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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Lance Liddle (Bebop Spoken Here)

NEW JAZZ ALBUMS

  1. Jesse Davis Quartet, Reflections (Cellar) →
  2. Richard Baratta, Another Kind of Bird (Savant) →
  3. Ben Wolfe, Any Time After Now (Resident Arts) →
  4. Duchess, A Marvelous Party (Anzic) →
  5. Betty Bryant, Nothin' Better to Do (Bry-Mar Music) →
  6. Walter Smith III, Twio Vol. 2 (Blue Note) →
  7. Tommaso Starace Organ Trio, Live at the Beaver Inn (Dodicilune) →
  8. Terry Waldo & the Gotham City Band, Treasury Volume 3 (Turtle Bay) →
  9. Brian Lynch, Torch Bearers (Holistic MusicWorks) →
  10. Joe Webb, Neath Beat (Edition) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

  1. Louis Stewart, Joyce Notes (1982, Livia) →
  2. The Oscar Peterson Trio, At Baker's Keyboard Lounge: The Complete Recordings (1960, Verve) →
  3. Woody Shaw, Love Dance (1976, Time Traveler) →
  4. Red Norvo, The Secret Session (1942, Dot Time) →
  5. Thelonious Monk, Live in Paris, 1967: Volume One (Rhythm-a-Ning) →

 

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