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

Ballot 2024 Mid-Year

Tim Niland (freelance social media microblogger: X, Facebook)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Mary Halvorson, Cloudward (Nonesuch)
  2. Vijay Iyer, Compassion (ECM)
  3. David Murray Quartet, Francesca (Intakt)
  4. Kahil El'Zabar's Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, Open Me, a Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit (Spiritmuse)
  5. Isaiah Collier & the Chosen Few, The Almighty (Division 81)
  6. QOW Trio, The Hold Up (Ubuntu Music)
  7. Angelica Sanchez & Chad Taylor, A Moster Is Just an Animal You Haven't Met Yet (Intakt)
  8. Francisco Mela & Zoh Amba, Causa y Efecto (Vol. 2) (577)
  9. Jason Stein-Marilyn Crispell-Damon Smith-Adam Shead, Spi-raling Horn (Balance Point Acoustics)
  10. Alan Braufman, Infinite Love Infinite Tears (Valley of Search)

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

  1. Alice Coltrane, The Carnegie Hall Concert (1971, Impulse!)
  2. Sonny Rollins, Freedom Weaver: The 1959 European Tour Recordings (Resonance)
  3. Marion Brown, Three for Shepp to Gesprächsfetzen Revisited (1966-68, Ezz-Thetics)
  4. Art Tatum, Jewels in the Treasure Box: The 1953 Chicago Blue Note Jazz Club Recordings (Resonance)
  5. Mal Waldron & Steve Lacy, The Mighty Warriors: Live in Antwerp (1995, Elemental Music)