The 41st Annual Jazz Station Awards / The Best Jazz of 2019

41ª Edição do Prêmio Jazz Station! Os melhores do jazz em 2019!

The complete results of the 41st Jazz Station Awards

Os resultados da 41ª edição do Prêmio Jazz Station

These are the complete results of the 41st Annual Jazz Station Awards conducted by jazz journalist, record producer, historian & jazz educator Arnaldo DeSouteiro. Mr. DeSouteiro is a voting member of NARAS-Grammy, as well as of the Jazz Journalists Association and the Los Angeles Jazz Society. He has produced over 830 sessions, according to the All Music Guide website. For more details and a small bio, please check
https://jazzstation-oblogdearnaldodesouteiros.blogspot.com/2019/03/arnaldo-desouteiro-2019-bio.html

Ron Carter, Marc Copland, Chick Corea, Randy Brecker, Ada Rovatti, Dave Liebman, Steve Gadd, Al Di Meola and The New York Voices are among the top artists of the year.

Only albums recorded or released in 2019 were eligible.
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O Prêmio Jazz Station - criado em 1979 pelo jornalista, historiador e produtor brasileiro Arnaldo DeSouteiro - chega ao 41º ano, contemplando os artistas que mais se dedicaram no panorama jazzístico internacional em todo o mundo. Membro votante do Grammy, da Jazz Journalists Association e da Los Angeles Jazz Society, entre outras instituições, DeSouteiro já produziu mais de 830 sessões de gravação, segundo contabilizado pelo site All Music Guide.

Além de dono da gravadora JSR e da empresa Jazz Station Marketing & Consultoria, Arnaldo DeSouteiro traz no curriculo trabalhos para selos como Verve, Milestone, Sony e CTI, além de roteiros para shows e especiais de TV de João Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Luiz Bonfá, Dizzy Gillespie, Tony Bennett, Chuck Mangione, Bjork, Eumir Deodato, Diana Krall, João Donato, Doris Monteiro e Wanda Sá, sendo também convidado frequentemente para atuar como parecerista em empresas privadas, instituições governamentais e festivais de jazz nos EUA, Brasil, Europa e Ásia, além de professor convidado em universidades.

Ron Carter, Marc Copland, Chick Corea, Randy Brecker, Ada Rovatti, Dave Liebman, Steve Gadd, Al Di Meola e o grupo New York Voices estão entre os artistas que brilharam em 2019.

Atendendo aos pedidos dos leitores, que desde 1979 acompanham essa votação, incluímos – após os nomes de todos os colocados em cada categoria – os títulos dos trabalhos pelo quais os artistas foram avaliados.

Para variar, foram necessárias várias semanas para a preparação de todas estas listas, reouvindo os discos, checando fichas técnicas e, às vezes, reavaliando opiniões. Tudo isso com o objetivo de fornecer o mais fiel possível retrato do cenário jazzístico em 2019, a partir de bases reais de análise.

O que significa, por exemplo, que artistas que não lançaram novos trabalhos este ano, seja como líderes ou sidemen, tornaram-se, por mais geniais que sejam, automaticamente inelegíveis. Tal critério explica a ausência de feras como Herbie Hancock e Gene Bertoncini que, apesar de terem realizado muitos shows, não lançaram novos trabalhos em 2018.

Vários discos premiados em 2019, com atraso, pelas revistas especializadas, não aparecem na nossa lista por uma simples razão: constaram da relação de 2018.

Aí estão os resultados completos:

Acoustic Piano: 1. Marc Copland (“Gary – Piano Solo” – Illusions Music); 2. Ahmad Jamal (“Ballades” – JazzBook/Jazz Villge); 3. Keith Jarrett (“Munich 2016” – ECM); 4. Chick Corea (“Trilogy 2” – Concord); 5. Geoffrey Keezer (“Legacy Alive Volume 6 At The Side Door” w/ Ralph Peterson – Onyx); 6. David Kikoski (“Phoenix Rising” – HighNote); 7. Alan Pasqua (“3 Nights In LA” w/ George Garzone); 8. Fred Hersch (“Begin Again” – Palmetto); 9. Jacky Terrason (“53” – Blue Note); 10. Hakan Rydin (“Melodies…” – AdOpen); 11. Enrico Pieranunzi (“Wine And Waltzes” – Cam Jazz); 12. Ai Kuwabara ("Live at Blue Note Tokyo" - Verve)

Electric Piano: 1. Vasil Hadzimanov (“Lines in Sand” – MoonJune); 2. Kevin Hays (“Across The Sea” w/ Chiara Izzi – Jando Music); 3. Chick Corea (“Antidote” – Concord); 4. Bruno Cardozo (“Pra Te Fazer Sonhar” w/ Thiago Espirito Santo – self-produced); 5. Enrique Haneine (“Right Around The Corner” w/ John Minnock – JM); 6. Luzius Schuller (“The Faraway Nearby” w/ Tomas Sauter – Catwalk); 7. Christian Sands (“Facing Dragons” – Mack Avenue)

Organ: 1. Ricky Peterson (“Drop Shot” w/ Bob Mintzer & WDR Big Band Cologne - Leopold); 2. Joey DeFrancesco (“In The Key of the Universe” – Mack Avenue); 3. Brian Charette (“Groovin’ With Big G” – SteepleChase); 4. Gerard Gibbs (“Live From Newport Jazz” w/ James Carter – Blue Note)

Keyboards: 1. Chick Corea (“Antidote” – Concord); 2. Lelo Nazario (“Projeto MI 2” - Utopia); 3. Jim Beard (“Sacred Bond” w/ Randy Brecker & Ada Rovatti – Piloo); 4. Chris Walters (“On The Corner Live! The Music of Miles Davis" – Ear Up Records); 5. Phil Magallanes (“Elegant Gyspy & More Live” w/ Al Di Meola – ear Music); 6. Marcos Silva (“Brasil From Head to Toe” – Goose Egg); 7. Peter Berglund (“Numbers” – AdOpen); 8. Dominique Vantomme (“Tales from the Dreaming City” w/ Mark Wingfield – MoonJune); 9. Nina Ott (“Bring All Your Ships Home” w/ Autentico); 10. Bruno Cardozo (“Pra Te Fazer Sonhar” w/ Thiago Espirito Santo – self-produced); 11. Santiago Bosch (“Mr. Steiner / The EVI Sessins” w/ Darren Barrett – dB Studios)

Acoustic Bass: 1. Ron Carter (“Remember Love” w/ Houston Person – HighNote); 2. Michael Formanek (“Time Like This” – Intakt); 3. Larry Grenadier (“The Gleaners” - ECM); 4. Christian McBride (“New Jawn” – Mack Avenue); 5. Charnett Moffett (“Bright New Day” – Motema); 6. Leon Lee Dorsey ("MonkTime" w/ DSC - JazzAvenue1); 7. Jay Anderson ("Ronnie's Trio" w/ Ronnie Cuber - SteepleChase); 8. Tony Marino (“Someday” w/ Skip & Dan Wilkins Quartet – Deer Head)

Electric Bass: 1. Will Lee (“Live At Blue Note Tokyo” w/ Ai Kuwabara – Verve); 2. Victor Wooten (“On The Corner Live! The Music of Miles Davis" – Ear Up Records); 3. Thiago Espírito Santo (“Pra Te Fazer Sonhar” – self-produced); 4. Alexander Claffy (“Sacred Bond” w/ Randy Brecker & Ada Rovatti – Piloo); 5. Scott Thompson (“Brasil From Head to Toe” w/ Marcos Silva – Goose Egg); 6. Gary Brown (“Mirror” w/ Katerina Brown – KB); 7. Miroslav Tovirac (“Lines in Sand” w/ Vasil Hadzimanov Band – MoonJune); 8. Ulf Radelius (“Numbers” – AdOpen); 9. Yaron Stavi (“Tales from the Dreaming City” – MoonJune)

Drums: 1. Steve Gadd (“Live At Blue Note Tokyo” w/ Ai Kuwabara – Verve); 2. Ralph Peterson (“Legacy Alive Volume 6 At The Side Door" – Onyx); 3. Bill Goodwin (“Someday” w/ Skip & Dan Wilkins Quartet – Deer Head); 4. Jerome Jennings (“Solidarity” – Iola Records); 5. Mauricio Zottarelli (“Brasil From Head to Toe” w/ Marcos Silva – Goose Egg); 6. Cuca Teixeira (“Pra Te Fazer Sonhar” w/ Thiago Espirito Santo – self-produced); 7. Billy Hart (“In The Key of the Universe” w/ Joey DeFrancesco – Mack Avenue); 8. Wolfgang Haffner (“Rocks” w/ Randy Brecker & NDR Big Band – Piloo); 9. Asaf Sirkis (“Tales from the Dreaming City” w/ Mark Wingfield – MoonJune); 10. Rodney Holmes (“Sacred Bond” w/ Randy Brecker & Ada Rovatti – Piloo); 11. Mike Clark (“Monk Time” w/ DSC – JazzAvenue 1); 12. Adam Nussbaum ("Ronnie's Trio" w/ Ronnie Cuber - SteepleChase)

Percussion: 1. Sammy Figueroa (“In The Key of the Universe” w/Joey DeFrancesco – Mack Avenue); 2.  Luisito Quintero (“Antidote” w/ Chick Corea & The Spanish Heart Band – Concord); 3. Gumbi Ortiz (“Elegant Gypsy & More Live” w/ Al DiMeola – ear Music); 4. Marilyn Mazur (“Shamania” – RareNoise); 5. Café da Silva (“Sacred Bond” w/ Randy Brecker & Ada Rovatti - Piloo); 6. Mino Cinelu (“Storyteller” w/ Biréli Lagrène – Naïve); 7. Bojan Ivkovic (“Lines in Sand” w/ Vasil Hadzimanov Band – MoonJune); 8. Cyro Baptista (“Dreamer” w/ Shunzo  Ohno – Pulsebeats); 9. Marcio Doctor (“Rocks” w/ Randy Brecker & NDR Big Band – Piloo); 10. Poncho Sanchez (“Trane’s Delight” – Concord Picante)

Vibes/Marimba: 1. David Friedman (“Thursday” – Malletmuse); 2. Erik Charlston (“Hermeto: Voice and Wind” – Sunnyside); 3. Mike Freeman (“Venetian Blinds” – VOF); 4. Stefon Harris (“Sonic Creed” – Motema)

Miscellaneous:  1. Darren Barrett – EVI (“Mr. Steiner / The EVI Sessions" – dB Studios); 2. Evan Garr – electric violin (“Elegant Gypsy & More” w/ Al Di Meola – ear Music); 3. Rino Adamo – electric violin (“Convergenze” w/ Boris Savoldelli – Onyx Jazz Club); 4. Ray Spiegel – tabla (“Dreamer” w/ Shunzo Ohno – Pulsebeats); 5. Fadhel Boubaker - oud (“It Just Happens” w/ Beyond Borders Band – Hout)

Acoustic Guitar: 1. Al Di Meola (“Opus” – ear Music); 2. Biréli Lagrène (“Storyteller” – Naïve); 3. Jay Berliner (“Three Chords & The Truth” w/ Van Morrison – Exile); 4. Diego Figueiredo (“Amizade” w/ Ken Peplowski – Arbors); 5. Nir Felder (“Across The Sea” w/ Kevin Hays & Chiara Izzi – Jando Music)

Electric Guitar: 1. Al Di Meola (“Elegant Gypsy & More – Live" – ear Music); 2. Vic Juris (“Groovin’ with Big G” w/ Brian Charette – SteepleChase); 3. Mark Wingfield (“Tales from the Dreaming City” – MoonJune); 4. BG Sahlin (“Numbers” – AdOpen); 5. Greg Skaff (“MonkTime” w/ DSC – Jazz Avenue 1)

Flute: 1. Nicole Mitchell (“Maroon Cloud” – For Pratically Everyone Records); 2. Jane Bunnett (“On Firm Ground/Tierra Firme” – Linus); 3. Jamie Baum ("Sheroes" w/ Monika Herzig - Whaling City Sound); 4. Jorge Pardo ("Antidote" w/ Chick Corea & The Spanish Heart Band - Concord)

Clarinet: 1. Ken Peplowski ("Amizade" w/ Diego Figueiredo - Arbors); 2. Michael Heitzlers (“Ode Hashem” – Neuklang); 3. Don Byron (“Random Dances And Atonalities” w/ Aruan Ortiz – Intakt); 4. Anat Cohen (“Live in Healdsburg” – Anzic) 

Trumpet: 1. Randy Brecker (“Rocks” w/ NDR Big Band – Piloo Records); 2. Shunzo Ohno (“Dreamer” – Pulsebeat Records); 3. Brian Lynch (“Legacy Alive Volume 6 At The Side Door” w/ Ralph Peterson & The Messenger Legacy – Onyx); 4. Enrico Rava (“Roma” w/ Joe Lovano – ECM); 5. Ralph Alessi (“Imaginary Friends” – ECM); 6. Tom Harrell (“Infinity” – HighNote); 7. Susana Santos Silva (“Child of Illusion” – Clean Feed)

Flugelhorn: 1. Franco Ambrosetti (“The Nearness Of You” – Unit);  2. Randy Brecker (“Rocks” w/ NDR Big Band - Piloo) ; 3. Claudio Roditi (“Crossing Paths” w/ Samuel Martinelli – Prestige Music); 4. Tom Harrell (“Infinity” – HighNote)

Trombone: 1. John Fedchock (“Reminiscence” – Summit); 2. Karin Hammar (“Circles” – Prophone/Naxos); 3. Clifton Anderson (“The Dream Is You” w/ Vanessa Rubin – Nibur); 4. Samuel Blaser (“Early In The Mornin’” – Outnote); 5. Steve Davis ("Antidote" w/ Chick Corea & The Spanish Heart Band - Concord)

Soprano Sax: 1. Dave Liebman (“On The Corner Live! The Music of Miles Davis" – Ear Up Records); 2. Ada Rovatti (“Sacred Bond” – Piloo);  3. Gary Meek (“Brasil From Head to Toe” w/ Marcos Silva – Goose Egg)

Alto Sax: 1. David Sanborn (“Rocks” w/ Randy Brecker – Piloo); 2. Bobby Watson (“Legacy Alive Volume 6 At The Side Door” w/ Ralph Peterson & The Messenger Legacy – Onyx); 3. Jim Snidero (“Waves of Calm” – Savant); 4. Lee Konitz (“Decade” w/ Dan Tepfer – Verve); 5. Caroline Davis (“Alula” – New Amsterdam); 6. David Binney (“Zinc City” w/ Manuel Engel – Metonic); 7. Remy Le Bouef (“Light As A Word” – Outside In Music); 8. Kuba Wiecek (“Multitasking” – Muza/Warner)

Tenor Sax: 1. Ada Rovatti (“Sacred Bond” – Piloo); 2. Houston Person (“Remember Love” w/ Ron Carter – HighNote); 3. Eric Alexander (“Phoenix Rising” w/ David Kikoski – HighNote); 4. Jeff Coffin (“On The Corner Live! The Music of Miles Davis – Ear Up Records); 5. Dan Wilkins (“Someday” w/ Skip & Dan Wilkins Quartet – Deer Head); 6. George Garzone (“3 Nights In LA” – Fuzzy Music); 7. Bill Pierce (“Legacy Alive Volume 6 At The Side Door” w/ Ralph Peterson – Onyx); 8. Joe Lovano (“Roma” w/ Enrico Rava – ECM); 9. George Coleman (“Groovin’ with Big G” w/ Brian Charette – SteepleChase); 10. Joshua Redman (“Come What May” – Nonesuch); 11. Mark Turner (“Temporary Kings” w/ Eithan Iverson – ECM); 12. Donny McCaslin (“Blow” – Motema); 

Baritone Sax: 1. Ronnie Cuber (Ronnie’s Trio” – SteepleChase); 2. Alex Harding (“The Dream Is You” w/ Vanessa Rubin – Nibur); 3. Andrew Duncan (“LAB 2019” w/ One O’Clock Lab Band – UNT); 4. James Carter (“Live From Newport Jazz” – Blue Note)

Male Singer: 1. Boris Savoldelli (“Convergenze” w/ Rino Adamo – Onyx Jazz Club); 2. Gregory Porter (“One Night Only – Live At Royal Albert Hall” - Universal); 3. John Minnock (“Right Around The Corner” – JM)

Female Singer: 1. Vanessa Rubin (“The Dream Is You – Sings Tadd Dameron” – Nibur Records); 2. Laurie Antonioli (“The Constant Passage of Time” – Origin); 3. Chiara Izzi (“Across The Sea” w/ Kevin Hays – Jando Music); 4. La Tanya Hall (“Say Yes” – Blue Canoe); 5. Fleurine (“Brazilian Dream” – Pure Imagination); 6. Carolyn Fitzhugh (“Living in Peace” – CF); 7. Claudia Vilella (“Encantada Live” - Taina Music); 8. Sivan Arbel ("Change of Light" - Sivan); 9. Jazzmeia Horn (“Love & Liberation” – Concord); 10. Katerina Brown ("Mirror" - KB)

Vocal Group: 1. New York Voices (“Reminicing in Tempo” – Origin)

Instrumental Group: 1. Chick Corea & The Spanish Heart Band (“Antidote” – Concord); 2. Vasil Hadzimanov Band (“Lines In Sand” – MoonJune); 3. Skip & Dan Wilkins Quartet (“Someday” – Deer Head); 4. Ralph Peterson & The Messenger Legacy (“Legacy Alive Volume 6 At The Side Door” – Onyx); 5. Autentico (“Bring All Your Ships Home” - self-release)

Big Band/Jazz Orchestra: 1. NDR Big Band – The Hamburg Radio Jazz Orchestra (“Rocks” w/ Randy Brecker – Piloo); 2. Brian Lynch (“The Omni-American Book Club” – Hollistic MusicWorks); 3. UMO Jazz Orchestra (“Together” w/ Randy Brecker & Mats Holmquist – Mama Records); 4. WDR (“Drop Shot” w/ Ricky Peterson – Leopold); 5. Terraza Big Band ("One Day Wonder" - Outside in Music); 6. New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (“Songs – The Music of Allen Toussaint” – Storyville); 7. Marcus Shelby Orchestra ("Transitions" - MSO); 8. One O’ Clock Lab Band: “LAB 2019” (UNT); 9. Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band (“West Side Story Reimagined” – Jazzheads)

Composer: 1. Ada Rovatti (“Sacred Bond – Brecker Plays Rovatti” w/ Randy Brecker – Piloo); 2. Randy Brecker (“Rocks” – Piloo); 3. Shunzo Ohno (“Dreamer” – Pulsebats); 4. Mats Holmquist (“Together” w/ Randy Brecker & UMO Jazz Orchestra – Mama Records); 5. Brian Lynch (“The Omni-American Book Club” – Hollistic MusicWorks); 6. Yelena Eckemoff ("Nocturnal Animals" - L&H); 7. Vasil Hadzimanov (“Lines in Sand” – MoonJune); 8. Fred Hersch (“Begin Again” – Palmetto)

Arranger: 1. Jörg Achim Keller (“Rocks” w/ Randy Brecker & NDR Big Band – Piloo); 2. Mats Holmquist (“Together” w/ Randy Brecker & UMO Jazz Orchestra – Mama Records); 3. Bob Mintzer (“Drop Shot” w/ Ricky Peterson & WDR Big Band – Leopold); 4. Vince Mendonza (“Begin Again” w/ Fred Hersch & WDR Big Band – Palmetto)

Artist of the Year: 1. Randy Brecker; 2. Chick Corea; 3. Dave Liebman; 4. Ralph Peterson; 5. Ron Carter

Engineer: 1. Paul Wickliffe (“Someday” w/ Skip & Dan Wilkins Quartet – Dear Head); 2. Sven Hohlwage (“Rocks” w/ Randy Brecker & NDR Big Band – Piloo); 3. Joe Marciano/Marx Ross (“The Dream Is You” w/ Vanessa Rubin – Nibur);  4. Phil Bulla/Alan Baylock (“LAB 2019” w/ One O’Clock Lab Band – UNT); 5. Aaron Nevezie/Cynthia Daniels (“Sacred Bond” w/ Randy Brecker & Ada Rovatti – Piloo)

Top Instrumental Jazz Albums

Randy Brecker & NDR Big Band: “Rocks” (Piloo)

David Liebman, Jeff Coffin, Victor Wooten, Chester Thompson, Chris Walters, James DaSilva (“On The Corner Live! The Music of Miles Davis – Ear Up Records)

Marc Copland: “Gary – Piano Solo” (Illusions Music)

Randy Brecker & Ada Rovatti: “Sacred Bond – Brecker Plays Rovatti” (Piloo)

Shunzo Ohno: “Dreamer” (Pulsebats)

Franco Ambrosetti: “The Nearness Of You” (Unit)

Ralph Peterson & The Messenger Legacy: “Legacy Alice Volume 6 At The Sidedoor” (Onyx)

Jerome Jennings: “Solidarity” (Iola Records)

Vasil Hadzimanov Band: “Lines In Sand” (MoonJune)

Chick Corea & The Spanish Heart Band: “Antidote” (Concord)
Randy Brecker & Matt Holmquist with UMO Jazz Orchestra: "Together" (Mama Records)

Thiago Espirito Santo: “Pra Te Fazer Sonhar” (self-produced)

One O’Clock Lab Band: “LaB 2019” (UNT)

Skip & Dan Wilkins Quartet: Someday (Deer Head Records)

Hakan Rydin: “Melodies…” (AdOpen)

Darren Barrett: “Mr. Steiner – The EVI Sessions” (dB Studios)

Mark Wingfield: “Tales from the Dreaming City” (MoonJune)

New Orleans Jazz Orchestra: “Songs – The Music of Allen Toussaint” (Storyville)

Top Vocal Jazz Albums

Vanessa Rubin: “The Dream Is You – Sings Tadd Dameron” (Nibur Records)

New York Voices: “Reminiscing in Tempo” (Origin)
Boris Savoldelli & Rino Adamo: "Convergenze" (Onyx Jazz Club)

Sheila Jordan Quartet: “Lucky To Be Me” (Abeat)

Laurie Antonioli: “The Constant Passage of Time” (Origin)

Chiara Izzi & Kevin Hays: “Across The Sea” (Jando Music)

Claudia Villela: “Encantanda Live” (Taina Music)

Lauren Desberg: “Out For Delivery” (LD)

John Minnock: “Right Around The Corner” (JM)

Katerina Brown: “Mirror” (KB)

Fleurine: “Brazilian Dream” (Pure Imagination)

La Tanya Hall: “Say Yes” (Blue Canoe)

Carolyn Fitzhugh: “Living in Peace” (CF)
Sivan Arbel: "Change of Light" (Sivan)

Top Historical Albums/Special Projects/Reissues

João Gilberto: "Live in Tokyo" (Promax, Blu-ray)

Don Sebesky: "Giant Box" (CTI/Vocalion, SACD)

Betty Carter: “The Music Never Stops” (Blue Engine)

Miles Davis: "Rubberband" (Warner)

Tamba 4: "California Soul" (A&M-CTI/Elemental Music, vinyl)

John Coltrane: “Blue World” (Impulse!)

Bill Evans: “Evans In England” (Resonance)

Wes Montgomery: “Back On Indiana Avenue” (Resonance)

Michel Petrucciani, Gary Peacock & Roy Haynes: “One Night in Karlsruhe” (Jazzhaus)

Bill Evans: “Another Time” (Resonance, SACD)

Zé Eduardo Nazario: “Poema da Gota Serena” (Lugar Alto, vinyl)

Woody Shaw: “Tokyo ‘81” (Elemental Music)

Dexter Gordon Quartet: “Tokyo 1975” (Elemental Music)

Tommy LiPuma: “Works” (Warner)

Andy Bey: “Shades of Bey” (12^th Street/Ko Ko Music, vinyl)

Nat King Cole: “Hittin’ The Ramp – The Early Years” (Resonance)

Stan Getz: “Getz At The Gate, 1961” (Verve)

Dorothy Ashby & Frank Wess: “In A Minor Groove” (New Jazz/Real Gone, vinyl)
Stanley Turrentine: "Cherry/Don't Mess With Mr.T/The Sugar Man" (CTI/BGO)
Airto Moreira: "Free/Identity/Promises Of The Sun" (CTI-Arista/BGO)

Don Rendell/Ian Carr Quintet: “The Complete Lansdowne Recordings, 1965-1969” (Jazzman)