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Put your hands on the remote! browse music »Christmas Jazz - On the Smooth & Wayward Path by Noel Lorica
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9 tracks | 33 minutes
Released Nov 2005
on NDC Publishers
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:39 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen lyrics BUY MP3 05:39 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:39 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:00 Santa Claus Is Coming to Town lyrics BUY MP3 04:00 Santa Claus Is Coming to Town lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:00 Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:08 Christmas Is Here(kasadya Ning Takna-a Aka Ang Pasko Ay Sumapit) lyrics BUY MP3 04:08 Christmas Is Here(kasadya Ning Takna-a Aka Ang Pasko Ay Sumapit) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:08 Christmas Is Here(kasadya Ning Takna-a Aka Ang Pasko Ay Sumapit)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:51 The Christmas Song ( Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) lyrics BUY MP3 02:51 The Christmas Song ( Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:51 The Christmas Song ( Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:38 We Three Kings lyrics BUY MP3 03:38 We Three Kings lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:38 We Three Kings
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:46 Scent of Cinnamon (christmas Version) lyrics BUY MP3 04:46 Scent of Cinnamon (christmas Version) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:46 Scent of Cinnamon (christmas Version)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:47 Angels We Have Heard On High ( Gloria - in Excelsis Deo) lyrics BUY MP3 02:47 Angels We Have Heard On High ( Gloria - in Excelsis Deo) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:47 Angels We Have Heard On High ( Gloria - in Excelsis Deo)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:17 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas lyrics BUY MP3 02:17 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:17 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:52 Silverbells lyrics BUY MP3 03:52 Silverbells lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:52 Silverbells
Christmas Jazz reinvents some classic Christmas songs with Latin rhythms, Smooth Melodies and some great acoustic guitar playing.
Bio / Background
Sunfest - West Palm Beach
May 6th Noon-1pm
Noel Lorica
"Jazz in the Afternoon"
followed by Rick Braun, Jonathan Butler, Richard Elliot and Peter White
Hope you can come and join me.....Noel
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2007 Grammy ballot for "Christmas Jazz"
Record of the Year (Scent of Cinnamon)
Best New Artist (Noel Lorica)
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo (God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen)
Best Jazz Instrumental Album (Christmas Jazz - On the Smooth And Wayward Path)
Best Instrumental Composition (Scent of Cinnamon)
Best Instrumental Arrangement (God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen)
(NARAS) Recording Academy members, please help independent artists by considering their songs and dedication to music in next year's ballot. Thank You!
Christmas Jazz - On the Smooth & Wayward Path is really the break-out piece that truly illustrates the Wayward style of Smooth Jazz.
↓ more ↓I know that's weird to say of an instrumental Christmas album but knowing these time honored pieces you can really hear the refreshing interpretations of these Christmas carols and songs. Right from the start with "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen", Noel Lorica energizes his music with complimentary melodies and beats to make you fall in love with this Christmas classic. Wayward Jazz uses the mastery of the acoustic guitar to add resonance and soul to Christmas that has lost some in recent renditions. From the solo pieces "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" to full jazz ensembles of "SIlverBells" and "We Three Kings", each song is unique. Put away your conceptions or classifications, Latin-Asian-Standard-Contemporary-Modern Jazz and listen to the music, you'll realize it's all and none of each.
If your a purist, turn away, Wayward jazz is not for you.Even the classical melody of "Angels We Have Heard on High" gets transformed with new dimension. We're not talking bells and whistles (well maybe bells in some songs). We're talking joy, vision and skill. Although, Noel Lorica is a guitarist, his music is not afraid to explore the qualities of other instruments and cultures as well. In "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" the saxophone adds the highlights. And in the celebrated Philippine Christmas melody of " Christmas is Here" (Kasadya Nigh Takna-a" later popularized to "Ang Pasko Ay Sumapit"), he brings the flavor of diversity yet the symmetry of music throughout the world. Lastly, Noel Lorica reprises his original song "Scent of Cinnamon" (debuted on his first album), which was as the name suggests, written as a Christmas song. We hope you come take a little hoilday diversion with Noel Lorica and enjoy the new musical flavors on this CD.
Noel Lorica and his family wish everyone a Happy Holiday filled with joy and peace.
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