Holiday Time

by Schwartz,Anton

Overview

To celebrate Christmas 2003, tenor saxophonist Anton Schwartz recorded this rather brief CD, performing four Yuletide favorites with his quartet plus "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning." While "Jingle Bells" is transformed into a modal piece, "Winter Wonderland" and "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" are straightforward, "The Christmas Song" is given a warm treatment, and "Sleigh Ride" becomes a romp in 7/4 time. Schwartz sometimes overdubs a second horn for the ensembles, his rhythm section is fine in support, and the tenor man, who occasionally shows off the influence of John Coltrane but mostly sounds individual, is in excellent form throughout this abbreviated but worthy disc. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	05/30/2025
Label:	Anton Jazz
UPC:	0880364187827

Tracks

1. Jingle Bells
2. Winter Wonderland
3. The Christmas Song
4. Sleigh Ride
5. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Anton Schwartz   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor)
John Wiitala   Double Bass,Bass
Art Hirahara   Piano
Tim Bulkley   Drums

Technical Credits

Ben Leinbach   Audio Engineer,Engineer,Mixing
Bud Spangler   Audio Production,Producer
Anton Schwartz   Audio Production,Arranger,Producer
Mel Torme   Composer
Leroy Anderson   Composer
Felix Bernard   Composer
Dick Smith   Composer
James Pierpont   Composer
Bob Hilliard   Composer
David Mann   Composer
Devin Earthman   Mixing
Ken Lee   Mastering
Robert Wells   Composer
Gregory Niemeyer   Artwork