-79, Rhino) →
3. Pharoah Sanders, Pharoah [Harvest Time] (1976, Luaka Bop) →

VOCAL

• Michael Bisio & Timothy Hill, Inside Voice/Outside Voice (Origin) →

DEBUT

• Simón Willson, Good Company (Fresh Sound New Talent) →

LATIN

• Susan Alcorn & Septeto Del Sur, Canto (Relative Pitch) →

NEW RELEASES

1. Kris Davis, Diatom Ribbons Live at the Village Vanguard (Pyroclastic) →
2. Marc Ribot/Ceramic Dog, Connection (Knockwurst) →
3. Chris Potter, Got the Keys to the Kingdom: Live at the Village Vanguard (Edition) →
4. Ingrid Laubrock, The Last Quiet Place (Pyroclastic) →
5. Henry Threadgill Ensemble, The Other One (Pi) →
6. Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the Garden (Constellation) →
7. Darius Jones, Fluxkit Vancouver (Its Suite but Sacred) (We Jazz) →
8. Micah Thomas, Reveal (Artwork) →
9. Lafayette Gilchrist, Undaunted (Morphius) →
10. Tyshawn Sorey Trio, Continuing (Pi) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

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

VOCAL

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

DEBUT

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

LATIN

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

NEW RELEASES

1. Jason Moran, From the Dancehall to the Battlefield (Yes) →
2. Steve Lehman & Orchestre National de Jazz, Ex Machina (Pi) →
3. Allison Miller, Rivers in Our Veins (Royal Potato Family) →
4. Jaimie Branch, Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((World War)) (International Anthem) →
5. Rodrigo Amado/The Bridge, Beyond the Margins (Trost) →
6. Ingrid Laubrock, The Last Quiet Place (Pyroclastic) →
7. Angelika Niescier-Tomeka Reid-Savannah Harris, Beyond Dragons (Intakt) →
8. Kenny Barron, The Source (Artwork) →
9. Mike Reed, The Separatist Party (We Jazz/Astral Spirits) →
10. George Coleman, Live at Smalls Jazz Club (Cellar) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Abdul Wadud, By Myself: Solo Cello (1977, Gotta Groove) →
2. Nina Simone, You've Got to Learn (1966, Verve) →
3. John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →

VOCAL

• Corinne Bailey Rae, Black Rainbows (Thirty Tigers) →

DEBUT

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

LATIN

• Miguel Zenón & Dan Tepfer, Internal Melodies (Main Door Music) →

NEW RELEASES

1. Kris Davis, Diatom Ribbons Live at the Village Vanguard (Pyroclastic) →
2. Wadada Leo Smith & Orange Wave Electric, Fire Illuminations (Kabell) →
3. Mendoza Hoff Revels, Echolocation (AUM Fidelity) →
4. Joe Lovano Trio Tapestry, Our Daily Bread (ECM) →
5. Allen Lowe and the Constant Sorrow Orchestra, In the Dark (ESP-Disk) →
6. Illegal Crowns, Unclosing (Out of Your Heads) →
7. Steve Lehman & Orchestre National de Jazz, Ex Machina (Pi) →
8. Irreversible Entanglements, Protect Your Light (Impulse!) →
9. David Murray-Questlove-Ray Angry, Plumb (J.M.I./Outside In Music) →
10. Kate Gentile, Find Letter X (Pi) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Steve Swell's Fire Into Music, For Jemeel: Fire From the Road (2003-04, RogueArt) →
2. Ahmad Jamal, Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse 1966-1968 (Jazz Detective/Elemental) →
3. Shirley Scott, Queen Talk: Live at the Left Bank (1972, Reel to Real) →

VOCAL

• Irreversible Entanglements, Protect Your Light (Impulse!) →

DEBUT

• Anthony Hervey, Words From My Horn (Outside In Music) →

LATIN

• Harold López-Nussa, Timba a la Americana (Blue Note) →

NEW RELEASES

1. Jesse Davis, Live at Smalls Jazz Club (Cellar) →
2. Kenny Barron, The Source (Artwork) →
3. Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo, El Arte Del Bolero, Vol. 2 (Miel Music) →
4. Derrick Gardner & the Jazz Prophets, Pan Africa (Impact Jazz) →
5. Sullivan Fortner, Solo Game (Artwork) →
6. Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Borrowed Roses (Top Side Music) →
7. Allison Miller, Rivers in Our Veins (Royal Potato Family) →
8. Kurt Rosenwinkel, Undercover: Live at the Village Vanguard (Heartcore) →
9. Cécile McLorin Salvant, Mélusine (Nonesuch) →
10. James Brandon Lewis Red Lily Quintet, For Mahalia, With Love (Tao Forms) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →
2. Hasaan Ibn Ali, Reaching for the Stars: Trios/Duos/Solos (1962-65, Omnivore) →
3. Sonny Stitt, Boppin' in Baltimore: Live at the Left Bank (1973, Jazz Detective/Elemental) →

VOCAL

• Cécile McLorin Salvant, Mélusine (Nonesuch) →

DEBUT

• No choice.

LATIN

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

NEW RELEASES (listed alphabetically; 5.5 points each)

• Art Ensemble of Chicago, The Sixth Decade From Paris to Paris: Live at Sons D'Hiver (RogueArt) →
• Jaimie Branch, Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((World War)) (International Anthem) →
• Sylvie Courvoisier, Chimaera (Intakt) →
• Drazek Fuscaldo, June 22 (Feeding Tube/Astral Spirits) →
• Irreversible Entanglements, Protect Your Light (Impulse!) →
• Christian McBride's New Jawn, Prime (Mack Avenue) →
• Wadada Leo Smith & Orange Wave Electric, Fire Illuminations (Kabell) →
• Walter Smith III, Return to Casual (Blue Note) →
• Tyshawn Sorey Trio, Continuing (Pi) →
• Bobo Stenson Trio, Sphere (ECM) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Pharoah Sanders, Pharoah [Harvest Time] (1976, Luaka Bop) →
2. Steve Swell's Fire Into Music, For Jemeel: Fire From the Road (2003-04, RogueArt) →
3. Sonny Rollins With Heikki Sarmanto Trio, Live at Finlandia Hall, Helsinki 1972 (Svart) →

VOCAL

• Cécile McLorin Salvant, Mélusine (Nonesuch) →

DEBUT

• No choice.

LATIN

• Hilario Durán & David Virelles, Front Street Duets (Alma '22) →

NEW RELEASES

1. Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding, Alive at the Village Vanguard (Palmetto) →
2. Matthew Shipp, The Intrinsic Nature of Shipp (Mahakala Music) →
3. Jason Moran, From the Dancehall to the Battlefield (Yes) →
4. Henry Threadgill Ensemble, The Other One (Pi) →
5. Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, Dynamic Maximum Tension (Nonesuch) →
6. Cécile McLorin Salvant, Mélusine (Nonesuch) →
7. Sara Caswell, The Way to You (Anzic) →
8. Kenny Barron, The Source (Artwork) →
9. Anat Fort Trio, The Berlin Sessions (Sunnyside) →
10. Allen Lowe and the Constant Sorrow Orchestra, In the Dark (ESP-Disk) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Geri Allen & Kurt Rosenwinkel, A Lovesome Thing (2012, Motéma Music) →
2. Ahmad Jamal, Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse 1966-1968 (Jazz Detective/Elemental) →
3. Sun Ra and His Arkestra, Jazz in Silhouette (Expanded Edition) (1958, Cosmic Myth) →

VOCAL

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

DEBUT

• No choice.

LATIN

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

Note: Also see Gene Seymour's Top Ten Jazz Albums for 2023.

NEW RELEASES

1. Jason Adasiewicz, Roy's World (Corbett vs. Dempsey) →
2. James Brandon Lewis Red Lily Quintet, For Mahalia, With Love (Tao Forms) →
3. Jaimie Branch, Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((World War)) (International Anthem) →
4. Steve Lehman & Orchestre National de Jazz, Ex Machina (Pi) →
5. Matthew Shipp, The Intrinsic Nature of Shipp (Mahakala Music) →
6. Art Ensemble of Chicago, The Sixth Decade From Paris to Paris: Live at Sons D'Hiver (RogueArt) →
7. Tyshawn Sorey Trio, Continuing (Pi) →
8. Lina Allemano Four, Pipe Dream (Lumo) →
9. Henry Threadgill Ensemble, The Other One (Pi) →
10. SLUGish Ensemble, In Solitude (Slow & Steady) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →
2. Wes Montgomery & Wynton Kelly Trio, Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings (Resonance) →
3. Matthew Shipp Trio, Circular Temple (1990, ESP-Disk) →

VOCAL

• No choice.

DEBUT

• No choice.

LATIN

• No choice.

NEW RELEASES

1. Fred Frith & Susana Santos Silva, Laying Demons to Rest (RogueArt) →
2. James Brandon Lewis Red Lily Quintet, For Mahalia, With Love (Tao Forms) →
3. Lesley Mok, The Living Collection (American Dreams) →
4. Rodrigo Amado/The Bridge, Beyond the Margins (Trost) →
5. Angelika Niescier-Tomeka Reid-Savannah Harris, Beyond Dragons (Intakt) →
6. Barry Guy & Friends, Krakow 2018 (Not Two '22) →
7. Matt Mitchell, Oblong Aplomb (Out of Your Head) →
8. Satoko Fujii, Hyaku: One Hundred Dreams (Libra '22) →
9. Patrick Brennan Sonic Openings, Tilting Curvaceous (Clean Feed) →
10. Anna Webber, Shimmer Wince (Intakt) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Steve Swell's Fire Into Music, For Jemeel: Fire From the Road (2003-04, RogueArt) →
2. Joe McPhee & Evan Parker, Sweet Nothings for Milford Graves (Corbett vs. Dempsey '22) →
3. Evan Parker, NYC 1978 (Relative Pitch) →

VOCAL

• No choice.

DEBUT

• Lesley Mok, The Living Collection (American Dreams) →

LATIN

• No choice.

NEW RELEASES

1. Ambrose Akinmusire, Beauty Is Enough (Origami Harvest) →
2. Darius Jones, Fluxkit Vancouver (Its Suite but Sacred) (We Jazz) →
3. James Brandon Lewis Red Lily Quintet, For Mahalia, With Love (Tao Forms) →
4. Trio San, Hibiki (Jazzdor) →
5. Sullivan Fortner, Solo Game (Artwork) →
6. David Virelles, Carta (Intakt) →
7. Ron Horton, A Prayer for Andrew (Newvelle) →
8. Micah Thomas, Reveal (Artwork) →
9. Joe Lovano Trio Tapestry, Our Daily Bread (ECM) →
10. François Houle & Benoît Delbecq, Poise (Afterday) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →
2. Abdul Wadud, By Myself: Solo Cello (1977, Gotta Groove) →
3. Pharoah Sanders, Pharoah [Harvest Time] (1976, Luaka Bop) →

VOCAL

• Cécile McLorin Salvant, Mélusine (Nonesuch) →

DEBUT

• No choice.

LATIN

• No choice.

NEW RELEASES

1. Susan Alcorn & Septeto Del Sur, Canto (Relative Pitch) →
2. Steve Lehman & Orchestre National de Jazz, Ex Machina (Pi) →
3. James Brandon Lewis Red Lily Quintet, For Mahalia, With Love (Tao Forms) →
4. Angel Bat Dawid, Requiem for Jazz (International Anthem) →
5. Anna Webber, Shimmer Wince (Intakt) →
6. John Zorn & Bill Laswell, Memoria (Tzadik) →
7. Wadada Leo Smith & Orange Wave Electric, Fire Illuminations (Kabell) →
8. Ingrid Laubrock, Monochromes (Intakt) →
9. Brandon Seabrook's Epic Proportions, Brutalovechamp (Pyroclastic) →
10. Arooj Aftab-Vijay Iyer-Shahzad Ismaily, Love in Exile (Verve) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. WaJazz: Japanese Jazz Spectacle Vol. II: Deep, Heavy and Beautiful Jazz From Japan 1962-1985: The King Records Masters (Universalsounds) →
2. Abdul Wadud, By Myself: Solo Cello (1977, Gotta Groove) →
3. John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →

VOCAL

• Cautious Clay, Karpeh (Blue Note) →

DEBUT

• Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Les Jardins Mystiques Vol. 1 (Brainfeeder) →

LATIN

• Susan Alcorn & Septeto Del Sur, Canto (Relative Pitch) →

Note: Also see Rob Shepherd's Favorite Albums of 2023.

NEW RELEASES

1. Mendoza Hoff Revels, Echolocation (AUM Fidelity) →
2. Christian McBride's New Jawn, Prime (Mack Avenue) →
3. Joe Farnsworth, In What Direction Are You Headed? (Smoke Sessions) →
4. John Zorn, Full Fathom Five (Tzadik) →
5. Jason Moran, From the Dancehall to the Battlefield (Yes) →
6. Jim Black & the Schrimps, Ain't No Saint (Intakt) →
7. Ambrose Akinmusire, Beauty Is Enough (Origami Harvest) →
8. Kate Gentile, Find Letter X (Pi) →
9. Jaimie Branch, Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((World War)) (International Anthem) →
10. Leap Day Trio, Live at the Cafe Bohemia (Giant Step Arts) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Abdul Wadud, By Myself: Solo Cello (1977, Gotta Groove) →
2. Archie Shepp, Derailleur: The 1964 Demo (Triple Point) →
3. Fred Anderson Quartet, The Milwaukee Tapes, Vol. 2 (1980, Corbett vs. Dempsey) →

VOCAL

• No choice.

DEBUT

• No choice.

LATIN

• No choice.

NEW RELEASES (listed alphabetically; 5.5 points each)

• JD Allen, This (Savant) →
• Jamie Breiwick, Awake Volume 2: The Music of Don Cherry (Shifting Paradigm) →
• Jim Campilongo & Steve Cardenas, New Year (Sunnyside) →
• Marc Copland Quartet, Someday (InnerVoice Jazz '22) →
• Kahil El'Zabar's Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, Spirit Gatherer: Tribute to Don Cherry (Spiritmuse) →
• Lafayette Gilchrist, Undaunted (Morphius) →
• Chien Chien Lu, Built in System: Live in New York (Giant Step Arts) →
• Allison Miller, Rivers in Our Veins (Royal Potato Family) →
• Jason Moran, From the Dancehall to the Battlefield (Yes) →
• Todd Sickafoose, Bear Proof (Secret Hatch) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Shirley Scott, Queen Talk: Live at the Left Bank (1972, Reel to Real) →
2. Wes Montgomery & Wynton Kelly Trio, Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings (Resonance) →
3. Mulgrew Miller, Solo in Barcelona (2004, Storyville) →

VOCAL

• Robin McKelle, Impressions of Ella (Doxie) →

DEBUT

• No choice.

LATIN

• No choice.

NEW RELEASES

1. Darius Jones, Fluxkit Vancouver (Its Suite but Sacred) (We Jazz) →
2. Ingrid Laubrock, Monochromes (Intakt) →
3. Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the Garden (Constellation) →
4. Steve Lehman & Orchestre National de Jazz, Ex Machina (Pi) →
5. Jaimie Branch, Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((World War)) (International Anthem) →
6. James Brandon Lewis Red Lily Quintet, For Mahalia, With Love (Tao Forms) →
7. Henry Threadgill Ensemble, The Other One (Pi) →
8. Mendoza Hoff Revels, Echolocation (AUM Fidelity) →
9. Joe McPhee-Mette Rasmussen-Dennis Tyfus, Oblique Strategies (Black Truffle) →
10. Keith & Julie Tippett, Couple in Spirit/Sound on Stone (Discus Music) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Milford Graves With Arthur Doyle & Hugh Glover, Children of the Forest (1976, Black Editions Archive) →
2. Abdul Wadud, By Myself: Solo Cello (1977, Gotta Groove) →
3. John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →

VOCAL

• Keith & Julie Tippett, Couple in Spirit/Sound on Stone (Discus Music) →

DEBUT

• Sakina Abdou, Goodbye Ground (Relative Pitch '22) →

LATIN

• Aruán Ortiz, Pastor's Paradox (Clean Feed) →

NEW RELEASES

1. Ivo Perelman & Matthew Shipp, Tryptych I-III (SMP '22) →
2. Devin Gray, Most Definitely (Rataplan) →
3. The Brass Monkeys, Lullabite (33 Jazz) →
4. Mama Terra, The Summoned (Caffala) →
5. Charu Suri, Rags & Ragas (self-released) →
6. Benet McLean, Green Park (Sea Mammal) →
7. Lyia Meta, Always You (self-released) →
8. Fay Victor, Blackity Black Black Is Beautiful (Northern Spy) →
9. Guido Spannocchi, Live at Porgy & Bess Vienna (Audioguido) →
10. Ian Shaw, Greek Street Friday (Silent Wish) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

• No choice.

VOCAL

• Lara Eidi, Sun (self-released) →

DEBUT

• Mama Terra, The Summoned (Caffala) →

LATIN

• No choice.

NEW RELEASES

1. Kenny Barron, The Source (Artwork) →
2. Terell Stafford, Between Two Worlds (Le Coq) →
3. Christian McBride's New Jawn, Prime (Mack Avenue) →
4. David Virelles, Carta (Intakt) →
5. James Brandon Lewis Red Lily Quintet, For Mahalia, With Love (Tao Forms) →
6. Aaron Diehl & the Knights, Zodiac Suite (Mack Avenue) →
7. Dave Liebman, Live at Smalls (Cellar) →
8. Sullivan Fortner, Solo Game (Artwork) →
9. Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, Dynamic Maximum Tension (Nonesuch) →
10. Simon Moullier, Inception (Fresh Sound New Talent) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. James P. Johnson, De Organizer/The Dreamy Kid (Excerpts) (2006, Naxos) →
2. Stanley Turrentine, Mr. Natural (1964, Blue Note Tone Poet) →
3. Steve Davis, Meets Hank Jones, Vol. 1 (2008, Smoke Sessions) →

VOCAL

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

DEBUT

• Vicente Archer, Short Stories (Cellar) →

LATIN

• No choice.

NEW RELEASES

1. Mata Atlantica, Retiro E Ritmo (7D Media '22) →
2. Sonar With David Torn and J Peter Schwalm, Three Movements (7D Media) →
3. Stephan Thelen, Fractal Guitar 3 (MoonJune '22) →
4. Soft Machine, Other Doors (MoonJune) →
5. John Scofield, Uncle John's Band (ECM) →
6. Wolfgang Muthspiel, Dance of the Elders (ECM) →
7. Palle Mikkelborg-Jakob Bro-Marilyn Mazur, Strands (ECM) →
8. Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra, The Gennett Suite (Patois) →
9. Ron Horton, A Prayer for Andrew (Newvelle) →
10. Mareike Wiening, Reveal (Greenleaf Music) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Soft Machine, The Dutch Lesson (1973, Cuneiform) →
2. Wes Montgomery & Wynton Kelly Trio, Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings (Resonance) →
3. Ahmad Jamal, Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse 1966-1968 (Jazz Detective/Elemental) →

VOCAL

• John Pizzarelli, Stage & Screen (Palmetto) →

DEBUT

• Julieta Eugenio, Jump (Greenleaf Music '22) →

LATIN

• Harold López-Nussa, Timba a la Americana (Blue Note) →

NEW RELEASES

1. Angel Bat Dawid, Requiem for Jazz (International Anthem) →
2. Per Texas Johansson, Orkester Omnitonal (Moserobie) →
3. Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the Garden (Constellation) →
4. Mike Reed, The Separatist Party (We Jazz/Astral Spirits) →
5. Illegal Crowns, Unclosing (Out of Your Heads) →
6. Emilio Teubal, Futuro (Not Yet) →
7. Rajna Swaminathan, Apertures (Ropeadope) →
8. Marike van Dijk Nonet, Stranded (Brooklyn Jazz Underground/ZenneZ) →
9. James Brandon Lewis Red Lily Quintet, For Mahalia, With Love (Tao Forms) →
10. Ricardo Dias Gomes, Muito Sol (Hive Mind) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

• No choice.

VOCAL

• Rajna Swaminathan, Apertures (Ropeadope) →

DEBUT

• No choice.

LATIN

• Ricardo Dias Gomes, Muito Sol (Hive Mind) →

NEW RELEASES (listed alphabetically; 5.5 points each)

• Susan Alcorn & Septeto Del Sur, Canto (Relative Pitch) →
• Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, Dynamic Maximum Tension (Nonesuch) →
• Miha Gantar, Amsterdam (Clean Feed) →
• Irreversible Entanglements, Protect Your Light (Impulse!) →
• Allen Lowe and the Constant Sorrow Orchestra, In the Dark (ESP-Disk) →
• Chris Potter, Got the Keys to the Kingdom: Live at the Village Vanguard (Edition) →
• Joshua Redman, Where Are We (Blue Note) →
• Roots Magic Sextet, Long Old Road: Retold Pasts and Present Day Musings (Clean Feed) →
• Ned Rothenberg, Crossings Four (Clean Feed) →
• Tyshawn Sorey Trio, Continuing (Pi) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

1. Hasaan Ibn Ali, Reaching for the Stars: Trios/Duos/Solos (1962-65, Omnivore) →
2. John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate (1961, Impulse!) →
3. Pharoah Sanders, Pharoah [Harvest Time] (1976, Luaka Bop) →

VOCAL

• Cécile McLorin Salvant, Mélusine (Nonesuch) →

DEBUT

• No choice.

LATIN

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

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