Description
Rejoice! Rejoice!, sub-titled Inspiring orchestral renderings of the world’s best-loved Christmas caroles, is an instrumental Christmas album released on Maranatha! Music in 1986 as a part of Maranatha’s Colours Instrumental Series, distributed by Word. The album was recorded by Chris Taylor and Bill Cobb at Whitefield Studios in Santa Ana, at Fingerprint Recorders in Glendale, and at West Oak Recorders in Westlake, California; and was produced, arranged and conducted by Tom Howard.
Featuring Dann Huff on guitar, Tom Howard on piano, pipe organ and auxilliary keyboards, Randy Crenshaw on recorders and trumpet, and Amy Schulman on harp, as well as brass and woodwinds sections.
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LP tracklist:
Side One
A1. “O Come Emmanuel”
A2. “Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus”
A3. “While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks”
A4. “Angels We Have Heard On High”
A5. “Holy Night”
A6. “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”
Side Two
B1. “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”
B2. “What Child Is This?”
B3. “Away In a Manger”
B4. “Silent Night”
B5. “O Come All Ye Faithful”
B6. “Joy to the World”
Note: Simultaneously released on cassette, 12-inch vinyl LP, and CD by Maranatha! Music.
CREDITS. Produced, arranged, and conducted, by Tom Howard. Engineered by Chris Taylor and Bill Cobb. Recorded at White Field Studios, Santa Ana, CA, at Fingerprint Recorders, Glendale, CA, and at West Oak Recorders, Westlake, CA. Mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc, Hollywood, CA. Art Direction by Alex MaxDougall. Graphics by Shirley Calabretta. Photography by David Muench.
Principal players: Dann Huff (Guitar), Randy Crenshaw (Recorders and Trumpet), Amy Schulman (Harp), Tom Howard (Piano, Pipe Organ and Auxilliary Keyboards). Brass: Randy Swanson, Bob Anthony, John Lunden, Kevin Brown, Regan Wickman, Patt McGlamory. Woodwinds: Dick Mitchell, John J. Mitchell, Jon Clarke, Jim Isaacs, John Phillips. Sally Gallienne (Percussion), Brad Dutz (Percussion), Pavel Farkas (Principal Violinist and String Conductor).
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