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 web.archive.org |
- Cover
- 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 !
