Peace Round

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Peace Round
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Studio album by
Released2003
StudioEntourage Studios (North Hollywood, CA)
Genre Jazz, Holiday
Label Heads Up
Producer Yellowjackets
Yellowjackets chronology
Time Squared
(2003)
Peace Round
(2003)
Altered State
(2005)
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Peace Round: A Christmas Celebration is the holiday album of the jazz group Yellowjackets.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Little Drummer Boy" Davis, Onorati, Simeone 5:24
2."Silent Night" Gruber, Mohr 3:48
3."Deck the Halls"Traditional5:21
4."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" Blane, Martin 5:10
5."Peace Round"Old English Canon, Ritchie 4:50
6."The First Noel"Traditional5:50
7."God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"Traditional4:53
8."Oh Little Town of Bethlehem" Brooks, Redner 5:59
9."Winter Wonderland" Bernard, Smith 3:17
10."In a Silent Night"Gruber, Mohr, Zawinul 3:32

Personnel

Yellowjackets

Additional arrangements

Production

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References

  1. Widran, Jonathan. Yellowjackets: Peace Round > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 1, 2011.