ON THE COVER

78th ANNUAL READERS POLL

• p 30 : 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

• p 36 : Wayne Shorter
  Jazz Artist/Jazz Group/Jazz Album/Soprano Saxophonist/Composer of the Year
  By Dan Ouellette
• p 40 : Top Jazz Album
  — 1. Wayne Shorter Quartet, Without A Net (Blue Note)

  
  — 2. Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock/Jack DeJohnette, Somewhere (ECM)

  
  — 3. John McLaughlin and The 4th Dimension, Now Here This (Abstract Logic)

  
  — 4. Chick Corea/Gary Burton, Hot House (Concord)

  
  — 5. Branford Marsalis Quartet, Four MFs Playin’ Tunes (Marsalis)

  
  — 6. Pat Metheny, Unity Band (Nonesuch)

  
  — 7. Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society, Brooklyn Babylon (New Amsterdam)

  
  — 8. Kenny Garrett, Seeds From The Underground (Mack Avenue)

  
  — 9. Kurt Rosenwinkel, Star Of Jupiter (Wommusic)

  
  — 10. Return To Forever, The Mothership Returns (Eagle Rock)
• p 42 : Top Historical Albums
  – 1. Miles Davis Quintet, Live In Europe 1969 : The Bootleg Series Vol. 2(Columbia/Legacy)
  – 2. Clifford Brown & Max Roach, The Clifford Brown & Max Roach EmArcy Albums (Mosaic)
  – 3. Dave Brubeck Quartet, The Columbia Studio Albums Collection : 1955–1966 (Columbia/Legacy)
  – 4. Michael Brecker, The Very Best Of Michael Brecker (Verve Reissues).
  – 5. Bill Evans, Live At Art D’Lugoff’s Top Of The Gate (Resonance)
  – 6. Charlie Parker, The Quintet : Jazz At Massey Hall (Original Jazz Classics)
  – 7. Miles Davis, Live At Montreux 1991 (DVD) (Eagle Rock)
  – 8. Charles Mingus, The Jazz Workshop Concerts 1964–1965 (Mosaic)
  – 9. Louis Armstrong and The All Stars, Satchmo At Symphony Hall (Hip-O Select)
  – 10. Keith Jarrett, Sleeper (ECM).
• p 44 : Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
  Big Band of the Year
  By Bradley Bambarger
• p 48 : Kurt Elling
  Male Vocalist of the Year
  By Ted Panken
• p 52 : Donald Fagen
  Beyond Album of the Year
  By Allen Morrison
• p 56 : Anat Cohen
  Clarinetist of the Year
  By Aaron Cohen
• p 60 : Poncho Sanchez
  Percussionist of the Year
  By Josef Woodard
• p 62 : Complete Readers Poll Results
  • Blues Album
    — 1. DR. JOHN, LOCKED DOWN (NONESUCH)

    
    — 2. Etta James, Live At Montreux 1993 (DVD) (Eagle Rock)

    
    — 3. Buddy Guy, Live At Legends (RCA)

    
    — 4. Tedeschi Trucks Band, Live : Everybody’s Talkin’ (Sony Masterworks)

    
    — 5. Bonnie Raitt, Slipstream (Redwing)

    
    — 6. Joe Bonamassa, Driving Towards The Daylight (J&R Adventures)

    
    — 7. Gary Clark Jr., Blak And Blu (Warner Bros.)

    
    — 8. Robert Cray, Nothin’ But Love (Mascot)

    
    — 9. Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite, Get Up ! (Stax)

    
    — 10. Boz Scaggs, Memphis (429)

SPECIAL SECTION : HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE

DEPARTMENTS

• p 10 : First Take
• p 12 : Chords & Discords
• p 15 : The Beat
• p 22 : Players
  – Jon Batiste
  – Kris Davis
  – Roberto Gatto
  – Reine Fiske
• p 69 : Reviews
• p 108 : Master Class : Expanding Musical Ideas Through Rhythmic Variety
  By Robert Hurst
• p 110 : Pro Session : Copyright Termination Rights Give Jazz Artists New Leverage
  By Bill Mcgrath
• p 112 : Transcription : Mark Turner’s Tenor Saxophone Solo on ’Duchess’
• p 114 : Toolshed
• p 118 : Jazz On Campus
• p 122 : Blindfold Test : Danilo Pérez & Geri Allen
  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 (re)Conception (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

– 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
– Rutgers Launches Online Jazz Histriography Course
– Plus Dozens of CD Reviews, Product Reviews and Much More !