One of my favorite jazz albums of the year is a recently released collaboration between arranger Mark Masters and baritone saxophonist Gary Smulyan. The album is Night Talk: The Alec Wilder Songbook (Capri). If you're unfamiliar with Masters, now's a good time to explore. His arranging skills are imaginative and magnificent, and he has a long history of…
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