Breath of Heaven: A Holiday Collection

Breath of Heaven: A Holiday Collection
Compilation album by Grover Washington Jr.
Released	Sep 30, 1997
Genre	Jazz
Length	59:35
Label	Columbia

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Breath of Heaven: A Holiday Collection is a Christmas compilation album by Grover Washington Jr., mostly on soprano saxophone, released in 1997 and nominated for a Grammy in 1998. Dawn Andrews contributes vocals and cello. Billy Childs contributes piano.

Track listing

1. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 4:56
2. "Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song)" (Chris Eaton, Amy Grant) – 6:59
3. "The Love in His Infant Eyes" (Donald Robinson, Grover Washington Jr.) – 4:27
4. "Away in a Manger" – 5:56
5. "I Wonder as I Wander" – 5:23
6. "Christmas Time Is Here" (Vince Guaraldi, Lee Mendelssohn) – 5:04
7. "The Magi's Song/A Child Is Born" (Joe Locke/Thad Jones)– 4:56
8. "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" (Johann Sebastian Bach) – 4:22
9. "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) – 4:33
10. "The Christmas Waltz" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 4:47
11. "Christmas Day Chant" – 3:41
12. "Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song, Instrumental Version)" (Eaton, Grant) – 5:18

Personnel

• Dawn Andrews – Cello, Vocals
• Todd Barkan – Producer
• Pablo Batista – Percussion, Conga
• Hiram Bullock – Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Arranger, Keyboards
• Alice Butts – Design
• Billy Childs – Piano, Arranger, Keyboards
• David Ellis – Illustrations
• Lisa Fischer – Vocals
• Sven Granert – Production Assistant, Assistant Producer
• Adam Holzman – Synthesizer
• Bashiri Johnson – Percussion
• Kiku – Art Direction
• Will Lee – Bass
• Victor Lewis – Drums
• Joe Locke – Arranger, Chimes, Keyboards, Marimba, Vibraphone
• Donald Robinson – Piano, Arranger, Keyboards, Producer
• Norman Jean Roy – Photography
• Maureen Sickler – Assistant Engineer
• Paul Silverthorne – Production Coordination
• Richard Lee Steacker – Guitar
• Rudy Van Gelder – Engineer
• Gerald Veasley – Bass
• Christine Washington – Production Coordination
• Grover Washington Jr. – Arranger, Alto, Soprano & Tenor Saxophone
• Steven Wolf – Drums

References

1. Yanow, Scott. Breath of Heaven: A Holiday Collection at AllMusic