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Fine trumpet , alto sax recordings?
All great suggestions on this thread... someone mentioned Chet Baker, and I would second that for trumpet, particularly “Chet Baker in Paris”. For alto sax, you might want to check out Art Pepper, particularly “Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section”... 
What's your favorite lyric from a song?
Get off the stove,You’re too old to ride the range. 
Fine trumpet , alto sax recordings?
For smooth, agree with David Sanborn, would also check out early Spyro Gyra... a good place to start are the albums “Catching the Sun” or “Carnaval”. Would also try “Wizard Island” by the Jeff Lorber Fusion, or “Breezin” by George Benson.in the st... 
What do you like most? Jazz or Classic?
Yes.Dont forget the great bluegrass fiddlers, too! 
Which Songs Make Good Ringtones?
Giant Steps by John Coltrane 
Your favourite Christmas song.......
Don’t have a fovorite song, per se, but DO have favorite versions of classic songs: here are a few:Rudolf: the temptationsFrosty: the venturesWinter Wonderland: Ramsey Lewis TrioSleigh Ride: Boney JamesSilent Night: Brian CulbertsonSanta is Comin ... 
A dozen new Blue Note reissues coming from Music Matters Jazz.
I have seen interviews with Don Was of Blue note as well that suggest that he is very supportive of MM.  
I would love some suggestions on great acoustic...
Don Ross PS 15 - available on vinyl or CD 
A dozen new Blue Note reissues coming from Music Matters Jazz.
Whoa! What happened? I thought they closed their business.... 
Your Favorite Holiday Album
bdp24, thanks for the context! Cool story. The other Christmas album I would give a shout out to from that era is James Brown’s “Santa’s got a brand new bag”.... 
Your Favorite Holiday Album
OK, while we’re talking unordinary, the ventures Christmas album manages to take most of the greatest surf rock anthems and morph them into Christmas songs. Wonderfully cheesy and wildly creative.... 
Your Favorite Holiday Album
Check them out... some of my favorite Baroque music. 
Your Favorite Holiday Album
Hey Elizabeth, what’s your take on the Corelli “Christmas” concertos? 
Your Favorite Holiday Album
I’ll second On Yoolis Night ... perfect Christmas Eve music.in the jazz vein, there’s great stuff by Don Patterson, Bobby Timmons, and Kenny Burrell.Jafreeman, have you checked out Russ Freeman’s or Boney James first Christmas offerings? 
Your Favorite Holiday Album
Ok, so don’t shoot me, but I grew up in a household with lots of Muzak-y stuff, and a Christmas perennial was “Christmas with the Three Suns” ... several different RCA pressings over the years (all mono), and I have multiple copies. The bells and ...