Big Band Holidays Il
Jazz
| Nov 2019
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2019-11-18
Reviewed 2019-11-18
Reviewed: 2019-11-17
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Swing into the holiday spirit with Big Band Holidays II. Featuring original arrangements of holiday classics selected from Big Band Holidays concerts spanning from 2015 to 2018, nine-time GRAMMY Award winner and Pulitzer Prize winner Wynton Marsalis and the JLCO are joined by an all-star assortment of guest vocalists. The track reviews will be short.
If You Like: Stan Kenton Orchestra, Duke Ellington Orchestra
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – horns start> uptempo instrumental jam> crescendo end
*2/ Cool Yule (feat. Catherine Russell) – horns start> uptempo song> quick top
*3/ We Three Kings (feat. Denzal Sinclaire) – piano starts> uptempo instrumental jam> uptempo song> slow fade
**4/ O Tannenbaum (feat. Aretha Franklin) -spoken word introduction> piano starts> slow song swells> quick fade
5/ Rise Up, Shepherd, And Follow – horns start> slow instrumental jam builds in volume> crescendo & fade
***6/ (Everybody’s Waiting For) The Man With The Bag (feat. Veronica Swift) – horns start> swinging uptempo song>
***7/ What Will Santa Claus Say? (When He Finds Everybody Swingin’) (feat. Catherine Russell) – horns start> long uptempo instrumental jam> uptempo song> quick stop
**8/ Brazilian Sleigh Bells – piano starts> fast tempo instrumental jam> quick stop
*9/ Silver Bells (feat. Catherine Russell) – flute starts> midtempo song> crescendo end
*10/ Snowfall – oboe starts> slow instrumental jam> slow fade
*11/ Silent Nigh t(feat. Denzel Sinclaire) – piano starts> midtempo instrumental jam> tmidtempo song> band intro> quick stop
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Swing into the holiday spirit with Big Band Holidays II. Featuring original arrangements of holiday classics selected from Big Band Holidays concerts spanning from 2015 to 2018, nine-time GRAMMY Award winner and Pulitzer Prize winner Wynton Marsalis and the JLCO are joined by an all-star assortment of guest vocalists. The track reviews will be short.
If You Like: Stan Kenton Orchestra, Duke Ellington Orchestra
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – horns start> uptempo instrumental jam> crescendo end
*2/ Cool Yule (feat. Catherine Russell) – horns start> uptempo song> quick top
*3/ We Three Kings (feat. Denzal Sinclaire) – piano starts> uptempo instrumental jam> uptempo song> slow fade
**4/ O Tannenbaum (feat. Aretha Franklin) -spoken word introduction> piano starts> slow song swells> quick fade
5/ Rise Up, Shepherd, And Follow – horns start> slow instrumental jam builds in volume> crescendo & fade
***6/ (Everybody’s Waiting For) The Man With The Bag (feat. Veronica Swift) – horns start> swinging uptempo song>
***7/ What Will Santa Claus Say? (When He Finds Everybody Swingin’) (feat. Catherine Russell) – horns start> long uptempo instrumental jam> uptempo song> quick stop
**8/ Brazilian Sleigh Bells – piano starts> fast tempo instrumental jam> quick stop
*9/ Silver Bells (feat. Catherine Russell) – flute starts> midtempo song> crescendo end
*10/ Snowfall – oboe starts> slow instrumental jam> slow fade
*11/ Silent Nigh t(feat. Denzel Sinclaire) – piano starts> midtempo instrumental jam> tmidtempo song> band intro> quick stop
Recent airplay
(Everybody's Waiting For) The Man With The Bag) With Veronica Swift, Brazilian Sleigh Bells
Holiday Cheer!! 2023 — Dec 25, 2023
(Everybody's Waiting For) The Man With The Bag) With Veronica Swift, Brazilian Sleigh Bells
Holiday Cheer! 2023 — Dec 24, 2023
Silent Night, Snowfall, What Will Santa Clus Say?, It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics — Dec 24, 2019
What Will Santa Clus Say?
Traditions - holiday special — Dec 20, 2019
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year, O Tannenbaum, Brazilian Sleigh Bells, It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics — Dec 17, 2019
(Everybody's Waiting For) The Man With The Bag) With Veronica Swift
Old Fart At Play — Dec 12, 2019
Charting
2019-12-04 — 2020-02-05
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Dec 29 | 1 |
| Dec 22 | 2 |
| Dec 15 | 2 |
| Dec 8 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year | ||
| 2. | Cool Yule (Feat. Catherine Russell) | ||
| 3. | We Three Kings (Feat. Denzal Sinclair) | ||
| 4. | O Tannenbaum | ||
| 5. | Rise Up, Shepherd, And Follow | ||
| 6. | (Everybody's Waiting For) The Man With The Bag) With Veronica Swift | ||
| 7. | What Will Santa Clus Say? | ||
| 8. | Brazilian Sleigh Bells | ||
| 9. | Silver Bells | ||
| 10. | Snowfall | ||
| 11. | Silent Night |