ON THE COVER

80th ANNUAL READERS POLL

• p 28 : Tony Bennett
  ’Play for the Moment’
  By Michael Bourne
  The 18-time Grammy winner enters the DownBeat Hall of Fame and is named Male Vocalist of the Year in our 80th Annual Readers Poll.

FEATURES

• p 36 : Chick Corea
  Jazz Artist of the Year, Jazz Album of the Year
  By Dan Ouellette
• p 40 : Top Jazz Albums
  — 1. Chick Corea Trio, Trilogy (Stretch Concord)

  
  — 2. Tony Bennet & Lady Gaga, Cheek To Cheek (Streamline Interscope/Columbia)

  
  — 3. Chris Potter Underground Orchestra, Imaginary Cities (ECM)

  
  — 4. Annie Lennox, Nostalgia (Blue Note)

  
  — 5. Kamasi Washington, The Epic (Brainfeeder)

  
  — 6. Keith Jarrett/Charlie Haden, Last Dance (ECM)

  
  — 7. Diana Krall, Wallflower (Verve)

  
  — 8. Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Over Time : Music Of Bob Brookmeyer (Planet Arts)

  
  — 9. Bill Frisell, Guitar In The Space Age ! (OKeeh)

  
  — 10.Kenny Barron/Dave Holland, The Art Of Conversation (Impulse !)
• p 42 : Top Historical Albums
  – 1. Wayne Shorter, Speak No Evil (Blue Note)
  – 2. The Allman Brothers, 1971 Fillmore East Recordings (Mercury
  – 3. John Coltrane, Offering : Live At Temple University (Impulse !/Resonance)
  – 4. Tony Bennett/Bill Evans, The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings (Fantasy)
  – 5. Wes Montgomery, In The Beginning (Resonance)
  – 6. Cannonball Adderley Sextet, Complete Live In Tokyo (Solar)
  – 7. Miles Davis Quintet featuring John Coltrane, All Of You : The Last Tour, 1960 (Acrobat)
  – 8. Charlie Haden/Jim Hall, Charlie Haden–Jim Hall, (Impulse !)
  – 9. Keith Jarrett/Charlie Haden/Paul Motian, Hamburg ’72 (ECM)
  – 10. Louis Armstrong & The All Stars, Complete Newport 1956 & 1958 (Mosaic)
• p 44 : Snarky Puppy
  Jazz Group of the Year
  By Josef Woodard
• p 46 : Hubert Laws
  Flutist of the Year
  By Ted Panken
• p 50 : Frank Sinatra
  The Greatest Singer Ever
  By John Mcdonough
• p 56 : Complete Readers Poll Results
  • Blues Album
    — 1. ERIC CLAPTON & FRIENDS, THE BREEZE : AN APPRECIATION OF JJ CALE (BUSHBRANCH)

    
    — 2. Boz Scaggs, A Fool To Care (429 Records)

    
    — 3. Gary Clark Jr., Live (Warner Bros.)

    
    — 4. Freddy Cole, Singing The Blues (HighNote)

    
    — 5. Joe Bonamassa, Muddy Wolf At Red Rocks (J&R Adventures)

    
    — 6. Johnny Winter, Step Back (Megaforce)

    
    — 7. Various Artists, Empress Of The Blues : A Tribute To Bessie Smith (Reimagine Music)
    — 8. Walter Trout, The Blues Came Callin’ (Mascot)

    
    — 9. Steve Earle & The Dukes, Terraplane (New West)

    
    — 10. Lucky Peterson, The Son Of A Bluesman (Jazz Village)

SPECIAL SECTION :

• p 85 : HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE

DEPARTMENTS

• p 8 : First Take
• p 10 : Chords & Discords
• p 13 : The Beat
• p 22 : Players
  – Liberty Ellman
  – Robin Eubanks
  – Scott Amendola
  – Michael Bisio
• p 63 : Reviews
• p 102 : Master Class : Quartal Triads as Improvisational Devices
  By Frank Caruso
• p 104 : Transcription : Oz Noy’s Guitar Solo on ’Steroids’
• p 106 : Toolshed
• p 110 : Jazz On Campus
• p 114 : Blindfold Test : Pete Escovedo & Sheila E.