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Peter Mayer / Echoes Of The Season

"Echoes Of The Season" is the 2005 Christmas release from Peter Mayer. It was produced in response to the many requests, after the last two Stars and Promises tours, for instrumental Christmas songs and carols that were being played live, but not offered on any of the existing CDs. Peter Mayer set to work in July and recorded 9 traditional and 3 original carols. As an added feature, it includes vocal versions of "Go, Tell It On The Mountain," recorded live in the studio, and "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas," as well as a choir arrangement of "The Light Of Christmas Day," written by Peter Mayer.

Label: Little Flock Music, USA (LFM No.1009)
Release Date: December 15, 2005
Musicians:
Bass: Jim Mayer
Drums: Roger Guth
Pinao: Chris Walters
Tabla: Jon Nellen
Backing Vocals: Tina Gullickson, Nadirah Shakoor.
Percussion: R. Scott Bryan
Flute: Mark Holland
Violin: Emily Randle, Melissa Streuli
Cello: Gary Hodges

This CD is only available through Peter Mayers Official Website as of December 30, 2005.

Jay Graydon / Past to Present - the 70s

Here is the great news from Kerstin, Personal Assistant to Jay Graydon:-

In mid to late February 2006 JAY GRAYDON will release a NEW album that will knock your socks off!!! All songs on this upcoming album are transferred from analog masters, recorded by Jay and Co. in the 70s, into a digital masterpiece of quality music and this is as close as it will ever get to another AIRPLAY album!!! How about that???!!!

This new album - Past to Present - the 70s - features Jay Graydon on vocals, guitars, bass and some synth stuff; great singers such as Bill Champlin, Marc Jordan, Tata Vega, Lisa DalBello, Ed Whiting and more. On all tracks other musicians include such top names as David Foster, Jeff Porcaro, Mike Baird, David Hungate, Mike Porcaro, Greg Mathieson, to name a few. The album will have around 20 tracks and this stuff has never been released before. Apart from the 10 main songs, there are near 10 more bonus songs - fun stuff like TV themes, a jingle, and a few instrumental tracks of some of the first 10 songs.

Jay says about his new album...
"If you are interested in hearing great singers, musicians, and songwriters that had surfaced as "top notch" in the 70s during the beginning of their professional careers, you will enjoy the CD."

Keep hanging around the web site for the latest news on the release date and purchase info for Jay's amazing new album - Past to Present - the 70s!!! This is the one album you will want to own in 2006!

All best,
Kerstin - Personal Assisatnt to Jay Graydon / Senior VP of Sonic Thrust Records
www.jaygraydon.com

Kevin McCourt new mini album "Under A Lilac Moon"

Although Kevin McCourt released 3 CD's of his "Words & Music Series" in 2004, you might not get those because each CD included only one brand-new song for each. I believe you would appreciate that 3 brand new songs plus all 3 songs from The Words & Music Series are now all on 1 CD, "Under A Lilac Moon". This 6 tracks CD is worth buying as you felt so for Kevin's solo debut album "Color Of The Truth".

Label: McCourt Productions
Release Date: October 15, 2005
Producer: Rob Arbittier, Gary Adante and himself
Kevin McCourt: Keyboards, Vocals
Musicians:
Drums: Randy Drake, Chad Smith
Bass: Kevin Chown, Bob Birch, Tom Lilly
Guitars: James Harrah, Tim Pierce
Keyboards: Rob Arbittier
Percussion: Kevin Ricard
Trumpet: Gary Grant
Trombone: Bill Reichenbach
Background Vocals: Kevin Dorsey, Alex Brown, Windy Barnes, Sebastian Mego, Leslie Paton

Tracks:
1. Lilac Moon
2. Everyday People
3. One Song
4. Roll Away The Stone
5. Auburn Eyes
6. On The Other Side Of This Dream