The 19th Annual
Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll:
2024
Ballot 2024
NEW ALBUMS
- Charles Lloyd, The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow (Blue Note) →
- Kahil El'Zabar's Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, Open Me, a Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit (Spiritmuse) →
- Wadada Leo Smith & Amina Claudine Myers, Central Park's Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens (Red Hook) →
- David Murray Quartet, Francesca (Intakt) →
- Ben Allison-Steve Cardenas-Ted Nash, Tell the Birds I Said Hello: The Music of Herbie Nichols (Sonic Camera) →
- Matthew Shipp Trio, New Concepts in Piano Trio Jazz (ESP-Disk) →
- Ethan Iverson, Technically Acceptable (Blue Note) →
- Chris Potter-Brad Mehldau-John Patitucci-Brian Blade, Eagle's Point (Edition) →
- Ben Wolfe, The Understated (Resident Arts) →
- John Hollenbeck & NDR Bigband, Colouring Hockets (Plexatonic) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- Miles Davis Quintet, Miles in France 1963 & 1964 [The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8] (Columbia/Legacy) →
- Sonny Rollins, Freedom Weaver: The 1959 European Tour Recordings (Resonance) →
- McCoy Tyner & Joe Henderson, Forces of Nature: Live at Slugs' (1966, Blue Note) →
- Maria Schneider Orchestra, Decades (1992-2020, ArtistShare) →
- Art Tatum, Jewels in the Treasure Box: The 1953 Chicago Blue Note Jazz Club Recordings (Resonance) →
VOCAL
- John Zorn & Jesse Harris [Petra Haden], Love Songs Live (Tzadik) →
LATIN
DEBUT
Note: Also see The 10 Best Jazz Albums of 2024.
