Antony Field Christmas CD Release Party @ Sterling's a Huge Success
Christmas standards included: Andy Williams' favorite "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year", "I'll Be Home for Christmas", "Sleigh Ride", Mel Torme's "The Christmas Song", and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas". Non Christmas tunes included: Timothy Grey and Hugh Martin's "You'd Better Love Me While You May", "On the Sunny Side of the Street" and Duke Ellington's "Lucky So and So". The style of the originals fit perfectly with the standards, and vice versa, making the entire 80-minute set memorably joyful.
The comraderie between Field and Smith was a delight, with Smith frequently interjecting little anecdotes about their compositions. Definitely the funnier of the two, Smith facetiously expressed his desire for global domination of the Christmas market and gave, as an example of success, Mel Torme's "The Christmas Song", which put four of his children through college. The Chip Smith quartet, Phil Small on piano, Doug Macaskill on guitar, Peter Marshall on bass and Tony Humecke on percussion blended unbelievably, enriching the entire experience for all.
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