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For this set of Christmas-related songs, Grover Washington, Jr. (mostly on soprano but also contributing some tenor and alto) sounds soulful but restrained. The renditions are lightly funky, atmospheric, and generally quite dull. Billy Childs is excellent on piano, and the musicianship of the other players is fine, but the similarity of moods and grooves, along with the somber feel of most of the music, makes this a surprisingly tedious listen.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
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Grover Washington Jr., Associated Performer, Main Artist - Todd Barkan, Producer - Pablo Batista, Percussion - Hugh Martin, Composer, Lyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer - Steve Wolf, Drums - Ralph Blane, Composer, Lyricist - Hiram Bullock, Arranger, Keyboards - Maureen Sickler, Assistant Engineer - Billy Childs, Piano - Will Lee, Bass - Jr., Grover Washington, Alto Saxophone
(P) 1997 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Grover Washington Jr., Associated Performer, Main Artist - Lisa Fischer, Associated Performer, Featured Artist - Grover Washington, Jr. feat. Lisa Fischer, Associated Performer - Todd Barkan, Producer - Chris Eaton, Composer, Lyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer - Hiram Bullock, Guitar - Amy Grant, Composer, Lyricist - Victor Lewis, Drums - Maureen Sickler, Assistant Engineer - Joe Locke, Arranger, Keyboards - Billy Childs, Piano - Will Lee, Bass - Dawn Andrews, Cello - Jr., Grover Washington, Soprano Saxophone
(P) 1997 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Grover Washington Jr., Alto Saxophone, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Donald Robinson, Arranger, Composer, Keyboards, Lyricist, Piano, Producer - Richard Lee Steacker, Guitar - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer - Pablo Batista, Congas, Percussion - Steve Wolf, Drums - Maureen Sickler, Assistant Engineer - Adam Holzman, Synthesizer - Gerald Veasley, Bass
(P) 1997 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Grover Washington Jr., Associated Performer, Main Artist - Todd Barkan, Producer - Traditional, Composer, Lyricist - Hiram Bullock, Electric Guitar - Billy Childs, Arranger, Keyboards - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer - Steve Wolf, Drums - Maureen Sickler, Assistant Engineer - Will Lee, Bass - Jr., Grover Washington, Alto Saxophone
(P) 1997 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Grover Washington Jr., Arranger, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Todd Barkan, Producer - Hiram Bullock, Acoustic Guitar - Traditional, Composer, Lyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer - Bashiri Johnson, Percussion - Victor Lewis, Drums - Maureen Sickler, Assistant Engineer - Billy Childs, Arranger, Piano - Will Lee, Bass - Jr., Grover Washington, Soprano Saxophone
(P) 1997 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Grover Washington Jr., Associated Performer, Main Artist - Todd Barkan, Producer - Hiram Bullock, Guitar - LEE MENDELSON, Composer, Lyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer - Victor Lewis, Drums - Vince Guaraldi, Composer, Lyricist - Billy Childs, Piano - Maureen Sickler, Assistant Engineer - Joe Locke, Arranger - Will Lee, Bass - Jr., Grover Washington, Tenor Saxophone
(P) 1997 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Grover Washington Jr., Associated Performer, Main Artist - Joe Locke, Arranger, Composer, Keyboards, Lyricist - Todd Barkan, Producer - Bashiri Johnson, Percussion - Thad Jones (A Child is Born), Composer, Lyricist - Thad Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer - Victor Lewis, Drums - Maureen Sickler, Assistant Engineer - Billy Childs, Piano - Will Lee, Bass - Jr., Grover Washington, Soprano Saxophone
(P) 1997 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Grover Washington Jr., Associated Performer, Main Artist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer, Lyricist - Todd Barkan, Producer - Victor Lewis, Drums - Billy Childs, Piano - Will Lee, Bass - Jr., Grover Washington, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
(P) 1997 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Grover Washington Jr., Associated Performer, Main Artist - Hiram Bullock, Arranger, Electric Guitar - Mel Torme, Composer, Lyricist - Pablo Batista, Percussion - Steve Wolf, Drums - Billy Childs, Keyboards - Robert Wells, Composer, Lyricist - Will Lee, Bass - Jr., Grover Washington, Tenor Saxophone - Todd Barkan, Producer - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer - Maureen Sickler, Assistant Engineer
(P) 1997 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Grover Washington Jr., Associated Performer, Main Artist - Todd Barkan, Producer - Hiram Bullock, Acoustic Guitar - Sammy Cahn, Composer, Lyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer - Victor Lewis, Drums - Julie Stein, Composer, Lyricist - Billy Childs, Arranger, Piano - Maureen Sickler, Assistant Engineer - Will Lee, Bass - Jr., Grover Washington, Soprano Saxophone
(P) 1997 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Grover Washington Jr., Associated Performer, Main Artist - Todd Barkan, Producer - Dawn Andrews, Cello - Traditional, Composer, Lyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer - Joe Locke, Arranger, Keyboards, Marimba - Maureen Sickler, Assistant Engineer - Jr. Grove Washington, Soprano Saxophone
(P) 1997 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Grover Washington Jr., Associated Performer, Main Artist - Todd Barkan, Producer - Hiram Bullock, Guitar - Chris Eaton, Composer, Lyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer - Victor Lewis, Drums - Amy Grant, Composer, Lyricist - Joe Locke, Arranger, Keyboards - Maureen Sickler, Assistant Engineer - Billy Childs, Piano - Will Lee, Bass - Dawn Andrews, Cello - Jr., Grover Washington, Soprano Saxophone
(P) 1997 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
For this set of Christmas-related songs, Grover Washington, Jr. (mostly on soprano but also contributing some tenor and alto) sounds soulful but restrained. The renditions are lightly funky, atmospheric, and generally quite dull. Billy Childs is excellent on piano, and the musicianship of the other players is fine, but the similarity of moods and grooves, along with the somber feel of most of the music, makes this a surprisingly tedious listen.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:00
- Main artists: Grover Washington Jr.
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Jazz
(P) 1997 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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