Now December has arrived it seems only right and proper that Smooth Jazz Therapy should slip seamlessly into Christmas mode. Indeed, the annual infatuation that smooth jazz invariably has with holiday music often makes this fruitful territory in which to wander. 2009 is no exception and ‘The Very Best Of Christmas’, the brand new seasonal compilation from Trippin n Rhythm, features ten traditional tunes that glisten with stellar performances from some of the label’s hottest acts.
Brand new trumpet sensation Cindy Bradley weighs in with a nice version of ‘Do You Hear What I Hear’, rising star Oli Silk offers up ‘Santa Claus Is Coming To Town’ in his own inimitable way while elsewhere another name for the future, U-Nam, does a nice job with ‘This Christmas’. Established contemporary jazz superstars such as Paul Hardcastle and Greg Karukas also feature and with Tim Bowman and sax-man Jaared also playing a part this is an album guaranteed to fast track you into the Christmas spirit.
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