The 18th Annual
Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll:
2023
Ballot 2023
NEW RELEASES
- Susan Alcorn & Septeto Del Sur, Canto (Relative Pitch) →
- Steve Lehman & Orchestre National de Jazz, Ex Machina (Pi) →
- James Brandon Lewis Red Lily Quintet, For Mahalia, With Love (Tao Forms) →
- Angel Bat Dawid, Requiem for Jazz (International Anthem) →
- Anna Webber, Shimmer Wince (Intakt) →
- John Zorn & Bill Laswell, Memoria (Tzadik) →
- Wadada Leo Smith & Orange Wave Electric, Fire Illuminations (Kabell) →
- Ingrid Laubrock, Monochromes (Intakt) →
- Brandon Seabrook's Epic Proportions, Brutalovechamp (Pyroclastic) →
- Arooj Aftab-Vijay Iyer-Shahzad Ismaily, Love in Exile (Verve) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- WaJazz: Japanese Jazz Spectacle Vol. II: Deep, Heavy and Beautiful Jazz From Japan 1962-1985: The King Records Masters (Universalsounds) →
- Abdul Wadud, By Myself: Solo Cello (1977, Gotta Groove) →
- 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.