The 18th Annual
Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll:
2023

Ballot 2023

Rob Shepherd (PostGenre Media)

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

DEBUT

LATIN

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