10 Brand New Songs for the Holiday Season - "Another Christmas Day"
It's the one time of year that is still (almost universally) held in the cozy grip of vocal jazz. Alex Bird & The Jazz Mavericks know this and their offering of 10 *original* Christmas numbers is immediately up there with the American songbook classics that have come to define December as we know it. Bird and Farncombe have chosen a clever entrance with their gambit: the hallowed vibe of Christmas jazz. What we're left with is one of the most inventive Christmas records of modern times. - AlbumoftheYear.org
“For his latest record, the reincarnated jazz crooner teamed up with his musical partner, Ewen Farncombe and his “Jazz Mavericks” to deliver a remarkable Christmas album called, Another Christmas Day, a modern day holiday jazz masterpiece.” - Metronome Magazine (USA)
“If you’re not yet into Alex Bird and the Jazz Mavericks, you’re missing the freshest singer around. Not only does he have a hip delivery, but he writes his own material that is a clever mixture of Mose Allison, Tom Waits and a husky Mel Tormé. Whether Christmas is a time of Christ or Santa, this album is a stocking stuffer. Swing the jingle bells.” - Jazz Weekly (USA)
“Another Christmas Day is an album that manages to mix old and new most effectively, from the sumptuous jazz ballad Every Time This Year – a song with echoes of the best 1950s jazz vocal albums, and which feels like it should be a classic already – through to the more experimental sounds of Ho Ho Hold Me Close. It deserves all the success it gets, and it is up to those who hear the album to spread the word.” - Shane Brown - Author of Bobby Darin: The Ultimate Listeners Guirections (UK)
“With Another Christmas Day, Alex Bird And The Jazz Mavericks deliver an album that feels timeless yet refreshingly modern - and perfect for Holiday and jazz playlists alike.” - Vince Hans at NewAlbumsNow (USA)