DownBeat August 2013 [antikvár]

First Take ) by bobby reed LP CONGRATULATES ITS ARTISTS FOR THEIR RECOGNITION IN THE 61ST ANNUAL DOWNBEAT CRITICS POLL JAZZ ALBUM Yosvany Terry, Today's Opinion (Criss Cross) HISTORICALALBUM Tito Puente, Quatm: The Definitive Coltectíon {Sony Music Latin) BIG BAND Arturo O'Farrill the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra DRUMS Antonio Sanchez • Cindy Blackman-Santana PERCUSSION Cyro Baptista (winner) Bobby Sanabria»Zakir Hussain • Airto Moreira Giovanni Hidalgo • Pedrito Martinez • John Santos BEYOND ARTIST ORGROUP Alabama Shakes BEYOND ALBUM Alabama Shelves, Boys Girls (ATO) David Byrne St. Vincent, Love This Giant{AAD) RISING STAR BIG BAND Bobby Sanabria Big Band • Tommy Igoe's Birdland Big Band Maraca His Latin Jazz All Stars RISING STAR DRUMS Oafnis Prieto • Marl Guiiiana • Antonio Sanchez Ulysses Owens Jr, • Stanton Moore RISING STAR PERCUSSION Giovanni Hidalgo • Pedrito Martinez • Naná Vasconcelos Daniel Sadownick • Steve Kroon • Arto TunQboyaciyan RISING STAR ARRANGER Dafnis Prieto Youthful Ambition MAKE IT ANYWHERE TEENAGERS ARE IMPRESSIONABLE. SEEING A GREAT MUSICIAN when you're a youngster can alter your life's path. Javon Jackson was 13 when he met Dexter Gordon in Denver and said to himself, "1 want to do just what he does." Jackson looked up to Gordon—both figuratively and literally—as he vividly explains in this month's Blindfold Test, which also includes his anecdote about seeing Sonny Stitl in concert. When Wayne Shorter was 15 years old, he saw Lester Young perform in Newark, N.I. Charlie Haden was 18 when he grabbed a seat on the front row to see Paul Chambers share the bandstand with Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Fhilly Joe Iones in Los Angeles. In hindsight, the artists see these as formative experiences. Today Jackson is an acclaimed saxophonist with a discography of more than a dozen leader projects, and last year he released the CD Celebrating John Coltrane. And what ever happened to those kids crazy kids named Wayne and Charlie? Well. Shorter takes home four awards in this year's Critics Poll, and Haden has just been elected as the 134th member of the DownBeat Hall of Fame. As he approaches his 80th birthday. Shorter remains one of the most revered musicians on the planet. He stands eternally youthful and vital, garnering wins for Jazz Artist, lazz Album (for Without A Net), lazz Group (for the Wayne Shorter Quartet) and Soprano Saxophone in this year s poll. A decade after he was elected into the DownBeat Hall of Fame, Shorter—whose bandmates in the quartet are pianist Danilo Pérez, bassist John Patitucci and drummer Brian Blade—continues to make some of the most exciting music of his career. For this issue, we recruited a couple of saxophonists (who are both poll winners) to write about Shorter's unique artistry. Both of them have admired Shorter's work since the days when they were young, aspiring musicians. Joe Lovano, this year's winner in the Tenor Sa.xophone category, offers a loving, poetic, exuberant tribute to Shorter. Ion Irabagon, our winner tor Rising Star—Tenor Saxophone, describes some of his favorite musical moments in Shorter's oeuvre. Haden, the ultra-melodic bassist, has been an integral contributor to the music of dozens of Hall of Famers. And now, he rightfully ioins Ornette Coleman. Keith larrett and so many more of his collaborators. We welcome Mr. Haden to the Hall of Fame. Our t'eature (starting on page 30) illustrates his deep love for the music and tor his colleagues, Haden has been appearing in (and reading) DownBeat forahalt-centiiry. Hach year, our Critics Poll provides a thorough picture of what's happening in the world of jazz, blues and improvised music. With 165 critics voting, and more than l.OüO artists listed, these results provide an invaluable database tor anyone who wants to explore tlu- noteworthy singers and instrumentalists wIk> are making waves in 2013. Hiis issue is your invitation to the greatest virtualconccrt imaginable. Dig in. d8