2024 Jazz Year Notes

This listing is far from complete. The intent is to collect all of the EOY lists/articles independently published by critics who voted in the 19th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll. Secondly, to collect similar lists published by others: by non-voting critics, and by publications, especially where the pieces aren't individually signed.

End-of-Year Lists and Notes by Voters

Ana Gavrilovska: [12-29] 020: My favorite jazz albums of 2024

Tom Hull: The Best Jazz Albums of 2024

Will Layman [PopMatters]: [12-09] The 18 Best Jazz Albums of 2023

Thomas Peña: [12-18] 2024 Recordings on and off the Beaten Path

Rob Shepherd: [12-22] Rob Shepherd's Favorite Albums of 2024.

Jeffrey St. Clair: [01-01] Sound Grammar: the Best Jazz Recordings of 2024.

Dave Sumner [Bandcamp Daily]: [12-18] The Best Jazz Albums of 2024.

End-of-Year Lists and Notes by Multi-Writer Publications and/or Non-Voters

* Designates one of our voters.

All About Jazz:

• Libero Farnè: [01-08] Libero Farnè's Best Jazz Albums of 2024
• Neri Pollastri: [01-06] Neri Pollastri's Best Jazz Albums of 2024
• Tony Poole: [12-13] Jazz First's Favourite Albums of 2024 . . . Dance, No One's Watching!
• Giuseppe Segala: [01-07] Giuseppe Segala's Best Jazz Albums of 2024

AllMusic Guide: Year in Review: Favorite Jazz Albums

The Arts Fuse: [12-23] The Best Jazz Albums of 2024: Individual lists from: Paul Robicheau, *Michael Ullman, *Steve Feeney, *Brooks Geiken, *Tom Hull, *Allen Michie, *Jon Garelick.

Brooklyn Vegan: Andrew Sacher: [12-23] 10 Great Jazz Albums from 2024.

Free Jazz Collective:

• Free Jazz Collective's Top Albums of 2024 [12-25]: Top 10, plus individual lists from voters: *Paul Acquaro, *Stuart Broomer, *Gary Chapin, *David Cristol, *Troy Dostert, *Lee Rice Epstein, Sarah Grosser, *Stef Gijssels, *Eyal Hareuveni, Ferruccio Martinotti, Taylor McDowell, Nick Metzger, Gregg Miller, *Fotis Nikolakopoulos, Nick Ostrum, Don Phipps, William Rossi. Martin Schray, João Esteves da Silva, *Sammy Stein. Comments include additional reader lists.

The Guardian [John Fordham]: [12-10] The 10 best jazz albums of 2024

Shatter the Standards: [11-28] The 37 Best Jazz Albums of 2024.

Tone Glow: [12-27] Our Favorite Albums, 2024. Also:

• Individual Lists & Reflections, Part 1
• Individual Contributor Lists & Reflections, Part 2

Miscellaneous Sources

Jazz Journalists Association: member lists:

• Michael Ambrosino
• Steve Braunginn
• Jeff Cebulski
• Filipe Freitas
• Sanford Josephson
• Ralph A. Miriello
• Thomas Pena
• Lawrence Preyer: short list
• Paul Rauch
• Natalia Rikker: not an album list
• Wilbert Sostre

Records listed in above lists that did not receive FDJCP votes:

• Galliano: Halfway Somewhere (Brownswood)
• Christopher Hoffman: Vision Is the Identity (Out of Your Head)
• Paul Murphy: Presents: Copa Salvo (Jazz Room)

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