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Top Jazz 2006 - "Musica Jazz"(Italia) Poll Results

2006 was the 24th year of poll, yearly held by Italian magazine "Musica Jazz" since 1982 with a jury of over sixty Italian critics. The results of "Top Jazz 2006" you can see in two parts - Italian jazz and International jazz.

Italian jazz: Record of the year: 1. Piano Solo, Stefano Bollani (ECM); 2. Live Conversations, Dado Moroni & Enrico Pieranunzi (Abeat); 3. Stolen Days, Francesco Bearzatti Sax Pistols (Auand). Musician of the year: 1. Stefano Bollani, piano; 2, Gianluca Petrella, trombone; 3. Franco D'Andrea, piano. Band of the year: 1. Orchestra Egea; 2. Lydian Sound Orchestra; 3. Franco D'Andrea Quartet. Best new talent: 1. Giancarlo Tossani, piano; 2. Cristina Zavalloni, vocalist; 3. Zeno De Rossi, drums.

International jazz: Record of the year (new): 1. Sound Grammar, Ornette Coleman Quartet (Sound Grammar); 2. Time Lines, Andrew Hill (Blue Note); 3. It's Mostly Residual, Cuong Vu (Auand). Record of the year (reissue): 1. The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions On Verve, Lester Young (Verve) and Spirits Rejoice!, Louis Moholo Octet (Ogun); 3. New Grass, Albert Ayler (Impulse!/Verve). Musician of the year: 1. Ornette Coleman; 2. Andrew Hill; 3. Wayne Shorter. Band of the year: 1. Wayne Shorter Quartet; 2. Ornette Coleman Quartet; 3. Alex Schlippenbach Monk's Casino.
Best new talent: 1. Cuong Vu; 2. Arve Henriksen; 3. Ben Allison.



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