[TR24][OF] Diana Panton - Christmas Kiss (Remastered) - 2018 (Jazz, Vocal Jazz)

Diana Panton’s latest release, Christmas Kiss, is a delightful mixture of carefully selected chestnuts, obscure gems and new originals. This album is sure to become a seasonal favourite! “The quality and the mood of the music on this album is very different from your typical seasonal disc; you don’t have to play it only in December. Personally, I could listen to this recording all year long.” (Guido Basso). Since her initial album release, Panton’s career has been gathering steady momentum. Her ethereal voice and strong aesthetic vision have garnered her numerous honours, including two previous JUNO Award nominations, two Silver Disc Awards in Japan, a host of Canadian and U.S. indie nominations, as well Top 10 sales chart success in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Her work has been consistently praised by listeners and music critics alike for its unique vocal delivery, exceptional song selection, quality musicianship and audio fidelity.
The quality and the mood of the music in this album are very different from your typical seasonal recording. You don’t have to play it only in December. You can listen to it all year long and really get your money out of it. Diana’s voice is in top form here; she is like an instrument. Listening to this record with its beautiful arrangements makes one feel content, warm & cozy.
"With a purr as smooth as whipped egg nog, Panton makes Christmas Kiss a sprig of audio mistletoe, backed by the light touch of jazz trio trumpeter Guido Basso, guitarist Reg Schwager and Don Thompson on bass, piano and vibraphone." (Stephen Cooke, The Chronicle Herald)
[...] Diana Panton [is] a sensitive singer with a lovely voice who brings a warm glow to all 15 tracks on Christmas Kiss. She deftly uses gossamer shading and rhythmic subtlety to recondition conservative picks like “Winter Wonderland” and more thoughtfully chosen tunes, such as Ted Shapiro’s 1941 composition “Winter Weather” and John Leslie McFarland’s “Kissing by the Mistletoe.” (Frank John Hadley, DownBeat)