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Album · 2009

Carla’s Christmas Carols

by Carla Bley, Steve Swallow & The Partyka Brass Quintet

Released
4 November 2009
Label
ECM Records
Catalogue no.
271 2413
Tracklist
12 tracks
Length
1:00:21
Country
DE

“Carla’s Christmas Carols” is an album by Carla Bley, Steve Swallow & The Partyka Brass Quintet, released in 2009 on ECM Records. The original release has 12 tracks with a running time of 1:00:21. The line-up features Carla Bley (celesta, piano), Steve Swallow (bass, chimes), Adrian Mears (trombone), Axel Schlosser (chimes, flugelhorn) and Christine Chapman (horn).

Who played on Carla’s Christmas Carols

  • Carla Bley celesta, piano, producer, arranger all tracks
  • Steve Swallow bass, chimes, producer all tracks
  • Adrian Mears trombone
  • Axel Schlosser chimes, flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Christine Chapman horn
  • Ed Partyka bass trombone, tuba
  • Tobias Weidinger flugelhorn, glockenspiel, trumpet

Tracklist

  1. 1 O Tannenbaum 2:28
  2. 2 Away in a Manger 5:53
  3. 3 The Christmas Song 5:16
  4. 4 Ring Christmas Bells 5:48
  5. 5 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Part One 4:48
  6. 6 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Part Two 5:18
  7. 7 It Came Upon a Midnight Clear 4:53
  8. 8 Hell’s Bells — Carla Bley 5:14
  9. 9 Jesus Maria — Carla Bley 8:29
  10. 10 Jingle Bells 3:05
  11. 11 O Holy Night 7:30
  12. 12 Joy to the World 1:39

Production

  • Gérard de Haro mastering, mix, recording
  • Nicolas Baillard mastering, mix, recording
  • Nikolaus Löwe engineer
  • Ricarda Molder mastering, editor
  • Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg recording
  • Ulf Drechsel producer
  • Wolfgang Hoff sound

More albums by Carla Bley, Steve Swallow & The Partyka Brass Quintet

Jazz Realities 1966 · Fontana Escalator Over the Hill 1971 · JCOA Records Tropic Appetites 1974 · WATT Dinner Music 1977 · ECM Records Social Studies 1981 · ECM Records Live! 1982 · Live · ECM Records Mortelle randonnée 1983 · Mercury Records Heavy Heart 1984 · ECM Records Night-glo 1985 · ECM Records Sextet 1987 · ECM Records Duets 1988 · ECM Records Big Band Theory 1993 · BMG Classics

Frequently asked questions

Who played on Carla’s Christmas Carols?

The line-up of Carla’s Christmas Carols includes Carla Bley (celesta, piano), Steve Swallow (bass, chimes), Adrian Mears (trombone), Axel Schlosser (chimes, flugelhorn), Christine Chapman (horn), Ed Partyka (bass trombone, tuba) and Tobias Weidinger (flugelhorn, glockenspiel).

Which label released Carla’s Christmas Carols?

Carla’s Christmas Carols was released in 2009 on ECM Records (271 2413).

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