Jazz Santa 2012

[Tenorman]

OK, so what did the Jazz Santa deposit in your stocking this year?

And yes I know a lot of the jokes that can be applied to the above -- most of them predictable. But if you feel you must...........

[jcam_44]


Don Pullen - The Complete Remastered Recordings



Brad Mehldau - Where Do You Start

and maybe another one if I'm not done shopping

[OutofTune]

A new soprano sax for me
No new music, Santa knows i'm behind already :P

[xybert]

Technically no jazz under my tree this year (although the Mingus Mosaic set was agreed to be an early christmas present by my wife ) but i traded a gift voucher to get the cash to order these from Pi:

Steve Lehman - Demian as Posthuman
Sam Rivers, Dave Holland, Barry Altschul - Reunion

[Tenor Titan]

I found a good a used vinyl copy VG+ of Blue Trane under my tree. She's a good wife.

[Mark of Cenla]

CD's
Sonny Rollins - Road Shows, Vol. 2
Return to Forever - The Mothership Returns
Lee Ritenour - Rhythm Sessions
Hiromi - Voice
PSP - Live
Esperanza Spalding - Radio Music Society

DVD's
Jarrett/Peacock/Dejohnette - Standards I/II
Hiromi, The Trio Project - Live in Marciac

Also, two pairs of drumsticks. Peace and goodwill.

[kh1958]

Jazz Santa was good to me:

Modern Jazz Quartet Mosaic set.

Monk and Coltrane at Carnegie Hall, Mosaic LP.

Duke Ellington, Complete Columbia Studio Albums Collection 1951-58

Stan Getz, Complete Columbia Albums Collection

[HutchFan]

Originally Posted by kh1958

Jazz Santa was good to me:

Modern Jazz Quartet Mosaic set.

Monk and Coltrane at Carnegie Hall, Mosaic LP.

Duke Ellington, Complete Columbia Studio Albums Collection 1951-58

Stan Getz, Complete Columbia Albums Collection

Wow. That's quite a haul. I'm jealous!

[niels]

Also not directly under the tree, but he did give my the finances to finally order this album on vinyl (witch was very high on my wantlist for a very long time)

[Justin V]

For Christmas and my birthday purchases, I tend to fill gaps or buy albums that have slipped through the cracks due to budgetary concerns. This year's haul included:

Jessica Williams - Offering: This is only my second Jessica Williams album. With Williams recovering from spine surgery, she could use the support of fans through donations and CD sales. She also sends out a bonus album when you place an order for the first time, so I will be receiving Prophets, which is quite generous of her.

Die Like a Dog (Brotzmann/Kondo/Parker/Drake) - Close Up, Lonberg-Holm/Brotzmann/Nilssen-Love - ADA and Hairy Bones (Brotzmann/Kondo/Pupillo/Nilssen-Love) - At Fresnes: Catalytic Sound is having a sale until December 31st, so it was a good opportunity to fuel my love affair with Brotzmann's music.

Russ Freeman - Trio and Quartet and Annie Ross - A Gasser!: The first album includes all of the Freeman tracks from the OOP Mosaic Select and more. Freeman is also on the Ross album, which includes some instrumental tracks. It's a shame that Freeman was off the scene for his last 20 years, which makes his recordings all the more important.

Booker Ervin - The Book Cooks: For as much as I enjoy Booker Ervin's playing, I don't have as much music in my collection as I should. I'm excited to hear how he sounds paired with Zoot Sims(!), and the rest of the band (Tommy Flanagan, Tommy Turrentine, George Tucker and Dannie Richmond) is top-notch.

Frank Strazzeri - Frank's Blues: I was impressed with Strazzeri's playing on the Carmell Jones Mosaic Select, and I'm only familiar with flutist Sam Most through Buddy Rich's Blues Caravan.

Paul Bley - Alone, Again: I don't own any of Bley's albums that he's released on his own Improvising Artists label, so I figured that Bley in a solo context would do the trick.

Dave McMurdo Jazz Orchestra - Canadian Composers Portraits: Phil Nimmons: I was blown away when I first heard clarinetist/composer/arranger Phil Nimmons earlier this year. This album features two discs of a band playing Nimmons's arrangements, with Nimmons as a soloist, as well as a documentary disc.

Howard McGhee/Kenny Drew - Howard McGhee/Introducing the Kenny Drew Trio: Part of Blue Note's sadly defunct Connoisseur 10" reissue series, the first half consists of Drew's first recording session as a sideman, while the second half consists of Drew's first session as a leader. It's essential listening for Kenny Drew fans. Like Russ Freeman, Drew is greatly underappreciated.

[gjudd]

tix to both 2013 NYC Winter Jazzfest & 2013 Newport festival

Santa comes on big....