{"product_id":"marsalis-ellis-new-orleans-christma-cd-18043297902","title":"Ellis Marsalis - New Orleans Christmas Carol [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eA nice, fun Christmas album that represents the holiday season and is great for the whole family, featuring familiar Christmas songs. REVIEW'The elder statesmen of the best known family working in jazz today tackles a long list of timeless tunes in various configurations, from solo piano to quartet, and the resultant music is a display of pure pleasure and beauty. While the title of the album might lead some to believe that NOLA-slanted arrangements are plentiful, with second line grooves or Meters-style funk forthcoming, that's not the case. Marsalis merely uses the name of this collection to indicate from whence this wonderful music came.In some places, Marsalis' playing simply evokes imagery of a family surrounding the piano to soak in the warm and tender sounds of the season on Christmas Eve (\"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas\"), but the majority of this music swings, sways and\/or soothes in seemingly effortless fashion. Solos are succinct and stylish, and the arrangements are classy and charming.Particularly notable performances include a trio take on Leroy Anderson's \"Sleigh Ride,\" a warm interpretation of Vince Guaraldi's Charlie Brown-associated \"Christmas Time Is Here,\" which features some fine vibraphone work from Jason Marsalis, and a rendition of \"We Three Kings\" that's built in the image of McCoy Tyner. \"Christmas Joy,\" which features vocalist Johnaye Kendrick, is the better of the two vocal numbers on the record, but Cynthia Liggins Thomas' vocal performance on Thad Jones' \"A Child Is Born\" is far from second rate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eO Christmas Tree\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLittle Drummer Boy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe Three Kings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChild Is Born\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGod Rest Ye Merry Gentleman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt Came Upon a Midnight Clear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eO Holy Night\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWinter Wonderland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChristmas Time Is Here 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLittle Town of Bethlehem 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSilent Night 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHave Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChristmas Is Here 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSleigh Ride 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Child Is This 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChristmas Song 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe Wish You a Merry Christmas 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWinter Wonderland [Remix] 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHark the Herald Angels Sing 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Little Drummer Boy [Remix] 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHark the Herald Angels Sing [Alt. Version] 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChristmas Time Is Here [Alt. Version]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"128","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50564548133160,"sku":"18043297902","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0933\/3833\/7576\/files\/1894541.jpg?v=1763985915","url":"https:\/\/waterloorecords.com\/products\/marsalis-ellis-new-orleans-christma-cd-18043297902","provider":"Waterloo Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}