Dianne Reeves - Christmas Time Is Here

Signed to Blue Note in 1987, vocalist Dianne Reeves was on a tear of three straight Grammy-winning albums when she recorded her holiday collection Christmas Time is Here in 2004. With an acute sense of phrasing, Reeves and a top-notch line-up of musicians led by pianist and co-producer, Peter Martin, set down fresh and innovative interpretations of eleven holiday standards, ranging from simple balladry, torchy love songs, and delicate folk arrangements, to the finger-popping and syncopated swing beat of up-tempo tunes, and Bossa Nova flavoured arrangements. The album is generous with solos and showcases Dianne’s gift for scat, and delight in singing in and out of melody lines and pushing a phrase above, below, and sometimes beyond.

This Fall, Christmas Time is Here will be released for the first time on vinyl.

Tracklist

1. Little Drummer Boy
2. Carol of the Bells
3. Christmas Time Is Here
4. This Time of the Year
5. Christmas Waltz
6. I'll Be Home for Christmas
7. Christ Child's Lullaby
8. A Child Is Born
9. The Christmas Song
10. Let It Snow
11. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas