DownBeat Magazine # December 2013 Volume 80, Number 12
DownBeat Magazine
DownBeat Magazine - December 2013
| Editor | DownBeat Magazine |
| Date | December 2013 |
| Format | Magazine |
| Pages | |
| Location | USA |
| Language | English |
| Link | downbeat.com web.archive.org |
- Cover
- 78th Annual Readers Poll Results
- Pat Metheny
- Hall of Fame, Guitarist of the Year
- By Ken Micallef
- Guitar virtuoso Pat Metheny, one of the most revered leaders in jazz and a prolific collaborator, has proven himself to be perpetually adventurous.
- Features
- Wayne Shorter
- Jazz Artist/Jazz Group/Jazz Album/Soprano Saxophonist/Composer of the Year
- By Dan Ouellette
- Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
- Big Band of the Year
- By Bradley Bambarger
- Kurt Elling
- Male Vocalist of the Year
- By Ted Panken
- Donald Fagen
- Beyond Album of the Year
- By Allen Morrison
- Anat Cohen
- Clarinetist of the Year
- By Aaron Cohen
- Poncho Sanchez
- Percussionist of the Year
- By Josef Woodard
- Holiday Gift Guide
- Players
- Jon Batiste
- Kris Davis
- Roberto Gatto
- Reine Fiske
- Blindfold Test
- Pianists Danilo Pérez & Geri Allen were tested on the following tracks during a live “Blindfold Test” at the Detroit Jazz Festival :
- Barry Harris/Kenny Barron : “All God’s Children Got Rhythm” from Confirmation Candid
- Edward Simon Trio : “Intention” from Poesia Cam Jazz
- Helen Sung : “Teo” from reConception Steeplechase
- Chick Corea/Stefano Bollani : “Doralice” from Orvieto ECM
- Tommy Flanagan/Hank Jones : “Afternoon In Paris” from I’m All Smiles MPS
- Also In This Issue
- Top Jazz Albums of the Year, Top Historical Albums of the Year, Arturo Sandoval Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom, Melissa Aldana Wins Thelonious Monk Competition, Encuentro Internacional De Jazz En Jalisco Caught, Monterey Jazz Festival Caught, Detroit Jazz Festival Caught, Robert Hurst Master Class, Copyright Termination Rights Pro Session, Mark Turner Solo Transcription, Rutgers Launches Online Jazz Histriography Course, plus Dozens of CD Reviews, Product Reviews and Much More !
