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Χριστουγεννιάτικο album από την VANESSA WILLIAMS
με τίτλο "Silver and Gold"
Track List
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Christmas
The Holly And The Ivy (featuring Cormac Breatnach & Martin Dunlea)
December Lullaby
Prelude: I Dream A World (featuring Ossie Davis)
Rise Up, Shepherd And Follow
Merry Christmas, Darling
The Little Drummer Boy
Winter Weather
Silent Night (featuring Cormac Breatnach & Martin Dunlea)
Mary's Little Boy Child
Joy To The World (featuring Brian McKnight)
Silver And Gold
More about:
Produced by: Rob Mathes
Executive Producers: Vanessa Williams and Matt Walden
Arranged and Conducted by: Rob Mathes
Recorded by: Mark Mandelbaum and Jan Folkson
Orchestrations by: Rob Mathes
J.T. Lewis - Drums
Al Caldwell - Bass
Keith Robinson - Guitar
Rob Mathes - Keyboards, Guitars, Piano, Hammond B-3, Background Vocals
Ed Calle - Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
Dana Teboe - Trombone
Jeff Kievit - Trumpet
Bashiri Johnson - Percussion
Cormac Breatnach - Whistle
Martin Dunlea - Acoustic Guitar
James Genus - Bass
Barry Danielian - Trumpet
Dave Mann - Alto Sax
Andrew Snitzer - Tenor Sax
Shawn Pelton - Drums
Will Lee - Bass
Roger Rosenberg - Baritone Sax
Mike Davis - Trombone
Jeff Nelson - Bass Trombone
Choir: Michael McElroy and members of Broadway
Inspirational Voices
The London Session Orchestra
Vaneese Thomas- Background Vocals
Tracy Nicole Chapman- Background Vocals
Children's Choir - Singers from the Lincoln Titus Elementary School, Lakeland School District , Crompond N.Y.
The London Session Orchestra:
Violins: Gavyn Wright (1st Violin, Orchestra Leader), Perry Montague-Mason, Chris Tombling, Warren Zielinski, Rita Manning, Jackie Shave, Patrick Kiernan, Boguslaw Kostecki, Julian Leaper, Kathy Shave, David Woodcock, Liz Edwards, David Emanuel, Morven Bryce, Simon Fischer, Dermot Crehan, Everton Nelson, Mark Berrow
Violas: Peter Lale, Bruce White, Garfield Jackson, Katie Wilkinson, Tim Grant, Ivo Van Der Werff
Celli: Martin Loveday, David Daniels, Caroline Dale, Ben Chappell, Jonathan Williams, Rob Firman
Double Basses: Mary Scully, Paddy Lannigan, Leon Bosch
Skaila Kanga - Harp
Andy Findon - Flute
David Theodore - Oboe
Nicholas Bucknall - Clarinet
Julie Andrews Bassoon
Mike Thompson and Nigel Black French Horn
John Barclay Trumpet
Orchestra Contractor: Isobel Griffiths
Broadway Inspirational Voices on "Rise Up, Shepherd", "The Little Drummer Boy", and "Joy To The World":
Sopranos: Terry Burrell, Eden Espinosa, Nyjah Moore Westbrooks, Virginia Woodruff, Michael McElroy
Altos: Bertilla Baker, Angela DeCiccio, La-Rita Gaskins, Billy Porter
Tenors: Maurice Lauchner, Cheyenne Jackson, Eliseo Roman, Dennis Stowe
Producer's note:
Ah........Christmas records. Hundreds of them come out every year and most of them tend to be forgettable throwaways. And yet...... the Carols and many of the songs of Christmas are magnificent. Vanessa and I both love the message and the spirit of this holiday so much. We both love the classic Christmas recordings by the likes of Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole and I also love some of the more obscure gems like the great folk-rock artist Bruce Cockburn's "Christmas". We tried to make this record in that tradition.
Most people know Vanessa Williams as a star who has been both a hitmaker and a successful actress in TV and Film but few really know her range...
What we have in Vanessa is an intensely dedicated performer with old school credibility and range that is very rare. It has been a privilege to watch her tear up the Peggy Lee classic "Winter Weather", and, in the same breath, sing an old Folk Carol with an Irish duo she discovered while listening to Fordham University's radio station WFUV. I don't think she has ever sounded better. The years on stage have added additional depth and warmth to her sound. It is thanks to her and some of the extraordinary musicians involved that this has been such a rich and musical experience. We hope you enjoy it.
Happy Holidays,
Rob Mathes
P.S. One last note. Vanessa had a song idea for a Winter's Lullaby to a child. I had been reading the Langston Hughes poems "Mother to Son" and "I Dream a World" and soon after, wrote "December Lullaby". It was humbling for Vanessa and I to watch Ossie Davis read "I Dream a World" over my orchestration. This is the legendary actor who gave the eulogy at Malcolm X's funeral and who knew Langston and had even written a play about his life. Being with him for the short time it took him to read this beautiful poem was an honor. We thank him for his presence, his example, and his authority.
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με τίτλο "Silver and Gold"
Track List
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Christmas
The Holly And The Ivy (featuring Cormac Breatnach & Martin Dunlea)
December Lullaby
Prelude: I Dream A World (featuring Ossie Davis)
Rise Up, Shepherd And Follow
Merry Christmas, Darling
The Little Drummer Boy
Winter Weather
Silent Night (featuring Cormac Breatnach & Martin Dunlea)
Mary's Little Boy Child
Joy To The World (featuring Brian McKnight)
Silver And Gold
More about:
Produced by: Rob Mathes
Executive Producers: Vanessa Williams and Matt Walden
Arranged and Conducted by: Rob Mathes
Recorded by: Mark Mandelbaum and Jan Folkson
Orchestrations by: Rob Mathes
J.T. Lewis - Drums
Al Caldwell - Bass
Keith Robinson - Guitar
Rob Mathes - Keyboards, Guitars, Piano, Hammond B-3, Background Vocals
Ed Calle - Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
Dana Teboe - Trombone
Jeff Kievit - Trumpet
Bashiri Johnson - Percussion
Cormac Breatnach - Whistle
Martin Dunlea - Acoustic Guitar
James Genus - Bass
Barry Danielian - Trumpet
Dave Mann - Alto Sax
Andrew Snitzer - Tenor Sax
Shawn Pelton - Drums
Will Lee - Bass
Roger Rosenberg - Baritone Sax
Mike Davis - Trombone
Jeff Nelson - Bass Trombone
Choir: Michael McElroy and members of Broadway
Inspirational Voices
The London Session Orchestra
Vaneese Thomas- Background Vocals
Tracy Nicole Chapman- Background Vocals
Children's Choir - Singers from the Lincoln Titus Elementary School, Lakeland School District , Crompond N.Y.
The London Session Orchestra:
Violins: Gavyn Wright (1st Violin, Orchestra Leader), Perry Montague-Mason, Chris Tombling, Warren Zielinski, Rita Manning, Jackie Shave, Patrick Kiernan, Boguslaw Kostecki, Julian Leaper, Kathy Shave, David Woodcock, Liz Edwards, David Emanuel, Morven Bryce, Simon Fischer, Dermot Crehan, Everton Nelson, Mark Berrow
Violas: Peter Lale, Bruce White, Garfield Jackson, Katie Wilkinson, Tim Grant, Ivo Van Der Werff
Celli: Martin Loveday, David Daniels, Caroline Dale, Ben Chappell, Jonathan Williams, Rob Firman
Double Basses: Mary Scully, Paddy Lannigan, Leon Bosch
Skaila Kanga - Harp
Andy Findon - Flute
David Theodore - Oboe
Nicholas Bucknall - Clarinet
Julie Andrews Bassoon
Mike Thompson and Nigel Black French Horn
John Barclay Trumpet
Orchestra Contractor: Isobel Griffiths
Broadway Inspirational Voices on "Rise Up, Shepherd", "The Little Drummer Boy", and "Joy To The World":
Sopranos: Terry Burrell, Eden Espinosa, Nyjah Moore Westbrooks, Virginia Woodruff, Michael McElroy
Altos: Bertilla Baker, Angela DeCiccio, La-Rita Gaskins, Billy Porter
Tenors: Maurice Lauchner, Cheyenne Jackson, Eliseo Roman, Dennis Stowe
Producer's note:
Ah........Christmas records. Hundreds of them come out every year and most of them tend to be forgettable throwaways. And yet...... the Carols and many of the songs of Christmas are magnificent. Vanessa and I both love the message and the spirit of this holiday so much. We both love the classic Christmas recordings by the likes of Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole and I also love some of the more obscure gems like the great folk-rock artist Bruce Cockburn's "Christmas". We tried to make this record in that tradition.
Most people know Vanessa Williams as a star who has been both a hitmaker and a successful actress in TV and Film but few really know her range...
What we have in Vanessa is an intensely dedicated performer with old school credibility and range that is very rare. It has been a privilege to watch her tear up the Peggy Lee classic "Winter Weather", and, in the same breath, sing an old Folk Carol with an Irish duo she discovered while listening to Fordham University's radio station WFUV. I don't think she has ever sounded better. The years on stage have added additional depth and warmth to her sound. It is thanks to her and some of the extraordinary musicians involved that this has been such a rich and musical experience. We hope you enjoy it.
Happy Holidays,
Rob Mathes
P.S. One last note. Vanessa had a song idea for a Winter's Lullaby to a child. I had been reading the Langston Hughes poems "Mother to Son" and "I Dream a World" and soon after, wrote "December Lullaby". It was humbling for Vanessa and I to watch Ossie Davis read "I Dream a World" over my orchestration. This is the legendary actor who gave the eulogy at Malcolm X's funeral and who knew Langston and had even written a play about his life. Being with him for the short time it took him to read this beautiful poem was an honor. We thank him for his presence, his example, and his authority.
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