The 18th Annual
Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll:
2023

Ballot 2023

Adam Shatz (London Review of Books)

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

DEBUT

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