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Cellar Live Christmas by Hubert Trio / B3 Kings
fave it Bebop | Traditional Jazz Combo
- sampleJingle Bells
- sampleLittle Drummer Boy
- sampleO LIttle Town Of Bethlehem
- sampleGod Rest Ye Merry Gentleman
- sampleAway In A Manger
- sampleI Saw Three Ships
- sampleWe Three Kings
- sampleO Come, O Come Emmanuel
- sampleDance O The Sugar Plums
- sampleI Saw Momma Kissing Santa Claus
A wonderfully creative take on Christmas standards.
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Editorial review
Two different jazz groups perform five Christmas songs apiece on this CD, alternating from tune to tune. The Bruno Hubert Trio/B3 Kings re-harmonize the numbers that they interpret, making "Jingle Bells" almost unrecognizable but swinging well on the other songs, with some fine alto playing from Cory Weeds. Denzal Sinclaire sings effectively on "We Three Kings" and with the Bruno Hubert trio on "Little Drummer Boy." The Hubert trio is in top form on their five numbers, playing melodically and with lyricism. Their version of "I Saw Momma Kissing Santa Claus" is a swinging high point of this pleasing Xmas jazz set. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Call me Scrooge, but I am not a big fan of most Christmas music albums. If you've heard one, you've pretty much heard them all. Until now. Big props are in order for the jazz musicians on A Cellar Live Christmas who take ten traditional holiday favorites, give them makeovers, and play them in such a manner that you almost forget that you are listening to songs you have heard all your life. A Cellar Live Christmas alternates between a quartet (B3 Kings): Cory Weeds on alto sax, Bill Coon on guitar, Chris Gestrin on b3 organ, Denzal Sinclaire on drums and voice and a trio (Bruno Hubert Trio): Hubert on piano, Andre Lachance on drums, Brad Turner on drums. Issued on The Cellar's in house label, A Cellar Live Christmas is the label's seventeenth release, all recorded at the club.
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