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Taken together, these performances show that Jeremy Pelt never intended simply to play Christmas music – he endeavored to rethink it, with each track unfolding like a conversation between respected tradition and present-tense imagination. The venerable Christmas standard “We Three Kings” is transformed into a sleek, modern jazz waltz with a distinctly hip vibe that recalls Freddie Hubbard's “Blue Spirits.” The colors and phrasing the ensemble brings to “Christmas Time Is Here” are impressively unique and beautifully call to mind the song's hopeful last line: “Oh, that we could always see such spirit through the year.” “The Little Drummer Boy” receives a strikingly modern treatment with a distinctive, thought-provoking interpretation of a tune you thought you knew. In the capable hands of this all-star quartet, “Winter Wonderland” bounces along with straight-ahead joy, while “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire” glows with whispered intimacy. It's all vintage Pelt — inventive, soulful, and deeply musical. Sure, it's a Christmas album, but at its core, it's a sparkling celebration of jazz itself, played with warmth, wit, and real sophistication. - Excerpted from the liner notes by Ray Osnato

Good point. Shall I delete my comment?

SONORAMA recordings in my stock: CD Brandt,Helmut "Berlin Calling" - The Helmut Brandt Combo 1956-58 Sonorama Records # 75 CD Brandt,Helmut Spree Coast Jazz - H. Brandt Orchestra 1963 Sonorama # 101 CD Koller,Hans Big Sound Koller 1981 Sonorama # 97 CD Van Royen,Jerry Explosion! The Festival Bigband 1971 Sonorama #43 A German based and worldwide distributed independent label run by Ekkehart Fleischhammer, focusing on impossible to find or previously unreleased recordings from the sought after vaults of jazz, funk, soul or latin music history. Label Code: LC 13415 Kantstrasse 125 10625 Berlin Germany

#6 is this cut. I have a studio version of this on the Straight Ahead album. As Jim noted, it's a Wes tune.

Melodia C60 22851 000 (UdSSR) - Alexei Kuznetsov Quintet "Concert In The Olympic Village" - rec. 1984

Best wishes, Gheorghe!

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IIRC, Ethan's list is a bit more broad and includes Cecil's ensemble recording for Impulse! and some others. He kind of ignores Masabumi Kikuchi's pre-2000s recordings by saying they aren't "mature" or whatever, which is a gross oversight given that his 70s work is of incredibly high quality.

there's a thread elsewhere about this, I believe, if you do a search. Probably not worth denigrating Mr. Tyler with it.

Thank you Peter and Hutch an for those nice lists!

Probably something like the paragraph titled "Sexual Abuse" here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Rusch

Sorry what am I missing here?

Wayward - Netflix

Not familiar with him, will need to check it out, thanks!

Speaking of northern soul, I loved EMusic's rereleases of the two Nolan Porter albums with gobs and gobs of bonus tracks. I see that his wife Candy Zappa wrote a bio in 2021.

I have begun reading this timely-published book and find it excellent in many ways: accurate in its factual presentation (I know more than a bit about the subject matter) and entertaining as it educates and explains. s-l1600994×1500 90.5 KB

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra "The Centennial Edition: Complete RCA Victor Recordings" disc 5 of 24 It's time for some Duke. 1930 to 1931 recordings on this disc. Sonically rich and great music.

The BBC talks to James Marriott about the post-literate age or the death of reading... https://www.bbc.com/audio/play/w3ct71cy

I will consult my Stabilität dictionary when back home.

Another gem from Resonance Records...