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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Laurence Donohue-Greene (The New York City Jazz Record)

NEW JAZZ ALBUMS

  1. Alexis Marcelo, Solo Piano (Intakt) →
  2. The Tomeka Reid Quartet, Dance! Skip! Hop! (Out of Your Head) →
  3. Maria Schneider Orchestra, American Crow (ArtistShare) →
  4. Jason Moran, Plays Duke Ellington (Yes) →
  5. The Westerlies, Have You Heard? The Music of Bill Frisell, Vol. 1 (Westerlies) →
  6. Marta Sanchez, For the Space You Left (Out of Your Head) →
  7. Gregory Hutchinson, Kind of Now: The Pulse of Miles Davis (Warner) →
  8. Lisa Rich, I Still Rise (Tritone) →
  9. Frankfurt Radio Big Band - Nils Wogram - Jim McNeely, Trilogue + 15: A Tribute to Albert Mangelsdorff (ACT Music) →
  10. Kiri Ra!, Nen (We Jazz) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

  1. Randy Weston, The Music of Randy Weston (1985-88, Groovin' High/In + Out) →
  2. Charles Tyler Ensemble, Voyage From Jericho (1974, Frederiksberg) →
  3. Jimmy Scott, Falling in Love Is Wonderful (1963, Tangerine) →
  4. Marty Ehrlich & Julius Hemphill, Circle the Heart (1982, Relative Pitch) →
  5. Pierre Favre Trio, Bird Food (1968, Songs) →

 

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