A Smooth Jazz Christmas

~ Release by Dave Koz & Friends (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Smooth Jazz Christmas Overture: Let It Snow / Winter Wonderland / What Child Is This (Greensleeves) / Angels We Have Heard On High / Jingle Bells / Santa Claus Is Coming to TownDave Koz & Friends8:33
2The Christmas Song
recording engineer and mixer:
Al Schmitt
producer:
Dave Koz
mixed at:
Capitol Studios, Studio C in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 2001-04 until 2001-05)
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
lyricist:
Robert Wells (songwriter) (in 1945-07) and Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
composer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
Dave Koz & Friends4:56
3O’Tannenbaum / Sleigh Ride Medley
recording engineer and mixer:
Al Schmitt
producer:
Dave Koz
mixed at:
Capitol Studios, Studio C in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 2001-04 until 2001-05)
recording of:
O’Tannenbaum / Sleigh Ride Medley
arranger:
David Benoit, Rick Braun, Dave Koz, Brenda Russell (US singer-songwriter & keyboardist) and Peter White (smooth jazz/jazz fusion guitarist)
publisher:
David Benoit Music, EMI Mills Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Emma Jo Tunes, Ev‐Web Music, Just Koz Music, Peter White Music, Rutland Road Music, Universal – Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
medley of:
O Tannenbaum (O Fir Tree, original German version)
medley of:
Sleigh Ride
Dave Koz & Friends4:04
4Silent Night
recording engineer and mixer:
Al Schmitt
producer:
Dave Koz
arranger:
David Benoit, Rick Braun, Dave Koz, Brenda Russell (US singer-songwriter & keyboardist) and Peter White (smooth jazz/jazz fusion guitarist)
mixed at:
Capitol Studios, Studio C in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 2001-04 until 2001-05)
cover recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author) (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author) (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author) (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author) (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Peter White4:34
5Beneath the Moonlit Sky
recording engineer and mixer:
Al Schmitt
producer:
Dave Koz
mixed at:
Capitol Studios, Studio C in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 2001-04 until 2001-05)
recording of:
Beneath the Moonlit Sky
composer:
David Benoit and Dave Koz
publisher:
David Benoit Music, Just Koz Music, Universal – Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Dave Koz and David Benoit3:05
6Little Drummer Boy
recording engineer and mixer:
Al Schmitt
producer:
Dave Koz
arranger:
Rick Braun and Dave Koz
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2001)
mixed at:
Capitol Studios, Studio C in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 2001-04 until 2001-05)
instrumental cover recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (Katherine Kennicott Davis) (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated), International Korwin Corp., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
Rick Braun4:28
7Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
recording engineer and mixer:
Al Schmitt
producer:
Dave Koz
arranger:
David Benoit, Rick Braun, Dave Koz, Brenda Russell (US singer-songwriter & keyboardist) and Peter White (smooth jazz/jazz fusion guitarist)
mixed at:
Capitol Studios, Studio C in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 2001-04 until 2001-05)
cover recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
arranger:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
David Benoit4:09
8December Makes Me Feel This WayKenny Loggins3:39
9Boogie Woogie Santa Claus
recording engineer and mixer:
Al Schmitt
producer:
Dave Koz
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2001)
mixed at:
Capitol Studios, Studio C in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 2001-04 until 2001-05)
cover recording of:
Boogie Woogie Santa Claus
lyricist and composer:
Leon René
publisher:
Leon Rene Publications
Brenda Russell3:20
10Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
recording engineer and mixer:
Al Schmitt
producer:
Dave Koz
mixed at:
Capitol Studios, Studio C in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 2001-04 until 2001-05)
cover recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
lyricist:
Ralph Blane (in 1943)
composer:
Hugh Martin (in 1943)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Publishing, EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Loew’s Incorporated (in 1943, in 1944) and Leo Feist, Inc. (in 1971, in 1972)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
Dave Koz and Peter White3:50
11White Christmas
recording engineer:
Stephan Oberhoff (lead vocals) and Al Schmitt
producer:
Dave Koz and Stephan Oberhoff (lead vocals)
mixer:
Al Schmitt
vocals:
Brenda Russell (US singer-songwriter & keyboardist)
mixed at:
Capitol Studios, Studio C in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 2001-04 until 2001-05)
cover recording of:
White Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Berlin Music Corp., Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 winner)
Brenda Russell, David Benoit and Dave Koz3:22
12Eight Candles (A Song for Hanukkah)Dave Koz3:36
13Get Here (for the Holidays)
recording engineer:
Stephan Oberhoff (lead vocals) and Al Schmitt
producer:
Dave Koz and Stephan Oberhoff (lead vocals)
mixer:
Al Schmitt
vocals:
Brenda Russell (US singer-songwriter & keyboardist)
mixed at:
Capitol Studios, Studio C in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 2001-04 until 2001-05)
recording of:
Get Here
lyricist and composer:
Brenda Russell (US singer-songwriter & keyboardist)
publisher:
Rutland Road Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Brenda Russell4:59
14’Twas the Night Before Christmas
recording engineer and mixer:
Al Schmitt
producer:
Dave Koz
spoken vocals [narrator]:
David Benoit, Rick Braun, Dave Koz, Brenda Russell (US singer-songwriter & keyboardist) and Peter White (smooth jazz/jazz fusion guitarist)
mixed at:
Capitol Studios, Studio C in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 2001-04 until 2001-05)
recording of:
’Twas the Night Before Christmas (Dave Koz version)
writer:
David Benoit, Rick Braun, Dave Koz, Brenda Russell (US singer-songwriter & keyboardist) and Peter White (smooth jazz/jazz fusion guitarist)
publisher:
David Benoit Music, Emma Jo Tunes, Ev‐Web Music, Just Koz Music, Peter White Music, Rutland Road Music, Universal – Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Dave Koz & Friends3:57

Credits

Release

art direction:Jeffery Fey
Tommy Steele (Creative Director (EMI/Capitol, Workbook))
photography:Lester Cohen
Sam Jones (photographer)
booking:Agency for the Performing Arts
Jim Gosnell
miscellaneous support:David Benoit (task: musical director)
Marcel Pariseau (task: publicity)
Jeff Raymond (publicist) (task: publicity)
W.F. Leopold Management, Inc. (task: management)
Yvonne Wish (task: project coordinator)
assistant engineer:Steve Genewick
Jimmy Hoyson
executive producer:Roy Lott
additional recording engineer:John Hendrickson (Music engineer, mixer)
mastering:Doug Sax
accordion and acoustic guitar:Peter White (smooth jazz/jazz fusion guitarist)
alto saxophone, soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:Dave Koz
bass:Bill Sharpe (The Rubberhand Man)
bass trombone and tenor trombone:Nick Lane (US trombonist, composer & arranger)
drums (drum set):Stevo Théard
electric guitar:Paul Jackson Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist)
flugelhorn and trumpet:Rick Braun
handclaps:Rick Braun
Mike Glines (engineer)
John Hendrickson (Music engineer, mixer)
Dave Koz
Julian Raymond
Paula Salvatore
Maggie Sikkens
keyboard [keyboards]:Brian Simpson (jazz pianist)
percussion:Brian Kilgore
piano:David Benoit
Brian Simpson (jazz pianist)
background vocals:Bridgette Bryant (American session backing vocalist)
Ester Nicholson
Sandy Simmons
design:Jeffery Fey
manufactured by:Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2001)
recorded at:Capitol Studios, Studio A in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 2001-04 until 2001-05)
Capitol Studios, Studio B in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 2001-04 until 2001-05)
mastered at:The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, 1967–2008) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/4673981 [info]
ASIN:US: B00005OAIH [info]

Release group

artist & repertoire support:Steve Schnur
part of:Grammy Award: Best Contemporary Instrumental Album nominees (number: 2002) (order: 8)
Wikidata:Q16959961 [info]