[JPL] According to Downbeat Giovanni: RISING star on percussion

[Len Dobbin]

Poncho got 134 "votes" - where did the figure of 111 critics come from?  If 
one looks at the Down Beat listings one finds this email somewhat confusing. 
Where is Hamid Drake listed as runner up to Poncho?

Len Dobbin
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> The latest issue of Downbeat has their annual Critic's Choices for best of
> and rising talents lists, 111 critics chose Poncho as the best 
> percussionist
> but what is bizzare is that they list Giovanni Hidalgo the already 
> legendary
> Mañenguito as the 2nd most rising star after ranking 5th in the best of
> list. Gio has been a most risen and bright star for many years now,
> something is wrong with the choices. Hamid Drake was runner up to Poncho
> followed by Airto and Zakir, another weird choice for the past year is NEA
> Jazz Master Ray Barretto, we all love Ray but he didn't have any work over
> the past year. Susie Ibarra was the lead rising star, after that John 
> Santos
> was 3rd followed by Hamid Drake. There are not as many oddites and 
> omissions
> in the other categories as they are in the percussion category which is no
> surprise to me.
>
> Arturo
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