Holidays & Hollynights
Available on CD/Digitally
Multi-Grammy Award winning fingerstyle guitarist Laurence Juber, well know as the lead guitarist for Paul McCartney's Wings, has been voted "Guitarist of the Year" by readers of Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine, as well as one of the top acoustic players of all time by Acoustic Guitar Magazine. Pete Townshend, who should know, even called him "a Master!"
Juber appeared in Guitar Player Magazine, to talk about his signature Martin guitar that he plays on his new album Holidays & Hollynights with Domenic Genova on bass and Michael Jochum on drums (both of whom played with Juber in the studio bands for The Rosanne Show and Home Improvement). The album was recorded at Hollywood's famed Capitol Studios and includes a selection of Christmas favorites, blending folk, jazz and blues - a perfect mix for the holiday season.
Promo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSCSeSxBUDI
ABC News Radio says...
"If you're looking to make your Christmas time a bit more wonderful, you might want to check out former Wings guitarist Laurence Juber 's new album, Holidays & Hollynights . The 11-track instrumental collection features inspired acoustic renditions of a variety of yuletude classics that Juber recorded as a trio with two other veteran session musicians -- drummer Michael Jocum and bassist Dominic Genova .
Juber tells ABC Radio that his goal in making the album was to create "something that could work at any time of day at Christmas." He adds, "I called it Holidays & Hollynights 'cause it's kind of daytime music and nighttime music with some kind of moody late-night stuff like with [my version of] 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.'"
Laurence, who was a member of Wings' final incarnation from 1978 to 1981, says that since leaving the group he's established himself as an in-demand session guitarist, playing on the soundtracks of hundreds of TV shows and movies. In addition, he tells ABC Radio, he's "developed a career as a solo finger-style guitar player…playing on steel strings with something similar to a classical technique, but with a repertoire that is very much in the pop, rock, jazz, folk area."
Juber says Holidays & Hollynights is stylistically along the lines of many of his solo releases, although he decided to collaborate on the new album with Jocum and Genova, with whom he's worked on numerous projects.
Juber has plenty of concerts lined up after the holidays. His 2017 itinerary features more than a dozen shows, including a special January 14 concert in Upland, California, featuring fellow Wings alums Denny Laine and Steve Holley .
And here is the track list of the Laurence Juber Trio's Holidays & Hollynights :
"Deck the Halls" "What Child Is This" "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" "Joy to the World" "Blue Christmas" "Sleighride" "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" "Frosty the Snowman" "Winter Wonderland" "Jingle Bells" "The Christmas Song" (Bonus Track)".
Track List:
- Deck the Halls [03:16]
- What Child is This [03:05]
- Oh Come All Ye Faithful [03:14]
- Joy to the World [03:20]
- Blue Christmas [03:50]
- Sleighride [02:38]
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas [04:23]
- Frosty the Snowman [03:04]
- Winter Wonderland [03:05]
- Jingle Bells [03:33]
- The Christmas Song (Bonus Track) [04:02]
Credits:
Track 1: Laurence Juber (Composer), Public Domain (Composer)
Track 2: Public Domain (Composer), Laurence Juber (Composer)
Track 3: Laurence Juber (Composer), Public Domain (Composer)
Track 4: Public Domain (Composer), Laurence Juber (Composer)
Track 5: Jay W. Johnson (Composer), Billy Hayes (Composer)
Track 6: Leroy Anderson (Composer)
Track 7: Ralph Blaine (Composer), Hugh Martin (Composer)
Track 8: Walter Rollings (Composer), Steve Nelson (Composer)
Track 9: Felix Bernard (Composer), Richard B. Smith (Composer)
Track 10: Public Domain (Composer), Laurence Juber (Composer)
Track 11: Mel Torme (Composer), Bob Wells (Composer)
(P) 2016 HoLoGram Recordings
(C) 2016 HoLoGram Recordings