A Dave Brubeck Christmas
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Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
| A Dave Brubeck Christmas | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | Sep 17, 1996 |
| Recorded | June 6 and 8, 1996 |
| Studio | Ambient Recording Studio Stamford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Genre | Jazz, Christmas music |
| Length | 55:28 |
| Label | Telarc Jazz Tone #83410[1] |
| Producer | John Snyder, Russell Gloyd |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
A Dave Brubeck Christmas is an album by Dave Brubeck, released in 1996 on Telarc.
A collection of solo piano pieces, the album was recorded at Ambient Recording Studio in Stamford, Connecticut, between June 6 and 8, 1996. Brubeck also contributed the album's liner notes.[2]
In addition to several Christmas classics, Brubeck included two original compositions, "Run, Run, Run to Bethlehem" and "To Us Is Given."[2]
Reception
In his review, Ken Dryden of AllMusic called "Joy to the World" and "Winter Wonderland" "treasures" and stated that the entire CD is "worth repeated hearings."[2] The album made the top 10 on Billboard's Top Jazz Albums chart,[5] and was listed among the best-selling jazz albums of 1997.[6]
The album peaked at #3 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.[7]