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First Noel

Ibrahim Maalouf

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As much as jazz musicians love to do it, the Christmas album exercise can quickly turn stale. Especially when you opt for a repertoire essentially composed of hits like Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Oh Christmas Tree, Il est né le divin enfant, Petit Papa Noël, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow, Silent Night and Jingle Bells. But here, Ibrahim Maalouf has managed to create an impeccable record that gives his trumpet an even better showcase than usual. The starting point of the project is a set of very personal values. "It's an album of 25 great Christmas standards and 3 new songs that I wrote to celebrate both my son's very first Christmas and my grandmother Odette's very last one last year. My memories of Christmas are full of wonderful moments and I wanted to record the album in a way that would capture the magic of those moments.“

For this classical, touching effort, Maalouf brought in three friends: guitarist François Delporte, pianist Frank Woeste and choir director Sofi Jeannin, who has selected eight singers with angelic voices. The whole group met in two different recording locations: Armand Amar's Babel studios in Montreuil, where Ibrahim Maalouf worked on his first albums, and the Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre church, the oldest church in Paris, a few metres from Notre-Dame, where his father was sacristan in the 1960s; it was also where the trumpeter got engaged and married...

Bolstered by all these strong symbols, First Noël moves forward with simplicity and humility, emphasising the melodies above all, without any kind of Hollywood arrangements. "After having recorded so many albums, I felt that the time had come to set down my version of these great Christmas classics, giving them a less childish, more musical dimension, and a more spiritual aspect as well: but at the same time preserving their necessary and subtle fragility as music for children, and as great classics known and sung worldwide.” The end result is a soothing, dreamlike, fraternal and universal journey. © Marc Zisman/Qobuz

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1
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
00:03:13

Ralph Blane, Composer - Ibrahim Maalouf, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Frank Woeste, Piano - Vincent Joinville, SoundEngineer - Sofi Jeannin, choirmaster - Clémence Vidal, Chorus - Oscar Ferran, SoundEngineer - François Delporte, Guitar - Martin Antiphon, MixingEngineer - Pierre Luzy, MasteringEngineer - Anne Laure Hulin, Chorus - Charlotte Bozzi, Chorus - Elisabeth Gilbert, Chorus - Marie-Cécile Hébert, Chorus - Rebecca Moeller, Chorus - Thaïs Raï-Westphal, Chorus - Valentine Jacquet, Chorus - Léopold Joly-Vuillemin, MixingEngineer

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2
Mon beau sapin
00:03:16

Ernst Anschutz, Composer - Ibrahim Maalouf, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Frank Woeste, Arranger, Piano - Vincent Joinville, SoundEngineer - Sofi Jeannin, choirmaster - Clémence Vidal, Chorus - Oscar Ferran, SoundEngineer - François Delporte, Guitar - Martin Antiphon, MixingEngineer - Pierre Luzy, MasteringEngineer - Anne Laure Hulin, Chorus - Charlotte Bozzi, Chorus - Elisabeth Gilbert, Chorus - Marie-Cécile Hébert, Chorus - Rebecca Moeller, Chorus - Thaïs Raï-Westphal, Chorus - Valentine Jacquet, Chorus - Léopold Joly-Vuillemin, MixingEngineer

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3
Holly Jolly Christmas
00:03:03

JOHN MARKS, Composer - Ibrahim Maalouf, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Frank Woeste, Arranger, Piano - Vincent Joinville, SoundEngineer - Oscar Ferran, SoundEngineer - François Delporte, Guitar - Martin Antiphon, MixingEngineer - Pierre Luzy, MasteringEngineer - Léopold Joly-Vuillemin, MixingEngineer

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4
Il est né le divin enfant
00:03:12

Traditional, Composer - Ibrahim Maalouf, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Frank Woeste, Arranger, Piano - Vincent Joinville, SoundEngineer - Sofi Jeannin, choirmaster - Clémence Vidal, Chorus - Oscar Ferran, SoundEngineer - François Delporte, Guitar - Martin Antiphon, MixingEngineer - Pierre Luzy, MasteringEngineer - Anne Laure Hulin, Chorus - Charlotte Bozzi, Chorus - Elisabeth Gilbert, Chorus - Marie-Cécile Hébert, Chorus - Rebecca Moeller, Chorus - Thaïs Raï-Westphal, Chorus - Valentine Jacquet, Chorus - Léopold Joly-Vuillemin, MixingEngineer

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5
O Holy Night
00:02:40

Adolphe Adam, Composer - Ibrahim Maalouf, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Frank Woeste, Arranger, Piano - Vincent Joinville, SoundEngineer - Sofi Jeannin, choirmaster - Clémence Vidal, Chorus - Oscar Ferran, SoundEngineer - François Delporte, Guitar - Martin Antiphon, MixingEngineer - Pierre Luzy, MasteringEngineer - Anne Laure Hulin, Chorus - Charlotte Bozzi, Chorus - Elisabeth Gilbert, Chorus - Marie-Cécile Hébert, Chorus - Rebecca Moeller, Chorus - Thaïs Raï-Westphal, Chorus - Valentine Jacquet, Chorus - Léopold Joly-Vuillemin, MixingEngineer

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6
Petit Papa Noël
00:02:29

Henri Martinet, Composer - Ibrahim Maalouf, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Frank Woeste, Piano - Vincent Joinville, SoundEngineer - Sofi Jeannin, choirmaster - Clémence Vidal, Chorus - Oscar Ferran, SoundEngineer - François Delporte, Guitar - Martin Antiphon, MixingEngineer - Pierre Luzy, MasteringEngineer - Anne Laure Hulin, Chorus - Charlotte Bozzi, Chorus - Elisabeth Gilbert, Chorus - Marie-Cécile Hébert, Chorus - Rebecca Moeller, Chorus - Thaïs Raï-Westphal, Chorus - Valentine Jacquet, Chorus - Léopold Joly-Vuillemin, MixingEngineer

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7
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
00:02:46

Jule Styne, Composer - Ibrahim Maalouf, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Frank Woeste, Arranger, Piano - Vincent Joinville, SoundEngineer - Sofi Jeannin, choirmaster - Clémence Vidal, Chorus - Oscar Ferran, SoundEngineer - François Delporte, Guitar - Martin Antiphon, MixingEngineer - Pierre Luzy, MasteringEngineer - Anne Laure Hulin, Chorus - Charlotte Bozzi, Chorus - Elisabeth Gilbert, Chorus - Marie-Cécile Hébert, Chorus - Rebecca Moeller, Chorus - Thaïs Raï-Westphal, Chorus - Valentine Jacquet, Chorus - Léopold Joly-Vuillemin, MixingEngineer

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8
The First Noel
00:02:30

Traditional, Composer - Ibrahim Maalouf, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Frank Woeste, Arranger, Piano - Vincent Joinville, SoundEngineer - Sofi Jeannin, choirmaster - Clémence Vidal, Chorus - Oscar Ferran, SoundEngineer - François Delporte, Guitar - Martin Antiphon, MixingEngineer - Pierre Luzy, MasteringEngineer - Anne Laure Hulin, Chorus - Charlotte Bozzi, Chorus - Elisabeth Gilbert, Chorus - Marie-Cécile Hébert, Chorus - Rebecca Moeller, Chorus - Thaïs Raï-Westphal, Chorus - Valentine Jacquet, Chorus - Léopold Joly-Vuillemin, MixingEngineer

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9
Ave Maria (Charles Gounod)
00:02:56

Charles Gounod, Composer - Ibrahim Maalouf, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Frank Woeste, Arranger, Piano - Vincent Joinville, SoundEngineer - Sofi Jeannin, choirmaster - Clémence Vidal, Chorus - Oscar Ferran, SoundEngineer - François Delporte, Guitar - Martin Antiphon, MixingEngineer - Pierre Luzy, MasteringEngineer - Anne Laure Hulin, Chorus - Charlotte Bozzi, Chorus - Elisabeth Gilbert, Chorus - Marie-Cécile Hébert, Chorus - Rebecca Moeller, Chorus - Thaïs Raï-Westphal, Chorus - Valentine Jacquet, Chorus - Léopold Joly-Vuillemin, MixingEngineer

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10
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
00:02:20

Ibrahim Maalouf, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Frank Woeste, Arranger, Piano - Vincent Joinville, SoundEngineer - John Frederik Coots, Composer - Oscar Ferran, SoundEngineer - François Delporte, Guitar - Martin Antiphon, MixingEngineer - Pierre Luzy, MasteringEngineer - Léopold Joly-Vuillemin, MixingEngineer

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11
Winter Wonderland
00:01:41

Felix Bernard, Composer - Ibrahim Maalouf, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Frank Woeste, Arranger, Piano - Vincent Joinville, SoundEngineer - Richard B.smith, Composer - Sofi Jeannin, choirmaster - Clémence Vidal, Chorus - Oscar Ferran, SoundEngineer - François Delporte, Guitar - Martin Antiphon, MixingEngineer - Pierre Luzy, MasteringEngineer - Anne Laure Hulin, Chorus - Charlotte Bozzi, Chorus - Elisabeth Gilbert, Chorus - Marie-Cécile Hébert, Chorus - Rebecca Moeller, Chorus - Thaïs Raï-Westphal, Chorus - Valentine Jacquet, Chorus - Léopold Joly-Vuillemin, MixingEngineer

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12
Silent Night
00:01:40

Franz Xaver Gruber, Composer - Ibrahim Maalouf, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Frank Woeste, Piano - Vincent Joinville, SoundEngineer - Sofi Jeannin, choirmaster - Clémence Vidal, Chorus - Oscar Ferran, SoundEngineer - François Delporte, Guitar - Martin Antiphon, MixingEngineer - Pierre Luzy, MasteringEngineer - Anne Laure Hulin, Chorus - Charlotte Bozzi, Chorus - Elisabeth Gilbert, Chorus - Marie-Cécile Hébert, Chorus - Rebecca Moeller, Chorus - Thaïs Raï-Westphal, Chorus - Valentine Jacquet, Chorus - Léopold Joly-Vuillemin, MixingEngineer

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13
Jingle Bells
00:02:16

James Lord Pierpont, Composer - Ibrahim Maalouf, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Frank Woeste, Arranger, Piano - Vincent Joinville, SoundEngineer - Sofi Jeannin, choirmaster - Clémence Vidal, Chorus - Oscar Ferran, SoundEngineer - François Delporte, Guitar - Martin Antiphon, MixingEngineer - Pierre Luzy, MasteringEngineer - Anne Laure Hulin, Chorus - Charlotte Bozzi, Chorus - Elisabeth Gilbert, Chorus - Marie-Cécile Hébert, Chorus - Rebecca Moeller, Chorus - Thaïs Raï-Westphal, Chorus - Valentine Jacquet, Chorus - Léopold Joly-Vuillemin, MixingEngineer

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14
It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas
00:02:32

Meredith Wilson, Composer - Ibrahim Maalouf, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Frank Woeste, Arranger, Piano - Vincent Joinville, SoundEngineer - Sofi Jeannin, choirmaster - Clémence Vidal, Chorus - Oscar Ferran, SoundEngineer - François Delporte, Guitar - Martin Antiphon, MixingEngineer - Pierre Luzy, MasteringEngineer - Anne Laure Hulin, Chorus - Charlotte Bozzi, Chorus - Elisabeth Gilbert, Chorus - Marie-Cécile Hébert, Chorus - Rebecca Moeller, Chorus - Thaïs Raï-Westphal, Chorus - Valentine Jacquet, Chorus - Léopold Joly-Vuillemin, MixingEngineer

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15
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
00:01:18

Charles Wesley, Composer - Ibrahim Maalouf, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Frank Woeste, Arranger, Piano - Vincent Joinville, SoundEngineer - Sofi Jeannin, choirmaster - Clémence Vidal, Chorus - Oscar Ferran, SoundEngineer - François Delporte, Guitar - Martin Antiphon, MixingEngineer - Pierre Luzy, MasteringEngineer - Anne Laure Hulin, Chorus - Charlotte Bozzi, Chorus - Elisabeth Gilbert, Chorus - Marie-Cécile Hébert, Chorus - Rebecca Moeller, Chorus - Thaïs Raï-Westphal, Chorus - Valentine Jacquet, Chorus - Léopold Joly-Vuillemin, MixingEngineer

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16
I'll Be Home for Christmas
00:02:52

Buck Ram, Composer - KIM GANNON, Composer - WALTER KENT, Composer - Ibrahim Maalouf, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Frank Woeste, Arranger, Piano - Vincent Joinville, SoundEngineer - Sofi Jeannin, choirmaster - Clémence Vidal, Chorus - Oscar Ferran, SoundEngineer - François Delporte, Guitar - Martin Antiphon, MixingEngineer - Pierre Luzy, MasteringEngineer - Anne Laure Hulin, Chorus - Charlotte Bozzi, Chorus - Elisabeth Gilbert, Chorus - Marie-Cécile Hébert, Chorus - Rebecca Moeller, Chorus - Thaïs Raï-Westphal, Chorus - Valentine Jacquet, Chorus - Léopold Joly-Vuillemin, MixingEngineer

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17
White Christmas
00:02:06

Irving Berlin, Composer - Ibrahim Maalouf, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Frank Woeste, Arranger, Piano - Vincent Joinville, SoundEngineer - Sofi Jeannin, choirmaster - Clémence Vidal, Chorus - Oscar Ferran, SoundEngineer - François Delporte, Guitar - Martin Antiphon, MixingEngineer - Pierre Luzy, MasteringEngineer - Anne Laure Hulin, Chorus - Charlotte Bozzi, Chorus - Elisabeth Gilbert, Chorus - Marie-Cécile Hébert, Chorus - Rebecca Moeller, Chorus - Thaïs Raï-Westphal, Chorus - Valentine Jacquet, Chorus - Léopold Joly-Vuillemin, MixingEngineer

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18
Ave Maria (Franz Schubert)
00:02:44

Franz Schubert, Composer - Ibrahim Maalouf, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Frank Woeste, Arranger, Piano - Vincent Joinville, SoundEngineer - Sofi Jeannin, choirmaster - Clémence Vidal, Chorus - Oscar Ferran, SoundEngineer - François Delporte, Guitar - Martin Antiphon, MixingEngineer - Pierre Luzy, MasteringEngineer - Anne Laure Hulin, Chorus - Charlotte Bozzi, Chorus - Elisabeth Gilbert, Chorus - Marie-Cécile Hébert, Chorus - Rebecca Moeller, Chorus - Thaïs Raï-Westphal, Chorus - Valentine Jacquet, Chorus - Léopold Joly-Vuillemin, MixingEngineer

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19
All I Want for Christmas Is You
00:02:25

Mariah Carey, Composer - Ibrahim Maalouf, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Walter N. Afanasieff, Composer - Frank Woeste, Piano - Vincent Joinville, SoundEngineer - Sofi Jeannin, choirmaster - Clémence Vidal, Chorus - Oscar Ferran, SoundEngineer - François Delporte, Guitar - Martin Antiphon, MixingEngineer - Pierre Luzy, MasteringEngineer - Anne Laure Hulin, Chorus - Charlotte Bozzi, Chorus - Elisabeth Gilbert, Chorus - Marie-Cécile Hébert, Chorus - Rebecca Moeller, Chorus - Thaïs Raï-Westphal, Chorus - Valentine Jacquet, Chorus - Léopold Joly-Vuillemin, MixingEngineer

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20
What a Wonderful World
00:03:03

George Weiss, Composer - Robert Thiele, Composer - Ibrahim Maalouf, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Frank Woeste, Piano - Vincent Joinville, SoundEngineer - Stéphane Baudet, Arranger - Sofi Jeannin, choirmaster - Clémence Vidal, Chorus - Oscar Ferran, SoundEngineer - François Delporte, Guitar - Martin Antiphon, MixingEngineer - Pierre Luzy, MasteringEngineer - Anne Laure Hulin, Chorus - Charlotte Bozzi, Chorus - Elisabeth Gilbert, Chorus - Marie-Cécile Hébert, Chorus - Rebecca Moeller, Chorus - Thaïs Raï-Westphal, Chorus - Valentine Jacquet, Chorus - Léopold Joly-Vuillemin, MixingEngineer

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21
Light a Candle in the Chapel
00:03:37

Ed G. Nelson, Composer - Ibrahim Maalouf, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Frank Woeste, Arranger, Piano - Vincent Joinville, SoundEngineer - Sofi Jeannin, choirmaster - Clémence Vidal, Chorus - Oscar Ferran, SoundEngineer - François Delporte, Guitar - Martin Antiphon, MixingEngineer - Pierre Luzy, MasteringEngineer - Anne Laure Hulin, Chorus - Charlotte Bozzi, Chorus - Elisabeth Gilbert, Chorus - Marie-Cécile Hébert, Chorus - Rebecca Moeller, Chorus - Thaïs Raï-Westphal, Chorus - Valentine Jacquet, Chorus - Léopold Joly-Vuillemin, MixingEngineer - Harry Please, Composer - Robert Dunke Leonard, Composer

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22
Adeste Fideles
00:01:47

Traditional, Composer - Ibrahim Maalouf, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Frank Woeste, Arranger, Piano - Vincent Joinville, SoundEngineer - Sofi Jeannin, choirmaster - Clémence Vidal, Chorus - Oscar Ferran, SoundEngineer - François Delporte, Guitar - Martin Antiphon, MixingEngineer - Pierre Luzy, MasteringEngineer - Anne Laure Hulin, Chorus - Charlotte Bozzi, Chorus - Elisabeth Gilbert, Chorus - Marie-Cécile Hébert, Chorus - Rebecca Moeller, Chorus - Thaïs Raï-Westphal, Chorus - Valentine Jacquet, Chorus - Léopold Joly-Vuillemin, MixingEngineer

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23
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
00:03:01

Traditional, Composer - Ibrahim Maalouf, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Frank Woeste, Arranger, Piano - Vincent Joinville, SoundEngineer - Oscar Ferran, SoundEngineer - François Delporte, Guitar - Martin Antiphon, MixingEngineer - Pierre Luzy, MasteringEngineer - Léopold Joly-Vuillemin, MixingEngineer

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24
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
00:02:00

Traditional, Composer - Ibrahim Maalouf, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Frank Woeste, Arranger, Piano - Vincent Joinville, SoundEngineer - Sofi Jeannin, choirmaster - Clémence Vidal, Chorus - Oscar Ferran, SoundEngineer - François Delporte, Guitar - Martin Antiphon, MixingEngineer - Pierre Luzy, MasteringEngineer - Anne Laure Hulin, Chorus - Charlotte Bozzi, Chorus - Elisabeth Gilbert, Chorus - Marie-Cécile Hébert, Chorus - Rebecca Moeller, Chorus - Thaïs Raï-Westphal, Chorus - Valentine Jacquet, Chorus - Léopold Joly-Vuillemin, MixingEngineer

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25
Shubho Lhaw Qolo
00:02:28

Ibrahim Maalouf, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Frank Woeste, Piano - Vincent Joinville, SoundEngineer - Sofi Jeannin, choirmaster - Clémence Vidal, Chorus - Oscar Ferran, SoundEngineer - François Delporte, Guitar - Martin Antiphon, MixingEngineer - Pierre Luzy, MasteringEngineer - Anne Laure Hulin, Chorus - Charlotte Bozzi, Chorus - Elisabeth Gilbert, Chorus - Marie-Cécile Hébert, Chorus - Rebecca Moeller, Chorus - Thaïs Raï-Westphal, Chorus - Valentine Jacquet, Chorus - Léopold Joly-Vuillemin, MixingEngineer - Syriac traditional, Composer

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26
Noel for Nael
00:02:33

Ibrahim Maalouf, Composer, Trumpet, MainArtist - Vincent Joinville, SoundEngineer - Sofi Jeannin, choirmaster - Clémence Vidal, Chorus - Oscar Ferran, SoundEngineer - François Delporte, Guitar - Martin Antiphon, MixingEngineer - Pierre Luzy, MasteringEngineer - Anne Laure Hulin, Chorus - Charlotte Bozzi, Chorus - Elisabeth Gilbert, Chorus - Marie-Cécile Hébert, Chorus - Rebecca Moeller, Chorus - Thaïs Raï-Westphal, Chorus - Valentine Jacquet, Chorus - Léopold Joly-Vuillemin, MixingEngineer

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27
Christmas 2009
00:02:26

Ibrahim Maalouf, Composer, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Vincent Joinville, SoundEngineer - Sofi Jeannin, choirmaster - Clémence Vidal, Chorus - Oscar Ferran, SoundEngineer - François Delporte, Guitar - Martin Antiphon, MixingEngineer - Pierre Luzy, MasteringEngineer - Anne Laure Hulin, Chorus - Charlotte Bozzi, Chorus - Elisabeth Gilbert, Chorus - Marie-Cécile Hébert, Chorus - Rebecca Moeller, Chorus - Thaïs Raï-Westphal, Chorus - Valentine Jacquet, Chorus - Léopold Joly-Vuillemin, MixingEngineer

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28
The Last Christmas Eve
00:04:31

Ibrahim Maalouf, Composer, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Frank Woeste, Piano - Vincent Joinville, SoundEngineer - Sofi Jeannin, choirmaster - Clémence Vidal, Chorus - Oscar Ferran, SoundEngineer - François Delporte, Guitar - Martin Antiphon, MixingEngineer - Pierre Luzy, MasteringEngineer - Anne Laure Hulin, Chorus - Charlotte Bozzi, Chorus - Elisabeth Gilbert, Chorus - Marie-Cécile Hébert, Chorus - Rebecca Moeller, Chorus - Thaïs Raï-Westphal, Chorus - Valentine Jacquet, Chorus - Léopold Joly-Vuillemin, MixingEngineer

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Album review

As much as jazz musicians love to do it, the Christmas album exercise can quickly turn stale. Especially when you opt for a repertoire essentially composed of hits like Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Oh Christmas Tree, Il est né le divin enfant, Petit Papa Noël, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow, Silent Night and Jingle Bells. But here, Ibrahim Maalouf has managed to create an impeccable record that gives his trumpet an even better showcase than usual. The starting point of the project is a set of very personal values. "It's an album of 25 great Christmas standards and 3 new songs that I wrote to celebrate both my son's very first Christmas and my grandmother Odette's very last one last year. My memories of Christmas are full of wonderful moments and I wanted to record the album in a way that would capture the magic of those moments.“

For this classical, touching effort, Maalouf brought in three friends: guitarist François Delporte, pianist Frank Woeste and choir director Sofi Jeannin, who has selected eight singers with angelic voices. The whole group met in two different recording locations: Armand Amar's Babel studios in Montreuil, where Ibrahim Maalouf worked on his first albums, and the Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre church, the oldest church in Paris, a few metres from Notre-Dame, where his father was sacristan in the 1960s; it was also where the trumpeter got engaged and married...

Bolstered by all these strong symbols, First Noël moves forward with simplicity and humility, emphasising the melodies above all, without any kind of Hollywood arrangements. "After having recorded so many albums, I felt that the time had come to set down my version of these great Christmas classics, giving them a less childish, more musical dimension, and a more spiritual aspect as well: but at the same time preserving their necessary and subtle fragility as music for children, and as great classics known and sung worldwide.” The end result is a soothing, dreamlike, fraternal and universal journey. © Marc Zisman/Qobuz

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