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Title information

Beautiful World

Paul Carrack & The SWR Big Band

A Soulful Christmas

Date of recording

September 2005, Stuttgart/D

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Performers

Paul Carrack (Soloist) (vocals)

* 22.4.1951, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

SWR Big Band (Orchestra / Ensemble)
Klaus Graf (woodwinds)

* 15.2.1964, Lauffen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Axel Kühn (woodwinds)

* 12.8.1983, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany

† 11.6.2024

Jörg Kaufmann (woodwinds)

* 6.1.1960

Andreas Maile (woodwinds)

* 8.8.1964, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Pierre Paquette (woodwinds)

* 1957, Boston, Massachusetts (MA), United States

Felice Civitareale (trumpet)
Claus Reichstaller (trumpet)

* 25.5.1963, München, Bayern, Germany

Karl Farrent (trumpet)

* 8.5.1963, Wallington, Greater London, United Kingdom

Rudolf Reindl (trumpet)

* 1954, Benningen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Marc Godfroid (Trombone)

* 1960, Bruxelles, Brüssel-Hauptstadt, Belgium

Ernst Hutter (Trombone)

* 7.4.1958, Opfenbach, Bayern, Germany

Ian Cumming (Trombone)

* London, England, United Kingdom

Georg Maus (Trombone)

* 1967, Basel, Basel-Stadt (BS), Switzerland

Klaus Wagenleiter (keyboard, piano)

* 5.6.1956, Heidenheim an der Brenz, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Conny Schock (keyboard)
Klaus-Peter Schöpfer (guitar)

* 1955, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Dieter Reith (organ)

* 25.2.1938, Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

† 1.4.2020

Decebal Badila (bass)

* 19.2.1968, Constanta, Constanta, Romania

Thomas Simmerl (drums)

* 16.11.1961, Dorfen, Germany

Jörg Gebhardt (percussion)
Angela Gerhold (vocals)
Katrin Haug (vocals)

* Mühlacker, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Authors

Paul Carrack

* 22.4.1951, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Tom "T-Bone" Wolk

* 24.12.1951

† 28.2.2010, Pawling, New York (NY), United States

Steve Sidwell (Arranger)

* 1961, London, England, United Kingdom

Album information

A Soulful Christmas

Paul Carrack & The SWR Big Band

A Soulful Christmas

Year of production

2005

Record Label

India Media Group

Tracks

  • 1. Let It Snow
  • 2. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
  • 3. Silent Night
  • 4. Winter Wonderland
  • 5. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
  • 6. I'll Be Home For Christmas
  • 7. The Christmas Song
  • 8. Silver Bells
  • 9. White Christmas
  • 10. I Say A Little Prayer
  • 11. Sleigh-Ride
  • 12. What A Wonderful World
  • 13. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
  • 14. Beautiful World
  • 15. Silent Night / Stille Nacht