The 21st Annual
Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll:
2026 Mid-Year
Past Polls Index
New Albums Rara Avis
Critics
Acquaro - CatarinoCebulski - FinneyFreeman - HoffHovan - LorraiLuen - PiccirilliPick - VargaWatson - Yokoi

Ballot 2026 Mid-Year

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J.D. Considine (DownBeat)

NEW JAZZ ALBUMS

  1. Craig Taborn, Dream Archives (ECM) →
  2. Adam O'Farrill, Elephant (Out of Your Head) →
  3. Tyshawn Sorey, Members . . . Don't! (Pi) →
  4. Joe Lovano, Paramount Quartet (ECM) →
  5. Marta Sanchez, For the Space You Left (Out of Your Head) →
  6. The Phoenix Trio, Tomorrow Is Today (Giant Step Arts) →
  7. The Tomeka Reid Quartet, Dance! Skip! Hop! (Out of Your Head) →
  8. Quinsin Nachoff, Patterns From Nature (Whirlwind) →
  9. Michael Formanek, New Digs (Intakt) →
  10. Cécile McLorin Salvant, With Every Breath I Take (Nonesuch) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

  1. Mick Goodrick & Fred Hersch, Feebles, Fables and Ferns (1988, ECM) →
  2. Oscar Peterson, The Classic Oscar Peterson Trio Sessions With Ray Brown & Ed Thigpen (1959-65, Mosaic) →
  3. Anthony Braxton, Six Monk's Compositions (1987) (Black Saint) →
  4. Joe Henderson, Consonance: Live at the Jazz Showcase (1978, Resonance) →
  5. Mal Waldron, Stardust & Starlight: At the Jazz Showcase (1979, Resonance) →

 

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