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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George Harris (Jazz Weekly)

NEW JAZZ ALBUMS

  1. Joel Ross, Gospel Music (Blue Note) →
  2. The BLCK Madonna, Between the Lines (Downtown Music) →
  3. Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest, Somni (GroundUP Music '25) →
  4. Loren Schoenberg and His Jazz Orchestra, So Many Memories (Turtle Bay '25) →
  5. Michael Winograd, Plays Tanz! Live in New York City (Borscht Beat '25) →
  6. John Scofield & Dave Holland, Memories of Home (ECM '25) →
  7. Anna Kolchina, Reach for Tomorrow (OA2) →
  8. The Paul Carlon Trio, Between Us Three (TRRcollective) →
  9. Chuck Bergeron, Bass & Face: Duets With Ten Premier Vocalists (Summit) →
  10. Brian Dickinson & Penderecki String Quartet, October Songs (Cellar) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

  1. Herb Geller Quartet, Barcelona Session (1990, Fresh Sound '25) →
  2. Lester Young, Lester Leaps In: Live at Birdland 1951-1952 (Liberation Hall '25) →
  3. Classic V-Disc Big Band Jazz Sessions (1943-48, Mosaic) →
  4. Duke Ellington, Copenhagen 1964 (Storyville) →
  5. Freddie King, Feeling Alright: The Complete 1975 Nancy Pulsations Concert (Elemental Music) →

 

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