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Holiday Textures
Family, spirituality, bells, trees, Christmas and New Year inspire a selection of jazz, blues and choral music, including three versions of If I Were a Bell.
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Eric Dolphy · Hat And Beard
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Why it was chosen Dominik likes to venture into interesting areas of music
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Why it was chosen Dominik likes to venture into interesting areas of music
- 3Hat And Beard · Eric Dolphy
- 4What A Friend We Have In Jesus · Martin Taylor
- 5All In The Family · Mahavishnu Orchestra
Why it was chosen The holiday season is often associated with family
- 6Something Spiritual · John McLaughlin
Why it was chosen Dominik wants to give John McLaughlin a chance to redeem himself after the previous track
- 7Spiritual · John Coltrane
- 8Jesus Gonna Be Here · Blind Boys Of Alabama
Why it was chosen The Christmas part of the festive season owes its foundations to Jesus
- 9Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis · Tom Waits
Why it was chosen Dominik likes to venture into interesting areas of music and considers it one of the saddest songs ever written
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Why it was chosen Dominik wants to cut back to a more sincere take on the holiday season
- 11Solid Night · Take Six
Why it was chosen The speaker recommends the album for those who "want some holiday cheer" and notes that the group brings classics to life with a "new verve".
- 13Christmas Song · Dexter Gordon
Why it was chosen the All About Jazz website named it "the number one in their top ten Christmas jazz recordings of all time"
- 14Something Sweet And Something Tender · Eric Dolphy
Why it was chosen Dominik considers the track appropriate to Christmas
- 15If I Were A Bell · Carmen McRae
Why it was chosen Bells are the thing heard most during the festive season
- 16If I Were A Bell · Joe Pass
Why it was chosen Dominik wants to look at three different versions of a single tune
- 17If I Were A Bell · Keith Jarrett
Why it was chosen Dominik wants to look at three different versions of a single tune
- 18Fever Trees · Bobby McFerrin
Why it was chosen Dominik wants to explore some choir music
- 19Biryuska · Red Army Choir
Why it was chosen The song is about a tree, which is right for this time of year
- 20This Lovely Lady · Norwich Cathedral Choir
Why it was chosen Dominik cannot get enough of choir singing
- 21What Are You Doing New Year's Eve · Diana Krall
Why it was chosen It is a nice and mellow track for this time of night, year, and week
- 22Jingles · West Montgomery
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Why it was chosen Dominik wants the listener to listen to some spiritual music
- 24Espíritu · Paco De Lucia, Aldemiole, And John McLaughlin
Why it was chosen The presenter connects the song to the "dreams of the holiday spirit" [407] and the theme of the show being "related to the holiday spirit" [405].