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The third Village Voice Jazz Poll, put together by critic Francis Davis (not to be confused with their Pazz & Jop Poll, which runs next month), is in the paper’s current issue; 79 jazz writers submitted ballots. I participated for the first time this year, and it was a little strange paring down my regular (and discombobulated) year-end list to include only “jazz” titles. Considering how capricious the process sometimes seems, though, I didn’t lose any sleep over it–and looking at my choices again, I have no regrets.

NEW RELEASES

  1. Atomic Retrograde (Jazzland) 2. Donny McCaslin Recommended Tools (Greenleaf) 3. Mike Reed Proliferation (482 Music) 4. Martial Solal Longitude (CamJazz) 5. Mary Halvorson Dragon’s Head (Firehouse 12) 6. Vijay Iyer Tragicomic (Sunnyside) 7. John McNeil & Bill McHenry Rediscovery (Sunnyside) 8. Rudresh Mahanthappa Kinsmen (Pi) 9. Lafayette Gilchrist Soul Progressin’ (Hyena) 10. Andrew Hill & Chico Hamilton Dreams Come True (Joyous Shout)

Today’s playlist: