Christmas at Moka

Well, December has come and with it the strange feeling I always get in the wintertime. I’ve always felt there was something magical about winter, I don’t know… maybe it’s my inner-child that comes afloat, or something, but winter has always had a special place in my heart. Of course, now, Christmas is not what it used to be, now that I know that Santa Claus dosen’t exist and that my eyes are open to all of the family feuds I sometimes wish I could go back in time and live in the bliss of childhood ignorance. But it’s actually not that bad, winter has transformed for me, it’s magical in a whole different way… I believe there is no better musical expression to what I’m feeling right now than soft warm jazz. Come winter, and I feel in love, I feel sensitive and even a bit mellancholic, it all melts in a big and bubbling mess of sensuality and distress. I hope I can convey the same feeling with these songs… so… here they are… I hope you can get wrapped up in the same intoxicating jazzy feel I am in right now. 

Madeleine Peyroux - Blue Alert
Miles Davis - I Thought About You
Hadouk Trio - Suave Corridor
Skip James - Devil Got My Woman (.m4a)
The Drift - Invisible Cities
Muzykoterapia - Love Haunting
Sara Kamin - At Last
Duke Ellington - Black and Tan Fantasy
J Hassell, G Arreguin, J Muho - Amsterdam Blue (Cortege)

Bonus Tracks:
R. Crumb And His Cheap Suit Serenaders - My Girl’s Pussy (.m4a)
The Zombies - Summertime

 Image: The Beautiful Betty Page

6 Comments »

  1. Moka said, December 9, 2006 @ 11:06 am

    jaja muy elegante con betty page y las selecciones jazzeras. El motel esta jazzeando.

  2. bulut said, December 10, 2006 @ 5:08 am

    nice writing, nice tunes. I love the jazzy mood.

  3. Bricolage Fantasy » Weened Note said, December 11, 2006 @ 5:43 am

    [...] Interesting list. “December 2006 AstroPOP!” by three imaginary girls — Monthly podcast installment. This time, it’s more pop than indie. “Funtime OK top 20 of 2006. #11-15” by funtime OK– Hey don cab is there. I have yet to make a blurb. “Christmas at Moka” by Motel de Moka — Jazzy tunes. [...]

  4. gadi said, December 12, 2006 @ 9:04 am

    This is truly a wonderful selection, heart warming indeed. But why does that wonderful piece - suave corridor - end so abruptly? Something’s missing there (it’s 5.39 mb and ends after 5.47 min)… Please repost it..

  5. L.O.W said, December 12, 2006 @ 3:36 pm

    oh yes.. the suave corridor.. ufff… I forgot about that tune.. something is definetly wrong with the song.. no use in reposting it… im sorry.. I absolutely forgot that the track was cut short… jmm… i’ll post another song to make it up for ya ok?

  6. berbe said, December 14, 2006 @ 2:27 am

    Oh, oh, oh!
    Mola el post!

    ei, ya siento no postear pero entre los cambios y la faena no pillo el momento. Cuando te pases por Barna posteamos algo juntos. Aupa!

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