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         Features  Trumpet Music for the Holidays 
 My favorite trumpet-oriented holiday 
        CDs, in order of preference. 
         
          | 1 | A Concord 
              Jazz Christmas, Volume 2 Featuring Maynard 
              with Big Bop Nouveau performing a recent restructing of the famous 
              MF Christmas Medley, the Concord Jazz Christmas, Volume 2 is a great 
              find for any Maynard fan.
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          | 2 | The Tom Kubis 
              Big Band "The Tom Kubis Big Band" |   
          | 3 | Harry Connick, 
              Jr. "Harry For The Holidays" Harry's back 
              with his second Christmas album. Former MF lead trumpet Roger Ingram 
              is here, along with Harry's usual cast of amazing sidemen including 
              Charles "Ned" Goold, Leroy Jones, Lucien Barbarin and 
              Arthur Latin.
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          | 4 | Beautiful tunes, 
            beautiful performances.
 
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          | 5 | The Brian 
              Setzer Orchestra "Boogie Woogie Christmas" Great big band 
              arrangements with a rockabilly flair.
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          | 6 | Harry Connick, 
              Jr. "When My Heart Finds Christmas" With a trumpet 
              section that includes previous MF lead players Roger Ingram and 
              Dan Miller, you can be sure that the high notes are frequent and 
              powerful. 
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          | 7 | Phil Driscoll 
              "Heaven and Nature Swing" Many of you 
              may have seen Phil Driscoll open the Emmy Awards a few years ago. 
              Heaven and Nature Swing is a full on big band album of Christmas 
              tunes. Phil sings and plays.
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          | 8 | Al Hirt "Have 
              a Merry Little Christmas" A mix of fun, 
              up-tempo, and at times campy songs and a few pretty songs make up 
              this collection of Christmas tunes.
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          | 9 | Jim Manley 
              "Christmas Unwrapped" Jim Manley is 
              a confessed Maynard enthusiast. That being said, Jim Manley is a 
              phenomenon in his own right. His range is mind blowing, and this 
              Christmas album is an exciting example.
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          | 10 | Doc Severinsen 
              "Merry Christmas from Doc Severinsen and the Tonight Show Band" What can be 
              said about Doc Severinsen? He, like Maynard, is a living legend. 
              Here he is with the Tonight Show Band blasting some holiday cheer.
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          | 11 | Stan Kenton 
              "A Merry Christmas"   |  My Non-Trumpet 
        favorites Just in case you, 
        like me, enjoy a CD without trumpets from time to time, here are my most 
        enthusiastic non-trumpet Christmas CD recommendations.   |