An Overload of Records

So this week I decided to write a little bit of whats been on my mind as opposed to another "get this CD because it kicks ass" post.
So first off if there is anyone other than my colleagues on this blog and my girlfriend who actually read this I would like to say Merry Christmas and a Happy and (coming) New Year. (Jamie behave yourself). I hope everyone was able to enjoy their holiday with the celebration of a ton of new music, I know I am.
As I am writing this I am listening to the Children's Corner Suite by Debussy and whats driving me crazy is that after all the new albums I purchased over the last week, some I haven't opened, I am listening to early 20th century music. I should be bathing in new indie music and modern jazz records that I spent my first professional salary based pay check on. I guess what I am aiming to say here is that music makes me fucking nuts. I have serious ADD when it comes to music, but I can't help but love every minute of it.
I am currently engaging my ability to read books in a great novel about 20th century music and can't help but think how everything I am listening to is all connected in some manner more in depth than the 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon.
One such genre I always obsess over is jazz. Most recently the contrasting sounds of Brian Blade's Fellowship Band and Gerry Mulligan with Chet Baker. The Fellowship Band wouldn't even be considered 'jazz' by some moldy figs but I can't help but get it out of my CD player and iTunes most played list. What I love about this band's most recent record is the interplay of all the musicians on record. In most cases the drummer has his role, the sax player, the bass, etc, etc, but I feel like there is so much more of a 'glue' that binds this bands sound together.
"There's an energy there that I can only wish to just barely duplicate with my own band and compositions. "The musical range of this group is vast, as are the influences that inform its individual members, but as a unit they sound like no one else. Their long-term working relationship has paid off handsomely here; these tunes are all bravely voiced and beautifully articulated compositions of modern jazz." (T. Jurek, allmusic.com)
Is it the time these players have spent together that makes them create such a sound, or is it because they are all sick at what they do?? Either way it drives me mad. The last time this band recorded was 8 years ago so maybe there lies some kind of answer.
The Gerry Mulligan reference is only that for the longest time I never listened to Chet Baker because I thought of him as the white Miles Davis but since lately I have been trying to broaden my trumpet playing palette and it turns out I like his playing. That and lately I have been obsessed with piano-less groups especially with trumpet. ( the album I am referring to is bari sax, trumpet, bass and drums)
Now the connection to 20th century music....nothing too deep. Just that music is suppose to make one wonder and listening to some of the music the book I am reading mentions and listening to my current jazz obsessions just make me wonder. How does it work?
We need to constantly be keeping our ears open because you never know what you're going to hear next.
Peace,
Nick