Jazz de Ville - Jazzy

The Dutch have a jazz problem most countries would envy: too much of it, spread thin. Jazz de Ville's Jazzy channel narrows the field. It's a 128kbps stream with no frills attached. The range runs from hard bop to the smoother end of contemporary, and the Dutch lineage is all over it: Rita Reys and Han Bennink rubbing shoulders with Eric Vloeimans and Benjamin Herman. Where else would that happen? Mornings lean mellow. Afternoons get braver, with post-bop and the occasional free-leaning detour that reminds you this country gave the world the ICP Orchestra. Not every pick lands. The vocal selec…