01/12/2023

Rob Mathes & Very Special Friends "Christmas Is Coming" (1998) -Contemporary Jazz-



Label : Mercury Records


États-Unis 01 - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Traditional)
02 - When The Baby Grew Up (Rob Mathes)
03 - Waiting For Love To Be Born (Rob Mathes)
04 - Deck The Halls (Traditional)
05 - Angels We Have Heard On High (Traditional)
06 - Sweet Little Baby Boy (Rob Mathes)
07 - Mary Had A Baby (Traditional)
08 - William The Angel (Rob Mathes)
09 - Go Tell It On The Mountain (Traditional)
10 - Silent Night (F. Gruber)
11 - I Wonder As I Wander (Traditional)
12 - Wake Up It’s Christmas Morning (Rob Mathes)

Bonus Track

13 - Intro / My Mother's Prayer (Rob Mathes)


Produced by Michael Macari Jr. & Rob Mathes
Music Arranged & Orchestrated by Rob Mathes
Recorded Live at The Pepsico Theatre, Purchase, NY
Additional Recording at Carriage House Studios
Mixed at EagleVision Studios, Stamford, CT
Engineer : Phil Magnotti
Assistant Engineers : Remo DeNardo & Andy Katz
Mixed by Phil Magnotti, Remo deNardo & Rob Mathes
Mixing Facilities Engineer : Bruce Colgate
Mastered by Ted Jensen & Paul Angelli at Sterling Sound, NY


The Band
Vocals, Piano & Guitars : Rob Mathes
Bass : Will Lee
Drums : Shawn Pelton
Guitar : Billy Masters
Keyboards : Rick Knutsen
Percussion : Bashiri Johnson
Background vocals : Vaneese Thomas, James 'D-Train' Williams

The Orchestra
Concert Master : Carol Webb
Violins : Abe Appleman, Maura Giannini, Joyce Hammann, Jean Ingraham, Ann Leathers, Nancy McAlhany, Jan Mullen, Ricky Sortomme, Marti Sweet
Violas : Julien Barber, Crystal Garner, Carol Landon
Cellos : Mark Shuman, Jeanne LeBlanc, Diane Barere
Double Bass : John Beal
Harp : Stacey Shames
Trumpets : Jeff Kievit, Tony Kadleck
Saxophones : Dave Mann, Tom Timko
Trombones : Birch Johnson, Jeff Nelson

The Choir Of Saints & Friends
Sopranos : Sharon Kelley Alogna, Lori Clauson, Brenda Jacobsen, Janna Mathes, Tamara Mathes, Gillian Patrick, Tracy Pyper, Lynn Witty
Altos : Amy Blackwell, Dianne Ellis, Mandy Fry, Frances Knutsen, Mary Marcell, Valerie Maze, Donna Adelberg Spellman, Mary Stuart, Bonnie Kelley Young
Tenors : Paul Berryman, Dan Bergfeld, David Callahan, Ian Cron, Charles Dear, T.D. Ellis, Jon Gibson, Chris Knutsen, Michael Mayhew, Sean Witty
Bass : John Berryman, Arthur Kelley, Richard Mathes, Greg Miller, Frank Sisson, Chad Sorenson, Ted Svalgard


01 - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen


Rob Mathes

02 - When The Baby Grew Up

Rob Mathes

03 - Waiting For Love To Be Born

Rob Mathes

04 - Deck The Halls

Rob Mathes

05 - Angels We Have Heard On High

Vanessa Williams

06 - Sweet Little Baby Boy

David Sanborn

07 - Mary Had A Baby

David Sanborn

08 - William The Angel

Rob Mathes

09 - Go Tell It On The Mountain

Michael McDonald

10 - Silent Night

Michael McDonald

11 - I Wonder As I Wander

Vanessa Williams

12 - Wake Up It’s Christmas Morning

Rob Mathes

13 - Intro / My Mother's Prayer

Rob Mathes