2007 Chris Botti – December
December is the fifth studio album by trumpet player Chris Botti. It was released by Columbia Records on October 22, 2002. Botti himself provided vocal on “Perfect Day”. This is the re-release (deluxe) version, released in 2007.
Tracks
1 The Christmas Song (Mel Tormé; Robert Wells) 04:32
2 Ave Maria (Franz Schubert) 05:46
3 Winter Wonderland (Dick Smith; Felix Bernard) 03:08
4 The First Noel (Traditional) 02:50
5 Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (Jule Styne; Sammy Cahn) 04:02
6 Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen) 03:04
7 I Really Don’t Want Much For Christmas (Richard Rudolph; Jeremy Lubbock) 04:18
8 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin; Ralph Blane) 04:31
9 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Haven Gillespie; Fred Coots) 04:07
10 Silent Night (Traditional) 05:45
11 Little Drummer Boy (Harry Simeone; Henry Onorati; Katherine Davis) 03:06
12 O Little Town Of Bethlehem (Traditional) 03:10
13 I’ll Be Home For Christmas (Buck Ram; Kim Gannon; Walter Kent) 04:14
Biography
Musicians
1 The Christmas Song
| Bass | Dave Carpenter |
| Drums | Peter Erskine |
| Guitar | Anthony Wilson |
| Fender Rhodes | Billy Childs |
| Flute | Bob Sheppard |
| Trumpet | Chris Botti |
2 Ave Maria
| Trumpet | Chris Botti |
3 Winter Wonderland
| Bass | Dave Carpenter |
| Guitar | Anthony Wilson |
| Organ | CJ Vanston |
| Piano | Billy Childs |
| Piano | CJ Vanston |
| Trumpet | Chris Botti |
4 The First Noel
| Piano | Billy Childs |
| Synthesizer | CJ Vanston |
| Trumpet | Chris Botti |
5 Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
| Bass | Dave Carpenter |
| Drums | Peter Erskine |
| Trumpet | Chris Botti |
| Piano | Billy Childs |
| Synthesizer | CJ Vanston |
| Percussion | Peter Erskine |
6 Hallelujah
| Bass | Jon Ossman |
| Guitar | Shane Fontayne |
| Trumpet | Chris Botti |
7 I Really Don’t Want Much For Christmas
| Bass | Christian McBride |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | Anthony Wilson |
| Piano | Randy Waldman |
| Trumpet | Chris Botti |
8 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
| Bass | Brian Bromberg |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | James Harrah |
| Piano | Randy Waldman |
| Bassoon | Andrew Radford |
| Bassoon | Richard Bullock |
| Clarinet | Don Markese |
| Flugelhorn | Brian O’Connor |
| Flugelhorn | Justin Hageman |
| Flugelhorn | Kurt Snyder |
| Flugelhorn | Yvonne Moriarty |
| Flute | Dick Mitchell |
| Flute | Robert Shulgold |
| Flute | Steve Kujala |
| Trombone | Nick Lane |
| Trumpet | Chris Botti |
| Tuba | John Van Houten |
9 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
| Bass | Jimmy Haslip |
| Drums | Peter Erskine |
| Guitar | Anthony Wilson |
| Hammond Organ | CJ Vanston |
| Piano | Billy Childs |
| Trumpet | Chris Botti |
| Percussion | Peter Erskine |
10 Silent Night
| Trumpet | Chris Botti |
11 Little Drummer Boy
| Bass | Jon Ossman |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | Shane Fontayne |
| Fender Rhodes | Billy Childs |
| Synthesizer | CJ Vanston |
| Trumpet | Chris Botti |
12 O Little Town Of Bethlehem
| Bass | Dave Carpenter |
| Drums | Peter Erskine |
| Piano | Billy Childs |
| Synthesizer | CJ Vanston |
| Trumpet | Chris Botti |
13 I’ll Be Home For Christmas
| Bass | Jon Ossman |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | Shane Fontayne |
| Fender Rhodes | Billy Childs |
| Piano | CJ Vanston |
| Trumpet | Chris Botti |
Other Musicians
Cello – Maryanne Steinberger (Tracks 1, 4)
Viola – Andrew Picken (Tracks 1, 4)
Violin – Gina Kronstadt, Joel Derouin, John Wittenberg, Susan Chatman (Tracks 1, 4)
Choir – Orchestra Of St John’s Choir (Track 2)
Orchestra – London Session Orchestra (Tracks 2, 10)
Liner Notes
Producer – Bobby Colomby
Arranged By – Chris Botti (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12, 13)
Arranged By – Jeremy Lubbock (Tracks 2, 10)
Arranged By – Billy Childs (Tracks 4, 5, 12)
Arranged By – Shane Fontayne (Track 6)
Arranged By – Gil Goldstein (Track 8)
Arranged By (Strings) – Chris Botti (Track 1)
Arranged By (Strings) – CJ Vanston (Track 4)
Concertmaster – Gina Kronstadt (Tracks 1, 4)
Engineer – Nathaniel Kunkel
Engineer (Additional) – Christopher Roberts
Engineer (Second) – Charlie Paakkari, Joe Brown Jr
Mixed By – Nathaniel Kunkel, Al Schmitt
Mastered By – Steve Hall
Recorded By – Haydn Bendall (Tracks 2, 10)
Recorded By – Al Schmitt (Tracks 7, 8)
Art Direction – Mary Maurer
Design – Kevo Sassouni
Photography – Davis Factor
Mastered At Future Disc
Mixed At Capitol Studios
Recorded At Capitol Studios, LA, CA.
Recorded At Air Lyndhurst Hall, London, England
Phonographic Copyright Sony Music Entertainment Inc
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