January 2018

Features

• Dave Douglas

  Abstract Inspiration

  By Dan Ouellette

  The trumpeter’s new album, Little Giant Still Life, is a program of 12 original compositions, partially inspired by the work of American painter Stuart Davis.

• Willie Jones III

  Merging Swing & Swagger

  By Ted Panken

  The drummer’s new album, My Point Is … , was recorded with Eric Reed (piano), Buster Williams (bass), Eddie Henderson (trumpet) and Ralph Moore (tenor saxophone).

• Best Albums of 2017

  4 Stars and Up

  By DownBeat Critics

  5-, 4½- and 4-star albums from the past year

Blindfold Test

Sean Jones was tested on the following tracks for the “Blindfold Test”:

• Bobby McFerrin: “Bang!Zoom” from Bang!Zoom (Blue Note)
• Orrin Evans: “Kooks” from #knowingishalfthebattle (Smoke Sessions)
• Dr. Lonnie Smith: “Three Blind Mice” from THINK! (Blue Note)
• Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: “Thermo” from Caravan (Riverside)
• Wynton Marsalis: “Black Codes” from Black Codes From The Underground (Columbia)
• Kim Burrell: “Victory” from Live In Concert (Tommy Boy Gospel)

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