29/11/2023

Dave Koz "December Makes Me Feel This Way - A Holiday Album" (1997) -Smooth Jazz / Christmas Music-



Label : Capitol Records


États-Unis 01 - Sleighride (Leroy Anderson)
02 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane)
03 - Winter Wonderland (Felix Bernard & Dick Smith)
04 - White Christmas (Irving Berlin)
05 - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (J. Fred Coots & Haven Gillespie)
06 - The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) (Mel Tormé & Robert Wells)
07 - I'll Be Home For Christmas (Walter Kent & Kim Gannon)
08 - Little Drummer Boy (Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati & Harry Simeone)
09 - December Makes Me Feel This Way (Dave Koz, Jud Friedman & Allan Rich)
10 - Silverbells (Jay Livingston & Ray Evans)
11 - Eight Candles (A Song For Hanukkah) (Dave Koz & Phil Parlapiano)
12 - O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) (Public Domain)
13 - Auld Lang Syne (Public Domain)


The Band :
Dave Koz : Alto, Tenor, Soprano & Baritone Saxophones, Keyboards, Acoustic Piano, Lead vocals on "December Makes Me Feel This Way"
Bruce Watson : Acoustic, Nylon, Slide & Electric Guitars, Pedal & Lap Steel Guitars, Mandolins, Harmonica
Phil Parlapiano : Keyboards, B-3 Organ , Pump Organ, Mellotron, Celeste, Wurlitzer, Accordion, Mandolins, Acoustic Piano & Acoustic Guitars
David Piltch : Acoustic Bass
Doug Pettibone : Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Nylon & Baritone Guitar
Steven Théard (Stevo) : Drums, Percussion, Trash Can, Sleigh Bells

Additional Musicians & Guests :
Jeff Koz : Nylon Guitar Solo on "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
Victoria Shaw : Background vocals on "December Makes Me Feel This Way"
Lisa Haley : Fiddle on "Eight Candles (A Song For Hanukkah)"
Phil Hartman : Beat Poet Narration

Produced by Thom Panunzio & Dave Koz
Arranged by Dave Koz
Recorded April-May 1997 at :
Groovemasters Recording, Santa Monica, CA
House of Blues Studios, Encino, CA
Studio Seven, Hollywood, CA
Engineered by Thom Panunzio, Bob Salcedo, David Bryant & Nick Els
Album Mixed by Thom Panunzio with John Agusto at A&M Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc Systems, Hollywood, CA

Executive Producer : Bruce Lundvall