Esperanza, Cassandra and Anat Take Home Jazz Journalist Awards

Wednesday June 17, 2009

The Jazz Journalists Association announced winners of 2009 Jazz Awards at the Jazz Standard in New York City Tuesday. International Music Network artists took home three awards for Clarinetist of the Year (Anat Cohen), Female Singer of the Year (Cassandra Wilson) and Up and Coming Artist of the Year (Esperanza Spalding).

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Mood Indigo		Avishai Cohen
Refavela	5:56	Gilberto Gil
Tiger Rag	4:07	3 Cohens
Sweet Thames Flow Softly	5:21	Irish Homecoming
Baby, I Love You feat. Dianne Reeves	3:10	Angélique Kidjo
Thula Mama	3:42	Vusi Mahlasela
Fire Waltz	4:36	Jason Moran
Ca Jé	3:49	Caetano Veloso
Fats (live)	3:36	Dave Douglas
Amame Como Soy	3:26	Omara Portuondo
Ae Ae	3:31	Angélique Kidjo
Zulu Laduma	3:02	Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Chalomot Shel Acherim	3:40	Idan Raichel
Náo Me Diga Adeus (All One)	2:47	Oscar Castro-Neves
Thalaza	4:00	Ladysmith Black Mambazo
After You've Gone (Clarinetwork)	8:17	Anat Cohen
Dala	3:51	Dobet Gnahoré
Passport	5:27	Joe Lovano
My Heart	4:00	Lizz Wright
Higher Ground	4:46	Playing For Change
Tounka (Tchamantche)	3:09	Rokia Traoré
Trio Blues	4:16	John Scofield
The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore	4:13	Kathy Mattea
Before the Snow	4:17	Tineke Postma
She'eriot Shel Ha'Chaim	3:06	Idan Raichel
You Are	7:10	The Bad Plus
Birdyard	1:48	Joe Lovano
Victory! (Big Noise)	3:33	Street Drum Corps
Redemption Song	4:10	Playing For Change
Newspaper Angels	3:16	Jenny Scheinman
Polliwog (James Farm)	8:22	Joshua Redman
Stepping Out	4:48	Kurt Elling
Crazy Stuff	5:01	Tineke Postma
Today Will Be A Good Day	5:09	Dianne Reeves
Vijay Iyer, Solo - Patterns	8:31	Vijay Iyer
Batoumambe	4:13	Habib Koite
Ingots	3:53	Kaki King
Touba - Daru Salaam	5:49	Youssou N'Dour
Silencio	4:11	Ojos De Brujo
The Man I Love (Tchamantche)	4:44	Rokia Traoré
Television	7:07	Baaba Maal
Anna Eco (Crossing the Field)	4:01	Jenny Scheinman
J Blues (Notes From The Village)	7:08	Anat Cohen
One Man's Idea		Avishai Cohen
Mr. PC ft. John Scofield (Guitars)	6:23	McCoy Tyner
When I Fall	3:55	Lizz Wright
Jump Up	5:48	Jason Moran
Step To It	19:52	Overtone Quartet
Jabula	5:08	Vusi Mahlasela
Move On Up feat. John Legend	3:46	Angélique Kidjo
Cucurrucu Paloma	4:01	Caetano Veloso
The Jolly Seven / Rascal on the Haystack	3:52	Irish Homecoming
Woza	4:24	Vusi Mahlasela
African Cowboy	5:07	Richard Bona
Mosaic Triad		Terri Lyne Carrington
Are We A Nation	3:58	Sweet Honey In The Rock
Siboney (Notes From The Village)	8:22	Anat Cohen
The Women Gather	2:31	Sweet Honey In The Rock
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (live)	7:32	Dave Douglas
The Jolly Seven-Rascal on the Haystack	3:52	Cherish The Ladies
ODJus Fitxadu	3:25	Idan Raichel
Chilla que Tiemble		Depedro
Playing with Pink Noise	3:02	Kaki King
Revolt (Big Noise)	3:53	Street Drum Corps
Alexander the Great	6:52	Saxophone Summit
Prime Directive	7:46	Dave Holland
Adios Felicidad	3:16	Omara Portuondo
Solipsist	2:31	Kaki King
Stand By Me	6:04	Playing For Change
1981 (James Farm)	8:52	Joshua Redman
Footprints	7:55	Wayne Shorter
Greensleeves ft. Derek Trucks (Guitars)	6:14	McCoy Tyner
Things Behind the Sun	4:37	Brad Mehldau
Black Gold	5:17	Esperanza Spalding
Next Generation	4:03	Raul Midón
Red Winged Black Bird	2:56	Kathy Mattea
Zen Remix	3:34	Rokia Traoré
Joy Ryder	11:20	Wayne Shorter
Din Don Dan LIVE	1:14	Still Black, Still Proud
Regalo De Dios	5:29	Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Knives Out	8:29	Brad Mehldau
Good Times	4:34	Richard Bona
Peace on Earth	5:05	Saxophone Summit
Sweet Thames Flow Softly	5:21	Cherish The Ladies
I Like It That Way	3:10	Sweet Honey In The Rock
Remember Fela	4:24	Gangbé Brass Band
Coal Tattoo	3:18	Kathy Mattea
Zelie	2:04	Angélique Kidjo
Say It Loud LIVE	1:02	Still Black, Still Proud
Radio Song (clip)	1:01	Esperanza Spalding
You Make Me (Live)	5:15	Becca Stevens
Morning Bell	5:42	Chris Potter
Super America	2:27	The Bad Plus
Old Brooklyn (Crossing the Field)	3:42	Jenny Scheinman
Vijay Iyer Trio - Historicity	7:50	Vijay Iyer
Leave Me A Place Underground	5:32	Tineke Postma
Jho Avido	3:58	Dobet Gnahoré
Ixegezi	2:12	Ladysmith Black Mambazo
The Razor's Edge	6:18	Dave Holland
The Mooch	7:16	3 Cohens
The Wheel	7:01	Chris Potter
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out	5:22	Becca Stevens
Cacadores de Emocoes		Terri Lyne Carrington
Song For Mia	4:53	Lizz Wright
I Was Young When I Left Home	5:31	Jenny Scheinman
RFK in the Land of Apartheid	4:10	Jason Moran
I'm a Soldier	1:33	John Scofield
Just My Imagination	4:53	Dianne Reeves
MSMW - Little Walter Rides Again	3:55	John Scofield
St. James Infirmary (Clarinetwork)	10:16	Anat Cohen
Nakamokhura	4:07	Vusi Mahlasela
Bonnie's Song	3:15	Raul Midón
Wari	4:16	Habib Koite
"The Littlest Prisoner" w/Bruce Cockburn	4:09	Jenny Scheinman
Allure & Destruct (Big Noise)	4:04	Street Drum Corps
Noubioto	3:43	Gangbé Brass Band
Todo Tiende	4:26	Ojos De Brujo
Como Baila Mi Mulata	5:42	Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Sagal Ko	3:35	Youssou N'Dour
Veil of Tears	14:24	Overtone Quartet
Como El Viento	4:00	Depedro
Sport	3:02	Altan
Don't Take It That Way	3:12	Raul Midón
I'll Notice (Live)	6:03	Becca Stevens
Barbados	6:20	Joe Lovano
I-10 (James Farm)	4:32	Joshua Redman
Manalyuca	6:30	McCoy Tyner
Dakar Moon	3:15	Baaba Maal
Funky Good Time LIVE	0:50	Still Black, Still Proud

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Folk Art EPK	Joe Lovano
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Prometheus Unbound	Wayne Shorter
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Dos Gardenias	Omara Portuondo
Altan with the RTE Concert Orchestra	Altan Symphony
Live Trailer	Playing For Change
*Corcavado	Oscar Castro-Neves
Jenny Scheinman's Mischief & Mayhem	Jenny Scheinman
Dakar Moon	Baaba Maal
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Red Winged Blackbird	Kathy Mattea
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Spark of Being EPK	Dave Douglas
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Freedom Dance	Dianne Reeves
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*Blackstaff Sessions	Cherish The Ladies
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When You Know EPK	Dianne Reeves
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Motherless Child	Sweet Honey In The Rock
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