In this episode of The Hot Box there is an hour-plus of new recordings from at home and abroad, celebrating the return to both collective recording and live performance.

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Track Listing for The Hot Box #082

1. Senor Blues: Andrea Motis and the WDR Big Band
   
   
2. Riders on the Storm: Marcin Wasilewski Trio
   
   
3. Bloom: Riona Sally Hartmann
   
   
4. Mr.T: Celtic Hot Club
   
   
5. Little Steps: The Murray Brothers
   
   
6. Portrait in Extreme/Re Valley: Phil Robson
   
   
7. Queza, Qeiza, Queza: Enrico Rava
   
   
8. As We Were: Dave Stryker
   
   
9. Save the Orangutang: Andrea Motis and the WDR Big Band

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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