Track Listings (12) - Disc #1| All Artists: Pete Levin & Danny Gottlieb Title: Masters In This Hall: The New Age of Christmas Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: PLM Original Release Date: 10/9/2001 Release Date: 10/9/2001 Genres: Jazz, Special Interest, Pop Style: Holiday & Wedding Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 656613457825 |
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 | Pete Levin & Danny Gottlieb Masters In This Hall: The New Age of Christmas Genres: Jazz, Special Interest, Pop
Lush, grooving NAC Jazz, this Christmas CD highlights electronic orchestrations by keyboardist/arranger Pete Levin (Gil Evans, Jimmy Giuffre, Paul Simon, Annie Lennox) and acoustic drums and percussion by Danny Gottlieb (P... more » |
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Album Description Lush, grooving NAC Jazz, this Christmas CD highlights electronic orchestrations by keyboardist/arranger Pete Levin (Gil Evans, Jimmy Giuffre, Paul Simon, Annie Lennox) and acoustic drums and percussion by Danny Gottlieb (Pat Metheny, Sting, John McLaughlin, Blues Brothers). A remix of the original release, MASTERS features unique arrangements of 12 holiday favorites - 10 from the original plus two bonus tracks - performed by two veterans of the New York and International music scene. Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsINSPIRED Alan Cagan | Long Island | 11/05/2001 (5 out of 5 stars) "This is THE definitave jazz Christmas Album. The writing and orchestration ranks Pete Levin as one of the finest contemporary jazz musician-composers of our time, and I feel that he has captured the true spirit of Christmas, while not sacraficing his commitment to his art. Danny Gottlieb, a legendary drummer, lives up to his press, while not intruding into the complex charts which Levin has magically woven. The textures and harmonies are indeed works to treasure, and the album is creative enough to enjoy year round. I am sorry if I have rambled on a bit, but I really think this album is fantastic." This one's different! bobr2001 | Chicago, IL | 11/18/2001 (5 out of 5 stars) "Not what I expected on a Christmas album - but in a way, maybe what I did expect. I caught these two guys live years ago with the Gil Evans Orchestra. I wish they had used a couple of the horn soloists from that band - maybe Lew Soloff or Chris Hunter. I would have liked to hear some other soloists. But Levin's arrangements are lush and musical, with a strong Gil Evans influence evident. Gottlieb shows his pop playing side rather than the jazz style he's famous for, but some of his grooves are infectious, often giving a unique twist to the song. This is definitely not a Christmas carol singalong if that's what you're looking for, but it's a very hip album." Great Christmas jazz beforemidnight | Phoenix, AZ USA | 11/07/2001 (5 out of 5 stars) "I had the original release of this on cassette, which is long gone. I was really happy to see a CD reissue come out, and its even even better with the 2 bonus tracks. Sonicly its better than the original, really kicking my subwoofer. Danny Gottlieb is one of my favorite drummers and he sounds great on this CD. I've got a few recordings of other artists with Levin's work on it, playing keyboards or arranging, but this is the only one I know of that is all his keyboards, without backing a singer or anything else. The arrangements are awesome, this ain't just jingle bells! There are really unusual grooves on "Carol of the Bells" and "We Three Kings" and incredible chords on "Away In a manger". You can listen to this one all year."
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