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Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass
Big Band Christmas
Album US 1998 on Concord Records label
Jazz (Big Band)
Recorded at DAVE, Toronto, Ontario, Canada April 27 & 28, 1998. Mixed & Assembled at PER, Hayward, CA.
Musicians
 | Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass , 1968-1999 CA album by |
 | Jim Vivian b, voc, *1961 CA bass |
 | Ernie Pattison tb, CA bass trombone |
 | Ken Steele copyist |
 | Ted Warren dr, perc, CA drums |
 | Bob Leonard , flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone |
 | John Johnson sax, fl, CA flute, clarinet, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, soloist |
 | Pat LaBarbera ts, *1944 CA flute, clarinet, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, soloist |
 | Alex Dean ts, cl, fl, CA flute, clarinet, tenor saxophone, soloist |
 | James MacDonald frh, CA french horn |
 | Judy Kay , french horn |
 | Ed Bickert g, *1932 CA guitar, soloist |
 | Brian Leonard dr, perc, *1952 CA percussion |
 | David Restivo p, CA piano, soloist |
 | Moe Koffman fl, as, 1928-2001 CA piccolo flute, flute, clarinet, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, soloist |
 | Rob McConnell tb, 1935-2010 CA producer, arranged by, valve trombone, soloist |
 | Bob Livingston tb, CA trombone |
 | Jerry Johnson tb, CA trombone |
 | Alastair Kay tb, voc, CA trombone, lead, soloist |
 | Dave Dunlop tr, g, bvoc, *1955 CA flugelhorn, trumpet, lead, soloist |
 | Guido Basso tr, fh, *1937 CA trumpet, flugelhorn, soloist |
 | John MacLeod tr, fh, CA trumpet, flugelhorn |
 | Kevin Turcotte tr, fh, *1964 CA trumpet, flugelhorn, soloist |
 | Steve McDade tr, fh, *1962 CA trumpet, flugelhorn, soloist |
 | Buck Ram , 1907-1991 US lyrics by |
 | Hugh Martin p, voc, 1914-2011 US lyrics by |
 | Kim Gannon , 1900-1974 US lyrics by |
 | Dick Smith , 1901-1935 lyrics by |
 | Sammy Cahn voc, 1913-1993 US lyrics by |
 | Anonymous bvoc, acg, lyrics by, translated by |
 | Edmund Sears , 1810-1876 US lyrics by |
 | Joseph Mohr , 1792-1848 AT lyrics by, german |
 | Alan & Marilyn Bergman , lyrics by |
 | Lowell Mason , 1792-1872 US adapted by |
 | Isaac Watts , 1674-1748 GB lyrics by |
 | Phillips Brooks , 1835-1893 US lyrics by |
Producers
| Robert Walston art direction |
| Ben Switzer engineer, assistant |
| Vanya Drakul engineer, assistant |
| John Burk executive-producer |
| George Horn mastered by |
| Don Vickery photography by |
| Phil Edwards producer, engineer, mixed by |
| Kathleen Vance production manager |
Composers
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas / I'll Be Home For Christmas | Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass | Buck Ram, Hugh Martin, Kim Gannon | 7:19 |
| 2 | Silver Bells / In The Bleak Midwinter | Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass | Livingston & Evans | 3:58 |
| 3 | White Christmas / Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow / Winter Wonderland | Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass | Dick Smith, Sammy Cahn, Irving Berlin | 7:00 |
| 4 | Away In A Manger | Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass | Anonymous | 2:10 |
| 5 | The Christmas Waltz | Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass | Sammy Cahn | 4:59 |
| 6 | The Christmas Song | Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass | Mel Tormé, Robert Wells | 5:39 |
| 7 | What Are You Doing New Year's Eve | Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass | Frank Loesser | 7:55 |
| 8 | It Came Upon A Midnight Clear / Silent Night | Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass | Edmund Sears, Joseph Mohr | 5:30 |
| 9 | My Favorite Things | Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass | Rodgers & Hammerstein | 7:17 |
| 10 | A Christmas Love Song | Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass | Alan & Marilyn Bergman | 5:10 |
| 11 | O Little Town Of Bethlehem / Joy To The World | Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass | Isaac Watts, Phillips Brooks | 2:50 |
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