JazzWeek with airplay data powered by jazzweek.com • Jan. 30, 2006 Volume 2, Number 10 • $7.95 In This Issue: 2006 NEA Jazz Masters Featured During ‘Legends of Jazz’ . 4 Ornette Coleman Receives Berklee Honorary Doctorate . 6 Lee Elevated to BET Chair . 7 News In Brief . 6 Reviews and Burning the Bridge: Picks . 14 Jazz Radio . 18 Q&A WITH Smooth Jazz Radio. 25 GRANT Radio Panels. 24, 29 GEISSMAN News. 4 page 11 Charts: #1 Jazz Album – Dianne Reeves #1 Smooth Album – Richard Elliot #1 Smooth Single – Brian Simpson JazzWeek This Week EDITOR/PUBLISHER Ed Trefzger uring the jazz radio panel session at IAJE focusing on radio pro- MUSIC EDITOR motion and the selection of music, we surprised a number of Tad Hendrickson Dpeople with the sheer number of releases that made the chart CONTRIBUTING EDITORS in 2005: 575. And that was down from 660 each of the two previous Keith Zimmerman years. 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He’ll also be reaching out to you over the next several weeks. – Ed Trefzger, Editor 2117 Buffalo Road Suite 317 Rochester, NY 14624 phone/fax: (866) 453-6401 [email protected] Copyright ©2006 Yellow Dog Communications Inc. jazzweek.com • Jan. 30, 2006 JazzWeek 2 Contents Jan. 30, 2006 News . 4 April Launch of ‘Legends of Jazz’ Includes 2006 NEA Jazz Masters . 4 Ornette Coleman Receives Honorary Doctorate At Berklee . 6 IN BRIEF . 6 Lee Adds Chairman Role at BET on Retirement of Founder Johnson . 7 UNCF Raises $15 Million; Lifetime Achievement Award Named for Lou Rawls . 8 Birthdays . 10 4 Features Artist Q&A: Guitarist Grant Geissman. 11 Reviews . 14 Larry Goldings . 14 Chris Potter . 14 Chick Corea . 15 Shahida Nurullah . 15 11 Jae Sinnett . 15 Mambo Kings . 16 DVD: Ella Fitzgerald & The Tommy Flanagan Trio ’77 . 16 DVD: Count Basie Big Band ’77 . 16 Jazz Charts . 18 Jazz Album Charts . 19 Jazz Add Dates . 20 Jazz Current CDs . 21 18 Jazz Radio Panel . 24 Smooth Jazz Charts . 25 Smooth Album Charts. 26 Smooth Singles Charts . 27 Smooth Current CDs . 28 Smooth Radio Panel . 29 Classifieds . 17 25 Cover Photo: Grant Geissman (provided by Grant Geissman/ grantgeissman.com) JazzWeek Volume 2 Number 10 jazzweek.com • Jan. 30, 2006 JazzWeek 3 News April Launch of ‘Legends of Jazz’ Includes 2006 NEA Jazz Masters he 13-week debut season of “Leg- Smith, and many more. ends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis” The much anticipated series, Twill air nationally beginning in the first weekly network jazz relat- April 2006 on public television sta- ed show in 40 years, will feature inti- tions across America to coincide with mate conversations with performances National Jazz Appreciation Month. by some of the world’s leading musi- Each show in the series is theme based cians. Grammy Award-winning com- and includes conversation and perfor- poser/pianist Ramsey Lewis will host mances by today’s most important jazz the series, which is produced in multi- and jazz related musicians, including: camera HDTV and Dolby Surround Tony Bennett, Chick Corea, Al Jar- 5.1 audio in association with WTTW, reau, Dave Brubeck, Dr. Billy Tay- Chicago’s premier public television lor, David Sanborn, Phil Woods, Pat station. Metheny, Jim Hall, George Duke, “This is America’s art form,” said Marcus Miller, Lee Ritenour, Clark Lewis. “Jazz continues to provide in- Terry, Roy Hargrove, Chris Botti, spiration to musicians around the R. Andrew Lepley/IAJE.com Ivan Lins, Eddie Palmieri, Ray Bar- globe and to influence artists in a wide Ray Baretto (left) accepts his NEA Jazz retto, Dave Valentin, Keb Mo, Rob- range of fields. This series is a foot-tap- Masters Award from Ramsey Lewis. The ert Cray, Jane Monheit, John Pizzarel- ping tour through a variety of musi- event was taped for the final episode of li, Kurt Elling, Benny Golson, Chris cal formats while also providing an ex- the debut season of “Legends of Jazz With Ramsey Lews.” Potter, Joey DeFrancesco, Dr. Lonnie continued ... NEW FROM PACIFIC COAST JAZZ BRADLEY LEIGHTON SHERRI ROBERTS Back to the Funk The Sky Could Send You Jazz/pop flute stylist, recording artist and clinician Her latest recording produced and arranged Bradley Leighton’s by Harvie S with third solo release special guests, combines groove legendary saxophonist with soul that will Phil Woods and take you back to trumpet virtuoso the funk. Lew Soloff. 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I’m honored to be included.” series, said, “Our goal is to bring to- ing Tony Bennett, Chick Corea, and “This is a great series because it gether some of the greatest jazz artists Ray Barretto, was taped before a live allows the artists behind the music working today and allow them to com- audience on January 12, coinciding to tell their stories - what influenced bine conversation and performances in with the International Association for them, who influenced them, and what a way that shared their art while also Jazz Education (IAJE) conference in they are doing today,” said Al Jarreau, providing some insight into what they New York City. The NEA Jazz Mas- who appears in The Jazz Singers epi- do and how they do it. We’re hope- ters 2006 gala, which took place on sode with Kurt Elling. “It brings the ful that the series will excite jazz lovers Friday, January 13 at IAJE, included history of this art form to life. I can’t while also reaching others who may highlights from the “Legends of Jazz” wait to see the other episodes.” have not been fully exposed to this art series. Nancy Wilson, an NEA Jazz Mas- form because of its absence from our Dave Brubeck, who joins Dr. Bil- ter and multiple Grammy Award win- airwaves for decades.” ly Taylor for The Piano Masters epi- ner featured in the one-hour special, For details on each episode and for sode, said: “This is a long overdue se- “The Jazz Masters”, said, “It’s nice to more information, visit www.legend- ries that combines new and established know that ‘Legends of Jazz’ will be out sofjazz.net. JW ������������ ���� ���� ����� ���� ������������������������������������ ������������������������������������ jazzweek.com • Jan. 30, 2006 JazzWeek 5 News IN BRIEF: • SANTA MONICA, Calif. – The Recording Ornette Coleman Receives Academy has announced artist pairings for the 48th Annual Grammy Awards.