Ultimate Jazz Christmas

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合計収録時間 : 00:50:23
Personnel: Nat Cole, Nat King Cole, Norah Jones (vocals, piano); Dianne Reeves, Lou Rawls (vocals); Freddie Green, Kenny Burrell, Oscar Moore (guitar); Laurence Juber (acoustic guitar); Eddie Daniels, Jerome Richardson, Jerry Dodgion, Billy Harper (flute); Pepper Adams (clarinet); Marshall Royal (alto saxophone); Frank Foster , Lee Allen Orchestra, Hank Mobley, Booker Ervin (tenor saxophone); Red Tyler, Ronnie Cuber, Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophone); Thad Jones (trumpet, flugelhorn); Donald Byrd, Flip Ricard, Al Porcino, Marvin Stamm, Snooky Young, Al Aarons, Virgil Jones, Sonny Cohn (trumpet); Eddie Bert, Henry Coker, Jimmy Knepper, Quentin Jackson, Benny Powell (trombone); Cliff Heather (bass trombone); Duke Pearson (piano, celesta); Count Basie, Eliane Elias, Herbie Hancock, Jeff Colella, John Hicks, Kevin Hays, Roland Hanna (piano); Donald Best (vibraphone); Johnny Miller, Bob Cranshaw (bass instrument); Lenny McBrowne, Earl Palmer , Myron Grumbacker, Lex Humphries, Louie Bellson, Mel Lewis, Mickey Roker, Satoshi Takeishi, Billy Kilson (drums); Airto Moreira, Billy Hulting (percussion). Recording information: Avatar Studios, New York, NY (02/25/1946-12/05/1996); Capitol Recording Studios, New York, NY (02/25/1946-12/05/1996); River Sound, New York, NY (02/25/1946-12/05/1996); Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (02/25/1946-12/05/1996); WMCA Studios, New York, NY (02/25/1946-12/05/1996). Arrangers: Duke Pearson; Count Basie; Tommy Oliver; Bob Belden. 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.
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)