24/12/2022

Various Artists "A Jazz Christmas - A Windham Hill Collection" (1998) -Christmas Music / Smooth Jazz / Westcoast Jazz-



Label : Windham Hill Jazz


États-Unis 01 - The Christmas Song (Mel Tormé & Robert Wells)
02 - Celebrate It's Christmas Time (Doc Powell)
03 - Oh, Christmas Tree (Traditional)
04 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane)
05 - Seasoned Greetings: Greensleeves / Christmas Waltz (Traditional) / (Sammy Cahn & Jule Styne)
06 - Silent Night (Traditional)
07 - Colour Naturelle (Natural Colour) (Todd Cochran)
08 - This Christmas (Donny Hathaway & Nadine McKinnor)
09 - Deck The Halls (Traditional)
10 - A Child Is Born (Thad Jones & Alec Wilder)
11 - Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem (Traditional)
12 - We Three King (J.H. Hopkins)
13 - Dreams Come True (Jim Brickman)


Compilation Mastered at One One One by Bill Dooley
Los Angeles, California
A&R : Patrick Clifford


01 - The Christmas Song

The Braxton Brothers
Nelson Braxton : 6 String Bass, Keyboards, Programming
Wayne Braxton : Tenor & Alto Saxophones
Ray Obiedo : Electric Guitar
Peter Horvath : Piano
Tommy Bradford : Drums
Produced by The Braxton Brotthers
Recorded at Gemini Recording, San Francisco, CA & at FM Studios, Emmeryville, CA
Mixed by Ken Kessie & The Braxton Brothers at FM Studios, Emmeryville, CA

02 - Celebrate It's Christmas Time

Topcats featuring Gerald Spikes, Frank Ingram & Freddie Flewellen
Gerald Spikes : Soprano Saxophone
Frank Ingram : Vocalist
Freddie Flewellen : Bass
Produced by Doc Powell for Rock Dockey Music
Mixed by Doc Powell in Los Angeles, CA

03 - Oh, Christmas Tree

W.G. Snuffy Walden & Michael Ruff
Arranged by W.G. Snuffy Walden & Michael Ruff
W.G. Snuffy Walden : Guitar
Michael Ruff : Piano
Kevin Brandon : Bass
Joey Heredia : Drums
Renato Neto : Keyboard
Produced by W.G. Snuffy Walden
Recorded by Avi Kipper at Taylor Made Studio, Woodland Hills, CA
Mixed by W.G. Snuffy Walden & Avi Kipper

04 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Lani Hall
Lani Hall : Vocal
Corky Hale : Harp
Produced by Herb Alpert & Lani Hall
Production Engineer : Dave Perlman
Recorded & Mixed by Alan Meyerson at Sandbox Studios, Santa Monica, CA

05 - Seasoned Greetings: Greensleeves / Christmas Waltz

This Medley Arranged by Tim Weisberg & David Benoit
Tim Weisberg : Flutes
David Benoit : Acoustic Piano
Ken Wild : Acoustic Bass
John Ferraro : Drums
Produced by David Benoit, Tim Weisberg & Clark Germain
Arranged by David Benoit &  Tim Weisberg
Recorded & Mixed by Clark Germain at 29th Street Studio, Torrance, CA

06 - Silent Night

Hiroshima
Arranged by Kimo Cornwell & Hiroshima
Kimo Cornwell : Keyboards, Synthesizers & Programming
June Kuramoto : Koto
Danny Yamamoto : Drums
Dan Kuramoto : Additional Programming
Kimaya Seward : Lead & Background vocals
Produced by Dan Kuramoto
Recorded & Mixed by Dave Knight

07 - Colour Naturelle (Natural Colour)

Todd Cochran
Todd Cochran : Steinway D Hamburg Concert Grand Piano, Electronic Keyboards
Trey Henry : Acoustic Bass
Dave Tull : Drums
Munyungo Jackson : Percussion
Produced by Todd Cochran for Cochran Music
Recorded & Mixed by Bernie Kirsh at Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, CA

08 - This Christmas

Etta James
Etta James : Vocal
Josh Sklair : Guitar
Frankie Crawford : Keyboard
Donto James : Drums
Sametto James : Bass
Produced by Etta James
Co-Produced by Josh Sklair, Donto James & Sametto James
Recorded at Ft. Athens Studio, Riverside, CA
Engineer : Donto James
Assistant Engineer : Sametto James
Mixed at Conway Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering

09 - Deck The Halls

Larry Coryell
Arranged by Larry Coryell
Larry Corryel : Acoustic Guitar
Produced by Ken Rich
Recorded April 24, 1998
Mastered by Ken Rich in New York, NY

10 - A Child Is Born

Ricky Peterson
Ricky Peterson : Lead vocal, Orchestra Arrangement & Performance, Organ, Piano, Additional Synthesizers
Paul Peterson : Drums
Billy Peterson : Bass
Produced by Ricky Peterson & Paul Peterson
Arranged by Ricky Peterson
Engineered by Steve Wiese, Paul Peterson & Ricky Peterson
Mixed by Tom Tucker Sr.
Recorded & Mixed at Creation Audio, Minneapolis, Minnesota

11 - Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem

Paul Horn
Arranged by Jeffrey Haskell
Paul Horn : Flute
Jeffrey Haskell : Keyboards
Produced by Paul Horn & Jeffrey Haskell
Recorded by Jim Brady at Jim Brady Recording Studios, Tuscon, Arizona
Mixed by Jeffrey Haskell & Jim Brady

12 - We Three King

Earl Klugh
Arranged by Earl Klugh
Earl Klugh : Piano & Keyboards
Stefan Dickerson : Guitars & Keyboards
Al Turner : Bass, Drums & Percussion
Adapted & Produced by Earl Klugh for Earl Klugh Incorporated
Recorded by Eric Morgensen at Studio A, Dearborn, Michigan
Assisted by Todd Fairall
Additional Recorded & Mixed by Gerard Smerak at Vanguard Recording Studio, Oak Park, Michigan
Assisted by Jamie Squillace

13 - Dreams Come True

Jim Brickman
Jim Brickman : Piano
Norbert Stachel : Soprano Saxophone
Dan Shea : Keyboards, Bass, Drum & Rhythm Programming, Sound Design
Executive Producer : Jim Brickman & David Pringle
Produced & Arranged by Dan Shea
Recorded at MegaTrax, Hollywood, CA & WallyWorld Studios
Piano Engineered by Eddie King
Additional Engineering by Dan Shea, David Gleeson & Tyson Leeper
Mixed by Dan Shea at WallyWorld Studios
Assisted by David Gleeson
Mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc, Los Angeles, CA 'July 1997