A Bayou Brass Christmas

A Bayou Brass Christmas
Label: Big Fat Silver Sousaphone Records
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 655892000227
EAN: 0655892000227
ASIN: B0000AR8NJ


Release Date: 1999-11-01

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Tracks:

  1. Intro: Chuy, Duane
  2. Funky Frosty
  3. Little Drummer Sonny Boy
  4. Bayou Brass
  5. Silent Night Live
  6. Bayou Brass
  7. Rude-Off
  8. Good King Wenceslas/Nothing Personal
  9. Bayou Brass Rap
  10. Santa Claus is Comin' to Town
  11. Bayou Brass
  12. We 3 Kings
  13. Bayou Brass
  14. Christmans Song
  15. Winter Wonderland

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Original and festive.......2004-10-22

I've been watching the Bayou Brass at Disneyland for years, and this CD really captures the joy and playfulness that you see in their sets there in New Orleans Square. I've actually had it a few years and it's among my very favorite Christmas albums of all time!
The arrangements are all their own, and while lots of Christmas albums claim to put a "fresh spin" on classic carols, that's the truth of this album. The soulful sax solo on "Silent Night" makes that most famous of carols seem almost melancholy, a really unique interpretation and one of the best tracks. "We Three Kings" also has that haunting quality. The other arrangements are of the crisp Dixieland variety, with fun rhythms and musical flourishes you just won't hear anywhere else. "Good King Wenceslas" even includes an entire non-holiday song, "Nothing Personal," in the mix.
If you haven't see the BBB, you might find their ad-libbed song intros and goofy singing, especially on the "Winter Wonderland" track, a little distracting and unprofessional, but I think it only adds to the festivity. If you like Christmas brass music, or just want to recreate the spirit of Christmas at Disneyland, this CD is a must.

Music CD:

  1. Last Savoy Sessions ~ Yusef Lateef
  2. We Get Requests ~ Oscar Peterson
  3. Lyric Suite for Sextet ~ Chick Corea & Gary Burton
  4. Flat Out ~ John Scofield
  5. High Society, Vol. 10: 1939 ~ Bob Crosby
  6. Sunlight ~ Herbie Hancock
  7. The Luckiest Boy in the World ~ Oren Bloedow
  8. 90 Degrees with 100% Humidity ~ Jimmy Madison
  9. Re-Birth of the Cool ~ Gerry Mulligan
  10. Some Aspects of Water ~ Geri Allen

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How Ya Gonna Reason with a Psycho ~ Insane Poetry

You Bring Me Joy ~ Mary J. Blige

Network ~ Saga

And Begin ~ Mad Action

Perfect Imperfect ~ CH

After Office-Chill Out Session

Kerbloki ~ Kerbloki

Street Knowledge ~ Kevin Archie & Friends

One in a Million ~ Lifestyl

Comp ~ Mob Figaz