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Box 11688, St. Paul, MN 55111–0688. CABLE ADDRESS: DownBeat (on sale September 18, 2018) Magazine Publishers Association. Á 4 DOWNBEAT OCTOBER 2018 OCTOBER 2018 ON THE COVER 32 Tia Fuller The Radiance of a JIMMY & DENA KATZ 32 Diamond BY TED PANKEN As the featured saxophone soloist in Beyoncé’s band between 2006 and 2010, Tia Fuller won fans around the globe. Today, she is one of the most respected artists in jazz, both as a bandleader and educator. The Berklee College of Music professor's new Mack Avenue album, Diamond Cut, includes such high-profile collaborators as Terri Lyne Carrington, Jack DeJohnette and Dave Holland. Cover photo of Tia Fuller and image above shot by Jimmy and Dena Katz at The Jazz Gallery in New York City on May 22. Info for this venue is at jazzgallery.nyc. FEATURES 38 Tony Bennett & Diana Krall Streetwise Yet Sophisticated BY PHILLIP LUTZ 44 Ethan Iverson 56 Tord Gustavsen Trio 59 Adison Evans 62 Big Heart Machine 69 The Jamie Saft Quartet Dynamo at the Crossroads BY DAN OUELLETTE 48 Joey Baron Deep Listening Manifesto DEPARTMENTS BY BILL MILKOWSKI 8 First Take 53 Reviews 190 Jazz On Campus 10 Chords & Discords 176 Master Class 194 Blindfold Test SPECIAL SECTION BY DAVE ESKRIDGE 13 The Beat 180 Pro Session 71 Student 26 Players BY JIMI DURSO Music Guide Adi Meyerson 182 Transcription Steffen Schorn Frank Caruso Piano solo JACOB BLICKENSTAFF Where To Study Jazz 2019 Dongfeng Liu Dana Murray 186 Toolshed Jazzmeia Horn 6 DOWNBEAT OCTOBER 2018 OCTOBER 2018 DOWNBEAT 7 First Take BY FRANK ALKYER Helen Sung (left) and Michela Marino Lerman perform at the 2018 Newport Jazz Festival. STEVEN SUSSMAN The Jazz/Tap Continuum THE CONNECTION BETWEEN TAP DANCE the Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island, and and jazz has been one of the most enduring delivered a killer set, trading fours and offering combinations in the history of modern art. a master class in listening to each other, as they Louis Armstrong said he was inspired by the danced through tunes like “The Song Is You” and tap legend Bill “Bojangles” Robinson. The James P. Johnson’s “Carolina Shout.” Nicholas Brothers were the jazz/tap stan- Over the years, Lerman has become jazz’s dard at the Cotton Club in the 1930s, per- premier tap dancer, performing with Wynton forming with everyone from Cab Calloway Marsalis, Jon Batiste, Roy Hargrove, Cécile and Duke Ellington to Jimmie Lunceford McLorin Salvant, Benny Golson and others. and Eubie Blake. She’ll be performing with Mwenso & The Shakes Acclaimed artist Gregory Hines (1946–2003) at the Monterey Jazz Festival on Sept. 22, and at tapped to tunes like “On Green Dolphin Street” the Thelonious Monk Festival at Jazz at Lincoln and “It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Center on Oct. 26. Swing.” And, if you haven’t seen them yet, look for All of this reminds me of my favorite jazz/tap videos of Savion Glover working with drummers experience. On a Monday night in New York, Jack DeJohnette and Marcus Gilmore. I went to the Iridium to catch the Les Paul Trio, This fine tradition continues to thrive, as shortly before the legendary guitarist died in demonstrated by the variety of festivals that have 2009. It was a treat from start to finish. The trio presented jazz/tap shows this summer. ran through a few numbers and Les invited peo- At the Litchfield Jazz Festival in Goshen, ple to sit in—a saxophonist, another guitarist, the Connecticut, guitarist Doug Munro took the great jazz violinist Christian Howes. music of Harry Warren (1893–1981), combined it Then, Les brought a gentleman onstage and with his own love for Gypsy jazz, and then invited asked him what he wanted to do. He was a tap tappers from the Matthew Westerby Company to dancer, and they performed—on the spot—one join in the festivities. It was a blast. of the most intriguing renditions of “’Round Warren composed standards like “Lullaby Of Midnight” I’ve ever had the joy and honor to hear. Broadway,” “42nd Street” and “We’re In The The crowd went wild. The dancer (whose Money” along with many more Broadway and name I can’t recall) stayed for an encore. Les, with film tunes. You can hear Munro’s arrange- a big smile on his face, said, “Boy, that takes me ments of this material on Doug Munro & La back to my vaudeville days.” Pompe Attack’s The Harry Warren Songbook Here was a titan who had pioneered the sol- (GotMusic). Munro happens to be the late com- id-body electric guitar and multitrack record- poser’s great-nephew. ing— and achieved huge stardom on radio and A week after the Litchfield festivities, pianist TV—talking about vaudeville. Helen Sung and tap dancer Michela Marino Les had a deep, amazing history, just like the Lerman took to the intimate Storyville Stage at vital connection between tap dance and jazz. DB 8 DOWNBEAT OCTOBER 2018 Chords Discords Sincere Gratitude Having such an honor bestowed upon me I am totally overwhelmed with honor and was never any sort of a dream in my psyche, appreciation. Though I feel mere words are because I never ever envisioned being a part rather anemic in nature, I must offer up, nev- of anything so wonderfully magnificent. Thus, ertheless, an eternal stentorian “THANK YOU” the DownBeat Hall of Fame induction comes that stems from the deepest grotto of my as a complete surprise—from the publication heart’s core. that has, for so many years, been the “Bible” of BENNY GOLSON all performing musicians. NEW YORK CITY McPartland Fandom harmonizations. Marian McPartland deserves her induc- There are still many misconceptions tion in the Downbeat Hall of Fame—just for about this giant: Grant did not play a her ballad renderings alone. Listening to her semi-hollowbody electric guitar during ear- play those deep, rich chords makes it evident ly 1960s. He played a Gibson 330, which is that she was one of the best. thin but has a fully hollow body. McPartland also was an excellent com- PETE GAZES poser, columnist, critic and host of the radio CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA show Piano Jazz, which booked great guests. She had a rich musical life that we listeners benefited from. Remembering Aretha I remember many, many years ago— DAN CELLI [email protected] back in 1972 when I was living in New York—I played on four songs on Aretha’s album Let Me In Your Life. She gave all of her heart on Revelatory Green that entire album.