DownBeat Magazine # August 2013 Volume 80, Number 8

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61st Annual DownBeat Critics Poll
Wayne Shorter
Jazz Artist, Jazz Album, Jazz Group, Piano, Soprano Saxophone
The saxophonist lands a quadruple-crown of victories. Essays by Josef Woodard, Joe Lovano and Jon Irabagon.

Features

Top Jazz Albums
Charlie Haden
Hall of Fame
By Ed Enright
Robert Johnson
Veterans Committee Hall of Fame
By Frank-John Hadley
Top Historical Albums
Christian McBride
Bass
By Ted Panken
Wadada Leo Smith
Composer
By Aaron Cohen
Tia Fuller
Rising Star Alto Saxophone, Rising Star Flute
By Allen Morrison
Gregory Porter
Rising Star Jazz Artist, Rising Star Male Vocalist
By Shaun Brady
Gerald Clayton
Rising Star Piano
By Joe Tangari
Jason Marsalis
Rising Star Vibes
By Phillip Lutz
Derrick Hodge
Rising Star Electric Bass
By Hilary Brown
Complete Critics Poll Results

Blindfold Test

Saxophonist Javon Jackson was tested on the following tracks for the “Blindfold Test” :

• Lester Young : “I’ve Found A New Baby” from The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions On Verve (Verve)
• Melissa Aldana : “I’ll Be Seeing You” from Second Cycle (Inner Circle)
• Dexter Gordon : “Let’s Get Down” from Homecoming : Live At The Village Vanguard (Columbia)
• Kenneth Whalum III : “A Song For Tomorrow” from To Those Who Believe (Self-release)
• Lucky Thompson : “’Twas Yesterday” from New York City, 1964–65 (Uptown)
• Benny Golson : “Turning Point” from The Complete Argo/Mercury Art Farmer/Benny Golson/Jazztet Sessions (Mosaic)

Also In This Issue

Robert Randolph ; Nicole Mitchell ; Mulgrew Miller Farewell ; French Quarter Festival Caught ; Brad Mehldau SFJAZZ Residency Caught ; Newport Jazz Festival Gala Recording 2012 ; Gabriel Alegría Master Class ; Randy Brecker Solo Transcription ; Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival ; plus Dozens of CD Reviews, Product Reviews and Much More !