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)

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