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Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs of Joy & Peace

Compact Disc
Sony
October 14, 2008
Find it in: Multimedia Department - Classical Music - Performer/ Instrumental/ Strings (C04)

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About this edition:
UPC: 886972441429
BINC: 9665617
Catalog No. 724414
Original Release Date: January 2008
Edition: 67 minutes
About the CD:

From All Music Guide: Recording Info: 3U Studio, Shanghai, China; Blackbird Studios, Studio A, Nashville, Tennesse; Legacy Recording Studios, Studio A 509, New York City; Legacy Recording Studios, Studio A 509, New York City; The Barn, Washington, Massachusetts


Track list

1. Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace) (With Counterpoint) Listen Listen
2. You Couldn't Be Cuter Listen Listen
3. Joy to the World Listen Listen
4. Here Comes the Sun Listen Listen
5. Improvisation on "Dona nobis pacem", for acoustic bass & mandolin Listen Listen
6. TheWassail Song/All Through the Night Listen Listen
7. AChristmas Jig/Mouth of the Tobique Reel Listen Listen
8. TheWexford Carol Listen Listen
9. Panxoliña, Galician carol Listen Listen
10. Improvisation on Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace) Listen Listen
What critics think:

From All Music Guide: Cellist Yo-Yo Ma has long been a giant in the classical world, though he has also made a number of recordings with musicians who play other styles. This holiday disc doesn't exclusively stick to traditional Christmas songs, but covers a wide scope of material in a very ambitious manner. Ma opens with a lovely take of the traditional favorite "Dona Noblis Pacem (Give Us Peace)," playing both the melody and counterpoint via overdubbing. Jazz pianist/vocalist Diana Krall is superb in a swinging rendition of Jerome Kern's unjustly obscure "You Couldn't Be Cuter," adding bassist John Clayton. An arrangement of "Joy to the World" features pianist Dave Brubeck, cellist Matt Brubeck (his son), and clarinetist Paquito D'Rivera in a playful setting that works in "The Christmas Song" and "On the Trail." The senior Brubeck's "Concordia" is filled with spirit in a lively performance with the two cellists. Chris Botti has never sounded better in the warm arrangement of "My Favorite Things," playing ...

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