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DownBeat Magazine : December 2011 Volume 78, Number 12

December 2011

Publisher Maher Publications
Date December 2011
Format Magazine
Pages 117 pages
Location USA
Language English
Link www.downbeat.com
Link web.archive.org
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ON THE COVER

76th ANNUAL READERS POLL

  • p 24 : Trombone Shorty
    No Guts, No Glory
    By Jennifer Odell
    One of the most exciting musicians on the scene today plays his namesake horn with passion, and he’s also a fiery trumpeter and an engaging vocalist. With the release of the studio album For True (Verve Forecast), he and his backing band, Orleans Avenue, have reached a new peak.

FEATURES

  • p 32 : Ahmad Jamal
    Hall Of Fame
    By John McDonough
    SIxty years after his first trio recordings and 50 years since his first DownBeat cover story, the legendary piano master enters the community of his most esteemed peers.
  • 40 : Esperanza Spalding
    Jazz Artist of the Year
    By Shaun Brady
    The extraordinary bassist and vocalist has become one of the biggest breakout stars of 2011—not just in jazz, but in all genres of music.
  • p 44 : Brad Mehldau
    Jazz Album & Pianist of the Year
    By Geoffrey Himes
    The remarkable give-and-take between Mehldau’s two hands is nowhere more evident than on a solo piano album like the poll-winning CD Live In Marciac.
  • p 46 : Jazz Album of the Year
  • p 48 : Miles Davis
    Historical Album of the Year
    By John Ephland
    With the 40th Anniversary Collector’s Edition of the iconic album Bitches Brew, the infamous trumpeter once again appears on the radar of listeners with an ear for historic jazz.
  • p 54 : Jeff Beck
    Beyond Artist & Beyond Album of the Year
    By Bobby Reed
    Beck’s phenomenal ATCO release Emotion & Commotion demonstrates how the guitarist continues to explore new territory and reach new heights in his incredible career.
  • p 56 : Complete Results
    • Jazz Album of the Year
      — 1. Brad Mehldau, Live In Marciac (Nonesuch)


      — 2. Keith Jarrett/Charlie Haden, Jasmine (ECM)


      — 3. Joe Lovano Us Five, Bird Songs (Blue Note)


      — 4. Esperanza Spalding, Chamber Music Society (Heads Up)


      — 5. Chick Corea/Stanley Clarke/Lennie White, Forever (Concord)


      — 6. Charles Lloyd Quartet, Mirror (ECM)


      — 7. Wynton Marsalis & Richard Galliano, From Billie Holiday To Edith Piaf : Live In Marciac (Rampart Street/Jazz in Marciac)


      — 8. Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamers (Savoy Jazz)


      — 9. Herbie Hancock, The Imagine Project(Hancock)


      — 10. Avishai Cohen, Introducing Triveni (Anzic)

    • Historical Album
      — 1. Miles Davis, Bitches Brew : 40th Anniversary Collector’s Edition (Sony/Legacy)
      — 2. Duke Ellington, The Complete 1932–1940 Brunswick, Columbia And Master Recordings (Mosaic)
      — 3. Art Pepper, Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section (Original Jazz Classics)
      — 4. Ahmad Jamal, The Complete Ahmad Jamal Trio Argo Sessions 1956–’62 (Mosaic)
      — 5. Ray Charles, Genius+Soul=Jazz (Concord)
      — 6. Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim, The Complete Reprise Recordings (Concord)
      — 7. Various Artists, California Concert : The Hollywood Palladium (CTI Records 40th Anniversary Edition) (Sony Masterworks Jazz)
      — 8. Stan Getz, Quintets : The Clef & Norgran Studio Albums (Hip-O Select)
      — 9. Dinah Washington, The Fabulous Miss D ! The Keynote, Decca And Mercury Singles, 1943–1953 (Hip-O Select)
      — 10. Henry Threadgill, The Complete Novus And Columbia Recordings Of Henry Threadgill And Air (Mosaic)
    • Blues Album
      — 1. Buddy Guy, Living Proof (Silvertone/Jive)


      — 2. Albert King & Stevie Ray Vaughan, In Session (Stax)


      — 3. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Couldn’t Stand The Weather : Legacy Edition (Epic/Legacy)


      — 4. Eric Bibb, Troubadour Live (Telarc)


      — 5. Hot Tuna, Live At New Orleans House Berkeley, CA 09/69 (Collector’s Choice)


      — 6. Otis Taylor, Clovis People, Vol. 3 (Telarc)


      — 7. James Cotton, Giant (Alligator)


      — 8. Pinetop Perkins/Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, Joined At The Hip (Telarc)


      — 9. Debbie Davies, Holdin’ Court (Little Dipper)


      — 10. Dennis Taylor, Steppin’ Up (Kizybosh)

SPECIAL SECTION :

  • p 66 : HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE

DEPARTMENTS

  • p 8 : First take
  • p 10 : Chords & Discords
  • p 13 : The Beat
    – Thelonious Monk Institute’s 25th Anniversary
  • p 14 : Riffs
  • p 14 : The insider
  • p 15 : Caught
    – Brecker Brothers Band Reunion
    – Sonny Rollins Delivers High-Energy Set at UCLA
    – Monterey Jazz Festival
  • p 16 : European Scene
  • p 20 : Players
    – Michael Kaeshammer
    – Jakob Bro
    – Tineke Postma
    – Matt Jorgensen
  • p 79 : Reviews
  • p 102 : Master Class : Using Augmented / Major Triad Pairs In Improvisation
    By Matt Shevitz
  • p 104 : Transcription : Peter Bernstein’s Motivic Guitar Solo On ’Means And Ends’
    By Shawn Purcell
  • p 106 : Toolshed
  • p 110 : Jazz On Campus
  • p 114 : Blindfold Test : Rudresh Mahanthappa
    Alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa was tested on the following tracks for the “Blindfold Test” :
    – Greg Osby : “Six Of One” from Further Ado (Blue Note)
    – Phil Woods & Bill Mays : “All This And Heaven Too” from Phil & Bill (Palmetto)
    – Henry Threadgill Zooid : “It Never Moved” from This Brings Us To, Volume II (Pi)
    – Charlie Parker : “Light Green” from The Washington Concerts (Blue Note)
    – Kenny Garrett : “Giant Steps” from Pursuance : The Music Of John Coltrane (Warner Bros.)
    – Paul Desmond : “Wave” from Pure Desmond (CTI/Masterworks)
    – Steve Coleman and Five Elements : “Attila 04 (Closing Ritual)” from Harvesting Semblances And Affinities (Pi)
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