The 20th Annual
Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll:
2025
Ballot 2025
Jason Gross (Perfect Sound Forever, New York City Jazz Record, Rock & Roll Globe)
NEW JAZZ ALBUMS
- Hedvig Mollestad Trio, Bees in the Bonnet (Rune Grammofon) →
- Stephane Wrembel, Django New Orleans II: Hors Série (Water Is Life) →
- Ambrose Akinmusire, Honey From a Winter Stone (Nonesuch) →
- Art Hirahara, Peace Unknown (Posi-Tone) →
- Theon Cross, Affirmations: Live at the Blue Note New York (New Soil) →
- Kenny Wheeler Legacy, Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores (Greenleaf Music) →
- George Brown, Jazz in Paris (Astana Music) →
- Tom Smith, A Year in the Life (Tom Smith) →
- Gonzalo Rubalcaba - Chris Potter - Eric Harland - Larry Grenadier, First Meeting: Live at Dizzy's Club (5Passion) →
- Nicole McCabe, A Song to Sing (Colorfield) →
RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)
- Sam Rivers, A New Conception (1966, Blue Note) →
- Hank Mobley, Roll Call (1960, Blue Note) →
- Wes Montgomery With the Wynton Kelly Trio, Smokin' in Seattle: Live at the Penthouse (1966, Resonance) →
- Nina Simone, Let It All Out: Selected Singles 1961-1978 (Ace) →
- Scandinavian Art Ensemble With Tomasz Stanko, The Copenhagen Session Vol. 2 (2016, April) →
VOCAL
- Brigitte Beraha's Lucid Dreamers, Teasing Reflections (Let Me Out) →
- Sandra-Mae Lux, Seasons in Jazz (ECN Music) →
- Kokoroko, Tuff Times Never Last (Brownswood) →
LATIN
- Salsa de la Bahia Vol. 3: A Collection of SF Bay Area Salsa and Latin Jazz: Renegade Queens (1991-2025, Patois) →
- Tomás Martin López, Right Here (self-released) →
DEBUT
- Alex McLaughlin, A Brand New State (self-released) →
- Paul Cornish, You're Exaggerating! (Blue Note) →
- Chris Smith, Jazz Grunge (Cellar Live) →
Note: Latin vote for Foto Rodríguez Y Charanga La Única, Homenaje a Pupi Legarreta (TTH) couldn't be verified, so voter took it off list.
