My pick for the most unusual jazz CD I have heard in, oh, let’s say the past year, goes to "The Little Radio," a duet session between the British saxophonist (tenor here) Ian Ballamy and Norwegian multi-instrumentalist Stian Carstensen, who plays for this session, and yes I am actually going to type this in a jazz context, button accordion.
I had been looking for this CD since reading a review in a British jazz magazine last year and found it at Ray’s Jazz on my trip to London in March. If you can find it, buy it. I predict you will be amazed by the big sound these guys make, floored by their improvisational chops and thoroughly entertained. As a bagpipe fan and a jazz fan, "Danny Boy" gives me goose bumps.
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