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Christmas with George Shearing Quintet
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Track Listing
- Ding Dong! Merrily on High
- White Christmas
- Winter Wonderland
- Christmas Waltz
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
- No�l, Nouvelet
- Donkey Carol
- I'll Be Home for Christmas
- Snowfall
- Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
- Christmas Song
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
- Balulalow
- Away in a Manger
- It's Christmas Time
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #4584 in Music
- Released on: 1998-09-29
- Number of discs: 1
- Dimensions: .23 pounds
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
George Shearing's quintet work is instantly recognizable. His use of guitar (Reg Schwager) and vibes (Don Thompson) closely following the gently swinging lead of his piano work has become a signature. On Christmas, the Shearing Quintet (here rounded out by the bass of Neil Swainson and the drums of Dennis Mackrel) slip effortlessly over the likes of "White Christmas," "Winter Wonderland," and "Let It Snow" with a breezy, light touch. With tasteful solos that extend off the main melody and into more heady waters, Christmas is an entirely enjoyable release and perfect party music. For serious listening, this disc also boasts a fantastic recording. --S. Duda
Customer Reviews
Yuletide winner from Shearing
This album is a delight. Especially suitable for background music a Christmas dinner party. It's a nice departure from the tired yule favorites in that Shearing delightfully reintroduces us to the holiday chestnuts but does so with new arrangements and wonderful pairings of instruments. This is a must for your holiday music collection.
A very good holiday CD.
This holiday CD showcases Shearing's light touch. These songs definitely put you in a nice, mellow holiday mood. I really enjoyed the first track, " . . . Merrily on High," as well as "Donkey Carol" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (which smoothly incorporates Brubeck's famous "Take Five" intro). "Noel Nouvelet" is a serene, but melancholy tune, a la Guaraldi's take on "Greensleeves." If you like holiday music and nice jazz, you'll get both from this LP.
Mellow and Musical
Those of us who admire Shearing enjoy this unpretentious collection of holiday greats. The 'take five' merry gentlemen is a delight. Take the pressure and commercialism off for just a bit and enjoy some highly musical moments.
