Nathan Eklund - Crafty Christmas (2012)
Artist: Nathan Eklund, Oscar Perez, Tom DiCarlo, Kevin-Anthony, Shawn Baltazor
Title: Crafty Christmas
Year Of Release: 2012
Label: OA2 Records
Genre: Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / MP3
Total Time: 50:21
Total Size: 273 / 119 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Crafty Christmas
Year Of Release: 2012
Label: OA2 Records
Genre: Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / MP3
Total Time: 50:21
Total Size: 273 / 119 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
1. Winter Wonderland (05:37)
2. The Christmas Song (04:59)
3. Christmas Time is Here (04:14)
4. Greensleeves (04:58)
5. O Come, O Come Emmanuel (07:19)
6. Let it Snow (05:15)
7. I'll Be Home for Christmas (05:05)
8. Silent Night (06:21)
9. Two as One (06:28)
"What is Crafty Christmas?" you may ask. Inspired by his sister's tradition of gathering with friends to make hand-crafted Christmas presents, the New York trumpeter, in the same spirit, created this recording as a gift to his parents. Properly unassuming and sweetly swinging, his quartet covers the familiar hymns and songs of the season, and is joined by vocalist Kevin-Anthony for season-perfect renditions of "The Christmas Song," and "I'll Be Home For Christmas." Eklund's original, "Two as One," written for his sister's wedding, creates a very appropriate coda to a project that will hopefully inspire many others' Crafty Christmases!
Nathan Eklund - trumpet & flugelhorn
Oscar Perez - Fender Rhodes & piano
Tom DiCarlo - bass
Shawn Baltazor - drums
Kevin-Anthony - vocals (on tracks 2&7)
Nathan Eklund - trumpet & flugelhorn
Oscar Perez - Fender Rhodes & piano
Tom DiCarlo - bass
Shawn Baltazor - drums
Kevin-Anthony - vocals (on tracks 2&7)