The 20th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Poll

The results have been tabulated and published for the 20th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Poll, which I am so happy to be part of.

I do not rank albums, I only provide an unranked list, which is allowed in the submissions. This year I only submitted in the New Jazz Albums category. That said, all of the results are here:

  1. New Jazz Albums

  2. Rara Avis

  3. Vocal Jazz Albums

  4. Latin Jazz Albums

  5. Debut Jazz Albums

If you are interested in my ballot, it is here:

Read more about Tom Hull’s work on and stewardship of the poll here.

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