ON THE COVER

62nd ANNUAL CRITICS POLL

• p 20 :  : Cécile McLorin Salvant
  Jazz Album, Female Vocalist, Rising Star Jazz Artist & Rising Star Female Vocalist
  By Allen Morrison
  The vocalist lands a quadruple crown of victories.

FEATURES

• p 28 : Top Jazz Albums
  — 1. Cécile McLorin Salvant, WomanChild (MACK AVENUE)

  
  — 2. Ambrose Akinmusire, The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier To Paint (BLUE NOTE)

  
  — 3. Dave Holland & Prism, Prism(DARE2)

  
  — 4. Gregory Porter, Liquid Spirit (BLUE NOTE)

  
  — 5. Pat Metheny Unity Group, Kin(NONESUCH)

  
  — 6. Frank Wess, Magic 101 (IPO)

  
  — 7. Kenny Garrett, Pushing The World Away (MACK AVENUE)

  
  — 8. Jane Ira Bloom, Sixteen Sunsets (OUTLINE)

  
  — 9. The Bad Plus, The Rite Of Spring (SONY MASTERWORKS)
  — 10. Terence Blanchard, Magnetic (BLUE NOTE)
• p 30 : Jim Hall
  Hall of Fame
  By Bill Milkowski
• p 34 : Dinah Wasington
  Veterans Committee Hall of Fame
  By Howard Mandel
• p 36 : Bing Crosby
  Veterans Committee Hall of Fame
  By John Mcdonough
• p 38 : Top Historical Albums
  – 1. Miles Davis, Miles At The Filmore—Miles Davis 1970 : The Bootleg Series Vol. 3 (COLUMBIA/LEGACY)
  – 2. Herbie Hancock, The Complete Columbia Album Collection 1972–1988 (COLUMBIA/LEGACY)
  – 3. Clifford Jordan, The Complete Clifford Jordan Strata–East Sessions (MOSAIC)
  – 4. John Coltrane, Sun Ship : The Complete Session (IMPULSE/VERVE)
  – 5. Louis Armstrong, The OKeh, Columbia & RCA Victor Recordings 1925–1933 (SONY/LEGACY)
  – 6. Miles Davis, The Original Mono Recordings (COLUMBIA/LEGACY)
  – 7. Jack DeJohnette, Special Edition (ECM)
  – 8. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, The Complete Jazz Messengers At The Café Bohemia (PHOENIX RECORDS)
  – 9. John Coltrane, Afro Blue Impressions (PABLO)
  – 10. Tommy Flanagan/Jaki Byard,The Magic Of 2 (RESONANCE)
• p 40 : Gregory Porter
  Jazz Artist, Male Vocalist
  By Geoffrey Himes
• p 42 : Maria Schneider
  Big Band, Composer & Arranger
  By Ted Panken
• p 46 : Buddy Guy
  Blues Artist or Group, Blues Album
  By Aaron Cohen
• p 50 : Rudy Royston
  Rising Star Drums
  By Ken Micallef
• p 52 : Ryan Truesdell
  Rising Star Big Band, Rising Star Arranger
  By Phillip Lutz
• p 54 : Marc Cary
  Rising Star Keyboard
  By Jeff Potter
• p 56 : Complete Critics Poll Results
  • Blues Album
    — 1. Buddy Guy, Rhythm & Blues (RCA/SILVERTONE)

    
    — 2. North Mississippi Allstars, World Boogie Is Coming (SONGS OF THE SOUTH)

    
    — 3. James Cotton, Cotton Mouth Man (ALLIGATOR RECORDS)

    
    — 4. Rory Block, Avalon : A Tribute to Mississippi John Hurt (STONY PLAIN)

    
    — 5. Joe Louis Walker, Hornet’s Nest (ALLIGATOR)

    
    — 6. Lurrie Bell, Blues In My Soul (DELMARK)

    
    — 7. Joe Bonamassa, Tour De Force Live In London (J&R ADVENTURES)

    
    — 8. Robben Ford, A Day In Nashville (MASCOT)

    
    — 9. Eric Bibb, Jericho Road (STONY PLAIN MUSIC)

    
    — 10. Guy Davis, Juba Dance (M.C. RECORDS)

DEPARTMENTS

• p 8 : First Take
• p 10 : Chords & Discords
• p 13 : The Beat
• p 71 : Reviews
• p 90 : Master Class : 2 Views of the Blues in Bb
  By Charlie Apicella
• p 92 : Pro Session : The Rigors & Rewards of the Road
  By Dan Wilensky
• p 94 : Transcription : Michael Blake’s Tenor Saxophone Solo on ’Tiddy Boom’
• p 96 : Toolshed
• p 102 : Jazz On Campus
• p 106 : Blindfold Test : Clarence Penn (drummer)