Last week I played a few Canadian jazz albums that I either really like or have made the Jazzweek charts---or, in most cases, both!

Three of these albums are led by musicians who play regularly at The Yardbird Suite in Edmonton, where I live. They include records by Joel Jeschke, Brett Hansen,and The Way Back Whens.

Also featured are new recordings by Noah Abrahamse (a great Latin album), two tracks from the latest Caity Gyorgy album, Neil Swainson with Renee Rosnes and Quincy Davis, Ernesto Cervini's Turboprop, Holly Cole, and guitarist extraordinaire Jocelyn Gould.