Christmas in New York (album)
| Christmas in New York | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 3, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | December 2013–August 2014[citation needed] | |||
| Genre | Christmas, jazz | |||
| Length | 56:04 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Renée Fleming chronology | ||||
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Christmas in New York is an album by soprano Renée Fleming.
Music and release
The music is jazz-pop, instead of Fleming's more usual operatic material.[1]
The album was released by Decca Records on November 3, 2014.[2] It was promoted in part by a PBS broadcast led by Fleming on December 4 of that year.[3]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
The AllMusic reviewer commented on the sameness of many of the tracks and the diverse expectations of fans of various genres, and concluded, "In all this is a holiday release that is unlikely to disappoint, even as reactions may vary."[1]
Track listing
- "Winter Wonderland" (with Wynton Marsalis)
- "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (with Gregory Porter)
- "Silver Bells" (with Kelli O'Hara)
- "Merry Christmas Darling" (with Chris Botti)
- "The Christmas Waltz"
- "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" (with Brad Mehldau)
- "Sleigh Ride" (with Wynton Marsalis)
- "Snowbound" (with Kurt Elling)
- "In the Bleak Midwinter" (with Rufus Wainwright)
- "Central Park Serenade" (with Gregory Porter)
- "The Man with the Bag"
- "Love and Hard Times" (with Brad Mehldau)
- "Still, still, still" (with Kurt Elling)
Personnel
- Renée Fleming – vocals
Guests
- Chris Botti
- Kurt Elling – vocals
- Wynton Marsalis – trumpet
- Brad Mehldau – piano
- Kelli O'Hara – vocals
- Gregory Porter – vocals
- Rufus Wainwright
References
- ^ a b c Manheim, James "Renée Fleming: Christmas in New York". AllMusic. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ "Renée Fleming: Christmas in New York". Decca Classics. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ "How Renée Fleming Spends Her Holidays" (November 26, 2014). PBS.