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Chris Potter: “Room of Mirrors” ║ By Dave Cantor
Potter, who topped the Tenor Saxophone category in the 2020 DownBeat Readers Poll, describes the “one-man band” approach he took for his latest Edition album, There Is A Tide. Potter plays more than a dozen instruments on the album, which he recorded during the pandemic.
Sonny Rollins: When “Newk” Went Dutch ║ By Ed Enright
Lately, the saxophonist has been revisiting the past, giving his blessing to the release of Rollins In Holland, a collection of live and studio recordings documenting a 1967 Netherlands tour. ​
Top-Rated Albums of 2020: The Year in Review
All the five-star masterpieces, 4½- and 4-star albums that were reviewed in DownBeat during the past year
Blindfold Test: Ryan Keberle ║ By Gary Fukushima
A fixture of the Grammy-winning Maria Schneider Orchestra, the trombonist leads the genre-busting ensemble Catharsis, and in 2018, Reverso — his band with pianist Frank West — released Suite Ravel, inspired by the classical masterpiece Le Tombeau De Couperin.
Jazz School: Master Class ║ By Dominique Eade
Integrating Singing into Jazz Ensembles
Jazz School: Transcription ║ By Jimi Durso
Matt Wilson's Drum Solo on “Jabaloni”
Jazz School: Pro Session ║ By Dan Wilensky
The Wise Man Knows You Should Compose
The Hot Box
• Thelonious Monk, Palo Alto (Impulse) • Benjamin Boone, The Poets Are Gathering (Origin) • Melody Gardot, Sunset In The Blue (Decca) • Rob Mazurek Exploding Star Orchestra, Dimensional Stardust (International Anthem/Nonesuch)

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