December (Chris Botti album)
2002 studio album by Chris Botti
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December Chris Botti . It was released by Columbia Records on October 22, 2002. Botti himself provided vocal on "Perfect Day".
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "The Christmas Song " Mel Tormé , Robert Wells 4:32 2. "The First Noel " Traditional 2:50 3. "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! " Sammy Cahn , Jule Styne 4:02 4. "Hallelujah " Leonard Cohen 3:04 5. "Perfect Day" Richard Marx , Cynthia Rhodes Marx 2:43 6. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town " J. Fred Coots , Haven Gillespie 4:09 7. "O Little Town of Bethlehem " Traditional 3:10 8. "Winter Wonderland " Felix Bernard , Richard B. Smith 3:08 9. "The Little Drummer Boy " Katherine K. Davis , Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone 3:05 10. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing " Traditional 2:01 11. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas " Ralph Blane , Hugh Martin 3:16 12. "Silent Night " Traditional 4:59 13. "I'll Be Home for Christmas " Kim Gannon , Walter Kent , Buck Ram 4:07
Personnel
Chris Botti – trumpet, arrangements (1, 3-5, 9, 11-13), string arrangements (1)Billy Childs – Fender Rhodes (1, 11, 13), acoustic piano (3, 4, 5, 9, 12), arrangements (4, 5, 12)C. J. Vanston – acoustic piano (3, 13), synthesizers (4, 5, 11, 12), organ (3), string arrangements (4), Hammond organ (9)Randy Waldman – acoustic piano (7, 8)Anthony Wilson – guitar (1, 3, 7, 9)Shane Fontayne – guitar (6, 11, 13), arrangements (6)James Harrah – guitar (8)
Dave Carpenter – bass (1, 3, 5, 12)Jon Ossman – bass (6, 11, 13)
Christian McBride – bass (7)Brian Bromberg – bass (8)Jimmy Haslip – bass (9)Peter Erskine – drums (1, 5, 9, 12), percussion (5, 9)Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (7, 8, 11, 13)Bob Sheppard – alto flute (1), tenor saxophone (9)Brandon Fields – tenor saxophone (11)Mary Anne Steinberger – cello (1, 4)
Andrew Picken – viola (1, 4)
Susan Chatman – violin (1, 4)
Joel Derouin – violin (1, 4)
Gina Kronstadt – violin (1, 4), concertmaster (1, 4)
John Wittenberg – violin (1, 4)
The London Session Orchestra – orchestra (2, 10)Jeremy Lubbock – arrangements (2, 7, 10)Gil Goldstein – arrangements (8)JoAnn Tominaga – contractor (8)
Richard H. Bullock – bassoon (8)
Andrew Radford – bassoon (8)
Don Markese – clarinet (8)
Steve Kujala – flute (8)
Dick Mitchell – flute (8)
Robert Shulgold – flute (8)
Justin Hagerman – flugelhorn (8)
Yvonne Moriarty – flugelhorn (8)
Brian O'Connor – flugelhorn (8)
Kurt Snyder – flugelhorn (8)
Nick Lane – trombone (8)
John Van Houten – tuba (8)
Orchestra of St John's – choir (2)John Lubbock – choir conductor (2)Eric Benét – vocals (7)
Production
Bobby Colomby – producer, management
Nathaniel Kunkel – engineer, mixing (1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 11-13)
Christopher Roberts – additional engineer
Joe Brown, Jr. – second engineer
Charlie Paakkari – second engineer
Haydn Bendell – recording (2, 10), mixing (2, 10)
Al Schmitt – recording (7, 8), mixing (7, 8)Steve Hall – mastering at Future Disc (North Hollywood, California).
Mary Maurer – art direction
Kevo Sassouni – design
Davis Factor – photography
Marc Silag – management
Charts
Chart (2002)
Peak
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums[ 2]
7
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