11/14/11

tom&co SEASONS album is now on SPOTIFY!

The album SEASONS recorded by tom-and-co is now on SPOTIFY!

The links below point to the tracks on Spotify - an online listening app that is GREAT! If you're looking for some excellent Christmas music to listen to, I humbly suggest this album!

1 Come Thou Long Expected Jesus 6:28 Uptempo smooth jazz, with a great build
2 Emmanuel 6:04 aka O come, O come, Emmanuel. Starts with 2:00 of gorgeous solo piano, then the band comes in with an adult comtemporary version.
3 Silent Night 4:27 Hodge-podge opening (can YOU name all the tunes?) and a silky-smooth adult contemporary sound
4 Gentle Mary Laid Her Child 4:53 aka Good King Wenceslas. Soaring sax over a peaceful synth bed
5 What Child Is This? 3:31 RnR version of the famous question
6 Venite 7:50 “O Come Let Us Adore Him”, if you aren’t up on your Latin. Starts out new agey, and breaks into an adult contemporary version at 4:17.
7 Three Kings 5:27 Think Renaissance band at the King's Court, a pipe organ in a smoke-filled darkly-lit jazz club, some seriously kickin' grooves and a surprising solo piano. A great package just filled with ear candy! Inspired by the California Raisins Christmas Special.
8 At the Cross 2:20 Reflective solo piano. Think Bill Evans, late at night, in a quiet house, trying to play and not wake the kids.
9 Christ the Lord is Risn’ Today 3:42 Time for some straight ahead pop!
10 Jesus Paid It All 5:03 Reflective, then uptempo. Just like the lyrics (though no one else seems to have noticed).
11 I surrender All 3:42 So, if you were in a jazz club at 2 am on Thursday - is this what this tune would sound like?
12 All Creatures of Our God & King 3:31 Nashville Pop. 'Nuff said.
13 My Father’s World 3:15 Uptempo Pop. Check out the surprise ending!
14 Joyful, again! 4:18 The theme from Beethoven’s 9th symphony, aka Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee, in a 6/8 swing. At 2:02 shifts to a 5/4 uptempo Spyrogyra-like version. Serious Swing for a serious melody.