| Editor | Maher Publications |
| Date | August 2006 |
| Format | Magazine |
| Pages | 90 pages |
| Location | USA |
| Language | English |
ON THE COVER
54th ANNUAL CRITICS POLL
- p 30 : Dave Douglas
Trumpeter of the Year Mastering His Music
By Steve Coleman
In an interview with fellow musical trailblazer Coleman, the trumpeter details the progress of his own label, Greenleaf Music, his former life on a major label, his composing process, how he chooses to pursue his various musical projects and much more.
FEATURES
- p 36 : Toots Thielemans
Between a Smile and a Tear Miscellaneous Instrumentalist of the Year
By Ted Panken - p 42 : Sonny Rollins
Jazz Artist and Tenor Saxophonist of the Year
Photo by Jimmy Katz - p 44 : Jackie McLean
Hall of Fame
By Josef Woodard - p 46 : Andrew Hill
Jazz Album of the Year (Time Lines)
By Howard Mandel - p 48 : Vijay lyer
Rising Star Jazz Artist and Composer of the Year
By James Hale - p 50 : SFJAZZ Collective
Rising Star Jazz Ensemble of the Year
By Dan Ouellette - p 51 : Steven Bernstein
Rising Star Arranger of the Year
By Jason Koransky - p 52 : 54th Critics Poll Results
- Jazz Album
— 1. Andrew Hill, Time Lines (Blue Note)
— 2. Wayne Shorter Quartet, Beyond The Sound Barrier (Verve)
— 3. Sonny Rollins, Without A Song (The 9/11 Concert) (Milestone)
— 4. Keith Jarrett, Radiance (ECM)
— 5. Bill Frisell, East/West (Nonesuch)
— 6. Liberation Music Orchestra, Not In Our Name (Verve)
— 7. Wynton Marsalis, Live At The House Of Tribes (Blue Note)
— 8. Dave Holland Big Band, Overtime (Dare2)
— 9. Terence Blanchard, Flow (Blue Note)
— 10. Brad Mehldau, Day Is Done (Nonesuch)
— 11. Dave Douglas, Keystone (Greenleaf)
— 12. Paul Motian/Bill Frisell/Joe Lovano, I Have The Room Above Her (ECM) - Historical Album
— 1. Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane, At Carnegie Hall (Blue Note)
— 2. Dizzy Gillespie/Charlie Parker, Town Hall, New York City, June 22, 1945 (Uptown)
— 3. John Coltrane, One Up, One Down : Live At The Half Note (Impulse !)
— 4. Miles Davis, The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 (Columbia/Legacy)
— 5. Ornette Coleman/Pat Metheny, Song X : Twentieth Anniversary (Nonesuch)
— 6. Jelly Roll Morton, The Complete Library Of Congress Recordings (Rounder)
— 7. Ray Charles, Pure Genius : The Complete Atlantic Recordings (Rhino)
— 8. Andrew Hill, Mosaic Select (Mosaic) - Blues Album
— 1. James "Blood" Ulmer, Birthright (Hyena)
— 2. Bettye LaVette, I’ve Got My Own Hell To Raise (Anti-)
— 3. Buddy Guy, Bring ’Em In (Jive)
— 4. Otis Rush, All Your Love I Miss Loving (Delmark)
— 5. Otis Taylor, Below The Fold (Telarc)
— 6. Odyssey The Band, Back In Time (PI)
— 7. Hubert Sumlin, About These Shoes (Tone Cool)
— 8. Marcia Ball, Live ! Down The Road (Alligator)
— 9. Alvin "Youngblood" Hart, Motivational Speaker (Tone Cool)
— 10. Susan Tedeschi, Hope And Desire (Verve Forecast)DEPARTMENTS
- Jazz Album
- p 8 : First Take
- p 10 : Chords & Discords
- p 13 : The Beat
- p 14 : Backstage With ... Liberty Ellman
- p 18 : The Question
- p 19 : Living Jazz
By D.D. Jackson - p 20 : European Scene
- p 20 : The Archives : August 8, 1957
- p 22 : Caught
- p 24 : Players
– Satoko Fujii
– Gretchen Parlato
– Erik Friedlander
– Ernie Andrews - p 57 : Reviews
- p 78 : Toolshed
- p 82 : Transcription : Howard Levy’s Blues in 12 Keys on C Diatonic Harmonica
- p 84 : Master Class : Linear Bass Line Construction
By J.B. Dyas - p 86 : Jazz on Campus
- p 90 : Blindfold Test : Lou Donaldson (saxophonist)
