The 19th Annual
Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll:
2024
Ballot 2024
NEW ALBUMS
- Peter Evans, Extra (We Jazz) →
- Mary Halvorson, Cloudward (Nonesuch) →
- Ches Smith, Laugh Ash (Pyroclastic) →
- Wadada Leo Smith & Amina Claudine Myers, Central Park's Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens (Red Hook) →
- Anthony Braxton, 10 Comp (Lorraine) 2022 (Braxton House) →
- Joëlle Léandre, Lifetime Rebel (RogueArt) →
- Vijay Iyer, Compassion (ECM) →
- James Brandon Lewis Quartet, Transfiguration (Intakt) →
- Matt Mitchell, Zealous Angles (Pi) →
- Camila Nebbia-Leo Genovese-Alfred Vogel, Eyes to the Sun (Boomslang) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- Alice Coltrane, The Carnegie Hall Concert (1971, Impulse!) →
- Mal Waldron & Steve Lacy, The Mighty Warriors: Live in Antwerp (1995, Elemental Music) →
- Andrew Hill Sextet Plus 10, A Beautiful Day Revisited (2002, Palmetto) →
- Art Tatum, Jewels in the Treasure Box: The 1953 Chicago Blue Note Jazz Club Recordings (Resonance) →
- Emily Remler, Cookin' at the Queens (1984-88, Resonance) →
VOCAL
- Alexander Hawkins & Sofia Jernberg, Musho (Intakt) →
- Jo Harrop, The Path of a Tear (Lateralize) →
- Jacqui Dankworth, Windmills (Perdido) →
LATIN
- Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti & Frank Rosaly, MESTIZX (International Anthem) →
- Lucía Pulido Ensamble, Colombia y México, Dos Pueblos Una Raíz (Club del Disco) →
- New Regency Orchestra, New Regency Orchestra (Mr Bongo) →
DEBUT
- Rebeka Rusjan Zajc, Prelude (Clean Feed) →
- Neta Raanan, Unforeseen Blossom (Giant Step Arts) →
- Alden Hellmuth, Good Intentions (Fresh Sound New Talent) →