Year: 2022
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:41
Size: 132,2 MB
Art: Front
(4:08) 1. Zat You Santa Claus?
(5:36) 2. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
(4:05) 3. Come Dance With Me
(4:47) 4. Little Drummer Boy (Jazz Version)
(3:45) 5. It's Magic
(3:52) 6. The Way You Look Tonight
(6:35) 7. I Concentrate On You
(4:10) 8. Christmas Waltz
(4:33) 9. Boogie Woogie Santa Claus
(3:09) 10. Moonlight In Vermont
(4:11) 11. Merry Christmas Darling
(2:50) 12. Holy Night
(4:55) 13. Mary Did You Know (Bonus Track)
Vocalist Lyn Stanley ironically calls her ensemble the Big Band Jazz Maverick when it is she who is the maverick, the evidence being how seamlessly she expands the holiday canon on Novel Noël: A Jingle Jazz Celebration. Over the past decade, Stanley has done two significant things: one, she has methodically and with carefully considered concepts addressed in the Great American Songbook, and, two, she has become a foremost audiophile, sweating all of the small stuff. This added attention and effort pays off in her superb holiday offering. Originally intended for release in 2021, personal and global circumstances changed the project's trajectory. Six of the 13 selections were released under the same title.
The entire package was worth the wait. Stanley spikes the eggnog with vintage, 100-proof nostalgia, recalling the swinging 1950s. The opening track, "Zat You Santa Claus" sets the tone for the entire release, with Stanley echoing Pops before launching into the most sophisticated and swinging updates of the song. Eartha Kitt may own "Santa, Baby," but Stanley one-ups that performance with this playful and festive steal from Satchmo. "Little Drummer Boy" is mashed up with "Take Five" and "Mary Did You Know" receives a stark and plaintive reading. Stanley deftly slides into the playlist standards made for the holidays: "Come Dance With Me," "It's Magic," and "The Way You Look Tonight" sound as if they have been in the holiday canon all along; what Stanley shows us is that they have been. It is fitting that this recording is the best the singer has imagined and recorded. This is what Christmas is about.
By C. Michael Bailey https://www.allaboutjazz.com/november-2022-novel-noel-a-jingle-jazz-celebration-lyn-stanleyr
Personnel: Lead Vocals [Vocalist (Lead)] – Lyn Stanley; Trumpet – Christopher Gray, Kye Palmer, Robert Schaer, Wayne Bergeron; Trombone – Andrew Martin, Bob McChesney, Craig Gosnell, Francisco Torres; Saxophone, Flute – Brian Scalon, Jay Mason, Kristen Edkins, Sal Lorenzo, Tom Leur; Rhythm Guitar [Rhythm (Guitar And Leader)] – John Chiodini; Piano – Bill Cunliffe, Christian Jacob, Pat Coil; Tenor Saxophone – Rickey Woodard; Drums, Percussion – Aaron Serfaty; Drums – Bernie Dresel; Double Bass [Upright Bass] – Chuck Berghofer
The entire package was worth the wait. Stanley spikes the eggnog with vintage, 100-proof nostalgia, recalling the swinging 1950s. The opening track, "Zat You Santa Claus" sets the tone for the entire release, with Stanley echoing Pops before launching into the most sophisticated and swinging updates of the song. Eartha Kitt may own "Santa, Baby," but Stanley one-ups that performance with this playful and festive steal from Satchmo. "Little Drummer Boy" is mashed up with "Take Five" and "Mary Did You Know" receives a stark and plaintive reading. Stanley deftly slides into the playlist standards made for the holidays: "Come Dance With Me," "It's Magic," and "The Way You Look Tonight" sound as if they have been in the holiday canon all along; what Stanley shows us is that they have been. It is fitting that this recording is the best the singer has imagined and recorded. This is what Christmas is about.
By C. Michael Bailey https://www.allaboutjazz.com/november-2022-novel-noel-a-jingle-jazz-celebration-lyn-stanleyr
Personnel: Lead Vocals [Vocalist (Lead)] – Lyn Stanley; Trumpet – Christopher Gray, Kye Palmer, Robert Schaer, Wayne Bergeron; Trombone – Andrew Martin, Bob McChesney, Craig Gosnell, Francisco Torres; Saxophone, Flute – Brian Scalon, Jay Mason, Kristen Edkins, Sal Lorenzo, Tom Leur; Rhythm Guitar [Rhythm (Guitar And Leader)] – John Chiodini; Piano – Bill Cunliffe, Christian Jacob, Pat Coil; Tenor Saxophone – Rickey Woodard; Drums, Percussion – Aaron Serfaty; Drums – Bernie Dresel; Double Bass [Upright Bass] – Chuck Berghofer
Novel Noel: A Jingle Cool Jazz Celebration
What a lovely Christmas post. Many thanks Giullia.
ReplyDeleteHey my dear friend Olbaz: Glad you liked! Thank you!
DeleteThanks, Giullia. I like the mix of standards and Christmas music. The title of this album is spot on.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
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