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The Gift of Music (Part 2)

By Ludovico Granvassu | Mondo Jazz
January 23, 2018
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The holiday season continues and so does the gift-giving. Here's the second of a two part series featuring some of my favorite tunes as my holiday gift to end the year on a positive note.

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Playlist

Alicia Hall Moran

vocals

" data-original-title="" title="">Alicia Hall Moran "Two Wings" from Here Today (Yes Records) 0:00

Toots Thielemans

harmonica
1922 - 2016

" data-original-title="" title="">Toots Thielemans "Five for Elis" from Aquarela do Brasil (Philips) 10:41

Quincy Jones

arranger
1933 - 2024

" data-original-title="" title="">Quincy Jones "Big Band Bossa Nova" from Big Band Bossa Nova (Verve) 12:36

The Manhattan Brothers

" data-original-title="" title="">The Manhattan Brothers "Vuka Vuka" from Very Best of (Gallo) 15:19

Bheki Mseleku

piano
1955 - 2008

" data-original-title="" title="">Bheki Mseleku "Celebration" from Celebration (Verve) 17:49

Gaturs

" data-original-title="" title="">Gaturs "Gator Bait" from Various Artists: New Orleans Funk -The Original Sound of Funk 1960-75 (Soul Jazz) 26:58

The Dickens Campaign "My Baby Likes to Sing" from Oh Lovely Appearance (Mole Tree) 29:40

Sifter "Cramps" from Sifter (Relative Pitch) 32:34

Mostly Other People Do the Killing

band / ensemble / orchestra

" data-original-title="" title="">Mostly Other People Do the Killing "Mehoopany (for Frank Fonseca)" from Mauch Chunk (Hot Cup Records) 36:06

Oliver Nelson

saxophone
1932 - 1975

" data-original-title="" title="">Oliver Nelson "Teenies' Blues" from Blues and the Abstract Truth (Impulse!) 40:49

Chico Hamilton

drums
1921 - 2013

" data-original-title="" title="">Chico Hamilton & Euphoria "Mandrake" from My Panamanian Friend (Soul Note) 47:20

Chris Potter

saxophone, tenor
b.1971

" data-original-title="" title="">Chris Potter "Wine Dark Sea" from The Sirens (ECM) 1:00:20

Wolfgang Puschnig

woodwinds

" data-original-title="" title="">Wolfgang Puschnig "Impermanence" from Aspects (Pao) 1:08:08

Max Nagl

saxophone

" data-original-title="" title="">Max Nagl Quintett "Enticing" from Cafe Electric (November Music) 1:18:36

Nels Cline

guitar, electric
b.1956

" data-original-title="" title="">Nels Cline "It Only Has To Happen Once" from Lovers (Blue Note) 1:24:36

Reve d'elephant orchestra "545 part two" from Lobster Caravan (De Werf) 1:33:12

Peppe Servillo,

Javier Girotto

saxophone
b.1965

" data-original-title="" title="">Javier Girotto, Natalio Mangalavite "Futbol" from Futbol (Il Manifesto) 1:38:22

Tino Tracanna

saxophone, tenor

" data-original-title="" title="">Tino Tracanna "Notti eluse ed attese deluse" from 292 (SplascH) 1:47:10

Anat Fort

piano
b.1970

" data-original-title="" title="">Anat Fort "Meditation for a New Year" from Birdwatching (ECM) 1:54:25

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