Christmas Songs: Green & Red Vinyl LP Blue Note backed by Hozan Yamamoto and

backed by Hozan Yamamoto and Shinichi Yuize — on the Japanese instruments shakuhachi and koto — this 1964 album is a precursor to later movements in ambient and new age music

The Third World

and pianist Arturo O’Farrill has fulfilled what he calls “a lifelong dream” with his signing to Blue Note Records and the release of his Blue Note debut …dreaming in lions… The album finds O’Farrill leading a colorful 10-piece assemblage he calls The Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble

returns to deliver sheer joy with his idiosyncratic take on a collection of standards that

beyond the myth

Christmas Songs: Green & Red Vinyl LP Blue Note backed by Hozan Yamamoto andChristmas Songs is an uplifting collection of seasonal favourites, with Krall sounding better than ever on both piano and vocals. Features swinging big band arrangements by John Clayton and several tracks for quartet, including string arrangements by Johnny Mandel. Produced by Tommy LiPuma and Diana Krall. Tracklist: Side A 1. Jingle Bells 2. Let It Snow 3. The Christmas Song 4. Winter Wonderland 5. I'll Be Home For Christmas 6. Christmas Time Is Here