A Retro Cool Bossa Nova Christmas with Vinnie Zummo
A Retro Cool Bossa Nova Christmas with Vinnie Zummo
ASIN: B00005RSX4
Track Listings
| 1. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (traditional) |
| 2. O Tannenbaum (traditional) |
| 3. JingleBells (traditional) |
| 4. Good King Wenceslas (traditional) |
| 5. Silent Night (traditional) |
| 6. Hark The Herald Angels Sing (traditional |
| 7. The First Noel (traditional) |
| 8. O Little Town Of Bethlehem (traditional) |
| 9. Deck The Halls (traditional) |
| 10. .Groovy Snow (V.Zummo) |
| 11. Angels We Have Heard On High (traditional) |
| 12. Christmas Groove ( V. Zummo) |
Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Vinnie Zummo is:
Guitarist, producer, writer, arranger, sound design, custom hip-hop drum loops, accordion, & chromatic harmonica. Currently, top call session player in the NYC area.
Latest Projects:
1. "A Retro Cool Bossa Nova Christmas with Vinnie Zummo" Silky jazz guitar played over a retro cool languid bossa nova groove.
2. So To Bed …So To Rise: An album of Real Jazz for children by The Vinnie Zummo Quartet featuring Janice Zummo. Noted jazz guitarist John Abercrombie said this album was; "Groovelating"
3. New York Cutz: a CD of hip-hop drum loops & construction kits is available from Zero-G or East West and is in music stores all over the world. Vinnie produced CD and constructed all loops. One of Zero G's 5 best sellers. NYCtz was awarded the coveted Platinum Award by Future music UK & recently given a Key Buy by Keyboard magazine in it's rave review of the CD. "NYCutz Vol.2 Off Da Hook" released 01/01. This Cd was Zero g's best seller for the month of August.
4. Recently composed the central theme for the CNN/Brazil channel for their Brazil 500 series celebrating the country's 5oo year anniversary and nineteen underscore pieces for CNN Headline News/USA. Wrote 3 themes for Japanese News program "Newsnomori".
5. Wrote music for "As The World Turns" and is currently writing for "Guiding Light".
6. Wrote the music for "Dynamic Mind /Body Balancing" meditation CD with Geri Leon doing a guided relaxation.
7. Latest Sample CD: "Shawn Pelton & Vinnie Zummo Escape From The Planet Of The Breaks" sampling CD for Zero -G / East West. Out in December 2001
Albums:
With The Joe Jackson Band:
Body & Soul
Big World
Will Power
Tucker (Soundtrack)
Joe Jackson Live 1980-1986
Blaze Of Glory (played 11 gtrs.accrdn & glcknspl on stage.)
Greatest Hits
World Tours: Body & Soul, Big World, & Blaze of Glory
Other Albums
Featured soloist on albums by:
Art Garfunkle, Shawn Colvin, Roger Daltrey, Paul Carrack, Marti Jones, Birthday Suit , Dee Carstensen Nenad Bach Dawn Buckholz & Leslie Nuss as well as the self produced Modern Marriage by The Zummos on A & M Records.(co-produced "Why Worry Now"with Mike Maineri on Art Garfunkle album"Up Till Now".)
Movie Soundtracks:
Featured soloist in: Tucker, No Way Home, Queens Logic, The Blood Oranges , The Suburbans, the TV show ED and the upcoming Muhammad Ali bio-pic.
Commercials Written: Wrangler Amercan Hero (written up In NY Times.)
Mounds & Almond Joy
Oreo: Chubby Checker Campaign
MCI
Popeye's Chicken
Maybelline /Europe
Mistic Soda "Miftic"radio
(& hundreds more)
Television:
Writer:
Lands End theme (nylon gtr.solo ) -- Paul Stanley
Profiler Theme (electric gtr.fx.) -- for Angelo Badalamenti
Going Places with Al Roker -- for Jamie Lawrence (accordion, harmonica. gtr.)
The New Hollywood Squares -- for Mambo Music (gtr & hrm).
TV Appearances: Has appeared on Saturday Night live, The Tonight Show, & 2X on David Letterman (sat in with band, introduced on camera.)
Endorsements:
Akai,Takamine Guitars, Zoom, Marshall Amplifiers, Labella strings, Steinberger guitars, Gibson Guitars, Epiphone, Ovation Guitars, Di Marzio Pickups, Sans Amp, ADA
Vinnie has worked extensively with Producers Mike Maineri, Neil Dorfsman, Robin Millar, David Kershenbaum, Don Dixon, Mark Adler, Angelo Badalamenti , Francis Ford Coppola, Johnny Caruso, Bashiri Johnson, Dave Katz, Richard Ford and others.
Product Description
The CD consists of traditional Christmas songs played over a silky, smooth, retro bossa nova groove featuring Vinnie's uniquely phrased, guitar playing. This is not your average Christmas CD. Aside from being a unique Holiday CD, it also stands as a jazz/bossa nova album on it's own with plenty of solos for guitar fans. The zany lounge vibe is augmented by chromatic harmonica and accordion solos as well as the nylon and electric guitar solos. If you know of Vinnie's playing from his 7 year stint with Joe Jackson, you know his concept of jazz guitar soloing is a little skewered. If forced to describe it one might say that this is the kind of record Dean Martin would have thrown on the turntable while mixing martinis for Frank & the boys on a balmy December day in Hollywood circa 1963. I'd like to think that upon hearing it Frank would say; " Hey Klyde, that's a groovy sound! The guitar player sounds real kooky." A great alternative for the holidays and a unique way to have a 'Cool Yule'.
A Retro Cool Bossa Nova Christmas with Vinnie Zummo,Vinnie Zummo,Vaz Music,A Christmas album full of sophisticated, lucid jazz guitar soloing over a retro, cool, lounge, bossa nova, silky, vibe.
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ASIN: B00005RSX4 Release Date: 2001-09-12 |
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Album Description
The CD consists of traditional Christmas songs played over a silky, smooth, retro bossa nova groove featuring Vinnie's uniquely phrased, guitar playing. This is not your average Christmas CD. Aside from being a unique Holiday CD, it also stands as a jazz/bossa nova album on it's own with plenty of solos for guitar fans. The zany lounge vibe is augmented by chromatic harmonica and accordion solos as well as the nylon and electric guitar solos. If you know of Vinnie's playing from his 7 year stint with Joe Jackson, you know his concept of jazz guitar soloing is a little skewered. If forced to describe it one might say that this is the kind of record Dean Martin would have thrown on the turntable while mixing martinis for Frank & the boys on a balmy December day in Hollywood circa 1963. I'd like to think that upon hearing it Frank would say; " Hey Klyde, that's a groovy sound! The guitar player sounds real kooky." A great alternative for the holidays and a unique way to have a 'Cool Yule'.Customer Reviews:
Christmas Music At Its Best !!.......2006-11-28
The VERY Best Christmas CD You Will Ever Own!.......2004-11-20
Is bossa nova really this monochromatic?.......2003-12-20
Awesome album!!!.......2002-11-22
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