Songs of the Season (Peter White album)

Songs of the Season
Studio album by Peter White
Released	September 30, 1997
Studio	Funky Joint Studios (Sherman Oaks, California) O'Henry Sound Studios and Alpha Studios (Burbank, California) Sunset Sound Recorders (Hollywood, California) Nightowl Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Christmas music Jazz Smooth Jazz
Length	41:53
Label	Columbia
Producer	Paul Brown
Peter White chronology
Caravan of Dreams (1996) Songs of the Season (1997) Perfect Moment (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Song of the Season is a studio album by guitarist Peter White, released in 1997 by Columbia Records. ^[2] The album reached No. 13 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart. ^[3]

Overview

Kenny Lattimore and Dee Harvey performed backing vocals on "River" and "Silent Night" respectively. ^[2]

Critical reception

Wanda Van Horn of Allmusic noted, "This collection of Christmas music done contemporary jazz/fusion style offers traditional hits ("The First Noel," "O Tannenbaum," "White Christmas," "Jingle Bells") to provide the perfect background music for holiday parties." ^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Christmas Song"	M. Torme, R. Wells	4:31
2.	"Joy To The World/Hark The Herald Angels Sing"	Traditional	3:16
3.	"Greensleeves (What Child Is This?)"	Traditional	4:28
4.	"River"	J. Mitchell	4:56
5.	"The First Noel"	Traditional	4:16
6.	"O Tannenbaum"	Traditional	4:24
7.	"O Little Town Of Bethlehem"	Traditional	2:05
8.	"Jingle Bells"	Traditional	5:38
9.	"Silent Night"	Traditional	4:26
10.	"White Christmas"	I. Berlin	3:53

Personnel

• Peter White – guitars, arrangements (2, 3, 5-9)
• Gregg Karukas – keyboards (1, 4), programming (1, 4), synth solo (1), arrangements (1, 4), acoustic piano (8)
• Paul Brown – arrangements (1-4, 6, 8), programming (3, 6, 9)
• Dave Torkanowsky – keyboards (3)
• Freddie Ravel – acoustic piano (9), electric piano (9), synthesizers (9), Moog bass (9), arrangements (9)
• Larry Kimpel – bass (3, 6)
• Brian Bromberg – bass (8)
• Peter Erskine – drums (8)
• Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 3, 6, 9)
• Kirk Whalum – tenor saxophone (3)
• Jerry Folsom – French horn solo (5)
• Rick Braun – flugelhorn (6)
• Dave Camp – flute (7)
• Jerry Hey – orchestration and conductor (2, 5)
• Bill Brown – orchestration and conductor (10)
• Ralph Morrison – concertmaster (2, 5, 10), violin solo (10)
• Kenny Lattimore – vocals (4)
• Dee Harvey – vocals (9)

Production

• Paul Brown – producer, mixing, recording (1-7, 9, 10)
• Dave Rideau – recording (8)
• Danny Vicari – orchestra recording (2, 5, 10)
• Brett Swain – orchestra recording assistant (2, 5, 10)
• Charles Nasser – assistant mix engineer
• Lee Herschberg – digital editing
• Tim Timmermans – additional editing
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, California)
• Lexy Shroyer – project coordinator
• Christine Wilson – design, photo imaging
• Lori Stoll – photography
• Steve Chapman – management

References

1. Van Horn, Wanda. "Peter White: Songs of the Season". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
2. Peter White: Songs of the Season. Columbia Records. 1997.
3. "Peter White: Songs of the Season (Jazz Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.