Christmas Carols & Sacred Songs
- Artist: The Boys Choir of Harlem
- Total time: 47:13
- Label: Blue Note
- Availability: In stock
- Item #: 5147997
- List Price: $16.99
- Member Price: $4.98
Review
The Boys Choir of Harlem is joined by guests the James Williams Trio and Dianne Reeves for Christmas Carols and Sacred Songs, an engaging collection of gospel renditions of seasonal favorites including "O Holy Night," "Winter Wonderland," "White Christmas" and "Silent Night." ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
Read About This Recording
There has been a resurgence of interest in African-American Christmas music in recent years (spurred on this year by the film The Preacher's Wife I'm sure). There is poetic justice in this. Given the history of slavery in the United States, the idea of a king born in lowly circumstance under an oppressive government, an African-American Christmas makes sense. Anyway, teaming up Dianne Reeves with the popular Boys Choir of Harlem mixes more traditional songs of the seasons with complex rhythms and harmonies. Although there is a slightly jazzy feeling to Winter Wonderland, O Holy Night is reverential as it should be with Reeves sounding a lot like Marian Anderson in this 1991 rendition. This is music for the first time the tree lights are turned on and you sit there in awe as if a miracle just happened.
-Spencer Bennett
Contents
O Holy Night; I Wonder As I Wander; Winter Wonderland; The Christmas Song; Let It Snow! Let It Snow!; White Christmas; O Tannenbaum; Go Tell It On The Mountain; Sweet Little Jesus Boy; Silent Night.
Featuring: Dianne Reeves, Vocals; Tony Reedus, Drums; James Williams, Piano; Peter Washington, Bass; The Boys Choir of Harlem, directed by Dr. Walter J. Turnbull.
Tracks + Soundclips
| Christmas Carols & Sacred Songs | ||
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1. O Holy Night | 8:09 |
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2. I Wonder as I Wander | 4:55 |
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3. Winter Wonderland | 3:02 |
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4. Christmas Song | 6:27 |
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5. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! | 2:09 |
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6. White Christmas | 3:13 |
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7. O Tannenbaum | 5:09 |
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8. Go Tell It on the Mountain | 4:25 |
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9. Sweet Little Jesus Boy | 4:53 |
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10. Silent Night | 4:51 |
Details and Credits
- Label: Blue Note
- Release date: 1992
- Holiday
- Christmas
- Urban
- Jazz-Pop
| Album Credits | |
Performance Credits |
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| Dianne Reeves | Vocals |
| James Williams | Piano |
| Peter Washington | Bass |
| The Boys Choir of Harlem | Choir, Chorus |
| Tony Reedus | Drums |
Technical Credits |
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| Chris Albert | Assistant Engineer |
| Hazime Horiuchi | Art Direction |
| Hazime Jopriuchi | Art Direction |
| James "D-Train" Williams | ? |
| James "Diamond" Williams | Performer |
| Jim Anderson | Engineer |
| Kaoru Taku | Art Direction |
| Kazunori Sugiyama | Production Coordination |
| Kevin Fisher | Engineer |
| Peter Beckerman | Assistant Engineer |
| Peter Cunningham | Photography |
| Walter J. Turnbull | Director |
| Yoshiko Tsuge | Supervisor |
| Yoshio Okazaki | Mastering |
| Yoshio Wedberg | Mastering |
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