The master (and openly gay) saxophonist blows his way into the holidays, and we mean that in a very good way. Yes, you’re currently hearing most of these year-end standards running the secular and spiritual gamut via the piped-in musak everywhere, but here Koz also slides in the mellowest of intros and out-tros, bookending the 16 other songs. Capitol Records (www.capitolrecords.com). — by Nancy Ford
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