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
PAT METHENY
WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT
Various Artists
Upstairs at Larry's: Lawrence Welk Uncorked
THE BLUECAT EXPRESS
The Spirit of New Orleans
DON BRADEN & KARL LATHAM
Big Fun(k) Live
Various Blue Note Artists
Somethin’ New
HAPPY APPLE
The Peace Between Our Companies
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