The 19th Annual
Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll:
2024 Mid-Year
Ballot 2024 Mid-Year
Dan Bilawsky (All About Jazz, Dark Blue Notes, New York City Jazz Record)
NEW RELEASES
- Remy Le Boeuf's Assembly of Shadows, Heartland Radio (SoundSpore) →
- Hilary Gardner, On the Trial with the Lonesome Pines (Anzic) →
- Thembi Dunjana, God Bless iKapa. God Bless Mzantsi (AfricArise) →
- Alex Harding & Lucian Ban, Blutopia (Sunnyside) →
- Charles Lloyd, The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow (Blue Note) →
- Orquestra Jazz de Matosinhos, Músicas Brasileiras, Músicos Portugueses (self-released) →
- Bill Frisell, Orchestras (Blue Note) →
- Dan Pugach Big Band, Bianca (Outside In Music) →
- Chris Potter-Brad Mehldau-John Patitucci-Brian Blade, Eagle's Point (Edition) →
- Fred Hersch, Silent, Listening (ECM) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- Sonny Rollins, Freedom Weaver: The 1959 European Tour Recordings (Resonance) →
- Art Tatum, Jewels in the Treasure Box: The 1953 Chicago Blue Note Jazz Club Recordings (Resonance) →
- Ron Miles, Old Main Chapel (2011, Blue Note) →
- Cannonball Adderley, Burnin' in Bordeaux: Live in France 1969 (Elemental Music) →
- Cannonball Adderley, Poppin' in Paris: Live at L'Olympia 1972 (Elemental Music) →
Note: Would have voted for but couldn't (wrote liner notes): Marshall Gilkes and WDR Big Band, Life Songs (Alternate Side); Jim Snidero, For All We Know (Savant)
