Songs of Joy & Peace

~ Release by Yo‐Yo Ma (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace) (with counterpoint)
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
recording of:
Dona nobis pacem
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Yo‐Yo Ma2:01
2You Couldn't Be Cuter
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
double bass:
John Clayton (US jazz and classical double bassist)
piano:
Diana Krall
vocals:
Diana Krall
arranger:
John Clayton (US jazz and classical double bassist)
recording of:
You Couldn't Be Cuter
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1938)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1938)
Yo‐Yo Ma, Diana Krall & John Clayton3:29
3Joy to the World
cello:
Matt Brubeck and Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
clarinet:
Paquito D’Rivera (Cuban-American jazz musician and composer)
piano:
Dave Brubeck
arranger:
Dave Brubeck
recording of:
Joy to the World (Dave Brubeck's arrangement)
arranger:
Dave Brubeck
version of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
Yo‐Yo Ma, Dave Brubeck, Matt Brubeck & Paquito D’Rivera3:43
4Here Comes the Sun
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
background vocals:
David Lasley, Kate Markowitz, Arnold McCuller, Caroline Hessberg Smedvig Taylor and Andrea Zonn
arranger:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
cover recording of:
Here Comes the Sun
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
Reprise
Yo‐Yo Ma & James Taylor2:50
5Improvisation on Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace)
double bass:
Edgar Meyer (contemporary bassist and composer)
mandolin:
Chris Thile
recording of:
Dona nobis pacem
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Yo‐Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile2:58
6The Wassail Song / All Through the Night
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
double bass:
Edgar Meyer (contemporary bassist and composer)
mandolin:
Chris Thile
arranger:
Edgar Meyer (contemporary bassist and composer) and Chris Thile
recording of:
The Wassail Song / All Through the Night (Arranged by Meyer / Thile)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Edgar Meyer (contemporary bassist and composer) and Chris Thile
is based on:
Ar hyd y nos (All Through the Night, traditional Welsh air (no lyrics))
is based on:
Here We Come A-wassailing
Yo‐Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile2:37
7A Christmas Jig / Mouth of the Tobique Reel
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
drums (drum set):
J.D. Blair
fiddle:
Natalie MacMaster
Irish harp / clàrsach:
Marta Cook
piano:
Mac Morin
arranger:
Natalie MacMaster
recording of:
The Mouth of the Tobique
composed in:
Canada
composer:
Francis Sowish
Yo‐Yo Ma & Natalie MacMaster3:47
8The Wexford Carol
bagpipe:
Cristina Pato
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
fiddle:
Natalie MacMaster
percussion:
Shane Shanahan (percussionist)
lead vocals:
Alison Krauss
arranger:
Charles Floyd and Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
recording of:
The Wexford Carol
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Yo‐Yo Ma & Alison Krauss4:20
9Panxoliña: A Galician Carol
accordion:
Victor Prieto
bagpipe:
Cristina Pato
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
double bass:
Carlo De Rosa
percussion:
John Hadfield (percussionist) and Shane Shanahan (percussionist)
vocals:
Cristina Pato
arranger:
Cristina Pato and Kyle Sanna
recording of:
Panxoliña: A Galician Carol
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Cristina Pato
Yo‐Yo Ma & Cristina Pato3:06
10Improvisation on Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace)
acoustic guitar:
Odair Assad and Sérgio Assad
recording of:
Dona nobis pacem
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Yo‐Yo Ma, Sérgio Assad & Odair Assad0:58
11Vassourinhas
acoustic guitar:
Odair Assad and Sérgio Assad
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
double bass:
Nilson Matta
percussion:
Jamey Haddad
arranger:
Sérgio Assad
recording of:
Vassourinhas
composer:
Joana Batista Ramos and Matias da Rocha
publisher:
Irmãos Vitale
Yo‐Yo Ma, Sérgio Assad & Odair Assad3:26
12Improvisation on Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace)
clarinet:
Paquito D’Rivera (Cuban-American jazz musician and composer)
piano:
Alon Yavnai
recording of:
Dona nobis pacem
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Yo‐Yo Ma, Paquito D’Rivera & Alon Yavnai2:33
13Invitación al Danzón
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
clarinet:
Paquito D’Rivera (Cuban-American jazz musician and composer)
piano:
Alon Yavnai
recording of:
Invitación al danzón
composer:
Paquito D’Rivera (Cuban-American jazz musician and composer) (in 2008)
Yo‐Yo Ma, Paquito D’Rivera & Alon Yavnai4:53
14My One and Only Love
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
tenor saxophone:
Joshua Redman (tenor saxophonist)
arranger:
Stephen Prutsman (pianist)
recording of:
My One and Only Love
lyricist:
Robert Mellin
composer:
Robert Mellin and Guy Wood
publisher:
Colgems, Colgems-EMI Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Sherwin Music Publishing Corp., Warock Corp. and ミュージカル・ライツ・東京 (Musical Lights Tokyo)
version of:
Music from Beyond the Moon (My One and Only Love)
Yo‐Yo Ma & Joshua Redman4:07
15Família
acoustic guitar:
Odair Assad and Sérgio Assad
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
vocals:
Angelina Assad, Badi Assad, Carolina Assad, Clarice Assad (brazilian composer, pianist, arranger and singer) and Rodrigo Assad
recording of:
Familia
composer:
Clarice Assad (brazilian composer, pianist, arranger and singer) and Sérgio Assad
Yo‐Yo Ma, Sérgio Assad, Odair Assad, Angelina Assad, Badi Assad, Carolina Assad, Clarice Assad & Rodrigo Assad3:58
16Concordia
cello:
Matt Brubeck and Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
percussion:
Cyro Baptista (percussionist)
piano:
Dave Brubeck
arranger:
Matt Brubeck
recording of:
Concordia
composer:
Dave Brubeck
Yo‐Yo Ma, Dave Brubeck & Matt Brubeck4:31
17My Favorite Things
acoustic guitar:
Romero Lubambo
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
double bass:
Robert Hurst (jazz bassist composer)
drums (drum set):
Billy Kilson (American jazz drummer)
piano:
Billy Childs (US composer/jazz pianist)
trumpet:
Chris Botti
arranger:
Billy Childs (US composer/jazz pianist)
recording of:
My Favorite Things (The Sound of Music)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
The Sound of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Yo‐Yo Ma & Chris Botti6:30
18Touch the Hand of Love
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
double bass:
Edgar Meyer (contemporary bassist and composer)
mandolin:
Chris Thile
viola:
Nicholas Cords (violist)
violin:
Jonathan Gandelsman (Johnny Gandelsman, violinist)
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano)
arranger:
Edgar Meyer (contemporary bassist and composer)
recording of:
Touch the Hand of Love
lyricist:
Linda Albert
composer:
Blossom Dearie
Yo‐Yo Ma, Renée Fleming, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile4:36
19Kuai Le
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
double bass:
DaXun Zhang
kamancheh:
Kayhan Kalhor
nai:
Siamak Jahangiry
percussion:
Joseph Gramley and Shane Shanahan (percussionist)
pipa:
Wu Man
santur:
Siamak Aghaei
shakuhachi:
Kojiro Umezaki
sheng and lead vocals:
Wu Tong
tabla:
Sandeep Das (Indian Tabla player and composer)
viola:
Nicholas Cords (violist) and You-Young Kim
violin:
Jonathan Gandelsman (Johnny Gandelsman, violinist)
recording of:
Kuai Le
composer:
Osvaldo Golijov (Argentinean composer)
Yo‐Yo Ma, Wu Tong & the Silk Road Ensemble3:26
20This Little Light of Mine
balafon:
Balla Kouyaté
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
drums (drum set):
Ray Rizzo
guitar:
Kyle Sanna
harmonica:
Marcus Milius
tuba:
Marcus Rojas
background vocals:
Marika Hughes (New-York-based cellist and singer), Balla Kouyaté, Marcus Milius, Ray Rizzo, Marcus Rojas and Kyle Sanna
lead vocals:
Amelia Rose Zirin-Brown
arranger:
Kyle Sanna
recording of:
This Little Light
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Yo‐Yo Ma & Amelia Zirin-Brown5:02
21Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
ukulele:
Jake Shimabukuro
arranger:
Jake Shimabukuro and Bob Thurston
recording of:
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Lenono Music and Ono Music
Yo‐Yo Ma & Jake Shimabukuro4:46
22Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace) / Auld Lang Syne
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
trumpet:
Chris Botti
recording of:
Auld Lang Syne (original Scots version, lyrics by Robert Burns)
lyricist:
Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist) (in 1788)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6294)
recording of:
Dona nobis pacem
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Yo‐Yo Ma & Chris Botti1:58