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DownBeat’s 73rd Annual Critics Poll: One for the Record Books
You see before you what we believe is the largest and most comprehensive Critics Poll in the history of jazz. DownBeat…
Premonition Records has announced the release of two box sets: Patricia Barber, The Premonition Years: 1994-2002 and Best of Von Freeman on Premonition. Both sets will be released in the U.S. on Sept. 25.
The sets chronicle the two most important, and extensive, musical relationships in the short 13-year history of Premonition Records. Vocalist/pianist Patricia Barber made five records for Premonition, beginning with 1994’s Cafe Blue, and including her breakout Modern Cool, which garnered a rare five-star DownBeat review. Von Freeman delivered four albums to the label, the first of which was 2001’s Live at the Dakota.
For more information about the two releases, see musicstem.com.
James Brandon Lewis earned honors for Artist of the Year and Tenor Saxophonist of the Year. Three of his recordings placed in the Albums of the Year category.
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