Breath of Heaven: A Holiday Collection is a Christmas compilation album by Grover Washington Jr., mostly on soprano saxophone, released in 1997 and nominated for a Grammy in 1998.[4] Dawn Andrews contributes vocals and cello. Billy Childs contributes piano.[5] It was also the last album released during his lifetime as he died less than three months later on December 17, 1999. His next album, Aria, was released posthumously on March 7, 2000.
Scott Yanow of AllMusic commented "For this set of Christmas-related songs, Grover Washington Jr. (mostly on soprano but also contributing some tenor and alto) sounds soulful but restrained. The renditions are lightly funky, atmospheric, and generally quite dull. Billy Childs is excellent on piano, and the musicianship of the other players is fine, but the similarity of moods and grooves, along with the somber feel of most of the music, makes this a surprisingly tedious listen".[1]
^"Top Contemporary Jazz Albums". Billboard: 50. 27 June 1998. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
^"Grover Washington, Jr. – Breath Of Heaven - A Holiday Collection". Discogs. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
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breath, heaven, holiday, collection, christmas, compilation, album, grover, washington, mostly, soprano, saxophone, released, 1997, nominated, grammy, 1998, dawn, andrews, contributes, vocals, cello, billy, childs, contributes, piano, also, last, album, releas. Breath of Heaven A Holiday Collection is a Christmas compilation album by Grover Washington Jr mostly on soprano saxophone released in 1997 and nominated for a Grammy in 1998 4 Dawn Andrews contributes vocals and cello Billy Childs contributes piano 5 It was also the last album released during his lifetime as he died less than three months later on December 17 1999 His next album Aria was released posthumously on March 7 2000 Breath of Heaven A Holiday CollectionCompilation album by Grover Washington Jr ReleasedSeptember 30 1997StudioVan Gelder Studio Hackensack NJGenreJazzLength59 35LabelColumbia CK 68527ProducerDonald Robinson Todd BarkanGrover Washington Jr chronologySoulful Strut 1996 Breath of Heaven A Holiday Collection 1997 Aria 2000 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 1 The New York Times favourable 2 The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings 3 Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Production 5 ReferencesReception editScott Yanow of AllMusic commented For this set of Christmas related songs Grover Washington Jr mostly on soprano but also contributing some tenor and alto sounds soulful but restrained The renditions are lightly funky atmospheric and generally quite dull Billy Childs is excellent on piano and the musicianship of the other players is fine but the similarity of moods and grooves along with the somber feel of most of the music makes this a surprisingly tedious listen 1 Track listing edit Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Ralph Blane Hugh Martin 4 56 Breath of Heaven Mary s Song Chris Eaton Amy Grant 6 59 The Love in His Infant Eyes Donald Robinson Grover Washington Jr 4 27 Away in a Manger 5 56 I Wonder as I Wander 5 23 Christmas Time Is Here Vince Guaraldi Lee Mendelssohn 5 04 The Magi s Song A Child Is Born Joe Locke Thad Jones 4 56 Jesu Joy of Man s Desiring Johann Sebastian Bach 4 22 The Christmas Song Mel Torme Robert Wells 4 33 The Christmas Waltz Sammy Cahn Jule Styne 4 47 Christmas Day Chant 3 41 Breath of Heaven Mary s Song Instrumental Version Eaton Grant 5 18Personnel editGrover Washington Jr alto saxophone 1 3 4 8 soprano saxophone 2 5 7 8 10 11 12 arrangements 5 tenor saxophone 6 8 9 Hiram Bullock keyboards 1 arrangements 1 9 guitars 2 6 12 electric guitar 4 9 acoustic guitar 5 10 Billy Childs acoustic piano 1 2 5 8 10 12 keyboards 4 9 arrangements 4 5 8 10 Joe Locke keyboards 2 7 11 12 arrangements 2 6 7 11 12 chimes 5 vibraphone 5 7 8 11 marimba 11 Donald Robinson acoustic piano 3 keyboards 3 arrangements 3 Adam Holzman synthesizers 3 Will Lee bass 1 2 4 10 12 Gerald Veasley bass 3 Steven Wolf drums 1 3 4 9 Victor Lewis drums 2 5 8 10 12 Pablo Batista percussion 1 3 9 Bashiri Johnson percussion 5 7 Dawn Andrews cello 2 11 12 vocals 11 Lisa Fischer vocals 2 Production editTodd Barkan producer Donald Robinson producer Rudy Van Gelder engineer mixing mastering Maureen Sickler assistant engineer Paul Silverthorne production coordinator Christine Washington production coordinator Sven Granert product manager Kiku Yamaguchi art direction Alice Butts design David Ellis illustrations Norman Jean Roy photographyReferences edit a b Yanow Scott Grover Washington Jr Breath of Heaven A Holiday Collection allmusic com Allmusic Ratliff Ben December 5 1997 From Sacred to Silly Chestnuts Roasting on the CD Player The New York Times via nytimes com Cook Richard Morton Brian 2008 The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings 9th ed Penguin p 1469 ISBN 978 0 141 03401 0 Top Contemporary Jazz Albums Billboard 50 27 June 1998 Retrieved 29 December 2018 Grover Washington Jr Breath Of Heaven A Holiday Collection Discogs Retrieved 29 December 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Breath of Heaven A Holiday Collection amp oldid 1093292935, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
