2006 Critic's Choice Jazz Awards

1. Lifetime Achievement in Jazz 
   - Roy Haynes

    

2. Musician of the Year 
   - Sonny Rollins

    

3. Up & Coming Musician of the Year 
   - Dafnis Prieto

    

4. Jazz Album of the Year 
   - Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane,Carnegie Hall 1957 (Blue Note)

    

5. Single CD Reissue of the Year 
   - Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman, Song X (Nonesuch)

    

6. Boxed Set Reissue of the Year 
   - Miles Davis, The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 (Columbia/Legacy), original sessions produced by Teo Macero, produced for release by Teo Macero and Stan Tonkel

    

7. Record Label of the Year 
   - Concord/Fantasy/Telarc

    

8. Events Producer of the Year 
   - George Wein, Festival Productions

    

9. Composer of the Year 
   - Andrew Hill

    

10. Arranger of the Year 
    - Maria Schneider

     

11. Male Singer of the Year 
    - Kurt Elling

     

12. Female Singer of the Year 
    - Dianne Reeves

     

13. Latin Jazz Album of the Year 
    - Bebo Valdés, Bebo de Cuba (Calle 54)

     

14. Small Ensemble of the Year (< 9 pieces) 
    - Wayne Shorter Quartet

     

15. Large Ensemble of the Year (9+ pieces) 
    - Gerald Wilson Orchestra

     

16. Trumpeter of the Year 
    - Dave Douglas

     

17. Trombonist of the Year 
    - Wycliffe Gordon

     

18. Player of the Year of Instruments Rare in Jazz 
    - Toots Thielemans (harmonica)

     

19. Alto Saxophonist of the Year 
    - Phil Woods

     

20. Tenor Saxophonist of the Year 
    - Sonny Rollins

     

21. Soprano Saxophonist of the Year 
    - Jane Ira Bloom

     

22. Baritone Saxophonist of the Year 
    - James Carter

     

23. Clarinetist of the Year 
    - Paquito D'Rivera

     

24. Flutist of the Year 
    - Sam Rivers

     

25. Pianist of the Year 
    - Bill Charlap

     

26. Organ-keyboards of the Year 
    - Joey DeFrancesco

     

27. Guitarist of the Year 
    - Jim Hall

     

28. Acoustic Bassist of the Year 
    - Ron Carter

     

29. Electric Bassist of the Year 
    - Christian McBride

     

30. Strings Player of the Year 
    - Regina Carter

     

31. Mallets Player of the Year 
    - Joe Locke

     

32. Percussionist of the Year 
    - Ray Barretto

     

33. Drummer of the Year 
    - Paul Motian

Jazz Journalism Categories

1. Jazz Journalism Lifetime Achievement Award (past winners: Whitney Balliett, Stanley Dance, Gary Giddins, Nat Hentoff, Ira Gitler, Dan Morgenstern, Bob Blumenthal) 
   - Howard Mandel

    

2. Willis Conover-Marian McPartland Award for Excellence in Jazz Broadcasting (past winners: Neil Tesser, Marian McPartland, Dr. Billy Taylor, Phil Schaap, Michael Bourne, Kenny Washington, Alyn Shipton, Steve Schwartz, Rhonda Hamilton) 
   - Eric Jackson (WGBH-FM, Boston)

    

3. Lona Foote-Bob Parent Award — Excellence in Photography (past winners: William Claxton, William Gottlieb, Herman Leonard, Chuck Stewart, Enid Farber, Ken Franckling, Lee Tanner, Jack Vartoogian) 
   - Jimmy Katz

    

4. Helen Dance-Robert Palmer Award — Excellence in Newspaper, Magazine or Online Writing (past winners: Gary Giddins, Howard Mandel, Bill Milkowski, Ben Ratliff) 
   - Nate Chinen

    

5. Best Periodical Covering Jazz 
   - JazzTimes

    

6. Best Website Concentrating on Jazz 
   - AllAboutJazz.com

    

7. Best Book About Jazz 
   - Take Five: The Public and Private Lives of Paul Desmond (Parkside), by Doug Ramsey

    

8. Best Photo of the Year

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   Photographer: Gene Martin