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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