| Publisher | Maher Publications |
| Date | December 2017 |
| Format | Magazine |
| Pages | 117 pages |
| Location | USA |
| Language | English |
| Link | www.downbeat.com |
| Link | downbeat.com |
ON THE COVER
82nd ANNUAL READERS POLL
- p 32 : Wynton Marsalis
Building the Cathedral
By Allen Morrison
Wynton Marsalis enters the Hall of Fame and tops the Trumpet category in the 2017 DownBeat Readers Poll. We sit down with Marsalis to discuss his work as a musician, composer and managing and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center.
FEATURES
- p 38 : Chick Corea
Spiritual Chemistry
By Ted Panken
Corea topped the Jazz Artist category in the Readers Poll. - p 40 : Top Jazz Albums
— 1. Diana Krall : Turn Up The Quiet (Verve)See on YouTube - YouTube MusicSee on YouTube YouTubeMusic
— 2. Branford Marsalis Quartet Feat. Kurt Elling : Upward Spiral (Sony Masterworks)See on YouTube - YouTube MusicSee on YouTube YouTubeMusic
— 3. John Scofield : Country For Old Men (Impulse !)See on YouTube - YouTube Music
— 4. Chris Potter : The Dreamer Is The Dream (ECM)See on YouTube - YouTube Music
— 5. Brad Mehldau Trio : Blues And Ballads (Nonesuch)See on YouTube - YouTube Music
— 6. Norah Jones : Day Breaks (Blue Note)See on YouTube - YouTube Music
— 7. Trombone Shorty : Parking Lot Symphony (Blue Note)See on YouTube - YouTube Music
— 8. Jack Dejohnette/Ravi Coltrane/Matthew Garrison, In Movement (ECM)See on YouTube - YouTube Music
— 9. JLCO With Wynton Marsalis Feat. Jon Batiste : The Music Of John Lewis (Blue Engine)See on YouTube - YouTube Music
— 10. Bill Frisell & Thomas Morgan : Small Town (ECM)See on YouTube - YouTube Music
- p 42 : Top Historical Albums
— 1. Bill Evans Trio : On A Monday Evening (Fantasy)
— 2. Jaco Pastorius : Truth, Liberty & Soul—Live In NYC : The Complete 1982 NPR Jazz Alive ! Recording (Resonance)
— 3. Wes Montgomery With The Wynton Kelly Trio : Smokin’ In Seattle : Live At The Penthouse (Resonance)
— 4. John Coltrane : The Atlantic Years In Mono (Atlantic)
— 5. Thelonious Monk : Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Sam Records/Saga)
— 6. Miles Davis : Freedom Jazz Dance : The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 (Sony Legacy)
— 7. Chet Baker : Live In London (Ubuntu)
— 8. Count Basie & Lester Young : Classic 1936–1947 Studio Sessions (Mosaic)
— 9. Dizzy Gillespie : Concert Of The Century—Tribute To Charlie Parker (Justin Time Essentials)
— 10. David Bowie : Who Can I Be Now ? 1974–1976 (Parlophone) - p 44 : Diana Krall Moving Pictures By J.D. Considine
Krall topped two categories : Female Vocalist and Jazz Album (for her Verve Album Turn Up The Quiet) - p 46 : Snarky Puppy Snarky Mastermind By Phillip Lutz
Michael League talks about the amazing success of his band Snarky Puppy, which topped the Jazz Group category. - p 50 : Christian McBride Muscles Flexed By Ken Micallef
McBride topped the Bass category in the Readers Poll. - p 54 : Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ Breaking Down Inhibitions By Jeff Johnson
The blues veterans topped the Blues Album category for their collaborative disc, TajMo (Concord). - p 58 : Complete Poll Results
- Blues Album
— 1. Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’, TajMo (Concord)See on YouTube - YouTube Music
— 2. Joe Bonamassa, Live At The Greek Theatre (J&R Adventures)See on YouTube - YouTube Music
— 3. Gary Clark Jr., Live/North America 2016 (Warner Bros.)See on YouTube - YouTube Music
— 4. The Rolling Stones, Blue & Lonesome (Interscope)See on YouTube - YouTube Music
— 5. Robert Cray, Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm (Jay-Vee)See on YouTube - YouTube Music
— 6. John Mayall, Talk About That (Forty Below)See on YouTube - YouTube Music
— 7. David Bromberg Band, The Blues, The Whole Blues And Nothing But The Blues (Red House)See on YouTube - YouTube Music
— 8. Various Artists, Classic Piedmont Blues (Smithsonian Folkways)See on YouTube - YouTube Music
— 9. Colin James, Blue Highways (True North)See on YouTube - YouTube Music
— 10. Otis Taylor, Fantasizing About Being Black (Trance Blues Festival)See on YouTube - YouTube Music
- Blues Album
SPECIAL SECTION :
- p 85 : HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
– 15 Holiday Music Albums
– Ella Fitzgerald Box Sets
– Remembering Buddy Rich
– Lucky Thompson Box Set
– Jean-Pierre Leloir Photography Book
– John Lee Hooker Box Set
– Jimmy Reed Box Set
– Allan Holdsworth Box Set
– Bill Bruford Box Set
DEPARTMENTS
- p 8 : First Take
- p 10 : Chords & Discords
- p 13 : The Beat
- p 26 : Players
– Django Bates
– Alex Han
– Laura Ainsworth
– Charles Rumback - p 102 : Master Class : Creating an Alternative Large Ensemble
By John Vanore - p 104 : Pro Session : The Whole Picture : Considering Performance in Music
By Sarah Partridge - p 106 : Transcription : Kurt Rosenwinkel’s Guitar Solo on ’All The Way To Rajasthan’
- p 108 : Toolshed
- p 110 : Jazz On Campus
- p 114 : Blindfold Test : Ambrose Akinmusire
Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire was tested on the following tracks for the “Blindfold Test” :
– Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra : “Low Down” from All My Yesterdays : The Debut 1966 Recordings At The Village Vanguard (Resonance)
– Jonathan Finlayson & Sicilian Defense : “Flank And Center” from Moving Still (Pi)
– Don Cherry : “Dewey’s Tune” from Critics’ Pick Sampler, Vol. 1 (Black Saint/Soul Note)
– Clark Terry : “One Foot In The Gutter” from In Orbit (Riverside)
– Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah : “Phrases” from Ruler Rebel (Stretch/Ropeadope)
– Johnny Coles : “My Sweet Passion” from Little Johnny C (Blue Note)
– Enrico Rava/Stefano Bollani : “In Search Of Titina” from The Third Man (ECM)
