Songs of the Season (Peter White album)
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| Released | September 30, 1997 | |||
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| Length | 41:53 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Paul Brown | |||
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Song of the Season is a studio album by guitarist Peter White, released in 1997 by Columbia Records.[2] The album reached No. 13 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.[3]
Overview
[edit]Kenny Lattimore and Dee Harvey performed backing vocals on "River" and "Silent Night" respectively.[2]
Critical reception
[edit]Wanda Van Horn of Allmusic noted, "This collection of Christmas music done contemporary jazz/fusion style offers traditional hits ("The First Noel," "O Tannenbaum," "White Christmas," "Jingle Bells") to provide the perfect background music for holiday parties."[1]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Christmas Song" | M. Torme, R. Wells | 4:31 |
| 2. | "Joy To The World/Hark The Herald Angels Sing" | Traditional | 3:16 |
| 3. | "Greensleeves (What Child Is This?)" | Traditional | 4:28 |
| 4. | "River" | J. Mitchell | 4:56 |
| 5. | "The First Noel" | Traditional | 4:16 |
| 6. | "O Tannenbaum" | Traditional | 4:24 |
| 7. | "O Little Town Of Bethlehem" | Traditional | 2:05 |
| 8. | "Jingle Bells" | Traditional | 5:38 |
| 9. | "Silent Night" | Traditional | 4:26 |
| 10. | "White Christmas" | I. Berlin | 3:53 |
Personnel
[edit]- Peter White – guitars, arrangements (2, 3, 5-9)
- Gregg Karukas – keyboards (1, 4), programming (1, 4), synth solo (1), arrangements (1, 4), acoustic piano (8)
- Paul Brown – arrangements (1-4, 6, 8), programming (3, 6, 9)
- Dave Torkanowsky – keyboards (3)
- Freddie Ravel – acoustic piano (9), electric piano (9), synthesizers (9), Moog bass (9), arrangements (9)
- Larry Kimpel – bass (3, 6)
- Brian Bromberg – bass (8)
- Peter Erskine – drums (8)
- Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 3, 6, 9)
- Kirk Whalum – tenor saxophone (3)
- Jerry Folsom – French horn solo (5)
- Rick Braun – flugelhorn (6)
- Dave Camp – flute (7)
- Jerry Hey – orchestration and conductor (2, 5)
- Bill Brown – orchestration and conductor (10)
- Ralph Morrison – concertmaster (2, 5, 10), violin solo (10)
- Kenny Lattimore – vocals (4)
- Dee Harvey – vocals (9)
Production
[edit]- Paul Brown – producer, mixing, recording (1-7, 9, 10)
- Dave Rideau – recording (8)
- Danny Vicari – orchestra recording (2, 5, 10)
- Brett Swain – orchestra recording assistant (2, 5, 10)
- Charles Nasser – assistant mix engineer
- Lee Herschberg – digital editing
- Tim Timmermans – additional editing
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, California)
- Lexy Shroyer – project coordinator
- Christine Wilson – design, photo imaging
- Lori Stoll – photography
- Steve Chapman – management
References
[edit]- ^ a b Van Horn, Wanda. "Peter White: Songs of the Season". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
- ^ a b Peter White: Songs of the Season. Columbia Records. 1997.
- ^ "Peter White: Songs of the Season (Jazz Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
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