A Smooth Jazz Christmas
A Smooth Jazz Christmas is the sixth studio album by saxophone player Dave Koz. Koz's second holiday album was released by Capitol Records on September 25, 2001. Features include David Benoit, Rick Braun, Kenny Loggins, Brenda Russell, and Peter White.
Personnel
Musicians and Vocalists- Dave Koz – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, narrator
- Brian Simpson – keyboards, acoustic piano
- David Benoit – acoustic piano, musical director, narrator
- Peter White – accordion, acoustic guitars, narrator
- Paul Jackson Jr. – electric guitars
- Bill Sharpe – bass
- Stevo Théard – drums
- Brian Kilgore – percussion
- Nick Lane – bass trombone, tenor trombone
- Rick Braun – trumpet, flugelhorn, narrator
- Brenda Russell – vocals, narrator
- Kenny Loggins – vocals
- Bridgette Bryant – backing vocals
- Esterlee Nicholson – backing vocals
- Sandy Simmons – backing vocals
- Rick Braun, Mike Glines, John Hendrickson, Dave Koz, Julian Raymond, Paula Salvatore, Maggie Sikkens and Michael White
Production
- Roy Lott – executive producer
- Dave Koz – producer
- Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
- Stephan Oberhoff – vocal producer and recording for Brenda Russell
- John Hendrickson – additional engineer
- Steve Genewick – assistant engineer
- Jimmy Hoyson – assistant engineer
- Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab
- Steve Schuer – A&R
- Yvonne Wish – project coordinator
- Jeffrey Fey – art direction, design
- Tommy Steele – art direction
- Sam Jones – photography
- Lester Cohen – wire image photography
- Lisa Oliver – stylist
- W.F. Leopold Management – management