The 19th Annual
Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll:
2024

Ballot 2024

George Grella (The Brooklyn Rail, New York City Jazz Record, The Wire, Red Hook Star-Review, Financial Times)

NEW ALBUMS

  1. Kahil El'Zabar's Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, Open Me, a Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit (Spiritmuse)
  2. Patricia Brennan Septet, Breaking Stretch (Pyroclastic)
  3. Matthew Shipp Trio, New Concepts in Piano Trio Jazz (ESP-Disk)
  4. Joëlle Léandre, Lifetime Rebel (RogueArt)
  5. Tyshawn Sorey Trio, The Susceptible Now (Pi)
  6. Alfredo Colón, Blood Burden (Out of Your Head)
  7. Tarbaby, You Think This America (Giant Step Arts)
  8. Steve Coleman and Five Elements, PolyTropos/Of Many Turns (Pi)
  9. Nicole Mitchell & Ballaké Sissoko, Bamako*Chicago Sound System (FPE)
  10. Lynne Arriale Trio, Being Human (Challenge)

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

  1. Charles Gayle-Milford Graves-William Parker, WEBO (1991, Black Editions Archive)
  2. King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, Centennial (1923, Archeophone)
  3. Bobby Hutcherson, Classic Bobby Hutcherson Blue Note Sessions 1963-1970 (Mosaic)
  4. Keith Jarrett-Gary Peacock-Paul Motian, The Old Country (1992, ECM)
  5. Bill Evans, In Norway: The Kongsberg Concert (1970, Elemental Music)

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