A Swingin' Christmas
- Artist: Bennett Tony [1]
- Label: SONY
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1 Disc(s)
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1.
I'll Be Home for Christmas 2:12
Tony Bennett, Count Basie Big Band
Play I'll Be Home for Christmas -
3.
All I Want for Christmas Is You 4:18
Tony Bennett, Count Basie Big Band
Play All I Want for Christmas Is You -
7.
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 4:36
Tony Bennett, Count Basie Big Band
Play Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas -
8.
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town 2:53
Count Basie Big Band, Tony Bennett
Play Santa Claus Is Coming to Town -
9.
I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm 3:31
Count Basie Big Band, Tony Bennett
Play I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
Description
Christmas is a time for many things, but musically, the favorite always seems to be lowered standards. Too many times, bands or vocalists trot out the usual chestnuts with few acknowledgements of their usual artistic capabilities. How nice, then, to find Tony Bennett continuing to exercise his high quality control with 2008's A Swingin' Christmas, featuring the Count Basie Big Band. The excellence on display begins with the charts, which on the big-band sides come mostly from Bill Holman -- along with a beautiful arrangement on "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" from the dearly departed Frank Foster (long a linchpin for the Basie band). Holman's great accomplishment here is to treat standards -- like "I'll Be Home for Christmas" and "My Favorite Things" -- as though they were ripe for the reimagining (which, of course, they are). Producer Phil Ramone balances the accompaniment well, moving from small group to big band with no speed bumps, and the basic quartet is anchored by pianist Monty Alexander (who Bennett thanks "for sitting in and playing in a Basie style"). Although Bennett's voice shows increasing signs of age here, his interpretive gifts are untouched and unimpeachable, especially when the material calls for sensitivity (the closing "O Christmas Tree," "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"). John Bush, All Music Guide
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Description
Christmas is a time for many things, but musically, the favorite always seems to be lowered standards. Too many times, bands or vocalists trot out the usual chestnuts with few acknowledgements of their usual artistic capabilities. How nice, then, to find Tony Bennett continuing to exercise his high quality control with 2008's A Swingin' Christmas, featuring the Count Basie Big Band. The excellence on display begins with the charts, which on the big-band sides come mostly from Bill Holman -- along with a beautiful arrangement on "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" from the dearly departed Frank Foster (long a linchpin for the Basie band). Holman's great accomplishment here is to treat standards -- like "I'll Be Home for Christmas" and "My Favorite Things" -- as though they were ripe for the reimagining (which, of course, they are). Producer Phil Ramone balances the accompaniment well, moving from small group to big band with no speed bumps, and the basic quartet is anchored by pianist Monty Alexander (who Bennett thanks "for sitting in and playing in a Basie style"). Although Bennett's voice shows increasing signs of age here, his interpretive gifts are untouched and unimpeachable, especially when the material calls for sensitivity (the closing "O Christmas Tree," "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"). John Bush, All Music Guide
Features
- Genre: Vocal
- Category: Christmas, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz
- Release Date: October 14, 2008
- Label: SONY
- Artist: Bennett Tony [1]
- Format: CD
Additional Information
- DPCI: 012-12-0130
- ASIN: B002OE23VO
- Catalog #: 11578322
- Item can not be gift wrapped.
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- Estimated Ship Dimensions : 5.6 inches length x 4.8 inches width x 0.4 inches height
- Estimated Ship Weight: 0.20 pound.
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