| Summers, Johnny / It's Christmas Time |
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| Album: | It's Christmas Time | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Summers, Johnny | Added: | 12/2015 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2015-12-06 | Pull Date: | 2016-02-07 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | 3 Jan | 27 Dec | 20 Dec | 13 Dec |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 15, 2016: | Melange Winter Wonderland | 4. | Dec 16, 2015: | 112-16-2015 Baby, It's Cold Outside, I'll Be Home For Christmas, Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer | |
| 2. | Jan 02, 2016: | Music Casserole 'zat You, Santa Claus? | 5. | Dec 14, 2015: | 12-14-2015 I'll Be Home For Christmas, Baby, It's Cold Outside, Winter Wonderland | |
| 3. | Dec 26, 2015: | Music Casserole 'zat You, Santa Claus? | 6. | Dec 11, 2015: | Rebop Baby, It's Cold Outside |
| Album Review |
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| Margy Kahn Reviewed 2015-12-02 | ||
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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 | ||
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