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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Britt Robson (Minnpost, Bandcamp)

NEW JAZZ ALBUMS

  1. Craig Taborn, Dream Archives (ECM) →
  2. Micah Thomas, Lucid (Birdwatcher) →
  3. Pedrito Martínez - Antonio Sánchez - Michael League, Elipsis (GroundUP Music) →
  4. Maria Schneider Orchestra, American Crow (ArtistShare) →
  5. Harriet Tubman & Georgia Muldrow, Electrical Field of Love (Pi) →
  6. Jon Irabagon, Focus Out (Irrabagast) →
  7. Martin Wind, Stars (Newvelle) →
  8. Adam O'Farrill, Elephant (Out of Your Head) →
  9. Julian Lage, Scenes From Above (Blue Note) →
  10. Work Money Death, A Portal to Here (ATA) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

  1. Marty Ehrlich & Julius Hemphill, Circle the Heart (1982, Relative Pitch) →
  2. Buster Williams, Pinnacle (1975, Muse/Time Traveler) →
  3. Cecil Taylor Unit, Fragments: The Complete 1969 Salle Pleyel Concerts (Elemental Music) →
  4. Joe Henderson, Consonance: Live at the Jazz Showcase (1978, Resonance) →
  5. McCoy Tyner, Extensions (1970, Blue Note) →

 

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