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JazzWeek with airplay data powered by jazzweek.com • June 26, 2006 Volume 2, Number 31 • $7.95 In This Issue: 4th JazzWeek Awards Recipients. . . 4

JJA Jazz Awards . . . . . 7

A Great Day On 42nd Street. . 8 JAZZWEEK SUMMIT 2006

Music and Industry News In Brief . . . . . 9

Reviews and Picks . . . . . 17

Jazz Radio . 19 Smooth Jazz Radio...... 26

Radio Panels. . 25, 30

News...... 4 Charts: #1 Jazz Album – Eric Alexander #1 Smooth Album – Brian Culbertson #1 Smooth Single – Phillipe Saisse Trio JazzWeek This Week EDITOR/PUBLISHER Ed Trefzger Many Thanks

MUSIC EDITOR hat a whirlwind three days this year’s JazzWeek Summit Tad Hendrickson was. We covered so many topics, saw so much music, and CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Wsaid hello to so many friends, old and new. Keith Zimmerman I’d like to thank JazzWeek regulars Tad Hendrickson and Kent Zimmerman Devon Murphy for all of their help in planning and executing the CONTRIBUTING WRITER/ PHOTOGRAPHER event, Barry Solof for all the photography in this issue from the Tom Mallison Summit, Tom Mallison for helping pull all the panels together, PHOTOGRAPHY and Linda Yohn, Marilyn Harris and Russ Haines for help get- Barry Solof ting set up. I’d also like to thank the event sponsors, Mack Avenue Re- Founding Publisher: Tony Gasparre cords, Blue Note, Palmetto, Sunnyside and HighNote. ADVERTISING: Devon Murphy Special thanks goes to Dick LaPalm, Freddy Mancuso and Call (866) 453-6401 ext. 3 or Sony Classical for the performance and reception with Eldar and email: [email protected] to Mark Rini and Josh Ellman of Groov Marketing for the per- SUBSCRIPTIONS: formance and reception with the Avishai Cohen Trio. Free to qualified applicants All of the musicians deserve a huge thank you (in chronologi- Premium subscription: $149.00 per year, w/ Industry Access: $249.00 per year cal order): Geoffrey Keezer and Joe Locke; Marilyn Harris; El- To subscribe using Visa/MC/Discover/ dar; Bob Sneider and Paul Hoffman; Josh Workman; Avishai AMEX/PayPal go to: Cohen, Sam Barsh and Mark Guiliana; Mark Elf; Shahida Nu- http://www.jazzweek.com/account/ subscribe.html rullah; also local sidemen Mike Melito, Phil Flanagan (both of whom did duty with Josh and with Mark) and Tony Padilla. Finally, all of you who attended – thanks for making this a ter- AIRPLAY MONITORING BY rific few days. ••• We ran out of room and time to share my thoughts from the Sum- Mediaguide mit. I’ll be including those and some exciting new features both in the 1000 Chesterbrook Blvd. magazine and online over the next few weeks. And we’ll have high- Suite 150 lights next week from the Rochester International Jazz Festival, which Berwyn, PA 19312 summit attendees had a chance to take in. JazzWeek (ISSN 1554-4338) is published weekly by – Ed Trefzger, Editor ��

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News ...... 4 Fourth Annual JazzWeek Award Recipients Named At Summit ...... 4 Jazz Journalists Association Announces 2006 Jazz Awards ...... 7 A Great Day on 42nd Street ...... 8 Music and Industry News In Brief ...... 9 Birthdays ...... 11 Features 4 JazzWeek Summit 2006: Artists Up Close and Personal ...... 12 Summit Panels: The Real Nitty-Gritty...... 15 Reviews ...... 17 Reuben Rogers...... 17 Marc Cary...... 17 Elliott Caine Quintet ...... 17 Larry Vuckovich Trio...... 18 12 Jazz Charts ...... 19 Jazz Album Chart ...... 20 Jazz Add Dates ...... 21 Jazz Current CDs ...... 22 Jazz Radio Panel ...... 25 Smooth Jazz Charts ...... 26 Smooth Album Chart ...... 27 Smooth Singles Chart...... 28 19 Smooth Current CDs ...... 29 Smooth Radio Panel ...... 30

Closing Number A Few Final Glimpses of JazzWeek Summit 2006 ...... 31

Cover Photos: Top: Neil Tesser, Linda Yohn, Bob Seymour, Josh Ellman; Center: Eldar; Bottom: Petra Henderson, Blaise Lantana, Russ Haines, Susan Gatschet Reese, Elizabeth JazzWeek Farriss. (Photos by Barry Solof) Volume 2 Number 31 jazzweek.com • June 26, 2006 JazzWeek 3 News Fourth Annual JazzWeek Award Recipients Named At Summit

JazzWeek Awards winners in attendance at the summit gather for a class of 2006 photo. Front row, L to R: Vikki Rzepka, Telarc; Dave Love, Heads Up; Linda Yohn, WEMU; Susan Gatschet Reese, KUVO. Back row: Russ Haines, WWSP; Matt Hughes, New World ‘n’ Jazz; Terry Coen, Palmetto Records; Derrick Lucas, WGMC; Arturo Gómez, KUVO; Ian Murray, Concord Records.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The fourth an- category and the top five nominees in radio and record business. Previous nual JazzWeek Awards were presented each comprised the ballot. recipients of the award include Tom at the JazzWeek Awards brunch dur- WEMU, Ypsilanti, Mich., mu- Mallison, Public Radio East (N.C.) in ing the fifth annual JazzWeek Summit sic director Linda Yohn was chosen 2003; Dick LaPalm, The Jazz Lobby- on June 17, 2006, in Rochester, N.Y. the 2006 Duke Dubois Humanitari- ist, in 2004; and Joe Fields, HighNote Award winners in 13 categories an Award winner in recognition of her Records, 2005. were chosen by readers of JazzWeek in passionate advocacy of jazz and jazz A donation of $400 will be made balloting during May, while the Duke radio. The award is named for the late to the IAJE Duke Dubois Scholarship Dubois Award winner was chosen by a jazz radio promoter Duke Dubois, who Fund from contibutions made by at- selection committee. JazzWeek read- was a pioneer in the field and a men- tendees at this year’s summit. ers submitted nominations for each tor and friend to so many in the jazz (continued on page 5) jazzweek.com • June 26, 2006 JazzWeek 4 News JazzWeek Awards (continued from page 4) Awards were presented by JazzWeek editor and publisher Ed Trefzger and music editor Tad Hendrickson in an awards ceremony that included a brunch buffet and a celebration performance by the Mark Elf Trio. JazzWeek Awards Recipients

• Station of the Year, Major Market: KUVO, Denver • Station of the Year, Medium Market: WWOZ, New Orleans • Station of the Year, Small Market: KANU, Lawrence, Kan. • Programmer of the Year, Major Market: Arturo Gómez, KUVO, Denver • Programmer of the Year, Medium Market: Derrick Lu- cas, WGMC, Rochester, N.Y. • Programmer of the Year, Small Market: Russell Haines, WWSP, Stevens Point, Wis. • Record Company Promotion Representative Of The Year: Vikki Rzepka, Telarc • Major Label Of The Year: Concord • Independent Label Of The Year: Palmetto Records • Independent Promotion Company Of The Year: New World ‘n’ Jazz Promotion & Marketing • Record Of The Year: Jaco Pastorius Big Band The Word Is Barry Solof Linda Yohn, 2006 Duke Dubois Award Recipient Out (Heads Up) • Instrumentalist Of The Year: Chris Potter • Vocalist Of The Year: Kurt Elling A R T. • Duke Dubois Humanitarian Award: Linda Yohn, Music Director, WEMU, Ypsilanti, Mich. A S K F O R JazzWeek is a weekly publication covering the jazz and MORE. smooth jazz industry. JazzWeek publishes the only national jazz radio airplay chart and also publishes the most compre- hensive smooth jazz singles and album airplay charts, all of For more information about the which are powered by Mediaguide. In its July 17, 2006 is- importance of arts education, please contact sue, JazzWeek will add College Jazz and World Music air- www.AmericansForTheArts.org. play charts. The JazzWeek Summit is an annual conference for jazz radio, record labels, independent promoters and musicians, covering all aspects of radio programming, promotion, and music selection. The 2007 JazzWeek Summit, planned for JW June, will be announced in late fall.

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News Jazz Journalists Association Announces 2006 Jazz Awards

NEW YORK – The Jazz Journalists 2) Musician of the Year – Sonny Rollins Association (JJA) held its tenth an- 3) Up & Coming Musician of the Year – nual Jazz Awards, honoring jazz mu- Dafnis Prieto sicians and their supporters, on Mon- 4) Jazz Album of the Year – Thelonious day, June 19, at B.B. King’s Blues Club Monk Quartet with John Coltrane At and Grill in New York City. In at- Carnegie Hall (Blue Note) tendance at the sold–out event were 5) Jazz Reissue of the Year, single CD – over 500 musicians, journalists, pho- Pat Metheny & Ornette Coleman, Song X tographers, and industry executives. (Nonesuch) There were musical performances by 6) Jazz Reissue of the Year, boxed set – the Dewey Redman Ensemble, the Sy Miles Davis, The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 Johnson Quartet featuring saxophonist (Columbia/Legacy) Original Recordings by Craig Handy, T.C. III, the Anheuser- Stan Tonkel; Compiled by Adam Holzman Busch/Jazzmobile Vocal Competition & Bob Belden winner, and pianist Ezra Weiss, who 7) Jazz Record Label of the Year – Concord performed his ASCAP Young Jazz Music Group, Concord/Fantasy/Telarc Composers Award–winning compo- 8) Jazz Events Producer of the Year – WGBH, Boston sition “Winter Machine,” featuring George Wein, Festival Productions Eric Jackson, WGBH trumpeter Michael Phillip Mossman, 9) Jazz Composer of the Year – Andrew Rollins alto saxophonist Antonio Hart, tenor Hill 21) Soprano Saxophonist of the Year – saxophonist Kelly Roberge, and bass- 10) Jazz Arranger of the Year – Maria Jane Ira Bloom ist Corcoran Holt. Schneider 22) Baritone Saxophonist of the Year – Based on votes cast by over 400 11) Male Jazz Singer of the Year – Kurt James Carter JJA members (writers, broadcasters, Elling photographers and new media profes- 23) Clarinetist of the Year – Paquito 12) Female Jazz Singer of the Year – D’Rivera sionals worldwide), and presented at a Dianne Reeves fundraiser supporting the non-prof- 24) Flutist of the Year – Sam Rivers 13) Latin Jazz Album of the Year – Bebo it JJA’s education, audience-outreach 25) Pianist of the Year – Bill Charlap Valdés, Bebo de Cuba (Calle 54) and professional mentoring initiatives, 26) Organ-keyboards of the Year – Joey 14) Small Ensemble Group of the Year – awards were given in 41 categories of DeFrancesco Wayne Shorter Quartet achievement. The JJA also presented 27) Guitarist of the Year – Jim Hall “A Team” Awards for the advocates, 15) Large Ensemble of the Year – Gerald 28) Acoustic Bassist of the Year – Ron altruists, aiders, and abettors of the Wilson Orchestra Carter jazz art form. 16) Trumpeter of the Year – Dave Douglas 29) Electric Bassist of the Year – Christian Supporters of the 2006 JJA Awards 17) Trombonist of the Year – Wycliffe McBride included: Anheuser-Busch, ASCAP, Gordon 30) Strings Player of the Year – Regina BET J, Concord Music Group, Mack 18) Player of the Year of Instruments Rare Carter Avenue Records, Steinway Pianos, Mr. in Jazz – Toots Thielemans, harmonica 31) Mallets Player of the Year – Joe George Wein, and WBGO-FM. 19) Alto Saxophonist of the Year – Phil Complete list of winners: Locke Woods 1) Lifetime Achievement in Jazz – Roy 32) Percussionist of the Year – Ray 20) Tenor Saxophonist of the Year – Sonny Haynes (continued on page 8) jazzweek.com • June 26, 2006 JazzWeek 7 News

Jazz Journalists Awards (continued from page 7) Barretto Allaboutjazz.com late husband (Jackie) of the Hartford, 33) Drummer of the Year – Paul Motian 7) Best Book About Jazz – Take Five: The Connecticut Artists Collective JAZZ JOURNALISM CATEGORIES Public and Private Lives of Paul Desmond, Michael Cogswell – Louis Armstrong Doug Ramsey (Parkside) House and Archives 1) Jazz Journalism Lifetime Achievement Award – Howard Mandel 8) Photo of the Year – “Houston Person, Phoebe Jacobs – Louis Armstrong All Soul” Gene Martin Educational Foundation 2) Excellence in Jazz Broadcasting/The Willis Conover-Marian McPartland Award 2006 Jazz Journalists Association “A” Jonathan Rose – Chair of the Building – Eric Jackson (WGBH–FM) Team Award for Advocates, Altruists, Committee, Executive Committee, Jazz at Aiders, and Abettors Recipients: Lincoln Center 3) Excellence in Photography/the Lona Foote-Bob Parent Award – Jimmy Katz Gretchen Valade – Founder of Mack Avenue Sheldon Meyer – Editor Emeritus, Oxford Records, underwriter of the Detroit Jazz University Press 4) Excellence in Newspaper, Magazine Festival, and sponsor of this year’s awards Sandra and Ben Jaffe – Founder and or Online Feature or Review Writing/the ceremony. Helen Dance-Robert Palmer Award – Nate current Co-director of The Preservation Chinen (New York Times) Bill McFarlin – Executive Director, Hall Jazz Band International Association for Jazz Ann Ward – Director of the Association for 5) Best Periodical Covering Jazz – Education JazzTimes the Advancement of Creative Musicians Dolly McLean – Co-director with her (AACM) School JW 6) Best Website Concentrating on Jazz –

Gene Martin, Gene Martin Photography A GREAT DAY ON 42nd STREET: A group of approximately 100 Jazz Journalists Association members, award nominees and industry guests gathered prior to the start of the 10th Annual JJA Jazz Awards on Monday, June 19 at B.B. King’s Blues Club & Grill. jazzweek.com • June 26, 2006 JazzWeek 8 News educator. Her talents have made her Music and Industry News In Brief ... equally at home in jazz and pop as well ❏ NEW YORK – Hammond B-3 Organ producer, educator, and music executive. as on stage, in the recording studio, on TV master Dr. Lonnie Smith will release his Europe’s premier annual music festival, and in film. She is best known for starring new album, Jungle Soul, July 11, 2006, the Montreux Jazz Festival was founded in the hit Broadway musical, “Swing!” and on Palmetto Records. by Claude Nobs, with the help of Nesuhi for writing and singing the theme to the Ertegun and Atlantic Records, among internationally successful TV series, “The Featuring Peter Bernstein, guitar; Allison others. Nanny.” Ann is a devoted keeper-of-the- Miller, drums and percussion; and Matt flame of the great American songbook and Balitsaris, rhythm and acoustic guitar, The June 30th concert will feature some of is the only composer recognized by the Jungle Soul includes tunes by Marvin Gaye, the most important names in contemporary Cole Porter Estate to have collaborated Frank Foster, Eddie Harris, Ann Ronell, music, including a number of Atlantic with Cole Porter having set her music to Thelonious Monk and originals. Tracks Records’ biggest stars, past and present. his posthumously discovered lyric, “I Gaze include “Trouble Man,” “Simone,” “Jungle Among the artists slated to appear are, in in Your Eyes.” Soul,” “Willow Weep for Me,” “Freedom alphabetical order: Jeff Beck, Solomon Jazz Dance,” “Blue Moment,” “Witch Burke, Chic, Phil Collins, George Duke, Irma Thomas is the unrivaled Soul Queen Doctor,” “Bemsha Swing,” “Zimbabwe,” Chaka Khan, Kid Rock, Ben E. King, of New Orleans and ranks among the and “Jungle Wisdom.” Bette Midler, Stevie Nicks, Paolo Crescent City”s greatest and most enduring Nutini, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and musical ambassadors. A Louisiana native, With Jungle Soul, and his recent Steve Winwood, plus the Nile Rodgers Ms. Thomas’ career began in her teens as appearances with Stanton Moore, Smith Orchestra and the Atlantic Soul All- a singing waitress at New Orleans’ Pimlico is crossing generations and genres while Stars featuring Les McCann, Cornell Club. When the club’s owner dismissed connecting to a younger audience where Dupree, Ronnie Cuber, Jerry Jermott, her for spending more time singing than the trio plays the same tunes but, in and Buddy Williams. waiting tables, bandleader Tommy Ridgley Smith’s words, “upbeat and with a lot agreed to help her land a recording deal. more force.” He continued, “I want to July 2 will be a jazz night, in honor of Nesuhi Ronn Records issued her single, “You Can reach more than the average jazz listener, Ertegun’s devotion and contribution to the Have My Husband (But Don’t Mess With I want to reach everyone – and that’s not form. The evening will star the legendary My Man),” in the spring of 1960 and the an easy job to do. I want to bring more Ornette Coleman, Brazilian jazz master record quickly reached No. 22 on the people to this kind of music, so they can Sergio Mendes, vocalist extraordinaire Billboard R & B Chart. hear it and enjoy it.” Chaka Khan, and a tribute to New Orleans jazz pioneer Kid Ory featuring Wycliffe Other featured performers include Elvis The Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio will embark Gordon (trombone), Evan Christopher Costello, Dr. John, Wynton Marsalis, on an international tour to promote the (clarinet), Eddy Davis (banjo), Conal Dave Brubeck Quartet & Symphonette, release of Jungle Soul. Beginning with Fowlkes (bass/piano), and Joe Sample John Pizzarelli, Dizzy Gillespie All Star a performance at the Umbria Jazz (piano). Big Band, Marian McPartland, The Festival in Italy the trio will continue to Big Three Palladium Orchestra, and New York City’s Jazz Standard for a CD In addition, on the evening of July 1, the Spanish Harlem Orchestra. Release party July 18 - 23. The tour will Montreux Jazz Festival will feature several also include performances at the San artists associated with Atlantic Records, ❏ NEW YORK – Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. Jose Jazz Festival, the Chicago Jazz including jazz greats Stanley Clarke, is expanding the range of its offerings Festival, the Monterey Jazz Festival, the George Duke, and Klaus Doldinger – in to include distinguished catalogs from Kennedy Center Jazz Club, the Earshot a concert dedicated to legendary Atlantic the world of jazz, beginning with works Jazz Festival, and the San Francisco producer Arif Mardin – and current by pianist/composers David Benoit and Jazz Festival. Downtown/Atlantic recording group Gnarls Chick Corea, and the Second Floor Barkley. Music catalog, which features some of ❏ NEW YORK – In celebration of this the best-known compositions of the bop year’s 40th Montreux Jazz Festival, two ❏ BOSTON – The Boston Symphony and post-bop eras. B&H will represent all very special concerts will be presented Orchestra has announced the addition forthcoming works from these catalogs, in honor of Atlantic Records. The first of Ann Hampton Callaway and Irma including concert pieces, media scores, concert, a tribute to Atlantic Founding Thomas as special guests of Dr. John and album tracks. As part of this new Chairman Ahmet Ertegun, will take place at the 2006 Tanglewood Jazz Festival initiative, Boosey & Hawkes has hired on Friday, June 30, the opening night Sept. 1-3. Adina Williams as its first Jazz Promotion of the festival. The second concert, on Ann Hampton Callaway is a singer, pianist, Associate. Her experience encompasses Sunday, July 2, will be dedicated to the composer, lyricist, arranger, actress and late Nesuhi Ertegun, the pioneering jazz (continued ...) jazzweek.com • June 26, 2006 JazzWeek 9 News performed at the festival where this year band the Screaming Headless Torsos, a Briefs (continued) featured artists include Maceo Parker, member of the Black Rock Coalition. He artist management, producing pilot jazz Eddie Palmieri, Stanley Clarke, and has performed and recorded with artists concerts at Columbia University and George Duke. Additionally, Berklee faculty including Vernon Reid, Branford Marsalis, Barnes and Noble, and helping to create and administrators, along with festival Stewart Copeland, and many others. The new educational residency models with personnel, will audition, select, and award group is preparing an exhilarating program Ysaye Barnwell and Sweet Honey in the one Russian jazz instrumentalist a full-ride of jazz, soul, r&b, and hip-hop music with Rock, Terence Blanchard, and the Ying Berklee scholarship established by JazzQ original student compositions and songs Quartet. She also developed educational Founder Sergei Kremensky. The Sergei by Meshell Ndegeocello and the Screaming programming at Carnegie Hall and served Kremensky Endowed Scholarship will Headless Torsos. as the project coordinator for “Changing cover tuition and housing for four years of the Beat: A Study of the Worklife of Jazz study. ❏ ROCHESTER, N.Y. – After nine jam- Musicians” – a study of jazz musicians in packed days of some of the world’s finest “Berklee College of Music is famous four U.S. metropolitan areas conducted by creative improvised music, the fifth edition around the world for its quality music and the Research Center for Arts and Culture of the Rochester International Jazz education, hence we would like to show under a cooperative agreement with the Festival closed on a high note. Record the JazzQ festival visitors this level of National Endowment for the Arts and the attendance, estimated at 80,000, included quality,” said festival promoter Alexander San Francisco Study Center. people from around the nation and world Serdukoff. “This performance will invoke who came to enjoy the Festival’s offering interest among local musicians and help ❏ BOSTON – The Berklee College of of 600 artists performing in 170 concerts. cultural and musical exchange.” Music Heavy Groove Ensemble directed “Our lineup was one of the best we’ve put by David Fiuczynski has accepted an The Berklee Heavy Groove Ensemble will together since the Festival began in 2002 invitation to perform at Russia’s most perform under the direction of Associate and there is nowhere to go but up for prominent�� jazz festival, the JazzQ Festival, Professor David Fiuczynski. Guitarist our festival,” said John Nugent, Artistic in St. Petersburg, on July 22. 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jazzweek.com • June 26, 2006 JazzWeek 10 News Birthdays July 7 July 17 George Barnes (1921) June 26 Tiny Grimes (1916) Doc Severinsen (1927) Ray Copeland (1926) Dave Grusin (1934) Joe Morello (1928) Reggie Workman (1937) Hank Mobley (1930) Joe Zawinul (1932) Ben Riley (1933) Joey Baron (1955) Nick Brignola (1936) June 27 July 8 Chico Freeman (1949) Elmo Hope (1923) Louis Jordan (1908) Billy Eckstine (1914) July 18 June 28 Dudu Pukwana (1938) Jimmy Mundy (1907) July 9 Frank Wright (1935) July 19 June 29 Buster Bailey (1902) Julian Priester (1935) July 10 Jack Teagarden (1905) Noble Sissle (1899) June 30 Bobby Bradford (1934) Ivie Anderson (1905) Carmell Jones (1936) Lena Horne (1917) Cootie Williams (1911) Andrew Hill (1937) Milt Buckner (1915) July 20 Stanley Clarke (1951) Major Holley (1924) Ernie Wilkins (1922) July 1 Lee Morgan (1938) Charles Tyler (1941) Earle Warren (1914) July 12 July 21 Leon “Ndugu” Chancler (1952) Will Bradley (1912) Omer Simeon (1902) July 2 Paul Gonsalves (1920) Billy Taylor (1921) Herbie Harper (1920) Conte Candoli (1927) Helen Merrill (1930) Richard Wyands (1928) John Patton (1935) Sonny Clark (1931) Plas Johnson (1931) Ahmad Jamal (1930) July 13 July 3 Leroy Vinnegar (1928) July 22 Johnny Hartman (1923) Pete Escovedo (1935) Al Haig (1924) Johnny Coles (1926) Albert Ayler (1936) Bill Perkins (1924) Pete Fountain (1930) Junior Cook (1934) July 15 Don Patterson (1936) John Klemmer (1946) Philly Joe Jones (1923) John Blake (1947) Al Di Meola (1954) Joe Harriott (1928) Joshua Breakstone (1955) July 5 July 16 Arthur Blythe (1940) Cal Tjader (1925) Bobby Previte (1957)

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by Tad Hendrickson photos by Barry Solof

he weekend was already getting as blurry as Eldar’s fingers by Tthe time we had the Town Hall Wrap-up. I had a great time MC-ing the musical segments on the sched- ule and hope everyone appreciated Ed’s and my straight guy/obnoxious guy routine as much as I did. While the panels were certainly a priority, I think a few words about the musical performances by the music editor would not be out of place. Things got off to a rousing start with the Joe Locke/Geoffry Keezer Eldar’s face is serene, but his fingers are not! duo. While I think Keezer suffered from a slightly quiet piano, there was no holding back the animated Joe Locke -- he felt every note he played from his head down to his toes. The two previewed a new joint-led band, playing it as a duo and I think their next one could very well be a duo effort. To be honest, clever lyricists don’t always rub me the right way, but I thought Marilyn Harris’ humor, mu- sicality and wit made a strong impres- sion. And I think its safe to say that I wasn’t the only one. Even if her new album is a big band effort, she carried off a solo performance like the pro she is. The first day ended with Eldar An early morning jam session for Bob Sneider, who leads the nightly Rochester Interna- (whom will be featured in an upcom- tional Jazz Fest sessions. He and pianist Paul Hoffman will have a duo album out in July. continued ... jazzweek.com • June 26, 2006 JazzWeek 12 Summit 2006: Artists (continued)

ing Q&A). The young pianist was a known commodity to many of us, but I think there were a few in the room that had never seen the piano prodigy tear it up at the keyboard. The performance was great, but the real high- light had to be bringing the young pianist to the nightly Rochester Inter- national Jazz Festival jam session and presenting him as a promising young student, which, technically, he still is. With jam session leader Bob Sneider in on the gag, it was fun to see the audience and the band keep up with the pianist. Even Josh Workman got into act, playing guitar. Paul Hoffman and Bob Sneider was the first performance on Friday and it was a great way to ease into a day of music. The duo offered up a quiet set, punctuated by the trio of Nat King Cole tunes. It brought tears to Mr. Dick LaPalm, making the moment all the more poignant. Above: Joe Locke is in full flight Guitarist Josh Workman led a during his passionate performance. quartet through a playful set. Play- Left and below: Avishai Cohen at ing in a variety of styles with his fan- work. cy vintage guitar, Workman also had a little bit of stand-up going with the band and audience. The Avishai Cohen Trio finished up the Friday panels with a blistering set of tunes that seemed to encompass jazz as well as Middle Eastern, Indi- an, pop and various other folk styles. Even though they hadn’t played in a while together, the band’s chemis- try was seamless as it ranged far and wide. Special thanks for Avishai for flying in from Israel to play the show. The final performance of the weekend was Mark Elf with a pick- up trio. As always, it was great to see him up there doing what he was meant to do – flying around the fret board without a net below. continued ... jazzweek.com • June 26, 2006 JazzWeek 13 Summit 2006: Artists (continued)

Guitarist Josh Workman leads a lively quartet. Blaise Lantana (center) with Geoffrey Keezer (left) and Joe Locke.

Marilyn Harris shares her witty songwriting with the Summit. Eldar having fun at the jam session ... or ... “psyche!”

Mark Elf: looking cool but playing hot. Shahida Nurullah captivates the audience a capella. jazzweek.com • June 26, 2006 JazzWeek 14 Summit Panels: The Real Nitty-Gritty by Ed Trefzger photos by Barry Solof

hile musical performances throughout the Summit were Wa nice break from the business at hand, a lot of serious ground was covered, too. WBFO’s Bert Gambini led off the Thursday panels with a discussion of the current state of jazz radio, while the afternoon kicked off with WNCU’s B.H. Hudson moderating a lively session about broadening jazz Listen Here’s Neal Tesser (center) enjoys a laugh with WSHA’s Bob Rogers and WEMU’s radio’s audience and better reaching Linda Yohn. the community. Yours truly hosted the final Thursday panel discussing whether we are “programming the right way.” WDUQ’s Shaunna Morrison Ma- chosky updated the group with an in- fomrative session about HD Radio, its opportunities and what it means in increased competition. Friday afternoon included a return seminar from New York radio host Ken Dashow, who illustrated how the “20-minute” sandwich and repeti- Mitchell Feldman, left, and Bobby Jackson listen as Telarc’s Vikki Rzepka makes a point. tion of songs can make an impact on radio. Rob Linton, WGMC station manager, spoke about how he has ap- plied these ideas at his station. WCPN’s Bobby Jackson led the annual Jukebox Jury; this year, in addition to including music directors, the panel also had four listeners to Rochester’s WGMC take part. On Saturday, after the JazzWeek Awards, Linda Yohn led the annual Inconceivable as it may be, WBFO’s Bert WUSF’s Bob Seymour ponders a comment discussion on relations between radio Gambini appears to be having a brain being made by a fellow panelist during the and promoters, “Smilin’ and Dialin.” freeze at the moment. kickoff panel session. continued ... jazzweek.com • June 26, 2006 JazzWeek 15 Summit Panels (continued)

We’re not sure about the East German judge, but this panel rates a Jukebox Jury tune pretty highly. From left, Petra Henderson, WGMC listener; Blaise Lantana, KJZZ; Russ Haines, WWSP; Susan Gatschet Reese, KUVO; and Elizabeth Farriss, KEWU.

Ken Dashow provides a fresh perspective. Neil Tesser gets animated, even without B.H. to egg him on.

Ed Trefzger welcomes the Summit back to Rochester. WNCU’s B.H. Hudson is a Summit veteran. jazzweek.com • June 26, 2006 JazzWeek 16 Reviews and Picks

Reuben Rogers hard-swingin’ grooves to textural tonality to poppy hooki- ness. It’s all firmly filtered through a piano trio aesthetic, The Things I Am (Renwick) and while there is a plethora of influences, listeners will see MUSICIANS HAVE NOT only been talking about the bass various styles more prowess of Reuben Rogers for a while, they’ve been hir- as flavor than lack ing him for gigs as well. The young bassist has already been of focus (if you’ll spotted playing in pardon the pun). the groups of Wyn- With all 10 songs ton Marsalis, Josh- under the 10-min- ua Redman, Roy ute mark, the pro- Hargrove, Jack- gramming options ie McLean and are many. None- many others. Here theless, standouts friends like saxo- include the slow- phonist Ron Blake burning ballad en- (who also pro- titled “Taiwa,” duces the album), the jaunty slightly Redman, Nicho- Monk-ish “Appointment In Ghana,” and the soulful “So las Payton, Aaron Graceful.” All in all, this is a fine fine new effort from an Goldberg and oth- underappreciated player. er young notables appear on the bassist’s debut as a lead- Contact: Michael Bloom – Tad Hendrickson er. A native of St. Thomas, Rogers comes by his version Phone: (323) 258-6342 of the Sonny Rollins tune naturally, playing up the calyp- Email: [email protected] so aspects, while “Wala Wala” is a straight-ahead opener Add Date: June 26 Release Date: June 27 with nice Latin percussion and strong horn work from Pay- ton. Other standouts include the hard swinging “Thing For Ray,” which is dedicated to Ray Brown, and the heartfelt Elliott Caine Quintet ballad “Nearness Of You.” Through it all, Rogers moves the music forward with a propulsive but wide-open style not Blues From Mars (Rhombus) anchored to the downbeat. He’s not a bad composer either, as the panoramic “Alleviation” and moody “Anorev” prove. THOSE WHO ATTENDED the Jukebox Jury panel at this year’s – Tad Hendrickson convocation will no Contact: Chris DiGirolamo doubt remember Phone: (718) 669-0752 the title track from Email: [email protected] Release Date: June 15 this album – it’s the one with theremin that some thought would work only Marc Cary on Halloween. The rest of this album, Focus (Motema) however, is often a MARC CARY IS regarded as one of the most versatile pianists fine hard-changing around and does nothing to change that perception with bebop effort with his new trio recording Focus, which is his eighth album as strong ensemble a leader. Here with drummer Sameer Gupta and bassist David Ewell, Cary and co. move from surging passages to continued ... jazzweek.com • June 26, 2006 JazzWeek 17 Reviews and Picks

own “Scandinavian Waltz.” For lovers of piano trios, this Elliott Caine Quintet (continued) 216116A01 album is a must; for jazz radio, all tracks on this impeccable arrangements that recall early Jazz Messengers, particularly recording are highly recommended. on “Peace And Love” and “Blues For The Revolution.” The – Ed Trefzger band also displays a nice Afro-Cuban feel on such burners Contact: Groov Marketing as “El Nuevo Dia” and “La Verdad Es La Verdad.” There Phone: (877) GROOV 32 is also a pretty sentimental ballad entitled “After Thought” Email: [email protected] that is punctuated with a vibes solo from DJ Bonebrake. Add Date: June 20 Release Date: June 20 Caine’s trumpet and ﬂugelhorn is lyrical at all speeds, es- chewing the dazzle in favor of the song and everyone fol- lows his lead. Here’s an example of a playful title song that could sour programmers on a serious and quite good record. – Tad Hendrickson DENNIS MANARCHY © 2004 UNCF ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Contact: Groov Marketing Phone: (877) GROOV 32 Email: [email protected] Add Date: June 26 Release Date: June 27 Larry Vuckovich Trio

Street Scene (Tetrachord) LARRY VUCKOVICH’S FIRST trio recording is a wonderful set- ® ting to display the light touch of this veteran Yugoslavian- born Bay Area pianist. Joined by Larry Grenadier – who performed with the session’s leader at the tender age of 17 back in 1983 – and the terrific, if undercelebrated, drum master Aki- ra Tana, Vuckovich has assembled a de- lightful set of standards and originals. “Dexter’s Mode,” a Vuckovich original, starts the album off on a swinging note. The title track is the quintessential film noir theme, while another tune associated with that genre, “As Time Goes By,” gets a fresh mambo treatment. “Blue In Green” is a fitting tribute to Bill Evans; “Come Rain or Come Shine” is given a similar gentle treatment at the start before transitioning to a mid-tempo groove. Other favorites We are born with limitless potential. Help us make sure that we all have the chance to achieve. Please visit uncf.org or call 1-800-332-8623. include Sonny Clark’s “News For Lulu” and Vuckovich’s Give to the United Negro College Fund.

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Eric Alexander’s Game Is Week’s New No. 1

Jon Faddis’ Teranga is Most Added

ric Alexander’s It’s All In The Game (HighNote) topples Karrin Ally- Eson’s Footprints (Concord) from the No. 1 position. Helped by a feature on NPR’s Fresh Air, the CD gained 98 plays this week, the most of any release.

The most-added CD is the ﬁrst in several years by trumpeter Jon Faddis. The latest from Eric Alexander, It’s All In The Game (HighNote), hits No. 1 in its 10th week on Teranga (Koch) was added on 21 sta- the chart. tions. The week’s highest debut was the Savant release from saxophonist Jer- ry Bergonzi, Tenor of the Times, at No. 24.

Jazz Album Chart p. 20 Jazz Add Dates p. 21 Jazz Current CDs p. 22 Jazz Radio Panel p. 25 Jon Faddis’ first CD in years is the week’s most added: Teranga (Koch) saw first detections on 21 stations. jazzweek.com • June 26, 2006 JazzWeek 19 airplay data JazzWeek Jazz Album Chart June 26, 2006 powered by TW LW 2W Peak Artist Release Label TP LP +/- Weeks Stations Adds 1 6 5 1 Eric Alexander It’s All In The Game HighNote 337 239 98 10 67 4 2 1 1 1 Karrin Allyson Footprints Concord 322 365 -43 10 65 0 3 3 3 3 Roy Hargrove Nothing Serious Verve Music Group 315 285 30 8 60 0 4 2 2 1 Pat Martino Remember: A Tribute To Wes Montgomery Blue Note 298 325 -27 12 60 1 5 11 16 5 Eldar Live At The Blue Note Sony Classical 267 198 69 3 55 7 5 5 4 4 Eddie Daniels Mean What You Say IPO Recordings 267 246 21 6 56 1 7 4 10 4 Mark Elf Liftoff Jen Bay Records 244 268 -24 4 57 1 8 7 9 7 Taylor Eigsti Lucky To Be Me Concord Jazz 239 225 14 13 57 1 9 10 5 1 Joey DeFrancesco Organic Vibes Concord 217 201 16 15 49 0 10 12 21 10 Eric Reed Here MAXJAZZ 180 180 0 3 51 4 10 8 8 3 Jaco Pastorius Big Band The Word Is Out Heads Up 180 222 -42 13 44 0 12 9 7 7 Vincent Herring Ends And Means HighNote 177 219 -42 10 49 0 13 15 12 12 Ben Allison Cowboy Justice Palmetto 170 166 4 7 47 1 14 17 23 14 Nancy King Live At Jazz Standard With Fred Hersch MAXJAZZ 163 144 19 3 44 7 15 32 47 15 Avishai Cohen Continuo RazDaz/Sunnyside 158 113 45 3 39 6 16 13 17 6 Various Artists Hear and Now Concord 151 170 -19 8 50 0 17 35 NR 17 Ray Mantilla Good Vibrations Savant 147 110 37 2 41 8 18 18 15 8 Brian Bromberg Wood II Artistry 146 138 8 15 35 0 19 19 NR 19 Hank Jones & Frank Wess Hank & Frank Lineage Records 134 134 0 2 41 3 20 16 13 13 Planet Jazz In Orbit Sharp Nine 132 150 -18 5 47 3 21 34 30 21 Ed Wiley, Jr. About The Soul Swing Records 129 111 18 5 41 1 22 44 36 21 Chuck Redd Chuck Redd Remembers Barney Kessel: Arbors 123 103 20 10 42 3 Happy All Time 23 40 29 10 Various Artists Legends Of Jazz With Ramsey Lewis LRS Media 118 104 14 8 29 1 Showcase 24 14 14 3 Miles Davis The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions Prestige 116 167 -51 4 42 0 24 NR NR 24 Jerry Bergonzi Tenor Of The Times Savant 116 68 48 1 39 5 26 33 30 18 Roseanna Vitro Live At The Kennedy Center Challenge 115 112 3 7 38 0 27 21 18 12 Monty Alexander Concrete Jungle: The Music Of Bob Marley Telarc 114 128 -14 13 34 1 27 37 25 1 Cyrus Chestnut Genuine Chestnut Telarc 114 106 8 18 36 0 29 24 27 24 The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra Up From The Skies: Music Of Jim McNeely Planet Arts 112 124 -12 6 34 3 30 26 44 15 Christian Scott Rewind That Concord Jazz 111 121 -10 14 28 0 31 23 20 16 Bob Sneider & Joe Locke Film Noir Project Fallen Angel Sons of Sound 109 127 -18 10 33 1 32 27 11 10 Phil Woods Unheard Herd Jazzed Media 106 118 -12 12 31 0 33 20 35 6 Tom Scott Bebop United MCG Jazz 104 130 -26 18 34 1 34 27 26 26 David Berger & The Sultans of Swing Hindustan Such Sweet Thunder Records 97 118 -21 6 25 0 35 36 21 20 Cassandra Wilson Thunderbird Blue Note 95 107 -12 11 33 0 36 NR NR 36 John Ellis By A Thread Hyena Records 94 52 42 1 33 9 36 31 30 7 Jimmy Cobb Marsalis Music Honors Jimmy Cobb Marsalis Music 94 115 -21 14 35 1 38 25 34 3 Anthony Wonsey The Thang Sharp Nine 92 122 -30 18 37 0 38 40 43 38 Diego Urcola Camjazz 92 104 -12 3 29 2 40 NR NR 40 Roberta Gambarini Easy To Love Groovin High 91 38 53 1 30 10 41 29 19 2 Bob Mintzer Big Band Old School: New Lessons MCG Jazz 90 117 -27 18 34 0 42 38 NR 38 Yellowjackets Twenty Five Heads Up 89 105 -16 2 33 6 43 40 27 23 Charley Harrison Keeping My Composure C3 Records 88 104 -16 13 24 1 43 30 33 25 Don Braden Workin’ HighNote 88 116 -28 10 27 0 45 38 23 17 Michael Carvin Marsalis Music Honors Michael Carvin Marsalis Music 86 105 -19 13 30 0 45 40 40 22 Dave Douglas Meaning And Mystery Greenleaf Music 86 104 -18 8 34 0 47 47 39 1 David “Fathead” Newman Cityscape HighNote 83 91 -8 20 30 0 48 NR NR 48 Nancy Kelly Born To Swing Amherst Records 80 76 4 1 31 7 49 NR NR 1 Chick Corea The Ultimate Adventure Stretch Records 75 52 23 21 23 0 49 50 42 33 Harvie S Funky Cha Zoho Music 75 84 -9 7 25 0

Most Added (first airplay detection) Increased Airplay Chartbound Jon Faddis Teranga (Koch) +21 Eric Alexander It’s All In The Game (HighNote) +98 Jessica Williams Billy’s Theme: A Tribute To Dr. Billy Taylor (Origin Records) Tom Lellis Avenue of the Americas (Beamtide) +16 Eldar Live At The Blue Note (Sony Classical) +69 David Sills Down The Line (Origin) Melvin Sparks Groove On Up (Savant) Laszlo Gardony Natural Instinct (Sunnyside) +13 Roberta Gambarini Easy To Love (Groovin High) +53 Regina Carter I’ll Be Seeing You (A Sentimental Journey) (Verve Music Group) Regina Carter I’ll Be Seeing You (A Sentimental Journey) Jerry Bergonzi Tenor Of The Times (Savant) +48 LDB3 & Friends Blue Bop (Chicken Coup) (Verve Music Group) +12 Avishai Cohen Continuo (RazDaz/Sunnyside) +45 Jackie Allen Tangled (Blue Note) Randy Brecker & Michael Brecker Some Skunk Funk John Ellis By A Thread (Hyena Records) +42 Marilyn Scott Innocent Of Nothing (Prana Entertainment) (Telarc) +12 Janis Siegel A Thousand Beautiful Things (Telarc Jazz) Jon Faddis Teranga (Koch) Roberta Gambarini Easy To Love (Groovin High) +10 Tom Lellis Avenue of the Americas (Beamtide) Carla White A Voice In The Night (Bright Moon Records) +10

jazzweek.com • June 26, 2006 All monitored airplay data is owned by Mediaguide, Inc. ©2006 Mediaguide, Inc. JazzWeek 20 Jazz Radio Adds Here are upcoming add dates for new releases, and add dates that have passed recently. This listing was current as of press time. JazzWeek industry subscribers may update this information online at jazzweek.com. Add dates may also be submitted via email to [email protected].

May 15, 2006 June 15, 2006 Ed Wiley, Jr. – About The Soul (Talking House Productions) Toby Koenigsberg Trio – Sense (Origin Records) Dafnis Prieto – Absolute Quintet (Zoho Music) June 19, 2006 May 16, 2006 Tom Lellis – Avenue of the Americas (Beamtide Music) Ignacio Berroa – Codes (Blue Note) Cecilia Smith – Dark Triumph (CEA Music Company) May 19, 2006 Lionel Hampton featuring Sylvia Bennett – There Will Never Be Evan Stone – Sticks & Stone, Vol. 1 (Red Jazz) Another You (Out of Sight Music) Thelonius Monk-John Coltrane – Complete Riverside Recordings May 22, 2006 (Concord Records) Frank Kimbrough – Play (Palmetto) Tony Horowitz – Paz Y Amore (Rhombus) Mark Elf – Liftoff (Jen Bay Records) Chembo Corniel And Andrea Brachfeld – Beyond Standards (CAP) Clark Woodard & Joe Farrell – Clark Woodard & Joe Farrell (BCS Jim Pearce – Prairie Dog Ballet (Oak Avenue Publishing) Records) Jon Faddis – Teranga (Koch Ent.) Yellowjackets – Twenty Five (Heads Up) Mark Cary – Focus (Motema) Allen Toussaint/Elvis Costello – River In Reverse (Verve Records) Nancy Osborne – Hot Swing, Cool Jazz (Self Released) Norman Hedman’s Tropique – Garden Of Forbidden Fruit (Power Light Records) June 20, 2006 Larry Vuckovich – Street Scene (Tetrachord Music) May 23, 2006 Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Big Band – Live at Luna (Whaling City Sound) Jackie Allen – Tangled (Blue Note) Dr. John – Mercernary (Blue Note) June 26, 2006 Avishai Cohen – Continuo (RazDaz/Sunnyside) Regina Carter – I’ll Be Seeing You (Verve Records) Brad Mehldau – House On Hill (Nonesuch Records) May 25, 2006 Frank and Joe Show – Submarine Bus (Venture Music Inc) David Dahlsten – Study Your Own Heart (Rainbow Dancing) Kit McClure – Just The Thing (Red Hot) May 28, 2006 June 27, 2006 Tammy McCann – Classic (Katalyst Entertainment) Marilyn Harris – Round Trip (Wrightwood Records) May 29, 2006 July 10, 2006 Ben Adams – Old Thoughts, New Day David Bixler – Call It A Good Deal (Zoho Music) May 30, 2006 July 13, 2006 Nancy King – Live at Jazz Standard With Fred Hersch (MAXJAZZ) Chris Walden Big Band – No Bounds (Origin) June 5, 2006 Joe Locke/Geoff Keezer Group – Live In Seattle (Origin) Gnappy – Unloaded (Bean Pie Records) July 17, 2006 Hank Jones & Frank Wess – Hank and Frank (Lineage Records) Dr. Lonnie Smith – Jungle Soul (Palmetto) Killer Ray Appleton Melvin Rhyne Quartet – Latin Dreams (Lineage John Pizzarelli – Dear Mr. Sinatra (Telarc) Records) Jerry Bergonzi – Tenor Of The Times (HighNote) July 24, 2006 Melvin Sparks – Groove On Up (HighNote) Rick Wald – Castaneda’s Dreams (Glowbow Records) Ray Mantilla – Good Vibrations (HighNote) August 1, 2006 Roberta Gambarini – Easy To Love (Groovin’ High/Kindred Rhythm) Tania Maria – Intimidade (Blue Note) Greg Pasenko – Something Old New Borrowed Blue (Blujazz) John Stein – Concerto Internacional De Jazz (Whaling City Sound) August 7, 2006 Harri Stojka – A Tribute To Gypsy Swing (Zoho Music) Marcus Monteiro Quartet – MM4 (Whaling City Sound) Ramona Borthwick – A New Leaf (Whaling City Sound) August 8, 2006 June 6, 2006 Anton Schwartz – Radiant Blue (Anton Jazz) Heernt – Locked in a Basement (RazDaz/Sunnyside) August 14, 2006 June 12, 2006 Ray Barretto – Standards Rican-ditioned (Zoho Music) Pete Malinverni – Joyful (Artist Share) August 28, 2006 Brecker Bros – Some Skunk Funk (Telarc) Jacqui Naylor – Five On Five (Ruby Records) Ian Dogole & Hemispheres – Convergence (Jazzheads) September 12, 2006 Mark Cary – Focus (Motema) Marisa Monte – TBA (Blue Note) jazzweek.com • June 26, 2006 JazzWeek 21 Jazz Radio Currents

3ósity 3ósity Capri Joey DeFrancesco Organic Vibes Concord Beegie Adair Sentimental Journey Village Square Music Jack DeJohnette/Bill Frisell The Elephant Sleeps But Still Golden Beams Beegie Adair Quiet Romance Village Square Music Remembers Ian Dogole & Hemispheres Convergance Jazz Heads Ben Adams Old Thoughts, New Day Lunar Modular Records Dave Douglas Meaning And Mystery Greenleaf Music John Adams Trios Congruet Music Lila Downs La Cantina Entre Copa Y Copa Narada Eric Alexander It’s All In The Game HighNote Dr. John Mercernary Blue Note Monty Alexander Concrete Jungle: The Music Of Bob Telarc Anne Ducros Piano, Piano Dreyfus Jazz Marley Taylor Eigsti Lucky To Be Me Concord Jazz Jackie Allen Tangled Blue Note Eldar Live At The Blue Note Sony Classical Ben Allison Cowboy Justice Palmetto Mark Elf Liftoff Jen Bay Records Karrin Allyson Footprints Concord Doug Ellington & New Urban Groove Life Llama Productions Marcos Amorim Sete Capelas Adventure Music John Ellis By A Thread Hyena Records Fred Anderson Timeless Delmark Stuart Elster Get It Right Primrose Lane Ernie Andrews How About Me HighNote Ron Eschete Trio In The Middle REV Jazz Ang ° Echu Mingua Nonesuch √ Gene Ess Sandbox and Sanctum -- Song SIMP ‘Killer’ Ray Appleton & Melvin Latin Dreams Sharp Nine Cycle for Quartet Rhyne Jon Faddis Teranga Koch Dave Askren Some Other Things Sea Breeze Donald Fagan Morph The Cat Reprise The Bamboos Step It Up Ubiquity Bela Fleck and the Flecktones Hidden Land Sony Carlos Barbosa-Lima Carioca Zoho Music Mimi Fox Perpetually Hip Favored Nations Bob Belden Three Days of Rain Sunnyside Michael Franks Rendezvous In Rio Koch Records Sathima Bea Benjamin Musical Echoes Ekapa Erik Friedlander Prowl Cryptogramophone David Benoit Full Circle Peak/Concord Lisa Fuller Teach Me Tonight Bizarre Planet David Berger & The Sultans of Hindustan Such Sweet Thunder Swing Records Tony Gairo/Gary Rissmiller Jazz Treacherous Sea Breeze Jerry Bergonzi Tenor Of The Times Savant Orchestra Bob Gallo Wake Up Call Self Released Ignacio Berroa Codes Blue Note Roberta Gambarini Easy To Love Groovin High Karen Blixt Spin This Hi Fli Laszlo Gardony Natural Instinct Sunnyside Blue Cat Express Spirit Of New Orleans Rhombus Red Garland At The Prelude Prestige Erin Boheme What Love Is Concord Records Moncef Genoud Aqua Savoy Jazz Don Braden Workin’ HighNote Sai Ghose New Blood Summit Anouar Brahem Le Voyage De Sahar ECM Marla Gibbs It’s Never Too Late Forever 30 Randy Brecker & Michael Brecker Some Skunk Funk Telarc Gnappy Unloaded Bean Pie Federico Britos & Jorge Garcia The Sound of Strings YIKI Records Aaron Goldberg Worlds Sunnyside Brian Bromberg Wood II Artistry Ben Goldberg Quintet The Door, The Hat, The Chair, The Cryptogramophone Cecil Brooks III Double Exposure Savant Fact Gary Brunotte Smile Summit Larry Goldings Quartet Palmetto Leslie Byers & The Jazz Cats Undecided Red Lip Records Brad Goode Hypnotic Suggestion Delmark Yosvany Terry Cabrera Metamorphosis Kindred Rhythm Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band The Phat Pack Immergent Francesco Cafiso Quartet Happy Time Cam Jazz Jeff Greene Human Motion Self Released Royce Campbell Gypsy Soul Moon Cycle Records Groove Collective People People Music Music Savoy Jazz Vincius Cantuaria Silva Hannibal Steve Guasch y su Orquesta Nueva Siguiendo La Tradicion Salsaneo Records Rosie Carlino So In Love With You Quillian Entertain- Era ment Ryan Haines Big Band New Horizons Sea Breeze Regina Carter I’ll Be Seeing You (A Sentimental Verve Music Group Steve Hall Quintet Steve Hall Quintet Moovalong Journey) Herbie Hancock The Essential Herbie Hancock Sony Michael Carvin Marsalis Music Honors Michael Marsalis Music Carvin Roy Hargrove Nothing Serious Verve Music Group Oscar Castro-Neves All One Mack Avenue Marilyn Harris & The L.A. Jazz Round Trip Wrightwood Andre Ceccarelli Avenue des Diables Blues Dreyfus All-Stars Big Band Charley Harrison Keeping My Composure C3 Records Joe Chambers The Outlaw Savant Reunion Hawk-Richard Jazz Sea Breeze Dennis Chambers, Jeff Berlin, Dave Boston T Party Tone Center Orchestra Fiuczynski, T Lavitz Rick Haydon & John Pizzarelli Just Friends Mel Bay Tony Cimorosi Horizon Epoch Kevin Hays Open Range ACT Charmaine Clamor Searching For The Soul FreeHam Norman Hedman’s Tropique Garden Of Forbidden Fruit Power Light Jimmy Cobb Marsalis Music Honors Jimmy Cobb Marsalis Music Heernt Locked In A Basement Raz Daz Avishai Cohen Continuo RazDaz/Sunnyside Bill Henderson Live At The Kennedy Center WebOnlyJazz.com Richie Cole & Art Pepper A Piece Of Jazz History Jazz Excursion Nachito Herrera Live At The Dakota Two Dakota Live Label Perry Conticchio Speak Your Truth Liven Up Jazz Vincent Herring Ends And Means HighNote Elvis Costello w/ The Metropole My Flame Turns Blue Deutsche Grama- Orkest phone Fred Hersch In Amsterdam: Live At Bimhuis Palmetto George Cotsirilos On The Rebop OA2 Records Andrew Hill Time Lines Blue Note Duduka Da Fonseca Samba Jazz In Black & White Zoho Music Ted Hogarth Collective Misconception Blujazz Lynda Dachtyl LDB3 & Friends Chicken Coup Rick Holland In Time’s Shadow Blujazz David Dahlsten Study Your Own Heart Rainbow Records Stevie Holland More Than Words Can Say 150 Music Eddie Daniels Mean What You Say IPO Recordings Charlie Hunter Trio Copperopolis Ropeadope Roger Davidson Pensando En Ti Soundbrush Records Bob James Urban Flamingo Tappan Zee/Koch Rick Davies Siepre Salsa Emlyn Music Jazz Crusaders Alive In South Africa True Life Miles Davis The Legendary Prestige Quintet Prestige Brett Jensen Trios Origin Sessions jazzweek.com • June 26, 2006 JazzWeek 22 Jazz Radio Currents

Ingrid Jensen At Sea Artist Share Francisco Mora Catlett River Drum 1er Cru Johnny and the Mo Tones Two Hits For The Kitty Altenburgh Jazz Paul Motian Band Garden Of Eden ECM George Johnson, Jr. All Star Tribute BCS Records John Moulder Trinity Origin Records Mudfoot Jones Basement Boys Present Savoy Jazz Greg Murphy Orientation Murphasaurus Hank Jones & Frank Wess Hank & Frank Lineage Records Kim Nalley She Put A Spell On Me Ce Jazz & Blues Robert Jospé Heart Beat Random Chance Jovino Santos Neto Roda Carioca (Rio Circle) Adventure Music Jerry Kalaf Seems Like Old Times Self Released David “Fathead” Newman Cityscape HighNote Ken Karsh Ventana Alanna Records Nomo New Tones Ubiquity Katahdin’s Edge The Ridge Self Released Brian Owen Unmei OA2 Records Manu Katché Neighbourhood ECM Keith Oxman Dues In Progress Capri Arthur Kell Traveller Fresh Sound New Ray Parker Jr. I’m Free Raydio Music Talent Greg Pasenko Something Old New Borrowed Blue Blujazz Nancy Kelly Born To Swing Amherst Records Rosa Passos Rosa Telarc Jazz Calvin Keys Vertical Clearance Wide Hive Records Nicole Pasternak In A Word Garagista Steve Khan The Green Field Tone Center Jaco Pastorius Big Band The Word Is Out Heads Up Billy Kilson’s B. 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Amy Stephens My Many Moods Kasper Villaume Hands Stunt John Stetch Bruxin’ Justin Time Roseanna Vitro Live At The Kennedy Center Challenge Yevette Stewart The Love Project Self Released Voice Trek An A Capella Trek Clubhouse Records Evan Stone Sticks & Stones, Vol.1 Red Jazz Voodoo Funk Project Deep In The Cut 215 Records Colin Stranahan Transformation Capri Larry Vuckovich Trio Street Scene Tetrachord Streetwize Does Dre Shanachie Ulf Wakenius Notes From The Heart ACT Suzahn Paris Without His Kiss Indi Gogh Bill Watrous, Pete Christlieb, Gary Kindred Spirits Summit Lew Tabackin Trio Tanuki’s Night Out MFC Urwin Wendolina Tenderly Sail Away Tangria Jazz Group Mebane’s Eleven Blastfamous Randy Weston & His African Zep Tepi Random Chance Joris Teepe’s Groningen Art Jazz In, Jazz Out Planet Arts Rhythms Trio Ensemble Carla White A Voice In The Night Bright Moon Records Toots Thielemans One More For The Road Verve Music Group Peter White Playin’ Favorites Sony BMG Nestor Torres Dances, Prayers & Meditations For Heads Up Peace Ed Wiley, Jr. About The Soul Swing Records Allen Toussaint/Elvis Costello The River In Reverse Verve Music Group Jessica Williams Billy’s Theme: A Tribute To Dr. Billy Origin Records Ralph Towner Time Line ECM Taylor Pamela Williams Elixir Shanachie Gecko Turner Guapapasea! Quango Mary Lou Williams Collective Zodiac Suite: Revisited Mary Records Steve Tyrell The Disney Standards Disney Larry Willis Trio The Big Push HighNote Diego Urcola Camjazz Cassandra Wilson Thunderbird Blue Note Manuel Valera Melancolia MAVO Records Cassandra Wilson Thunderbird Blue Note The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra Up From The Skies: Music Of Jim Planet Arts McNeely Anthony Wonsey The Thang Sharp Nine Various Artists I Believe To My Soul Rhino Clark Woodard & Joe Farrell Clark Woodard & Joe Farrell BCS Records Various Artists Handcrafted Music Sampler Blue Note Phil Woods Unheard Herd Jazzed Media Various Artists Legends Of Jazz With Ramsey LRS Media Yellowjackets Twenty Five Heads Up Lewis Showcase Yoshida Brothers III Domo Records Various Artists Hear and Now Concord Lester Young Blue Lester: The One And Only Savoy Jazz Various Artists Re-Bop: The Savoy Remixes Savoy Jazz Lester Young Various Artists Re-Bop: The Savoy Originals Savoy Jazz Zaxariades Mr. Z FreeHam Various Artists Jazz For A Coffee Break Savoy Jazz Pete Zimmer Burnin’ Live At The Jazz Standard Tippin’ Records Ben Vaughan Designs In Music Soundstage 15 ��

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jazzweek.com • June 26, 2006 JazzWeek 24 Jazz Station Panel Call letters Frequency Market Rank Call letters Frequency Market Rank CJRT-FM* 91.1 Toronto, ON N/A WESM-FM 91.3 Princess Anne, MD 152 KAJX-FM* 91.5 Aspen, CO N/A WFCR-FM 88.5 Springfield, MA 82 KANU-FM 91.5 Topeka, KS 195 WFNX-FM 101.7 Boston, MA 133 KBCS-FM 91.3 Seattle - Tacoma, WA 14 WFSS-FM 91.9 Fayetteville, NC 128 KBEM-FM 88.5 Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN 16 WGBH-FM 89.7 Boston, MA 8 KCCK-FM* 88.3 Cedar Rapids, IA 204 WGLT-FM 89.1 Peoria, IL 149 KCLU-FM 88.3 Los Angeles, CA 2 WGMC-FM 90.1 Rochester, NY 54 KCME-FM 88.7 Colorado Springs, CO 96 WGVU-FM 88.5 Grand Rapids, MI 67 KCSM-FM 91.1 San Francisco, CA 4 WHRV-FM 89.5 Norfolk - Virginia Beach - Newport News, VA 40 KEWU-FM 89.5 Spokane, WA 93 WICN-FM* 90.5 Worcester, MA 110 KFSR-FM 90.7 Fresno, CA 68 WICR-FM 88.7 Indianapolis, IN 41 KIOS-FM 91.5 Omaha, NE - Council Bluffs, IA 73 WJSU-FM 88.5 Jackson, MS 123 KIPO-FM* 89.3 Honolulu 62 WKNS-FM†† 90.3 Greenville - New Bern - Jacksonville, NC 88 KJZZ-FM 91.5 Phoenix, AZ 15 WLRN-FM 91.3 Miami - Ft. Lauderdale - Hollywood, FL 12 KKJZ-FM 88.1 Los Angeles, CA 2 WMOT-FM 89.5 Nashville, TN 44 KLCC-FM 89.7 Eugene-Springfield, OR 171 WMUA-FM 91.1 Springfield, MA 82 KMHD-FM 89.1 Portland, OR 24 WMUB-FM 88.5 Cincinnati, OH 27 KMUW-FM 89.1 Wichita, KS 95 WNCU-FM 90.7 Raleigh - Durham, NC 43 KNTU-FM 88.1 Dallas - Ft. Worth, TX 5 WPFW-FM 89.3 Washington, DC 8 KPLU-FM 88.5 Seattle - Tacoma, WA 14 WRTI-FM 90.1 Philadelphia, PA 6 KRTU-FM 91.7 San Antonio, TX 30 WSHA-FM 88.9 Raleigh - Durham, NC 43 KSDS-FM 88.3 San Diego, CA 17 WSIE-FM 88.7 St. Louis, MO 19 KSJS-FM 90.5 San Jose, CA 33 WSNC-FM 90.5 Greensboro - Winston-Salem - High Point, NC 45 KSMF-FM* 89.1 Ashland, OR 207 WTEB-FM 89.3 Greenville, NC 87 KSUT-FM* 91.3 Ignacio, CO N/A WUAL-FM 91.5 Tuscaloosa, AL 133 KTSU-FM 90.9 Houston - Galveston, TX 7 WUCF-FM 89.9 Orlando, FL 39 KUAZ-FM 89.1 Tucson, AZ 63 WUMR-FM 91.7 Memphis, TN 48 KUER-FM 90.1 Salt Lake City - Ogden - Provo, UT 31 WUSF-FM 89.7 Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater, FL 21 KUNR-FM* 88.7 Reno, NV 231 WVPR/WVPS-FM 94.3 Burlington, VT-Plattsburgh, NY 220 KUNV-FM 91.5 Las Vegas, NV 38 WVTF-FM 89.1 Roanoke - Lynchburg, VA 115 KUOP-FM† 91.3 Stockton, CA 81 WWOZ-FM 90.7 New Orleans, LA 46 KUT-FM 90.5 Austin, TX 7 WWSP-FM* 89.9 Wausau-Stevens Point, WI 168 KUVO-FM 89.3 Denver - Boulder, CO 22 WXUT/WXTS-FM 88.3 Toledo, OH 85 KXJZ-FM 88.9 Sacramento, CA 26 WYPR-FM 88.1 Baltimore, MD 20 WAER-FM* 88.3 Syracuse, NY 79 Music Choice* Cable National Distribution N/A WBEZ-FM 91.5 Chicago, IL 3 Sirius*††† Satellite National Distribution N/A WBFO-FM 88.7 Buffalo - Niagara Falls, NY 52 XM Beyond Jazz Satellite National Distribution N/A WBGO-FM 88.3 New York, NY 1 XM Real Jazz Satellite National Distribution N/A WBLU/WBLV-FM 88.9/90.3 Grand Rapids, MI/Muskegeon, MI 66/232 Airplay of all stations, except as noted, is monitored by Mediaguide. WCLK-FM 91.9 Atlanta, GA 11 WCMU/WUCX-FM 89.5/90.1 Mount Pleasant – Saginaw/Bay City/Midland, MI 131 To apply to become a member of a station panel, email WCPN-FM 90.3 Cleveland, OH 25 [email protected] WDCB-FM* 90.9 Chicago, IL 3 WDET-FM 101.9 Detroit, MI 10 *Denotes station not monitored by Mediaguide. Station submits a weekly airplay report. WDNA-FM 88.9 Miami - Ft. Lauderdale - Hollywood, FL 12 †Repeats KXJZ WDUQ-FM 90.5 Pittsburgh, PA 23 ††Repeats WTEB for a portion of its programming WEAA-FM 88.9 Baltimore, MD 20 †††Sirius has temporarily stopped reporting and will resume in the near WEMU-FM* 89.1 Ypsilanti, MI 10 future. jazzweek.com • June 26, 2006 JazzWeek 25 Smooth Jazz Radio

Brian Culbertson, Phillipe Saisse Trio Again No. 1

Michael Franks Has Week’s Most Added

ow in its 50th week on the album chart, Brian Culbertson’s GRP/ NVerve CD It’s On Tonight is at No. 1 for a ﬁfth consecutive week. In its second week atop the singles chart is the Phillipe Saisse Trio’s “Do It Again” from The Body And Soul Sessions (G&N).

The most added single and album this week come from Michael Franks. “Under Keyboardist Brian Culbertson stays at the top of the The Sun” and the albumRendezvous In Rio album chart a fifth straight week with It’s On Tonight (GRP/Verve) and the top of the singles chart with “Let’s (Sleeping Gypsy/Koch) saw airplay for the Get Started.” ﬁrst time on eight stations. Peter White’s “What Does It Take” from the forthcoming Sony BMG CD Playing Favorites had the biggest increase in airplay for a second week at +126.

Smooth Albums p. 27 Smooth Singles p. 28

The Phillipe Saisse Trio again tops the singles chart Smooth Current CDs p. 29 with, “Do It Again,” which is from their G&N CD The Body and Soul Sessions. Smooth Radio Panel p. 30

jazzweek.com • June 26, 2006 JazzWeek 26 airplay data JazzWeek Smooth Album Chart June 26, 2006 powered by TW LW 2W Peak Artist Release Label TP LP +/- Weeks Stations Adds 1 1 1 1 Brian Culbertson It’s On Tonight GRP/Verve 630 616 14 50 30 0 2 2 2 2 The Phillipe Saisse Trio The Body And Soul Sessions G & N 593 592 1 14 29 0 3 3 3 3 Mindi Abair Life Less Ordinary GRP/UMG/Verve 586 513 73 13 30 0 4 8 8 4 Ramsey Lewis With One Voice Narada 418 409 9 12 28 0 5 4 4 1 Paul Brown The City GRP/Verve 410 467 -57 36 31 0 6 13 11 6 Wayman Tisdale Way Up Rendezvous 400 326 74 11 27 0 7 10 7 7 David Pack The Secret of Movin’ On Peak/Concord 400 369 31 48 27 0 8 17 77 8 Peter White Playin’ Favorites Columbia 389 263 126 3 27 0 9 11 14 9 Euge Groove Chillaxin’ [Single] Narada Jazz 389 361 28 15 27 0 10 9 10 9 Nick Colionne Keepin’ It Cool Narada 373 370 3 11 28 0 11 12 13 1 Brian Simpson It’s All Good Rendezvous 373 354 19 44 28 0 12 6 9 1 Richard Elliot Metro Blue Artizen 360 425 -65 54 30 0 13 5 5 4 Najee My Point Of View Heads Up 359 429 -70 49 30 0 14 7 6 1 Nils Pacific Coast Highway Baja 349 424 -75 73 30 0 15 15 16 15 Corinne Bailey Rae Corinne Bailey Rae Capitol 293 279 14 5 26 2 16 21 20 16 Ray Parker Jr. I’m Free Raydio 284 201 83 11 24 3 17 16 17 6 Kim Waters Steppin’ Out [Single] Shanachie 264 276 -12 45 25 0 18 14 15 9 3rd Force Driving Force Higher Octave 254 289 -35 72 24 0 19 19 18 18 Chris Standring Soul Express Trippin ‘N’ Rhythm/V2 252 226 26 12 25 1 20 18 12 11 Kirk Whalum Performs The Babyface Songbook Rendezvous 243 258 -15 40 23 0 21 23 21 21 Rick Braun Yours Truly Artizen 213 180 33 7 18 0 22 22 22 21 Eric Darius Just Getting Started Narada Jazz/Virgin 210 199 11 16 16 0 23 24 25 23 Pieces Of A Dream Pillow Talk Heads Up 191 174 17 17 21 0 24 20 19 17 Gerald Albright New Beginnings Peak/Concord 189 204 -15 20 22 0 25 27 26 24 Jason Miles What’s Going On? Virgin/Narada Jazz 164 135 29 14 11 0 26 30 117 26 David Benoit Full Circle Peak/Concord 152 127 25 3 20 3 27 28 24 5 Ken Navarro Love Coloured Soul Positive Music 144 135 9 70 21 0 28 32 28 1 Euge Groove Just Feels Right Narada Jazz 139 122 17 45 29 0 29 26 27 1 Various Artists Forever, For Always, For Luther GRP 139 141 -2 79 26 0 30 25 31 1 Paul Hardcastle 4 Trippin ‘N’ Rhythm 138 156 -18 50 24 0 31 29 23 9 Chris Botti To Love Again: The Duets Columbia 124 133 -9 36 19 0 32 106 92 32 Janita Seasons of Life Lightyear 122 26 96 11 17 0 33 33 32 3 Walter Beasley For Her Heads Up 122 115 7 57 23 0 34 31 30 3 Paul Brown Up Front GRP 120 125 -5 79 26 0 35 38 29 2 Paul Taylor Nightlife Peak 112 107 5 67 24 0 36 37 84 36 Shilts Headboppin‘ Artizen 111 107 4 3 13 0 37 36 33 1 Kenny G At Last...The Duets Album Arista 111 109 2 79 28 0 38 43 34 2 Boney James Pure Warner Bros. 107 99 8 84 19 0 39 35 36 35 Pamela Williams Positive Vibe [Single] Shanachie 106 111 -5 14 12 0 40 40 37 16 Michael Buble It‘s Time 143/Reprise 103 100 3 49 17 0 41 47 44 1 Wayman Tisdale Hang Time Rendezvous 103 94 9 84 29 0 42 58 73 42 Andy Snitzer/Dan Siegel Passion Play/Street Talk [Single] Native Language 100 74 26 5 7 0 43 48 39 3 Rick Braun Shining Star [Single] Artizen 97 92 5 43 24 0 44 34 41 2 Steve Cole Spin Narada Jazz 97 114 -17 66 16 0 45 52 52 15 Boz Scaggs Fade Into Light Virgin/EMI 96 82 14 31 19 0 46 44 42 24 Donald Fagen Morph The Cat Reprise 95 98 -3 17 13 0 47 46 51 14 Anita Baker My Everything Blue Note 92 97 -5 49 17 0 48 45 45 25 Daryl Hall & John Oates Our Kind Of Soul U-Watch 88 98 -10 49 17 0 49 53 62 4 Mindi Abair Come As You Are GRP 88 82 6 84 28 0 50 42 40 11 Jeff Golub Temptation Narada Jazz 85 99 -14 50 13 0

Most Added (first airplay detection) Increased Airplay Chartbound Michael Franks Rendezvous In Rio (Sleeping Gypsy/ Peter White Playin’ Favorites (Columbia) +126 Nelson Rangell Soul To Souls (Koch) Koch) +8 Janita Seasons of Life (Lightyear) +96 Michael Franks Rendezvous In Rio (Sleeping Gypsy/Koch) Everette Harp Monday Speaks (w/ Norman Brown) [Single] (Shanachie) Ray Parker Jr. I’m Free (Raydio) +3 Ray Parker Jr. I’m Free (Raydio) +83 Black Gold Massive Let It Flow [Single] (Major Menace) David Benoit Full Circle (Peak/Concord) +3 Wayman Tisdale Way Up (Rendezvous) +74 Ultrablue Ultrablue (215) Corinne Bailey Rae Corinne Bailey Rae (Capitol) +2 Mindi Abair Life Less Ordinary (GRP/UMG/Verve) +73 Sophie Milman Sophie Milman (Linus) Steve Tyrell The Disney Standards (Walt Disney) Bobby Lyle Hands On (Heads Up) +2 Rick Braun Yours Truly (Artizen) +33 Main Gazane Hip Space (Apria) Bradley Leighton Back To The Funk (Pacific Coast Jazz) Bobby Lyle Hands On (Heads Up)

jazzweek.com • June 26, 2006 All monitored airplay data is owned by Mediaguide, Inc. ©2006 Mediaguide, Inc. JazzWeek 27 airplay data JazzWeek Smooth Singles Chart June 26, 2006 powered by TW LW 2W Peak Artist Release Label TP LP +/- Weeks Stations Adds 1 1 2 1 The Phillipe Saisse Trio Do It Again G & N 593 592 1 14 29 0 2 2 1 1 Brian Culbertson Let’s Get Started GRP/Verve 568 543 25 25 30 0 3 4 5 3 Mindi Abair True Blue GRP/UMG/Verve 531 448 83 13 30 0 4 6 6 4 Ramsey Lewis Oh Happy Day Narada 418 409 9 12 28 0 5 3 3 1 Paul Brown Winelite GRP/Verve 404 461 -57 36 30 0 6 9 8 6 Wayman Tisdale Get Down On It Rendezvous 400 326 74 11 27 0 7 13 70 7 Peter White What Does It Take Columbia 389 263 126 3 27 0 8 8 10 8 Euge Groove Chillaxin’ Narada Jazz 389 361 28 14 27 0 9 7 7 7 Nick Colionne Always Thinking Of You Narada 361 368 -7 11 28 0 10 5 4 2 Najee 2nd 2 None Heads Up 353 425 -72 45 29 0 11 11 11 11 David Pack Biggest Part Of Me Peak/Concord 315 288 27 23 24 0 12 20 18 12 Ray Parker Jr. Mismaloya Beach Raydio 284 201 83 11 24 3 13 12 12 4 Kim Waters Steppin’ Out Shanachie 264 276 -12 45 25 0 14 16 15 14 Corinne Bailey Rae Put Your Records On Capitol 263 248 15 5 24 2 15 10 9 2 Nils Summer Nights Baja 256 315 -59 37 29 0 16 17 17 15 Chris Standring I Can’t Help Myself Trippin ‘N’ Rhythm/V2 252 226 26 12 25 1 17 14 13 10 3rd Force You Got It Higher Octave 234 262 -28 37 23 0 18 19 19 18 Brian Simpson Saturday Cool Rendezvous 232 202 30 11 19 3 19 22 21 19 Rick Braun Groove Is In The Heart Artizen 213 180 33 7 18 0 20 18 14 13 Kirk Whalum Whip Appeal Rendezvous 201 203 -2 37 21 0 21 15 16 1 Richard Elliot Mystique Artizen 195 259 -64 34 26 0 22 23 23 22 Pieces Of A Dream Forward Emotion Heads Up 189 171 18 12 21 0 23 21 20 15 Gerald Albright We Got The Groove Peak/Concord 169 182 -13 19 18 0 24 27 121 24 David Benoit Beat Street Peak/Concord 152 127 25 3 20 3 25 28 25 1 Euge Groove Get Em Goin‘ Narada Jazz 139 122 17 45 29 0 26 25 26 1 Brian Simpson It‘s All Good Rendezvous 138 148 -10 44 27 0 27 26 22 21 Jason Miles Sexual Healing Virgin/Narada Jazz 135 128 7 14 11 0 28 24 27 1 Paul Hardcastle Serene Trippin ‚N‘ Rhythm 123 151 -28 50 24 0 29 29 28 3 Walter Beasley Coolness Heads Up 122 114 8 57 23 0 30 35 49 30 Eric Darius Chillin‘ Out Narada Jazz/Virgin 114 99 15 14 11 0 31 34 29 5 Ken Navarro You Are Everything Positive Music 113 100 13 70 20 0 32 32 83 32 Shilts Look What‘s Happened Artizen 111 107 4 3 13 0 33 30 31 29 Pamela Williams Positive Vibe Shanachie 106 111 -5 14 12 0 34 38 32 2 Rick Braun Shining Star Artizen 97 92 5 42 24 0 35 40 39 10 Boz Scaggs Lowdown (Unplugged) Virgin/EMI 96 82 14 42 19 0 36 NR NR 36 Janita Enjoy The Silence Lightyear 95 10 85 1 11 0 37 33 36 1 Richard Elliot People Make The World Go ‚Round Artizen 95 105 -10 54 23 0 38 36 24 9 Chris Botti Good Morning Heartache (w/ Jill Scott) Columbia 93 96 -3 36 19 0 39 31 30 1 Nils Pacific Coast Highway Baja 93 109 -16 73 23 0 40 41 44 29 Paul Brown 24/7 GRP 82 82 0 79 23 0 41 51 48 27 Michael Buble Home 143/Reprise 80 69 11 49 15 1 42 43 35 15 Gregg Karukas Show Me the Way V2 78 80 -2 40 13 0 43 44 37 2 Kenny G & David Sanborn Pick Up The Pieces Arista 77 79 -2 79 25 0 44 56 40 2 Paul Taylor Nightlife Peak 75 64 11 67 20 0 45 37 34 1 Tim Bowman Summer Groove Liquid 8 74 96 -22 76 21 0 46 50 51 8 David Pack You‘re The Only Woman Peak/Concord 73 70 3 48 17 0 47 39 33 31 Steve Oliver Good To Go Koch 70 82 -12 8 8 0 48 52 53 4 Paul Jackson, Jr. Never Too Much GRP 69 69 0 69 19 0 49 54 59 2 Steve Cole Thursday Narada Jazz 67 68 -1 66 15 0 50 47 42 25 Eric Darius Steppin‘ Up Narada Jazz/Virgin 66 74 -8 16 7 0

Most Added (first airplay detection) Increased Airplay Chartbound Michael Franks “Under The Sun” (Sleeping Gypsy/ Peter White “What Does It Take” (Columbia) +126 Richard Elliot “Say It’s So” (Artizen) Michael Franks “Under The Sun” (Sleeping Gypsy/Koch) Koch) +8 Janita “Enjoy The Silence” (Lightyear) +85 Nelson Rangell “City Lights” (Koch) Steve Oliver “Tradewinds” (Koch) +5 Mindi Abair “True Blue” (GRP/UMG/Verve) +83 Dan Siegel “Street Talk” (Native Language) Ray Parker Jr. “Mismaloya Beach” (Raydio) +3 Ray Parker Jr. “Mismaloya Beach” (Raydio) +83 Everette Harp “Monday Speaks” (w/ Norman Brown) (Shanachie) Earth, Wind & Fire “To You” (w/ Brian McKnight) (Sanctuary) Brian Simpson “Saturday Cool” (Rendezvous) +3 Wayman Tisdale “Get Down On It” (Rendezvous) +74 Black Gold Massive “Let It Flow” (Major Menace) David Benoit “Beat Street” (Peak/Concord) +3 Earth, Wind & Fire “To You” (w/ Brian McKnight) Ultrablue “Shiver” (215) Bobby Lyle “Passion Drive” (Heads Up) +3 (Sanctuary) +47 Andy Snitzer “Passion Play” (Native Language) Sophie Milman “Back Home To Me” (Linus) jazzweek.com • June 26, 2006 All monitored airplay data is owned by Mediaguide, Inc. ©2006 Mediaguide, Inc. JazzWeek 28 Smooth Jazz Radio Current Albums

3D Riff To The Smooth [Single] 215 Greg Adams Firefly 215 3rd Force Driving Force Higher Octave Greg Murphy Orientation Murphasaurus Acoustic Alchemy American/English Higher Octave Gregg Karukas Looking Up V2 Alexander Zonjic Seldom Blues Heads Up Gregg Karukas Looking Up V2 Althea Rene In The Moment Chocolate Hil St. Soul SOULidified Shanachie Caramel/Alliant Hugh Masekela Revival Heads Up Anita Baker My Everything Blue Note Jacqui Naylor Birdland/Yoshi’s - East/West Ruby Star Anthony Wonsey The Thang Sharp Nine Jamie Cullum Catching Tales Verve Artist Release Label Jamie Cullum Twenty Something Verve Average White Band Greatest And Latest Liquid 8 Janita Seasons of Life Lightyear Black Gold Massive Let It Flow [Single] Major Menace Jason Miles What’s Going On? Virgin/Narada Jazz Blake Aaron Spin Zone [Single] 215 Jeff Golub Temptation Narada Jazz Bob Baldwin All In A Days Work [Single] 215 Jeff Kashiwa Peace Of Mind Native Language Bob James Urban Flamingo Tappan Zee/Koch Jeff Lorber Flipside Narada Jazz Bona Fide Soul Lounge Heads Up Jill Jenson Crystal Blue Persuasion [Single] Bai Mai Boney James Pure Warner Bros. Joe McBride Texas Hold’Em Heads Up Boz Scaggs Fade Into Light Virgin/EMI Jonathan Butler Jonathan Rendezvous Bradley Leighton Back To The Funk Pacific Coast Jazz Joyce Cooling This Girl’s Got To Play Narada Jazz/Virgin Branford Marsalis Quartet Eternal Rounder Karrin Allyson Footprints Concord Jazz Brian Culbertson Nice & Slow Atlantic Kem Album II Universal/Motown Brian Culbertson It’s On Tonight GRP/Verve Ken Navarro Love Coloured Soul Positive Music Brian Simpson It’s All Good Rendezvous Kenny G At Last...The Duets Album Arista Camiel Sunset Rendezvous Kevin Mahogany Big Band Zebra Candy Dulfer Right In My Soul Eagle*Seagull Kevin Toney Quiet Conversation [Single] Shanachie Carmen Lundy Jazz And The New Songbook: Live Afrasia At The Madrid Kim Waters In The Name Of Love Shanachie Cassandra Wilson Thunderbird Blue Note Kim Waters All For Love Shanachie Chiara Civello Last Quarter Moon Verve Kim Waters Steppin’ Out [Single] Shanachie Chieli Minucci Jewels JVC Kirk Whalum Performs The Babyface Songbook Rendezvous Chieli Minucci The Juice [Single] Shanachie Kyle Eastwood Paris Blue Candid/Rendezvous Chris Botti When I Fall In Love Columbia Lalah Hathaway Outrun The Sky AgU/Sanctuary Chris Botti To Love Again: The Duets Columbia Lee Venters Vermillion Sands Lifeforce Jazz Chris Standring Soul Express Trippin ’N’ Rhythm/V2 Lisa Hilton My Favorite Things Lisa Hilton Christian Scott Rewind That Concord Jazz/Con- Lizz Wright Dreaming Wide Awake Verve cord Lori Perry I Found It In You V/Alliant Chuck Leavell Southscape Evergreen Arts Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Spin Telarc Chuck Loeb When I’m WIth You Shanachie Maceo Parker School’s In BHM Cyrus Chestnut Genuine Chestnut Telarc Madeleine Peyroux Careless Love Rounder Daryl Hall & John Oates Our Kind Of Soul U-Watch Marc Antoine Mediterraneo Rendezvous David ‘Fathead’ Newman Cityscape HighNote Marc Antoine Modern Times Rendezvous David Lanz The Good Life Decca Marcus Miller Silver Rain Koch David Pack The Secret of Movin’ On Peak/Concord Marion Meadows Dressed To Chill Heads Up David Sanborn Closer Verve Marion Meadows Player’s Club Heads Up Diana Krall The Girl In The Other Room Verve Mark Cassara Let’s Talk Sax Rhombus Dianne Reeves Good Night, And Good Luck Concord Mark Hollingsworth On The Mark Windshore [Soundtrack] Diego Urcola Viva Cam Jazz Mark Whitfield Mark Whitfield & Panther Dirty Soap Donald Fagen Morph The Cat Reprise Matt Bianco Matt’s Mood UMG Eliane Elias Dreamer Bluebird/Arista Maysa Sweet Classic Soul Shanachie Eric Benet Hurricane Warner Bros. Michael Buble It’s Time 143/Reprise Eric Darius Night On The Town Higher Octave Michael Lington Stay With Me Rendezvous Eric Darius Just Getting Started Narada Jazz/Virgin Michael McDonald Motown Two Motown Eric Essix Somewhere In Alabama Essential Mindi Abair Life Less Ordinary GRP/UMG/Verve Eric Marienthal Got You Covered Peak Mindi Abair Come As You Are GRP Etta James All The Way RCA Victor Najee My Point Of View Heads Up Euge Groove Chillaxin’ [Single] Narada Jazz Nelson Rangell Soul To Souls Kock Euge Groove Just Feels Right Narada Jazz Nelson Rangell My American Songbook Vol. 1 Koch Everette Harp All For You A440 Nestor Torres Dances, Prayers & Meditations For Heads Up Peace Fourplay Journey BMG Nick Colionne Keepin’ It Cool Narada Gabriel Mark Hasselbach Gabriel... First Name Basis Wind Tunnel Nils Pacific Coast Highway Baja Garry Goin Goin’ Places Compendia Norah Jones Feels Like Home Blue Note/EMI Gene Dunlap Peaceful Days 215 Norman Brown West Coast Coolin’ Warner Bros. George Benson Best Of George Benson Live GRP/UMG/Verve Novecento Dreams Of Peace Favored Nations George Benson Irreplaceable GRP/Universal/Verve Pamela Williams Sweet Saxations Shanachie George Duke T-Jam [Single] Bpm/Navarre Pamela Williams Positive Vibe [Single] Shanachie Gerald Albright Kickin’ It Up GRP/Universal/Verve Pat Martino Remember: A Tribute To Wes Blue Note/Capitol Gerald Albright New Beginnings Peak/Concord Montgomery Gerald Veasley At The Jazz Base! Heads Up Pat Metheny Group The Way Up Nonesuch Gianluca Petrella Indigo4 Blue Note Patches Stewart Blow Koch Greg Adams Cool To The Touch Ripa Paul Brown The City GRP/Verve Paul Brown Up Front GRP jazzweek.com • June 26, 2006 JazzWeek 29 Smooth Jazz Radio Current Albums

Paul Hardcastle 4 Trippin ’N’ Rhythm Paul Taylor Nightlife Peak Smooth Station Panel Paul Thomas Yoder Dreamin’ Self-Released Call letters Frequency Market Rank Pete Belasco Deeper Compendia KAJZ-FM 101.7 Albuquerque, NM 71 Peter White Confidential Columbia KBZN-FM 97.9 Salt Lake City - Ogden - Provo, UT 31 Phil Perry Classic Love Songs Shanachie KHJZ-FM 95.7 Houston - Galveston, TX 7 Pieces Of A Dream No Assembly Required Heads Up KIFM-FM 98.1 San Diego, CA 17 Pieces Of A Dream Pillow Talk Heads Up Positive Flow The City Streets [Single] Shanachie KJCD-FM 104.3 Denver - Boulder, CO 22 Praful Pyramid In Your Backyard Rendezvous/Therapy KJZY-FM 93.7 San Francisco, CA 4 Queen Latifah The Dana Owens Album AM/Universal KKSF-FM 103.7 San Francisco, CA 4 Ramsey Lewis With One Voice Narada KKSJ/KTSJ-FM 105.9 Lafayette, LA 102 Raul Midon State Of Mind Manhattan KLJT-FM 102.3 Tyler-Longview, TX 148 Ray Charles Genius Loves Company Concord KMGQ-FM 97.5 Santa Barbara, CA 204 Ray Parker Jr. I’m Free Raydio Renee Olstead Renee Olstead 143/Reprise KOAI-FM 107.5 Dallas - Ft. Worth, TX 5 Richard Elliot Metro Blue Artizen KOAS-FM 105.7 Las Vegas, NV 38 Rick Braun Shining Star [Single] Artizen KRVR-FM 105.5 Stockton, CA 82 Rosie Carlino So In Love With You Quillian KSKX-FM 105.5 Colorado Springs, CO 97 Roy Hargrove Nothing Serious Verve/UMG KSMJ-FM 97.7 Bakersfield, CA 83 Sara Gazarek Yours Stiletto/Native Language KSSJ-FM 94.7 Sacramento, CA 26 Seal Best: 1991-2004 Warner Bros. KTWV-FM 94.7 Los Angeles, CA 2 Sergio Mendes Timeless Hear/Concord KWJZ-FM 98.9 Seattle - Tacoma, WA 14 Soul Ballet She Rides [Single] 215 KYOT-FM 95.5 Phoenix, AZ 15 Soul Ballet Dream Beat Dream 215 WBRH-FM 90.3 Baton Rouge, LA 84 Spencer Sherrod Listen With Your Heart Self-Released Spyro Gyra The Deep End Heads Up WEIB-FM 106.3 Hartford - New Britain - Middletown, CT 50 Spyro Gyra Wrapped In A Dream Heads Up WFJZ-FM 106.7 Ft. Wayne, IN 105 Steve Briody Whiz Kid [Single] 215 WFSK-FM 88.1 Nashville, TN 44 Steve Cole Spin Narada Jazz WGPR-FM 107.5 Detroit, MI 10 Steve Oliver Radiant Koch WJAB-FM 90.9 Huntsville, AL 116 Steve Oliver 3-D Koch WJJZ-FM 106.1 Philadelphia, PA 6 The Mizell Brothers Mizell Blue Note The Phillipe Saisse Trio The Body And Soul Sessions G & N WJSJ/WSJF-FM 105.5 Jacksonville, FL 49 The Ramsey Lewis Trio Time Flies Narada Jazz WJZA/WJZK-FM 103.5 Columbus, OH 35 The Rippingtons Wild Card Peak WJZI-FM 93.3 Milwaukee - Racine, WI 32 The Rippingtons Wild Card Peak WJZL/WJZO-FM 93.1 Louisville, KY 55 Tim Bowman This Is What I Hear Liquid 8 WJZR-FM 105.9 Rochester, NY 54 To The Bone Spread Love Like Wildfire Narada WJZW-FM 105.9 Baltimore, MD 20 Turning Point Matador Native Language Ultrablue Shiver [Single] 215 WJZZ-FM 107.5 Atlanta, GA 11 Various Artists Legends Of Jazz With Ramsey LRSmedia WLOQ-FM 103.1 Orlando, FL 39 Lewis Showcase WLVE-FM 93.9 Miami - Ft. Lauderdale - Hollywood, FL 12 Various Artists Music For Cocktails, Part 4 United Holland Various Artists Sprout [Soundtrack] Record Collection WNUA-FM 95.5 Chicago, IL 3 Various Artists So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute To J WNWV-FM 107.3 Cleveland, OH 25 Luther Vandross WPMJ-FM 94.3 Peoria, IL 149 Various Artists Rendezvous Lounge 2 Rendezvous WQCD-FM 101.9 New York, NY 1 Various Artists Groove Boutique: Volume One Tommy Boy Various Artists Progressions: 100 Years Of Jazz Columbia/Legacy/ WSJT-FM 94.1 Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater, FL 21 Guitar Sony BMG WSJW-FM 92.7 Harrisburg - Lebanon - Carlisle, PA 80 Various Artists Def Jazz GRP WSMJ-FM 104.3 Baltimore, MD 20 Various Artists Forever, For Always, For Luther GRP Various Artists Jazz Vocalists: Hear & Now Concord Jazz WVAS-FM 90.7 Montgomery, AL 152 Various Artists Handcrafted Music Sampler Blue Note WVMV-FM 98.7 Detroit, MI 10 Veronica Martell The Art Of Intimacy Apria WVSU-FM 91.1 Birmingham, AL 57 Voodoo Funk Project Deep In The Cut Kwerk/215 WXJZ-FM 100.9 Gainesville - Ocala, FL 87 Walter Beasley For Her Heads Up WYJZ-FM 100.9 Indianapolis, IN 41 Warren Hill Popjazz Pop Jazz/Native Language Warren Hill/Turning Point Low Rider/Cruise Control [Single] Native Language Wayman Tisdale Way Up Rendezvous Wayman Tisdale Hang Time Rendezvous Will Donato Earth Shakin’ [Single] Generation Will Donato Espana [Single] Generation Airplay of all stations is monitored by Mediaguide. William Woods Whadja Expect? [Single] Whaling City Sound To apply to become a member of a station panel, email [email protected]

jazzweek.com • June 26, 2006 JazzWeek 30 Closing Number A Few Final Glimpses of JazzWeek Summit 2006

photos by Barry Solof

The four Duke Dubois Award winners: Tom Mallison (2003), Joe Fields (2005), Linda Yohn (2006) and Dick LaPalm (2004).

Linda Yohn reacts to the announcement of her award as Tom Mal- Eldar won fast friends at the Summit and wowed jam session lison stands by for support. attendees who were duped into thinking he was a high school kid from nearby Batavia, N.Y.

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