Songs of Joy & Peace - Harry Potter 6 Books

Track Listing

1. DONA NOBIS PACEM (Give Us Peace) - Yo-Yo Ma, cello
2. YOU COULDN'T BE CUTER - Diana Krall, piano and vocals John Clayton, bass
3. JOY TO THE WORLD - Dave Brubeck, piano and Matt Brubeck, cello Paquito D'Rivera, clarinet
4. HERE COMES THE SUN - James Taylor guitar and vocals
5. Improvisation on DONA NOBIS PACEM (Give Us Peace) - Edgar Meyer, bass Chris Thile, mandolin
6. THE WASSAIL SONG /ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT - Edgar Meyer, bass Chris Thile, mandolin
7. A CHRISTMAS JIG / MOUTH OF THE TOBIQUE REEL - Natalie MacMaster, fiddle
8. THE WEXFORD CAROL - Alison Krauss, vocals
9. PANXOLIÑA: A GALICIAN CAROL - Cristina Pato, bagpipes
10. Improvisation on DONA NOBIS PACEM (Give Us Peace) - Sérgio Assad & Odair Assad, guitar
11. VASSOURINHAS - Sérgio Assad & Odair Assad, guitar
12. Improvisation on DONA NOBIS PACEM (Give Us Peace) - Paquito D'Rivera, clarinet Alon Yavnai, piano
13. INVITACIÓN AL DANZÓN - Paquito D'Rivera, clarinet Alon Yavnai, piano
14. MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE - Joshua Redman, tenor sax
15. FAMILIA - The Assad Familyy
16. CONCORDIA - Dave Brubeck, piano Matt Brubeck, cello
17. MY FAVORITE THINGS - Chris Botti, trumpet
18. TOUCH THE HAND OF LOVE - Renée Fleming, soprano Edgar Meyer, bass Chris Thile, mandolin
19. KUAI LE - Wu Tong, sheng and vocals The Silk Road Ensemble
20. THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE - Amelia Zirin-Brown, vocals
21. HAPPY XMAS (War is Over) - Jake Shimabukuro, ukulele
22. DONA NOBIS PACEM (Give Us Peace) /AULD LANG SYNE - Chris Botti, trumpet

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #48 in Music
• Released on: 2008-10-14
• Number of discs: 1

Album Description
Imagine a party, a musical party inspired by the holiday season. A party that celebrates the universal hopes, dreams and joy animating seasonal festivals the world over - Christmas, Hanukkah, Eid al-Adha, Kwanzaa, Yule and New Year's Day. That is what brought Yo-Yo Ma together with a remarkable group of friends - some old, some new - to create SONGS OF JOY & PEACE. It is Yo-Yo's hope that everyone who listens to this album will hear a song familiar, comfortable and beloved to them as well as discover and fall in love with music that is brand new.

Customer Reviews

Truly Joyful
Yo Yo Ma has done it again. Just a delightful, joyful album. I especially enjoy the collaboration with James Taylor on "Here Comes the Sun", their own version creating a new classic and the several improvisations on Dona Nobis Pacem.

Marvelous cd - not just for the holidays
YoYo Ma has collaborated with a bunch of fabulous musicians to create a wonderful collection of music that shouldn't just be listened to during the holidays.

A nice surprise
I have always found Yo Yo Ma a consumate artist with taste and charm both personally and musically. Yet, I come to this album with a little trepidation with the various styles and approaches. I was prepared to be happily surprised but cautious in that usually such albums are cuts of half hearted material devlivered just as half heartedly. However, the mix of artists is quite wonderful and each work is a little treasure and a delight to the ear. The video is wonderful to see although a bit contrived. There are wonderful jazzy numbers but also some interesting and quite novel combinations of instruments. So, this was not the disappointment that I had feared. It is new, bright and something wonderful to the ear. You can easy listen but you will be brought to pick up the album package quite often and fulfill the want to know exactly who the guest artist is and find out more about them. Quite a nice surprise.