Live album · 2015
Tracklist
1 Jingle Bells 2:17
2 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 6:26
feat. Cécile McLorin Salvant (vocals)
3 White Christmas 5:15
4 ‘Zat You Santa Claus? 6:12
feat. René Marie (vocals)
5 A Cradle in Bethlehem 5:35
feat. Gregory Porter (vocals)
6 We Three Kings 6:18
7 What Child Is This? 7:59
feat. Cécile McLorin Salvant (vocals)
8 Merry Christmas Baby 4:53
feat. Gregory Porter (vocals)
9 It’s Easy to Blame the Weather 4:40
feat. Cécile McLorin Salvant (vocals)
10 I’ll Be Home for Christmas 4:54
feat. René Marie (vocals)
11 Good Morning Blues 5:35
feat. Cécile McLorin Salvant (vocals)
12 Band Introductions 1:11
Total length: 61:15
Line-up/Musicians
REEDS
Sherman Irby – alto saxophone, flute, piccolo, clarinet
Ted Nash – alto & tenor saxophones, flute, alto flute, piccolo, clarinet
Victor Goines – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Walter Blanding – tenor & soprano saxophones, clarinet, oboe
Joe Temperley – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
Paul Nedzela – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
TRUMPETS
Ryan Kisor
Kenny Rampton
Marcus Printup
Wynton Marsalis
TROMBONES
Vincent Gardner
Chris Crenshaw
Elliot Mason
RHYTHM SECTION
Dan Nimmer – piano
Carlos Henriquez – bass
Ali Jackson – drums
James Chirillo – guitar
VOCALS
René Marie
Cécile McLorin Salvant
Soloists:
Walter Blanding (oboe,tenor saxophone)
Cécile McLorin Salvant,René Marie,Gregory Porter(vocals),
James Chirillo (guitar)
Ted Nash (soprano saxophone,alto saxophone)
Dan Nimmer (piano)
Marcus Printup,Wynton Marsalis,Kenny Rampton,Ryan Kisor(trumpet),
Sherman Irby (alto saxophone),
Chris Crenshaw,Vincent Gardner(trombone)
About this release
Blue Engine Records BE0003 (US)
Every December for more than a decade, the critically acclaimed Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and an all-star roster of guest vocalists have explored the canon of holiday standards to perform new and traditional arrangements of Yuletide favorites. These Big Band Holidays concerts have become a seasonal tradition among jazz lovers and families. Blue Engine Records has assembled highlights from these historical performances to make them available on record for the first time.
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