Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: Jeanie Bryson, Kevin Mahogany, Mel Torm? (vocals); Lorne Lofsky, Louis Stewart, Reg Schwager, Russell Malone (guitar); Al di Meola (acoustic guitar, percussion); Jim Hall (acoustic guitar); Gerry Mulligan (baritone saxophone); Dave Brubeck, Geoff Keezer, George Shearing, John Colianni, Kenny Barron, Oscar Peterson (piano); Don Thompson Quartet, Dave Samuels (vibraphone); Dennis Mackrel, Gregory Hutchinson, Allan Ganley, Ron Davies, Donny Osborne (drums). |  | Audio Mixers: Spyros Poulos; Rich Tozzoli. |  | Recording information: Ambient Recording Studio, Stamford, CT (06/21/1992-04/09/1998); Avatar Studios, Studio C, New York, NY (06/21/1992-04/09/1998); Carriage House Studio, Stamford, CT (06/21/1992-04/09/1998); Clinton Recording Studio, New York, NY (06/21/1992-04/09/1998); Commercial Recording, Cleveland, OH (06/21/1992-04/09/1998); CTS Recording Studio LTD, London, England (06/21/1992-04/09/1998); Eastern Studio A, Toronto, Canada (06/21/1992-04/09/1998); Manta (06/21/1992-04/09/1998); Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH (06/21/1992-04/09/1998); O'Henry Studios, Studio A, Burbank, CA (06/21/1992-04/09/1998); The Power Station, New York, NY (06/21/1992-04/09/1998). |  | Arrangers: Dave Brubeck; George Shearing; Gerry Mulligan; Ted Brancato; Jim Hall; Mel Torm?. |  | Christmas Break: Relaxing Jazz for the Holidays is a collection of holiday tunes recorded for the Telarc label. Among the standout tracks are: Oscar Peterson's "White Christmas," Dave Brubeck and Gerry Mulligan's "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," Jim Hall's "O Tannenbaum," and Mel Torm?'s "Christmastime Is Here (From "A Charlie Brown Christmas")." This is a solid collection of holiday standards guaranteed to please any fan of mainstream jazz. ~ Al Campbell | Producer: Elaine Martone; Al DiMeola; Ray Brown; Robert Woods; Russell Gloyd; John Snyder; Lynne Hoffman Engel (Compilation) | Engineer: Spyros Poulos; Rich Tozzoli; Jack Renner; Michael Bishop |
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