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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Russell Perry (Jazz at 100 Now!, WTJU [Charlottesville, VA])

NEW JAZZ ALBUMS

  1. James Brandon Lewis Quartet, Omni (Intakt) →
  2. Melissa Aldana, Filin (Blue Note) →
  3. The Tomeka Reid Quartet, Dance! Skip! Hop! (Out of Your Head) →
  4. Eliane Elias, Ao Vivo (Candid) →
  5. Ben Wolfe, Any Time After Now (Resident Arts) →
  6. Billy Childs, Triumvirate (Mack Avenue) →
  7. Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band, Arsenio and Beyond: Live at the Bronx Music Hall (Jazzheads) →
  8. Walter Smith III, Twio Vol. 2 (Blue Note) →
  9. Ben Rosenblum Nebula Project, The Longest Way Round (One Trick Dog) →
  10. Craig Taborn, Dream Archives (ECM) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

  1. Kenny Barron - Ray Drummond - Ben Riley, So Many Lovely Things: Live in Brecon (1995, Elemental Music) →
  2. McCoy Tyner, The Seeker: Live at Umbria Jazz Festival (1993, Red) →
  3. Joe Henderson, Consonance: Live at the Jazz Showcase (1978, Resonance) →
  4. Roy Hargrove, Bern (2000, Time Traveler) →
  5. Woody Shaw, Love Dance (1976, Muse/Time Traveler) →

 

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