Holiday Vinyl LP Features Guest Artists Johnny Mathis, Ellis Marsalis, Plas Johnson, Carmen Bradford & Ledisi!
Coinciding with celebrating its 80th anniversary, the legendary Count Basie Orchestra made music history with the November 6, 2015 release of A Very Swingin Basie Christmas! on Concord Jazz. The first full-length, yuletide album in the expansive Basie discography, the album boasted classic holiday songs, rendered in quintessential Basie style, under the masterful direction of longtime Basie trumpeter Scotty Barnhart and produced by seven-time Grammy winner and former Basie drummer Gregg Field.
Features:
Vinyl LP
Musicians:
Count Basie Orchestra
Scotty Barnhart, trumpet, album director
Selections:
Side A:
1. Jingle Bells
2. Let It Snow (feat. Ellis Marsalis)
3. It's The Holiday Season (feat. Johnny Mathis)
4. Silent Night
5. Good "Wing" Wenceslas
6. Winter Wonderland
Side B:
1. The Christmas Song (feat. Ledisi)
2. Little Drummer Boy
3. Sleigh Ride
4. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (feat. Carmen Bradford)
Encore:
(A Christmas gift from Scotty and the Basie Orchestra to those away from home!)
6. I'll Be Home For Christmas (feat. Ellis Marsalis and Plas Johnson)
Coinciding with celebrating its 80th anniversary, the legendary Count Basie Orchestra made music history with the November 6, 2015 release of A Very Swingin Basie Christmas! on Concord Jazz. The first full-length, yuletide album in the expansive Basie discography, the album boasted classic holiday songs, rendered in quintessential Basie style, under the masterful direction of longtime Basie trumpeter Scotty Barnhart and produced by seven-time Grammy winner and former Basie drummer Gregg Field.
Features:
Vinyl LP
Musicians:
Count Basie Orchestra
Scotty Barnhart, trumpet, album director
Selections:
Side A:
1. Jingle Bells
2. Let It Snow (feat. Ellis Marsalis)
3. It's The Holiday Season (feat. Johnny Mathis)
4. Silent Night
5. Good "Wing" Wenceslas
6. Winter Wonderland
Side B:
1. The Christmas Song (feat. Ledisi)
2. Little Drummer Boy
3. Sleigh Ride
4. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (feat. Carmen Bradford)
Encore:
(A Christmas gift from Scotty and the Basie Orchestra to those away from home!)
6. I'll Be Home For Christmas (feat. Ellis Marsalis and Plas Johnson)