Breath Of Heaven: A Christmas Collection...[HDCD]

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合計収録時間 : 00:42:40
Personnel includes: Vince Gill (vocals, guitar); George Doering, Dean Parks (guitar); Mike Lang (piano); Michael Omartian (keyboards, percussion); Chuck Berghofer (bass); Gregg Field (drums); Larry Bunker (percussion); The Patrick Williams Orchestra. All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology. BREATH OF HEAVEN: A CHRISTMAS COLLECTION WITH PATRICK WILLIAMS AND HIS ORCHESTRA was nominated for the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. "Breath Of Heaven (Mary's Song)" was nominated for the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s). This is a DTS CD, which features DTS 5.1 Surround Sound technology and is playable on a DTS-capable 5.1 Surround Sound system. Personnel: Dean Parks (guitar); Julie Berghofer, Marcia Dickstein (harp); Assa Drori, Al Hershberger, Carolyn Osborn , Jennifer Walton, Ronald Folsom, Kristin Fife, Mario de Leon, Bob Sanov, Robert Brosseau, Gwen Heller, Natalie Leggett, David Stenske, Darius Campo, Miwako Watanabe (violin); Raymond Tischer, John Scanlon, Keith Greene, Bob Becker , Harry Shirinian (viola); Mathew Cooker, Timothy Landauer, Tina Soule, David H. Speltz, Ray Kelley, Stephen Erdody , Cecilia Tsan (cello); Gary Foster (flute, clarinet); Jon Clarke (flute, oboe); Angela Wiegand (flute); Barbara Northcutt (oboe); Larry Hall , Rick Baptist, Wayne Bergeron (trumpet); Phillip Teele, Bill Watrous, Charles Loper, Chauncey Welsch (trombone); Michael Lang (piano); Michael Omartian (keyboards, percussion); Gregg Field (drums); Larry Bunker (percussion). Audio Mixer: Al Schmitt. Recording information: Capital Studios; Seventeen Grand. Arrangers: Gene Puerling; Patrick Williams. Vince Gill does Sinatra? Well, sort of. His second holiday collection, BREATH OF HEAVEN is a collaboration with Ol' Blue Eyes' former arranger Patrick Williams, and Gill describes it as his chance to "be like Nat King Cole or Sinatra, and snap my fingers and drink martinis." Replace "martinis" with "eggnog" and you've got an apt description of what is surely one of the most original Christmas country albums ever. Gill, a prodigious guitar player and songwriter, does neither on BREATH OF HEAVEN. He simply applies his high, sweet voice to a range of timeless standards, from "Silver Bells" to "O Come All Ye Faithful," many of which have been recast in a Sinatra/Dean Martin style. On secular numbers like "Winter Wonderland" and especially "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow," Gill has a swingin' time with the jazzy, loose-limbed arrangements. On the religious material like "A Cradle In Bethlehem" and the Amy Grant-penned title track, his voice takes on a hushed reverence that stands out against the massed voices of the backing choir. And when Gill soars to hit the high notes on the goosebump-inducing "O Holy Night," you really can "hear the angel voices."
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)