13/12/2021

Dave Koz & Friends "A Smooth Jazz Christmas" (2001) -Smooth Jazz / Christmas Music-



Label : Capitol Records / Just Koz Entertainment


États-Unis 01 - Smooth Jazz Christmas Overture
       Let It Snow / Winter Wonderland (Sammy Cahn & Jule Styne) / (Felix Bernard & Dick Smith)
       What Child Is This (Greensleeves) (Public Domain)
       Angels We Have Heard On High (Public Domain)
       Jingle Bells (Public Domain)
       Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (J.F. Coots & H. Gillespie)
       The Christmas Song (Mel Tormé & Riobert Wells)
02 - O'Tannenbaum / Sleigh Ride Medley (Public Domain) / (Leroy Anderson)
03 - Silent Night (Public Domain)
04 - Beneath The Moonlit Sky (Dave Koz & David Benoit)
05 - Little Drummer Boy (Katherine Davis, Henry V. Onorati & Harry Simeone)
06 - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Public Domain)
07 - December Makes Me Feel This Way (Dave Koz, Jud D. Friedman & Allan Rich)
08 - Boogie Woogie Santa Claus (Leon Rene)
09 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane)
10 - White Christmas (Irving Berlin)
11 - Eight Candles (A Song For Hanukkah) (Dave Koz & Phil Parlapiano)
12 - Get Here (For The Holidays) (Brenda Russell)
13 - 'Twas The Night Before Christmas (Dave Koz, Rick Braun, David Benoit, Peter White & Brenda Russell)


Produced by Dave Koz
Recorded & Mixed by Al Schmitt
Executive Producer : Roy Lott

Featuring
David Benoit : Piano
Brenda Russell : Vocals
Peter White : Acoustic Guitar & Accordion
Rick Braun : Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Kenny Loggins : Vocals
Dave Koz : Alto, Tenor & Soprano Saxophones

Musicians & Singers :
Paul Jackson Jr. : Electric Guitar
Stevo Théard : Drums
Brian Simpson : Keyboards & Piano
Bill Sharpe : Bass
Brian Kilgore : Percussion
Nick Lane : Tenor & Bass Trombone
Bridgette Bryant, Ester Nicholson & Sandy Simmons : Background vocals

Recorded at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA, Studios A & B
Mixed in Studio C (April / May 2001)
Brenda Russell's Vocals & Produced & Recorded by Stephan Oberhoff
Additional Recording by John Hendrickson
Assistant Engineers : Jimmy Hoyson & Steve Genewick
Musical Director : David Benoit
Project Coordinator : Yvonne Wish
Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, CA

01 - Smooth Jazz Christmas Overture
       Let It Snow / Winter Wonderland

Dave Koz

       What Child Is This (Greensleeves)

Peter White
Arranged by Dave Koz, Rick Braun, David Benoit, Peter White & Brenda Russell

       Angels We Have Heard On High

David Benoit
Arranged by Dave Koz, Rick Braun, David Benoit, Peter White & Brenda Russell

       Jingle Bells

Rick Braun
Arranged by Dave Koz, Rick Braun, David Benoit, Peter White & Brenda Russell

       Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Brenda Russell

       The Christmas Song

Ensemble

02 - O'Tannenbaum / Sleigh Ride Medley

Ensemble
O'Tannenbaum Arranged by Dave Koz, Rick Braun, David Benoit, Peter White & Brenda Russell

03 - Silent Night

Peter White
Arranged by Dave Koz, Rick Braun, David Benoit, Peter White & Brenda Russell

04 - Beneath The Moonlit Sky

Dave Koz & David Benoit

05 - Little Drummer Boy

Rick Braun

06 - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

David Benoit
Arranged by Dave Koz, Rick Braun, David Benoit, Peter White & Brenda Russell

07 - December Makes Me Feel This Way

Kenny Loggins

08 - Boogie Woogie Santa Claus

Brenda Russell

09 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Dave Koz & Peter White

10 - White Christmas

Brenda Russell, David Benoit & Dave Koz

11 - Eight Candles (A Song For Hanukkah)

Dave Koz

12 - Get Here (For The Holidays)

Brenda Russell

13 - 'Twas The Night Before Christmas

Narrators : 1st - Peter White, 2nd - David Benoit, 3rd - Brenda Russell, 4th - Rick Braun, 5th - Dave Koz, 6th - All