The 18th Annual
Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll:
2023
Past Polls Index
New Albums Rara Avis Debuts Latin Vocals
Critics
Acquaro - CartwrightCastaņeda - DrouotDryden - GuttermanHale - KaplanKato - MicallefMichie - PollettaQuinn - SzwedTamarkin - Yokoi

Ballot 2023

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

Jason Weiss (The Wire, Le Ventre et l'Oreille)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Michael Bates, Metamorphoses: Variations on Lutosławski (Anaklasis) →
  2. Patrick Brennan Sonic Openings, Tilting Curvaceous (Clean Feed) →
  3. Michael Blake, Dance of the Mystic Bliss (P&M) →
  4. Susan Alcorn & Septeto Del Sur, Canto (Relative Pitch) →
  5. Tony Hymas & Catherine Delaunay, No Borders (Nato) →
  6. Ghost Train Orchestra and Kronos Quartet, Songs and Symphoniques: The Music of Moondog (Cantaloupe) →
  7. Angelica Sanchez Nonet, Nighttime Creatures (Pyroclastic) →
  8. Brandon Seabrook's Epic Proportions, Brutalovechamp (Pyroclastic) →
  9. Antonio Borghini, Banquet of Consequences (We Insist!) →
  10. Simon Mary & Krystal Mundi, Modal Morning (Label Ouest) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

  1. Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, 60 Years (1961-2019, The Village) →
  2. Ahmad Jamal, Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse 1966-1968 (Jazz Detective/Elemental) →
  3. Axolotl, Abrasive (1981, Souffle Continu) →

VOCAL

DEBUT

LATIN

 

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