JazzWeek with airplay data powered by jazzweek.com • May 1, 2006 Volume 2, Number 23 • $7.95 In This Issue: Jazz Journalists Association Jazz COWBOY JUSTICE Awards Finalists Announced . 4 Photographer William J. Gottlieb, 89 . 6 Denver’s KUVO Celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month . 7 Ben Allison Music and Gets Political Industry News In Brief . 7 on his New Reviews and Palmetto CD Picks . 15 Jazz Radio . 18 Q&A: page 10 Smooth Jazz Radio. 25 Radio Panels. 24, 29 News. 4 Charts: #1 Jazz Album – Pat Martino #1 Smooth Album – Nils #1 Smooth Single – Paul Brown JazzWeek This Week EDITOR/PUBLISHER Ed Trefzger he lively discussion this past week on the Jazz Programmers’ Mail- MUSIC EDITOR ing List has caused us to rethink a couple of topics for the Jazz- Tad Hendrickson TWeek Summit, so we’re holding off on releasing the schedule and agenda for a couple of days. CONTRIBUTING EDITORS The eventual demise of jazz programming on WBEZ in Chica- Keith Zimmerman Kent Zimmerman go has been the catalyst for some heated and insightful discussion. It’s CONTRIBUTING WRITER/ prompted me to think about a few things, particularly what do we do PHOTOGRAPHER to stem the tide of public jazz stations becoming more and more scarce? Tom Mallison We’ll be addressing specific topics such as building an audience and PHOTOGRAPHY considering various music selection and programming approaches at the Barry Solof Summit. I’m hoping for some lively discussion, yielding more light than heat. Maybe we can reverse the trend. Founding Publisher: Tony Gasparre ••• Eras of history with sharp political polarizations have yielded polit- ADVERTISING: Devon Murphy Call (866) 453-6401 ext. 3 or ically-based arts. Such a time period was the 1960s and early ’70s; and email: [email protected] really, the civil rights movement extends that era of turmoil back to the 1950s. 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JazzWeek (ISSN 1554-4338) is published weekly by – Ed Trefzger, Editor ������������� 2117 Buffalo Road Suite 317 Rochester, NY 14624 phone/fax: (866) 453-6401 [email protected] Copyright ©2006 Trefzger Media LLC jazzweek.com • May 1, 2006 JazzWeek 2 Contents May 1, 2006 News . 4 10th Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards Finalists Announced . 4 Photographer William Gottlieb, 89 . 6 Music and Industry News In Brief ... 7 Denver’s KUVO Celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month . 7 Birthdays . 9 Features 7 Artist Q&A: Ben Allison . 10 Reviews . 14 Roy Hargove Quintet. 15 RH Factor . 15 Pete Malinverni. 15 Anne Ducros. 16 Mark Kleinhaut Trio . 16 10 Jazz Charts . 18 Jazz Album Chart . 19 Jazz Add Dates . 20 Jazz Current CDs . 21 Jazz Radio Panel . 24 Smooth Jazz Charts . 25 Smooth Album Chart . 26 Smooth Singles Chart. 27 18 Smooth Current CDs . 28 Smooth Radio Panel . 29 Classifieds . 17 Closing Number Ben Allison’s Top 3 Political Albums (plus two songs) . 32 25 Cover Photo: Ben Allison (photo by Lourdes Delgado) JazzWeek Volume 2 Number 23 jazzweek.com • May 1, 2006 JazzWeek 3 News 10th Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards Finalists Announced 2. Musician of the Year Michael Brooks, Bob Irmin, Seth Rothstein, project NEW YORK – The Jazz Journal- Dave Douglas director) ists Association has announced the fi- Andrew Hill 7. Record Label of the Year nalists ballot for its 10th annual Jazz Sonny Rollins Blue Note Joe Lovano Awards, with the 20-year old profes- Mosaic Paul Motian ArtistShare sional organization nominating more Ken Vandermark Palmetto than 200 jazz musicians, recordings, 3. Up & Coming Musician of the Year Arbors labels, producers, concert presenters, Anat Cohen Concord/Fantasy/Telarc Eldar Djangirov authors, broadcasters, photographers 8. Events Producer of the Year Robert Glasper Tim Jackson, Monterey Jazz Festival; Kuumbwa Jazz and new media outlets for recognition John Hollenbeck Center of achievements in 2005-2006. Dafnis Prieto Jack Kleinsinger, Highlights in Jazz Miguel Zenon Winners, to be voted on by the in- Randall Kline, SFJAZZ 4. Jazz Album of the Year Patricia Nicholson-Parker, Vision Festival ternational JJA’s approximately 400 Fred Hersch, Leaves of Grass (Palmetto) George Wein, Festival Productions professional members, will be an- Andrew Hill, Time Lines (Blue Note) 9. Composer of the Year nounced at a gala supper party, open to Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane,Carnegie Hall 1957 Carla Bley (Blue Note) the public, on Monday, June 19, from Dave Douglas Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie, Town Hall 1945 Andrew Hill 4 to 7 p.m. at B. B. King’s Blues Club (Uptown) John Hollenbeck and Grill in New York City. Sonny Rollins, Without A Song: The 9/11 Concert Maria Schneider (Milestone) The Jazz Awards are present- 10. Arranger of the Year 5. Single CD Reissue of the Year ed in 41 categories, including Life- Carla Bley Derek Bailey/Evan Parker,The London Concert (Psi) Bob Brookmeyer time Achievement in Jazz and in Jazz Bob Brookmeyer & Friends (Columbia/Legacy) Bill Holman Journalism. All nominees are invit- Don Ellis, Essence (Mighty Quinn Productions) Maria Schneider Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman, Song X (Nonesuch) Gerald Wilson ed guests at the party at B.B. King’s, Alan Skidmore Quintet, Once Upon A Time (Dutton 11. Male Singer of the Year a fundraiser supporting the non-prof- Vocalion) Kurt Elling Woody Shaw, Stepping Stones: Live At The Village it JJA’s education, audience-outreach Andy Bey Vanguard (Sony BMG Legacy) and professional mentoring initiatives. Mark Murphy 6. Boxed Set Reissue of the Year Tax-deductible tickets cost $200 ($75 Giacomo Gates Count Basie, The Complete Clef/Verve Fifties Studio Kevin Mahogany for members of the JJA), and are avail- Recordings (Mosaic), originals produced by Norman Granz, produced for release by Scott Wenzel, executive 12. Female Jazz Singer of the Year able at www.JazzJournalistsAwards. Dee Dee Bridgewater producer Michael Cuscuna com. Diana Reeves Miles Davis,The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 (Colum- Luciana Souza Jazz Journalists Association bia/Legacy), original sessions produced by Teo Macero, Tierney Sutton produced for release Cassandra Wilson Jazz Awards 2006 by Teo Macero and Stan Tonkel 13. Latin Jazz Album of the Year Finalist nominees based on cumulative votes of Andrew Hill, Mosaic Select (Mosaic), original sessions Ray Barretto, Time Was - Time Is (O+) professional members, Jazz Journalists Associa- produced by Francis Wolff and Alfred Lion; produced Edsel Gomez, Cubist Music (Zoho) tion. for release by Michael Cuscuna Eddie Palmieri, Listen Here (Concord Picante) 1. Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Jelly Roll Morton,The Complete Library Of Congress Poncho Sanchez, Do It! (Concord Picante) Roy Haynes Records by Alan Lomax (Rounder), produced for Moacir Santos, Choros y Alegria (Adventure Music) Andrew Hill release by Anna Lomax Wood and Jeffrey A. Greenberg Bebo Valdés, Bebo de Cuba (Calle 54) Lee Konitz Various Artists, Progressions: 100 Years Of Jazz Guitar Marian McPartland (Columbia/Legacy), Originals produced by various, Paul Motian produced for release by Steve Berkowitz (Legacy A&R, (continued on page 5) jazzweek.com • May 1, 2006 JazzWeek 4 News 10th Annual JJA Jazz Awards Finalists (continued from page 4) 14. Small Ensemble of the Year (<9 pieces) 23. Clarinetist of the Year 32. Percussionist of the Year Harry Allen-Joe Cohn Quartet Don Byron Ray Barretto Bill Charlap Trio Kenny Davern Cyro Baptista Andrew Hill Quintet Paquito D’Rivera Hamid Drake Dave Holland Quintet Marty Ehrlich Kahil El’Zabar Jason Moran & The Bandwagon Ken Peplowski Giovanni Hidalgo Wayne Shorter Quartet 24. Flutist of the Year Poncho Sanchez The Vandermark 5 Jamie Baum 33. Drummer of the Year 15. Large Ensemble of the Year (9+ pieces) James Moody Hamid Drake Dave Holland Big Band Sam Rivers Roy Haynes Mingus Big Band Lew Tabackin Paul Motian Maria Schneider Orchestra Frank Wess Lewis Nash Vanguard Jazz Orchestra 25. Pianist of the Year Matt Wilson Gerald Wilson Orchestra Kenny Barron 34. Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Journalism 16. Trumpeter of the Year Bill Charlap (past winners: Whitney Balliett, Stanley Dance, Gary Dave Douglas Fred Hersch Giddins, Nat Hentoff, Ira Gitler, Dan Morgenstern, Bob Roy Hargrove Andrew Hill Blumenthal) Wynton Marsalis Keith Jarrett Francis Davis Nicholas Payton Jason Moran Larry Kart Jeremy Pelt Danilo Perez Howard Mandel Randy Sandke 26. Organ-keyboards of the Year Doug Ramsey 17. Trombonist of the Year Joey DeFrancesco Kevin Whitehead Robin Eubanks Larry Goldings Mike Zwerin Wycliffe Gordon Dr. Lonnie Smith 35. Willis Conover-Marian McPartland Award Conrad Herwig Craig Taborn for Excellence in Jazz Broadcasting Roswell Rudd Sam Yahel (past winners: Neil Tesser, Marian McPartland, Dr. Billy Steve Turre 27. Guitarist of the Year Taylor, Phil Schaap, Michael Bourne, Kenny Washing- 18.