VA — Christmas in the Spirit of Jazz (2021)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless | 01:10:34 | 333 Mb
Jazz, Christmas and Holiday
Just as there are a multitude of different ways to celebrate Christmas, there is also a vast and appetising array of Christmas music. And whereas Nils Landgren\’s \»Christmas With My Friends\» series has been an integral part of the run-up to the holiday season for the past 15 years, it is far from being all that ACT has to offer: a host of other artists from the label have created their own distinctive Christmas sounds. These range from the quiet contemplations of pianist Bugge Wesseltoft or the hymn-inspired \»Nordic Christmas\» from saxophonist Tore Brunborg, to music from Canadian singer Laila Biali or \»a touch of class\» (The Observer) from Echoes of Swing. and even the coruscating and youthful energy of the Jazzrausch Bigband. All these and many more are to be found on \»Christmas in the Spirit of Jazz\». This is the ACT Christmas soundtrack for 2021.
1. Nils Landgren;Ida Sand;Jeanette Köhn;Jessica Pilnäs;Sharon Dyall;Eva Kruse;Johan Norberg;Jonas Knutsson — Comin\’ Home for Christmas (4:27)
2. Echoes of Swing;Rebecca Kilgore;Henning Gailing — Winter Wonderland (4:18)
3. Nils Landgren;Jonas Knutsson;Jessica Pilnäs;Johan Norberg — Sleigh Ride (2:48)
4. Jazzrausch Bigband — Fröhliche Weihnacht überall (2:54)
5. Nils Landgren;Johan Norberg;Ida Sand;Jessica Pilnäs;Sharon Dyall;Jonas Knutsson;Eva Kruse;Jeanette Köhn — Just Another Christmas Song (3:21)
6. Iiro Rantala — Happy Xmas, War Is Over (5:59)
7. Jeanette Köhn;Ida Sand — Angel\’s Carol (4:02)
8. Janne Mark;Arve Henriksen — Vinter (5:28)
9. Laila Biali — A Child Is Born (3:14)
10. Adam Baldych;Helge Lien Trio;Tore Brunborg — Hallelujah (4:37)
11. Nils Landgren;Jonas Knutsson;Johan Norberg;Jeanette Köhn;Jessica Pilnäs;Sharon Dyall;Eva Kruse;Ida Sand — Little Drummer Boy / Peace on Earth (3:17)
12. Tore Brunborg;Kjetil Bjerkestrand — Away in a Manger (2:04)
13. Nils Landgren — Jul Jul, Stralande Jul (4:25)
14. Ida Sand — Giv Mig Ej Glans (Live) (3:52)
15. Bugge Wesseltoft — In Dulce Jubilo (6:06)
16. Caecilie Norby;Lars Danielsson — Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (3:09)
17. Nils Landgren;Ida Sand;Viktoria Tolstoy — Christmas Song (3:44)
18. Nils Landgren — Der Mond ist aufgegangen (2:55)