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Merry Christmas Take One by The James Bazen Big Band
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fave it Jazz Vocals | Big Band
13 tracks | 61 minutes
Released May 2003
on The James Bazen Big Band
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:02 Sleigh Ride lyrics BUY MP3 02:02 Sleigh Ride lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:02 Sleigh Ride
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:54 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas lyrics BUY MP3 05:54 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:54 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:02 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen lyrics BUY MP3 05:02 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:02 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:22 White Christmas lyrics BUY MP3 02:22 White Christmas lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:22 White Christmas
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 07:26 Silent Night lyrics BUY MP3 07:26 Silent Night lyrics "GIFT MP3" 07:26 Silent Night
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:12 My Favorite Things lyrics BUY MP3 03:12 My Favorite Things lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:12 My Favorite Things
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:07 Christmas Time Is Here lyrics BUY MP3 04:07 Christmas Time Is Here lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:07 Christmas Time Is Here
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:08 O Christmas Tree lyrics BUY MP3 05:08 O Christmas Tree lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:08 O Christmas Tree
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:50 The Christmas Song lyrics BUY MP3 03:50 The Christmas Song lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:50 The Christmas Song
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:05 Let It Snow lyrics BUY MP3 02:05 Let It Snow lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:05 Let It Snow
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:42 Silver Bells lyrics BUY MP3 02:42 Silver Bells lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:42 Silver Bells
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 07:04 Jesus Loves Me lyrics BUY MP3 07:04 Jesus Loves Me lyrics "GIFT MP3" 07:04 Jesus Loves Me
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 10:15 The Spirit of Christmas Present lyrics BUY MP3 10:15 The Spirit of Christmas Present lyrics "GIFT MP3" 10:15 The Spirit of Christmas Present
From the happy go lucky "Sleigh Ride" to the intensely emotional "Jesus Loves Me" and the thought provoking "The 'Spirit' of Christmas Present", this recording captures the sometimes conflicting emotions associated with this special time of year.
Bio / Background
AMG REVIEW: With its service bands, the Washington, D.C., area offers a ready roster of highly skilled musicians to fill chairs of many big bands.
Maryland-based multi-reed man James Bazen has put together one such aggregation and, for his second album, pays tribute to the holiday season.
Many jazz artists sometime during their careers manage to issue a Christmas album.
This album is not only a paean to that festive time of the year, but is an excellent session of big band music, ranging from sizzling, swinging renditions of such tunes as "Sleigh Ride" to a unique rendition of "Silent Night." The arrangement for the latter starts with appropriate piety as befitting the granddaddy of all Christmas hymns, before leaping into a swinging, funky performance.
Strangely enough, the latter treatment doesn't seem out of place at all.
And that's what strikes one immediately about this album, the fresh, joyous arrangements all brought to life by outstanding section work and superb solos.
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Merry Christmas Take OneKennySasavona wrote on December 11, 2007
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