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Chuck Brown & Eva Cassidy
"The Spirit Of Christmas"
© Raw Venture Records
Year of Release: 1999
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track listing
Merry Christmas Baby
White Christmas
What Are You Doing
New Year's Eve
This Christmas
Silent Night
God Rest Ye
Merry Gentlemen
Have Yourself A
Merry Little
Christmas
The Christmas Song
(with Eva Cassidy)
The Spirit Of Christmas
(with Eva Cassidy)
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Chuck Brown & Eva Cassidy
"The Spirit Of Christmas"
Ok, so Christmas isn't here yet, but it is not too far away...
Chuck Brown is a soul/blues artist, and he was fortunate to include a
wonderful young singer by the name of Eva Cassidy on his Christmas album (on
two songs), likewise the two of them recorded a duet album, entitled The
Other Side. The songs contained here on Brown's The Spirit Of
Christmas has the familar Christmas tunes, yet updated to a soulful and
jazzy approach.
"Merry Christmas Baby" definitely has an upbeat soulful approach,
and his version of "White Christmas" mixes soul and new age jazz, easily
fitting New Age Jazz formats. Likewise, another smooth jazz is the song not
in the "familar standard Christmas" -- "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve,"
a very smooth, bluesy mood setter. The upbeat soulful "This Christmas"
also fits the New Age Jazz category, having a very happy-snappy jazz sound.
"Silent Night" may best be remembered as very soft and slow, but
Brown's version kicks it high in the upbeat soul fashion, which compares to
one act featured from The WSVNRadio Hall of Fame,
Soundoctrine. Likewise, another
standard slow Christmas favorite is "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen."
Again, on Brown's version, it is has an updated upbeat New Age Jazz sound, as
heard on his "Silent Night."
But one song that has been done in the slow and easy fashion is "Have
Yourself A Merry Little Christmas." And Brown's version is extremely
exceptional, in a great slow and romantic jazz style. Likewise, the traditonal
jazz style as heard on Nat King Cole's version of "The Christmas Song"
is heard on Brown's version, and it also includes a guest vocalist, Eva Cassidy,
and both voices are truly beautiful, making this song a great Christmas song
to add to anyone's list. The original "The Spirit Of Christmas" blends
both Brown's and Cassidy's voices well, as any original Christmas tunes adds
an extra texture to the well-known standard Christmas favorites.
The Spirit Of Christmas has great soul and new age jazz, where any
fan of this type of music will enjoy this album during the Christmas season.
With the share of traditional favorites, a few originals, and the guest songs
with
Eva Cassidy, this album will bring up anyone's spirits for the Christmas
holiday.
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