Metacritic Aggregate: 2024 New Music: Jazz

Notes

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Sub-Lists

Some breakdowns by genre:

Ranking

  1. Kamasi Washington: Fearless Movement (Young) {19}: Cl:*, G:+, LBF:*, Mjf:*+, NME:*, NT:*, O:*, PM:*, RC:*, S:*, Sk:*, Sp:*, Spk:*, UR:*; am:* -- A:81/19, TH:***
  2. Shabaka: Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace (Impulse!) {18}: AD:*, Al:*, G:+, LBF:*, LW:*, Mj:*+, NT:*, O:*, Pf:*+, S:*, Sk:*, U:*; am:*, vu:+ -- A:79/14, TH:**
  3. Arooj Aftab: Night Reign (Verve) {12}: BPM:*, CS:+, FO:*, G:*, Mj:*, NT:*, Pf:*, RS:*+, S:*, U:*; am:* -- A:84/10
  4. Charles Lloyd: The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow (Blue Note) {12}: G:*, LW:*, Mj:*, S:*, Sp:*, U:*; am:*, ysp:* -- A:93/7, TH:A-
  5. Mary Halvorson: Cloudward (Nonesuch) {10}: G:*, Mj:*, PM:*, Sg:+, Tr:+, U:*; am:*, ysp:* -- A:81/7, TH:**
  6. Vijay Iyer: Compassion (ECM) {10}: G:*, IT:*, Pf:*, PM:*, SC:*; am:*, ysp:* -- A:82/6, TH:***
  7. Amaro Freitas: Y'Y (Psychic Hotline) {9}: Cl:*, G:*, Mj:*, Pf:*, PO:+, U:*; am:* -- A:84/6, TH:**
  8. The Messthetics/James Brandon Lewis: The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis (Impulse!) {9}: LW:*, Mj:*, S:*, Tr:+, XCI:*; xjdc:*, ysp:* -- A:81/5, TH:***
  9. Julian Lage: Speak to Me (Blue Note) {7}: S:*, Sp:*, Spk:*, U:*; am:*, ysp:* -- A:90/5, TH:*
  10. Oren Ambarchi/Johan Berthling/Andreas Werlin: Ghosted II (Drag City) {6}: Mj:*, S:*, U:* -- A:80/4, TH:***
  11. Kahil El'Zabar's Ethnic Heritage Ensemble: Open Me, a Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit (Spiritmuse) {6}: PO:+; ysp:* -- TH:A-
  12. Emmeluth's Amoeba: Nonsense (Moserobie) {6}: SpL:** -- TH:A-
  13. Rafael Toral: Spectral Evolution (Moikai) {6}: Mj:*, Pf:*+, SC:*, U:* -- A:86/4, TH:*
  14. Fay Victor: Herbie Nichols SUNG: Life Is Funny That Way (Tao Forms -2CD) {6}: PO:+ -- TH:A
  15. Andrew Bird Trio: Sunday Morning Put-On (Loma Vista) {5}: LBF:*, Mj:*, SC:*, Sp:*; am:* -- A:77/8
  16. James Brandon Lewis Quartet: Transfiguration (Intakt) {5}: ysp:* -- TH:A-
  17. Bill Orcutt Guitar Quartet: Four Guitars Live (Palilalia) {5}: PO:+ -- TH:A-
  18. Chris Potter/Brad Mehldau/John Patitucci/Brian Blade: Eagle's Point (Edition) {5}: ysp:* -- TH:A-
  19. QOW Trio: The Hold Up (Ubuntu Music) {5}: PO:+ -- TH:A-
  20. Joel Ross: Nublues (Blue Note) {5}: ysp:* -- TH:A-
  21. Matthew Shipp Trio: New Concepts in Piano Trio Jazz (ESP-Disk) {5}: ysp:* -- TH:A-
  22. Acceleration Due to Gravity: Jonesville: Music by and for Sam Jones (Hot Cup -EP) {4}: PO:+ -- TH:***
  23. Melissa Aldana: Echoes of the Inner Prophet (Blue Note) {4}: PM:*; ysp:* -- TH:**
  24. Blue Lab Beats: Blue Eclipse (Decca) {4}: Cl:*, O:*, T:*; am:* -- A:85/4, TH:B
  25. Friends & Neighbors: Circles (Clean Feed) {4}: ysp:* -- TH:***
  26. Satoko Fujii Tokyo Trio: Jet Black (Libra) {4}: PO:+ -- TH:***
  27. Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti & Frank Rosaly: Mestizk (International Anthem) {4}: Tr:+ -- TH:***
  28. Anni Kiviniemi Trio: Eir (We Jazz) {4}: ysp:* -- TH:***
  29. Sunny Five [Tim Berne/David Torn/Ches Smith/Devin Hoff/Marc Ducret]: Candid (Intakt) {4}: ysp:* -- TH:***
  30. Cyrille Aimee: À Fleur De Peau (Whirlwind) {3}: odb:* -- TH:**
  31. James Carter: Un (Unaccompanied Baritone Saxophone) (JMI) {3}: PO:+ -- TH:**
  32. Noah Haidu: Standards II (Sunnyside) {3}: ysp:* -- TH:**
  33. Ariel Kalma/Jeremiah Chiu/Marta Sofia Honer: The Closest Thing to Silence (International Anthem) {3}: Mj:*, Pf:*; am:* -- A:80/4
  34. John Lurie: Painting With John (Royal Potato Family) {3}: -- TH:***
  35. Fabiano do Nascimento & Sam Gendel: The Room (01-26) {3}: G:*, Mj:*, U:* -- A:82/5
  36. Nubiyan Twist: Find Your Flame (Strut) {3}: odb:*, ysp:* -- TH:*
  37. Ganavya: Like the Sky I've Been Too Quiet (Naive/Virgin) {2}: G:*, RC:* -- A:80/2
  38. Alicia and Michael Olatuja: Olatuja (Whirlwind) {2}: odb:* -- TH:*
  39. Wadada Leo Smith & Amina Claudine Myers: Central Park's Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens (Red Hook) {2}: -- G:+
  40. Johnny Britt: After We Play (J-Jams) {1}: odb:*
  41. Vinicius Cantuaria: Psychedelic Rio (Sunnyside) {1}: ysp:*
  42. Miha Gantar: New York (Clean Feed) {1}: PO:+
  43. Norah Jones: Visions (Blue Note) {1}: ysp:*