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Happy Note Records has just released Charles Xavier’s Xmas Vibe DVD in 5.1 surround sound, allowing listeners to enjoy rich layered, 3D audio sensations. The new-age Christmas music album, released in stereo last year, is an eclectic and hip perspective on classic and contemporary holiday music.
Captivatingly jazzy and relaxing, Xavier’s Christmas album is a mix of:
Called enchanting, mystical, and abstract, Xmas Vibe takes the listener on a creative, harmonious musical journey through a magical winter landscape in style.
"I wanted to create music that uplifts the soul and brings a new dimension to the holiday season," said Xavier. “It's not a typical approach to Christmas music, but I think it's innovative. I approached these songs with the intent of doing something new."
Reviews are positive. Longtime DownBeat columnist Frank-John Hadley has reported, “Playing vibes, keyboards, and drums, joined by guitarist Russell Golub and Tina Murray on vocals, Xavier fills his wassail bowl with electronic sounds, samplings, Gary Burton-like abstractions, elements of world-music, quirky allusions to, maybe Gong’s vibes player Pierre Moerlen. A dozen carols and holiday favorites drift together as one trippy soundscape. Recommended.” DownBeat is elsewhere called Charles Xavier a “Rara Avis,” Latin for a rare bird.
Music of our Heart blogger Edward David Jennings called Xmas Vibe “a total sensory experience that immerses audience members in layers of textured sound, allowing the mind to escape to new realms of serenity.” Lee Mergner of JazzTimes wrote, “Xmas Vibe features eclectic and creative interpretations of many traditional and contemporary Christmas songs, such as of John Lennon’s Happy Xmas (The War is Over) and the classic God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman.”
Happy Note Records will donate some of the proceeds from the DVD and CD sales to benefit the Bread & Roses Community Fund, KCSM Jazz Public Radio, and The Boys and Girls Clubs of America. “Through my music and performances, I hope to encourage others to get involved in their communities to help others rise up to their potential,” said Xavier.
Xmas Vibes DVDs can be purchased at: http://amzn.to/tV0DYn. The stereo CD is available at http://amzn.to/sJanDP.
San Francisco, California (PRWEB) October 30, 2013
Perfect Mold, the fourth release from Happy Note Records, features Charles Xavier, a multi-instrumentalist and composer who plays genre-fusing original compositions and puts his unique spin on rock and pop classics, including:
Xavier, who arranged and performed all the parts on vibraphone, piano, and percussive batterie, designs his percussive arrangements to induce a “soothing but intriguing vibe, a kind of meditative soundscape.” Xavier’s music appeals to listeners with a wide range of tastes, encompassing world music, jazz, New Age, and classical.
Online Resources
Music lovers can hear clips from Perfect Mold on SoundCloud. Go to: http://bit.ly/1ajYdcL. To see the video, go to: http://bit.ly/1aPjA4k.
Licensing
Perfect Mold is available to license for TV, film, and the Web. For more information, please call (415) 602-2932 or email info@happynoterecords.com.
Reviews
Longtime DownBeat columnist Frank-John Hadley has reported, “Playing vibes, keyboards, and drums, joined by guitarist Russell Golub and Tina Murray on vocals, Xavier fills his wassail bowl with electronic sounds, samplings, Gary Burton-like abstractions, elements of world music, and quirky allusions to maybe Gong’s vibes player Pierre Moerlen. A dozen carols and holiday favorites drift together as one trippy soundscape. Recommended.” DownBeat has elsewhere called Charles Xavier a “Rara Avis,” which is Latin for “rare bird.”
Music of our Heart blogger Edward David Jennings has called Xavier’s music “a total sensory experience that immerses audience members in layers of textured sound, allowing the mind to escape to new realms of serenity.”
Lee Mergner of JazzTimes wrote “Xavier’s album Xmas Vibe features creative interpretations of traditional and contemporary Christmas songs, such as John Lennon’s Happy Xmas (War Is Over) and the classic God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman.”
The artistic demands of jazz have always been the driving force behind vibraphonist, drummer, and composer Charles Xavier, even though his eclectic music evades the generic category. A jazz drummer from the age of sixteen, San-Francisco-Bay-Area-based Xavier was born and raised in New Bedford, Massachusetts, where the East Coast jazz scene shaped and defined his musical tastes.
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