After the last edition of Hot Box Xtra, remembering the great Chick Corea (1941 - 2021), Donald Helme returns to some “New Stuff“ with a varied programme from jazz-funk to lush vocals, from the valedictory saxophone of Jimmy Heath to brilliant solo piano.

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Track Listing for The Hot Box 067 – New Stuff 

1. Veronica Swift: A Little Taste - From the album Confessions

2. Christian Sands: Be Water - From the album Be Water

3. Karl Clews: The Far Islands - From the album Navigator

4. Bill Frissell: A Flower is a Lovesome Thing - From the album Valentine

5. Edel Meade: Hold On - From the album Bridgets and Patricias

6. Jimmy Heath: Con Alma - From the album Love Letter

7. Veronica Swift: This Bitter Earth - From the album This Bitter Earth

8. Veronica Swift: Everybody Has a Right to be Wrong - From the album This Bitter Earth

9. Yoko Miwa: Think of One - From the album Songs of Joy

10. Nigel Mooney: Bohemian Moondance - From the album The Bohemian Mooney

11. Tommy Flanagan: How Long Has This Been Going On? - From the album In His Own Sweet Time

Author: Donald Helme

Donald presented Jazz Alley, Ireland’s number one jazz show, on RTE Lyric FM from the station’s first week on air until the end of 2015. “I am not a musician, and have never pretended to be anything other than a lifetime fan with loads of experience and hopefully, good ears.”

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