The 20th Annual
Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll:
2025 Mid-Year

Ballot 2025 Mid-Year

Mike Greenblatt (, Goldmine, The Aquarian)

NEW JAZZ ALBUMS

  1. Julian Shore Trio, Sub Rosa (Chill Tone)
  2. John Patitucci, Spirit Fall (Edition)
  3. Quinn Sternberg, Pleasant Returns (Mind Beach)
  4. Ambrose Akinmusire, Honey From a Winter Stone (Nonesuch)
  5. Sullivan Fortner, Southern Nights (Artwork)
  6. Felipe Salles, Camera Obscura (Tapestry)
  7. Mark Masters Ensemble, Sam Rivers 100 (Capri)
  8. Michika Fukumori, Eternity (Summit)
  9. Terry Waldo & the Gotham City Band, Treasury Volume 2 (Turtle Bay)
  10. Entre Amigos, Magpie: The Music of Joe Clark (Entre Amigos)

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

  1. Kenny Dorham, Blue Bossa in the Bronx: Live From the Blue Morocco (1957, Resonance)
  2. Joe Pass, Virtuoso (1973, Craft)
  3. Freddie Hubbard, Here to Stay (1962, Blue Note)
  4. Bill Evans, Further Ahead: Live in Finland 1964-1969 (Elemental Music)