CD Details
- Released: September 1, 2003
- Label: Windham Hill Records
Entertainment Reviews:
Down Beat - 12/91
4 Stars - Very Good - "...He performs lead and accompaniment simultaneously...equal doses of wit and invention..."
Tracks:
- 1.Winter Wonderland
- 2.Silent Night
- 3.Coventry Carol / What Child Is This
- 4.Jingle Bells
- 5.Ave Maria
- 6.Little Drummer Boy
- 7.Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
- 8.It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
- 9.God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
- 10.Deck the Halls
- 11.O Little Town of Bethlehem
- 12.Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
- 13.Angels We Have Heard on High
Product Description:
Solo Performer: Tuck Andress (guitar).
Recorded at Binky Studios, Menlo Park, California.
Personnel: Tuck Andress (guitar).
Recording information: Binky Studios, Menlo Park, CA.
Six-string superhero Tuck Andress, who normally records as half of a pop-jazz duo with his wife Patti, is at his best on this collection of traditional Christmas songs, all rendered on solo electric guitar. You'll find all of the seasonal tunes you know and love, from "Winter Wonderland" to "Deck the Halls," and although there are a few strange moments (such as the bluesy licks on his arrangement of "Ave Maria") it's mostly nothing but good, cheerful, jazzy fun. Andress plays guitar with one-man-band virtuosity, executing basslines, melodies and chordal accompaniment simultaneously, all with only two hands and no overdubs. But the sound is never gimmicky, and he plays with both humor and taste throughout. Highlights include his mind-blowing arrangement of "Jingle Bells" (which ends with a hilarious, whiny steel guitar lick) and his theme-with-variations approach to "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen." ~ Rick Anderson
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