| Robben Ford
17 Dec Alfredo Rodriguez 12 Nov Cleo Laine and Jacqui Dankworth 22 Oct George Wein 15 Oct Lee Brenkman 08 Oct Mark Winkler 03 Sep Doug Beavers 27 Aug Fred Frith 13 Aug Larry Grenadier 06 Aug | Victor Lin
30 Jul Charles McPherson 23 Jul Erik Jekabson 16 Jul Houston Person 02 Jul Chuck Bennett 25 Jun Rebecca Coupe Franks 28 May Loren Schoenberg 30 Apr Mike Vax 23 Apr Eddie Henderson 09 Apr | Babatunde Lea
19 Mar Dave Tidball 12 Mar Adam Shulman 05 Mar Laura Klein 26 Feb Frank Sumares 19 Feb Barbara Dane 15 Jan Lee Charlton 08 Jan |
| Amy Cervini (2018) | |
|---|---|
(Photo by Shervin Lainez) | Canada-born, New York City-resident Amy Cervini vocalist and songwriter Amy Cervini first came to the attention of many listeners as a member—together with fellow vocalists Hilary Gardner and Melissa Stylianou—of a great little trio called Duchess, which featured nice arrangements and close harmony à la Boswell Sisters, but with a wholly contemporary bent.
Amy has performed around the world, from Jerusalem to Monterey, California, in clubs and concert halls—including Carnegie Hall. She's just released her fifth recording (her third on Anzic), "No One Ever Tells You". The New York Times enthused, calling her "a thoughtful and broad-minded jazz singer", and AllMusic calls her "a stand-out of her generation". |
| Pick | Artist | Album | Song | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # 1 | Blossom Dearie | Once upon a Summertime | Once upon a Summertime | Verve |
| # 2 | Paul Desmond | Like Someone in Love | Just Squeeze Me | Telarchive |
| # 3 | Nancy King and Glenn Moore | Potato Radio | St Thomas | Justice |
| # 4 | Holly Cole Trio | Don't Smoke in Bed | I Can See Clearly Now | Manhattan |
| # 5 | Peter Eldridge | Decorum | Difficult | Self-released |
| # 6 | Cannonball Adderley | Nippon Soul | Easy to Love | OJC |
| # 7 | Ella Fitzgerald | The Complete Ella in Berlin | Mack the Knife | Verve |
| # 8 | Mel Tormé | Swings Shubert Alley | Once in Love with Amy | Verve |
| # 9 | Tedeschi Trucks Band | Let Me Get By | Don't Know What It Means | Concord |
| Book | Louise Penny, the complete Chief Inspector Gamache mysteries | |||
| Luxury Item | Coffee | |||