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Jazz Journalist Association premiou dia 18 os melhores do ano ( Junho/2007 a Junho/2008 ) como vem fazendo nos últimos 12 anos.
Abaixo a relação dos indicados nas principais categorias e em
negrito os vencedores.
Lifetime Achievement in Jazz (past winners are ineligible: Benny Carter, Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, Cecil Taylor, Ornette Coleman, John Lewis, Clark Terry, Dave Brubeck, Hank Jones, Roy Haynes, Andrew Hill):
Marian McPartland* e concorreram ainda, Herbie Hancock, Oscar Peterson, Wayne Shorter, Lee Konitz.
Musician of the Year: Herbie Hancock *, Terence Blanchard, Sonny Rollins, Maria Schneider, Ornette Coleman.
Up & Coming Musician of the Year: Lionel Loueke *, Christian Scott, Peter Evans, Roberta Gambarini, Matana Roberts, Tyshawn Sorey, Jaleel Shaw, Nicole Mitchell.
Record of the Year: Sky Blue, Maria Schneider (ArtistShare) *, A Tale of God's Will, Terence Blanchard (Blue Note/EMI); The Joni Letters, Herbie Hancock (Verve); Pilgrimage, Michael Brecker (Heads Up); Abbey Sings Abbey, Abbey Lincoln (Verve).
Reissue of the Year: Cornell 1964, Charles Mingus Sextet (Blue Note) *; Compulsion, Andrew Hill (Blue Note);
Folk Songs For Far Out Folk, Fred Katz (Reboot Stereophonic); Sunshine of My Soul: Live at the Keystone Korner, Jaki Byard (HighNote).
Reissue box set: A Life in Time: The Roy Haynes Story, Roy Haynes (Dreyfus Jazz)*; Lady Day: The Master Takes and Singles, Billie Holiday (Columbia); The Complete On the Corner Sessions, Miles Davis (Columbia Legacy); The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions (Mosaic Records); The Complete Lionel Hampton Victor Sessions 1937-1941 (Mosaic Records); Chu Berry: Classic Columbia and Victor Sessions (Mosaic Records);
Duke Ellington — The Complete 1936-1940 Variety, Vocalion and Okey Small Groups Sessions (Mosaic Records); How Low Can You Go: Anthology of the String Bass, 1925-1941 (Dust to Digital).
Record Label of the Year: Blue Note *, Arbors, Clean Feed, Concord, ECM, Palmetto, Sunnyside
Composer of the Year: Maria Schneider *, Terence Blanchard, Carla Bley, Ornette Coleman, Matt Shipp.
Arranger of the Year: Maria Schneider *, Uri Caine, Gil Goldstein, Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland, Bill Holman, Charles Tolliver, Gerald Wilson.
Male Singer of the Year: Andy Bey *, Kurt Elling, Giacomo Gates.
Female Singer of the Year: Abbey Lincoln *, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Roberta Gambarini, Nancy King, Dianne Reeves.
Latin Jazz Album of the Year: Big Band Urban Folktales, Bobby Sanabria, (Jazzheads) *, In Case You Missed It, Marlon Simon and the Nagual Spirits (Jazzheads),
Funk Tango, Paquito D'Rivera Quintet (Sunnyside), My Island, Rafi Malkiel (self-published),
Why Deny, Marty Sheller (PVR Records).
Small Ensemble Group of the Year: Ornette Coleman Quartet/Quintet *, The Bad Plus, Dave Holland Quintet, Harry Allen/Joe Cohn Quartet, Mostly Other People Do the Killing.
Large Ensemble of the Year (9+ pieces): Maria Schneider Orchestra *, Charles Tolliver Big Band, Gerald Wilson Orchestra, Mingus Big Band, Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra.
Trumpeter of the Year: Terence Blanchard *, Dave Douglas, Peter Evans, Roy Hargrove, Cuong Vu.
Trombonist of the Year: Wycliffe Gordon *, Ray Anderson, Robin Eubanks, Conrad Herwig, Roswell Rudd, Steve Swell.
Player of the Year of Instruments Rare in Jazz: Scott Robinson, reeds, brass, antiques *, Bela Fleck, banjo, Erik Friedlander, cello, Fred Lonberg-Holm, cello,
Daniel Smith, bassoon.
Alto Player of the Year: Ornette Coleman *, Lee Konitz, Steve Lehman, Steve Wilson, Phil Woods.
Tenor Player of the Year: Sonny Rollins *, Joe Lovano, Tony Malaby, Joshua Redman.
Soprano Saxophonist of the Year: Jane Ira Bloom *, Dave Liebman, Branford Marsalis, Wayne Shorter.
Baritone Saxophonist of the year :James Carter *, Mats Gustafsson, Scott Robinson, Gary Smulyan, Joe Temperley.
Clarinetist of the Year: Anat Cohen *, Don Byron, Paquito D'Rivera, Marty Ehrlich,
Ken Peplowski, Perry Robinson.
Flutist of the Year: Nicole Mitchell *, Jane Bunnett, Sam Rivers, Lew Tabackin, Frank Wess.
Pianist of the Year : Hank Jones*, Stefano Bollani, Herbie Hancock, Myra Melford,
Cecil Taylor, McCoy Tyner.
Organ-keyboards of the Year: Dr. Lonnie Smith*, Joey DeFrancesco, Larry Goldings, Gary Versace.
Guitarist of the Year: Bill Frisell *, Lionel Loueke, Russell Malone, Pat Metheny.
Bassist of the Year: Christian McBride*, Ron Carter, Mark Dresser, Charlie Haden,
William Parker.
Electric Bassist of the Year: Steve Swallow *, Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Stomu Takeishi.
Strings Player of the Year: Regina Carter, violin *, Billy Bang, violin, Mark Feldman, violin, Erik Friedlander, cello, Jenny Scheinman, violin.
Mallets Player of the Year: Joe Locke *, Gary Burton, Stefon Harris, Bobby Hutcherson, Steve Nelson.
Percussionist of the Year: Candido Camero *, Cyro Baptista, Hamid Drake, Kahil El 'Zabar, Marilyn Mazur.
Drummer of the Year: Roy Haynes *, Hamid Drake, Paul Motian, Paal Nilssen-Love, Tyshawn Sorey, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Matt Wilson.
Jazz Journalism CategoriesExcellence in Newspaper, Magazine or Online Feature or Review Writing of the Year: The Helen Dance–Robert Palmer Award: Nate Chinen, New York Times *, Larry Blumenfeld, Jazziz, Wall Street Journal, Village Voice; Will Friedwald, The New York Sun; Ben Ratliff, New York Times.
Best Periodical Covering Jazz: JazzTimes *, Cadence, Downbeat, Signal2Noise Best.
Website Concentrating on Jazz: All About Jazz *, Jazz.com,
JazzCorner .
Vale notar que além de
Marian McPartland e
Maria Schneider, a grande vencedora, outras quatro mulheres ganharam prêmios:
Anat Cohen, Jane Ira Bloom, Regina Carter e Nicole Mitchell.Maiores detalhes no site da associação
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