martes, 2 de julio de 2013

Más sobre la encuesta de críticos de Down Beat: los discos del período

A modo de ampliación de lo publicado ayer, ésta es la lista de discos más votados por los críticos de Down Beat. Sirve, entre otras cosas, para enterarse de lo que piensan en una revista especializada de los Estados Unidos gente que, se supone, tiene alguna calificación o, al menos, que accede a escribir sobre jazz en una de las revistas pioneras del género.

En la encuesta de críticos de Down Beat, cada uno de los votantes elige varios  álbumes en el orden deseado y éstos reciben una puntuación según el lugar de la lista en que son ubicados. En el recuento total se suman todos los puntos obtenidos por cada disco. 

Los 21 con mayor puntaje fueron los siguientes:

1. Wayne Shorter. Whithout A Net (Blue Note) 146

2. Wadada Leo Smith. Ten Freedom Summers (Cuneiform) 89

3. Sam Rivers - Dave Holland - Barry Altschul. Reunion: Live in New York (Pi Records)  69

4. Joe Lovano Us Five, Cross Culture (Blue Note) 66

5. Charles Lloyd-Jason Moran. Hagar’s Song (ECM) 63

6. Ryan Truesdell. Centennial: Newly Discovered Works of Gil Evans (Artistshare) 51

7. Branford Marsalis Quartet. Four MFs Playin’ Tunes (Marsalis) 45

8. Kurt Rosenwinkel. Star of Jupiter (Wommusic) 41

9. Christian Scott. Christian a Tunde Adjuah (Concord) 40

10. Neneh Cherry - The Thing. The Cherry Thing (Smalltown Supersound) 39

11. Anat Cohen. Claroscuro (Anzio) 38

12. Ravi Coltrane. Spirit Fiction (Blue Note) 34

13. Fred Hersch Trio. Alive At The Vanguard (Palmetto) 31

14. Pat Metheny. Unity Band (Nonesuch) 30

15. Mostly Other People Do The Killing. Slippery Rock (Hot Cup) 26

16. Orrin Evans. Flip The Script (Posi-Tone) 25

17. Aaron Diehl. The Bespoke Man’s Narrative (Mack Avenue) 24/ Dave Douglas Quintet. Be Still (Greenleaf) 24 / Rudresh Mahanthappa. Gamakt (ACT) 24

18. Lee Konitz/ Bill Frisell/ Gary Peacock/ Joey Baron. Enfants Terribles (Half Note) 23

19. The Bad Plus. Made Possible (Gong) 21/  Chick Corea-Gary Burton. Hot House (Concord) 21/ Mary Halvorson Quintet. Bending Bridges (Firehouse 12)  21/ Chris Potter. The Sirens (ECM) 21

20. John Abercrombie Quartet. Within a Song (ECM) 20 / The Cookers. Believe
(Motéma) 20. / Return To Forefer. The Mothership Return (Eagle Rock) 20

21. Theo Bleckmann. Hello Earth (The Music of Kate Bush) (Winter & Winter) 19 / Yosvany Terry. Today’s Opinion (Criss Cross) 19


La lista de mejores reediciones, por su parte, es la siguiente:

1. Miles Davis Quintet. Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2 (Columbia/ Legacy)

2. Charles Mingus. The Jazz Workshop Concerts 1964-1965 (Mosaic)

3. Charles Mingus. The Complete Columbia & RCA Album Collection (Columbia/ Legacy)

4. Bill Evans. Live At Art D’Lugoff’s Top Of The Gate (Resonance)

5. The Dave Brubeck Quartet. The Columbia Studio Album Collection: 1955-1966 (Columbia/ Legacy)

6. Clifford Brown & Max Roach. The Clifford Brown & Max Roach EmArcy Albums (Mosaic)

7. Keith Jarrett. Sleeper (ECM)

8. The Quintet, Jazz At Massey Hall (Original Jazz Classics)

9. Coleman Hawkins. Classic Coleman Hawkins Sessions 1922-1947 (Mosaic)

10. Louis Armstrong and The All Stars. Satchmo At Symphony Hall (HIP-O Select)

11. Terje Rypdal. Odissey. At The Studio & In Concert (ECM)

12. Dexter Gordon. Night Ballads: Montreal 77 (Uptown)

13. Miles Davis. Live At Montreux 1991 (DVD Eagle Rock)

14. Duane Allman. Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective (Bounder)

15. Clifford Brown. The EmArcy Master Takes Vol. 2 (HIP-O Select)

16. Michael Brecker. The Very Best of Michael Brecker (Verve)

17. Tito Puente. Quatro: The Definitive Collection (Sony Music Latin)

18. Albert King. I’ll Pay The Blues For You (Stax) / Albert Mangelsdorff. Live At
Audimax Freiburg (Jazzhaus)


19. Jimi Hendrix. People, Hell And Angels (Legacy). Muddy Waters. You Shook Me. The Chess Masters Vol. 3 1959 To 1963 (HIP-O Select)

lunes, 1 de julio de 2013

Resultados de la Encuesta de Críticos de Down Beat para 2013

61st ANNUAL DOWNBEAT 
CRITICS POLL WINNERS

Hall of Fame: Charlie Haden

Veterans Committee Hall of Fame: Robert Johnson

Jazz Artist: Wayne Shorter

Jazz Album: Wayne Shorter Quartet, Without A Net(Blue Note)

Historical Album: Miles Davis Quintet, Live In Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2(Columbia/Legacy)

Jazz Group: Wayne Shorter Quartet

Big Band (tie): Darcy James Argue’s Secrety Society and Maria Schneider Orchestra

Trumpet: Dave Douglas

Trombone: Wycliffe Gordon

Soprano Saxophone: Wayne Shorter

Gary Smulyan
Alto Saxophone: Rudresh Mahanthappa

Tenor Saxophone: Joe Lovano

Baritone Saxophone: Gary Smulyan

Clarinet: Anat Cohen

Flute: Nicole Mitchell

Piano: Jason Moran

Keyboard: Robert Glasper

Organ: Joey DeFrancesco



Bill Frisell
Guitar: Bill Frisell

Bass: Christian McBride

Electric Bass: Stanley Clarke

Violin: Regina Carter

Drums: Jack DeJohnette

Vibes: Stefon Harris

Percussion: Cyro Baptista 



Wadada Leo Smith
Miscellaneous Instrument: Béla Fleck (banjo)

Male Vocalist: Kurt Elling

Female Vocalist: Cassandra Wilson

Composer: Wadada Leo Smith

Arranger: Darcy James Argue

Record Label: ECM

Producer: Manfred Eicher

Blues Artist or Group: Dr. John

Blues Album: Dr. John, Locked Down (Nonesuch)

Beyond Artist or Group: Robert Glasper Experiment

Beyond Album: José James, No Beginning No End(Blue Note)



RISING STAR WINNERS

Gregory Porter
Rising Star Jazz Artist: Gregory Porter

Rising Star Jazz Group: Ambrose Akinmusire Quintet

Rising Star Big Band: Orrin Evans’ Captain Black Big Band

Rising Star Trumpet: Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah

Rising Star Trombone: Trombone Shorty

Rising Star Soprano Saxophone: Anat Cohen

Rising Star Alto Saxophone: Tia Fuller

Rising Star Tenor Saxophone: Jon Irabagon 



Tia Fuller
Rising Star Baritone Saxophone: Vinny Golia
Rising Star Clarinet: Ben Goldberg

Rising Star Flute: Tia Fuller

Rising Star Piano: Gerald Clayton

Rising Star Keyboard: Jason Lindner

Rising Star Organ: Jared Gold

Rising Star Guitar: Rez Abbasi

Rising Star Bass: Ben Williams 


Derrick Hodge
Rising Star Electric Bass: Derrick Hodge

Rising Star Violin: Zach Brock

Rising Star Drums: Gerald Cleaver

Rising Star Vibes: Jason Marsalis

Rising Star Percussion: Dan Weiss

Rising Star Miscellaneous Instrument: Toumani Diabaté (kora)

Rising Star Male Vocalist: Gregory Porter 



 Karrin Allyson
Rising Star Female Vocalist: Karrin Allyson

Rising Star Composer: Robert Glasper

Rising Star Arranger: John Hollenbeck

Rising Star Producer: Robert Glasper