Ron Chaplin wrote:

>I've just been listening to Shostakovich: Jazz Suites Nos.  1 and 2,
>Naxos 8.555949.  The disc also includes The Bolt: Suite from the Ballet,
>Op. 27a and Tahiti Trot, Op. 16.
>
>I'm interested in knowing if any other members have heard the disc and
>what their impressions are.

I don't care for any of the pieces that much, but this recording has
made a splendid case for them.  There is a lot of spirit and commitment
that is quite winning, even to this curmudgeon.

Roger Hecht