Don't Like To Fly
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My Reindeer Don't Like To Fly by Sue Keller |
Recording session notes and credits.
Recorded May 2004 at HV Recording, Oak Forest, IL.
| 1. | Here Comes Santa Claus | Gene Autry, Haldeman Oakley, 1947, ASCAP |
| Piano: Malmsjo White Grand, Hall: Generic Live Hall. | ||
| 2. | Where Are You, Christmas? | Will Jennings, James Horner, Mariah Carey, 2000, BMI |
| Piano: Malmsjo White Grand. Harp: Blevens Ariel played by Sue Keller. Europe Orchestral Hall. Song originally sung by the character Cindy Lou Who in The Grinch Who Stole Christmas followed by a Faith Hill rendition during the credits. | ||
| 3. | Christmas Is Coming * | Vince Guaraldi, 1965, BMI |
| Pianos: Bosendorfer Imperial Grand (left) and Malmsjo White Grand (right). Natural Hall. | ||
| 4. | My Reindeer Don’t Like To Fly | Sue Keller, 2004, ASCAP |
| Piano: Malmsjo White Grand. Organ: Hammond B3 played by Sue Keller. Cool Pop Ballad Hall. | ||
| 5. | I’ll Be Home For Christmas | Gannon, Kent, Ram, 1943, ASCAP |
| Piano: Bosendorfer Imperial Grand. VSS4 Chamber. | ||
| 6. | Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree | Johnny Marks, 1958, ASCAP |
| Piano: Malmsjo White Grand. Guitar played by Gino Agnello. Rock Vocal Room. | ||
| 7. | Little Bar In Bethlehem | Robert R. Darch, 1987 |
| Piano: Malmsjo White Grand. Live Pop Ballad Hall. | ||
| 8. | Gesu Bambino * | Pietro Yon, 1917 |
| Pianos: Bosendorfer Imperial Grand (left) and Malmsjo White Grand (right). Natural Hall. | ||
| 9. | Jing-A-Ling | Smith, Raye, 1943, ASCAP)/Merry Christmas Polka (Webster, Burke, 1950, ASCAP |
| Piano: 1923 Steinway Grand. Joy Hall. | ||
| 10. | River | Joni Mitchell, 1971, ASCAP |
| Piano: Bosendorfer Imperial Grand. Natural Hall. | ||
| 11. | Cool Yule | Steve Allen,ASCAP |
| Piano: Malmsjo White Grand. Marimba played by Sue Keller. "Dig it, Baby!" by Pete Devine. Medium Hall. | ||
| 12. | Christmas Time Is Here | Vince Guaraldi, Lee Mendelson, 1965, BMI |
| Piano: Bosendorfer Imperial Grand. Big Orchestral Hall. | ||
| 13. | I Wanna Spend Christmas On Maui | Sue Keller, 2004, ASCAP |
| Piano: Malmsjo White Grand. Steel Drums played by Sue Keller. Show Hall. "Who's Franz?" by Howard Vigorita. Ever since Sue won her free trip on Jeopardy, she's been wanting to go back. | ||
| 14. | Snowbound * | Dave McKenna, 1997 |
| Piano: Bosendorfer Imperial Grand. Europe Orchestral Hall. Back in the 1980's when Sue played sidewalk ragtime piano for the Asa Bearse House in Hyannis, Dave had the cushy job inside where it was air conditioned. | ||
| 15. | Santa Baby | Javits, Springer, Springer, 1953, ASCAP |
| Piano: 1923 Steinway Grand. Concert Gebouw Hall. | ||
| 16. | Where Is The Boy? | Sue Keller, 2004, ASCAP |
| Piano: Malmsjo White Grand. Marimba played by Sue Keller. New Age Hall. | ||
| 17. | The Man With The Bag | Taylor, Brooks, Stanley, 1954, ASCAP |
| Piano: Malmsjo White Grand. Rich Hall. Sue's unique piano arrangement of this tune is something of a tribute to the east-coast ragtime stride-piano style of play. This includes a James P. Johnson left hand technique with extensive use of the backward tenths he was famous for, combined with a lilting right hand technique reminiscent of his protege, Fats Waller. | ||
* Non-vocal pieces. All others recorded on CD with vocals by Sue Keller and percussion by Pete Devine (of Bo Grumpus fame). Background vocals: Judy Leschewski. All arrangements by Sue Keller. Recording, mixing, mastering, and cover art by Howard Vigorita. Photos courtesy of Gary Borton, Reindeer Ranch, Kalamazoo, MI.
| Pianos: | Malmsjo White Grand courtesy of Per (Worra) Larsson, Sampletekk |
| Bosendorfer Imperial Grand courtesy of Kip McGinnis, Bardstown Audio | |
| 1923 Steinway Grand courtesy of Michiel Post, PMI | |
| Drums: | Pete Devine's custom kit complete with Chinese temple blocks, bottles, bells, whistles, and washboard. Plus a 32-inch Marching Bass Drum courtesy of Vincent Aiello. |
| Harp: | Blevins Ariel 38-string lever harp |
| Organ: | Hammond B3 courtesy of Sonic Implants |
| Marimba: | Courtesy of Lars Turkelsen |
All recording and mixing done direct to disc at 88.2 khz / 24-bits digital using: Neumann U87A, Universal Audio 2-610, Pendulum Audio OCL-2, TC Electronic S-6000 VSS4, Apogee PSX-100, Tascam FW-1884, Gigastudio 2.54, Sonar 3, Sound Forge 7, CD Architect 5, Asus P4P800e, and Windows XP.
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