Release Date: 04 November 2016
Label: MPS
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 4029759116004
Genres: Jazz Vocal Jazz
Release Date: 01 December 2017
Label: MPS
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 4029759098751
Genres: Jazz Vocal Jazz
Description
Tired of the same old Christmas carols sung the same old way? Then The Singers Unlimited's 1971 MPS album "Christmas" is the perfect stocking stuffer. Leader Gene Puerling's advanced harmonic concepts influenced Take Six, Manhattan Transfer, and Brian Wilson. Legendary jazz singer Jon Hendricks compared Puerling to pioneering saxophonist Charlie Parker, exclaiming "Gene broadened the harmonies, like Bird did with bebop." Arguably the best-known of the 15 albums the Singers Unlimited recorded for MPS, Christmas contains such classics as "Deck the Halls", "Silent Night", and "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear", arranged in Puerling's signature style. The a cappella quartet modulates between the traditional and the jazz-inflected modern, at times exuberant, at times reflective. Seven originals were penned by jazz trumpeter Alfred Burt. First intended as Christmas cards for friends and family with lyrics by Burt's Episcopalian pastor-father, the compositions have since become distinctive season standards. Sounding as clean and pure as a child's breath on a cold winter morning, "Christmas" is a holiday gift that is a joy to listen to at any time of the year.
Description
Tired of the same old Christmas carols sung the same old way? Then The Singers Unlimited's 1971 MPS album "Christmas" is the perfect stocking stuffer. Leader Gene Puerling's advanced harmonic concepts influenced Take Six, Manhattan Transfer, and Brian Wilson. Legendary jazz singer Jon Hendricks compared Puerling to pioneering saxophonist Charlie Parker, exclaiming "Gene broadened the harmonies, like Bird did with bebop." Arguably the best-known of the 15 albums the Singers Unlimited recorded for MPS, Christmas contains such classics as "Deck the Halls", "Silent Night", and "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear", arranged in Puerling's signature style. The a cappella quartet modulates between the traditional and the jazz-inflected modern, at times exuberant, at times reflective. Seven originals were penned by jazz trumpeter Alfred Burt. First intended as Christmas cards for friends and family with lyrics by Burt's Episcopalian pastor-father, the compositions have since become distinctive season standards. Sounding as clean and pure as a child's breath on a cold winter morning, "Christmas" is a holiday gift that is a joy to listen to at any time of the year.
Tracklisting
Tracklisting
Oscar Peterson
Various Artists
John Taylor Trio
Volker Kriegel
Jean-Luc Ponty
Alphonse Mouzon
The Rolf Kuhn Group
George Duke
Alison Burns & Martin Taylor
Judith Owen
Kira Martini
Nina Simone
Nat King Cole
James Hudson
Fay Victor & Herbie Nichols SUNG
Tumi Mogorosi
