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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Ken Dryden (Hot House, New York City Jazz Record, Timeless Jazz [WUTC-FM])

NEW JAZZ ALBUMS

  1. Martin Wind, Stars (Newvelle) →
  2. John Clayton, The Two-o Duo Project (ArtistShare) →
  3. Ingrid Jensen, Landings (Newvelle) →
  4. Steve Wilson, Enduring Sonance (Smoke Sessions) →
  5. Emmet Cohen, Universal Truth (Mack Avenue) →
  6. Ran Blake & Dominique Eade, Roots & Byways (Sunnyside) →
  7. Joe Lovano, Paramount Quartet (ECM) →
  8. Brian Lynch, Torch Bearers (Holistic MusicWorks) →
  9. Virginia MacDonald, In Search Of . . . (Cellar) →
  10. Tia Fuller & Shamie Fuller-Royston, Fuller Sound Vol. 2: Dynasty (Cellar) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

  1. Kenny Barron - Ray Drummond - Ben Riley, So Many Lovely Things: Live in Brecon (1995, Elemental Music) →
  2. Mick Goodrick & Fred Hersch, Feebles, Fables and Ferns (1988, ECM) →
  3. Oscar Peterson, The Classic Oscar Peterson Trio Sessions With Ray Brown & Ed Thigpen (1959-65, Mosaic) →
  4. Bill Evans, At the BBC (1965, Elemental Music) →
  5. Yusef Lateef, Alight Upon the Lake: Live at the Jazz Showcase (1975, Resonance) →

 

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