The 19th Annual
Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll:
2024

Ballot 2024

Chris Heim (KMUW-FM [Wichita, KS], Global Village)

NEW ALBUMS

  1. Etienne Charles, Creole Orchestra (Culture Shock)
  2. John Ellis Quartet, Bizet: Carmen in Jazz (Blue Room Music '23)
  3. Warren Wolf, History of the Vibraphone (Cellar Music)
  4. Wayne Escoffery, Alone (Smoke Sessions)
  5. Snorre Kirk, Top Dog (Stunt '23)
  6. Pat Metheny, MoonDial (BMG)
  7. Christian McBride & Edgar Meyer, But Who's Gonna Play the Melody? (Mack Avenue)
  8. Nick Finzer, Legacy: A Centennial Celebration of JJ Johnson (Outside In Music)
  9. Alvin Queen Trio, Feeling Good (Stunt)
  10. Blue Moods, Swing & Soul (Posi-Tone)

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

  1. Nat King Cole, Live at the Blue Note Chicago (1953, Iconic)
  2. Miles Davis Quintet, Miles in France 1963 & 1964 [The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8] (Columbia/Legacy)
  3. Oscar Peterson, City Lights: Live in Munich 1994 (Mack Avenue)
  4. Art Tatum, Jewels in the Treasure Box: The 1953 Chicago Blue Note Jazz Club Recordings (Resonance)
  5. Emily Remler, Cookin' at the Queens (1984-88, Resonance)

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