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While vocalist India.Arie and keyboardist Joe Sample worked on new songs that, in Arie's words, "weren't coming together as quickly as I wanted," Arie had the idea to shift direction and record a Christmas album -- something her mother had been wanting her to do. Sample's own family members had been asking the same from him, so he was happy to go along. In September 2014, while Christmas with Friends was being completed, Sample -- whose importance to jazz and R&B is difficult to overstate -- died of mesothelioma. He plays piano on four of the ten songs: the opening "Let It Snow," "Silent Night" (featuring Brandy), "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (featuring Kem), and "The Christmas Song." It's unfortunate that Sample isn't heard more frequently, but the whole album is loose and lively, supported by drop-ins from contemporary gospel, jazz, pop, R&B, and rock artists, including Michael McDonald and Trombone Shorty. The backing musicians, such producer Aaron Lindsey, Jeff "Tain" Watts, and Nathan East, are top-notch as well, and Arie ties it all together, switching between the spiritual and playful material with natural ease.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Jeff "Tain" Watts, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Javier Solis, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - India.Arie, Producer, MainArtist - Jule Styne, ComposerLyricist - Sammy Cahn, ComposerLyricist - JOE SAMPLE, Producer, Piano, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Salvo, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Skipworth, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Sample, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron W. Lindsey, Producer, Editor, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Case Mundy, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
India.Arie, Producer, MainArtist - India Arie Simpson, ComposerLyricist - JOE SAMPLE, MainArtist - Kory Aaron, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Salvo, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tori Kelly, FeaturedArtist - Aaron W. Lindsey, Producer, Recording Engineer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Emonson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jeff "Tain" Watts, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Javier Solis, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - India.Arie, Producer, MainArtist - JOE SAMPLE, Producer, Piano, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brandy, FeaturedArtist - Joseph Mohr, Author - Franz Xaver Gruber, Composer - Salvo, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Skipworth, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron W. Lindsey, Producer, Editor, Recording Arranger, Bass, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Case Mundy, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Timothy “Tip” Wyman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
India.Arie, Producer, MainArtist - Hugh Martin, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Blane, ComposerLyricist - JOE SAMPLE, Producer, Piano, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Stoddart, String Arranger, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Salvo, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kem, FeaturedArtist - Rob Skipworth, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Morgeson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron W. Lindsey, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, Upright Bass, Recording Arranger, Bass, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Case Mundy, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lou Baxter, ComposerLyricist - Nathan East, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - India.Arie, Producer, MainArtist - MICHAEL MCDONALD, FeaturedArtist - JOE SAMPLE, MainArtist - Danny Duncan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Salvo, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Glendon Campbell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny More, ComposerLyricist - Hamilton Hardin, Horn, Keyboards, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron W. Lindsey, Producer, Piano, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Casselman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
India.Arie, MainArtist - John Beasley, Piano, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Irving Berlin, ComposerLyricist - JOE SAMPLE, MainArtist - ALLEN SIDES, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Berghofer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Jackson, Jr., Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Koz, Tenor Saxophone, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rickey Minor, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Trombone Shorty, Trombone, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Skipworth, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Delhomme, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Glendon Campbell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Staples, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seth Presant, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lenny Wee, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gerrit Kinkel, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Craig Fundyga, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Jeff "Tain" Watts, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Javier Solis, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - India.Arie, Producer, MainArtist - Mel TORME, ComposerLyricist - Robert Wells, ComposerLyricist - JOE SAMPLE, Producer, Piano, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Salvo, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Skipworth, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Sample, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron W. Lindsey, Producer, Editor, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Case Mundy, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Nathan East, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Javier Solis, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - India.Arie, Producer, MainArtist - Traditional, ComposerLyricist - JOE SAMPLE, MainArtist - Danny Duncan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Salvo, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Glendon Campbell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Khristian Dentley, FeaturedArtist - Aaron W. Lindsey, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Nathan East, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - India.Arie, MainArtist - Mark Lowry, ComposerLyricist - JOE SAMPLE, MainArtist - Buddy Greene, ComposerLyricist - Danny Duncan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Jackson, Jr., Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Stoddart, String Arranger, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Salvo, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Skipworth, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glendon Campbell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Moore, Jr, FeaturedArtist - Aaron W. Lindsey, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Recording Engineer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
India.Arie, Producer, MainArtist - Traditional, ComposerLyricist - JOE SAMPLE, MainArtist - KIRK WHALUM, Tenor Saxophone, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Duncan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Salvo, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Glendon Campbell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Sample, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron W. Lindsey, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
While vocalist India.Arie and keyboardist Joe Sample worked on new songs that, in Arie's words, "weren't coming together as quickly as I wanted," Arie had the idea to shift direction and record a Christmas album -- something her mother had been wanting her to do. Sample's own family members had been asking the same from him, so he was happy to go along. In September 2014, while Christmas with Friends was being completed, Sample -- whose importance to jazz and R&B is difficult to overstate -- died of mesothelioma. He plays piano on four of the ten songs: the opening "Let It Snow," "Silent Night" (featuring Brandy), "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (featuring Kem), and "The Christmas Song." It's unfortunate that Sample isn't heard more frequently, but the whole album is loose and lively, supported by drop-ins from contemporary gospel, jazz, pop, R&B, and rock artists, including Michael McDonald and Trombone Shorty. The backing musicians, such producer Aaron Lindsey, Jeff "Tain" Watts, and Nathan East, are top-notch as well, and Arie ties it all together, switching between the spiritual and playful material with natural ease.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:23
- Main artists: India.Arie Joe Sample
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Motown
- Genre: Ambient / New Age / Easy Listening Kerstmuziek
© 2015 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2015 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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