The 19th Annual
Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll:
2024 Mid-Year

Ballot 2024 Mid-Year

Richard B. Kamins (Step Tempest, WESU-FM [Middletown CT])

NEW RELEASES

  1. Mike Holober & the Gotham Jazz Orchestra, This Rock We're On: Imaginary Letters (Palmetto) →
  2. Samuel Torres & the Latin Chamber Ensemble, A Dance for Birds (Blue Conga) →
  3. Jamie Baum Septet+, What Times Are These (Sunnyside) →
  4. David Murray Quartet, Francesca (Intakt) →
  5. Chris Potter-Brad Mehldau-John Patitucci-Brian Blade, Eagle's Point (Edition) →
  6. Charles Lloyd, The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow (Blue Note) →
  7. Marshall Gilkes and WDR Big Band, Life Songs (Alternate Side) →
  8. Frank Carlberg Large Ensemble, Elegy for Thelonious (Sunnyside) →
  9. Neal Kirkwood Big Band, Night City (Brooklyn Jazz Underground) →
  10. Allison Miller, Rivers in Our Veins (Royal Potato Family '23) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

  1. Art Tatum, Jewels in the Treasure Box: The 1953 Chicago Blue Note Jazz Club Recordings (Resonance) →
  2. Sonny Rollins, Freedom Weaver: The 1959 European Tour Recordings (Resonance) →
  3. Shelly Manne & His Men, Jazz From the Pacific Northwest (1958-66, Reel to Real) →
  4. Cannonball Adderley, Burnin' in Bordeaux: Live in France 1969 (Elemental Music) →