The Ultimate Jazz ChristmasVarious Artists
Release Date: 10/31/2006
Original Release:
2006
# of Discs:
1
J&R Item # 946858_CD
UPC # 094636352725
Label: Blue Note Records (USA)
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Disc: 1
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Performer: Various Artists
Producer: Michael Cuscuna (Compilation) Distributor: EMI Music Distribution Notes: Personnel: Nat King Cole (vocals, piano); Oscar Moore (guitar); Duke Pearson (piano, celesta); Johnny Miller, Bob Cranshaw (bass instrument); Mickey Roker (drums); Airto Moreira (percussion). Like Christmas songs but seriously tired of predictability and schmaltz? ULTIMATE JAZZ CHRISTMAS is the answer--it's an inspired mixture of icons and contenders, the classics delivered with creativity and soulfulness. This set has amazing scope too--a ballad by one of the greatest crooners (and pianists) ever, Nat King Cole; great mellow jazz singers Nancy Wilson and Dianne Reeves; Norah Jones, a category-defying vocalist; Count Basie, a king of big band swing, and the lesser-known but hearty, blues-drenched hard bop Texas tenor saxophonist Booker Ervin. This earnestly assembled baker's dozen of Holiday melodies should please both hipster and traditionalist alike. |