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DownBeat Magazine : December 2018 Volume 85, Number 12

December 2018

Publisher Maher Publications
Date December 2018
Format Magazine
Pages 117 pages
Location USA
Language English
Link www.downbeat.com
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ON THE COVER

83rd ANNUAL READERS POLL

  • p 26 : Medeski Martin & Wood
    Thriving in the ’Omnisphere’
    By Michael Jackson
    Each member of Medeski Martin & Wood pursues projects outside the band, yet these musical brothers still foster the strong camaraderie of their long-running trio. DownBeat catches up with keyboardist John Medeski, bassist Chris Wood and drummer Billy Martin to discuss Omnisphere, the band’s latest album, which was recorded with the new-music ensemble Alarm Will Sound.

FEATURES

  • p 32 : Ralph Peterson
    ’The Music Is Why I’m Here’
    By Bill Milkowski
    The drummer and educator has two new albums on his Onyx label.

Readers Poll

  • p 38 : Ray Charles
    DownBeat Hall of Fame
    By Aaron Cohen
    A monumental artist whose music melded elements from numerous genres—including jazz and blues—Ray Charles (1930–2004) is a singular figure in music history.
  • p 42 : Chick Corea
    Jazz Artist of the Year/Jazz Album of the Year
    By Terry Perkins
    For the fourth time in the past five years, Chick Corea has been voted Jazz Artist of the Year in the Readers Poll.
  • p 44 : Top Jazz Albums
    — 1. Chick Corea & Steve Gadd Band : Chinese Butterfly (Stretch / Concord)


    — 2. Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis : Handful Of Keys (Blue Engine)


    — 3. Benjamin Boone / Philip Levine : The Poetry Of Jazz (Origin)


    — 4. John Mclaughlin & 4Th Dimension : Live At Ronnie Scott’s (Abstract Logix)


    — 5. Joey Alexander : Eclipse (Motéma)


    — 6. Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band : Body And Shadow (Blue Note)


    — 7. Kurt Elling : The Questions (Okeh)


    — 8. Kenny Barron Quintet : Concentric Circles (Blue Note)


    — 9. Jack Dejohnette / Larry Grenadier / John Medeski / John Scofield : Hudson (Motéma)


    — 10. Van Morrison & Joey Defrancesco : You’re Driving Me Crazy (Sony Legacy)

  • p 46 : Top Historical Albums
    — 1. Miles Davis & John Coltrane : The Final Tour : The Bootleg Series (Columbia / Legacy)
    — 2. Bill Evans : Another Time : The Hilversum Concert (Resonance)
    — 3. Louis Armstrong : The Nightclubs (Dot Time)
    — 4. Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane : The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings (Craft)
    — 5. Ella Fitzgerald : Ella At Zardi’s (Verve / Ume)
    — 6. Keith Jarrett / Gary Peacock / Jack Dejohnette : After The Fall (Ecm)
    — 7. Ornette Coleman : The Atlantic Years (Rhino / Atlantic)
    — 8. Sonny Rollins : Way Out West–deluxe Edition (Craft)
    — 9. Wes Montgomery : In Paris : The Definitive Ortf Recording (Resonance)
    — 10. Jimi Hendrix : Both Sides Of The Sky (Legacy)
  • p 48 : Stanley Clarke
    Electric Bassist of the Year
    By Andy Hermann
    A master of his instrument, Stanley Clarke’s new album reminds his audience that, though he might be most famous for his distinctive, funk-influenced technique on electric bass, his talents run far deeper than that.
  • p 50 : Lizz Wright
    Beyond Album of the Year
    By Aaron Cohen
    Lizz Wright is not one to call undue attention to herself. She talks in the same way that she sings—with an engaging openness and warmth.
  • p 52 : Complete Poll Results

SPECIAL SECTION :

  • p 81 : HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
    – Album reviews
    – Aretha Franklin
    – Veryl Oakland
    – Bruce Iglauer
    – Art Ensemble of Chicago
    – The Rolling Stones
    – Blue Note Review
    – Frank Kimbrough
    – Art Kane
    – Frank Zappa

DEPARTMENTS

  • p 8 : First Take
  • p 10 : Chords & Discords
  • p 13 : The Beat
  • p 22 : Players
    – Marshall Gilkes
    – Rajiv Halim
    – Sanah Kadoura
    – Dennis Lichtman
  • p 59 : Reviews
  • p 100 : Master Class : Transcription-Based Practice : Warne Marsh’s Use of Hemiola on ’April’
    By Geof Bradfield
  • p 104 : Pro Session : How to Market Your Craft from the Inside Out
    By Bill Warfield
  • p 106 : Transcription : Michael Dease’s Trombone Solo on ’Blackfoot’
  • p 108 : Toolshed
  • p 110 : Jazz On Campus
  • p 114 : Blindfold Test : Marcus Miller
    Bassist Marcus Miller was tested on the following tracks for the “Blindfold Test” :
    – Wynton Kelly : “Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me” from Kelly Blue (Riverside)
    – Art Farmer : “Work Of Art” from The Art Farmer Septet (Prestige)
    – Graham Central Station : “The Jam” from Ain’t No ’Bout-A-Doubt-It (Warner/Reprise)
    – Steve Swallow : “Item 4, D.I.T.” from Damaged In Transit (Xtra Watt)
    – Oscar Pettiford : “But Not For Me” from Oscar Pettiford : Germany 1958/1959 (Jazzhaus)
    – Derrick Hodge : “Message Of Hope” from Live Today (Blue Note)
    – Aretha Franklin : “Precious Lord” from Aretha Gospel (Checker)
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