New Christmas Jazz CD
From Chris Pasin and Friends
"Baby It's Cold Outside"
Jazz trumpeter Chris Pasin spreads warm holiday spirit with his new CD
of seasonal classics, Baby, It’s Cold Outside
Artist: CHRIS PASIN AND FRIENDS
Title: BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE
Label: Planet Arts
Artist Website: www.chrispasin.com
Release Date: OCTOBER 6, 2017
UPC Code: 820428301714
Track listing w/ track time
1. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 5:44
2. Santa Claus is Coming to Town 5:21
3. We Three Kings of Orient Are 6:31
4. Oh Come Oh Come Emmanuel 6:34
5. Baby It’s Cold Outside 4:22
6. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear 4:41
7. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 4:48
8. Greensleeves 4:10
9. Christmas Time is Here 4:24
10. I’ll be Home for Christmas 3:24
11. The Christmas Song 7:18
Musicians:
Chris Pasin - trumpet, ugelhorn, vocal, Armen Donelian - piano, Ira
Coleman - bass, Je Siegel - drums, Rich Syracuse - bass, Peter Einhorn -
guitar, Patricia Dalton Fennell - vocal
From subtle to sexy to swinging, Chris Pasin and friends shine a brilliant light on the best yuletide favorites
Nothing
gets music lovers in a celebrating mood like listening to their
favorite carols, and this brand-new CD, Baby, It’s Cold Outside,
delivers a whopping dose
of holiday cheer. On 11 of the most-beloved sounds of the season,
trumpeter Chris Pasin and friends show they have a real gift for making
such familiar material their own, while maintaining the spirit and
warmth that’s such a major part of the yuletide celebrations.
Equally
comfortable on both trumpet and ugelhorn, leader Chris Pasin has proved
himself among the most versatile of musicians. Besides fronting his own
bands, he’s been a mainstay of ensembles led by the likes of Buddy Rich,
Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin, George Russell, and Brother Jack McDu .
Pasin has also appeared with legendary gures including Frank Sinatra,
Tony Bennett, Mel Torme and Ray Charles, to name a few.
For Baby, It’s
Cold Outside, Pasin has assembled a stellar ensemble of some of the most
in-demand musicians on the New York jazz scene. Among them: pianist
Armen Donelian (Sonny Rollins, Chet Baker, Paquito D’Rivera); bassists
Ira Coleman (Freddie Hubbard, Betty Carter, Herbie Hancock) and Rich
Syracuse (Mose Allison, Bernard Purdy, Kurt Elling); drummer Je Siegel
(Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette, Sheila Jordan); singer Patricia Dalton
Fennell (Dave Holland, Giacomo Gates, Pete Levin); and guitarist Peter
Einhorn (Joe Lovano, Placido Domingo, Jim Hall).
Highlights from Baby, It’s Cold Outside include:
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”: Here’s a subtle, sensitive and
understated version of a classic that steers clear of the overly
sentimental, right from Donelian’s heart-felt piano opener. “We Three
Kings”: Uptempo and bursting with energy, the band brings great drive
and brilliant feeling to this beloved carol, which features an excellent
solo from leader Pasin. “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”: Check out the sexy
and playful collaboration between Pasin and vocalist Patricia Dalton
Fennell. The twosome demonstrate their wit and camaraderie as they work
their seductive skills on the lyrics. “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”: A
very welcome new take on a traditional tune turns it into a cooker; the
great rhythmic drive makes it downright danceable. “I’ll Be Home for
Christmas”: Pasin and Einhorn shine on solos in this unique treatment of
a 1940s-vintage hit.
Pasin and
friend’s fresh take on the greatest songs of the season celebrate the
beloved classics in an original and vastly appealing style. Listeners
will enjoy old favorites in a new way this holiday season, thanks to the
great renditions performed by this talented and creative ensemble.
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