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)