Christmas Cedar & Spruce

Traditional (Composer), Joel Brown (guitar); Chris Brubeck (piano and bass); Peter Madcat Ruth (harmonica) (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Joel Brown (guitar); Chris Brubeck (piano and bass); Peter Madcat Ruth (harmonica)
• Composer: Traditional
• Audio CD (September 1, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Albany Records
• ASIN: B000ARTN0G
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #46,285 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

You'll remember Joel Brown from all those wonderful discs with the late Bill Crofut from Albany's “early years.” Now he's back with a delightful Christmas disc with his celebrated friends and family. This album was inspired by a concert and TV show featuring Brown's arrangements of Christmas tunes for a student guitar ensemble. It was such a success that he was encouraged to create this recording. All right, it took more than a decade but it was worth the wait! As with those great Crofut albums, the arrangements are jazzy, folksy and often times plain-old traditional. Of course you've heard these tunes a lot of times in the past, but they've never sounded so fresh as they do here. As Joel writes, “Christmas music has always been my favorite part of the holiday season. I still feel a flood of excitement and joy when I think of standing in our little hometown church singing in unison with family and friends. I hope the music on this recording will bring some of that same feeling to you. Merry Christmas!”

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Christmas CD available, December 17, 2005

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Darron R. Brown MD (Indianapolis, IN, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Christmas Cedar & Spruce (Audio CD)

Admittedly biased being Joel's older brother, I offer this brief review of his CD, which without question is the best Christmas CD available. It contains both traditional and unusual pieces arranged with skill and balance, utilizing the incredible talents of some famous and not-so-famous musicians.