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DB Music Shop Must Arrive 2 Months Prior to DB Cover Date DB0809_001_COVER.qxd 6/16/09 1:05 PM Page 1 DOWNBEAT 57 TH ANNUAL CRITICSANNUAL POLL M CHRISTIAN C BRIDE HANK JONES SONNY ROLLINS CHICK COREA DownBeat.com $4.99 08 AUGUST 2009 AUGUST 0 09281 01493 5 AUGUST 2009 U.K. £3.50 DB0809_02-05_MAST.qxd 6/18/09 12:13 PM Page 2 DB0809_02-05_MAST.qxd 6/18/09 12:13 PM Page 3 DB0809_02-05_MAST.qxd 6/18/09 2:54 PM Page 4 August 2009 VOLUME 76 – NUMBER 8 President Kevin Maher Publisher Frank Alkyer Editor Ed Enright Editor Emeritus Jason Koransky Associate Editor Aaron Cohen Art Director Ara Tirado Production Associate Andy Williams Bookkeeper Margaret Stevens Circulation Manager Kelly Grosser ADVERTISING SALES Record Companies & Schools Jennifer Ruban-Gentile 630-941-2030 [email protected] Musical Instruments & East Coast Schools Ritche Deraney 201-445-6260 [email protected] Classified Advertising Sales Sue Mahal 630-941-2030 [email protected] OFFICES 102 N. 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DB0809_06-07_INSIDE.qxd 6/18/09 12:19 PM Page 7 DB0809_08-09_FT.EE.qxd 6/18/09 2:35 PM Page 8 First Take By Jason Koransky A Job Inside the Music n my 11 years working as an editor at DownBeat, the afternoon of April 22, 2004, Istands out as especially profound. I spent the Thursday at New York’s Village Vanguard. The club had opened its doors to DownBeat for a photo shoot for our 70th anniversary issue. Jimmy Katz had plans to take photographs of a number of artists holding a photo of a musical legend they considered their hero. First to show up was Gary Smulyan, the winner of the baritone saxophone category in this issue’s 57th Annual Critics Poll. As the afternoon progressed, a historic, multigenerational group of jazz artists descended Christian McBride into the basement club, including Horace Silver, JIMMY KATZ Chico Hamilton, Benny Golson, Paquito jazz scene in these pages. D’Rivera, Matt Wilson, Matthew Shipp, Kenny This month’s Critics Poll serves as a glimpse Barron, Cedar Walton, Gary Bartz and Jon into what a group of 120 critics from around the Faddis. The shoot was spectacular, and helped world believe has been the best in jazz and blues illustrate a special issue. over the past year. The cover story on Christian These artists did not show up because I set up McBride, the acoustic bassist of the year, looks the shoot. The came because of DownBeat. The at an artist who has emerged as a true magazine has that sort of pull. As shown in last spokesman for jazz. Ted Panken’s story on month’s 75th anniversary issue, since 1934 McBride appears on Page 26. DownBeat has served as a home to jazz like no Traveling to jazz festivals is one of the perks other magazine. of working as DownBeat editor. I went to I reminisce because this issue marks my last Moscow, Idaho, during several Februarys for at DownBeat, as I move on to develop a career the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival. The enthusi- in law. I started working as an associate editor at asm of the students at the festival is one of the DownBeat in 1998. The November 1999 issue great wonders of the jazz world. One year, I marked my first as editor. Jon Faddis inter- rode in a van with Hank Jones, the newest viewed Milt Jackson for the cover. The trum- inductee in the DownBeat Hall of Fame, from peter knew that Bags did not have much time Moscow to Spokane, Wash. For an hour-and-a- left to live, and he convinced me that this would half, late at night, we talked about his life in be a great feature. It proved to be just that. music. This stands as just one of the countless Faddis and I had talked over the phone, but special moments of my time at the magazine. we had never met. After the story came out, Howard Mandel’s Hall of Fame story on Jones Faddis came to Chicago for a Lester Bowie cele- begins on Page 32. bration concert. After the show, I introduced While at DownBeat I have interacted with myself to him. He looked at me, and in a classic many of the winners in this year’s Critics Poll, Faddis fashion, joked, “You’re just a baby!” from Sonny Rollins, Chick Corea and Steve Well, I was only 24. I could not, however, Turre to Lee Konitz, Wayne Shorter and Roy apologize for my age. Today, I consider Faddis Haynes. It has been a dream to work with and many other musicians as friends and col- musicians I consider my heroes. I could not leagues. Over the past 11 years I have grown up have asked for a more rewarding professional a bit (some may disagree), and have watched experience. some dramatic changes in jazz. The industry has Working at DownBeat means being part of a witnessed a paradigm shift, with the digital revo- family. Kevin Maher and Frank Alkyer trusted lution, home recording, scaling back of the me as editor, and I cannot thank them enough major labels and artists taking over their record- for giving me this opportunity and their guid- ing careers. New musicians have emerged to ance along the way. I also owe a debt of grati- lead this music in exciting directions.
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