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Kermit Ruffins has released a holiday single, “Christmas Time is Here,” that’s molasses-slow and just as sweet.

The New Orleans good-time trumpeter is out front, singing, before he turns things over to a solo by his pianist (unsure about personnel on this track). Ruffins later comes back to close out the tune with a muted solo.

The single is on the Basin Street Records label. Check it out here.

By the way, Ruffins recently re-signed with Basin Street. The trumpeter, the first signee to the label, recorded six CDs for Basin Street. His new contract is a three-CD deal, with the first one slated to be released next spring, in time for the 2009 edition of Jazz Fest.

For the full story, check the report in Offbeat magazine.