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CD: Carla Bley

Carla's Carols.jpgCarla Bley, Steve Swallow, The Partyka Brass Quintet, Carla’s Christmas Carols (Watt). Bley arranges nine classic carols with tenderness, wit, harmonic brilliance, wide dynamic range and a wry sense of nostalgia. She adds two of her own pieces, the gorgeous “Jesus Maria” and “Hell’s Bells”, a joyous concoction on “I Got Rhythm” changes. Swallow’s bass work, as always, is perfection. Prepare to be captivated by the brass ensemble and by the solos of trombonist Adrian Mears, trumpeter Axel Schlosser and hornist Christine Chapman.

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Doug is a recipient of the lifetime achievement award of the Jazz Journalists Association. He lives in the Pacific Northwest, where he settled following a career in print and broadcast journalism in cities including New York, New Orleans, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, San Antonio, … [MORE]

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