GRP Christmas Collection, Vol. 2

GRP Christmas Collection (Series), New York Voices, Spyro Gyra, Arturo Sandoval, Patti Austin, Carl Anderson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 31, 2011)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: GRP Records
• ASIN: B000002Q89
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,217 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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GRP Christmas Collection Volume II by Various Artists

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Open your ears to some new styling of old faves!, November 20, 1999

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Elizabeth M. Cole "kentuckyliz" (Pikeville, KY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GRP Christmas Collection, Vol. 2 (Audio CD)

I wrote a general review of the GRP Christmas Collections CD's on the vol. I page. My faves on this one are Blue Christmas , which is a new song to me, and Christmas Time is Here. There's also fresh, jazzy treatments of standards. I Wonder as I Wander really comes alive. Highly recommend this CD and the other two volumes.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A jazzy soul Christmas, December 26, 2006

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Enrique Torres "Rico" (San Diegotitlan, Califas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GRP Christmas Collection, Vol. 2 (Audio CD)

I have plenty of Christmas music, more than I can usually play during the season but this one I never can do without. If you like jazz in the smooth jazz vein, soulful renditions of classics, improvised interpretations, than you'll be in heaven with this disc. There are several tracks that wouldn't be Christmas without hearing every year.Don Grusin leads the way with memorable tracks with his choir infused version of "Angels We Have Heard On High." The melodic yet innovative "The First Noel" by George Howard is reminiscent of John Coltrane in his phrasing at times, "I'll Be Home For Christmas" by Spyro Gyra is a rocking jumping good time, Arturo Sandoval sheds his latin jazz image for a brief moment on Bb trumpet and piccolo trumpet for a classical music introduction that soon transcends into blistering jazz solos than back into classical melodies on "O Come All Ye Faithful," the soulful voices of Carl Anderson and Patti Austin respectively on "O Holy Night" and "Christmas Time is Here" give the disc part of it's R&B edge. The absolute most sublime songs you can ever hear during the season are on this disc. You must hear "I Wonder as I Wander" by the New York Voices which mesh so beautifully with jazz arrangements and horns that will knock your socks off. Another soulful track is "Let There Be Peace on Earth" by Voyceboxing which features some remarkable female singing. The disc closes out with an amazing performance on harp by Deborah Henson- Conant who gives a Middle Eastern meets Western sensibilities to the otherworldly "We Three Kings of Orient Are." Great music for the holidays that you will enjoy year after year as I have since the early 90's.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the best, December 24, 2003

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SIMPLE (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: GRP Christmas Collection, Vol. 2 (Audio CD)

No compilation on the market any better than this! I'd buy THIS cd for Spyro Gyra's "I'll Be Home For Christmas" alone!
All 3 GRP CDs are great. And if you can get your hands on it, try a compilation CD titled "Jazzy Wonderland"