2006-01-30
For those programmers who pine for another Vince Guaraldi experience after watching "A Charlie Brown Christmas," here's another set of simple but pleasing piano-bass-drums trio music. Other than yet another ill-fated rendition of "Autumn Leaves" (arrrrgggh! enough already!), Roger and his pals competently handle these arrangements and the rhythm section actually gets to pop out into the spotlight with some regularity.1/06 MJVD Jazz-Contemporary
DUKE ROBILLARD & SUNNY CROWNOVER
TALES FROM THE TIKI LOUNGE
JACK DEJONETTE AND BILL FRISELL
The Elephant Sleeps But Still Remembers
JASON LINDNER
Now vs. Now
WYNTON MARSALIS
From The Plantation To The Penitentiary
Angie Wells & Raphael Lemonnier
Love And Mischief
KAHIL EL’ZABAR’S INFINITY ORCHESTRA
Transmigration
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