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From Amazon.com:
Mallets everywhere... Among the occasional oddities that comprise Christmas music, Arthur Lyman's With a Christmas Vibe almost stands out by itself--and could well be the inspiration for that wacky Toolbox Christmas. Instrumental versions of holiday hymns and secular favorites get a vibraphonic treatment here that is as exotic as it is soothing. Lyman plays it straight on most of the pieces, but the vibraphone tends to cast its own spells. Complete with a history of how Christmas was celebrated in the islands before Hawaii became the 50th state, the disc also comes with select recipes for everything from Quaking Plum Pudding to Green Goddess Salad Dressing. --Martin Keller
Poor Audio Editing Tracks 12 and 13:
I have many Arthur Lyman albums, first one bought in 1958. I have bought seven Lyman CDs from Rykodisc. This CD, With a Christmas Vibe, has a "bonus" track 13 ... but track 12 Silent Night/Joy to the World has nearly two minutes of silence after the music ends, then, viola, there are a few seconds of the beginning of track 13 ... which ends mid phrase then picks up the phrase again when track 13 starts. I also found bad editing in Hey Jude on Rykodisc's Lyman release, Sonic Sixties. I complained to Rykodisc, but they responded with lame excuses, implying there was nothing wrong with the audio editing. I looked at the tracks with an audio editor so I know the tracks are poorly edited. As I am a long-time Arthur Lyman fan, I certainly like the music, but I rate this CD low because of the poor audio track editing.
| Artist: | Arthur Lyman | | Binding: | Audio CD | | EAN: | 0014431036323 | | Format: | Best of | | MPN: | 50363 | | Original Release Date: | 1996-09-03 | | Release Date: | 1998-02-02 | | UPC: | 014431036323 |
Tracks:- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
- Winter Wonderland
- Mele Kalikimaka
- Mary's Boy Child
- O Holy Night
- Little Drummer Boy
- We Three Kings
- White Christmas
- Silver Bells
- Sleigh Ride
- Christmas Song
- Silent Night/Joy to the World
- Auld Lang Syne
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