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2007 Winners

(First place winners in bold, honorable mentions are unbolded and listed in order of number of votes)


BEST OF ALL
Artist of Year
Michael Brecker Ornette Coleman Terence Blanchard Sonny Rollins Joe Lovano
New Artist
Sean Jones Roberta Gambarini Christian Scott Lionel Loueke Mike Moreno
JazzTimes Hall of Fame (4 winners)
Michael Brecker Roy Haynes Max Roach Joe Zawinul
New Release
Michael Brecker Pilgrimage (Heads Up) Terence Blanchard A Tale of God’s Will (A Requiem for Katrina) (Blue Note) McCoy Tyner Quartet (McCoy Tyner Music/Half Note) Joe Lovano & Hank Jones Kids: Live at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola (Blue Note) John Scofield This Meets That (Emarcy)
Reissue
Miles Davis: The Complete On the Corner Sessions (Sony/Legacy) Charles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy Cornell 1964 (Blue Note) Miles Davis Quintet Live at the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival (MJF) John McLaughlin, Jaco Pastorius & Tony Williams Trio of Doom (Columbia/Legacy) Chu Berry Classic Chu Berry Columbia and Victor Sessions (Mosaic)

BEST GROUPS
Acoustic Group
Dave Holland Quintet Branford Marsalis Quartet Keith Jarrett Trio Brad Mehldau Trio Paul Motian Trio
Contemporary/ Electric Group
Pat Metheny Group Yellowjackets John Scofield Spyro Gyra Medeski, Martin & Wood
Big Band
Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra Dave Holland Big Band Gerald Wilson Orchestra Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra Mingus Big Band
Vocal Group
The Four Freshmen New York Voices Manhattan Transfer Take 6
Blues Artist
Buddy Guy B.B. King James Blood Ulmer Derek Trucks Taj Mahal

BEST IN THE JAZZ INDUSTRY
Record Label
Blue Note ECM Verve Mosaic Concord
Book
Alive at the Village Vanguard by Lorraine Gordon as told to Barry Singer Coltrane: The Story of a Sound by Ben Ratliff Improvising by Larry Coryell
Syndicated Radio Program
Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland Jazz After Hours with Jim Wilke JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater Artist’s Choice with Gary Burton on Sirius Real Jazz on XM
Festival
Monterey Jazz Festival Montreal Jazz Festival JVC Jazz Festival – Newport Detroit International Jazz Festival Chicago Jazz Festival
Nightclub
Village Vanguard (NYC) Yoshi’s (Oakland, Calif.) The Blue Note (NYC) Birdland (NYC) Iridium (NYC)

BEST ARTISTS
Trumpet
Dave Douglas Terence Blanchard Arturo Sandoval Wynton Marsalis Roy Hargrove
Trombone
Wycliffe Gordon Steve Turre Robin Eubanks John Fedchock Conrad Herwig
Clarinet
Don Byron Eddie Daniels Ken Peplowski Paquito D’Rivera Anat Cohen
Sax, Tenor
Sonny Rollins Chris Potter Joe Lovano Joshua Redman Branford Marsalis
Sax, Alto
Kenny Garrett Ornette Coleman Phil Woods Lee Konitz Vincent Herring
Sax, Soprano
Wayne Shorter Branford Marsalis Dave Liebman Jane Ira Bloom Jane Bunnett
Sax, Baritone
James Carter Gary Smulyan Ronnie Cuber Joe Temperley Scott Robinson
Flute
Dave Valentin Hubert Laws Lew Tabackin James Newton Frank Wess
Violin
Regina Carter Mark Feldman Jean-Luc Ponty Jenny Scheinman Charles Burnham
Piano
Brad Mehldau Herbie Hancock McCoy Tyner Keith Jarrett Kenny Barron
Electric Keyboards
Joe Zawinul Uri Caine Chick Corea John Medeski Herbie Hancock
Organ
Joey DeFrancesco Dr. Lonnie Smith Larry Goldings Sam Yahel John Medeski
Guitar
Pat Metheny Bill Frisell Russell Malone John Scofield Kenny Burrell
Bass, Acoustic
Christian McBride Dave Holland Ron Carter John Patitucci Charlie Haden
Bass, Electric
Stanley Clarke Steve Swallow Christian McBride Richard Bona Marcus Miller
Vibes
Bobby Hutcherson Stefon Harris Gary Burton Steve Nelson Terry Gibbs
Drums
Jack DeJohnette Jeff “Tain” Watts Roy Haynes Paul Motian Brian Blade
Percussion
Poncho Sanchez Airto Moreira Cyro Baptista Giovanni Hidalgo Bobby Sanabria
Vocals, Male
Kurt Elling Tony Bennett Mark Murphy Harry Connick, Jr. Andy Bey
Vocals, Female
Cassandra Wilson Diana Krall Dianne Reeves Roberta Gambarini Dee Dee Bridgewater
Misc. Instruments (3 winners)
Toots Thielemans (harmonica) Steve Turre (conch shells) Béla Fleck (banjo)
Arranger
Maria Schneider Gerald Wilson John Clayton Terence Blanchard Dave Holland

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