December Makes Me Feel This Way
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December Makes Me Feel This Way is the fourth studio album by saxophone player Dave Koz. Koz's first holiday album was released by Capitol Records on September 23, 1997. Koz himself provides vocal on album title track "December Makes Me Feel This Way." The album peaked at number 2 on Billboard's Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.
Track listing
1. |
"Sleigh Ride" | Leroy Anderson |
3:20 |
2. |
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin |
3:18 |
3. |
"Winter Wonderland" | Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith |
2:56 |
4. |
"White Christmas" | Irving Berlin |
3:17 |
5. |
"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" | J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie |
2:54 |
6. |
"The Christmas Song" | Mel Tormé, Robert Wells |
3:01 |
7. |
"I'll Be Home for Christmas" | Walter Kent, Kim Gannon |
4:08 |
8. |
"Little Drummer Boy" | Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone |
3:40 |
9. |
"December Makes Me Feel This Way" (featuring Victoria Shaw) | Dave Koz, Jud Friedman, Allan Rich |
3:22 |
10. |
"Silver Bells" | Jay Livingston, Ray Evans |
3:50 |
11. |
"Eight Candles (A Song for Hanukkah)" | Koz, Phil Parlapiano |
3:31 |
12. |
"O Tannenbaum" | Public Domain |
3:49 |
13. |
"Auld Lang Syne" | Public Domain |
6:55 |
Personnel
- Dave Koz - Saxophones, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals
- Lisa Haley - Fiddle (on track 11)
- Phil Hartman - Narrator
- Jeff Koz - Nylon Guitar (on track 5)
- Phil Parlapiano - Keyboards, B-3 Organ, Pump Organ, Mellotron, celeste, Wurlitzer, Accordion, Mandolins, Piano, Guitar
- Doug Pettibone - Guitars
- David Piltch - Acoustic Bass
- Victoria Shaw - Background Vocal
- Stephen Théard - Drums, Percussion
- Bruce Watson - Guitars, Harmonica, Mandolins
Charts
Chart (1997) |
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Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums[2] |
2 |
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Live Albums |
- Live at the Blue Note Tokyo
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Videography |
- Off the Beaten Path: Live from Trinidad
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