The 19th Annual
Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll:
2024
Ballot 2024
Dan Bilawsky (All About Jazz, Dark Blue Notes, New York City Jazz Record, Music & Arts)
NEW ALBUMS
- Remy Le Boeuf's Assembly of Shadows, Heartland Radio (SoundSpore) →
- Ambrose Akinmusire, Owl Song (Nonesuch '23) →
- Hilary Gardner, On the Trail With the Lonesome Pines (Anzic) →
- Thembi Dunjana, God Bless iKapa. God Bless Mzantsi (AfricArise) →
- Geoff Bradfield, Colossal Abundance (Calligram) →
- Charles Lloyd, The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow (Blue Note) →
- Alex Harding & Lucian Ban, Blutopia (Sunnyside) →
- Bill Frisell, Orchestras (Blue Note) →
- Chris Potter-Brad Mehldau-John Patitucci-Brian Blade, Eagle's Point (Edition) →
- Dan Pugach Big Band, Bianca (Outside In Music) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- McCoy Tyner & Joe Henderson, Forces of Nature: Live at Slugs' (1966, Blue Note) →
- Sonny Rollins, Freedom Weaver: The 1959 European Tour Recordings (Resonance) →
- Art Tatum, Jewels in the Treasure Box: The 1953 Chicago Blue Note Jazz Club Recordings (Resonance) →
- Ron Miles, Old Main Chapel (2011, Blue Note) →
- Emily Remler, Cookin' at the Queens (1984-88, Resonance) →
VOCAL
- Hilary Gardner, On the Trail With the Lonesome Pines (Anzic) →
LATIN
- Orquestra Jazz de Matosinhos, Músicas Brasileiras, Músicos Portugueses (self-released) →
DEBUT
- Igmar Thomas' Revive Big Band, Like a Tree It Grows (self-released) →
Note: Voter: "Would have voted for but couldn't (wrote liner notes): Marshall Gilkes and WDR Big Band, Life Songs (Alternate Side) (#1 Ranking); Jim Snidero, For All We Know (Savant) (#6 Ranking)."