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