Summers, Johnny / It's Christmas Time
| Album: | It's Christmas Time | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Summers, Johnny | Added: | Dec 2015 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2015-12-06 | Pull Date: | 2016-02-07 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jan 3 | Dec 27 | Dec 20 | Dec 13 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 30, 2021: | Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Dec 26, 2015)
'zat You, Santa Claus? |
4. | Dec 26, 2015: | Music Casserole
'zat You, Santa Claus? |
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| 2. | Dec 15, 2016: | Melange
Winter Wonderland |
5. | Dec 16, 2015: | 112-16-2015
Baby, It's Cold Outside, I'll Be Home For Christmas, Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer |
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| 3. | Jan 02, 2016: | Music Casserole
'zat You, Santa Claus? |
6. | Dec 14, 2015: | 12-14-2015
I'll Be Home For Christmas, Baby, It's Cold Outside, Winter Wonderland |
Album Review
Margy Kahn
Reviewed 2015-12-02
Reviewed 2015-12-02
Fresh take on some familiar and some new Christmas songs by Canadian jazz artist Johnny Summers and the Calgary Jazz Orchestra; big band sound updated; nice tenor voice; well-executed arrangements.
NO FCC's
Favorite Tracks: 1, 5,7, 11
*1-'Zat You, Santa Claus? -5:53 – fun, noir sounding spin on Santa Claus
2-The Christmas Waltz – 3:12 – peppy waltz by Jules Styne
3-Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer –4:35 –nice instrumental flourishes on this classic
4-Long Way to Go –7:45-- gospel-type song written by Summers; lyrics are a little predictable
*5- Winter Wonderland –3:39 –stride piano style accompaniment
6—What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? – 4:49 – horn intro; slow; great piano accompaniment on this Frank Loesser song
*7-- Baby, It's Cold Outside –3:30 – nice take on this Frank Loesser tune; upbeat; duet
8-When It's Christmas Time – 5:45 – Johnny Summers tune; classic rock & roll style
9-Let It Snow! Le It Snow! Let It Snow! --3:26 – moves right along; nice guitar solo
10—O Holy Night – 6:49 – fifties ballad style segues into jazz, more verses than I've ever heard to this; it's definitely not the Pavarotti version!
*11-I'll Be Home for Christmas –3:42 – quite slow; a little campy
NO FCC's
Favorite Tracks: 1, 5,7, 11
*1-'Zat You, Santa Claus? -5:53 – fun, noir sounding spin on Santa Claus
2-The Christmas Waltz – 3:12 – peppy waltz by Jules Styne
3-Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer –4:35 –nice instrumental flourishes on this classic
4-Long Way to Go –7:45-- gospel-type song written by Summers; lyrics are a little predictable
*5- Winter Wonderland –3:39 –stride piano style accompaniment
6—What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? – 4:49 – horn intro; slow; great piano accompaniment on this Frank Loesser song
*7-- Baby, It's Cold Outside –3:30 – nice take on this Frank Loesser tune; upbeat; duet
8-When It's Christmas Time – 5:45 – Johnny Summers tune; classic rock & roll style
9-Let It Snow! Le It Snow! Let It Snow! --3:26 – moves right along; nice guitar solo
10—O Holy Night – 6:49 – fifties ballad style segues into jazz, more verses than I've ever heard to this; it's definitely not the Pavarotti version!
*11-I'll Be Home for Christmas –3:42 – quite slow; a little campy
Track Listing