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
Various Artists
Monterey Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary All-Stars
JEFF HEALEY & THE JAZZ WIZARDS
Its Tight Like That
SONNY ROLLINS
ROAD SHOWS VOL. 2
STRING PLANET
Songs From the Home Planet
JOHN ELLIS AND DOUBLE-WIDE
Puppet Mischief
RICHARD OPPENHEIM
Greenhorn In A Red State
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