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DownBeat Magazine # January 2013 Volume 80, Number 1

DownBeat Magazine

DownBeat Magazine - January 2013


Editor DownBeat Magazine
Date January 2013
Format Magazine
Pages
Location USA
Language English
Link downbeat.com
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Chapters

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John McLaughlin
Echoes from Then
By Bill Milkowski

In an enlightening, wide-ranging conversation, the guitar virtuoso reflects on his bands the Mahavishnu Orchestra and Shakti, as well as Now Here This, his new studio album recorded with The 4th Dimension.

Features

The Bad Plus
Artfully Drawn Characters
By Geoffrey Himes

The Bad Plus is often described as a jazz-rock trio, but their recent studio album, Made Possible (eOne), is the first to use electric instruments. So, what explains the band’s jazz-rock reputation ?

Pete Christlieb
Whip the Time Around
By Josef Woodard

A veteran of big bands, recording sessions and studio work for TV and film, tenor saxophonist Christlieb has a penchant for bringing clarity of vision, technical command and adventurous musicality wherever he goes.

Best CDs of 2012
5-, 4.5- and 4-star Reviews from the Past Year
Special Section : Jazz School
Pat Metheny Guitar Workshop
New Trier High School, Winnetka, Ill.
ArtistWorks Jazz Bass School
Manhattan School of Music
Players


Larry Goldings
Mark Guiliana
Matt Ulery
Maria Neckam

Blindfold Test

Pianist Gerald Clayton was tested on the following tracks for the “Blindfold Test” :

  • Keith Jarrett : “New Dance” from Sleeper (ECM)
  • Geri Allen : “LWB’s House” from Geri Allen & Timeline Live (Motéma)
  • Oscar Peterson : “Cool Walk” from Time After Time (Pablo)
  • Alfredo Rodriguez : “Qbafrica” from Sounds Of Space (Mack Avenue)
  • Piano Red : “Atlanta Bounce” from Atlanta Bounce (Arhoolie)
  • Bud Powell : “Dance Of The Infidels” from The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 1 (Blue Note)
  • Brad Mehldau Trio : “Got Me Wrong” from Where Do You Start (Nonesuch)

Also In This Issue

Toots Thielemans at 90 ; Stockholm Jazz Festival Caught ; Akbank Jazz Festival Caught ; David S. Ware Obituary ; Buddy Guy Receives Kennedy Center Honors ; Monk Institute Jazz Drums and Composers Competition ; European Scene ; Carl Allen Master Class ; Kirk Garrison Pro Session ; Lyle Mays Solo Transcription ; plus Dozens of CD Reviews, Product Reviews and Much More !

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