John Zorn Resource

Track Listing
 

1. Winter Wonderland (Felix Bernard)  4:13 
2. Snowfall (Claude Thornhill)  5:10 
3. Christmas Is Here (Vince Guaraldi)  4:38 
4. Santa's Workshop (John Zorn)  5:21 
5. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane)  5:16 
6. Let It Snow ! Let It Snow ! Let It Snow ! (Jule Styne)  4:03 
7. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Haven Gillespie, J. Fred Coots)  6:29 
8. Magical Sleigh Ride (John Zorn)  6:23 
9. The Christmas Song (Mel Torme, Robert Wells )  6:33


Personnel

Cyro Baptista: Percussion  
Joey Baron: Drums  
Trevor Dunn: Acoustic And Electric Basses  
Mike Patton: Vocal  
Marc Ribot: Guitars  
Jamie Saft: Keyboards  
Kenny Wollesen: Vibes, Chimes, Glockenspiel
MIke Patton: Vocal (Track 9)


Production

All Tracks Arranged And Produced by John Zorn
Associate Producer – Kazunori Sugiyama 
Recorded and Mixed April 2011 at Eastside Sound, NYC by Marc Urselli 
Mastered by Scott Hull  
Design By Chippy (Heung-Heung Chin)
 

TZADIK Blurb  

The biggest surprise of the year is John Zorn's beautiful Christmas CD. Zorn has hand picked seven of his favorite Christmas songs, penned two lovely originals and they are performed here in classic Dreamers style with plenty of exciting solos, exotic colors and catchy lyricism. Filled with a joyful holiday spirit, innocence, a touch of nostalgia and a charming lyricism, this is music for all ages that will make you smile with delight from the very first notes. As a special treat, vocalist Mike Patton delivers an intimate and heartfelt rendition of Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire, making A Dreamers Christmas an instant classic, and an essential CD for any  
contemporary Christmas celebration

Series:  Archival Series  

Catalogue Number: TZ7393  

Release Date:  October 2011