Product Description:
Tony Bennett: Grant Langford, Marshall McDonald (alto saxophone); Doug Lawrence, Doug Miller (tenor saxophone); John Williams (baritone saxophone); Scotty Barnhart , James Zollar, Michael Williams, Kriss T. Johnson Jr. (trumpet); Clarence Banks, Alvin Walker, Dave Keim, Barry Cooper (trombone).
Personnel: Gray Sargent (guitar); Toots Thielemans (harmonica); Andy Snitzer (tenor saxophone); Monty Alexander, Lee Musiker (piano); Paul Langosch (bass instrument); Harold Jones (drums).
Audio Mixer: Dae Bennett.
Arrangers: Frank Foster; Torrie Zito; Bill Holman; Lee Musiker.
Tony Bennett reigns as one of the finest-ever jazz-oriented pop singers. Count Basie's Big Band reigns as one of the hippest-ever orchestral jazz organizations. Put them together and how could you not have one of the coolest Christmas discs ever? With Bennett's classy, heartfelt phrasing and the Count's brassy, classy, earnestly swinging large jazz band (with ace-of-the-88s Monty Alexander sitting in for the late Basie), this platter will have listeners swingin' through whatever holidays they might celebrate well into the New Year.
