DAVE BRUBECK: A Dave Brubeck Christmas

DAVE BRUBECK
Como todo grande artista norte-americano, DB não poderia deixar de gravar o seu Xmas album. Optou pelo piano-solo, sem a presença do indefectivel quarteto.
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DAVE BRUBECK
Dave Brubeck's moving liner notes to this 14-number assortment of solo jazz piano works are almost as good as his impressions of the standards and lesser-know Christmas music. Mixing jazz playing with classical flourishes and splashes of blues, Brubeck deftly expands the sound of Christmas. You'll never hear a "Silent Night" like Brubeck's as the glistening introduction leads to a powerful meditation on the melody. And for sheer fun, there are his swinging opening numbers, "'Homecoming' Jingle Bells" and "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town." There's magic and majesty in the ivories as he renders "Cantos para Pedir las Posadas," "To Us Is Given," and "Run, Run, Run to Bethlehem."
~ Martin Keller (at amazon. com)
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MINHA OPINIÃO - este álbum se torna mais raro, na medida em que é um dos poucos em que Dave Brubeck se apresenta sozinho, em piano solo.
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TRACKS/FAIXAS:
1. Homecoming Jingle Bells
2. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
3. Joy to the World
4. Away in a Manger
5. Winter Wonderland
6. O Little Town of Bethlehem
7. What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)
8. To Us Is Given
9. O Tannenbaum
10. Silent Night
11. Cantos para Pedir las Posadas
12. Run, Run, Run to Bethlehem
13. Farewell Jingle Bells
14. The Christmas Song