| Editor | Maher Publications |
| Date | December 2007 |
| Format | Magazine |
| Pages | 106 pages |
| Location | USA |
| Language | English |
ON THE COVER
72nd ANNUAL READERS POLL
- p 34 : Stanley Clarke
Fusion Matters
By Willard Jenkins
The bassist has a lot to say about the issues confronting improvised music. And he’s not just talking. He’s working hard, having assembled a new band to realize his vision for his new theme album, The Toys Of Men. He also recently released a live DVD and launched his own instrument company. Oh, and he has revealed the future plans of Return to Forever.
FEATURES
- p 38 : Bix Beiderbecke
The Bix Papers
By John Mcdonough
SPECIAL SECTION : HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
- p 62 : 25 Gifts for the Jazz Lover
SPECIAL SECTION : 72nd ANNUAL READERS POLL
- p 44 : Sonny Rollins
Jazz Artist and Tenor Saxophonist of the Year - The Big Event
By Ted Panken - p 50 : Michael Brecker
Hall of Fame
By Pat Metheny - p 52 : Pat Metheny
Jazz Album (Metheny/Mehldau) and Guitarist of the Year
By Ken Micallef - p 54 : Complete List of Poll Winners
- Jazz Album of the Year
— 1. Pat Metheny/Brad Mehldau, Metheny/Mehldau (Nonesuch)See on YouTube YouTubeMusic
— 2. Sonny Rollins, Sonny, Please (Doxy)
— 3. Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band, Dizzy’s Business (Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild)See on YouTube - YouTube Music
— 4. Ornette Coleman, Sound Grammar (Sound Grammar)
— 5. Keith Jarrett, The Carnegie Hall Concert (ECM)See on YouTube - YouTube Music
— 6. Branford Marsalis Quartet, Braggtown (Marsalis Music)See on YouTube - YouTube Music
— 7. Dave Holland Quintet, Critical Mass (Dare2)See on YouTube YouTubeMusic
— 8. Joe Zawinul Big Band, Brown Street (Heads Up)See on YouTube - YouTube Music
— 9. Charles Lloyd, Sangam (ECM)See on YouTube - YouTube Music
— 10. Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project, Simpatico (ArtistShare)See on YouTube - YouTube Music
- Historical Album/Box Set
— 1. Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane, The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings (Riverside)
— 2. Miles Davis, The Legendary Prestige Sessions (Concord)
— 3. Duke Ellington, 1936-1940 Small Group Sessions (Mosaic)
— 4. John Coltrane, Fearless Leader (Concord)
— 5. Weather Report, Forecast : Tomorrow (Columbia/Legacy)
— 6. Charles Mingus, At UCLA 1965 (Sunnyside)
— 7. Dizzy Gillespie, Verve/Philips Small Group Sessions (Mosaic)
— 8. Fats Waller, If You Got To Ask, You Ain’t Got It ! (Columbia/Legacy)
— 9. Tony Williams, Tony Williams (Mosaic Select)
— 10. Andrew Hill, Solo (Mosaic Select) - Blues Album
— 1. Buddy Guy, Can’t Quit The Blues (Sony)See on YouTube - YouTube Music
— 2. J.J. Cale & Eric Clapton. The Road To Escondido (Reprise)See on YouTube - YouTube Music
— 3. Ry Cooder, My Name Is Buddy (Nonesuch)See on YouTube - YouTube Music
— 4. Robert Cray Band, Live From Across The Pond (Vanguard)
— 5. Junior Wells, Live At Theresa’s 1975 (Delmark)See on YouTube - YouTube Music
— 6. John Hammond, Push Comes To Shove (Back Porch)
— 7. Irma Thomas, After The Rain (Rounder)See on YouTube - YouTube Music
— 8. Ike Turner, Risin’ With The Blues (Zoho)See on YouTube - YouTube Music
— 9. Otis Taylor, Definition Of A Circle (Telarc)
— 10. Charlie Musselwhite, Delta Hardware (Real World)See on YouTube - YouTube Music
— 11. Kenny Wayne Shepherd, 10 Days Out (Blues From The Backroads) (Reprise)See on YouTube - YouTube Music
— 12. Otis Rush, All Your Love I Miss Loving (Delmark)
- Jazz Album of the Year
DEPARTMENTS
- p 8 : First Take
- p 10 : Chords & Discords
- p 13 : The Beat
- p 16 : Backstage With... John Scofield
- p 20 : The Archives November 22, 1973
- p 23 : Living Jazz
By D.D. Jackson - p 24 : Caught
- p 26 : Players
– Nappy Brown
– Esperanza Spalding
– Jacques Schwarz-Bart
– Wayne Krantz - p 73 : Reviews
- p 94 : Toolshed
- p 98 : Master Class : Finding Ideal Fingerings
By Rufus Reid - p 100 : Transcription : Charles Lloyd’s Closing Statement Tenor Saxophone Solo on ’brother On The Rooftop’
- p 102 : Jazz on Campus
- p 106 : Blindfold Test : Esbjörn Svensson Trio
