Yeah, this is so great to comb through -- appreciate the share!
What's tough for me is so many lists mix 2020 releases with archival reissues. My head would explode if I tried to do that.
It’s Texas swing so may not be to everyone’s taste, but the Hank Thompson album is at the top of my list for a reason. If you only listen to one song, spend two minutes and listen to “Gonna Wrap My Heart In Ribbons.” It’s a jewel.
John Zorn/The Dreamers – A Dreamers Christmas
Grand Canonical Ensemble – Christmas
Pink Martini - Joy to the World
Esquivel - Merry X-Mas From The Space-Age Bachelor Pad
Chet Atkins - Christmas with Chet Atkins
Art Garfunkel/Amy Grant – The Animals' Christmas
Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys – It's Christmas Time
The Ramsey Lewis Trio - More Sounds of Christmas
The Blue Hawaiians – Christmas On Big Island
The Puppini Sisters - Christmas With The Puppini Sisters
Emmylou Harris - Light Of The Stable: The Christmas Album
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I’ve got Asymuth on the way from Bandcamp Day — really looking forward to it.
Magia Magia is a fun record from what I’ve heard of it. Love its playful genre-bending. Let us know how the vinyl sounds!
One more story about my love for Rocket to Russia.
I don't know how I did it, but when I got married, somehow I convinced my bride to let me play "Cretin Hop" as our post-ceremony song. I guess that's one of the many reasons I married her. I'm a lucky guy!
Anyway, before the ceremony, I got...
I have an original press Rocket but don’t have it entered into my Discogs because it’s a well-loved beater. (When the day comes that I buy a RCM, it’s the first one in!) You have me curious about the pressing now.
I LOVE that album so much. I didn’t do a N&G top 50 list but if I had — spoiler...
Is romance your genre?
I have to say, while these exchanges haven't been exclusively jazz-related, they've been fascinating! Appreciate you letting us take a peek behind the curtain of the self-publishing profession and its business model!