Louis Wishes You A Cool Yule: CD Exclusive a striking new album that

a striking new album that finds the Houston-born drummer and composer paring down to a trio featuring saxophonist Walter Smith III and bassist Reuben Rogers

and Tony Williams on drums

Bolton and Amy are joined by guitarist Ray Crawford

Tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley had already led nine dates for Blue Note Records by the time he arrived at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio on February 7

along with Freddie Hubbard on trumpet and George Coleman on tenor saxophone

Louis Wishes You A Cool Yule: CD Exclusive a striking new album that"Beloved around the world just like Santa Claus himself, Louis Satchmo Armstrong devoted his life to the cause of happiness, as he once put it, giving the gift of joy every time he put his trumpet to his lips or crooned with his gravel voice. Since his passing, his music has become synonymous with the holiday season, his golden trumpet tone still able to cut through the din of even the most bustling shopping mall. And he never released a holiday