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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Richard Gehr (Relix)

NEW JAZZ ALBUMS

  1. Immanuel Wilkins Quartet, Live at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note) →
  2. Jeff Parker ETA IVtet, Happy Today (International Anthem/Nonesuch) →
  3. Julian Lage, Scenes From Above (Blue Note) →
  4. Eivind Opsvik - Elias Stemeseder - Will Graefe, The Setting (Loyal) →
  5. Triple Blind, Cold Walk (self-released) →
  6. Amalie Dahl's Dafnie Extended, Live at Moldejazz (Sonic Transmissions) →
  7. Marta Sanchez, For the Space You Left (Out of Your Head) →
  8. Adam Schatz, Civil Engineering Vol. 1 (Jealous Butcher) →
  9. Phillip Golub, Partisan Ship (Berthold) →
  10. Tyshawn Sorey, Members . . . Don't! (Pi) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

  1. Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy, African Skies (1993, Listening Position '25) →
  2. Miles Davis, Miles '56: The Prestige Recordings (Craft) →
  3. Joe Henderson, Consonance: Live at the Jazz Showcase (1978, Resonance) →
  4. Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Vibrations in the Village: Live at the Village Gate (1963, Resonance '25) →

 

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