Christmas Joy

Product Description

The beauty of Kings Brass performing this illustrious Christmas Music with contemporary flair is astounding!

CHRISTMAS JOY! Spread by Tim Zimmerman and The King's Brass!

Tim Zimmerman and the King's Brass with organist Samuel Metzger provide innovative worship for young and old alike through the ''best in sacred brass music.'' By teaming together, these Christian professionals from around the USA perform their original arrangements. For more than twenty years, The King's Brass have performed over one hundred concerts each season with three trumpets, three trombones, a tuba, keyboards, and percussion. Playing a wide variety of music from Gabrieli to hymn classics, from Händel to jazz spirituals, from Christmas carols to patriotic marches, The King's Brass uses all corners of the concert hall to lift hearts and spirits in praise.

Each year if possible, The King's Brass participates in a missions venture somewhere in the world that need them!...

Review

With personnel drawn from all over the United States, The King's Brass three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, keyboards, percussion, plus guests, including organist Samuel Metzger brings stately poise to the jazz classical pop holiday spirit displayed on Christmas Joy (Summit 733; 65:13 ****). Trumpeter bandleader Tim Zimmerman and company mine spirituality in age old carols and fun in secular tunes. The band gives dramatic animation to pleasing arrangements of Bizet's ''Farondole The March of Kings'' and Paul Dukas' ''Fanfare,'' from his ballet La Peri.

Frank-John Hadley --Downbeat Magazine