28/11/2023

Al Jarreau "Christmas" (2008) -Christmas Music-



Label : Rhino Entertainment


États-Unis 01 - Winter Wonderland (Richard B. Smith & Felix Bernard)
02 - Hark The Herald Angels Sing (Traditional)
03 - White Christmas (Irving Berlin)
04 - Interlude: By My Christmas Tree (Al Jarreau)
05 - Carol Of The Bells (Traditional)
06 - Oh Come All Ye Faithful (Traditional / Additional Lyrics by Al Jarreau)
07 - The Christmas Song (Mel Tormé & Robert Wells)
08 - I'll Be Home For Christmas (Walter Kent, Kim Gannon & Buck Ram)
09 - Gloria In Excelsis (Al Jarreau & Larry Williams)
10 - Christmas Time Is Here (Vince Guraldi & Lee Mendelson)
11 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane)
12 - Some Children See Him (Alfred Burt & Wihla Hutson)
13 - The Little Christmas Tree (Mickey Rooney)


Produced by Larry Williams & Al Jarreau except for :
Track 04 - Produced by Joe Turano
Tracks 05 & 12 - Produced by Joe Turano, Larry Williams & Al Jarreau
Track 06 - Produced by Chris Walker, Larry Williams & Al Jarreau
Tracks Recorded by Steve Sykes at Castle Oaks, Calabasas, CA
Al's Vocals & All Overdubs Recorded by Larry Williams at Willyworld Studos, Los Angeles, CA
Additional Overdubs Recorded by Joe Turano at Tuta Nuca Music Studios, Burbank, CA
"Some Children See Him" Acoustic Piano Recorded at Porcara Musica, Studio City, CA
Chris Walker Vocals & 'Choir' Recorded by Haniel Trisna at Canvas Studios, Houston, TX
Mixed by Steve Sykes at Rupert Studio, Woodland Hills, CA
Additional Engineers : Andrew Hey & Mike Ging
Assistant Engineers : Josh Blanchard at Castle Oaks, Calabasas, CA & Rupert at Rupert Studio, Woodland Hills, CA
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA


01 - Winter Wonderland

Al Jarreau : Vocals, Background vocals
Larry Williams : Keyboards, Sleigh Bells
Chris Walker : Bass
Mark Simmons : Drums
Michael O'Neill : Electric & Nylon String Guitar
Lenny Castro : Percussion
Joe Turano : Additional Background vocals
Arranged by Larry Williams
Vocals Arranged by Al Jarreau

02 - Hark The Herald Angels Sing

Al Jarreau : Vocals, Background vocals 
Larry Tuttle : The Stick
Dan Higgins : Penny Whistle, Wood Flute
Lenny Castro : Udu
Arranged by Larry Williams
Vocals Arranged by Al Jarreau

03 - White Christmas

Al Jarreau : Vocals, Background vocals
Larry Williams : Keyboards (Orchestral Realization), Clarinet, flute, Synthesizer Solo
Chris Walker : Bass
Mark Simmons : Drums
Phil Ayling : Oboe
Lenny Castro : Percussion
Arranged by Jorge Calandrelli

04 - Interlude: By My Christmas Tree

Al Jarreau : Vocal
Joe Turano : Piano
Arranged by Al Jarreau

05 - Carol Of The Bells

Al Jarreau : Vocal
Larry Williams : Acoustic Piano, Bells
Dave Carpenter : Acoustic Bass
Mark Simmons : Drums
Joe Turano & Chris Walker : Background vocals
Arranged by Joe Turano

06 - Oh Come All Ye Faithful

Al Jarreau : Vocal
Larry Williams : Keyboards
Chris Walker : Bass, Background vocals
Mark Simmons : Drums
Michael O'Neill : Electric Guitars
Arranged by Chris Walker

07 - The Christmas Song

Al Jarreau : Vocal
Larry Williams : Rhodes, Synth, Tenor Sax
Larry Goldings : Organ
Chris Walker : Bass
Mark Simmons : Drums
Ross Bolton : Guitar
Jerry Hey : Flugelhorn
Arranged by Jay Graydon, Larry Williams & Al Jarreau
Horns Arranged by Larry Williams

08 - I'll Be Home For Christmas

Featuring Take 6
Al Jarreau : Vocal
Take 6 (Claude McKnight, Mark Kibble, David Thomas, Joey Kibble, Cedric Dent & Alvin Chea) : Vocals
Take 6 Produced & Engineered by Mark Kibble at Vertical Sound Studio, Nahville, TN & Engineered by David Thomas at Bassline, Simi Valley, CA
Take 6 Vocals Arranged by Larry Williams
Additional Vocal Arranged by Al Jarreau

09 - Gloria In Excelsis

Al Jarreau : Vocals
Larry Williams : Acoustic Piano
Larry Goldings : Organ
Chris Walker : Bass
Mark Simmons : Drums
Michael O'Neill : Electric Guitar
Lenny Castro : Tambourine
Chris Walker, Alyncia Mack & Montina Cooper : Background vocals
Arranged by Larry Williams & Al Jarreau
Background Vocals Arranged by Chris Walker

10 - Christmas Time Is Here

Al Jarreau : Vocals
Larry Williams : Keyboards, Synth Bass
David Witham : Rhodes
Mark Simmons : Drums
Michael Thompson : Electric & Acoustic Guitars
Joe Turano : Background vocals
Arranged by David Witham, Larry Williams & Al Jarreau

11 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Al Jarreau : Vocal
Larry Williams : Keyboards
Dave Carpenter : Bass
Bob Wilson : Drums
Dan Higgins : Flutes, Clarinet Choir
Joe Turano : Sleigh Bells
Arranged by Clare Fischer & Brent Fischer

12 - Some Children See Him

Al Jarreau : Vocal
Joe Turano : Piano, Tenor Sax
Arranged by Joe Turano

13 - The Little Christmas Tree

Al Jarreau : Vocal
Larry Williams : Vibes
Ramon Stagnaro : Nylon String Guitar
Dave Carpenter : Acoustic Bass
Lenny Castro : Percussion
Arranged by Larry Williams & Al Jarreau