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DB InsideDepartments8 First Take10 Chords & Discords13 The Beat16 European Scene19 Backstage With ...Frank Wess20 Caught22 PlayersLogan RichardsonShaynee RainboltJeff AlbertBen Wendel47 Reviews62 Toolshed66 Master Class68 Transcription70 Jazz On Campus74 Blindfold TestHugh MasekelaHYOU VIELZHank Jones26 Christian McBrideAcoustic Bassist of the YearBy Ted PankenFeaturesOur Acoustic Bassist of the Year has mannedthe bass chair in some of the most significantgroups of the past several years, from the PatMetheny Trio and the Chick Corea/JohnMcLaughlin Five Peace Band to the SonnyRollins Trio with Roy Haynes. His monsterchops are unquestioned, but it’s his bandleading,producing, organizing and teaching skillsthat have led him to become one of the mostinfluential jazz artists on the planet today.325753 Chick Corea & John McLaughlin30 Sonny RollinsJazz Artist of theYear/Jazz Albumof the YearBy Howard Mandel/DanOuellette/Will Smith32 Hank JonesHall of FameBy Howard Mandel34 Oscar Pettiford andTadd DameronVeterans CommitteeHall of FameBy Ira Gitler36 Rudresh MahanthappaRising Star Jazz Artist/Rising StarAlto Saxophonist of the YearBy Shaun Brady38 Shemekia CopelandRising Star Blues Artist/Group of the YearBy Michael Jackson40 Chick CoreaElectric Keyboard/SynthesizerPlayer of the YearBy Aaron Cohen42 Complete Poll Results6 DOWNBEAT August 2009Cover photography by Jimmy Katz.