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Playboy's Latin Jazz Christmas: A Not So Silent Night

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This CD absolutely smokes! A collection of incredibly, hot, innovative latin-jazz interpretations of holiday classics. This CD is not designed for quiet fireside contemplation. I played it last year while we trimmed the tree and the entire family ended up bopping around the family room. Truly a lot of fun!

NOTE TO HEF: This is the 21st century. Playboy bunnies on the cover don't sell christmas CD's anymore, at least not to women. Hopefully no one will be turned off by the cover art before giving this great CD a listen.

A ton of fun!!!! A very cool Christmas jazz disc mixed with "Rice and Beans!" That only the artists on the disc can master...However...the only person missing besides Santa...was my man Paquito d'Rivera...A must holiday disc for everyone's Christmas collection!!!! Santa told me to forget the cookies and bring on the Corn Bread!!! And "A NOT SO Silent NIGHT"

If you love Christmas music (and all of us do), the Latin jazz artist under the Concord banner, give all their holiday fans that "Yuletide" feeling...eleven tracks with your favorite entertainer sharing that special time of the year with you.

The headliners include ~ Ed Calle, Caribbean Jazz Project, Sheila E., Pete Escovedo, Jim Gasior, Poncho Sanchez, Arturo Sandoval and Dan Warner serve up a Christmas menu, that we can cherish now and years to come...as we sit around the fireplace with our family, friends and loved ones!

Total Time: 56:58 on 11 Tracks ~ Playboy/Concord Jazz PBD-7501-2 ~ (2001)

Great CD however was disappointed that instead of having a festive palm tree cover I got the trashy Mrs. Claus.. oh well!

Playboy's Latin Jazz Christmas: A Not So Silent Night is fifty-six minutes and fifty-eight seconds long and was released on July 24, 2001. This is a change of pace from your typical Christmas album. With the Latin jazz twist to it, A Not So Holy Night is more upbeat. Only two of the songs are sung: Santa Baby and Feliz Navidad; the other nine songs are instrumental. If you are looking for something different, then this CD is for you. Playboy's Latin Jazz Christmas: A Not So Silent Night gets an AAAAA+++++.

Jingle Bells - Ed Calle, Jim Gasior, Arturo Sandoval
Sleigh Ride - Caribbean Jazz Project
What Child Is This? - Poncho Sanchez
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - Ed Calle, Arturo Sandoval
Santa Baby - Sheila E.
Angels We Have Heard on High - Caribbean Jazz Project
White Christmas - Ed Calle, Dan Warner
Silent Night - Caribbean Jazz Project
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Poncho Sanchez
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Justo Almario, Ed Calle
Feliz Navidad - Pete Escovedo, Ray Obiedo

I highly recommend this to anyone that likes latin jazz and wants mood music for Christmas gatherings. Would also make a great stocking stuffer...

This is the best Christmas music cd in the whole world. I got it last year and listen to it in my truck on the way to and from work for the entire month of December.....I look forward to commuting - it's the bomb! Get one for yourself and one for your boss!