Karrin Allyson - Yuletide Hideaway (2013)

Jazz singer and pianist Karrin Allyson is having a great year. She topped the category Rising Star– Female Vocalist in the 2013 DownBeat Critics Poll, and now she has delivered a sterling holiday album that fans will turn to year after year when the time comes to hang the mistletoe. For the cohesive, so- phisticated Yuletide Hideaway she wisely utilized the compositional talents of her bandmates. The title track, which has the feel of a holiday standard, was written by Allyson and keyboardist Chris Caswell, while “Christmas Bells Are Ringing” (which the sing- er composed with guitarist Rod Fleeman) is spiced by her graceful scatting. Allyson is in full command throughout the disc, whether she’s crooning about romance on Dave Frishberg’s “Snowbound,” slow- ing down the tempo of “Winter Wonderland” or tug- ging baby boomers’ heartstrings with a stellar read- ing of Vince Guaraldi’s “Christmas Time Is Here.”

Tracklist:

01. Yuletide Hideaway
02. Winter Oasis
03. Christmas Bells Are Ringing
04. Winter Wonderland
05. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
06. This Time Of Year
07. Snowbound
08. Christmas Time Is Here
09. It's Love, It's Christmas
10. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
11. You're All I Need For Christmas
12. I Like Snow
13. The Christmas Song