Something for Everyone
author: Joseph Coble
If you can't find something you like in "Seasoning," if you're not the Grinch himself, you must at least be part of the family. If you like your Christmas music traditional, you should love "Silent Night," "I'll be Home for Christmas," "Winter Wonderland," and "The Christmas Waltz." If you like to sample new treats, you should love three new numbers written by the Motleys: "Seasoning," "December Dance," and "Shep's Journey." If you like your jazz instrumental, you've got "Silent Night," which is just piano at the beginning and end, with bass and percussion in the middle section; "Shep's Journey" and "December Dance," with the trio all the way through; and "Winter Wonderland," which also includes saxophone. If you like vocals, you've got the wonderful stylings of Veronica Motley on six numbers, with accompaniments ranging from piano only on the gorgeous "All That I Am" to the trio plus sax and trumpet on the bouncy "I'll be Home for Christmas." Personally, I love them all. "Seasoning" certainly deserves its place as the title cut. The lyrics, the vocals, and the instrumentals are all very warm and smooth, reminding us of the joys of spending seasons with those we love, seasoning each other's lives. I could give you reasons why each of the 10 cuts is my personal favorite, but I'm sure you're getting tired of reading this review by now. Check this one out. As I said at the beginning, if you can't find something you like here, I don't know why you came to a music website.
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