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Vintage Christmas Trio
Prescott Records

Vintage Christmas Trio

$14.99

Details

Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Ian, Estes, Hunt
Format
CD
Label
Prescott Records
Released
Nov 03, 2017
Catalog #
PR0005
UPC
612289999823

About

Vintage Christmas Trio is David Ian’s long-awaited full-length follow up to his debut success Vintage Christmas. His purest release to date, this album features instrumental-only jazz trio interpretations of Christmas favorites using the most minimal elements--highlighting Ian’s craft as pianist and arranger. David Ian’s delightful performances transport you to an era that birthed the most sentimental songs of this season. The opener, “Deck the Halls” welcomes in the Christmas spirit with a swinging trio. David Ian’s signature sound shines throughout the album as he transforms the often stately “Joy to the World” into a jazz/blues injected festivity and then carries the listener into a dreamier state with the ever-loved classic “White Christmas.” The lyrical bass solos of Jon Estes tastefully splash their way on numerous tracks supported by the clever drumwork of Josh Hunt, who together comprise a perfectly ornamental rhythm section. “We Three Kings” takes on a new form with a reflective mood; an unexpected arrangement of a Christmas classic, more forgotten in recent years. In “Silver Bells,” Ian masterfully and fluidly switches back and forth from swing to straight time. The close of the album is a solemn “O Come, All Ye Faithful,” stripped down to just piano and percussion. If you listen closely, your ears might catch the chirps of a winter bird complementing this moving musical performance.

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 Deck the Halls 04:19
    Track
    1
    Title
    Deck the Halls
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    David Ian, Jon Estes, Josh Hunt
  2. 2 It Came upon a Midnight Clear 03:50
    Track
    2
    Title
    It Came upon a Midnight Clear
    Duration
    03:50
    Composer
    Richard S. Willis
    Performer
    David Ian, Jon Estes, Josh Hunt
  3. 3 Joy to the World 03:08
    Track
    3
    Title
    Joy to the World
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Lowell Mason
    Performer
    David Ian, Jon Estes, Josh Hunt
  4. 4 White Christmas 03:22
    Track
    4
    Title
    White Christmas
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Irving Berlin
    Performer
    David Ian, Jon Estes, Josh Hunt
  5. 5 Good King Wenceslas 03:31
    Track
    5
    Title
    Good King Wenceslas
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    David Ian, Jon Estes, Josh Hunt
  6. 6 I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day 03:18
    Track
    6
    Title
    I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    David Ian, Jon Estes, Josh Hunt
  7. 7 We Three Kings 03:08
    Track
    7
    Title
    We Three Kings
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    John Henry Hopkins Jr.
    Performer
    David Ian, Jon Estes, Josh Hunt
  8. 8 Up on the Housetop 03:16
    Track
    8
    Title
    Up on the Housetop
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Benjamin Russell Hanby
    Performer
    David Ian, Jon Estes, Josh Hunt
  9. 9 Silver Bells 03:29
    Track
    9
    Title
    Silver Bells
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Ray Evans, Jay Livingston
    Performer
    David Ian, Jon Estes, Josh Hunt
  10. 10 Adeste fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) 02:42
    Track
    10
    Title
    Adeste fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    John Francis Wade
    Performer
    David Ian, Josh Hunt