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  So Do It from Jimbo Ross Label:  Bodacious Records Release Date: October 17, 2025  Website:  https://bodaciousrecords.com/about-jimbo-ross Live performer and viola player, Jimbo Ross, builds his longevity with his 2025 offering So Do It .  Opening the recording with Kurt Weill’s “Speak Low,” Ross pillars the straight ahead, up-tempo jazz groove with a bevy of twists and curves crisscrossing along the melodic structure, keeping it evolving with molten activity.  Ross follows a similar recipe fomenting nimble patterns with his viola, catapulted by the Chattanooga chugging beat bolstering "Twisted Blues," a Wes Montgomery standard.  His interpretation of Lee Morgan’s fan favorite “The Gigolo” is blanketed in earthy textures from the bustling riffs of his viola to the glistening doodles of Stuart Elster on the piano.   From the warm strokes of Joe Gaeta on guitar to the pummeling beats of Ron Wagner on drums and the frothy bounce of Peter Marsh...

Album:  I Watch You Sleep Artists:  Scott Dunn, Richard Rodney Bennett, Claire Martin, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Label:  Stunt Records Website:  https://clairemartinjazz.co.uk/discography/songs-and-stories/ I Watch You Sleep is a tribute album to pianist Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, whose passing in 2012 closed a chapter on iconic film scores and classic symphonies.  Known for his compositions featured in such motion pictures as Far From The Maddening Crowd (1967) and Murder On The Orient Express (1979), Bennett's works reached far and wide around the world.  The tribute recording is the endeavor of pianist Scott Dunn who is joined by vocalist Claire Martin, a member of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) along with Rob Barron on piano, Jeremy Brown on bass, Matt Skelton on drums, and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Martin's vocal delivery is heavenly as she traverses across a selection of original works by Bennett joined by an assortment of co...