A Night Before Christmas is the thirtieth album (and first Christmas album) by Spyro Gyra, recorded and released in 2008.
| A Night Before Christmas | ||||
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| Released | September 23, 2008 | |||
| Studio | Cove City Sound Studios (Glen Cove, New York); Eastside Sound Studios (New York City, New York); Twin Pines Studio (Pomona, New York); Hararinille Studios (Weehawken, New Jersey). | |||
| Genre | Jazz, Christmas | |||
| Length | 53:20 | |||
| Label | Heads Up | |||
| Producer | Jay Beckenstein | |||
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Janis Siegel of the Manhattan Transfer sings on "Baby, It's Cold Outside".[1] The album peaked at No. 14 on the Holiday Albums chart at Billboard magazine.[2]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "O Tannenbaum" (Traditional) | 6:01 |
| 2. | "It Won't Feel Like Christmas" (Jay Beckenstein, Terry Cox) | 3:46 |
| 3. | "Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith) | 3:18 |
| 4. | "Christmas Time Is Here" (Lee Mendelson, Vince Guaraldi) | 5:47 |
| 5. | "Baby It's Cold Outside" (Frank Loesser) | 4:42 |
| 6. | "Carol of the Bells" (Traditional) | 4:36 |
| 7. | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin)) | 4:56 |
| 8. | "The First Noel" (Traditional) | 4:36 |
| 9. | "Silent Night" (Traditional) | 5:04 |
| 10. | "This Christmas" (Donny Hathaway) | 5:49 |
| 11. | "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) | 4:38[1] |
Personnel
editSpyro Gyra
- Jay Beckenstein – saxophones
- Tom Schuman – pianos
- Julio Fernández – guitars
- Scott Ambush – basses
- Bonny Bonnaparte – drums, vocals (5, 11)
Additional musicians
- Dave Samuels – vibraphone (3, 6)
- Christine Ebersole – vocals (2)
- Janis Siegel – vocals (5)
Production
edit- Dave Love – executive producer
- Jay Beckenstein – producer
- Spyro Gyra – arrangements
- Kieran Paradis – engineer
- Jeff Shreiner – engineer
- Robert Harari – additional engineer
- Mark Urselli – additional engineer
- Doug Oberkircher – mixing
- Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
- Natalie Singer – product manager
- Robert Hoffman – art direction, design
- Getty Images/Stockbyte – illustration
- Phil Brennan – management
References
edit- ^ a b Keresman, Mark. "A Night Before Christmas". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ "Spyro Gyra – Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 14 April 2017.