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

2023 Totals: Latin Jazz

Critics were asked to name one album apiece, with no point system.

  1. Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo, El Arte Del Bolero, Vol. 2 (Miel Music) 13
  2. Aruán Ortiz Trio, Serranias: Sketchbook for Piano Trio (Intakt) 9
  3. Harold López-Nussa, Timba a la Americana (Blue Note) 7
  4. Hilario Durán and His Latin Jazz Big Band, Cry Me a River (Alma) 5
  5. Susan Alcorn & Septeto Del Sur, Canto (Relative Pitch) 4
  6. Sammy Figueroa, Something for a Memory (Busco Tu Recuerdo) (Ashé) 4
  7. Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band, Vox Humana (Jazzheads) 4
  8. Edward Simon, Femininas: Songs of Latin American Women (ArtistShare) 4
  9. David Virelles, Carta (Intakt) 4
  10. Roxana Amed & Frank Carlberg, Los Trabajos Y Las Noches (Sony Music Latin) 3
  11. Jane Bunnett and Maqueque, Playing With Fire (True North) 3
  12. Avishai Cohen & Abraham Rodriguez Jr., Iroko (Naïve/Believe) 3
  13. Ivan Lins, My Heart Speaks (Resonance) 3
  14. Felipe Salles Interconnections Ensemble, Home Is Here (Tapestry) 3
  15. The Santiago Big Band & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Santiago Brooklyn Santiago (Zoho) 3
  16. Luciana Souza & Trio Corrente, Cometa (Sunnyside) 3
  17. Joe Chambers, Dance Kobina (Blue Note) 2
  18. Chembo Corniel Quintet, Artistas, Músicos y Poetas (Chemboro) 2
  19. Arturo O'Farrill, Legacies (Blue Note) 2
  20. Aruán Ortiz, Pastor's Paradox (Clean Feed) 2
  21. Sofia Rei & Jorge Roeder, Coplas Escondidas (self-released) 2
  22. Alfredo Rodriguez, Coral Way (Mack Avenue) 2
  23. Jonathan Suazo, Ricano (Ropeadope) 2
  24. Antonio Adolfo, Bossa 65: Celebrating Carlos Lyra and Roberto Menescal (AAM Music) 1
  25. Afro Peruvian New Trends Orchestra, Cosmic Synchronicities (Blue Spiral) 1
  26. Renesito Avich, Tres (self-released) 1
  27. Cyro Baptista, Chama (Ropeadope) 1
  28. Doug Beavers, Luna (Circle 9) 1
  29. Hilario Durán & David Virelles, Front Street Duets (Alma '22) 1
  30. Diego Figueiredo, My World (Arbors) 1
  31. Bebel Gilberto, João (PIAS) 1
  32. Ricardo Dias Gomes, Muito Sol (Hive Mind) 1
  33. Charlie Halloran and the Tropicales, Shake the Rum (self-released '22) 1
  34. Carlos Henriquez, A Nuyorican Tale (self-released) 1
  35. Magos Herrera, Aire (Sunnyside) 1
  36. Kenneth Jiminez, Sonnet to Silence (We Jazz) 1
  37. Ryan Keberle's Collectiv Do Brasil, Considerando (Alternate Side) 1
  38. Guillermo Klein Quinteto, Telmo's Tune (Sunnyside) 1
  39. Ana Carla Maza, Caribe (Persona Editorial) 1
  40. Roy McGrath, Menjunje (JL) 1
  41. Aymée Nuviola, Havana Nocturne (Worldwide) 1
  42. Pierrick Pédron & Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Pédron Rubalcaba (Gazebo) 1
  43. Red Hot Org, Red Hot & Ra: Solar: Sun Ra in Brasil (Red Hot Org) 1
  44. The Rodriguez Brothers, Reunited: Live at Dizzy's Club (RodBros Music) 1
  45. Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Borrowed Roses (Top Side Music) 1
  46. Antonio Sanchez, Shift (Bad Hombre Vol. II) (Warner '22) 1
  47. Emilio Solla & Antonio Lizana, El Siempre Mar (Tiger Turn) 1
  48. Rachel Therrien Latin Jazz Project, Mi Hogar (Outside In Music) 1
  49. Cal Tjader, Catch the Groove: Live at the Penthouse 1963-1967 (Jazz Detective/Elemental) 1
  50. Donald Vega, As I Travel (Imagery) 1
  51. Miguel Zenón & Dan Tepfer, Internal Melodies (Main Door Music) 1
  52. Miguel Zenón, Musica De Las Americas (Miel Music '22) 1

Notes

No selection on 41 (of 159) ballots (25.7%).

If an album received votes in the previous year, and received more votes (not just more points) this year, the two years' totals were added together. This applied to: none.

Albums that also received votes in 2022. These are sorted by total votes for the two years.