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There are innumerable smooth jazz holiday compilations currently flooding the market, but this one has something special in store for aficionados of the genre. This 20th Century Masters edition of smooth jazz holiday favorites is assembled from three volumes of GRP Christmas favorites and Motown's smooth jazz Christmas album from the mid-'90s. The 11-song collection is a smooth blend of holiday favorites and contemporary standards rolled up with a twist of lime. A lineup of accomplished performers, including Patti Austin, Lee Ritenour, David Benoit, and the Yellowjackets are blended in with up-and-coming artists and other smooth jazz mainstays to deliver a soft, warm session that is polished in its production and sequenced in a pleasantly inoffensive manner. A nice alternative to run-of-the-mill traditional holiday compilations and a nice supplement to any smooth jazz collection. ~ Rob Theakston, All Music Guide
20th Century Masters - Smooth Jazz: Christmas Collection
09/13/2005 | Hip-o Records
All Music Guide Review
Track Listing
Credits
- John Mahoney
- Synclavier
- James Manning
- Bass
- Frank McComb
- Strings, Vocals, Fender Rhodes, Brass, Producer
- Tom McMorran
- Piano
- Alison Mills
- Vocals
- Chieli Minucci
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
- Tony Morales
- Drums
- George Mraz
- Bass
- Derek Organ
- Drums
- Lee Ritenour
- Guitar
- Joel Smith
- Bass
- Neil Stubenhaus
- Bass
- Carl Wheeler
- Producer, Instrumentation
- Ben Wolfe
- Bass
- Dave Kochanski
- Keyboards
- Alonzo Powell
- Drums
- Vartan
- Art Direction
- Paul Natkin
- Photography
- Mike Ragogna
- Producer
- Tommy Organ
- Guitar
- Dana Smart
- Producer
- Donna Ranieri
- Photo Research
- Jeff Sedlik
- Photography
- Beth Herzhaft
- Photography
- Bruce Buchanan
- Synclavier
- Rocky Schenck
- Photography
- Richard Corman
- Photography
- Jimmy Johnson
- Bass
- Stephanie Ihde
- Vocals
- Andre Woodert
- Vocals
- Sasha Zatolokin
- Vocals
- Adam Abrams
- Production Coordination
- Brian Kim
- Vocals
- Ryan Null
- Photo Coordination
- Ali Muhammed Jackson
- Drums
- Esme Ganz
- Vocals
- Sadie Grusin
- Vocals
- Norman Laird
- Photography
- Omar Liu
- Vocals
- Remy MacLeod
- Vocals
- Mandy O'Neal
- Vocals
- Katherine Upton
- Vocals
- Norman Brown
- Guitar, Producer
- Don Grusin
- Keyboards, Electric Percussion, Producer
- Eric Reed
- Piano
- Jimmy Haslip
- Bass
- George Jinda
- Percussion, Udu
- Michael Abene
- Piano, Keyboards, Synclavier, Producer
- William Banks
- Producer
- David Benoit
- Piano
- Bonnie Boyer
- Vocals (Background)
- Tom Brechtlein
- Drums
- Scott Cannady
- Bass
- Terry Clarke
- Drums
- Tim Cornwell
- Percussion
- Henry Diltz
- Photography
- Elliott Federman
- Mastering
- Bob Feldman
- Bass (Electric)
- Russell Ferrante
- Keyboards
- Johnny Friday
- Drums, Timbales
- Grant Geissman
- Guitar
- Paul Jackson, Jr.
- Guitar
- William Kennedy
- Drums
- Patti Austin
- Vocals
- Bob Mintzer
- Sax (Soprano)
- Tom Scott
- Programming, Sax (Tenor), Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone)
- Yellowjackets
- Producer
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