A great mix of big band and a nod in the direction of classical influences in jazz, with the first time on Hot Box, tracks from Maria Schneider’s multi-award winning masterpiece Data Lords. And the very last piece of the jigsaw puzzle that enveloped the Jazz Worms.

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Track Listing for The Hot Box #071

1. Now Hear My Meanin’: The Clarke Boland Big Band from the album Now Hear My Meanin’

2. Perdido: The `Mark Masters Ensemble from the album “Masters & Baron meet Blanton & Webster”

3. A Flower is a Lovesome Thing: The `Mark Masters Ensemble from the album “Masters & Baron meet Blanton & Webster”

4. Sister Sadie: Gil Evans Orchestra from the album Out of The Cool

5. Look Up: Maria Schneider Orchestra from the album Data Lords

6. Blues in B Flat: The Modern Jazz Quartet from the album Blues on Bach

7. The Ox-Mo Incident: Frank Morelli & Keith Oxman from the album The Ox-Mo Incident

8. Bluebird: The Maria Schneider Orchestra from the album Data Lords

9. I’m So Scared of Girls When They’re Good Looking: The Clarke-Boland Big Band from the album Now Hear My Meanin’

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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