A Dave Brubeck Christmas

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A Dave Brubeck Christmas
Studio album by
Dave Brubeck
ReleasedSep 17, 1996
RecordedJune 6 & 8, 1996
GenreJazz, Christmas music
Length55:28
LabelTelarc Jazz Tone #83410[1]
Producer, Russell Gloyd
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars [2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music1/5 stars [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 stars [4]

A Dave Brubeck Christmas is a 1996 album by Dave Brubeck, released in 1996 on Telarc. It is a recording of solo piano pieces which were recorded at Ambient Recording Studio in Stamford, Connecticut on June 6 and 8, 1996. Brubeck also contributed the album's liner notes.[2]

Brubeck's next unaccompanied solo album would be 2000's One Alone.[5]

The album peaked at 3 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.[6]

Background[]

In addition to several Christmas classics, Brubeck includes two original compositions, "Run, Run, Run to Bethlehem" and "To Us Is Given."[2] Ken Dryden at Allmusic calls "Joy to the World" and "Winter Wonderland" as "treasures" and states the entire CD is "worth repeated hearings."[2] The album made the top 10 on Billboard's Top Jazz Albums chart,[7] and was listed among the best-selling jazz albums of 1997.[8]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1.""Homecoming" Jingle Bells"3:20
2."Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"3:38
3."Joy To The World"2:53
4."Away In a Manger"5:03
5."Winter Wonderland"4:19
6."O Little Town of Bethlehem"5:34
7."What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)"3:27
8."To Us Is Given"3:32
9."O Tannenbaum"3:35
10."Silent Night"4:53
11."Cantos Para Pedir las Posadas"3:59
12."Run, Run, Run to Bethlehem"3:48
13.""Farewell" Jingle Bells"2:59
14."Christmas Song"4:28

Personnel[]

Production
  • Tom Bender - technical assistance
  • Anilda Carrasquillo - art direction, cover design
  • Russell Gloyd, John Snyder - producer
  • Kenneth Hamann - engineer
  • Elaine Martone - production supervisor
  • Tom McCluskey - editing
  • Jack Renner - engineer
  • Robert Woods - executive producer

References[]

  1. ^ Dicaire, David (2006). Jazz Musicians, 1945 to the Present. McFarland. p. 84. ISBN 9780786485574. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d A Dave Brubeck Christmas at AllMusic
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 2006. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ "Dave Brubeck Jazz - One Alone". davebrubeckjazz.com. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  6. ^ A Dave Brubeck Christmas - Awards at AllMusic
  7. ^ "Top Jazz Albums". Billboard. December 14, 1996. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  8. ^ "Jazz - The Year To Date Chart". Billboard. June 28, 1997. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
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