3 reviews

Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.7 x 0.4

UPC: 723385146988
EAN: 0723385146988

Release Date: November 14, 2000
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Tracks:

•	Arranged as Funkin' with the bells
•	Arranged as God Rest Ye Merry Gentle Mensch
•	Arranged as We Four Kings

Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.com
Here's a novel approach to Christmas music cooked up by the award-winning New Century Saxophone Quartet. Part chamber music holiday fest, part playful holiday pageantry, A New Century Christmas embraces klezmer, Latin, pop, classical, and improvisational music for an inventive, 19-song overview of Christmas from a handful of composers. Saxophonist Benjamin Boone turns "We Three Kings" into "We Four Kings"; Lenny Pickett, a notable veteran of the rock music world, illustrates with "Funkin' with the Bells" just how much fun one can have with musty old standards; and symphonic master David Ott recasts "O Little Town of Bethlehem" for sax. Not just for serious music lovers, this disc is fun and easy to recommend. --Martin Keller

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

That's only Four Saxophones? January 1, 2002
MeasuredFit.com
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

"What orchestra is that playing?" my friend asked me one night when I had this CD in.
"Its the New Century Sax Quartet." I said.
"That's only Four Saxophones?" he asked in disbelief.
"Yes, that's right." I replied.

As with any sax ensemble the sound is so rich and full that it sounds like much more than only a few saxophones.

The music is quite varied... yet recognizable. It isn't a CD to sing along with, but makes excellent background music. The CD Liner notes have information about each composer.

I found it a little hard to balance the CD on a cheap set of speakers, but I'll blame the speakers and not the recording for that.

An excellent collection of music, I recommend it for any sax lover.

5 out of 5 stars That's only Four Saxophones? January 1, 2002
MeasuredFit.com
"What orchestra is that playing?" my friend asked me one night when I had this CD in.
"Its the New Century Sax Quartet." I said.
"That's only Four Saxophones?" he asked in disbelief.
"Yes, that's right." I replied.

As with any sax ensemble the sound is so rich and full that it sounds like much more than only a few saxophones.

The music is quite varied... yet recognizable. It isn't a CD to sing along with, but makes excellent background music. The CD Liner notes have information about each composer.

I found it a little hard to balance the CD on a cheap set of speakers, but I'll blame the speakers and not the recording for that.

An excellent collection of music, I recommend it for any sax lover.

5 out of 5 stars Finally, a palatable Christmas CD April 23, 2001
O. Angel Negrin (Austintown, OH, USA)
The addition of Robert Faub to the quartet has proved to be not only a stabilizing force, but also an opportunity for an influx of different influences. The NCSQ Christmas rep is unique in that not only is it excitingly new, but it is also quite varied. Included are deeply stirring chorale-like settings, hot jazz influenced arrangements, and an ironically Yiddish version of "God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen" with Mr. Stephenson effortlessly executing difficult voicing techniques on the soprano saxophone. This collection of arrangements showcases the individual players' accurate technical chops along with their ability to always blend and move together. Thank you Mr. Stephenson, Mr. Faub, Mr. Pollock, and Mr. Hubbard; and I look forward to hearing the next 3 albums.