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:
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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