Description
This unique recording features Charlie Bertini’s sparkling trumpet and silky flugelhorn, Randy Morris’ amazing piano artistry, and Dave Gannett’s legendary tuba playing on some refreshing arrangements of holiday classics. Joined by Renee Dover on violin and Eddie Metz on drums, these Christmas treats will never sound sweeter. Rapidly becoming a classic recording for the Arbors Records label, this will be an album that never leaves your playlist at Christmastime. Also check out the sequel, FRESH BATCH.
Musicians:
CHARLIE BERTINI leader, trumpet, flugelhorn
RANDY MORRIS piano, banjo, guitar
DAVE GANNETT tuba
RENEE DOVER violin
EDDIE METZ drums, percussion
Record label: Arbors Records, Inc.
catalog # ARCD19122
Produced by Charlie Bertini
Recorded at YRS Studios, Orlando, FL 12/92
What’s playing…
- Oh Christmas Tree 4:38 (traditional)
- Jingle Bells 3:00 (Pierpont)
- The Christmas Waltz 3:04 (Cahn/Styne)
- Sleigh Ride 1:55 (Anderson/Parish)
- The Christmas Song 4:25 (Wells/Torme)
- A Child Is Born 3:33 (Jones/Wilder)
- I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 2:32 (Connor)
- Silver Bells 3:26 (Livingston/Evans)
- Christmastime Is Here 2:40 (Guaraldi)
- Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer 5:02 (Marks)
- Let It Snow 3:24 (Cahn/Styne)
- White Christmas 3:00 (Berlin)
- Winter Wonderland 2:34 (Bernard/Smith)
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 4:27 (Blane/Martin)
- It Came Upon A Midnight Clear 3:21 (Willis/Sears)
- What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? 4:27 (Loesser)
- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 4:42 (Coots/Gillespie)
- Here Comes Santa Claus/Jingle Bell Rock 3:44
(Autry/Oakley/Haldeman) (Beal/Booth) - I’ll Be Home For Christmas 4:22
(Gannon/Kent/Ram) - We Wish You A Merry Christmas :48 (traditional)
