Manufactured by
American Gramaphone,
9130 Mormon Bridge Road,
Omaha, Nebraska 68152,
(402) 457-4341
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MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER
CHRISTMAS
Arranged,
Conducted and
Produced by
Chip Davis
Recorded and Mixed by
John Boyd at
Sound Recorders
CD Mastering by
Joe Gastwirt/JVC
Arrangements
published by
Dots and Lines Ink
THE MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER
Jackson Berkey --
Baldwin SD-10,
Davis Harpsichord,
Clavichord and
Toy Piano,
Prophet 5,
Fender Rhodes,
vocals,
camel bells,
production assistance
Eric Hansen --
Lute,
Bass
Chip Davis Toys --
Drums,
percussion,
recorder/solos
and chorus,
Black Oak
Hammered Dulcimer,
soprano Dulcian,
Crumhorn,
camel bells,
vocals,
dry ice,
dots and lines
Ron Cooley --
Classical Guitar,
12-String
Steve Shipps --
Violin solos
(Renaissance Ensemble
Le Doo Dah)
David (High D) Kappy --
French Horn
David Low --
Cello solos
(Renaissance Ensemble
Le Doo Dah)
Mary Walter --
Harp
(Renaissance Ensemble
Le Doo Dah)
Willis Ann Ross --
Flute
Bobby Jenkins --
Oboe
Strings:
Richard Lohmann,
Richard Altenbach,
Grace Granata,
Wayne Anderson,
Bill Ritchie,
Michelle Brill,
Michael Strauss,
Roxanne Adams
Ron Dabbs --
Sand storm,
camel bells
(he's the one
in the middle)
Louis Davis, Sr. --
Keyboard technician
Carol Davis --
Design, photography
and art director
Manufactured by
American Gramaphone
Records
9130 Mormon Bridge Road,
Omaha, Nebraska 68152
(402) 457-4341
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER
CHRISTMAS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella
This is a beautiful old 17th century French carol. I thought that the innocence of the alto recorder and the beauty of a full string section best portrayed the simplicity, and get the depth of this old tune.
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Recorded at Sound Recorders
in Omaha, Nebraska in 1984
Manufactured by
American Gramaphone,
9130 Mormon Bridge Road,
Omaha, Nebraska 68152,
(402) 457-4341
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER
CHRISTMAS
Arranged,
Conducted and
Produced by
Chip Davis
Recorded and Mixed by
John Boyd at
Sound Recorders
CD Mastering by
Joe Gastwirt/JVC
Arrangements
published by
Dots and Lines Ink
THE MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER
Jackson Berkey --
Baldwin SD-10,
Davis Harpsichord,
Clavichord and
Toy Piano,
Prophet 5,
Fender Rhodes,
vocals,
camel bells,
production assistance
Eric Hansen --
Lute,
Bass
Chip Davis Toys --
Drums,
percussion,
recorder/solos
and chorus,
Black Oak
Hammered Dulcimer,
soprano Dulcian,
Crumhorn,
camel bells,
vocals,
dry ice,
dots and lines
Ron Cooley --
Classical Guitar,
12-String
Steve Shipps --
Violin solos
(Renaissance Ensemble
Le Doo Dah)
David (High D) Kappy --
French Horn
David Low --
Cello solos
(Renaissance Ensemble
Le Doo Dah)
Mary Walter --
Harp
(Renaissance Ensemble
Le Doo Dah)
Willis Ann Ross --
Flute
Bobby Jenkins --
Oboe
Strings:
Richard Lohmann,
Richard Altenbach,
Grace Granata,
Wayne Anderson,
Bill Ritchie,
Michelle Brill,
Michael Strauss,
Roxanne Adams
Ron Dabbs --
Sand storm,
camel bells
(he's the one
in the middle)
Louis Davis, Sr. --
Keyboard technician
Carol Davis --
Design, photography
and art director
Manufactured by
American Gramaphone
Records
9130 Mormon Bridge Road,
Omaha, Nebraska 68152
(402) 457-4341
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER
CHRISTMAS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Coventry Carol
This carol was originally from the mid 1400's, however, the melody as it is in this version, is derived from a later version in 1591.
I chose to set the harmonic structure and instrumental color as closely to the period as I could. In this case, the guitar probably would have been a lute, and the harpsichord, of course, is itself.
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Recorded at Sound Recorders
in Omaha, Nebraska in 1984