The 19th Annual
Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll:
2024
Ballot 2024
NEW ALBUMS
- Wadada Leo Smith & Amina Claudine Myers, Central Park's Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens (Red Hook) →
- Charles Lloyd, The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow (Blue Note) →
- George Cables, I Hear Echoes (HighNote) →
- Patricia Brennan Septet, Breaking Stretch (Pyroclastic) →
- Jeff Parker ETA IVtet, The Way Out of Easy (International Anthem) →
- Harry Skoler, Red Brick Hill (Sunnyside) →
- Matt Mitchell, Zealous Angles (Pi) →
- Marta Sanchez Trio, Perpetual Void (Intakt) →
- Tomeka Reid Quartet, 3+3 (Cuneiform) →
- Rich Halley 4, Dusk and Dawn (Pine Eagle) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, Centennial (1923, Archeophone) →
- Al Jarreau, Wow! Live at the Childe Harold (1976, Resonance) →
- Art Tatum, Jewels in the Treasure Box: The 1953 Chicago Blue Note Jazz Club Recordings (Resonance) →
- Charles Tolliver Music Inc., Live at the Captain's Cabin (1973, Cellar Music) →
- Sun Ra, At the Showcase: Live in Chicago 1976-1977 (Jazz Detective) →
VOCAL
- Samara Joy, Portrait (Verve) →
- Kurt Elling & Sullivan Fortner, Wildflowers Vol. 1 (Edition) →
- Michael Mayo, Fly (Mack Avenue) →
LATIN
DEBUT
- Sarah Hanahan, Among Giants (Blue Engine) →
- Carlos Mena, Con Personas (With the People) (Pinch) →
- Summer Camargo, To Whom I Love (Blue Engine) →