A Joyful Holiday
Samara Joy (vocalist), Sullivan Fortner (piano, hammondb3), David Wong (doublebass), Kenny Washington (drumkit), Pasquale Grasso (guitar), The McLendon Family, Antonio McLendon (vocalist), Goldwire McLendon (vocalist), Laurone McLendon (vocalist), Tiera Lovell Rowe (vocalist), Alana Alexander (vocalist),...
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, December 2023/January 2024
Xmas platters are often cheap cash-ins or malodorous cheese-fests ,but not in this case. A Joyful Holiday is a triumph: the playing is perfectly judged, and the singing richly sensual, honeyed...
A Joyful Holiday
Samara Joy (vocalist), Sullivan Fortner (piano, hammondb3), David Wong (doublebass), Kenny Washington (drumkit), Pasquale Grasso (guitar), The McLendon Family, Antonio McLendon (vocalist), Goldwire McLendon (vocalist), Laurone McLendon (vocalist), Tiera Lovell Rowe (vocalist), Alana Alexander (vocalist),...
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Awards:
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, December 2023/January 2024
Xmas platters are often cheap cash-ins or malodorous cheese-fests ,but not in this case. A Joyful Holiday is a triumph: the playing is perfectly judged, and the singing richly sensual, honeyed...
About
2x GRAMMY WINNER Samara Joy releases her first collection of holiday material! “A Joyful Holiday”, features the 2 holiday singles released last year, plus 4 new never-before-heard tracks. “The Christmas Song (Live)” features a duet with Samara and her father Antonio McLendon captured live in 2022.
Artists
Samara Joy (vocalist), Sullivan Fortner (piano, hammondb3), David Wong (doublebass), Kenny Washington (drumkit), Pasquale Grasso (guitar), The McLendon Family, Antonio McLendon (vocalist), Goldwire McLendon (vocalist), Laurone McLendon (vocalist), Tiera Lovell Rowe (vocalist), Alana Alexander (vocalist), Shedrick Mitchell (piano), Eric Wheeler (bass), Charles Haynes (drumkit)
Contents and tracklist
- Samara Joy (vocalist), Sullivan Fortner (piano), David Wong (doublebass), Kenny Washington (drumkit)
- Recorded: 2022-05-28
- Samara Joy (vocalist), Sullivan Fortner (piano)
- Recorded: 2022-05-28
- Samara Joy (vocalist), Sullivan Fortner (piano), David Wong (doublebass), Kenny Washington (drumkit)
- Recorded: 2022-05-28
- Samara Joy (vocalist), Pasquale Grasso (guitar), David Wong (doublebass), Kenny Washington (drumkit)
- Recorded: 2022-05-28
- The McLendon Family, Samara Joy (vocalist), Antonio McLendon (vocalist), Goldwire McLendon (vocalist), Laurone McLendon (vocalist), Tiera Lovell Rowe (vocalist), Alana Alexander (vocalist), Sullivan Fortner (hammondb3)
- Recorded: 2022-06-20
- Samara Joy (vocalist), Antonio McLendon (vocalist), Shedrick Mitchell (piano), Eric Wheeler (bass), Charles Haynes (drumkit)
- Recorded: 2022-12-22
Awards and reviews
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JazzwiseEditor's ChoiceDecember 2023/January 2024
December 2023/January 2024
Xmas platters are often cheap cash-ins or malodorous cheese-fests ,but not in this case. A Joyful Holiday is a triumph: the playing is perfectly judged, and the singing richly sensual, honeyed like a cognac supped by the fire.
