Tagged: jazz

1. Chick Corea/Gary Burton - Hot House (Concord)
2. Roni Ben-Hur/Santi DeBriano - Our Thing (Motema)
3. Carol Welsman - Journey (Justin Time)
4. Pete Zimmer - Prime of Life (Tippin')
5. John Abercrombie Quartet - Within A Song (ECM)
6. Kevin Mahogany & the Dave Stryker Organ Trio - Next Time You See Me (Mahogany Jazz)
7. Cheryl Bentyne - Let's Misbehave (Summit)
8. Claire Martin - Too Much in Love to Care (Linn)
9. Oregon - Family Tree (Cam Jazz)
10. Luciana Souza - The Book of Chet (Sunnyside)
11. Fred Hersch Trio - Alive at

1. Bruce Barth - Three Things of Beauty (Savant)
2. Kevin Mahogany/Dave Stryker Organ Trio - Next Time You See Me (Mahogany Jazz)
3. Cory Weeds - Up A Step (Cellar Live)
4. Sara Gazarek - Blossom & Bee (Palmetto)
5. Dr.

At the end of last month, the National Endowment for the Arts announced the list of 2013 NEA Jazz Masters. Since 1982, this highest jazz honor has been bestowed on some of the greatest living musicians in jazz - among them, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Dave Brubeck, Wayne Shorter, Tony Bennett and Jack DeJohnette. NEA Jazz Masters receive a one-time fellowship award of $25,000, are honored at an awards ceremony, and may participate in a variety NEA-sponsored promotional, performance, and educational activities.

1. Curtis Fuller - Down Home (Capri)
2. Kate McGarry - Girl Talk (Palmetto)
3. Jazz Soul Seven - Impressions of Curtis Mayfield (BFM Jazz)
4. Virginia Mayhew Quartet - Mary Lou Williams: The Next 100 Years (Renma)
5. Duke Ellington Legacy - Single Petal of A Rose (Renma)
6. Bela Fleck and the Marcus Roberts Trio - Across the Imaginary Divide (Rounder)
7. Shawnn Monteiro - To Carmen with Love (Whaling City Sound)
8. David Liebman/Nancy Reed - Neighbors (VectorDisc)
9. Eric Reed - The Baddest Monk (Savant)
10. Halie Loren - Heart First (