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CHRISTMAS AND HOLIDAY RELEASES 2006 page 9

On The Charts: #1 Jazz Album – Diana Krall #1 Smooth Album – Boney James #1 College Jazz – Madeleine Peyroux #1 Smooth Single – George Benson #1 World Music – Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri JazzWeek This Week EDITOR/PUBLISHER Ed Trefzger have no idea how those of you who live in warmer climes MUSIC EDITOR Tad Hendrickson get into the Christmas spirit. It’s late afternoon on Nov. 28 Ias I write this and it’s close to 60 degrees – and that makes CONTRIBUTING WRITER/ it seem like it’s too early to be thinking about reviewing holi- PHOTOGRAPHER Tom Mallison day CDs. I wonder how Mel Tormé ever wrote “The Christ- PHOTOGRAPHY mas Song” in July. Barry Solof There’s an exceptional crop of new CDs for this holiday; Contributing Editors I especially appreciate artists who can balance the familiarity Keith Zimmerman and even, well, sappiness of some songs with a nice dose of Kent Zimmerman jazz. On that level, most of this year’s new releases succeed. Founding Publisher: Tony Gasparre

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News ...... 4 Anita O’Day, 1919-2006 ...... 4 Bassist Walter Booker Passes, 1933-2006...... 5 Music and Industry News In Brief ...... 6 Jazz Birthdays ...... 8 Feature 9 Holiday Releases 2006 ...... 9 Jazz Radio ...... 12 Jazz Album Chart ...... 13 College Jazz Chart ...... 14 Jazz Reviews ...... 15 David Binney...... 15 Michael Blanco...... 15 J.A. Granelli And Mr. Lucky ...... 16 12 Jazz Add Dates ...... 17 Jazz Current CDs ...... 18 Jazz Radio Panel ...... 21 Smooth Jazz Radio ...... 22 Smooth Album Chart ...... 23 Smooth Singles Chart...... 24 Smooth Currents...... 25 Smooth Radio Panel ...... 26 22 World Music Radio ...... 27 World Music Album Chart ...... 28 Closing Number Selected Anita O’Day Albums ...... 30

JazzWeek Volume 3 Number 3 jazzweek.com • December 4, 2006 JazzWeek 3 News Anita O’Day, 1919-2006

LOS ANGELES – Jazz vocalist Ani- and new at the time.” Lat- ta O’Day died in her sleep Nov. 23, er, O’Day joined Stan Ken- 2006 at 6:17 a.m. in West Los Angeles ton’s band with whom she at a convalescent hosptial. The cause of cut an album that featured death was cardiac arrest according to the hit tune “And Her Tears her manager Robbie Cavalina. Flowed Like Wine.” Born Anita Belle Colton in Chi- In the late ’40s, O’Day cago, Illinois on Oct. 18, 1919, O’Day struck out on her own, got her start as a teen. She eventually teaming up with drummer changed her name to O’Day – pig lat- John Poole, with whom she in for “dough” – and in the late 1930’s played for the next 32 years. began singing in a jazz club called the “If the drummer is no good, Off-Beat, a popular hangout for musi- I can’t make it,” O’Day told cians. NPR’s Jazz Profiles. “That’s In 1941 she joined Gene Krupa’s why I like John Poole. He’s band, and a few weeks later Krupa my favorite drummer.” hired trumpeter Roy Eldridge. O’Day Drug problems began and Eldridge had great chemistry on to surface in 1947, when she stage and their duet “Let Me Off Up- was arrested for marijuana anitaoday.com Anita O’Day publicity photo from the Gene Krupa era. town” became a million-dollar-seller, possession. O’Day recorded boosting the popularity of the Krupa for small labels as a solo art- band. Also that year, Down Beat mag- ist during the rest of that de- tinued to tour and record despite being azine named O’Day “New Star of the cade. O’Day was arrested in 1952 for addicted to heroin; in 1969 she near- Year” and, in 1942, she was selected marijuana and in 1953 for heroin pos- ly died from an overdose. O’Day even- as one of the top five big band singers. session. tually beat her addiction and returned O’Day recorded 34 sides with Krupa. Her album Anita, which she re- to work. In 1981 she published her au- After Krupa’s 1943 marijuana ar- corded on producer Norman Granz’s tobiography High Times, Hard Time rest broke up his band, O’Day had a new Verve label, elevated her career which, among other things, talked tour with Woody Herman and then to new heights. She began perform- candidly about her drug addiction. was persuaded to join the Stan Kenton ing in festivals and concerts with mu- Her final recording was Indestruc- band. After 11 months and 21 sides, sicians such as Louis Armstrong, Di- tible! which featured Eddie Locke, she left Kenton and returned to Kru- nah Washington, George Shearing Chip Jackson, Roswell Rudd, Lafay- pa. and Thelonious Monk. O’Day also ette Harris, Tommy Morimoto and Joe Singer Jackie Cain remembered appeared in the documentary filmed Wider. A documentary, Anita O’Day – the first time she saw O’Day with the at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1958 The Life Of A Jazz Singer, will be re- JW Krupa band. “I was really impressed,” called Jazz on a Summer Day, which leased in 2007. she recalled. “She (O’Day) sang with brought her international notoriety. a jazz feel, and that was kind of fresh Throughout the 1960s Anita con- Compiled from various sources jazzweek.com • December 4, 2006 JazzWeek 4 Bassist Walter Booker Passes, 1933-2006

assist Walter Booker died Nov. alternated between Getz’s group and New York scene. 24, 2006. He was born in Prairie that of Sonny Rollins. Between 1967 After leaving Sarah Vaughan, BView, Texas in 1933 and moved and ’69 Booker recorded and toured Booker went to California with the with his family to Washington, D.C. with Ray Bryant, Art Farmer, Harold John Hicks Trio to record an album, in the mid 1940s. Vick, Betty Carter and, most notably, a trip which resulted in a West Coast It wasn’t until 1959, at the age of with Thelonious Monk’s last group. tour with the trio accompanying sax- 26, that Booker began playing the bass In 1969 Booker was invited to join ophonist Pharaoh Sanders. The tour while in the army (serving side-by-side the Cannonball Adderley Quintet, an culminated in the recording of an un- in the same unit with Elvis Presley). association which lasted until Can- forgettable live video/concert. Shortly Shortly after leaving the service, he nonball’s untimely death in 1975. Also thereafter, Nat Adderley asked Booker became a member of Andrew White’s during that time he designed, built, to join his new quintet. Booker played JFK Quintet, a group of young D.C. and ran the Boogie Woogie Studio, a with the quintet until Nat’s demise last musicians accomplished enough to at- mecca for musicians from all over the year. tract the attention of Cannonball Ad- world. For the last ﬁve years Booker, to- derley, who produced a recording for From 1975 to 1981 Booker was gether with Jimmy Cobb, has been them. Booker’s next gig was to tour Sarah Vaughan’s bassist and continued actively touring as part of the Bertha the United States with the Shirley to produce recordings at his studio. He Hope Trio. In addition to the Wal- Horn Trio, along with Billy Hart on and the studio helped shape a number ter Booker Quintet, Booker has also drums. of up-and-coming young groups, in- formed Elmollenium, based on the In 1964 Booker moved to New cluding Natural Essence. And he be- same core group as the Quintet (plus York City. Almost immediately he came deeply involved with Brazilian wife Bertha Hope) and dedicated to JW was hired by trumpeter Donald Byrd. music, ultimately forming Love Car- playing the music of Elmo Hope. From there he went on to join Stan nival and Dreams, one of the more Getz, and throughout 1965 and ’66, successful Brazilian jazz groups on the (courtesy Bertha Hope)

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jazzweek.com • December 4, 2006 JazzWeek 5 News Music and Industry News In Brief NEW YORK – Chris Botti will teach “Tony Bennett: An American Classic,” and Jack Wilkins. She has served on the a master class at Berklee College of is now available in stores nationwide as faculty of the Berklee College of Music, Music to a group of 6th through 12th a DVD with bonus features including and has hosted workshops though The grade students and Berklee students as exclusive behind-the-scenes “making National Guitar Workshop, The Stanford part of the Berklee City Music Program of” footage. “Tony Bennett: An American Jazz Workshop, GIT and The LA Music on Wednesday, Nov. 29, at 1 pm. Botti’s Classic,” presented by Target, premiered Academy. “We’re delighted to have Sheryl master class will be held at the Berklee on NBC-TV on Tuesday, Nov. 21 (8-9 join our family of artists,” said Vincent Performance Center, located at 136 p.m. ET). Directed by Academy Award Giardina, vice president of artist relations Massachusetts Ave., Boston, Mass. The winner Rob Marshall (“Chicago” and for JazzKat. “At JazzKat, we admire clinic will also feature pianist Billy Childs “Memoirs of A Geisha”), the production musicians who have respect for tradition, and guitarist Mark Whitfield, Berklee received widespread critical acclaim but who aren’t afraid to explore new music associate professor of ensembles. At with The Hollywood Reporter calling it “a or new technology. Sheryl certainly fits 7:30 p.m. that evening, Boston’s PBS masterpiece” and Associated Press touting that bill.” affiliate, WGBH, will broadcast “The Chris it as a “grand slam.” Musical performances Botti Holiday Special,” which will open include “The Shadow of Your Smile” with BROOKLYN, New York – Jan. 2007 with a new 30 minute live in-the-studio Juanes; “Rags to Riches” with Elton John; will see the birth of The Brooklyn Jazz performance of Botti and pianist Billy “The Best Is Yet to Come” with Diana Underground, a new collective conceived Childs performing a set of yuletide classics Krall; “For Once In My Life” with Stevie in the spirit of a new, do-it-yourself music followed by an airing of “Chris Botti with Wonder; “Because of You” with k.d. lang industry, and the emergence of myriad Orchestra & Special Guests.” and trumpeter Chris Botti; “Just In Time” independent artists and record labels, with Michael Buble; “Sing You Sinners” spawning a creative boom which counts NEW YORK – AARP, the nation’s largest with John Legend; “Steppin’ Out With My Brooklyn as one of its bastions of innovation membership organization, will sponsor the Baby” with Christina Aguilera; and “Smile” and artistry. From Jan. 11-14 at Smalls in “Tony Bennett and The Best Is Yet To with Barbra Streisand. Greenwich Village, the group will present Come” concert tour. The tour – the first their first annual festival to officially concert partnership of its kind for AARP – NEW YORK – JazzKat Amplifiers (www. launch The Brooklyn Jazz Underground, will launch in early 2007 and visit 20 cities jazzkatamps.com) announces the addition featuring all ten members leading their across the United States. The tour will of New York City-based guitarist Sheryl own ensembles in performances of feature Bennett presenting his repertoire Bailey to its growing list of endorsed original music. The Underground’s of the Great American Songbook, including artists. Bailey plays a Tweed JK100 and first annual compilation CD will also be hits from his new CD, Tony Bennett joins fellow guitarists John and Bucky issued at this time. Other ambitions of Duets: An American Classic. “AARP is P i z z a r e l l i , the collective include becoming thrilled to be Tony Bennett’s newest duet R a n d y a charitable organization (plans partner,” said Shereen Remez, Group Johnston, Jack are in the works to contribute to Executive Officer for Member Value at Wilkins, and funds to benefit public school AARP. “In fact, Tony is the perfect musical others currently music programs), and to present ambassador for AARP. He proves that on the company’s a weekly residency in a NYC age is just a number and life is what you roster. “Don’t let club featuring members’ bands. make it.” AARP members may receive the company Members of The Brooklyn Jazz special opportunities, such as the chance name fool you,” Underground will be at IAJE on a to see Bennett live at various AARP said Bailey. panel titled The Artists’ Collective events. AARP members may also receive “I’ve been in Jazz: Unity and Diversity in discounted concert tickets and backstage c o n s i s t e n t l y the New York Scene, Thursday, access to the star. Plans are also in the impressed by the Jan. 11, 2007, at 4:00 p.m., New works for a sweepstakes in which a lucky combination of sound quality, power and York Ballroom West - Sheraton Hotel 3rd AARP member could win a live Tony portability of this little unit– whether I was Floor. Tanya Kalmanovitch (moderator), Bennett concert at their home. Elton John playing jazz or rocking out. But what’s Alexis Cuadrado and Alan Ferber will performed at AARP’s Life@50+ member equally impressive about JazzKat is their be joined by two founding members of the event this October and next year’s event in personal touch, and their willingness to Jazz Composers’ Collective, Ben Allison Boston will feature performances by Rod listen to the needs of their customers.” and Frank Kimbrough. Members of The Stewart and Earth, Wind and Fire. Sheryl has toured, recorded and performed Brooklyn Jazz Underground are bassist with Richard Bona, David Krakauer, KJ Alexis Cuadrado, trumpeter Shane NEW YORK – The recent television special, Denhert, Gary Thomas, George Garzone Endsley, trombonist Alan Ferber, ➤ jazzweek.com • December 4, 2006 JazzWeek 6 News

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jazzweek.com • December 4, 2006 JazzWeek 7 News December 12 December 16 Jazz Birthdays Eddie Barefield (1909) Andy Razaf (1895) December 4 Frank Sinatra (1915) Turk Murphy (1915) Russell Jacquet (1917) Bob Dorough (1923) Sam Most (1930) Jim Hall (1930) Dodo Marmarosa (1925) Johnny “Hammond” Smith (1933) Dennis Charles (1933) Joe Williams (1928) Joe Farrell (1937) Andy LaVerne (1947) Toshiko Akiyoshi (1929) John Abercrombie (1944) December 5 Grover Washington, Jr. (1943) Rene McLean (1946) Art Davis (1934) Alex Acuña (1944) December 17 Egberto Gismonti (1947) Michael Carvin (1944) Ray Noble (1903) December 6 Tony Williams (1945) Sy Oliver (1910) Dave Brubeck (1920) December 13 Sonny Red (1932) Jay Leonhart (1940) Sonny Greer (1895) Walter Booker (1933) Miroslav Vitous (1947) Ben Tucker (1930) December 18 Harvie Swartz (1948) Reggie Johnson Born (1940) Fletcher Henderson (1897) December 8 Mark Elf (1949) Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson (1917) Jimmy Smith (1925) December 14 Harold Land (1928) Larry Vuckovich (1936) Budd Johnson (1910) Leo Smith (1941) December 9 Ted Buckner (1913) December 19 Bob Scobey (1916) Clark Terry (1920) Bob Brookmeyer (1929) Donald Byrd (1932) Cecil Payne (1922) Bobby Timmons (1935) Phineas Newborn (1931) Jimmy Owens (1943) December 20 Jerome Cooper (1946) Larry Willis (1940) December 10 Dan Barrett (1955) Ray Nance (1913) December 21 December 15 Bob Cranshaw (1932) Panama Francis (1918) Stan Kenton (1911) Franco Ambrosetti (1941) Hank Crawford (1934) Billy Butler (1925) Dianne Schuur (1953) John Hicks (1941) Ole Amund Gjersvik (1963) Gene Quill (1927) Barry Harris (1929) December 22 December 11 Curtis Fuller (1934) Joe Lee Wilson (1935) McCoy Tyner (1938) Dannie Richmond (1935) December 23 Eddie Palmieri (1936) Chet Baker (1929) Frank Morgan (1933)

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jazzweek.com • December 4, 2006 JazzWeek 8 Holiday Releases 2006

Each year about this time, we like to devote some additional attention to the bounty of Christmas and holiday releases that are new or reissued for that season. There’s an excellent crop of new recordings, anthologies and reissues this year. Here’s our take on some of the CDs of 2006.

Brian Culbertson trionics could have been worse. Kudus to Culbertson for penning “All Through Christmas Night” though the over- A Soulful Christmas (GRP) blown “The First Noel” should be avoided at all costs. A Christmas album for the smooth folk out there, A Soulful THE HOLIDAY SEASON is filled nearly as many sweets as Christmas does have some soul, but it takes some digging. Easter or Halloween, and A Soulful Christmas will like- ly be too sugary for some – Tad Hendrickson out there thanks to the light R&B/smooth jazz/ Diane Delin gospel tone to the pro- Offerings For A Peaceable Season (BluJazz) ceedings. But this is the kind of thing that Culb- EVERY HOLIDAY SEASON ertson fans have come to offers a few albums that expect from this son of reach beyond the obvi- a music teacher. The ar- ous – either through in- rangements are certain- strumentation, approach ly light, and Culbertson or song choice – and this keeps the proceedings one is guilty on all three moving along at a nice counts. Violinist Di- clip. Moreover, with only a few singers (Michael McDon- ane Delin (pronounced ald and Marc Nelson) contributing a tune each, the his- De-LEEN) leads ➤ jazzweek.com • December 4, 2006 JazzWeek 9 Holiday Releases 2006 (continued)

her quartet through standards like “My Favorite Things,” wonderful original trio recording of Nat King Cole’s “The “Deck The Halls” and “Baby It’s Cold Outside,” but we Christmas Song,” Thad Jones and Mel Lewis’ “A Child also get unexpected tunes like “Japanese Counting Song,” Is Born” and Norah Jones’ early post-signing recording of “Gloucestershire Wassail,” “Toyland” and the “Overture” Horace Silver’s “Peace.” Duke Pearson’s versions of “Sleigh from The Nutcracker Suite. Delin offers sublime read- Ride” and “Little Drummer Boy” are a welcome respite ings on “Dreydl Song” and the swingin’ version “Deck The from more schmaltzy versions. Eliane Elias’ bouncing pia- Halls.” There’s no mention of Christmas, Santa, God or any no on “I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm” and Dianne other typical holiday fare, but Offerings gets the job done Reeves’ nostalgic “Jingle Bells” are others to check out. right even as it works outside the Christmas box. –Ed Trefzger – Tad Hendrickson Various Artists Skafish Jazz Yule Love II (Mack Avenue) Tidings Of Comfort And Joy – A Jazz Trio Christmas (La Befena) DETROIT’S MACK AVENUE has once again assembled its artists for a holiday collection. It’s a fine addition to the sea- A REFUGEE FROM the alternative rock scene of the ’70s, Jim son and one that stations will want to dig out every year Skafish led a band simply called Skafish. Before then he was from now on. Trumpeter a child prodigy at the piano, and since his rock ’n’ roll days Sean Jones delivers two he’s dived back into the waters of jazz, a place that was his knockouts with a fantas- testing ground early on. tically uptempo “Have Skafish and his band roll Yourself A Merry Little through all the classics, Christmas” and a pow- doing so with levity. In- erfully emotive “O Holy deed, with the exception Night.” The Gerald Wil- of the melodies, which son Orchestra has his he plays in a straight- distinctive modern big forward manner, Skaf- band sound in an har- ish takes each tune out monically creative “Jingle for a tasteful romp in the Bells,” while the Hot Club of Detroit puts its Gypsy stamp snow and then moves on on “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” and a “Chimpmunk to the next. The band re- Song” that – if you didn’t know the words by heart – would ally stretches on lengthy “We Three Kings Fusion,” which seem right out of a Parisian café. Oscar Castro-Neves, Ilo- includes an electric bass but not the typical wankiness. All na Knopfler, and Bud Shank also contribute, along with a in all, solid effort from an unexpected entrant. lusty “Another Year” from the late Oscar Brown, Jr. – Tad Hendrickson –Ed Trefzger Various Artists Dave Stryker The Ultimate Jazz Christmas (Blue Note) Six String Santa (Strike Zone)

BLUE NOTE HAS dug deep THE CREDITS TELL us that the album was recorded in 1996, into its own and Capitol’s yet this is new to these ears. Stryker goes it alone here and vaults for a selection of doesn’t disappoint – solo Christmas albums are actually a tunes that are either tra- personal favorite of mine – delivering 15 classics that range ditional to the season or from “White Christmas” to “We Three Kings” to “Frosty The Snowman.” Stryker’s strong rhythmic style keeps the appropriate to it. Gems ➤ include the warm and songs moving along even as he solos and his rhyth- jazzweek.com • December 4, 2006 JazzWeek 10 Holiday Releases 2006 (continued)

mic comping is more del- Kenton swing in a de- icate than one would ex- lightful way. All but two pect from a guy who has tracks are charts mostly B3 trios and immersed arranged by Ralph Car- himself in the blues at michael for the band’s times. Highlights include 1961 Kenton Christmas. “What Child Is This” There’s not a dud on and “Christmas Time Is here; it succeeds by pre- Here” as well as the above senting the familiar in a listed tunes. The produc- dynamic and still fresh- tion isn’t quite as high as sounding way. one would like, but all in –Ed Trefzger all a very satisfactory stocking stuffer. – Tad Hendrickson Kerry Strayer Orchestra Rick Gallagher Christmas In Kansas City (Kerry Strayer) Snowriding (RiDGeTone Music) SINCE 1996, BAND leader Kerry Strayer has led a music and MOST MUSICIANS ONLY get one opportunity to make a entertainment program at the Thanksgiving weekend light- Christmas album, but Gallagher has followed his excel- ing of more than 80 miles lent 2002 A Sleigh, a Song, and a Baby Boy with a terrific of lights in KC. Stray- new piano trio (plus per- er has selected arrange- cussion) collection. As ments that are highlights with the first, Gallagh- of that decade of perfor- er’s arrangements suc- mances. Most tracks fea- ceed by keeping the tune ture a vocalist fronting familiar without sacrific- a delightfully lush big- ing the jazz. Traditional band chart of a famil- and contemporary tunes iar favorite, with sing- are joined by his origi- ers Ron Gutierrez, Lisa nal uptempo waltz ti- Henry, Kelley Hunt and tle track. Also check out Kevin Mahogany sharing the stage. “Silver Bells,” a Latin-tinged “First Noel,” Paul McCart- –Ed Trefzger ney’s “Wonderful Christmastime,” and a bluesy “Joy To The Various Artists World.” –Ed Trefzger Christmas Break: Relaxing Jazz For The Holidays Boston Brass and the Brass (Telarc) All-Stars Big Band SOME CHRISTMAS ALBUMS are self-made efforts for family Present ... The Stan Kenton Christmas Carols and friends while others are issued as fourth quarter pri- orities with high production values and glossy packaging. (Summit) Christmas Break certainly falls into the latter category. A Whitman Sampler of Telarc holiday albums, we get every- STAN KENTON WAS never one to shy away from breaking thing from Oscar Peterson to Mel Torme to Dave Bru- the rules. Eschewing saxes for french horns to create an all- beck to Al Di Meola to Jim Hall. The mastering is excel- brass and rhythm section set of Christmas arrangements, lent: there is no jump in levels between songs and the sound this CD of soaring morsels – most songs clock in around or under two minutes! – melds classical brass with bold (continued on page 29) jazzweek.com • December 4, 2006 JazzWeek 11 Jazz Radio

Ten Weeks On Top For Diana Krall Madeleine Peyroux Returns To #1 On This Week’s College Chart

espite an across-the-board drop in spins because of Thanks- giving holiday programming, Diana Krall’s latest Verve CD DFrom This Moment On has now been at the No. 1 spot on the Jazz Album Chart for a record 10 weeks. Most-added on the Jazz Album Chart with 34 adds is Putumayo’s New Orleans Christmas. The CD with the biggest increase in airplay is Timeless Portraits and Dreams (Telarc) from Geri Allen. Returning to the No. 1 spot on the College Jazz Chart is Mad- eleine Peyroux’s Half The Perfect World (Rounder). The College Panel is now available as an Industry Panel selection Jazz Chart No. 1: Diana Krall, From This through Mediaguide’s Music Monitor. Moment On (Verve)

College Jazz No. 1: Madeleine Peyroux, Jazz Increased Spins: Geri Allen, Time- Jazz Most Added: Various Artists, New Half The Perfect World (Rounder) less Portraits and Dreams (Telarc) Orleans Christmas (Putumayo)

Jazz Album Chart p. 13 Jazz Add Dates p. 17 College Jazz Chart p. 14 Jazz Current CDs p. 18 Jazz Reviews p. 15 Jazz Radio Panel p. 21 jazzweek.com • December 4, 2006 JazzWeek 12 airplay data JazzWeek Jazz Album Chart Dec. 4, 2006 powered by TW LW 2W Peak Artist Release Label TP LP +/- Weeks Stations Adds 1 1 1 1 Diana Krall From This Moment On Verve Music Group 275 324 -49 11 57 0 2 5 3 2 Stefon Harris African Tarantella Blue Note 248 238 10 8 57 0 3 3 4 2 The Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band Dizzy’s Business MCG Jazz 231 257 -26 9 61 1 4 2 2 2 Louis Hayes & The Cannonball Legacy Band Maximum Firepower Savant 221 275 -54 9 49 0 5 8 10 5 Steve Turre Keep Searchin’ HighNote 216 225 -9 5 61 2 6 5 7 5 The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project Simpatico Artist Share 209 238 -29 9 59 1 7 4 6 3 Ray Charles & The Count Basie Orchestra Ray Sings, Basie Swings Concord/Hear Music 208 252 -44 8 58 1 8 11 8 4 Terry Gibbs Findin’ The Groove Jazzed Media 196 216 -20 11 50 0 9 7 5 2 Pat Metheny and Brad Mehldau Metheny Mehldau Nonesuch 194 234 -40 10 55 1 10 9 12 9 Sonny Rollins Sonny, Please Doxy 192 224 -32 5 55 2 11 9 14 9 John Hicks Sweet Love Of Mine HighNote 191 224 -33 5 55 1 12 17 NR 12 Russell Malone Live at Jazz Standard, Vol. One MAXJAZZ 190 166 24 2 47 7 13 12 11 11 Dave Valentin Come Fly With Me HighNote 168 196 -28 4 51 2 14 15 15 5 Ted Nash & Still Evolved In The Loop Palmetto 149 177 -28 11 44 0 15 23 18 15 Tomo I’ll Always Know Torii Records 146 147 -1 5 39 1 16 21 19 16 Papa John DeFrancesco Desert Heat Savant 144 153 -9 8 48 2 17 14 NR 14 Jimmy Heath Big Band Turn Up The Heath Planet Arts 143 180 -37 2 45 8 18 18 13 9 Delfeayo Marsalis Minions Dominion Troubadour Jass Records 140 162 -22 10 47 0 19 16 21 16 Mike LeDonne On Fire: Live At Smoke NYC Savant 139 172 -33 8 47 1 20 36 29 4 Geri Allen Timeless Portaits and Dreams Telarc 136 103 33 13 41 0 21 24 16 7 Houston Person & Bill Charlap You Taught My Heart To Sing HighNote 133 135 -2 13 26 1 22 13 9 2 Cedar Walton One Flight Down HighNote 128 181 -53 14 38 0 23 22 17 17 Javon Jackson Now Palmetto 123 148 -25 7 46 2 24 19 20 12 Madeleine Peyroux Half The Perfect World Rounder 121 161 -40 13 34 2 25 35 31 14 Sean Jones Roots Mack Avenue 120 108 12 12 39 3 26 28 34 25 Tony Bennett Duets: An American Classic Columbia 119 125 -6 5 34 2 26 29 24 20 Lynne Arriale Live Motema 119 124 -5 6 46 1 28 25 23 23 Ben Riley Memories of T Concord 116 129 -13 4 41 4 28 20 26 20 The Roger Kellaway Trio Heroes IPO Recordings 116 158 -42 9 44 0 30 30 NR 30 MB3 Jazz Hits Volume 1 Mel Bay 104 123 -19 2 41 7 31 32 28 21 Jim Tomlinson The Lyric... w/ Stacey Kent O+ 100 112 -12 9 29 1 32 42 38 32 Neal Miner The Evening Sound Smalls Records 99 94 5 4 27 3 33 34 26 9 Gladys Knight Before Me Verve Music Group 97 110 -13 10 29 0 34 37 41 30 Pat Bianchi East Coast Roots Jazzed Media 96 101 -5 11 38 2 35 33 24 7 Roy Haynes & The Fountain of Youth Band Whereas Dreyfus Jazz 94 111 -17 13 29 1 36 31 32 16 Mulgrew Miller Live At The Kennedy Center: Volume 1 MAXJAZZ 91 121 -30 11 34 1 37 26 29 1 Dr. Lonnie Smith Jungle Soul Palmetto 89 126 -37 19 35 0 38 50 40 4 Anton Schwartz Radiant Blue Anton Jazz 87 84 3 15 28 0 39 39 22 22 Keith Jarrett Carnegie Hall Concert ECM 85 97 -12 9 40 0 39 42 49 6 Kenny Garrett Beyond The Wall Nonesuch 85 94 -9 12 33 1 41 NR 41 41 David Gilmore Unified Presence RKM Music 80 76 4 7 31 5 41 NR NR 41 Don Aliquo Jazz Folk Young Warrior 80 71 9 1 29 4 43 42 37 37 Mike Melvoin You Know City Light 79 94 -15 6 25 0 43 NR 36 22 Branford Marsalis Braggtown Marsalis Music 79 61 18 10 33 0 45 38 34 11 Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian Nonesuch 77 100 -23 9 33 0 46 NR NR 7 Joe Lovano Streams of Expression Blue Note 76 69 7 16 31 1 47 39 NR 39 Matt Savage Trio Quantum Leap Savage Records/Palmetto 75 97 -22 2 23 3 48 NR NR 48 John Proulx Moon And Sand MAXJAZZ 74 65 9 1 30 2 48 NR NR 48 Janice Borla From Every Angle Blujazz 74 76 -2 1 30 4 50 NR 50 46 Dave Glasser Above The Clouds Arbors 73 76 -3 7 21 0

Most Added (first airplay detection) Increased Airplay Chartbound Various Artists New Orleans Christmas (Putumayo) +34 Geri Allen Timeless Portaits and Dreams (Telarc) +33 Bob DeVos Shifting Sands (Savant) Bob DeVos Shifting Sands (Savant) +17 Russell Malone Live at Jazz Standard, Vol. One (MAXJAZZ) +24 Laika Fatien Look At Me Now! (Body and Soul) Various Artists New Orleans Christmas (Putumayo) The Cheebacabra Exile In The Woods (Wax Orchard) +12 Branford Marsalis Braggtown (Marsalis Music) +18 Romero Lubambo Softly (MAXJAZZ) Jimmy Heath Big Band Turn Up The Heath (Planet Arts) +8 Sean Jones Roots (Mack Avenue) +12 Liam Sillery On The Fly (OA2 Records) Reuben Wilson Movin’ On (Savant) +8 Stefon Harris African Tarantella (Blue Note) +10 The Shook-Russo Quartet The Shook-Russo Quartet Featuring Greg Russell Malone Live at Jazz Standard, Vol. One (MAXJAZZ) +7 John Proulx Moon And Sand (MAXJAZZ) +9 Gisbert (Summit) MB3 Jazz Hits Volume 1 (Mel Bay) +7 Don Aliquo Jazz Folk (Young Warrior) +9 Towner Galaher Panorama (Self Released) Rez Abassi Bazaar (Zoho Music) Ike Turner Risin’ With The Blues (Zoho Music) +7 John Taylor Angel Of The Presence (Camjazz) Larry Coryell Laid Back & Blues (Rhombus) jazzweek.com • December 4, 2006 All monitored airplay data is owned by Mediaguide, Inc. ©2006 Mediaguide, Inc. JazzWeek 13 airplay data JazzWeek College Jazz Chart Dec. 4, 2006 powered by TW LW 2W Peak Artist Release Label TP LP +/- Weeks Stations Adds 1 2 1 1 Madeleine Peyroux Half The Perfect World Rounder 120 150 -30 13 66 4 2 NR NR 2 Various Artists New Orleans Christmas Putumayo 116 8 108 1 83 71 3 NR NR 3 Norah Jones Not Too Late Blue Note 93 26 67 1 29 19 4 NR NR 4 Elin Lazy Afternoon Blue Toucan 57 10 47 9 55 19 5 1 8 1 Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood Out Louder Indirecto 55 195 -140 13 45 1 6 4 15 4 Javon Jackson Now Palmetto 53 61 -8 8 34 0 7 6 9 1 Ray Charles & The Count Basie Orchestra Ray Sings, Basie Swings Hear/Concord 52 52 0 8 41 4 8 39 25 8 The Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band Dizzy’s Business MCG Jazz 46 26 20 10 44 3 9 19 24 9 Sergio Mendes Timeless Hear/Concord 46 36 10 6 32 1 10 44 23 10 Charles Mingus At UCLA 1965 Sue Mingus/Sunnyside 44 25 19 9 44 0 11 92 NR 11 Kellylee Evans Fight Or Flight Enliven! Media 40 15 25 2 20 3 12 78 75 9 Geri Allen Timeless Portraits And Dreams Telarc 39 18 21 9 25 2 13 32 16 3 Pat Metheny & Brad Mehldau Metheny Mehldau Nonesuch 36 28 8 11 35 7 14 8 NR 8 Russell Malone Live At Jazz Standard - Volume One MAXJAZZ 35 43 -8 2 29 5 15 NR NR 15 Patricia Barber Mythologies Blue Note 35 3 32 3 32 2 16 34 NR 16 Brad Mehldau House On Hill Nonesuch 35 28 7 17 30 0 17 14 4 1 The Dirty Dozen Brass Band What’s Going On Shout! Factory 34 38 -4 16 29 1 18 100 86 10 Kenny Garrett Beyond The Wall Nonesuch 33 14 19 13 27 1 19 NR 59 19 David Sills Down The Line Origin 33 14 19 4 18 1 20 26 65 20 Bradley Leighton East Coast Project [Sampler] Pacific Coast Jazz 32 32 0 3 7 0 21 NR 2 2 John Taylor Angel Of The Presence Cam Jazz 32 12 20 2 32 0 22 30 22 22 Nouvelle Vague Nouvelle Vague Peacefrog/Luaka Bop 32 31 1 6 17 0 23 16 10 5 Stanton Moore III Telarc 31 37 -6 9 25 0 24 69 87 4 The Joe Lovano Ensemble Streams Of Expression Blue Note 31 20 11 16 12 0 25 47 NR 9 Eldar Live At The Blue Note Sony Classical 30 25 5 26 14 0 26 56 85 2 Bill Frisell, Ron Carter & Paul Motian Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian Nonesuch 29 22 7 8 26 1 27 51 47 27 Eldredge Jackson Listening Pleasure JEA 29 24 5 22 6 0 28 NR 30 17 Tommy Dorsey The Sentimental Gentleman Of Swing: Bluebird/Legacy/Sony BMG 29 26 3 5 24 1 Centennial Collection 29 50 43 29 Steve Turre Keep Searchin’ HighNote 28 24 4 4 24 2 30 9 7 1 Don Byron Do The Boomerang: The Music Of Junior Blue Note 27 43 -16 9 25 1 Walker 31 59 26 19 Tony Bennett Duets: An American Classic RPM/Columbia 27 21 6 4 26 5 32 46 NR 32 The Jimmy Heath Big Band Turn Up The Heath Planet Arts 27 25 2 2 27 10 33 29 20 1 Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint River In Reverse Verve Forecast/UMG 27 31 -4 26 21 1 34 31 51 24 Jamie Cullum Catching Tales Verve 27 30 -3 6 21 0 35 42 NR 6 Garage A Trois Outre Mer [Original Soundtrack] Spire Artists Media/Telarc 27 26 1 4 23 0 36 28 19 19 Dave Valentin Come Fly With Me HighNote 26 31 -5 3 22 0 37 22 11 7 Diana Krall From This Moment On Verve 26 33 -7 12 24 2 38 12 13 12 The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project Simpatico ArtistShare 26 40 -14 10 26 1 39 60 80 19 Various Artists Explorations - Classic Picante Regrooved, Concord Picante 25 21 4 15 25 2 Vol. 1 40 10 29 10 Eliane Elias Around The City Bluebird/RCA Victor 25 42 -17 16 14 0 41 23 46 23 Louis Hayes & The Cannonball Legacy Band Maximum Firepower Savant 24 33 -9 9 22 1 42 20 31 20 Sonny Rollins Sonny, Please Doxy 23 35 -12 5 23 7 43 17 14 12 Stefon Harris African Tarantella Blue Note 23 36 -13 9 16 1 44 95 NR 44 Cyrus Chestnut Genuine Chestnut Telarc 23 15 8 2 12 0 45 NR NR 45 Eddie Palmieri Listen Here! Concord 23 11 12 1 20 3 46 5 63 2 Al Di Meola Consequence Of Chaos Telarc 22 55 -33 11 22 0 47 NR NR 47 Sean Jones Roots Mack Avenue 22 12 10 1 11 3 48 57 76 30 Lisa Hilton Midnight In Manhattan Ruby Slippers 22 22 0 20 11 0 49 NR NR 49 Paradise Presents: Jazz Funk Hip HoPoetry Jazz Funk Hip HoPoetry Self-Released 22 11 11 2 9 0 50 52 77 50 Pat Martino Remember: A Tribute To Wes Montgomery Blue Note/Capitol 22 24 -2 5 18 0

Most Added (first airplay detection) Increased Airplay Chartbound Various Artists New Orleans Christmas (Putumayo) +71 Various Artists New Orleans Christmas (Putumayo) +108 Dave Koz At The Movies (Capitol) Norah Jones Not Too Late (Blue Note) +19 Norah Jones Not Too Late (Blue Note) +67 The Cheebacabra Exile In The Woods (Mackrosoft) Elin Lazy Afternoon (Blue Toucan) +19 Elin Lazy Afternoon (Blue Toucan) +47 Various Artists Forever For Always For Luther II (Rendezvous) David Berger & The Sultans Of Swing Hindustan (Such Sweet Thunder) The Cheebacabra Exile In The Woods (Mackrosoft) +14 Patricia Barber Mythologies (Blue Note) +32 Jessica Williams Live At Yoshi’s Volume Two (MAXJAZZ) The Jimmy Heath Big Band Turn Up The Heath Kellylee Evans Fight Or Flight (Enliven! Media) +25 The Brubeck Brothers Intuition (Koch Classics) (Planet Arts) +10 Geri Allen Timeless Portraits And Dreams (Telarc) +21 Bang On A Can & Don Byron A Ballad For Many (Cantaloupe) Ike Turner Risin’ With The Blues (Zoho) +8 John Patitucci Line By Line (Concord) Christian Jacob Contradictions (Wilder Jazz) Bob Belden Three Days Of Rain [Original Score] (Sunnyside) jazzweek.com • December 4, 2006 All monitored airplay data is owned by Mediaguide, Inc. ©2006 Mediaguide, Inc. JazzWeek 14 Reviews

David Binney Michael Blanco Cities And Desire (Criss Cross) In The Morning (Fresh Sounds)

IT USUALLY TAKES a while for Criss Cross albums to make THE WINNER OF ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Compos- the trek from Holland where the label is located to the U.S. er Award in 2005 and 2006, bassist Michael Blanco seems where many of the players are from. Cities And Desire, the to be making all the right moves. The San Diego native third album from now based in New York-based New York City alto saxophon- has played with ist David Bin- such varied folk ney, is no differ- as Doc Cheath- ent. Here Binney am, Norah Jones, leads a hot work- Randy Breck- ing band (they er as well as a play the 55 Bar in host of Broad- NYC regularly) way show bands. that includes sax- He throws him- ophonist Mark self wholly into Turner, drummer harmonic rich Dan Weiss, bass- and sophisticat- ist Thomas Morgan and keyboardist Craig Taborn (here ex- ed style of jazz on In The Morning that is proof that he’s clusively playing acoustic piano for a change and sounding absorbed a fair amount of theory in his time, but, as those great). As one would expect from this crew, these post-bop composition awards prove, he’s got a good ear for melody. tunes are knotty – filled with off beat meters, detailed fili- Some will no doubt also be impressed with his tasteful so- gree and challenging musical flights – but they never lose los (particularly on “Point Of View”), but the real standout the sense of swing. The band stretches out to fine effect on in that department is pianist Aaron Goldberg, who breaks “London” and “Miami” while the more concise “Los An- these Blanco originals wide open with stunning work on geles” covers a surprising amount of ground. As the titles nearly every track. Highlights include the ebullient “Up- suggest, Binney wrote these songs during nomadic stretch town Meditations,” the galloping “One More Time” and in 2005 and they are all tied together into a cohesive whole, the sort of sad sort of happy “Within Reach.” Another fine sometimes aided by short intros. As such, it’s a fine overall effort from the Fresh Sounds label. effort with a lot of bright moments. – Tad Hendrickson – Tad Hendrickson Contact: Jana La Sorte Contact: Chris DiGirolamo Phone: (973) 762-5580 Phone: (718) 669-0752 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Add Date: Now Add Date: Now Release Date: December 5 Release Date: Sept. 25

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J.A. Granelli And Mr. Lucky Shepik, organist Nate Shaw, drummer Mike Sarin and Homing (A Feeling In Nine Parts) (Love Slave) steel guitarist Gerald Menke, Granelli is an outstanding composer in his own right, writing all nine songs himself, THE SON OF drummer Jerry Granelli, J. A. Granelli has and isn’t above a little humor (as the quirky title suggests). played bass with Highlights include the somewhat haunting “Hope For Ju- a number of jazz nior” and the moody and downbeat “Happy Pt.” as well as and non-jazz the funky, organ-driven “Long Hair.” Certainly not an al- groups since the bum for beboppers, but the wonderful open-ended quality early ’90s. Here of the playing leaves no doubt that this jazz, in approach if on his third al- not always in sound. bum as a lead- – Tad Hendrickson er, Granelli con- Contact: J.A. Granelli tinues to break Phone: (718) 938-2727 down boundar- Email: [email protected] ies between jazz, Add Date: Now Release Date: O downtown jazz, Americana and rock in a way that recalls the work of Bill Frisell. Joined by guitarist Brad

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jazzweek.com • December 4, 2006 JazzWeek 16 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]. October 2, 2006 October 30, 2006 Michele Rosewoman & Quintessence – The In Side Out (Advance Diane Delin – Offerings For A Peaceable Season (BluJazz) Dance Disques) Jane Drake – Brand New Woman (Self Released) John Patitucci – Line By Line (Concord Records) October 31, 2006 Club D’Elf (w. Medeski, Martin, Logic, Maneri, Gabrels) – Now I Aaron Comess – Catskills Cry (RedEye) Understand (Accurate) Pete Zimmer Quintet Featuring George Garzone – Judgment (Tippin’ Lynne Arriale – Live (Motema) Records) Max Wagner – This Can’t Be Love (Capri Records) Towner Galaher – Panorama (Towner Galaher Music) Mayra Casales – Woman on Fire (Afrasia Productions) Phil Wilson’s Pan American All Stars – The Music Of Antonio Carlos November 6, 2006 Jobim (Capri Records) Robert Lee Irving III Trio – New Momentum (Sonic Portraits) Tony Bennett – Duets An American Classic (RPM/Columbia) November 9, 2006 Paul Renz – Beyond Blues (Gabwalk Records) Scenes: Stowell/Johnson/Bishop – Along the Way (Origin) Javon Jackson – NOW! (Palmetto Records) The Dynamic Les DeMerle Band – Cookin’ at the Corner, Vol. 1 Stanton Moore – III (Telarc) (Origin) October 3, 2006 Brubeck Brothers w/ Taylor Eigsti – Intuition (Koch) Neal Miner – The Evening Sound (Smalls Records) The Jimmy Heath Big Band – Turn Up The Heath (Planet Arts Recordings) October 9, 2006 Kellylee Evans – Fight Or Flight (Enliven Media) November 13, 2006 Various Artists – Guitar Visions (Dreyfus Jazz) MB3 (Vic Juris, Jimmy Burno, Cory Christiansen) – Jazz Hits Franck Avitabile – Short Stories (Dreyfus Jazz) Volume 1 (Mel Bay Records) Joe Jewell Quartet – Every Note Counts (Self Released) Rez Abbasi – Bazaar (Zoho Music) Kenny Carr – Turn The Page (TAS Management LLC) November 14, 2006 Ray Charles-Count Basie Orchestra – Ray Sings Basie Swings Southside Cindy & The Slip-Tones – Change From A Penny (South (Concord Records/Hear Music) Side Records) October 10, 2006 November 20, 2006 Stephan Crump – Rosetta (Papillion) Susie Thorne – Blue Skies, Clear Day (Effie Records) Julie Kelly – Everything I Love (CMG) Tomas Janzon – Coast to Coast to Coast (Changes Music) October 12, 2006 Wayne Wallace – Dedication (Patois Records) Bill Anschell – More to the Ear Than Meets the Eye (Origin) November 21, 2006 Joan Hickey – Between the Lines (OA2) The Kerry Strayer Orchestra – Christmas In Kansas City Liam Sillery with the David Sills Quartet – On The Fly (OA2) (Rhombus) Phil Kelly Big Band – My Museum (Origin) Various – Jazz Yule Love II (Mack Ave.) October 13, 2006 Various – The Ultimate Jazz Christmas (Blue Note) Dave Wilson – My Time (DMJ Records) November 27, 2006 October 16, 2006 Bob Devos – Shifting Sands (Savant) Michael Wolff – Underwater (Wrong Records) Reuben Wilson – Movin’ On (Savant) Tomo – I’ll Always Know (Torii Records) December 11, 2006 John Patitucci – Line By Line (Concord Records) Boston Brass – The Stan Kenton Christmas Carols (Summit Sonny Rollins – Sonny, Please (Doxy) Records) October 17, 2006 Sathima Bea Benjamin – Song Spirit (Ekapa Records) October 23, 2006 Janice Borla – From Every Angle (BluJazz) Jazz Folk – Don Aliquo (Young Warrior Records) Matt Savage – Quantum Leap (Savage Records) October 24, 2006 Mitchel Forman – Perspectives (Marsis Jazz)

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Rez Abassi Bazaar Zoho Music Jon Crosse Kind Of Blue & Pink Jazz Cat Susanne Abbuehl Compass ECM Rick Culver I’m Old Fashioned Sea Breeze Muhal Richard Abrams Streaming PI Recordings Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra In Progress Pony Boy Records Rashied Ali Quintet Judgment Day, Vol. 1 Survival Meredith d’Ambrosio Wishing On The Moon Sunnyside Don Aliquo Jazz Folk Young Warrior The Dalton Gang Last Year’s Waltz SSM Records Geri Allen Timeless Portaits and Dreams Telarc Roger Davidson Pensando En Ti Soundbrush Records Bill Anschell More To The Ear Than Meets The Origin Jamie Davis It’s A Good Thing Unity Music Eye Lynne Arriale Live Motema Miles Davis Cool & Collected Columbia/Legacy Lisa B What’s New, Pussycat? Piece Of Pie Records Ernest Dawkins The Messenger - Live at the Delmark Original Velvet Lounge The Sheryl Bailey 3 Live @ The Fat Cat Guitar 9 Hamilton De Holanda Quintet Brasilianos Adventure Music Bang On A Can & Don Byron A Ballad for Many Cantaloupe The Deep Blue Organ Trio Goin’ to Town - Live at the Green Delmark Mill Patricia Barber Mythologies Blue Note Papa John DeFrancesco Desert Heat Savant Ray Barretto Standards Rican-ditioned Zoho Music Les DeMerle Cookin’ At The Corner: Volume One Origin Nik Bartsch’s Ronin Stoa ECM Bob DeVos Shifting Sands Savant Tom Beckham Center Songs Sunnyside Al Di Meola Consequence of Chaos Telarc Sathima Bea Benjamin Song Spirit Ekapa Joe Diorio Trio Live Mel Bay Tony Bennett Duets: An American Classic Columbia Dirty Dozen Brass Band What’s Goin’ On? Shout Factory David Benoit Full Circle Peak/Concord Ian Dogole & Hemispheres Convergance Jazz Heads George Benson & Al Jarreau Breezin’ Concord George Duke In A Mellow Tone BPM Steven Bernstein’s Millennial MTO Volume 1 Sunnyside Dominique Eade + Jed Wilson Open Jazz Project Territory Orchestra Pat Bianchi East Coast Roots Jazzed Media Mark Egan As We Speak Wavetone Big Neighborhood 11:11 Origin Records Kahil El’zabar Big M: A Tribute To Malachi Favors Delmark David Bixler Call It a Good Deal Zoho Music Eliane Elias Around The City RCA / Victor Janice Borla From Every Angle Blujazz Elin Lazy Afternoon Blue Toucan Music Ramona Borthwick A New Leaf Whaling City Sound Kellylee Evans Fight or Flight? Enliven Media Ed Breazeale Just Beyond Reactor Records Connie Evingson Stockholm Sweetnin’ Minnehaha Music Randy Brecker & Michael Brecker Some Skunk Funk Telarc Jon Faddis Teranga Koch Alan Broadbent Every Time I Think of You Artistry Laika Fatien Look At Me Now! Body and Soul Ray Brown Bassics: The Best Of The Ray Brown Concord Mark Feldman What Exit ECM Trio 1977-2000 The Brubeck Brothers Intutition Koch Mitchel Forman Perspectives Marsis Jazz Paul Brusger Go To Plan B CAP The Frank & Joe Show Submarine Bus Venture Hiram Bullock Too Funky 2 Ignore BHM Music Eric Frazier In Your Own Time Eric Frazier Music Jane Bunnett Guantanamo Blues Project Vol. 1 Blue Note Von Freeman Good Forever Premonition Gene Burkert The Jazz Pallette Sea Breeze Fred Fried The Wisdom Of Notes Ballet Tree Produc- tions Scott Burns Passages Origin Records Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian Nonesuch Don Byron Do the Boomerang: The Music of Blue Note Mike Frost Project Comin’ Straight At Ya’ Blujazz Junior Walker Elliot Caine Quintet Blues From Mars Rhombus Towner Galaher Panorama Self Released Ann Hampton Calloway Blues In The Night Telarc Roberta Gambarini Easy To Love Groovin High Royce Campbell Elegy To A Friend Moon Cycle Records Laszlo Gardony Natural Instinct Sunnyside Caribbean Jazz Project Mosaic Concord Records Kenny Garrett Beyond The Wall Nonesuch The Paul Carlon Octet Other Tongues Self Released The Jeff Gauthier Goatette One & The Same Cryptogramophone Marc Cary Focus Motema Terry Gibbs Findin’ The Groove Jazzed Media Mayra Casales Woman On Fire - Mujer Ardiente Afrasia Gerry Gibbs & The Thrasher Band Faces Unknown SMS Jazz Gilbert Castellanos Underground Seedling Gerry Gibbs & The Thrasher Big Live At Luna Whaling City Sound Band The Catz In The Hatz Resilience Rhombus The Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Dizzy’s Business MCG Jazz Band Ray Charles & The Count Basie Ray Sings, Basie Swings Concord/Hear Music Joe Gilman View So Tender: Wonder Revisited, Capri Orchestra Vol. 1 The Cheebacabra Exile In The Woods Wax Orchard David Gilmore Unified Presence RKM Music Gene Cipriano First Time Out Resort Music Ginai Jazz Island Black Hawaiian Nels Cline New Monastery Cryptogramophone Publishing Dave Glasser Above The Clouds Arbors Freddy Cole Because Of You HighNote Gnappy Unloaded Bean Pie Richie Cole & The Alto Madness Rise’s Rose Garden Jazz Excursion Orchestra Marcus Goldhaber The Moment After Fallen Apple Mary Foster Conklin Blues For Breakfast Rhombus Gil Goldstein Under Rousseau’s Moon Half Note Records Marc Copland, Randy Brecker Both/And Nagel Heyer Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band The Phat Pack Immergent Chembo Corniel & Andrea Brachfeld Beyond Standards CAP Jeff Greene Human Motion Self Released Larry Coryell Laid Back & Blues Rhombus jazzweek.com • December 4, 2006 JazzWeek 18 Jazz Radio Currents

Grismore/Scea Group Well Behaved Fish Accurate Tom Lellis Avenue of the Americas Beamtide Scott Hamilton Nocturnes and Serenades Concord Jazz Charles Lloyd Sangam ECM Lionel Hampton featuring Sylvia Out of Sight Music Joe Locke & Geoffrey Keezer Group Live In Seattle Origin Bennett Everette Harp In The Moment Shanachie Chuck Loeb Good To Go Heads Up Winard Harper Make It Happen Piadrum Kristin Lomholt Spell Whaling City Sound Stefon Harris African Tarantella Blue Note Jacques Loussier Bach: The Brandenburgs Telarc Marilyn Harris & The L.A. Jazz Round Trip Wrightwood Joe Lovano Streams of Expression Blue Note All-Stars Big Band Romero Lubambo Softly Donald Harrison The Survivor Nagel Heyer The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Simpatico Artist Share Billy Hart Quartet HighNote Project Elias Haslanger Dream Story Cherrywood Records Doug MacDonald Gentle Rain Sea Breeze Louis Hayes & The Cannonball Maximum Firepower Savant John Mackay Organoptics Chicken Coup Legacy Band Pete Malinverni Joyful Artist Share Roy Haynes & The Fountain of Youth Whereas Dreyfus Jazz Band Russell Malone Live at Jazz Standard, Vol. One MAXJAZZ HD2 Songs From The Last Century Blue Toucan Music Kimber Manning Eventually R & K Productions Jimmy Heath Big Band Turn Up The Heath Planet Arts Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra In Pursuit of the 9th Man Hipnotic Heernt Locked In A Basement Raz Daz Tania Maria Intimidade Blue Note Joan Hickey Between The Lines OA2 Records Marguerite Mariama Wild Women Never Get The Blues: Power Light John Hicks Sweet Love Of Mine HighNote Well, Not Anymore! Branford Marsalis Braggtown Marsalis Music Buck Hill Relax Severn Delfeayo Marsalis Minions Dominion Troubadour Jass Lisa Hilton Midnight In Manhattan Ruby Slippers Records Productions Mark Masters Ensemble Wish Me Well Capri Dave Holland Quintet Critical Mass Dare2/Sunnyside Masters Of Groove Masters Of Groove Meet DJ-9 Jazzateria Tony Horowitz Paz Y Amore Rhombus Nilson Matta & Friends Walking With My Bass Blue Toucan Music Hot Club Of Detroit Hot Club Of Detroit Mack Avenue Rebeca Mauleon Descarga En California Universal Music Luther Hughes & Cannonball-Col- Second Helping Primrose Lane Latino trane Project MB3 Jazz Hits Volume 1 Mel Bay Human Motion Human Motion Self-Produced Kit McClure Just the Thing: The Sweethearts Red Hot Charlie Hunter/Bobby Previte Come In Red Dog, This Is Tango Ropeadope Project Revisited Leader Cassandre McKinley Til Tomorrow: Remembering Marvin MAXJAZZ Susi Hyldgaard Blush Enja/Justin Time Gaye Sherman Irby Organ Starter Black Warrior John McLaughlin Industrial Zen Verve Music Group Records Chris McNulty Whispers The Heart Elefant Dreams Vijay Iyer & Rudresh Mahanthappa Raw Materials Savoy Jazz Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood Out Louder Indirecto Vijay Iyer & Rudresh Mahanthappa Raw Materials Savoy Jazz Brad Mehldau Trio House On Hill Nonesuch D. D. Jackson Serenity Song Justin Time Francisco Mela Melao Ayva Music Dewey Jackson Live At The Barrel 1952 Delmark Myra Melford The Image Of Your Body Cryptogramophone Javon Jackson Now Palmetto Kansas City Frank Melrose Bluesiana Delmark Jimmy ‘Junebug’ Jackson On My Way Home Blue Canoe Mike Melvoin You Know City Light Christian Jacob Trio Contradictions WilderJazz Pat Metheny and Brad Mehldau Metheny Mehldau Nonesuch Boney James Shine Concord Metta Quintet Subway Songs Sunnyside Tomasz Janzon Coast To Coast To Coast Self Released Misja Fitzgerald Michel Encounter Sunnyside Keith Jarrett Carnegie Hall Concert ECM Microscopic Septet Seven Men in Neckties: History of Cuneiform The Jazz Circle Jazz Circle Records the Micros, Vol. 1 Jazz Crusaders Alive In South Africa True Life Mulgrew Miller Live At The Kennedy Center: Volume MAXJAZZ 1 Joe Jewell Every Note Counts Self Released Neal Miner The Evening Sound Smalls Records Norah Jones Not Too Late Blue Note Charles Mingus At UCLA 1965 Sue Mingus Music/Sunnyside Sean Jones Roots Mack Avenue Mingus Big Band Live In Tokyo At The Blue Note Sue Mingus Kayhan Kalhor & Erdal Erzincan The Wind ECM Music/Sunnyside Minsarah Minsarah Enja/Justin Time Russ Kassoff Somewhere RHK Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane The Complete 1957 Riverside Riverside The Roger Kellaway Trio Heroes IPO Recordings Recordings Julie Kelly Everything I Love Chase Music Group Antoinette Montague Pretty Blues CAP Phil Kelly My Museum Origin Marisa Monte Infinito Paradise Blue Note David Kikoski Lighter Way Sunnyside Marisa Monte Universo ao Meu Redor Blue Note Toby Koenigsberg Trio Sense Origin Marcus Monteiro Quartet MM4 Whaling City Sound Dave Koz At The Movies Capitol Stanton Moore III Telarc Diana Krall From This Moment On Verve Music Group Jason Moran Artist In Residence Blue Note Bob Lark, Phil Woods Quintet In Her Eyes Jazzed Media Frank Morgan Reflections HighNote Jay Lawrence Trio Thermal Strut OA2 Records David Murray, Doc Cheatham Mental Strain at Dawn: A Modern Random Chance Portrait of Louis Armstrong Mike LeDonne On Fire: Live At Smoke NYC Savant jazzweek.com • December 4, 2006 JazzWeek 19 Jazz Radio Currents

The N’awlins Gumbo Kings UFO Saloon Blue Cat Blues Amy Stephens My Many Moods Recordings Ted Nash & Still Evolved In The Loop Palmetto Mike Stern Who Let The Cats Out? Heads Up Jacqui Naylor The Color Five Ruby Records John Stetch Bruxin’ Justin Time Scott Neumann and Osage County Scott Neumann and Osage County Chicken Coup The Gene Stone Quintet Tenor Combustion Rhombus Ed Neumeister Reflections Artist Share The Kerry Strayer Orchestra Christmas In Kansas City: Music Self Released From The Plaza Lighting Ceremony One For All The Lineup Sharp Nine Dave Stryker The Chaser Mel Bay Nancy Osbourne Hot Swing, Cool Jazz Self Released Helen Sung Trio Helenistique Fresh Sound New Talent Ed Palermo Big Band Take Your Clothes Off When You Cuneiform Brian Swartz Three Summit Dance Panoramic Rhythm Through The Unobstructed Rhythmic Union Eric Swinderman In Pursuit Of The Sound Bonbelle View Kat Parra Birds In Flight Self Released John Taylor Angel Of The Presence Camjazz John Patitucci Line By Line Concord Jazz Taylor / Fidyk Big Band Live At Blues Alley OA2 Records Jim Pearce Prairie Dog Ballet Oak Avenue Susie Thorne Effie Records Publishing Ximo Tibar & Fourlights Eclipse Sunnyside Luis Perdomo Awareness RKM Music Jim Tomlinson The Lyric... w/ Stacey Kent O+ Houston Person & Bill Charlap You Taught My Heart To Sing HighNote Tomo I’ll Always Know Torii Records Madeleine Peyroux Half The Perfect World Rounder James Torme Comin’ Home Rogalan Records Enrico Pieranunzi, Marc Johnson, & Ballads CAM Jazz/Sunnyside Joey Baron Brian Trainor Why Try To Change Me Now? Summit John Pizzarelli Dear Mr. Sinatra Telarc Trio Beyond Saudades ECM Valery Ponomarev Beyond The Obvious Reservoir Trio East Best Bets Origin Records John Proulx Moon And Sand MAXJAZZ Ike Turner Risin’ With The Blues Zoho Music Chad Rager Groove 21st Century Groove Strokeland Records Steve Turre Keep Searchin’ HighNote Paul Renz Beyond Blues Gabwalk Records Dave Valentin Come Fly With Me HighNote Ben Riley Memories of T Concord Various Artists Guitar Visions Dreyfus Ripplegroove Under The Microscope Self Released Various Artists New Orleans Christmas Putumayo Smokey Robinson Timeless Love New Door Various Artists Winds Of Brazil Adventure Music Reuben Rogers The Things I Am Piadrum Jerry Vivino Walkin’ with the Wazmo Zoho Music Sonny Rollins Sonny, Please Doxy Larry Vuckovich Trio Street Scene Tetrachord Aldo Romano Chante Dreyfus Max Wagner This Can’t Be Love Capri Michele Rosewoman & Quintes- The In Side Out Self Produced Rick Wald Castaneda’s Dreams Glowbow Records sence Frank Rosolino The Last Recording Sea Breeze The Chris Walden Big Band No Bounds Origin Diana Ross Blues In The Night Motown Wayne Wallace Dedication Patois Records Daniel Santiago On The Way Adventure Music Cedar Walton One Flight Down HighNote Vittor Santos Renewed Impressions Adventure Music Weather Report Forecast: Tomorrow Sony Matt Savage Trio Quantum Leap Savage Records/Pal- Mark Weinstein O Nosso Amor Jazzheads metto Mort Weiss Mort Weiss Meets Sam Most SMS Jazz Scenes Along The Way Origin Mort Weiss The B3 And Me SMS Jazz Anton Schwartz Radiant Blue Anton Jazz Wendolina Tenderly Sail Away Jennifer Scott Emotional Girl Carltunes Kenny Werner Democ Racy: Live At The Blue Note Half Note Records Barbara Sfraga & Center Search Timelessness Frozen In Time SyncTimiCity Quest Kenny Wheeler It Takes Two! Sunnyside The Bud Shank Big Band Taking The Long Way Home Jazzed Media Carla White A Voice In The Night Bright Moon Records Sherik’s Syncopated Taint Septet Husky Hyena Records Peter White Playin’ Favorites Sony BMG Shilts Headboppin’ Artizen Scott Whitfield Live at Charlie O’s Summit The Shook-Russo Quartet The Shook-Russo Quartet Featuring Summit Greg Gisbert Wesla Whitfield Livin’ On Love HighNote Liam Sillery On The Fly OA2 Records Rob Whitlock Sketchin’ 2 Sketchin’ Records Edward Simon Unicity Camjazz Steve Wiest Big Band Excalibur Arabesque Cecilia Smith Dark Triumph CEA Music Dave Wilson My Time Dreambox Media Charlie Smith On The Double C4 Nancy Wilson Turned To Blue MCG Jazz Daniel Smith Bebop Bassoon Zah Zah Reuben Wilson Movin’ On Savant Dr. Lonnie Smith Jungle Soul Palmetto Anthony Wilson Nonet Power Of Nine Groove Note Gary Smulyan Hidden Treasures Reservoir Winds of Brazil Winds of Brazil Adventure Music Bob Sneider & Paul Hofmann Escapade Sons of Sound Michael Wolff Love And Destruction Wrong Records Ken Song Goin’ Wes Primrose Lane World Saxophone Quartet Political Blues Justin Time Records Esperanza Spalding Junjo Ayva Music Pete Zimmer Burnin’ Live At The Jazz Standard Tippin’ Records Tomasz Stanko Quartet Lontano ECM Pete Zimmer Judgment Tippin’ Records John Stein Concerto Internacional De Jazz Whaling City Sound jazzweek.com • December 4, 2006 JazzWeek 20 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 WTJU-FM 91.1 Charlottesville, VA 231 KTSU-FM 90.9 Houston - Galveston, TX 7 WUAL-FM 91.5 Tuscaloosa, AL 133 KUAZ-FM 89.1 Tucson, AZ 63 WUCF-FM 89.9 Orlando, FL 39 KUER-FM 90.1 Salt Lake City - Ogden - Provo, UT 31 WUMR-FM 91.7 Memphis, TN 48 KUNR-FM* 88.7 Reno, NV 231 WUSF-FM 89.7 Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater, FL 21 KUNV-FM 91.5 Las Vegas, NV 38 WVPR/WVPS-FM 94.3 Burlington, VT-Plattsburgh, NY 220 KUOP-FM† 91.3 Stockton, CA 81 WVTF-FM 89.1 Roanoke - Lynchburg, VA 115 KUT-FM 90.5 Austin, TX 7 WWOZ-FM††† 90.7 New Orleans, LA 46 KUVO-FM 89.3 Denver - Boulder, CO 22 WWSP-FM* 89.9 Wausau-Stevens Point, WI 168 KXJZ-FM 88.9 Sacramento, CA 26 WWUH-FM* 89.9 Hartford-New Britain, CT 51 WAER-FM* 88.3 Syracuse, NY 79 WXUT/WXTS-FM 88.3 Toledo, OH 85 WBEZ-FM 91.5 Chicago, IL 3 WYPR-FM 88.1 Baltimore, MD 20 WBFO-FM 88.7 Buffalo - Niagara Falls, NY 52 Music Choice* Cable National Distribution N/A WBGO-FM 88.3 New York, NY 1 WBLU/WBLV-FM 88.9/90.3 Grand Rapids, MI/Muskegeon, MI 66/232 WCLK-FM 91.9 Atlanta, GA 11 Airplay of all stations, except as noted, is monitored by Mediaguide. WCMU/WUCX-FM 89.5/90.1 Mount Pleasant – Saginaw/Bay City/Midland, MI 131 WCPN-FM 90.3 Cleveland, OH 25 To apply to become a member of a station panel, email WDCB-FM* 90.9 Chicago, IL 3 [email protected] 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 ††† New Orleans Mediaguide monitoring is offline. WEMU-FM* 89.1 Ypsilanti, MI 10 Mediaguide has ended monitoring XM and it will be dropped next week. jazzweek.com • December 4, 2006 JazzWeek 21 Smooth Jazz Radio

Boney, Benson Top Charts Kenny G’s I’m In The Mood ... Is Most Added

axophonist Boney James stays at the top of the album chart for a ﬁfth week with Shine, his Concord debut. But topping Sthe singles chart this week is George Benson’s “Morning” from his Concord CD with Al Jarreau, Givin’ It Up. Seeing the biggest increase in spins was Forever, For Always, For Luther II (Rendezvous) on the strength of Kirk Whalum’s “Give Me The Reason,” at +116. The single moved to No. 9 and the CD to No. 12. Kenny G’s “You’re Beautiful” from his Arista CD I’m In The Mood For Love ... The Most Romantic Melodies Of All Time was most added, picking up eight stations. Album Chart No. 1: Boney James, Shine (Concord) A reminder: Mediaguide is capping albums at 78 weeks and singles at 52 weeks before they move to recurrent.

Singles Chart No. 1: George Benson, Most Added: Kenny G, “You’re Beautiful” Spincrease: Kirk Whalum, “Give Me The “Morning” (Concord) (Arista) Reason” (Rendezvous)

Smooth Album Chart p. 23 Smooth Currents p. 25 Smooth Singles Chart p. 24 Smooth Radio Panel p. 26

jazzweek.com • December 4, 2006 JazzWeek 22 airplay data JazzWeek Smooth Album Chart Dec. 4, 2006 powered by TW LW 2W Peak Artist Release Label TP LP +/- Weeks Stations Adds 1 1 1 1 Boney James Shine Concord 527 571 -44 15 33 0 2 2 2 2 George Benson & Al Jarreau Givin’ It Up Concord 526 508 18 15 29 1 3 3 4 2 Pieces Of A Dream Pillow Talk Heads Up 444 478 -34 40 25 0 4 4 3 1 The Jazzmasters The Jazzmasters V Trippin ’N’ Rhythm 398 462 -64 23 24 0 5 5 5 1 Mindi Abair Life Less Ordinary GRP/UMG/Verve 387 449 -62 36 52 0 6 7 8 6 Marion Meadows Dressed To Chill Heads Up 381 357 24 32 24 0 7 8 7 7 David Benoit Full Circle Peak/Concord 340 319 21 26 22 0 8 6 6 5 Eric Darius Just Getting Started Narada Jazz/Virgin 340 384 -44 39 37 0 9 14 9 4 Wayman Tisdale Way Up! Rendezvous 285 259 26 34 36 0 10 10 10 9 Lionel Richie Coming Home Island 273 284 -11 19 22 0 11 9 11 9 India.Arie Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship Motown 260 292 -32 11 21 0 12 23 NR 12 Various Artists Forever For Always For Luther II Rendezvous 250 134 116 2 21 3 13 12 16 12 Aaron Neville Bring It On Home... The Soul Classics Bergundy 244 272 -28 11 23 0 14 16 15 14 The Philippe Saisse Trio The Body And Soul Sessions G & N/Rendezvous 243 250 -7 17 34 0 15 11 13 6 Fourplay Fourplay X RCA 242 273 -31 23 24 0 16 17 17 4 Nick Colionne Keepin’ It Cool Narada 213 205 8 34 31 0 17 13 12 1 Peter White Playin’ Favorites Columbia 209 261 -52 26 26 0 18 19 19 17 Michael Lington A Song For You Rendezvous 196 189 7 14 15 0 19 15 14 11 Ray Parker, Jr. I’m Free Raydio 189 253 -64 34 21 0 20 18 20 8 Corinne Bailey Rae Corinne Bailey Rae Capitol 178 192 -14 28 21 0 21 22 18 18 Jim Brickman Escape SLG 171 139 32 11 16 1 22 20 22 12 Rick Braun Yours Truly Artizen 157 146 11 30 39 0 23 21 21 20 Lee Ritenour Smoke ’N’ Mirrors I.E./Peak 140 144 -4 17 25 0 24 24 23 23 Natalie Cole Leavin’ Verve 116 121 -5 12 13 0 25 79 NR 25 Kenny G I‘m In The Mood For Love...The Most Arista 108 13 95 2 14 8 Romantic Melodies Of All Time 26 26 24 22 David Pack The Secret of Movin‘ On Peak/Concord 108 102 6 5 28 0 27 27 26 26 Joyce Cooling Revolving Door Narada Jazz 102 95 7 10 13 0 28 25 25 4 Ramsey Lewis With One Voice Narada 101 106 -5 35 19 1 29 29 27 18 Chris Standring Soul Express Trippin ‚N‘ Rhythm/V2 79 75 4 35 12 0 30 28 28 17 Gerald Albright New Beginnings Peak/Concord 75 79 -4 43 16 0 31 30 NR 30 Chuck Loeb Presence Heads Up 71 64 7 2 8 1 32 45 NR 32 Paolo Rustichelli Neopagan Next Age 69 41 28 2 9 2 33 33 29 23 Everette Harp In The Moment Shanachie 68 60 8 19 13 0 34 35 30 30 Dave Koz At The Movies Capitol 68 57 11 5 9 0 35 NR NR 35 Norah Jones Not Too Late Blue Note 67 12 55 1 9 5 36 32 35 32 Doc Powell Doc Powell DPR/Heads Up 60 62 -2 18 9 0 37 36 36 28 Oli Silk So Many Ways Trippin ‚N‘ Rhythm 59 56 3 22 8 0 38 31 31 28 Michael Franks Rendezvous In Rio Sleeping Gypsy/Koch 54 64 -10 26 11 0 39 37 32 32 Janita Seasons of Life Lightyear 53 53 0 34 15 0 40 34 34 29 Bobby Lyle Hands On Heads Up 52 59 -7 26 7 0 41 38 33 26 Dan Siegel Departure Native Language 51 51 0 23 7 0 42 43 37 24 Jason Miles What‘s Going On? Virgin/Narada Jazz 49 46 3 37 10 0 43 39 38 15 Boz Scaggs Fade Into Light Virgin/EMI 48 51 -3 54 14 0 44 42 40 32 The Rippingtons 20th Anniversary Peak 45 47 -2 18 3 0 45 47 42 28 Spyro Gyra Wrapped In A Dream Heads Up 42 38 4 49 12 0 46 41 39 39 Michael Manson Just Feelin‘ It 215 40 47 -7 8 5 0 47 48 43 34 Greg Adams Cool To The Touch Ripa 40 37 3 11 6 0 48 73 NR 48 Lin Rountree Groovetree Nu Millenium 39 15 24 2 4 0 49 46 41 41 Steve Tyrell The Disney Standards Walt Disney 37 41 -4 28 10 0 50 65 NR 50 Chris Botti Chris Botti - Live: With Orchestra And Sony 35 20 15 2 3 0 Special Guests

Most Added (first airplay detection) Increased Airplay Chartbound Kenny G I’m In The Mood For Love...The Most Various Artists Forever For Always For Luther II William Woods The Hear And Now (Qantar/Whaling City Sound) Romantic Melodies Of All Time (Arista) +8 (Rendezvous) +116 Boday Boday [Single] (Sound Knowledge) Jill Jenson Jill Jenson (Bai Mai) Norah Jones Not Too Late (Blue Note) +5 Kenny G I’m In The Mood For Love ... The Most Romantic Bradley Leighton East Coast Project [Sampler] (Pacific Coast Jazz) Various Artists Forever For Always For Luther II Melodies Of All Time (Arista) +95 Javon Jackson Now (Palmetto) (Rendezvous) +3 Norah Jones Not Too Late (Blue Note) +55 Lafayette Harris Jr. In The Middle Of The Night (Airmen) Konstantin Klashtorni Led By You (KVK) Paolo Rustichelli Neopagan (Next Age) +2 Jim Brickman Escape (SLG) +32 Horace Alexander Young Acoustic Contemporary Jazz (Design) Kyle Eastwood Now (Candid/Rendezvous) +2 Paolo Rustichelli Neopagan (Next Age) +28 Warren Hill/Turning Point Low Rider/Cruise Control [Single] (Native Language) (7 more at +1) Wayman Tisdale Way Up! (Rendezvous) +26 Mark Cassara Let’s Talk Sax (Rhombus) jazzweek.com • December 4, 2006 All monitored airplay data is owned by Mediaguide, Inc. ©2006 Mediaguide, Inc. JazzWeek 23 airplay data JazzWeek Smooth Singles Chart Dec. 4, 2006 powered by TW LW 2W Peak Artist Release Label TP LP +/- Weeks Stations Adds 1 2 3 1 George Benson Morning Concord 523 505 18 15 28 1 2 1 1 1 Boney James The Total Experience (w/ George Duke) Concord 519 556 -37 15 27 0 3 4 4 3 Pieces Of A Dream Forward Emotion Heads Up 426 461 -35 35 23 0 4 3 2 1 The Jazzmasters Free As The Wind Trippin ’N’ Rhythm 398 462 -64 22 24 0 5 5 6 5 Marion Meadows Dressed To Chill Heads Up 379 355 24 31 22 0 6 6 5 5 David Benoit Beat Street Peak/Concord 340 319 21 26 22 0 7 8 7 7 Lionel Richie I Call It Love Island 273 284 -11 19 22 0 8 7 8 7 India.Arie The Heart Of The Matter Motown 260 292 -32 11 21 0 9 24 NR 9 Kirk Whalum Give Me The Reason Rendezvous 250 134 116 2 21 3 10 14 17 10 Gregg Karukas Girl In The Red Dress V2 243 232 11 17 19 0 11 9 10 5 Fourplay My Love’s Leavin’ (w/ Michael McDonald) RCA 242 273 -31 22 24 0 12 15 16 12 Mindi Abair Bloom GRP/UMG/Verve 232 229 3 30 22 0 13 11 13 11 Aaron Neville It’s All Right Bergundy 216 255 -39 11 20 0 14 16 14 14 Brian Simpson Saturday Cool Rendezvous 213 218 -5 34 21 0 15 13 12 11 Eric Darius If I Ain’t Got You Narada Jazz/Virgin 211 249 -38 33 19 0 16 10 9 1 Peter White What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) Columbia 209 261 -52 26 26 0 17 17 18 15 Richard Elliot Say It’s So Artizen 198 201 -3 27 18 0 18 18 19 16 Michael Lington It’s Too Late Rendezvous 196 189 7 14 15 0 19 12 11 9 Ray Parker, Jr. Mismaloya Beach Raydio 189 253 -64 34 21 0 20 25 20 20 Jim Brickman Escape (w/ Marc Antoine) SLG 171 134 37 11 16 1 21 19 15 3 Euge Groove Chillaxin’ Narada Jazz 170 182 -12 37 21 0 22 26 24 22 Wayman Tisdale Way Up Rendezvous 161 123 38 17 16 2 23 21 21 4 Nick Colionne Always Thinking Of You Narada 141 145 -4 34 21 0 24 23 22 3 Wayman Tisdale Get Down On It Rendezvous 124 136 -12 34 20 0 25 22 25 8 Corinne Bailey Rae Put Your Records On Capitol 117 141 -24 28 14 0 26 28 26 26 Natalie Cole Day Dreaming Verve 115 119 -4 12 12 0 27 27 27 1 The Philippe Saisse Trio Do It Again G & N/Rendezvous 115 121 -6 37 24 0 28 20 23 1 Mindi Abair True Blue GRP/UMG/Verve 113 169 -56 36 22 0 29 29 30 29 The Philippe Saisse Trio Lovely Day G & N/Rendezvous 110 112 -2 13 8 0 30 31 29 1 Brian Culbertson Let’s Get Started GRP/Verve 108 101 7 48 24 0 31 30 28 4 Ramsey Lewis Oh Happy Day Narada 101 106 -5 35 19 1 32 116 NR 32 Kenny G You’re Beautiful Arista 97 10 87 2 13 8 33 34 31 27 David Pack Biggest Part Of Me Peak/Concord 84 74 10 5 18 0 34 32 32 32 Joyce Cooling Mildred’s Attraction Narada Jazz 81 82 -1 10 9 0 35 33 33 14 Chris Standring I Can’t Help Myself Trippin ’N’ Rhythm/V2 79 75 4 35 12 0 36 35 34 28 Nils Georgy Porgy Baja 73 74 -1 15 7 0 37 36 52 36 Chuck Loeb Good To Go Heads Up 71 64 7 4 8 1 38 49 NR 38 Paolo Rustichelli My Geisha Next Age 69 41 28 2 9 2 39 38 35 35 Dave Koz It Might Be You Capitol 68 57 11 5 9 0 40 106 NR 40 Norah Jones Thinking About You Blue Note 67 12 55 2 9 5 41 40 40 40 Lee Ritenour Forget Me Nots I.E./Peak 62 54 8 12 7 0 42 45 46 42 Corinne Bailey Rae Like A Star Capitol 61 47 14 8 7 1 43 39 39 28 Oli Silk Easy Does It Trippin ’N’ Rhythm 59 56 3 22 8 0 44 53 54 44 Nick Colionne If You Ask Me Narada 53 39 14 6 6 1 45 41 36 29 Dan Siegel Street Talk Native Language 51 51 0 27 7 0 46 37 37 33 Bobby Lyle Passion Drive Heads Up 51 59 -8 26 6 0 47 48 45 44 Eric Darius Slick Narada Jazz/Virgin 50 42 8 12 3 0 48 51 42 29 Everette Harp Monday Speaks (w/ Norman Brown) Shanachie 46 40 6 29 8 0 49 44 43 37 The Rippingtons Bingo Jingo Peak 45 47 -2 18 3 0 50 42 38 25 Eric Darius Chillin’ Out Narada Jazz/Virgin 43 51 -8 37 5 0

Most Added (first airplay detection) Increased Airplay Chartbound Kenny G “You’re Beautiful” (Arista) +8 Kirk Whalum “Give Me The Reason” (Rendezvous) +116 Lin Rountree “Candy” (Nu Millenium) Chris Botti “The Look Of Love” (w/ Paula Cole) (Sony) Norah Jones “Thinking About You” (Blue Note) +5 Kenny G “You’re Beautiful” (Arista) +87 William Woods “Under My Skin” (Qantar/Whaling City Sound) Kyle Eastwood “Now” (Candid/Rendezvous) +4 Norah Jones “Thinking About You” (Blue Note) +55 Boday “Six To Twelve” (Sound Knowledge) Kirk Whalum “Give Me The Reason” (Rendezvous) +3 Wayman Tisdale “Way Up” (Rendezvous) +38 Aaron Neville “Rainy Night In Georgia” (w/ Chris Botti) (Bergundy) Bradley Leighton “What You Gonna Say” (w/ Jason Miles) (Pacific Coast Wayman Tisdale “Way Up” (Rendezvous) +2 Jim Brickman “Escape (w/ Marc Antoine)” (SLG) +37 Jazz) Paolo Rustichelli “My Geisha” (Next Age) +2 Paolo Rustichelli “My Geisha” (Next Age) +28 Javon Jackson “Where Is The Love” (w/ Lisa Fischer) (Palmetto) Konstantin Klashtorni “Back It Up” (KVK) Nelson Rangell “Free As The Wind” (Koch) Pieces Of A Dream “Wake Up Call” (Heads Up) jazzweek.com • December 4, 2006 All monitored airplay data is owned by Mediaguide, Inc. ©2006 Mediaguide, Inc. JazzWeek 24 Smooth Jazz Radio Current Tracks

2AZZ1 Q’d Up Self-Released Janita I Miss You Lightyear Aaron Neville It’s All Right Bergundy Jason Miles I Heard It Through The Grapevine Virgin/Narada Jazz Aaron Neville Rainy Night In Georgia (w/ Chris Bergundy Jason Miles Sexual Healing Virgin/Narada Jazz Botti) Javon Jackson Where Is The Love (w/ Lisa Fischer) Palmetto Alan Hewitt Joyride 215 Jeff Golub Cream And Sugar Narada Jazz Althea Rene In The Moment Chocolate Caramel/Alliant Jeff Lorber Everybody Knows That Narada Jazz Andy Snitzer Passion Play Native Language Jill Jenson Crystal Blue Persuasion Bai Mai Black Gold Massive Let It Flow USA Jill Jenson Sunshine Away Bai Mai Bob Baldwin All In A Days Work 215 Jim Brickman Escape (w/ Marc Antoine) SLG Bob James Lay Down With You Tappan Zee/Koch John Legend Save Room G.O.O.D./Columbia Bobby Lyle Passion Drive Heads Up Jonathan Butler Mandela Bay Rendezvous Boday Six To Twelve Sound Knowledge Joyce Cooling At The Modern Narada Jazz Boney James Shine Concord Joyce Cooling Mildred’s Attraction Narada Jazz Boney James The Total Experience (w/ George Concord Joyce Cooling Revolving Door Narada Jazz Duke) Keefe Marzell Vintage Vintage Bradley Leighton Love Light In Flight Pacific Coast Jazz Ken Navarro Stoned Soul Picnic Positive Music Bradley Leighton What You Gonna Say (w/ Jason Pacific Coast Jazz Kenny G The Shadow Of Your Smile Arista Miles) Brian Culbertson Let's Get Started GRP/Verve Kenny G You’re Beautiful Arista Brian Culbertson Reflections GRP/Verve Kenny G & Chaka Khan Beautiful Arista Brian Simpson Saturday Cool Rendezvous Kevin Toney Quiet Conversation Shanachie Briza Splashdown Gemini Sun Kim Waters Dream Machine Shanachie Cassandra Wilson Go To Mexico Blue Note Kim Waters Hot Tub Shanachie Chris Botti Let There Be Love (w/ Michael Columbia Kirk Whalum For The Cool In You Rendezvous Buble) Kirk Whalum Give Me The Reason Rendezvous Chris Botti The Look Of Love (w/ Paula Cole) Sony Kirk Whalum Someone To Love Rendezvous Chris Standring I Can’t Help Myself Trippin ’N’ Rhythm/V2 Kirk Whalum Wey U Rendezvous Chuck Loeb Good To Go Heads Up Konstantin Klashtorni Back It Up KVK Corinne Bailey Rae Like A Star Capitol Kyle Eastwood Big Noise (From Winnetka) Candid/Rendezvous Corinne Bailey Rae Put Your Records On Capitol Kyle Eastwood Now Candid/Rendezvous Dan Siegel Street Talk Native Language Lafayette Harris Jr. Saturday Airmen Dave Koz It Might Be You Capitol Lee Ritenour Blue Days (Dias Azuis) I.E./Peak David Benoit Beat Street Peak/Concord Lee Ritenour Forget Me Nots I.E./Peak David Boswell Simple Life My Quiet Moon Lee Ritenour Lovely Day I.E./Peak David Pack Biggest Part Of Me Peak/Concord Lee Ritenour Motherland I.E./Peak D-For Sunrise Self-Released Lee Ritenour Povo I.E./Peak Doc Powell Cab Ride DPR/Heads Up Lee Ritenour Smoke N’ Mirrors I.E./Peak Doc Powell Circumstances DPR/Heads Up Lee Ritenour Southwest Passage I.E./Peak Doc Powell It’s Too Late DPR/Heads Up Lee Ritenour Spellbinder I.E./Peak Doc Powell Me, Myself & Rio DPR/Heads Up Lee Ritenour Township I.E./Peak Earth, Wind & Fire To You (w/ Brian McKnight) Sanctuary Lee Ritenour Waters Edge I.E./Peak Eric Darius Chillin’ Out Narada Jazz/Virgin Lin Rountree Candy Nu Millenium Eric Darius If I Ain’t Got You Narada Jazz/Virgin Lionel Richie I Call It Love Island Eric Darius Slick Narada Jazz/Virgin Luther Vandross Shine J Eric Darius Steppin’ Up Narada Jazz/Virgin Main Gazane Naima Apria Eric Marienthal New York State Of Mind Peak Marilyn Scott Share It Prana/Mailboat Euge Groove Chillaxin’ Narada Jazz Marion Meadows Dressed To Chill Heads Up Everette Harp Just As You Are Shanachie Mark Cassara Je Vous Aime Rhombus Everette Harp Monday Speaks (w/ Norman Brown) Shanachie Mark Hollingsworth On The Mark Windshore Fourplay My Love’s Leavin’ (w/ Michael RCA Maysa Playing Your Game, Baby Shanachie McDonald) Gail Jhonson Just For Kicks Philly The Kid Michael Franks Rendezvous In Rio Sleeping Gypsy/Koch Gene Dunlap Forgiveness (w/ Everette Harp) 215 Michael Franks Samba Do Soho Sleeping Gypsy/Koch George Benson Morning Concord Michael Franks The Chemistry Of Love Sleeping Gypsy/Koch George Benson & Al Jarreau Let It Rain Concord Michael Franks The Cool School Sleeping Gypsy/Koch George Nardello All I Wanna Do Westtown Michael Franks The Question Is Why Sleeping Gypsy/Koch Gerald Albright Big Shoes Peak/Concord Michael Franks Under The Sun Sleeping Gypsy/Koch Gerald Albright Deep Into My Soul Peak/Concord Michael Lington It’s Too Late Rendezvous Gerald Albright Georgia On My Mind Peak/Concord Michael Manson Just Feelin’ It 215 Gerald Albright New Beginnings Peak/Concord Miki Howard Inseparable Shanachie Gerald Albright We Got The Groove Peak/Concord Mindi Abair Bloom GRP/UMG/Verve Gil Parris Strength 215 Mindi Abair Do You Miss Me? GRP/UMG/Verve Gnarls Barkley Crazy Downtown/Atlantic Mindi Abair Far Away GRP/UMG/Verve Greg Adams Felix The Cat Ripa Mindi Abair It Must Be Love GRP/UMG/Verve Greg Adams If I Ever Lose My Faith In You Ripa Mindi Abair Long Ride Home GRP/UMG/Verve Gregg Karukas Girl In The Red Dress V2 Mindi Abair Rain GRP/UMG/Verve Hiroshima Swiss Ming Heads Up Mindi Abair The Joint GRP/UMG/Verve Horace Alexander Young So Special Design Mindi Abair True Blue GRP/UMG/Verve India.Arie The Heart Of The Matter Motown Najee 3:00 AM Heads Up Jack Prybylski Bright Spot (w/ Ken Navarro) SuShan Natalie Cole Day Dreaming Verve Janita Enjoy The Silence Lightyear Nelson Rangell City Lights Koch jazzweek.com • December 4, 2006 JazzWeek 25 Smooth Jazz Radio Current Tracks

Nelson Rangell Free As The Wind Koch Nestor Torres House Call Heads Up Smooth Station Panel Nick Colionne Always Thinking Of You Narada Call letters Frequency Market Rank Nick Colionne If You Ask Me Narada KABQ-FM 104.1 Albuquerque, NM 71 Nick Colionne Liquid Narada KAJZ-FM 101.7 Albuquerque, NM 71 Nils Georgy Porgy Baja KBZN-FM 97.9 Salt Lake City - Ogden - Provo, UT 31 Norah Jones Thinking About You Blue Note Oli Silk Easy Does It Trippin ’N’ Rhythm KHJZ-FM 95.7 Houston - Galveston, TX 7 Pamela Williams Positive Vibe Shanachie KIFM-FM 98.1 San Diego, CA 17 Paolo Rustichelli My Geisha Next Age KJCD-FM 104.3 Denver - Boulder, CO 22 Patrick Yandall Samoa Soul Zangi KJZY-FM 93.7 San Francisco, CA 4 Patrick Yandall Smile For Today Zangi KKSF-FM 103.7 San Francisco, CA 4 Paul Hardcastle Smooth Jazz Is Bumpin’ (w/ Maxine Trippin ’N’ Rhythm Hardcastle) KKSJ/KTSJ-FM 105.9 Lafayette, LA 102 Peter White What Does It Take (To Win Your Columbia KLJT-FM 102.3 Tyler-Longview, TX 148 Love) Phil Perry Hello Shanachie KMGQ-FM 97.5 Santa Barbara, CA 204 Pieces Of A Dream Forward Emotion Heads Up KOAI-FM 107.5 Dallas - Ft. Worth, TX 5 Pieces Of A Dream Wake Up Call Heads Up KOAS-FM 105.7 Las Vegas, NV 38 Ramsey Lewis Oh Happy Day Narada KRVR-FM 105.5 Stockton, CA 82 Ray Parker, Jr. Mismaloya Beach Raydio KSKX-FM 105.5 Colorado Springs, CO 97 Ricardo Scales Nice & Easy Bay Sound Richard Bona Please Don’t Stop (w/ John Legend) Decca KSMJ-FM 97.7 Bakersfield, CA 83 Richard Elliot Say It’s So Artizen KSSJ-FM 94.7 Sacramento, CA 26 Rick Braun Groove Is In The Heart Artizen KTWV-FM 94.7 Los Angeles, CA 2 Rick Braun Walk On The Wild Side Artizen KWJZ-FM 98.9 Seattle - Tacoma, WA 14 Shilts Look What’s Happened Artizen KYOT-FM 95.5 Phoenix, AZ 15 Smokey Robinson Love Is Here To Stay New Door/UMG WBRH-FM 90.3 Baton Rouge, LA 84 Soul Providers Encore Fast Life Spyro Gyra Impressions Of Madrid Heads Up WEIB-FM 106.3 Hartford - New Britain - Middletown, CT 50 Spyro Gyra Impressions Of Toledo Heads Up WFJZ-FM 106.7 Ft. Wayne, IN 105 Spyro Gyra Lil’ Mono Heads Up WFSK-FM 88.1 Nashville, TN 44 Spyro Gyra Spyro Time Heads Up WGPR-FM 107.5 Detroit, MI 10 Spyro Gyra The Lowdown Heads Up WJAB-FM 90.9 Huntsville, AL 116 Spyro Gyra The Voodooyoodoo Heads Up Spyro Gyra Walkin’ Home Heads Up WJJZ-FM 95.5 Trenton, NJ 141 Spyro Gyra Wrapped In A Dream Heads Up WJSJ/WSJF-FM 105.5 Jacksonville, FL 49 Steve Cole Spin Narada Jazz WJZA/WJZK-FM 103.5 Columbus, OH 35 Steve Cole TRUENarada Jazz WJZI-FM 93.3 Milwaukee - Racine, WI 32 Steve Oliver Good To Go Koch WJZL/WJZO-FM 93.1 Louisville, KY 55 Steve Oliver Tradewinds Koch WJZR-FM 105.9 Rochester, NY 54 Steve Tyrell Cruella De Vil Walt Disney Steve Tyrell Ev’rybody Wants To Be A Cat Walt Disney WJZW-FM 105.9 Washington, DC 8 Steve Tyrell He’s A Tramp Walt Disney WJZZ-FM 107.5 Atlanta, GA 11 Steve Tyrell Kiss The Girl Walt Disney WLOQ-FM 103.1 Orlando, FL 39 Steve Tyrell Once Upon A Dream Walt Disney WLVE-FM 93.9 Miami - Ft. Lauderdale - Hollywood, FL 12 Steve Tyrell The Bare Necessities Walt Disney WNUA-FM 95.5 Chicago, IL 3 Steve Tyrell When She Loved Me Walt Disney WNWV-FM 107.3 Cleveland, OH 25 Steve Tyrell When You Wish Upon A Star (w/ Walt Disney Chris Botti) WQCD-FM 101.9 New York, NY 1 Steve Tyrell You’ll Be In My Heart (w/ Dave Koz) Walt Disney WRMU-FM 91.1 Alliance, OH (Canton, OH) 128 Steve Tyrell You’ve Got A Friend In Me (w/ Dr. Walt Disney John) WSJT-FM 94.1 Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater, FL 21 The Jazzmasters Free As The Wind Trippin ’N’ Rhythm WSJW-FM 92.7 Harrisburg - Lebanon - Carlisle, PA 80 The Philippe Saisse Trio Do It Again G & N/Rendezvous WSMJ-FM 104.3 Baltimore, MD 20 The Philippe Saisse Trio Fire And Rain G & N/Rendezvous WVAS-FM 90.7 Montgomery, AL 152 The Philippe Saisse Trio Lovely Day G & N/Rendezvous The Rippingtons Bingo Jingo Peak WVMV-FM 98.7 Detroit, MI 10 Turning Point Cruise Control Native Language WVSU-FM 91.1 Birmingham, AL 57 Ultrablue Guilty Pleasures 215 WXJZ-FM 100.9 Gainesville - Ocala, FL 87 Ultrablue Shiver 215 WYJZ-FM 100.9 Indianapolis, IN 41 Urban Jazz Coalition Back In The ‘Ville Major 6th Vanessa Williams Show And Tell Lava Voodoo Funk Project Keep Your Face To The Sun Kwerk/215 Warren Hill Low Rider Pop Jazz/Native Language Airplay of all stations is monitored by Mediaguide. Wayman Tisdale Get Down On It Rendezvous Wayman Tisdale Way Up Rendezvous To apply to become a member of a station panel, email William Woods Under My Skin Qantar/Whaling City [email protected] Sound William Woods Whadja Expect? Whaling City Sound jazzweek.com • December 4, 2006 JazzWeek 26 World Music Radio

Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Again #1 Tartit’s Abacabok Is Most Added

opping the World Music Chart this week for a third week is the ArtistShare Latin jazz release from Brian Lynch and Eddie TPalmieri, Simpatíco. The week’s most added is Tartit’sAbacabok (Crammed Discs) with 28 adds. The biggest increase in spins was for Ghetto Arc/XL’s compilation Serious Times, while the highest debut was Crammed Discs’ Electric Gypsyland 2 compilation at No. 9. The World Music Panel is now available as an Industry Panel selection through Mediaguide’s Music Monitor. Note: World releases are now limited to 26 weeks as currents; they will still be tracked by Mediaguide but not reported here. World Music No. 1: The Brian Lynch/Ed- die Palmieri Project, Simpatíco (Artist- Share)

Most Added: Tartit, Abacabok (Crammed Increased Airplay: Various Artists, Seri- Top Debut: Various Artists, Electric Gy- Discs) ous Times (Ghetto Arc/XLl) psyland 2 (Crammed Discs)

World Album Chart p. 28

jazzweek.com • December 4, 2006 JazzWeek 27 airplay data JazzWeek World Music Albums Dec. 4, 2006 powered by TW LW 2W Peak Artist Release Label TP LP +/- Weeks Stations Adds 1 1 1 1 The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project Simpatico ArtistShare 162 207 -45 10 121 1 2 2 2 1 Brazilian Girls Talk To La Bomb Verve Forecast 134 163 -29 13 90 2 3 3 17 3 Various Artists Rhythms Del Mundo: Cuba Hip-O/Universal 114 119 -5 3 78 18 4 6 7 4 Rodrigo & Gabriela Rodrigo & Gabriela ATO 94 86 8 11 48 2 5 4 5 1 Eliane Elias Around The City Bluebird/RCA Victor 88 109 -21 16 58 0 6 21 20 6 Elin Lazy Afternoon Blue Toucan 81 39 42 14 77 19 7 50 54 7 Various Artists Serious Times Ghetto Arc/XL 74 20 54 4 66 0 8 17 NR 8 Forro In The Dark Bonfires Of Sao Joao Nublu 73 42 31 2 60 26 9 NR NR 9 Various Artists Electric Gypsyland 2 Crammed Discs 71 87 -16 1 62 3 10 5 4 4 Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars Living Like A Refugee ANTI- 66 106 -40 9 49 0 11 8 13 8 Various Artists One World, Many Cultures Putumayo 60 64 -4 5 49 8 12 81 NR 12 Tartit Abacabok Crammed Discs 60 12 48 2 57 28 13 9 6 2 Ray Barretto Standards Rican-ditioned Zoho 54 61 -7 17 39 0 14 25 18 14 Nakai Reconnections Canyon 51 35 16 5 44 3 15 61 59 15 Nickodemus Endangered Species Wonderwheel/ESL 50 16 34 3 34 16 16 15 10 6 Caribbean Jazz Project Mosaic Concord Picante 46 46 0 11 30 0 17 16 16 4 Ziggy Marley Love Is My Religion Tuff Gong 45 45 0 22 32 1 18 7 9 1 Various Artists Acoustic Africa Putumayo 42 70 -28 15 40 1 19 11 24 5 Easy Star All-Stars Radiodread Easy Star 39 56 -17 16 30 0 20 30 8 8 Laika Fatien Look At Me Now! Body & Soul 39 31 8 14 20 0 21 12 12 1 Ray Mantilla Good Vibrations Savant 36 48 -12 26 31 0 22 36 NR 22 Rihanna A Girl Like Me SRP/Def Jam 36 28 8 2 4 1 23 51 39 2 Ali Farka Toure Savane World Circuit/Nonesuch 35 20 15 18 34 2 24 10 21 10 Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry Panic In Babylon Narnack 34 57 -23 3 26 3 25 37 NR 25 Various Artists Babel [Original Sountrack] Concord 32 26 6 2 30 12 26 24 51 24 The Idan Raichel Project The Idan Raichel Project Cumbancha 31 36 -5 5 28 7 27 38 32 17 Various Artists Heavenly Riddim Don Corleon 31 26 5 25 27 2 28 33 26 1 Esperanza Spalding Junjo Ayva 31 29 2 17 24 0 29 41 27 23 Tanya Stephens Rebelution VP 30 24 6 17 29 0 30 NR NR 30 On Ensemble Dust And Sand Self-Released 30 0 30 1 22 0 31 19 35 5 Various Artists Blues Around The World Putumayo 29 41 -12 20 25 1 32 56 78 4 Roger Davidson Pensando En Ti Soundbrush 29 18 11 23 20 0 33 52 NR 33 Urban Legend Tranquilidad Cubana [EP] Blind Lemon 28 19 9 2 25 6 34 14 29 14 Nilson Matta Walking With My Bass Blue Toucan 28 46 -18 10 25 2 35 31 38 2 Marisa Monte Infinito Particular Metro Blue 27 30 -3 11 23 2 36 35 33 14 Los Amigos Invisibles Superpop Venezuela Gozadera 27 28 -1 17 22 2 37 32 25 25 HD2 Songs From The Last Century Blue Toucan 24 30 -6 10 21 1 38 44 43 33 Buju Banton Too Bad Gargamel 23 22 1 9 21 2 39 40 31 3 Tania Maria Intimidade Bel Horizon/Blue Note 22 25 -3 17 20 0 40 46 45 40 The Paul Carlon Octet Other Tongues Deep Tone 21 21 0 5 17 4 41 28 22 16 Mayra Casales Woman On Fire - Mujer Ardiente Afrasia 21 33 -12 9 14 1 42 34 23 1 Marisa Monte Universo Ao Meu Redor Metro Blue/Blue Note 20 28 -8 11 20 0 43 18 19 1 Ska Cubano Ay Caramba! Cumbancha 20 42 -22 23 18 0 44 27 11 1 Jose Gonzalez Veneer Hidden Agenda/Impe- 20 34 -14 16 18 0 rial/Mute 45 NR NR 45 Various Artists Trojan Dub Massive: Chapter Two Trojan/Sanctuary 20 8 12 1 20 0 46 80 74 46 Various Artists Riddim Driven: Hard Times VP 20 13 7 5 20 1 47 63 30 26 Various Artists Stage Show Riddim Madhouse 19 15 4 20 11 1 48 NR NR 48 Various Artists Riddim Driven: Gully Slime Natural Bridge/VP 18 9 9 4 17 4 49 53 63 46 Various Artists The Biggest Reggae One-Drop Anthems Zest/Greensleeves 18 19 -1 5 14 4 2006 50 49 37 37 Collie Buddz Collie Buddz Sony Urban/Epic 17 20 -3 13 17 1

Most Added (first airplay detection) Increased Airplay Chartbound Tartit Abacabok (Crammed Discs) +28 Various Artists Serious Times (Ghetto Arc/XL) +54 Various Artists Reggae Hits 36 (Jet Star) Forro In The Dark Bonfires Of Sao Joao (Nublu) +26 Tartit Abacabok (Crammed Discs) +48 Various Artists Truth & Rights Riddim (Massive B) Elin Lazy Afternoon (Blue Toucan) +19 Elin Lazy Afternoon (Blue Toucan) +42 Tarrus Riley Parables (VP) Cesaria Evora Rogamar (Lusafrica/Bluebird/RCA Victor) Various Artists Rhythms Del Mundo: Cuba (Hip-O/Universal) Nickodemus Endangered Species (Wonderwheel/ESL) +34 Various Artists Old Skool Riddim (FiWi) +18 Forro In The Dark Bonfires Of Sao Joao (Nublu) +31 Various Artists Greensleeves Rhythm Album #86: Ghetto Whiskey (Greensleeves) Various Artists Babel [Original Sountrack] (Concord) +12 On Ensemble Dust And Sand (Self-Released) +30 Jah Cure Freedom Blues (VP) Various Artists One World, Many Cultures (Putumayo) +8 Fantan Mojah Hail The King (Downsound/Greensleeves) Cesaria Evora Rogamar (Lusafrica/Bluebird/RCA Victor) +8 Dr. Israel Dreadtone International: Patterns Of War (Reachout) Ravi Shankar The Essential Ravi Shankar (Columbia Legacy) jazzweek.com • December 4, 2006 All monitored airplay data is owned by Mediaguide, Inc. ©2006 Mediaguide, Inc. JazzWeek 28 Holiday Releases 2006 (continued from page 11) 215296A01

is pristine. Of the dozen tered from the origi- songs here, there are nal multitrack tapes for many of the classics, but a superior sound over a couple of oﬀbeat choic- past pressings, although es like “Donkey Carol” sticklers may not like the (with George Shearing) few and minor changes. and Mel Torme do- This beautifully pack- ing “Christmas Time Is aged release – including Here” instead of the “The the 45 label replica in the Christmas Song,” which tray and the animation he wrote. Certainly one cel cover – is a nostalgic of the most accessible of treat. the non-pop Christmas albums released this year. JW –Ed Trefzger – Tad Hendrickson Notable Reissues David Berger and The Sultans of Swing The Harlem Nutcracker (Such Sweet Thunder)

A REVIVAL OF The Harlem Nutcracker this year by the Don- ald Byrd Dance Foun- dation is paired with a rerelease of this set of music that accompanies the dance. Ellington and Strayhorn’s Nutcracker arrangements are joined by nine more in the same mode from David Berger for an exciting and com- pelling reinvention of Tchiakovsky. Ellington and big band fans will really dig this. –Ed Trefzger Vince Guaraldi A Charlie Brown Christmas Original Soundtrack (Fantasy) Start protecting yourself from yourself. THE MUSIC FROM “A Charlie Brown Christmas” has, sad- Call 1-866-399-6789 or visit us at everydaychoices.org. ly, already outlasted the memory of Vince Guaraldi; never a household name even among jazz fans, his music has nonetheless become an indelible part of the season for most Americans. This new reissue has been remixed and remas- jazzweek.com • December 4, 2006 JazzWeek 29 NOTE TO PUB: DO NOT PRINT INFO BELOW, FOR ID ONLY. NO ALTERING OF AD COUNCIL PSAs. Preventive Health Partnership - Magazine - 4/C - PHPPH1-N-05074-I “Lock” 4 5/8 x 10 120 Line Screen digital files at Schawk: (212) 689-8585 Ref#: 215296 Closing Number Selected Anita O’Day Albums ongtime jazz stations with vinyl may have a fair amount of Anita O’Day in their collections, but others will have to rely on CD reissues from the recently departed legend. Here are ﬁve that had LCD releases that you may have in your collection.

Pick Yourself Up With Anita O’Day Verve (Released 1956, Reissued 1992)

Let Me Oﬀ Uptown: The Best of Anita O’Day Sony (Mostly Recorded in 1941 with Gene Krupa, Released 1999)

Incomparable Verve (Released 1960, Reissued 2002)

Anita Sings The Most (with the Oscar Peterson Quartet) Verve (Released 1957, Reissued 1990)

Live Star Line (Released 1976, Reissued 1994)

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