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[Dennie]

Soliloquy

Erroll Garner

1957 Columbia Records

Erroll at his Peak, June 23, 2011
By ByronC - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Soliloquy / Erroll Garner (Audio CD)

Erroll Garner had a long and exceptional career as one of the giants of Jazz Piano. Other than some of his earliest and latest recorded work, his output compares favorably with anyone in that field. The question remains; what was his best work? I believe you will find it on this album.

You’d be so nice to come home to
No more time
I surrender Dear
If I had you
Don’t take your love from me
Soliloquy

 

[Dennie]

Dancing The Blues -- CD

Taj Mahal

1993 Private Music

Let's dance!, January 6, 2001
By booknblueslady (Woodland, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dancing the Blues (Audio CD)

Dancing the Blues is one of my very favorite CD's by one of my very favorite artists Taj Mahal. It's great to listen to, great to dance to and every song is a living thing.

I first saw Taj Mahal in 1972 and was blown away by his performance and command and knowledge of the music that he played and sang. since then I have been lucky enough to see him two other times, on each occasion I received an education in the music as well as having an all out good time.

Dancing the Blues represents the energy, love and respect which Taj has for music. There is a wide range of music from the motown sounds of Taj's excellent version of the four top's "Sugarpie Honeybunch" (oh no I'm in junior high again)to Chester (the wolf) Burnett' "Sitting on Top of the World". I love Taj's version of Mockingbird, with the help of Etta James - there is nothing like it - I could listen to it again and again.

This is an album I strongly recommend for anyone who loves the blues.

"Blues Ain't Nothin'" (Taj Mahal) – 4:12
"Hard Way" (Grover McDaniel, T-Bone Walker) – 2:51
"Strut" (Mahal) – 3:39
"Going to the River" (Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino) – 6:30
"Mockingbird" (Charlie Foxx, Inez Foxx) – 3:54
"Blue Light Boogie" (Jessie Mae Robinson) – 4:03
"The Hoochi Coochi Coo" (Hank Ballard, Billy Myles) – 2:54
"That's How Strong My Love Is" (Roosevelt Jamison) – 3:07
"Down Home Girl" (Arthur Butler, Jerry Leiber) – 3:40
"Stranger in My Own Home Town" (Percy Mayfield) – 2:42
"Sitting on Top of the World" (Lonnie Chatmon, Walter Vinson) – 3:28
"I'm Ready" (Sylvester Bradford, Fats Domino) – 3:53

CD Bonus Track

"I Can't Help Myself (Sugarpie Honeybunch)" (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Edward Holland) – 2:43

 

[Dennie]

An Evening of Acoustic Music -- CD

Taj Mahal

1996 Ruf Records

Acoustic magic, December 27, 1998
By A Customer
This review is from: Evening of Acoustic Music (Audio CD)

This one's not BRAND new, but very recent & apparently only being discovered by a wide audience. LIVE Taj is a phenomena to be witnessed - ask anybody that's been on one of the Blues Cruises with him. Its tough to gauge his disks at first glance, because some contain different versions of the same songs. In his case, they're all good. This one's an acoustic gem. He does his interpretation of a Langston Hughes poem & teaches a German audience how to keep blues time. I won't waste your time with anything but something I can RAVE about. An original that exudes BLUES. One of my favorites & I have a LOT of blues disks.

"Stagger Lee"
"Dust My Broom"
"Take This Hammer"
"Blues with a Feeling"
"Big Legged Mamas Are Back in Style Again"
"Crossing"
"Come On in My Kitchen"
"Candy Man"
"Satisfied 'N' Tickled Too"
"Sittin' on Top of the World"
"Cake Walk into Town"
"Ain't Gwine to Whistle Dixie Anymo'"
"Big Kneed Gal"
"Texas Woman Blues"
"Tom & Sally Drake"

 

[Dennie]

Blue Country Heart -- CD

Jorma Kaukonen

2002 Columbia Records

Amazon.com

Singer and guitarist extraordinaire Jorma Kaukonen was a devoted aficionado of early-20th-century rural music long before he cofounded Jefferson Airplane in 1965 and Hot Tuna some years later. On his new solo album, Kaukonen has found an imaginative setting to remind listeners how a fusion of styles and influences from both black and white musicians defined American country music in its formative decades. Included here are gems, both familiar and obscure, by the likes of Jimmie Rodgers, the Delmore Brothers, Jimmie Davis, Cliff Carlisle, and other country musicians who were clearly inspired by their blues cousins. Backed by the Nashville All-Stars, a supersonic string band comprising bluegrass masters Sam Bush (mandolin), Jerry Douglas (Dobro), Béla Fleck (banjo), and Byron House (stand-up bass), all playing on vintage 1920s and '30s acoustic instruments, Kaukonen revives and vividly reinterprets these blues-drenched country classics for a new generation of listeners. --Bob Allen

"Blue Railroad Train" (Lionel Alton Delmore, Rabon Delmore) – 3:44
"Just Because" (Hubert A. Nelson, James D. Touchstone) – 4:16
"Blues Stay Away from Me" (L. Delmore, R. Delmore, Henry Glover, Wayne Raney) – 3:28
"Red River Blues" (Jimmie Davis) – 3:25
"Bread Line Blues" (Bernard Slim Smith) – 4:38
"Waiting for a Train" (Jimmie Rodgers) – 3:26
"Those Gambler's Blues" (Rodgers) – 3:07
"Tom Cat Blues" (Jelly Roll Morton) – 3:05
"Big River Blues" (L. Delmore) – 3:01
"Prohibition Blues" (Clayton McMichen) – 4:13
"I'm Free from the Chain Gang Now" (Lou Herscher, Saul Klein) – 3:28
"You and My Old Guitar" (Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams) – 2:45
"What are They Doing in Heaven Today?" (Traditional) – 3:20


Jorma Kaukonen - guitar, vocals
Sam Bush – mandolin, fiddle, background vocals
Jerry Douglas – dobro, weissenborn
Byron House – bass, background vocals
Béla Fleck – banjo on "Just Because" and "Bread Line Blues"

 

[lulimet]

 

[Dennie]

My last one for the evening.....

In The Dark -- CD

Grateful Dead

1987 Arista Records

Amazon.com essential recording

Hardcore Deadheads always equate this 1987 comeback record with commercial acceptance and a watered-down fan base, but while those assertions are indeed accurate, step back and you'll hear an album full of strong material and equally solid, live-in-the-studio performances. It's more than coincidence that songs such as "Touch of Grey" (the band's only top 10 hit), "Hell in a Bucket," "West L.A. Fadeaway," and "Throwing Stones" all became staples of the Dead's last decade of touring. While longtime fans will probably have no use (or desire) for this release (especially since the CD version omits the brilliant "Brother Esau"), it remains one of the band's most successful studio forays and the quintessential icebreaker for newcomers. --Marc Greilsamer

Side one

"Touch of Grey" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:47
"Hell in a Bucket" (Barlow, Weir) – 5:35
"When Push Comes to Shove" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:05
"West L.A. Fadeaway" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:39

Side two

"Tons of Steel" (Mydland) – 5:15
"Throwing Stones" (Barlow, Weir) – 7:18
"Black Muddy River" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:58
"My Brother Esau" (Barlow, Weir) - 4:20

"My Brother Esau" was omitted from the LP and CD releases of In the Dark, but was included on the cassette and on international releases.

 

[PaulyT]

Really liking this one, very interesting stuff... (In The Court Of The Crimson King) Got a few more of King Crimson's albums on the way! bscene-drinkingcheers:

 

[Dennie]

Today's windy work truck music.....

Greatest Hits -- CD

The Lovin' Spoonful

2000 Buddha Records

The Lovin' Spoonful was one of the very first bands to take part in the folk-rock boom of the mid-1960s, creating something of an East Coast equivalent to the Byrds' seminal L.A. jangle. The original group's lineup was regrettably short-lived, all their classic material getting released on Buddha records, so the label's definitive GREATEST HITS collection presented none of the usual cross-licensing difficulties.
All the highlights of the Spoonful's '60s discography are here--the airy, transcendent pop of the jubilant "Do You Believe in Magic" and the almost Association-like "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice," the tougher rock sound of "Summer in the City," the romantic ballad "Darling Be Home Soon," and more. The rootsier side of the ensemble can be heard as well, on the likes of "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind" and "Jug Band Music." Led by John Sebastian's mellifluous voice and graceful songwriting and Zal Yanovsky's chiming guitar, the Spoonful turned out some of the most memorable singles of the '60s, and they're all right here.

Track listing

1. Do You Believe in Magic?
2. You Didn't Have to Be So Nice
3. Daydream
4. You Baby
5. Did You Ever Have to Make up Your Mind?
6. Wild About My Lovin'
7. Younger Girl
8. On the Road Again
9. Didn't Want to Have to Do It
10. Jug Band Music
11. Summer in the City
12. Rain on the Roof
13. Pow!
14. Nashville Cats
15. Lovin' You
16. Darlin' Companion
17. Coconut Grove
18. Full Measure
19. Darling Be Home Soon
20. Lonely (Amy's Theme)
21. You're a Big Boy Now
22. Six O'Clock
23. She Is Still a Mystery
24. Money
25. Younger Generation
26. Never Going Back

 

[Dennie]

Priceless Jazz Collection -- CD

Freddie Hubbard

1998 GRP Records

Gathered mostly from two of Freddie Hubbard's classic recordings, THE BODY & THE SOUL and THE ARTISTRY OF FREDDIE HUBBARD, this 1998 GRP Records collection is a visit to the early days of a jazz trumpet legend. Bursting out of the tradition of Clifford Brown and Fats Navarro, Hubbard quickly laid claim to their legacy of hot, technically daring improvisation and brave, big sound. Hubbard emerged onto the scene as such a fully blown player that it's hard to believe how young he was when he made these recordings.Hubbard is joined here by such standouts as Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone), Cedar Walton (piano), and Curtis Fuller (trombone). Hubbard's ability to take control of a theme and rework it with both bravado and nuance is evident in all the tracks. Hubbard's take on "Body and Soul" is beautifully gentle, whereas he charges into the up-tempo "Aries" with shimmering force, gliding along fearlessly above the other horns.

Track Listing
1. Happy Times
2. Skylark
3. Thermo
4. Ladies Night
5. Body and Soul
6. Dedicated to You
7. Caravan
8. Aries
9. Swing It
10. Summertime

Personnel includes: Freddie Hubbard (trumpet); Eric Dolphy (alto saxophone, flute); John Gilmore, Wayne Shorter, Jimmy Heath, Benny Golson, Selden Powell (tenor saxophone); Jerome Richardson (baritone saxophone, flute); Ed Armour, Richard Williams, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Al DeRisi (trumpet); Julius Watkins, Bob Northen (French horn); Curtis Fuller, Melba Liston (trombone); Robert Powell (tuba); Tommy Flanagan, Cedar Walton (piano); Art Davis, Reggie Workman, Jymie Merritt, Tommy Williams (bass); Louis Hayes, Philly Joe Jones, Jimmy Cobb, Albert "Tootie" Heath (drums).Engineers: Rudy Van Gelder, Frank Abbey, Tommy Nola.Includes liner notes by Jim Macnie.This is part of GRP's Priceless Jazz Collection series.Personnel: Freddie Hubbard (trumpet); Julius Held, Sol Shapiro, Arnold Eidus, Morris Stonzek, Charles McCracken , Raoul Poliakin, Gene Orloff, Harry Cykman, Harry Lookofsky (strings); Jerome Richardson (flute, baritone saxophone); Eric Dolphy (flute); Jimmy Heath, John Gilmore , Seldon Powell (tenor saxophone); Clark Terry, Ernie Royal, Al DeRisi (trumpet); Robert "Brother Ah" Northern, Julius Watkins (flugelhorn); Curtis Fuller, Melba Liston (trombone); Robert Powell (tuba); Tommy Flanagan, Cedar Walton (piano); Jimmy Cobb , Louis Hayes, Philly Joe Jones (drums).

 

[Dennie]

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf -- Remastered CD

Jimmy Smith

1964/2007 Verve Records

Outstanding reissue of a keyboard classic, September 25, 2007
By J. B Brent (Oak Ridge, Tennessee USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
This review is from: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Reis) (Dig) (Audio CD)

Originally recorded in January 1964, WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOLF was a Creed Taylor production released on vinyl by Verve Records. The arrangements for most tunes start with a smooth orchestral opening and Smith playing melody. The orchestra crescendos and departs to make room for Jimmy Smith's incredible improvisations. This is best illustrated on "Slaughter" and the first version of the title cut.
More mainstream but nonetheless enjoyable are Smith's comparatively low-key versions of Bacharach's "Wives and Lovers" and Toots' standard "Bluesette."
It's been a long but worthwhile wait for this essential piece of Jimmy's prolific catalog. The disc's packaging is faithful to the original gatefold record cover.
JB

"Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" (Richard Rodgers) – 7:07
"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Pt. 1" (Don Kirkpatrick, Keith Knox) – 4:29
"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Pt. 2" (Kirkpatrick, Knox) – 5:00
"John Brown's Body" (Traditional) – 5:18
"Wives and Lovers" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:20
"Women of the World" (Riziero Ortolani) – 5:48
"Bluesette" (Toots Thielemans) – 3:41

 

[Dennie]

Keep The Customer Satisfied - Recorded Live -- CD

Buddy Rich Big Band

1972/2001 Pacific Jazz

Keep The Customer Satisfied - Buddy Rich, February 16, 2002
By Norman Zierler (New Hartford, NY United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
This review is from: Keep The Customer Satisfied (Audio CD)

Thank heaven Pacific Jazz (thanks to former Buddy trumpeter Dean Pratt) is rereleasing Buddy's big band albums of the 60's and
early 70's. On this CD Buddy comes out blazing as usual and never lets up. The arrangements are tight and swinging, and Buddy drives the band with his unmatched power. Listen to the
driving 3/4 time of Long Day's Journey, then get rocked by Don Menza's arrangement of Groovin Hard. Before you have a chance to catch your breath, your blown away by Roger Neuman's chart for
The Juicer is Wild and Bill Holman's Winning the West. DYNAMITE!!

LP side A

"Keep the Customer Satisfied" (Paul Simon) – 6:40
"Long Day's Journey" (Don Piestrup) – 4:42
Midnight Cowboy Medley: "He Quit Me Man"/"Everybody's Talkin'"/"Tears" (Warren Zevon)/(Fred Neil) – 11:12

LP side B

"Celebration" (Piestrup) – 3:35
"Groovin' Hard" (Don Menza) – 5:25
"The Juicer Is Wild" (Neil, Roger Neuman) – 4:32
"Winning the West" (Bill Holman) – 7:30

Bonus tracks on CD re-issues:

"Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) – 4:54
"Happy Time" (Mike Hughes) – 3:57
"The Nitty Gritty" (Lincoln Chase) – 4:07
"Straight and Narrow" (Piestrup) – 4:17
"Groovin' Hard" (Menza) – 5:54
"Cornerstone" (Ted Pease) – 4:45

 

[Dennie]

All This Time -- CD

Sting

2001 A&M Records

Jazzier than typical Sting, but very beautiful, November 27, 2001
By Manny Hernandez "@askmanny" (Bay Area, CA) - See all my reviews
(TOP 100 REVIEWER)


This review is from: ...all this time (Audio CD)
Sting comes back with this live recording made on September 11 (he respectfully dedicates it to the victims of the tragedy). This time around he revisits tunes from all his periods (The Police, early and late solo material) but with a very jazzy feel to most of the songs.

What can be said about this album, that has not been said about Sting at some point? It's brilliant: he grabs his songs and virtually reinvents them, to the point where they sound almost like different songs. This is the case with almost all songs in this recording which, like all previous Sting works, is impeccably recorded and produced.

Particularly enjoyable I found his beautiful rendition of the Police classics "Don't stand so close to me" and "Roxanne" as well as the tracks included from his least popular album, 'Mercury Falling' and the mix of "A Thousand Years" and "PerfectLove... Gone Wrong," much in the same style of his earlier live double-album. Interesting results his Traffic-like version of his very own "If you love somebody set them free"... Grrrrooovy!!!! New tracks anyone? Yes! "Dienda" in the style of his interpretation of the Zappa song, "The Idiot *** song" which some lucky people were able to hear back during some sessions he played in Chicago several years ago.

Overall, one of those jewels that oughta become part of your musical collection.

All songs written by Sting, except where noted.

"Fragile" - 4:35
"A Thousand Years" (Kipper, Sting) - 3:02
"Perfect Love...Gone Wrong" - 4:11
"All This Time" - 5:20
"The Hounds of Winter" - 4:29
"Mad About You" (not included on the US edition)
"Don't Stand So Close to Me" - 2:15
"When We Dance" - 4:52
"Dienda" (Kenny Kirkland, Sting) - 3:12
"Roxanne" - 3:36
"If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" - 4:57
"Brand New Day" - 4:46
"Fields of Gold" - 3:50
"Moon over Bourbon Street" - 2:55
"If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" - 4:31
"Every Breath You Take" - 5:04

 

[Dennie]

In Hi-Fi Stereo -- CD

Mindi Abair

2010 Telarc/Heads Up

4.0 out of 5 stars Soul/Jazz retro grooves., May 18, 2010
By apricots & jazz - See all my reviews
This review is from: In Hi-Fi Stereo (Audio CD)

Sultry Soul/Jazz from this beautiful lady saxophonist, the gentle or gritty summery grooves ooze spontaneity.
The set (Mindi's sixth effort and her first with Heads Up Records) reminds a lot of some soul-jazz recordings of the '60s and '70s and combines quality mid-tempo instrumentals with vocal cuts.
She hits the funkier end of Soul/Jazz.
There are several funky grooves like "Any Way You Wanna", "All Star", "Down For The Count" and "Girl's Night Out".
On the vocal tip (maybe the less interesting part of the album) you may enjoy "Get It Right" and the cover of James Brown's "It's A Mans Mans Mans World", which showcases some great, bluesy vocals by the ubiquitous singer Lalah Hathaway (currently there are too many smooth jazz albums where Lalah appears as a guest singer).
Tracks like the sleek "L'Esprit Nouveau" (in French for 'The New Spirit') and mid-tempo "Let The Whole World Know (Sing Your Song)" will make you want more from this very talented artist, who has integrated more vocals on this album in order to widen her musical horizon and to reach into a wider audience.
Mindi has choosen catchy melodies and contemporary grooves, well produced and well played, definitely worthy of your time.
Recommended!

1. Any Way You Wanna
2. All Star
3. L'Espirit Nouveau
4. Get Right
5. Be Beautiful
6. Down For The Count
7. Girl's Night Out
8. Let The Whole World Know (Sing Your Song)
9. It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World
10. Take Me Home
11. The Alley

 

[heeman]

I have been listening to this all week back and forth to work and really, really lovin' this one...........looking forward to getting more of her music!!

 

[Dennie]

Life Less Ordinary -- CD

Mindi Abair

2006 GRP/Verve Records

Smooth jazz saxophonist Mindi Abair made a name for herself with groove-oriented compositions and solid horn work, a combination that is both passionate and easy on the ears. LIFE LESS ORDINARY is the artist's fourth solo release, and contains plenty of the artist's trademark funky instrumentals ("The Joint"), atmospheric ballads ("Rain"), and some vocal cuts (the trip-hop-inspired opener "Do You Miss Me?" and a faithful cover of Rickie Lee Jones's "It Must Be Love"). In all, Abair has turned in a diverse, creative set that won't disappoint fans of her early albums.

Track Listing
1. Do You Miss Me?
2. Long Ride Home
3. It Must Be Love
4. Joint, The
5. Rain
6. True Blue
7. Slinky
8. Ordinary Love
9. Bloom
10. Far Away

 

[Botch]

Really liking this one, very interesting stuff... (In The Court Of The Crimson King) Got a few more of King Crimson's albums on the way! bscene-drinkingcheers:

"Twenty-First-Century-Schizoid-Maaannnn!!!!"
Glad to hear you're a budding CrimHead, Pauly! What albums have you ordered? :handgestures-thumbup: :handgestures-thumbup: :handgestures-thumbup:

 

[Dennie]

Merry Christmas Everyone and Cheers...... ccasion-xmas:

(Yeah Botch, I checked the calendar and sure enough, it's December 1st! ccasion-balloons: )

The Christmas Song -- CD

Nat King Cole

1961/1986 Capitol Records

Amazon.com essential recording

Countless singers have recorded the now-famous title track to this 14-song collection, but none have explored its evocative nuances as fully as the man who first brought it into our living rooms--Nat King Cole. Then again, his honeyed throat and refined delivery allowed him to make just about any song his own--even ubiquitous carols such as "O Holy Night" and "Adeste Fideles." Cole's gift--the thing that made him beloved by grandmas and jazzbos alike--was his ability to conjure images so vivid, you need only close your eyes in order to see, say, a snow-swept town square ("Caroling, Caroling") or that holy scene from 2,000 years ago ("Away in a Manger"). --David Sprague

Track Listing
1. Christmas Song, The
2. Deck the Hall
3. Adeste Fideles
4. O Tannenbaum
5. O, Little Town of Bethlehem
6. I Saw Three Ships
7. O Holy Night
8. Hark, The Herald Angels Sing
9. Cradle in Bethlehem, A
10. Away in a Manger
11. Joy to the World
12. First Noel, The
13. Caroling, Caroling
14. Silent Night

 

[Dennie]

Soulful Christmas -- CD

Aaron Neville

1993 A&M Records

Aaron Neville's Soulful Christmas is at once familiar yet progressive, traditional, prayerful, heartfelt, fun, and sexy. Neville lends his angelic voice to timeless holiday standards, resulting in one of the more compelling American holiday albums of the 1990s. Neville's treatment of classics such as "O Holy Night," "Silent Night," and "O Little Town of Bethlehem" is absolutely stirring, and he infuses these lullabies with so much warmth and sincerity that they can even touch the hardest, most cynical audiences. Neville also covers more contemporary tunes, such as "Please Come Home for Christmas," and augments his warm renditions of "The Christmas Song" and "White Christmas" with classic pop arrangements, filled with lush strings, piano, and even saxophone. The real gems, however, include the irresistibly swingin' "Such a Night," which should become mandatory for any Christmas party, and the equally intoxicating, hand clapping "Louisiana Christmas Day." The album ends on a spiritual tone with the tender "Star Carol" and the moving, organ-accompanied "The Bells of St. Mary's." Neville wholly succeeds in crafting a fun, Cajun-spiced yet traditional Christmas album, which manages to capture all of the joy, passion, spirituality ,and nostalgia which goes along with the holiday season. ~ Jose F. Promis

Track Listing
1. Please Come Home for Christmas
2. O Holy Night
3. Christmas Song, The
4. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
5. White Christmas
6. Such a Night
7. O Little Town of Bethlehem
8. Silent Night
9. Louisiana Christmas Day
10. Star Carol, The
11. Bells of St. Mary's, The

 

[Rope]

Rope

 

[Dennie]

Light of the Stable -- Remastered CD

Emmylou Harris

1979/2004 Warner Bros./Rhino Records

Amazon.com

First released in 1979, Light of the Stable has survived the passage of time and received much acclaim over the years. Updated in 2004 with three new tunes and insightful liner notes, its light now shines even brighter. A host of well-known voices and players join Harris on Christmas songs both familiar and unexpected. Among her guests are Dolly Parton, Rodney Crowell, Neil Young, Ricky Skaggs, James Burton, and Kate and Anna McGarrigle, the latter of whose lovely arrangements of the traditional "Cherry Tree Carol" and their own "Man Is an Island" are two of the bonus tracks.

Given its history and craft, Light of the Stable is more than just a seasonal collection. In many ways, it's shaped the sound of country Christmas records for the 25 years since its original release--yet the warm glow of its own artistry has never wavered. Consider it a little masterpiece. --Martin Keller

"Christmas Time's a-Coming" (Tex Logan) - 2:51
"O Little Town of Bethlehem" (Phillips Brooks/Lewis H. Redner) - 3:40
"Away in a Manger" [with Nancy Ahern] (Martin Luther/arr. Jonathan E. Spillman) - 2:37
"Angel Eyes (Angel Eyes)" (Rodney Crowell) - 3:18
"The First Noel" (Traditional) - 2:40
"Beautiful Star of Bethlehem" (Arthur L. Phipps) - 3:05
"Little Drummer Boy" (Katherine Davis/Henry Onorati/Harry Simeone) - 4:02
"There's a Light" [new track] (Beth Nielsen Chapman)
"Cherry Tree Carol" [new track] (Traditional/arr. Kate McGarrigle/Anna McGarrigle)
"Golden Cradle" [with Nancy Ahern] (Traditional/arr. Nancy Ahern) - 2:05
"Silent Night" (Josef Mohr/Franz Gruber/arr. Brian Ahern) - 3:33
"Man Is an Island" [new track] (Kate McGarrigle/Anna McGarrigle/Jane McGarrigle)
"Light of the Stable" (Steven Rhymer/Elizabeth Rhymer) - 2:29