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JazzWeek with airplay data powered by jazzweek.com • June 19, 2006 Volume 2, Number 30 • $7.95 In This Issue: ASCAP Jazz HOF Announced . . 4

Les Paul Celebrates 91st Birthday at Iridium . . . . . 5 Jazz At Lincoln Center Raises $1.25 Million at Gala...... 8

Music and Industry News In Brief . . . . . 9 Reviews and Picks . . . . . 17 Jazz Radio . 19 Smooth Jazz Radio...... 26 Radio Panels. . 25, 30 INDUSTRY Q&A: ASHLEY KAHN News...... 4 page 12 Charts: #1 Jazz Album – Karrin Allyson #1 Smooth Album – Brian Culbertson #1 Smooth Single – Phillipe Saisse Trio JazzWeek This Week EDITOR/PUBLISHER Ed Trefzger It’s All Up To You

MUSIC EDITOR any of you will be reading this after the JazzWeek Sum- Tad Hendrickson mit. We’ll have a recap in the June 26 issue. I’ll be de- CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Mlivering the keynote address and we’ll be making some Keith Zimmerman announcements at the summit which will be outlined here. I’ll Kent Zimmerman include the text of the address here, too. CONTRIBUTING WRITER/ PHOTOGRAPHER The overriding theme of the Summit and of the keynote will Tom Mallison be that if jazz radio is going to survive, let alone grow, it will be PHOTOGRAPHY the people in that room and their colleagues in programming that Barry Solof will be on the front lines. The continuing loss of jazz on the radio can only be stemmed if jazz radio becomes relevant to more peo- Founding Publisher: Tony Gasparre ple. ADVERTISING: Devon Murphy How do we do that? I have some ideas; many who will be at Call (866) 453-6401 ext. 3 or the Summit do too, I’m sure. We’ll share my thoughts and theirs email: [email protected] next week. SUBSCRIPTIONS: ••• Free to qualified applicants Ashley Kahn, whose A Love Supreme is among my favorite jazz Premium subscription: $149.00 per year, books, has a new book about Impulse. Tad Hendrickson checks in with w/ Industry Access: $249.00 per year To subscribe using Visa/MC/Discover/ the author in this week’s Q&A. AMEX/PayPal go to: http://www.jazzweek.com/account/ subscribe.html – Ed Trefzger, Editor

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News ...... 4 ASCAP To Add Six Greats To Jazz Wall of Fame ...... 4 Les Paul Celebrates 91st at Iridium ...... 5 Berklee Readies For Summer in Italy ...... 5 Mark Winkler Debuts Jazz-Themed Musical In Hollywood...... 7 Jazz At Lincoln Center Spring Gala Raises $1.25 Million ...... 8 LCJO Renamed ‘Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’...... 8 8 Music and Industry News In Brief ...... 9 Detroit Jazz Fest Winners Announced ...... 10 Birthdays ...... 11 Features Industry Q&A: Ashley Kahn, Jazz Journalist And Author ...... 12 Reviews ...... 17 Brad Mehldau Trio ...... 17 12 Jason Rigby ...... 17 Antonio Carlos Jobim ...... 17 Jazz Charts ...... 19 Jazz Album Chart ...... 20 Jazz Add Dates ...... 21 Jazz Current CDs ...... 22 Jazz Radio Panel ...... 25 Smooth Jazz Charts ...... 26 19 Smooth Album Chart ...... 27 Smooth Singles Chart...... 28 Smooth Current CDs ...... 29 Smooth Radio Panel ...... 30

Closing Number Five Early Impulse! Favorites ...... 31 26

Cover Photo: Ashley Kahn, courtesy the author JazzWeek Volume 2 Number 30 jazzweek.com • June 19, 2006 JazzWeek 3 News ASCAP To Add Six Greats To Jazz Wall of Fame

NEW YORK – ASCAP will add six national competition. The ASCAP Jonathan Blake (age 29) Paterson, N.J. “The Eleventh Hour” music greats to the ASCAP Jazz Wall Foundation Young Jazz Compos- of Fame at the organization’s New er Awards are now sponsored by The Michael Blanco (age 29) Astoria, N.Y. York City offices at a special reception Gibson Foundation, which was estab- “Rainy Afternoon” on Wednesday, June 21, 2006. The lished by Gibson Guitar Corp. to ex- Patrick Cornelius (age 27) Astoria, N.Y. event will be highlighted by the induc- pand the company’s charitable activi- “Winds of Change” tion of three ASCAP Jazz Living Leg- ties. The Gibson Foundation supports Zaccai Curtis (age 26) Windsor, Conn. ends: saxophonist/bandleader Frank this national program in fulfillment of “Ulterior Motive” Foster, pianist/composer Horace Sil- its commitment to educational excel- Jeff Fairbanks (age 26) Flushing, N.Y. ver, and trumpeter Clark Terry. The lence through music and the arts. The “Nor’easter Suite” latest group of inductees also includes recipients receive cash awards. The Ross Garren (age 25) Carmel, Calif. three posthumous honorees: guitar- award recipients are listed below, along “Devotion” ist Freddie Green, pianist/bandleader with their ages and the titles of their Alex Han (age 18) Scottsdale, Ariz. “Steps Fletcher Henderson, and vocalist Sar- award winning works. Away” ah Vaughan. Participating in the event ASCAP President and Chairman Julie Hardy (age 29) Brooklyn, N.Y. “No as presenters and performers will be Marilyn Bergman said, “The young Turning Back” Dr. Billy Taylor, James McBride, Ru- talents nurtured by this program rep- fus Reid, Roberta Flack, Steve Tyrell, resent the future of this uniquely Ethan Herr (age 28) Englewood, N.J. “Autobiographical Self” Marc Cary & Focus Trio and the Bill American art form. We congratulate Saxton Quartet the recipients and extend thanks to the Ayn Inserto (age 29) Boston, Mass. In addition, emergent and critical- dedicated panel of ASCAP composers “Clairvoyance” ly-acclaimed guitarist/composer Ken who selected the winners.” Pascal LaBoeuf (age 19) Santa Cruz, Hatfield will be presented with The The ASCAP composer/judges for Calif. “Piece of Mind” ASCAP Foundation Vanguard Award the 2005/2006 competition were: John Remy LaBoeuf (age 19) Santa Cruz, Calif. for his innovative musical activity as Fedchock, Jay Leonhart, and Rufus “Sisyphus” a composer, instrumentalist and per- Reid. Yotam Rosenbaum (age 29) Culver City, former in the field of Jazz. The ASCAP Foundation Calif. “Depression” The reception will also celebrate Young Jazz Composer Award Scott Routenberg (age 28) Miami, Fla. the fourth annual ASCAP Founda- Recipients 2005/2006 “Phase II” tion Young Jazz Composer Awards. Omar Alvarado (age 23) Dallas, Texas Sam Sadigursky (age 26) Brooklyn, N.Y. The program was established in 2002 “Out of the Blue” “Magic is Hard Work” to encourage the jazz creators of the Chris Blacker (age 25) Seattle, Wash. future. The ASCAP Foundation Kyle Saulneir (age 25) Cheshire, Conn. “Tidal” “Protest” Young Jazz Composer Awards recog- nize composers under 30 years of age Daniel Blake (age 24) Maiden, Mass. Perry Smith (age 22) Tiburon, Calif. “The Morning Shuffle” whose works are selected through a (continued on page 5) jazzweek.com • June 19, 2006 JazzWeek 4 News Les Paul Celebrates 91st at Iridium ASCAP (continued from page 4) “Peace Park” Loren Stillman (age 25) Brooklyn, N.Y. “Skin” Erica Von Kleist (age 23) New York, N.Y. “Boogie Lady” Ezra Weiss (age 26) Scottsdale, Ariz. “Winter Machine” The following ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composers were recognized with Honorable Mention: Jarrett Cherner (age 24) San Anselmo, Calif. David Guidi (age 27) Austin, Texas Ross Lafleur (age 24) Charlotte, N.C. Gene Martin Guitar pioneer Les Paul celebrated his 91st birthday June 12 at the Iridium Jazz Club in Michael MacAllister (age 23) Boston, New York City where he has been appearing for the past twelve years. Accompanied by Mass. his regular working trio of Lou Pallo, rhythm guitar, Nicky Parrott, acoustic bass and John Bob Reynolds (age 28) Astoria, N.Y. Colliani, piano, surprise guests included Jose Feliciano and violinist Christian Howes. And what has to be a first for Les in his long and storied career on the second set the tabla Peter Robbins (age 27) Brooklyn, N.Y. master Badal Roy took the stage and demonstrated his virtuosity on the Indian drums. Sylvester Sands (age 26) Orange, Conn. Also during the second set Les was finally presented with his two Grammys that he was Jaleel Shaw (age 27) Paterson, N.J. unable to pick up back in February when he was felled by pneumonia. Kris Tiner (age 28) Bakersfield, Calif. The youngest ASCAP Foundation Berklee Readies For Summer in Italy Young Jazz Composer winners range BOSTON – As they have for each of instrument and vocal instruction, from the ages 13-18 and are listed by summer since 1985, young musicians student schedules, final concerts, audi- state of residence, along with the title will travel from Europe, Africa, and as tions for college placement, and schol- of their winning composition: far away as Australia to study Amer- arships. The summer school has been Morgan Jones (age 18) Calif. “New ican jazz, improvisation, and gospel held at capacity every year. To date, Orleans” singing with U.S. music professors, more than 5,000 students have come Jay Rattman (age 18) Pa. “Wednesday’s and compete for thousands of scholar- to study jazz and gospel, and over one Wander” ship dollars at Perugia, Italy. Berklee million dollars in tuition scholarships Matt Savage (age 13) N.H. “Serenity” College of Music in July will celebrate have been awarded. its 21st season of jazz education at the Thirty percent of students who are Ted Taforo (age 16) Calif. “Crossing Over” Umbria Jazz Festival, in Perugia, Ita- awarded scholarships at the conclusion The following youngest ASCAP ly, July 4 – 16, 2006, with the Berklee of the Summer School matriculate to Foundation Young Jazz Composers Summer School at Umbria Jazz Clin- the Boston campus, most being Ital- were recognized with Honorable ics, held at the Scuola Elementare Cia- ian, resulting in young artists from all Mention: batti” Via Brunacci Brunamonti. over the world going to Berklee . Ital- Jimmy Macbride (age 14) Conn. Although music instruction had ians who got their start at the Summer Jacob Siegel (age 17) Minn. existed at Umbria and other jazz festi- School and then went on to Berklee vals, Berklee established a new interna- and eventually bigger things include JW tional standard by bringing a college- bassists Matt Garrison and Marco based curriculum with performance Panascia, and Verve recording artist and theory classes, faculty for a range Chiara Civello. JW jazzweek.com • June 19, 2006 JazzWeek 5 ��

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�� News Mark Winkler Debuts Jazz-Themed Musical In Hollywood HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – The world premiere of Play It Cool - A Jazz Musical, with book by Larry Dean Harris, lyrics by Mark Winkler, choreography by Marvin Tunney, musical direction by Louis Durra and directed by Sharon Rosen runs through Sunday, July 16 at Celebration Theatre in Hollywood. Play It Cool is centered around Mary’s Hideaway, a fictional Hollywood jazz club, circa 1953. Inspired by 1950s film noir, the musical looks at the laws governing gay and lesbian clubs of the time; when women weren’t allowed to bartend and men couldn’t dance with other men; when every glance had a double meaning and every word was an innuendo and everything had to be done to strict code. Play It Cool is set against a sexy 1950s Alan Weissman Hollywood backdrop and celebrates the Mark Winkler�� and the cast from his new musical, Play It Cool. (L-R) Winkler, Jessica gay men and lesbian women of that time Sheridan, Steven Janji, Katie Campbell, Andrew Pandaleon and Michael Craig Shapiro. who had the guts to break the rules. J W

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jazzweek.com • June 19, 2006 JazzWeek 7 News Jazz At Lincoln Center Spring Gala Raises $1.25 Million NEW YORK – Jazz at Lincoln Cen- ter held its 5th Annual Spring Gala themed “Setting New Standards” at the Apollo Theater to benefit the hun- dreds of educational events, performances and broadcasts it produces each year on Monday, June 5. Hosted by Bernie Mac, the once-in-a-lifetime concert featured stellar performances by the Wynton Marsalis Septet with Tracy Chapman, Joe Cocker, John Legend, John Mayer and Natalie Mer- chant. The star-studded evening, co- chaired by Jazz at Lincoln Cen- ter Board Members Ashley R. Schiff Frank Stewart/Jazz at Lincoln Center and Paul C. Schorr, IV, and Harry L. Joe Cocker performs with the Wynton Marsalis Septet on June 5. Crosby, raised in excess of $1.25 million for Jazz at Lincoln Center. The Stanley Crouch, Mr. and Mrs. Mau- LCJO Renamed ‘Jazz at gala concert kicked off with a rousing rice DuBois, Michael Feinstein, Dan- Lincoln Center Orchestra’ performance by the Wynton Marsa- ny Glover, Mr. and Mrs. Spike Lee, lis Septet performing “What Have I Bernie Mac, Soledad O’Brien, C.C.H. Jazz at Lincoln Center has announced Done,” written by Mr. Marsalis, fol- Pounder, Karenna Gore Schiff, David that the not-for-profit organization’s lowed by the uplifting vocals of JOHN Shaw and many others. resident big band, the Lincoln Center LEGEND, performing “Please Baby Jazz at Lincoln Center Board mem- Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Don’t” and “Don’t Let Me Be Misun- bers in attendance included John Arn- has been re-named the Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton derstood,” accompanied by the septet. hold, Diane Coffey, Alan D. Cohn, Marsalis. As Jazz at Lincoln Center Singer Natalie Merchant then heated Christopher Dark, Gordon J. Davis, continues to create a worldwide brand, up the stage performing “The Worst Andre V. Duggin, Gail Engelberg, the incredible big band will now bear Thing” and “I’m Beginning to See Michael Fricklas, Skip Gates, Dena the organization’s name. the Light.” Guitarist and singer John Kaye, Thomas H. Lee, Edward Lew- Conceived in 1988, the Jazz at Lincoln Mayer delivered a memorable perfor- is, Shahara Ahmad-Llewellyn, Peter Center Orchestra is comprised of mance of “I’m Gonna Find Another Norton, Charles E. Phillips, Michael 15 of today’s finest jazz soloists and You” and “All Blues” and singer song- Price, Keith Reinhard, Mark Rosen- ensemble players, and has been writer Tracy Chapman sang “Give Me thal, Jack Rudin, Ashley Schiff, Lisa the Jazz at Lincoln Center resident One Reason” followed by a power- Schiff, Paul Schorr, Melanie Shorin orchestra for over 18 years. Under ful rendition of “Get Up, Stand Up.” and Faye Wattleton. Music Director Wynton Marsalis, the Closing the unforgettable show, Joe Lead corporate sponsors were Ca- Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra tours Cocker, delivered soulful renditions of dillac, JPMorgan Chase, Time War- worldwide performing a vast repertoire “Feelin’ Alright, “ “I Put a Spell On ner Inc. Corporate Co-Chairs were of compositions and commissioned works. JW You” and “Unchain My Heart.” Michael V. Valerio, Cadillac; Kimberly Showing their support of jazz eve- B. Davis, JPMorgan Chase; Derek Q. ning were Carl Banks, Glenn Close, Johnson, Time Warner Inc. JW jazzweek.com • June 19, 2006 JazzWeek 8 News Mathis has been selected to receive the Music and Industry News In Brief ... 15th Annual ELLA Award by the Society ❏ NEW YORK – Jason Moran returns with Producer and Dae Bennett is the audio of Singers (SOS). The announcement was the Sept. 12 release of Artist In Residence engineer. made by Jerry F. Sharell, the president on Blue Note Records. The collection of and CEO of SOS, a non-profit organization his recent compositions commissioned DETROIT – The newly expanded Detroit that offers comprehensive services to by major U.S. arts institutions includes International Jazz Festival will welcome meet the emergency financial needs of “Milestone” (Walker Art Center), “The a wide spectrum of musical artists on professional singers worldwide. Named Shape, the Scent, the Feel of Things” Labor Day weekend, the 27th annual after its first recipient, Ella Fitzgerald, the (Dia Foundation), and “RAIN” (Jazz at celebration Sept. 1-4. The heart of the ELLA Award is given to singers whose Lincoln Center). The album features festival remains pure jazz at historic Hart significant musical accomplishments are The Bandwagon (with guitarist Marvin Plaza on the Detroit Riverfront. In addition, equaled by their dedication to charitable Sewell, bassist Tarus Mateen and it also now swings three blocks north on and humanitarian causes both local and drummer Nasheet Waits), a collaboration legendary Woodward Avenue to the new international. “The ELLA Award was with performance artist Joan Jonas, and Campus Martius Park, and embraces created to honor great singers and great guest musicians including vocalist Alicia Blues, Gospel, R&B, Zydeco, and Motown humanitarians, and Johnny Mathis clearly Hall Moran, trumpeter Ralph Alessi, and sounds. More than 100 bands will perform qualifies on both counts,” said Sharell. Abdou Mboup on djembe and kora. on six stages throughout Jazz Fest “Johnny sings from the heart, with one of weekend. The Detroit International Jazz the most identifiable voices and individual ❏ NEW YORK – Tony Bennett will mark Festival continues its proud tradition as vocal styles of our time. He was also one of his 80th birthday on August 3 this year, one of the largest free musical events in the first singers to join SOS – and while he launching the beginning of a multi-tiered North America. A partial list of headliners doesn’t seek publicity for doing it, Johnny celebration honoring this milestone. RPM for the 2006 Detroit Jazz Festival includes has been hosting and performing at charity Records/Columbia Records will release a Friday evening Motown blast off with events for decades.” The honor will be a new recording, Tony Bennett: Duets/ the Funk Brothers and Temptations presented to Mathis at a special ceremony An American Classic, which will be Revue starring Dennis Edwards. Other at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on September in-stores internationally on September performers will include Brazilian jazz great 12, 2006. Previous recipients of the ELLA Sergio Mendes, premier jazz vocalist 26. Recorded live in the studio, the CD (continued ...) features Tony performing duets of his Diane Schuur with the Wayne State best loved songs with many of the top University Jazz Big Band, New Orleans names in music: Bono, Michael Bublé, icon Dr. John, Jazz legend Ahmad Jamal, Target your market! Elvis Costello, Dixie Chicks, Juanes, and pop and roots stars Joan Osborne, Taj Billy Joel, Diana Krall, k.d. lang, John Mahal, Richie Havens, Marcia Ball, The Legend, Paul McCartney, George Gerald Wilson Big Band, Buckwheat Michael, Sting, Barbra Streisand, Zydeco, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, James Taylor and Stevie Wonder. Papa Lou Donaldson, Mose Allison, and Instrumental musical guests on the album BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, among include trumpeter Chris Botti and violinist many others. Pinchas Zukerman. ❏ NEW YORK – Ten-time Grammy Award Tony Bennett: Duets/An American Classic winner Bobby McFerrin sat in on the was recorded in three cities earlier this first two sets of the Yellowjackets at year: Capitol Studios in Los Angeles; Iridium Saturday night, June 10. McFerrin Bennett Studios in Englewood, N.J. and is one of the world’s best-known vocal Advertise in Abbey Road Studios in London. Producer innovators and improvisers, a world- Phil Ramone supervised the live sessions renowned classical conductor, the creator JazzWeek in which each guest artist performed of “Don’t Worry Be Happy”, one of the Reach not just jazz radio, but side by side with Bennett. Tony’s touring most popular songs of the late 20th musicians, clubs, retailers and quartet provided the accompaniment for century, and a passionate spokesman for promoters ... all people in the jazz the recording sessions with additional music education. field who now can subscribe free orchestrations added with musical to JazzWeek. For rates and more arrangements by Jorge Calandrelli. ❏ BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – One of the most information, contact Devon Murphy Bennett’s sons are involved in the project: distinctive and respected pop singers of all at 866-453-6401, ext. 3 or at Danny Bennett, who is the singer’s time, and a man currently celebrating his [email protected]. manager, is the recording’s Executive 50th year in the music business, Johnny jazzweek.com • June 19, 2006 JazzWeek 9 News label and that ever more sophisticated audiences are eager to explore new Detroit Jazz Fest Briefs (continued) improvisational sounds that reflect global influences and defy easy categorization, Winners Announced Award, besides Ms. Fitzgerald herself, AYVA Music announces its first series DETROIT – Winners of the “Best Of include Frank Sinatra, Elton John, Peggy of releases in the U.S. With one foot in The 2005 Detroit Jazz Festival Spe- Lee, Rosemary Clooney, Tony Bennett, Boston and the other in Barcelona, the Dame Julie Andrews, Placido Domingo, label is building on its earlier successes in cial” contest have been announced. Barry Manilow, and Celine Dion. Europe and the unique relationship it has Winners were drawn from stations fostered with musicians associated with that will clear the broadcast. ❏ NEW YORK – Jazz at Lincoln Center Boston’s Berklee College of Music. GRAND PRIZE: Blaise Lanta- will welcome band directors from across na, KJZZ, Mesa North America and South Africa during AYVA Music was born in Spain in the mid- 1990s. Initially, the firm – its name is the Blaise will receive a pair of roundtrip two sessions of the Seventh Annual Band coach domestic airfares to and from Director Academy (BDA). A companion combination of the initials of the company’s to Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Essentially two founders – licensed and released Detroit, plus first class (non suite) ho- Ellington program, the BDA helps music previously produced recordings. Two years tel accommodations for four nights at educators better conduct and teach jazz. ago, AYVA decided to start producing the official Festival hotel, Marriott at This year’s BDA provides music educators its own productions, seeking to create a the Renaissance Center. Grand prize the opportunity to study two great venue for both artists and audiences that also includes jazz Fest VIP seating and challenges in teaching jazz: improvisation are interested in “real” and not simply backstage hospitality for all four days “manufactured” music. Its initial release, and the rhythm section. of this year’s Detroit International Jazz featuring the trio of Boston-based Cuban The first session, Teaching Improvisation, pianist Aruan Ortiz, led to a fruitful and Festival at Hart Plaza on the beautiful will be held at Michigan State University ongoing relationship with musicians in the Detroit Riverfront and other Down- in East Lansing, Mich., on July 6-8, 2006. fertile Boston music community, many of town locations September 1-4. The curriculum includes classes on Vocal them affiliated with Berklee as teachers. FIRST PRIZE: Steve Williams, Concepts & Internalizing Rhythm in Jazz KUER, Salt Lake City Style and Articulation, Motivating a Young “We don’t want to close our market to only one style of music,” said Pablo Valero, SECOND PRIZE: Marcellus Improviser, Teaching Improvisation in a Shepard, WEAA, Baltimore Large Group Setting, and Voice Leading AYVA’s Artistic Director. The Barcelona and Transcribing. native uses his Boston base to cultivate THIRD PRIZE: Erica Huntley, local talent and also makes regular visits WRIU, Kingston, RI The second session, Rhythm Section to New York City to scout out prospective First, Second and Third Prize win- Techniques, will be at Frederick P. Rose label artists. “Although we are a jazz ners will receive Jazz Fest VIP seats, Hall, the home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, on label, our artists are truly ‘globalized,’ not backstage hospitality, copy of the of- July 13-15, 2006. The curriculum includes only in the sense of their diverse cultural ficial Jazz Festival sampler CD, and pedagogy classes on guitar, piano, bass influences, but also in the styles of music a Festival goodie bag filled with Jazz and drums. Additional classes focus on that they embody and incorporate in their the interaction between these instruments work. We respect the beauty of diversity Fest 2006 merchandise including offi- and demonstration classes. and of the sounds that are specific to cial jazz Fest t-shirt and cap. Last year’s Grand Prize Winner, Led by some of the foremost jazz educators cultures and people throughout the world. in the country, the BDA emphasizes hands- These traditions and history are necessary Dwayne Breashears from WWOZ, on learning and focuses on concepts and to create innovation and new sounds New Orleans was unable to attend due techniques to be immediately applied in based on the mixing and interchange of to Katrina. He will be invited back the classroom. The curriculum integrates music and musicians.” this year. JW aspects of performance, history, Releases include drummer Francisco pedagogy, and discussion. “Jazz at Lincoln Mela’s Melao (June 6, 2006), bassist A R T. Center’s ultimate goal is to see the arts Esperanza Spalding’s Junjo (August A S K F O R in America, specifically the musical arts, 6, 2006), and Alain Perez’ En El Aire MORE. achieve the prominence they deserve in (January, 2007). Melao features Cuban our educational curriculum,” said Wynton drummer Francisco Mela who brings the For more information about the Marsalis, Artistic Director of Jazz at strong rhythmic element of Cuban music importance of arts education, please contact www.AmericansForTheArts.org. Lincoln Center. to the modern, free-spirited concepts of American jazz. The session features tenor BOSTON – With a guiding belief that the saxophonist Joe Lovano, guitarist Lionel artist is the most important part of a music Loueke and other renowned musicians. jazzweek.com • June 19, 2006 JazzWeek 10 News Birthdays June 30 Cootie Williams (1911) Lena Horne (1917) Milt Buckner (1915) June 20 Major Holley (1924) Eric Dolphy (1928) Andrew Hill (1937) Stanley Clarke (1951) Lee Morgan (1938) June 21 July 12 Jamil Nasser (1932) July 1 Earle Warren (1914) Will Bradley (1912) June 23 Leon “Ndugu” Chancler (1952) Paul Gonsalves (1920) Milt Hinton (1910) Conte Candoli (1927) Helen Humes (1913) July 2 John Patton (1935) Herbie Harper (1920) George Russell (1923) July 13 Sahib Shihab (1925) Richard Wyands (1928) Ahmad Jamal (1930) Leroy Vinnegar (1928) Donald Harrison (1960) Pete Escovedo (1935) June 24 July 3 Albert Ayler (1936) Johnny Hartman (1923) Cap’n John Handy (1900) July 15 Cootie Williams (1910) Johnny Coles (1926) Pete Fountain (1930) Philly Joe Jones (1923) George Gruntz (1932) Joe Harriott (1928) Frank Lowe (1943) John Klemmer (1946) Marvin Smith (1961) John Blake (1947) July 16 July 5 Cal Tjader (1925) June 25 Bobby Previte (1957) Joe Chambers (1942) Arthur Blythe (1940) July 7 July 17 June 26 George Barnes (1921) Dave Grusin (1934) Tiny Grimes (1916) Doc Severinsen (1927) Ray Copeland (1926) Reggie Workman (1937) Joe Morello (1928) Joey Baron (1955) Hank Mobley (1930) Joe Zawinul (1932) Ben Riley (1933) June 27 Nick Brignola (1936) Elmo Hope (1923) July 8 Chico Freeman (1949) Louis Jordan (1908) June 28 Billy Eckstine (1914) July 18 Jimmy Mundy (1907) Dudu Pukwana (1938) July 9 June 29 Frank Wright (1935) July 19 Julian Priester (1935) Buster Bailey (1902) July 10 Jack Teagarden (1905) Noble Sissle (1899) Bobby Bradford (1934) Ivie Anderson (1905) Carmell Jones (1936)

jazzweek.com • June 19, 2006 JazzWeek 11 Industry Q&A: Ashley Kahn, Jazz Journalist And Author

any probably remember Ashley Kahn’s fascinating look at the making of John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme or his earli- Mer analysis of the making of Miles Davis’ Kind Of Blue. He now returns with The House That Trane Built: the History Of Impulse Records, which thoroughly delivers on the promise of the title. Jazz- Week caught up with Kahn on the eve of the book’s release at his home in New Jersey. – Tad Hendrickson

JazzWeek: When did you ﬁrst become aware of the label? Ashley Kahn: I ﬁrst came across the Im- pulse label in 1977 when I was 16, after picking up a copy of Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus at a used record store in Cincinnati. I was still deep in my punk years – enthralled by the Clash and Elvis Costello – yet there was something in the look and feel of that album cover that compelled me to drop a few dollars on what felt like a quality package – that gatefold, the orange-and-black spine, glossy cover. And then the music inside: Whoa! I remember a friend of my parents hearing that album while I was playing

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it on the family stereo, and we had trane who enjoyed a very special rela- stand the need to do this? never agreed on anything. And she tionship with Impulse. As a writer, it Oh yes. The book deal actually set started singing the words to “Mood certainly was a refreshing – and chal- aside money specifically for images. Indigo,” enjoying music from a record lenging – change from the same old But that was part of what Norton was I had picked. I still have that LP. approach of a simple biography or his- looking for. In the text that I deliv- Where did the idea of the book come tory of a scene. ered and through the examples of my from? Most times, music books fo- Was it a hard idea to sell to Norton? past books, it was clear from the out- cus on artists, not labels. Not really. Maribeth Payne, my editor set that this would be a design-inten- Well, I admit I’m a music business who used to be at Oxford University sive project. In my proposal, I prom- “wonk” – I love reading interviews Press, ised at least 80 images when most jazz with veteran record men like Ahmet books seem to be lucky to offer one Ertegun and finding out who Milt per chapter. In the end I delivered Gabler was. I also enjoy hearing over 120. There are session pho- about behind-the-scene stories tos, trade advertisements, even of today’s label heads like details from office correspon- Don Ienner at Sony. In dence and deal memos – one fact my first legitimate job of my favorites is an excerpt after school was writing from Sun Ra’s Impulse deal for Cash Box magazine, where he retains distribu- the old music-biz trade tion rights to every planet weekly. I’ve always felt in the solar system other that the role of record than Earth. I live for in- companies is inaccurate- cluding stuff like that! ly portrayed in most mu- What was the biggest sic writing – at worst, it’s revelation for you in doing just dismissed as the odi- the research? ous working of some “Evil My research on Impulse be- Empire.” gan back when I was writing Of course, there are countless the A Love Supreme book. The big- reasons we can all point to show gest surprise was how this label that how record companies have earned was born in a corporate machine – I that type of reputation. But I think mean the profits from pop singles by that there’s no way we’d even be talk- grasped the book pro- Eydie Gorme and Danny & the Ju- ing about great recordings if we didn’t posal from the start and liked that I niors helped pay Coltrane’s contract have that necessary overlap of music was going to try something new and – really kept its avant-garde edge so and commerce – I mean no musician different. And since any book needs sharp for so long! That, and the range steps into the studio without wanting an editor that’s going to be the advo- of the music – from Pee Wee Russell to reach as many ears as possible with cate for the title within the publishing to Archie Shepp, Ben Webster to Al- their music. So on many levels, it ap- house, I think it’s just as important bert Ayler. Whoa. In the book’s intro pealed to me to use a record company that I’m sold on the publisher! I talk about how Impulse’s run luckily as both a frame and a way of under- You worked really hard at getting coincided with that very brief “Gold- standing an incredible body of work the book’s look together, which en Age” of jazz – when almost all plus an incredible time period AND makes sense considering the subject the legends and styles were alive and an incredible musician like John Col- matter. Did the publisher under- continued ... jazzweek.com • June 19, 2006 JazzWeek 13 Industry Q&A: Ashley Kahn (continued)

overlapping. And the point I make is files in his widow’s home. I tried and I would say that Impulse PREDICT- that no other label tried harder to in- I tried, but I never heard back from ED the times. The protest aspect in corporate all of that, and treat it all Teresa Brewer and have no idea why. the music of Max Roach and Min- with the same respect and sense of the But if you page through my book, I gus’s tune “Freedom” was very direct modern. The idea that a label could believe I made good use of what is – even the perceived anger in Col- try and succeed (and I mean turn a readily available in places like the In- trane’s playing – that all came before profit) with the notion that Cole- stitute for Jazz Studies at Rutgers the Civil Rights movement transi- man Hawkins and Archie Shepp are University. Thiele’s role is well-ac- tioned into the more confrontational equally modern – that was a politics of the Black Panthers. revelation. Coltrane’s A Love Supreme and Was it hard to track down Albert Ayler’s brand of reli- info on the label? Thiele isn’t gious spirit preceded a gen- with us. Creed Taylor isn’t eral spiritual awakening that with us. Were the estates looked to Eastern paths for di- helpful? rection. Musically, Coltrane, Yusef Lateef and Charles Well, Creed would be sur- Lloyd – when he was with prised to hear that rumors of Chico Hamilton and on Im- his demise are premature, as pulse – all found inspiration they say! in Indian and other Eastern Oops! I stand corrected. music, the way the Beatles and Sorry Creed. other rock bands would. I was lucky that, save for By leaving the door open to Thiele, all producers who what was happening in the ran Impulse are still around. early to late ’60s, Thiele not Creed – who started Im- only allowed Impulse to be a pulse – is still active, and so’s more accurate reflection of the Steve Backer who brought zeitgeist, but as it turns out, it the label its last few best-sell- changed him as well. And it ing stars like Gato Barbieri undoubtedly helped changed and Keith Jarrett. Ed Michel, a generation of young listeners who helped Impulse make the too – many who bought Im- transition to the West Coast pulse LPs like Alice Coltrane’s and into the ’70s, was espe- Ptah The El Daoud and Archie cially generous with his copious files Shepp’s Fire Music must have counted for and includes many rev- and memories. He lives on the big is- stacked them next to albums by Bob elations of his good and bad business land in Hawaii – that was a fun trip! Dylan, Cream and Joni Mitchell. habits. His production approach and And Esmond Edwards who intro- his personality – jovial in a social con- Would the label have succeeded duced a more R&B-ish sound to Im- text, yet very quiet and hands-off in without the Coltrane catalog? pulse with folks like John Handy (re- the studio. Also his enthusiasm for member Hard Work?) was also very Interesting question. I think yes, but the music. It’s all there. supportive. not to the degree that the label even- How would you say that the label re- tually reached. I mean given that the As to Thiele’s estate – I have no idea first five albums were so striking in if there’s not some box full of Impulse flected the times? continued ... jazzweek.com • June 19, 2006 JazzWeek 14 Industry Q&A: Ashley Kahn (continued)

sound and look – within a few weeks ing, reverb. Then there’s Chico Ham- the EMI structure in the ’80s, he did Impulse brought out Ray Charles’s ilton’s classic The Dealer – the one it with major funding and an eye to Genius+Soul and Gil Evans’s Out of where he’s smoking a cigarette – and creating a very artistic and high-class the Cool and Oliver Nelson’s Blues and features a very young Larry Coryell look. I think it all depends on that the Abstract Truth! Then add in the de- sitting in for Gabor Szabo who had person and their ability to work the termination and taste of Bob Thiele started his own career. I could do on system and put their reputation on the when he took over from Creed Taylor and on. line. in summer of ’61 – Impulse was go- Most labels start as indies, but Im- I mean it’s the rule of business. If ing to leave a mark one way or anoth- pulse was started as a major. I can’t you’re going to convince a company er. Coltrane pointed the way ahead to bankroll a project for what was already a with expenses above winning formula, and the industry standard helped push a very good – you know, like pay- idea into the level of ing for gatefold covers greatness. and expensive pro- What’s an old favorite ductions – then the in the label catalog? revenue better justify I mentioned Mingus x that. If it doesn’t, then 5, and of course A Love the project will die Supreme. I would add soon enough along the Coltrane-Ellington with that individual’s encounter, Coltrane’s reputation and their Crescent and Pharoah’s ability to try such a Karma. Also Heavy thing again. Few are Sounds, by Elvin Jones the people who can or and Richard Davis. will step out and take a chance like creating What’s a new favorite a high-end jazz label in the label catalog? – especially in today’s Oh God – where to market. So that’s one start. I LOVE that one thing that makes the Earl Hines album on Impulse story so spe- Impulse – Once Upon a cial – there’s lessons Time, where he’s play- to be learned from it ing all these arrange- that are still relevant. ments with Duke’s group of the time imagine that kind of packaging By the way, Impulse itself was never – so modern sounding still, and he’s would ever be instituted by a major a major label. It was always PART of doing music that was forty years old label-backed imprint ever again. a major. So it beneﬁted from the deep at the time! There’s Pharoah’s Them- Oh you’d be surprised. Any jazz re- pockets of a major – generous record- bi which to me sounds more like a cording project – at an indie or at a ing budgets, great distribution and World Beat recording of the ’80s than major – starts with some individu- promotion – but was able to act like a ’70s jazz album, with tunes like al record man, who’s geared up and an independent. “Bailaphone Dance,” and also because in love with the music. When Lun- it used advance studio techniques for dvall re-launched Blue Note within the time: lots of overdubs, close mic- continued ... jazzweek.com • June 19, 2006 JazzWeek 15 Industry Q&A: Ashley Kahn (continued)

Everyone always complains that the albums looked, etc. Of course, certain How did the book release party go accountants have taken over the mu- jazzmen had already begun doing this on Monday night? sic industry. Did you find stuff in before – Miles pushed to get his wife It went great – I hate to use an over- this project that makes current la- on his album covers, and Coltrane used word like “historic,” but it was bels better than the old ones – per- was very hands-on deciding which definitely a great party: great music, haps the pay scale, or contract per- music to release and when. a great feeling in the club and very centage, or whatever. In a very broad sense, I believe mu- few words! I’m looking at the guest Another good question. I buy into the sic industry standards have been pro- list and let’s just say it was a VERY notion that all histo- heavy room: Clark ry follows a somewhat Terry, Archie Shepp, cyclical pattern, so Chico Hamilton, Roy that in music there are Haynes, Gary Bartz, years when the majors Jimmy Cobb, Creed seem to control every- Taylor, Steve Kuhn, thing, with the ac- Gato Barbieri. And countants at the con- then to have Mc- trols, then a generation Coy Tyner playing of indies led by mu- with a special sep- sic-oriented produc- tet doing songs from ers exploit some new the Impulse catalog musical style, and then – the band included eventually they are ab- Dave Liebman, Don- sorbed into the ma- ald Harrison, Wal- jors or become majors lace Roney, Eric Gra- themselves. The bean- vat, Charnett Moffett, counters will always and Steve Turre. Talk gain control once a la- about an all-star night bel grows to a certain – and the New York size. But then again Times was quite kind – even the most independent record gressing over the years towards a more in its review (http://www.nytimes. men like Bob Weinstock of Prestige equitable situation between musicians com/2006/06/07/arts/music/07tyne. and Herman Lubinsky at Savoy were and labels. This is not to say musi- html). notorious for keeping their budgets to cians aren’t still being ripped off one It was really fulfilling to have all as- a minimum and watching their mar- way or another or that they shouldn’t pects of this Impulse push come to- gins. Those business habits are ubiq- watch their back. But now, when its gether on the same night – the book, uitous. twenty years into the digital age, it’s the CDs, a radio program, and a tour As to pay scales and contract per- that much easier to record oneself and with McCoy Tyner. In today’s world, centages enjoyed by musicians today distribute one’s own music, and have that was a small miracle in itself. I versus the past – I discuss this in the greater say and earn a greater percent- hope it can work as a model for other book. How the rock revolution in the age than ever before. Had there been jazz projects of this sort in the future, late ’60s helped musicians get more an Internet back in 1960, I do wonder and help great music reach as wide an control of their recordings, earn more how a forward-looking company like audience as possible. Impulse would have worked that into royalties, participate more actively in JW the release of their music – how the their general plan!

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Brad Mehldau Trio as pianist Mike Holober (who plays a mean Fender Rhodes here), bassist Cameron Brown and a handful others, the House On Hill (Nonesuch) New York-based leader uses brief sketches of melody that THE SISTER ALBUM to a 2004 album of covers called Any- allow optimum ex- thing Goes, House On Hill features nine Mehldau originals pression from the written between 2000-2002 and recorded by his long-run- boys in the band – ning trio, which they give him mu- has since been re- sically rich perfor- tooled with new mances that push drummer Jeff Bal- envelope but never lard. There isn’t go over the edge. much of the qui- Standout musical et romantic pianist moments are many on this one, but a on this gem, but set of easy-to-di- both “Proximo” gest tunes would and “Southhamp- sell his fans short ton [UK]” stand anyway. Mehldau’s out – it’s worth noting that Rigby’s soprano playing on the playing has grown latter recalls a nice balance of Shorter’s elliptical nuance denser over the and Coltrane’s ecstatic fluidity. Recommended. years (certainly his liner notes have!) and his compositional – Tad Hendrickson approach reflects that as well, becoming knotty, rhythmic Contact: Ann Braithwaite and atonal when he really gets a full head of steam. High- Phone: (781) 259-9600 lights here include slow-building opener “August Ending,” Email: [email protected] Release Date: June 19 the expressive title track that has all the above traits at their best, and the aptly named “Happy Tune.” A snapshot of a time that was, House On Hill certainly didn’t deserve to Antonio Carlos Jobim sat on for as long as it was, but we all know some things are worth waiting for. And this would be one such a thing. The Unknown (DRG) – Tad Hendrickson ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM undoubtedly made an impact in jazz Contact: Jane Dashow through his playing Phone: (212) 679-1445 and compositions Email: [email protected] that appear on the Add Date: June 26 jazz-bossa nova Release Date: June 27 masterpiece Getz/ Gilberto, and his Jason Rigby music has inspired generations of jazz Translucent Space (Fresh Sound) musicians. Of the MOST MUSICIANS THESE days make their debut as a lead- bossa nova king- er long before they hit their stride as a player, so it’s more pins, Jobim’s ear for than a little refreshing to hear 31-year-old saxophonist Ja- arrangement, sense son Rigby make his such a strong one. Joined by such folks continued ... jazzweek.com • June 19, 2006 JazzWeek 17 216118A01

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Antonio Carlos Jobim

(continued) DENNIS MANARCHY © 2004 UNCF ALL RIGHTS RESERVED of harmony and choice of collaborators put him more ﬁrmly in the jazz camp than the others. Here he worked with his last band on a live-in-the-studio recording of 24 Jobim clas- ® sics in settings ranging from solo to orchestra. His singing has never been a strong suit, but he’s got soul when he does and several excellent vocalists as well. Easy to work into a jazz set would be such gems as the piano driven “Wave,” the choral and classical “Canta, Canta Mais,” the bittersweet “Falando de Amor.” Previously released as a limited edition in Brazil, here’s a chance to hear what the maestro was up to in his ﬁnal years. – Tad Hendrickson Contact: Tracy Mann Phone: (212) 532-3184 Email: [email protected] Release Date: June 6 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. Give to the United Negro College Fund.

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Karrin Allyson’s Footprints Sets Chart Record for Vocals

John Stetch’s Bruxin’ Is Most Added; Hank & Frank Is Top Debut

arrin Allyson’s Footprints (Con- cord) stays at No. 1 for a sixth Kweek, setting a JazzWeek record for a vocal release. The album had 365 spins on 67 stations in its ninth chart- ing week. Still seeing support if former No. 1 Pat Martino’s Remember (Blue Note) now in week six at No. 2. The most-added CD is the latest from pianist John Stetch. Bruxin’ (Jus- Footprints (Concord) by vocalist Karrin Allyson is No. 1 for a record sixth straight week. It’s in its tin Time) was added on 31 stations. ninth week on the chart. Seeing the biggest increase in airplay was Hank Jones and Frank Wess’ Hank & Frank (Lineage Recordings) at +67; it was also the week’s highest debut.

Jazz Album Chart p. 20 Jazz Add Dates p. 21 Jazz Current CDs p. 22 Jazz Radio Panel p. 25 John Stetch’s Bruxin’ (Justin Time) was added on 31 stations.

jazzweek.com • June 19, 2006 JazzWeek 19 airplay data JazzWeek Jazz Album Chart June 19, 2006 powered by TW LW 2W Peak Artist Release Label TP LP +/- Weeks Stations Adds 1 1 1 1 Karrin Allyson Footprints Concord 365 357 8 9 67 0 2 2 2 1 Pat Martino Remember: A Tribute To Wes Montgomery Blue Note 325 334 -9 11 61 0 3 3 7 3 Roy Hargrove Nothing Serious Verve Music Group 285 280 5 7 66 3 4 10 13 4 Mark Elf Liftoff Jen Bay Records 268 219 49 3 62 4 5 4 6 4 Eddie Daniels Mean What You Say IPO Recordings 246 273 -27 5 57 2 6 5 4 3 Eric Alexander It's All In The Game HighNote 239 253 -14 9 59 0 7 9 11 7 Taylor Eigsti Lucky To Be Me Concord Jazz 225 225 0 12 57 2 8 8 9 3 Jaco Pastorius Big Band The Word Is Out Heads Up 222 227 -5 12 51 0 9 7 8 7 Vincent Herring Ends And Means HighNote 219 238 -19 9 53 0 10 5 5 1 Joey DeFrancesco Organic Vibes Concord 201 253 -52 14 54 0 11 16 NR 11 Eldar Live At The Blue Note Sony Classical 198 156 42 2 50 15 12 21 NR 12 Eric Reed Here MAXJAZZ 180 133 47 2 49 9 13 17 14 6 Various Artists Hear and Now Concord 170 154 16 7 51 0 14 14 3 3 Miles Davis The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions Prestige 167 170 -3 3 49 2 15 12 12 12 Ben Allison Cowboy Justice Palmetto 166 187 -21 6 47 1 16 13 22 13 Planet Jazz In Orbit Sharp Nine 150 176 -26 4 48 4 17 23 NR 17 Nancy King Live At Jazz Standard With Fred Hersch MAXJAZZ 144 126 18 2 46 9 18 15 15 8 Brian Bromberg Wood II Artistry 138 165 -27 14 37 0 19 NR NR 19 Hank Jones & Frank Wess Hank & Frank Lineage Records 134 67 67 1 44 18 20 35 17 6 Tom Scott Bebop United MCG Jazz 130 112 18 17 36 1 21 NR NR 21 Allen Toussaint/Elvis Costello The River In Reverse Verve Music Group 128 61 67 1 29 8 21 18 28 12 Monty Alexander Concrete Jungle: The Music Of Bob Marley Telarc 128 151 -23 12 40 1 23 20 19 16 Bob Sneider & Joe Locke Film Noir Project Fallen Angel Sons of Sound 127 135 -8 9 38 0 24 27 36 24 The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra Up From The Skies: Music Of Jim McNeely Planet Arts 124 119 5 5 40 1 25 34 23 3 Anthony Wonsey The Thang Sharp Nine 122 114 8 17 42 0 26 44 37 15 Christian Scott Rewind That Concord Jazz 121 90 31 13 43 0 27 26 31 26 David Berger & The Sultans of Swing Hindustan Such Sweet Thunder Records 118 120 -2 5 33 1 27 11 10 10 Phil Woods Unheard Herd Jazzed Media 118 203 -85 11 35 0 29 19 20 2 Bob Mintzer Big Band Old School: New Lessons MCG Jazz 117 137 -20 17 35 0 30 33 26 25 Don Braden Workin’ HighNote 116 115 1 9 34 1 31 30 16 7 Jimmy Cobb Marsalis Music Honors Jimmy Cobb Marsalis Music 115 116 -1 13 36 0 32 47 NR 32 Avishai Cohen Continuo RazDaz/Sunnyside 113 82 31 2 38 7 33 30 18 18 Roseanna Vitro Live At The Kennedy Center Challenge 112 116 -4 6 46 3 34 30 37 30 Ed Wiley, Jr. About The Soul Swing Records 111 116 -5 4 42 6 35 NR NR 35 Ray Mantilla Good Vibrations Savant 110 65 45 1 37 17 36 21 32 20 Cassandra Wilson Thunderbird Blue Note 107 133 -26 10 34 0 37 25 26 1 Cyrus Chestnut Genuine Chestnut Telarc 106 124 -18 17 36 0 38 23 23 17 Michael Carvin Marsalis Music Honors Michael Carvin Marsalis Music 105 126 -21 12 35 0 38 NR NR 38 Yellowjackets Twenty Five Heads Up 105 49 56 1 35 14 40 29 28 10 Various Artists Legends Of Jazz With Ramsey Lewis LRS Media 104 117 -13 7 30 1 Showcase 40 43 NR 40 Diego Urcola Camjazz 104 93 11 2 33 4 40 40 28 22 Dave Douglas Meaning And Mystery Greenleaf Music 104 97 7 7 37 2 40 27 23 23 Charley Harrison Keeping My Composure C3 Records 104 119 -15 12 25 2 44 36 21 21 Chuck Redd Chuck Redd Remembers Barney Kessel: Arbors 103 104 -1 9 37 2 Happy All Time 45 NR NR 45 Frank Kimbrough Play Palmetto 95 65 30 1 35 6 46 46 50 46 Toots Thielemans One More For The Road Verve Music Group 93 83 10 3 28 3 47 39 34 1 David “Fathead” Newman Cityscape HighNote 91 99 -8 19 30 0 48 50 NR 33 Bill Henderson Live At The Kennedy Center WebOnlyJazz.com 89 76 13 10 29 0 49 NR 47 20 Manu Katché Neighbourhood ECM 88 69 19 16 26 3 50 42 33 33 Harvie S Funky Cha Zoho Music 84 94 -10 6 25 0

Most Added (first airplay detection) Increased Airplay Chartbound John Stetch Bruxin’ (Justin Time) +31 Hank Jones & Frank Wess Hank & Frank Nancy Kelly Born To Swing (Amherst Records) Roberta Gambarini Easy To Love (Groovin High) +23 (Lineage Records) +67 John Stetch Bruxin’ (Justin Time) Jerry Bergonzi Tenor Of The Times (Savant) Hank Jones & Frank Wess Hank & Frank Allen Toussaint/Elvis Costello The River In Reverse ‘Killer’ Ray Appleton & Melvin Rhyne Latin Dreams (Sharp Nine) (Lineage Records) +18 (Verve Music Group) +67 Charlie Hunter Trio Copperopolis (Ropeadope) Jerry Bergonzi Tenor Of The Times (Savant) +18 Yellowjackets Twenty Five (Heads Up) +56 Sophie Milman Sophie Milman (Koch) Ray Mantilla Good Vibrations (Savant) +17 Mark Elf Liftoff (Jen Bay Records) +49 Robin McKelle Introducing Robin McKelle (Cheap Lullaby) Eldar Live At The Blue Note (Sony Classical) +15 Eric Reed Here (MAXJAZZ) +47 Ignacio Berroa Codes (Blue Note) Jessica Williams Billy’s Theme: A Tribute To Dr. Billy Taylor Ray Mantilla Good Vibrations (Savant) +45 (Origin Records) Jackie Allen Tangled (Blue Note) jazzweek.com • June 19, 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 John Pizzarelli – Dear Mr. Sinatra (Telarc) Evan Stone – Sticks & Stone, Vol. 1 (Red Jazz) Lionel Hampton featuring Sylvia Bennett – There Will Never Be Another You (Out of Sight Music) May 22, 2006 Regina Carter – I’ll Be Seeing You (Verve Records) Frank Kimbrough – Play (Palmetto) Thelonius Monk-John Coltrane – Complete Riverside Recordings Mark Elf – Liftoff (Jen Bay Records) (Concord Records) Clark Woodard & Joe Farrell – Clark Woodard & Joe Farrell (BCS Tony Horowitz – Paz Y Amore (Rhombus) Records) Yellowjackets – Twenty Five (Heads Up) June 20, 2006 Allen Toussaint/Elvis Costello – River In Reverse (Verve Records) Larry Vuckovich – Street Scene (Tetrachord Music) Norman Hedman’s Tropique – Garden Of Forbidden Fruit (Power Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Big Band – Live at Luna (Whaling City Sound) Light Records) June 26, 2006 May 23, 2006 Regina Carter – I’ll Be Seeing You (Verve Records) Jackie Allen – Tangled (Blue Note) Brad Mehldau – House On Hill (Nonesuch Records) Dr. John – Mercernary (Blue Note) Frank and Joe Show – Submarine Bus (Venture Music Inc) Avishai Cohen – Continuo (RazDaz/Sunnyside) June 27, 2006 May 25, 2006 Marilyn Harris – Round Trip (Wrightwood Records) David Dahlsten – Study Your Own Heart (Rainbow Dancing) July 10, 2006 May 28, 2006 David Bixler – Call It A Good Deal (Zoho Music) Tammy McCann – Classic (Katalyst Entertainment) July 13, 2006 May 29, 2006 Chris Walden Big Band – No Bounds (Origin) Ben Adams – Old Thoughts, New Day Joe Locke/Geoff Keezer Group – Live In Seattle (Origin) May 30, 2006 July 17, 2006 Nancy King – Live at Jazz Standard With Fred Hersch (MAXJAZZ) Dr. Lonnie Smith – Jungle Soul (Palmetto) June 5, 2006 July 24, 2006 Gnappy – Unloaded (Bean Pie Records) Rick Wald – Castaneda’s Dreams (Glowbow Records) Hank Jones & Frank Wess – Hank and Frank (Lineage Records) August 1, 2006 Killer Ray Appleton Melvin Rhyne Quartet – Latin Dreams (Lineage Tania Maria – Intimidade (Blue Note) Records) Jerry Bergonzi – Tenor Of The Times (HighNote) August 7, 2006 Harri Stojka – A Tribute To Gypsy Swing (Zoho Music) Melvin Sparks – Groove On Up (HighNote) Ray Mantilla – Good Vibrations (HighNote) August 8, 2006 Roberta Gambarini – Easy To Love (Groovin’ High/Kindred Rhythm) Anton Schwartz – Radiant Blue (Anton Jazz) Greg Pasenko – Something Old New Borrowed Blue (Blujazz) August 14, 2006 John Stein – Concerto Internacional De Jazz (Whaling City Sound) Ray Barretto – Standards Rican-ditioned (Zoho Music) Marcus Monteiro Quartet – MM4 (Whaling City Sound) Ramona Borthwick – A New Leaf (Whaling City Sound) August 28, 2006 Jacqui Naylor – Five On Five (Ruby Records) June 6, 2006 Heernt – Locked in a Basement (RazDaz/Sunnyside) September 12, 2006 Marisa Monte – TBA (Blue Note) June 12, 2006 Pete Malinverni – Joyful (Artist Share) Brecker Bros – Some Skunk Funk (Telarc) Ian Dogole & Hemispheres – Convergence (Jazzheads) Mark Cary – Focus (Motema)

jazzweek.com • June 19, 2006 JazzWeek 21 Jazz Radio Currents

3ósity 3ósity Capri Avishai Cohen Continuo RazDaz/Sunnyside Beegie Adair Sentimental Journey Village Square Music Richie Cole & Art Pepper A Piece Of Jazz History Jazz Excursion Beegie Adair Quiet Romance Village Square Music Perry Conticchio Speak Your Truth Liven Up Jazz Ben Adams Old Thoughts, New Day Lunar Modular Chick Corea The Ultimate Adventure Stretch Records Records John Adams Trios Congruet Music Elvis Costello w/ The Metropole My Flame Turns Blue Deutsche Grama- Orkest phone Eric Alexander It’s All In The Game HighNote George Cotsirilos On The Rebop OA2 Records Monty Alexander Concrete Jungle: The Music Of Bob Telarc Duduka Da Fonseca Samba Jazz In Black & White Zoho Music Marley Jackie Allen Tangled Blue Note Lynda Dachtyl LDB3 & Friends Chicken Coup Ben Allison Cowboy Justice Palmetto David Dahlsten Study Your Own Heart Rainbow Records Karrin Allyson Footprints Concord Eddie Daniels Mean What You Say IPO Recordings Marcos Amorim Sete Capelas Adventure Music Dave’s True Story Simple Twist Of Fate Bepop Fred Anderson Timeless Delmark Rick Davies Siepre Salsa Emlyn Music Ernie Andrews How About Me HighNote Miles Davis The Legendary Prestige Quintet Prestige Sessions Anga Echu Mingua Nonesuch Joey DeFrancesco Organic Vibes Concord ‘Killer’ Ray Appleton & Melvin Latin Dreams Sharp Nine Phil DeGreg Brasilia Strugglebaby Rhyne Dave Askren Some Other Things Sea Breeze Jack DeJohnette/Bill Frisell The Elephant Sleeps But Still Golden Beams Remembers The Bamboos Step It Up Ubiquity Ian Dogole & Hemispheres Convergance Jazz Heads Carlos Barbosa-Lima Carioca Zoho Music Dave Douglas Meaning And Mystery Greenleaf Music Gerald Beckett Flute Vibes Summit Lila Downs La Cantina Entre Copa Y Copa Narada Bob Belden Three Days of Rain Sunnyside Dr. John Mercernary Blue Note Sathima Bea Benjamin Musical Echoes Ekapa Anne Ducros Piano, Piano Dreyfus Jazz David Berger & The Sultans of Hindustan Such Sweet Thunder Taylor Eigsti Lucky To Be Me Concord Jazz Swing Records Jerry Bergonzi Tenor Of The Times Savant Eldar Live At The Blue Note Sony Classical Ignacio Berroa Codes Blue Note Mark Elf Liftoff Jen Bay Records Michael Blake Right Before Your Very Ears Clean Feed Doug Ellington & New Urban Groove Life Llama Productions Karen Blixt Spin This Hi Fli John Ellis By A Thread Hyena Records Blue Cat Express Spirit Of New Orleans Rhombus Stuart Elster Get It Right Primrose Lane Erin Boheme What Love Is Concord Records Dewey Erney Lucky To Be Me Primrose Lane Paul Bollenback Brightness of Being Elefant Dreams Ron Eschete Trio In The Middle REV Jazz Don Braden Workin’ HighNote Gene Ess Sandbox and Sanctum – Song SIMP Cycle for Quartet Anouar Brahem Le Voyage De Sahar ECM Donald Fagan Morph The Cat Reprise Randy Brecker & Michael Brecker Some Skunk Funk Telarc Bela Fleck and the Flecktones Hidden Land Sony Federico Britos & Jorge Garcia The Sound of Strings YIKI Records Mimi Fox Perpetually Hip Favored Nations Brian Bromberg Wood II Artistry Michael Franks Rendezvous In Rio Koch Records Cecil Brooks III Double Exposure Savant Erik Friedlander Prowl Cryptogramophone Gary Brunotte Smile Summit Lisa Fuller Teach Me Tonight Bizarre Planet Leslie Byers & The Jazz Cats Undecided Red Lip Records Tony Gairo/Gary Rissmiller Jazz Treacherous Sea Breeze Orchestra Yosvany Terry Cabrera Metamorphosis Kindred Rhythm Bob Gallo Wake Up Call Self Released Francesco Cafiso Quartet Happy Time Cam Jazz Roberta Gambarini Easy To Love Groovin High Royce Campbell Gypsy Soul Moon Cycle Records Laszlo Gardony Natural Instinct Sunnyside Vincius Cantuaria Silva Hannibal Red Garland At The Prelude Prestige Rosie Carlino So In Love With You Quillian Entertain- Grant Geissman Say That! Futurism Records ment Regina Carter I’ll Be Seeing You (A Sentimental Verve Music Group Moncef Genoud Aqua Savoy Jazz Journey) Michael Carvin Marsalis Music Honors Michael Marsalis Music Sai Ghose New Blood Summit Carvin Marla Gibbs It’s Never Too Late Forever 30 Oscar Castro-Neves All One Mack Avenue Aaron Goldberg Worlds Sunnyside Andre Ceccarelli Avenue des Diables Blues Dreyfus Ben Goldberg Quintet The Door, The Hat, The Chair, The Cryptogramophone Joe Chambers The Outlaw Savant Fact Dennis Chambers, Jeff Berlin, Dave Boston T Party Tone Center Larry Goldings Quartet Palmetto Fiuczynski, T Lavitz Brad Goode Hypnotic Suggestion Delmark Yashmin Charnet-Abler Jobim, etc. Bossa Nova Music Jeff Greene Human Motion Self Released Tony Cimorosi Horizon Epoch Groove Collective People People Music Music Savoy Jazz Charmaine Clamor Searching For The Soul FreeHam Don Grusin Old Friends and Relatives Bad Dog Jimmy Cobb Marsalis Music Honors Jimmy Cobb Marsalis Music jazzweek.com • June 19, 2006 JazzWeek 22 Jazz Radio Currents

Steve Guasch y su Orquesta Nueva Siguiendo La Tradicion Salsaneo Records Sondre Lerche & The Faces Down Duper Session Astralworks Era Quartet Ryan Haines Big Band New Horizons Sea Breeze Arthur Lillard’s Heavenly Band Reasons To Be Thankful Summit Steve Hall Quintet Steve Hall Quintet Moovalong Liquid Soul One-Two Punch Telarc Herbie Hancock The Essential Herbie Hancock Sony Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Spin Telarc Roy Hargrove Nothing Serious Verve Music Group Carmen Lundy Jazz & The New Songbook: Live at Afrasia the Madrid Marilyn Harris & The L.A. Jazz Round Trip Wrightwood Matthias Lupri Group Metalix Summit All-Stars Big Band Charley Harrison Keeping My Composure C3 Records Pamela Luss There’s Something About You I Savant Don’t Know Reunion Hawk-Richard Jazz Sea Breeze Bobby Lyle Hands On Heads Up Orchestra Rick Haydon & John Pizzarelli Just Friends Mel Bay Frank Macchia Mo’Animals Cacophony Records Kevin Hays Open Range ACT The Mackrosoft Antonio’s Giraffe Wax Orchard Norman Hedman’s Tropique Garden Of Forbidden Fruit Power Light Ray Mantilla Good Vibrations Savant Bill Henderson Live At The Kennedy Center WebOnlyJazz.com Ray Marchica In The Ring Sons of Sound Nachito Herrera Live At The Dakota Two Dakota Live Label Teena Marie Sapphire Cash Money Vincent Herring Ends And Means HighNote Barrett Martin The Painted Desert Fast Horse Fred Hersch In Amsterdam: Live At Bimhuis Palmetto Pat Martino Remember: A Tribute To Wes Blue Note Montgomery Andrew Hill Time Lines Blue Note Bennie Maupin Ensemble Penumbra Cryptogramophone Ted Hogarth Collective Misconception Blujazz Jon Mayer My Romance Reservoir Rick Holland In Time’s Shadow Blujazz Virginia Mayhew Sandan Shuffle Renma Stevie Holland More Than Words Can Say 150 Music Maysa Sweet Classic Soul Shanachie Lena Horne Seasons Of A Life Blue Note Christian McBride Live At Tonic Ropeadope The Hot 8 Brass Band Rock With The Hot 8 Louisiana Red Hot Tammy McCann Classic Katalyst Entertain- Records ment Charlie Hunter Trio Copperopolis Ropeadope Donny McCaslin Soar Sunnyside Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey The Sameness Of Difference Hyena Records Robin McKelle Introducing Robin McKelle Cheap Lullaby Bob James Urban Flamingo Tappan Zee/Koch John McNeil East Coast Cool OmniTone Brett Jensen Trios Origin Marian McPartland Marin McPartland’s Piano Jazz w/ Jazz Alliance Ingrid Jensen At Sea Artist Share John Medeski Marian McPartland and Shirley Horn Piano Jazz Radio Broadcast Jazz Alliance Johnny and the Mo Tones Two Hits For The Kitty Altenburgh Jazz Marion Meadows Dressed to Chill George Johnson, Jr. All Star Tribute BCS Records Mike Melvoin presents Dan Jaffe Playiong The Word City Light Mudfoot Jones Basement Boys Present Savoy Jazz Sergio Mendes Timeless Concord Hank Jones & Frank Wess Hank & Frank Lineage Records Rale Micic Serbia CTA Robert Jospé Heart Beat Random Chance Sophie Milman Sophie Milman Koch Jerry Kalaf Seems Like Old Times Self Released Dom Minasi The Vampire’s Revenge CDM Ken Karsh Ventana Alanna Records Bob Mintzer Big Band Old School: New Lessons MCG Jazz Katahdin’s Edge The Ridge Self Released Charnett Moffett Internet Piadrum Manu Katché Neighbourhood ECM Tony Monaco East To West Chicken Coup Arthur Kell Traveller Fresh Sound New Talent Monk’s Music Trio Monk’s Bones CMB Records Nancy Kelly Born To Swing Amherst Records Francisco Mora Catlett River Drum 1er Cru Calvin Keys Vertical Clearance Wide Hive Records Paul Motian Band Garden Of Eden ECM Steve Khan The Green Field Tone Center John Moulder Trinity Origin Records Billy Kilson’s B. K. Groove Pots & Pans Arintha Star Greg Murphy Orientation Murphasaurus Frank Kimbrough Play Palmetto Kim Nalley She Put A Spell On Me Ce Jazz & Blues Nancy King Live At Jazz Standard With Fred MAXJAZZ Jovino Santos Neto Roda Carioca (Rio Circle) Adventure Music Hersch Valarie King Kangu David “Fathead” Newman Cityscape HighNote Mark Kleinhaut Trio Holding The Center Invisible Music Nomo New Tones Ubiquity Gladys Knight Before Me Verve Music Group Shahida Nurullah The Ruby and the Pearl Alembra Arts Abe Lagrimas Jr. Dimensions Pass Out Records Luis Ochoa Cimarron Cuban Music Productions Oliver Lake Quartet Live Passiní Thru Records Brian Owen Unmei OA2 Records Jeannette Lambert Sand Underfoot Rant Keith Oxman Dues In Progress Capri Nils Landgren & Joe Sample Creole Love Call ACT Ray Parker Jr. I’m Free Raydio Music LDB3 & Friends Blue Bop Chicken Coup Greg Pasenko Something Old New Borrowed Blue Blujazz Lawrence Lebo Don’t Call Her Larry, Vol 2. On The Air Records Rosa Passos Rosa Telarc Jazz Bradley Leighton Back To The Funk Pacific Coast Jazz Nicole Pasternak In A Word Garagista jazzweek.com • June 19, 2006 JazzWeek 23 Jazz Radio Currents

Jaco Pastorius Big Band The Word Is Out Heads Up Suzahn Paris Without His Kiss Indi Gogh Gianluca Petrella Indigo4 Blue Note Lew Tabackin Trio Tanuki’s Night Out MFC Pieces Of A Dream Pillow Talk Heads Up Tangria Jazz Group Mebane’s Eleven Blastfamous Planet Jazz In Orbit Sharp Nine Joris Teepe’s Groningen Art Jazz In, Jazz Out Planet Arts Ensemble Stephen Pollock So Near, So Far Alanna Records Toots Thielemans One More For The Road Verve Music Group Odean Pope w/ M Brecker/Carter/ Locked & Loaded: Live at the Blue Half Note Records Paul Tillotson Tequila Time! Scrapper Lovano Note Frank Potenza and Shelly Berg First Takes Azica Records Nestor Torres Dances, Prayers & Meditations For Heads Up Peace Chris Potter Underground Sunnyside Samuel Torres Skin Tones One Soul Baden Powell Live a Bruxelles Sunnyside Allen Toussaint/Elvis Costello The River In Reverse Verve Music Group Bobby Previte The Coalition of the Willing Ropeadope Ralph Towner Time Line ECM Dafnis Prieto Absolute Quintet Zoho Music Mike Tucker Collage Self Released Shaynee Rainbolt At Home 33JAZZ132 Gecko Turner Guapapasea! Quango Nelson Rangell Soul to Souls Koch Steve Tyrell The Disney Standards Disney RC & The Groovediggers Right Now! Self Produced Diego Urcola Camjazz Chuck Redd Chuck Redd Remembers Barney Arbors Manuel Valera Melancolia MAVO Records Kessel: Happy All Time Eric Reed Here MAXJAZZ The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra Up From The Skies: Music Of Jim Planet Arts McNeely Althea Rene In The Moment Alliant Music Group Various Artists Four Dead Batteries Hightone RH Factor Distractions Verve Music Group Various Artists I Believe To My Soul Rhino Carol Robbins Jazz Play Jazzcats Various Artists Handcrafted Music Sampler Blue Note Deidre Rodman / Steve Swallow Twin Falls Sunnyside Various Artists Legends Of Jazz With Ramsey LRS Media Christine Rosholt Detour Ahead Self Released Lewis Showcase Various Artists Hear and Now Concord Gonzalo Rubalcaba Solo Blue Note Various Artists Re-Bop: The Savoy Remixes Savoy Jazz Catherine Russell Cat World Village Various Artists Re-Bop: The Savoy Originals Savoy Jazz Ali Ryerson & Steve Rudolph Soul Quest PA-CT Various Artists Jazz For A Coffee Break Savoy Jazz Terje Rypdal Vossabrygg ECM Ben Vaughan Designs In Music Soundstage 15 Harvie S Funky Cha Zoho Music Kasper Villaume Hands Stunt Maria Schneider Orchestra Days of Wine and Roses Artist Share Roseanna Vitro Live At The Kennedy Center Challenge David Schumacher Endangered Species Summit Voice Trek An A Capella Trek Clubhouse Records Christian Scott Rewind That Concord Jazz Voodoo Funk Project Deep In The Cut 215 Records Marilyn Scott Innocent Of Nothing Prana Entertainment Ulf Wakenius Notes From The Heart ACT Tom Scott Bebop United MCG Jazz Bill Watrous, Pete Christlieb, Gary Kindred Spirits Summit SFJAZZ Collective SFJAZZ Collective 2 Nonesuch Urwin Wendolina Tenderly Sail Away Paul Shapiro It’s In The Twilight Tzadik Randy Weston & His African Zep Tepi Random Chance Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra Port Chicago Noir Records Rhythms Trio Chip Shelton Peacetime Summit Richard Whiteman All Or Nothing At All Cornerstone Records Janis Siegel A Thousand Beautiful Things Telarc Jazz Scott Whitfield Jazz Orchestra East Diamonds For Nat Summit David Sills Down The Line Origin Ed Wiley, Jr. About The Soul Swing Records Nina Simone Forever Young, Gifted & Black RCA/Legacy Jessica Williams Billy’s Theme: A Tribute To Dr. Billy Origin Records Taylor Nina Simone Sings The Blues RCA/Legacy Pamela Williams Elixir Shanachie Nina Simone Silk & Soul RCA / Victor Mary Lou Williams Collective Zodiac Suite: Revisited Mary Records Jae Sinnett The Sinnett Hearings J-Nett Records Larry Willis Trio The Big Push HighNote Bob Sneider & Joe Locke Film Noir Fallen Angel Sons of Sound Cassandra Wilson Thunderbird Blue Note Project Martial Solal & Dave Douglas Rue De Seine Sunnyside Cassandra Wilson Thunderbird Blue Note Sonando Tres Origin Records Anthony Wonsey The Thang Sharp Nine Melvin Sparks Groove On Up Savant Clark Woodard & Joe Farrell Clark Woodard & Joe Farrell BCS Records John Stein Concerto Internacional De Jazz Whaling City Sound Phil Woods Unheard Herd Jazzed Media Amy Stephens My Many Moods Yellowjackets Twenty Five Heads Up John Stetch Bruxin’ Justin Time Yoshida Brothers III Domo Records Yevette Stewart The Love Project Self Released Lester Young Blue Lester: The One And Only Savoy Jazz Lester Young Evan Stone Sticks & Stones, Vol.1 Red Jazz Zaxariades Mr. Z FreeHam Colin Stranahan Transformation Capri Phillip Strange and Larry Marshall In The Moment Summit Streetwize Does Dre Shanachie jazzweek.com • June 19, 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 19, 2006 JazzWeek 25 Smooth Jazz Radio

Culbertson Tops Album, Phillipe Saisse Trio Singles

Pieces Of A Dream Is Week’s Most Added

n its 49th week on the album chart, Bri- an Culbertson’s GRP/Verve CD It’s On ITonight is at No. 1 for a fourth week. Taking the top spot on 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 Pieces of a Dream. “For- ward Emotion” was added on 12 stations, Keyboardist Brian Culbertson stays at the top of the while the album Pillow Talk (Heads Up) album chart with It’s On Tonight (GRP/Verve) and the top of the singles chart with “Let’s Get Started.” saw airplay for the 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, +218.

Smooth Albums p. 27 Smooth Singles p. 28

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

jazzweek.com • June 19, 2006 JazzWeek 26 airplay data JazzWeek Smooth Album Chart June 19, 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 616 661 -45 49 31 0 2 2 3 2 The Phillipe Saisse Trio The Body And Soul Sessions G & N 592 576 16 13 29 0 3 3 5 3 Mindi Abair Life Less Ordinary GRP/UMG/Verve 513 528 -15 12 29 0 4 4 2 1 Paul Brown The City GRP/Verve 467 512 -45 35 31 0 5 5 6 4 Najee My Point Of View Heads Up 429 477 -48 48 29 0 6 9 7 1 Richard Elliot Metro Blue Artizen 425 377 48 53 30 0 7 6 4 1 Nils Pacific Coast Highway Baja 424 442 -18 72 30 0 8 8 9 8 Ramsey Lewis With One Voice Narada 409 386 23 11 25 0 9 10 11 9 Nick Colionne Keepin’ It Cool Narada 370 348 22 10 28 0 10 7 8 7 David Pack The Secret of Movin’ On Peak/Concord 369 401 -32 47 26 0 11 14 15 11 Euge Groove Chillaxin’ [Single] Narada Jazz 361 321 40 14 25 1 12 13 10 1 Brian Simpson It’s All Good Rendezvous 354 325 29 43 30 0 13 11 12 11 Wayman Tisdale Way Up Rendezvous 326 332 -6 10 25 0 14 15 16 9 3rd Force Driving Force Higher Octave 289 299 -10 71 24 0 15 16 17 15 Corinne Bailey Rae Corinne Bailey Rae Capitol 279 297 -18 4 24 0 16 17 13 6 Kim Waters Steppin’ Out [Single] Shanachie 276 287 -11 44 24 0 17 77 NR 17 Peter White Playin’ Favorites Sony BMG 263 45 218 2 27 10 18 12 14 11 Kirk Whalum Performs The Babyface Songbook Rendezvous 258 328 -70 39 24 0 19 18 18 18 Chris Standring Soul Express Trippin ‘N’ Rhythm/V2 226 226 0 11 24 1 20 19 19 17 Gerald Albright New Beginnings Peak/Concord 204 212 -8 19 21 0 21 20 21 20 Ray Parker Jr. I’m Free Raydio 201 211 -10 10 17 0 22 22 23 21 Eric Darius Just Getting Started Narada Jazz/Virgin 199 171 28 15 21 1 23 21 22 21 Rick Braun Yours Truly Artizen 180 174 6 6 17 2 24 25 30 24 Pieces Of A Dream Pillow Talk Heads Up 174 154 20 16 29 8 25 31 31 1 Paul Hardcastle 4 Trippin ‘N’ Rhythm 156 121 35 49 28 0 26 27 26 1 Various Artists Forever, For Always, For Luther GRP 141 140 1 78 26 0 27 26 25 24 Jason Miles What’s Going On? Virgin/Narada Jazz 135 146 -11 13 11 0 28 24 24 5 Ken Navarro Love Coloured Soul Positive Music 135 160 -25 69 20 0 29 23 20 9 Chris Botti To Love Again: The Duets Sony BMG 133 167 -34 35 18 0 30 117 NR 30 David Benoit Full Circle Peak/Concord 127 23 104 2 16 6 31 30 40 3 Paul Brown Up Front GRP 125 122 3 78 28 0 32 28 28 1 Euge Groove Just Feels Right Narada Jazz 122 125 -3 44 24 0 33 32 32 3 Walter Beasley For Her Heads Up 115 121 -6 56 23 0 34 41 34 2 Steve Cole Spin Narada Jazz 114 101 13 65 18 0 35 36 38 35 Pamela Williams Positive Vibe [Single] Shanachie 111 113 -2 13 15 1 36 33 35 1 Kenny G At Last...The Duets Album Arista 109 118 -9 78 27 0 37 84 NR 37 Shilts Headboppin’ Artizen 107 39 68 2 17 5 38 29 27 2 Paul Taylor Nightlife Peak 107 123 -16 66 24 0 39 43 51 4 Tim Bowman This Is What I Hear Liquid 8 101 97 4 75 24 0 40 37 42 16 Michael Buble It’s Time 143/Reprise 100 110 -10 48 11 0 41 53 50 4 Norman Brown West Coast Coolin’ Warner Bros. 100 81 19 51 22 0 42 40 29 11 Jeff Golub Temptation Narada Jazz 99 104 -5 49 15 0 43 34 47 2 Boney James Pure Warner Bros. 99 117 -18 83 18 0 44 42 39 24 Donald Fagen Morph The Cat Reprise 98 97 1 16 14 1 45 45 49 25 Daryl Hall & John Oates Our Kind Of Soul U-Watch 98 95 3 48 18 0 46 51 54 14 Anita Baker My Everything Blue Note 97 87 10 48 19 0 47 44 36 1 Wayman Tisdale Hang Time Rendezvous 94 97 -3 83 26 0 48 39 37 3 Rick Braun Shining Star [Single] Artizen 92 104 -12 42 21 0 49 38 33 33 Steve Oliver Radiant Koch 91 106 -15 7 17 0 50 35 62 35 Marion Meadows Dressed To Chill Heads Up 85 113 -28 8 14 0

Most Added (first airplay detection) Increased Airplay Chartbound Pieces Of A Dream Pillow Talk (Heads Up) +8 Peter White Playin’ Favorites (Sony BMG) +218 Andy Snitzer/Dan Siegel Passion Play/Street Talk [Single] (Native Language) David Benoit Full Circle (Peak/Concord) +6 David Benoit Full Circle (Peak/Concord) +104 Michael Franks Rendezvous In Rio (Sleeping Gypsy/Koch) Various Artists Jazz Vocalists: Hear & Now (Concord Jazz) Bobby Lyle Hands On (Heads Up) +6 Shilts Headboppin’ (Artizen) +68 Ultrablue Ultrablue (215) Shilts Headboppin’ (Artizen) +5 Richard Elliot Metro Blue (Artizen) +48 Warren Hill/Turning Point Low Rider/Cruise Control [Single] (Native Language) Sophie Milman Sophie Milman (Linus) +4 Euge Groove Chillaxin’ [Single] (Narada Jazz) +40 Michael McDonald Motown Two (Motown) Sophie Milman Sophie Milman (Linus) Andy Snitzer/Dan Siegel Passion Play/Street Talk Paul Hardcastle 4 (Trippin ‘N’ Rhythm) +35 Jill Jenson Crystal Blue Persuasion [Single] (Bai Mai) [Single] (Native Language) +3 Michael Franks Rendezvous In Rio Gail Jhonson Keep The Music Playing (Philly The Kid) (Sleeping Gypsy/Koch) +35 Althea Rene In The Moment (Chocolate Caramel/Alliant) jazzweek.com • June 19, 2006 All monitored airplay data is owned by Mediaguide, Inc. ©2006 Mediaguide, Inc. JazzWeek 27 airplay data JazzWeek Smooth Singles Chart June 19, 2006 powered by TW LW 2W Peak Artist Release Label TP LP +/- Weeks Stations Adds 1 2 2 1 The Phillipe Saisse Trio Do It Again G & N 592 576 16 13 29 0 2 1 1 1 Brian Culbertson Let’s Get Started GRP/Verve 543 586 -43 24 31 0 3 3 3 1 Paul Brown Winelite GRP/Verve 461 504 -43 35 31 0 4 5 6 4 Mindi Abair True Blue GRP/UMG/Verve 448 454 -6 12 29 0 5 4 4 2 Najee 2nd 2 None Heads Up 425 466 -41 44 28 0 6 6 7 6 Ramsey Lewis Oh Happy Day Narada 409 386 23 11 25 0 7 7 8 7 Nick Colionne Always Thinking Of You Narada 368 341 27 10 28 0 8 10 12 8 Euge Groove Chillaxin’ Narada Jazz 361 321 40 13 25 1 9 8 9 8 Wayman Tisdale Get Down On It Rendezvous 326 332 -6 10 25 0 10 9 5 2 Nils Summer Nights Baja 315 326 -11 36 29 0 11 11 13 11 David Pack Biggest Part Of Me Peak/Concord 288 311 -23 22 24 0 12 12 10 4 Kim Waters Steppin’ Out Shanachie 276 287 -11 44 24 0 13 70 NR 13 Peter White What Does It Take Sony BMG 263 45 218 2 27 10 14 13 14 10 3rd Force You Got It Higher Octave 262 269 -7 36 24 0 15 16 11 1 Richard Elliot Mystique Artizen 259 240 19 33 29 0 16 15 17 15 Corinne Bailey Rae Put Your Records On Capitol 248 255 -7 4 22 0 17 17 15 15 Chris Standring I Can’t Help Myself Trippin ‘N’ Rhythm/V2 226 226 0 11 24 1 18 14 16 13 Kirk Whalum Whip Appeal Rendezvous 203 260 -57 36 21 0 19 19 19 19 Brian Simpson Saturday Cool Rendezvous 202 197 5 10 17 1 20 18 20 18 Ray Parker Jr. Mismaloya Beach Raydio 201 211 -10 10 17 0 21 20 18 15 Gerald Albright We Got The Groove Peak/Concord 182 193 -11 18 21 0 22 21 21 21 Rick Braun Groove Is In The Heart Artizen 180 174 6 6 17 2 23 23 26 23 Pieces Of A Dream Forward Emotion Heads Up 171 143 28 11 29 12 24 27 27 1 Paul Hardcastle Serene Trippin ‘N’ Rhythm 151 121 30 49 28 0 25 26 22 1 Brian Simpson It’s All Good Rendezvous 148 124 24 43 29 0 26 22 23 21 Jason Miles Sexual Healing Virgin/Narada Jazz 128 146 -18 13 11 0 27 121 NR 27 David Benoit Beat Street Peak/Concord 127 23 104 2 16 6 28 25 25 1 Euge Groove Get Em Goin’ Narada Jazz 122 125 -3 44 24 0 29 28 28 3 Walter Beasley Coolness Heads Up 114 120 -6 56 23 0 30 31 30 29 Pamela Williams Positive Vibe Shanachie 111 113 -2 13 15 1 31 30 32 1 Nils Pacific Coast Highway Baja 109 116 -7 72 24 0 32 83 NR 32 Shilts Look What’s Happened Artizen 107 39 68 2 17 5 33 36 34 1 Richard Elliot People Make The World Go ‘Round Artizen 105 90 15 53 26 0 34 29 35 5 Ken Navarro You Are Everything Positive Music 100 118 -18 69 19 0 35 49 66 35 Eric Darius Chillin’ Out Narada Jazz/Virgin 99 70 29 13 11 2 36 24 24 9 Chris Botti Good Morning Heartache (w/ Jill Scott) Sony BMG 96 127 -31 35 17 0 37 34 40 1 Tim Bowman Summer Groove Liquid 8 96 95 1 75 24 0 38 32 29 2 Rick Braun Shining Star Artizen 92 104 -12 41 21 0 39 33 31 31 Steve Oliver Good To Go Koch 82 100 -18 7 9 0 40 39 43 10 Boz Scaggs Lowdown (Unplugged) Virgin/EMI 82 86 -4 41 20 0 41 44 56 29 Paul Brown 24/7 GRP 82 75 7 78 27 0 42 38 36 1 Gerald Albright To The Max GRP/Universal/Verve 81 87 -6 83 22 0 43 35 33 15 Gregg Karukas Show Me the Way V2 80 92 -12 39 13 0 44 37 45 2 Kenny G & David Sanborn Pick Up The Pieces Arista 79 87 -8 78 24 0 45 47 69 45 Marion Meadows Dressed To Chill Heads Up 77 71 6 7 9 0 46 41 39 23 Donald Fagen H Gang Reprise 75 79 -4 16 12 0 47 42 42 25 Eric Darius Steppin’ Up Narada Jazz/Virgin 74 78 -4 15 7 0 48 58 50 37 Daryl Hall & John Oates I’ll Be Around U-Watch 71 62 9 48 16 0 49 45 38 1 Wayman Tisdale Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now Rendezvous 71 74 -3 83 21 0 50 51 41 8 David Pack You’re The Only Woman Peak/Concord 70 69 1 47 16 0

Most Added (first airplay detection) Increased Airplay Chartbound Pieces Of A Dream “Forward Emotion” (Heads Up) +12 Peter White “What Does It Take” (Sony BMG) +218 Michael Franks “Under The Sun” (Sleeping Gypsy/Koch) Richard Elliot “Say It’s So” (Artizen) Superbacana “Wondering” (Newhouse) +12 David Benoit “Beat Street” (Peak/Concord) +104 Ultrablue “Shiver” (215) David Benoit “Beat Street” (Peak/Concord) +6 Shilts “Look What’s Happened” (Artizen) +68 Dan Siegel “Street Talk” (Native Language) Shilts “Look What’s Happened” (Artizen) +5 Euge Groove “Chillaxin’” (Narada Jazz) +40 Jill Jenson “Crystal Blue Persuasion” (Bai Mai) Warren Hill “Low Rider” (Native Language) Bobby Lyle “Passion Drive” (Heads Up) +5 Michael Franks “Under The Sun” (Sleeping Gypsy/ Sophie Milman “Back Home To Me” (Linus) Richard Elliot “Say It’s So” (Artizen) +4 Koch) +36 Andy Snitzer “Passion Play” (Native Language) Dan Siegel “Street Talk” (Native Language) +3 Paul Hardcastle “Serene” (Trippin ‘N’ Rhythm) +30 Gail Jhonson “Just For Kicks” (Philly The Kid) Michael McDonald “Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)” (Motown) jazzweek.com • June 19, 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 19, 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]

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n his interview with Tad Hendrickson, Ashley Five Early Kahn mentioned ﬁve early releases from Im- Ipulse! – in addition to A Love Supreme – that are Impulse! his favorites. Favorites

Duke Ellington and John Coltrane – 1962

Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus – 1963

Heavy Sounds – 1964

Crescent – 1964

Karma – 1969 jazzweek.com • June 19, 2006 JazzWeek 31