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The Bad Plus - "These are the Vistas" and "Give"I saw a writeup of this piano-bass-drum jazz trio in Stereophile or TAS (I forget which), and I decided to check out what all the fuss was about. When I saw both of these CDs at the used CD store, I picked them both up.I am impressed. The writing and playing are fantastic. In general, I shy away from "modern jazz" because it gets too close to Philip Glass territory, and it usually takes me many listening sessions ...
The Peter Malick Group featuring Norah Jones/ New York CityA little more upbeat than Norah's regular jazz sound. very good stuff.#3 track: Deceptively/ is killer
The Chandos 4 CD boxed set of Bax's Symphonies. Stunning recordings of terrific music. The set just won Gramophone's orchestral work of the year award.