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The September 2010 issue of DownBeat highlights bassist and vocalist Esperanza Spalding, who continues her upward trajectory with a modern chamber music project that combines the spontaneity of improvisation with sophisticated string trio arrangements. Other artists featured in this issue include pianists Danilo Pérez and Billy Childs and guitarist Al Di Meola.





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1984 DownBeat Critics Poll   Back to Index
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by DownBeat Critics —  8/31/1984

Hall of Fame: Sun Ra
Jazz Artist of the Year: (Not voted on)
Jazz Album of the Year: Charlie Haden, The Ballad Of The Fallen (ECM)
Big Band: Count Basie
Acoustic Jazz Group: Art Blakey
Electric Jazz Group: Weather Report
Alto Saxophone: Phil Woods
Tenor Saxophone: Sonny Rollins
Baritone Saxophone: Pepper Adams
Soprano Saxophone: Steve Lacy
Trumpet: Wynton Marsalis
Trombone: Jimmy Knepper
Clarinet: John Carter
Flute: James Newton
Drums: Max Roach
Percussion: Nana Vasconcelos
Vibes: Milt Jackson
Acoustic Bass: Charlie Haden
Electric Bass: Steve Swallow
Guitar: Joe Pass
Piano: Cecil Taylor
Organ: Jimmy Smith
Electric Keyboard: Joe Zawinul
Miscellaneous Instrument: Toots Thielemans-Harmonica
Arranger: Gil Evans
Composer: Carla Bley
Record Label: Black Saint/Soul Note
Male Vocalist: Joe Williams
Female Vocalist: Sarah Vaughan
Blues Artist: Ray Charles
Beyond Group: Police
Violin: Stephane Grappelli
Producer: Giovanni Bonandrini
Reissue Of The Year: Thelonious Monk, The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk (Mosaic)



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