![]() ![]() ![]() The Dixieland Ramblers then tackle Mel Tormes timeless "The Christmas Song" in a fairly straight ahead piano trio approach, led by the uncredited pianist. An underknown and underappreciated player in the mold of Tommy Flanagan, Grant's playing is ornate without being busy, and the heart of the melody is always front and center. Grant's sparkling supper club arrangement of "Winter Wonderland" opens the collection. ![]() Adding a few wrinkles (as Storper always does) are tracks by blues / R&B singer Charles Brown and soul jazz saxophonist Houston Person. The pianists include Oscar Peterson, Tom Grant and Chad Lawson. The New Orleans vibe is represented by previous Putumayo participants Lars Edegran and Papa Don Vappie, along with the relatively obscure Dixieland Ramblers. This outing sticks fairly closely to that pattern. The latest entry, Putumayo Presents Jazz Christmas joins previous entrants Putumayo Presents New Orleans Christmas (2007) and Putumayo Presents A Jazz & Blues Christmas (2008) in offering collections of holiday-themed entrants in a jazz vein.Īs with all of its jazz releases, Putumayo founder and curator Dan Storper's taste in jazz runs toward traditional New Orleans and straight-ahead pianists. The Putumayo World Music compilations have achieved an enviable brand status with their wide-ranging stylistic variety and the distinctively cheerful covers by artist Lisa Gonzalez. ![]()
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