WHITE CHRISTMAS : Living Strings & Living Voices
Eu estava em busca de um album de Natal com as vozes de Walter Schumann, nome sugerido pelo Klessius Leão.
Encontrei o álbum do Schumann mas não posso postá-lo pois o álbum foi relançado e o link suspenso.
Mas, na mesma fonte - o blog Falalalala especializado em música de Natal, havia este, bastante semelhante ao que eu buscava.
Confesso que ainda não ouvi o álbum mas decidi postá-lo, confiante nas Liner Notes e Comennts abaixo transcritos.
Não pode dar errado: este álbum tem a "cara" do Natal, com aquele som descomplicado de cordas e vozes, suave e relaxante, e ainda inova, com a inserção de faixa com ritmo de bossa nova! Acho que vai valer a pena, estou curioso. Além do mais, um pouquinho de "água com açúcar" não faz faz mal a ninguém, nesta época...
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LINER NOTES:
The many ways of celebrating Christmas are as varied as the customs of the peoples of the world. All nations, ages and cultures, from the era of the Druids to the present day, have made contributions to the Christmas holly day. Yet, down through the centuries, though customs may differ from nation to nation, the music has remained universal. This universality is beautifully presented by the Living Strings and Living Voices under the inspired direction of arranger-conductor Johnny Douglas.
In this collection you’ll find a tasteful blending of an opulence of instruments with a spirited vocal group. The Living Strings
and Living Voices give exquisite renderings of old favorites. Songs like the timeless Silent Night have never sounded more moving than they do here. There’s also the lovely My Favorite Things, which, though not primarily a Christmas song, is ideally suited to the holiday spirit. As a sound matter of fact, in listening to this delightful recording one feels once again warmed by that holiday glow. The message conveyed by all concerned with this album’s production is conveyed by the title of one of the songs — We Wish You a Merry Christmas.
SIDNEY ASCHER
1968
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COMMENTS:
This is white bread music, no doubt about it. But even white bread has some nutritious value – specially with the new whole wheat white bread. Well, the bottom line here is lush, right? The strings are crisp and clear, the voices tight and polished, the recording bright and clean. Some of that has to do with the superb production by the legendary Ethel Gabriel.
Who’s Ethel Gabriel, you ask? For shame! She’s only one of the first female record producers in the music biz.
She produced (and earned gold records for) Henry Mancini, Perry Como, Chet Atkins, Al Caiola and more. She built the house
of EZ Listening at RCA records. And you can hear that pedigree all over this record.
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White Christmas
Living Strings & Living Voices
Pickwick Records
1977 (Previously Released on Camden Records 1968)
Arranged and Conducted by Johnny Douglas
Produced by Ethel Gabriel
SIDE ONE
1. White Christmas
2. Happy Holiday
3. Here’s To You
4. My Favorite Things
5. Christmas Lullaby - Silent Night
SIDE TWO
1. Do You Hear What I Hear
2. Ring Christmas Bells - We Wish You A Merry Christmas
3. Little Drummer Boy
4. Buon Natale (Merry Christmas To You)-Jingo Jango - Jingle Bells - Bossa Nova Noel
5. A Merry Christmas Song
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